2025–26 Serie B

The 2025–26 Serie B (known as the Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons) was the 94th season of the second tier of Italian football, Serie B, since its establishment in 1929. The season commenced on 22 August 2025 and ended on 8 May 2026.

Season2025–26

Dates22 August 2025 – 8 May 2026^[1]

ChampionsVenezia
(3rd title)

PromotedVenezia
Frosinone

Quick facts Season, Dates ...

Serie B
Season	2025–26
Dates	22 August 2025 – 8 May 2026^[1]
Champions	Venezia (3rd title)
Promoted	Venezia Frosinone
Relegated	Reggiana Spezia Pescara
Matches	380
Goals	973 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorer	Joel Pohjanpalo (24 goals)
Biggest home win	Palermo 5–0 Pescara (1 November 2025) Empoli 5–0 Bari (29 November 2025) Palermo 5–0 Carrarese (29 November 2025) Spezia 6–1 Südtirol (18 April 2026)
Biggest away win	Mantova 1–5 Frosinone (September 2025) Avellino 0–4 Spezia (25 October 2025) Cesena 0–4 Venezia (25 October 2025)
Highest scoring	Carrarese 3–4 Avellino (21 September 2025) Avellino 4–3 Reggiana (1 November 2025) Mantova 2–5 Venezia (24 January 2026)
Longest winning run	Venezia (8 matches)
Longest unbeaten run	Frosinone Palermo (14 matches)
Longest winless run	Südtirol (13 matches)
Longest losing run	Reggiana (6 matches)
Highest attendance	32,922 Palermo 1–1 Modena (19 October 2025)^[2]
Lowest attendance	1,591 Virtus Entella 3–1 Cesena (10 February 2026)^[2]
Attendance	3,590,923 (9,450 per match)^[2]
← 2024–25 2026–27 → All statistics correct as of 8 May 2026.

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Teams

Team changes

The following teams have changed divisions since the 2024–25 season:

To Serie B

Relegated from Serie A

Promoted from Serie C

Padova (Group A)
Avellino (Group C)
Virtus Entella (Group B)
Pescara (Play-off winners)

From Serie B

Promoted to Serie A

Sassuolo
Pisa
Cremonese (Play-off winners)

Relegated to Serie C

Padova, Virtus Entella, Avellino, and Pescara (via the play-offs) return to Serie B after six, four, seven, and four years, respectively.

Monza, Venezia and Empoli were relegated back to Serie B after three, one and four years in the top flight, respectively.

Cosenza, Cittadella, Brescia and Salernitana were relegated back to the third level after six, nine, forty and eleven years, respectively.

Sassoulo, Pisa and Cremonese are promoted to the top flight after one, thirty one and two years respectively.

Locations of the 2025–26 Serie B teams

Number of teams by regions

More information No. ofteams, Region ...

No. of teams	Region	Team(s)
3
	Emilia-Romagna	Cesena, Modena and Reggiana
	Liguria	Sampdoria, Spezia and Virtus Entella
2
	Campania	Avellino and Juve Stabia
	Lombardy	Mantova and Monza
	Tuscany	Carrarese and Empoli
	Veneto	Padova and Venezia
1
	Abruzzo	Pescara
	Apulia	Bari
	Calabria	Catanzaro
	Lazio	Frosinone
	Sicily	Palermo
	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol	Südtirol

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Stadiums and locations

More information Team, Location ...

