2002–03 Serie B

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.

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.

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=PR

|show_limit=5

|team1=SIE|name_SIE=Siena

|team2=SAM|name_SAM=Sampdoria

|team3=LCE|name_LCE=Lecce

|team4=ANC|name_ANC=Ancona

|team5=TRI|name_TRI=Triestina

|team6=PAL|name_PAL=Palermo

|team7=TER|name_TER=Ternana

|team8=CAG|name_CAG=Cagliari

|team9=VIC|name_VIC=Vicenza

|team10=LIV|name_LIV=Livorno

|team11=BAR|name_BAR=Bari

|team12=VEN|name_VEN=Venezia

|team13=ASC|name_ASC=Ascoli

|team14=HEL|name_HEL=Hellas Verona

|team15=MES|name_MES=Messina

|team16=NAP|name_NAP=Napoli

|team17=CTN|name_CTN=Catania

|team18=GEN|name_GEN=Genoa

|team19=COS|name_COS=Cosenza

|team20=SAL|name_SAL=Salernitana

|win_SIE=17|draw_SIE=16|loss_SIE=5|gf_SIE=46|ga_SIE=26|status_SIE=PC

|win_SAM=17|draw_SAM=16|loss_SAM=5|gf_SAM=53|ga_SAM=31|status_SAM=P

|win_LCE=15|draw_LCE=18|loss_LCE=5|gf_LCE=46|ga_LCE=33|status_LCE=P

|win_ANC=16|draw_ANC=13|loss_ANC=9|gf_ANC=53|ga_ANC=40|status_ANC=P

|win_TRI=16|draw_TRI=10|loss_TRI=12|gf_TRI=54|ga_TRI=46

|win_PAL=15|draw_PAL=13|loss_PAL=10|gf_PAL=45|ga_PAL=42

|win_TER=14|draw_TER=13|loss_TER=11|gf_TER=45|ga_TER=37

|win_CAG=14|draw_CAG=12|loss_CAG=12|gf_CAG=47|ga_CAG=46

|win_VIC=13|draw_VIC=15|loss_VIC=10|gf_VIC=55|ga_VIC=50

|win_LIV=12|draw_LIV=13|loss_LIV=13|gf_LIV=48|ga_LIV=43

|win_BAR=10|draw_BAR=19|loss_BAR=9|gf_BAR=38|ga_BAR=37

|win_VEN=12|draw_VEN=12|loss_VEN=14|gf_VEN=41|ga_VEN=47

|win_ASC=13|draw_ASC=9|loss_ASC=16|gf_ASC=46|ga_ASC=52

|win_HEL=10|draw_HEL=16|loss_HEL=12|gf_HEL=42|ga_HEL=42

|win_MES=10|draw_MES=16|loss_MES=12|gf_MES=51|ga_MES=54

|win_NAP=10|draw_NAP=15|loss_NAP=13|gf_NAP=42|ga_NAP=49

|win_CTN=12|draw_CTN=7|loss_CTN=19|gf_CTN=45|ga_CTN=60|status_CTN=T

|win_GEN=9|draw_GEN=12|loss_GEN=17|gf_GEN=47|ga_GEN=51|status_GEN=T

|win_COS=10|draw_COS=6|loss_COS=22|gf_COS=29|ga_COS=52|status_COS=DE

|win_SAL=4|draw_SAL=11|loss_SAL=23|gf_SAL=28|ga_SAL=63|status_SAL=T

|result17=Q|result18=Q|result20=Q

|text_Q=Readmitted

|note_res_R=Lost professional licence for bankruptcy and joined 2003–04 Serie D with a new club.

|note_res_Q=Relegated and later readmitted to Serie B after Caso Catania.

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to Serie A

|result1=P|result2=P|result3=P|result4=P

|col_R=black1|text_R=Revival in Serie D

|result19=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

}}

{{#invoke:Sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR

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|team6=COS|team7=GEN|team8=LCE|team9=LIV|team10=MES

