Italy national under-21 football B team
Italy national under-21 football B team is the Italy national football team that represents Serie B at competitions and is controlled by the Lega B. Due to sponsorship reasons, the team was credited as Under-21 Serie B TIM until 2010.
They are the B team and feeder team of Italy national under-21 football team, which occasionally plays against other national under-21 teams. Unlike the main team, the U21 Serie B selects players from Serie B only and was controlled by Lega Calcio instead of Italian Football Federation.
The team also plays against football clubs, Under-20 Lega Pro, Serie B Foreigners Best XI, The Football League under-21 team and internal friendlies, which the team split into blue and white team and against each other.
Recent fixture
Only matches played against national teams were listed.- 28 November 2012 Russian First League Selection 0-0 draw
- 22 October 2012 Selection 5-0
- 15 November 2011 Russian First League Selection 2-1 won
- 25 October 2011 Serbian First League Selection 1-0 won
- 30 March 2011 Serbian First League Selection 2-0 won
- 6 February 2006:
- 17 March 2005: 3-2 won
- 30 March 2004: 3-2 won
- 12 February 2003: 2–1 won
- 26 January 2002: 0-0 draw
Players
The team had same age limit as the Italy U21 team. For 2014–2015 season, players born on or after 1 January 1992 are eligible to play. A feeder team of U21 team, some players were called up to U21 Serie B team before making their débuts for Italy U21.The teams consist of players loaned to Serie B from Serie A clubs, youth products of Serie B and young talents signed by Serie B clubs from Lega Pro. Some players are scouted by Serie A clubs after good performances in Serie B.