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2019–20 Serie B

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The 2019–20 Serie B (known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons) was the 88th season since its establishment in 1929.[7] The 20-team format returned after 16 years, the last time being in the 2002–03 season. The season was scheduled to run from 23 August 2019 to 14 May 2020, though on 9 March 2020, the Italian government halted the league until 3 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[6] Serie B did not resume play on this date.[8] On 18 May, it was announced that Italian football would be suspended until 14 June.[9] On 28 May, it was announced that Serie B would resume starting from 20 June.[10]

Serie B
Season2019–20
Dates23 August 2019 – 20 August 2020
ChampionsBenevento (1st title)
PromotedBenevento
Crotone
Spezia (via play-off)
RelegatedPerugia (via play-out)
Trapani
Juve Stabia
Livorno
Matches played390
Goals scored979 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorerSimy
(20 goals)
Biggest home winBenevento 5–0 Trapani
(6 December 2019)
Cremonese 5–0 Trapani
(16 February 2020)
Biggest away winJuve Stabia 1–5 Ascoli
(21 September 2019)
Virtus Entella 0–4 Benevento
(22 February 2020)
Livorno 1–5 Crotone
(24 July 2020)
Empoli 1–5 Cosenza
(27 July 2020)
Highest scoringLivorno 4–4 Virtus Entella
(18 January 2020)
Longest winning run7 games
Benevento[1]
Longest unbeaten run22 games
Benevento[2]
Longest winless run14 games
Livorno[3]
Longest losing run8 games
Livorno[4]
Highest attendance18,003
Salernitana 0–2 Benevento
(16 September 2019)[5]
Lowest attendance1,521
Virtus Entella 1–1 Pordenone
(9 November 2019)[5][α]
Total attendance1,544,371[5]
Average attendance5,872[5]

Teams

After one season with 19 clubs, Serie B was played in a 20-team format for the first time since the 2002–03 season.

Relegated from 2018–19 Serie A
Promoted from 2018–19 Serie C

Among the five promoted teams, Pordenone is the only one to have never played Serie B before. Among the relegated teams, two of them (Empoli and Frosinone) have returned to Serie B after only one season in the top flight.

On 4 July 2019, the Co.Vi.Soc. recommended the exclusion of Palermo from the league due to financial irregularities.[11] The club's exclusion was confirmed and ratified on 12 July, with Venezia being readmitted in place of the Rosanero.[12]

Stadiums and locations

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Location of teams in 2019–20 Serie B
TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity2018–19 season
AscoliAscoli PicenoStadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca12,46113th in Serie B
BeneventoBeneventoStadio Ciro Vigorito16,8673rd in Serie B
ChievoVeronaStadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi31,04520th in Serie A
CittadellaCittadella (Padua)Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato7,6237th in Serie B
CosenzaCosenzaStadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla20,98710th in Serie B
CremoneseCremonaStadio Giovanni Zini20,6419th in Serie B
CrotoneCrotoneStadio Ezio Scida16,64012th in Serie B
EmpoliEmpoli (Florence)Stadio Carlo Castellani16,28418th in Serie A
FrosinoneFrosinoneStadio Benito Stirpe16,22719th in Serie A
Juve StabiaCastellammare di Stabia (Naples)Romeo Menti7,642Serie C/C Champions
LivornoLivornoStadio Armando Picchi14,26714th in Serie B
PerugiaPerugiaStadio Renato Curi23,6258th in Serie B
PescaraPescaraStadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia20,5154th in Serie B
PisaPisaArena Garibaldi – Romeo Anconetani10,0003rd in Serie C/A, play-off winner
PordenonePordenoneDacia Arena[β] (Udine)
Stadio Nereo Rocco[γ] (Trieste)		25,312
24,500		Serie C/B Champions
SalernitanaSalernoStadio Arechi37,18016th in Serie B
SpeziaLa SpeziaStadio Alberto Picco10,3366th in Serie B
TrapaniTrapaniPolisportivo Provinciale (Erice)7,7872nd in Serie C/C, play-off winner
VeneziaVeniceStadio Pier Luigi Penzo7,37115th in Serie B
Virtus EntellaChiavari (Genoa)Comunale Aldo Gastaldi5,535Serie C/A Champions

