Unione Sportiva Lecce, commonly referred to as Lecce, is a professional Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia. The club play in Serie A in the 2022–23 season, the top level of the Italian football pyramid, having been promoted from Serie B. Lecce plays its home games at Stadio Via del Mare, which has a capacity of 31,533 spectators.
Società Sportiva Calcio Bari, commonly referred to as Bari, is an Italian football club based in Bari, Apulia. Bari currently plays in the Serie B. The team finished the 2021–22 season in first place in Serie C and earned promotion to Serie B for the 2022–23 season.
Gianluca Zambrotta is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a right-back or as a wide midfielder, on both the left and right wings.
Como 1907, commonly referred to as Como, is an Italian football club based in Como, Lombardy, Italy. The club currently plays in Serie B, the second tier of Italian football, following promotion from the 2020–21 Serie C season. The club was founded in 1907 and the team's colour is royal blue.
Fußball Club Südtirol is an Italian association football club, based in the city of Bolzano, in the autonomous province South Tyrol. The club was formerly known as its bilingual name F.C. Südtirol – Alto Adige. They played for the first time in their history in Serie B during the 2022–23 season after having been crowned Serie C champions in the 2021-22 campaign.
Pasquale Marino is an Italian football manager and former player. He most recently served as the manager of Crotone.
Roberto Stellone is an Italian football manager and former footballer who played as a forward.
Bruno Bolchi was an Italian football manager and player, who played as a midfielder. Throughout his playing career, he played for Inter, Verona, Atalanta, and Torino, as well as the Italy national team. Bolchi was depicted in the first ever Panini sticker to be printed in 1961.
Giovanni Marchese is an Italian football coach and a former player who played as a defender. He is currently the manager of the Sicily national team.
Gian Piero Ventura is an Italian football manager.
Davide Dionigi is an Italian football coach and a former player. He was most recently the manager of Serie B club Cosenza.
Valerio Di Cesare is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Bari.
Cristian Stellini is an Italian football coach and former player. He was most recently the acting head coach at Tottenham Hotspur, having been appointed after the departure of Antonio Conte in March 2023.
Carmine Gautieri is an Italian professional football coach and a former player. He was most recently the head coach of Serie C club Sangiuliano City.
Moreno Longo is an Italian football manager and former football player, currently in charge of Serie B club Como.
The 2015–16 Serie B 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.
Alessandro Micai is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Cosenza.
During the 1995–96 season 'Associazione Sportiva Bari competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.
The 2022–23 Serie B was the 91st season of the Serie B since its establishment in 1929.
