Italian Serie B

Full Name: Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie B
Founded: 1929
Tier: 2
Number of Teams: 22

Description:

The 2nd tier of Italian football is known as Serie B TIM, named after the title sponsor Italian mobile phone company TIM. From the 2010-11 season it is formally a separate entity from Serie A. The two had previously been joined together in Lega Calcio.

Italian Serie B Map:

Italian Serie B Format:

• The Italian Serie B season begins in August and ends in May or early June with no winter break.
• The 22 teams play each other twice (home and away) for a total of 42 matches.
• 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss.
• Final league position is based on the total number of points earned over the full season.
• The team with the most points is considered the league champion and is automatically promoted to the first-tier Serie A along with the team finishing 2nd.
• If the team finishing 3rd is 10 or more points ahead of the 4th team they are automatically promoted. If not they enter a playoff with the teams finishing 4th-6th to determine one further team to be promoted. All series are 2 leg, home and away and in case of a tie the team finishing higher in the regular season advance.
• The bottom three teams are automatically relegated to the third-tier Lega Pro Prima Divisione (Girone A or Girone B).
• If the team finishing 19th is 5 or more points behind the team finishing 18th they are also automatically relegated. If not they enter a playoff with the team finishing 18th to avoid relegation. This is typically called a playout in Italy. All series are 2 leg, home and away and in case of a tie the team finishing higher in the regular season advance.

Serie B Titles:

6 Genoa

5 Atalanta

4 Palermo

3 Bari
3 Brescia
3 Como
3 Fiorentina
3 Torino FC
3 Varese
3 Verona
3 Vicenza

2 Ascoli
2 Bologna
2 Livorno
2 Lucchese
2 Milan
2 Modena
2 Salernitana
2 Sampierdarenese
2 Udinese
2 Venezia

1 Casale
1 Catania
1 Chievo
1 Foggia
1 Juventus
1 Lazio
1 Lecce
1 Mantova
1 Messina
1 Napoli
1 Novara
1 Padova
1 Perugia
1 Pescara
1 Piacenza
1 Pisa
1 Pro Patria
1 Reggiana
1 Roma
1 Sampdoria
1 Siena
1 Spal
1 Ternana
1 Triestina

Previous Serie B Logos:

Serie B Links:

• Official Website: legaserieb.it