2015–16 Serie B
{{Short description|87th season of Serie B football league in Italy}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Serie B
| winners = Cagliari (1st title)
| promoted = Cagliari
Crotone
Pescara (by play-off)
| relegated = Virtus Lanciano
Livorno
Modena
Como
| matches = 427
| total goals = 1028
| league topscorer = Gianluca Lapadula
(23 goals)
| biggest home win = Cagliari 6–0 Brescia
(16 April 2016)
| biggest away win = Como 0–4 Ascoli
(3 October 2015)
| highest scoring = Bari 4–3 Spezia
(6 September 2015)
| longest wins = 8 games (Trapani)
| longest unbeaten = 18 games (Trapani)
| longest winless = 15 games (Como)
| longest losses = 5 games (Ascoli)
| highest attendance = 27,278
Bari 2–1 Salernitana
(6 November 2015)
| lowest attendance = 1,499
Virtus Entella 1–0 Pro Vercelli
(3 October 2015)
| average attendance = 6,847
| prevseason = 2014–15
| nextseason = 2016–17
| season = 2015–16
}}
The 2015–16 Serie B (known as the Serie B ConTe.it for sponsorship reasons) was the 84th season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams contested the league: 16 returning from the 2014–15 season, 4 promoted from Lega Pro, and 2 relegated from Serie A. Vacancies created by the bankruptcy of Serie A-relegated Parma and the demotion of Catania to Lega Pro due to match fixing allowed Brescia to remain in the league despite being relegated. Furthermore, Teramo was due to participate to Serie B but due to the allegations for match-fixing, the Courts decided to relegate Teramo in the last place of Lega Pro of the previous season. After the demotion of Catania, Virtus Entella was readmitted into Serie B as the best team of the relegated teams from the previous season. Furthermore, Ascoli was promoted into the championship after finishing second in Lega Pro Group B, second after Teramo before being stripped of the title for the match-fixing scandal.{{in lang|it}} [http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/ascoli/sentenza-combine-savona-teramo-ascoli-1.1232142 "Sentenza combine Savona-Teramo-Ascoli"] (il Resto del Carlino){{in lang|it}} [http://www.tuttolegapro.com/altre-news/calcioscommesse-le-decisioni-della-corte-federale-d-appello-sulla-gara-savona-teramo-111330 Article on tuttolegapro.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121912/http://www.tuttolegapro.com/altre-news/calcioscommesse-le-decisioni-della-corte-federale-d-appello-sulla-gara-savona-teramo-111330 |date=2016-03-04 }}
Serie B introduced the "green card" at the beginning of the season. The green card was given to promote fair play and good acts. The green card was not given during the game, as it would alter sport rules, but awarded after the match to a player or coach who exhibited fair play by the referee. The player or coach with the most green cards at the end of the season was rewarded.{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/italy-serie-b-to-introduce-green-cards-for-fair-play-rewards-given-after-season-090415|title = MLS Soccer News, Scores, & Standings}}
Teams
Relegated from 2014–15 Serie A:
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From 2014–15 Serie B:
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- Vicenza
- Spezia
- Perugia
- Pescara
- Avellino
- Livorno
- Bari
- Trapani
- Ternana
- Latina
- Lanciano
- Pro Vercelli
- Crotone
- Modena
- Brescia
- Virtus Entella
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Promoted from 2014–15 Lega Pro:
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=Stadia and locations=
{{Location map+ |Italy |width=400 |float=right |caption=Location of teams in 2015–16 Serie B|places=
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=42.85 |long=13.583333 |label=Ascoli |position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=40.916667 |long=14.783333 |label=Avellino |position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=41.125278 |long=16.866667 |label=Bari |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=45.533333 |long=10.233333 |label=Brescia |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=39.223841 |long=9.121661 |label=Cagliari |position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=44.139644 |long=12.246429 |label=Cesena |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=45.812 |long= 9.084 |label=Como |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=39.083333 |long=17.116667 |label=Crotone |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=41.467597 |long=12.9037 |label=Latina |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=43.55 |long=10.316667 |label=Livorno |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=44.65 |long=10.933333 |label=Modena |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=45.446930 |long=8.622161 |label=Novara |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=43.11019 |long=12.38923 |label=Perugia |position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=42.463889 |long=14.214167 |label=Pescara|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=45.19 |long=8.25 |label=Pro Vercelli |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=40.682441 |long=14.768096 |label=Salernitana | position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=44.1 |long= 9.816667 |label=Spezia |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=42.566667 |long=12.65 |label=Ternana |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=38.016667 |long=12.516667 |label=Trapani |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=45.55 |long=11.55 |label=Vicenza |position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=44.316411 |long=9.323736 |label=Virtus Entella |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=42.233333 |long=14.383333 |label=Virtus Lanciano |position=bottom}}
