2018–19 Serie B

The 2018–19 Serie B (known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons) was the 87th season of Serie B in Italy since its establishment in 1929.

Serie B
Season2018–19
Dates24 August 2018 – 9 June 2019
ChampionsBrescia (4th title)
PromotedBrescia
Lecce
Hellas Verona
RelegatedPalermo (to D)
Foggia (to D)
Padova
Carpi
Matches played342
Goals scored911 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorerAlfredo Donnarumma
(25 goals)
Biggest home winLecce 7–0 Ascoli
(23 March 2019)
Biggest away winPescara 1–5 Brescia
(3 February 2019)
Highest scoringBrescia 4–4 Spezia
(27 January 2019)
Longest winning run3 games
Benevento
Brescia
Cittadella
Cosenza
Cremonese
Foggia
Hellas Verona
Lecce
Palermo
Perugia
Longest unbeaten run13 games
Brescia
Palermo
Longest winless run11 games
Crotone
Longest losing run5 games
Padova
Salernitana
Highest attendance28,351
Palermo 2–2 Cittadella
(11 May 2019)
Lowest attendance1,500
Carpi 0–1 Cittadella
(1 September 2018)
Total attendance2,634,506
Average attendance7,506

A total of 19 teams contested in the 2018–19 season, instead of the usual 22 teams, due to the exclusion of Bari, Cesena and Avellino. There are 12 teams returning from the 2017–18 Serie B season, 4 promoted from 2017–18 Serie C (Livorno, Padova, Lecce, Cosenza) and 3 relegated from 2017–18 Serie A (Crotone, Hellas Verona, Benevento).

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