The 2020–21 Serie B (known as the Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons) was the 89th season of the

Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had been ...

since its establishment in 1929. It started on 25 September 2020 and ended on 10 May 2021. On 5 November 2020, Serie B announced it would use

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from the second half of the season. However, it was used only on promotion play-off matches.

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Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season:

To Serie B

Relegated from

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* Lecce *

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Promoted from

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* Monza (Group A) *

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(Group B) *

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(Group C) * Reggiana (Play-off winners)

From Serie B

Promoted to

* Benevento * Crotone *

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Relegated to

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* Juve Stabia * Livorno

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Number of teams by regions

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Results

Promotion play-offs

Rules: * Preliminary round: the higher-placed team plays at home. If teams are tied after regular time, extra-time is played. If scores are still level, the higher-placed team advances; * Semi-finals: the higher-placed team plays at home for second leg. If teams are tied on aggregate, the higher-placed team advances; * Final: the higher-placed team plays at home for second leg. If teams are tied on aggregate, the higher-placed team is promoted to

, unless the teams finished tied on points after regular season, in which case winner is decided by extra-time and a penalty shootout if necessary.

Preliminary round

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

First leg

Second leg

Relegation play-out

The relegation play-out was not played because the 16th-placed team

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finished more than 4 points ahead of 17th-placed team Cosenza, then they were relegated directly to

. Cosenza was later readmitted to replace the excluded

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Season statistics

Top goalscorers

;Note ¹ Player scored 1 goal in the play-offs.

Top assists

Hat-tricks

;Note ⁴ Player scored four goals ; (H) – Home (A) – Away

Clean sheets

;Note ¹ Player kept 1 clean sheet in the play-offs.
² Player kept 2 clean sheets in the play-offs.

Awards

XI of the Season

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2020-21 Serie B Serie B seasons

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