1999–2000 Serie B
{{Short description|71st season of second-tier football league in Italy}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Serie B
| season = 1999–2000
| promoted = Vicenza (3rd title)
Atalanta
Brescia
Napoli
| relegated = Cesena
Alzano Virescit
Savoia
Fermana
| league topscorer = {{Flag icon|ITA}} Cosimo Francioso (24 goals)
| biggest home win =
| biggest away win =
| highest scoring =
| matches = 380
| total goals = 952
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest losses =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = 1998–99
| nextseason = 2000–01
}}
{{Location map+|Italy|float=right|width=300|caption=Serie B 1999–2000 team distribution|places=
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.731667|long=9.728333|label=Alzano V.
Atalanta|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.695|long=9.67|label=}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.533333|long=10.233333|label=Brescia|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=44.133333|long=12.233333|label=Cesena}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.433333|long=10.983333|label=}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=39.3|long=16.25|label=Cosenza|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=43.716667|long=10.95|label=}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=43.160833|long=13.715833|label=Fermana}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=44.4|long=8.916667|label=Genoa
Sampdoria|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.583333|long=9.266667|label=Monza|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=40.833333|long=14.25|label=Napoli
Savoia|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=42.466667|long=14.2|label=Pescara}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=43.933333|long=10.916667|label=Pistoiese
Empoli|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=44.416667|long=12.2|label=Ravenna}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=40.683333|long=14.766667|label=Salernitana}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=40.75|long=14.45|label=}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=42.566667|long=12.65|label=Ternana|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.666667|long=12.25|label=Treviso}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.55|long=11.55|label=Vicenza
Chievo|position=top}}
}}
The Serie B 1999–2000 was the sixty-eighth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.
Teams
= Personnel and sponsoring =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Team !Manager !Kit manufacturer !Shirt sponsor |
| Alzano Virescit
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Claudio Foscarini |Virma |Valtellina SpA |
| Atalanta
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Vavassori |
| Brescia
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Nedo Sonetti |Garman |Ristora |
| Cesena
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Ammoniaci |CAMAC Industria Moda |
