1996–97 Serie B
68th season of second-tier football league in Italy
Football league season
The Serie B 1996–97 was the sixty-fifth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.
Teams
Ravenna, Empoli, Lecce and Castel di Sangro had been promoted from Serie C, while Bari, Torino, Cremonese and Padova had been relegated from Serie A.
Final classification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brescia (P, C) | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 66 | Promotion to Serie A |
| 2 | Empoli (P) | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 64 | |
| 3 | Lecce (P) | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 63 | |
| 4 | Bari (P) | 38 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 62 | |
| 5 | Genoa | 38 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 58 | 31 | +27 | 61 | |
| 6 | Pescara | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 54 | |
| 7 | Chievo | 38 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 54 | |
| 8 | Ravenna[a] | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 52 | |
| 9 | Torino | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 50 | |
| 10 | Reggina | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 49 | |
| 11 | Foggia | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 48 | |
| 12 | Padova | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 48 | |
| 13 | Venezia | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 46 | |
| 14 | Lucchese | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 45 | |
| 15 | Salernitana | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 44 | |
| 16 | Castel di Sangro | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 44 | |
| 17 | Cosenza (R) | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 41 | Relegation to Serie C1 |
| 18 | Cesena (R) | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 40 | |
| 19 | Palermo (R) | 38 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 35 | |
| 20 | Cremonese (R) | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 55 | −25 | 32 |
Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ 3 points deducted
Results
| Home \ Away | BAR | BRE | CDS | CES | CHV | COS | CRE | EMP | FOG | GEN | LCE | LUC | PAD | PAL | PES | RAV | REG | SAL | TOR | VEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bari | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Brescia | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Castel di Sangro | 1–3 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Cesena | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Chievo | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 |
| Cosenza | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Cremonese | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Empoli | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Foggia | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 |
| Genoa | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Lecce | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Lucchese | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–3 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Padova | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Palermo | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Pescara | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Ravenna | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Reggina | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Salernitana | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Torino | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Venezia | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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