2019–20 Serie B

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Serie B
Season2019–20
Dates23 August 2019 – 20 August 2020
ChampionsBenevento (1st title)
PromotedBenevento
Crotone
Spezia (via play-off)
RelegatedPerugia (via play-out)
Trapani
Juve Stabia
Livorno
Matches played390
Goals scored979 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorerSimy
(20 goals)
Biggest home winBenevento 5–0 Trapani
(6 December 2019)
Cremonese 5–0 Trapani
(16 February 2020)
Biggest away winJuve Stabia 1–5 Ascoli
(21 September 2019)
Virtus Entella 0–4 Benevento
(22 February 2020)
Livorno 1–5 Crotone
(24 July 2020)
Empoli 1–5 Cosenza
(27 July 2020)
Highest scoringLivorno 4–4 Virtus Entella
(18 January 2020)
Longest winning run7 games
Benevento[1]
Longest unbeaten run22 games
Benevento[2]
Longest winless run14 games
Livorno[3]
Longest losing run8 games
Livorno[4]
Highest attendance18,003
Salernitana 0–2 Benevento
(16 September 2019)[5]
Lowest attendance1,521
Virtus Entella 1–1 Pordenone
(9 November 2019)[5][α]
Total attendance1,544,371[5]
Average attendance5,872[5]

The 2019–20 Serie B (known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons) was the 88th season since its establishment in 1929.[7] The 20-team format returned after 16 years, the last time being in the 2002–03 season. The season was scheduled to run from 23 August 2019 to 14 May 2020, though on 9 March 2020, the Italian government halted the league until 3 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[6] Serie B did not resume play on this date.[8] On 18 May, it was announced that Italian football would be suspended until 14 June.[9] On 28 May, it was announced that Serie B would resume starting from 20 June.[10]

Teams[edit]

After one season with 19 clubs, Serie B was played in a 20-team format for the first time since the 2002–03 season.

Relegated from 2018–19 Serie A
Promoted from 2018–19 Serie C

Among the five promoted teams, Pordenone is the only one to have never played Serie B before. Among the relegated teams, two of them (Empoli and Frosinone) have returned to Serie B after only one season in the top flight.

On 4 July 2019, the Co.Vi.Soc. recommended the exclusion of Palermo from the league due to financial irregularities.[11] The club's exclusion was confirmed and ratified on 12 July, with Venezia being readmitted in place of the Rosanero.[12]

Stadiums and locations[edit]

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Location of teams in 2019–20 Serie B
Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2018–19 season
Ascoli Ascoli Piceno Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca 12,461 13th in Serie B
Benevento Benevento Stadio Ciro Vigorito 16,867 3rd in Serie B
Chievo Verona Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi 31,045 20th in Serie A
Cittadella Cittadella (Padua) Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato 7,623 7th in Serie B
Cosenza Cosenza Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla 20,987 10th in Serie B
Cremonese Cremona Stadio Giovanni Zini 20,641 9th in Serie B
Crotone Crotone Stadio Ezio Scida 16,640 12th in Serie B
Empoli Empoli (Florence) Stadio Carlo Castellani 16,284 18th in Serie A
Frosinone Frosinone Stadio Benito Stirpe 16,227 19th in Serie A
Juve Stabia Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) Romeo Menti 7,642 Serie C/C Champions
Livorno Livorno Stadio Armando Picchi 14,267 14th in Serie B
Perugia Perugia Stadio Renato Curi 23,625 8th in Serie B
Pescara Pescara Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia 20,515 4th in Serie B
Pisa Pisa Arena Garibaldi – Romeo Anconetani 10,000 3rd in Serie C/A, play-off winner
Pordenone Pordenone Dacia Arena[β] (Udine)
Stadio Nereo Rocco[γ] (Trieste) 		25,312
24,500 		Serie C/B Champions
Salernitana Salerno Stadio Arechi 37,180 16th in Serie B
Spezia La Spezia Stadio Alberto Picco 10,336 6th in Serie B
Trapani Trapani Polisportivo Provinciale (Erice) 7,787 2nd in Serie C/C, play-off winner
Venezia Venice Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo 7,371 15th in Serie B
Virtus Entella Chiavari (Genoa) Comunale Aldo Gastaldi 5,535 Serie C/A Champions

