2002–03 Serie B

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Serie B 2002-03 team distribution

The 2002–03

football league in Italy
.

Teams

Hellas Verona, Lecce, and Venezia had been relegated from Serie A and Fiorentina
had lost their national professional licence.

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Ancona Italy Luigi Simoni Devis
Banca Marche
Ascoli Italy Giuseppe Pillon Uhlsport
Carisap
Bari Italy Marco Tardelli Lotto asbari.com
Cagliari Italy Gian Piero Ventura A-Line Terra Sarda
Catania Italy Vincenzo Guerini Galex SP Energia Siciliana
Cosenza Italy Antonio Sala Sport Point
Provincia di Cosenza
Genoa Italy Rino Lavezzini and Italy Vincenzo Torrente Erreà Costa Cruises
Hellas Verona Italy Alberto Malesani Lotto Clerman
Lecce Italy Delio Rossi Asics
Salento d'amare
Livorno Italy Roberto Donadoni Asics CR Livorno
Messina
 Italy Bruno Bolchi Asics Jonax Group
Napoli Italy Franco Colomba Diadora Peroni
Palermo Italy Nedo Sonetti Lotto
Provincia di Palermo
Salernitana Italy Franco Varrella Garman Zip Jeans & Casual
Sampdoria Italy Walter Novellino Asics ERG
Siena Italy Giuseppe Papadopulo Lotto
Monte Paschi Vita
Ternana Italy Mario Beretta Erreà None
Triestina Italy Ezio Rossi Asics Acegas
Venezia Italy Gianfranco Bellotto Sportika Emmezeta
Vicenza Italy Andrea Mandorlini Biemme Caffè Vero

Final classification

In June 2003, Catania was at the centre of a controversy that led to the enlargement of Serie B from 20 to 24 teams, known as Caso Catania. The club claimed that

Italian government
.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1
Siena
(P, C) 		38 17 16 5 46 26 +20 67 Promotion to Serie A
2
Sampdoria
(P) 		38 17 16 5 53 31 +22 67
3
Lecce
(P) 		38 15 18 5 46 33 +13 63
4
Ancona
(P) 		38 16 13 9 53 40 +13 61
5
Triestina
 38 16 10 12 54 46 +8 58
6
Palermo
 38 15 13 10 45 42 +3 58
7 Ternana 38 14 13 11 45 37 +8 55
8 Cagliari 38 14 12 12 47 46 +1 54
9
Vicenza
 38 13 15 10 55 50 +5 54
10
Livorno
 38 12 13 13 48 43 +5 49
11
Bari
 38 10 19 9 38 37 +1 49
12
Venezia
 38 12 12 14 41 47 −6 48
13
Ascoli
 38 13 9 16 46 52 −6 48
14
Hellas Verona
 38 10 16 12 42 42 0 46
15
Messina
 38 10 16 12 51 54 −3 46
16
Napoli
 38 10 15 13 42 49 −7 45
17
Catania
(T) 		38 12 7 19 45 60 −15 43 Readmitted[a]
18
Genoa
(T) 		38 9 12 17 47 51 −4 39
19 Cosenza (D, E) 38 10 6 22 29 52 −23 36 Revival in Serie D[b]
20
Salernitana
(T) 		38 4 11 23 28 63 −35 23 Readmitted[a]
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; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^
    Caso Catania
    .
  2. ^ Lost professional licence for bankruptcy and joined 2003–04 Serie D with a new club.

Results

Home \ Away
ANC
ASC
BAR
 CAG
CTN
 COS
GEN
LCE
LIV
MES
NAP
PAL
SAL
SAM
SIE
 TER
TRI
VEN
HEL
VIC
Ancona
 — 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–0 2–1 3–2 4–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–1
Ascoli
 1–0 — 3–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 4–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–4
Bari
 0–0 2–0 — 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1
Cagliari 2–1 1–0 1–0 — 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–0
Catania
 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 — 0–2 3–2 2–1 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 2–1
Cosenza 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 — 2–1 1–2 0–2 3–3 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–3 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–1
Genoa
 4–2 1–2 0–0 1–3 2–0 3–0 — 0–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 0–2 1–3 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–2
Lecce
 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 — 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1
Livorno
 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 4–2 2–0 1–2 — 4–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–2
Messina
 1–1 3–2 2–2 2–2 3–3 1–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 — 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–3 0–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–1
Napoli
 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 — 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1
Palermo
 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–3 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 — 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–0
Salernitana
 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–1 — 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–1
Sampdoria
 2–1 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 4–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 — 0–0 1–2 1–1 4–0 3–2 0–0
Siena
 0–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 4–3 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 — 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Ternana 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 — 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1
Triestina
 3–2 3–1 1–2 3–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 4–3 — 1–2 3–1 1–1
Venezia
 2–4 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–0 3–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 — 1–1 1–2
Hellas Verona
 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 4–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 — 4–2
Vicenza
 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–2 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–3 1–3 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–1 —
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.

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