2021–22 Serie B

The 2021–22 Serie B (known as the Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons) is the 90th season of the Serie B since its establishment in 1929.

Serie B
Season2021–22
DatesRegular season:
20 August 2021 – 6 May 2022
Matches played170
Goals scored426 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorerGianluca Lapadula
(10 goals)
Biggest home winSPAL 5–0 Pordenone
(29 August 2021)
Ternana 5–0 L.R. Vicenza
(23 October 2021)
Biggest away winPordenone 0–4 Parma
(12 September 2021)
Reggina 0–4 Alessandria
(12 December 2021)
Highest scoringBenevento 4–3 Alessandria
(22 August 2021)
Longest winning runPisa
5 matches (1–5)[1]
Longest unbeaten runLecce
15 matches (2–16)[1]
Longest winless runPordenone
14 matches (1–14)[1]
Longest losing runL.R. Vicenza
6 matches (1–6)[1]
Highest attendance18,765
Lecce 4–0 Parma
(7 November 2021)[2]
Lowest attendance635
Pordenone 2–0 Alessandria
(30 November 2021)[2]
Total attendance673,380[2]
Average attendance3,961[2]
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 12 December 2021.

Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2020–21 season:

Teams

Stadiums and locations
Location of teams in 2021–22 Serie B
Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2020–21 season
Alessandria Alessandria Giuseppe Moccagatta 5,936 Serie C play-off winners
Ascoli Ascoli Piceno Cino e Lillo Del Duca 12,461 16th in Serie B
Benevento Benevento Ciro Vigorito 16,867 18th in Serie A
Brescia Brescia Mario Rigamonti 19,500 7th in Serie B
Cittadella Cittadella (Padua) Pier Cesare Tombolato 7,623 6th in Serie B
Como Como Giuseppe Sinigaglia 13,602 Serie C Group A champions
Cosenza Cosenza San Vito-Gigi Marulla 20,987 17th in Serie B
Cremonese Cremona Giovanni Zini 20,641 13th in Serie B
Crotone Crotone Ezio Scida 16,640 19th in Serie A
Frosinone Frosinone Benito Stirpe 16,227 10th in Serie B
L.R. Vicenza Vicenza Romeo Menti 12,000 12th in Serie B
Lecce Lecce Via del Mare 31,533 4th in Serie B
Monza Monza Brianteo 10,000 3rd in Serie B
Parma Parma Ennio Tardini 27,906 20th in Serie A
Perugia Perugia Renato Curi 23,625 Serie C Group B champions
Pisa Pisa Arena Garibaldi 25,000 14th in Serie B
Pordenone Pordenone Guido Teghil (Lignano Sabbiadoro) 5,000 15th in Serie B
Reggina Reggio Calabria Oreste Granillo 27,543 11th in Serie B
SPAL Ferrara Paolo Mazza 16,134 9th in Serie B
Ternana Terni Libero Liberati 22,000 Serie C Group C champions

Number of teams by regions
No. of teams Region Team(s)
4  LombardyBrescia, Como, Cremonese and Monza
3  CalabriaCosenza, Crotone and Reggina
2  Emilia-RomagnaParma and SPAL
 UmbriaPerugia and Ternana
 VenetoCittadella and Vicenza
1  ApuliaLecce
 CampaniaBenevento
 Friuli Venezia GiuliaPordenone
 LazioFrosinone
 MarcheAscoli
 PiedmontAlessandria
 TuscanyPisa

