2014–15 Serie B
16th season of second-tier football league in Italy
Football league season
The 2014–15 Serie B was the 83rd season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams contested the league: 14 of which returning from the 2013–14 season , 5 of which promoted from Prima Divisione , and three relegated from Serie A . The original concept was that due to Siena 's exclusion because of financial issues and the fact such vacancy will not be filled in preparation of a future reduction to a league composed by 20 teams, this season featured 21 participant clubs instead of the usual 22. However, on 11 August 2014, Novara won an appeal and the league confirmed a 22nd team.[ 1] On 29 August, the league chose Vicenza Calcio as the 22nd participant.[ 2]
The series have 42 weeks of play. The opening games of the season began on 30 August 2014, and the final matches took place on 22 May 2015.[ 3]
Teams
Relegated from 2013–14 Serie A :
From 2013–14 Serie B :
Promoted from 2013–14 Prima Divisione :
Stadia and locations
Location of teams in 2014–15 Serie B
Team
Home city
Stadium
Capacity
2013–14 season
Avellino
Avellino
Partenio
26,000
11th in Serie B
Bari
Bari
San Nicola
58,270
7th in Serie B
Bologna
Bologna
Renato Dall'Ara
38,279
19th in Serie A
Brescia
Brescia
Mario Rigamonti
16,308
13th in Serie B
Carpi
Carpi
Sandro Cabassi
4,144
12th in Serie B
Catania
Catania
Angelo Massimino
20,266
18th in Serie A
Cittadella
Cittadella
Pier Cesare Tombolato
7,623
17th in Serie B
Crotone
Crotone
Ezio Scida
9,631
6th in Serie B
Frosinone
Frosinone
Matusa
9,680
Lega Pro Prima Divisione/B Playoff Winners
Latina
Latina
Domenico Francioni
6,850
3rd in Serie B
Livorno
Livorno
Armando Picchi
19,238
20th in Serie A
Modena
Modena
Alberto Braglia
21,151
5th in Serie B
Perugia
Perugia
Renato Curi
28,000
Lega Pro Prima Divisione/B Champions
Pescara
Pescara
Adriatico
20,476
15th in Serie B
Pro Vercelli
Vercelli
Silvio Piola
8,000
Lega Pro Prima Divisione/A Playoff Winners
Spezia
La Spezia
Alberto Picco
10,000
8th in Serie B
Ternana
Terni
Libero Liberati
22,000
16th in Serie B
Trapani
Trapani (playing in Erice )
Provinciale
7,000
14th in Serie B
Varese
Varese
Franco Ossola
8,213
18th in Serie B
Vicenza
Vicenza
Romeo Menti
17,163
5th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione/A
Virtus Entella
Chiavari
Comunale
4,154
Lega Pro Prima Divisione/A Champions
Virtus Lanciano
Lanciano
Guido Biondi
4,678
10th in Serie B
Personnel and kits
Team
President
Manager
Kit manufacturer
Shirt sponsor (front)
Shirt sponsor (back)
Shorts sponsor
Avellino
Walter Taccone
Massimo Rastelli
Givova
Metaedil.com, HS Company
NGM Mobile
CAME Cancelli Automatici
Bari
Gianluca Paparesta
Davide Nicola
Erreà
SuisseGas
NGM Mobile
CAME Cancelli Automatici
Bologna
Joe Tacopina
Delio Rossi
Macron
NGM Smartphones , +energia
NGM Mobile
CAME Cancelli Automatici
Brescia
Luigi Ragazzoni
Alessandro Calori
Joma
UBI Banco di Brescia , FALAR serramenti
NGM Mobile
CAME Cancelli Automatici
Carpi
Stefano Bonacini
Fabrizio Castori
Sportika
Blumarine , Blusport /CAVA International
NGM Mobile
CAME Cancelli Automatici
Catania
Antonino Pulvirenti
Dario Marcolin
Givova
Fortè Hard Discount, TTT Lines
NGM Mobile
CAME Cancelli Automatici
Cittadella
Andrea Gabrielli
Claudio Foscarini
Garman
