:2021–22 Serie B
{{Short description|93rd season of second-tier football league in Italy}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Serie B
| dates = Regular season:
20 August 2021 – 6 May 2022
Play-offs and play-outs:
13 May 2022 – 29 May 2022
| winners = Lecce (2nd title)
| promoted = Lecce
Cremonese
Monza (via play-off)
| relegated = Vicenza (via play-out)
Alessandria
Crotone
Pordenone
| matches = 380
| matches footnote = 390 including play-offs and play-outs.
| total goals = 942
| total goals footnote = 969 including play-offs and play-outs.
| league topscorer = 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 wins = Benevento (14–18)
Pisa (1–5)
(5 matches){{Cite web|title=Serie B - Summary - Matches|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-b/20212022/regular-season/r63606/|website=Soccerway}}
| longest unbeaten = Lecce (2–16)
(15 matches)
| longest winless = Cosenza (11–25)
(15 matches)
| longest losses = Pordenone (22–28)
(7 matches)
| highest attendance = 26,904
Lecce 1–0 Pordenone
(6 May 2022){{Cite web|title=Attendance Statistics of Serie B 2021-2022|url=https://www.stadiapostcards.com/B21-22.htm|website=StadiaPostcards}}
| lowest attendance = 450
Pordenone 2–0 Frosinone
(5 April 2022)
| prevseason = 2020–21
| nextseason = 2022–23
| season = 2021–22
}}
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:
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=To Serie B=
=From Serie B=
Teams
=Stadiums and locations=
{{Location map+ |Italy |width=450 |float=right |caption=Location of teams in 2021–22 Serie B|places=
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=44.9202810 |long=8.61673900 |label=Alessandria |label_size=80 |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=42.8610740 |long=13.5939140 |label=Ascoli |label_size=80 |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=41.1165617 |long=14.7805328 |label=Benevento |label_size=80 |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=45.5706709 |long=10.2348759 |label=Brescia |label_size=80 |position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=45.6429340 |long=11.7788887 |label=Cittadella |label_size=80 |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=45.8138573 |long=9.07018950 |label=Como |label_size=80 |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=39.3100190 |long=16.2308890 |label=Cosenza |label_size=80 |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=45.1401550 |long=10.0348580 |label=Cremonese |label_size=80 |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=39.0792956 |long=17.1144718 |label=Crotone |label_size=80 |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=41.6340760 |long=13.3218790 |label=Frosinone |label_size=80 |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=45.5443209 |long=11.5540596 |label=Vicenza |label_size=80 |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=40.3651160 |long=18.2089750 |label=Lecce |label_size=80 |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=45.5830513 |long=9.30590360 |label=Monza |label_size=80 |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=44.7949194 |long=10.3362659 |label=Parma |label_size=80 |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=43.1062165 |long=12.3548529 |label=Perugia |label_size=80 |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=43.7252996 |long=10.3980134 |label=Pisa |label_size=80 |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=45.9578926 |long=12.6463366 |label=Pordenone |label_size=80 |position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=38.0926425 |long=15.6329324 |label=Reggina |label_size=80 |position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=44.8401734 |long=11.6057773 |label=SPAL |label_size=80 |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=42.5621580 |long=12.6352450 |label=Ternana |label_size=80 |position=left}}
}}
class="wikitable sortable"
! Team ! Home city ! Stadium ! Capacity ! 2020–21 season |
Alessandria
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|5936}} |
Ascoli
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|12461}} |
Benevento
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|16867}} |
Brescia
| Brescia | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|19500}} |
Cittadella
| Cittadella (Padua) | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|7623}} |
Como
| Como | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|13602}} |
Cosenza
| Cosenza | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|20987}} |
Cremonese
| Cremona | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|20641}} |
Crotone
| Crotone | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|16640}} |
Frosinone
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|16227}} |
Lecce
| Lecce | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|31533}} |
Monza
| Monza | Brianteo | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|10000}} |
Parma
| Parma | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|27906}} |
Perugia
| Perugia | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|23625}} |
Pisa
| Pisa | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|25000}} |
Pordenone
| Guido Teghil (Lignano Sabbiadoro) | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|5000}} |
Reggina
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|27543}} |
SPAL
| Ferrara | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|16134}} |
Ternana
| Terni | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|22000}} |
Vicenza
| Vicenza | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|12000}} |
