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 2025/26 Serie B season started on 22th August 2025 and ends on 10th May 2026.

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 2025/26 season are:

• Bari

• Empoli

• Carrarese

• Catanzaro

• Cesena

• Avellino

• Pescara

• Virtus Entella

• Frosinone

• Juve Stabia

• Mantova

• Modena

• Monza

• Padova

• Palermo

• Reggiana

• Sampdoria

• Venezia

• Spezia

• Südtirol

Serie B venues and stadiums

Team	Stadium
Avellino	Partenio-Adriano Lombardi
Bari	Stadio San Nicola
Carrarese	Stadio dei Marmi
Catanzaro	Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Cesena	Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi
Empoli	Stadio Carlo Castellani
Frosinone	Benito Stirpe
Juve Stabia	Stadio Romeo Menti
Modena	Stadio Alberto Braglia
Mantova	Stadio Danilo Martelli
Monza	Stadio Brianteo
Padova	Euganeo
Palermo	Stadio Renzo Barbera
Pescara	Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia
Reggiana	Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Sampdoria	Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Spezia	Stadio Alberto Picco
Südtirol	Stadio Druso
Venezia	Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Virtus Entella	Stadio Enrico Sannazzari

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