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Serie B 2006-07 teams distribution
Serie B 2006-07 teams distribution

The 2006-07 Serie B season started on September 9, 2006 and ended on June 10, 2007. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The 22 clubs in Serie B each played 42 matches during the regular season.

The 2006-07 season marked the first Serie B appearance for two clubs, Frosinone and 27-time Italian champions Juventus. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. Frosinone Calcio is an Italian football club based in Frosinone, Lazio.

A.C. Arezzo began the season with a six-point deficit and Juventus F.C. a nine-point deficit, due to their involvement in the 2006 Italian Match Fixing Scandal. Associazione Calcio Arezzo is an Italian football club based in Arezzo, Tuscany. The 2006 Italian football scandal (Italian more common names Calciopoli or Moggiopoli, sometimes referred to as Calciocaos) involved Italy 's In addition, U.S. Triestina Calcio were deducted one point because of financial irregularities, and Pescara Calcio were penalized one point for late tax payments. Unione Sportiva Triestina is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. Pescara Calcio is an Italian football club based in Pescara, Abruzzo.


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Events and results

Promotions

Juventus became the first team mathematically promoted to the Serie A for the 2007-08 season with a 5-1 away win at Arezzo on 19 May 2007, with three games remaining in the schedule. Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Associazione Calcio Arezzo is an Italian football club based in Arezzo, Tuscany. One week later, they clinched the title of Serie B champions for 2006-07 with a 2-0 home win against Mantova. Associazione Calcio Mantova is an Italian football club based in Mantua, Lombardy. Juventus were awarded the first-ever Ali della Vittoria (Wings of Victory) Cup, designed this year for the winner of the Serie B championship.

On the last day of the season Napoli played Genoa. Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as simply Napoli or the abbreviation SSC Napoli, is an Italian professional football club based Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Genoa or the abbreviation Genoa CFC, is a professional football club based in the city Napoli only needed a draw for automatic promotion, while Genoa needed a win to guarantee promotion. The match ended 0-0 and Napoli were promoted. However, Piacenza only managed a 1-1 draw with Triestina, leaving it ten points behind Genoa. Piacenza Calcio is a football club based in Piacenza, Italy. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, having A gap of ten or more points between the third and fouth-placed teams meant that no playoffs would be held, and Genoa became the third team promoted to Serie A.

Both Napoli and Genoa were promoted from Serie C1 to Serie B, and from Serie B to Serie A in successive seasons.

Relegations

On 12 May 2007 Pescara became the first team mathematically relegated to Serie C1 for the 2007-08 season with a 3-1 loss at Piacenza on Day 38 of the schedule. Pescara Calcio is an Italian football club based in Pescara, Abruzzo. Piacenza Calcio is a football club based in Piacenza, Italy. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, having One week later, Crotone was also mathematically relegated with a 2-0 loss at Trieste. Football Club Crotone is a football club based in Crotone, Calabria. Unione Sportiva Triestina is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. On the last match day, Arezzo became the third team relegated despite winning 3-1 at Treviso, as both Spezia and Hellas Verona won their games. Associazione Calcio Arezzo is an Italian football club based in Arezzo, Tuscany. Treviso Foot-Ball Club 1993 is a football club based in Treviso, Italy. Hellas Verona Football Club SpA (commonly known simply as Verona or Hellas within the city of Verona itself is an Italian professional football team based Tied 2-2 with Juventus, Spezia was only seconds away from relegation, but a dramatic goal on the 91st minute by Nicola Padoin condemned Arezzo and qualified Spezia for the playout.

The fourth team to be relegated was decided in a two-legged playoff between Verona and Spezia. The first leg ended in a 2-1 win for Spezia, and a 0-0 tie in the return match condemned Verona to play Serie C1 in the 2007-08 season.

Final table

PosClubPldWDLGFGA+/-PtsComments
1
Juventus[1] (P),(C)
42
28
10
4
83
30
+53
85
Direct Promotion
to Serie A
2
Napoli (P)
42
21
16
5
52
29
+23
79
3
Genoa (P)[2]
42
23
9
10
68
44
+24
78
4
Piacenza
42
20
8
14
57
50
+7
68
5
Rimini
42
17
16
9
55
38
+17
67
6
Brescia
42
19
10
13
51
43
+8
67
7
Bologna
42
18
11
13
52
43
+9
65
8
Mantova
42
15
19
8
47
36
+11
64
9
Lecce
42
17
7
18
56
53
+3
58
10
AlbinoLeffe
42
11
20
11
46
48
-2
53
11
Vicenza
42
12
14
16
42
43
-1
50
12
Treviso
42
11
17
14
44
47
-3
50
13
Bari
42
12
14
16
40
46
-6
50
14
Frosinone
42
12
14
16
44
54
-10
50
15
Modena
42
12
13
17
38
46
-8
49
16
Cesena
42
12
13
17
51
66
-15
49
17
Triestina[3] [4]
42
11
16
15
37
48
-11
48
18
Verona (R)
42
12
12
18
34
46
-12
48
Lost Playout
19
Spezia
42
11
13
18
50
61
-11
46
Won Playout
20
Arezzo[5] (R)
42
12
15
15
42
46
-4
45
Direct
Relegation
to Serie C1
21
Crotone (R)
42
7
11
24
36
67
-31
32
22
Pescara[6] (R)
42
5
10
27
36
77
-41
24