| Chievo Verona
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Balestro & {{flagicon|ITA}} Luciano Miani |Paluani |
| Cosenza
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Bortolo Mutti |
| Empoli
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Silvio Baldini |
| Fermana
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Ivo Iaconi |Fatto per fare |Teseo SpA |
| Genoa
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Bruno Bolchi |Kappa |
| Monza
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Antonelli |Vismara Salumi |
| Napoli
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Walter Novellino |Nike |
| Pescara
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Galeone |Puma |Gelati Gis |
| Pistoiese
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Agostinelli |Erreà |Vannucci Piante |
| Ravenna
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Attilio Perotti |Erreà |Valleverde Calzature |
| Salernitana
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luigi Cagni |Asics |Exigo Jeans |
| Sampdoria
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Gian Piero Ventura |Asics |
| Savoia
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Gaetano Manzi & {{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Mango |Hummel |Challoils |
| Ternana
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Tarcisio Burgnich |Ennedue |TAD Metals Ambiente |
| Treviso
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianfranco Bellotto |
| Vicenza
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Edoardo Reja |Caffè Vero |
Final classification
|res_col_header=PR
|show_limit=5
|team1=VIC|name_VIC=Vicenza
|team2=ATA|name_ATA=Atalanta
|team3=BRE|name_BRE=Brescia
|team4=NAP|name_NAP=Napoli
|team5=SAM|name_SAM=Sampdoria
|team6=GEN|name_GEN=Genoa
|team7=SAL|name_SAL=Salernitana
|team8=TRV|name_TRV=Treviso
|team9=EMP|name_EMP=Empoli
|team10=TER|name_TER=Ternana
|team11=RAV|name_RAV=Ravenna
|team12=COS|name_COS=Cosenza
|team13=PES|name_PES=Pescara
|team14=MON|name_MON=Monza
|team15=CHV|name_CHV=Chievo
|team16=PST|name_PST=Pistoiese
|team17=CES|name_CES=Cesena
|team18=ALZ|name_ALZ=Alzano Virescit
|team19=SAV|name_SAV=Savoia
|team20=FER|name_FER=Fermana
|win_VIC=20|draw_VIC=7|loss_VIC=11|gf_VIC=69|ga_VIC=45|status_VIC=PC
|win_ATA=17|draw_ATA=12|loss_ATA=9|gf_ATA=51|ga_ATA=34|status_ATA=P
|win_BRE=16|draw_BRE=15|loss_BRE=7|gf_BRE=54|ga_BRE=38|status_BRE=P
|win_NAP=17|draw_NAP=12|loss_NAP=9|gf_NAP=55|ga_NAP=44|status_NAP=P
|win_SAM=17|draw_SAM=11|loss_SAM=10|gf_SAM=45|ga_SAM=40
|win_GEN=16|draw_GEN=9|loss_GEN=13|gf_GEN=51|ga_GEN=42
|win_SAL=14|draw_SAL=10|loss_SAL=14|gf_SAL=55|ga_SAL=61
|win_TRV=13|draw_TRV=12|loss_TRV=13|gf_TRV=56|ga_TRV=48
|win_EMP=13|draw_EMP=12|loss_EMP=13|gf_EMP=42|ga_EMP=52
|win_TER=11|draw_TER=16|loss_TER=11|gf_TER=45|ga_TER=47
|win_RAV=11|draw_RAV=15|loss_RAV=12|gf_RAV=41|ga_RAV=39
|win_COS=11|draw_COS=15|loss_COS=12|gf_COS=36|ga_COS=41
|win_PES=10|draw_PES=17|loss_PES=11|gf_PES=62|ga_PES=55
