Serie B
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| Serie B |
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| Current Champions |
| Atalanta B.C. |
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.
Serie B was composed until the 2002-2003 season of 20 teams, then was enlarged for the 2003-2004 season to 24 teams, 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, home and away. In Italian football, a true round-robin format is used. In the first half of the season, called 'andata', each team will play one time against all its opponents, a total of 21 games. In the second half of the season, called 'ritorno', each team will play the exact 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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Champion clubs
[edit] Promotions by season
- Italics denotes teams promoted after playoff or qualification match.
- Parentheses denote teams not promoted.
[edit] Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
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| 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 | - | 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 | 2 | 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 |
| 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 | - |
[edit] Titles by region
| Region | Titles | Winning Clubs |
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 Lombardy |
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Atalanta (4), Brescia (3), Como (3), Varese (3), Milan (2), Pro Patria (1) |
 Tuscany |
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Fiorentina (3), Livorno (2), Lucchese (2), Pisa (1), Empoli (1), Siena (1) |
 Liguria |
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Genoa (6), Liguria (1), Sampdoria (1), Sampierdarenese (1) |
 Veneto |
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Verona (3), Vicenza (3), Venezia (2), Padova (1) |
 Piedmont |
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Torino (3), Novara (2), Alessandria (1), Casale (1) |
 Emilia-Romagna |
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Bologna (2), Modena (1), Piacenza (1), Reggiana (1), Spal (1) |
 Sicily |
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Palermo (3), Catania (1), Messina (1) |
 Apulia |
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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) |
[edit] Titles by city
| Region | Titles | Winning Clubs |
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 Genoa |
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Genoa (6), Liguria (1), Sampdoria (1), Sampierdarenese (1) |
 Bergamo |
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Atalanta (4) |
 Brescia |
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Brescia (3) |
 Como |
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Como (3) |
 Florence |
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Fiorentina (3) |
 Palermo |
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Palermo (3) |
 Turin |
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Torino (3) |
 Varese |
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Varese (3) |
 Verona |
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Verona (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) |
 Milan |
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Milan (2) |
 Novara |
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Novara (2) |
 Rome |
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Lazio (1), Roma (1) |
 Salerno |
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Salernitana (2) |
 Udine |
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Udinese (2) |
 Venice |
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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) |
 Mantua |
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Mantova (1) |
 Messina |
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Messina (1) |
 Modena |
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Modena (1) |
 Naples |
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Napoli (1) |
 Padua |
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Padova (1) |
 Perugia |
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Perugia (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) |
[edit] Complete team list
These are the 133 clubs which took part to the 76 Serie B editions played from 1929-30 to 2006-07.
- 50 times: Brescia, Verona
- 41 times: Modena
- 40 times: Palermo-Palermo Juve
- 38 times: Monza
- 37 times: Bari
- 34 times: Como-Comense, Reggiana
- 33 times: Genoa, Padova, Venezia
- 32 times: Catania, Taranto-Arsenaltaranto
- 31 times: Messina
- 30 times: Pescara
- 29 times: Novara, Pisa
- 28 times: Atalanta, Cagliari, Catanzaro-Catanzarese
- 27 times: Cremonese
- 26 times: Cesena, Parma, Vicenza-Lanerossi Vicenza
- 24 times: Lecce
- 23 times: Foggia
- 22 times: Salernitana
- 21 times: Alessandria, Perugia, Sambenedettese, Spal, Ternana
- 19 times: Ancona-Anconitana, Cosenza, Livorno, Lucchese, Spezia, Udinese
- 18 times: Pistoiese, Triestina
- 17 times: Reggina, Varese
- 16 times: Arezzo
- 15 times: Legnano, Piacenza, Treviso
- 14 times: Pro Patria
- 13 times: Empoli, Fanfulla
- 12 times: Ascoli, Avellino, Lecco, Mantova, Napoli, Vigevano-Vigevanesi
- 11 times: Lazio, Siena
- 10 times: Bologna, Marzotto Valdagno, Prato, Sampdoria
- 9 times: Pro Vercelli, Torino
- 7 times: Chievo, Rimini, Seregno, Siracusa
- 6 times: Brindisi, Fidelis Andria, Ravenna, Savona, Viareggio
- 5 times: Casale, Campobasso, Crotone, Fiorentina, Potenza, Pro Sesto, Sampierdarenese-Liguria-Dominante
- 4 times: AlbinoLeffe, Barletta, Pavia
- 3 times: Biellese, Cavese, Crema, Derthona, Gallaratese, L'Aquila, Monfalcone, Piombino, Pro Gorizia, Sanremese, Savoia-Torrese, Suzzara, Vogherese
- 2 times: Acireale, Carrarese, Casertana-Caserta, Castel di Sangro, Cittadella, Fiumana, Forlì, Grion Pola, Licata, Milan, Nocerina, Rieti, Scafatese, Sestrese, Trani
- 1 time: Alba Trastevere, Alzano Virescit, Arsenale Taranto, Bolzano, Centese, Cuneo, Fermana, Frosinone, Gubbio, Juventus, Maceratese, Magenta, Massese, Mater Roma, Matera, Mestrina, Molinella, Panigale, Roma, Sorrento, Stabia, Trento, Vita Nova Ponte San Pietro
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