2009–10 Serie B

The 200910 Serie B season is the seventy-eighth edition since its establishment in 1929. Serie B is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Calcio.

Serie B TIM
Season2009–10
ChampionsLecce (1st title)
PromotedLecce
Cesena
Brescia (by Play-off)
RelegatedSalernitana
Gallipoli (bankruptcy)
Mantova (bankruptcy)
Ancona (bankruptcy)
Matches played462
Goals scored1,146 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerÉder (26 goals)
Biggest home winCittadella 6–0 Mantova
Biggest away winGallipoli 0–5 Vicenza

A total of 22 teams contest the league, 15 of which returned from the 2008–09 season, four of which have been promoted from Lega Pro Prima Divisione, and three relegated from Serie A.

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