2017–18 Serie B

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The 2017–18 Serie B (known as the Serie B ConTe.it for sponsorship reasons) was the 86th season since its establishment in 1929.

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Serie B
Season2017–18
ChampionsEmpoli (2nd title)
PromotedEmpoli
Parma
Frosinone (by play-off)
RelegatedVirtus Entella
Novara
Pro Vercelli
Ternana
Bari (bankruptcy)
Cesena (bankruptcy)
Avellino (bankruptcy)
Matches played462
Goals scored1,182 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorerFrancesco Caputo
(26 goals)
Biggest home winPerugia 5–0 Carpi
(18 November 2017)
Biggest away winVirtus 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 scoringEmpoli 5–3 Cesena
(18 November 2017)
Longest winning run6 games
Empoli
Longest unbeaten run28 games
Empoli
Longest winless run18 games
Cremonese
Longest losing run5 games
Perugia
Ternana
Highest attendance33,567
Bari 1–0 Foggia
(26 November 2017)
Lowest attendance912
Frosinone 2–1 Cittadella
(4 September 2017) (Match played in Avellino)
Total attendance3,194,526
Average attendance6,930[1]
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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

Stadia and locations

Personnel and kits

More information Team, President ...
Team President Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Shorts sponsor
Ascoli Canada Francesco Bellini Italy Serse Cosmi Nike CIAM/Fainplast Brosway None
Avellino Italy Walter Taccone Italy Claudio Foscarini Givova Sidigas None None
Bari Italy Cosmo Antonio Giancaspro Italy Fabio Grosso Zeus Peroni 3.5, Piné Cembra Password/Primiceri SpA None
Brescia Italy Alessandro Triboldi Italy Ivo Pulga Acerbis UBI Banca[3] OMR None
Carpi Italy Claudio Caliumi Italy Antonio Calabro Givova Gaudì Jeans Braglia Costruzioni None
Cesena Italy Giorgio Lugaresi Italy Fabrizio Castori Lotto PLT Puregreen None None
Cittadella Italy Andrea Gabrielli Italy Roberto Venturato Boxeur Des Rues OCSA, Gruppo Gabrielli Metalservice Veneta Nastri
Cremonese Italy Luigi Simoni Italy Andrea Mandorlini Garman Ilta Inox (H)/Arinox (A), Università di Pavia None None
Empoli Italy Fabrizio Corsi Italy Aurelio Andreazzoli Joma Gensan, Sammontana (H)/Logli Massimo (A) Giletti PSB Advisory
Foggia Italy Lucio Fares Italy Giovanni Stroppa Nike Pasta Tamma, Wüber Metaurobus Valvoline
Frosinone Italy Maurizio Stirpe Italy Moreno Longo Legea Banca Popolare del Frusinate, MBI Gas & Luce 7Sette Carburanti Acqua Filette
Novara Italy Carlo Accornero Italy Domenico Di Carlo Joma Banca Popolare di Novara, Gruppo Comoli Ferrari Gorgonzola Igor Intesa pour Homme
Palermo Italy Maurizio Zamparini Italy Roberto Stellone Legea Sicily by Car Bisaten None
Parma China Jiang Lizhang Italy Roberto D'Aversa Erreà Cetilar, Aon Viva la Mamma Beretta Colser
Perugia Italy Massimiliano Santopadre Italy Roberto Breda Frankie Garage Officine Piccini, Fortinfissi Tedesco Group Mericat
Pescara Italy Daniele Sebastiani Italy Giuseppe Pillon Erreà Saquella Caffè, Lilofilchem Sarni Ristorazione (H)/Sarnioro (A) Vincenzo Serraiocco Consulting
Pro Vercelli Italy Massimo Secondo Italy Gianluca Grassadonia Erreà PGO Group (H)/MediatechShop (A) None None
Salernitana Italy Marco Mezzaroma & Claudio Lotito Italy Stefano Colantuono Givova Sèleco Home Sèleco Easy Life None
Spezia Italy Andrea Corradino Italy Fabio Gallo Acerbis Arquati, Carispezia None Gelateria Vernazza
Ternana Italy Stefano Bandecchi Italy Luigi De Canio Zeus Unicusano None None
Venezia United States Joe Tacopina Italy Filippo Inzaghi Nike Lino Sonego None Estra
Virtus Entella Italy Antonio Gozzi Italy Alfredo Aglietti Acerbis Duferco Energia Pensa Benessere None
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Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Ascoli Italy Alfredo Aglietti End of contract 1 June 2017 Pre-season Italy Fulvio Fiorin & Italy Enzo Maresca 1 June 2017[4][5]