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Avellino	Avellino	Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi	26,000
Bari	Bari	Stadio Comunale San Nicola	58,270
Carrarese	Carrara	Stadio dei Marmi - IV Olimpionici Azzurri	4,194
Catanzaro	Catanzaro	Stadio Nicola Ceravolo	14,650
Cesena	Cesena	Orogel Stadium - Dino Manuzzi	20,194
Empoli	Empoli	Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena	16,284
Frosinone	Frosinone	Stadio Benito Stirpe	16,227
Juve Stabia	Castellammare di Stabia	Stadio Comunale Romeo Menti	7,642
Mantova	Mantua	Stadio Danilo Martelli	14,884
Modena	Modena	Stadio Alberto Braglia	21,151
Monza	Monza	U-Power Stadium	17,102
Padova	Padua	Stadio Comunale Euganeo	32,420
Palermo	Palermo	Stadio Renzo Barbera	36,365
Pescara	Pescara	Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia	20,476
Reggiana	Reggio Emilia	MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore	21,525
Sampdoria	Genoa	Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris	33,205
Spezia	La Spezia	Stadio Alberto Picco	12,273
Südtirol	Bolzano	Stadio Marco Druso	5,539
Venezia	Venice	Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo	12,048
Virtus Entella	Chiavari	Stadio Enrico Sannazzari	5,587

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Personnel and kits

More information Team, Manager ...

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor(s)
Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Main	Other(s)
Avellino	Davide Ballardini	Marco Armellino	Magma	Provincia di Avellino	List Front: Cosmopol Back: Mi.Ba. Porte e Finestre Sleeves: Soft Tecnology Shorts: Gruppo Marinelli
Bari	Moreno Longo	Raffaele Pucino	Erreà	Betsson.sport	List Front: Acqua Santa Croce Back: Centro Assistenza Bollette Sleeves: Ventana Cinco Shorts: Granoro
Carrarese	Antonio Calabro	Marco Imperiale	Givova	Sagevan	List Front: None Back: FuturEnergy Sleeves: BM Srl Shorts: None
Catanzaro	Alberto Aquilani	Pietro Iemmello	EYE Sport	Coop	List Front: Volkswagen Bencivenni, Main Solution Energie Rinnovabili Back: Principe Accessori Sleeves: Banca di Credito Cooperativo della Calabria Ulteriore Shorts: Fresco Sorriso
Cesena	Ashley Cole	Andrea Ciofi	Erreà	E.CO Energia Corrente	List Front: None Back: Amadori Sleeves: 1 Attimo in Forma Shorts: FS Costruzioni
Empoli	Fabio Caserta	Matteo Lovato	Kappa	Computer Gross (Home) / Kühner Motorini e Alternatori (Away)	List Front: Elite Top Fight (Home) / Computer Gross (Away) Back: Pediatrica Sleeves: Sammontana Shorts: AQ Italy
Frosinone	Massimiliano Alvini	Riccardo Marchizza	Zeus	MeglioBanca	List Front: 7Sette Carburanti Back: Supermercati Dem Sleeves: Cogein SpA Shorts: None
Juve Stabia	Ignazio Abate	Leonardo Candellone	Givova	Guerri Energia	List Front: FRIMM Back: DS Glass Sleeves: Bene Assicurazioni Shorts: Oscar Petroli
Mantova	Francesco Modesto	Marco Festa	Adidas	Sinergy Luce e Gas	List Front: PATA Snack Back: Verodol CBD Sleeves: Napoli Uno Shorts: Trinità Salumi
Modena	Andrea Sottil	Fabio Gerli	New Balance	Kerakoll	List Front: Annovi Reverberi Back: Reflexallen Sleeves: Wyler Vetta Shorts: Studio Appari
Monza	Paolo Bianco	Matteo Pessina	Lotto	Ford Pro	List Front: ZeroPlayer Back: Pulsee Luce e Gas Sleeves: Sesto Polimedica Shorts: La Dea Salumi
Padova	Roberto Breda	Papu Gómez	Macron	Servizio Energetico Italiano / Gruppo Nazionale Energetico	List Front: Facile.Energy / Power 4U Back: Energetika Sleeves: None Shorts: Sirman
Palermo	Filippo Inzaghi	Mattia Bani	Puma	Sicily by Car	List Front: None Back: inX.aero Sleeves: LT Costruzioni Shorts: Supermercati Decò
Pescara	Giorgio Gorgone	Filippo Pellacani	Joma	Sapori dal Forno	List Front: Betwin360, Astea Energia Back: CATA GROUP Sleeves: Abruzzo Airport Shorts: Buiva Srl
Reggiana	Pierpaolo Bisoli	Paolo Rozzio	Macron	Immergas	List Front: Righi Food, EA Group Back: Fiat Autostile Sleeves: Friggeri Shorts: Olmedo Special Vehicles
Sampdoria	Attilio Lombardo (caretaker)	Alex Ferrari	Macron	Ifis Sport	List Front: None Back: Idee per Viaggiare Sleeves: Sogeco International Shorts: FuturEnergy
Spezia	Luca D'Angelo	Petko Hristov	Kappa	Spigas Clienti / Segnoverde	List Front: Dani Shipping Back: None Sleeves: Iozzelli Magazzini Edili Shorts: None
Südtirol	Fabrizio Castori	Fabian Tait	Erreà	Südtirol	List Front: Duka Shower Back: TopHaus (Home) / Racines-Giovo (Away) Sleeves: Alperia Shorts: None
Venezia	Giovanni Stroppa	Michael Svoboda	Nocta	Cynar Spritz	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: Salumificio Bechèr Shorts: inX.aero
Virtus Entella	Andrea Chiappella	Luca Parodi	Adidas	Duferco Energia	List Front: LaMiaLiguria Back: K-Sport Sleeves: Portofino Mare Shorts: Thermo Cappotti