Number of teams by regions[edit]

No. of teams Region Team(s)
3  Campania Benevento, Juve Stabia and Salernitana
 Tuscany Empoli, Livorno and Pisa
 Veneto Chievo, Cittadella and Venezia
2  Calabria Cosenza and Crotone
 Liguria Spezia and Virtus Entella
1  Abruzzo Pescara
 Friuli-Venezia Giulia Pordenone
 Lazio Frosinone
 Lombardy Cremonese
 Marche Ascoli
 Sicily Trapani
 Umbria Perugia

Personnel and kits[edit]

Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve)* Shorts sponsor
Ascoli Italy Giuliano Tosti Italy Davide Dionigi Italy Riccardo Brosco Nike Fainplast, Moretti Design/Bricofer Green Network Energy/Bricofer Facile Ristrutturare AIR fire/Sky Network
Benevento Italy Oreste Vigorito Italy Filippo Inzaghi Italy Christian Maggio Kappa IVPC, Rillo Costruzioni None Facile Ristrutturare None
Chievo Italy Luca Campedelli Italy Alfredo Aglietti Slovenia Boštjan Cesar Givova Paluani/Nico Abbigliamento e Calzature/Nobis/Brec Viaggi/Vicentini Carni/Lollo's Group/Tecnoest/Opel Autozai Verona/Noleggiare/Mitsubishi Motors, Coati Salumi Nobis/Autoteam 9 Facile Ristrutturare Avelia
Cittadella Italy Andrea Gabrielli Italy Roberto Venturato Italy Manuel Iori Mizuno Sirmax, Gruppo Gabrielli Gavinox Facile Ristrutturare Metalservice
Cosenza Italy Eugenio Guarascio Italy Roberto Occhiuzzi (caretaker) Italy Angelo Corsi Legea Quattropuntozero, Gruppo Chiappetta/Renault Gruppo Chiappetta None Facile Ristrutturare None
Cremonese Italy Paolo Rossi Italy Pierpaolo Bisoli Brazil Claiton Acerbis ilta Inox (H)/Arinox (A), Arvedi Fattorie Cremona Facile Ristrutturare Arvedi Tubi Acciaio
Crotone Italy Gianni Vrenna Italy Giovanni Stroppa Italy Alex Cordaz Zeus San Vincenzo Salumif, Envì Group Ford Vumbaca Group Facile Ristrutturare None
Empoli Italy Fabrizio Corsi Italy Pasquale Marino Italy Domenico Maietta Kappa Computer Gross, Sammontana (H)/Logli Massimo (A) Giletti Facile Ristrutturare Piccini Chianti
Frosinone Italy Maurizio Stirpe Italy Alessandro Nesta Italy Mirko Gori Zeus Banca Popolare del Frusinate, Acea None Facile Ristrutturare None
Juve Stabia Italy Francesco Manniello Italy Fabio Caserta Italy Alessandro Mastalli Givova Spada Roma, AutoShopping Optima Italia Facile Ristrutturare None
Livorno Italy Aldo Spinelli Italy Antonio Filippini Italy Andrea Luci Legea Gruppo Spinelli Pediatrica Facile Ristrutturare None
Perugia Italy Massimiliano Santopadre Italy Serse Cosmi Italy Aleandro Rosi Frankie Garage Officine Piccini, Vitakraft Fortinfissi Facile Ristrutturare Mericat
Pescara Italy Daniele Sebastiani Italy Andrea Sottil Italy Vincenzo Fiorillo Erreà Lublan, SarniOro Liofilchem Facile Ristrutturare MBI Gas & Luce
Pisa Italy Giuseppe Corrado Italy Luca D'Angelo Italy Davide Moscardelli Adidas Gruppo Paim/Andrea Bocelli Foundation/Formaggi della Famiglia Busi/Filcasa/COSPE Costruzioni/Antonini Assicurazioni/Beapp/Banca di Pisa e Fornacette/Cetilar Vitali/Dal Mozza Gourmet Facile Ristrutturare Hi-Turf Solution
Pordenone Italy Mauro Lovisa Italy Attilio Tesser Italy Mirko Stefani Joma Omega Group, Assiteca Alea Office Furniture Facile Ristrutturare CRO Area Giovani
Salernitana Italy Marco Mezzaroma & Italy Claudio Lotito Italy Gian Piero Ventura Italy Francesco Di Tacchio Zeus Associazione Bambino Gesù del Cairo/Città di Salerno None Facile Ristrutturare IASA
Spezia Italy Andrea Corradino Italy Vincenzo Italiano Italy Claudio Terzi Acerbis TEN Food & Beverage Spigas Facile Ristrutturare Pediatrica
Trapani Italy Giorgio Heller Italy Fabrizio Castori Italy Luca Pagliarulo Joma/Nike SuperConveniente/Terravision, Liberty Lines Nuova Sicilauto Facile Ristrutturare Gruppo Arena
Venezia United States Joe Tacopina Italy Alessio Dionisi Italy Marco Modolo Nike Fluorsid, Lino Sonego/Campello Motors IBSA Group Facile Ristrutturare Lino Sonego
Virtus Entella Italy Antonio Gozzi Italy Roberto Boscaglia Italy Luca Nizzetto Adidas Duferco Energia None Facile Ristrutturare Kia Gecar

