2020–21 Serie B

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Serie B
Season 2020–21
Champions Empoli (3rd title)
Promoted Empoli
Salernitana
Venezia (via play-off)
Relegated Chievo (disbanded)
Reggiana
Pescara
Virtus Entella
Matches played 380[1]
Goals scored 913 (2.4 per match)[2]
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[3]
SPAL[4]
(6 games)
Longest unbeaten run Empoli[5]
(28 games)
Longest winless run Virtus Entella[6]
(19 games)
Longest losing run Virtus Entella[7]
(6 games)
Total attendance 51,222[8]
Average attendance 96[8]

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]

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

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

Teams

Stadiums and locations

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

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
Template:Country data Friuli Venezia Giulia Pordenone
 Lazio Frosinone
 Liguria Virtus Entella
 Marche Ascoli

Personnel and kits

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

Managerial changes

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

League table

Template:2020–21 Serie B table

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.

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Results

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)

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.
  Preliminary round     Semi-finals     Final
                           
        6  Cittadella    
  6  Cittadella 1     3  Monza      
  7  Brescia 0         6  Cittadella  
      5  Venezia  
        5  Venezia      
  5  Venezia (a.e.t.) 3     4  Lecce    
  8  Chievo 2  

Preliminary round

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

First leg

Second leg

Relegation play-out

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

Hat-tricks

Player Club Against Result Date
Italy Massimo Coda Lecce Reggiana 7–1 (H) 21 November 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina Riad Bajić Ascoli Cremonese 3–3 (A) 12 December 2020
Italy Leonardo Mancuso4 Empoli Virtus Entella 5–2 (A) 12 December 2020
Italy Mattia Aramu Venezia Monza 4–1 (A) 20 March 2021
France Florian Ayé Brescia Pisa 4–3 (H) 7 May 2021
United States Andrija Novakovich Frosinone Reggina 4–0 (A) 10 May 2021
Italy 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[56]
1 Slovenia Vid Belec Salernitana 14[57] 5, 9–10, 13, 19–20, 27–30, 32–33, 37–38
2 Italy Michele Di Gregorio1 Monza 13 11–12, 14–17, 19, 24–25, 27, 36–37
Italy Samuele Perisan Pordenone 6, 9–10, 13, 16–19, 28, 32, 34, 37–38
Croatia Adrian Šemper Chievo 1, 3–4, 6, 11–12, 17, 19, 22, 26, 29, 33, 38
5 Italy Alberto Brignoli Empoli 12 1–2, 7, 14, 17–18, 26, 28–30, 33, 36
6 Italy Francesco Bardi Frosinone 11 2–6, 13, 16,[lower-alpha 1] 24, 29, 31, 36
7 Italy Wladimiro Falcone Cosenza 9 4, 8, 12, 14, 16, 19, 25, 28, 35
Italy Vincenzo Fiorillo Pescara 1, 10, 12, 16–17, 24, 26, 28, 36
Brazil Gabriel Lecce 1–2, 17–18, 26–27, 30–32
Albania Elhan Kastrati2 Cittadella 12, 14, 5,[lower-alpha 2] 28–29, 34, 36
Italy Luca Lezzerini Venezia 1, 3–4, 6, 5,[lower-alpha 3] 13–14, 19–20
  1. Played between rounds 20 and 21.
  2. Played between rounds 17 and 18.
  3. Played between rounds 7 and 8.
Note

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

Awards

XI of the Season

Pos. Player Club Ref.
GK Slovenia Vid Belec Salernitana [58]
DF Italy Pasquale Mazzocchi Venezia
DF Slovakia Norbert Gyömbér Salernitana
DF Croatia Luka Bogdan Salernitana
DF Brazil Carlos Augusto Monza
MF Italy Davide Frattesi Monza
MF Italy Marco Mancosu Lecce
MF Morocco Youssef Maleh Venezia
FW Italy Leonardo Mancuso Empoli
FW Italy Gennaro Tutino Salernitana
FW Italy Massimo Coda Lecce
Coach Italy Fabrizio Castori Salernitana

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