2015–16 Serie B
Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2014-15 season
Ascoli Ascoli Del Duca 20,550 Lega Pro/B champions
Avellino Avellino Partenio 26,000 8th in Serie B
Bari Bari San Nicola 58,270 10th in Serie B
Brescia Brescia Mario Rigamonti 16,308 20th in Serie B
Cagliari Cagliari Sant'Elia 16,000 18th in Serie A
Cesena Cesena Dino Manuzzi 23,900 19th in Serie A
Como Como Giuseppe Sinigaglia 13,602 Lega Pro Play-off winners
Crotone Crotone Ezio Scida 9,631 16th in Serie B
Latina Latina Domenico Francioni 6,850 13th in Serie B
Livorno Livorno Armando Picchi 19,238 9th in Serie B
Modena Modena Alberto Braglia 21,151 17th in Serie B
Novara Novara Silvio Piola 17,875 Lega Pro/A champions
Perugia Perugia Renato Curi 28,000 6th in Serie B
Pescara Pescara Adriatico 20,476 7th in Serie B
Pro Vercelli Vercelli Silvio Piola 5,500 15th in Serie B
Salernitana Salerno Arechi 37,245 Lega Pro/C champions
Spezia La Spezia Alberto Picco 10,000 5th in Serie B
Ternana Terni Libero Liberati 22,000 12th in Serie B
Trapani Trapani Provinciale ( Erice ) 7,000 11th in Serie B
Vicenza Vicenza Romeo Menti 17,163 3rd in Serie B
Teams -- Stadia and locations
AscoliAvellinoBariBresciaCagliariCesenaComoCrotoneLatinaLivornoModenaNovaraPerugiaPescaraPro VercelliSalernitanaSpeziaTernanaTrapaniVicenzaVirtus EntellaVirtus Lanciano Location of teams in 2015–16 Serie B
The 2015-16 Serie B (known as the Serie B ConTe.it for sponsorship reasons) was the 84th season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams contested the league: 16 returning from the 2014-15 season, 4 promoted from Lega Pro, and 2 relegated from Serie A. Vacancies created by the bankruptcy of Serie A-relegated Parma and the demotion of Catania to Lega Pro due to match fixing allowed Brescia to remain in the league despite being relegated. Furthermore, Teramo was due to participate to Serie B but due to the allegations for match-fixing, the Courts decided to relegate Teramo in the last place of Lega Pro of the previous season. After the demotion of Catania, Virtus Entella was readmitted into Serie B as the best team of the relegated teams from the previous season. Furthermore, Ascoli was promoted into the championship after finishing second in Lega Pro Group B, second after Teramo before being stripped of the title for the match-fixing scandal. Serie B introduced the green card at the beginning of the season. The green card is given to promote fair play and good acts. The green card will not be given during the game, as it would alter sport rules, but awarded after the match to a player or coach who exhibited fair play by the referee. The player or coach with the most green cards at the end of the season will be rewarded.