The 2014–15
Serie B
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was the 83rd season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams contested the league: 14 of which returning from the
2013–14 season, 5 of which promoted from
Prima Divisione, and three relegated from
Serie A
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. The original concept was that due to
Siena
Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.
The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...
's exclusion because of financial issues and the fact such vacancy will not be filled in preparation of a future reduction to a league composed by 20 teams, this season featured 21 participant clubs instead of the usual 22. However, on 11 August 2014, Novara won an appeal and the league confirmed a 22nd team. On 29 August, the league chose
Vicenza Calcio
L.R. Vicenza, commonly referred to as Vicenza, is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. Founded in 1902 as Associazione del Calcio in Vicenza, they became Lanerossi Vicenza in 1953, then Vicenza Calcio from 1990 ...
as the 22nd participant.
The series have 42 weeks of play. The opening games of the season began on 30 August 2014, and the final matches took place on 22 May 2015.
Teams
Relegated from
2013–14 Serie A:
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Catania
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Bologna
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Livorno
Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...
From
2013–14 Serie B:
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Latina
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* Latinas, a demographic group in the United States
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America.
*Latin Americans
Latina and Latinas may also refer ...
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Modena
Modena (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern I ...
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Crotone
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Bari
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Spezia
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La Spezia is the second largest cit ...
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Lanciano
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Avellino
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Carpi
Carpi may refer to:
Places
* Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, a large town in the province of Modena, central Italy
* Carpi (Africa), a city and former diocese of Roman Africa, now a Latin Catholic titular bishopric
People
* Carpi (people), an ancie ...
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Brescia
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Trapani
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Pescara
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Ternana
Ternana Calcio, commonly referred to as Ternana, is an Italian football club based in Terni, Umbria.
The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana has twice played in Serie A (in the 1972–73 and 1974–75 seas ...
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Cittadella
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Varese
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It is the c ...
Promoted from
2013–14 Prima Divisione:
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Virtus Entella
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History 1914: Foundation
The club was founded in 1914 as Foot-Ball Club ...
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Perugia
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The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part o ...
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Pro Vercelli
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Frosinone
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* Further:
Vicenza
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Vicenza is a th ...
, which took the place of
Siena
Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.
The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...
.
Stadia and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Ownership changes
League table
Playoffs
Promotion playoffs
Six teams will play in the promotion playoffs. A preliminary one-legged round, played at the home venue of the higher placed team, involved the teams from 5th to 8th place. The two winning teams will then play against the 3rd and 4th-placed teams in two-legged semifinals. The higher placed team plays the second leg of the promotion playoff at home. If scores are tied after both games in the semifinals, the higher placed team progresses to the final. The same conditions apply to the final.
Relegation play-out
In case of an aggregate tie, the higher placed team wins.
The matches later became null and void following Catania’s disqualification.
Results
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Updated including all games played up until May 22, 2015
Source
Official Goalscorers' Standings
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References
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Italy
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2014–15 in Italian football leagues