Serie B (women's football)

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Serie B

Founded	1970; 54 years ago (1970)
Country	Italy
Confederation	UEFA
Number of teams	16
Promotion to	Serie A
Relegation to	Serie C
Domestic cup(s)	Coppa Italia Supercoppa Italiana
Website	www.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]