Personnel and kits
Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Alessandria Luca Di Masi Moreno Longo Giuseppe Prestia Adidas Y3K, Gruppo AMAG, ReLife Group
Ascoli Carlo Neri Andrea Sottil Federico Dionisi Νike Fainplast Compounds, Bricofer, Rabona Mobile, Ecotel Italia, Boero
Benevento Oreste Vigorito Fabio Caserta Gaetano Letizia Nike IVPC, Rillo Construzioni, Pasta Rummo, Gesesa
Brescia Massimo Cellino Filippo Inzaghi Dimitri Bisoli Kappa Rigamonti Salumificio, OMR
Cittadella Andrea Gabrielli Edoardo Gorini Davide Adorni Mizuno Sirmax, Gruppo Gabrielli, Stylplex/Quartzforms, Pastificio Cecchin, Metalservice
Como Dennis Wise Giacomo Gattuso Alessandro Bellemo Legea Mola,[3] Acqua San Bernardo, Randstad
Cosenza Eugenio Guarascio Roberto Occhiuzzi Angelo Corsi Legea Hexergia, La Valle Viaggi
Cremonese Paolo Rossi Fabio Pecchia Daniel Ciofani Acerbis Ilta Inox/Arinox, Acciaieria Arvedi, Fattorie Cremona, Arvedi Tubi Acciaio
Crotone Gianni Vrenna Francesco Modesto Ahmad Benali Zeus San Vincenzo Salumi, Envì Group, Ford Vumbaca Group, Econet, GCM Industrie
Frosinone Maurizio Stirpe Fabio Grosso Nicolò Brighenti Zeus Banca Popolare del Frusinate, Portobello, Polsinelli Enologia, Orsolini
L.R. Vicenza Renzo Rosso Cristian Brocchi Stefano Giacomelli Lotto Diesel, Aon/SC Saldatura Carpenteria, Sicura/Famila, Legor, Zanutta/Trivellato Industriali
Lecce Saverio Sticchi Damiani Marco Baroni Fabio Lucioni M908 Links, Studio Sticchi Damiani, Barocco, Banca Popolare Pugliese, Asfalti Isolbit
Monza Paolo Berlusconi Giovanni Stroppa Mario Sampirisi Lotto WithU, U-Power, Pontenossa, Febal Casa, Dell'Orto
Parma Kyle Krause Giuseppe Iachini Gianluigi Buffon Erreà Cetilar, Gravity Sport, EGO Airways, Canovi Coperture, COLSER Servizi
Perugia Massimiliano Santopadre Massimiliano Alvini Gabriele Angella FG Sport Nutrihum, Vitakraft, Re Salmone, Sisas, Mericat Group
Pisa Giuseppe Corrado Luca D'Angelo Robert Gucher Adidas Cetilar, Synlab Group, Hi-Turf Solution, Maiora-AB Yachts, Beapp
Pordenone Mauro Lovisa Bruno Tedino Mirko Stefani Givova Omega Gruppo, 6sicuro.it, Lignano Sabbiadoro Gestioni, Alea Office, Area Giovani CRO
Reggina Luca Gallo Domenico Toscano Lorenzo Crisetig Macron Soseteg, Puliservice, Caffè Mauro, D. Caracciolo & figli
SPAL Walter Mattioli Josep Clotet Ruiz Francesco Vicari Macron Errebi Technology, ADAMANT BioNRG
Ternana Stefano Bandecchi Cristiano Lucarelli Marino Defendi Macron Unicusano, Terni Col Cuore, Orsolini

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Lecce Eugenio Corini Sacked 22 May 2021[4] Pre-season Marco Baroni 1 July 2021[5]
Parma Roberto D'Aversa 23 May 2021[6] Enzo Maresca 1 July 2021[7]
Monza Cristian Brocchi Mutual consent 28 May 2021[8] Giovanni Stroppa 1 July 2021[9]
Perugia Fabio Caserta 14 June 2021[10] Massimiliano Alvini 1 July 2021[11]
Reggina Marco Baroni End of contract 30 June 2021 Alfredo Aglietti 1 July 2021[12]
Crotone Serse Cosmi 30 June 2021[13] Francesco Modesto 1 July 2021[14]
Pordenone Maurizio Domizzi 30 June 2021 Massimo Paci 1 July 2021[15]
Benevento Filippo Inzaghi 30 June 2021 Fabio Caserta 1 July 2021[16]
Brescia Josep Clotet Ruiz 30 June 2021 Filippo Inzaghi 30 June 2021[17]
SPAL Massimo Rastelli 30 June 2021 Josep Clotet Ruiz 2 July 2021[18]
Cittadella Roberto Venturato 30 June 2021[19] Edoardo Gorini 19 July 2021[20]
Cosenza Roberto Occhiuzzi Sacked 22 July 2021[21] Marco Zaffaroni 6 August 2021[22]
Pordenone Massimo Paci 30 August 2021[23] 20th Massimo Rastelli 31 August 2021[24]
Vicenza Domenico Di Carlo 22 September 2021[25] 19th Cristian Brocchi 22 September 2021[26]
Pordenone Massimo Rastelli 16 October 2021[27] 20th Bruno Tedino 18 October 2021[28]
Crotone Francesco Modesto 29 October 2021[29] 18th Pasquale Marino 29 October 2021[29]
Parma Enzo Maresca 23 November 2021[30] 14th Giuseppe Iachini 23 November 2021[31]
Cosenza Marco Zaffaroni 6 December 2021[32] 16th Roberto Occhiuzzi 7 December 2021[33]
Crotone Pasquale Marino 10 December 2021[34] 18th Francesco Modesto 10 December 2021[34]
Reggina Alfredo Aglietti 13 December 2021[35] 13th Domenico Toscano 14 December 2021[36]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Pisa 17 10 5 2 24 12 +12 35 Promotion to Serie A
2 Brescia 17 10 3 4 29 19 +10 33
3 Lecce 17 8 7 2 29 15 +14 31 Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-finals[lower-alpha 1]
4 Benevento 17 9 4 4 29 16 +13 31
5 Monza 17 8 7 2 24 16 +8 31 Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Cremonese 17 8 5 4 23 16 +7 29
7 Cittadella 17 8 4 5 20 17 +3 28
8 Perugia 17 6 8 3 18 15 +3 26
9 Ascoli 17 7 5 5 21 20 +1 26
10 Frosinone 17 5 10 2 24 17 +7 25
11 Como 17 6 6 5 24 21 +3 24
12 Ternana 17 6 4 7 26 26 0 22
13 Reggina 17 6 4 7 15 23 −8 22
14 SPAL 17 5 5 7 22 22 0 20
15 Parma 17 4 8 5 19 21 −2 20
16 Alessandria 17 5 2 10 19 27 −8 17 Qualification to relegation play-out[lower-alpha 2]
17 Cosenza 17 4 4 9 15 27 −12 16
18 Crotone 17 1 5 11 16 31 −15 8 Relegation to Serie C
19 Pordenone 17 1 5 11 14 33 −19 8
20 Vicenza 17 2 1 14 15 32 −17 7
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. 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.[37]
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. If the 16th-placed team finishes 5 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 they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Alessandria1416181820181818181717181717171716
Ascoli4435245599131077679
Benevento31111945663246115444
Brescia21123234242112132
Cittadella5264812791216129101110107
Como81314161716161616151171212121311
Cosenza151913141391111131114161516161617
Cremonese110536322567856866
Crotone914151516171717171818171818181818
Frosinone10576578107765447810
Lecce2015161210643453233323
Monza12891014111313111091188555
Parma1164812131212151310141414141515
Perugia61212119109788812910998
Pisa73211111111321211
Pordenone1620202018192020202020202020202019
Reggina1378778108635469111213
SPAL179101311141415141215151615151414
Ternana1917191715151514101416131313131112
Vicenza1818171919201919191919191919191920
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 12 December 2021. Source: worldfootball.net