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Managerial changes

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Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Monza	Alessandro Nesta	End of contract	30 June 2025^[3]	Pre-season	Paolo Bianco	1 July 2025^[4]
Frosinone	Paolo Bianco	Signed by Monza	30 June 2025		Massimiliano Alvini	2 July 2025^[5]
Catanzaro	Fabio Caserta	Mutual consent	30 June 2025^[6]		Alberto Aquilani	1 July 2025^[7]
Juve Stabia	Guido Pagliuca	Mutual consent	30 June 2025^[8]		Ignazio Abate	1 July 2025^[9]
Modena	Paolo Mandelli	Appointed as Under-19 coach	30 June 2025^[10]		Andrea Sottil	1 July 2025^[11]
Palermo	Alessio Dionisi	Sacked	30 June 2025^[12]		Filippo Inzaghi	1 July 2025^[13]
Empoli	Roberto D'Aversa		30 June 2025		Guido Pagliuca	1 July 2025^[14]
Bari	Moreno Longo		30 June 2025^[15]		Fabio Caserta	1 July 2025^[16]
Pescara	Silvio Baldini	Resigned	19 June 2025^[17]		Vincenzo Vivarini	2 July 2025^[18]
Virtus Entella	Fabio Gallo	Mutual consent	30 June 2025^[19]		Andrea Chiappella	3 July 2025^[20]
Venezia	Eusebio Di Francesco	Mutual consent	30 June 2025^[21]		Giovanni Stroppa	1 July 2025^[22]
Sampdoria	Alberico Evani	End of contract	30 June 2025		Massimo Donati	13 July 2025^[23]
Empoli	Guido Pagliuca	Sacked	14 October 2025^[24]	12th	Alessio Dionisi	16 October 2025^[25]
Sampdoria	Massimo Donati		18 October 2025^[26]	18th	Angelo Gregucci	19 October 2025^[27]
Spezia	Luca D'Angelo		4 November 2025^[28]	19th	Roberto Donadoni	4 November 2025^[29]
Pescara	Vincenzo Vivarini		11 November 2025^[30]	19th	Giorgio Gorgone	12 November 2025^[31]
Bari	Fabio Caserta		26 November 2025^[32]	17th	Vincenzo Vivarini	27 November 2025^[33]
Mantova	Davide Possanzini		15 December 2025^[34]	18th	Francesco Modesto	15 December 2025^[35]
Bari	Vincenzo Vivarini		19 January 2026^[36]	19th	Moreno Longo	19 January 2026^[37]
Reggiana	Davide Dionigi		8 February 2026^[38]	17th	Lorenzo Rubinacci	8 February 2026^[39]
Avellino	Raffaele Biancolino		16 February 2026^[40]	14th	Davide Ballardini	19 February 2026^[41]
Sampdoria	Angelo Gregucci		9 March 2026^[42]	15th	Attilio Lombardo (caretaker)	9 March 2026^[42]
Empoli	Alessio Dionisi		10 March 2026^[43]	13th	Fabio Caserta	10 March 2026^[44]
Cesena	Michele Mignani		14 March 2026^[45]	8th	Ashley Cole	15 March 2026^[46]
Padova	Matteo Andreoletti		21 March 2026^[47]	13th	Roberto Breda	23 March 2026^[48]
Reggiana	Lorenzo Rubinacci		23 March 2026^[49]	19th	Pierpaolo Bisoli	23 March 2026^[50]
Spezia	Roberto Donadoni	Mutual consent	23 March 2026^[51]	18th	Luca D'Angelo	23 March 2026^[52]

