93rd season of second-tier football league in Italy
Football league season
Serie B Season 2021–22 Dates Regular season: 20 August 2021 – 6 May 2022Play-offs and play-outs : 13 May 2022 – 29 May 2022Champions Lecce (2nd title)Promoted Lecce Cremonese Monza (via play-off)Relegated Vicenza (via play-out)Alessandria Crotone Pordenone Matches played 380[ 1] Goals scored 942 (2.48 per match)[ 2] Top goalscorer Massimo Coda (20 goals)Biggest home win SPAL 5–0 Pordenone (29 August 2021)Ternana 5–0 Vicenza (23 October 2021)Benevento 5–0 Como (23 February 2022)Biggest away win Pordenone 0–4 Parma (12 September 2021)Reggina 0–4 Alessandria (12 December 2021) Highest scoring Ternana 4–4 Frosinone (18 April 2022) Longest winning run Benevento (14–18)Pisa (1–5) (5 matches)[ 3] Longest unbeaten run Lecce (2–16) (15 matches)[ 3] Longest winless run Cosenza (11–25) (15 matches)[ 3] Longest losing run Pordenone (22–28) (7 matches)[ 3] Highest attendance 26,904 Lecce 1–0 Pordenone (6 May 2022)[ 4] Lowest attendance 450 Pordenone 2–0 Frosinone (5 April 2022)[ 4] Total attendance 1,681,765[ 4] Average attendance 4,312[ 4]
The 2021–22 Serie B (known as the Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons) was the 90th season of the Serie B since its establishment in 1929.
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
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
Vicenza
Vicenza
Romeo Menti
12,000
12th in Serie B
Personnel and kits
Team
President
Manager
Captain
Kit manufacturer
Shirt sponsor (front)
Shirt sponsor (back)
Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
Shorts sponsor
Alessandria
Luca Di Masi
Moreno Longo
Giuseppe Prestia
Adidas
Y3K
Gruppo AMAG
ReLife Group
None
Ascoli
Carlo Neri
Andrea Sottil
Federico Dionisi
Νike
Fainplast Compounds/Ascoli Piceno Candidata a Capitale italiana della cultura 2024 , Bricofer/Distretti Ecologici/FEVO/Rabona Mobile
Rabona Mobile/North Sixth Group/D&G Service 2008
Ecotel Italia
Gruppo Boero
Benevento
Oreste Vigorito
Fabio Caserta
Gaetano Letizia
Nike
IVPC, Rillo Construzioni
Pasta Rummo
Gesesa
Comfort Zone
Brescia
Massimo Cellino
Eugenio Corini
Dimitri Bisoli
Kappa
Rigamonti Salumificio
OMR
Pardgroup
None
Cittadella
Andrea Gabrielli
Edoardo Gorini
Romano Perticone
Mizuno
Sirmax, Gruppo Gabrielli
Stylplex (H)/Quartzforms (A)
Pastificio Cecchin
Metalservice
Como
Dennis Wise
Giacomo Gattuso
Alessandro Bellemo
Legea
Mola [ 5]
Acqua S. Bernardo
Randstad
Pulsee Luce e Gas
Cosenza
Eugenio Guarascio
Pierpaolo Bisoli
Luca Palmiero
Legea
Hexergia/Quattropuntozero
None
La Valle Viaggi
Supermercati Contè
Cremonese
Paolo Rossi
Fabio Pecchia
Daniel Ciofani
Acerbis
Ilta Inox (H)/Arinox (A), Arvedi
Fattorie Cremona
Synlab
Arvedi Tubi Acciaio
Crotone
Gianni Vrenna
Francesco Modesto
Nahuel Estévez
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
Plasta Rei
Lecce
Saverio Sticchi Damiani
Marco Baroni
Fabio Lucioni
M908
Links Management & Technology, Studio Sticchi Damiani/Asfalti Isolbit
Barocco SpA/DEGHI
Banca Popolare Pugliese
Asfalti Isolbit/Platino News
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
Frankie Garage
Nutrihum, Vitakraft
Re Salmone
Sisas
Mericat Group
Pisa
Giuseppe Corrado
Luca D'Angelo
Robert Gucher
Adidas
Cetilar, Synlab /Ferramenta Piampiani/Pisanova
Hi-Turf Solution
Maiora-AB Yachts
Beapp/SEAC/Toni Luigi Scavi e Demolizioni/Cavarretta Assicurazioni
Pordenone
Mauro Lovisa
Bruno Tedino
Mirko Stefani
Givova
Omega Gruppo, 6sicuro.it
Lignano Sabbiadoro
Alea Office
CRO Area Giovani
Reggina
Luca Gallo
Roberto Stellone
Lorenzo Crisetig
Macron
Dalia/Centroriparo Bellè Gomme, Soseteg
Puliservice
Caffè Mauro
D. Caracciolo & figli
SPAL
Joe Tacopina
Roberto Venturato
Francesco Vicari
Macron
Omega Group
Errebi Technology
Adamant BioNRG
Golden Group
Ternana
Stefano Bandecchi
Cristiano Lucarelli
Marino Defendi
Macron
Unicusano , Terni Col Cuore
None
Orsolini
None
Vicenza
Renzo Rosso
Francesco Baldini
Stefano Giacomelli
Lotto
Diesel , Aon (H)/Fendt (A)/SC Saldatura Carpenteria (T)
Sicura (H)/Famila (A & T)
Legor (H)
Zanutta (H)/SC Saldatura Carpenteria (A)/Trivellato Industriali (T)
Managerial changes
League table
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.
