2020–21 Serie B
Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 25 September 2020 – 10 May 2021[1] – 27 May 2021[2] |
Champions | Empoli (3rd title) |
Promoted | Empoli Salernitana Venezia (via play-off) |
Relegated | Cosenza Reggiana Pescara Virtus Entella |
Matches played | 380[3] |
Goals scored | 913 (2.4 per match)[4] |
Top goalscorer | Massimo Coda (22 goals) |
Biggest home win | Lecce 7–1 Reggiana (21 November 2020) |
Biggest away win | Virtus Entella 1–5 Lecce (8 November 2020) Reggiana 0–4 Lecce (7 March 2021) Reggina 0–4 Frosinone (10 May 2021) |
Highest scoring | Vicenza 4–4 Pisa (31 October 2020) Lecce 7–1 Reggiana (21 November 2020) |
Longest winning run | Lecce[5] SPAL[6] (6 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Empoli[7] (28 games) |
Longest winless run | Virtus Entella[8] (19 games) |
Longest losing run | Virtus Entella[9] (6 games) |
Total attendance | 51,222[10] |
Average attendance | 96[10] |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
The 2020–21 Serie B (known as the Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons) is the 89th season of the Serie B since its establishment in 1929. It started on 25 September 2020 and will end on 10 May 2021.[11]
On 5 November 2020, Serie B announced it would use VAR from the second half of the season.[12] However, it was used only on promotion play-off matches. DAZN broadcasts all matches live domestically, with MyCujoo further distributing games in 15 countries.
Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season:
To Serie BRelegated from Serie A Promoted from Serie C |
From Serie BPromoted to Serie A Relegated to Serie C
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Teams
Stadiums and locations
Number of teams by regions
No. of teams | Region | Team(s) |
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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
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Salernitana | Gian Piero Ventura | End of contract | 1 August 2020[13] | Pre-season | Fabrizio Castori | 10 August 2020[14] |
Pescara | Andrea Sottil | 1 August 2020 | Massimo Oddo | 29 August 2020[15] | ||
SPAL | Luigi Di Biagio | 2 August 2020[16] | Pasquale Marino | 12 August 2020[17] | ||
Venezia | Alessio Dionisi | Mutual consent | 10 August 2020[18] | Paolo Zanetti | 14 August 2020[19] | |
Empoli | Pasquale Marino | 11 August 2020[20] | Alessio Dionisi | 19 August 2020[21] | ||
Virtus Entella | Roberto Boscaglia | Resigned | 14 August 2020[22] | Bruno Tedino | 17 August 2020[23] | |
Lecce | Fabio Liverani | Sacked | 19 August 2020[24] | Eugenio Corini | 22 August 2020[25] | |
Brescia | Diego López | Mutual consent | 20 August 2020[26] | Luigi Delneri | 4 September 2020[27] | |
Ascoli | Davide Dionigi | Sacked | 24 August 2020[28] | Valerio Bertotto | 25 August 2020[29] | |
Brescia | Luigi Delneri | 6 October 2020[30] | 20th | Diego López | 6 October 2020 | |
Virtus Entella | Bruno Tedino | 23 November 2020[31] | 18th | Vincenzo Vivarini | 25 November 2020[32] | |
Ascoli | Valerio Bertotto | 29 November 2020[33] | 17th | Delio Rossi | 29 November 2020[34] | |
Pescara | Massimo Oddo | 29 November 2020[35] | 20th | Roberto Breda | 29 November 2020[36] | |
Brescia | Diego López | 7 December 2020[37] | 12th | Daniele Gastaldello (caretaker) | 7 December 2020[38] | |
Daniele Gastaldello | End of caretaker spell | 10 December 2020 | 11th | Davide Dionigi | 10 December 2020[39] | |
Reggina | Domenico Toscano | Sacked | 14 December 2020[40] | 15th | Marco Baroni | 15 December 2020[41] |
Ascoli | Delio Rossi | 22 December 2020[42] | 19th | Andrea Sottil | 23 December 2020[43] | |
Cremonese | Pierpaolo Bisoli | 7 January 2021[44] | 16th | Fabio Pecchia | 7 January 2021[45] | |
Brescia | Davide Dionigi | 3 February 2021[46] | 13th | Pep Clotet | 5 February 2021[47] | |
Pescara | Roberto Breda | 14 February 2021[48] | 20th | Gianluca Grassadonia | 14 February 2021[49] | |
SPAL | Pasquale Marino | 16 March 2021[50] | 8th | Massimo Rastelli | 16 March 2021[51] | |
Frosinone | Alessandro Nesta | 22 March 2021[52] | 12th | Fabio Grosso | 23 March 2021[53] | |
Pordenone | Attilio Tesser | 3 April 2021[54] | 15th | Maurizio Domizzi | 3 April 2021[55] | |
Virtus Entella | Vincenzo Vivarini | 12 April 2021[56] | 20th | Gennaro Volpe | 12 April 2021[57] |
League table
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[58]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Brescia 9, Chievo 5, SPAL 2.
