# 2004–05 Serie B

The 2004–05 Serie B is the 73rd season since its establishment in 1929. It is the second highest football league in Italy.

## Teams

Arezzo, Catanzaro, Cesena and Crotone had been promoted from Serie C, while Perugia, Modena, and Empoli had been relegated from Serie A, and Ancona had lost their national professional licence.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium | 2003-04 season |
| AlbinoLeffe | Albino and Leffe | Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia (Bergamo) | 18th in Serie B |
| Arezzo | Arezzo | Stadio Città di Arezzo | Serie C1 Group A champions |
| Ascoli | Ascoli Piceno | Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca | 11th in Serie B |
| Bari | Bari | Stadio San Nicola | 21st in Serie B |
| Catania | Catania | Stadio Angelo Massimino | 9th in Serie B |
| Catanzaro | Catanzaro | Stadio Nicola Ceravolo | Serie C1 Group B champions |
| Cesena | Cesena | Stadio Dino Manuzzi | Serie C1 Group A play-off winners |
| Crotone | Crotone | Stadio Ezio Scida | Serie C1 Group B play-off winners |
| Empoli | Empoli | Stadio Carlo Castellani | 17th in Serie A |
| Genoa | Genoa | Stadio Luigi Ferraris | 16th in Serie B |
| Hellas Verona | Verona | Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi | 19th in Serie B |
| Modena | Modena | Stadio Alberto Braglia | 16th in Serie A |
| Perugia | Perugia | Stadio Renato Curi | 15th in Serie A |
| Pescara | Pescara | Stadio Adriatico | 22nd in Serie B |
| Piacenza | Piacenza | Stadio Leonardo Garilli | 8th in Serie B |
| Salernitana | Salerno | Stadio Arechi | 17th in Serie B |
| Ternana | Terni | Stadio Libero Liberati | 7th in Serie B |
| Torino | Turin | Stadio delle Alpi | 12th in Serie B |
| Treviso | Treviso | Stadio Omobono Tenni | 15th in Serie B |
| Triestina | Trieste | Stadio Nereo Rocco | 10th in Serie B |
| Venezia | Venice | Stadio Pierluigi Penzo | 20th in Serie B |
| Vicenza | Vicenza | Stadio Romeo Menti | 13th in Serie B |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | President | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| AlbinoLeffe | Gianfranco Andreoletti | Elio Gustinetti | Legea | SCAME |
| Arezzo | Piero Mancini | Pasquale Marino | Legea | Banca Etruria |
| Ascoli | Roberto Benigni | Marco Giampaolo and Massimo Silva | Uhlsport | Carisap |
| Bari | Vincenzo Matarrese | Guido Carboni | Lotto | Pasta Ambra |
| Catania | Antonino Pulvirenti | Nedo Sonetti | Galex | SP Energia Siciliana, Regione Siciliana |
| Catanzaro | Claudio Parente | Bruno Bolchi | Asics | Catanzaro città tra due mari, Caffè Guglielmo |
| Cesena | Giorgio Lugaresi | Fabrizio Castori | Lotto | Solo Affitti |
| Crotone | Raffaele Vrenna | Gian Piero Gasperini | Devis | Sovreco (H)/Frais Monde (A) |
| Empoli | Fabrizio Corsi | Mario Somma | Asics | Computer Gross |
| Genoa | Enrico Preziosi | Serse Cosmi | Asics | Costa Cruises |
| Hellas Verona | Giambattista Pastorello | Massimo Ficcadenti | Legea | Clerman |
| Modena | Romano Amadei | Stefano Pioli | Erreà | Immergas, Alberti & Tagliazucchi |
| Perugia | Alessandro Gaucci | Stefano Colantuono | Galex | Mobili Paolo |
| Pescara | Dante Paterna | Giovanni Simonelli | Ennedue | Eurovision TV |
| Piacenza | Fabrizio Garilli | Giuseppe Iachini | Lotto | UNICEF |
| Salernitana | Aniello Aliberti | Angelo Gregucci | Devis | Centrale del Latte di Salerno/Caffè Motta |
| Ternana | Luigi Agarini | Claudio Tobia | Erreà | None |
| Torino | Attilio Romero | Renato Zaccarelli | Asics | Bavaria |
| Treviso | Ettore Setten | Giuseppe Pillon | Lotto | Segafredo, Provincia di Treviso |
| Triestina | Amilcare Berti | Attilio Tesser | Asics | Bossini |
| Venezia | Francesco Dal Cin | Andrea Manzo | Sportika | Boscolo Tours |
| Vicenza | Sergio Cassingena | Maurizio Viscidi | Biemme | Caffè Vero, Supermercati SISA |

