1997–98 Serie B
{{Short description|69th season of second-tier football league in Italy}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Serie B
| season = 1997–98
| promoted = Salernitana (1st title)
Venezia
Cagliari
Perugia
| relegated = Foggia
Ancona
Padova
Castel di Sangro
| league topscorer = {{Flag icon|ITA}} Marco Di Vaio (21 goals)
| biggest home win =
| biggest away win =
| highest scoring =
| matches = 380
| total goals = 897
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest losses =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = 1996–97
| nextseason = 1998–99
}}{{Location map+|Italy|float=right|width=325|caption=Serie B 1997-98 team distribution|places=
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=43.616944|long=13.516667|label=Ancona}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=39.246389|long=9.0575|label=Cagliari}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=41.774722|long=14.104444|label=C. Sangro|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.5|long=10.983333}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.433333|long=10.983333|label=Chievo
Verona|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=41.216667|long=16.3|label=F. Andria|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=41.464167|long=15.546111|label=Foggia}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=44.4|long=8.916667|label=Genoa|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=43.85|long=10.5|label=Lucchese|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.583333|long=9.266667|label=Monza|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.416667|long=11.866667|label=Padova|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=43.112222|long=12.388889|label=Perugia}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=42.466667|long=14.2|label=Pescara}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=44.416667|long=12.2|label=Ravenna}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=44.7|long=10.633333|label=Reggiana}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=38.111389|long=15.661944|label=Reggina}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=40.683333|long=14.766667|label=Salernitana|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.066667|long=7.7|label=Torino}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.666667|long=12.25|label=Treviso}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.433333|long=12.316667|label=Venezia}}
}}
The Serie B 1997–98 was the sixty-sixth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.
Teams
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.
= Personnel and sponsoring =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Team !Manager !Kit manufacturer !Shirt sponsor |
| Ancona
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Giorgini |None |
| Cagliari
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Gian Piero Ventura |Biemme |
| Castel di Sangro
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Selvaggi |Pienne |Soviet Jeans |
| Chievo Verona
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Silvio Baldini |Biemme |Paluani |
| Fidelis Andria
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Papadopulo |Biemme |Banca Popolare Andriese |
| Foggia
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Domenico Caso |Kappa |None |
| Genoa
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Tarcisio Burgnich |
| Hellas Verona
