AC Milan have been informed of the promotion and relegation rules for Serie D, and it could be a great aid for the Futuro.
This season, there was little continuity in the Futuro. Many players floated between sides, and ultiamtely, this cost the young team. Now, the rules regarding relegation have been revealed, and it could aid development.
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Previously, it has been suggested that Milan will copy Barcelona with the Futuro, and perhaps, more extreme measure can be taken. Today, MilanNews relays information about the Serie D promotion and relegation situation.
“The Second Team of AC Milan SpA entitled to participate in the 2025/2026 Serie D Championship may, at the end of the 2025/2026 Serie D Championship, be promoted to the 2026/2027 Serie C Championship.
“In the event of relegation to the Regional Excellence Championship of the Second Team of AC Milan SpA, entitled to participate in the 2025/2026 Serie D Championship, the same will not be able to register for this amateur Championship and will be able to request admission to the 2026/2027 Serie D Championship only in the event of a vacancy in the same Championship, according to the procedures that will be established for this purpose.
In any case, regardless of the ranking position achieved at the end of the 2025/2026 Serie D Championship, the possibility of repechage of the Second Team in Serie C is preserved according to the procedures that will be established for the Second Teams.”
A potential aid
Of course, not being able to get relegated is a huge positive. However, it can extend beyond this. With the lesser risk with the project, Primavera players could, hpyohetically, be pushed further into the Futuro, just to give them a chance at stepping up without as much risk.
Of course, there will still have to be caution when doing this. However, it could be a huge weight lifted off the shoulders of the youth teams when evaluating the situations of youngsters with big potential.
Thank God!! Otherwise they have a potential to reach all the lower divisions possible. Gerry and football great minds like Kirowski and Ibra, would make sure to open a new Division Z to honor the great soccer “king” Zlatan.
i dont think we have to think about relegation (unless ibra is forcing Oddo to squeeze all his sons into the starting11). but what reads interesting is the promotion part. looks like promotion is possible like for any other teams. i was actually expecting many ifs and whens like dependencies on how many other 2nd teams are in Serie C etc. unless i missed something, this looks like Serie C opens up for additional 2nd teams.