2003–04 U.S. Città di Palermo season

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U.S. Città di Palermo
2003-04 season
PresidentMaurizio Zamparini
ManagerSilvio Baldini[1]
Francesco Guidolin
Serie B1º (promoted to Serie A)
Coppa ItaliaEightfinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Luca Toni (30)
All: Toni (30)
← 2002-03
2004-05 →

U.S. Città di Palermo played the season 2003-04 in the Serie B league and Coppa Italia.

Summary[]

Ambitious Palermo, for the first time since 1973, failed to gain promotion to Serie A in the previous season following a 3-0 away defeat in the final match against Lecce, which were promoted at Palermo's place.[2] That dramatic defeat was also the last appearance in his playing career for team captain Antonino Asta, who seriously injured during the match and did not manage to recover; he was part of the first team squad in the season 2003-04, without however making a single appearance. Following the events, Palermo made a number of prominent signings in the summer market, such as Eugenio Corini, Andrea Gasbarroni and Luca Toni;[3] in addition, Palermo-born star Gaetano Vasari agreed to join the rosanero with a salary based on the number of appearances he would have made in the season. Silvio Baldini was appointed as new boss to replace Nedo Sonetti. Several football pundits suggested Palermo to be the real favourite team to win the Serie B league because of the quality of its roster.

The team made a very impressive start by defeating Gianfranco Zola's Cagliari Calcio, and managed to be always in the promotion spots. However, following a surprising 3-1 home defeat to Salernitana that brought Palermo down to third place, Baldini heavily criticized club chairman Maurizio Zamparini[4] who consequently fired him and appointed Francesco Guidolin at his place. On the last day of the January transfer market, three new notable signings were made: Antonio Filippini, Emanuele Filippini and Fabio Grosso. Palermo later returned to top the table and eventually won the league, ending with the same points than Cagliari, but being crowned as Serie B champions due to head-to-head matches and promoted to Serie A after 31 years in the lower divisions.

Squad[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Gianluca Berti
2 DF Italy ITA Paolo Cotroneo
3 DF Italy ITA Francesco Modesto[5]
4 DF Italy ITA Gianluca Atzori
5 MF Italy ITA Eugenio Corini
6 DF Italy ITA Christian Terlizzi
7 MF Italy ITA Gaetano Vasari
8 MF Italy ITA Daniele Di Donato
9 FW Italy ITA Luca Toni
10 MF Italy ITA Lamberto Zauli
11 MF Italy ITA Salvatore Masiello
12 GK Italy ITA Nicola Santoni
13 DF Italy ITA Pietro Accardi
14 MF Cameroon CMR Frank Oliver Ongfiang[6]
14 DF Italy ITA Rocco D'Aiello
16 FW Italy ITA Pietro Balistreri
17 FW Italy ITA Antonino Asta
18 FW Italy ITA Franco Brienza[7]
18 DF Italy ITA Fabio Grosso[8]
19 DF Italy ITA Daniele Zito
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW Italy ITA Simone Pepe
21 MF Romania ROU Paul Codrea[9]
21 DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Biava[10]
22 MF Italy ITA Massimo Mutarelli
23 MF Italy ITA Ighli Vannucchi[11]
23 MF Italy ITA Emanuele Filippini[12]
24 FW Nigeria NGA John Olufemi
25 DF Sierra Leone SLE Kewullay Conteh
26 MF Italy ITA Antonio Filippini[13]
27 MF Italy ITA Michele Trionfante
29 DF Romania ROU Valentin Năstase
30 FW Brazil BRA Jeda[14]
32 MF Italy ITA Marco Fina
46 MF Italy ITA Andrea Gasbarroni
51 MF Italy ITA Vincenzo Giannusa
79 MF Italy ITA Evans Soligo
81 DF Italy ITA Michele Ferri
82 MF Italy ITA Nicola Milano
84 GK Italy ITA Paolo Comi

Transfers[]

In
Pos. Name from Type
GK Gianluca Berti Empoli
GK Paolo Comi Monza
DF Michele Ferri A.C. Milan
DF Gianluca Atzori Empoli
DF Christian Terlizzi Cesena
MF Evans Soligo Venezia
MF Ighli Vannucchi Empoli
MF Andrea Gasbarroni Juventus
MF Eugenio Corini Chievo Verona
MF Gaetano Vasari Cesena
FW Simone Pepe A.S. Roma
FW Franco Brienza Ascoli loan ended
FW Luca Toni Brescia Calcio
Out
Pos. Name To Type
GK Vincenzo Sicignano Parma
DF Alessandro Lucarelli Fiorentina
DF Oscar Brevi Ascoli
DF Matteo Pivotto Modena
DF Leandro Rinaudo Salernitana loan
MF Valentino Lai Salernitana loan
MF Manolo Pestrin Cesena
MF Frank Oliver Ongfiang Cesena
FW Filippo Maniero Brescia Calcio
FW Cristian La Grottería Padova

