Serie B
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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 (Caso Catania). The league reverted to 22 teams for the 2004-2005 season, while Serie A expanded from 18 to 20 teams. At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four go down to Serie C. The top two teams are automatically promoted, while the third- through sixth-place teams enter a playoff series (almost identical in format to that long used in England's Football League; see the Playoff article for a comparison) to determine the final promotion spot.
Teams 2006-2007
The following line up is currently in doubt and it has still not been announced as official by FIGC, due to the ongoing 2006 Serie A scandal where Fiorentina, Lazio, AC Milan and Juventus were inquired to have fixed matches in Serie A. Fiorentina, Lazio and Juventus have been relegated to Serie B as a punishment and have all been docked points in the upcoming season; however they are planning to appeal. A definite list will be available as soon as this case is fully resolved.
- U.C. AlbinoLeffe (Albino and Leffe)
- A.C. Arezzo (Arezzo)
- A.S. Bari (Bari)
- Bologna F.C. 1909 (Bologna)
- Brescia Calcio (Brescia)
- A.C. Cesena (Cesena)
- F.C. Crotone (Crotone)
- ACF Fiorentina (Florence) (to be deducted 12 points for the 2006/07 season)
- Frosinone Calcio (Frosinone)
- Genoa C.F.C. (Genoa)
- Juventus F.C. (Turin) (to be deducted 30 points for the 2006/07 season)
- S.S. Lazio (Rome) (to be deducted 7 points for the 2006/07 season)
- A.C. Mantova (Mantua)
- Modena F.C. (Modena)
- S.S.C. Napoli (Naples)
- Pescara Calcio (Pescara)
- Piacenza F.C. (Piacenza)
- Rimini Calcio F.C. (Rimini)
- Spezia Calcio 1906 (La Spezia)
- U.S. Triestina Calcio (Trieste)
- Hellas Verona F.C. (Verona)
- Vicenza Calcio (Vicenza)
Performance By Club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genoa (Genova 1893) | 6 (+1 removed) | 1 | 1935, 1953, 1962, 1973, 1976, 1989, 2005 (removed) |
| 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 |
| Pescara | 1 | 2 | 1987 |
| Pro Patria | 1 | 2 | 1947 |
| Alessandria | 1 | 1 | 1946 |
| Catania | 1 | 1 | 1954 |
| 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 |
| Perugia | 1 | - | 1975 |
| Reggiana | 1 | - | 1993 |
| Roma | 1 | - | 1952 |
| Sampierdarenese | 1 | - | 1934 |
| Siena | 1 | - | 2003 |
| Spal | 1 | - | 1951 |
| Triestina | 1 | - | 1958 |
| Legnano | - | 4 | - |
| Cagliari | - | 3 | - |
| Catanzaro | - | 2 | - |
| Empoli | - | 2 | - |
| Lecce | - | 2 | - |
| Lecco | - | 2 | - |
| Cesena | - | 1 | - |
| Cremonese | - | 1 | - |
| Pistoiese | - | 1 | - |
Complete team list
These are the 131 clubs which took part to the 75 Serie B editions played from 1929-30 to 2005-06.
- 49 times: Brescia, Verona
- 40 times: Modena, Palermo-Palermo Juve
- 38 times: Monza
- 36 times: Bari
- 34 times: Como-Comense, Reggiana
- 33 times: Padova, Venezia
- 32 times: Catania, Genoa, Taranto-Arsenaltaranto
- 31 times: Messina
- 29 times: Novara, Pescara, Pisa
- 28 times: Atalanta, Cagliari, Catanzaro-Catanzarese
- 27 times: Cremonese
- 26 times: Parma
- 25 times: Cesena, Vicenza
- 23 times: Foggia, Lecce
- 22 times: Salernitana
- 21 times: Alessandria, Perugia, Sambenedettese, Spal, Ternana
- 19 times: Ancona-Anconitana, Cosenza, Livorno, Lucchese, Udinese
- 18 times: Pistoiese, Spezia
- 17 times: Reggina, Triestina, Varese
- 15 times: Arezzo, Legnano
- 14 times: Piacenza, Pro Patria, Treviso
- 13 times: Empoli, Fanfulla
- 12 times: Ascoli, Avellino, Lecco, Vigevano-Vigevanese
- 11 times: Lazio, Mantova, Napoli, Siena
- 10 times: Marzotto Valdagno, Prato, Sampdoria
- 9 times: Bologna, Pro Vercelli, Torino
- 7 times: Chievo, Seregno, Siracusa
- 6 times: Brindisi, Fidelis Andria, Ravenna, Rimini, Savona, Viareggio
- 5 times: Casale, Campobasso, Fiorentina, Potenza, Pro Sesto, Sampierdarenese-Liguria-Dominante
- 4 times: Barletta, Crotone, Pavia
- 3 times: Albinoleffe, 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, Gubbio, Stabia, Maceratese, Magenta, Massese, Mater Roma, Matera, Mestrina, Molinella, Panigale, Roma, Sorrento, Trento, Vita Nova Ponte San Pietro
See also :
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| Serie B 2006-07 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Albinoleffe | Arezzo | Bari | Bologna | Brescia | Cesena | Crotone | Fiorentina* | Frosinone | Genoa | Juventus* Lazio* | Mantova | Modena | Napoli | Pescara | Piacenza | Rimini | Spezia | Triestina | Verona | Vicenza | ||
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