10th season of second-tier football league in Italy
Football league season
Serie B 1936-37 team distribution
The Serie B 1936–37 was the eighth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.
Teams
Cremonese, Venezia, Spezia and Catanzaro had been promoted from Serie C, while Palermo and Brescia had been relegated from Serie A.
Events
Four teams were relegated following the reform of the Serie C and in order to expand the number of participants to seventeen.
Final classification
Source: Panini
(C) Champions; (E) Eliminated; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Catanzarese was unable to retain their professional status in summer 1937 and the FIGC disbanded the first team. The club continued in the Calabrian Championship with its reserve amatorial team, until the war break in 1939.
- ^ 1 point deducted.
Results
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation tie-breaker
Classification
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 24 January 2009. Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Since all the sides finished the play-off at 6 points, a tie-breaker was needed.
Tie-breaker
- Semifinal North played in Brescia on July 4:
- Semifinal South played in Palermo on July 4:
- Final played in Rome on July 11:
Calcio Catania were relegated to Serie C.
See also
References and sources
- Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
