82nd season of second-tier football league in Italy
Football league season
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
Location of teams in Serie B 2010–11
Stadiums and locations
Club
City
Stadium
Capacity
2009–10 season
AlbinoLeffe
Albino and Leffe (playing in Bergamo )
Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
26,393
11th in Serie B
Ascoli
Ascoli Piceno
Cino e Lillo Del Duca
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 Mecchia 1
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
1 Portogruaro played the first 5 home matches at Stadio Friuli in Udine .
Personnel and kits
Team
President
Manager
Kit manufacturer
Shirt sponsor
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
Source:
Lega Serie B Rules for classification: 1st points, 2nd head-to-head, 3rd goal difference, 4th goals for
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ a b CRO 1–2 VIC ; VIC 1–2 CRO
^ a b c CIT: 6 pts ; GRO: 5 pts ; SAS: 3 pts
^ Ascoli was docked 6 points.
^ a b TRI 0–0 POR ; POR 1–2 TRI
Results
Source:
Lega Serie B Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Play-off
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
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