Italy national under-21 football B team is the
Italy national football team
The Italy national football team ( it, Nazionale di calcio dell'Italia) has represented Italy in international football since its first match in 1910. The national team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing bo ...
that represents
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 ...
at competitions and is controlled by the
Lega B. Due to sponsorship reasons, the team was credited as Under-21 Serie B TIM until 2010.
They are the B team and feeder team of
Italy national under-21 football team, which occasionally plays against other national under-21 teams. Unlike the main team, the U21 Serie B selects players from
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 ...
only and was controlled by
Lega Calcio (later
Lega B) instead of
Italian Football Federation (FIGC).
The team also plays against football clubs,
Under-20 Lega Pro (selected players from
Lega Pro
The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C.
The unification of the Lega Pro ...
), Serie B Foreigners Best XI,
The Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in Association football around the wor ...
under-21 team (in 2006) and internal friendlies, which the team split into blue and white team and against each other.
Recent fixture
Only matches played against national teams were listed.
*28 November 2012
Russian First League
The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн ...
Selection 0-0 draw
* 22 October 2012 Selection 5-0
*15 November 2011
Russian First League
The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн ...
Selection 2-1 won
*25 October 2011
Serbian First League
The Serbian First League ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...
Selection 1-0 won
*30 March 2011
Serbian First League
The Serbian First League ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...
Selection 2-0 won
*6 February 2006: (result unknown)
*17 March 2005: 3-2 won
*30 March 2004: 3-2 won
*12 February 2003: 2–1 won
* 26 January 2002: 0-0 draw
Players
The team had same age limit as the
Italy U21 team. For 2014–2015 season, players born on or after 1 January 1992 are eligible to play. A feeder team of U21 team, some players were called up to U21 Serie B team before making their débuts for Italy U21.
The teams consist of players loaned to Serie B from Serie A clubs, youth products of Serie B and young talents signed by Serie B clubs from
Lega Pro
The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C.
The unification of the Lega Pro ...
. Some players are scouted by Serie A clubs after good performances in Serie B.
Notable players
Players who won full caps or received a call-up for
Italy senior team
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Andrea Barzagli
Andrea Barzagli (; born 8 May 1981) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
A four-time member of the Serie A Team of the Year, Barzagli is regarded as one of the best and most consistent defenders in Italian fo ...
(b. 1981)
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Salvatore Bocchetti (b. 1986)
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Leonardo Bonucci
Leonardo Bonucci (; born 1 May 1987) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and captains both club Juventus and the Italy national team. Known for his technique and ball-playing ability, he is regarded as one of the b ...
(b. 1987)
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Mattia Cassani (b. 1983)
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Andrea Esposito (b. 1986)
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Daniele Gastaldello
Daniele Gastaldello (; born 25 June 1983) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Club career
Gastaldello was bought by Juventus in 2002 from Serie C2 side Calcio Padova; in that season he played in the Prima ...
(b. 1983)
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Christian Maggio (b. 1982)
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Cristian Molinaro
Cristian Molinaro (; born 30 July 1983) is an Italian professional football official and a former full-back. He works as a technical director for club Venezia. He represented the Italy national team.
Club career
Early career
Molinaro starte ...
(b. 1983)
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Simone Pepe
Simone Pepe (; born 30 August 1983) is an Italian former footballer who played as a winger, on either side of the pitch.
After starting out at Roma, he went on to compete in Serie A for 12 seasons, spending most of his time at Udinese and Juve ...
(b. 1983)
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Giacomo Bonaventura (b. 1989)
See also
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Italy national football C team
Italy national football C teams ( it, Squadre Rappresentative della Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico) are the Italy national football team representative teams of Serie C (in the past Lega Pro Prima Divisione and Seconda Divisione). They are ...
References
External links
Official Site
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under-21 B team
Serie B
European national B association football teams