}}
class="wikitable sortable"
! Team ! Home city ! Stadium ! Capacity ! 2014–15 season |
Ascoli
| Ascoli | Del Duca | {{Nts|20550}} |
Avellino
| Avellino | Partenio | {{Nts|26000}} |
Bari
| Bari | {{Nts|58270}} |
Brescia
| Brescia | {{Nts|16308}} |
Cagliari
| Cagliari | {{Nts|16000}} |
Cesena
| Cesena | {{Nts|23900}} |
Como
| Como | {{Nts|13602}} |
Crotone
| Crotone | {{Nts|9631}} |
Latina
| Latina | {{Nts|6850}} |
Livorno
| Livorno | {{Nts|19238}} |
Modena
| Modena | {{Nts|21151}} |
Novara
| Novara | {{Nts|17875}} |
Perugia
| Perugia | {{nts|28000}} |
Pescara
| Pescara | {{Nts|20476}} |
Pro Vercelli
| Vercelli | {{Nts|5500}} |
Salernitana
| Salerno | Arechi | {{Nts|37245}} |
Spezia
| {{Nts|10000}} |
Ternana
| Terni | {{Nts|22000}} |
Trapani
| Trapani | Provinciale (Erice) | {{Nts|7000}} |
Vicenza
| Vicenza | {{Nts|17163}} |
Virtus Entella
| Chiavari | Comunale | {{Nts|4154}} |
Virtus Lanciano
| Lanciano | {{Nts|5639}} |
{{clear}}
=Personnel and kits=
class="wikitable sortable"
! Team ! President ! Manager ! Kit manufacturer ! Shirt sponsor (front) !Shirt sponsor (back) !Shorts sponsor |
Ascoli
| {{flagicon|ITA}}{{flagicon|CAN}} Francesco Bellini | {{flagicon|ITA}} Devis Mangia | Max Sport | Fainplast/CIAM |Brosway |Rosso Piceno |
Avellino
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Walter Taccone | {{flagicon|ITA}} Attilio Tesser | Givova | Gruppo Taccone/Alzati Sannio/Kia Motor Group Avellino-Nola/Biotermocamino Helios Tecnologie |None |None |
Bari
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluca Paparesta | {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Camplone | Nike | Puglia, Balkan Express |None |ESIM |
Brescia
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luigi Ragazzoni | {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Boscaglia | Acerbis |None |None |
Cagliari
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Tommaso Giulini | {{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Rastelli | Kappa | Football Cares/Spontini/ISOLA, EP/Gruppo Grendi |Pecorino Romano/Eva Arredamenti |
Cesena
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Lugaresi | {{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Drago | Lotto | SunTrades |None |None |
Como
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Pietro Porro, {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluca Zambrotta | {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Cuoghi | Legea | Verga Promozionali, FoxTown |None |None |
Crotone
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Raffaele Vrenna | {{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Jurić | Zeus | Metal Carpenteria |V&V Group |None |
Latina
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Pasquale Maietta | {{flagicon|ITA}} Carmine Gautieri | Givova | Logistica & Trasporti Sarchioto |None |Re Chips |
Livorno
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Aldo Spinelli | {{flagicon|ITA}} Ezio Gelain | Legea |None |None |Kia |
Modena
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Angelo Forcina | {{flagicon|ITA}} Cristiano Bergodi | Erreà |Casa Modena/Safim Architettura |None |None |
Novara
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo De Salvo | {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Baroni | Joma | Banca Popolare di Novara, Comoli Ferrari |Cristina Rubinetterie |None |
Perugia
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Massimiliano Santopadre | {{flagicon|ITA}} Pierpaolo Bisoli | Frankie Garage | Piccini Group, Fortinfissi |Tedesco Group |None |
Pescara
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Daniele Sebastiani | {{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Oddo | Erreà | Officina Meccanica Angelucci, Pharmapiù |DZ Insurance Sport |Vincenzo Serraiocco Consulting |
Pro Vercelli
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Secondo | {{flagicon|ITA}} Claudio Foscarini | Erreà | Amteco, GLI Gestione Logistica Interna |None |None |
Salernitana
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Mezzaroma | {{flagicon|ITA}} Leonardo Menichini | Givova | Caffè Motta, Supermercati eté |None |IASA |
Spezia
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Volpi | {{flagicon|ITA}} Domenico Di Carlo | Acerbis |None |None |
Ternana
