2023–24 Serie B

The 2023–24 Serie B (known as the Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons) is the 92nd season of the Serie B since its establishment in 1929.

Serie B
Season2023–24
DatesRegular season:
18 August 2023 – 10 May 2024
Matches played94
Goals scored218 (2.32 per match)
Top goalscorerMassimo Coda
(7 goals)
Biggest home win3–0
8 matches
Biggest away winCatanzaro 0–5 Parma
Highest scoringLecco 3–4 Catanzaro
Longest winning run4 matches (4–7)[1]
Como
Longest unbeaten run8 matches (1–8)[1]
Parma
Longest winless run8 matches[1]
Bari (3–10)
Sampdoria (2–9)
Longest losing run4 matches[1]
Feralpisalò (1–4)
Lecco (7–10)
Spezia (3–6)
Highest attendance29,117[2]
Palermo 2–2 Spezia
Lowest attendance557[2]
Feralpisalò 0–2 Südtirol
Total attendance822,436[2]
Average attendance9,563[2]
All statistics correct as of 23 October 2023.

Changes

The following teams have changed divisions since the 2022–23 season:

Feralpisalò will play in Serie B for the first time in history this season, the 125th team entering this round robin league.

After 50 years of absence, Lecco returned to Serie B for the first time since 1973, Catanzaro returned to Serie B after a 17 year spell in lower divisions and Reggiana returned to Serie B after a 2 year spell in Serie C.

On 1 July 2023, the Co.Vi.So.C. rejected the applications of Lecco (due to the documentation involving their home venue of Padua for the season being presented late) and Reggina (due to financial irregularities).[3] On appeal, the Federal Council readmitted Lecco, but confirmed Reggina's exclusion.[4] The following level of appeal, the Collegio di Garanzia of the Italian Olympic Committee, withheld Reggina's exclusion while also ruling in favour of Perugia's demand to overrule FIGC's decision to accept Lecco.[5]

On 3 August, the Administrative Court of Rome again reversed Lecco's exclusion, readmitting the Lombardian club into the Serie B league, while rejecting Reggina's request for readmission. Those decisions are expected to be appealed at the Council of State later on 29 August.[6] In case of any vacancies, Brescia and Perugia (in that order) are expected to be readmitted to the league.

On 30 August, the Council of State rejected the demands of Perugia and Reggina and rule in favour of Lecco and Brescia, consequently the two teams are allowed to take part in the league.

Teams

Stadiums and locations
Location of teams in 2023–24 Serie B
Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2022–23 season
Ascoli Ascoli Piceno Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca 11,326 12th in Serie B
Bari Bari Stadio San Nicola 58,270 3rd in Serie B
Brescia Brescia Stadio Mario Rigamonti 19,500 16th in Serie B
Catanzaro Catanzaro Stadio Nicola Ceravolo 14,650 Serie C Group C champions
Cittadella Cittadella Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato 7,623 15th in Serie B
Como Como Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia 13,602 13th in Serie B
Cosenza Cosenza Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla 20,987 17th in Serie B
Cremonese Cremona Stadio Giovanni Zini 15,191 19th in Serie A
Feralpisalò Salò and Lonato del Garda Stadio Leonardo Garilli[lower-alpha 1] 21,668 Serie C Group A champions
Lecco Lecco Stadio Rigamonti-Ceppi
Stadio Euganeo[lower-alpha 2]		 4,995
18,060		 Serie C Play-off winners
Modena Modena Stadio Alberto Braglia 21,151 10th in Serie B
Palermo Palermo Stadio Renzo Barbera 36,365 9th in Serie B
Parma Parma Stadio Ennio Tardini 22,352 4th in Serie B
Pisa Pisa Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani 14,000 11th in Serie B
Reggiana Reggio Emilia Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore 21,525 Serie C Group B champions
Sampdoria Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris 33,205 20th in Serie A
Spezia La Spezia Stadio Alberto Picco 11,968 18th in Serie A
Südtirol Bolzano Stadio Druso 5,539 6th in Serie B
Ternana Terni Stadio Libero Liberati 22,000 14th in Serie B
Venezia Venice Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo 11,150 8th in Serie B
  1. Feralpisalò temporarily relocated to Stadio Leonardo Garilli (home stadium of Piacenza) after Stadio Lino Turina did not meet Serie B requirements.
  2. Lecco played in Stadio Euganeo (home stadium of Padova) the first home game of the season because Stadio Rigamonti-Ceppi initially did not meet Serie B requirements.

