2009–10 Serie B

Stadiums and locations Personnel and kits ==Managerial changes==

Before the start of the season During the season • Giuseppe Giannini left Gallipoli by mutual consent in June 2009, only three weeks after having won promotion to Serie B with the club, due to uncertainty regarding the club future. He successively agreed to return at Gallipoli two months later, and only ten days before the season kick-off, after Udine-based ''D'Odorico Group'' completed the club takeover. During the time Giannini did not act as head coach, no replacement was appointed. • Salernitana under-19 coach Gianluca Grassadonia was appointed to replace Marco Cari in November 2009 despite not having the required coaching badges. In December, Ersilio Cerone was appointed "official" head coach to fulfil the requirement for a UEFA A coaching graduate, with Grassadonia appearing as assistant but being usually referred as the "real" manager. Grassadonia was later announced to have been removed from the first team coaching staff on March 14, 2010, whereas Cerone was confirmed as head coach, this time on a real basis. The list does not include Giuseppe Giannini's resignation from Gallipoli, who were announced on February 8, 2010 and withdrawn two days later following a meeting with club chairman Daniele D'Odorico. ==Events==

The 2009–10 Serie B season will feature the return of seven-times Italian champions Torino, who were relegated from Serie A. Other teams relegated from the top flight include Reggina (after seven consecutive seasons in the Serie A) and Lecce (after only one season in the highest tier). Four teams were promoted from Lega Pro Prima Divisione: Cesena, Crotone, Padova and newcomers Gallipoli. As of 10 August, Gallipoli did not manage to organize a squad for the league and were even without a head coach due to club issues (the club chairman being in talks with several third parties regarding a possible takeover); this also forced the club to play the Under-19 team for the second round of the Coppa Italia tournament, lost 6–1 to lower league outfit Lumezzane. The following day, Giuseppe Giannini returned to coach Gallipoli after a company from Udine took over the club. On 23 September 2009, the Football League committee point deductions of respectively two and one points for clubs Crotone and Gallipoli due to administrative and financial breaches. The one point deduction for Gallipoli was later canceled by the Federal Court of Justice on October 22, with the two-point penalty regarding Crotone being instead confirmed. An analogous one-point penalty involving Ancona was ratified by the National Disciplinary Committee on 18 February 2010 due to not having paid a number of salaries in June and July 2009; such deduction was extended to two points by the Federal Court of Justice later on 12 March. The season also experienced a suspension for the 3 March match between Cesena and Sassuolo, which was not completed due to heavy snow at the 73rd minute, with the result being 0–0. As per Italian league rules, only the remaining 17 minutes were played, and an unusual mini-game was therefore rescheduled on 16 March during which Sassuolo managed to score a goal (at the second minute of the match replay) to record a 1–0 win. Later, on 19 March, Salernitana were docked six points due to matchfixing regarding a Serie C1 league game held in April 2008 against Potenza. ==League table==

Promotion :Semi-finals :First legs played 2 June 2010; return legs played 6 June 2010 • In case of an aggregate tie, the higher seed advances. :Finals :First leg played 9 June 2010; return leg played 13 June 2010 Brescia promoted to Serie A. Relegation :First leg played 4 June 2010; return leg played 12 June 2010 ==Top goalscorers==

Updated as of May 23, 2010 ; 26 goals • Éder (Empoli) ; 24 goals • Mirko Antenucci (Ascoli) • Rolando Bianchi (Torino) • Mauricio Pinilla (Grosseto) ; 23 goals • Andrea Caracciolo (Brescia) ; 22 goals • Matteo Ardemagni (Cittadella) • Salvatore Mastronunzio (Ancona) ; 18 goals • Alessandro Noselli (Sassuolo) ; 17 goals • Daniele Corvia (Lecce) ; 16 goals • Claudio Coralli (Empoli) ==Attendances==