|win_MON=9|draw_MON=20|loss_MON=9|gf_MON=45|ga_MON=46
|win_CHV=11|draw_CHV=14|loss_CHV=13|gf_CHV=48|ga_CHV=53
|win_PST=13|draw_PST=10|loss_PST=15|gf_PST=39|ga_PST=43|adjust_points_PST=-4
|win_CES=8|draw_CES=21|loss_CES=9|gf_CES=47|ga_CES=45|status_CES=R
|win_ALZ=10|draw_ALZ=12|loss_ALZ=16|gf_ALZ=39|ga_ALZ=51|status_ALZ=R
|win_SAV=6|draw_SAV=11|loss_SAV=21|gf_SAV=36|ga_SAV=62|status_SAV=R
|win_FER=6|draw_FER=11|loss_FER=21|gf_FER=36|ga_FER=66|status_FER=R
|note_PST=4 points deducted
|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to Serie A
|result1=P|result2=P|result3=P|result4=P
|text_RP=Relegation tie-breaker
|result16=RP
|col_RPL=red1|text_RPL=Serie C1 after tie-breaker
|result17=RPL
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Serie C1
|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=ALZ|team2=ATA|team3=BRE|team4=CES|team5=CHV
|team6=COS|team7=EMP|team8=FER|team9=GEN|team10=MON
|team11=NAP|team12=PES|team13=PST|team14=RAV|team15=SAL
|team16=SAM|team17=SAV|team18=TER|team19=TRV|team20=VIC
|name_ALZ=Alzano Virescit
|match_ALZ_ATA=0–0
|match_ALZ_BRE=0–1
|match_ALZ_CES=0–0
|match_ALZ_CHV=2–1
|match_ALZ_COS=0–0
|match_ALZ_EMP=2–1
|match_ALZ_FER=2–2
|match_ALZ_GEN=3–1
|match_ALZ_MON=2–1
|match_ALZ_NAP=0–4
|match_ALZ_PES=4–2
|match_ALZ_PST=1–2
|match_ALZ_RAV=2–1
|match_ALZ_SAL=3–2
|match_ALZ_SAM=0–1
|match_ALZ_SAV=2–1
|match_ALZ_TER=1–0
|match_ALZ_TRV=2–2
|match_ALZ_VIC=1–3
|name_ATA=Atalanta
|match_ATA_ALZ=1–0
|match_ATA_BRE=1–1
|match_ATA_CES=1–1
|match_ATA_CHV=0–1
|match_ATA_COS=1–1
|match_ATA_EMP=1–1
|match_ATA_FER=4–0
|match_ATA_GEN=1–0
|match_ATA_MON=3–1
|match_ATA_NAP=1–0
|match_ATA_PES=3–1
|match_ATA_PST=3–1
|match_ATA_RAV=1–0
|match_ATA_SAL=2–0
|match_ATA_SAM=3–3
|match_ATA_SAV=4–1
|match_ATA_TER=1–2
|match_ATA_TRV=3–2
|match_ATA_VIC=1–0
|name_BRE=Brescia
|match_BRE_ALZ=2–0
|match_BRE_ATA=0–0
|match_BRE_CES=1–1
|match_BRE_CHV=3–1
|match_BRE_COS=0–1
|match_BRE_EMP=1–0
|match_BRE_FER=0–0
|match_BRE_GEN=0–1
|match_BRE_MON=1–0
|match_BRE_NAP=3–1
|match_BRE_PES=5–1
|match_BRE_PST=2–0
|match_BRE_RAV=2–1
|match_BRE_SAL=4–1
|match_BRE_SAM=0–1
|match_BRE_SAV=1–1
|match_BRE_TER=3–0
|match_BRE_TRV=2–1
|match_BRE_VIC=1–1
|name_CES=Cesena
|match_CES_ALZ=1–1
|match_CES_ATA=1–1
|match_CES_BRE=2–2
|match_CES_CHV=0–0
|match_CES_COS=3–3
|match_CES_EMP=2–1
|match_CES_FER=1–0
|match_CES_GEN=1–0
|match_CES_MON=3–3
|match_CES_NAP=2–2
|match_CES_PES=0–0
|match_CES_PST=3–1
|match_CES_RAV=0–0
|match_CES_SAL=4–0
|match_CES_SAM=0–0
|match_CES_SAV=3–0
|match_CES_TER=1–1
|match_CES_TRV=2–0
|match_CES_VIC=1–1
|name_CHV=Chievo
|match_CHV_ALZ=0–0
|match_CHV_ATA=1–1
|match_CHV_BRE=2–2
|match_CHV_CES=2–1
|match_CHV_COS=1–1
|match_CHV_EMP=3–1
|match_CHV_FER=2–1
|match_CHV_GEN=1–0
|match_CHV_MON=0–0
|match_CHV_NAP=1–2
|match_CHV_PES=1–1
|match_CHV_PST=1–0
|match_CHV_RAV=2–2
|match_CHV_SAL=3–1
|match_CHV_SAM=3–2
|match_CHV_SAV=1–1
|match_CHV_TER=0–1
|match_CHV_TRV=2–1
|match_CHV_VIC=2–2
|name_COS=Cosenza
|match_COS_ALZ=1–0
|match_COS_ATA=0–1
|match_COS_BRE=2–2
