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2004–05 Serie B
Italian football league season
Italian football league season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Serie B TIM |
| season | 2004–05 |
| promoted | Empoli (1st title) |
| Ascoli | |
| Treviso | |
| relegated | Genoa |
| Perugia | |
| Salernitana | |
| Venezia (to C2) | |
| league topscorer | ITA Gionatha Spinesi (22 goals) |
| matches | 462 |
| total goals | 1098 |
| prevseason | [2003–04](2003-04-serie-b) |
| nextseason | [2005–06](2005-06-serie-b) |
Ascoli Treviso Perugia Salernitana Venezia (to C2)
The 2004–05 Serie B is the 73rd season since its establishment in 1929. It is the second highest football league in Italy.
Teams
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 locations
| Team | Home city | Stadium | 2003–04 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlbinoLeffe | Albino and Leffe | Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia (Bergamo) | [18th in Serie B](2003-04-serie-b) |
| Arezzo | Arezzo | Stadio Città di Arezzo | [Serie C1 Group A champions](2003-04-serie-c1) |
| Ascoli | Ascoli Piceno | Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca | [11th in Serie B](2003-04-serie-b) |
| Bari | Bari | Stadio San Nicola | [21st in Serie B](2003-04-serie-b) |
| Catania | Catania | Stadio Angelo Massimino | [9th in Serie B](2003-04-serie-b) |
| Catanzaro | Catanzaro | Stadio Nicola Ceravolo | [Serie C1 Group B champions](2003-04-serie-c1) |
| Cesena | Cesena | Stadio Dino Manuzzi | [Serie C1 Group A play-off winners](2003-04-serie-c1) |
| Crotone | Crotone | Stadio Ezio Scida | [Serie C1 Group B play-off winners](2003-04-serie-c1) |
| Empoli | Empoli | Stadio Carlo Castellani | [17th in Serie A](2003-04-serie-a) |
| Genoa | Genoa | Stadio Luigi Ferraris | [16th in Serie B](2003-04-serie-b) |
| Hellas Verona | Verona | Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi | [19th in Serie B](2003-04-serie-b) |
| Modena | Modena | Stadio Alberto Braglia | [16th in Serie A](2003-04-serie-a) |
| Perugia | Perugia | Stadio Renato Curi | [15th in Serie A](2003-04-serie-a) |
| Pescara | Pescara | Stadio Adriatico | [22nd in Serie B](2003-04-serie-b) |
| Piacenza | Piacenza | Stadio Leonardo Garilli | [8th in Serie B](2003-04-serie-b) |
| Salernitana | Salerno | Stadio Arechi | [17th in Serie B](2003-04-serie-b) |
| Ternana | Terni | Stadio Libero Liberati | [7th in Serie B](2003-04-serie-b) |
| Torino | Turin | Stadio delle Alpi | [12th in Serie B](2003-04-serie-b) |
| Treviso | Treviso | Stadio Omobono Tenni | [15th in Serie B](2003-04-serie-b) |
| Triestina | Trieste | Stadio Nereo Rocco | [10th in Serie B](2003-04-serie-b) |
| Venezia | Venice | Stadio Pierluigi Penzo | [20th in Serie B](2003-04-serie-b) |
| Vicenza | Vicenza | Stadio Romeo Menti | [13th in Serie B](2003-04-serie-b) |
Personnel and kits
| Team | President | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlbinoLeffe | ITA Gianfranco Andreoletti | ITA Elio Gustinetti | Legea | SCAME |
| Arezzo | ITA Piero Mancini | ITA Pasquale Marino | Legea | Banca Etruria |
| Ascoli | ITA Roberto Benigni | ITA Marco Giampaolo and ITA Massimo Silva | Uhlsport | Carisap |
