1996–97 Serie B
      Serie B 1996-97 team distribution
 
This article contains information on the 1996-1997 season of Serie B, the second highest football league in Italy.
Final classification
 
Pos
  | 
Team
  | 
Pld
  | 
W
  | 
D
  | 
L
  | 
GF
  | 
GA
  | 
GD
  | 
Pts
  | Qualification or relegation
  | 
| 1 | 
Brescia !Brescia (P) | 
 38 | 
 18 | 
 12 | 
 8 | 
 49 | 
 34 | +15 | 
66 | 
Promotion to Serie A  | 
| 2 | 
Empoli !Empoli (P) | 
 38 | 
 17 | 
 13 | 
 8 | 
 45 | 
 34 | +11 | 
64 | 
| 3 | 
Lecce !Lecce (P) | 
 38 | 
 16 | 
 15 | 
 7 | 
 52 | 
 39 | +13 | 
63 | 
| 4 | 
Bari !Bari (P) | 
 38 | 
 15 | 
 17 | 
 6 | 
 52 | 
 35 | +17 | 
62 | 
| 5 | 
Genoa !Genoa | 
 38 | 
 15 | 
 16 | 
 7 | 
 58 | 
 31 | +27 | 
61 | 
| 6 | 
Pescara !Pescara | 
 38 | 
 14 | 
 12 | 
 12 | 
 50 | 
 38 | +12 | 
54 | 
| 7 | 
Chievo !Chievo | 
 38 | 
 12 | 
 18 | 
 8 | 
 44 | 
 40 | +4 | 
54 | 
| 8 | 
Ravenna !Ravenna | 
 38 | 
 14 | 
 13 | 
 11 | 
 43 | 
 35 | +8 | 
052* | 
| 9 | 
Torino !Torino | 
 38 | 
 13 | 
 11 | 
 14 | 
 45 | 
 48 | −3 | 
50 | 
| 10 | 
Reggina !Reggina | 
 38 | 
 12 | 
 13 | 
 13 | 
 40 | 
 43 | −3 | 
49 | 
| 11 | 
Foggia !Foggia | 
 38 | 
 11 | 
 15 | 
 12 | 
 40 | 
 40 | 0 | 
48 | 
| 12 | 
Padova !Padova | 
 38 | 
 11 | 
 15 | 
 12 | 
 41 | 
 43 | −2 | 
48 | 
| 13 | 
Venezia !Venezia | 
 38 | 
 10 | 
 16 | 
 12 | 
 47 | 
 49 | −2 | 
46 | 
| 14 | 
Lucchese !Lucchese | 
 38 | 
 10 | 
 15 | 
 13 | 
 36 | 
 44 | −8 | 
45 | 
| 15 | 
Salernitana !Salernitana | 
 38 | 
 10 | 
 14 | 
 14 | 
 31 | 
 44 | −13 | 
44 | 
| 16 | 
Castel di Sangro !Castel di Sangro | 
 38 | 
 12 | 
 8 | 
 18 | 
 29 | 
 45 | −16 | 
44 | 
| 17 | 
Cosenza !Cosenza (R) | 
 38 | 
 9 | 
 14 | 
 15 | 
 44 | 
 55 | −11 | 
41 | 
Relegation to Serie C1  | 
| 18 | 
Cesena !Cesena (R) | 
 38 | 
 9 | 
 13 | 
 16 | 
 36 | 
 45 | −9 | 
40 | 
| 19 | 
Palermo !Palermo (R) | 
 38 | 
 6 | 
 17 | 
 15 | 
 40 | 
 55 | −15 | 
35 | 
| 20 | 
Cremonese !Cremonese (R) | 
 38 | 
 7 | 
 11 | 
 20 | 
 30 | 
 55 | −25 | 
32 | 
Updated to games played on September 29, 2008.
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) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round. 
Only applicable when the season is not finished: 
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
Results
| Home ╲ Away | 
Bari !BAR | 
Brescia !BRE | 
Castel di Sangro !CDS | Cesena !CES | Chievo !CHV | Cosenza !COS | Cremonese !CRE | Empoli !EMP | Foggia !FOG | Genoa !GEN | Lecce !LCE | Lucchese !LUC | Padova !PAD | Palermo !PAL | Pescara !PES | Ravenna !RAV | Reggina !REG | Salernitana !SAL | Torino !TOR | Venezia !VEN | 
| Bari !Bari
  |  
  | 2–0
  | 3–1
  | 0–0
  | 2–2
  | 1–0
  | 0–0
  | 5–0
  | 1–2
  | 1–1
  | 2–1
  | 0–0
  | 3–1
  | 1–1
  | 2–1
  | 0–2
  | 1–1
  | 2–1
  | 0–0
  | 3–1 | 
| Brescia !Brescia
  | 2–0
  |  
  | 3–1
  | 1–1
  | 0–0
  | 2–0
  | 3–1
  | 0–0
  | 2–1
  | 1–2
  | 0–0
  | 1–0
  | 3–1
  | 1–1
  | 2–0
  | 0–0
  | 1–0
  | 2–0
  | 0–0
  | 3–1 | 
| Castel di Sangro !Castel di Sangro
  | 1–3
  | 0–3
  |  
  | 1–0
  | 0–0
  | 1–0
  | 2–0
  | 0–2
  | 1–3
  | 1–0
  | 2–1
  | 0–0
  | 1–0
  | 1–0
  | 2–1
  | 0–2
  | 1–0
  | 1–0
  | 2–1
  | 1–1 | 
| Cesena !Cesena
  | 0–2
  | 1–3
  | 1–0
  |  
  | 1–1
  | 2–2
  | 4–0
  | 2–1
  | 2–2
  | 1–1
  | 0–3
  | 1–1
  | 2–3
  | 1–1
  | 1–1
  | 2–0
  | 3–1
  | 2–1
  | 1–1
  | 1–1 | 
| Chievo !Chievo
  | 3–2
  | 0–1
  | 2–0
  | 2–1
  |  
  | 3–2
  | 1–0
  | 0–1
  | 1–1
  | 1–1
  | 1–0
  | 1–0
  | 1–1
  | 2–2
  | 1–1
  | 1–2
  | 1–1
  | 2–1
  | 1–0
  | 4–2 | 
| Cosenza !Cosenza
  | 1–0
  | 1–1
  | 1–1
  | 1–0
  | 1–1
  |  
  | 2–1
  | 2–2
  | 3–2
  | 0–0
  | 0–0
  | 1–1
  | 3–1
  | 3–1
  | 1–1
  | 1–2
  | 0–0
  | 3–1
  | 1–2
  | 2–2 | 
 
