Franco Frattini, president of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) tribunal, told reporters CONI had voted 3-2 not to allow any additions to the championship which started two weeks ago.
Serie B usually has 22 teams but three of those who should have played this season were barred for financial reasons.
Bari and Cesena, both former Serie A clubs, were declared bankrupt while Avellino were refused a licence due to a lack of financial guarantees, leading to a close season of chaos in the lower reaches of Italian football.
The Italian football federation (FIGC) began drawing up plans for a playoff competition to find three replacements but in August accepted a request from the Serie B league to go ahead with 19 clubs.
However, six clubs then ap…
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