2003–04 Serie B

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The 2003–04 Serie B is the 72nd season since its establishment in 1929. It is the second highest football league in Italy.

Season2003–04
PromotedPalermo (3rd title)
Cagliari
Messina
Livorno
Atalanta
Fiorentina
RelegatedComo
Avellino
Napoli
Matches552
Quick facts Season, Promoted ...
Serie B TIM
Season2003–04
PromotedPalermo (3rd title)
Cagliari
Messina
Livorno
Atalanta
Fiorentina
RelegatedComo
Avellino
Napoli
Matches552
Goals1,287 (2.33 per match)
Top goalscorerItaly Luca Toni (30 goals)
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Serie B 2003-04 team distribution

This 46 matchdays championship was the longest tournament in all the history of the Italian football.

Teams

Treviso, Avellino, AlbinoLeffe and Pescara had been promoted from Serie C, while Atalanta, Piacenza, Como, and Torino had been relegated from Serie A. Following the Caso Catania, Fiorentina was added.

Personnel and sponsoring

More information Team, Manager ...
Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AlbinoLeffe Italy Elio Gustinetti Legea SCAME
Ascoli Italy Aldo Ammazzalorso Uhlsport Carisap
Atalanta Italy Andrea Mandorlini Asics Promatech
Avellino Czech Republic Zdeněk Zeman Devis NewNet Gruppo Tufano
Bari Italy Giuseppe Pillon Lotto Pasta Ambra
Cagliari Italy Edoardo Reja A-Line Terra Sarda
Catania Italy Nedo Sonetti Galex Toyota
Como Italy Roberto Galia Erreà Integratori Integra Sport
Fiorentina Italy Emiliano Mondonico Adidas Fondiaria-Sai
Genoa Italy Luigi De Canio Erreà Costa Cruises
Hellas Verona Italy Sergio Maddè Legea Clerman
Livorno Italy Walter Mazzarri Asics Gruppo Banca Carige
Messina Italy Bortolo Mutti Legea Confcommercio/Caffè Miscela d'Oro, Confcommercio
Napoli Italy Luigi Simoni Legea Russo di Cicciano
Palermo Italy Francesco Guidolin Lotto Provincia di Palermo, Regione Siciliana
Pescara Italy Cetteo Di Mascio Ennedue Saquella Caffè
Piacenza Italy Luigi Cagni Lotto UNICEF
Salernitana Italy Stefano Pioli Devis Centrale del Latte di Salerno
Ternana Italy Bruno Bolchi Erreà EnerTAD
Torino Italy Ezio Rossi Asics Bavaria
Treviso Italy Adriano Buffoni Lotto Segafredo, Provincia di Treviso
Triestina Italy Attilio Tesser Asics San Marco Imaging
Venezia Italy Angelo Gregucci Sportika Gioco Calcio
Vicenza Italy Giuseppe Iachini Biemme Caffè Vero
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Events

Following the Caso Catania, the league had been expanded to 24 clubs, and six special promotions were decided to descend to 22.

Relegation play-offs were also introduced.

Final classification

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Palermo (P, C) 46 22 17 7 75 39 +36 83 Promotion to Serie A
2 Cagliari (P) 46 23 14 9 80 51 +29 83
3 Livorno (P) 46 20 19 7 75 45 +30 79
4 Messina (P) 46 21 16 9 71 45 +26 79
5 Atalanta (P) 46 19 20 7 59 36 +23 77
6 Fiorentina (P) 46 19 16 11 53 48 +5 73 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
7 Ternana 46 18 15 13 64 52 +12 69
8 Piacenza 46 17 17 12 50 47 +3 68
9 Catania 46 18 13 15 53 53 0 67
10 Triestina 46 15 19 12 50 50 0 64
11 Ascoli 46 14 18 14 54 54 0 60
12 Torino 46 14 17 15 57 54 +3 59
13 Vicenza 46 12 20 14 48 51 −3 56
14 Napoli[a] (E, R) 46 10 26 10 35 43 −8 56 Relegation to Serie C1
15 Treviso 46 12 19 15 48 51 −3 55
16 Genoa 46 13 16 17 57 62 −5 55
17 Salernitana 46 14 13 19 36 53 −17 55
18 AlbinoLeffe 46 13 15 18 47 59 −12 54
19 Hellas Verona 46 13 14 19 54 65 −11 53
20 Venezia (O) 46 12 15 19 40 57 −17 51 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
21 Bari[b] (T) 46 13 11 22 50 63 −13 50 Spared from relegation
22 Pescara[c] (T) 46 11 13 22 46 69 −23 46
23 Avellino (R) 46 8 13 25 51 69 −18 37 Relegation to Serie C1
24 Como (R) 46 7 12 27 34 71 −37 33
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Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (E) Eliminated; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Folded after bankruptcy, new entity re-admitted to Serie C1 by Lodo Petrucci.
  2. [b]
    Relegated after relegation play-off and later readmitted in place of Napoli.
  3. [c]
    Relegated and later readmitted after newly relegated Ancona's bankruptcy.

