2020–21 Serie B
The 2020–21 Serie B (known as the Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons) was the 89th season of the Serie B since its establishment in 1929. It started on 25 September 2020 and ended on 10 May 2021.[9]
On 5 November 2020, Serie B announced it would use VAR from the second half of the season.[10] However, it was used only on promotion play-off matches. DAZN broadcast all matches live domestically, with MyCujoo further distributing games in 15 countries.
Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season:
To Serie BRelegated from Serie A
Promoted from Serie C
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From Serie BPromoted to Serie A Relegated to Serie C
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Teams
Stadiums and locations
Vicenza
Number of teams by regions
| No. of teams | Region | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Veneto |
Vicenza
|
| 3 |  Lombardy |
Monza
|
| 2 |  Calabria |
Reggina
|
 Emilia-Romagna |
SPAL
| |
 Tuscany |
Pisa
| |
| 1 |  Abruzzo |
Pescara |
 Apulia |
Lecce
| |
 Campania |
Salernitana
| |
 Friuli Venezia Giulia |
Pordenone | |
 Lazio |
Frosinone | |
 Liguria |
Virtus Entella | |
 Marche |
Ascoli
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Personnel and kits
| Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) | Shorts sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ascoli
|
 Carlo Neri
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Andrea Sottil
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Riccardo Brosco
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Nike | Fainplast, Bricofer | Bricofer | Ecotel Italia | Sky Network/Gruppo Boero |
| Brescia | Massimo Cellino
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 Pep Clotet
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Dimitri Bisoli
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Kappa
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UBI Banca | OMR | None | None |
Chievo
|
Luca Campedelli
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Alfredo Aglietti
|
 Filip Đorđević
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Givova | Mitsubishi Motors/Paluani, Coati Salumi | Nobis | Avelia | Vicentini Carni |
Cittadella
|
Andrea Gabrielli
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Roberto Venturato
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Manuel Iori
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Mizuno
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Sirmax, Gabrielli | Gavinox (H)/Quartzforms (A) | OCSA | Metalservice |
| Cosenza | Eugenio Guarascio
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Roberto Occhiuzzi
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Angelo Corsi
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Legea | Quattropuntozero, Concessionaria Carlomagno | None | La Valle Viaggi | None |
Cremonese
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Paolo Rossi
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Fabio Pecchia
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Emanuele Terranova
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Acerbis | Ilta Inox (H)/Arinox (A), Arvedi | Fattorie Cremona | Arvedi Tubi Acciaio | None |
Empoli
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Fabrizio Corsi
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Alessio Dionisi
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Simone Romagnoli
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Kappa | Computer Gross, Sammontana (H)/Logli Massimo (A) | Pediatrica | Inpa | None |
| Frosinone | Maurizio Stirpe
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Alessandro Nesta
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Nicolò Brighenti
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Zeus | Banca Popolare del Frusinate | Acea | Polsinelli Enologia | None |
Lecce
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Saverio Sticchi Damiani
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Eugenio Corini
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Marco Mancosu
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M908 | Links Management & Technology, Pasta Maffei | Barocco SpA | Banca Popolare Pugliese | Asfalti Isolbit |
Monza
|
Paolo Berlusconi
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Cristian Brocchi
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Andrea D'Errico
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Lotto | WithU, U-Power | Febal Casa | Pontenossa | Dell'Orto |
| Pescara | Daniele Sebastiani
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Gianluca Grassadonia
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Vincenzo Fiorillo
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Erreà | Contrader, TecnoRex | Liofilchem | Industria Vernici e Colori | Pharmapiù Sport |
Pisa
|
Giuseppe Corrado
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Luca D'Angelo
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 Robert Gucher
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Adidas | Cetilar, Synlab | Hi-Turf Solution | Despe | Mercedes-Benz Palumbo Auto |
| Pordenone | Mauro Lovisa
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Maurizio Domizzi
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Mirko Stefani
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Joma | Omega Group, Assiteca (H)/6sicuro (A) | Lignano Sabbiadoro | Alea Office | CRO Area Giovani |
Reggiana
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Luca Quintavalli
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Massimiliano Alvini
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Paolo Rozzio
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Macron | Immergas, Conad (H)/Tutto per l'Imballo (A) | Autostile | Righi Food | Azimut Investments |
Reggina
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Luca Gallo
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Marco Baroni
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Giuseppe Loiacono
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Macron | Bencivenni Gruppo Volkswagen, Puliservice Frontale | Multi Service 5D | Caffè Mauro | D. Caracciolo & figli |
Salernitana
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Marco Mezzaroma & Claudio Lotito
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Fabrizio Castori
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Francesco Di Tacchio
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Zeus | Meda Supermercati/Real Sud EqualQuality/BCC Aquara/Centri Verrengia/Check-Up Centro Polidiagnostico/Real Sud/Gruppo Noviello/Ethos Grafica/San Matteo New York/Smyb Business Logistics, Gruppo Noviello | New Energy Gas e Luce | Real Sud | Obiettivo Ristrutturare/Ethos Grafica/BTL Industries |
SPAL
|
Walter Mattioli
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Massimo Rastelli
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Sergio Floccari
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Macron | Adamant BioNRG, Omega Group | Errebi Technology | Pentaferte | None |
Venezia
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 Duncan L. Niederauer
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Paolo Zanetti
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Marco Modolo
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Nike | Fluorsid | IBSA Group | Don Peppe | Stevenato |
Vicenza
|
Renzo Rosso
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Domenico Di Carlo
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Stefano Giacomelli
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Lotto | Diesel, Aon (H)/Sergio Bassan John Deere (A)
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Protek (H)/Famila (A) | Legor (H) | Zanutta (H) |
| Virtus Entella | Antonio Gozzi
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Vincenzo Vivarini
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Luca Nizzetto
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Adidas | Duferco Energia | None | None | Kia Gecar |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salernitana | Gian Piero Ventura
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End of contract | 1 August 2020[11] | Pre-season | Fabrizio Castori
