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Serie B

Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...

, the second highest football

Football (soccer)

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 league in Italy

Italy

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Final classification

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1.	Udinese Udinese Calcio Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa....	34	21	7	6	66	31	+35	49	Promoted to Serie A Serie A 1956-57 This article is about the 1956-57 Serie A season.-Final classification:-Results:...
2.	Palermo U.S. Città di Palermo Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...	34	17	13	4	41	34	+7	47
3.	Como	34	17	9	8	54	33	+21	43
3.	Simmenthal-Monza A.C. Monza Brianza 1912 Associazione Calcio Monza Brianza 1912 is an Italian football club based in Monza, Lombardy.Founded in 1912, Monza currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione group A, having last been in Serie B in 2000. Monza spent the last few years in Serie C1 and Serie C2.-History:Monza was founded on 1...	34	17	9	8	44	29	+15	43
5.	Catania Calcio Catania Calcio Catania is an Italian football club founded in 1908 and based in Catania, Sicily. The club has spent much of its history in Serie B, gaining promotion to Italy's top league Serie A five times...	34	14	12	8	42	28	+14	40
5.	Cagliari Cagliari Calcio Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. The club was formed in 1920 and currently plays in Italian Serie A, having spent a large part of recent years mainly in Serie A and Serie B....	34	15	10	9	51	45	+6	40
7.	Brescia Brescia Calcio Brescia Calcio , known simply as Brescia, is the largest football club in the Lombard city of Brescia, where it was founded in 1911.In the 2009–10 season, in the return leg of the Serie B playoff final, they defeated Torino 2-1 at home , returning to Serie A after a 5-year absence...	34	11	12	11	34	43	-9	34
8.	Modena Modena F.C. Modena Football Club is an Italian football club based in Modena, Emilia-Romagna. The club was formed in 1912 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, after being relegated from a two year period in Serie A in the year 2004. The team's previous stay in Italy's top division ended in 1964. The team...	34	10	13	11	46	38	+8	33
9.	Alessandria U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912 Unione Sportiva Alessandria Calcio 1912 is the professional Italian football club based in Alessandria, Piedmont.In the current season, it plays in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione group A.- Brief history :...	34	11	10	13	40	36	+4	32
9.	Verona Hellas Verona F.C. Hellas Verona Football Club is a professional Italian association football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu is the team's most widely used nickname...	34	12	8	14	45	49	-4	32
11.	Bari A.S. Bari Associazione Sportiva Bari is an Italian football club founded in 1908, they are based in Bari, Apulia and plays in Serie B. The club have spent many seasons bouncing between the top two divisions in Italian football, Serie A and Serie B....	34	13	5	16	45	44	+1	31
11.	Messina F.C. Messina Peloro Associazione Calcio Rinascita Messina is an Italian football club based in Messina, Sicily. It currently plays in Serie D.- Brief history :The origins of the team go back to 1900 when Messina F.C was founded in the city. The club has spent most of its history in the lower Italian football leagues...	34	11	9	14	41	45	-4	31
11.	Taranto Taranto Sport A.S. Taranto Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Taranto, Apulia. The club was founded in 1904. Taranto currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, having last been in Serie B in 1993. The team's colors are red and blue.-History:...	34	10	11	13	34	39	-5	31
14.	Legnano A.C. Legnano Associazione Calcio Legnano was an Italian football club, based in Legnano, Lombardy, that was founded in 1913. The team's colors were lilac and white. In the past Legnano have played three seasons in Italy's top league; Serie A, finishing bottom of the league each time.The club were perhaps best...	34	10	10	14	40	47	-7	30
15.	Parma Parma F.C. Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its...	34	10	8	16	36	46	-10	28
16.	Marzotto A.C. Nuova Valdagno Associazione Calcio Nuova Valdagno is an Italian association football club located in Valdagno, Veneto. It currently plays in Promozione. Its colors are light blue and white....	34	10	7	17	30	48	-18	27
17.	Livorno A.S. Livorno Calcio Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie B. The team's colors are dark red or maroon...	34	7	8	19	37	64	-27	22	Relegated to Serie C Serie C 1956-57 The Serie C 1956-57 was the twentyfirst tournament of this Italian Association Football competition.There were only three relegation because of the reform of the IV Serie.-Final classification:...
18.	Salernitana Salernitana Calcio 1919 Salerno Calcio, or simply Salerno is an Italian association football club from Salerno, Campania.The club is not the legitimate heir of the former Salernitana Calcio 1919, but there is however a sports continuity between the two companies thanks to Article 52 NOIF of FIGC, and the fact that they...	34	4	11	19	30	57	-27	19

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