|team11=NAP|team12=PAL|team13=SAL|team14=SAM|team15=SIE

|team16=TER|team17=TRI|team18=VEN|team19=HEL|team20=VIC

|name_ANC=Ancona

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|match_ANC_BAR=1–2

|match_ANC_CAG=2–1

|match_ANC_CTN=2–0

|match_ANC_COS=1–0

|match_ANC_GEN=1–0

|match_ANC_LCE=1–3

|match_ANC_LIV=1–0

|match_ANC_MES=2–1

|match_ANC_NAP=3–2

|match_ANC_PAL=4–2

|match_ANC_SAL=3–1

|match_ANC_SAM=1–1

|match_ANC_SIE=1–1

|match_ANC_TER=1–1

|match_ANC_TRI=3–0

|match_ANC_VEN=2–1

|match_ANC_HEL=1–1

|match_ANC_VIC=3–1

|name_ASC=Ascoli

|match_ASC_ANC=1–0

|match_ASC_BAR=3–2

|match_ASC_CAG=1–1

|match_ASC_CTN=2–1

|match_ASC_COS=3–0

|match_ASC_GEN=1–1

|match_ASC_LCE=1–0

|match_ASC_LIV=2–1

|match_ASC_MES=1–0

|match_ASC_NAP=4–0

|match_ASC_PAL=1–2

|match_ASC_SAL=3–0

|match_ASC_SAM=0–0

|match_ASC_SIE=2–1

|match_ASC_TER=2–0

|match_ASC_TRI=2–2

|match_ASC_VEN=1–2

|match_ASC_HEL=0–0

|match_ASC_VIC=1–4

|name_BAR=Bari

|match_BAR_ANC=0–0

|match_BAR_ASC=2–0

|match_BAR_CAG=0–0

|match_BAR_CTN=2–1

|match_BAR_COS=1–0

|match_BAR_GEN=2–1

|match_BAR_LCE=1–1

|match_BAR_LIV=0–3

|match_BAR_MES=1–0

|match_BAR_NAP=0–1

|match_BAR_PAL=0–1

|match_BAR_SAL=1–1

|match_BAR_SAM=1–1

|match_BAR_SIE=0–0

|match_BAR_TER=2–1

|match_BAR_TRI=0–0

|match_BAR_VEN=0–1

|match_BAR_HEL=1–1

|match_BAR_VIC=1–1

|name_CAG=Cagliari

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|match_CAG_ASC=1–0

|match_CAG_BAR=1–0

|match_CAG_CTN=1–2

|match_CAG_COS=3–0

|match_CAG_GEN=1–0

|match_CAG_LCE=1–1

|match_CAG_LIV=1–1

|match_CAG_MES=0–2

|match_CAG_NAP=2–2

|match_CAG_PAL=2–2

|match_CAG_SAL=2–0

|match_CAG_SAM=1–0

|match_CAG_SIE=2–3

|match_CAG_TER=1–1

|match_CAG_TRI=2–0

|match_CAG_VEN=1–0

|match_CAG_HEL=2–1

|match_CAG_VIC=3–0

|name_CTN=Catania

|match_CTN_ANC=0–0

|match_CTN_ASC=1–1

|match_CTN_BAR=1–0

|match_CTN_CAG=2–1

|match_CTN_COS=0–2

|match_CTN_GEN=3–2

|match_CTN_LCE=2–1

|match_CTN_LIV=3–2

|match_CTN_MES=1–1

|match_CTN_NAP=0–2

|match_CTN_PAL=2–0

|match_CTN_SAL=2–1

|match_CTN_SAM=0–0

|match_CTN_SIE=2–0

|match_CTN_TER=3–1

|match_CTN_TRI=1–2

|match_CTN_VEN=0–2

|match_CTN_HEL=2–1

|match_CTN_VIC=2–1

|name_COS=Cosenza

|match_COS_ANC=0–0

|match_COS_ASC=1–0

|match_COS_BAR=0–2

|match_COS_CAG=1–1

|match_COS_CTN=3–1

|match_COS_GEN=2–1

|match_COS_LCE=1–2

|match_COS_LIV=0–2

|match_COS_MES=3–3

|match_COS_NAP=1–0

|match_COS_PAL=1–2

|match_COS_SAL=0–0

|match_COS_SAM=1–3

|match_COS_SIE=0–0

|match_COS_TER=0–3

|match_COS_TRI=1–0

|match_COS_VEN=1–2

|match_COS_HEL=0–1

|match_COS_VIC=2–1

|name_GEN=Genoa

|match_GEN_ANC=4–2

|match_GEN_ASC=1–2

|match_GEN_BAR=0–0

|match_GEN_CAG=1–3

|match_GEN_CTN=2–0

|match_GEN_COS=3–0

|match_GEN_LCE=0–0

|match_GEN_LIV=3–1

|match_GEN_MES=1–1