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League table

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Venezia (C, P)	38	24	10	4	77	31	+46	82	Promotion to Serie A
2	Frosinone (P)	38	23	12	3	76	34	+42	81	Promotion to Serie A
3	Monza (Q)	38	22	10	6	61	32	+29	76	Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals
4	Palermo (Q)	38	20	12	6	61	33	+28	72	Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals
5	Catanzaro (Q)	38	15	14	9	62	51	+11	59	Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round
6	Modena (Q)	38	15	10	13	49	36	+13	55
7	Juve Stabia (Q)	38	11	18	9	44	45	−1	51
8	Avellino (Q)	38	13	10	15	43	55	−12	49
9	Mantova	38	13	7	18	45	57	−12	46^[a]
10	Padova	38	12	10	16	39	49	−10	46^[a]
11	Cesena	38	12	10	16	45	56	−11	46^[a]
12	Carrarese	38	10	14	14	47	52	−5	44^[b]
13	Sampdoria	38	11	11	16	35	48	−13	44^[b]
14	Virtus Entella	38	10	12	16	36	51	−15	42
15	Empoli	38	9	14	15	47	54	−7	41
16	Südtirol	38	8	17	13	38	48	−10	41	Qualification for relegation play-out
17	Bari	38	10	10	18	38	60	−22	40	Qualification for relegation play-out
18	Reggiana (R)	38	9	10	19	36	56	−20	37	Relegation to Serie C
19	Spezia (R)	38	8	11	19	43	59	−16	35^[c]
20	Pescara (R)	38	7	14	17	51	66	−15	35^[c]

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Source: Serie BKT
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)^[53]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

[a]
Head-to-head points: Mantova 9, Padova 4, Cesena 4. Head-to-head goal difference: Padova −1, Cesena −3.
[b]
Carrarese finished ahead of Sampdoria on head-to-head goal difference: Sampdoria 3–2 Carrarese, Carrarese 2–0 Sampdoria.
[c]
Spezia finished ahead of Pescara on head-to-head points: Spezia 2–1 Pescara, Pescara 1–1 Spezia.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were initially scheduled but added to the full round that was played immediately afterwards.

More information Team ╲ Round, Avellino ...

