on 10 august 2013 branzani left for italian third division club barletta in new co-ownership deal; alessandro de leidi left for cittadella in the same formula from barletta. the club finished as the 14th of group b (17 teams in total). however, due to the two divisions of lega pro (ex–serie c) would be merged back to one division in 2014, the club automatically qualified for the professional league in 2014–15 season.