* For this season, all the teams participating in the Serie B tournament featured the institutional sponsor Facile Ristrutturare (on the left sleeve as a patch).

Managerial changes[edit]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Perugia Italy Alessandro Nesta Signed for Frosinone 21 May 2019[13] Pre-season Italy Massimo Oddo 7 June 2019[14]
Pescara Italy Giuseppe Pillon Resigned 26 May 2019[15] Italy Luciano Zauri 5 June 2019[16]
Spezia Italy Pasquale Marino Mutual consent 30 May 2019[17] Italy Vincenzo Italiano 19 June 2019[18]
Chievo Italy Domenico Di Carlo Signed for Vicenza 1 June 2019 Italy Michele Marcolini 4 July 2019[19]
Frosinone Italy Marco Baroni Mutual consent 2 June 2019[20] Italy Alessandro Nesta 17 June 2019[21]
Ascoli Italy Vincenzo Vivarini Sacked 5 June 2019[22] Italy Paolo Zanetti 7 June 2019[23]
Empoli Italy Aurelio Andreazzoli Signed for Genoa 13 June 2019[24] Italy Cristian Bucchi 18 June 2019[25]
Benevento Italy Cristian Bucchi Signed for Empoli 18 June 2019 Italy Filippo Inzaghi 22 June 2019[26]
Trapani Italy Vincenzo Italiano Signed for Spezia 19 June 2019[27] Italy Francesco Baldini 11 July 2019[28]
Salernitana Italy Leonardo Menichini Sacked 30 June 2019 Italy Gian Piero Ventura 30 June 2019[29]
Venezia Italy Serse Cosmi End of contract 30 June 2019 Italy Alessio Dionisi 3 July 2019[30]
Cremonese Italy Massimo Rastelli Sacked 8 October 2019[31] 12th Italy Marco Baroni 8 October 2019[32]
Empoli Italy Cristian Bucchi 12 November 2019[33] 10th Italy Roberto Muzzi 14 November 2019[34]
Livorno Italy Roberto Breda 9 December 2019[35] 20th Italy Paolo Tramezzani 10 December 2019[36]
Trapani Italy Francesco Baldini 17 December 2019[37] 19th Italy Fabrizio Castori 19 December 2019[38]
Perugia Italy Massimo Oddo 4 January 2020[39] 13th Italy Serse Cosmi 4 January 2020[39]
Cremonese Italy Marco Baroni 8 January 2020[40] 17th Italy Massimo Rastelli 8 January 2020[40]
Pescara Italy Luciano Zauri Resigned 20 January 2020[41] 10th Italy Nicola Legrottaglie 21 January 2020[42]
Empoli Italy Roberto Muzzi Sacked 26 January 2020[43] 16th Italy Pasquale Marino 26 January 2020[43]
Ascoli Italy Paolo Zanetti 27 January 2020[44] 12th Spain Guillermo Abascal (caretaker) 27 January 2020[44]
Spain Guillermo Abascal End of caretaker spell 1 February 2020 13th Italy Roberto Stellone 1 February 2020[45]
Livorno Italy Paolo Tramezzani Sacked 3 February 2020[46] 20th Italy Roberto Breda 3 February 2020[46]
Cosenza Italy Piero Braglia 10 February 2020[47] 18th Italy Giuseppe Pillon 11 February 2020[48]
Chievo Italy Michele Marcolini 1 March 2020[49] 7th Italy Alfredo Aglietti 11 February 2020[49]
Cremonese Italy Massimo Rastelli 4 March 2020[50] 17th Italy Pierpaolo Bisoli 5 March 2020[51]
Livorno Italy Roberto Breda 8 March 2020[52] 20th Italy Antonio Filippini 8 March 2020[52]
Cosenza Italy Giuseppe Pillon Mutual consent 18 March 2020[53] 18th Italy Roberto Occhiuzzi (caretaker) 18 March 2020
Ascoli Italy Roberto Stellone Sacked 16 April 2020[54] 15th Spain Guillermo Abascal 16 April 2020[54]
Spain Guillermo Abascal 22 June 2020[55] 17th Italy Davide Dionigi 24 June 2020[56]
Pescara Italy Nicola Legrottaglie 5 July 2020 14th Italy Andrea Sottil 7 July 2020[57]