Number of teams by regions
No. of
teams
 Region Team(s)
5  LombardyBrescia, Como, Cremonese, Feralpisalò and Lecco
3  Emilia-RomagnaModena, Parma and Reggiana
2  CalabriaCatanzaro and Cosenza
 LiguriaSampdoria and Spezia
 VenetoCittadella and Venezia
1  ApuliaBari
 MarcheAscoli
 SicilyPalermo
 Trentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolSüdtirol
 TuscanyPisa
 UmbriaTernana

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 William Viali Brazil Eric Botteghin Nike Fainplast, Bricofer Bricofer/Impresa Generale Costruzioni Impresa Turzo (H)/Edil Style (A) Gruppo Boero
Bari Italy Luigi De Laurentiis Italy Pasquale Marino Italy Valerio Di Cesare Kappa Molino Casillo MV Line Decò Supermercati Granoro
Brescia Italy Massimo Cellino Italy Daniele Gastaldello Italy Dimitri Bisoli Kappa Gruppo DAC Le Stagioni d'Italia Pardgroup None
Catanzaro Italy Floriano Noto Italy Vincenzo Vivarini Italy Pietro Iemmello EYE Sport Coop, Volkswagen Bencivenni Principe Srl Main Solution Srl Coop
Cittadella Italy Andrea Gabrielli Italy Edoardo Gorini Italy Simone Branca Erreà Sirmax, Gruppo Gabrielli Stylplex (H)/Quartzforms (A)/Marmo Arredo (T) Pastificio Cecchin Scilm (H)/Stylplex (A & T)
Como England Dennis Wise Italy Moreno Longo Italy Alessandro Bellemo Erreà Mola (H & A)/Quelli che con Luca (T) Acqua S.Bernardo None None
Cosenza Italy Eugenio Guarascio Italy Fabio Caserta Italy Tommaso D'Orazio Nike Patata della Sila, Volkswagen Chiappetta Peperoncino Malizia None 3F Falvo Group
Cremonese Italy Paolo Rossi Italy Giovanni Stroppa Italy Daniel Ciofani Acerbis Ilta Inox (H)/Arinox (A & T), Arvedi Gruppo Mauro Saviola Arvedi Tubo Acciaio None
Feralpisalò Italy Giuseppe Pasini Italy Marco Zaffaroni Italy Federico Carraro WeArlequin Feralpi Siderurgica, VI.BI. Elettrorecuperi (H & A)/Feralpi Presider (in cup matches) Sae Flex (H)/Olimpia Splendid (A & T)/Recuperi Metalfer (in cup matches) Appia Antica (H)/Comelli Rottami Metallici (A)/Caleotto (T) Gabogas (H)/Trailer (A)/ Imbal Carton (T)
Lecco Italy Cristian Di Nunno Italy Emiliano Bonazzoli Italy Luca Giudici Legea Cantine Pirovano, Casa Coller Galperti Terre Bentivoglio Fiocchi
Modena Italy Carlo Rivetti Italy Paolo Bianco Italy Antonio Pergreffi New Balance Kerakoll SAU Group Reflexallen Studio Appari
Palermo Italy Dario Mirri Italy Eugenio Corini Italy Matteo Brunori Puma Old Wild West, Bisaten A29 Energy Service Company L.T. Costruzioni Nuova Sicilauto
Parma United States Kyle J. Krause Italy Fabio Pecchia Italy Enrico Del Prato Puma Prometeon, Classic Football Shirts inX.aero None CAD Euro Pool
Pisa Italy Giuseppe Corrado Italy Alberto Aquilani Romania Marius Marin Adidas Cetilar, SEAC-ESCO Hi-turf Solution Gruppo Paim Toni Luigi Scavi e Demolizioni
Reggiana Italy Carmelo Salerno Italy Alessandro Nesta Italy Paolo Rozzio Macron Immergas, Righi Food FIAT Autostile CAI Consulenze Aste Immobiliari Fortlan-Dibi
Sampdoria Italy Marco Lanna Italy Andrea Pirlo Italy Nicola Murru Macron Banca Ifis LaMiaLiguria None None
Spezia United States Philip Raymond Platek Jr. Italy Massimo Oddo Italy Daniele Verde Kappa Spigas Clienti LaMiaLiguria Iozzelli Magazzini Edili None
Südtirol Italy Gerhard Comper Italy Pierpaolo Bisoli Italy Fabian Tait Mizuno Südtirol, Duka TopHaus Alperia Ci Gusta
Ternana Italy Nicola Guida Italy Cristiano Lucarelli Uruguay César Falletti Macron Pharmaguida, Lenergia Telematica Italia Orsolini Amedeo Autoservizi Troiani
Venezia United States Duncan L. Niederauer Italy Paolo Vanoli Italy Marco Modolo Kappa Bechèr None CharityStars inX.aero

