2020–21 Serie B

The 2020–21 Serie B (known as the Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons) will be the 89th season of the Serie B since its establishment in 1929. It will start on 26 September 2020.[1]

Serie B
Season2020–21
Dates26 September 2020 – 7 May 2021
2021–22

Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season:

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2019–20 season
Ascoli Ascoli Piceno Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca 11,326 14th in Serie B
Brescia Brescia Stadio Mario Rigamonti 19,550 20th in Serie B
Chievo Verona Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi 31,045 6th in Serie B
Cittadella Cittadella (Padua) Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato 7,623 5th in Serie B
Cosenza Cosenza Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla 20,987 15th in Serie B
Cremonese Cremona Stadio Giovanni Zini 16,003 12th in Serie B
Empoli Empoli (Florence) Stadio Carlo Castellani 16,284 7th in Serie B
Lecce Lecce Stadio Via del Mare 31,533 18th in Serie A
Monza Monza Stadio Brianteo 18,568 Serie C Group A Champions
Pescara Pescara Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia 20,515 17th in Serie B
Pisa Pisa Arena Garibaldi – Romeo Anconetani 10,000 9th in Serie B
Pordenone Pordenone TBD 4th in Serie B
Reggiana Reggio Emilia Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore 21,525 2nd in Serie C Group B, play-off winner
Reggina Reggio Calabria Stadio Oreste Granillo 27,543 Serie C Group C Champions
Salernitana Salerno Stadio Arechi 37,000 10th in Serie B
SPAL Ferrara Stadio Paolo Mazza 16,134 20th in Serie A
Venezia Venice Stadio Pierluigi Penzo 7,371 11th in Serie B
Vicenza Vicenza Stadio Romeo Menti 13,173 Serie C Group B Champions
Virtus Entella Chiavari (Genoa) Comunale Aldo Gastaldi 5,500 13th in Serie B

Number of teams by regions

No. of teams Region Team(s)
4  VenetoChievo, Cittadella, Venezia, and Vicenza
3  LombardyBrescia, Cremonese, and Monza
2  CalabriaCosenza and Reggina
 Emilia-RomagnaReggiana and SPAL
 TuscanyEmpoli and Pisa
1  AbruzzoPescara
 ApuliaLecce
 CampaniaSalernitana
 Friuli Venezia GiuliaPordenone
 LiguriaVirtus Entella
 MarcheAscoli

Personnel and kits

Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Ascoli Carlo Neri Davide Dionigi Riccardo Brosco Nike Fainplast, Moretti Design, Air Fire, Green Network Energy
Brescia Massimo Cellino Luigi Delneri TBA Kappa UBI Banca, Officine Meccaniche Rezzatesi
Chievo Luca Campedelli Alfredo Aglietti Filip Đorđević Givova Paluani, Coati, Avelia, Nobis
Cittadella Andrea Gabrielli Roberto Venturato Manuel Iori Mizuno Sirmax, Gabrielli, Metalservice, Gavinox
Cosenza Eugenio Guarascio Roberto Occhiuzzi (caretaker) Angelo Corsi Legea 4.0, Gruppo Chiappetta
Cremonese Paolo Rossi Pierpaolo Bisoli Claiton Acerbis Arinox, Acciaieria Arvedi, Argenta Active
Empoli Fabrizio Corsi TBA Domenico Maietta Kappa Computer Gross, Sammontana, Giletti
Lecce Saverio Sticchi Damiani Fabio Liverani Marco Mancosu M908 Moby Lines, Pasta Maffei, Labconsulenze
Monza Paolo Berlusconi Cristian Brocchi Andrea D'Errico Lotto Withu, Pontenossa, Dell'Orto
Pescara Daniele Sebastiani Andrea Sottil Vincenzo Fiorillo Erreà SarniOro, Lublan, Liofilchem
Pisa Giuseppe Corrado Luca D'Angelo Davide Moscardelli Adidas HTS, Vitali
Pordenone Mauro Lovisa Attilio Tesser Mirko Stefani Joma Omega Group, Assiteca, Alea
Reggiana Luca Quintavalli Massimiliano Alvini TBA Macron
Reggina Luca Gallo Domenico Toscano Francesco De Rose Macron
Salernitana Marco Mezzaroma
Claudio Lotito
Fabrizio Castori Francesco Di Tacchio Zeus
SPAL Walter Mattioli Pasquale Marino Sergio Floccari Macron Omega Group, Pentaferte, Errebi Technology
Venezia Duncan L. Niederauer Alessio Dionisi Marco Modolo Nike
Vicenza Renzo Rosso Domenico Di Carlo Nicola Bizzotto Lotto
Virtus Entella Antonio Gozzi Roberto Boscaglia Luca Nizzetto Adidas Duferco Energia, 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 End of contract 1 August 2020[2] Pre-season Fabrizio Castori 10 August 2020[3]
SPAL Luigi Di Biagio End of contract 2 August 2020[4] Pasquale Marino 12 August 2020[5]
Empoli Pasquale Marino Mutual consent 11 August 2020[6] TBA
Brescia Diego López Mutual consent 12 August 2020[7] Luigi Delneri 12 August 2020[7]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ascoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to Serie A
2 Brescia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Chievo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-finals
4 Cittadella 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Cosenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round
6 Cremonese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Empoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Lecce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Monza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Pescara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Pisa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Pordenone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Reggiana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Reggina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Salernitana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 SPAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to relegation play-out[lower-alpha 1]
17 Venezia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Vicenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Serie C
19 Virtus Entella 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 26 September 2020. 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.[8]
Notes:
  1. If the 16th-placed team finishes 5 or more points ahead of the 17th-placed team, then the relegation play-out is not played and the 17th-placed team is relegated to Serie C.

Results

Home \ Away
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Serie B
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
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References

  1. www.legab.it. Lega B. Retrieved: 30 April 2019.
  2. "Comunicato Stampa" (in Italian). U.S. Salernitana 1919. 1 Aug 2020.
  3. "Fabrizio Castori è il nuovo allenatore della Salernitana" (in Italian). U.S. Salernitana 1919. 10 Aug 2020.
  4. "Di Biagio saluta la SPAL: "Non ho ricevuto comunicazioni, c'era accordo tacito"". Sport Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  5. "Pasquale Marino è il nuovo allenatore della SPAL" (in Italian). S.P.A.L. 12 Aug 2020.
  6. "Risolto il contratto di Pasquale Marino" (in Italian). Empoli F.C. 11 Aug 2020.
  7. "Official: Delneri new Brescia coach". Football Italia. 12 August 2020.
  8. "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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