Serie B (women's football)

Serie B
Founded1970; 54 years ago (1970)
CountryItaly
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams16
Promotion toSerie A
Relegation toSerie C
Domestic cup(s)Coppa Italia
Supercoppa Italiana
Websitewww.figc.it/it/femminile
Current: 2024–25 Serie B (women)

The Serie B (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsɛːrje ˈbi]) is the second division of women's football in Italy. Established in 1970, it has been run by the Italian Football Federation and currently features 16 teams.[1] The team which finishes Serie B in the top position is promoted directly to the Serie A, the team in the second position enters a promotion/relegation playoff with the second to last placed Serie A team, while the bottom three are relegated directly to the Serie C. Since 2015 it has been decreed by the Italian Football Federation all male Serie B teams must provide women's teams also.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Serie B" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. ^ "The future of Women's Football: a path to professionalism in 2022. Scudetto assigned to Juventus, Serie B expanded to 14 teams". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. June 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Proch, Daniele. "Women's Serie A To Kick Off Italy's First-Ever Professional Sports League For Female Athletes In 2022". Forbes.