Italian Serie B
FM18 Update
120 / 200Reputation
—League games
22Clubs
£381,482,811Total squad value
Competition
- Code
- B
- Nation
- Italy
- Confederation
- Europe
- Type
- Standard division
- Level
- 1
- Reputation
- 120 / 200
- Status
- Active
- Season
- — – —
- Colours
- —
- Short name
- Serie B
- Parent competition
- —
- Crowd tendencies
- 0
Format
Partial export
- Teams
- 22
- League games
- —
- Promoted in
- —
- Relegated
- —
- Champions League
- —
- Europa League
- —
- Conference League
- —
- Play-offs
- —
- Maximum games
- 0
- Joined since 2016–17
- Cremonese from Italian Serie C/A, Delfino Pescara from Serie A, Empoli from Serie A, Foggia from Italian Serie C/C, Parma Calcio 1913 from Italian Serie C/B, U.S. Città di Palermo from Serie A, Venezia Football Club from Italian Serie C/B
- Left since 2016–17
- Benevento now in Serie A, Hellas Verona now in Serie A, Latina Calcio 1932 now in Italian Serie D Grp. G, Pisa now in Italian Serie C/A, Spal 2013 now in Serie A, Trapani Calcio now in Italian Serie C/C, Vicenza now in Italian Serie C/B
Squad rules
Partial export
- Registered squad
- —
- Home-grown
- —
- Club-trained
- —
- Foreign players
- —
- Under-21
- —
- Loans
- —
Most titles
83 recorded titlesFMDB calculation
Season table
In the export
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spal 2013 | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 39 | 27 | 78 |
| 2 | Hellas Verona | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 64 | 40 | 24 | 74 |
| 3 | Frosinone | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 42 | 15 | 74 |
| 4 | Perugia | 42 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 54 | 40 | 14 | 65 |
| 5 | Benevento | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 42 | 14 | 65 |
| 6 | Cittadella | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 60 | 54 | 6 | 63 |
| 7 | Carpi | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 62 |
| 8 | Spezia | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 60 |
| 9 | Novara | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 50 | -2 | 56 |
| 10 | Salernitana | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 54 |
| 11 | Virtus Entella | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 51 | 3 | 54 |
| 12 | Bari | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 44 | -5 | 53 |
| 13 | AC Cesena | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 51 | 48 | 3 | 53 |
| 14 | Avellino | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 55 | -15 | 50 |
| 15 | Brescia | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 49 | 58 | -9 | 50 |
| 16 | Ascoli Picchio | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 44 | 49 | -5 | 49 |
| 17 | Pro Vercelli | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 35 | 45 | -10 | 49 |
| 18 | Unicusano Ternana | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 53 | -11 | 49 |
| 19 | Trapani Calcio | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 45 | 55 | -10 | 44 |
| 20 | Vicenza | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 52 | -19 | 41 |
| 21 | Latina Calcio 1932 | 42 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 38 | 50 | -12 | 35 |
| 22 | Pisa | 42 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 35 |
Points are shown as the database stores them, including deductions, so they will not always match a total derived from wins and draws — and wins, draws and losses need not add up to games played. A blank cell is a figure the source does not record; it is never a zero.
2016–17 — full season table. Showing 22 of 22 recorded rows. Points are shown as stored.
League strength
FMDB calculation
Columns
| AC Cesena | 5750 | 73 | 109 | 130 | — | £13,040,654 | £54,997 | — | 23860 | — |
| Ascoli Picchio | 5500 | 60 | 110 | 129 | — | £13,311,060 | £59,592 | — | 14887 | — |
| Avellino | 5550 | 62 | 109 | 121 | — | £10,925,536 | £63,519 | — | 26150 | — |
| Bari | 5850 | 69 | 116 | 135 | — | £19,156,271 | £82,099 | — | 58270 | — |
| Brescia | 5650 | 69 | 112 | 129 | — | £16,029,061 | £70,779 | — | 16743 | — |
| Carpi | 5750 | 68 | 112 | 125 | — | £14,548,278 | £67,891 | — | 5510 | — |
| Cittadella | 5450 | 69 | 113 | 123 | — | £13,290,980 | £35,623 | — | 7623 | — |
| Cremonese | 5350 | 68 | 113 | 128 | — | £13,638,822 | £67,623 | — | 20034 | — |
| Delfino Pescara | 6000 | 71 | 118 | 137 | — | £26,760,631 | £133,218 | — | 20486 | — |
| Empoli | 6000 | 69 | 122 | 135 | — | £38,066,535 | £171,076 | — | 16284 | — |
| Foggia | 5400 | 65 | 111 | 125 | — | £12,411,693 | £58,196 | — | 25085 | — |
| Frosinone | 5850 | 71 | 120 | 128 | — | £28,280,310 | £79,039 | — | 16125 | — |
