1999–2000 Serie B

Serie B
Season1999–2000
PromotedVicenza (3rd title)
Atalanta
Brescia
Napoli
RelegatedCesena
Alzano Virescit
Savoia
Fermana
Matches played380
Goals scored952 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorerItaly Cosimo Francioso (24 goals)

The Serie B 1999–2000 was the sixty-eighth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.

Teams

Alzano, Fermana, Pistoiese and Savoia had been promoted from Serie C, while Salernitana, Sampdoria, Vicenza and Empoli had been relegated from Serie A.

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Alzano Virescit Italy Claudio Foscarini Virma Valtellina SpA
Atalanta Italy Giovanni Vavassori Asics Somet
Brescia Italy Nedo Sonetti Garman Ristora
Cesena Italy Paolo Ammoniaci Adidas CAMAC Industria Moda
Chievo Verona Italy Lorenzo Balestro & Italy Luciano Miani Hummel Paluani
Cosenza Italy Bortolo Mutti Kappa Provincia di Cosenza
Empoli Italy Silvio Baldini Erreà Sammontana
Fermana Italy Ivo Iaconi Fatto per fare Teseo SpA
Genoa Italy Bruno Bolchi Kappa Festival Crociere
Monza Italy Roberto Antonelli Legea Vismara Salumi
Napoli Italy Walter Novellino Nike Peroni
Pescara Italy Giovanni Galeone Puma Gelati Gis
Pistoiese Italy Andrea Agostinelli Erreà Vannucci Piante
Ravenna Italy Attilio Perotti Erreà Valleverde Calzature
Salernitana Italy Luigi Cagni Asics Exigo Jeans
Sampdoria Italy Gian Piero Ventura Asics Dreamcast
Savoia Italy Gaetano Manzi & Italy Franco Mango Hummel Challoils
Ternana Italy Tarcisio Burgnich Ennedue TAD Metals Ambiente
Treviso Italy Gianfranco Bellotto Lotto Segafredo
Vicenza Italy Edoardo Reja Umbro Caffè Vero

Final classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Vicenza (P, C) 38 20 7 11 69 45 +24 67 Promotion to Serie A
2 Atalanta (P) 38 17 12 9 51 34 +17 63
3 Brescia (P) 38 16 15 7 54 38 +16 63
4 Napoli (P) 38 17 12 9 55 44 +11 63
5 Sampdoria 38 17 11 10 45 40 +5 62
6 Genoa 38 16 9 13 51 42 +9 57
7 Salernitana 38 14 10 14 55 61 −6 52
8 Treviso 38 13 12 13 56 48 +8 51
9 Empoli 38 13 12 13 42 52 −10 51
10 Ternana 38 11 16 11 45 47 −2 49
11 Ravenna 38 11 15 12 41 39 +2 48
12 Cosenza 38 11 15 12 36 41 −5 48
13 Pescara 38 10 17 11 62 55 +7 47
14 Monza 38 9 20 9 45 46 −1 47
15 Chievo 38 11 14 13 48 53 −5 47
16 Pistoiese[a] 38 13 10 15 39 43 −4 45 Relegation tie-breaker
17 Cesena (R) 38 8 21 9 47 45 +2 45 Serie C1 after tie-breaker
18 Alzano Virescit (R) 38 10 12 16 39 51 −12 42 Relegation to Serie C1
19 Savoia (R) 38 6 11 21 36 62 −26 29
20 Fermana (R) 38 6 11 21 36 66 −30 29
Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
Rules for classification: 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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ 4 points deducted

Results

Home \ Away ALZ ATA BRE CES CHV COS EMP FER GEN MON NAP PES PST RAV SAL SAM SAV TER TRV VIC
Alzano Virescit 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–4 4–2 1–2 2–1 3–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–3
Atalanta 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 3–3 4–1 1–2 3–2 1–0
Brescia 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 5–1 2–0 2–1 4–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–1
Cesena 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 3–3 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–3 2–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 4–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–1
Chievo 0–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 3–1 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–2
Cosenza 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–3 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0
Empoli 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 4–2 3–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 4–1 1–1 2–5 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–1
Fermana 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 3–2 0–3 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–2
Genoa 1–0 2–1 2–2 4–2 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 3–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–2
Monza 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 4–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–1
Napoli 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–3 2–1
Pescara 0–0 0–1 1–2 4–0 2–1 1–1 4–1 4–2 3–1 3–3 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 4–0 4–1 1–1 2–2 0–1
Pistoiese 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 3–2 1–0 3–1
Ravenna 0–0 1–3 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 4–0 1–0 0–0 2–1
Salernitana 3–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 4–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–3 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–0 3–2
Sampdoria 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–4 2–1 2–2 2–0 3–1
Savoia 1–1 1–2 2–3 0–0 2–2 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1
Ternana 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–0
Treviso 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 1–1 3–1 5–1 2–2 3–3 1–1 7–1 1–0 3–0 3–1 0–1
Vicenza 3–1 5–3 2–1 3–2 1–2 2–0 6–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–2 0–0 2–0
Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation tie-breaker

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cesena 2-3 Pistoiese 1-3 1-0

A.C. Cesena relegated to Serie C1 2000-01.