2010–11 Serie B Explained
The 2010–11 Serie B (known as the Serie bwin for sponsorship reasons) is the seventy-ninth season since its establishment in 1929, and the first one under the rule of the new Lega Serie B. A total of 22 teams contest the league, 15 of which returned from the 2009–10 season, 4 of which have been promoted from Lega Pro Prima Divisione, and three relegated from Serie A.
Events
On 25 April 2010, Livorno became the first team to be mathematically relegated to the league from Serie A;[1] on the same day, Novara put an end to a 33-year absence from the division by becoming Lega Pro Prima Divisione/A champions in advance of two weeks.[2]
On 2 May 2010, Siena became the second team to get relegated from Serie A, putting an end to a seven-year consecutive stay in the Italian top flight.[3]
On 9 May 2010, Atalanta were mathematically relegated into the Serie B;[4] on the same day, Portogruaro won the Lega Pro Prima Divisione/B title, thus ensuring themselves participation in the Italian second tier in a historical first team for the small Venetian club.[5]
On 13 June 2010, Varese and Pescara became the other two teams promoted from the third tier as playoff winners.[6]
On 22 June 2010, it was announced that newly promoted Portogruaro would play the first games of the new season at the Stadio Friuli in Udine, in order to allow renovation plans for the club's home stadium in Portogruaro, which is considered too small for Serie B standards; according to the club's general manager Paolo Mio, Portogruaro is expected to play at least the first four or five home games in Udine.[7]
On the deadline of 7 July, Ascoli and Ancona ultimately failed to fulfill the financial requirements and were expelled from the league, while Portogruaro was expelled because the club did not fulfill bureaucratic requirements.[8] On July 16, 2010 the Federal Council readmitted Ascoli and Portoguraro to Serie B championship, and excluded Ancona,[9] who subsequently announced their intention to appeal the decision to the Italian Olympic Committee.[10]
On 23 July, Ancona's appeal was rejected,[11] but the club filed another appeal to an administrative court in Rome.[12] Such appeal was rejected on 3 August, thus formalizing Ancona's exclusion from the league. On 4 August, the Federal Council decided to bring back Triestina to fill the vacancy.
On 28 October, the Venice prefecture signed the authorization that allowed Portosummaga to play its home matches at the Stadio Piergiovanni Mecchia, which had undergone renovation works during the summer, including the installation of a new stand.[13]
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2009–10 season |
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AlbinoLeffe | Albino and Leffe (playing in Bergamo) | Atleti Azzurri d'Italia | 26,393 | 11th in Serie B |
Ascoli | Ascoli Piceno | | 20,000 | 9th in Serie B |
Atalanta | Bergamo | Atleti Azzurri d'Italia | 26,393 | 18th in Serie A |
Cittadella | Cittadella | Pier Cesare Tombolato | 7,500 | 6th in Serie B |
Crotone | Crotone | Ezio Scida | 9,631 | 8th in Serie B |
Empoli | Empoli | Carlo Castellani | 19,795 | 10th in Serie B |
Frosinone | Frosinone | Matusa | 9,680 | 16th in Serie B |
Grosseto | Grosseto | Carlo Zecchini | 9,909 | 7th in Serie B |
Livorno | Livorno | Armando Picchi | 19,238 | 20th in Serie A |
Modena | Modena | Alberto Braglia | 20,507 | 12th in Serie B |
Novara | Novara | Silvio Piola | 10,106 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione/A Champions |
Padova | Padua | Euganeo | 32,336 | 19th in Serie B |
Pescara | Pescara | Adriatico | 24,500 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione/B Playoff Winners |
Piacenza | Piacenza | Leonardo Garilli | 21,668 | 15th in Serie B |
Portogruaro | Portogruaro | Piergiovanni Mecchia1 | 3,335 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione/B Champions |
Reggina | Reggio Calabria | Oreste Granillo | 27,454 | 13th in Serie B |
Sassuolo | Sassuolo (playing in Modena) | Alberto Braglia | 20,507 | 4th in Serie B |
Siena | Siena | Artemio Franchi | 15,373 | 19th in Serie A |
Torino | Turin | Olimpico di Torino | 27,994 | 5th in Serie B |
Triestina | Trieste | Nereo Rocco | 32,454 | 18th in Serie B |
Varese | Varese | Franco Ossola | 8,213 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione/A Playoff Winners |
Vicenza | Vicenza | Romeo Menti | 17,163 | 14th in Serie B | |
1Portogruaro played the first 5 home matches at Stadio Friuli in Udine.Personnel and kits
