2021–22 Serie B

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Pisa (1–5)
(5 matches)[3]
Longest unbeaten runLecce (2–16)
(15 matches)[3]
Longest winless runCosenza (11–25)
(15 matches)[3]
Longest losing runPordenone (22–28)
(7 matches)[3]
Highest attendance26,904
Lecce 1–0 Pordenone
(6 May 2022)[4]
Lowest attendance450
Pordenone 2–0 Frosinone
(5 April 2022)[4]
Total attendance1,681,765[4]
Average attendance4,312[4]

The 2021–22 Serie B (known as the Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons) was the 90th season of the Serie B since its establishment in 1929.

Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2020–21 season:

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Location of teams in 2021–22 Serie B
Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2020–21 season
Alessandria
Alessandria Giuseppe Moccagatta 5,936 Serie C play-off winners
Ascoli
Ascoli Piceno Cino e Lillo Del Duca 12,461 16th in Serie B
Benevento Benevento Ciro Vigorito 16,867 18th in Serie A
Brescia Brescia Mario Rigamonti 19,500 7th in Serie B
Cittadella
Cittadella (Padua) Pier Cesare Tombolato 7,623 6th in Serie B
Como Como Giuseppe Sinigaglia 13,602 Serie C Group A champions
Cosenza Cosenza San Vito-Gigi Marulla 20,987 17th in Serie B
Cremonese
Cremona Giovanni Zini 20,641 13th in Serie B
Crotone
Crotone Ezio Scida 16,640 19th in Serie A
Frosinone Frosinone Benito Stirpe 16,227 10th in Serie B
Lecce
Lecce
Via del Mare
31,533 4th in Serie B
Monza
Monza Brianteo 10,000 3rd in Serie B
Parma Parma Ennio Tardini 27,906 20th in Serie A
Perugia
Perugia Renato Curi 23,625 Serie C Group B champions
Pisa
Pisa
Arena Garibaldi
25,000 14th in Serie B
Pordenone Pordenone Guido Teghil (Lignano Sabbiadoro) 5,000 15th in Serie B
Reggina
Reggio Calabria Oreste Granillo 27,543 11th in Serie B
SPAL
Ferrara Paolo Mazza 16,134 9th in Serie B
Ternana Terni Libero Liberati 22,000 Serie C Group C champions
Vicenza
Vicenza Romeo Menti 12,000 12th in Serie B

Number of teams by regions

No. of teams Region Team(s)
4  Lombardy
Monza
3  Calabria
Reggina
2  Emilia-Romagna
SPAL
 Umbria
Perugia and Ternana
 Veneto
Vicenza
1  Apulia
Lecce
 Campania Benevento
 Friuli Venezia Giulia Pordenone
 Lazio Frosinone
 Marche
Ascoli
 Piedmont
Alessandria
 Tuscany
Pisa

