Season | 2004β05 |
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Promoted | Empoli (1st title) Ascoli Treviso |
Relegated | Genoa Perugia Salernitana Venezia (to C2) |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,098 (2.38 per match) |
Top goalscorer | ![]() |
β 2003β04 2005β06 β |
The 2004β05 Serie B is the: 73rd season since its establishment in 1929. It is theββsecond highest football league in Italy.
Teamsβ»
Arezzo, Catanzaro, Cesena and Crotone had been promoted from Serie C, while Perugia, Modena, and Empoli had been relegated from Serie A, and Ancona had lost their national professional licence.
Stadiums and locationsβ»
Personnel and kitsβ»
Team | President | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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AlbinoLeffe | ![]() |
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Legea | SCAME |
Arezzo | ![]() |
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Legea | Banca Etruria |
Ascoli | ![]() |
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Uhlsport | Carisap |
Bari | ![]() |
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Lotto | Pasta Ambra |
Catania | ![]() |
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Galex | SP Energia Siciliana, Regione Siciliana |
Catanzaro | ![]() |
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Asics | Catanzaro città tra due mari, Caffè Guglielmo |
Cesena | ![]() |
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Lotto | Solo Affitti |
Crotone | ![]() |
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Devis | Sovreco (H)/Frais Monde (A) |
Empoli | ![]() |
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Asics | Computer Gross |
Genoa | ![]() |
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Asics | Costa Cruises |
Hellas Verona | ![]() |
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Legea | Clerman |
Modena | ![]() |
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ErreΓ | Immergas, Alberti & Tagliazucchi |
Perugia | ![]() |
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Galex | Mobili Paolo |
Pescara | ![]() |
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Ennedue | Eurovision TV |
Piacenza | ![]() |
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Lotto | UNICEF |
Salernitana | ![]() |
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Devis | Centrale del Latte di Salerno/Caffè Motta |
Ternana | ![]() |
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ErreΓ | None |
Torino | ![]() |
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Asics | Bavaria |
Treviso | ![]() |
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Lotto | Segafredo, Provincia di Treviso |
Triestina | ![]() |
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Asics | Bossini |
Venezia | ![]() |
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Sportika | Boscolo Tours |
Vicenza | ![]() ![]() |
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Biemme | Caffè Vero, Supermercati SISA |
Eventsβ»
Following the long-standing consequences of the βCaso Cataniaβ, the league included 22 teams, while promotions decreasedββto three spots.
Promotion playoffs were also introduced.
Final classificationβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion/relegation |
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1 | Empoli (P, C) | 42 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 74 | Promotionββto Serie A |
2 | Torino (O, D) | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 74 | Declined from promotion |
3 | Perugia (D, "E," R) | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 74 | Revival in Serie C1 |
4 | Treviso (P) | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 64 | Promotion to Serie A |
5 | Ascoli (P) | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 62 | |
6 | Hellas Verona | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 61 | |
7 | Modena | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 61 | |
8 | Ternana | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 57 | |
9 | Piacenza | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 56 | |
10 | Bari | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 55 | |
11 | AlbinoLeffe | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 55 | |
12 | Catania | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 55 | |
13 | Salernitana (E, R) | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 51 | Revival in Serie C1 |
14 | Arezzo | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 51 | |
15 | Cesena | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 50 | |
16 | Crotone | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 50 | |
17 | Vicenza | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 67 | −8 | 49 | Relegation play-offs |
18 | Triestina | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 48 | |
19 | Pescara (T) | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 46 | Spared from relegation |
20 | Venezia (R, "E," D) | 42 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 35 | Revival in Serie C2 |
21 | Catanzaro (T) | 42 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 40 | 82 | −42 | 26 | Spared from relegation |
22 | Genoa (D, R) | 42 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 76 | Relegation to Serie C1 |
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; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ Promoted to Serie A after play-off but later not admitted for financial problems.
- ^ Relegated to Serie C1 for financial problems.
- ^ Promoted to Serie A in place of Torino and Perugia.
- ^ 1 point deducted.
- ^ 3 points deducted.
- ^ Vicenza was restored in Serie B following Genoa conviction.
- ^ Spared from relegation following Salernitanaβs bankruptcy.
- ^ Dissolved due to bankruptcy. A new entity was admitted to Serie C2 by, Lodo Petrucci. The team was also involved in Caso Genoa.
- ^ Put in the last place by the FIGC because of match fixing in the Caso Genoa.
