The 2026–27 Serie B (known as the Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons) will be the 95th season of the second tier of Italian football, Serie B, since its establishment in 1929. The season will commence on 21 August 2026 and will end on 16 May 2027.
Teams Team changes The following teams have changed divisions since the 2025–26 season:
To Serie B Relegated from Serie A Cremonese Hellas Verona Pisa Promoted from Serie C Vicenza (Group A) Arezzo (Group B) Benevento (Group C) Ascoli (Play-off winners)
From Serie B Promoted to Serie A Venezia Frosinone Monza (Play-off winners)
Relegated to Serie C Bari (Play-out losers) Reggiana Spezia Pescara
Pisa, Hellas Verona and Cremonese return to Serie B after one, seven and one years respectively.
Vicenza, Arezzo, Benevento and Ascoli return to Serie B after four, nineteen, three and two years respectively.
Venezia, Frosinone and Monza return to Serie A after one, two and one years respectively.
Pescara, Spezia, Reggiana and Bari return to Serie C after one, fourteen, three and four years respectively.
Fifteen clubs are former Serie A members, while five teams are seeking their first promotion ever.
Number of teams by regions Region Team(s)4Arezzo, Carrarese, Empoli and Pisa3Avellino, Benevento and Juve StabiaPadova, Hellas Verona and Vicenza2Cesena and ModenaSampdoria and Virtus EntellaCremonese and Mantova1CatanzaroAscoliPalermoSüdtirol
Stadiums and locations +TeamLocationStadiumCapacityArezzoArezzoStadio Città di Arezzo13,128 Ascoli Ascoli Piceno Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca12,461 Avellino Avellino Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi26,000BeneventoBeneventoStadio Ciro Vigorito16,867CarrareseCarraraStadio dei Marmi4,194 Catanzaro Catanzaro Stadio Nicola Ceravolo14,650CesenaCesenaStadio Dino Manuzzi20,194 Cremonese Cremona Stadio Giovanni Zini20,641EmpoliEmpoliStadio Carlo Castellani16,284Hellas VeronaVeronaStadio Marcantonio Bentegodi39,211 Juve Stabia Castellammare di Stabia Stadio Comunale Romeo Menti7,642MantovaMantuaStadio Danilo Martelli14,884 Modena Modena Stadio Alberto Braglia21,151PadovaPaduaStadio Comunale Euganeo32,420 Palermo Palermo Stadio Renzo Barbera36,365PisaPisaArena Garibaldi12,508SampdoriaGenoaStadio Luigi Ferraris33,205 Südtirol Bolzano Stadio Marco Druso5,539VicenzaVicenzaStadio Romeo Menti12,000Virtus EntellaChiavariStadio Comunale5,535
Personnel and kits TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor(s)MainOther(s)Arezzo Cristian Bucchi Marco ChiosaReverUnoAErreAscoli Francesco Tomei Marcos CuradoHummel FainplastAvellino Alessandro Nesta Luca PalmieroMagmaProvincia di AvellinoBenevento Antonio Floro Flores Mattia MaitaNikeIVPCCarrarese Guido Pagliuca Marco ImperialeGivovaSagevanCatanzaro Giorgio Gorgone Pietro IemmelloEYE SportCoopCesena Alessandro Diamanti Andrea CiofiMacronAmadoriCremonese Fabio Pecchia Matteo BianchettiAcerbisIlta Inox (Home) / Arinox (Away)Empoli Matteo Andreoletti Luca MagninoKappaComputer GrossHellas Verona Marco Baroni Andrias EdmundssonJomaAircashJuve Stabia Pietro De Giorgio Leonardo CandelloneAdidasGuerri EnergiaMantova Francesco Modesto Simone TrimboliAdidasSinergy Luce e GasModena Daniele Galloppa Leandro ChichizolaNew BalanceKerakollPadova Antonio Calabro Matteo LovatoMacronAcciaierie VenetePalermo Filippo Inzaghi Mattia BaniPumaSicily by CarPisa Paolo Bianco Antonio CaraccioloAdidasCetilarSampdoria Bernardo Corradi Alex FerrariMacronillimity Banca IfisSüdtirol Davide Possanzini Fabian TaitErreàSüdtirolVicenza Fabio Gallo Filippo CostaHummelDieselVirtus Entella Andrea Chiappella Luca ParodiAdidasDuferco Energia
