Four teams were promoted from Lega Pro Prima Divisione, all of them returning to Serie B after significant absences, and two of them will play Serie B for their second time in history, Gubbio after 63 years and Juve Stabia after 59 years, while Nocerina will take part to its third Serie B after 32 years. The fourth promoted team, Verona, make instead their return to Serie B after four years; Verona will also participate as one of only three teams in the league who won the Italian national championship at some point in history (the other two being Sampdoria and Torino).
Team |
Home city |
Stadium |
Capacity |
2010-11 season |
AlbinoLeffe |
Albino and Leffe
(playing in Bergamo) |
Atleti Azzurri d'Italia |
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18th in Serie B |
Ascoli |
Ascoli Piceno |
Cino e Lillo Del Duca |
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17th in Serie B |
Bari |
Bari |
San Nicola |
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20th in Serie A |
Brescia |
Brescia |
Mario Rigamonti |
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19th in Serie A |
Cittadella |
Cittadella |
Pier Cesare Tombolato |
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14th in Serie B |
Crotone |
Crotone |
Ezio Scida |
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11th in Serie B |
Empoli |
Empoli |
Carlo Castellani |
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9th in Serie B |
Grosseto |
Grosseto |
Carlo Zecchini |
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15th in Serie B |
Gubbio |
Gubbio |
Pietro Barbetti |
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Prima Divisione/A champions |
Juve Stabia |
Castellammare di Stabia |
Romeo Menti |
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Prima Divisione/B play-off winners |
Livorno |
Livorno |
Armando Picchi |
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7th in Serie B |
Modena |
Modena |
Alberto Braglia |
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10th in Serie B |
Nocerina |
Nocera Inferiore |
San Francesco |
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Prima Divisione/B champions |
Padova |
Padua |
Euganeo |
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5th in Serie B |
Pescara |
Pescara |
Adriatico |
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13th in Serie B |
Reggina |
Reggio Calabria |
Oreste Granillo |
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6th in Serie B |
Sampdoria |
Genoa |
Luigi Ferraris |
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18th in Serie A |
Sassuolo |
Sassuolo
(playing in Modena) |
Alberto Braglia |
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16th in Serie B |
Torino |
Turin |
Olimpico di Torino |
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8th in Serie B |
Varese |
Varese |
Franco Ossola |
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4th in Serie B |
Verona |
Verona |
Marc'Antonio Bentegodi |
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Prima Divisione/A play-off winners |
Vicenza |
Vicenza |
Romeo Menti |
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12th in Serie B |
Team |
Outgoing manager |
Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy |
Position in table |
Replaced by |
Date of appointment |
Brescia |
Iachini, GiuseppeGiuseppe Iachini |
Resigned |
2 June 2011[2] |
Pre-season |
Scienza, GiuseppeGiuseppe Scienza |
29 June 2011[3] |
Varese |
Sannino, GiuseppeGiuseppe Sannino |
End of contract |
6 June 2011[4] |
Pre-season |
Carbone, BenitoBenito Carbone |
16 June 2011[5] |
Vicenza |
Maran, RolandoRolando Maran |
Sacked |
6 June 2011[6] |
Pre-season |
Baldini, SilvioSilvio Baldini |
13 June 2011[7] |
Reggina |
Atzori, GianlucaGianluca Atzori |
End of contract |
8 June 2011[8] |
Pre-season |
Breda, RobertoRoberto Breda |
23 June 2011[9] |
Sampdoria |
Cavasin, AlbertoAlberto Cavasin |
End of contract |
9 June 2011 |
Pre-season |
Atzori, GianlucaGianluca Atzori |
9 June 2011[10] |
Sassuolo |
Mandelli, PaoloPaolo Mandelli |
End of caretaker spell |
9 June 2011 |
Pre-season |
Pea, FulvioFulvio Pea |
9 June 2011[11] |
Grosseto |
Serena, MicheleMichele Serena |
Resigned |
13 June 2011[12] |
Pre-season |
Ugolotti, GuidoGuido Ugolotti |
28 June 2011[13] |
Gubbio |
Torrente, VincenzoVincenzo Torrente |
Signed by Bari |
15 June 2011[14] |
Pre-season |
Pecchia, FabioFabio Pecchia |
18 June 2011[15] |
Bari |
Mutti, BortoloBortolo Mutti |
End of contract |
15 June 2011 |
Pre-season |
Torrente, VincenzoVincenzo Torrente |
15 June 2011[14] |
Pescara |
Di Francesco, EusebioEusebio Di Francesco |
Mutual consent |
21 June 2011[16] |
Pre-season |
Zeman, ZdeněkZdeněk Zeman |
21 June 2011[16] |
AlbinoLeffe |
Mondonico, EmilianoEmiliano Mondonico |
Resigned |
17 June 2011[17] |
Pre-season |
Fortunato, DanieleDaniele Fortunato |
17 June 2011[18] |
Varese |
Carbone, BenitoBenito Carbone |
Sacked |
1 October 2011[19] |
16th |
Maran, RolandoRolando Maran |
1 October 2011[20] |
Empoli |
Aglietti, AlfredoAlfredo Aglietti |
Sacked |
2 October 2011[21] |
17th |
Pillon, GiuseppeGiuseppe Pillon |
3 October 2011[22] |
Vicenza |
Baldini, SilvioSilvio Baldini |
Sacked |
4 October 2011[23] |
20th |
Cagni, LuigiLuigi Cagni |
6 October 2011[24] |
Gubbio |
Pecchia, FabioFabio Pecchia |
Sacked |
16 October 2011[25] |
21st |
Simoni, LuigiLuigi Simoni (caretaker) |
18 October 2011[26] |
Grosseto |
Ugolotti, GuidoGuido Ugolotti |
Sacked |
29 October 2011[27] |
7th |
Giannini, GiuseppeGiuseppe Giannini |
29 October 2011[28] |
Ascoli |
Castori, FabrizioFabrizio Castori |
Sacked |
2 November 2011[29] |
22nd |
Silva, MassimoMassimo Silva |
2 November 2011[29] |
Sampdoria |
Atzori, GianlucaGianluca Atzori |
Sacked |
13 November 2011[30] |
7th |
Iachini, GiuseppeGiuseppe Iachini |
14 November 2011[31] |
Modena |
Bergodi, CristianoCristiano Bergodi |
Sacked |
14 November 2011[32] |
19th |
Cuttone, AgatinoAgatino Cuttone (caretaker) |
14 November 2011[32] |
Empoli |
Pillon, GiuseppeGiuseppe Pillon |
Sacked |
20 November 2011[33] |
17th |
Carboni, GuidoGuido Carboni |
20 November 2011[33] |
Grosseto |
Giannini, GiuseppeGiuseppe Giannini |
Resigned |
3 December 2011[34] |
8th |
Viviani, FabioFabio Viviani |
5 December 2011[35] |
Brescia |
Scienza, GiuseppeGiuseppe Scienza |
Sacked |
12 December 2011[36] |
18th |
Calori, AlessandroAlessandro Calori |
12 December 2011[37] |