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=Personnel and kits=
class="wikitable sortable" |
Team
!President !Manager !Captain !Kit manufacturer !Shirt sponsor (front) !Shirt sponsor (back) !Shirt sponsor (sleeve) !Shorts sponsor |
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Alessandria
| {{Flagicon|ITA}} Luca Di Masi | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Moreno Longo | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Prestia | Adidas | Y3K |Gruppo AMAG |ReLife Group |None |
Ascoli
| {{Flagicon|ITA}} Carlo Neri | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Sottil | {{Flagicon|ITA}} 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
| {{Flagicon|ITA}} Oreste Vigorito | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Caserta | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Gaetano Letizia | Nike | IVPC, Rillo Construzioni |Pasta Rummo |Comfort Zone |
Brescia
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Cellino | {{flagicon|ITA}} Eugenio Corini | {{flagicon|ITA}} Dimitri Bisoli | Kappa | Rigamonti Salumificio |OMR |Pardgroup |None |
Cittadella
| {{Flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Gabrielli | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Edoardo Gorini | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Romano Perticone | Mizuno | Sirmax, Gruppo Gabrielli |Stylplex (H)/Quartzforms (A) |Pastificio Cecchin |Metalservice |
Como
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} Dennis Wise | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Giacomo Gattuso | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Bellemo | Legea | Mola{{Cite web|date=2021-08-17|title=Le nuove maglie del Como!|url=https://comofootball.com/le-nuove-maglie-del-como/|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Como 1907|language=en-US}} |Acqua S. Bernardo |Pulsee Luce e Gas |
Cosenza
| {{Flagicon|ITA}} Eugenio Guarascio | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Pierpaolo Bisoli | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Luca Palmiero | Legea | Hexergia/Quattropuntozero |None |La Valle Viaggi |Supermercati Contè |
Cremonese
| {{Flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Rossi | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Pecchia | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Daniel Ciofani | Acerbis | Ilta Inox (H)/Arinox (A), Arvedi |Fattorie Cremona |Arvedi Tubi Acciaio |
Crotone
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianni Vrenna | {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Modesto | {{Flagicon|ARG}} Nahuel Estévez | Zeus | San Vincenzo Salumi, Envì Group |Ford Vumbaca Group |Econet |GCM Industrie |
Frosinone
| {{Flagicon|ITA}} Maurizio Stirpe | {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Grosso | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Nicolò Brighenti | Zeus | Banca Popolare del Frusinate, Portobello |Polsinelli Enologia |Orsolini |Plasta Rei |
Lecce
| {{Flagicon|ITA}} Saverio Sticchi Damiani | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Marco Baroni | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Lucioni | M908 | Links Management & Technology, Studio Sticchi Damiani/Asfalti Isolbit |Barocco SpA/DEGHI |Asfalti Isolbit/Platino News |
Monza
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Berlusconi | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Stroppa | {{flagicon|ITA}} Mario Sampirisi | Lotto | WithU, U-Power |Pontenossa |Febal Casa |
Parma
| {{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Krause | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Iachini | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Gianluigi Buffon | Erreà | Cetilar, Gravity Sport |Canovi Coperture |COLSER Servizi |
Perugia
| {{Flagicon|ITA}} Massimiliano Santopadre | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Massimiliano Alvini | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Gabriele Angella | Frankie Garage | Nutrihum, Vitakraft |Re Salmone |Sisas |Mericat Group |
Pisa
| {{Flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Corrado | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Luca D'Angelo | {{Flagicon|AUT}} Robert Gucher | Adidas | Cetilar, Synlab/Ferramenta Piampiani/Pisanova |Hi-Turf Solution |Maiora-AB Yachts |Beapp/SEAC/Toni Luigi Scavi e Demolizioni/Cavarretta Assicurazioni |
Pordenone
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Mauro Lovisa | {{flagicon|ITA}} Bruno Tedino | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Mirko Stefani | Givova | Omega Gruppo, 6sicuro.it |Alea Office |CRO Area Giovani |
Reggina
| {{Flagicon|ITA}} Luca Gallo | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Stellone | {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Crisetig | Macron | Dalia/Centroriparo Bellè Gomme, Soseteg |Puliservice |Caffè Mauro |D. Caracciolo & figli |
SPAL
| {{Flagicon|USA}} Joe Tacopina | {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Venturato | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Vicari | Macron | Omega Group |Errebi Technology |Adamant BioNRG |Golden Group |
Ternana
| {{Flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Bandecchi | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Cristiano Lucarelli | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Marino Defendi | Macron | Unicusano, Terni Col Cuore |None |Orsolini |None |
Vicenza
| {{Flagicon|ITA}} Renzo Rosso | {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Baldini | {{flagicon|ITA}} 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
{{2021–22 Serie B table}}
=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.