Gruppo Gabrielli (H)/Gavinox (A), Metalservice
NGM Mobile
CAME Cancelli Automatici
Crotone
Raffaele Vrenna
Massimo Drago
Zeus
V&V Group
NGM Mobile
CAME Cancelli Automatici
Frosinone
Maurizio Stirpe
Roberto Stellone
Legea
Banca Popolare del Frusinate , GALA
NGM Mobile
CAME Cancelli Automatici
Latina
Pasquale Maietta
Mark Iuliano
Givova
Bricofer, Recoma Group
NGM Mobile
CAME Cancelli Automatici
Livorno
Aldo Spinelli
Christian Panucci
Legea
F.O.P. Italia
NGM Mobile
CAME Cancelli Automatici
Modena
Angelo Forcina
Mauro Melotti & Simone Pavan
Erreà
CoopGas, CPL Concordia
NGM Mobile
CAME Cancelli Automatici
Perugia
Massimiliano Santopadre
Andrea Camplone
Frankie Garage
Officine Piccini, Magna Testone
NGM Mobile
CAME Cancelli Automatici
Pescara
Daniele Sebastiani
Marco Baroni
Erreà
Officina Metalmeccanica Angelucci, Pharmapiù
NGM Mobile
CAME Cancelli Automatici
Pro Vercelli
Massimo Secondo
Cristiano Scazzola
Erreà
SeniorService/Punto Service, Riso di Pasta
NGM Mobile
CAME Cancelli Automatici
Spezia
Matteo Volpi
Nenad Bjelica
Lotto
Carispezia
NGM Mobile
CAME Cancelli Automatici
Ternana
Edoardo Longarini
Attilio Tesser
Macron
Banca Mediolanum , Tascout
NGM Mobile
CAME Cancelli Automatici
Trapani
Vittorio Morace
Serse Cosmi
Macron
Ustica Lines
NGM Mobile
CAME Cancelli Automatici
Varese
Nicola Laurenza
Stefano Bettinelli
Zeus
Oro in Euro, Unendo Energia Italiana
NGM Mobile
CAME Cancelli Automatici
Vicenza
Tiziano Cunico
Pasquale Marino
Macron
Banca Popolare di Vicenza
NGM Mobile
CAME Cancelli Automatici
Virtus Entella
Antonio Gozzi
Alfredo Aglietti
Acerbis
Creditis , Arinox
NGM Mobile
CAME Cancelli Automatici
Virtus Lanciano
Valentina Maio
Roberto D'Aversa
Legea
Gruppo Maio, Marfisi Carni
NGM Mobile
CAME Cancelli Automatici
Managerial changes
Ownership changes
League table
Source:
Lega Serie B (C) Champions;
(D) Disqualified;
(E) Eliminated;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated;
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
^ Virtus Entella was readmitted to Serie B after Catania's relegation.
^ Brescia was docked 6 points. They were also readmitted to Serie B after the bankruptcy of Parma in Serie A .
^ Varese was docked 4 points for financial irregularities; a phoenix club was admitted to Eccellenza due to Varese's exclusion from Lega Pro.
^ Catania was assigned as the last due to match-fixing scandal on 20 August 2015.
Playoffs
Six teams will play in the promotion playoffs. A preliminary one-legged round, played at the home venue of the higher placed team, involved the teams from 5th to 8th place. The two winning teams will then play against the 3rd and 4th-placed teams in two-legged semifinals. The higher placed team plays the second leg of the promotion playoff at home. If scores are tied after both games in the semifinals, the higher placed team progresses to the final. The same conditions apply to the final.
Relegation play-out
In case of an aggregate tie, the higher placed team wins.
The matches later became null and void following Catania’s disqualification.
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2015. Source:
Lega Serie B Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Updated including all games played up until May 22, 2015
Source: Official Goalscorers' Standings
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