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Masoni | {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Breda | Macron |None |None |
Trapani
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vittorio Morace | {{flagicon|ITA}} Serse Cosmi | Joma | Ustica Lines |None |None |
Vicenza
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Tiziano Cunico | {{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Lerda | Macron |Estel Group |None |
Virtus Entella
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Antonio Gozzi | {{flagicon|ITA}} Alfredo Aglietti | Acerbis |Creditis, Arinox |None |Due Energie |
Virtus Lanciano
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Valentina Maio | {{flagicon|ITA}} Primo Maragliulo | Legea | In Opera, Marfisi Carni |None |None |
=Managerial changes=
League table
|show_limit=5
|section=League table
|update=complete
|source=[http://www.legab.it/campionato-serie-b/classifiche/campionato Lega Serie B]
|team1 = CAG
|team2 = CRO
|team3 = TRA
|team4 = PES
|team5 = BAR
|team6 = CES
|team7 = SPE
|team8 = NOV
|team9 = VEN
|team10= PER
|team11= BRE
|team12= TER
|team13= VIC
|team14= AVE
|team15= ASC
|team16= LAT
|team17= PVE
|team18= SAL
|team19= VLA
|team20= LIV
|team21= MOD
|team22= COM
|win_ASC=13|draw_ASC=8 |loss_ASC=21|gf_ASC=45|ga_ASC=64
|win_AVE=13|draw_AVE=10|loss_AVE=19|gf_AVE=52|ga_AVE=66
|win_BAR=19|draw_BAR=11|loss_BAR=12|gf_BAR=58|ga_BAR=48
|win_BRE=14|draw_BRE=12|loss_BRE=16|gf_BRE=55|ga_BRE=64
|win_CAG=25|draw_CAG=8 |loss_CAG=9 |gf_CAG=78|ga_CAG=41
|win_CES=19|draw_CES=11|loss_CES=12|gf_CES=57|ga_CES=37
|win_COM=5 |draw_COM=18|loss_COM=19|gf_COM=39|ga_COM=64
|win_CRO=23|draw_CRO=13|loss_CRO=6 |gf_CRO=61|ga_CRO=36
|win_LAT=10|draw_LAT=16|loss_LAT=16|gf_LAT=44|ga_LAT=51
|win_LIV=10|draw_LIV=12|loss_LIV=20|gf_LIV=45|ga_LIV=57
|win_MOD=11|draw_MOD=9 |loss_MOD=22|gf_MOD=37|ga_MOD=55
|win_NOV=19|draw_NOV=10|loss_NOV=13|gf_NOV=57|ga_NOV=35
|win_PER=14|draw_PER=13|loss_PER=15|gf_PER=40|ga_PER=40
|win_PES=21|draw_PES=9 |loss_PES=12|gf_PES=69|ga_PES=52
|win_PVE=11|draw_PVE=13|loss_PVE=18|gf_PVE=43|ga_PVE=53
|win_SAL=9 |draw_SAL=18|loss_SAL=15|gf_SAL=48|ga_SAL=62
|win_SPE=17|draw_SPE=15|loss_SPE=10|gf_SPE=47|ga_SPE=45
|win_TER=15|draw_TER=8 |loss_TER=19|gf_TER=50|ga_TER=56
|win_TRA=20|draw_TRA=13|loss_TRA=9 |gf_TRA=64|ga_TRA=49
|win_VIC=11|draw_VIC=16|loss_VIC=15|gf_VIC=41|ga_VIC=53
|win_VEN=17|draw_VEN=13|loss_VEN=12|gf_VEN=51|ga_VEN=40
|win_VLA=12|draw_VLA=12|loss_VLA=18|gf_VLA=43|ga_VLA=56
|name_AVE=Avellino
|name_ASC=Ascoli
|name_BAR=Bari
|name_BRE=Brescia
|name_CAG=Cagliari |status_CAG=CP
|name_CES=Cesena
|name_COM=Como |status_COM=R
|name_CRO=Crotone |status_CRO=P
|name_LAT=Latina
|name_LIV=Livorno |status_LIV=R
|name_MOD=Modena |status_MOD=R
|name_NOV=Novara
|name_PER=Perugia
|name_PES=Pescara |status_PES=OP
|name_PVE=Pro Vercelli
|name_SAL=Salernitana |status_SAL=O
|name_SPE=Spezia
|name_TER=Ternana
|name_TRA=Trapani
|name_VIC=Vicenza
|name_VEN=Virtus Entella
|name_VLA=Virtus Lanciano |status_VLA=RERR
|adjust_points_NOV=-2
|note_NOV=Novara was deducted two points for administrative irregularities.{{cite web|title=TFN: 2 punti di penalizzazione a Novara e Varese|url=http://www.figc.it/it/204/2528979/2015/07/News.shtml|publisher=FIGC|language=it|date=24 July 2015}}
|adjust_points_CES=0
|note_CES=Cesena at the beginning was deducted one point for financial irregularities, then the deduction was removed.{{cite web|title=TFN: un punto di penalizzazione in classifica al Cesena|url=http://www.figc.it/it/204/2530640/2015/12/News.shtml|publisher=FIGC|language=it|date=9 December 2015}}
|adjust_points_VLA=-4
|note_VLA=Virtus Lanciano was deducted four points for financial irregularities.{{cite web|title=TFN: -1 alla Virtus Lanciano, penalizzate anche 7 società di Lega Pro e Dilettanti|url=http://www.figc.it/it/204/2530173/2015/11/News.shtml|publisher=FIGC|language=it|date=3 November 2015|access-date=20 January 2016|archive-date=17 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117050219/http://www.figc.it/it/204/2530173/2015/11/News.shtml|url-status=dead}}
|res_col_header=PQR
|col_SerieA=green1|text_SerieA=Promotion to Serie A
|result1 =SerieA|result2 =SerieA
|col_PPO=green2|text_PPO=Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-finals
|col_POP=green3|text_POP=Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round
|result3 =PPO|result4 =PPO|result5 =POP|result6 =POP|result7 =POP|result8 =POP
|col_RPO=red2|text_RPO=Relegation play-out
|result18=RPO|result19=RPZ
|col_RPZ=black1
|text_RPZ=Bankruptcy after play-out
|col_LegaPro=red1|text_LegaPro=Relegation to Lega Pro
|result20=LegaPro|result21=LegaPro|result22=LegaPro
}}
Promotion play-offs
Six teams played in the promotion play-offs. A preliminary one-legged round, played at the home venue of the higher placed team, involved the teams from 5th to 8th place. The two winning teams played against the 3rd and 4th-placed teams in the two-legged semi-finals. The higher placed team played the second leg of the promotion playoff at home. Pescara won the promotion play-offs to Serie A.
