The Serie B 1972–73 was the forty-first tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.

Teams Lecco, Ascoli and Brindisi had been promoted from Serie C, while Catanzaro, Mantova and Varese had been relegated from Serie A.

Final classification

Results

Attendances

# Club Average 1 Genoa 30,166 2 Bari 14,522 3 Cesena 11,892 4 Taranto 10,589 5 Foggia 9,690 6 Catanzaro 9,492 7 Reggiana 9,283 8 Catania 8,094 9 Mantova 7,754 10 Brescia 7,410 11 Ascoli 6,134 12 Reggina 6,087 13 Brindisi 6,080 14 Lecco 5,725 15 Perugia 5,585 16 Como 5,115 17 Varese 4,438 18 Novara 4,222 19 Monza 4,213 20 Arezzo 4,191Source:

References and sources Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005

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