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Team ╲ Round
Avellino	18	16	12	6	5	4	5	9	11	11	7	9	12	9	10	12	11	11	11	12	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	14	11	10	9	10	11	13	10	8	10	8
Bari	13	15	19	19	18	17	16	17	16	16	14	15	17	17	15	14	16	16	18	19	17	19	19	19	19	19	19	17	19	17	16	17	17	17	17	18	17	17
Carrarese	3	4	5	8	11	11	8	10	6	8	10	10	10	13	13	13	13	13	12	10	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	11	9	9	9	9	10	11	12
Catanzaro	9	13	13	14	12	12	14	15	15	12	8	11	11	8	7	7	7	5	5	7	8	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Cesena	1	1	2	3	4	5	6	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	6	6	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	11
Empoli	2	10	9	16	15	15	12	13	14	13	16	13	8	7	8	10	8	9	8	9	10	11	11	12	11	10	12	12	13	13	14	12	14	15	15	16	14	15
Frosinone	4	5	4	4	2	1	3	3	5	4	3	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2
Juve Stabia	10	14	14	7	8	6	9	7	7	9	12	7	9	10	11	8	9	8	9	8	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Mantova	15	11	15	17	17	19	19	19	20	20	18	17	15	15	18	18	19	19	19	16	19	18	15	17	17	16	16	18	16	15	13	14	12	11	12	11	8	9
Modena	5	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	6	6	6	7	7	6	6	5	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Monza	8	6	11	5	9	9	7	5	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	3
Padova	16	17	18	15	10	10	13	11	10	10	11	12	14	12	12	9	10	10	10	11	12	13	13	11	13	12	10	10	10	11	12	13	15	14	14	14	13	10
Palermo	6	7	3	2	3	3	2	2	4	6	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Pescara	17	19	17	13	16	16	17	16	17	17	17	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	18	19	19	17	18	20
Reggiana	14	9	8	9	13	13	11	8	9	7	9	8	7	11	9	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	17	16	15	15	14	15	18	19	19	19	20	18	20	19	20	18
Sampdoria	19	20	20	20	20	20	18	18	19	19	20	20	18	19	19	19	17	14	16	17	18	14	14	14	12	13	15	13	15	14	15	15	13	12	13	12	12	13
Spezia	20	18	16	18	19	18	20	20	18	18	19	18	20	18	17	17	18	15	17	18	15	17	18	18	18	17	17	19	17	18	18	18	19	20	19	20	19	19
Südtirol	11	2	10	10	6	7	10	12	12	14	15	16	16	16	16	15	14	17	14	13	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	11	10	10	11	13	15	16
Venezia	7	8	6	11	7	8	4	6	8	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Virtus Entella	12	12	7	12	14	14	15	14	13	15	13	14	13	14	14	16	15	18	15	15	16	16	16	15	16	18	18	16	14	16	17	16	16	16	16	15	16	14

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	Leader and promotion to Serie A
	Promotion to Serie A
	Promotion play-off semi-finals
	Promotion play-off preliminary round
	Relegation play-out
	Relegation to Serie C

Source: WorldFootball.net

Results

More information Home \ Away, AVE ...