{{6TeamBracket
| legs = 1/2
| aggregate = y
| RD1=Preliminary round
| RD2=Semi-finals
| RD3=Final
| RD1-seed1=5
| RD1-team1=Bari
| RD1-score1=3
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2=Novara {{aet}}
| RD1-score2=4
| RD1-seed3=6
| RD1-team3=Cesena
| RD1-score3=1
| RD1-seed4=7
| RD1-team4=Spezia
| RD1-score4=2
| RD2-seed1=8
| RD2-team1=Novara
| RD2-score1-1=0
| RD2-score1-2=2
| RD2-score1-agg=2
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=Pescara
| RD2-score2-1=2
| RD2-score2-2=4
| RD2-score2-agg=6
| RD2-seed3=7
| RD2-team3=Spezia
| RD2-score3-1= 0
| RD2-score3-2= 0
| RD2-score3-agg= 0
| RD2-seed4=3
| RD2-team4=Trapani
| RD2-score4-1= 1
| RD2-score4-2= 2
| RD2-score4-agg=3
| RD3-seed1=4
| RD3-team1=Pescara
| RD3-score1-1= 2
| RD3-score1-2= 1
| RD3-score1-agg= 3
| RD3-seed2=3
| RD3-team2=Trapani
| RD3-score2-1= 0
| RD3-score2-2= 1
| RD3-score2-agg= 1
}}
Relegation play-out
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Virtus Lanciano (19)||1–5|Salernitana (18)||1–4|0–1|winner=2}}
{{end}}
Results
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=ASC|team2=AVE|team3=BAR|team4=BRE|team5=CAG
|team6=CES|team7=COM|team8=CRO|team9=LAT|team10=LIV
|team11=MOD|team12=NOV|team13=PER|team14=PES|team15=PVE
|team16=SAL|team17=SPE|team18=TER|team19=TRA|team20=VIC
|team21=VET|team22=VLN
|name_ASC=Ascoli
|match_ASC_AVE=3–4
|match_ASC_BAR=0–1
|match_ASC_BRE=0–0
|match_ASC_CAG=2–1
|match_ASC_CES=1–3
|match_ASC_COM=1–0
|match_ASC_CRO=0–1
|match_ASC_LAT=0–0
|match_ASC_LIV=1–3
|match_ASC_MOD=2–1
|match_ASC_NOV=1–3
|match_ASC_PER=1–0
|match_ASC_PES=3–1
|match_ASC_PVE=0–1
|match_ASC_SAL=2–2
|match_ASC_SPE=3–0
|match_ASC_TER=1–0
|match_ASC_TRA=0–0
|match_ASC_VIC=1–2
|match_ASC_VET=1–0
|match_ASC_VLN=1–0
|name_AVE=Avellino
|match_AVE_ASC=3–0
|match_AVE_BAR=1–1
|match_AVE_BRE=3–3
|match_AVE_CAG=1–2
|match_AVE_CES=1–2
|match_AVE_COM=1–1
|match_AVE_CRO=0–0
|match_AVE_LAT=3–1
|match_AVE_LIV=2–1
|match_AVE_MOD=2–0
|match_AVE_NOV=0–0
|match_AVE_PER=1–2
|match_AVE_PES=1–3
|match_AVE_PVE=1–0
|match_AVE_SAL=1–0
|match_AVE_SPE=0–1
|match_AVE_TER=0–2
|match_AVE_TRA=1–3
|match_AVE_VIC=1–4
|match_AVE_VET=2–0
|match_AVE_VLN=3–2
|name_BAR=Bari
|match_BAR_ASC=3–0
|match_BAR_AVE=2–1
|match_BAR_BRE=1–2
|match_BAR_CAG=0–3
|match_BAR_CES=0–0
|match_BAR_COM=3–0
|match_BAR_CRO=2–3
|match_BAR_LAT=0–0
|match_BAR_LIV=1–0
|match_BAR_MOD=1–1
|match_BAR_NOV=1–1
|match_BAR_PER=1–0
|match_BAR_PES=0–0
|match_BAR_PVE=6–2
|match_BAR_SAL=2–1
|match_BAR_SPE=4–3
|match_BAR_TER=4–0
|match_BAR_TRA=1–2
|match_BAR_VIC=2–1
|match_BAR_VET=0–0
|match_BAR_VLN=1–0
|name_BRE=Brescia
|match_BRE_ASC=2–2
|match_BRE_AVE=1–0
|match_BRE_BAR=2–3
|match_BRE_CAG=4–0
