Serie B
| Serie B |
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 Serie B 2008-09 |
| Founded |
| 1929 |
| Nation |
 Italy |
| Promotion To |
| Serie A |
| Relegation To |
| Lega Pro Prima Divisione |
| Number of Teams |
| 22 |
| Cups |
| Coppa Ali della Vittoria |
| Current Champions (2007/08) |
| Chievo Verona |
| Website |
| Official |
Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. It consists of 22 teams. The championship is often called the cadetti, which means 'juniors' or 'cadets', or campionato cadetto.
Serie B was composed of 20 teams until the 2002-2003 season. It was enlarged to 24 teams for the 2003-2004 season due to legal problems relating to Calcio Catania relegation. The league reverted to 22 teams for the 2004-2005 season, while Serie A expanded from 18 to 20 teams.
During the regular season, each team plays 42 games - 2 each against every opponent. In Italian football, a true round-robin format is used - In the first half of the season, called andata, each team plays once against all its opponents, a total of 21 games. In the second half of the season, called ritorno, each team will play the same teams in the exact same order, the only difference being that a home game played in the first half will be an away game with that same team in the second half, and vice versa.
Beginning with the 2006-07 season, the Serie B champion is awarded the cup Ali della Vittoria (Wings of Victory). The trophy is 63 cm high and weighs 5 kg. Its structure represents the wings of the goddess Nike (goddess of victory) holding a cup similar to an olympic flame.
Serie B matches are usually played on Saturday. After one year where all games were played on Saturday, the league is again scheduling one game that is played on Friday called anticipo (the advanced game) and one game that is played on Monday called posticipo (the post-dated game). The league also plays on several Wednesdays to fit in all 42 games. The league plays on Sunday if Serie A is off.
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Promotion and Relegation
At the end of the season , three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. The top two teams are automatically promoted. If the 3rd-placed team is 10 or more points ahead of the 4th-placed team, it too is automatically promoted, otherwise the 3rd through 6th-placed teams enter a playoff tournament to determine the other team that will be promoted.
If the playoff conditions exist, the first round pairs the 3rd-placed team vs the 6th-placed team and the 4th-placed team vs the 5th-placed team in a double-leg series with the higher classified team having home-field advantage in the 2nd leg. The team with the higher aggregate score moves on to the second round. If at the end of regular play in the second leg an aggregate tie exists, the higher classified team moves on (the away goals rule is not used).
The two winners then play in a two-legged 'final' under a similar format with the higher-classified team at home in the second leg. The only difference being that if an aggregate tie exists at the end of regular play in the second leg, extra time is played. If the two teams are still tied after thirty minutes, the higher classified team is the one promoted.
In the relegation zone, the three last-placed teams (20th,21st and 22nd) are automatically demoted to Serie C1. If the 18th-placed team is 5 or more points ahead of the 19th-placed team, then the 19th-placed team becomes the 4th and final team to be demoted, otherwise the conditions for a playoff more commonly called playout exist.
If the playout is necessary, the 18th and 19th-placed teams are paired in a two-legged series with home-field advantage in the 2nd leg going to the 18th-placed team. The team with the higher aggregate score remains in Serie B while the loser becomes the fourth team relegated to Serie C1. If an aggregate tie exists at the end of regulation play of the 2nd leg, the 18th-placed team is saved, and the 19th-placed team is demoted.
Club performances
Promotions by season
- Italics denotes teams promoted after playoff or qualification match.
- Parentheses denote teams not promoted.