Home \ Away	AVE	BAR	CAR	CAT	CES	EMP	FRO	JST	MAN	MOD	MON	PAD	PAL	PES	REG	SAM	SPE	SUD	VEN	ENT
Avellino	—	2–0	1–2	1–1	3–1	0–3	1–3	0–0	0–0	1–0	2–1	1–0	2–2	0–1	4–3	2–1	0–4	3–2	1–1	2–0
Bari	1–1	—	0–3	1–2	1–0	2–1	2–3	0–1	1–0	3–1	1–1	2–1	0–3	1–1	4–1	1–1	0–0	1–2	0–3	2–0
Carrarese	3–4	1–0	—	3–3	0–0	3–0	0–2	3–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–1	2–2	0–0	2–0	3–1	0–0	3–2	3–1
Catanzaro	1–0	2–3	1–1	—	2–0	3–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–1	1–0	3–3	2–0	0–0	4–2	1–1	2–1	3–2
Cesena	3–0	1–2	2–1	3–1	—	0–1	2–2	1–1	3–2	1–0	1–3	3–4	1–1	2–0	1–2	0–0	2–3	1–1	0–4	1–1
Empoli	1–0	5–0	2–2	1–0	1–1	—	1–1	1–2	2–2	0–0	1–1	3–1	1–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–1	1–1	1–1
Frosinone	2–0	2–1	3–0	2–0	3–1	2–2	—	3–0	5–0	2–2	0–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–0	3–0	2–1	2–2	1–2	4–0
Juve Stabia	2–0	0–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–1	—	2–1	1–2	2–2	3–3	1–0	2–2	0–0	1–1	3–1	1–0	0–0	1–0
Mantova	0–2	2–1	1–1	1–3	3–0	0–1	1–5	2–0	—	1–3	3–2	1–0	1–1	2–1	0–1	2–1	4–1	1–1	2–5	1–0
Modena	1–1	3–0	2–0	1–2	0–0	2–1	1–2	3–0	2–1	—	1–2	1–2	0–0	2–1	2–1	1–2	3–0	0–0	1–2	2–0
Monza	2–1	2–0	4–1	2–1	1–0	2–2	2–2	2–1	1–0	1–0	—	0–1	3–0	3–0	3–1	1–0	1–0	1–1	1–1	2–0
Padova	2–2	1–1	1–0	1–3	1–1	1–0	0–1	2–2	1–2	2–0	1–2	—	0–1	1–0	1–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–1
Palermo	2–0	2–0	5–0	3–2	2–0	3–2	0–0	2–2	2–1	1–1	0–3	1–0	—	5–0	2–1	1–0	1–0	3–0	0–0	3–0
Pescara	1–1	4–0	2–2	0–2	1–3	4–0	1–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–1	2–1	—	2–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–0
Reggiana	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–2	3–1	0–1	1–1	1–0	1–0	0–0	1–2	1–1	1–3	—	1–0	1–1	0–4	1–3	0–0
Sampdoria	2–1	0–2	3–2	0–0	1–2	1–0	1–1	1–0	0–1	0–2	0–3	1–0	3–3	4–1	2–1	—	1–0	1–0	0–0	1–1
Spezia	1–0	1–1	0–2	0–0	1–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	4–2	1–1	1–2	2–1	0–1	1–0	—	6–1	2–2	1–1
Südtirol	0–1	0–0	1–1	2–1	0–1	1–2	1–3	1–1	0–3	1–1	0–0	3–0	0–2	0–0	3–1	3–1	2–1	—	1–1	0–1
Venezia	4–0	2–1	2–1	3–1	1–2	2–0	3–0	3–1	3–0	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–0	3–2	2–0	3–1	2–0	3–0	—	1–0
Virtus Entella	1–2	2–2	2–1	1–3	3–1	1–0	1–1	1–1	1–0	2–1	1–0	1–0	1–1	1–1	3–0	3–1	0–1	1–1	1–1	—

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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.

Promotion play-offs

Format

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 the second leg. If teams are tied on aggregate, the higher-placed team advances;
Final: the higher-placed team plays at home for the 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 shoot-out if necessary.

Preliminary round			Semi-finals		Final

			5	Catanzaro
5	Catanzaro	3	4	Palermo
8	Avellino	0

			7	Juve Stabia
6	Modena	0	3	Monza
7	Juve Stabia	1

Preliminary round

12 May 2026	Modena	0–1	Juve Stabia	Modena
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Zeroli 86'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia Referee: Francesco Fourneau

12 May 2026	Catanzaro	3−0	Avellino	Catanzaro
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pontisso 41' Cassandro 83' Iemmello 90+3' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Nicola Ceravolo Referee: Livio Marinelli

Semi-finals

First leg

16 May 2026	Juve Stabia	v	Monza	Castellammare di Stabia
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Romeo Menti

17 May 2026	Catanzaro	v	Palermo	Catanzaro
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Nicola Ceravolo

Second leg

19 May 2026	Monza	v	Juve Stabia	Monza
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: U-Power Stadium

20 May 2026	Palermo	v	Catanzaro	Palermo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera

Final

First leg

	Winner of semi-final 1	v	Winner of semi-final 2	TBA
				Stadium: TBA

Second leg

	Winner of semi-final 2	v	Winner of semi-final 1	TBA
				Stadium: TBA

Relegation play-out

Format

The relegation play-offs (play-out in Italian) is contested over two legs between the teams finishing 16th and 17th in the regular season. The higher-placed team hosts the second leg.

