2017–18 Serie B
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Empoli (2nd title) |
| Promoted | Empoli Parma Frosinone (by play-off) |
| Relegated | Virtus Entella Novara Pro Vercelli Ternana Bari (bankruptcy) Cesena (bankruptcy) Avellino (bankruptcy) |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,182 (2.56 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Francesco Caputo (26 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Perugia 5–0 Carpi (18 November 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Virtus Entella 1–5 Perugia (27 August 2017) Perugia 1–5 Pro Vercelli (8 October 2017) Bari 0-4 Empoli (27 January 2018) Cremonese 0-4 Foggia (7 April 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Empoli 5–3 Cesena (18 November 2017) |
| Longest winning run | 6 games Empoli |
| Longest unbeaten run | 28 games Empoli |
| Longest winless run | 18 games Cremonese |
| Longest losing run | 5 games Perugia Ternana |
| Highest attendance | 33,567 Bari 1–0 Foggia (26 November 2017) |
| Lowest attendance | 912 Frosinone 2–1 Cittadella (4 September 2017) (Match played in Avellino) |
| Total attendance | 3,194,526 |
| Average attendance | 6,930 |
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The 2017–18 Serie B (known as the Serie B ConTe.it for sponsorship reasons) 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 (Cremonese, Venezia, Foggia, Parma), and 3 relegated from 2016–17 Serie A (Empoli, Palermo, Pescara).