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable=y|legendpos=br
| team1= Lecce
| pos1= 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
| team2= Cremonese
| pos2= 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
| team3= Pisa
| pos3= 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
| team4= Monza
| pos4= 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
| team5= Brescia
| pos5= 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
| team6= Ascoli
| pos6= 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
| team7= Benevento
| pos7= 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
| team8= Perugia
| pos8= 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
| team9= Frosinone
| pos9= 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
| team10= Ternana
| pos10= 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
| team11= Cittadella
| pos11= 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
| team12= Parma
| pos12= 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
| team13= Como
| pos13= 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
| team14= Reggina
| pos14= 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
| team15= SPAL
| pos15= 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
| team16= Cosenza
| pos16= 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
| team17= Vicenza
| pos17= 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
| team18= Alessandria
| pos18= 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
| team19= Crotone
| pos19= 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
| team20= Pordenone
| pos20= 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
| color_1=gold |text_1=Leader and promotion to Serie A
| color_2=green1 |text_2=Promotion to Serie A
| color_3-4=blue1 |text_3-4=Play-off semifinals
| color_5-8=blue2 |text_5-8=Play-off preliminary round
| color_16-17=red2 |text_16-17=Play-out
| color_18-20=red1 |text_18-20=Relegation to Serie C
|source=[https://www.worldfootball.net/schedule/ita-serie-b-2021-2022-spieltag/38/ WorldFootball.net]
|update=complete
}}
Results
{{#invoke:sports results|main
| source = [http://www.legab.it Serie B] (in Italian), [https://int.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-b/20212022/regular-season/r63606/ Soccerway] (in English)
| a_note =
| update = complete
| matches_style = FBR
|team1 = ALE |team2 = ASC |team3 = BEN |team4 = BRE |team5 = CIT |team6 = COM |team7 = COS |team8 = CRE |team9 = CRO |team10 = FRO |team11 = LEC |team12 = MON |team13 = PAR |team14 = PER |team15 = PIS |team16 = POR |team17 = REG |team18 = SPA |team19 = TER |team20 = VIC
|name_ALE = Alessandria
|name_ASC = Ascoli
|name_BEN = Benevento
|name_BRE = Brescia
|name_CIT = Cittadella
|name_COM = Como
|name_COS = Cosenza
|name_CRE = Cremonese
|name_CRO = Crotone
|name_FRO = Frosinone
|name_LEC = Lecce