Bari Italy Stefano Colantuono End of contract 13 June 2017 Italy Fabio Grosso[6] 13 June 2017
Brescia Italy Luigi Cagni End of contract 3 June 2017 Italy Roberto Boscaglia 3 June 2017[7]
Carpi Italy Fabrizio Castori[8] Mutual consent 12 June 2017 Italy Antonio Calabro[9] 14 July 2017
Frosinone Italy Pasquale Marino[10] Mutual consent 14 June 2017 Italy Moreno Longo[11] 14 June 2017
Novara Italy Roberto Boscaglia[7] Signed by Brescia 3 June 2017 Italy Eugenio Corini[12] 14 June 2017
Pro Vercelli Italy Moreno Longo[13] Signed by Frosinone 14 June 2017 Italy Gianluca Grassadonia[14] 14 June 2017
Spezia Italy Domenico Di Carlo[15] End of contract 14 June 2017 Italy Fabio Gallo[16] 14 June 2017
Perugia Italy Cristian Bucchi[17] Signed by Sassuolo 20 June 2017 Italy Federico Giunti[18] 23 June 2017
Empoli Italy Giovanni Martusciello Mutual consent 20 June 2017 Italy Vincenzo Vivarini[19] 21 June 2017
Palermo Italy Diego Bortoluzzi End of contract 21 June 2017 Italy Bruno Tedino[20] 22 June 2017
Ternana Italy Fabio Liverani End of contract 30 June 2017 Italy Sandro Pochesci[21] 9 July 2017
Cesena Italy Andrea Camplone[22] Sacked 30 September 2017 22nd Italy Fabrizio Castori[23] 1 October 2017
Brescia Italy Roberto Boscaglia[24] 12 October 2017 15th Italy Pasquale Marino[24] 12 October 2017
Perugia Italy Federico Giunti 24 October 2017 15th Italy Roberto Breda 26 October 2017
V. Entella Italy Gianpaolo Castorina 5 November 2017 19th Italy Alfredo Aglietti[25] 6 November 2017
Ascoli Italy Fulvio Fiorin 7 December 2017 22nd Italy Serse Cosmi[26] 7 December 2017
Salernitana Italy Alberto Bollini 11 December 2017 11th Italy Stefano Colantuono[27] 12 December 2017
Empoli Italy Vincenzo Vivarini 16 December 2017 5th Italy Aurelio Andreazzoli[28] 17 December 2017
Pro Vercelli Italy Gianluca Grassadonia 16 December 2017 20th Italy Gianluca Atzori 17 December 2017
Brescia Italy Pasquale Marino[29] 15 January 2018 17th Italy Roberto Boscaglia[29] 15 January 2018
Pro Vercelli Italy Gianluca Atzori[30] 22 January 2018 22nd Italy Gianluca Grassadonia[30] 22 January 2018
Ternana Italy Sandro Pochesci[31] 29 January 2018 20th Italy Ferruccio Mariani[32] 30 January 2018
Novara Italy Eugenio Corini[33] 4 February 2018 16th Italy Domenico Di Carlo[34] 5 February 2018
Ternana Italy Ferruccio Mariani[35] 21 February 2018 22nd Italy Luigi De Canio[35] 21 February 2018
Pescara Czech Republic Zdeněk Zeman[36] 6 March 2018 13th Italy Massimo Epifani[36] 6 March 2018
Italy Massimo Epifani[37] 1 April 2018 16th Italy Giuseppe Pillon[37] 1 April 2018
Avellino Italy Walter Novellino[38] 3 April 2018 18th Italy Claudio Foscarini[39] 3 April 2018
Cremonese Italy Attilio Tesser[40] 23 April 2018 14th Italy Andrea Mandorlini[40] 23 April 2018
Palermo Italy Bruno Tedino[41] 28 April 2018 3rd Italy Roberto Stellone[41] 28 April 2018
Brescia Italy Roberto Boscaglia[42] 29 April 2018 13th Italy Ivo Pulga[42] 29 April 2018
Virtus Entella Italy Alfredo Aglietti[43] 6 May 2018 20th Italy Gennaro Volpe[43] 6 May 2018
Pro Vercelli Italy Gianluca Grassadonia 7 May 2018 22nd Italy Vito Grieco[44] 7 May 2018
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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
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
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Source: Lega Serie B
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:
  1. Parma is ahead of Frosinone on head-to-head goal difference: Parma 2–0 Frosinone, Frosinone 2–1 Parma.
  2. Bari was deducted two points for administrative irregularities. The team was reestablished in 2018 after the bankruptcy of the previous legal person
  3. Bari, Cesena and Avellino were excluded from the league after the season for financial issues.
  4. 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
  5. Head-to-head points: Cremonese 10 pts, Avellino 8 pts, Brescia 7 pts, Pescara 6 pts.
  6. 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

