The 2010–11
Serie B
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(known as the Serie
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for sponsorship reasons) is the seventy-ninth season since its establishment in 1929, and the first one under the rule of the new
Lega Serie B
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. A total of 22 teams contest the league, 15 of which returned from the
2009–10 season, 4 of which have been promoted from
Lega Pro Prima Divisione
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, and three relegated from
Serie A
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.
Events
On 25 April 2010,
Livorno
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became the first team to be mathematically relegated to the league from Serie A; on the same day,
Novara
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put an end to a 33-year absence from the division by becoming
Lega Pro Prima Divisione/A champions in advance of two weeks.
On 2 May 2010,
Siena
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became the second team to get relegated from Serie A, putting an end to a seven-year consecutive stay in the Italian top flight.
On 9 May 2010,
Atalanta
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were mathematically relegated into the Serie B; on the same day,
Portogruaro won the Lega Pro Prima Divisione/B title, thus ensuring themselves participation in the Italian second tier in a historical first team for the small Venetian club.
On 13 June 2010,
Varese
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It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or exurban part ...
and
Pescara
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became the other two teams promoted from the third tier as playoff winners.
On 22 June 2010, it was announced that newly promoted Portogruaro would play the first games of the new season at the
Stadio Friuli in
Udine
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, in order to allow renovation plans for the club's home stadium in
Portogruaro, which is considered too small for Serie B standards; according to the club's general manager Paolo Mio, Portogruaro is expected to play at least the first four or five home games in Udine.
On the deadline of 7 July, Ascoli and Ancona ultimately failed to fulfill the financial requirements and were expelled from the league, while Portogruaro was expelled because the club did not fulfill bureaucratic requirements. On July 16, 2010 the Federal Council readmitted
Ascoli and
Portoguraro to Serie B championship, and excluded
Ancona
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, who subsequently announced their intention to appeal the decision to the
Italian Olympic Committee.
On 23 July, Ancona's appeal was rejected, but the club filed another appeal to an administrative court in Rome. Such appeal was rejected on 3 August, thus formalizing Ancona's exclusion from the league. On 4 August, the Federal Council decided to bring back Triestina to fill the vacancy.
On 28 October, the Venice prefecture signed the authorization that allowed Portosummaga to play its home matches at the
Stadio Piergiovanni Mecchia, which had undergone renovation works during the summer, including the installation of a new stand.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
1Portogruaro played the first 5 home matches at Stadio Friuli in Udine
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.
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Before the start of the season
During the regular season
League table
Results
Play-off
Promotion
:''Semi-finals''
:''First legs played on 2 June 2011; return legs on 5 June 2011''
(*)Higher seed advances when aggregate score is tied.
:''Finals''
:''First leg played 9 June 2011; return leg played 12 June 2011''
Relegation
:''First leg played on 4 June 2011; return leg played on 11 June 2011''
Piacenza is relegated to
Lega Pro Prima Divisione 2011-12.
Top goalscorers
;23 goals
*
Federico Piovaccari
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Club career
Early career
Born in Gallarate, Piovaccari graduated from Pro Patria's ...
''(
Cittadella)''
;19 goals
*
Elvis Abbruscato
Elvis Abbruscato (born 14 April 1981) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward; he was a youth coach at Arezzo as of 2016–17 season.
Club career
Abbruscato played for Arezzo, Torino, Chievo (loan), Vicenza Virtu ...
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Vicenza
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)''
*
Rolando Bianchi ''(
Torino
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)''
;18 goals
*
Emanuele Calaiò ''(
Siena
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)''
;17 goals
*
Cristian Bertani
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Career
Como
Born in Legnano, Lombardy, Bertani started h ...
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Novara
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)''
*
Emiliano Bonazzoli
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Playing career
Bonazzoli started his career at Brescia. He played his first professional match on 15 May 1997 against Lecce; in the next two ...
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Reggina)''
*
Daniele Cacia
Daniele Cacia (born 23 August 1983) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is a former Italy Under 19 international.
Club career
Piacenza
Born in Catanzaro, and coming through the youth ranks at Piacenza. He made his ...
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Piacenza
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)''
*
Claudio Coralli ''(
Empoli
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)''
;15 goals
*
Pablo González ''(
Novara
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)''
*
Davide Succi ''(
Padova
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)''
Updated: 29 May 2011
References
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