|name_MON = Monza
|name_PAR = Parma
|name_PER = Perugia
|name_PIS = Pisa
|name_POR = Pordenone
|name_REG = Reggina
|name_SPA = SPAL
|name_TER = Ternana
|name_VIC = Vicenza
| match_ALE_ASC = 1–3
| match_ALE_BEN = 2–0
| match_ALE_BRE = 1–3
| match_ALE_CIT = 0–1
| match_ALE_COM = 1–1
| match_ALE_COS = 1–0
| match_ALE_CRE = 1–0
| match_ALE_CRO = 1–0
| match_ALE_FRO = 1–1
| match_ALE_LEC = 1–1
| match_ALE_MON = 0–3
| match_ALE_PAR = 0–2
| match_ALE_PER = 1–2
| match_ALE_PIS = 1–1
| match_ALE_POR = 2–0
| match_ALE_REG = 0–0
| match_ALE_SPA = 2–2
| match_ALE_TER = 0–2
| match_ALE_VIC = 0–1
| match_ASC_ALE = 3–0
| match_ASC_BEN = 0–2
| match_ASC_BRE = 2–3
| match_ASC_CIT = 0–0
| match_ASC_COM = 1–1
| match_ASC_COS = 1–0
| match_ASC_CRE = 1–4
| match_ASC_CRO = 2–1
| match_ASC_FRO = 1–1
| match_ASC_LEC = 1–1
| match_ASC_MON = 1–1
| match_ASC_PAR = 0–0
| match_ASC_PER = 0–1
| match_ASC_PIS = 2–0
| match_ASC_POR = 1–0
| match_ASC_REG = 2–0
| match_ASC_SPA = 0–1
| match_ASC_TER = 4–1
| match_ASC_VIC = 2–1
| match_BEN_ALE = 4–3
| match_BEN_ASC = 0–2
| match_BEN_BRE = 0–1
| match_BEN_CIT = 4–1
| match_BEN_COM = 5–0
| match_BEN_COS = 3–0
| match_BEN_CRE = 1–1
| match_BEN_CRO = 3–1
| match_BEN_FRO = 1–4
| match_BEN_LEC = 0–0
| match_BEN_MON = 3–1
| match_BEN_PAR = 0–0
| match_BEN_PER = 0–0
| match_BEN_PIS = 5–1
| match_BEN_POR = 2–1
| match_BEN_REG = 4–0
| match_BEN_SPA = 1–2
| match_BEN_TER = 1–2
| match_BEN_VIC = 1–0
| match_BRE_ALE = 1–1
| match_BRE_ASC = 2–0
| match_BRE_BEN = 2–2
| match_BRE_CIT = 1–1
| match_BRE_COM = 2–4
| match_BRE_COS = 5–1
| match_BRE_CRE = 1–0
| match_BRE_CRO = 2–2
| match_BRE_FRO = 2–2
| match_BRE_LEC = 1–1
| match_BRE_MON = 0–2
| match_BRE_PAR = 1–0
| match_BRE_PER = 2–1
| match_BRE_PIS = 0–1
| match_BRE_POR = 1–0
| match_BRE_REG = 3–0
| match_BRE_SPA = 1–1
| match_BRE_TER = 1–1
| match_BRE_VIC = 2–0
| match_CIT_ALE = 1–2
| match_CIT_ASC = 2–0
| match_CIT_BEN = 0–1
| match_CIT_BRE = 1–0
| match_CIT_COS = 1–1
| match_CIT_COM = 2–2
| match_CIT_CRE = 0–2
| match_CIT_CRO = 4–2
| match_CIT_FRO = 3–0
| match_CIT_LEC = 1–2
| match_CIT_MON = 1–2
| match_CIT_PAR = 1–2
| match_CIT_PER = 0–0
| match_CIT_PIS = 2–0
| match_CIT_POR = 1–0
| match_CIT_REG = 0–0
| match_CIT_SPA = 0–0
| match_CIT_TER = 1–2
| match_CIT_VIC = 1–0
| match_COM_ALE = 2–0
| match_COM_ASC = 0–1
| match_COM_BEN = 1–1
| match_COM_BRE = 1–1
| match_COM_COS = 2–1
| match_COM_CIT = 1–2
| match_COM_CRE = 1–2
| match_COM_CRO = 1–1
| match_COM_FRO = 0–2
| match_COM_LEC = 1–1
| match_COM_MON = 2–0
| match_COM_PAR = 1–1
| match_COM_PER = 4–1
| match_COM_PIS = 0–1
| match_COM_POR = 1–0
| match_COM_REG = 1–1
| match_COM_SPA = 0–2
| match_COM_TER = 1–1
| match_COM_VIC = 0–2
| match_COS_ALE = 2–1
| match_COS_ASC = 1–3
| match_COS_BEN = 1–0
| match_COS_BRE = 0–0
| match_COS_CIT = 1–0
| match_COS_COM = 2–0
| match_COS_CRE = 0–2
| match_COS_CRO = 1–0
| match_COS_FRO = 1–1
