2003–04 Serie B

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Napoli
Matches played552
Goals scored1,287 (2.33 per match)
Top goalscorerItaly Luca Toni (30 goals)
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Serie B 2003-04 team distribution

The 2003–04

football league in Italy
.

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

Italian football
.

Teams

Caso Catania, Fiorentina
was added.

Personnel and sponsoring

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
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
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

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

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 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]
(D, R, E) 		46 10 26 10 35 43 −8 56 Revival in 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
 46 12 15 19 40 57 −17 51 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
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. Lodo Petrucci
    .
  2. Napoli
    .
  3. Ancona
    's bankruptcy.

Results

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 —
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

Perugia
.

20:30 CEST
Perugia
0–1Fiorentina
Fantini 10'
Attendance: 23,500
Perugia
Fantini 47'
do Prado
82'
Attendance: 43,000

Serie A
.

Relegation play-off*

Venezia
Bruno 57'
Attendance: 22,583
Bari
Brellier 50'
Biancolino 90+4'
Attendance: 4,846

S.S.C. Napoli
.

Top scorers

  1. Palermo
    : 30