2004–05 Serie B

Italian football league season October 2025 Serie B TIM 2004–05 Empoli (1st title)AscoliTreviso GenoaPerugiaSalernitanaVenezia (to C2) ITA 2003 Gionatha Spinesi (22 goals) 462 1098 2003–04 2005–06 Italy right 300 Serie B 2004-05 team distribution Italy 45.8 9.9 AlbinoLeffe left Italy 43.473333 11.87 Arezzo Italy 42.85 13.583333 Ascoli Italy 41.133333 16.866667 Bari Italy 37.516667 15.066667 Catania Italy 38.9 16.6 Catanzaro left Italy 44.133333 12.233333 Cesena Italy 39.083333 17.116667 Crotone bottom Italy 43.716667 10.95 Empoli left Italy 44.4 8.916667 Genoa left Italy 44.65 10.933333 Modena Italy 43.1121 12.3888 Perugia left Italy 42.466667 14.2 Pescara Italy 45.047778 9.700556 Piacenza bottom Italy 40.683333 14.766667 Salernitana left Italy 42.566667 12.65 Ternana left Italy 45.066667 7.7 Torino Italy 45.666667 12.25 TrevisoVenezia top Italy 45.633333 13.8 Triestina Italy 45.433333 12.316667 Italy 45.433333 10.983333 Verona bottom Italy 45.55 11.55 Vicenza left 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 TeamHome cityStadium2003–04 seasonAlbinoLeffeAlbino and LeffeStadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia (Bergamo)18th in Serie BArezzoArezzoStadio Città di ArezzoSerie C1 Group A championsAscoliAscoli PicenoStadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca11th in Serie BBariBariStadio San Nicola21st in Serie BCataniaCataniaStadio Angelo Massimino9th in Serie BCatanzaroCatanzaroStadio Nicola CeravoloSerie C1 Group B championsCesenaCesenaStadio Dino ManuzziSerie C1 Group A play-off winnersCrotoneCrotoneStadio Ezio ScidaSerie C1 Group B play-off winnersEmpoliEmpoliStadio Carlo Castellani17th in Serie AGenoaGenoaStadio Luigi Ferraris16th in Serie BHellas VeronaVeronaStadio Marcantonio Bentegodi19th in Serie BModenaModenaStadio Alberto Braglia16th in Serie APerugiaPerugiaStadio Renato Curi15th in Serie APescaraPescaraStadio Adriatico22nd in Serie BPiacenzaPiacenzaStadio Leonardo Garilli8th in Serie BSalernitanaSalernoStadio Arechi17th in Serie BTernanaTerniStadio Libero Liberati7th in Serie BTorinoTurinStadio delle Alpi12th in Serie BTrevisoTrevisoStadio Omobono Tenni15th in Serie BTriestinaTriesteStadio Nereo Rocco10th in Serie BVeneziaVeniceStadio Pierluigi Penzo20th in Serie BVicenzaVicenzaStadio Romeo Menti13th in Serie B Personnel and kits TeamPresidentManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsorAlbinoLeffeITA 2003 Gianfranco AndreolettiITA 2003 Elio GustinettiLegeaSCAMEArezzoITA 2003 Piero ManciniITA 2003 Pasquale MarinoLegeaBanca EtruriaAscoliITA 2003 Roberto BenigniITA 2003 Marco Giampaolo and ITA 2003 Massimo SilvaUhlsportCarisapBariITA 2003 Vincenzo MatarreseITA 2003 Guido CarboniLottoPasta AmbraCataniaITA 2003 Antonino PulvirentiITA 2003 Nedo SonettiGalexSP Energia Siciliana, Regione SicilianaCatanzaroITA 2003 Claudio ParenteITA 2003 Bruno BolchiAsicsCatanzaro città tra due mari, Caffè GuglielmoCesenaITA 2003 Giorgio LugaresiITA 2003 Fabrizio CastoriLottoSolo AffittiCrotoneITA 2003 Raffaele VrennaITA 2003 Gian Piero GasperiniDevisSovreco (H)/Frais Monde (A)EmpoliITA 2003 Fabrizio CorsiITA 2003 Mario SommaAsicsComputer GrossGenoaITA 2003 Enrico PreziosiITA 2003 Serse CosmiAsicsCosta CruisesHellas VeronaITA 2003 Giambattista PastorelloITA 2003 Massimo FiccadentiLegeaClermanModenaITA 2003 Romano AmadeiITA 2003 Stefano PioliErreàImmergas, Alberti & TagliazucchiPerugiaITA 2003 Alessandro