- ^ a b Frosinone finished ahead of Reggina on head-to-head points: Frosinone 1–1 Reggina, Reggina 0–4 Frosinone.
- ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Vicenza 8, Cremonese 4, Pisa 3.
- ^ 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
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.
Champions, promotion to Serie A | |
Promotion to Serie A | |
Play-off semifinals | |
Play-off preliminary round | |
Relegation to Serie C |
Results
Promotion play-offs
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.
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Preliminary round
13 May 2021 | Cittadella | 1–0 | Brescia | Cittadella |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Pier Cesare Tombolato Attendance: 0[59] Referee: Ivan Pezzuto |
13 May 2021 | Venezia | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Chievo | Venice |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Pierluigi Penzo Attendance: 0[59] Referee: Simone Sozza |
Semi-finals
First leg
17 May 2021 | Cittadella | 3–0 | Monza | Cittadella |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Pier Cesare Tombolato Attendance: 0[59] Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi |
17 May 2021 | Venezia | 1–0 | Lecce | Venice |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Pierluigi Penzo Attendance: 0[59] Referee: Valerio Marini |
Second leg
20 May 2021 | Lecce | 1–1 (1–2 agg.) | Venezia | Lecce |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Via del Mare Attendance: 0[59] Referee: Massimiliano Irrati |
20 May 2021 | Monza | 2–0 (2–3 agg.) | Cittadella | Monza |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Brianteo Attendance: 0[59] Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
Final
First leg
23 May 2021 | Cittadella | 0–1 | Venezia | Cittadella |
21:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Pier Cesare Tombolato Attendance: 0[59] Referee: Simone Sozza |
Second leg
27 May 2021 | Venezia | 1–1 (2–1 agg.) | Cittadella | Venice |
21:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Pierluigi Penzo Attendance: 0[59] Referee: Daniele Orsato |
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
1 Player scored 1 goal in the play-offs. Top assists
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Hat-tricks
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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Massimo Coda | Lecce | Reggiana | 7–1 (H) | 21 November 2020 |
Riad Bajić | Ascoli | Cremonese | 3–3 (A) | 12 December 2020 |
Leonardo Mancuso4 | Empoli | Virtus Entella | 5–2 (A) | 12 December 2020 |
Mattia Aramu | Venezia | Monza | 4–1 (A) | 20 March 2021 |
Florian Ayé | Brescia | Pisa | 4–3 (H) | 7 May 2021 |
Andrija Novakovich | Frosinone | Reggina | 4–0 (A) | 10 May 2021 |
Enrico Baldini | Cittadella | Monza | 3–0 (H) | 17 May 2021 |
- Note
4 Player scored four goals ; (H) – Home (A) – Away
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
Rounds[60] |
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1 | Vid Belec | Salernitana | 14 | 5, 9–10, 13, 19–20, 27–30, 32–33, 37–38 |
2 | Michele Di Gregorio1 | Monza | 13 | 11–12, 14–17, 19, 24–25, 27, 36–37 |
Samuele Perisan | Pordenone | 6, 9–10, 13, 16–19, 28, 32, 34, 37–38 | ||
Adrian Šemper | Chievo | 1, 3–4, 6, 11–12, 17, 19, 22, 26, 29, 33, 38 | ||
5 | Alberto Brignoli | Empoli | 12 | 1–2, 7, 14, 17–18, 26, 28–30, 33, 36 |
6 | Francesco Bardi | Frosinone | 11 | 2–6, 13, 16[a], 24, 29, 31, 36 |
7 | Wladimiro Falcone | Cosenza | 9 | 4, 8, 12, 14, 16, 19, 25, 28, 35 |
Vincenzo Fiorillo | Pescara | 1, 10, 12, 16–17, 24, 26, 28, 36 | ||
Elhan Kastrati2 | Cittadella | 12, 14, 5[b], 28–29, 34, 36 | ||
Gabriel | Lecce | 1–2, 17–18, 26–27, 30–32 | ||
Luca Lezzerini | Venezia | 1, 3–4, 6, 5[c], 13–14, 19–20 |
- Note
1 Player kept 1 clean sheet in the play-offs.
2 Player kept 2 clean sheets in the play-offs.
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