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sergio Maddè |Erreà |Z.G. Camini |
| Lucchese
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luigi De Canio |Erreà |Cremlat |
| Monza
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Pierluigi Frosio |
| Padova
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Mario Colautti |
| Perugia
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Ilario Castagner |Galex |Colussi |
| Pescara
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Adriano Buffoni |Puma |Gelati Gis |
| Ravenna
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sergio Santarini |Erreà |
| Reggiana
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Varrella |Latte Giglio |
| Reggina
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Colomba |Asics |Caffè Mauro |
| Salernitana
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Delio Rossi |Asics |Exigo Jeans & Casual |
| Torino
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Edoardo Reja |SDA Express Courier |
| Treviso
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianfranco Bellotto |
| Venezia
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Walter Novellino |Virma |Emmezeta |
Final classification
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=PR
|team1=SAL|name_SAL=Salernitana
|team2=VEN|name_VEN=Venezia
|team3=CAG|name_CAG=Cagliari
|team4=PER|name_PER=Perugia
|team5=TOR|name_TOR=Torino
|team6=HEL|name_HEL=Hellas Verona
|team7=REG|name_REG=Reggina
|team8=TRV|name_TRV=Treviso
|team9=GEN|name_GEN=Genoa
|team10=REA|name_REA=Reggiana
|team11=CHV|name_CHV=Chievo
|team12=FAN|name_FAN=Fidelis Andria
|team13=PES|name_PES=Pescara
|team14=RAV|name_RAV=Ravenna
|team15=MON|name_MON=Monza
|team16=LUC|name_LUC=Lucchese
|team17=FOG|name_FOG=Foggia
|team18=ANC|name_ANC=Ancona
|team19=PAD|name_PAD=Padova
|team20=CDS|name_CDS=Castel di Sangro
|win_SAL=19|draw_SAL=15|loss_SAL=4|gf_SAL=65|ga_SAL=32|status_SAL=PC
|win_VEN=17|draw_VEN=13|loss_VEN=8|gf_VEN=51|ga_VEN=31|status_VEN=P
|win_CAG=15|draw_CAG=18|loss_CAG=5|gf_CAG=53|ga_CAG=36|status_CAG=P
|win_PER=15|draw_PER=17|loss_PER=6|gf_PER=52|ga_PER=35|status_PER=P
|win_TOR=17|draw_TOR=11|loss_TOR=10|gf_TOR=50|ga_TOR=40
|win_HEL=15|draw_HEL=8|loss_HEL=15|gf_HEL=51|ga_HEL=38
|win_REG=13|draw_REG=14|loss_REG=11|gf_REG=37|ga_REG=41
|win_TRV=12|draw_TRV=16|loss_TRV=10|gf_TRV=43|ga_TRV=42
|win_GEN=14|draw_GEN=9|loss_GEN=15|gf_GEN=50|ga_GEN=53
|win_REA=13|draw_REA=11|loss_REA=14|gf_REA=36|ga_REA=35
|win_CHV=12|draw_CHV=14|loss_CHV=12|gf_CHV=43|ga_CHV=46
|win_FAN=11|draw_FAN=15|loss_FAN=12|gf_FAN=42|ga_FAN=43
|win_PES=12|draw_PES=11|loss_PES=15|gf_PES=41|ga_PES=48
|win_RAV=11|draw_RAV=12|loss_RAV=15|gf_RAV=41|ga_RAV=43
|win_MON=9|draw_MON=17|loss_MON=12|gf_MON=48|ga_MON=56
|win_LUC=11|draw_LUC=11|loss_LUC=16|gf_LUC=35|ga_LUC=47
|win_FOG=9|draw_FOG=14|loss_FOG=15|gf_FOG=48|ga_FOG=55|status_FOG=R
|win_ANC=8|draw_ANC=16|loss_ANC=14|gf_ANC=49|ga_ANC=61|status_ANC=R
|win_PAD=8|draw_PAD=12|loss_PAD=18|gf_PAD=30|ga_PAD=49|status_PAD=R
|win_CDS=5|draw_CDS=15|loss_CDS=18|gf_CDS=38|ga_CDS=64|status_CDS=R
|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to Serie A
|result1=P|result2=P|result3=P
|col_PP=green1|text_PP=Serie A after tie-breaker
|result4=PP
|text_PPL=Promotion tie-breaker
|result5=PPL
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Serie C1
|result17=R|result18=R|result19=R|result20=R
|update=complete
|class_rules=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.