Personnel and kits

Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shorts sponsor
Alessandria
Italy Luca Di Masi Italy Moreno Longo Italy Giuseppe Prestia Adidas Y3K Gruppo AMAG ReLife Group None
Ascoli
Italy Carlo Neri Italy Andrea Sottil Italy Federico Dionisi Νike Fainplast Compounds/Ascoli Piceno Candidata a Capitale italiana della cultura 2024, Bricofer/Distretti Ecologici/FEVO/Rabona Mobile Rabona Mobile/North Sixth Group/D&G Service 2008 Ecotel Italia Gruppo Boero
Benevento Italy Oreste Vigorito Italy Fabio Caserta Italy Gaetano Letizia Nike IVPC, Rillo Construzioni Pasta Rummo Gesesa Comfort Zone
Brescia Italy Massimo Cellino Italy Eugenio Corini Italy Dimitri Bisoli Kappa Rigamonti Salumificio OMR Pardgroup None
Cittadella
Italy Andrea Gabrielli Italy Edoardo Gorini Italy Romano Perticone
Mizuno
Sirmax, Gruppo Gabrielli Stylplex (H)/Quartzforms (A) Pastificio Cecchin Metalservice
Como England Dennis Wise Italy Giacomo Gattuso Italy Alessandro Bellemo Legea Mola[5] Acqua S. Bernardo Randstad Pulsee Luce e Gas
Cosenza Italy Eugenio Guarascio Italy Pierpaolo Bisoli Italy Luca Palmiero Legea Hexergia/Quattropuntozero None La Valle Viaggi Supermercati Contè
Cremonese
Italy Paolo Rossi Italy Fabio Pecchia Italy Daniel Ciofani Acerbis Ilta Inox (H)/Arinox (A), Arvedi Fattorie Cremona Synlab Arvedi Tubi Acciaio
Crotone
Italy Gianni Vrenna Italy Francesco Modesto Argentina Nahuel Estévez Zeus San Vincenzo Salumi, Envì Group Ford Vumbaca Group Econet GCM Industrie
Frosinone Italy Maurizio Stirpe Italy Fabio Grosso Italy Nicolò Brighenti Zeus Banca Popolare del Frusinate, Portobello Polsinelli Enologia Orsolini Plasta Rei
Lecce
Italy Saverio Sticchi Damiani Italy Marco Baroni Italy Fabio Lucioni M908 Links Management & Technology, Studio Sticchi Damiani/Asfalti Isolbit Barocco SpA/DEGHI Banca Popolare Pugliese Asfalti Isolbit/Platino News
Monza
Italy Paolo Berlusconi Italy Giovanni Stroppa Italy Mario Sampirisi Lotto WithU, U-Power Pontenossa Febal Casa Dell'Orto
Parma United States Kyle Krause Italy Giuseppe Iachini Italy Gianluigi Buffon Erreà Cetilar, Gravity Sport EGO Airways Canovi Coperture COLSER Servizi
Perugia
Italy Massimiliano Santopadre Italy Massimiliano Alvini Italy Gabriele Angella Frankie Garage Nutrihum, Vitakraft Re Salmone Sisas Mericat Group
Pisa
Italy Giuseppe Corrado Italy Luca D'Angelo Austria Robert Gucher Adidas Cetilar, Synlab/Ferramenta Piampiani/Pisanova Hi-Turf Solution Maiora-AB Yachts Beapp/SEAC/Toni Luigi Scavi e Demolizioni/Cavarretta Assicurazioni
Pordenone Italy Mauro Lovisa Italy Bruno Tedino Italy Mirko Stefani Givova Omega Gruppo, 6sicuro.it Lignano Sabbiadoro Alea Office CRO Area Giovani
Reggina
Italy Luca Gallo Italy Roberto Stellone Italy Lorenzo Crisetig Macron Dalia/Centroriparo Bellè Gomme, Soseteg Puliservice Caffè Mauro D. Caracciolo & figli
SPAL
United States Joe Tacopina Italy Roberto Venturato Italy Francesco Vicari Macron Omega Group Errebi Technology Adamant BioNRG Golden Group
Ternana Italy Stefano Bandecchi Italy Cristiano Lucarelli Italy Marino Defendi Macron
Unicusano
, Terni Col Cuore
None Orsolini None
Vicenza
Italy Renzo Rosso Italy Francesco Baldini Italy Stefano Giacomelli Lotto
Diesel, Aon (H)/Fendt
(A)/SC Saldatura Carpenteria (T)
Sicura (H)/Famila (A & T) Legor (H) Zanutta (H)/SC Saldatura Carpenteria (A)/Trivellato Industriali (T)