|match_COS_CES=1–0
|match_COS_CHV=2–0
|match_COS_EMP=0–0
|match_COS_FER=1–0
|match_COS_GEN=1–0
|match_COS_MON=2–1
|match_COS_NAP=1–0
|match_COS_PES=1–1
|match_COS_PST=3–0
|match_COS_RAV=1–3
|match_COS_SAL=0–0
|match_COS_SAM=1–2
|match_COS_SAV=1–0
|match_COS_TER=1–1
|match_COS_TRV=1–1
|match_COS_VIC=1–0
|name_EMP=Empoli
|match_EMP_ALZ=2–1
|match_EMP_ATA=0–0
|match_EMP_BRE=2–0
|match_EMP_CES=2–1
|match_EMP_CHV=4–2
|match_EMP_COS=3–2
|match_EMP_FER=1–0
|match_EMP_GEN=0–0
|match_EMP_MON=2–1
|match_EMP_NAP=4–1
|match_EMP_PES=1–1
|match_EMP_PST=2–5
|match_EMP_RAV=1–1
|match_EMP_SAL=0–3
|match_EMP_SAM=1–0
|match_EMP_SAV=1–0
|match_EMP_TER=2–1
|match_EMP_TRV=1–0
|match_EMP_VIC=2–1
|name_FER=Fermana
|match_FER_ALZ=0–1
|match_FER_ATA=1–0
|match_FER_BRE=1–2
|match_FER_CES=1–0
|match_FER_CHV=1–1
|match_FER_COS=1–1
|match_FER_EMP=1–1
|match_FER_GEN=2–1
|match_FER_MON=0–1
|match_FER_NAP=3–2
|match_FER_PES=0–3
|match_FER_PST=0–0
|match_FER_RAV=2–2
|match_FER_SAL=1–2
|match_FER_SAM=1–2
|match_FER_SAV=3–2
|match_FER_TER=2–1
|match_FER_TRV=1–1
|match_FER_VIC=1–2
|name_GEN=Genoa
|match_GEN_ALZ=1–0
|match_GEN_ATA=2–1
|match_GEN_BRE=2–2
|match_GEN_CES=4–2
|match_GEN_CHV=2–0
|match_GEN_COS=2–1
|match_GEN_EMP=3–1
|match_GEN_FER=1–1
|match_GEN_MON=1–1
|match_GEN_NAP=0–1
|match_GEN_PES=1–2
|match_GEN_PST=2–1
|match_GEN_RAV=3–2
|match_GEN_SAL=3–0
|match_GEN_SAM=1–1
|match_GEN_SAV=1–0
|match_GEN_TER=2–0
|match_GEN_TRV=2–0
|match_GEN_VIC=2–2
|name_MON=Monza
|match_MON_ALZ=1–1
|match_MON_ATA=1–0
|match_MON_BRE=1–1
|match_MON_CES=1–1
|match_MON_CHV=2–1
|match_MON_COS=0–0
|match_MON_EMP=1–0
|match_MON_FER=4–1
|match_MON_GEN=2–1
|match_MON_NAP=0–0
|match_MON_PES=0–0
|match_MON_PST=1–1
|match_MON_RAV=1–1
|match_MON_SAL=1–1
|match_MON_SAM=1–1
|match_MON_SAV=1–0
|match_MON_TER=2–2
|match_MON_TRV=1–1
|match_MON_VIC=2–1
|name_NAP=Napoli
|match_NAP_ALZ=3–1
|match_NAP_ATA=1–0
|match_NAP_BRE=3–0
|match_NAP_CES=1–1
|match_NAP_CHV=3–2
|match_NAP_COS=1–0
|match_NAP_EMP=1–0
|match_NAP_FER=4–0
|match_NAP_GEN=1–3
|match_NAP_MON=2–2
|match_NAP_PES=1–1
|match_NAP_PST=0–0
|match_NAP_RAV=1–1
|match_NAP_SAL=3–1
|match_NAP_SAM=1–0
|match_NAP_SAV=1–1
|match_NAP_TER=2–0
|match_NAP_TRV=2–3
|match_NAP_VIC=2–1
|name_PES=Pescara
|match_PES_ALZ=0–0
|match_PES_ATA=0–1
|match_PES_BRE=1–2
|match_PES_CES=4–0
|match_PES_CHV=2–1
|match_PES_COS=1–1
|match_PES_EMP=4–1
|match_PES_FER=4–2
|match_PES_GEN=3–1
|match_PES_MON=3–3
|match_PES_NAP=1–1
|match_PES_PST=1–0
|match_PES_RAV=1–2
|match_PES_SAL=2–2
|match_PES_SAM=4–0
|match_PES_SAV=4–1
|match_PES_TER=1–1
|match_PES_TRV=2–2
|match_PES_VIC=0–1
|name_PST=Pistoiese
|match_PST_ALZ=1–1
|match_PST_ATA=0–0
|match_PST_BRE=0–1
|match_PST_CES=0–2
|match_PST_CHV=2–1
|match_PST_COS=1–0
|match_PST_EMP=2–0
|match_PST_FER=1–1
|match_PST_GEN=2–1
|match_PST_MON=0–0
|match_PST_NAP=0–1
|match_PST_PES=0–0
|match_PST_RAV=2–0
|match_PST_SAL=1–0
|match_PST_SAM=0–1
|match_PST_SAV=2–1
|match_PST_TER=3–2
|match_PST_TRV=1–0
|match_PST_VIC=3–1
|name_RAV=Ravenna
|match_RAV_ALZ=0–0
|match_RAV_ATA=1–3
