2017–18 Serie B
Season | 2017–18 |
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Champions | Empoli (2nd title) |
Promoted | Empoli Parma Frosinone (by play-off) |
Relegated | Virtus Entella Novara Pro Vercelli Ternana Bari (bankruptcy) Cesena (bankruptcy) Avellino (bankruptcy) |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,182 (2.56 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Francesco Caputo (26 goals) |
Biggest home win | Perugia 5–0 Carpi (18 November 2017) |
Biggest away win | Virtus Entella 1–5 Perugia (27 August 2017) Perugia 1–5 Pro Vercelli (8 October 2017) Bari 0-4 Empoli (27 January 2018) Cremonese 0-4 Foggia (7 April 2018) |
Highest scoring | Empoli 5–3 Cesena (18 November 2017) |
Longest winning run | 6 games Empoli |
Longest unbeaten run | 28 games Empoli |
Longest winless run | 18 games Cremonese |
Longest losing run | 5 games Perugia Ternana |
Highest attendance | 33,567 Bari 1–0 Foggia (26 November 2017) |
Lowest attendance | 912 Frosinone 2–1 Cittadella (4 September 2017) (Match played in Avellino) |
Total attendance | 3,194,526 |
Average attendance | 6,930[1] |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
The 2017–18 Serie B (known as the Serie B ConTe.it for sponsorship reasons) was the 86th season since its establishment in 1929.
A total of 22 teams contested the league: 15 returning from the 2016–17 Serie B season, 4 promoted from 2016–17 Lega Pro (Cremonese, Venezia, Foggia, Parma), and 3 relegated from 2016–17 Serie A (Empoli, Palermo, Pescara).
Teams
[edit]Stadia and locations
[edit]Personnel and kits
[edit]Team | President | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Shorts sponsor |
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Ascoli | ![]() |
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Nike | CIAM/Fainplast | Brosway | None |
Avellino | ![]() |
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Givova | Sidigas | None | None |
Bari | ![]() |
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Zeus | Peroni 3.5, Piné Cembra | Password/Primiceri SpA | None |
Brescia | ![]() |
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Acerbis | UBI Banca[3] | OMR | None |
Carpi | ![]() |
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Givova | Gaudì Jeans | Braglia Costruzioni | None |
Cesena | ![]() |
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Lotto | PLT Puregreen | None | None |
Cittadella | ![]() |
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Boxeur Des Rues | OCSA, Gruppo Gabrielli | Metalservice | Veneta Nastri |
Cremonese | ![]() |
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Garman | Ilta Inox (H)/Arinox (A), Università di Pavia | None | None |
Empoli | ![]() |
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Joma | Gensan, Sammontana (H)/Logli Massimo (A) | Giletti | PSB Advisory |
Foggia | ![]() |
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Nike | Pasta Tamma, Wüber | Metaurobus | Valvoline |
Frosinone | ![]() |
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Legea | Banca Popolare del Frusinate, MBI Gas & Luce | 7Sette Carburanti | Acqua Filette |
Novara | ![]() |
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Joma | Banca Popolare di Novara, Gruppo Comoli Ferrari | Gorgonzola Igor | Intesa pour Homme |
Palermo | ![]() |
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Legea | Sicily by Car | Bisaten | None |
Parma | ![]() |
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Erreà | Cetilar, Aon | Viva la Mamma Beretta | Colser |
Perugia | ![]() |
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Frankie Garage | Officine Piccini, Fortinfissi | Tedesco Group | Mericat |
Pescara | ![]() |
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Erreà | Saquella Caffè, Lilofilchem | Sarni Ristorazione (H)/Sarnioro (A) | Vincenzo Serraiocco Consulting |
Pro Vercelli | ![]() |
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Erreà | PGO Group (H)/MediatechShop (A) | None | None |
Salernitana | ![]() |
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Givova | Sèleco Home | Sèleco Easy Life | None |
Spezia | ![]() |
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Acerbis | Arquati, Carispezia | None | Gelateria Vernazza |
Ternana | ![]() |
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Zeus | Unicusano | None | None |
Venezia | ![]() |
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Nike | Lino Sonego | None | Estra |
Virtus Entella | ![]() |
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Acerbis | Duferco Energia | Pensa Benessere | None |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Ascoli | ![]() |
End of contract | 1 June 2017 | Pre-season | ![]() ![]() |
1 June 2017[4][5] |
Bari | ![]() |
End of contract | 13 June 2017 | ![]() |
13 June 2017 | |
Brescia | ![]() |
End of contract | 3 June 2017 | ![]() |
3 June 2017[7] | |
Carpi | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 12 June 2017 | ![]() |
14 July 2017 | |
Frosinone | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 14 June 2017 | ![]() |
14 June 2017 | |
Novara | ![]() |
Signed by Brescia | 3 June 2017 | ![]() |
14 June 2017 | |
Pro Vercelli | ![]() |
Signed by Frosinone | 14 June 2017 | ![]() |
14 June 2017 | |
Spezia | ![]() |
End of contract | 14 June 2017 | ![]() |
14 June 2017 | |
Perugia | ![]() |
Signed by Sassuolo | 20 June 2017 | ![]() |
23 June 2017 | |
Empoli | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 20 June 2017 | ![]() |
21 June 2017 | |
Palermo | ![]() |
End of contract | 21 June 2017 | ![]() |
22 June 2017 | |
Ternana | ![]() |
End of contract | 30 June 2017 | ![]() |
9 July 2017 | |
Cesena | ![]() |
Sacked | 30 September 2017 | 22nd | ![]() |
1 October 2017 |
Brescia | ![]() |
12 October 2017 | 15th | ![]() |
12 October 2017 | |
Perugia | ![]() |
24 October 2017 | 15th | ![]() |
26 October 2017 | |
V. Entella | ![]() |
5 November 2017 | 19th | ![]() |
6 November 2017 | |
Ascoli | ![]() |
7 December 2017 | 22nd | ![]() |
7 December 2017 | |
Salernitana | ![]() |
11 December 2017 | 11th | ![]() |
12 December 2017 | |
Empoli | ![]() |
16 December 2017 | 5th | ![]() |
17 December 2017 | |
Pro Vercelli | ![]() |
16 December 2017 | 20th | ![]() |
17 December 2017 | |
Brescia | ![]() |
15 January 2018 | 17th | ![]() |
15 January 2018 | |
Pro Vercelli | ![]() |
22 January 2018 | 22nd | ![]() |
22 January 2018 | |
