Serie B

Serie B is the second highest division of football in Italy. It was founded in 1929.

 History 

First of creation of Serie B, there are some championship with few teams, but on 1929 was created a round-robin tournament with 18 clubs by Leandro Arpinati, fascist politician, the same year of Serie A. From 1933 to 1935, Serie B returned with two groups (of 13 and after of 16 teams), but the following year it returns with 18 clubs (apart of two editions of 16 and 17 teams). After a pause for the Second World War, Serie B returned with three groups, and from 1948 with 18, 20, 21 or 22 clubs. On 2003–04 edition, in Serie B there were 24 teams, the highest number of history. Until 2018 played 22 clubs, but then come down to 19 and to 20 teams, current number.

Promotion and Relegation

 Promotion 
At the end of the seasons, three teams are promoted to Serie A. The first two teams are directly qualified.

The third team is selected by play-offs. If the third team is 10 points or more ahead of the 4th team, then the third team is automatically qualified.

 Relegation 
The three last-placed teams are directly relegated to Serie C, and the 17th team is automatically relegated only if the 16th team is 5 points or more ahead.

If the 16th team is not 5 points or more ahead of the 18th team, there will be play-outs.

 Prizes 
The winner of Serie B, from 2021, takes the Coppa Nexus, 7075 aluminium alloy cup with the Italian flag.


Serie B Player of the Month is the awards given to the best player for all months.

 Team List 

 Seasons in Serie B 

 66 seasons: Brescia
 54 seasons: Modena
 53 seasons: Verona
 50 seasons: Bari
 48 seasons: Palermo
 41 seasons: Monza
 40 seasons: Pescara, Venezia
 39 seasons: Padova
 38 seasons: Pisa
 37 seasons: Como, Reggiana, Vicenza 
 34 seasons: Catania, Cesena, Genoa, Novara
 33 seasons: Cremonese
 32 seasons: Messina
 31 seasons: Catanzaro, Salernitana, Taranto
 30 seasons: Cagliari, Parma, Spezia, Ternana
 29 seasons: Lecce, Perugia
 28 seasons: Atalanta
 27 seasons: Ascoli, Livorno
 26 seasons: Cosenza
 25 seasons: Foggia, Reggina
 24 seasons: SPAL
 23 seasons: Empoli
 22 seasons: Triestina
 21 seasons: Alessandria, Ancona, Sambenedettese, Varese
 20 seasons: Avellino
 19 seasons: Lucchese, Pistoiese 
 18 seasons: Cittadella, Piacenza, Udinese
 16 seasons: Arezzo, Mantova, Treviso
 15 seasons: Crotone
 14 seasons: Frosinone, Legnano, Sampdoria 
 13 seasons: Pro Patria, Pro Vercelli, Siena
 12 seasons: Bologna, Fanfulla, Lecco, Napoli, Torino
 11 seasons: Lazio, Vigevano
 10 seasons: Chievo, Marzotto Valdagno, Prato
 9 seasons: AlbinoLeffe, Rimini
 7 seasons: Juve Stabia, Ravenna, Siracusa, Virtus Entella 
 6 seasons: Brindisi, Fidelis Andria, Grosseto, Sassuolo, Seregno, Viareggio 
 5 seasons: Benevento, Campobasso, Carpi, Fiorentina, Potenza, Savona, Trapani
 4 seasons: Barletta, Carrarese, Casale, Latina, Monfalcone, Pavia, Pro Sesto, Südtirol, Virtus Lanciano
 3 seasons: Cavese, Derthona, Grion Pola, L'Aquila, Nocerina, Piombino, Pordenone, Sampiedarnese, Sanremese, Savoia
 2 seasons: Acireale, Biellese, Casertana, Castel di Sangro, Crema, La Dominante, Fiumana, Gallaratese, Gubbio, Licata, Milan, Pro Gorizia, Rieti, Scafatese, Suzzara, Trani, Vogherese
 1 season: Albatrastevere, Alzano Virescit, Arsenale Taranto, Bolzano, Centese, FeralpiSalò, Fermana, Forlì, Gallipoli, Juventus, Maceratese, Magenta, Massese, MATER, Matera, Mestre, Molinella, Portogruaro, Roma, Sestrese, Sorrento, Vita Nova