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; +/- = Goal difference; Pts = Points
(P) Promoted to Serie A
(R) Relegated to Serie C1
(C) Serie B Champions

  1. ^ Started the season with -17 points, reduced to -9 on appeal. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as simply Napoli or the abbreviation SSC Napoli, is an Italian professional football club based Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Genoa or the abbreviation Genoa CFC, is a professional football club based in the city Piacenza Calcio is a football club based in Piacenza, Italy. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, having Rimini Calcio FC is an Italian football club based in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna. Brescia Calcio is a football club based in Brescia, Italy. The club was formed in 1911 and currently plays in the Italian Serie B, having Bologna Football Club 1909 is an Italian football club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. Associazione Calcio Mantova is an Italian football club based in Mantua, Lombardy. Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply US Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia. Unione Calcio AlbinoLeffe is an Italian football club based in Leffe and Albino, in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy Vicenza Calcio is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. Treviso Foot-Ball Club 1993 is a football club based in Treviso, Italy. Associazione Sportiva Bari is an Italian football club founded in 1908 they are based in Bari, Apulia. Frosinone Calcio is an Italian football club based in Frosinone, Lazio. Modena Football Club is a football club based in Modena, Emilia-Romagna. Associazione Calcio Cesena is a football club based in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna. Unione Sportiva Triestina is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. Hellas Verona Football Club SpA (commonly known simply as Verona or Hellas within the city of Verona itself is an Italian professional football team based Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. Associazione Calcio Arezzo is an Italian football club based in Arezzo, Tuscany. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. Football Club Crotone is a football club based in Crotone, Calabria. Pescara Calcio is an Italian football club based in Pescara, Abruzzo.
  2. ^ third-placed team directly promoted and playoffs not played as it finished 10 points ahead of fourth-placed team
  3. ^ Started season with -1 points.
  4. ^ Finishes ahead of Verona due to a better head-to-head record: Triestina-Verona 1-1, Verona-Triestina 0-1
  5. ^ Started the season with -6 points.
  6. ^ Penalized 1 point for late tax payment.

Relegation playoffs

First leg: June 15, Stadio Alberto Picco, La Spezia
Second leg: June 21, Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona
Team #1  Agg. Stadio Alberto Picco is a football Stadium in La Spezia, Italy. La Spezia ( Spèsa in the local dialect of Ligurian) is a city in the Liguria region of northern Italy, at the head of La Spezia Verona is a city and provincial capital in Veneto, Northern Italy.  Team #2  1st leg    2nd leg  
Spezia2–1Verona2–10–0
Verona relegated to Serie C1

Table of results

(updated to games played June 10, 2007)

 AlbinoLeffeArezzoBariBolognaBresciaCesenaCrotoneFrosinoneGenoaJuventusLecceMantovaModenaNapoliPescaraPiacenzaRiminiSpeziaTrevisoTriestinaVeronaVicenza
AlbinoLeffe 0-02-32-52-33-32-11-11-11-10-02-10-01-00-02-00-00-03-12-11-10-0
Arezzo2-1 0-11-10-23-00-00-00-01-50-11-10-00-04-11-04-11-11-20-13-12-1
Bari0-01-1 2-01-10-22-11-12-21-01-10-11-00-11-21-22-22-02-00-00-10-0
Bologna1-01-02-0 0-11-12-11-03-10-13-11-12-02-32-10-21-32-10-00-02-02-1
Brescia1-11-00-01-1 4-22-21-00-23-11-00-01-00-12-12-00-21-12-12-00-03-0
Cesena2-22-01-01-42-1 3-12-12-12-20-01-11-01-13-31-11-11-00-00-10-11-2
Crotone1-11-23-20-00-01-2 2-30-30-31-32-13-02-12-20-00-20-20-20-00-10-1
Frosinone2-00-01-02-12-14-11-1 0-20-22-11-10-01-20-00-12-12-21-12-02-10-2
Genoa1-03-00-03-03-04-31-13-2 1-11-02-11-00-03-02-02-11-22-13-23-12-0
Juventus1-12-24-23-12-02-15-01-03-1 4-12-04-02-02-04-00-02-31-05-11-02-1
Lecce3-11-01-32-12-12-00-15-03-21-3 2-01-01-14-11-01-20-11-12-22-01-2
Mantova0-01-10-00-22-14-33-01-11-01-04-0 1-01-02-11-02-10-00-01-10-22-0
Modena0-31-12-11-11-00-13-22-12-00-12-02-2 0-02-01-20-04-01-01-00-11-1
Napoli1-02-21-11-03-12-01-01-11-11-11-00-01-1 1-01-01-03-14-21-11-00-0
Pescara2-31-20-10-11-31-02-30-22-10-12-10-02-60-1 0-20-50-22-22-00-00-0
Piacenza1-11-02-11-01-24-02-13-03-10-23-23-45-12-13-1 1-12-11-01-11-00-3
Rimini1-10-20-10-02-01-01-02-11-01-11-02-11-11-12-22-0 2-12-01-13-01-1
Spezia3-13-11-22-01-31-12-11-11-21-10-21-10-10-12-23-33-4 1-22-21-01-0
Treviso3-11-30-01-12-01-11-23-02-30-11-01-11-10-31-01-11-03-0 0-01-11-1
Triestina1-22-01-01-30-03-12-01-00-10-12-30-01-01-32-10-01-12-11-2 1-10-0
Verona0-10-14-20-10-12-10-02-21-10-11-10-31-11-32-13-11-01-10-00-1 2-1
Vicenza0-12-03-01-11-30-11-01-21-22-21-30-02-01-11-01-21-11-02-23-00-1 

