Serie B schedule: Uphill start for Avellino, Benevento, and Juve Stabia

The 2026/2027 Serie B schedule was launched in the elegant setting of the Teatro dei Filarmonici in Ascoli Piceno. This twenty-team tournament promises to be exciting and competitive, featuring the now-established asymmetrical format between first and second rounds. Campania is among the undisputed stars, represented by a trio of historic and vibrant clubs: Avellino, Benevento (recently promoted from Serie C), and Juve Stabia.

Important test benches immediately

The championship is scheduled to start on August 22, 2026. The debut immediately promises to be a tense experience for all three Campania teams.

Avellino : The Irpini kick off their season at home to the Partenio-Lombardi stadium, hosting newly promoted Arezzo. A theoretically favorable start to the season, but it's quickly followed by a tough test on Matchday 2 at home against Vicenza and an away trip to Modena on Matchday 3.

Benevento: For the "strega" (witches), their return to the second division begins with a home match against an experienced opponent in Modena, at the Ciro Vigorito stadium. The start requires maximum concentration right from the start: on matchday three, they face a difficult away match against Ascoli, and on matchday four, a home match against relegated Verona.

Juve Stabia: The Wasps of Castellammare di Stabia got off to a flying start, with a fiery debut at the Renzo Barbera stadium against Palermo. Matchday 2 saw them travel to Marassi to face Sampdoria, and their third home match against Pisa, relegated from Serie A, provided a thrilling opening trio.

The Campania derby clash: dates and head-to-head matches

With three teams from the same region, the Campania derbies represent key moments of the season. The asymmetrical schedule provides for spectacular clashes spread evenly throughout the year.

Benevento vs. Avellino (First leg: Matchday 11 – November 7, 2026 | Second leg: Matchday 31 – March 20, 2027)
The first derby of the season will take place at the Vigorito on matchday 11. It will be a highly anticipated matchup that will pit two historic clubs against each other. In the second half of the season, the clash at the Partenio-Lombardi (March 20) will come at a crucial stage of the season, just before the international break.

Juve Stabia vs. Benevento (First leg: Matchday 15 – December 5, 2026 | Second leg: Matchday 28 – March 2, 2027)
In early December, the Wasps will host Benevento in the coastal-Samnite derby on Matchday 15. The return leg will be played in the midweek round at the beginning of March (Matchday 28) with the venues reversed.

Avellino vs. Juve Stabia (First Leg: Matchday 19 – December 27, 2026 | Second Leg: Matchday 34 – April 17, 2027)
It's the "Christmas Derby": it will be played on December 27th at the Partenio-Lombardi stadium to close the first half of the season, before the winter break. The return leg in Castellammare will be played on April 17th (matchday 34), in the midst of the final rush to reach the season's objectives.

Complete Serie B 2026/2027 Schedule (in Chronological Order)
Note: Dates and schedules are subject to television advances and postponements.

FIRST ROUND
DAY 1 (22/08/2026)

Avellino – Arezzo

Benevento – Modena

Carrarese – Mantova

Cesena – Sampdoria

Empoli - Cremonese

Verona – Ascoli

Vicenza – Catanzaro

Palermo – Juve Stabia

Pisa – Padua

South Tyrol – Virtus Entella

DAY 2 (29/08/2026)

Arezzo – Palermo

Ascoli – Carrarese

Avellino – Vicenza

Benevento – South Tyrol

Cremonese – Modena

Mantua – Empoli

Padua – Verona

Pisa - Catanzaro

Sampdoria – Juve Stabia

Virtus Entella – Cesena

DAY 3 (05/09/2026)

Ascoli - Benevento

Carrarese – Empoli

Cesena – Mantova

Cremonese – Padua

Verona – Arezzo

Juventus – Pisa

Modena – Avellino

Palermo – Sampdoria

South Tyrol – Catanzaro

Virtus Entella - Vicenza

DAY 4 (12/09/2026)

Avellino – Palermo

Benevento – Verona

Catanzaro – Carrara

Cesena – Cremona

Empoli – Arezzo

Vicenza – Juve Stabia

Mantua – Sampdoria

Padua – Ascoli

Pisa – Virtus Entella

South Tyrol – Modena

DAY 5 (19/09/2026)

Arezzo – South Tyrol

Ascoli – Avellino

Carrarese – Benevento

Cremonese – Virtus Entella

Verona – Vicenza

Juve Stabia – Cesena

Mantova – Pisa

Modena – Empoli

Palermo – Padua

Sampdoria – Catanzaro

DAY 6 (10/10/2026)

Arezzo – Cremonese

Avellino – Sampdoria

Benevento – Cesena

Catanzaro – Mantova

Empoli – Palermo

Vicenza – Pisa

Modena – Verona

Padova – Carrarese

South Tyrol – Ascoli

Virtus Entella – Juventus Stabia

DAY 7 (17/10/2026)

Ascoli - Empoli

Benevento – Vicenza

Carrarese – Modena

Cesena – Avellino

Verona – Catanzaro

Juve Stabia – South Tyrol

Mantova – Palermo

Padua – Virtus Entella

Pisa – Cremonese

Sampdoria – Arezzo

DAY 8 (24/10/2026)