| Season | Winners | Runners-up | Third Place | Other promotions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929-30 | Casale | Legnano | (La Dominante) | - |
| 1930-31 | Fiorentina | Bari | (Palermo) | - |
| 1931-32 | Palermo | Padova | (Verona) | - |
| 1932-33 | Livorno | Brescia | (Modena) | - |
| 1933-34 | Sampierdarenese | (Bari) | (Modena) | - |
| 1934-35 | Bari | Genova 1893 | (Novara) | - |
| 1935-36 | Lucchese | Novara | (Livorno) | - |
| 1936-37 | Livorno | Atalanta | (Modena) | - |
| 1937-38 | Modena | Novara | (Alessandria) | - |
| 1938-39 | Fiorentina | Venezia | (Atalanta) | - |
| 1939-40 | Atalanta | Livorno | (Lucchese) | - |
| 1940-41 | Liguria | Modena | (Brescia) | - |
| 1941-42 | Bari | Vicenza | (Pescara | - |
| 1942-43 | Modena | Brescia | (Napoli) | - |
| 1945-46 | Alessandria | (Pro Patria) | (Vigevano) | - |
| 1946-47 | Gir. A: Pro Patria Gir. B: Lucchese Gir. C: Salernitana |
Gir. A: (Legnano) Gir. B: (Padova) Gir. C: (Ternana) |
Gir. A: (Novara) Gir. B: (Empoli) Gir. C: (Pescara) |
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| 1947-48 | Gir. A: Novara Gir. B: Padova Gir. C: Palermo |
Gir. A: (Brescia) Gir. B: (Verona) Gir. C: (Pisa) |
Gir. A: (Como) Gir. B: (Spal) Gir. C: (Lecce) |
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| 1948-49 | Como | Venezia | (Vicenza) | - |
| 1949-50 | Napoli | Udinese | (Legnano) | - |
| 1950-51 | S.P.A.L. | Legnano | (Modena) | - |
| 1951-52 | Roma | (Brescia) | (Messina) | - |
| 1952-53 | Genoa | Legnano | (Catania) | - |
| 1953-54 | Catania | Pro Patria | (Cagliari) | - |
| 1954-55 | Lanerossi Vicenza | Padova | (Modena) | - |
| 1955-56 | Udinese | Palermo | (Como) | - |
| 1956-57 | Verona | Alessandria | (Brescia) | - |
| 1957-58 | Triestina | Bari | (Venezia) | - |
| 1958-59 | Atalanta | Palermo | (Lecco) | - |
| 1959-60 | Torino | Lecco | Catania | - |
| 1960-61 | Venezia | Ozo Mantova | Palermo | - |
| 1961-62 | Genoa | Napoli | Modena | - |
| 1962-63 | Messina | Bari | Lazio | - |
| 1963-64 | Varese | Cagliari | Foggia | - |
| 1964-65 | Brescia | Napoli | S.P.A.L. | - |
| 1965-66 | Venezia | Lecco | Mantova | - |
| 1966-67 | Sampdoria | Varese | (Catanzaro) | - |
| 1967-68 | Palermo | Verona | Pisa | - |
| 1968-69 | Lazio | Brescia | Bari | - |
| 1969-70 | Varese | Foggia | Catania | - |
| 1970-71 | Mantova | Atalanta | Catanzaro | - |
| 1971-72 | Ternana | Lazio | Palermo | - |
| 1972-73 | Genoa | Cesena | Foggia | - |
| 1973-74 | Varese | Ascoli | Ternana | - |
| 1974-75 | Perugia | Como | Verona | - |
| 1975-76 | Genoa | Catanzaro | Foggia | - |
| 1976-77 | Lanerossi Vicenza | Atalanta | Pescara | - |
| 1977-78 | Ascoli | Catanzaro | Avellino | - |
| 1978-79 | Udinese | Cagliari | Pescara | - |
| 1979-80 | Como | Pistoiese | Brescia | - |
| 1980-81 | Milan | Genoa | Cesena | - |
| 1981-82 | Verona | Pisa | Sampdoria | - |
| 1982-83 | Milan | Lazio | Catania | - |
| 1983-84 | Atalanta | Como | Cremonese | - |
| 1984-85 | Pisa | Lecce | Bari | - |
| 1985-86 | Ascoli | Brescia | Empoli | - |
| 1986-87 | Pescara | Pisa | Cesena | - |
| 1987-88 | Bologna | Lecce | Lazio | Atalanta |
| 1988-89 | Genoa | Bari | Udinese | Cremonese |
| 1989-90 | Torino | Pisa | Cagliari | Parma |
| 1990-91 | Foggia | Verona | Cremonese | Ascoli |
| 1991-92 | Brescia | Pescara | Ancona | Udinese |
| 1992-93 | Reggiana | Cremonese | Piacenza | Lecce |
| 1993-94 | Fiorentina | Bari | Brescia | Padova |
| 1994-95 | Piacenza | Udinese | Vicenza | Atalanta |
| 1995-96 | Bologna | Verona | Perugia | Reggiana |
| 1996-97 | Brescia | Empoli | Lecce | Bari |
| 1997-98 | Salernitana | Venezia | Cagliari | Perugia |
| 1998-99 | Verona | Torino | Reggina | Lecce |
| 1999-00 | Vicenza | Atalanta | Brescia | Napoli |
| 2000-01 | Torino | Piacenza | Chievo | Venezia |
| 2001-02 | Como | Modena | Reggina | Empoli |
| 2002-03 | Siena | Sampdoria | Lecce | Ancona |
| 2003-04 | Palermo | Cagliari | Livorno | Messina, Atalanta, Fiorentina [1] |
| 2004-05 | Empoli | Treviso | Ascoli | - |
| 2005-06 | Atalanta | Catania | Torino | - |
| 2006-07 | Juventus | Napoli | Genoa | - |
| 2007-08 | Chievo | Bologna | Lecce | - |
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years
Asim |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genoa (Genova 1893) |
6 | 1 | 1935, 1953, 1962, 1973, 1976, 1989 |
| Atalanta | 4 | 3 | 1940, 1959, 1984, 2006 |