[ 49] (C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ a b Pisa finished ahead of Monza on head-to-head points: Pisa 2–1 Monza, Monza 1–2 Pisa.
^ a b Perugia finished ahead of Frosinone on head-to-head points: Frosinone 0–0 Perugia, Perugia 3–0 Frosinone.
^ Reggina were deducted 2 points for administrative irregularities.
^ a b Vicenza finished ahead of Alessandria on head-to-head points: Vicenza 2–1 Alessandria, Alessandria 0–1 Vicenza.
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 ╲ 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 Lecce 20 15 16 12 10 6 4 3 4 5 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 4 5 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 Cremonese 12 8 9 10 14 11 13 13 11 10 9 11 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 2 Pisa 7 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 4 3 1 3 2 3 4 6 5 4 4 3 Monza 1 10 5 3 6 3 2 2 5 6 7 8 5 6 8 6 6 3 4 5 4 2 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 4 Brescia 2 1 1 2 3 2 3 4 2 4 2 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 4 1 3 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 6 5 6 5 Ascoli 4 4 3 5 2 4 5 5 9 9 13 10 7 7 6 7 9 10 9 8 9 9 9 7 9 7 9 8 8 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 Benevento 3 11 11 9 4 5 6 6 3 2 4 6 11 5 4 4 4 5 3 4 6 6 7 6 6 4 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 5 4 6 5 7 Perugia 6 12 12 11 9 10 9 7 8 8 8 12 9 10 9 9 8 9 10 10 10 8 8 9 7 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 Frosinone 10 5 7 6 5 7 8 10 7 7 6 5 4 4 7 8 10 8 7 7 5 7 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 Ternana 19 17 19 17 15 15 15 14 10 14 16 13 13 13 13 11 12 12 13 12 12 13 14 13 13 14 13 13 12 13 13 11 13 11 10 10 10 10 Cittadella 5 2 6 4 8 12 7 9 12 16 12 9 10 11 10 10 7 7 8 9 8 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 11 11 11 11 Parma 11 6 4 8 12 13 12 12 15 13 10 14 14 14 14 15 15 13 12 13 13 11 13 14 14 13 14 14 14 12 14 14 10 12 13 13 14 12 Como 8 13 14 16 17 16 16 16 16 15 11 7 12 12 12 13 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 12 12 12 13 14 14 13 13 Reggina 13 7 8 7 7 8 10 8 6 3 5 4 6 9 11 12 13 14 14 14 15 14 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 13 14 14 12 12 12 14 SPAL 17 9 10 13 11 14 14 15 14 12 15 15 16 15 15 14 14 15 15 15 14 15 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Cosenza 15 19 13 14 13 9 11 11 13 11 14 16 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 Vicenza 18 18 17 19 19 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 Alessandria 14 16 18 18 20 18 18 18 18 17 17 18 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 18 Crotone 9 14 15 15 16 17 17 17 17 18 18 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 Pordenone 16 20 20 20 18 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Results
Source:
Serie B (in Italian),
Soccerway (in English)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules:
Preliminary round: the higher-placed team played at home. If teams were tied after regular time, extra time was played. If scores were still level, the higher-placed team advanced;
Semi-finals: the higher-placed team played at home for second leg. If teams were tied on aggregate, the higher-placed team advanced;
Final: the higher-placed team played at home for second leg. If teams were tied on aggregate, the higher-placed team was promoted to Serie A , unless the teams finished tied on points after regular season, in which case winner was decided by extra time and a penalty shoot-out if necessary.
Preliminary round
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
First leg
Second leg
Relegation play-out
The higher-placed team played at home for the second leg. If the teams were tied on aggregate, the lower-placed team was relegated to Serie C , unless the teams finished tied on points after the regular season, in which case the winner was decided by extra time and a penalty shoot-out if necessary.
First leg
Second leg
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Note
1 Player scored 1 goal in the play-offs.
2 Player scored 2 goals in the play-offs.
5 Player scored 5 goals in the play-offs.
Hat-tricks
Note
(H) – Home (A) – Away
Clean sheets
Rank
Player
Club
Clean sheets[ 3]
Game weeks
1
Michele Di Gregorio
Monza
15
1–2, 8–9, 11, 16, 20, 22–23, 29–31, 33–34, 37
Jesse Joronen
Brescia
1, 4, 9, 11–12, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 32–34, 38
Nícolas 1
Pisa
1–2, 7, 13–14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 25, 28–29, 31, 33
4
Leandro Chichizola
Perugia
14
1, 3, 5, 7–9, 13, 16, 21–22, 24, 29, 33, 38
Gabriel
Lecce
3, 5, 7, 9, 12–13, 16, 19, 24, 26, 28, 34, 36, 38
Alberto Paleari 2
Benevento
3–4, 7, 9, 14, 17, 21, 24–26, 33–34
7
Elhan Kastrati
Cittadella
12
1, 4, 7–8, 11–12, 16–17, 23, 26–27, 33
8
Nicola Leali
Ascoli
11
1, 3, 13, 16, 23–24, 30, 34–37
9
Antony Iannarilli
Ternana
10
6, 9, 12, 15, 21–22, 27, 29, 31, 377
10
Marco Carnesecchi
Cremonese
9
1, 3, 6, 16, 19, 22, 24–25, 31
Federico Ravaglia
Frosinone
2–4, 6, 13, 18, 20–21, 25
Note
1 Player kept 1 clean sheet in the play-offs.
2 Player kept 2 clean sheets in the play-offs.
References
External links
Domestic leagues
Domestic cups International club competitions