2002–03 Serie B

Italian football league season Serie B TIM 2002–03 Siena (1st title)SampdoriaLecceAncona Cosenza (bankruptcy) ITA 2003 Igor Protti (23 goals)https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/025a-0eaae56d3f70-b2c62af1a168-1000--protti-ends-on-a-high/ Protti ends on a high UEFA Paolo Menicucci 19 June 2003 6 November 2024 380 961 Vicenza7 matches Vicenza14 matches 2001–02 2003–04 Italy right 300 Serie B 2002-03 team distribution Italy 43.616944 13.516667 Ancona Italy 42.85 13.583333 Ascoli Italy 41.133333 16.866667 Bari Italy 39.246389 9.0575 Cagliari Italy 37.516667 15.066667 Catania Italy 39.3 16.25 Cosenza left Italy 44.4 8.916667 GenoaSampdoria left Italy 40.35 18.166667 Lecce left Italy 43.55 10.316667 Livorno left Italy 38.183333 15.55 Messina left Italy 40.833333 14.25 Napoli left Italy 38.116667 13.366667 Palermo left Italy 40.683333 14.766667 Salernitana Italy 43.333333 11.333333 Siena Italy 42.566667 12.65 Ternana left Italy 45.633333 13.8 Triestina Italy 45.433333 12.316667 Venezia bottom Italy 45.433333 10.983333 Verona left Italy 45.55 11.55 Vicenza November 2024 The 2002–03 Serie B was the 71st season since its establishment in 1929. It is the second highest football league in Italy. Teams Livorno, Ascoli, Triestina and Catania had been promoted from Serie C, while Hellas Verona, Lecce, and Venezia had been relegated from Serie A and Fiorentina had lost their national professional licence. Personnel and sponsoring TeamManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsorAnconaITA 2003 Luigi SimoniDevisBanca MarcheAscoliITA 2003 Giuseppe PillonUhlsportCarisapBariITA 2003 Marco TardelliLottoasbari.comCagliariITA 2003 Gian Piero VenturaA-LineTerra SardaCataniaITA 2003 Vincenzo GueriniGalexSP Energia SicilianaCosenzaITA 2003 Antonio SalaSport PointProvincia di CosenzaGenoaITA 2003 Rino Lavezzini and ITA 2003 Vincenzo TorrenteErreàCosta CruisesHellas VeronaITA 2003 Alberto MalesaniLottoClermanLecceITA 2003 Delio RossiAsicsSalento d'amareLivornoITA 2003 Roberto DonadoniAsicsCR LivornoMessinaITA 2003 Bruno BolchiAsicsJonax GroupNapoliITA 2003 Franco ColombaDiadoraPeroniPalermoITA 2003 Nedo SonettiLottoProvincia di PalermoSalernitanaITA 2003 Franco VarrellaGarmanZip Jeans & CasualSampdoriaITA 2003 Walter NovellinoAsicsErgSienaITA 2003 Giuseppe PapadopuloLottoMonte Paschi VitaTernanaITA 2003 Mario BerettaErreàNoneTriestinaITA 2003 Ezio RossiAsicsAcegasVeneziaITA 2003 Gianfranco BellottoSportikaEmmezetaVicenzaITA 2003 Andrea MandorliniBiemmeCaffè Vero Final classification In June 2003, Catania was at the centre of a controversy that led to the enlargement of Serie B from 20 to 24 teams, known as Caso Catania. The club claimed that Siena fielded an ineligible player in a 1–1 tie, a result which saw Catania relegated, whereas the two extra points from a victory would have kept them safe. They were awarded a 2–0 victory before the result was reverted because the guilty player was a substitute which did not play the match, then Catania appealed to the judges of the Autonomous Region of Sicily who re-awarded the victory again. In August, the FIGC decided to let Catania, along with Genoa and Salernitana, stay in Serie B; the newly reborn Fiorentina were also added for the 2003–04 season. The ruling led to protests and boycotts by the other Serie B clubs that delayed the start of the season, until the intervention of the Italian government. main WDL PR 5 SIE Siena SAM Sampdoria LCE Lecce ANC Ancona TRI Triestina PAL Palermo TER Ternana CAG Cagliari VIC Vicenza LIV Livorno BAR Bari VEN Venezia ASC Ascoli HEL Hellas Verona MES Messina NAP Napoli CTN Catania GEN Genoa COS Cosenza SAL Salernitana 17 16 5 46 26 PC 17 16 5 53 31 P 15 18 5 46 33 P 16 13 9 53 40 P 16 10 12 54 46 15 13 10 45 42 14 13 11 45 37 14 12 12 47 46 13 15 10 55 50 12 13 13 48 43 10 19 9 38 37 12 12 14 41 47 13 9 16 46 52 10 16 12 42 42 10 16 12 51 54 10 15 13 42 49 12 7 19 45 60 T 9 12 17 47 51 T 10 6 22 29 52 RER 4 11 23 28 63 T Q Q Q red1 Readmitted Lost professional licence for bankruptcy and joined 2003–04 Serie D with a new club. Relegated and later readmitted to Serie B after Caso Catania. green1 Promotion to Serie A P P P P black1 Relegation to Serie D R complete 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. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 Results main FBR ANC ASC BAR CAG CTN COS GEN LCE LIV MES NAP PAL SAL SAM SIE TER TRI VEN HEL VIC Ancona 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–0 2–1 3–2 4–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 Ascoli 1–0 3–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 4–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–4 Bari 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 Cagliari 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 Catania 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 3–2 2–1 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 2–1 Cosenza 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 3–3 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–3 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 Genoa 4–2 1–2 0–0 1–3 2–0 3–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 0–2 1–3 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–2 Lecce 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 Livorno 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 4–2 2–0 1–2 4–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 Messina 1–1 3–2 2–2 2–2 3–3 1–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–3 0–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 Napoli 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 Palermo 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–3 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 Salernitana 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–1 Sampdoria 2–1 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 4–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 4–0 3–2 0–0 Siena 0–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 4–3 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Ternana 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 Triestina 3–2 3–1 1–2 3–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 4–3 1–2 3–1 1–1 Venezia 2–4 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–0 3–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 Hellas Verona 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 4–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 4–2 Vicenza 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–2 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–3 1–3 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–1 complete Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 Attendances # Club Average 1 Napoli 28,599 2 Sampdoria 21,802 3 Palermo 16,282 4 Genoa 12,371 5 Catania 11,849 6 Hellas 11,163 7 Lecce 11,055 8 Livorno 10,886 9 Triestina 10,444 10 Ternana 8,872 11 Ancona 8,536 12 Salernitana 8,501 13 Ascoli 8,391 14 Cagliari 7,354 15 Messina 7,054 16 Vicenza 6,399 17 Siena 6,301 18 Bari 5,613 19 Cosenza 3,541 20 Venezia 2,889 Source:Attendances Georgia average https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ita/aveita03.htm 2026-08-29 www.european-football-statistics.co.uk References Category:Serie B seasons Category:2002–03 in Italian football leagues Italy