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Benevento (C, P) 38 26 8 4 67 27 +40 86 Promotion to Serie A
2 Crotone (P) 38 20 8 10 63 40 +23 68
3 Spezia (O, P) 38 17 10 11 54 40 +14 61 Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals
4 Pordenone 38 16 10 12 48 46 +2 58[a]
5 Cittadella 38 17 7 14 49 49 0 58[a] Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round
6 Chievo 38 14 14 10 48 38 +10 56
7 Empoli 38 14 12 12 47 48 −1 54[b]
8 Frosinone 38 14 12 12 41 38 +3 54[b]
9 Pisa 38 14 12 12 49 45 +4 54[b]
10 Salernitana 38 14 10 14 53 50 +3 52
11 Venezia 38 12 14 12 37 40 −3 50
12 Cremonese 38 12 13 13 42 43 −1 49
13 Virtus Entella 38 12 12 14 46 50 −4 48
14 Ascoli 38 13 7 18 50 58 −8 46[c]
15 Cosenza 38 12 10 16 50 49 +1 46[c]
16 Perugia (R) 38 12 9 17 38 49 −11 45[d] Qualification for relegation play-out
17 Pescara (O) 38 12 9 17 48 55 −7 45[d]
18 Trapani[e] (R) 38 11 13 14 48 60 −12 44 Relegation to Serie C
19 Juve Stabia (R) 38 11 8 19 47 63 −16 41
20 Livorno (R) 38 5 6 27 30 67 −37 21
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.[58]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Pordenone finished ahead of Cittadella on head-to-head points: Pordenone 0–0 Cittadella, Cittadella 0–2 Pordenone.
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Empoli 9, Frosinone 5, Pisa 2.
  3. ^ a b Ascoli finished ahead of Cosenza on head-to-head points: Ascoli 3–2 Cosenza, Cosenza 0–1 Ascoli.
  4. ^ a b Perugia finished ahead of Pescara on head-to-head points: Perugia 3–1 Pescara, Pescara 2–2 Perugia.
  5. ^ Deducted 2 points for administrative irregularities.

Positions by round[edit]

