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Serie B 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.
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 ,
S.S. Lazio ,
AC Milan and
Juventus F.C. were inquired to have fixed matches in
Serie A . Fiorentina, Lazio and Juventus were relegated to Serie B as a punishment and were all been docked points in the upcoming season. However, on appeal, Fiorentina and Lazio were reinstated to
Serie A , albeit with greater points deductions, while Juventus had their points deduction decreased, though they remain in Serie B.
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U.C. AlbinoLeffe (
Albino and
Leffe )
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A.C. Arezzo (
Arezzo )
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A.S. Bari (
Bari )
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Bologna F.C. 1909 (
Bologna )
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Brescia Calcio (
Brescia )
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A.C. Cesena (
Cesena )
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F.C. Crotone (
Crotone )
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Frosinone Calcio (
Frosinone )
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Genoa C.F.C. (
Genoa )
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Juventus F.C. (
Turin ) (to be deducted 17 points for the 2006/07 season)
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U.S. Lecce (
Lecce )
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A.C. Mantova (
Mantua )
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Modena F.C. (
Modena )
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S.S.C. Napoli (
Naples )
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Pescara Calcio (
Pescara )
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Piacenza F.C. (
Piacenza )
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Rimini Calcio F.C. (
Rimini )
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Spezia Calcio 1906 (
La Spezia )
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Treviso F.B.C. 1993 (
Treviso )
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U.S. Triestina Calcio (
Trieste )
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Hellas Verona F.C. (
Verona )
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Vicenza Calcio (
Vicenza )
Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years Genoa 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 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 A.C. 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 -
These are the 131 clubs which took part to the 75 Serie B editions played from
1929 -
30 to
2005 -
06 .
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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
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Italian Football League Teams *
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