| Brescia | 3 | 6 | 1965, 1992, 1997 |
| Verona | 3 | 4 | 1957, 1982, 1999 |
| Como | 3 | 2 | 1949, 1980, 2002 |
| Palermo | 3 | 2 | 1932, 1968, 2004 |
| Torino | 3 | 1 | 1960, 1990, 2001 |
| Varese | 3 | 1 | 1964, 1970, 1974 |
| Vicenza (Lanerossi Vicenza) |
3 | 1 | 1955, 1977, 2000 |
| Fiorentina | 3 | - | 1931, 1939, 1994 |
| Bari | 2 | 6 | 1935, 1942 |
| Venezia | 2 | 3 | 1961, 1966 |
| Novara | 2 | 2 | 1938, 1948 |
| Udinese | 2 | 2 | 1956, 1979 |
| Ascoli | 2 | 1 | 1978, 1986 |
| Livorno | 2 | 1 | 1933, 1937 |
| Bologna | 2 | 1 | 1988, 1996 |
| Lucchese | 2 | - | 1936, 1947 |
| Milan | 2 | - | 1981, 1983 |
| Salernitana | 2 | - | 1947, 1998 |
| Modena | 1 | 4 | 1943 |
| Pisa | 1 | 4 | 1985 |
| Padova | 1 | 3 | 1948 |
| Lazio | 1 | 2 | 1969 |
| Napoli | 1 | 3 | 1950 |
| Perugia | 1 | 2 | 1975 |
| Pescara | 1 | 2 | 1987 |
| Pro Patria | 1 | 2 | 1947 |
| Alessandria | 1 | 1 | 1946 |
| Catania | 1 | 1 | 1954 |
| Empoli | 1 | 1 | 2005 |
| Foggia | 1 | 1 | 1991 |
| Mantova | 1 | 1 | 1971 |
| Piacenza | 1 | 1 | 1995 |
| Sampdoria | 1 | 1 | 1967 |
| Ternana | 1 | 1 | 1972 |
| Casale | 1 | - | 1930 |
| Chievo | 1 | - | 2008 |
| Juventus | 1 | - | 2007 |
| Liguria | 1 | - | 1941 |
| Messina | 1 | - | 1963 |
| Reggiana | 1 | - | 1993 |
| Roma | 1 | - | 1952 |
| Sampierdarenese | 1 | - | 1934 |
| Siena | 1 | - | 2003 |
| Spal | 1 | - | 1951 |
| Triestina | 1 | - | 1958 |
| Legnano | - | 4 | - |
| Cagliari | - | 3 | - |
| Catanzaro | - | 2 | - |
| Lecce | - | 2 | - |
| Lecco | - | 2 | - |
| Cesena | - | 1 | - |
| Cremonese | - | 1 | - |
| Pistoiese | - | 1 | - |
| Treviso | - | 1 | - |
Titles by region
| Region | Titles | Winning Clubs |
|---|---|---|
 Lombardia |
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Atalanta (4), Brescia (3), Como (3), Varese (3), Milan (2), Pro Patria (1) |
 Toscana |
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Fiorentina (3), Livorno (2), Lucchese (2), Pisa (1), Empoli (1), Siena (1) |
 Veneto |
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Verona (3), Vicenza (3), Venezia (2), Padova (1), Chievo (1) |
 Liguria |
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Genoa (6), Liguria (1), Sampdoria (1), Sampierdarenese (1) |
 Piemonte |
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Torino (3), Novara (2), Alessandria (1), Casale (1), Juventus (1) |
 Emilia-Romagna |
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Bologna (2), Modena (1), Piacenza (1), Reggiana (1), Spal (1) |
 Sicilia |
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Palermo (3), Catania (1), Messina (1) |
 Puglia |
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Bari (2), Foggia (1) |
 Campania |
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Salernitana (2), Napoli (1) |
 Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
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Udinese (2), Triestina (1) |
 Lazio |
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Lazio (1), Roma (1) |
 Marche |
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Ascoli (2) |
 Umbria |
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Perugia (1), Ternana (1) |
 Abruzzo |
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Pescara (1) |
Titles by city
| City | Titles | Winning Clubs |
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 Genova |
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Genoa (6), Liguria (1), Sampdoria (1), Sampierdarenese (1) |
 Bergamo |
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Atalanta (4) |
 Torino |
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Torino (3), Juventus (1) |
 Verona |
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Verona (3), Chievo (1) |
 Brescia |
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Brescia (3) |
 Como |
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Como (3) |
 Firenze |
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Fiorentina (3) |
 Palermo |
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Palermo (3) |
 Varese |
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Varese (3) |
 Vicenza |
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Vicenza (3) |
 Ascoli Piceno |
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Ascoli (2) |
 Bari |
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Bari (2) |
 Bologna |
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Bologna (2) |
