2001–02 Serie B
73rd season of second-tier football league in Italy
Football league season
| Season | 2001–02 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Como (3rd title) Modena Reggina Empoli |
| Relegated | Crotone Pistoiese Cittadella |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 934 (2.46 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Luís Oliveira (23 goals) |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → | |
The 2001–02 Serie B is the 70th season since its establishment in 1929. It is the second highest football league in Italy.
Teams
Modena, Palermo, Como and Messina had been promoted from Serie C, while Reggina, Vicenza, Napoli and Bari had been relegated from Serie A.
Personnel and sponsoring
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancona |  Luciano Spalletti | Ropam | Banca Marche |
| Bari | Attilio Perotti | Lotto | None |
| Cagliari | Nedo Sonetti | Uhlsport | Terra Sarda |
| Cittadella | Ezio Glerean | Legea | Imasaf |
| Como | Loris Dominissini | Erreà | Magiste International |
| Cosenza | Luigi De Rosa | Legea | Provincia di Cosenza |
| Crotone | Franco Selvaggi | Devis | Caffè Guglielmo |
| Empoli | Silvio Baldini | Erreà | Computer Gross |
| Genoa | Claudio Onofri | Erreà | None |
| Messina | Daniele Arrigoni | Asics | Jonax Group |
| Modena | Gianni De Biasi | Erreà | Immergas |
| Napoli | Luigi De Canio | Diadora | Peroni |
| Palermo | Bortolo Mutti | Lotto | Le Telecomunicazioni del Sud |
| Pistoiese | Walter Nicoletti | Garman | Vannucci Piante |
| Reggina | Franco Colomba | Asics | Caffè Mauro |
| Salernitana |  Zdeněk Zeman | In-house[a] | ICS Personal Computer |
| Sampdoria | Gianfranco Bellotto | Asics | Grafoplast Wiremarkers |
| Siena | Giuseppe Papadopulo | Lotto | Monte Paschi Vita |
| Ternana | Bruno Bolchi | Erreà | Professionecasa |
| Vicenza | Adelio Moro and Fabio Viviani | Umbro | Artel Clima |
- ^ The logo of TELE+ Digitale was featured instead of a kit manufacturer logo
Final classification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Como (P, C) | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 74 | Promotion to Serie A |
| 2 | Modena (P) | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 58 | 23 | +35 | 72 | |
| 3 | Reggina (P) | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 68 | |
| 4 | Empoli (P) | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 67 | |
| 5 | Napoli | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 61 | |
| 6 | Bari | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 53 | |
| 7 | Salernitana | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 53 | |
| 8 | Ancona | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 50 | |
| 9 | Vicenza | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 49 | |
| 10 | Palermo | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 48 | |
| 11 | Sampdoria | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 48 | |
| 12 | Siena | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 47 | |
| 13 | Cagliari | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 47 | |
| 14 | Genoa | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 47 | |
| 15 | Cosenza | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 47 | |
| 16 | Messina | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 47 | |
| 17 | Ternana (T) | 38 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 45 | Re-admitted[a] |
| 18 | Cittadella (R) | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 37 | Relegation to Serie C1 |
| 19 | Pistoiese (R) | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 36 | |
| 20 | Crotone (R) | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 44 | 70 | −26 | 25 |
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; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
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; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ Relegated and later readmitted after Fiorentina's bankruptcy in Serie A.
Results
| Home \ Away | ANC | BAR | CAG | CIT | COM | COS | CRO | EMP | GEN | MES | MOD | NAP | PAL | PST | REG | SAL | SAM | SIE | TER | VIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancona | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Bari | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Cagliari | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Cittadella | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Como | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Cosenza | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | — | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Crotone | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–4 |
| Empoli | 5–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Genoa | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Messina | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Modena | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Napoli | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Palermo | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| Pistoiese | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Reggina | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Salernitana | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Sampdoria | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 |
| Siena | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | — | 0–3 | 2–4 |
| Ternana | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | 3–1 |
| Vicenza | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 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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