Ternana | ![]() |
29 January 2018 | 20th | ![]() |
30 January 2018 | |
Novara | ![]() |
4 February 2018 | 16th | ![]() |
5 February 2018 | |
Ternana | ![]() |
21 February 2018 | 22nd | ![]() |
21 February 2018 | |
Pescara | ![]() |
6 March 2018 | 13th | ![]() |
6 March 2018 | |
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1 April 2018 | 16th | ![]() |
1 April 2018 | ||
Avellino | ![]() |
3 April 2018 | 18th | ![]() |
3 April 2018 | |
Cremonese | ![]() |
23 April 2018 | 14th | ![]() |
23 April 2018 | |
Palermo | ![]() |
28 April 2018 | 3rd | ![]() |
28 April 2018 | |
Brescia | ![]() |
29 April 2018 | 13th | ![]() |
29 April 2018 | |
Virtus Entella | ![]() |
6 May 2018 | 20th | ![]() |
6 May 2018 | |
Pro Vercelli | ![]() |
7 May 2018 | 22nd | ![]() |
7 May 2018 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Empoli (C, P) | 42 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 88 | 49 | +39 | 85 | Promotion to Serie A |
2 | Parma (P) | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 72[a] | |
3 | Frosinone (O, P) | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 72[a] | Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-finals |
4 | Palermo | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 59 | 39 | +20 | 71 | |
5 | Venezia | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 67 | Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round |
6 | Cittadella | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 66 | |
7 | Bari[b] (R, D, R) | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 65 | Revival in Serie D[c] |
8 | Perugia | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 60 | Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round |
9 | Foggia | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 66 | 68 | −2 | 58 | |
10 | Spezia | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 53 | |
11 | Carpi | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 52 | |
12 | Salernitana | 42 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 51 | |
13 | Cesena[d] (E, R) | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 50 | Revival in Serie D[c] |
14 | Cremonese | 42 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 48[e] | |
15 | Avellino (R, E, R, R) | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 48[e] | Revival in Serie D[c] |
16 | Brescia | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 48[e] | |
17 | Pescara | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 48[e] | |
18 | Ascoli (O) | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 46 | Qualification to relegation play-out |
19 | Virtus Entella (R) | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 44[f] | |
20 | Novara (R) | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 44[f] | Relegation to Serie C |
21 | Pro Vercelli (R) | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 40 | |
22 | Ternana (R) | 42 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 62 | 77 | −15 | 37 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[45]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (E) Left the league; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Parma is ahead of Frosinone on head-to-head goal difference: Parma 2–0 Frosinone, Frosinone 2–1 Parma.
- ^ Bari was deducted two points for administrative irregularities. The team was reestablished in 2018 after the bankruptcy of the previous legal person
- ^ a b c Bari, Cesena and Avellino were excluded from the league after the season for financial issues.
- ^ A.C. Cesena bankrupted in mid-2018. A.S.D. Romagna Centro Cesena; another team from Cesena was renamed to Cesena F.C. which would participate in 2018–19 Serie D
- ^ a b c d Head-to-head points: Cremonese 10 pts, Avellino 8 pts, Brescia 7 pts, Pescara 6 pts.
- ^ a b Virtus Entella is ahead of Novara on head-to-head points: Virtus Entella 2–1 Novara, Novara 0–1 Virtus Entella.
On August 13, 2018, the FIGC decided to reduce the chronic financial instability of the league halting re-elections of clubs. Serie B was so reduced to 19 clubs.
Promotion play-offs
[edit]Six teams could contest the promotion play-offs depending on the point differential between the third and fourth-placed teams. It began with a preliminary one-legged round played at the home venue of the higher placed team, involving the teams placed fifth to eight. The two winning (or higher placed team from regular season if a match ended with a draw) teams advanced to play the third and fourth-placed teams in the two-legged semi-finals. Those winning teams advanced to the two-legged final, where the winner was promoted to play in Serie A the following season. In the two-legged rounds, the higher seeded team played the second game at home.
Preliminary round | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Venezia | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Venezia | 3 | 4 | Palermo | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
8 | Perugia | 0 | 4 | Palermo | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
3 | Frosinone | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Cittadella | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Cittadella | 2 | 3 | Frosinone | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
7 | Bari | 2 |
Relegation play-out
[edit]Two teams contested the relegation play-out in a two-legged round. The higher placed team played the second leg at home. In the case of a tie on aggregate, the higher placed team from the regular season were declared the winners. The losers were relegated to Serie C for the following season.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Virtus Entella (19) | 0–0 | Ascoli (18) | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[46] |
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1 | ![]() |
Empoli | 26 |
2 | ![]() |
Empoli | 23 |
3 | ![]() |
Perugia | 22 |
4 | ![]() |
Ternana | 20 |
5 | ![]() |
Foggia | 19 |
6 | ![]() |
Perugia | 15 |
7 | ![]() |
Frosinone | 14 |
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Bari | ||
9 | ![]() |
Parma | 13 |
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Brescia | ||
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Frosinone | ||
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Palermo | ||
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Pescara |
Results
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