|match_BRE_CES=2–1
|match_BRE_COM=2–1
|match_BRE_CRO=3–0
|match_BRE_LAT=1–0
|match_BRE_LIV=1–3
|match_BRE_MOD=2–2
|match_BRE_NOV=0–0
|match_BRE_PER=2–2
|match_BRE_PES=2–0
|match_BRE_PVE=2–0
|match_BRE_SAL=2–2
|match_BRE_SPE=1–1
|match_BRE_TER=0–0
|match_BRE_TRA=3–0
|match_BRE_VIC=0–1
|match_BRE_VET=2–0
|match_BRE_VLN=2–1
|name_CAG=Cagliari
|match_CAG_ASC=3–0
|match_CAG_AVE=2–1
|match_CAG_BAR=2–1
|match_CAG_BRE=6–0
|match_CAG_CES=3–1
|match_CAG_COM=1–1
|match_CAG_CRO=4–0
|match_CAG_LAT=3–2
|match_CAG_LIV=2–2
|match_CAG_MOD=2–1
|match_CAG_NOV=0–1
|match_CAG_PER=0–2
|match_CAG_PES=2–1
|match_CAG_PVE=3–0
|match_CAG_SAL=3–0
|match_CAG_SPE=1–2
|match_CAG_TER=1–0
|match_CAG_TRA=4–1
|match_CAG_VIC=2–0
|match_CAG_VET=1–0
|match_CAG_VLN=1–1
|name_CES=Cesena
|match_CES_ASC=3–0
|match_CES_AVE=1–2
|match_CES_BAR=0–2
|match_CES_BRE=2–0
|match_CES_CAG=2–1
|match_CES_COM=3–1
|match_CES_CRO=2–1
|match_CES_LAT=3–0
|match_CES_LIV=1–0
|match_CES_MOD=2–0
|match_CES_NOV=1–0
|match_CES_PER=2–1
|match_CES_PES=1–0
|match_CES_PVE=2–1
|match_CES_SAL=1–2
|match_CES_SPE=5–1
|match_CES_TER=4–0
|match_CES_TRA=0–0
|match_CES_VIC=1–1
|match_CES_VET=2–0
|match_CES_VLN=2–0
|name_COM=Como
|match_COM_ASC=0–4
|match_COM_AVE=0–1
|match_COM_BAR=1–1
|match_COM_BRE=1–3
|match_COM_CAG=1–1
|match_COM_CES=1–3
|match_COM_CRO=0–1
|match_COM_LAT=1–1
|match_COM_LIV=1–2
|match_COM_MOD=1–1
|match_COM_NOV=1–1
|match_COM_PER=1–0
|match_COM_PES=0–2
|match_COM_PVE=1–1
|match_COM_SAL=2–1
|match_COM_SPE=4–0
|match_COM_TER=1–2
|match_COM_TRA=0–0
|match_COM_VIC=1–1
|match_COM_VET=1–1
|match_COM_VLN=1–1
|name_CRO=Crotone
|match_CRO_ASC=2–0
|match_CRO_AVE=3–1
|match_CRO_BAR=4–1
|match_CRO_BRE=1–1
|match_CRO_CAG=3–1
|match_CRO_CES=2–0
|match_CRO_COM=2–0
|match_CRO_LAT=1–1
|match_CRO_LIV=3–0
|match_CRO_MOD=1–0
|match_CRO_NOV=2–1
|match_CRO_PER=1–2
|match_CRO_PES=4–2
|match_CRO_PVE=1–1
|match_CRO_SAL=4–0
|match_CRO_SPE=0–0
|match_CRO_TER=3–0
|match_CRO_TRA=0–0
|match_CRO_VIC=2–0
|match_CRO_VET=1–0
|match_CRO_VLN=1–0
|name_LAT=Latina
|match_LAT_ASC=1–0
|match_LAT_AVE=3–0
|match_LAT_BAR=1–2
|match_LAT_BRE=2–2
|match_LAT_CAG=1–3
|match_LAT_CES=1–0
|match_LAT_COM=1–1
|match_LAT_CRO=2–2
|match_LAT_LIV=3–1
|match_LAT_MOD=0–1
|match_LAT_NOV=1–0
|match_LAT_PER=2–1
|match_LAT_PES=0–1
|match_LAT_PVE=1–0
|match_LAT_SAL=2–2
|match_LAT_SPE=0–0
|match_LAT_TER=1–2
|match_LAT_TRA=1–1
|match_LAT_VIC=2–1
|match_LAT_VET=0–1
|match_LAT_VLN=2–2
|name_LIV=Livorno
|match_LIV_ASC=1–3
|match_LIV_AVE=1–1
|match_LIV_BAR=1–2
|match_LIV_BRE=3–1
|match_LIV_CAG=1–1
|match_LIV_CES=1–1
|match_LIV_COM=1–1
|match_LIV_CRO=0–0
|match_LIV_LAT=1–0
|match_LIV_MOD=2–0
|match_LIV_NOV=0–1
|match_LIV_PER=1–1
|match_LIV_PES=4–0