Personnel and kits

TeamPresidentManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (front)Shirt sponsor (back)Shirt sponsor (sleeve)*Shorts sponsor
Ascoli Giuliano Tosti Davide Dionigi Riccardo BroscoNikeFainplast, Moretti Design/BricoferGreen Network Energy/BricoferFacile RistrutturareAIR fire/Sky Network
Benevento Oreste Vigorito Filippo Inzaghi Christian MaggioKappaIVPC, Rillo CostruzioniNoneFacile RistrutturareNone
Chievo Luca Campedelli Alfredo Aglietti Boštjan CesarGivovaPaluani/Nico Abbigliamento e Calzature/Nobis/Brec Viaggi/Vicentini Carni/Lollo's Group/Tecnoest/Opel Autozai Verona/Noleggiare/Mitsubishi Motors, Coati SalumiNobis/Autoteam 9Facile RistrutturareAvelia
Cittadella Andrea Gabrielli Roberto Venturato Manuel IoriMizunoSirmax, Gruppo GabrielliGavinoxFacile RistrutturareMetalservice
Cosenza Eugenio Guarascio Roberto Occhiuzzi (caretaker) Angelo CorsiLegeaQuattropuntozero, Gruppo Chiappetta/Renault Gruppo ChiappettaNoneFacile RistrutturareNone
Cremonese Paolo Rossi Pierpaolo Bisoli ClaitonAcerbisilta Inox (H)/Arinox (A), ArvediFattorie CremonaFacile RistrutturareArvedi Tubi Acciaio
Crotone Gianni Vrenna Giovanni Stroppa Alex CordazZeusSan Vincenzo Salumif, Envì GroupFord Vumbaca GroupFacile RistrutturareNone
Empoli Fabrizio Corsi Pasquale Marino Domenico MaiettaKappaComputer Gross, Sammontana (H)/Logli Massimo (A)GilettiFacile RistrutturarePiccini Chianti
Frosinone Maurizio Stirpe Alessandro Nesta Mirko GoriZeusBanca Popolare del Frusinate, AceaNoneFacile RistrutturareNone
Juve Stabia Francesco Manniello Fabio Caserta Alessandro MastalliGivovaSpada Roma, AutoShoppingOptima ItaliaFacile RistrutturareNone
Livorno Aldo Spinelli Antonio Filippini Andrea LuciLegeaGruppo SpinelliPediatricaFacile RistrutturareNone
Perugia Massimiliano Santopadre Serse Cosmi Aleandro RosiFrankie GarageOfficine Piccini, VitakraftFortinfissiFacile RistrutturareMericat
Pescara Daniele Sebastiani Andrea Sottil Vincenzo FiorilloErreàLublan, SarniOroLiofilchemFacile RistrutturareMBI Gas & Luce
Pisa Giuseppe Corrado Luca D'Angelo Davide MoscardelliAdidasGruppo Paim/Andrea Bocelli Foundation/Formaggi della Famiglia Busi/Filcasa/COSPE Costruzioni/Antonini Assicurazioni/Beapp/Banca di Pisa e Fornacette/CetilarVitali/Dal Mozza GourmetFacile RistrutturareHi-Turf Solution
Pordenone Mauro Lovisa Attilio Tesser Mirko StefaniJomaOmega Group, AssitecaAlea Office FurnitureFacile RistrutturareCRO Area Giovani
Salernitana Marco Mezzaroma & Claudio Lotito Gian Piero Ventura Francesco Di TacchioZeusAssociazione Bambino Gesù del Cairo/Città di SalernoNoneFacile RistrutturareIASA
Spezia Andrea Corradino Vincenzo Italiano Claudio TerziAcerbisTEN Food & BeverageSpigasFacile RistrutturarePediatrica
Trapani Giorgio Heller Fabrizio Castori Luca PagliaruloJoma/NikeSuperConveniente/Terravision, Liberty LinesNuova SicilautoFacile RistrutturareGruppo Arena
Venezia Joe Tacopina Alessio Dionisi Marco ModoloNikeFluorsid, Lino Sonego/Campello MotorsIBSA GroupFacile RistrutturareLino Sonego
Virtus Entella Antonio Gozzi Roberto Boscaglia Luca NizzettoAdidasDuferco EnergiaNoneFacile RistrutturareKia Gecar

* For this season, all the teams participating in the Serie B tournament featured the institutional sponsor Facile Ristrutturare (on the left sleeve as a patch).