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
Ascoli310531367457976969579131212141416151617171716161312131414
Benevento14212411211111111111111111111111111111
Chievo131511111313106734747477111167111197898887889101076
Cittadella192016171410710979354355355968665566434556655
Cosenza1016171818191616171817161818171818171818181818181818181918181819191918181715
Cremonese51214101281212131516151515161515151717171717171717171515161615131213141212
Crotone117101285221232327106433332443322222222222
Empoli669741333481091311131313151616161410998991010107897107
Frosinone2014151517151515161312111310533768544322233565665588
Juve Stabia1418181920202018191719181717181716161411121415131314141314151517171717171819
Livorno1617191616171720181918191920202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020
Perugia724636556626856946810879111113131210121212121615151516
Pescara17117810141114812104681012121091210810121210111412131413141416161617
Pisa125357913131411131211912810121314141313151612121113119910108969
Pordenone99699118111085523222222226787745653344444
Salernitana418452445968101114111181074555566777879778910
Spezia281213151618171516151716161314141412131193234454346433333
Trapani1819202019181919202020202019191919191919191919191919191819191918181819191918
Venezia151313141112148111414131214151617181615151516161515161716141314151514111311
Virtus Entella8312679912101114141284894461078101110101191111111111121113
Champions, promotion to Serie A
Promotion to Serie A
Play-off semifinals
Play-off preliminary round
Play-out
Relegation to Serie C
Source: Serie BKT

Results[edit]

Home \ Away ASC BEN CHI CIT COS CRE CRO EMP FRO JUV LIV PER PES PIS POR SAL SPE TRA VEN ENT
Ascoli — 2–4 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–3 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 2–2 3–2 3–0 3–1 1–1 2–1
Benevento 4–0 — 0–1 4–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 5–0 1–1 1–1
Chievo 2–0 1–2 — 4–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–3 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–1
Cittadella 1–2 1–2 1–1 — 1–3 0–0 1–3 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 4–3 0–3 2–0 1–0 1–3
Cosenza 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 — 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–1
Cremonese 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 — 2–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–4 2–2 1–0 0–0 5–0 0–0 0–1
Crotone 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 — 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–3 4–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–0 3–2 3–1
Empoli 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–5 1–1 3–1 — 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–4
Frosinone 2–1 2–3 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 4–0 — 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0
Juve Stabia 1–5 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 3–2 1–0 0–2 — 2–3 1–2 2–1 0–2 4–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–1
Livorno 0–3 0–2 3–4 0–2 0–3 1–2 1–5 0–2 2–2 2–1 — 0–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–3 0–1 1–2 0–2 4–4
Perugia 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 — 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–3 1–2 0–1 2–0
Pescara 2–1 4–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–2 — 3–0 4–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–1
Pisa 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 4–1 1–1 2–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 — 2–0 2–1 3–2 3–2 1–2 0–2
Pordenone 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 0–2 1–0 — 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–0
Salernitana 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–1 2–1 3–3 3–2 2–4 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 — 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–1
Spezia 3–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 5–1 3–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 — 2–4 0–1 0–0
Trapani 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–3 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–3 3–0 0–1 1–1 — 0–1 4–1
Venezia 2–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–3 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 — 2–2
Virtus Entella 3–0 0–4 1–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 —
Source: Serie B
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs[edit]

Six teams could contest the promotion play-offs depending on the point differential between the third and fourth-placed teams. It began with a preliminary one-legged round played at the home venue of the higher placed team, involving the teams placed fifth to eight. The two winning teams advanced to play the third and fourth-placed teams in the two-legged semi-finals. Those winning teams advanced to the two-legged final, where the winner was promoted to play in Serie A the following season. In the two-legged rounds, the higher seeded team played the second game at home. If tied on aggregate, the higher seeded team advanced.

Preliminary round Semi-finals Final
8 Frosinone 0 2 2
5 Cittadella 2 4 Pordenone 1 0 1
8 Frosinone (a.e.t.) 3 8 Frosinone 0 1 1
3 Spezia 1 0 1
6 Chievo 2 1 3
6 Chievo (a.e.t.) 1 3 Spezia 0 3 3
7 Empoli 1

Preliminary round[edit]

4 August 2020 Chievo 1–1 (a.e.t.)EmpoliVerona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Garritano 97'
 Report
Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Davide Ghersini
5 August 2020 Cittadella2–3 (a.e.t.) Frosinone Cittadella
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Pier Cesare Tombolato
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simone Sozza

Semi-finals[edit]

First leg[edit]

8 August 2020 Chievo 2–0 Spezia Verona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Riccardo Ros
9 August 2020 Frosinone 0–1 Pordenone Frosinone
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Benito Stirpe
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luca Massimi

Second leg[edit]