|match_LIV_PVE=0–1
|match_LIV_SAL=0–0
|match_LIV_SPE=1–2
|match_LIV_TER=1–0
|match_LIV_TRA=2–0
|match_LIV_VIC=2–2
|match_LIV_VET=0–0
|match_LIV_VLN=2–2
|name_MOD=Modena
|match_MOD_ASC=2–1
|match_MOD_AVE=1–1
|match_MOD_BAR=2–1
|match_MOD_BRE=1–0
|match_MOD_CAG=1–2
|match_MOD_CES=0–0
|match_MOD_COM=1–2
|match_MOD_CRO=1–1
|match_MOD_LAT=0–2
|match_MOD_LIV=1–0
|match_MOD_NOV=3–0
|match_MOD_PER=3–0
|match_MOD_PES=2–5
|match_MOD_PVE=1–0
|match_MOD_SAL=2–0
|match_MOD_SPE=1–1
|match_MOD_TER=1–0
|match_MOD_TRA=1–4
|match_MOD_VIC=0–1
|match_MOD_VET=0–1
|match_MOD_VLN=1–0
|name_NOV=Novara
|match_NOV_ASC=2–0
|match_NOV_AVE=4–1
|match_NOV_BAR=1–2
|match_NOV_BRE=4–0
|match_NOV_CAG=1–0
|match_NOV_CES=0–0
|match_NOV_COM=0–2
|match_NOV_CRO=0–1
|match_NOV_LAT=1–1
|match_NOV_LIV=2–1
|match_NOV_MOD=4–0
|match_NOV_PER=2–2
|match_NOV_PES=1–0
|match_NOV_PVE=1–1
|match_NOV_SAL=1–1
|match_NOV_SPE=1–0
|match_NOV_TER=1–2
|match_NOV_TRA=4–1
|match_NOV_VIC=4–0
|match_NOV_VET=1–0
|match_NOV_VLN=4–1
|name_PER=Perugia
|match_PER_ASC=0–2
|match_PER_AVE=2–0
|match_PER_BAR=0–0
|match_PER_BRE=4–0
|match_PER_CAG=0–0
|match_PER_CES=0–0
|match_PER_COM=2–0
|match_PER_CRO=0–0
|match_PER_LAT=2–0
|match_PER_LIV=4–1
|match_PER_MOD=1–0
|match_PER_NOV=1–4
|match_PER_PES=0–4
|match_PER_PVE=1–2
|match_PER_SAL=1–1
|match_PER_SPE=0–0
|match_PER_TER=1–0
|match_PER_TRA=0–2
|match_PER_VIC=0–1
|match_PER_VET=0–0
|match_PER_VLN=2–0
|name_PES=Pescara
|match_PES_ASC=2–2
|match_PES_AVE=3–2
|match_PES_BAR=3–1
|match_PES_BRE=2–1
|match_PES_CAG=1–0
|match_PES_CES=1–0
|match_PES_COM=2–1
|match_PES_CRO=4–1
|match_PES_LAT=1–1
|match_PES_LIV=2–1
|match_PES_MOD=1–0
|match_PES_NOV=1–2
|match_PES_PER=2–1
|match_PES_PVE=1–0
|match_PES_SAL=1–1
|match_PES_SPE=2–2
|match_PES_TER=1–2
|match_PES_TRA=1–2
|match_PES_VIC=1–1
|match_PES_VET=2–0
|match_PES_VLN=4–0
|name_PVE=Pro Vercelli
|match_PVE_ASC=1–1
|match_PVE_AVE=1–1
|match_PVE_BAR=0–1
|match_PVE_BRE=2–1
|match_PVE_CAG=1–2
|match_PVE_CES=2–0
|match_PVE_COM=2–0
|match_PVE_CRO=0–2
|match_PVE_LAT=1–1
|match_PVE_LIV=1–0
|match_PVE_MOD=0–1
|match_PVE_NOV=0–1
|match_PVE_PER=0–1
|match_PVE_PES=5–2
|match_PVE_SAL=1–1
|match_PVE_SPE=0–1
|match_PVE_TER=1–2
|match_PVE_TRA=1–1
|match_PVE_VIC=2–1
|match_PVE_VET=2–3
|match_PVE_VLN=2–1
|name_SAL=Salernitana
|match_SAL_ASC=2–0
|match_SAL_AVE=3–1
|match_SAL_BAR=3–4
|match_SAL_BRE=3–0
|match_SAL_CAG=0–2
|match_SAL_CES=1–1
|match_SAL_COM=1–0
|match_SAL_CRO=1–1
|match_SAL_LAT=3–2
|match_SAL_LIV=3–1
|match_SAL_MOD=0–0
|match_SAL_NOV=1–0
|match_SAL_PER=1–1
|match_SAL_PES=2–2
|match_SAL_PVE=1–2
|match_SAL_SPE=0–2
|match_SAL_TER=2–1
|match_SAL_TRA=0–1
|match_SAL_VIC=0–0
|match_SAL_VET=2–2
|match_SAL_VLN=1–3
|name_SPE=Spezia