Results

More information Home \ Away, ALB ...
Home \ Away ALB ASC ATA AVE BAR CAG CTN COM FIO GEN LIV MES NAP PAL PES PIA SAL TER TOR TRV TRI VEN HEL VIC
AlbinoLeffe — 3–3 0–4 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–1
Ascoli 2–1 — 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 4–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–2 0–0 2–2 1–3 2–1 1–0 3–0 3–1
Atalanta 2–1 2–0 — 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–1 0–0 0–2 3–2
Avellino 0–3 2–2 1–1 — 1–2 2–3 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 3–2 1–3 2–1 0–2 1–3 2–3 1–0 1–0 6–0 0–1
Bari 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 — 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–2 1–3 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 4–1 1–2 1–2 2–1
Cagliari 1–0 3–0 5–1 3–1 2–1 — 2–1 3–2 3–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 3–0 0–2 3–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 0–0
Catania 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–3 — 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–1
Como 1–1 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–3 1–3 1–4 — 0–2 1–3 3–5 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–2 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–1
Fiorentina 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–2 1–0 — 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1
Genoa 4–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 2–0 4–2 1–3 0–1 2–1 — 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 4–1 2–0
Livorno 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 — 3–0 3–0 1–1 5–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–2
Messina 4–1 2–1 3–0 3–2 1–0 2–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 2–1 — 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1
Napoli 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–3 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 — 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–1
Palermo 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 5–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 4–1 0–0 4–0 — 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–3 3–1 4–0 3–1 3–0
Pescara 4–3 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 — 1–0 2–2 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0
Piacenza 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 4–4 1–3 1–0 2–3 2–2 2–1 — 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0
Salernitana 0–3 0–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 3–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 — 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–0
Ternana 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–2 1–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–2 — 0–0 3–2 1–0 5–2 2–0 1–0
Torino 4–0 3–1 0–1 2–2 3–2 4–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–0 4–2 0–1 2–1 — 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1
Treviso 2–1 3–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 0–0 — 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1
Triestina 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 4–3 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 — 1–0 2–2 0–1
Venezia 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–2 1–2 0–3 3–1 0–2 2–2 3–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 — 0–2 1–1
Hellas Verona 2–3 0–1 1–2 2–2 4–3 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 4–3 3–0 0–0 3–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 — 2–3
Vicenza 1–0 2–3 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 —
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Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs

Fiorentina had to play a qualification match with 15th-placed team of Serie A, Perugia.

More information Perugia, 0–1 ...
Perugia0–1Fiorentina
Fantini 10'
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Attendance: 23,500
More information Fiorentina, 1–1 ...
Fiorentina1–1Perugia
Fantini 47' do Prado 82'
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Attendance: 43,000

A.C. Perugia relegated to Serie B, while ACF Fiorentina was promoted to Serie A.

Relegation play-off*

More information Bari, 1–0 ...
Bari1–0Venezia
Bruno 57'
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Attendance: 22,583
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti
More information Venezia, 2–0 ...
Venezia2–0Bari
Brellier 50'
Biancolino 90+4'
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Attendance: 4,846

A.S. Bari was relegated but was later readmitted in place of S.S.C. Napoli.

Top scorers

  1. Luca Toni, Palermo: 30

Attendances

More information #, Club ...
#ClubAverage
1Fiorentina25,887
2Palermo23,559
3Genoa17,347
4Napoli14,603
5Cagliari12,111
6Atalanta11,680
7Hellas10,667
8Livorno10,643
9Salernitana10,469
10Catania10,171
11Messina10,162
12Torino9,831
13Ternana8,645
14Avellino8,348
15Triestina7,905
16Vicenza7,170
17Bari6,620
18Ascoli5,962
19Piacenza5,239
20Pescara4,786
21Treviso3,421
22Como2,834
23Venezia2,790
24AlbinoLeffe2,458
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