 Livorno |
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Livorno (2) |
 Lucca |
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Lucchese (2) |
 Milano |
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Milan (2) |
 Novara |
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Novara (2) |
 Roma |
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Lazio (1), Roma (1) |
 Salerno |
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Salernitana (2) |
 Udine |
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Udinese (2) |
 Venezia |
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Venezia (2) |
 Alessandria |
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Alessandria (1) |
 Busto Arsizio |
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Pro Patria (1) |
 Casale Monferrato |
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Casale (1) |
 Catania |
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Catania (1) |
 Empoli |
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Empoli (1) |
 Ferrara |
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Spal (1) |
 Foggia |
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Foggia (1) |
 Mantova |
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Mantova (1) |
 Messina |
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Messina (1) |
 Modena |
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Modena (1) |
 Napoli |
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Napoli (1) |
 Padova |
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Padova (1) |
| Perugia |
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Perugia (1) |
 Pescara |
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Pescara (1) |
 Piacenza |
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Piacenza (1) |
 Pisa |
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Pisa (1) |
 Reggio Emilia |
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Reggiana (1) |
 Siena |
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Siena (1) |
 Terni |
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Ternana (1) |
 Trieste |
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Triestina (1) |
Promotions by region
| Region | Promotions | Promoted Clubs |
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| Lombardia |
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Atalanta (11), Brescia (10), Como (5), Cremonese (4), Varese (4), Legnano (3), Mantova (3), Lecco (2), Milan (2), Pro Patria (2) |
| Veneto |
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Verona (7), Venezia (6), Vicenza (5), Padova (4), Chievo (2), Treviso (1) |
| Toscana |
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Pisa (5), Empoli (4), Fiorentina (4), Livorno (4), Lucchese (2), Pistoiese (1), Siena (1) |
| Puglia |
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Bari (8), Lecce (7), Foggia (5) |
| Emilia-Romagna |
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Modena (5), Bologna (3), Cesena (3), Piacenza (3), Reggiana (2), Spal (2), Parma (1) |
| Sicilia |
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Palermo (8), Catania (5), Messina (2) |
| Liguria |
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Genoa (8), Sampdoria (3), Liguria (1), Sampierdarenese (1) |
| Piemonte |
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Torino (5), Novara (3), Alessandria (2), Casale (1), Juventus (1) |
| Campania |
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Napoli (5), Salernitana (2), Avellino (1) |
| Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
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Udinese (6), Triestina (1) |
| Marche |
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Ascoli (5), Ancona (2) |
| Lazio |
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Lazio (5), Roma (1) |
 Calabria |
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Catanzaro (3), Reggina (2) |
 Sardegna |
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Cagliari (5) |
| Umbria |
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Perugia (3), Ternana (2) |
| Abruzzo |
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Pescara (4) |
Complete team list
Seasons in Serie B
These are the 135 clubs which took part to the 77 Serie B editions played from 1929-30 to 2008-09. The bolded teams competes in Serie B in the current season.
