Serie B dates for promotion play-offs and relegation playout now official
The Lega Serie B has set the dates for the promotion play-offs and relegation playout, so the season will officially come to an end on May 29.
The race is still wide open for the two automatic promotion spots at the top of the table, and a third will be decided via the play-offs.
Those will begin with a one-off match on Tuesday May 12 between fifth and eighth place, and sixth and seventh.
How the Serie B play-offs work
The semi-finals are played over two legs, home and away, on Saturday May 16 and Sunday May 17, with the return match on May 19 and 20.
The Final is also home and away, with the first leg on Sunday May 24 and the return on Friday May 29.
As for the playouts, those are between 17th and 16th placed teams on Friday May 15 and Friday May 22.
As things stand, Venezia are the Serie B leaders on 72 points, followed by Monza and Frosinone both on 69.
Palermo have 65, then there is a big drop to Catanzaro in fifth place on 55, Modena 52, Juve Stabia 48 and Cesena 44.
| Rank | Teams | Played | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezia | 34 | 72 |
| 2 | Frosinone | 34 | 69 |
| 3 | Monza | 34 | 69 |
| 4 | Palermo | 34 | 65 |
| 5 | Catanzaro | 34 | 55 |
| 6 | Modena | 34 | 52 |
| 7 | Juve Stabia | 34 | 48 |
| 8 | Cesena | 34 | 44 |
| 9 | Carrarese | 34 | 42 |
| 10 | Südtirol | 34 | 40 |
| 11 | Mantova | 34 | 40 |
| 12 | Sampdoria | 34 | 40 |
| 13 | Avellino | 34 | 40 |
| 14 | Padova | 34 | 37 |
| 15 | Empoli | 34 | 36 |
| 16 | Entella | 34 | 35 |
| 17 | Bari | 34 | 34 |
| 18 | Reggiana | 34 | 33 |
| 19 | Pescara | 34 | 32 |
| 20 | Spezia | 34 | 30 |