|source=Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
}}
Results
{{#invoke:Sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR
|team1=ANC|team2=CAG|team3=CDS|team4=CHV|team5=FAN
|team6=FOG|team7=GEN|team8=LUC|team9=MON|team10=PAD
|team11=PER|team12=PES|team13=RAV|team14=REA|team15=REG
|team16=SAL|team17=TOR|team18=TRV|team19=VEN|team20=HEL
|name_ANC=Ancona
|match_ANC_CAG=4–1
|match_ANC_CDS=1–1
|match_ANC_CHV=3–2
|match_ANC_FAN=2–0
|match_ANC_FOG=3–2
|match_ANC_GEN=4–3
|match_ANC_LUC=0–1
|match_ANC_MON=0–1
|match_ANC_PAD=0–0
|match_ANC_PER=2–2
|match_ANC_PES=0–0
|match_ANC_RAV=0–2
|match_ANC_REA=1–1
|match_ANC_REG=2–3
|match_ANC_SAL=3–3
|match_ANC_TOR=1–0
|match_ANC_TRV=4–4
|match_ANC_VEN=0–1
|match_ANC_HEL=0–0
|name_CAG=Cagliari
|match_CAG_ANC=3–0
|match_CAG_CDS=1–1
|match_CAG_CHV=2–2
|match_CAG_FAN=3–0
|match_CAG_FOG=1–1
|match_CAG_GEN=1–1
|match_CAG_LUC=3–1
|match_CAG_MON=2–2
|match_CAG_PAD=1–0
|match_CAG_PER=0–0
|match_CAG_PES=2–0
|match_CAG_RAV=2–1
|match_CAG_REA=0–0
|match_CAG_REG=2–0
|match_CAG_SAL=1–1
|match_CAG_TOR=2–2
|match_CAG_TRV=2–0
|match_CAG_VEN=1–1
|match_CAG_HEL=2–1
|name_CDS=Castel di Sangro
|match_CDS_ANC=1–1
|match_CDS_CAG=0–3
|match_CDS_CHV=0–4
|match_CDS_FAN=3–3
|match_CDS_FOG=0–1
|match_CDS_GEN=3–3
|match_CDS_LUC=0–2
|match_CDS_MON=1–1
|match_CDS_PAD=1–1
|match_CDS_PER=1–1
|match_CDS_PES=1–1
|match_CDS_RAV=2–1
|match_CDS_REA=2–2
|match_CDS_REG=1–1
|match_CDS_SAL=3–5
|match_CDS_TOR=2–1
|match_CDS_TRV=0–0
|match_CDS_VEN=1–3
|match_CDS_HEL=0–2
|name_CHV=Chievo
|match_CHV_ANC=0–1
|match_CHV_CAG=2–1
|match_CHV_CDS=1–1
|match_CHV_FAN=1–1
|match_CHV_FOG=1–1
|match_CHV_GEN=0–1
|match_CHV_LUC=3–1
|match_CHV_MON=1–1
|match_CHV_PAD=1–1
|match_CHV_PER=1–1
|match_CHV_PES=2–2
|match_CHV_RAV=2–0
|match_CHV_REA=1–0
|match_CHV_REG=1–0
|match_CHV_SAL=1–1
|match_CHV_TOR=0–2
|match_CHV_TRV=1–0
|match_CHV_VEN=1–1
|match_CHV_HEL=2–0
|name_FAN=Fidelis Andria
|match_FAN_ANC=1–1
|match_FAN_CAG=1–1
|match_FAN_CDS=1–0
|match_FAN_CHV=1–0
|match_FAN_FOG=2–0
|match_FAN_GEN=2–0
|match_FAN_LUC=3–0
|match_FAN_MON=1–3
|match_FAN_PAD=2–0
|match_FAN_PER=1–1
|match_FAN_PES=3–0
|match_FAN_RAV=0–0
|match_FAN_REA=1–1
|match_FAN_REG=0–2
|match_FAN_SAL=2–2
|match_FAN_TOR=0–2
|match_FAN_TRV=0–0
|match_FAN_VEN=1–1
|match_FAN_HEL=1–0
|name_FOG=Foggia
|match_FOG_ANC=2–2