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointment
Perugia Alessandro NestaSigned for Frosinone21 May 2019[13]Pre-season Massimo Oddo7 June 2019[14]
Pescara Giuseppe PillonResigned26 May 2019[15] Luciano Zauri5 June 2019[16]
Spezia Pasquale MarinoMutual consent30 May 2019[17] Vincenzo Italiano19 June 2019[18]
Chievo Domenico Di CarloSigned for Vicenza1 June 2019 Michele Marcolini4 July 2019[19]
Frosinone Marco BaroniMutual consent2 June 2019[20] Alessandro Nesta17 June 2019[21]
Ascoli Vincenzo VivariniSacked5 June 2019[22] Paolo Zanetti7 June 2019[23]
Empoli Aurelio AndreazzoliSigned for Genoa13 June 2019[24] Cristian Bucchi18 June 2019[25]
Benevento Cristian BucchiSigned for Empoli18 June 2019 Filippo Inzaghi22 June 2019[26]
Trapani Vincenzo ItalianoSigned for Spezia19 June 2019[27] Francesco Baldini11 July 2019[28]
Salernitana Leonardo MenichiniSacked30 June 2019 Gian Piero Ventura30 June 2019[29]
Venezia Serse CosmiEnd of contract30 June 2019 Alessio Dionisi3 July 2019[30]
Cremonese Massimo RastelliSacked8 October 2019[31]12th Marco Baroni8 October 2019[32]
Empoli Cristian Bucchi12 November 2019[33]10th Roberto Muzzi14 November 2019[34]
Livorno Roberto Breda9 December 2019[35]20th Paolo Tramezzani10 December 2019[36]
Trapani Francesco Baldini17 December 2019[37]19th Fabrizio Castori19 December 2019[38]
Perugia Massimo Oddo4 January 2020[39]13th Serse Cosmi4 January 2020[39]
Cremonese Marco Baroni8 January 2020[40]17th Massimo Rastelli8 January 2020[40]
Pescara Luciano ZauriResigned20 January 2020[41]10th Nicola Legrottaglie21 January 2020[42]
Empoli Roberto MuzziSacked26 January 2020[43]16th Pasquale Marino26 January 2020[43]
Ascoli Paolo Zanetti27 January 2020[44]12th Guillermo Abascal (caretaker)27 January 2020[44]
Guillermo AbascalEnd of caretaker spell1 February 202013th Roberto Stellone1 February 2020[45]
Livorno Paolo TramezzaniSacked3 February 2020[46]20th Roberto Breda3 February 2020[46]
Cosenza Piero Braglia10 February 2020[47]18th Giuseppe Pillon11 February 2020[48]
Chievo Michele Marcolini1 March 2020[49]7th Alfredo Aglietti11 February 2020[49]
Cremonese Massimo Rastelli4 March 2020[50]17th Pierpaolo Bisoli5 March 2020[51]
Livorno Roberto Breda8 March 2020[52]20th Antonio Filippini8 March 2020[52]
Cosenza Giuseppe PillonMutual consent18 March 2020[53]18th Roberto Occhiuzzi (caretaker)18 March 2020
Ascoli Roberto StelloneSacked16 April 2020[54]15th Guillermo Abascal16 April 2020[54]
Guillermo Abascal22 June 2020[55]17th Davide Dionigi24 June 2020[56]
Pescara Nicola Legrottaglie5 July 202014th Andrea Sottil7 July 2020[57]

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Benevento (C, P)3826846727+4086Promotion to Serie A
2Crotone (P)38208106340+2368
3Spezia (O, P)381710115440+1461Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals
4Pordenone381610124846+258[a]
5Cittadella38177144949058[a]Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round
6Chievo381414104838+1056
7Empoli381412124748−154[b]
8Frosinone381412124138+354[b]
9Pisa381412124945+454[b]
10Salernitana381410145350+352
11Venezia381214123740−350
12Cremonese381213134243−149
13Virtus Entella381212144650−448
14Ascoli38137185058−846[c]
15Cosenza381210165049+146[c]
16Perugia (R)38129173849−1145[d]Qualification for relegation play-out
17Pescara (O)38129174855−745[d]
18Trapani[e] (R)381113144860−1244Relegation to Serie C
19Juve Stabia (R)38118194763−1641
20Livorno (R)3856273067−3721
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.[58]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

