Serie B: Dates, teams, venues, format and more

Founded in 1929, Serie B represents the second tier of Italian professional football, a division below Serie A.

Over its history, Serie B has been played under various guises, with anywhere between 16 and 60 clubs partaking, before settling on the current 20.

Here is everything you need to know about Serie B.

Serie B dates

The 2024/25 Serie B season started on 16th August 2024 and will finish on 9th May 2025.

Serie B format

Like many European leagues, Serie B sees the whole league play each other once at home and once away before the play-offs at the end of the campaign.

The teams finishing first and second enjoy automatic promotion to Serie A, with the teams finishing between third and eighth partaking in play-offs.

The bottom three teams in the league will be automatically relegated, with the teams in 16th and 17th qualifying for the relegation play-out.

Serie B teams

A total of 20 teams compete in Serie B. The teams in the 2024/25 season are:

• Bari

• Brescia

• Carrarese

• Catanzaro

• Cesena

• Cittadella

• Cosenza

• Cremonese

• Frosinone

• Juve Stabia

• Mantova

• Modena

• Palermo

• Pisa

• Reggiana

• Salernitana

• Sampdoria

• Sassuolo

• Spezia

• Südtirol

Serie B venues and stadiums

Team	Stadium
Bari	Stadio San Nicola
Brescia	Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Carrarese	Stadio dei Marmi
Catanzaro	Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Cesena	Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi
Cittadella	Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato
Cosenza	Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla
Cremonese	Stadio Giovanni Zini
Frosinone	Stadio Benito Stirpe
Juve Stabia	Stadio Romeo Menti
Mantova	Stadio Danilo Martelli
Modena	Stadio Alberto Braglia
Palermo	Stadio Renzo Barbera
Pisa	Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani
Reggiana	Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Salernitana	Stadio Arechi
Sampdoria	Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Sassuolo	Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Spezia	Stadio Alberto Picco
Südtirol	Stadio Druso

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