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]

Serie B
Season2020–21
DatesRegular season:
25 September 2020 – 10 May 2021
Play-offs:
13 May 2021 – 27 May 2021
ChampionsEmpoli (3rd title)
PromotedEmpoli
Salernitana
Venezia (via play-off)
RelegatedChievo (disbanded)
Reggiana
Pescara
Virtus Entella
Matches played380[1]
Goals scored913 (2.4 per match)[2]
Top goalscorerMassimo Coda
(22 goals)
Biggest home winLecce 7–1 Reggiana
(21 November 2020)
Biggest away winVirtus Entella 1–5 Lecce
(8 November 2020)
Reggiana 0–4 Lecce
(7 March 2021)
Reggina 0–4 Frosinone
(10 May 2021)
Highest scoringVicenza 4–4 Pisa
(31 October 2020)
Lecce 7–1 Reggiana
(21 November 2020)
Longest winning runLecce[3]
SPAL[4]
(6 games)
Longest unbeaten runEmpoli[5]
(28 games)
Longest winless runVirtus Entella[6]
(19 games)
Longest losing runVirtus Entella[7]
(6 games)
Total attendance51,222[8]
Average attendance96[8]

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 edit

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

Teams edit

Stadiums and locations edit

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 19th in Serie A
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
Frosinone Frosinone Stadio Benito Stirpe 16,227 8th in Serie B
Lecce Lecce Stadio Via del Mare 31,533 18th in Serie A
Monza Monza Stadio Brianteo 10,000 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 Stadio Guido Teghil (Lignano Sabbiadoro) 5,000 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 Pier Luigi 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 edit

No. of teams Region Team(s)
4   Veneto Chievo, Cittadella, Venezia, and Vicenza
3   Lombardy Brescia, Cremonese, and Monza
2   Calabria Cosenza and Reggina
  Emilia-Romagna Reggiana and SPAL
  Tuscany Empoli and Pisa
1   Abruzzo Pescara
  Apulia Lecce
  Campania Salernitana
  Friuli Venezia Giulia Pordenone
  Lazio Frosinone
  Liguria Virtus Entella
  Marche Ascoli

Personnel and kits edit

Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shorts sponsor
Ascoli   Carlo Neri   Andrea Sottil   Riccardo Brosco Nike Fainplast, Bricofer Bricofer Ecotel Italia Sky Network/Gruppo Boero
Brescia   Massimo Cellino   Pep Clotet   Dimitri Bisoli Kappa UBI Banca Officine Meccaniche Rezzatesi None None
Chievo   Luca Campedelli   Alfredo Aglietti   Filip Đorđević Givova Mitsubishi Motors/Paluani, Coati Salumi Nobis Assicurazioni Avelia Vicentini Carni
Cittadella   Andrea Gabrielli   Roberto Venturato   Manuel Iori Mizuno Sirmax, Gabrielli Gavinox (H)/Quartzforms (A) OCSA Metalservice
Cosenza   Eugenio Guarascio   Roberto Occhiuzzi   Angelo Corsi Legea Quattropuntozero, Concessionaria Carlomagno None La Valle Viaggi None
Cremonese   Paolo Rossi   Fabio Pecchia   Emanuele Terranova Acerbis Ilta Inox (H)/Arinox (A), Arvedi Fattorie Cremona Arvedi Tubi Acciaio None
Empoli   Fabrizio Corsi   Alessio Dionisi   Simone Romagnoli Kappa Computer Gross, Sammontana (H)/Logli Massimo (A) Pediatrica Inpa ChiantiBanca
Frosinone   Maurizio Stirpe   Alessandro Nesta   Nicolò Brighenti Zeus Banca Popolare del Frusinate Acea Polsinelli Enologia None
Lecce   Saverio Sticchi Damiani   Eugenio Corini   Marco Mancosu M908 Links Management & Technology, Pasta Maffei Barocco SpA Banca Popolare Pugliese Asfalti Isolbit
Monza   Paolo Berlusconi   Cristian Brocchi   Andrea D'Errico Lotto WithU, U-Power Febal Casa Pontenossa Dell'Orto
Pescara   Daniele Sebastiani   Gianluca Grassadonia   Vincenzo Fiorillo Erreà Contrader, TecnoRex Liofilchem Industria Vernici e Colori Pharmapiù Sport
Pisa   Giuseppe Corrado   Luca D'Angelo   Robert Gucher Adidas Cetilar, Synlab Hi-Turf Solution Despe Mercedes-Benz Palumbo Auto
Pordenone   Mauro Lovisa   Maurizio Domizzi   Mirko Stefani Joma Omega Group, Assiteca (H)/6sicuro (A) Lignano Sabbiadoro Alea Office CRO Area Giovani
Reggiana   Luca Quintavalli   Massimiliano Alvini   Paolo Rozzio Macron Immergas, Conad (H)/Tutto per l'Imballo (A)/Safim Architettura Alfa Romeo Autostile Righi Food Azimut Investments
Reggina   Luca Gallo   Marco Baroni   Giuseppe Loiacono Macron Bencivenni Gruppo Volkswagen, Puliservice Frontale Multi Service 5D Caffè Mauro D. Caracciolo & figli
Salernitana   Marco Mezzaroma &   Claudio Lotito   Fabrizio Castori   Francesco Di Tacchio 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   Massimo Rastelli   Sergio Floccari Macron Adamant BioNRG, Omega Group Errebi Technology Pentaferte None
Venezia   Duncan L. Niederauer   Paolo Zanetti   Marco Modolo Nike Fluorsid IBSA Group Don Peppe Stevanato Prodotti e Lavori Speciali
Vicenza   Renzo Rosso   Domenico Di Carlo   Stefano Giacomelli Lotto Diesel, Aon (H)/Sergio Bassan John Deere (A) Protek (H)/Famila (A) Legor (H) Zanutta (H)
Virtus Entella   Antonio Gozzi   Vincenzo Vivarini   Luca Nizzetto Adidas Duferco Energia None None Kia Gecar

