Serie B is the second most important division in the Italian football league system . It consists of 22 teams. The championship is often called cadetti , which means juniors or cadets, or campionato cadetto . The official sponsor is bwin .
| Italian Championship (Serie B, Lega Calcio, Serie bwin) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Based | 1929 year |
| Region |  Italy |
| Number of participants | 22 |
| Exit to | Serie A |
| Retirement in | C Series |
| International tournaments | not |
| Current winner | Empoli |
| Most titled | Genoa (6) |
| Site | Official site (Italian) |
Winners
Italicized are the teams that entered Serie A after play-offs. The brackets indicate the teams that did not enter Serie A
| Season | Winner | Second place | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929/30 | Casale | Legnano | ( La Dominante ) |
| 1930/31 | Fiorentina | Bari | ( Palermo ) |
| 1931/32 | Palermo | Padova | ( Verona ) |
| 1932/33 | Livorno | Brescia | ( Modena ) |
| 1933/34 | Sampierdarenese | ( Bari ) | ( Modena ) |
| 1934/35 | Genoa 1893 | Bari | - |
| 1935/36 | Lucchese | Novara | ( Livorno ) |
| 1936/37 | Livorno | Atalanta | ( Modena ) |
| 1937/38 | Modena | Novara | ( Alessandria ) |
| 1938/39 | Fiorentina | Venice | ( Atalanta ) |
| 1939/40 | Atalanta | Livorno | ( Lucchese ) |
| 1940/41 | Liguria | Modena | ( Brescia ) |
| 1942 | Bari | Bari | |
| 1943 | Modena | Modena | |
| 1946 | Alessandria | Alessandria | |
| 1947 | Circle A : Pro Patria Circle B : Better Circle C : Salernitana | Busto Arsizio Lucca Salerno | |
| 1948 | Circle A : Novara Circle B : Padova Circle C : Palermo | Novara Padua Palermo | |
| 1949 | Como | Como | |
| 1950 | Napoli | Naples | |
| 1951 | S. P.A. L. | Legnano | |
| 1952 | Roma | Rome | |
| 1953 | Genoa | Genoa | |
| 1954 | Catania | Catania | |
| 1955 | Lanerossi Vicenza | Vicenza | |
| 1956 | Udinese | Udine | |
| 1957 | Verona | Verona | |
| 1958 | Triestine | Trieste | |
| 1959 | Atalanta | Bergamo | |
| 1960 | Torino | Turin | |
| 1961 | Venice | Venice | |
| 1962 | Genoa | Genoa | |
| 1963 | Messina | Messina | |
| 1964 | Varese | Varese | |
| 1965 | Brescia | Brescia | |
| 1966 | Venice | Venice | |
| 1967 | Sampdoria | Genoa | |
| 1968 | Palermo | Palermo | |
| 1969 | Lazio | Rome | |
| 1970 | Varese | Varese | |
| 1971 | Mantova | Mantova | |
| 1972 | Ternana | Thorns | |
| 1973 | Genoa | Genoa | |
| 1974 | Varese | Varese | |
| 1975 | Perugia | Perugia | |
| 1976 | Genoa | Genoa | |
| 1977 | Lanerossi Vicenza | Vicenza | |
| 1978 | Ascoli | Ascoli Piceno | |
| 1979 | Udinese | Udine | |
| 1980 | Como | Como | |
| 1981 | Milan | Milan | |
| 1982 | Verona | Verona | |
| 1983 | Milan | Milan | |
| 1984 | Atalanta | Bergamo | |
| 1985 | Pisa | Lecce | |
| 1986 | Ascoli | Ascoli Piceno | |
| 1987 | Pescara | Pescara | |
| 1988 | Bologna | Bologna | |
| 1989 | Genoa | Genoa | |
| 1990 | Torino | Turin | |
| 1991 | Foggia | Foggia | |
| 1992 | Brescia | Brescia | |
| 1993 | Regiana | Reggio Emilia | |
| 1994 | Fiorentina | Florence | |
| 1995 | Piacenza | Piacenza | |
| 1996 | Bologna | Bologna | |
| 1997 | Brescia | Brescia | |
| 1998 | Salernitana | Salerno | |
| 1999 | Verona | Verona | |
| 2000 | Vicenza | Vicenza | |
| 2001 | Torino | Turin | |
| 2002 | Como | Como | |
| 2003 | Sienna | Sienna | |
| 2004 | Palermo | Palermo | |
| 2005 | Empoli | Empoli | |
| 2006 | Atalanta | Bergamo | |
| 2006/07 | Juventus | Napoli | Genoa |
| 2007/08 | Chievo | Bologna | Lecce |
| 2008/09 | Bari | Parma | Livorno |
| 2009/10 | Lecce | Cesena | Brescia |
| 2010/11 | Atalanta | Sienna | Novara |
| 2011/12 | Pescara | Torino | Sampdoria |
| 2012/13 | Sassuolo | Verona | Livorno |
| 2013/14 | Palermo | Empoli | Cesena |
| 2014/15 | Carpy | Frosinone | Bologna |
| 2015/16 | Cagliari | Crotone | Trapani |
| 2016/17 | Slept | Hellas Verona | Benevento |
| 2017/18 | Empoli | Parma | Frosinone |