2008–09 Serie B
The 2008–09 Serie B season was the seventy-seventh since its establishment. A total of 22 teams will contest the league, 15 of which will be returning from the 2007–08 season, four of which will have been promoted from Serie C1 (now Lega Pro Prima Divisione), and three relegated from Serie A.
Season | 2008–09 |
---|---|
Champions | Bari (2nd title) |
Promoted | Bari Parma Livorno (by Play-off) |
Relegated | Treviso Avellino Pisa Rimini (by Play-out) |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,103 (2.39 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Francesco Tavano (24 goals) |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → |
Teams
Noted teams featured in the league include Parma F.C., who last played Serie B in 1989–90 when under coach Nevio Scala they won their first promotion to the top flight.
U.S. Sassuolo Calcio, promoted to Serie B as Serie C1/A champions, are competing at the highest level in the club's history. A vacancy created by the withdrawal of Sicilian squad F.C. Messina Peloro was filled by the federation by including U.S. Avellino, who were the best team slated to be relegated in 2007–08.
Events
Following the end of the 2007–08 season, rumours spread out regarding Messina's financial struggles which might lead the team to insolvency and following exclusion from the Serie B teamlist. This was implicitly confirmed by the fact that Messina has not organized a pre-season camp as of 10 July, and the team being still without a coach. On 14 July 2008 the club board announced their intention to resign from the Serie B due to financial difficulties, also stating their intention to start again from amateur league Serie D.[1]
On 25 July 2008 the Italian Football Federation confirmed that Avellino had been readmitted to Serie B to replace Messina.[2][3]
On 31 July 2008 Treviso was penalized 3 points;[4][5][6] however it ultimately changed to €15,000 fine by Camera di Conciliazione e Arbitrato per lo Sport of CONI.[7]
Brescia and Parma were the first clubs to sack their managers. The rondinelle sacked Serse Cosmi, with past UEFA Champions League experience at Udinese, replacing him with well-experienced 67-year-old boss Nedo Sonetti, whereas Parma opted to dismiss Luigi Cagni from the coaching post and appoint former Palermo boss Francesco Guidolin. Brescia completed its replacement prior to the two club's meeting in Brescia in Week 6, Parma the day after. Several other coaching dismissals soon followed, regarding Avellino (former Foggia boss Salvatore Campilongo replacing Giuseppe Incocciati), Ascoli (former Juventus youth team coach Vincenzo Chiarenza taking over from Nello Di Costanzo) and Mantova (with former AC Milan assistant Alessandro Costacurta replacing Giuseppe Brucato). Chiarenza and Salernitana gaffer Fabrizio Castori went in December, but Castori was soon reinstated after Bortolo Mutti's inconsistency. The shortest reign was former Argentina striker Abel Balbo, who resigned after only 4 weeks in the job. Castori was sacked again after a 2–2 draw with Treviso, and Grosseto, Modena, Pisa and Mantova also lost their coaches.
On 8 May 2009 Livorno 0–1 home loss to Triestina ensured Bari to be mathematically promoted to Serie A in advance of four weeks. The galletti, coached by former Juventus player Antonio Conte, will therefore make their return to the top flight after eight years in the Italian second division.[8] On 11 May, Treviso was mathematically relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione following a 0–1 home loss to Veneto rivals Vicenza after being in the Serie A as late as the 2005–06 season.
On 16 May, Parma joined Bari by ensuring automatic promotion to Serie A in Week 40, following a 2–2 tie with Cittadella that left a gap of seven points between Francesco Guidolin's team and closest rivals Livorno with only two games remaining.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bari (C, P) | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 80 | Promotion to Serie A |
2 | Parma (P) | 42 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 76 | |
3 | Livorno (O, P) | 42 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 68 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
4 | Brescia | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 67[lower-alpha 1] | |
5 | Empoli | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 67[lower-alpha 1] | |
6 | Grosseto | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 64 | 66 | −2 | 64 | |
7 | Sassuolo | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 60 | |
8 | Triestina | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 59 | |
9 | AlbinoLeffe | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 58 | |
10 | Piacenza | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 55 | |
11 | Frosinone | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 53 | |
12 | Vicenza | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 52[lower-alpha 2] | |
13 | Mantova | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 52[lower-alpha 2] | |
14 | Salernitana | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 51[lower-alpha 3] | |
15 | Modena | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 51[lower-alpha 3] | |