Top goalscorers

Last updated June 10, 2007

ScorerGoalsTeam
Flag of Italy Alessandro Del Piero
21
Juventus
Flag of Italy Claudio Bellucci
19
Bologna
Flag of Senegal Papa Waigo N'Diayè
15
Cesena
Flag of France David Trézéguet
15
Juventus
Flag of Italy Daniele Cacia
14
Piacenza
Flag of Italy Emanuele Calaiò
14
Napoli
Flag of Italy Antonio Floro Flores
14
Arezzo
Flag of Brazil Jeda
13
Rimini
Flag of Italy Davide Possanzini
13
Brescia
Flag of Italy Massimo Marazzina
12
Bologna
Flag of Italy Robert Acquafresca
11
Treviso
Flag of Brazil Adaílton
11
Genoa
Flag of Italy Gaetano Caridi
11
Mantova
Flag of Italy Massimiliano Guidetti
11
Spezia
Flag of Italy Francesco Lodi
11
Frosinone
Flag of Venezuela Massimo Margiotta
11
Frosinone
Flag of the Czech Republic Pavel Nedvěd
11
Juventus
Flag of Italy Stefan Schwoch
11
Vicenza
Flag of Italy Matteo Serafini
11
Brescia
Flag of Italy Simone Tiribocchi
11
Lecce

Teams

These are the 22 teams which took part in the Serie B 2006-2007:

Official Club NameHome CityStadium NameFinal Placing in 2005/2006 Season
U.C. AlbinoLeffeBergamoStadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia18th in Serie B
A.C. ArezzoArezzoStadio Città di Arezzo7th in Serie B
A.S. BariBariStadio San Nicola13th in Serie B
Bologna F.C. 1909BolognaStadio Renato dall'Ara8th in Serie B
Brescia CalcioBresciaStadio Mario Rigamonti10th in Serie B
A.C. CesenaCesenaStadio Dino Manuzzi6th in Serie B
F.C. CrotoneCrotoneStadio Ezio Scida9th in Serie B
Frosinone CalcioFrosinoneStadio MatusaSerie C1/B Playoff Winners
Genoa C.F.C.GenovaStadio Luigi FerrarisSerie C1/A Playoff Winners
Juventus F.C.TorinoStadio Olimpico di Torino20th in Serie A
U.S. LecceLecceStadio Via del Mare18th in Serie A
A.C. MantovaMantovaStadio Danilo Martelli4th in Serie B
Modena F.C.ModenaStadio Alberto Braglia5th in Serie B
S.S.C. NapoliNapoliStadio San PaoloSerie C1/B Champions
Pescara CalcioPescaraStadio Adriatico12th in Serie B
Piacenza CalcioPiacenzaStadio Leonardo Garilli11th in Serie B
Rimini Calcio F.C.RiminiStadio Romeo Neri17th in Serie B
Spezia Calcio 1906La SpeziaStadio Alberto PiccoSerie C1/A Champions
Treviso F.B.C. 1993TrevisoStadio Omobono Tenni19th in Serie A
U.S. Triestina CalcioTriesteStadio Nereo Rocco14th in Serie B
Hellas Verona F.C.VeronaStadio Marcantonio Bentegodi15th in Serie B
Vicenza CalcioVicenzaStadio Romeo Menti16th in Serie B

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