|match_FOG_CAG=1–1
|match_FOG_CDS=2–0
|match_FOG_CHV=0–1
|match_FOG_FAN=2–1
|match_FOG_GEN=3–1
|match_FOG_LUC=2–2
|match_FOG_MON=5–1
|match_FOG_PAD=2–0
|match_FOG_PER=1–1
|match_FOG_PES=1–0
|match_FOG_RAV=2–2
|match_FOG_REA=0–2
|match_FOG_REG=3–2
|match_FOG_SAL=2–0
|match_FOG_TOR=0–3
|match_FOG_TRV=0–0
|match_FOG_VEN=1–2
|match_FOG_HEL=0–0
|name_GEN=Genoa
|match_GEN_ANC=2–1
|match_GEN_CAG=1–3
|match_GEN_CDS=2–1
|match_GEN_CHV=0–1
|match_GEN_FAN=2–1
|match_GEN_FOG=3–2
|match_GEN_LUC=1–1
|match_GEN_MON=5–1
|match_GEN_PAD=1–0
|match_GEN_PER=2–0
|match_GEN_PES=4–0
|match_GEN_RAV=1–0
|match_GEN_REA=2–2
|match_GEN_REG=0–0
|match_GEN_SAL=1–1
|match_GEN_TOR=2–2
|match_GEN_TRV=0–1
|match_GEN_VEN=3–1
|match_GEN_HEL=1–0
|name_LUC=Lucchese
|match_LUC_ANC=1–1
|match_LUC_CAG=1–2
|match_LUC_CDS=1–0
|match_LUC_CHV=1–2
|match_LUC_FAN=1–0
|match_LUC_FOG=2–0
|match_LUC_GEN=2–3
|match_LUC_MON=0–0
|match_LUC_PAD=2–0
|match_LUC_PER=0–0
|match_LUC_PES=0–3
|match_LUC_RAV=2–1
|match_LUC_REA=2–1
|match_LUC_REG=0–1
|match_LUC_SAL=1–1
|match_LUC_TOR=3–1
|match_LUC_TRV=0–0
|match_LUC_VEN=2–0
|match_LUC_HEL=1–0
|name_MON=Monza
|match_MON_ANC=3–3
|match_MON_CAG=0–0
|match_MON_CDS=2–2
|match_MON_CHV=1–0
|match_MON_FAN=1–1
|match_MON_FOG=1–1
|match_MON_GEN=0–0
|match_MON_LUC=3–1
|match_MON_PAD=2–0
|match_MON_PER=0–2
|match_MON_PES=1–1
|match_MON_RAV=1–2
|match_MON_REA=0–0
|match_MON_REG=0–1
|match_MON_SAL=1–1
|match_MON_TOR=1–1
|match_MON_TRV=1–1
|match_MON_VEN=1–0
|match_MON_HEL=5–1
|name_PAD=Padova
|match_PAD_ANC=0–1
|match_PAD_CAG=1–2
|match_PAD_CDS=0–1
|match_PAD_CHV=3–2
|match_PAD_FAN=0–0
|match_PAD_FOG=3–0
|match_PAD_GEN=1–1
|match_PAD_LUC=1–1
|match_PAD_MON=1–2
|match_PAD_PER=3–1
|match_PAD_PES=1–0
|match_PAD_RAV=0–0
|match_PAD_REA=0–0
|match_PAD_REG=3–1
|match_PAD_SAL=0–0
|match_PAD_TOR=2–1
|match_PAD_TRV=0–0
|match_PAD_VEN=0–0
|match_PAD_HEL=0–0
|name_PER=Perugia
|match_PER_ANC=1–1
|match_PER_CAG=1–1
|match_PER_CDS=1–0
|match_PER_CHV=3–0
|match_PER_FAN=4–1
|match_PER_FOG=2–2
|match_PER_GEN=1–0
|match_PER_LUC=1–0
|match_PER_MON=3–2
|match_PER_PAD=1–3
|match_PER_PES=1–1
|match_PER_RAV=2–1
|match_PER_REA=2–0
|match_PER_REG=0–1
|match_PER_SAL=1–1
|match_PER_TOR=2–1
|match_PER_TRV=2–1
|match_PER_VEN=2–0
|match_PER_HEL=2–1
|name_PES=Pescara
|match_PES_ANC=3–2
|match_PES_CAG=0–1
|match_PES_CDS=1–2