| match_COS_LEC = 2–2
| match_COS_MON = 0–2
| match_COS_PAR = 1–3
| match_COS_PER = 1–2
| match_COS_PIS = 0–2
| match_COS_POR = 3–1
| match_COS_REG = 0–1
| match_COS_SPA = 0–1
| match_COS_TER = 3–1
| match_COS_VIC = 2–1
| match_CRE_ALE = 2–1
| match_CRE_ASC = 0–1
| match_CRE_BEN = 1–1
| match_CRE_BRE = 2–1
| match_CRE_COS = 3–1
| match_CRE_CIT = 2–0
| match_CRE_COM = 2–0
| match_CRE_CRO = 3–2
| match_CRE_FRO = 1–1
| match_CRE_LEC = 3–0
| match_CRE_MON = 3–2
| match_CRE_PAR = 3–1
| match_CRE_PER = 0–3
| match_CRE_PIS = 1–1
| match_CRE_POR = 2–1
| match_CRE_REG = 1–1
| match_CRE_SPA = 1–1
| match_CRE_TER = 2–0
| match_CRE_VIC = 0–0
| match_CRO_ALE = 0–0
| match_CRO_ASC = 2–2
| match_CRO_BEN = 0–2
| match_CRO_BRE = 0–1
| match_CRO_COS = 3–3
| match_CRO_CIT = 0–0
| match_CRO_COM = 2–2
| match_CRO_CRE = 3–1
| match_CRO_FRO = 2–0
| match_CRO_LEC = 0–3
| match_CRO_MON = 1–1
| match_CRO_PAR = 0–1
| match_CRO_PER = 1–1
| match_CRO_PIS = 2–1
| match_CRO_POR = 4–1
| match_CRO_REG = 1–1
| match_CRO_SPA = 1–2
| match_CRO_TER = 1–2
| match_CRO_VIC = 0–1
| match_FRO_ALE = 3–0
| match_FRO_ASC = 2–1
| match_FRO_BEN = 2–0
| match_FRO_BRE = 2–2
| match_FRO_COS = 1–0
| match_FRO_CIT = 0–1
| match_FRO_COM = 1–2
| match_FRO_CRE = 2–1
| match_FRO_CRO = 2–1
| match_FRO_LEC = 0–0
| match_FRO_MON = 4–1
| match_FRO_PAR = 2–2
| match_FRO_PER = 0–0
| match_FRO_PIS = 1–2
| match_FRO_POR = 2–2
| match_FRO_REG = 3–0
| match_FRO_SPA = 4–0
| match_FRO_TER = 1–1
| match_FRO_VIC = 2–0
| match_LEC_ALE = 3–2
| match_LEC_ASC = 3–1
| match_LEC_BEN = 1–1
| match_LEC_BRE = 1–1
| match_LEC_COS = 3–1
| match_LEC_CIT = 1–2
| match_LEC_COM = 1–1
| match_LEC_CRE = 2–1
| match_LEC_CRO = 3–0
| match_LEC_FRO = 1–0
| match_LEC_MON = 3–0
| match_LEC_PAR = 4–0
| match_LEC_PER = 0–0
| match_LEC_PIS = 2–0
| match_LEC_POR = 1–0
| match_LEC_REG = 2–0
| match_LEC_SPA = 1–0
| match_LEC_TER = 3–3
| match_LEC_VIC = 2–1
| match_MON_ALE = 1–0
| match_MON_ASC = 2–0
| match_MON_BEN = 3–0
| match_MON_BRE = 1–1
| match_MON_COS = 4–1
| match_MON_CIT = 1–0
| match_MON_COM = 3–2
| match_MON_CRE = 1–0
| match_MON_CRO = 1–0
| match_MON_FRO = 3–2
| match_MON_LEC = 0–1
| match_MON_PAR = 1–1
| match_MON_PER = 2–2
| match_MON_PIS = 1–2
| match_MON_POR = 3–1
| match_MON_REG = 1–0
| match_MON_SPA = 4–0
| match_MON_TER = 1–1
| match_MON_VIC = 4–0
| match_PAR_ALE = 2–2
| match_PAR_ASC = 0–1
| match_PAR_BEN = 1–0
| match_PAR_BRE = 0–1
| match_PAR_COS = 1–1
| match_PAR_CIT = 1–1
| match_PAR_COM = 4–3
| match_PAR_CRE = 1–2
| match_PAR_CRO = 1–1
| match_PAR_FRO = 0–1
| match_PAR_LEC = 0–0
| match_PAR_MON = 0–0
| match_PAR_PER = 1–1
| match_PAR_PIS = 1–1
| match_PAR_POR = 4–1
| match_PAR_REG = 1–1
| match_PAR_SPA = 4–0
| match_PAR_TER = 2–3
| match_PAR_VIC = 1–0
| match_PER_ALE = 1–1
| match_PER_ASC = 2–3
| match_PER_BEN = 0–1
| match_PER_BRE = 1–0
| match_PER_COS = 1–1
| match_PER_CIT = 1–1