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

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.

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Virtus Entella (19) 0–0 Ascoli (18) 0–0 0–0
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Top goalscorers

Results

More information Home \ Away, ASC ...
Home \ Away ASC AVE BAR BRE CRP CES CIT CRE EMP FOG FRO NOV PAL PAR PER PES PVE SAL SPE TER VEN VET
Ascoli 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–3 3–1 2–1 3–3 1–1
Avellino 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 3–2 5–1 0–2 2–1 1–3 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0
Bari 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 4–2 1–0 0–4 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–2 1–0
Brescia 0–1 2–3 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–0
Carpi 4–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0
Cesena 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–3 3–3 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–2 2–2 3–3 1–0 4–3 0–0 3–0
Cittadella 3–2 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–1 4–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–3 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–1
Cremonese 1–2 3–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 3–3 0–0 2–3 1–1 1–0 3–3 5–1 0–1
Empoli 3–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 5–3 0–1 1–1 3–1 3–3 1–1 4–0 4–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–2 2–1
Foggia 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–3 2–3 0–3 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–3 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–1
Frosinone 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 3–3 2–1 0–0 2–4 2–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–3 3–0 4–0 0–0 1–1 4–2 2–1 4–3
Novara 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–3 1–1 0–3 1–3 0–1
Palermo 4–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 0–0 0–3 1–1 3–3 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–0
Parma 4–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–0 3–0 3–2 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–1
Perugia 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 5–0 0–3 1–3 1–0 2–4 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 4–2 1–5 1–1 3–0 2–3 1–1 2–0
Pescara 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–3 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 5–1 3–3 1–0 2–2 1–4 0–2 3–1 1–0 3–2 3–3 1–0 2–2
Pro Vercelli 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 5–2 1–2 1–4 2–1 1–4 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–1
Salernitana 0–0 2–0 2–2 4–2 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 3–3 3–2 1–0
Spezia 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 4–2 4–0 5–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–1
Ternana 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 5–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–3 4–3 2–2 4–2 2–3 0–1
Venezia 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–0
Virtus Entella 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–5 0–0 3–2 0–2 0–1 3–1 0–0
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Source: Eurosport.com (Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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