|match_SPE_ASC=0–0
|match_SPE_AVE=1–1
|match_SPE_BAR=0–0
|match_SPE_BRE=2–1
|match_SPE_CAG=0–3
|match_SPE_CES=1–1
|match_SPE_COM=1–1
|match_SPE_CRO=0–1
|match_SPE_LAT=2–1
|match_SPE_LIV=3–0
|match_SPE_MOD=2–0
|match_SPE_NOV=1–0
|match_SPE_PER=1–0
|match_SPE_PES=0–1
|match_SPE_PVE=1–1
|match_SPE_SAL=3–1
|match_SPE_TER=1–0
|match_SPE_TRA=1–2
|match_SPE_VIC=1–0
|match_SPE_VET=0–0
|match_SPE_VLN=2–0
|name_TER=Ternana
|match_TER_ASC=1–3
|match_TER_AVE=0–3
|match_TER_BAR=3–0
|match_TER_BRE=3–2
|match_TER_CAG=1–1
|match_TER_CES=1–1
|match_TER_COM=4–0
|match_TER_CRO=1–2
|match_TER_LAT=0–0
|match_TER_LIV=2–3
|match_TER_MOD=2–1
|match_TER_NOV=2–0
|match_TER_PER=0–1
|match_TER_PES=1–0
|match_TER_PVE=2–2
|match_TER_SAL=4–0
|match_TER_SPE=1–2
|match_TER_TRA=1–0
|match_TER_VIC=2–0
|match_TER_VET=1–2
|match_TER_VLN=1–1
|name_TRA=Trapani
|match_TRA_ASC=4–3
|match_TRA_AVE=2–1
|match_TRA_BAR=1–0
|match_TRA_BRE=3–0
|match_TRA_CAG=2–2
|match_TRA_CES=2–1
|match_TRA_COM=3–0
|match_TRA_CRO=3–0
|match_TRA_LAT=1–2
|match_TRA_LIV=1–0
|match_TRA_MOD=2–1
|match_TRA_NOV=0–0
|match_TRA_PER=0–0
|match_TRA_PES=0–3
|match_TRA_PVE=1–1
|match_TRA_SAL=1–1
|match_TRA_SPE=5–1
|match_TRA_TER=3–0
|match_TRA_VIC=1–2
|match_TRA_VET=4–2
|match_TRA_VLN=1–1
|name_VIC=Vicenza
|match_VIC_ASC=3–0
|match_VIC_AVE=0–0
|match_VIC_BAR=0–0
|match_VIC_BRE=1–2
|match_VIC_CAG=0–2
|match_VIC_CES=1–1
|match_VIC_COM=3–3
|match_VIC_CRO=0–0
|match_VIC_LAT=1–1
|match_VIC_LIV=2–0
|match_VIC_MOD=2–1
|match_VIC_NOV=0–2
|match_VIC_PER=0–0
|match_VIC_PES=2–2
|match_VIC_PVE=1–1
|match_VIC_SAL=0–0
|match_VIC_SPE=0–3
|match_VIC_TER=2–1
|match_VIC_TRA=1–2
|match_VIC_VET=2–1
|match_VIC_VLN=0–2
|name_VET=Virtus Entella
|match_VET_ASC=4–0
|match_VET_AVE=4–0
|match_VET_BAR=2–0
|match_VET_BRE=0–0
|match_VET_CAG=1–3
|match_VET_CES=2–1
|match_VET_COM=2–2
|match_VET_CRO=1–2
|match_VET_LAT=1–0
|match_VET_LIV=0–0
|match_VET_MOD=1–0
|match_VET_NOV=1–0
|match_VET_PER=2–1
|match_VET_PES=0–0
|match_VET_PVE=1–0
|match_VET_SAL=1–0
|match_VET_SPE=2–2
|match_VET_TER=2–2
|match_VET_TRA=4–0
|match_VET_VIC=4–1
|match_VET_VLN=1–1
|name_VLN=Virtus Lanciano
|match_VLN_ASC=2–0
|match_VLN_AVE=1–2
|match_VLN_BAR=1–0
|match_VLN_BRE=1–0
|match_VLN_CAG=1–3
|match_VLN_CES=2–0
|match_VLN_COM=1–0
|match_VLN_CRO=1–1
|match_VLN_LAT=2–1
|match_VLN_LIV=2–1
|match_VLN_MOD=2–1
|match_VLN_NOV=2–1
|match_VLN_PER=0–1
|match_VLN_PES=1–2
|match_VLN_PVE=1–0
|match_VLN_SAL=2–2
|match_VLN_SPE=0–0
|match_VLN_TER=1–1
|match_VLN_TRA=0–3
|match_VLN_VIC=0–0
|match_VLN_VET=1–2
|source=[http://www.legaserieb.it/it/serie-b/campionato Lega Serie B]
|update=complete
}}
Top goalscorers
class="wikitable"
!Rank !Player !Club !Goals |
1
