Eccellenza

Eccellenza
Organising bodyLega Nazionale Dilettanti’s
Regional Committees
Founded1991
CountryItaly
ConfederationUEFA
Divisions28
Number of clubs474
Level on pyramid5
Promotion toSerie D
Relegation toPromozione
League cupCoppa Italia Dilettanti
Websitehttp://www.lnd.it

The Eccellenza ([ettʃelˈlentsa], "excellence") is the fifth level (since 2014–15) of Italian football. 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, Lazio and Campania also have 2 divisions each, while the region of Lombardy has 3 divisions.