|match_GEN_NAP=3–1

|match_GEN_PAL=1–1

|match_GEN_SAL=3–0

|match_GEN_SAM=0–2

|match_GEN_SIE=1–3

|match_GEN_TER=1–0

|match_GEN_TRI=2–2

|match_GEN_VEN=0–0

|match_GEN_HEL=2–2

|match_GEN_VIC=0–2

|name_LCE=Lecce

|match_LCE_ANC=2–1

|match_LCE_ASC=2–1

|match_LCE_BAR=1–0

|match_LCE_CAG=1–1

|match_LCE_CTN=1–0

|match_LCE_COS=0–0

|match_LCE_GEN=2–1

|match_LCE_LIV=1–0

|match_LCE_MES=1–1

|match_LCE_NAP=1–1

|match_LCE_PAL=3–0

|match_LCE_SAL=2–1

|match_LCE_SAM=1–0

|match_LCE_SIE=1–1

|match_LCE_TER=0–0

|match_LCE_TRI=1–1

|match_LCE_VEN=3–1

|match_LCE_HEL=1–1

|match_LCE_VIC=1–1

|name_LIV=Livorno

|match_LIV_ANC=1–1

|match_LIV_ASC=2–0

|match_LIV_BAR=2–2

|match_LIV_CAG=1–0

|match_LIV_CTN=2–1

|match_LIV_COS=4–2

|match_LIV_GEN=2–0

|match_LIV_LCE=1–2

|match_LIV_MES=4–1

|match_LIV_NAP=1–1

|match_LIV_PAL=2–2

|match_LIV_SAL=0–0

|match_LIV_SAM=1–1

|match_LIV_SIE=1–1

|match_LIV_TER=1–2

|match_LIV_TRI=2–0

|match_LIV_VEN=2–1

|match_LIV_HEL=1–1

|match_LIV_VIC=2–2

|name_MES=Messina

|match_MES_ANC=1–1

|match_MES_ASC=3–2

|match_MES_BAR=2–2

|match_MES_CAG=2–2

|match_MES_CTN=3–3

|match_MES_COS=1–0

|match_MES_GEN=2–1

|match_MES_LCE=0–2

|match_MES_LIV=2–1

|match_MES_NAP=1–1

|match_MES_PAL=2–1

|match_MES_SAL=2–0

|match_MES_SAM=3–3

|match_MES_SIE=0–0

|match_MES_TER=2–2

|match_MES_TRI=2–2

|match_MES_VEN=1–1

|match_MES_HEL=2–1

|match_MES_VIC=3–1

|name_NAP=Napoli

|match_NAP_ANC=1–1

|match_NAP_ASC=2–0

|match_NAP_BAR=1–1

|match_NAP_CAG=2–0

|match_NAP_CTN=1–0

|match_NAP_COS=1–2

|match_NAP_GEN=2–2

|match_NAP_LCE=1–1

|match_NAP_LIV=0–1

|match_NAP_MES=1–0

|match_NAP_PAL=0–0

|match_NAP_SAL=2–1

|match_NAP_SAM=1–1

|match_NAP_SIE=1–2

|match_NAP_TER=1–0

|match_NAP_TRI=2–1

|match_NAP_VEN=1–1

|match_NAP_HEL=0–0

|match_NAP_VIC=2–1

|name_PAL=Palermo

|match_PAL_ANC=0–1

|match_PAL_ASC=2–2

|match_PAL_BAR=2–2

|match_PAL_CAG=1–1

|match_PAL_CTN=3–3

|match_PAL_COS=1–0

|match_PAL_GEN=0–0

|match_PAL_LCE=2–0

|match_PAL_LIV=1–0

|match_PAL_MES=2–1

|match_PAL_NAP=2–1

|match_PAL_SAL=1–1

|match_PAL_SAM=0–0

|match_PAL_SIE=1–0

|match_PAL_TER=2–1

|match_PAL_TRI=1–0

|match_PAL_VEN=0–2

|match_PAL_HEL=2–0

|match_PAL_VIC=1–0

|name_SAL=Salernitana

|match_SAL_ANC=0–2

|match_SAL_ASC=1–2

|match_SAL_BAR=1–2

|match_SAL_CAG=1–2

|match_SAL_CTN=0–0

|match_SAL_COS=1–2

|match_SAL_GEN=2–2

|match_SAL_LCE=2–1

|match_SAL_LIV=2–1

|match_SAL_MES=0–0

|match_SAL_NAP=2–0

|match_SAL_PAL=3–1

|match_SAL_SAM=0–1

|match_SAL_SIE=1–1

|match_SAL_TER=0–3

|match_SAL_TRI=2–2

|match_SAL_VEN=1–1

|match_SAL_HEL=1–3

|match_SAL_VIC=0–1

|name_SAM=Sampdoria

|match_SAM_ANC=2–1

|match_SAM_ASC=3–0

|match_SAM_BAR=1–1

|match_SAM_CAG=3–1

|match_SAM_CTN=1–0

|match_SAM_COS=2–1

|match_SAM_GEN=2–1

|match_SAM_LCE=4–2

