The

Serie B The Serie B (), officially known as 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 b ...

1970–71 was the thirty-ninth tournament of this competition played in

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since its creation.

Teams

Novara, Massese and Casertana had been promoted from Serie C, while Brescia,

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and

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had been relegated from

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Final classification

Results

Promotion tie-breaker

Atalanta and Catanzaro promoted to

References and sources

*''Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004'', Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 {{DEFAULTSORT:1970-71 Serie B Serie B seasons 2