| Bari | ITA Vincenzo Matarrese | ITA Guido Carboni | Lotto | Pasta Ambra |
| Catania | ITA Antonino Pulvirenti | ITA Nedo Sonetti | Galex | SP Energia Siciliana, Regione Siciliana |
| Catanzaro | ITA Claudio Parente | ITA Bruno Bolchi | Asics | Catanzaro città tra due mari, Caffè Guglielmo |
| Cesena | ITA Giorgio Lugaresi | ITA Fabrizio Castori | Lotto | Solo Affitti |
| Crotone | ITA Raffaele Vrenna | ITA Gian Piero Gasperini | Devis | Sovreco (H)/Frais Monde (A) |
| Empoli | ITA Fabrizio Corsi | ITA Mario Somma | Asics | Computer Gross |
| Genoa | ITA Enrico Preziosi | ITA Serse Cosmi | Asics | Costa Cruises |
| Hellas Verona | ITA Giambattista Pastorello | ITA Massimo Ficcadenti | Legea | Clerman |
| Modena | ITA Romano Amadei | ITA Stefano Pioli | Erreà | Immergas, Alberti & Tagliazucchi |
| Perugia | ITA Alessandro Gaucci | ITA Stefano Colantuono | Galex | Mobili Paolo |
| Pescara | ITA Dante Paterna | ITA Giovanni Simonelli | Ennedue | Eurovision TV |
| Piacenza | ITA Fabrizio Garilli | ITA Giuseppe Iachini | Lotto | UNICEF |
| Salernitana | ITA Aniello Aliberti | ITA Angelo Gregucci | Devis | Centrale del Latte di Salerno/Caffè Motta |
| Ternana | ITA Luigi Agarini | ITA Claudio Tobia | Erreà | *None* |
| Torino | ITA Attilio Romero | ITA Renato Zaccarelli | Asics | Bavaria |
| Treviso | ITA Ettore Setten | ITA Giuseppe Pillon | Lotto | Segafredo, Provincia di Treviso |
| Triestina | ITA Amilcare Berti | ITA Attilio Tesser | Asics | Bossini |
| Venezia | ITA Francesco Dal Cin | ITA Andrea Manzo | Sportika | Boscolo Tours |
| Vicenza | ITAEGY Sergio Cassingena | ITA Maurizio Viscidi | Biemme | Caffè Vero, Supermercati SISA |
Events
Following the long-standing consequences of the "Caso Catania", the league included 22 teams, while promotions decreased to three spots.
Promotion playoffs were also introduced.
Final classification
Results
Play-off
Promotion play-off
(later became a relegation play-off) ;Semi-finals
;Finals
Torino Calcio promoted to Serie A, but later it went bankrupt and it was restored in 2005–06 Serie B by the Lodo Petrucci. Perugia Calcio also went bankrupt and it was restored in 2005–06 Serie C1 by the Lodo Petrucci.
This promotion play-off consequently became a relegation play-off.
Relegation play-off
(later annulled)
Vicenza Calcio was lucky because its relegation was annulled following the Caso Genoa.
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genoa | 21,449 |
| 2 | Hellas | 10,948 |
| 3 | Torino | 10,003 |
| 4 | Catania | 8,931 |
| 5 | Salernitana | 8,840 |
| 6 | Modena | 7,915 |
| 7 | Piacenza | 7,812 |
| 8 | Cesena | 7,593 |
| 9 | Vicenza | 7,554 |
| 10 | Perugia | 6,717 |
| 11 | Catanzaro | 6,416 |
| 12 | Triestina | 6,333 |
| 13 | Ascoli | 6,095 |
| 14 | Arezzo | 5,561 |
| 15 | Bari | 4,891 |
| 16 | Crotone | 4,301 |
| 17 | Treviso | 4,015 |
| 18 | Empoli | 4,002 |
| 19 | Ternana | 3,887 |
| 20 | Pescara | 3,879 |
| 21 | Venezia | 2,207 |
| 22 | AlbinoLeffe | 1,722 |
Source:
References
References
- https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ita/aveita05.htm
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