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.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Ascoli310531367457976969579131212141416151617171716161312131414
Benevento14212411211111111111111111111111111111
Chievo131511111313106734747477111167111197898887889101076
Cittadella192016171410710979354355355968665566434556655
Cosenza1016171818191616171817161818171818171818181818181818181918181819191918181715
Cremonese51214101281212131516151515161515151717171717171717171515161615131213141212
Crotone117101285221232327106433332443322222222222
Empoli669741333481091311131313151616161410998991010107897107
Frosinone2014151517151515161312111310533768544322233565665588
Juve Stabia1418181920202018191719181717181716161411121415131314141314151517171717171819
Livorno1617191616171720181918191920202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020
Perugia724636556626856946810879111113131210121212121615151516
Pescara17117810141114812104681012121091210810121210111412131413141416161617
Pisa125357913131411131211912810121314141313151612121113119910108969
Pordenone99699118111085523222222226787745653344444
Salernitana418452445968101114111181074555566777879778910
Spezia281213151618171516151716161314141412131193234454346433333
Trapani1819202019181919202020202019191919191919191919191919191819191918181819191918
Venezia151313141112148111414131214151617181615151516161515161716141314151514111311
Virtus Entella8312679912101114141284894461078101110101191111111111121113
Champions, promotion to Serie A
Promotion to Serie A
Play-off semifinals
Play-off preliminary round
Play-out
Relegation to Serie C
Source: Serie BKT

Results

Home \ AwayASCBENCHICITCOSCRECROEMPFROJUVLIVPERPESPISPORSALSPETRAVENENT
Ascoli—2–41–11–03–21–31–11–00–12–22–00–10–21–02–23–23–03–11–12–1
Benevento4–0—0–14–11–02–02–02–01–01–03–11–04–01–12–11–13–15–01–11–1
Chievo2–01–2—4–12–01–02–11–12–02–30–12–01–02–21–12–01–31–10–12–1
Cittadella1–21–21–1—1–30–01–31–20–03–01–02–02–11–10–24–30–32–01–01–3
Cosenza0–10–11–11–2—2–00–11–00–23–11–12–11–22–11–20–11–12–21–12–1
Cremonese1–00–11–00–20–2—2–12–31–11–10–02–11–03–42–21–00–05–00–00–1
Crotone3–13–01–11–10–01–0—0–01–02–02–12–34–11–01–01–11–23–03–23–1
Empoli2–10–01–11–01–51–13–1—2–02–11–13–01–22–10–11–11–11–11–12–4
Frosinone2–12–32–00–21–10–21–24–0—2–21–01–02–01–12–21–02–13–01–11–0
Juve Stabia1–51–13–20–11–01–23–21–00–2—2–31–22–10–24–22–03–12–22–01–1
Livorno0–30–23–40–20–31–21–50–22–22–1—0–10–21–02–12–30–11–20–24–4
Perugia1–11–22–10–22–20–00–00–13–10–01–0—3–11–01–21–00–31–20–12–0
Pescara2–14–00–01–22–11–10–31–11–13–11–02–2—3–04–21–21–21–12–21–1
Pisa1–00–01–12–01–34–11–12–30–01–11–01–02–1—2–02–13–23–21–20–2
Pordenone2–11–10–10–01–21–01–02–03–02–12–23–00–21–0—1–11–02–10–02–0
Salernitana1–10–21–14–12–13–33–22–41–12–11–01–13–11–14–0—1–21–02–02–1
Spezia3–10–10–01–15–13–21–21–02–02–02–02–22–01–21–02–1—2–40–10–0
Trapani3–12–01–00–32–20–02–02–20–01–22–12–21–01–33–00–11–1—0–14–1
Venezia2–10–20–21–21–11–21–30–20–11–01–03–11–11–11–21–00–01–1—2–2
Virtus Entella3–00–41–12–31–01–11–22–01–02–01–00–22–01–11–11–00–01–10–2—
Source: Serie B
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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 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. If tied on aggregate, the higher seeded team advanced.