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Lecce Italy Eugenio Corini Sacked 22 May 2021[6] Pre-season Italy Marco Baroni 1 July 2021[7]
Parma Italy Roberto D'Aversa 23 May 2021[8] Italy Enzo Maresca 1 July 2021[9]
Monza Italy Cristian Brocchi Mutual consent 28 May 2021[10] Italy Giovanni Stroppa 1 July 2021[11]
Perugia Italy Fabio Caserta 14 June 2021[12] Italy Massimiliano Alvini 1 July 2021[13]
Reggina Italy Marco Baroni End of contract 30 June 2021 Italy Alfredo Aglietti 1 July 2021[14]
Crotone Italy Serse Cosmi 30 June 2021[15] Italy Francesco Modesto 1 July 2021[16]
Pordenone Italy Maurizio Domizzi 30 June 2021 Italy Massimo Paci 1 July 2021[17]
Benevento Italy Filippo Inzaghi 30 June 2021 Italy Fabio Caserta 1 July 2021[18]
Brescia Spain Pep Clotet 30 June 2021 Italy Filippo Inzaghi 30 June 2021[19]
SPAL Italy Massimo Rastelli 30 June 2021 Spain Pep Clotet 2 July 2021[20]
Cittadella Italy Roberto Venturato 30 June 2021[21] Italy Edoardo Gorini 19 July 2021[22]
Cosenza Italy Roberto Occhiuzzi Sacked 22 July 2021[23] Italy Marco Zaffaroni 6 August 2021[24]
Pordenone Italy Massimo Paci 30 August 2021[25] 20th Italy Massimo Rastelli 31 August 2021[26]
Vicenza Italy Domenico Di Carlo 22 September 2021[27] 19th Italy Cristian Brocchi 22 September 2021[28]
Pordenone Italy Massimo Rastelli 16 October 2021[29] 20th Italy Bruno Tedino 18 October 2021[30]
Crotone Italy Francesco Modesto 29 October 2021[31] 18th Italy Pasquale Marino 29 October 2021[31]
Parma Italy Enzo Maresca 23 November 2021[32] 14th Italy Giuseppe Iachini 23 November 2021[33]
Cosenza Italy Marco Zaffaroni 6 December 2021[34] 16th Italy Roberto Occhiuzzi 7 December 2021[35]
Crotone Italy Pasquale Marino 10 December 2021[36] 18th Italy Francesco Modesto 10 December 2021[36]
Reggina Italy Alfredo Aglietti 13 December 2021[37] 13th Italy Domenico Toscano 14 December 2021[38]
SPAL Spain Pep Clotet 5 January 2022[39] 15th Italy Roberto Venturato 5 January 2022[40]
Reggina Italy Domenico Toscano 23 January 2022[41] 14th Italy Roberto Stellone 24 January 2022[42]
Cosenza Italy Roberto Occhiuzzi 16 February 2022[43] 17th Italy Pierpaolo Bisoli 17 February 2022[44]
Brescia Italy Filippo Inzaghi 23 March 2022[45] 5th Italy Eugenio Corini 23 March 2022[46]
Vicenza Italy Cristian Brocchi 11 April 2022[47] 18th Italy Francesco Baldini 12 April 2022[48]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1
Lecce
(C, P)
38 19 14 5 59 31 +28 71 Promotion to Serie A
2
Cremonese
(P)
38 20 9 9 57 39 +18 69
3
Pisa
38 18 13 7 48 35 +13 67[a] Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals
4
Monza
(O, P)
38 19 10 9 60 38 +22 67[a]
5 Brescia 38 17 15 6 55 35 +20 66 Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round
6
Ascoli
38 19 8 11 52 42 +10 65
7 Benevento 38 18 9 11 62 39 +23 63
8
Perugia
38 14 16 8 40 32 +8 58[b]
9 Frosinone 38 15 13 10 58 45 +13 58[b]
10 Ternana 38 15 9 14 58 61 −3 54
11
Cittadella
38 13 13 12 38 36 +2 52
12 Parma 38 11 16 11 48 43 +5 49
13 Como 38 11 14 13 49 54 −5 47
14
Reggina[c]
38 13 9 16 31 49 −18 46
15
SPAL
38 9 15 14 46 54 −8 42
16 Cosenza (O) 38 8 11 19 36 59 −23 35 Qualification for relegation play-out
17
Vicenza
(R)
38 9 7 22 38 59 −21 34[d]
18
Alessandria
(R)
38 8 10 20 37 59 −22 34[d] Relegation to Serie C
19
Crotone
(R)
38 4 14 20 41 61 −20 26
20 Pordenone (R) 38 3 9 26 29 71 −42 18
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.[49]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Pisa finished ahead of Monza on head-to-head points: Pisa 2–1 Monza, Monza 1–2 Pisa.
  2. ^ a b Perugia finished ahead of Frosinone on head-to-head points: Frosinone 0–0 Perugia, Perugia 3–0 Frosinone.
  3. ^ Reggina were deducted 2 points for administrative irregularities.
  4. ^ a b Vicenza finished ahead of Alessandria on head-to-head points: Vicenza 2–1 Alessandria, Alessandria 0–1 Vicenza.

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.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Crotone
914151516171717171818171818181818181818181818181819191919191919191919191919
Pordenone1620202018192020202020202020202019191919192020202020202020202020202020202020
Leader and promotion to Serie A
Promotion to Serie A
Play-off semifinals
Play-off preliminary round
Play-out
Relegation to Serie C