If the teams are level on aggregate score, the lower-placed team in the regular season standings is relegated to Serie C. However, if the two teams finished tied on points in the regular season, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out are used to determine the winner.

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Südtirol		Bari

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First leg

15 May 2026	Bari	v	Südtirol	Bari
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale San Nicola

Second leg

22 May 2026	Südtirol	v	Bari	Bolzano
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Marco Druso

Season statistics

As of 12 May 2026

Top goalscorers

More information Rank, Player ...


Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[54]
1	Joel Pohjanpalo	Palermo	24
2	Andrea Adorante	Venezia	17
3	Farès Ghedjemis	Frosinone	15
3	Stiven Shpendi	Empoli	15
5	Antonio Di Nardo	Pescara	14
6	Gabriele Artistico	Spezia	13
7	Tommaso Biasci	Avellino	12
	Filippo Pittarello	Catanzaro
	Cristian Shpendi	Cesena
10	Fabio Abiuso	Carrarese	11
	Ettore Gliozzi	Modena
	Pietro Iemmello¹	Catanzaro
	Gabriele Moncini	Bari
	Antonio Raimondo	Frosinone

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Note

¹ Player scored 1 goal in the play-offs.

Hat-tricks

More information Player, Club ...

Player	Club	Against	Result	Date
Joel Pohjanpalo	Palermo	Carrarese	5–0 (H)	29 November 2025
Tommaso Biasci	Avellino	Cesena	3–1 (H)	31 January 2026

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Note

(H) – Home (A) – Away

Clean sheets

More information Rank, Player ...


Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Jesse Joronen	Palermo	16
	Filip Stanković	Venezia
	Demba Thiam	Monza
4	Leandro Chichizola	Modena	15
4	Lorenzo Palmisani	Frosinone	15
6	Marco Bleve	Carrarese	12
6	Alessandro Confente¹	Juve Stabia	12
8	Mirko Pigliacelli¹	Catanzaro	10
9	Marius Adamonis	Südtirol	8
10	Michele Cerofolini	Bari	7
	Andrea Fulignati	Empoli
	Tommaso Martinelli	Sampdoria

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Note

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

Discipline

Player

Most yellow cards: 15
- Julián Illanes (Carrarese)
Most red cards: 2
- Simone Bastoni (Cesena)
- Bernat Guiu (Virtus Entella)
- Armando Izzo (Monza/Avellino)
- Rachid Kouda (Spezia)
- Joël Schingtienne (Venezia)

Club

Most yellow cards: 90
- Padova
Most red cards: 11
- Spezia
Fewest yellow cards: 64
- Venezia
Fewest red cards: 1
- Carrarese

Awards

Monthly

More information Month, MVP of the Month ...

Month	MVP of the Month		Ref
September	Farès Ghedjemis	Frosinone	^[55]
October	Alphadjo Cissè	Catanzaro	^[56]
November	Giacomo Calò	Frosinone	^[57]
December	Joel Pohjanpalo	Palermo	^[58]
January	Andrea Adorante	Venezia	^[59]
February	Joel Pohjanpalo	Palermo	^[60]
March	Antonio Di Nardo	Pescara	^[61]
April	Giacomo Calò	Frosinone	^[62]

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Annual

More information Award, Winner ...

Award	Winner	Club	Ref
MVP of the season	Andrea Adorante	Venezia	^[63]

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2025–26 Serie B

Teams

Team changes

To Serie B

From Serie B

Number of teams by regions

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Positions by round

Results

Promotion play-offs

Format

Preliminary round

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

First leg

Second leg

Relegation play-out

Format

First leg

Second leg

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Hat-tricks

Clean sheets

Discipline

Player

Club

Awards

Monthly

Annual

References

External links

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