Arezzo – Benevento

Avellino – Padova

Catanzaro-Ascoli

Cremonese – Juve Stabia

Empoli – Vicenza

Verona – Pisa

Modena – Cesena

Palermo – Carrarese

South Tyrol – Sampdoria

Virtus Entella – Mantua

9th ROUND (27/10/2026 – Midweek)

Ascoli – Sampdoria

Benevento – Catanzaro

Carrarese – Arezzo

Cesena – Empoli

Juve Stabia – Verona

Vicenza – Modena

Mantua – Cremonese

Padua – South Tyrol

Pisa - Palermo

Virtus Entella – Avellino

DAY 10 (31/10/2026)

Arezzo – Ascoli

Avellino – Pisa

Catanzaro – Padova

Cremonese – Benevento

Empoli – Juve Stabia

Verona – Carrarese

Modena – Mantova

Palermo – Vicenza

Sampdoria – Virtus Entella

South Tyrol – Cesena

DAY 11 (07/11/2026)

Ascoli - Palermo

Benevento – Avellino (Derby)

Carrarese – Sampdoria

Cesena – Catanzaro

Juve Stabia – Arezzo

Vicenza – Cremonese

Mantua – Verona

Padua – Empoli

Pisa – South Tyrol

Virtus Entella – Modena

DAY 12 (21/11/2026)

Arezzo – Padua

Ascoli – Vicenza

Avellino – Mantua

Carrarese – Virtus Entella

Catanzaro – Palermo

Empoli - Pisa

Verona – Cesena

Modena – Juve Stabia

Sampdoria – Benevento

South Tyrol – Cremonese

13th ROUND (24/11/2026 – Midweek)

Benevento – Empoli

Cesena – Ascoli

Cremonese – Avellino

Juve Stabia – Catanzaro

Vicenza – Carrarese

Mantova – Arezzo

Padova – Sampdoria

Palermo – South Tyrol

Pisa-Modena

Virtus Entella – Verona

DAY 14 (28/11/2026)

Arezzo – Pisa

Ascoli – Virtus Entella

Carrarese – Juve Stabia

Catanzaro – Avellino

Empoli – Verona

Vicenza – Cesena

Modena – Padova

Palermo – Benevento

Sampdoria – Cremona

South Tyrol – Mantua

DAY 15 (05/12/2026)

Avellino – South Tyrol

Cesena – Carrara

Cremonese – Catanzaro

Verona – Palermo

Juve Stabia – Benevento (Derby)

Mantua – Ascoli

Modena – Arezzo

Padua – Vicenza

Pisa – Sampdoria

Virtus Entella – Empoli

16th ROUND (08/12/2026 – Midweek)

Arezzo – Cesena

Ascoli – Juve Stabia

Benevento - Padua

Carrarese – Pisa

Catanzaro – Virtus Entella

Empoli – South Tyrol

Verona – Avellino

Vicenza – Mantua

Palermo – Cremonese

Sampdoria – Modena

DAY 17 (12/12/2026)

Avellino - Empoli

Cesena – Palermo

Cremonese - Carrarese

Juve Stabia – Padova

Mantua – Benevento

Modena – Catanzaro

Pisa – Ascoli

Sampdoria – Vicenza

South Tyrol – Verona

Virtus Entella – Arezzo

DAY 18 (19/12/2026)

Ascoli-Modena

Benevento - Pisa

Carrarese – Avellino

Catanzaro – Arezzo

Empoli - Sampdoria

Verona – Cremonese

Juve Stabia – Mantua

Vicenza – South Tyrol

Padova – Cesena

Palermo – Virtus Entella

19th DAY (27/12/2026 – Christmas Round)

Arezzo – Vicenza

Avellino – Juve Stabia (Derby)

Catanzaro – Empoli

Cesena – Pisa

Cremonese - Ascoli

Mantova – Padova

Modena – Palermo

Sampdoria – Verona

South Tyrol – Carrarese

Virtus Entella – Benevento

SECOND ROUND (Asymmetric)
DAY 20 (09/01/2027)

Arezzo – Verona

Ascoli – Catanzaro

Cesena – Modena

Juve Stabia – Sampdoria

Vicenza – Virtus Entella

Mantua – Carrarese

Padua – Cremona

Palermo – Empoli

Pisa – Avellino

South Tyrol – Benevento

DAY 21 (16/01/2027)

Ascoli – South Tyrol

Avellino – Virtus Entella

Benevento – Arezzo

Carrarese – Padua

Catanzaro – Cesena

Cremonese – Vicenza

Empoli – Modena

Verona – Juve Stabia

Palermo - Pisa

Sampdoria – Mantua

DAY 22 (23/01/2027)

Arezzo – Empoli

Cesena – Benevento

Juve Stabia – Cremona

Vicenza – Ascoli

Mantua – Avellino

Modena – Carrarese

Padua – Catanzaro

Pisa – Verona

South Tyrol – Palermo

Virtus Entella – Sampdoria

DAY 23 (30/01/2027)