## Events

Following the long-standing consequences of the “Caso Catania”, the league included 22 teams, while promotions decreased to three spots.
Promotion playoffs were also introduced.

## Final classification

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Empoli (P, C) | 42 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 74 | Promotion to Serie A |
| 2 | Torino (O, D) | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 74 | Declined from promotion |
| 3 | Perugia (D, E, R) | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 74 | Revival in Serie C1 |
| 4 | Treviso (P) | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 64 | Promotion to Serie A |
| 5 | Ascoli (P) | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 62 | Promotion to Serie A |
| 6 | Hellas Verona | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 61 | |
| 7 | Modena | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 61 | |
| 8 | Ternana | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 57 | |
| 9 | Piacenza | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 56 | |
| 10 | Bari | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 55 | |
| 11 | AlbinoLeffe | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 55 | |
| 12 | Catania | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 55 | |
| 13 | Salernitana (E, R) | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 51 | Revival in Serie C1 |
| 14 | Arezzo | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 51 | |
| 15 | Cesena | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 50 | |
| 16 | Crotone | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 50 | |
| 17 | Vicenza | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 67 | −8 | 49 | Relegation play-offs |
| 18 | Triestina | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 48 | Relegation play-offs |
| 19 | Pescara (T) | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 46 | Spared from relegation |
| 20 | Venezia (R, E, D) | 42 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 35 | Revival in Serie C2 |
| 21 | Catanzaro (T) | 42 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 40 | 82 | −42 | 26 | Spared from relegation |
| 22 | Genoa (D, R) | 42 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 76 | Relegation to Serie C1 |
* ↑ Promoted to Serie A after play-off but later not admitted for financial problems.
* 1 2 Relegated to Serie C1 for financial problems.
* 1 2 Promoted to Serie A in place of Torino and Perugia.
* 1 2 1 point deducted.
* ↑ 3 points deducted.
* ↑ Vicenza was restored in Serie B following Genoa conviction.
* 1 2 Spared from relegation following Salernitana’s bankruptcy.
* ↑ Dissolved due to bankruptcy. A new entity was admitted to Serie C2 by Lodo Petrucci. The team was also involved in Caso Genoa.
* ↑ Put in the last place by the FIGC because of match fixing in the Caso Genoa.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ALB | ARE | ASC | BAR | CTN | CTZ | CES | CRO | EMP | GEN | MOD | PER | PES | PIA | SAL | TER | TOR | TRV | TRI | VEN | HEL | VIC |
| AlbinoLeffe | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Arezzo | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Ascoli | 2–3 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Bari | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Catania | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Catanzaro | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Cesena | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Crotone | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Empoli | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Genoa | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 |
| Modena | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Perugia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Pescara | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Piacenza | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Salernitana | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Ternana | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Torino | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Treviso | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Triestina | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Venezia | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Hellas Verona | 3–2 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 5–3 |
| Vicenza | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — |

## Play-off
### Promotion play-off

(later became a relegation play-off)

#### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ascoli | 1-3 | Torino | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Treviso | 0-3 | Perugia | 0-1 | 0-2 |

#### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Perugia | 2-2 | Torino | 1-2 | 1-0 |
Torino Calcio promoted to Serie A, but later it went bankrupt and it was restored in 2005–06 Serie B by the Lodo Petrucci. Perugia Calcio also went bankrupt and it was restored in 2005–06 Serie C1 by the Lodo Petrucci.
This promotion play-off consequently became a relegation play-off.

### Relegation play-off

(later annulled)
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Triestina | 4-0 | Vicenza | 2-0 | 2-0 |
Vicenza Calcio was lucky because its relegation was annulled following the Caso Genoa.
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