Winter[]

In
18 DF Italy ITA Fabio Grosso (from Perugia)
21 DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Biava (from AlbinoLeffe)
23 MF Italy ITA Emanuele Filippini (from Parma)
26 MF Italy ITA Antonio Filippini (from Brescia)
30 FW Brazil BRA Jeda (from Vicenza)
Out
3 DF Italy ITA Francesco Modesto (to Reggina)
18 MF Italy ITA Franco Brienza (on loan to Perugia)
21 MF Romania ROU Paul Codrea (on loan to Perugia)
23 MF Italy ITA Ighli Vannucchi (to Empoli)

Competitions[]

Serie B[]

Main article: 2003–04 Serie B

League table[]

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
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) Champion; (P) Promoted

Matches[]

23 September 2003 Salernitana 1-1 Palermo
Tulli Goal 49' Goal 94' Gasbarroni
8 October 2003 Palermo 1-1 Piacenza
Toni Goal 64' Goal 90' Beghetto
11 September 2003 Avellino 0-0 Palermo
14 September 2003 Palermo 1-0 Cagliari
Corini Goal 53' (rig.)
20 September 2003 Palermo 2-1 Ternana
Brienza Goal 14'
Mutarelli Goal 83'		 Goal 92' Kharja
27 September 2003 Torino 2-1 Palermo
Goal 24' (rig.), 43' Goal 59' (rig.) Corini
4 October 2003 Palermo 2-1 Pescara
Corini Goal 11' (rig.)
Pepe Goal 85'		 Goal 55' (aut.) Di Donato
12 October 2003 Como 0-1 Palermo
Goal 57' (pen) Corini
15 October 2003 Palermo 2-0 Fiorentina
Corini Goal 29' (rig.)
Di Donato Goal 33'
18 October 2003 Venezia 1-1 Palermo
Liendo Goal 77' Goal 94' Toni
25 October 2003 Ascoli 1-2 Palermo
Bonfiglio Goal 29' Goal 28' Toni
Goal 56' Mutarelli
2 November 2003 Palermo 0-0 Atalanta
9 November 2003 Catania 0-2 Palermo
Goal 7' (pen) Corini
Goal 65' Zauli
16 November 2003 Palermo 4-0 Napoli
Ferri Goal 27'
Toni Goal 37', 60'
Zauli Goal 48'
20 November 2003 Treviso 1-1 Palermo
Centurioni Goal 50' Goal 92' Corini
23 November 2003 Palermo 3-1 Verona
Toni Goal 27', 52', 72' Goal 23' Papa Waigo
28 November 2003 Genoa 1-1 Palermo
Colacone Goal 56' Goal 79' Corini
7 December 2003 Palermo 2-1 Albinoleffe
Toni Goal 14'
Di Donato Goal 39'		 Goal 30' Biava
14 December 2003 Vicenza 0-0 Palermo
21 December 2003 Palermo 0-0 Messina
6 January 2004 Triestina 1-0 Palermo
Moscardelli Goal 82'
11 January 2004 Palermo 4-1 Livorno
Zauli Goal 22', 71'
Toni Goal 49', 84'		 Goal 48' C.Lucarelli
18 January 2004 Bari 2-1 Palermo
Cordova Goal 29' (rig.)
De Rosa Goal 41'		 Goal 35' Corini
Palermo 0-2 Salernitana
Goal 59', 84' Bogdani
Piacenza 2-2 Palermo
Lucenti Goal 42'
Beghetto Goal 89'		 Goal 49' Toni
Goal 81' Nastase
Palermo 1-1 Avellino
Toni Goal 42' Goal 70' Stroppa
Cagliari 3-2 Palermo
Abeijon Goal 42'
E.Filippini Goal 79' (aut.)
Langella Goal 87'		 Goal 49', 67' Gasbarroni
Ternana 1-1 Palermo
Zampagna Goal 41' Goal 8' Toni
Palermo 2-1 Torino
Gasbarroni Goal 39'
Jeda Goal 40'		 Goal 8' Tiribocchi
Pescara 0-2 Palermo
Goal 5' Toni
Goal 77' Jeda
Palermo 2-1 Como
Toni Goal 71'
Corini Goal 89' (rig.)		 Goal 83' De Francesco
32 Fiorentina 2-1 Palermo
Di Livio Goal 34'
Vryzas Goal 92'		 Goal 20' Toni
Palermo 4-0 Venezia
Toni Goal 20', 82'
E.Filippini Goal 39'
Gasbarroni Goal 61'
Palermo 1-0 Ascoli
Corini Goal 50' (rig.)
Atalanta 0-0 Palermo
Palermo 5-0 Catania
A.Filippini Goal 7'
Biava Goal 30'
Toni Goal 57', 73' (rig.)
E.Filippini Goal 70'
Napoli 1-1 Palermo
Dionigi Goal 28' Goal 40' A.Filippini
Palermo 2-3 Treviso
Corini Goal 31' (rig.)
Jeda Goal 43'		 Goal 19' A.D'Agostino
Goal 61' Bianco
Goal 81' Ganci
Verona 1-2 Palermo
Adailton Goal 11' Goal 28', 88' Toni
Palermo 3-1 Genoa
Toni Goal 5', 52'
E.Filippini Goal 44'		 Goal 72' Milito
Albinoleffe 1-1 Palermo
Raimondi Goal 81' Goal 59' Biava
Palermo 3-0 Vicenza
Gasbarroni Goal 10'
Toni Goal 25'
Di Donato Goal 65'
Messina 1-1 Palermo
Sosa Goal 80' Goal 75' Biava
Palermo 3-1 Triestina
Toni Goal 31', 41'
E.Filippini Goal 83'		 Goal 63' Mantovani
Livorno 1-1 Palermo
C.Lucarelli Goal 71' Goal 69' Toni
Palermo 3-0 Bari
Toni Goal 31'
Grosso Goal 45+1'
Vasari Goal 89'