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Modena Italy Attilio Tesser Sacked 23 May 2023[7] Pre-season Italy Paolo Bianco 1 July 2023[8]
Pisa Italy Luca D'Angelo 2 June 2023[9] Italy Alberto Aquilani 1 July 2023[10]
Ternana Italy Cristiano Lucarelli 21 June 2023[11] Italy Aurelio Andreazzoli 1 July 2023[11]
Reggiana Italy Aimo Diana End of contract 30 June 2023[12] Italy Alessandro Nesta 1 July 2023[13]
Sampdoria Serbia Dejan Stanković 30 June 2023[14] Italy Andrea Pirlo 1 July 2023[15]
Ascoli Italy Roberto Breda 30 June 2023[16] Italy William Viali 1 July 2023[16]
Cosenza Italy William Viali Signed by Ascoli 30 June 2023 Italy Fabio Caserta 1 July 2023[17]
Spezia Italy Leonardo Semplici End of contract 30 June 2023[18] Italy Massimiliano Alvini 6 July 2023[18]
Ternana Italy Aurelio Andreazzoli Mutual consent 11 July 2023[19] Italy Cristiano Lucarelli 14 July 2023[20]
Cremonese Italy Davide Ballardini Sacked 18 September 2023[21] 9th Italy Giovanni Stroppa 19 September 2023[22]
Bari Italy Michele Mignani 9 October 2023[23] 12th Italy Pasquale Marino 10 October 2023[24]
Lecco Italy Luciano Foschi 9 October 2023[25] 20th Italy Emiliano Bonazzoli 12 October 2023[26]
Feralpisalò Italy Stefano Vecchi 23 October 2023[27] 19th Italy Marco Zaffaroni 23 October 2023[28]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Parma 10 7 2 1 20 8 +12 23 Promotion to Serie A
2 Catanzaro 10 6 3 1 18 13 +5 21
3 Palermo 9 6 2 1 16 6 +10 20 0Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals[lower-alpha 1]
4 Venezia 10 5 3 2 14 9 +5 18
5 Modena 10 4 4 2 9 8 +1 16 0Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Cosenza 10 4 2 4 14 11 +3 14
7 Como 9 4 2 3 12 12 0 14
8 Südtirol 9 3 4 2 13 10 +3 13[lower-alpha 2]
9 Brescia 8 3 4 1 6 3 +3 13[lower-alpha 2]
10 Cittadella 10 3 4 3 10 13 −3 13[lower-alpha 2]
11 Cremonese 10 3 4 3 12 11 +1 13[lower-alpha 2]
12 Ascoli 10 3 3 4 12 12 0 12
13 Pisa 10 3 3 4 9 10 −1 12
14 Bari 10 1 8 1 9 9 0 11
15 Reggiana 10 2 5 3 9 13 −4 11
16 Sampdoria[lower-alpha 3] 10 2 3 5 10 13 −3 7 0Qualification for relegation play-out[lower-alpha 4]
17 Spezia 9 1 4 4 8 13 −5 7
18 Ternana 10 1 3 6 9 13 −4 6 Relegation to Serie C
19 Feralpisalò 10 1 2 7 5 19 −14 5
20 Lecco 8 1 1 6 7 16 −9 4
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: 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.[30]
Notes:
  1. If the 3rd-placed team finishes 15 or more points ahead of the 4th-placed team, then the promotion play-offs are not played, and the 3rd-placed team is promoted to Serie A.
  2. Head-to-head points (goal difference): Südtirol 3 (+1), Brescia 0 (0), Cittadella 0 (0), Cremonese 0 (-1).
  3. Sampdoria were deducted two points due to failure in paying taxes between January and March 2023.[29]
  4. If the 16th-placed team finishes five or more points ahead of the 17th-placed team, then the relegation play-out is not played, and the 17th-placed team is relegated to Serie C.