 Serie B members in 2017-18 
TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity2016–17 seasonAscoliAscoli PicenoStadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca10,88715th in Serie BAvellinoAvellinoStadio Partenio – Adriano Lombardi10,21517th in Serie BBariBariStadio San Nicola58,27012th in Serie BBresciaBresciaStadio Mario Rigamonti16,74314th in Serie BCarpiCarpiStadio Sandro Cabassi5,5107th in Serie BCesenaCesenaOrogel Stadium Dino Manuzzi23,86013th in Serie BCittadellaCittadellaStadio Pier Cesare Tombolato7,6236th in Serie BCremoneseCremonaStadio Giovanni Zini20,641Lega Pro/A ChampionsEmpoliEmpoliStadio Carlo Castellani16,80018th in Serie AFoggiaFoggiaStadio Pino Zaccheria16,798Lega Pro/C ChampionsFrosinoneFrosinoneStadio Benito Stirpe16,1253rd in Serie BNovaraNovaraStadio Silvio Piola17,8759th in Serie BPalermoPalermoStadio Renzo Barbera36,34919th in Serie AParmaParmaStadio Ennio Tardini27,9062nd in Lega Pro/BPerugiaPerugiaStadio Renato Curi23,1254th in Serie BPescaraPescaraStadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia20,51520th in Serie APro VercelliVercelliStadio Silvio Piola5,50016th in Serie BSalernitanaSalernoStadio Arechi31,30011th in Serie BSpeziaLa SpeziaStadio Alberto Picco10,2908th in Serie BTernanaTerniStadio Libero Liberati17,46018th in Serie BVeneziaVeniceStadio Pierluigi Penzo7,450Lega Pro/B ChampionsVirtus EntellaChiavariStadio Comunale Aldo Gastaldi5,53510th in Serie B

 Performances by club 
ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning YearsGenoa611935, 1953, 1962, 1973, 1976, 1989Atalanta631928, 1940, 1959, 1984, 2006, 2011Palermo521932, 1948, 1968, 2004, 2014Bari461935, 1942, 1946, 2009Brescia461965, 1992, 1997, 2019Verona351957, 1982, 1999Como321949, 1980, 2002Torino321960, 1990, 2001Varese311964, 1970, 1974Vicenza311955, 1977, 2000Fiorentina3–1931, 1939, 1994Novara331927, 1938, 1948Venezia231961, 1966Napoli231946, 1950Pescara221987, 2012Udinese221956, 1979Ascoli211978, 1986Livorno211933, 1937Bologna211988, 1996Lucchese2–1936, 1947Milan2–1981, 1983Salernitana2–1947, 1998SPAL2–1951, 2017Modena141943Pisa141985Cagliari132016Padova131948Lazio121969Lecce122010Perugia121975Pro Patria121947Alessandria111946Catania111954Empoli112005Foggia111991Mantova111971Piacenza111995Reggiana111993Sampdoria111967Siena112003Ternana111972Carpi1–2015Casale1–1930Chievo1–2008Juventus1–2007Messina1–1963Roma1–1952Sassuolo1–2013Triestina1–1958Spezia1–1929Legnano–4–Catanzaro–2–Cesena–2–Lecco–2–Cremonese–1–Crotone–1–Frosinone–1–Parma–1–Pistoiese–1–Treviso–1–

Related pages

 2025–26 Serie B
 Serie A
 Serie C
 Serie D
 Eccellenza
 Promozione 
 Prima Categoria
 Seconda Categoria
 Terza Categoria
 Coppa Italia

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