Managerial changes edit

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[11] Pre-season   Fabrizio Castori 10 August 2020[12]
Pescara   Andrea Sottil 1 August 2020   Massimo Oddo 29 August 2020[13]
SPAL   Luigi Di Biagio 2 August 2020[14]   Pasquale Marino 12 August 2020[15]
Venezia   Alessio Dionisi Mutual consent 10 August 2020[16]   Paolo Zanetti 14 August 2020[17]
Empoli   Pasquale Marino 11 August 2020[18]   Alessio Dionisi 19 August 2020[19]
Virtus Entella   Roberto Boscaglia Resigned 14 August 2020[20]   Bruno Tedino 17 August 2020[21]
Lecce   Fabio Liverani Sacked 19 August 2020[22]   Eugenio Corini 22 August 2020[23]
Brescia   Diego López Mutual consent 20 August 2020[24]   Luigi Delneri 4 September 2020[25]
Ascoli   Davide Dionigi Sacked 24 August 2020[26]   Valerio Bertotto 25 August 2020[27]
Brescia   Luigi Delneri 6 October 2020[28] 20th   Diego López 6 October 2020
Virtus Entella   Bruno Tedino 23 November 2020[29] 18th   Vincenzo Vivarini 25 November 2020[30]
Ascoli   Valerio Bertotto 29 November 2020[31] 17th   Delio Rossi 29 November 2020[32]
Pescara   Massimo Oddo 29 November 2020[33] 20th   Roberto Breda 29 November 2020[34]
Brescia   Diego López 7 December 2020[35] 12th   Daniele Gastaldello (caretaker) 7 December 2020[36]
  Daniele Gastaldello End of caretaker spell 10 December 2020 11th   Davide Dionigi 10 December 2020[37]
Reggina   Domenico Toscano Sacked 14 December 2020[38] 15th   Marco Baroni 15 December 2020[39]
Ascoli   Delio Rossi 22 December 2020[40] 19th   Andrea Sottil 23 December 2020[41]
Cremonese   Pierpaolo Bisoli 7 January 2021[42] 16th   Fabio Pecchia 7 January 2021[43]
Brescia   Davide Dionigi 3 February 2021[44] 13th   Pep Clotet 5 February 2021[45]
Pescara   Roberto Breda 14 February 2021[46] 20th   Gianluca Grassadonia 14 February 2021[47]
SPAL   Pasquale Marino 16 March 2021[48] 8th   Massimo Rastelli 16 March 2021[49]
Frosinone   Alessandro Nesta 22 March 2021[50] 12th   Fabio Grosso 23 March 2021[51]
Pordenone   Attilio Tesser 3 April 2021[52] 15th   Maurizio Domizzi 3 April 2021[53]
Virtus Entella   Vincenzo Vivarini 12 April 2021[54] 20th   Gennaro Volpe 12 April 2021[54]

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Empoli (C, P) 38 19 16 3 68 35 +33 73 Promotion to Serie A
2 Salernitana (P) 38 19 12 7 46 34 +12 69
3 Monza 38 17 13 8 51 33 +18 64 Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals
4 Lecce 38 16 14 8 68 47 +21 62
5 Venezia (O, P) 38 15 14 9 53 39 +14 59 Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round
6 Cittadella 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 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 38 11 15 12 48 53 −5 48[c]
13 Cremonese 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] 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) 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:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Brescia 9, Chievo 5, SPAL 2.
  2. ^ a b Frosinone finished ahead of Reggina on head-to-head points: Frosinone 1–1 Reggina, Reggina 0–4 Frosinone.
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Vicenza 8, Cremonese 4, Pisa 3.
  4. ^ 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 edit