Results
Home \ Away ALE ASC BEN BRE CIT COM COS CRE CRO FRO LEC MON PAR PER PIS POR REG SPA TER VIC
Alessandria — 1–3 1–3 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–2
Ascoli — 0–2 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–1
Benevento 4–3 — 0–1 4–1 3–0 1–4 0–0 0–0 2–1 4–0
Brescia — 2–4 5–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–0
Cittadella 2–0 — 2–2 4–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0
Como 2–0 0–1 1–1 — 0–2 a 1–1 4–1 0–1 1–0
Cosenza 2–0 — 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 3–1 2–1
Cremonese 1–1 a 2–0 — 3–2 1–1 3–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–0
Crotone 2–2 0–2 2–2 a — 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–1
Frosinone 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 — 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 1–1
Lecce 3–2 1–1 3–1 — 3–0 4–0 0–0 2–0 3–3
Monza 1–0 1–0 3–2 4–1 1–0 3–2 — 3–1 1–1
Parma 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 — 1–1 1–1 1–0
Perugia 1–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 0–2 a 1–0
Pisa 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 — 1–1 2–0 1–0
Pordenone 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–1 — 1–1 1–3 2–4
Reggina 0–4 1–2 0–1 a 1–2 a 0–0 0–0 2–1 — 2–1 3–2
SPAL 2–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 1–2 5–0 — 3–2
Ternana 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 3–1 a 1–4 1–0 — 5–0
Vicenza 2–3 2–3 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. 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

Hat-tricks
Player Club Against Result Date
Simone Corazza Alessandria Benevento 3–4 (A) 22 August 2021
Gianluca Lapadula Benevento Cittadella 4–1 (H) 21 September 2021
Massimo Coda Lecce Parma 4–0 (H) 7 November 2021
Note

(H) – Home (A) – Away

Clean sheets
As of 12 December 2021[1]
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets		 Game weeks
1 Leandro Chichizola Perugia 8 1, 3, 5, 7–9, 13, 16
Elhan Kastrati Cittadella 1, 4, 7–8, 11–12, 16–17
3 Gabriel Lecce 7 3, 5, 7, 9, 12–13, 16
Jesse Joronen Brescia 1, 4, 9, 11–12, 15, 17
Nícolas Pisa 1–2, 7, 13–14, 16–17
6 Michele Di Gregorio Monza 6 1–2, 8–9, 11, 16
Alberto Paleari Benevento 3–4, 7, 9, 14, 17
8 Gianluigi Buffon Parma 5 2–3, 8, 11, 16
Federico Ravaglia Frosinone 2–4, 6, 13
10 3 players 3

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