|match_SAM_LIV=2–0

|match_SAM_MES=1–1

|match_SAM_NAP=2–0

|match_SAM_PAL=1–0

|match_SAM_SAL=1–0

|match_SAM_SIE=0–0

|match_SAM_TER=1–2

|match_SAM_TRI=1–1

|match_SAM_VEN=4–0

|match_SAM_HEL=3–2

|match_SAM_VIC=0–0

|name_SIE=Siena

|match_SIE_ANC=0–0

|match_SIE_ASC=4–0

|match_SIE_BAR=1–1

|match_SIE_CAG=1–0

|match_SIE_CTN=4–3

|match_SIE_COS=1–0

|match_SIE_GEN=2–1

|match_SIE_LCE=0–0

|match_SIE_LIV=2–0

|match_SIE_MES=1–0

|match_SIE_NAP=2–0

|match_SIE_PAL=2–1

|match_SIE_SAL=3–0

|match_SIE_SAM=1–0

|match_SIE_TER=0–1

|match_SIE_TRI=1–0

|match_SIE_VEN=0–0

|match_SIE_HEL=0–0

|match_SIE_VIC=0–0

|name_TER=Ternana

|match_TER_ANC=1–0

|match_TER_ASC=2–1

|match_TER_BAR=2–1

|match_TER_CAG=0–1

|match_TER_CTN=3–1

|match_TER_COS=1–0

|match_TER_GEN=1–3

|match_TER_LCE=0–0

|match_TER_LIV=1–1

|match_TER_MES=1–0

|match_TER_NAP=1–1

|match_TER_PAL=0–0

|match_TER_SAL=4–0

|match_TER_SAM=1–1

|match_TER_SIE=1–1

|match_TER_TRI=1–2

|match_TER_VEN=1–1

|match_TER_HEL=1–0

|match_TER_VIC=1–1

|name_TRI=Triestina

|match_TRI_ANC=3–2

|match_TRI_ASC=3–1

|match_TRI_BAR=1–2

|match_TRI_CAG=3–0

|match_TRI_CTN=4–0

|match_TRI_COS=1–0

|match_TRI_GEN=1–0

|match_TRI_LCE=0–1

|match_TRI_LIV=1–0

|match_TRI_MES=2–1

|match_TRI_NAP=2–1

|match_TRI_PAL=2–1

|match_TRI_SAL=2–0

|match_TRI_SAM=2–2

|match_TRI_SIE=2–1

|match_TRI_TER=4–3

|match_TRI_VEN=1–2

|match_TRI_HEL=3–1

|match_TRI_VIC=1–1

|name_VEN=Venezia

|match_VEN_ANC=2–4

|match_VEN_ASC=1–1

|match_VEN_BAR=1–1

|match_VEN_CAG=3–0

|match_VEN_CTN=2–1

|match_VEN_COS=0–2

|match_VEN_GEN=0–1

|match_VEN_LCE=2–2

|match_VEN_LIV=1–1

|match_VEN_MES=0–2

|match_VEN_NAP=2–1

|match_VEN_PAL=0–2

|match_VEN_SAL=1–0

|match_VEN_SAM=3–1

|match_VEN_SIE=1–3

|match_VEN_TER=0–0

|match_VEN_TRI=1–0

|match_VEN_HEL=1–1

|match_VEN_VIC=1–2

|name_HEL=Hellas Verona

|match_HEL_ANC=0–1

|match_HEL_ASC=1–0

|match_HEL_BAR=1–1

|match_HEL_CAG=1–1

|match_HEL_CTN=2–0

|match_HEL_COS=1–0

|match_HEL_GEN=2–2

|match_HEL_LCE=1–1

|match_HEL_LIV=0–1

|match_HEL_MES=4–1

|match_HEL_NAP=2–2

|match_HEL_PAL=0–0

|match_HEL_SAL=2–0

|match_HEL_SAM=0–0

|match_HEL_SIE=1–2

|match_HEL_TER=0–1

|match_HEL_TRI=1–0

|match_HEL_VEN=1–0

|match_HEL_VIC=4–2

|name_VIC=Vicenza

|match_VIC_ANC=1–1

|match_VIC_ASC=2–1

|match_VIC_BAR=1–1

|match_VIC_CAG=4–2

|match_VIC_CTN=2–1

|match_VIC_COS=3–0

|match_VIC_GEN=1–0

|match_VIC_LCE=1–1

|match_VIC_LIV=0–0

|match_VIC_MES=2–1

|match_VIC_NAP=3–3

|match_VIC_PAL=1–3

|match_VIC_SAL=2–2

|match_VIC_SAM=1–2

|match_VIC_SIE=1–1

|match_VIC_TER=1–0

|match_VIC_TRI=1–1

|match_VIC_VEN=2–1

|match_VIC_HEL=4–1

|update=complete

|source=Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005

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