GaucciITA 2003 Stefano ColantuonoGalexMobili PaoloPescaraITA 2003 Dante PaternaITA 2003 Giovanni SimonelliEnnedueEurovision TVPiacenzaITA 2003 Fabrizio GarilliITA 2003 Giuseppe IachiniLottoUNICEFSalernitanaITA 2003 Aniello AlibertiITA 2003 Angelo GregucciDevisCentrale del Latte di Salerno/Caffè MottaTernanaITA 2003 Luigi AgariniITA 2003 Claudio TobiaErreàNoneTorinoITA 2003 Attilio RomeroITA 2003 Renato ZaccarelliAsicsBavariaTrevisoITA 2003 Ettore SettenITA 2003 Giuseppe PillonLottoSegafredo, Provincia di TrevisoTriestinaITA 2003 Amilcare BertiITA 2003 Attilio TesserAsicsBossiniVeneziaITA 2003 Francesco Dal CinITA 2003 Andrea ManzoSportikaBoscolo ToursVicenzaITA 2003EGY Sergio CassingenaITA 2003 Maurizio ViscidiBiemmeCaffè 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 main WDL PR 5 EMP Empoli TOR Torino PER Perugia TRV Treviso ASC Ascoli HEL Hellas Verona MOD Modena TER Ternana PIA Piacenza BAR Bari ALB AlbinoLeffe CTN Catania SAL Salernitana ARE Arezzo CES Cesena CRO Crotone VIC Vicenza TRI Triestina PES Pescara VEN Venezia CTZ Catanzaro GEN Genoa 19 17 6 72 44 PC 21 11 10 49 31 OE 21 11 10 56 34 ER 18 10 14 58 48 P 17 11 14 51 52 P 15 16 11 60 47 16 14 12 47 37 -1 14 15 13 51 54 16 8 18 44 46 13 17 12 41 37 -1 14 13 15 55 51 13 16 13 42 44 12 15 15 50 57 ER 12 15 15 51 52 12 14 16 47 61 13 14 15 48 45 -3 12 13 17 59 67 T 12 12 18 43 54 T 10 16 16 43 61 T 7 14 21 33 58 RED 5 11 26 40 82 T 19 19 4 72 44 DR Originally promoted to Serie A after play-off but later not admitted for financial problems. Relegated to Serie C1 for financial problems. Promoted to Serie A in place of Torino and Perugia. TRV 1 point deducted. MOD PER 3 points deducted. Vicenza was restored in Serie B following Genoa conviction. Spared from relegation following Salernitana's and Perugia'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. PES Put in the last place by the FIGC because of match fixing in the Caso Genoa. green1 Promotion to Serie A P P P black2 Denied promotion PP red1 Relegation to Serie C1 R1 black2 Relegation to Serie C1 RC1 RC1 red1 Spared from relegation PRC1 PRC1 red2 Qualification for Relegation play-offs RP RP black1 Relegation to Serie C2 RC2 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 2006, Panini Edizioni, Modena, November 2005 Results main FBR 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 complete Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio 2006, Panini Edizioni, Modena, November 2005 Play-off Promotion play-off (later became a relegation play-off) Semi-finals Ascoli 1-3 Torino 0-1 1-2 Treviso 0-3 Perugia 0-1 0-2 Finals 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) Triestina 4-0 Vicenza 2-0 2-0 Vicenza Calcio was lucky because its relegation was annulled following the Caso Genoa. Attendances # Club Average 1 Genoa 21,449 2 Hellas 10,948 3 Torino 10,003 4 Catania 8,931 5 Salernitana 8,840 6 Modena 7,915 7 Piacenza 7,812 8 Cesena 7,593 9 Vicenza 7,554 10 Perugia 6,717 11 Catanzaro 6,416 12 Triestina 6,333 13 Ascoli 6,095 14 Arezzo 5,561 15 Bari 4,891 16 Crotone 4,301 17 Treviso 4,015 18 Empoli 4,002 19 Ternana 3,887 20 Pescara 3,879 21 Venezia 2,207 22 AlbinoLeffe 1,722 Source:Attendances Georgia average https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ita/aveita05.htm 2026-10-24 www.european-football-statistics.co.uk References Category:Serie B seasons Category:2004–05 in Italian football leagues Italy