| match_PER_COM = 0–1
| match_PER_CRE = 0–0
| match_PER_CRO = 2–0
| match_PER_FRO = 3–0
| match_PER_LEC = 1–1
| match_PER_MON = 1–0
| match_PER_PAR = 2–1
| match_PER_PIS = 1–1
| match_PER_POR = 0–1
| match_PER_REG = 0–2
| match_PER_SPA = 1–1
| match_PER_TER = 1–1
| match_PER_VIC = 1–0
| match_PIS_ALE = 2–0
| match_PIS_ASC = 1–1
| match_PIS_BEN = 1–0
| match_PIS_BRE = 0–0
| match_PIS_COS = 1–1
| match_PIS_CIT = 1–0
| match_PIS_COM = 3–1
| match_PIS_CRE = 3–0
| match_PIS_CRO = 3–2
| match_PIS_FRO = 1–3
| match_PIS_LEC = 1–0
| match_PIS_MON = 2–1
| match_PIS_PAR = 0–0
| match_PIS_PER = 1–1
| match_PIS_POR = 1–1
| match_PIS_REG = 2–0
| match_PIS_SPA = 1–0
| match_PIS_TER = 0–0
| match_PIS_VIC = 2–2
| match_POR_ALE = 2–0
| match_POR_ASC = 0–1
| match_POR_BEN = 1–4
| match_POR_BRE = 1–1
| match_POR_COS = 1–1
| match_POR_CIT = 0–1
| match_POR_COM = 1–1
| match_POR_CRE = 2–2
| match_POR_CRO = 3–3
| match_POR_FRO = 2–0
| match_POR_LEC = 0–1
| match_POR_MON = 1–4
| match_POR_PAR = 0–4
| match_POR_PER = 0–1
| match_POR_PIS = 0–1
| match_POR_REG = 1–1
| match_POR_SPA = 1–1
| match_POR_TER = 1–3
| match_POR_VIC = 2–4
| match_REG_ALE = 0–4
| match_REG_ASC = 1–2
| match_REG_BEN = 0–3
| match_REG_BRE = 0–2
| match_REG_COS = 1–0
| match_REG_CIT = 0–1
| match_REG_COM = 1–4
| match_REG_CRE = 1–2
| match_REG_CRO = 1–0
| match_REG_FRO = 0–0
| match_REG_LEC = 1–0
| match_REG_MON = 0–0
| match_REG_PAR = 2–1
| match_REG_PER = 0–1
| match_REG_PIS = 1–0
| match_REG_POR = 2–0
| match_REG_SPA = 2–1
| match_REG_TER = 3–2
| match_REG_VIC = 3–1
| match_SPA_ALE = 2–3
| match_SPA_ASC = 1–2
| match_SPA_BEN = 1–1
| match_SPA_BRE = 0–2
| match_SPA_COS = 2–2
| match_SPA_CIT = 0–0
| match_SPA_COM = 1–1
| match_SPA_CRE = 0–2
| match_SPA_CRO = 1–1
| match_SPA_FRO = 3–0
| match_SPA_LEC = 1–3
| match_SPA_MON = 1–1
| match_SPA_PAR = 2–2
| match_SPA_PER = 1–2
| match_SPA_PIS = 0–0
| match_SPA_POR = 5–0
| match_SPA_REG = 1–3
| match_SPA_TER = 5–1
| match_SPA_VIC = 3–2
| match_TER_ALE = 3–0
| match_TER_ASC = 2–4
| match_TER_BEN = 0–2
| match_TER_BRE = 0–2
| match_TER_COS = 2–0
| match_TER_CIT = 1–1
| match_TER_COM = 1–2
| match_TER_CRE = 1–2
| match_TER_CRO = 1–0
| match_TER_FRO = 4–4
| match_TER_LEC = 1–4
| match_TER_MON = 0–1
| match_TER_PAR = 3–1
| match_TER_PER = 1–0
| match_TER_PIS = 1–4
| match_TER_POR = 1–0
| match_TER_REG = 2–0
| match_TER_SPA = 1–0
| match_TER_VIC = 5–0
| match_VIC_ALE = 2–1
| match_VIC_ASC = 2–0
| match_VIC_BEN = 2–3
| match_VIC_BRE = 2–3
| match_VIC_COS = 0–0
| match_VIC_CIT = 3–3
| match_VIC_COM = 0–1
| match_VIC_CRE = 0–1
| match_VIC_CRO = 1–1
| match_VIC_FRO = 0–2
| match_VIC_LEC = 2–1
| match_VIC_MON = 1–1
| match_VIC_PAR = 0–1
| match_VIC_PER = 1–2
| match_VIC_PIS = 1–3
| match_VIC_POR = 1–0
| match_VIC_REG = 0–1
| match_VIC_SPA = 1–1
| match_VIC_TER = 3–1
}}
Promotion play-offs
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.