Ascoli – Padua

Avellino – Cesena

Benevento – Sampdoria

Carrarese – Vicenza

Catanzaro – Juve Stabia

Cremonese - Pisa

Empoli – Mantua

Verona – Modena

Palermo – Arezzo

Virtus Entella – South Tyrol

DAY 24 (06/02/2027)

Benevento – Cremonese

Cesena – Verona

Juve Stabia – Carrarese

Vicenza – Palermo

Mantova – Catanzaro

Modena – Virtus Entella

Padova – Arezzo

Pisa – Empoli

Sampdoria – Ascoli

South Tyrol – Avellino

DAY 25 (13/02/2027)

Arezzo – Sampdoria

Avellino – Ascoli

Catanzaro – Verona

Cremonese – Cesena

Empoli – Benevento

Vicenza – Padova

Modena – South Tyrol

Palermo – Mantua

Pisa – Juve Stabia

Virtus Entella – Carrarese

DAY 26 (20/02/2027)

Ascoli - Pisa

Benevento – Mantua

Carrarese – Catanzaro

Cesena – Vicenza

Cremonese – Palermo

Verona – Virtus Entella

Juve Stabia – Empoli

Padova – Modena

Sampdoria – Avellino

South Tyrol – Arezzo

DAY 27 (27/02/2027)

Arezzo – Carrarese

Catanzaro – South Tyrol

Empoli – Ascoli

Juve Stabia – Modena

Vicenza – Avellino

Mantova – Cesena

Palermo - Verona

Pisa – Benevento

Sampdoria – Padova

Virtus Entella – Cremonese

28th ROUND (02/03/2027 – Midweek)

Ascoli – Arezzo

Avellino – Catanzaro

Benevento – Juve Stabia (Derby)

Carrarese – Palermo

Cesena – Virtus Entella

Cremonese – Sampdoria

Verona - Empoli

Modena – Pisa

Padua – Mantua

South Tyrol – Vicenza

DAY 29 (06/03/2027)

Arezzo – Juve Stabia

Avellino – Verona

Catanzaro – Cremonese

Empoli – Carrarese

Mantua – South Tyrol

Padua – Benevento

Palermo – Modena

Pisa – Vicenza

Sampdoria-Cesena

Virtus Entella – Ascoli

DAY 30 (13/03/2027)

Benevento – Virtus Entella

Carrarese – South Tyrol

Catanzaro – Pisa

Cesena – Padova

Cremonese – Mantua

Empoli – Avellino

Verona – Sampdoria

Juventus – Palermo

Vicenza – Arezzo

Modena – Ascoli

DAY 31 (20/03/2027)

Arezzo – Modena

Ascoli – Cremonese

Avellino – Benevento (Derby)

Carrarese – Cesena

Vicenza – Verona

Mantua – Juve Stabia

Padua – Palermo

Sampdoria-Empoli

South Tyrol – Pisa

Virtus Entella – Catanzaro

DAY 32 (03/04/2027)

Benevento - Ascoli

Catanzaro – Vicenza

Cesena – South Tyrol

Cremonese – Arezzo

Empoli – Padua

Verona – Mantua

Juve Stabia – Virtus Entella

Modena – Sampdoria

Palermo – Avellino

Pisa – Carrarese

DAY 33 (10/04/2027)

Arezzo – Catanzaro

Ascoli – Cesena

Avellino – Cremonese

Carrarese – Verona

Vicenza – Benevento

Mantua – Modena

Padua – Juve Stabia

Sampdoria – Palermo

South Tyrol – Empoli

Virtus Entella – Pisa

DAY 34 (17/04/2027)

Arezzo – Mantua

Catanzaro – Benevento

Cremonese – South Tyrol

Empoli – Virtus Entella

Verona – Padova

Juve Stabia – Avellino (Derby)

Modena – Vicenza

Palermo - Ascoli

Pisa – Cesena

Sampdoria – Carrarese

DAY 35 (24/04/2027)

Ascoli – Mantua

Avellino – Modena

Benevento – Carrarese

Catanzaro – Sampdoria

Cesena – Juve Stabia

Cremonese – Verona

Vicenza – Empoli

Pisa – Arezzo

South Tyrol – Padua

Virtus Entella – Palermo

DAY 36 (01/05/2027)

Arezzo – Avellino

Carrarese – Ascoli

Empoli – Cesena

Verona – Benevento

Juve Stabia – Vicenza

Mantua – Virtus Entella

Modena – Cremonese

Padua – Pisa

Palermo – Catanzaro

Sampdoria – South Tyrol

DAY 37 (08/05/2027)

Ascoli – Verona

Avellino – Carrarese

Benevento – Palermo

Catanzaro – Modena

Cesena – Arezzo

Cremonese – Empoli

Vicenza – Sampdoria

Pisa – Mantua

South Tyrol – Juve Stabia

Virtus Entella – Padua

38th ROUND (14/05/2027 – Last Round)

Arezzo – Virtus Entella

Carrarese-Cremonese

Empoli – Catanzaro

Verona – South Tyrol

Juve Stabia – Ascoli

Mantua – Vicenza

Modena – Benevento

Padua – Avellino

Palermo – Cesena

Sampdoria – Pisa