Serie_B_1997-98
1997–98 Serie B
69th season of second-tier football league in Italy
The Serie B 1997–98 was the sixty-sixth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.
Quick Facts Season, Promoted ...
| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Salernitana (1st title) Venezia Cagliari Perugia |
| Relegated | Foggia Ancona Padova Castel di Sangro |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 897 (2.36 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Marco Di Vaio (21 goals) |
← 1996–97 1998–99 → | |
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Treviso, Monza, Fidelis Andria and Ancona had been promoted from Serie C, while Cagliari, Perugia, Hellas Verona and Reggiana had been relegated from Serie A.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salernitana (P, C) | 38 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 65 | 32 | +33 | 72 | Promotion to Serie A |
| 2 | Venezia (P) | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 64 | |
| 3 | Cagliari (P) | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 63 | |
| 4 | Perugia (P) | 38 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 62 | Serie A after tie-breaker |
| 5 | Torino | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 62 | Promotion tie-breaker |
| 6 | Hellas Verona | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 53 | |
| 7 | Reggina | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 53 | |
| 8 | Treviso | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 52 | |
| 9 | Genoa | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 51 | |
| 10 | Reggiana | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 50 | |
| 11 | Chievo | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 50 | |
| 12 | Fidelis Andria | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 48 | |
| 13 | Pescara | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 47 | |
| 14 | Ravenna | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 45 | |
| 15 | Monza | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 44 | |
| 16 | Lucchese | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 44 | |
| 17 | Foggia (R) | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 41 | Relegation to Serie C1 |
| 18 | Ancona (R) | 38 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 40 | |
| 19 | Padova (R) | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 36 | |
| 20 | Castel di Sangro (R) | 38 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 38 | 64 | −26 | 30 |
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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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
More information Home \ Away, ANC ...
| Home \ Away | ANC | CAG | CDS | CHV | FAN | FOG | GEN | LUC | MON | PAD | PER | PES | RAV | REA | REG | SAL | TOR | TRV | VEN | HEL |
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| Ancona | — | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Cagliari | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Castel di Sangro | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 0–4 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Chievo | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Fidelis Andria | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Foggia | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Genoa | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Lucchese | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Monza | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 |
| Padova | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Perugia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Pescara | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Ravenna | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Reggiana | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Reggina | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Salernitana | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Torino | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 |
| Treviso | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Venezia | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 |
| Hellas Verona | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — |
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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.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
More information Perugia, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
| Perugia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Torino |
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Tovalieri  76' |
Ferrante 79' |
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| Penalties | ||
Bernardini  Rapaić Materazzi Colonnello Tovalieri |
5–4 | Ferrante Lentini Cravero Dorigo Carparelli |
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Referee: Graziano Cesari
A.C. Perugia promoted to 1998–99 Serie A.
More information Scorer, Goals ...
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
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| Marco Di Vaio |
21 |
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| Cosimo Francioso |
18 |
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| Marco Ferrante |
18 |
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| Roberto Muzzi |
17 |
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| Stefan Schwoch |
14 |
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