1988–89 Serie B
60th season of second-tier football league in Italy
Football league season
| Season | 1988–89 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Genoa |
| Promoted | Genoa Bari Udinese Cremonese |
| Relegated | Empoli Sambenedettese Taranto Piacenza |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 634 (1.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Salvatore Schillaci (23 goals) |
← 1987–88 1989–90 → | |
The Serie B 1988–89 was the fifty-seventh tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.
Teams
Ancona, Monza, Licata, Cosenza and Reggina had been promoted from Serie C, while Avellino and Empoli had been relegated from Serie A.
Final classification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genoa (P) | 38 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 51 | Promotion to Serie A |
| 1 | Bari (P) | 38 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 51 | |
| 3 | Udinese (P) | 38 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 45 | |
| 4 | Cremonese (P) | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 44 | Serie A after tie-breaker |
| 5 | Reggina | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 44 | Promotion tie-breaker[a] |
| 6 | Cosenza | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 44 | |
| 7 | Avellino | 38 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 41 | |
| 8 | Messina | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 38 | |
| 9 | Licata | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 37 | |
| 9 | Parma | 38 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 37 | |
| 11 | Catanzaro | 38 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 35 | |
| 11 | Barletta | 38 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 35 | |
| 11 | Ancona | 38 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 35 | |
| 11 | Padova | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 35 | |
| 15 | Monza | 38 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 34 | |
| 16 | Brescia | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 34 | Relegation tie-breaker[b] |
| 17 | Empoli (R) | 38 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 34 | Serie C1 after tie-breaker |
| 18 | Sambenedettese (R) | 38 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 31 | Relegation to Serie C1 |
| 19 | Taranto (R) | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 29 | |
| 20 | Piacenza (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 41 | −21 | 26 |
Source: Head-to-head points used for three or more clubs finishing at the same result.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Qualified to the promotion tie-breaker for best head-to-head points against Cosenza.
- ^ Qualified to the relegation tie-breaker for worst head-to-head points against Monza.
Results
| Home \ Away | ANC | AVE | BRI | BRL | BRE | CAT | COS | CRE | EMP | GEN | LIC | MES | MON | PAD | PAR | PIA | REG | SAM | TAR | UDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancona | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Avellino | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Bari | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Barletta | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Brescia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Catanzaro | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 |
| Cosenza | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Cremonese | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| Empoli | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| Genoa | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Licata | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | — | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Messina | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Monza | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Padova | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Parma | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Piacenza | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Reggina | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Samb. | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Taranto | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 |
| Udinese | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Tie-breakers
Promotion tie-breaker
| Cremonese | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Reggina |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
Bivi  Chiorri  Maspero Citterio Lombardo | 4–3 | Onorato Raggi Sasso Bagnato Armenise |
Cremonese promoted to Serie A.
Relegation tie-breaker
Empoli relegated to Serie C1.
References and sources
- Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
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