- 52 times: Brescia
- 49 times: Verona
- 43 times: Modena/Zenit Modena
- 40 times: Palermo
- 39 times: Bari
- 38 times: Monza
- 33 times: Catania, Como/Comense, Genoa/Genova 1893, Reggiana, Venezia/Serenissima Venezia
- 32 times: Messina, Padova, Taranto/Arsenaltaranto
- 31 times: Pisa
- 30 times: Pescara
- 28 times: Atalanta, Cagliari, Catanzaro/Catanzarese, Novara, Vicenza/Lanerossi Vicenza
- 26 times: Cesena, Cremonese, Parma
- 25 times: Lecce
- 23 times: Foggia, Salernitana
- 21 times: Perugia, Sambenedettese, Ternana
- 20 times: Alessandria, Ancona/Anconitana, Livorno, Spal, Triestina
- 19 times: Cosenza, Lucchese, Spezia
- 18 times: Pistoiese, Udinese
- 17 times: Arezzo, Reggina, Varese
- 16 times: Piacenza, Treviso
- 14 times: Ascoli, Avellino, Empoli, Legnano
- 13 times: Mantova/Ozo Mantova
- 12 times: Fanfulla, Napoli, Pro Patria
- 11 times: Bologna, Lazio, Lecco, Siena, Vigevano/Vigevanesi
- 10 times: Marzotto Valdagno, Prato, Sampdoria
- 9 times: Rimini, Torino
- 8 times: Chievo, Pro Vercelli
- 7 times: Ravenna, Siracusa
- 6 times: AlbinoLeffe, Brindisi, Fidelis Andria, Seregno, Viareggio
- 5 times: Campobasso, Crotone, Fiorentina, Potenza, Sampierdarenese/Liguria/Dominante, Savona
- 4 times: Barletta, Casale, Frosinone, Pavia, Pro Sesto
- 3 times: Cavese, Cittadella, Derthona, L'Aquila, Monfalcone, Piombino, Sanremese, Savoia/Torrese
- 2 times: Acireale, Biellese, Carrarese, Casertana, Castel di Sangro, Crema, Fiumana, Gallaratese, Grion Pola, Grosseto, Licata, Milan, Nocerina, Pro Gorizia, Rieti, Scafatese, Suzzara, Trani, Vogherese
- 1 time: Alba Trastevere, Alzano Virescit, Arsenale Taranto, Bolzano, Centese, Fermana, Forlì, Gubbio, Juventus, Maceratese, Magenta, Massese, M.A.T.E.R., Matera, Mestrina, Molinella, Roma, Sassuolo, Sestrese, Sorrento, Stabia, Vita Nova
The 1945-46 Serie B Alta Italia post-war championship
This championship was organized by geographical criteria with only Northern Italy Serie B and the best Northern Italy Serie C teams taking part. Southern Italy Serie B teams took part to Serie A 1945-46. For this reason, this championship is not included in the statistics.
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Serie B members for 2008–09
The following twenty-two clubs will be competing in Serie B during the 2008–09 season.
| Club |
Finishing position in 2007–08 |
First season in Serie B |
First season of current spell in Serie B |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlbinoLeffe | 4th | 2003–04 | 2003–04 |
| Ancona | Serie C1/B play-off winners | 1937–38 | 2008–09 |
| Ascoli | 8th | 1972–73 | 2007–08 |
| Avellino | 19th (readmitted) | 1973–74 | 2007–08 |
| Bari | 11th | 1929–30 | 2001–02 |
| Brescia | 5th | 1932–33 | 2005–06 |
| Cittadella | Serie C1/A play-off winners | 2000–01 | 2008–09 |
| Empoli | 18th in Serie A | 1946–47 | 2008–09 |
| Frosinone | 10th | 2006–07 | 2006–07 |
| Grosseto | 13th | 2007–08 | 2007–08 |
| Livorno | 20th in Serie A | 1931–32 | 2008–09 |
| Mantova | 9th | 1959–60 | 2005–06 |
| Modena | 16th | 1932–33 | 2004–05 |
| Parma | 19th in Serie A | 1929–30 | 2008–09 |
| Piacenza | 15th | 1987–88 | 2003–04 |
| Pisa | 6th | 1934–35 | 2007–08 |
| Rimini | 7th | 1976–77 | 2005–06 |
| Salernitana | Serie C1/B champions | 1938–39 | 2008–09 |
| Sassuolo | Serie C1/A champions | 2008–09 | 2008–09 |
| Treviso | 18th | 1946–47 | 2006–07 |
| Triestina | 12th | 1957–58 | 2002–03 |
| Vicenza | 17th | 1933–34 | 2001–02 |
See also
- Italian Football League Teams
- Sports league attendances
External links
- Official Website
- All the latest news and results from Italy (English)
- Serie B Football Stats, Results & Fixtures
- (Italian) CalcioToscano.it - News
References
- ↑ Due to expand from 18 teams to 20 teams of Serie A.
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