Resultsβ»
Home \ Away | ALB | ARE | ASC | BAR | CTN | CTZ | CES | CRO | EMP | GEN | MOD | PER | PES | PIA | SAL | TER | TOR | TRV | TRI | VEN | HEL | VIC |
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AlbinoLeffe | — | 1β0 | 1β2 | 0β1 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 0β3 | 2β0 | 0β1 | 4β0 | 3β0 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 2β1 |
Arezzo | 1β1 | — | 0β0 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β0 | 1β2 | 0β0 | 0β1 | 1β2 | 1β0 | 2β1 | 3β0 |
Ascoli | 2β3 | 2β2 | — | 3β1 | 1β2 | 1β0 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β3 | 1β0 | 0β1 | 1β0 | 1β0 | 3β2 | 0β0 | 0β3 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 2β1 | 2β0 |
Bari | 1β1 | 1β0 | 0β1 | — | 1β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 4β1 | 0β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β0 | 3β0 |
Catania | 0β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β1 | — | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β0 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β1 | 0β0 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 1β0 | 3β0 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β0 |
Catanzaro | 0β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 2β1 | 2β3 | — | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 1β0 | 1β3 | 3β0 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 1β0 | 0β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 |
Cesena | 2β1 | 0β1 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 2β1 | — | 1β0 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β0 | 3β4 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 1β3 |
Crotone | 1β0 | 2β0 | 1β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 0β1 | — | 1β1 | 0β0 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 1β0 | 4β1 | 1β2 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β1 |
Empoli | 1β0 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 2β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | — | 0β0 | 2β1 | 1β0 | 2β1 | 0β0 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 0β1 | 2β0 | 5β2 | 1β0 | 2β1 |
Genoa | 3β2 | 3β1 | 3β0 | 2β1 | 0β0 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 1β0 | 3β2 | — | 0β0 | 0β1 | 2β0 | 1β0 | 5β0 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 5β2 |
Modena | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 0β0 | 1β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | — | 2β1 | 0β0 | 1β0 | 1β0 | 4β0 | 0β0 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 1β0 | 2β0 | 2β1 |
Perugia | 1β0 | 1β0 | 2β0 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β0 | — | 4β1 | 0β1 | 0β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β0 | 0β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 |
Pescara | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 2β1 | 1β4 | 1β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β1 | — | 1β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β0 | 2β1 | 0β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 |
Piacenza | 1β1 | 3β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 3β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β0 | 2β4 | 0β1 | — | 0β1 | 0β2 | 1β0 | 3β2 | 0β0 | 2β1 | 1β0 | 0β0 |
Salernitana | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 1β0 | 0β0 | 6β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β2 | — | 1β1 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 3β3 | 0β0 | 1β2 | 3β1 |
Ternana | 1β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β1 | 0β0 | 3β2 | 1β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 0β0 | 0β1 | 1β1 | — | 1β1 | 3β2 | 3β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 |
Torino | 3β1 | 1β0 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 3β0 | 0β0 | 1β0 | 0β0 | 2β1 | 0β3 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 0β1 | 0β0 | 2β1 | — | 1β2 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 |
Treviso | 0β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β1 | 3β0 | 1β2 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 3β1 | 0β1 | — | 2β0 | 3β0 | 1β0 | 2β0 |
Triestina | 2β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 3β1 | 1β0 | 0β2 | 1β0 | 3β4 | 0β0 | 0β2 | 0β0 | 3β0 | 0β2 | 1β0 | 3β1 | 0β1 | 1β0 | — | 1β1 | 1β2 | 1β1 |
Venezia | 0β2 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β0 | 1β0 | 0β3 | 0β0 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 0β3 | 1β2 | 1β2 | — | 3β2 | 2β0 |
Hellas Verona | 3β2 | 5β3 | 2β2 | 0β0 | 4β0 | 4β1 | 2β1 | 0β0 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 0β0 | 1β0 | — | 5β3 |
Vicenza | 4β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 2β2 | 5β0 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β0 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 1β0 | 1β2 | 0β1 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 0β0 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Play-offβ»
Promotion play-offβ»
(later became a relegation play-off)
- Semi-finals
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Ascoli | 1-3 | Torino | 0-1 | 1-2 |
Treviso | 0-3 | Perugia | 0-1 | 0-2 |
- Finals
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Perugia | 2-2 | Torino | 1-2 | 1-0 |
Torino Calcio promoted to Serie A, but later it went bankrupt. And it was restored in 2005β06 Serie B by the Lodo Petrucci. Perugia Calcio also went bankrupt and it was restored in 2005β06 Serie C1 by the Lodo Petrucci.
This promotion play-off consequently became a relegation play-off.
Relegation play-offβ»
(later annulled)
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Triestina | 4-0 | Vicenza | 2-0 | 2-0 |
Vicenza Calcio was lucky. Because its relegation was annulled following the Caso Genoa.