16 | Ascoli[lower-alpha 4] | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 51[lower-alpha 3] | |
17 | Cittadella | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 50[lower-alpha 5] | |
18 | Rimini (R) | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 50[lower-alpha 5] | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
19 | Ancona | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 66 | −12 | 49 | |
20 | Pisa (R, E, R) | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 48 | Relegation to Serie D |
21 | Avellino[lower-alpha 6] (R, E, R) | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 40 | |
22 | Treviso[lower-alpha 7] (R, E, R, R) | 42 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 37 | 62 | −25 | 35 | Relegation to Eccellenza |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (E) Eliminated; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- BRE 2–0 EMP; EMP 2–2 BRE
- VIC 1–0 MAN; MAN 0–0 VIC
- SAL: 9 pts 7–4; MOD: 6 pts 7–5; ASC: 3 pts 3–8
- 1 point deducted due to unpaid wages and other financial irregularities
- CIT 2–0 RIM; RIM 1–0 CIT
- 2 points deducted due to administrative irregularities
- 1 point deducted due to administrative irregularities
Results
Top goalscorers
Updated to games played on 30 May 2009[9][10]
- 24 goals
- 23 goals
- 18 goals
- 17 goals
- 16 goals
- 15 goals
- 13 goals
- 12 goals
Play-off
Promotion
- Semifinals
- First legs played 7 June 2009; return legs played 11 June 2009
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Grosseto (6) | 3–4 | (3) Livorno | 2–0 | 1–4 |
Empoli (5) | 1–4 | (4) Brescia | 1–1 | 0–3 |
- Finals
- First leg played 14 June 2009; return leg played 20 June 2009
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brescia (4) | 2–5 | (3) Livorno | 2–2 | 0–3 |
Relegation
- First leg played 6 June 2009; return leg played 13 June 2009
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ancona (19) | 2–1 | (18) Rimini | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Empoli | Luigi Cagni[11] | Mutual consent | 26 May 2008 | Silvio Baldini[11] | 26 May 2008 |
Parma | Andrea Manzo[12] | End of caretaker spell | 29 May 2008 | Luigi Cagni[12] | 29 May 2008 |
Rimini | Leonardo Acori[13] | Mutual consent | 1 June 2008 | Elvio Selighini[14] | 3 June 2008 |
Livorno | Fernando Orsi | Mutual consent | 18 May 2008 | Leonardo Acori[15] | 4 June 2008 |
Frosinone | Alberto Cavasin[16] | Mutual consent | 5 June 2008 | Piero Braglia[17] | 6 June 2008 |
Piacenza | Mario Somma[18] | Sacked | 1 June 2008 | Stefano Pioli[19] | 11 June 2008 |
Salernitana | Fabio Brini[20] | Mutual consent | 23 May 2008 | Fabrizio Castori[21] | 12 June 2008 |
Grosseto | Stefano Pioli[22] | End of contract | 1 June 2008 | Elio Gustinetti[23] | 14 June 2008 |
Ascoli | Ivo Iaconi[24] | End of contract | 25 June 2008 | Nello Di Costanzo[24][25] | 25 June 2008 |
Sassuolo | Massimiliano Allegri[26] | Mutual consent | 29 May 2008 | Andrea Mandorlini[27] | 7 July 2008 |
Treviso | Giuseppe Pillon[28] | Mutual consent | 18 July 2008 | Luca Gotti[29] | 21 July 2008 |
Avellino | Alessandro Calori | End of contract | 1 June 2008 | Giuseppe Incocciati[30] | 26 July 2008 |
Brescia | Serse Cosmi[31] | Sacked | 25 September 2008 | Nedo Sonetti[31] | 25 September 2008 |
Parma | Luigi Cagni[32] | Sacked | 30 September 2008 | Francesco Guidolin[33] | 30 September 2008 |
Avellino | Giuseppe Incocciati[34] | Sacked | 7 October 2008 | Salvatore Campilongo[34] | 7 October 2008 |
Ascoli | Nello Di Costanzo[35] | Sacked | 21 October 2008 | Vincenzo Chiarenza[36] | 22 October 2008 |
Mantova | Giuseppe Brucato[37] | Sacked | 27 October 2008 | Alessandro Costacurta[37] | 27 October 2008 |
Ascoli | Vincenzo Chiarenza[38] | Sacked | 7 December 2008 | Franco Colomba[38] | 7 December 2008 |
Salernitana | Fabrizio Castori[39] | Sacked | 6 December 2008 | Bortolo Mutti[40] | 7 December 2008 |
Salernitana | Bortolo Mutti[41] | Sacked | 24 January 2009 | Fabrizio Castori[41] | 24 January 2009 |
Modena | Daniele Zoratto[42] | Mutual consent | 26 January 2009 | Luigi Apolloni (caretaker)[42] | 26 January 2009 |
Mantova | Alessandro Costacurta[43] | Resigned | 9 February 2009 | Mario Somma[44] | 9 February 2009 |
Grosseto | Elio Gustinetti[45] | Sacked | 15 February 2009 | Ezio Rossi[46] | 15 February 2009 |
Treviso | Luca Gotti[47] | Sacked | 24 February 2009 | Abel Balbo[48] | 24 February 2009 |
Treviso | Abel Balbo[49] | Resigned | 18 March 2009 | Luca Gotti[50] | 19 March 2009 |
Grosseto | Ezio Rossi[51] | Sacked | 25 March 2009 | Elio Gustinetti[51] | 25 March 2009 |
Salernitana | Fabrizio Castori[52] | Sacked | 4 April 2009 | Fabio Brini[52] | 4 April 2009 |
Pisa | Giampiero Ventura[53] | Sacked | 19 April 2009 | Bruno Giordano[54] | 19 April 2009 |
Rimini | Elvio Selighini[55] | Sacked | 27 April 2009 | Guido Carboni[55] | 27 April 2009 |
Ancona | Francesco Monaco[56] | Sacked | 3 May 2009 | Sandro Salvioni[56] | 3 May 2009 |
Brescia | Nedo Sonetti[57] | Sacked | 19 May 2009 | Alberto Cavasin[58] | 20 May 2009 |
Livorno | Leonardo Acori[59] | Sacked | 23 May 2009 | Gennaro Ruotolo (caretaker)[59] | 23 May 2009 |
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