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
Empoli24321111342112211111111111111111111111
Salernitana96232472111221122534445334334343333222
Monza13131413151199999886434422233223222434544433
Lecce125989853234578766677788766543222222344
Venezia3810466355666678871099976442455555455555
Cittadella11113588777743343245554657766687886666
Brescia72071112121010111211111010111111131313131413161614141210109991010887
Chievo1014855226888999999763322575677878778778
SPAL161212148764423454555356667888888766667999
Frosinone2074643476553356789101010101091010101011121314141414111210
Reggina83577913131513151618181713141515161613141212121211121312111099101011
Vicenza1815181919181416121514141313131413121212121212141513111313111010121312141412
Cremonese1917151616192020191717171614141617141415151517151315151514141413111111121113
Pisa49171818171714161413131211101212111111111111109999991112131213131314
Pordenone1511111513101111101012121112121010888899111111131415151515151515151615
Ascoli616201214161617171919191919192020202018181718181819181818181817161616161516
Cosenza1110131010131512131616151516161516161714141616171717171717161616171717171717
Reggiana526911141215141110101415151718181617171815131416161616171718181818181818
Pescara1418192020201919201818181717181815171920202020191918191919191919191919191919
Virtus Entella1719161717151818182020202020201919191819191919202020202020202020202020202020
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)

Results edit

Home \ Away ASC BRE CHI CIT COS CRE EMP FRO LEC MON PES PIS POR RGA RGI SAL SPA VEN VIC ENT
Ascoli 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–3 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1
Brescia 1–1 1–0 3–3 2–0 1–2 1–3 1–2 3–0 0–1 1–1 4–3 4–1 3–1 1–0 3–1 3–1 2–2 0–3 2–2
Chievo 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 3–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–1
Cittadella 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–0
Cosenza 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–3 3–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0
Cremonese 3–3 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–0 2–2 4–0 1–2 0–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–1
Empoli 1–1 4–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 5–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–0
Frosinone 1–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–3 2–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–0
Lecce 1–2 2–2 4–2 1–3 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–0 3–1 0–3 0–0 7–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 0–0
Monza 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–4 1–1 5–0
Pescara 2–3 1–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–2 3–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–3 0–1 0–2 2–3 1–1
Pisa 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–4 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 3–0 2–2 2–2 3–2
Pordenone 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 3–0 2–2 1–2 3–3 2–0 1–2 3–0
Reggiana 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–4 3–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
Reggina 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–3 0–4 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–0
Salernitana 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 4–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1
SPAL 1–2 2–3 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–3 2–0 1–4 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–0
Venezia 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–3 0–2 4–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–2
Vicenza 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 4–4 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–1
Virtus Entella 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–2 0–2 2–5 2–3 1–5 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–2 1–2
Source: Serie B (in Italian), Soccerway (in English)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs edit

Rules:

  • Preliminary round: the higher-placed team plays at home. If teams are tied after regular time, extra-time is played. If scores are still level, the higher-placed team advances;
  • Semi-finals: the higher-placed team plays at home for second leg. If teams are tied on aggregate, the higher-placed team advances;
  • Final: the higher-placed team plays at home for second leg. If teams are tied on aggregate, the higher-placed team is promoted to Serie A, unless the teams finished tied on points after regular season, in which case winner is decided by extra-time and a penalty shootout if necessary.
Preliminary round Semi-finals Final
6 Cittadella 3 0 3
6 Cittadella 1 3 Monza 0 2 2
7 Brescia 0 6 Cittadella 0 1 1
5 Venezia 1 1 2
5 Venezia 1 1 2
5 Venezia (a.e.t.) 3 4 Lecce 0 1 1
8 Chievo 2

Preliminary round edit

13 May 2021 Cittadella 1–0BresciaCittadella
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Proia   40'
Report Stadium: Pier Cesare Tombolato
Attendance: 0[56]
Referee: Ivan Pezzuto
13 May 2021 Venezia 3–2 (a.e.t.)ChievoVenice
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Pierluigi Penzo
Attendance: 0[56]
Referee: Simone Sozza

Semi-finals edit

First leg edit

17 May 2021 Cittadella 3–0 Monza Cittadella
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Pier Cesare Tombolato
Attendance: 0[56]
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
17 May 2021 Venezia 1–0 Lecce Venice
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Pierluigi Penzo
Attendance: 0[56]
Referee: Valerio Marini

Second leg edit

20 May 2021 Lecce1–1
(1–2 agg.)
Venezia Lecce
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Via del Mare
Attendance: 0[56]
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
20 May 2021 Monza2–0
(2–3 agg.)
Cittadella Monza
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Brianteo
Attendance: 0[56]
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi

Final edit

First leg edit

23 May 2021 Cittadella 0–1 Venezia Cittadella
21:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Pier Cesare Tombolato
Attendance: 0[56]
Referee: Simone Sozza

Second leg edit

27 May 2021 Venezia 1–1
(2–1 agg.)
CittadellaVenice
21:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Pierluigi Penzo
Attendance: 0[56]
Referee: Daniele Orsato

Relegation play-out edit

The relegation play-out was not played because the 16th-placed team Ascoli finished more than 4 points ahead of 17th-placed team Cosenza, then they were relegated directly to Serie C. Cosenza was later readmitted to replace the excluded Chievo.

Season statistics edit