2003-04_Serie_B

2003–04 Serie B

2003–04 Serie B

75th season of second-tier football league in Italy


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

Quick Facts Season, Promoted ...

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 ...

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 ...
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; (D) Disqualified; (E) Eliminated; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
  1. Folded after bankruptcy, new entity re-admitted to Serie C1 by Lodo Petrucci.
  2. Relegated after relegation play-off and later readmitted in place of Napoli.
  3. Relegated and later readmitted after newly relegated Ancona's bankruptcy.

Results

More information Home \ Away, ALB ...
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 ...
Attendance: 23,500

More information Fiorentina, 1–1 ...

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

Relegation play-off*

More information Bari, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 22,583
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

More information Venezia, 2–0 ...

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

Top scorers

  1. Luca Toni, Palermo: 30

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