2003–04 Serie B Explained

Competition:Serie B TIM
Season:2003–04
Promoted:Palermo (3rd title)
Cagliari
Messina
Livorno
Atalanta
Fiorentina
Relegated:Como
Avellino
Napoli
League Topscorer: Luca Toni (30 goals)
Matches:552
Total Goals:1287
Prevseason:2002–03
Nextseason: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.

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

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.

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
AlbinoLeffe Elio GustinettiLegeaSCAME
Ascoli Aldo AmmazzalorsoUhlsportCarisap
Atalanta Andrea MandorliniAsicsPromatech
Avellino Zdeněk ZemanDevisNewNet Gruppo Tufano
Bari Giuseppe PillonLottoPasta Ambra
Cagliari Edoardo RejaA-LineTerra Sarda
Catania Nedo SonettiGalexToyota
Como Roberto GaliaErreàIntegratori Integra Sport
Fiorentina Emiliano MondonicoAdidasFondiaria-Sai
Genoa Luigi De CanioErreàCosta Cruises
Hellas Verona Sergio MaddèLegeaClerman
Livorno Walter MazzarriAsicsGruppo Banca Carige
Messina Bortolo MuttiLegeaConfcommercio/Caffè Miscela d'Oro, Confcommercio
Napoli Luigi SimoniLegeaRusso di Cicciano
Palermo Francesco GuidolinLottoProvincia di Palermo, Regione Siciliana
Pescara Cetteo Di MascioEnnedueSaquella Caffè
Piacenza Luigi CagniLottoUNICEF
Salernitana Stefano PioliDevisCentrale del Latte di Salerno
Ternana Bruno BolchiErreàEnerTAD
Torino Ezio RossiAsicsBavaria
Treviso Adriano BuffoniLottoSegafredo, Provincia di Treviso
Triestina Attilio TesserAsicsSan Marco Imaging
Venezia Angelo GregucciSportikaGioco Calcio
Vicenza Giuseppe IachiniBiemmeCaffè 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

Promotion play-offs

Fiorentina had to play a qualification match with 15th-placed team of Serie A, Perugia.

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A.C. Perugia relegated to Serie B, while ACF Fiorentina was promoted to Serie A.

Relegation play-off*

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A.S. Bari was relegated but was later readmitted in place of S.S.C. Napoli.

Top scorers

  1. Luca Toni, Palermo: 30