Season | 1997–98 |
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Promoted | Salernitana (1st title) Venezia Cagliari Perugia |
Relegated | Foggia Ancona Padova Castel di Sangro |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 897 (2.36 per match) |
Top goalscorer | ![]() |
← 1996–97 1998–99 → |
The Serie B 1997–98 was the sixty-sixth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.
Teams
[edit]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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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
[edit]Promotion tie-breaker
[edit]Perugia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Torino |
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Tovalieri ![]() |
Ferrante ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
Bernardini ![]() Rapaić ![]() Materazzi ![]() Colonnello ![]() Tovalieri ![]() |
5–4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Graziano Cesari
A.C. Perugia promoted to 1998–99 Serie A.
Top goalscorers
[edit]Scorer | Goals | Team |
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18
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18
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17
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14
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