| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Juventus (1st title) |
| Promoted | Juventus Napoli Genoa |
| Relegated | Pescara Crotone Arezzo Hellas Verona (via play-off) |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,061 (2.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | |
2007–08 → | |

The2006–07Serie B season is the 75th season since its establishment in 1929. It started on 9 September 2006 and ended on 10 June 2007. The 22 clubs in Serie B each played 42 matches during the regular season. The 2006–07 season marked the firstSerie B appearance for two clubs,Frosinone and then 27-time Italian championsJuventus, whose involvement in the league was a direct result of not winning competition in the previous Serie A season and theCalciopoli rulings.
A.C. Arezzo began the season with a six-point deficit and Juventus a nine-point deficit, due to their involvement in the2006 Italian football scandal. In addition,U.S. Triestina Calcio were docked one point because of financial irregularities, andPescara Calcio were penalized one point for late tax payments.
Despite the large deficit at the start of the league,Juventus coasted through the season with ease and became the first team promoted to theSerie A for the 2007–08 season with a 5–1 away win atArezzo on 19 May 2007, with three games remaining in the schedule. One week later, they clinched the title of Serie B champions for 2006–07 with a 2–0 home win againstMantova. Juventus were awarded the first-everAli della Vittoria (Wings of Victory) Cup, designed this year for the winner of the Serie B championship.
On the last day of the seasonNapoli playedGenoa. 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. A gap of ten or more points between the third and fourth-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.
On 12 May 2007Pescara became the first team relegated toSerie C1 for the 2007–08 season with a 3–1 loss atPiacenza on Day 38 of the schedule. One week later,Crotone was also relegated with a 2–0 loss atTrieste. On the last match day,Arezzo became the third team relegated despite winning 3–1 atTreviso, as bothSpezia andHellas Verona won their games. Tied 2–2 withJuventus, Spezia was only seconds away from relegation, but a dramatic goal on the 91st minute byNicola Padoin condemned Arezzo and qualified Spezia for the playoffs.
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.
These are the 22 teams which took part in the Serie B 2006–07:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus[a](C, P) | 42 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 83 | 30 | +53 | 85 | Promotion toSerie A |
| 2 | Napoli(P) | 42 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 79 | |
| 3 | Genoa[b](P) | 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[c] | |
| 6 | Brescia | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 67[c] | |
| 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[d] | |
| 12 | Frosinone | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 50[d] | |
| 13 | Treviso | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 50[d] | |
| 14 | Bari | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 50[d] | |
| 15 | Cesena | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 66 | −15 | 49[e] | |
| 16 | Modena | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 49[e] | |
| 17 | Triestina[f] | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 48[g] | |
| 18 | Hellas Verona(R) | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 48[g] | Qualification torelegation play-offs |
| 19 | Spezia | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 61 | −11 | 46 | |
| 20 | Arezzo[h](R) | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 45 | Relegation toSerie C1 |
| 21 | Crotone(R) | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 67 | −31 | 32 | |
| 22 | Pescara[i](R) | 42 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 77 | −41 | 24 |
| Home \ Away | ALB | ARE | BAR | BOL | BRE | CES | CRO | FRO | GEN | JUV | LEC | MAN | MOD | NAP | PES | PIA | RIM | SPE | TRE | TRI | VER | VIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlbinoLeffe | — | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Arezzo | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Bari | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Bologna | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Brescia | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Cesena | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Crotone | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Frosinone | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Genoa | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Juventus | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Lecce | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Mantova | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Modena | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Napoli | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Pescara | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–6 | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Piacenza | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Rimini | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Spezia | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–4 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Treviso | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Triestina | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Verona | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 |
| Vicenza | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spezia | 2–1 | Verona | 2–1 | 0–0 |
Last updated 10 June 2007[1]