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 that were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Ascoli19191214151514141412
Bari86579912121214
Brescia1216171210111011107
Catanzaro9531546442
Cittadella4910971097811
Como20151611863566
Cosenza1261012811855
Cremonese101498111281079
Feralpisalò18202020192016181819
Lecco13171819201820202020
Modena148434346910
Palermo111185352223
Parma3112111111
Pisa1571113131313131313
Reggiana17121416141415151515
Sampdoria5131315161617191916
Spezia6101518171918171717
Südtirol74766779118
Ternana16181917181719161618
Venezia2324225334
Leader and promotion to Serie A
Promotion to Serie A
Play-off semifinals
Play-off preliminary round
Play-out
Relegation to Serie C
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. Source: WorldFootball.net

Results
Home \ Away ASC BAR BRE CAT CIT COM COS CRE FER LEC MOD PAL PAR PIS REG SAM SPE SUD TER VEN
Ascoli — 3–0 0–1 1–1 2–0
Bari — 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1
Brescia 1–1 — 1–0 a 1–1 0–1 0–0
Catanzaro — 1–1 a 3–0 0–5 3–0 2–1
Cittadella — 0–3 2–1 1–0 2–2 0–0
Como — 1–3 a 2–2 1–0 2–1
Cosenza 3–0 a — 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–2
Cremonese 2–2 0–1 a 0–0 — 1–1 0–1
Feralpisalò a — 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–2
Lecco 0–2 0–2 3–4 a 1–2 —
Modena 1–0 0–0 — 0–2 a 2–0 a 1–3
Palermo 0–1 3–0 — 2–2 2–1
Parma 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 a — 0–0 1–1 2–1
Pisa 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 — a
Reggiana 1–1 2–2 a 1–3 a 0–0 — 1–0
Sampdoria 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–2 — a 1–2
Spezia 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 a —
Südtirol 3–1 0–1 0–0 3–3 —
Ternana a 0–0 0–1 0–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 —
Venezia 3–0 1–1 1–3 3–2 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: Serie B (in Italian), Soccerway (in English)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers
As of 23 October 2023[31]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Italy Massimo Coda Cremonese 7
2 Poland Adrian Benedyczak Parma 6
Italy Daniele Casiraghi Südtirol
4 Portugal Pedro Mendes Ascoli 5
5 Italy Fabio Borini Sampdoria 4
Italy Jari Vandeputte Catanzaro
7 14 players 3

Top assists
As of 23 October 2023[31]
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Italy Giacomo Calò Cosenza 4
Italy Alessio Iovine Como
3 Italy Franco Lepore Lecco 3
Switzerland Simon Sohm Parma
5 21 players 2

Hat-tricks
Player Club Against Result Date
Italy Matteo Brunori Palermo Venezia 3–1 (A) 26 September 2023
Note

(H) – Home (A) – Away

Clean sheets
As of 23 October 2023[1]
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets		 Game weeks
1 Italy Riccardo Gagno Modena 5 2, 4, 6–8
Italy Luca Lezzerini Brescia 4–7, 10
3 Argentina Leandro Chichizola Parma 4 1–2, 4–5
Italy Andrea Fulignati Catanzaro 1, 3, 9–10
Finland Jesse Joronen Venezia 1, 4–6
Brazil Nícolas Pisa 2, 6–7, 9
Italy Mirko Pigliacelli Palermo 1, 4–5, 9
8 6 players 3

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