The 2006–07

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season is the 75th season since its establishment in 1929. It started on 9 September 2006 and ended on 10 June 2007. The 22 clubs in Serie B each played 42 matches during the regular season. The 2006–07 season marked the first

appearance for two clubs,

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and then 27-time Italian champions

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, whose involvement in the league was a direct result of the ''

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'' rulings and not competition in the previous Serie A season.

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began the season with a six-point deficit and Juventus a nine-point deficit, due to their involvement in the

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. In addition,

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were docked one point because of financial irregularities, and

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were penalized one point for late tax payments.

Events

Promotions

Despite the large deficit at the start of the league,

coasted through the season with ease and became the first team mathematically promoted to the

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for the 2007–08 season with a 5–1 away win at

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on 19 May 2007, with three games remaining in the schedule. One week later, they clinched the title of Serie B champions for 2006–07 with a 2–0 home win against

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. Juventus were awarded the first-ever ''Ali della Vittoria'' (Wings of Victory) Cup, designed this year for the winner of the Serie B championship. On the last day of the season

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played

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. Napoli only needed a draw for automatic promotion, while Genoa needed a win to guarantee promotion. The match ended 0–0 and Napoli were promoted. However,

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only managed a 1–1 draw with Triestina, leaving it ten points behind Genoa. A gap of ten or more points between the third and fourth-placed teams meant that no playoffs would be held, and Genoa became the third team promoted to Serie A. Both Napoli and Genoa were promoted from Serie C1 to Serie B, and from Serie B to Serie A in successive seasons.

Relegations

On 12 May 2007

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became the first team mathematically relegated to

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for the 2007–08 season with a 3–1 loss at

on Day 38 of the schedule. One week later,

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was also mathematically relegated with a 2–0 loss at

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. On the last match day,

became the third team relegated despite winning 3–1 at

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, as both

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and

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won their games. Tied 2–2 with

, Spezia was only seconds away from relegation, but a dramatic goal on the 91st minute by Nicola Padoin condemned Arezzo and qualified Spezia for the playoffs. The fourth team to be relegated was decided in a two-legged playoff between Verona and Spezia. The first leg ended in a 2–1 win for Spezia, and a 0–0 tie in the return match condemned Verona to play Serie C1 in the 2007–08 season.

Teams

These are the 22 teams which took part in the Serie B 2006–07:

Final classification

Results

Relegation play-off

:''First leg: 15 June,

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'' :''Second leg: 21 June,

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relegated to

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Top goalscorers

''Last updated 10 June 2007''Italy - Serie B Top Scorers
RSSSF

References

External links

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