{{6TeamBracket
| legs = 1/2
| aggregate = y
| RD1=Preliminary round
| RD2=Semi-finals
| RD3=Final
| RD1-seed1=5
| RD1-team1=Brescia {{aet}}
| RD1-score1=3
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2=Perugia
| RD1-score2=2
| RD1-seed3=6
| RD1-team3=Ascoli
| RD1-score3=0
| RD1-seed4=7
| RD1-team4=Benevento
| RD1-score4=1
| RD2-seed1=5
| RD2-team1=Brescia
| RD2-score1-1=1
| RD2-score1-2=1
| RD2-score1-agg=2
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=Monza
| RD2-score2-1=2
| RD2-score2-2=2
| RD2-score2-agg=4
| RD2-seed3=7
| RD2-team3=Benevento
| RD2-score3-1=1
| RD2-score3-2=0
| RD2-score3-agg=1
| RD2-seed4=3
| RD2-team4=Pisa
| RD2-score4-1=0
| RD2-score4-2=1
| RD2-score4-agg=1
| RD3-seed1=4
| RD3-team1=Monza {{aet}}
| RD3-score1-1=2
| RD3-score1-2=4
| RD3-score1-agg=6
| RD3-seed2=3
| RD3-team2=Pisa
| RD3-score2-1=1
| RD3-score2-2=3
| RD3-score2-agg=4
}}
=Preliminary round=
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|date= 13 May 2022
|team1= Ascoli
|score=0–1
|report= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/05/13/italy/serie-b/ascoli-calcio/benevento-calcio/3786208/
|team2= Benevento
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Lapadula {{goal|38}}
|stadium= Cino e Lillo Del Duca
|location= Ascoli Piceno
|referee= Gianluca Manganiello
|stack=
}}
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|bg=
|date= 14 May 2022
|team1= Brescia
|score= 3–2
|aet=yes
|report= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/05/14/italy/serie-b/brescia-calcio/perugia-calcio/3786209/
|team2= Perugia
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Mario Rigamonti
|location= Brescia
|referee= Francesco Fourneau
|stack=
}}
=Semi-finals=
==First leg==
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|bg=
|date= 17 May 2022
|team1= Benevento
|score= 1–0
|report= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/05/17/italy/serie-b/benevento-calcio/pisa-calcio/3786210/
|team2= Pisa
|goals1=
- Lapadula {{goal|85}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Ciro Vigorito
|location= Benevento
|referee= Alessandro Prontera
|stack=
}}
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|bg=
|date= 18 May 2022
|team1= Brescia
|score= 1–2
|report= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/05/18/italy/serie-b/brescia-calcio/ac-monza-brianza-1912/3786211/
|team2= Monza
|goals1=
- Moreo {{goal|7}}
|goals2=
- Gytkjær {{goal|44||56|pen.}}
|stadium= Mario Rigamonti
|location= Brescia
|referee= Gianluca Aureliano
|stack=
}}
==Second leg==
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|date= 21 May 2022
|team1= Pisa
|score= 1–0
|aggregatescore= 1–1
|report= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/05/21/italy/serie-b/pisa-calcio/benevento-calcio/3786212/
|team2= Benevento
|goals1=
- Benali {{goal|11}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Arena Garibaldi
|location= Pisa
|referee= Simone Sozza
|stack=
}}
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|bg=
|date= 22 May 2022
|team1= Monza
|score= 2–1
|aggregatescore= 4–2
|report= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/05/22/italy/serie-b/ac-monza-brianza-1912/brescia-calcio/3786213/
|team2= Brescia
|goals1=
- Mancuso {{goal|70}}
- D'Alessandro {{goal|90+4}}
|goals2=
- Tramoni {{goal|7}}
|stadium= Brianteo
|location= Monza
|referee= Paolo Valeri
|stack=
}}
=Final=
==First leg==
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|bg=
|date= 26 May 2022
|team1= Monza
|score= 2–1
|report= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/05/26/italy/serie-b/ac-monza-brianza-1912/pisa-calcio/3788581/
|team2= Pisa
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Berra {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium= Brianteo
|location= Monza
|referee= Marco Guida
|stack=
}}
==Second leg==
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|date= 29 May 2022
|team1= Pisa
|score= 3–4
|aet= yes
|aggregatescore= 4–6
|report= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/05/29/italy/serie-b/pisa-calcio/ac-monza-brianza-1912/3788582/
|team2= Monza
|goals1=
- Torregrossa {{goal|1}}
- Hermannsson {{goal|9}}
- Mastinu {{goal|90}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Arena Garibaldi
|location= Pisa
|referee= Maurizio Mariani
|stack=
}}
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.
