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Organising body | Lega Nazionale Dilettanti |
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Founded | 1991 |
Country | Italy |
Confederation | UEFA |
Divisions | 28 |
Number of teams | 464 |
Level on pyramid | 5 |
Promotion to | Serie D |
Relegation to | Promozione |
League cup(s) | Coppa Italia Dilettanti |
TV partners | Eleven Sports |
Website | http://www.lnd.it |
The Eccellenza ([ettʃelˈlɛntsa], "excellence") is the fifth level (since 2014–15) of Italian football.[1] It is a regional league, composed of 28 divisions divided geographically. All 20 regions are represented by at least one division except for Piedmont and Aosta Valley which share 2 divisions. Veneto, Tuscany, Sicily, Emilia-Romagna and Campania also have 2 divisions each, while the regions of Lombardy and Lazio have 3 divisions.