The Serie B () is the second division of

women's football in Italy Women's association football is a largely amateur sport in Italy, given the greater emphasis of the male competitions. History In February 1933, in Milan, the Feminine Football Group (''Gruppo Femminile Calcistico)'' was formed as the first organ ...

. Established in 1970, it has been run by the

Italian Football Federation The Italian Football Federation ( it, Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio; FIGC), known colloquially as ''Federcalcio'', is the governing body of football in Italy. It is based in Rome and the technical department is in Coverciano, Florence. It ...

. The teams which finish Serie B in the top 2 positions are promoted directly to the

Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...

, while the bottom two are relegated directly to the

Serie C 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 ...

. Since 2015 it has decreed by the Italian Football Federation all male

Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie Balkrishna Industries, 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 ...

teams must provide women's teams also.

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* Sports leagues established in 1970 1970 establishments in Italy

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