|{{Flagicon|Italy}} Gianluca Lapadula |27 |
rowspan=2|2
|{{Flagicon|Italy}} Francesco Caputo |rowspan=2|17 |
{{Flagicon|Italy}} Daniele Cacia |
rowspan=2|4
|{{Flagicon|Croatia}} Ante Budimir |rowspan=2|16 |
{{Flagicon|Italy}} Simone Ganz
|Como |
rowspan=2|6
|{{Flagicon|Italy}} Massimo Coda |rowspan=2|15 |
{{Flagicon|Italy}} Daniele Vantaggiato |
8
|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} Diego Farias |14 |
rowspan=4|9
|{{Flagicon|Italy}} Gianluca Caprari |rowspan=4|13 |
{{Flagicon|Brazil}} João Pedro |
{{Flagicon|Italy}} Felice Evacuo |
{{Flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Maniero
|Bari |
Attendance data
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{{fb a2 team|p=1 |t=Bari|s=449677|h=31107|l=15056|a=21413|pr=19272}}
{{fb a2 team|p=2 |t=Cagliari|s=261978|h=15551|l=9785 |a=12475|pr=10551|nt=1}}
{{fb a2 team|p=3 |t=Cesena|s=256345|h=14353|l=10631|a=12207|pr=16204|nt=1}}
{{fb a2 team|p=4 |t=Salernitana|s=255115|h=22140|l=8382 |a=12148|pr=10709|nt=2}}
{{fb a2 team|p=5 |t=Perugia|s=194113|h=12075|l=7889|a=9243 |pr=10837}}
{{fb a2 team|p=6 |t=Pescara|s=170333|h=13790|l=5648|a=8111 |pr=7006 }}
{{fb a2 team|p=7 |t=Vicenza|s=161284|h=11104|l=6740|a=7680 |pr=7868 }}
{{fb a2 team|p=8 |t=Brescia|s=160929|h=10397|l=5055|a=7663 |pr=5946 }}
{{fb a2 team|p=9 |t=Spezia|s=152558|h=8198|l=6487|a=7265 |pr=6299 }}
{{fb a2 team|p=10|t=Crotone|s=148276|h=9263|l=4052|a=7061 |pr=4527 }}
{{fb a2 team|p=11|t=Ascoli|s=138067|h=9216|l=5082|a=6575 |pr=5145 |nt=2}}
{{fb a2 team|p=12|t=Avellino|s=132625|h=10125|l=4500|a=6315|pr=7105 }}
{{fb a2 team|p=13|t=Livorno|s=129735|h=9839|l=5207|a=6178 |pr=6335 }}
{{fb a2 team|p=14|t=Trapani|s=106854|h=6959|l=3975|a=5088 |pr=5038 }}
{{fb a2 team|p=15|t=Modena|s=105354|h=8355|l=3832|a=5017 |pr=5461 }}
{{fb a2 team|p=16|t=Novara|s=102693|h=6655|l=3851|a=4890 |pr=4062 |nt=2}}
{{fb a2 team|p=17|t=Ternana|s=81425 |h=10453|l=2843|a=3877|pr=4904 }}
{{fb a2 team|p=18|t=Como|s=68496 |h=6035|l=1544|a=3262 |pr=1432 |nt=2}}
{{fb a2 team|p=19|t=Latina|s=65469 |h=3938|l=2292|a=3118 |pr=3810 }}
{{fb a2 team|p=20|t=Pro Vercelli|s=63981 |h=5352|l=2316|a=3047 |pr=2988 }}
{{fb a2 team|p=21|t=Virtus Lanciano|s=57367 |h=4181|l=2147|a=2732 |pr=3024 }}
{{fb a2 team|p=22|t=Virtus Entella|s=45620 |h=5521|l=1499|a=2172 |pr=2176 }}
{{fb a footer |s=3308294|h=31107|l=1499|a=7161|pr=6573|source=Official club websites and [http://www.legab.it/ Lega Serie B]|notes=1: Team played last season in Serie A.
2: Team played last season in Lega Pro.|date=November 2016}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Serie B seasons}}
{{2015–16 in Italian football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Serie B}}