2003–04 Serie B
Season | 2003–04 |
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Promoted | Palermo (3rd title) Cagliari Messina Livorno Atalanta Fiorentina |
Relegated | Como Avellino Napoli |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,287 (2.33 per match) |
Top goalscorer | ![]() |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → |
The 2003–04 Serie B is the 72nd season since its establishment in 1929. It is the second highest football league in Italy.
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.
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 |
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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] (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 | 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 |
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) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet to the particular phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ Folded after bankruptcy, new entity re-admitted to Serie C1 by Lodo Petrucci.
- ^ Relegated after relegation play-off and later readmitted in place of Napoli.
- ^ Relegated and later readmitted after newly relegated Ancona's bankruptcy.
Results[]
Promotion play-offs[]
Fiorentina had to play a qualification match with 15th-placed team of Serie A, Perugia.
Perugia | 0–1 | Fiorentina |
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Fantini ![]() |
Fiorentina | 1–1 | Perugia |
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Fantini ![]() |
do Prado ![]() |
A.C. Perugia relegated to Serie B, while ACF Fiorentina was promoted to Serie A.
Relegation play-off[]
Bari | 1–0 | Venezia |
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Bruno ![]() |
Venezia | 2–0 | Bari |
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Brellier ![]() Biancolino ![]() |
A.S. Bari was relegated to Serie C1 2004-05 but was later readmitted to Serie B in place of S.S.C. Napoli.
Top scorers[]
- Serie B seasons
- 2003–04 in Italian football leagues
- 2003–04 in European second tier association football leagues