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentSampdoria Attilio LombardoEnd of caretaker spell10 May 2026Pre-season Bernardo Corradi25 June 2026Avellino Davide BallardiniEnd of contract16 May 2026 Alessandro Nesta1 July 2026Modena Andrea SottilSacked22 May 2026 Daniele Galloppa13 June 2026Hellas Verona Paolo Sammarco End of interim spell24 May 2026 Marco Baroni19 June 2026Pisa Oscar HiljemarkSacked8 June 2026 Paolo Bianco22 June 2026Carrarese Antonio CalabroMutual consent9 June 2026 Gabriele Cioffi15 June 2026Catanzaro Alberto Aquilani11 June 2026 Giorgio Gorgone11 July 2026Padova Roberto BredaEnd of contract11 June 2026 Antonio Calabro13 June 2026Juve Stabia Ignazio AbateMutual consent12 June 2026 Pietro De Giorgio3 July 2026Südtirol Fabrizio CastoriSacked23 June 2026 Davide Possanzini24 June 2026Cesena Ashley ColeEnd of contract30 June 2026 Alessandro Diamanti1 July 2026Empoli Fabio Caserta30 June 2026 Guido Pagliuca6 July 2026Cremonese Marco GiampaoloSacked1 September 202620th Fabio Pecchia2 September 2026Empoli Guido Pagliuca28 September 202612th Matteo Andreoletti30 September 2026Carrarese Gabriele Cioffi29 September 202620th Guido Pagliuca30 September 2026
League table
Promotion play-offs
Format Preliminary round: the higher-placed team played at home. If teams are tied after regular time, extra-time was played. If scores are still level, the higher-placed team advanced; Semi-finals: the higher-placed team played at home for the second leg. If teams were tied on aggregate, the higher-placed team advanced; Final: the higher-placed team played at home for the 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 the regular season, in which case the winner was decided by extra time and a penalty shoot-out if necessary.
Relegation play-out
Format The relegation play-offs (play-out in Italian) were contested over two legs between the teams finishing 16th and 17th in the regular season. The higher-placed team hosted the second leg.
If the teams were level on aggregate score, the lower-placed team in the regular season standings was relegated to Serie C. However, if the two teams finished tied on points in the regular season, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out were used to determine the winner.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers +RankPlayerClubGoals1 Cristian ShpendiCesena62 Francesco RuoccoMantova43 Federico BonazzoliCremonese3 Antonio Di NardoJuve Stabia Dennis JohnsenPalermo Raffaele RussoAvellino Andrea SilipoAscoli8Sixteen players2
Clean sheets +RankPlayerClubCleansheets1 Tommaso MartinelliAvellino2 Alessandro PlizzariSüdtirol Jacopo SeghettiEmpoli Alessandro SorrentinoPadova4Eleven players1
Discipline
Player
Most yellow cards: 3 Ten players Most red cards: 1 Oliver Abildgaard (Sampdoria) Lorenzo Carissoni (Padova) Joseph Ceesay (Empoli) Marco Curto (Empoli) Antonio David (Cesena) Julián Illanes (Carrarese) Mehdi Léris (Pisa) Antonio Prisco (Benevento) Giacomo Stabile (Südtirol)
Club
Most yellow cards: 13 Ascoli Hellas Verona Most red cards: 2 Empoli Fewest yellow cards: 5 Juve Stabia Fewest red cards: 0 Twelve teams
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