Team | President | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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AlbinoLeffe | Gianfranco Andreoletti | Daniele Fortunato | Acerbis | UBI Assicurazioni, Studio Casa Agenzie Immobiliari |
Ascoli | Roberto Benigni | Fabrizio Castori | Legea | Carisap, CIAM |
Atalanta | Antonio Percassi | Stefano Colantuono | Erreà | Axa, Daihatsu |
Cittadella | Andrea Gabrielli | Claudio Foscarini | Garman | Siderurgica Gabrielli |
Crotone | Salvatore Gualtieri | Leonardo Menichini | Zeus | Sovreco |
Empoli | Fabrizio Corsi | Alfredo Aglietti | Asics | NGM Mobile, Computer Gross |
Frosinone | Maurizio Stirpe | Salvatore Campilongo | Legea | Banca Popolare del Frusinate, Provincia di Frosinone |
Grosseto | Piero Camilli | Michele Serena | Erreà | Industria Lavorazione Carni Ovine, Banca della Maremma |
Livorno | Aldo Spinelli | Walter Novellino | Legea | Banca Carige |
Modena | Ninetto Sgarbi | Cristiano Bergodi | Givova | CPL Concordia, Immergas |
Novara | Carlo Accornero | Attilio Tesser | Sportika | Banca Popolare di Novara, Intesa pour Homme |
Padova | Marcello Cestaro | Alessandro Dal Canto | Lotto | Famila, Cassa di Risparmio del Veneto |
Pescara | Giuseppe De Cecco | Eusebio Di Francesco | Legea | Pail Serramenti, Humangest |
Piacenza | Fabrizio Garilli | Armando Madonna | Macron | UNICEF, Banca di Piacenza |
Portogruaro | Francesco Mio | Andrea Agostinelli | Givova | Arreghini, Autostar |
Reggina | Pasquale Foti | Gianluca Atzori | Onze | Provincia di Reggio Calabria/La Fabbrica dello Sport/Canale/Mobilya Design/Progetto5/Zappalà/Goalsbet Italia, Stocco&Stocco |
Sassuolo | Carlo Rossi | Paolo Mandelli | Sportika | Mapei |
Siena | Massimo Mezzaroma | Antonio Conte | Kappa | Banca Monte dei Paschi |
Torino | Urbano Cairo | Franco Lerda | Kappa | Italporte/Fratelli Beretta, Dahlia TV |
Triestina | Stefano Fantinel | Sandro Salvioni | Legea | Fantinel, Testa & Molinaro/Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
Varese | Antonio Rosati | Giuseppe Sannino | Onze | Oro in Euro, Gruppo Ing. Claudio Salini/Temporary |
Vicenza | Danilo Preto | Rolando Maran | Max Sport | Banca Popolare di Vicenza | |
Managerial changes
Before the start of the season
During the regular season
League table
Play-off
Promotion
Semi-finals
First legs played on 2 June 2011; return legs on 5 June 2011
(*)Higher seed advances when aggregate score is tied.
Finals
First leg played 9 June 2011; return leg played 12 June 2011
Relegation
First leg played on 4 June 2011; return leg played on 11 June 2011
Piacenza is relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione 2011-12.
Top goalscorers
- 23 goals
- 19 goals
- 18 goals
- 17 goals
- 15 goals
Updated: 29 May 2011
Notes and References
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- News: Il Napoli onora l'Europa L'Atalanta saluta la A. La Gazzetta dello Sport . it . 2010-05-09 . 2010-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100512154022/http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Napoli/09-05-2010/napoli-onora-europa-603918037267.shtml. 12 May 2010 . live.
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- News: Antonio Conte è il nuovo allenatore del Siena. it. AC Siena. 2011-05-28. 2010-05-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20120327103248/http://www.acsiena.it/2010/05/23/antonio-conte-e-il-nuovo-allenatore-del-siena/. 2012-03-27. dead.
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- News: Massimo Ficcadenti nuovo allenatore del Cesena . it . AC Cesena . 2010-06-12 . 2010-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100615135044/http://www.cesenacalcio.it/notizie/comunicato-stampa/massimo-ficcadenti-nuovo-allenatore-del-cesena.html . 15 June 2010 . dead .
- signed by Cesena
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- News: Oggi la presentazione di Franco Lerda . Torino FC . it . 2010-06-17 . 2010-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100620233210/http://www.torinofc.it/content/view/6599/61 . 2010-06-20 . dead .
- News: COMUNICATO STAMPA . Atalanta BC . it . 2010-06-14 . 2010-06-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722024303/http://atalanta.it/atalanta/news.do?dispatch=read&id=1762 . 2011-07-22 .
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- News: Atzori alla Reggina. Lunedi' la presentazione . https://web.archive.org/web/20161018230249/http://www.regginacalcio.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2415&Itemid=15 . dead . 2016-10-18 . Reggina Calcio . 2010-06-17 . 2010-06-17 .
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