| Novara | 5650 | 65 | 112 | 129 | — | £14,216,342 | £76,108 | — | 17875 | — |
| Parma Calcio 1913 | 5950 | 69 | 114 | 127 | — | £20,436,635 | £77,181 | — | 28000 | — |
| Perugia | 5800 | 73 | 111 | 129 | — | £12,415,446 | £53,168 | — | 23625 | — |
| Pro Vercelli | 5450 | 68 | 109 | 124 | — | £12,208,411 | £45,691 | — | 5500 | — |
| Salernitana | 5650 | 62 | 113 | 127 | — | £13,139,918 | £64,252 | — | 38000 | — |
| Spezia | 5700 | 69 | 114 | 130 | — | £15,222,104 | £89,323 | — | 10336 | — |
| U.S. Città di Palermo | 6200 | 81 | 121 | 143 | — | £35,358,166 | £209,280 | — | 36349 | — |
| Unicusano Ternana | 5500 | 63 | 105 | 119 | — | £9,340,302 | £48,103 | — | 17460 | — |
| Venezia Football Club | 5400 | 66 | 112 | 125 | — | £14,394,981 | £77,263 | — | 7450 | — |
| Virtus Entella | 5500 | 64 | 114 | 127 | — | £15,290,675 | £80,479 | — | 5535 | — |
Best in the league
FMDB calculation
| # | Player | Club | Pos | CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riccardo Saponara | Empoli | — | 136 |
| 2 | Manuel Pucciarelli | Empoli | — | 130 |
| 3 | Ilija Nestorovski | U.S. Città di Palermo | — | 130 |
| 4 | Daniel Ciofani | Frosinone | — | 128 |
| 5 | Federico Dionisi | Frosinone | — | 128 |
| 6 | Andrea Rispoli | U.S. Città di Palermo | — | 127 |
| 7 | Daniele Gastaldello | Brescia | — | 126 |
| 8 | Marcello Gazzola | Parma Calcio 1913 | — | 126 |
| 9 | Ivaylo Lyudmilov Chochev | U.S. Città di Palermo | MC | 126 |
| 10 | Ahmad Benali | Delfino Pescara | — | 126 |
No game start year in this export
A young-player list needs an age. This version's export records no game start year to take season-start ages from, and ordering by potential alone would not be a list of young players, so none is shown.
| # | Player | Club | Age | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — |
Squad value per club is in the league strength table above, summed from player.estimated_value over each club's whole squad. The competition total is the Total squad value figure in the header.
Roll of honour
Placings point at teams, not clubs
Across versions
Recorded
| Version | Reputation |
|---|---|
| CM0102 Release | 12 |
| CM0203 Release | 12 |
| CM0304 Release | 12 |
| CM0304 Update | 12 |
| FM05 Release | 120 |
| FM05 Update | 120 |
| FM06 Release | 115 |
| FM07 Release | 115 |
| FM07 Update | 115 |
| FM08 Release | 115 |
| FM09 Release | 115 |
| FM09 Update | 115 |
| FM10 Release | 115 |
| FM10 Update | 115 |
| FM11 Release | 115 |
| FM11 Update | 115 |
| FM12 Release | 115 |
| FM12 Update | 115 |
| FM13 Release | 115 |
| FM13 Update | 115 |
| FM14 Release | 115 |
| FM14 Update | 115 |
| FM15 Release | 115 |
| FM15 Update | 115 |
| FM16 Release | 115 |
| FM16 Update | 115 |
| FM17 Release | 115 |
| FM17 Update | 115 |
| FM18 Release | 115 |
| FM18 Update | 120 |
| FM19 Release | 120 |
| FM19 Update | 120 |
| FM20 Release | 119 |
| FM20 Update | 119 |
| FM21 Release | 119 |
| FM21 Update | 117 |
| FM22 Release | 118 |
| FM23 Release | 118 |
| FM24 Release | 120 |
| FM26 Release | 124 |
| FM26 Update | 124 |
| Version | Name as recorded |
|---|---|
| CM0102 Release | Italian Serie B |
| CM0203 Release | Italian Serie B |
| CM0304 Release | Italian Serie B |
| CM0304 Update | Italian Serie B |
| FM05 Release | Italian Serie B |
| FM05 Update | Italian Serie B |
| FM06 Release | Italian Serie B |
| FM07 Release | Italian Serie B |
| FM07 Update | Italian Serie B |
| FM08 Release | Italian Serie B |
| FM09 Release | Italian Serie B |
| FM09 Update | Italian Serie B |
| FM10 Release | Italian Serie B |
| FM10 Update | Italian Serie B |
| FM11 Release | Italian Serie B |
| FM11 Update | Italian Serie B |
| FM12 Release | Italian Serie B |
| FM12 Update | Italian Serie B |
| FM13 Release | Italian Serie B |
| FM13 Update | Italian Serie B |
| FM14 Release | Italian Serie B |
| FM14 Update | Italian Serie B |
| FM15 Release | Italian Serie B |
| FM15 Update | Italian Serie B |
| FM16 Release | Italian Serie B |
| FM16 Update | Italian Serie B |
| FM17 Release | Italian Serie B |
| FM17 Update | Italian Serie B |
| FM18 Release | Italian Serie B |
| FM18 Update | Italian Serie B |
| FM19 Release | Italian Serie B |
| FM19 Update | Italian Serie B |
| FM20 Release | Italian Serie B |
| FM20 Update | Italian Serie B |
| FM21 Release | Italian Serie B |
| FM21 Update | Italian Serie B |
| FM22 Release | Italian Serie B |
| FM23 Release | Italian Serie B |
| FM24 Release | Italian Serie B |
| FM26 Release | Serie BKT |
| FM26 Update | Serie BKT |
Recorded competition names are shown for each version where the identity resolves.