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult| Vicenza || 1–2 | Cosenza || 1–0 | 0–2 ||}}
|}
= First leg =
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|bg=
|date= 12 May 2022
|team1= Vicenza
|score= 1–0
|report= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/05/12/italy/serie-b/vicenza-calcio/cosenza-calcio-1914/3786206/
|team2= Cosenza
|goals1=
- Maggio {{goal|90}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Romeo Menti
|location= Vicenza
|referee= Fabio Maresca
}}
= Second leg =
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|bg=
|date= 20 May 2022
|team1= Cosenza
|score=2–0
|aggregatescore=2–1
|report= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/05/20/italy/serie-b/cosenza-calcio-1914/vicenza-calcio/3786207/
|team2= Vicenza
|goals1=
- Larrivey {{goal|46||67|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium= San Vito-Gigi Marulla
|location= Cosenza
|referee= Davide Massa
}}
Season statistics
=Top goalscorers=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ !Rank !Player !Club |
1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Coda |align="left"|Lecce |20 |
rowspan="4"|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Alfredo Donnarumma |align="left"|Ternana |rowspan="4"|14 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Christian Gytkjær5
|align="left"|Monza |
align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Gabriel Strefezza
|align="left"|Lecce |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Franco Vázquez
|align="left"|Parma |
6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|PER|football}} Gianluca Lapadula2 |align="left"|Benevento |13 |
rowspan="2"|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Corazza |align="left"|Alessandria |rowspan="2"|12 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} Dany Mota1
|align="left"|Monza |
9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Mirko Marić |align="left"|Crotone |11 |
rowspan="6"|10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Enrico Baldini |align="left"|Cittadella |rowspan="6"|10 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Alberto Cerri
|align="left"|Como |
align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Gabriel Charpentier
|align="left"|Frosinone |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Manuel De Luca
|align="left"|Perugia |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Moreo1
|align="left"|Brescia |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Mattia Valoti
|align="left"|Monza |
;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=
class="wikitable sortable"
!Player !Club !Against ! style="text-align:center;"| Result !Date |
{{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Corazza
|Alessandria |Benevento |style="text-align:center;"|[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/08/22/italy/serie-b/benevento-calcio/us-alessandria-1912/3581921/ 3–4 (A)] |{{dts|format=dmy|2021|8|22}} |
{{flagicon|PER|football}} Gianluca Lapadula
|Benevento |Cittadella |style="text-align:center;"|[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/09/21/italy/serie-b/benevento-calcio/as-cittadella/3581958/ 4–1 (H)] |{{dts|format=dmy|2021|9|21}} |
{{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Coda
|Lecce |Parma |style="text-align:center;"|[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/11/07/italy/serie-b/us-lecce/parma-fc/3582028/ 4–0 (H)] |{{dts|format=dmy|2021|11|7}} |
{{flagicon|CRO}} Mirko Marić
|Crotone |Cosenza |style="text-align:center;"|[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/02/23/italy/serie-b/fc-crotone/cosenza-calcio-1914/3582290/ 3–3 (H)] |{{dts|format=dmy|2022|2|23}} |
{{flagicon|ITA}} Ettore Gliozzi
|Como |Parma |style="text-align:center;"|[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/04/06/italy/serie-b/parma-fc/calcio-como/3582213/ 3–4 (A)] |{{dts|format=dmy|2022|4|6}} |
{{flagicon|ITA}} Frank Tsadjout
|Ascoli |Ternana |style="text-align:center;"|[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/05/06/italy/serie-b/ascoli-calcio/ternana-calcio/3582262/ 4–1 (H)] |{{dts|format=dmy|2022|5|6}} |
;Note
(H) – Home (A) – Away
=Clean sheets=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
Rank
!Player !Club !Game weeks |
---|
rowspan="3"|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Michele Di Gregorio |align="left"|Monza |rowspan="3"|15 |1–2, 8–9, 11, 16, 20, 22–23, 29–31, 33–34, 37 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Jesse Joronen
|align="left"|Brescia |1, 4, 9, 11–12, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 32–34, 38 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Nícolas1
|align="left"|Pisa |1–2, 7, 13–14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 25, 28–29, 31, 33 |
rowspan="3"|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Leandro Chichizola |align="left"|Perugia |rowspan="3"|14 |1, 3, 5, 7–9, 13, 16, 21–22, 24, 29, 33, 38 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Gabriel
|align="left"|Lecce |3, 5, 7, 9, 12–13, 16, 19, 24, 26, 28, 34, 36, 38 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Alberto Paleari2
|align="left"|Benevento |3–4, 7, 9, 14, 17, 21, 24–26, 33–34 |
7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ALB}} Elhan Kastrati |align="left"|Cittadella |12 |1, 4, 7–8, 11–12, 16–17, 23, 26–27, 33 |
8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Nicola Leali |align="left"|Ascoli |11 |1, 3, 13, 16, 23–24, 30, 34–37 |
9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Antony Iannarilli |align="left"|Ternana |10 |6, 9, 12, 15, 21–22, 27, 29, 31, 377 |
rowspan="2"|10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Carnesecchi |align="left"|Cremonese |rowspan="2"|9 |1, 3, 6, 16, 19, 22, 24–25, 31 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Ravaglia
|align="left"|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
{{reflist}}
External links
{{Portal|Association football|Italy}}
- {{Official website|http://www.legab.it/en}}
{{Serie B seasons}}
{{2021–22 in Italian football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-22 Serie B}}