The Serie B 1988–89 was the fifty-seventh tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.
Teams Ancona, Monza, Licata, Cosenza and Reggina had been promoted from Serie C, while Avellino and Empoli had been relegated from Serie A.
Final classification
Results
Tie-breakers
Promotion tie-breaker
Cremonese promoted to Serie A.
Relegation tie-breaker
Empoli relegated to Serie C1.
Attendances
# Club Average 1 Udinese 22,202 2 Bari 17,377 3 Genoa 17,292 4 Avellino 14,987 5 Cosenza 11,435 6 Reggina 11,200 7 Padova 8,987 8 Brescia 8,911 9 Messina 8,250 10 Cremonese 7,939 11 Ancona 7,743 12 Parma 7,155 13 Barletta 7,044 14 Catanzaro 7,016 15 Taranto 6,292 16 Monza 6,058 17 Piacenza 5,587 18 Sambenedettese 5,033 19 Empoli 4,933 20 Licata 4,010
Source:
References and sources Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
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