1997–98 Serie B
69th season of second-tier football league in Italy
Football league season
The Serie B 1997–98 was the sixty-sixth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.
Teams
Treviso, Monza, Fidelis Andria and Ancona had been promoted from Serie C, while Cagliari, Perugia, Hellas Verona and Reggiana had been relegated from Serie A.
Final classification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salernitana (P, C) | 38 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 65 | 32 | +33 | 72 | Promotion to Serie A |
| 2 | Venezia (P) | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 64 | |
| 3 | Cagliari (P) | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 63 | |
| 4 | Perugia (P) | 38 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 62 | Serie A after tie-breaker |
| 5 | Torino | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 62 | Promotion tie-breaker |
| 6 | Hellas Verona | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 53 | |
| 7 | Reggina | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 53 | |
| 8 | Treviso | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 52 | |
| 9 | Genoa | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 51 | |
| 10 | Reggiana | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 50 | |
| 11 | Chievo | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 50 | |
| 12 | Fidelis Andria | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 48 | |
| 13 | Pescara | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 47 | |
| 14 | Ravenna | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 45 | |
| 15 | Monza | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 44 | |
| 16 | Lucchese | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 44 | |
| 17 | Foggia (R) | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 41 | Relegation to Serie C1 |
| 18 | Ancona (R) | 38 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 40 | |
| 19 | Padova (R) | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 36 | |
| 20 | Castel di Sangro (R) | 38 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 38 | 64 | −26 | 30 |
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
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
Results
| Home \ Away | ANC | CAG | CDS | CHV | FAN | FOG | GEN | LUC | MON | PAD | PER | PES | RAV | REA | REG | SAL | TOR | TRV | VEN | HEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancona | — | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Cagliari | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Castel di Sangro | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 0–4 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Chievo | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Fidelis Andria | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Foggia | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Genoa | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Lucchese | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Monza | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 |
| Padova | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Perugia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Pescara | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Ravenna | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Reggiana | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Reggina | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Salernitana | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Torino | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 |
| Treviso | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Venezia | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 |
| Hellas Verona | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — |
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.
Promotion tie-breaker
| Perugia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Torino |
|---|---|---|
Tovalieri  76' | Ferrante 79' | |
| Penalties | ||
Bernardini  Rapaić Materazzi Colonnello Tovalieri | 5–4 | Ferrante Lentini Cravero Dorigo Carparelli |
Referee: Graziano Cesari
A.C. Perugia promoted to 1998–99 Serie A.
Top goalscorers
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Marco Di Vaio | 21 | |
| Cosimo Francioso | 18 | |
| Marco Ferrante | 18 | |
| Roberto Muzzi | 17 | |
| Stefan Schwoch | 14 |
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