Preliminary roundSemi-finalsFinal
8Frosinone022
5Cittadella24Pordenone101
8Frosinone (a.e.t.)38Frosinone011
3Spezia101
6Chievo213
6Chievo (a.e.t.)13Spezia033
7Empoli1

Preliminary round

4 August 2020 Chievo 1–1 (a.e.t.)EmpoliVerona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Garritano 97'
Report
Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Davide Ghersini
5 August 2020 Cittadella2–3 (a.e.t.) Frosinone Cittadella
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Pier Cesare Tombolato
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simone Sozza

Semi-finals

First leg

8 August 2020 Chievo 2–0 Spezia Verona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Riccardo Ros
9 August 2020 Frosinone 0–1 Pordenone Frosinone
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Benito Stirpe
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luca Massimi

Second leg

11 August 2020 Spezia 3–1
(3–3 agg.)		ChievoLa Spezia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Alberto Picco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eugenio Abbattista
12 August 2020 Pordenone0–2
(1–2 agg.)		 Frosinone Trieste
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Nereo Rocco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Volpi

Finals

First leg

16 August 2020 Frosinone 0–1 Spezia Frosinone
21:15 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Benito Stirpe
Attendance: 0
Referee: Francesco Fourneau

Second leg

20 August 2020 Spezia 0–1
(1–1 agg.)		FrosinoneLa Spezia
21:15 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Alberto Picco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gianluca Sacchi

Relegation play-out

The higher-placed team played at home for the second leg. After being tied on aggregated, the lower-placed team were not relegated directly, but extra time and a penalty shoot-out were played since both teams finished tied on points during regular season.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Pescara3–3 (4–2 p)Perugia2–11–2 (a.e.t.)

First leg

10 August 2020 Pescara 2–1 Perugia Pescara
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Livio Marinelli

Second leg

14 August 2020 Perugia2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–3 agg.)
(2–4 p)		 Pescara Perugia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Renato Curi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
Penalties

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[59]
1 SimyCrotone20
2 Pietro IemmelloPerugia19
3 Francesco ForteJuve Stabia17
Stefano PettinariTrapani
5 Davide Diaw2Cittadella15
Michele MarconiPisa
7 Cristian Galano1Pescara14
8 Leonardo MancusoEmpoli13
Emmanuel RivièreCosenza
Marco SauBenevento
Note

1Player scored 1 goal in the play-out.
2Player scored 2 goals in the play-offs.

Hat-tricks

PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
Camillo CianoFrosinoneTrapani3–0 (H)30 October 2019
Nicolas ViolaBeneventoTrapani5–0 (H) Archived 2020-09-11 at the Wayback Machine6 December 2019
Marco SauBeneventoAscoli4–0 (H) Archived 2020-09-11 at the Wayback Machine29 December 2019
Andrey GalabinovSpeziaChievo3–1 (A)[permanent dead link]26 June 2020
SimyCrotoneBenevento3–0 (H)[permanent dead link]3 July 2020
Note

(H) – Home (A) – Away

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets		Weeks
1 Lorenzo MontipòBenevento181, 3, 7–8, 10–11, 13–17, 19, 23, 25, 28–31
2 Francesco Bardi2Frosinone178, 10–12, 14–16, 19, 21–26, 29
3 Alberto PaleariCittadella143, 6–7, 9–12, 22, 25–26, 29–31, 37
Simone Scuffet1Spezia9, 11, 13, 15–16, 18, 22–23, 27, 29, 34, 36–37
5 Luca LezzeriniVenezia122, 5, 8, 12, 16, 19–20, 22, 29, 31, 35–36
Adrian Šemper1Chievo3, 8, 11, 15, 20, 24–25, 28, 31, 37–38
7 Nikita Contini BaranovskyVirtus Entella111–3, 10, 14–16, 18, 23, 28, 37
Alex CordazCrotone1, 3, 5–6, 19–20, 23, 27, 30, 32, 34
Michele Di Gregorio1Pordenone2, 7, 9, 13, 15, 19, 26, 28–29, 31
10 Nicola RavagliaCremonese105–6, 20, 24, 26, 28, 32, 34–36
Note

1Player kept 1 clean sheet in the play-offs.
2Player kept 2 clean sheets in the play-offs.

Notes

Footnotes

References

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