Statistics[]

Players statistics[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie B Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Italy Gianluca Berti 43 -35 42 -35 1 0
12 GK Italy Nicola Santoni 8 -10 4 -4 4 -6
84 GK Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Italy Gianluca Atzori 18 0 17 0 1 0
6 DF Italy Christian Terlizzi 15 0 12 0 3 0
13 DF Italy Pietro Accardi 35 0 32 0 3 0
18 DF Italy Fabio Grosso 21 1 21 1 0 0
21 DF Italy Giuseppe Biava 19 3 19 3 0 0
25 DF Sierra Leone Kewullay Conteh 34 0 32 0 2 0
29 DF Romania Valentin Năstase 19 1 16 1 3 0
81 DF Italy Michele Ferri 39 2 36 1 3 1
5 MF Italy Eugenio Corini 43 12 40 12 3 0
7 MF Italy Gaetano Vasari 30 2 26 1 4 1
8 MF Italy Daniele Di Donato 39 3 39 3 0 0
10 MF Italy Lamberto Zauli 24 4 21 4 3 0
11 MF Italy Salvatore Masiello 22 0 18 0 4 0
17 MF Italy Antonino Asta 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Italy Massimo Mutarelli 44 2 41 2 3 0
23 MF Italy Emanuele Filippini 20 4 20 4 0 0
26 MF Italy Antonio Filippini 21 2 21 2 0 0
46 MF Italy Andrea Gasbarroni 41 6 39 6 2 0
79 MF Italy Evans Soligo 13 1 9 0 4 1
82 MF Italy 1 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW Italy Luca Toni 47 30 45 30 2 0
20 FW Italy Simone Pepe 24 3 19 1 5 2
24 FW Nigeria John Otuagomah Olufemi 1 0 0 0 1 0
30 FW Brazil Jeda 17 3 17 3 0 0
  • Source:[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ (Until round 24).
  2. ^ "Season 2002-03 Palermo" (in Italian). ilpalermocalcio.it. Archived from the original on 2008-09-14.
  3. ^ "The last night of Toni" (in Italian). gazzetta.it.
  4. ^ "Zamparini Interview" (in Italian). raisport.it. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16.
  5. ^ loaned out on Winter.
  6. ^ Loaned out.
  7. ^ Loaned out
  8. ^ Transferred In on Winter
  9. ^ Loaned out.
  10. ^ Transferred In
  11. ^ Loaned out.
  12. ^ Transferred In on Winter
  13. ^ Transferred In on Winter
  14. ^ Transferred In on Winter
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b I primi due turni di campionato, in calendario per il 23 agosto e 7 settembre, furono rinviati per la protesta contro l'allargamento della Serie B a 24 squadre.
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