2017–18 Serie B
The 2017–18 Serie B was the 86th season since its establishment in 1929.
A total of 22 teams contested the league: 15 returning from the 2016–17 Serie B season, 4 promoted from 2016–17 Lega Pro, and 3 relegated from 2016–17 Serie A.
Teams
Stadia and locations
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2016–17 season |
| Ascoli | Ascoli Piceno | Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca | 15th in Serie B | |
| Avellino | Avellino | Stadio Partenio | 17th in Serie B | |
| Bari | Bari | Stadio San Nicola | 12th in Serie B | |
| Brescia | Brescia | Stadio Mario Rigamonti | 14th in Serie B | |
| Carpi | Carpi | Stadio Sandro Cabassi | 7th in Serie B | |
| Cesena | Cesena | Stadio Dino Manuzzi | 13th in Serie B | |
| Cittadella | Cittadella | Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato | 6th in Serie B | |
| Cremonese | Cremona | Stadio Giovanni Zini | Lega Pro/A Champions | |
| Empoli | Empoli | Stadio Carlo Castellani | 18th in Serie A | |
| Foggia | Foggia | Stadio Pino Zaccheria | Lega Pro/C Champions | |
| Frosinone | Frosinone | Stadio Benito Stirpe | 3rd in Serie B | |
| Novara | Novara | Stadio Silvio Piola | 9th in Serie B | |
| Palermo | Palermo | Stadio Renzo Barbera | 19th in Serie A | |
| Parma | Parma | Stadio Ennio Tardini | 2nd in Lega Pro/B | |
| Perugia | Perugia | Stadio Renato Curi | 4th in Serie B | |
| Pescara | Pescara | Stadio Adriatico | 20th in Serie A | |
| Pro Vercelli | Vercelli | Stadio Silvio Piola | 16th in Serie B | |
| Salernitana | Salerno | Stadio Arechi | 11th in Serie B | |
| Spezia | La Spezia | Stadio Alberto Picco | 8th in Serie B | |
| Ternana | Terni | Stadio Libero Liberati | 18th in Serie B | |
| Venezia | Venice | Stadio Pierluigi Penzo | Lega Pro/B Champions | |
| Virtus Entella | Chiavari | Stadio Comunale | 10th in Serie B |
Number of teams by regions
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
League table
Promotion play-offs
Six teams may contest the promotion playoffs depending on the point differential between the third and fourth-placed teams. It begins with a preliminary one-legged round played at the home venue of the higher placed team, involving the teams placed fifth to eight. The two winning teams advance to play the third and fourth-placed teams in the two-legged semifinals. Those winning teams advance to the two-legged final where the winner is promoted to play in Serie A the following year. In the two-legged rounds, the higher seeded team plays the second game at home.Relegation play-out
Two teams contested the relegation playout in a two-legged round. The higher placed team played the second leg at home.Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Francesco Caputo | Empoli | 26 |
| 2 | Alfredo Donnarumma | Empoli | 23 |
| 3 | Samuel Di Carmine | Perugia | 22 |
| 4 | Adriano Montalto | Ternana | 20 |
| 5 | Fabio Mazzeo | Foggia | 19 |
| 6 | Alberto Cerri | Perugia | 15 |
| 7 | Camillo Ciano | Frosinone | 14 |
| 7 | Cristian Galano | Bari | 14 |
| 9 | Emanuele Calaiò | Parma | 13 |
| 9 | Andrea Caracciolo | Brescia | 13 |
| 9 | Daniel Ciofani | Frosinone | 13 |
| 9 |  Ilija Nestorovski | Palermo | 13 |
| 9 | Stefano Pettinari | Pescara | 13 |