|match_PES_CHV=3–1
|match_PES_FAN=0–2
|match_PES_FOG=1–0
|match_PES_GEN=1–0
|match_PES_LUC=2–1
|match_PES_MON=2–2
|match_PES_PAD=4–0
|match_PES_PER=1–2
|match_PES_RAV=1–1
|match_PES_REA=2–0
|match_PES_REG=1–1
|match_PES_SAL=0–0
|match_PES_TOR=3–0
|match_PES_TRV=1–0
|match_PES_VEN=2–1
|match_PES_HEL=1–1
|name_RAV=Ravenna
|match_RAV_ANC=2–0
|match_RAV_CAG=0–0
|match_RAV_CDS=1–3
|match_RAV_CHV=2–0
|match_RAV_FAN=0–1
|match_RAV_FOG=3–1
|match_RAV_GEN=3–0
|match_RAV_LUC=2–1
|match_RAV_MON=1–1
|match_RAV_PAD=1–0
|match_RAV_PER=0–0
|match_RAV_PES=2–1
|match_RAV_REA=2–3
|match_RAV_REG=2–2
|match_RAV_SAL=0–0
|match_RAV_TOR=1–1
|match_RAV_TRV=2–0
|match_RAV_VEN=1–0
|match_RAV_HEL=1–1
|name_REA=Reggiana
|match_REA_ANC=1–0
|match_REA_CAG=0–0
|match_REA_CDS=1–0
|match_REA_CHV=2–2
|match_REA_FAN=1–0
|match_REA_FOG=1–0
|match_REA_GEN=0–1
|match_REA_LUC=3–0
|match_REA_MON=0–2
|match_REA_PAD=0–2
|match_REA_PER=2–0
|match_REA_PES=1–0
|match_REA_RAV=1–1
|match_REA_REG=1–1
|match_REA_SAL=0–1
|match_REA_TOR=0–1
|match_REA_TRV=1–0
|match_REA_VEN=2–0
|match_REA_HEL=0–1
|name_REG=Reggina
|match_REG_ANC=2–1
|match_REG_CAG=2–2
|match_REG_CDS=2–1
|match_REG_CHV=0–0
|match_REG_FAN=2–3
|match_REG_FOG=0–0
|match_REG_GEN=2–0
|match_REG_LUC=0–0
|match_REG_MON=1–0
|match_REG_PAD=3–0
|match_REG_PER=0–1
|match_REG_PES=0–0
|match_REG_RAV=1–0
|match_REG_REA=1–0
|match_REG_SAL=1–0
|match_REG_TOR=2–2
|match_REG_TRV=0–0
|match_REG_VEN=1–1
|match_REG_HEL=0–3
|name_SAL=Salernitana
|match_SAL_ANC=3–2
|match_SAL_CAG=1–0
|match_SAL_CDS=1–0
|match_SAL_CHV=2–3
|match_SAL_FAN=1–1
|match_SAL_FOG=3–2
|match_SAL_GEN=2–1
|match_SAL_LUC=1–1
|match_SAL_MON=4–1
|match_SAL_PAD=2–0
|match_SAL_PER=2–0
|match_SAL_PES=5–1
|match_SAL_RAV=1–0
|match_SAL_REA=4–0
|match_SAL_REG=2–0
|match_SAL_TOR=2–1
|match_SAL_TRV=4–0
|match_SAL_VEN=0–0
|match_SAL_HEL=2–0
|name_TOR=Torino
|match_TOR_ANC=1–1
|match_TOR_CAG=3–0
|match_TOR_CDS=4–1
|match_TOR_CHV=1–1
|match_TOR_FAN=2–1
|match_TOR_FOG=1–1
|match_TOR_GEN=2–1
|match_TOR_LUC=1–0
|match_TOR_MON=1–0
|match_TOR_PAD=2–1
|match_TOR_PER=0–0
|match_TOR_PES=0–1
|match_TOR_RAV=1–0
|match_TOR_REA=1–0
|match_TOR_REG=2–0
|match_TOR_SAL=1–0
|match_TOR_TRV=4–0
|match_TOR_VEN=0–4
|match_TOR_HEL=2–1
|name_TRV=Treviso
|match_TRV_ANC=5–0
|match_TRV_CAG=0–1
|match_TRV_CDS=3–2
|match_TRV_CHV=0–0
|match_TRV_FAN=1–1