11 August 2020 Spezia 3–1
(3–3 agg.)		ChievoLa Spezia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Alberto Picco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eugenio Abbattista
12 August 2020 Pordenone0–2
(1–2 agg.)		 Frosinone Trieste
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Nereo Rocco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Volpi

Finals[edit]

First leg[edit]

16 August 2020 Frosinone 0–1 Spezia Frosinone
21:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Benito Stirpe
Attendance: 0
Referee: Francesco Fourneau

Second leg[edit]

20 August 2020 Spezia 0–1
(1–1 agg.)		FrosinoneLa Spezia
21:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Alberto Picco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gianluca Sacchi

Relegation play-out[edit]

The higher-placed team played at home for the second leg. After being tied on aggregated, the lower-placed team were not relegated directly, but extra time and a penalty shoot-out were played since both teams finished tied on points during regular season.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pescara 3–3 (4–2 p) Perugia 2–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)

First leg[edit]

10 August 2020 Pescara 2–1 Perugia Pescara
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Livio Marinelli

Second leg[edit]

14 August 2020 Perugia2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–3 agg.)
(2–4 p)		 Pescara Perugia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Renato Curi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
Penalties

Season statistics[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank Player Club Goals[59]
1 Nigeria Simy Crotone 20
2 Italy Pietro Iemmello Perugia 19
3 Italy Francesco Forte Juve Stabia 17
Italy Stefano Pettinari Trapani
5 Italy Davide Diaw2 Cittadella 15
Italy Michele Marconi Pisa
7 Italy Cristian Galano1 Pescara 14
8 Italy Leonardo Mancuso Empoli 13
Martinique Emmanuel Rivière Cosenza
Italy Marco Sau Benevento
Note

1Player scored 1 goal in the play-out.
2Player scored 2 goals in the play-offs.

Hat-tricks[edit]

Player Club Against Result Date
Italy Camillo Ciano Frosinone Trapani 3–0 (H) 30 October 2019
Italy Nicolas Viola Benevento Trapani 5–0 (H) Archived 2020-09-11 at the Wayback Machine 6 December 2019
Italy Marco Sau Benevento Ascoli 4–0 (H) Archived 2020-09-11 at the Wayback Machine 29 December 2019
Bulgaria Andrey Galabinov Spezia Chievo 3–1 (A)[permanent dead link] 26 June 2020
Nigeria Simy Crotone Benevento 3–0 (H)[permanent dead link] 3 July 2020
Note

(H) – Home (A) – Away

Clean sheets[edit]

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets 		Weeks
1 Italy Lorenzo Montipò Benevento 18 1, 3, 7–8, 10–11, 13–17, 19, 23, 25, 28–31
2 Italy Francesco Bardi2 Frosinone 17 8, 10–12, 14–16, 19, 21–26, 29
3 Italy Alberto Paleari Cittadella 14 3, 6–7, 9–12, 22, 25–26, 29–31, 37
Italy Simone Scuffet1 Spezia 9, 11, 13, 15–16, 18, 22–23, 27, 29, 34, 36–37
5 Italy Luca Lezzerini Venezia 12 2, 5, 8, 12, 16, 19–20, 22, 29, 31, 35–36
Croatia Adrian Šemper1 Chievo 3, 8, 11, 15, 20, 24–25, 28, 31, 37–38
7 Italy Nikita Contini Baranovsky Virtus Entella 11 1–3, 10, 14–16, 18, 23, 28, 37
Italy Alex Cordaz Crotone 1, 3, 5–6, 19–20, 23, 27, 30, 32, 34
Italy Michele Di Gregorio1 Pordenone 2, 7, 9, 13, 15, 19, 26, 28–29, 31
10 Italy Nicola Ravaglia Cremonese 10 5–6, 20, 24, 26, 28, 32, 34–36
Note

1Player kept 1 clean sheet in the play-offs.
2Player kept 2 clean sheets in the play-offs.

Notes[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ Starting 8 March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, all matches were played behind closed doors.[6]
  2. ^ Matchdays 1–28.
  3. ^ Matchdays 29–38 and play-offs.

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  2. ^ Matchdays 10–31.
  3. ^ Matchdays 12–25.
  4. ^ Matchdays 31–38.
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