|match_RAV_BRE=0–0
|match_RAV_CES=2–0
|match_RAV_CHV=2–2
|match_RAV_COS=0–0
|match_RAV_EMP=1–1
|match_RAV_FER=1–0
|match_RAV_GEN=2–0
|match_RAV_MON=2–0
|match_RAV_NAP=0–0
|match_RAV_PES=2–1
|match_RAV_PST=1–2
|match_RAV_SAL=2–0
|match_RAV_SAM=0–1
|match_RAV_SAV=4–0
|match_RAV_TER=1–0
|match_RAV_TRV=0–0
|match_RAV_VIC=2–1
|name_SAL=Salernitana
|match_SAL_ALZ=3–2
|match_SAL_ATA=0–1
|match_SAL_BRE=2–0
|match_SAL_CES=1–1
|match_SAL_CHV=3–0
|match_SAL_COS=4–1
|match_SAL_EMP=1–1
|match_SAL_FER=3–1
|match_SAL_GEN=1–0
|match_SAL_MON=1–1
|match_SAL_NAP=1–1
|match_SAL_PES=4–3
|match_SAL_PST=2–0
|match_SAL_RAV=3–0
|match_SAL_SAM=1–1
|match_SAL_SAV=1–3
|match_SAL_TER=0–2
|match_SAL_TRV=2–0
|match_SAL_VIC=3–2
|name_SAM=Sampdoria
|match_SAM_ALZ=3–2
|match_SAM_ATA=1–0
|match_SAM_BRE=0–0
|match_SAM_CES=1–1
|match_SAM_CHV=0–0
|match_SAM_COS=2–0
|match_SAM_EMP=1–1
|match_SAM_FER=1–1
|match_SAM_GEN=0–1
|match_SAM_MON=2–1
|match_SAM_NAP=0–2
|match_SAM_PES=2–1
|match_SAM_PST=1–0
|match_SAM_RAV=2–1
|match_SAM_SAL=2–4
|match_SAM_SAV=2–1
|match_SAM_TER=2–2
|match_SAM_TRV=2–0
|match_SAM_VIC=3–1
|name_SAV=Savoia
|match_SAV_ALZ=1–1
|match_SAV_ATA=1–2
|match_SAV_BRE=2–3
|match_SAV_CES=0–0
|match_SAV_CHV=2–2
|match_SAV_COS=2–2
|match_SAV_EMP=1–0
|match_SAV_FER=2–1
|match_SAV_GEN=0–2
|match_SAV_MON=1–2
|match_SAV_NAP=0–1
|match_SAV_PES=2–2
|match_SAV_PST=1–1
|match_SAV_RAV=2–0
|match_SAV_SAL=0–0
|match_SAV_SAM=1–0
|match_SAV_TER=0–1
|match_SAV_TRV=1–0
|match_SAV_VIC=1–1
|name_TER=Ternana
|match_TER_ALZ=1–0
|match_TER_ATA=1–1
|match_TER_BRE=2–2
|match_TER_CES=2–2
|match_TER_CHV=1–3
|match_TER_COS=3–0
|match_TER_EMP=1–1
|match_TER_FER=2–1
|match_TER_GEN=2–2
|match_TER_MON=2–2
|match_TER_NAP=2–2
|match_TER_PES=1–1
|match_TER_PST=1–0
|match_TER_RAV=0–0
|match_TER_SAL=1–1
|match_TER_SAM=0–1
|match_TER_SAV=3–1
|match_TER_TRV=1–0
|match_TER_VIC=1–0
|name_TRV=Treviso
|match_TRV_ALZ=2–0
|match_TRV_ATA=2–1
|match_TRV_BRE=1–1
|match_TRV_CES=2–1
|match_TRV_CHV=1–0
|match_TRV_COS=2–1
|match_TRV_EMP=0–0
|match_TRV_FER=3–2
|match_TRV_GEN=1–1
|match_TRV_MON=3–1
|match_TRV_NAP=5–1
|match_TRV_PES=2–2
|match_TRV_PST=3–3
|match_TRV_RAV=1–1
|match_TRV_SAL=7–1
|match_TRV_SAM=1–0
|match_TRV_SAV=3–0
|match_TRV_TER=3–1
|match_TRV_VIC=0–1
|name_VIC=Vicenza
|match_VIC_ALZ=3–1
|match_VIC_ATA=5–3
|match_VIC_BRE=2–1
|match_VIC_CES=3–2
|match_VIC_CHV=1–2
|match_VIC_COS=2–0
|match_VIC_EMP=6–0
|match_VIC_FER=4–0
|match_VIC_GEN=1–1
|match_VIC_MON=2–1
|match_VIC_NAP=3–0
|match_VIC_PES=3–1
|match_VIC_PST=2–1
|match_VIC_RAV=1–0
|match_VIC_SAL=2–0
|match_VIC_SAM=2–1
|match_VIC_SAV=3–2
|match_VIC_TER=0–0
|match_VIC_TRV=2–0
|update=complete
|source=Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
}}
Relegation tie-breaker
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Cesena|| 2-3 |Pistoiese||1-3|1-0|}}
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A.C. Cesena relegated to Serie C1 2000-01.
{{Serie B seasons}}
{{1999–2000 in Italian football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1999-2000 Serie B}}