The 199697 Serie B tournament included 20 teams of which four were relegated to the lower league.
Brescia (P, C) Empoli (P) Lecce (P) Bari (P) Genoa Pescara Chievo Ravenna Torino Reggina Foggia Padova Venezia Lucchese Salernitana Castel di Sangro Cosenza
Cesena
Palermo
Cremonese Cosenza (R) Cesena (R) Palermo (R) Cremonese (R) 
