188:, until 1922 this was in fact the official name of the Italian top division. As today, it was run by the Regional Committees so it did not have a predefined structure. A variable number of teams (generally 16 or 18) progressed to the national phase run by the FIGC itself. When this amateur system did not match the interests of the growing richest clubs of the Northern industrialized part of the country, they left the FIGC to create their private super league,
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286:Prima Categoria Sardegna - 5 Divisions
256:Prima Categoria Campania - 7 Divisions
253:Prima Categoria Calabria - 4 Divisions
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292:Prima Categoria Toscana - 6 Divisions
268:Prima Categoria Liguria - 4 Divisions
247:Prima Categoria Abruzzo - 5 Divisions
335:La grande storia del calcio italiano
301:Prima Categoria Veneto - 8 Divisions
298:Prima Categoria Umbria - 3 Divisions
283:Prima Categoria Puglia - 3 Divisions
277:Prima Categoria Molise - 3 Divisions
274:Prima Categoria Marche - 4 Divisions
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265:Prima Categoria Lazio - 9 Divisions
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1059:Italian Law 91/1981, Article 18B
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876:Supercoppa di Lega di Serie C2
677:Direttorio Divisioni Superiori
312:Italian football league system
142:Italian football league system
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894:Coppa Italia Dilettanti
146:National Amateur League
1094:Article 52 of N.O.I.F.
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925:Campionato Primavera 3
920:Campionato Primavera 2
915:Campionato Primavera 1
870:Supercoppa di Serie C
416:Friuli-Venezia Giulia
954:Women's competitions
940:Supercoppa Primavera
889:Coppa Italia Serie D
865:Coppa Italia Serie C
1142:Trophies and awards
981:Supercoppa Italiana
945:Torneo di Viareggio
860:Supercoppa Italiana
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824:Promozione
819:Eccellenza
581:Under-21 B
396:Basilicata
328:References
230:Relegation
224:Promozione
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217:Promotion
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67:Divisions
1099:Scudetto
911:Leagues
801:Serie C2
789:Serie C1
642:Lega Pro
611:Under-15
606:Under-16
601:Under-17
596:Under-18
591:Under-19
586:Under-20
576:Under-21
571:Under-23
454:Sardinia
431:Lombardy
406:Campania
401:Calabria
306:See also
208:Features
1132:Records
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966:Serie B
961:Serie A
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625:Leagues
464:Tuscany
426:Liguria
386:Abruzzo
186:Serie A
174:History
168:Serie A
119:Website
45:Country
37:Founded
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990:Awards
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556:B team
551:Senior
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474:Umbria
459:Sicily
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391:Apulia
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