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{{Infobox Sports league
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| sport    = Ice hockey
| founded  = 1935
| teams    = 16
| country  = {{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Italy]]
| champion = [[HC Merano]]
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The '''Serie B''' is the second level of ice hockey in [[Italy]], below the [[Serie A]]. 

==History==
From 1935 until 1948, the second-level Italian league was known as the '''Serie B'''. It was then known as the '''Promozione''' from 1948 until 1965. The second-level league again became known as the '''Serie B''' from 1965 to 1988. 

Between 1988 and 1993 and from 1995-1996, the '''Serie B1''' and '''Serie B2''' functioned jointly as the second-level leagues. In the years 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2003, the '''Serie A2''' and '''Serie B''' served as the second tier leagues. The '''Serie B''' served as the sole second-level competition in 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002, and 2004. 

The '''Serie A2''' became the lone second-level league for the 2004-05 season. The league changed its name to the '''Seconda Divisione''' prior to the 2013-14 season. After nearly all the Seconda Divisione teams joined the [[Serie A]] for 2014-15, the second-tier competition again became known as the '''Serie B'''.

==Participating teams==
* [[Alleghe Hockey]]
* [[HC Eppan Pirates]]
* [[SV Kaltern]]
* [[HC Neumarkt-Egna]]
* [[HC Ora]]
* [[Hockey Milano Rossoblu]]
* [[HC Nuovo Fiemme]]
* [[HC Feltreghiaccio]]
* [[HC Merano]]
* [[Ritten Sport|Ritten Sport Junior]]
* [[HC Pustertal|HC Pustertal Junior]]
* [[HC Chiavenna]]
* [[HC Varese]]
* [[HC Como]]
* [[HC Val Venosta]]
* [[HC Pergine]]

==Champions==
*1935 - Hockey Club Milano II
*1936 - ADG Milano (Cortina forfeited final)
*1937 - ?
*1938 - ADMG MIlano II
*1939 - ?
*1940 - ?
*1941 - ?
*1942-1946 - ''not contested''
*1947 - Misurina
*1948 - ?
*1949 - Gardena-Ortisei "B"
*1950 - ?
*1951 - Sasslong Santa Cristina
*1952 - Sasslong Santa Cristina
*1953 - Valpellice
*1954 - Torino
*1955 - Asiago
*1956 - Latemar Bolzano
*1957 - Scoiattoli Bolzano
*1958 - Amatori Milano
*1959 - Amatori Milano
*1960 - Amatori Milano
*1961 - Latemar Bolzano
*1962 - SSV Bolzano
*1963 - Alleghe
*1964 - Alleghe
*1965 - Torino
*1966 - Amatori Cortina
*1967 - Torino
*1968 - Brunico
*1969 - Brunico and Torino 
*1970 - Alleghe
*1971 - Merano
*1972 - Renon
*1973 - Renon
*1974 - Bolzano
*1975 - Renon
*1976 - Valpellice
*1977 - Asiago and Turbine Milano 
*1978 - Merano
*1979 - Bolzano
*1980 - Selva di Val Gardena
*1981 - Selva di Val Gardena
*1982 - Fiemme Cavalese
*1983 - Fiemme Cavalese
*1984 - Auronzo
*1985 - Fassa
*1986 - Renon
*1987 - Fiemme Cavalese
*1988 - Milano Saima (serie B1), Appiano (serie B2)
*1989 - Como (serie B1), Bressanone (serie B2)
*1990 - Cortina (serie B1), Appiano (serie B2)
*1991 - Merano (serie B1), Alta Badia (serie B2)
*1992 - Gardena-Ortisei (serie B1), Alta Badia (serie B2)
*1993 - Courmayeur-Aosta (serie B1), Pergine (serie B2)
*1994 - Cortina
*1995 - Zoldo (serie B1), Appiano (serie B2)
*1996 - Zoldo (serie B1), Settequerce (serie B2)
*1997 - Gardena-Ortisei (A2), Selva di Val Gardena (serie B)
*1998 - Zoldo
*1999 - Auronzo (serie A2), Renon (serie B)
*2000 - Settequerce (serie A2), Renon (serie B)
*2001 - Caldaro
*2002 - Appiano
*2003 - Appiano (serie A2), Mastini Varese (serie B)
*2004 - Bressanone
*2005 - Vipiteno
*2006 - Pontebba
*2007 - Merano
*2008 - Caldaro
*2009 - Vipiteno
*2010 - Appiano
*2011 - Vipiteno
*2012 - Milano Rossoblu
*2013 - Appiano
*2014 - Appiano
*2015 - Alleghe
*2016 - Merano
==External links==
* [http://www.fisg.it/ Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio]
* [http://www.lihg.it/ Lega Italiana Hockey Ghiaccio]

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