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10 August 2020[12] |
| Pescara | Andrea Sottil
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1 August 2020 | Massimo Oddo
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29 August 2020[13] | ||
| SPAL | Luigi Di Biagio
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2 August 2020[14] | Pasquale Marino
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12 August 2020[15] | ||
| Venezia | Alessio Dionisi
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Mutual consent | 10 August 2020[16] | Paolo Zanetti
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14 August 2020[17] | |
| Empoli | Pasquale Marino
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11 August 2020[18] | Alessio Dionisi
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19 August 2020[19] | ||
| Virtus Entella | Roberto Boscaglia
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Resigned | 14 August 2020[20] | Bruno Tedino
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17 August 2020[21] | |
| Lecce | Fabio Liverani
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Sacked | 19 August 2020[22] | Eugenio Corini
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22 August 2020[23] | |
| Brescia |  Diego López
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Mutual consent | 20 August 2020[24] | Luigi Delneri
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4 September 2020[25] | |
| Ascoli | Davide Dionigi
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Sacked | 24 August 2020[26] | Valerio Bertotto
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25 August 2020[27] | |
| Brescia | Luigi Delneri
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6 October 2020[28] | 20th | Diego López
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6 October 2020 | |
| Virtus Entella | Bruno Tedino
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23 November 2020[29] | 18th | Vincenzo Vivarini
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25 November 2020[30] | |
| Ascoli | Valerio Bertotto
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29 November 2020[31] | 17th | Delio Rossi
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29 November 2020[32] | |
| Pescara | Massimo Oddo
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29 November 2020[33] | 20th | Roberto Breda
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29 November 2020[34] | |
| Brescia | Diego López
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7 December 2020[35] | 12th | Daniele Gastaldello (caretaker)
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7 December 2020[36] | |
| Daniele Gastaldello
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End of caretaker spell | 10 December 2020 | 11th | Davide Dionigi
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10 December 2020[37] | |
| Reggina | Domenico Toscano
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Sacked | 14 December 2020[38] | 15th | Marco Baroni
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15 December 2020[39] |
| Ascoli | Delio Rossi
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22 December 2020[40] | 19th | Andrea Sottil
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23 December 2020[41] | |
| Cremonese | Pierpaolo Bisoli
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7 January 2021[42] | 16th | Fabio Pecchia
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7 January 2021[43] | |
| Brescia | Davide Dionigi
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3 February 2021[44] | 13th | Pep Clotet
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5 February 2021[45] | |
| Pescara | Roberto Breda
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14 February 2021[46] | 20th | Gianluca Grassadonia
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14 February 2021[47] | |
| SPAL | Pasquale Marino
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16 March 2021[48] | 8th | Massimo Rastelli
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16 March 2021[49] | |
| Frosinone | Alessandro Nesta
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22 March 2021[50] | 12th | Fabio Grosso
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23 March 2021[51] | |
| Pordenone | Attilio Tesser
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3 April 2021[52] | 15th | Maurizio Domizzi
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3 April 2021[53] | |
| Virtus Entella | Vincenzo Vivarini
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12 April 2021[54] | 20th | Gennaro Volpe
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12 April 2021[54] |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empoli (C, P)
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38 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 73 | Promotion to Serie A |
| 2 | Salernitana (P)
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38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 69 | |
| 3 | Monza
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38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 64 | Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals |
| 4 | Lecce
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38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 62 | |
| 5 | Venezia (O, P)
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38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 59 | Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round |
| 6 | Cittadella
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38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 57 | |
| 7 | Brescia | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 56[a] | |
| 8 | Chievo (R, D, R, R)
|
38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 56[a] | Bankruptcy |
| 9 | SPAL
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38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 56[a] | |
| 10 | Frosinone | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 50[b] | |
| 11 | Reggina
|
38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 50[b] | |
| 12 | Vicenza
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38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 48[c] | |
| 13 | Cremonese
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38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 48[c] | |
| 14 | Pisa
|
38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 48[c] | |
| 15 | Pordenone | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 45 | |
| 16 | Ascoli[d]
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38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 44 | |
| 17 | Cosenza[d] (T) | 38 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 35 | Spared from relegation |
| 18 | Reggiana (R)
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38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 34 | Relegation to Serie C |
| 19 | Pescara (R) | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 32 | |
| 20 | Virtus Entella (R) | 38 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 64 | −34 | 23 |
Source: Lega Serie B (in Italian), Soccerway (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[55]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[55]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Brescia 9, Chievo 5, SPAL 2.
- ^ a b Frosinone finished ahead of Reggina on head-to-head points: Frosinone 1–1 Reggina, Reggina 0–4 Frosinone.
- ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Vicenza 8, Cremonese 4, Pisa 3.
- ^ a b Since the 16th-placed team Ascoli finished more than 4 points ahead of the 17th-placed team Cosenza, the relegation play-out was not played and Cosenza were originally relegated directly. However, Cosenza was ultimately spared from relegation following Chievo's bankruptcy and subsequent dissolution.
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
| Champions, promotion to Serie A | |
| Promotion to Serie A | |
| Play-off semifinals | |
| Play-off preliminary round | |
| Relegation to Serie C |
Source: Serie BKT (in Italian), worldfootball.net
(in English)