Awards
20 scoped to this competitionRecorded
Media prediction
Recorded
| Predicted | Club | Last position |
|---|---|---|
| — | No member club carries a recorded prediction. | — |
Derbies in this division
3 between member clubs
| Derby | Clubs | W–D–L | National reputation |
|---|---|---|---|
| del Riso | Novara v Pro Vercelli | -1–-1–-1 | 0 |
| d'Apulia | Bari v Foggia | -1–-1–-1 | 0 |
| dell'Umbria | Perugia v Unicusano Ternana | -1–-1–-1 | 0 |
All-time records
FMDB calculation
Most goals and appearances in this division, summed from the playing history of every person this database records.
It counts only the people the export carries, it can include seasons the source files under this competition from before it took its current form, and some players are listed by uid because their person record is missing. The page states each of these.
Member teams
Last position is club_team.last_position as stored. The manager is the current staff_history spell at the club — the one whose end date is absent or in the future, most recent join first — never club_team.manager_index, which is a raw internal index that joins to nothing.
Data wishlist for this page
13 data pointsWhole site
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club_media_expectation, club_finance_detailMedia prediction and club balances across the division Now liveThe predicted finish of every member club and each club's authored cash balance, where the version exports them. -
player_history.division_uidAll-time goals and appearances in the division Now liveAn FMDB sum over the people this database records, on its own page. Players with no person record are listed by uid; seasons the source files under this competition before it took its current form are included and dated. -
derby, club.division_uidDerbies between member clubs Now livederby.competition_uid is empty in every export, so a derby belongs to a division when both its clubs name that division. -
comps_competition, comps_stage and stage promotion, relegation and play-off tablesFormat, promotion, relegation, play-offs and qualification Needs source dataThe comps.dbc archive tables are empty in every loaded export. The format panel shows the clubs that joined and left since the latest recorded season table as an FMDB comparison, which is not a count of promotion places. -
competition rules, nation_foreign_rule, nation_agreementRegistration size, home-grown quotas, foreign-player limits and age rules Partial exportNation foreign/non-foreign definitions and agreements are exported, but do not supply the complete competition registration rules. -
competition income and prize schedulesPrize money, television distributions and sponsor Needs source dataThe current catalog does not provide these competition-level schedules and contracts. -
competition.champions_club_uid, parent_division_uid, league_body_club_uidCurrent champions, parent division and organising body Needs source dataThe parent division is displayed. The champions and organising-body columns are empty in all 41 loaded databases. -
team_league_historyRecorded season tables Now liveSeason links are offered only where rows exist; stored points and missing results are preserved. -
club.division_uid, stadium and primary-team squadsLeague strength and leading players Now liveStrength and ability rankings use clubs naming this division, with a 100-club cap. League totals are withheld on overflow. -
person.date_of_birth, export_meta.game_start_yearBest young players in the league Now liveUnder-21s at 1 July of the exported game start year, ranked on recorded potential. Versions without a start year say so; coded potential bands are not ranked. -
award_scope, award_type, award_history_winnerTop scorer and player-of-season awards by season Now liveScoped awards are listed with their latest winner and the top scorer fills the roll of honour where exactly one most-goals award is scoped. No award type identifies a single player of the season, so that column stays empty. CSV-era exports have no award scope. -
comp_history and HonoursTitles per team over recorded history Now liveCounts use the bounded history query, not just the displayed page, and apply available edition and stage flags. Coverage is stated. -
competition across versions, export_value_scaleRecorded names and reputation across versions Now liveThese are real version records. Reputation is shown against its stated 1–200 scale where the export records one; the cross-version chart still plots raw values.