|match_TRV_FOG=3–3
|match_TRV_GEN=2–1
|match_TRV_LUC=3–0
|match_TRV_MON=3–0
|match_TRV_PAD=3–2
|match_TRV_PER=2–1
|match_TRV_PES=2–1
|match_TRV_RAV=3–0
|match_TRV_REA=0–5
|match_TRV_REG=2–0
|match_TRV_SAL=1–1
|match_TRV_TOR=0–0
|match_TRV_VEN=1–1
|match_TRV_HEL=1–0
|name_VEN=Venezia
|match_VEN_ANC=1–1
|match_VEN_CAG=2–2
|match_VEN_CDS=3–0
|match_VEN_CHV=2–0
|match_VEN_FAN=1–1
|match_VEN_FOG=1–0
|match_VEN_GEN=2–0
|match_VEN_LUC=0–0
|match_VEN_MON=4–2
|match_VEN_PAD=3–0
|match_VEN_PER=2–0
|match_VEN_PES=3–0
|match_VEN_RAV=2–1
|match_VEN_REA=2–1
|match_VEN_REG=4–0
|match_VEN_SAL=0–3
|match_VEN_TOR=0–0
|match_VEN_TRV=0–0
|match_VEN_HEL=1–0
|name_HEL=Hellas Verona
|match_HEL_ANC=2–0
|match_HEL_CAG=2–1
|match_HEL_CDS=0–0
|match_HEL_CHV=4–0
|match_HEL_FAN=2–1
|match_HEL_FOG=3–2
|match_HEL_GEN=4–0
|match_HEL_LUC=2–0
|match_HEL_MON=3–2
|match_HEL_PAD=5–1
|match_HEL_PER=0–1
|match_HEL_PES=2–0
|match_HEL_RAV=4–2
|match_HEL_REA=0–1
|match_HEL_REG=1–1
|match_HEL_SAL=0–2
|match_HEL_TOR=4–0
|match_HEL_TRV=1–1
|match_HEL_VEN=0–1
|update=complete
|source=Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
}}
Promotion tie-breaker
{{football box
|date=21 June 1998
|time=17:00 CEST
|team1=Perugia
|score=1–1
|aet=yes
|report=
|team2=Torino
|goals1=Tovalieri {{goal|76}}
|goals2=Ferrante {{goal|79}}
|stadium=Stadio Giglio, Reggio Emilia
|attendance=
|referee=Graziano Cesari
|penalties1 = Bernardini {{pengoal}}
Rapaić {{pengoal}}
Materazzi {{pengoal}}
Colonnello {{pengoal}}
Tovalieri {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore = 5–4
|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Ferrante
{{pengoal}} Lentini
{{pengoal}} Cravero
{{penmiss}} Dorigo
{{pengoal}} Carparelli}}
A.C. Perugia promoted to 1998–99 Serie A.
Top goalscorers
| class="wikitable" |
| width=225|Scorer
!width=30|Goals !width=100|Team |
|---|
| {{flagicon|Italy}} Marco Di Vaio
|{{center|21}} |{{center|Salernitana}} |
| {{flagicon|Italy}} Cosimo Francioso
|{{center|18}} |
| {{flagicon|Italy}} Marco Ferrante
|{{center|18}} |{{center|Torino}} |
| {{flagicon|Italy}} Roberto Muzzi
|{{center|17}} |{{center|Cagliari}} |
| {{flagicon|Italy}} Stefan Schwoch
|{{center|14}} |{{center|Venezia}} |
{{Serie B seasons}}
{{1997–98 in Italian football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1997-98 Serie B}}