2003–04 Serie B


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.

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

Attendances

#ClubAverage
1Fiorentina25,887
2Palermo23,559
3Genoa17,347
4Napoli14,603
5Cagliari12,111
6Atalanta11,680
7Hellas10,667
8Livorno10,643
9Salernitana10,469
10Catania10,171
11Messina10,162
12Torino9,831
13Ternana8,645
14Avellino8,348
15Triestina7,905
16Vicenza7,170
17Bari6,620
18Ascoli5,962
19Piacenza5,239
20Pescara4,786
21Treviso3,421
22Como2,834
23Venezia2,790
24AlbinoLeffe2,458

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