| Cremonese !Cremonese
  | 0–1
  | 0–1
  | 2–1
  | 1–0
  | 0–0
  | 2–3
  |  
  | 0–1
  | 1–1
  | 2–1
  | 0–1
  | 2–1
  | 0–0
  | 2–2
  | 2–1
  | 0–1
  | 1–3
  | 0–0
  | 1–1
  | 1–1 | 
| Empoli !Empoli
  | 2–1
  | 0–0
  | 1–1
  | 2–0
  | 2–1
  | 4–0
  | 0–0
  |  
  | 3–0
  | 2–1
  | 1–1
  | 0–1
  | 2–1
  | 3–1
  | 0–0
  | 1–4
  | 1–0
  | 2–0
  | 2–0
  | 3–2 | 
| Foggia !Foggia
  | 1–1
  | 1–2
  | 2–0
  | 0–0
  | 0–0
  | 1–0
  | 1–2
  | 0–0
  |  
  | 0–0
  | 0–0
  | 2–0
  | 1–1
  | 1–1
  | 0–0
  | 0–1
  | 1–0
  | 2–0
  | 3–4
  | 2–0 | 
| Genoa !Genoa
  | 0–0
  | 4–0
  | 1–3
  | 1–0
  | 1–1
  | 3–0
  | 3–0
  | 3–1
  | 0–1
  |  
  | 2–0
  | 1–1
  | 2–1
  | 4–1
  | 1–1
  | 3–0
  | 1–2
  | 1–1
  | 3–0
  | 3–0 | 
| Lecce !Lecce
  | 1–1
  | 0–0
  | 0–0
  | 2–1
  | 3–1
  | 3–2
  | 2–1
  | 2–0
  | 2–1
  | 1–0
  |  
  | 4–1
  | 3–0
  | 1–1
  | 2–1
  | 1–1
  | 1–2
  | 2–2
  | 1–0
  | 2–2 | 
| Lucchese !Lucchese
  | 1–1
  | 0–3
  | 2–1
  | 2–0
  | 0–0
  | 1–0
  | 4–2
  | 2–2
  | 1–0
  | 0–3
  | 3–3
  |  
  | 1–0
  | 0–0
  | 1–0
  | 0–0
  | 2–0
  | 3–0
  | 0–1
  | 1–1 | 
| Padova !Padova
  | 1–1
  | 2–0
  | 1–1
  | 1–0
  | 0–1
  | 1–1
  | 2–2
  | 1–0
  | 0–0
  | 1–1
  | 0–0
  | 1–0
  |  
  | 4–0
  | 1–3
  | 2–0
  | 1–1
  | 1–1
  | 0–2
  | 2–1 | 
| Palermo !Palermo
  | 1–2
  | 3–2
  | 3–0
  | 0–1
  | 3–1
  | 1–3
  | 1–1
  | 0–1
  | 0–1
  | 1–1
  | 2–3
  | 1–1
  | 1–3
  |  
  | 0–0
  | 2–0
  | 1–1
  | 1–1
  | 1–0
  | 2–2 | 
| Pescara !Pescara
  | 1–2
  | 1–1
  | 1–1
  | 2–2
  | 2–1
  | 2–0
  | 1–0
  | 0–0
  | 4–0
  | 1–3
  | 3–0
  | 3–0
  | 1–2
  | 2–1
  |  
  | 2–1
  | 3–0
  | 3–0
  | 0–0
  | 1–3 | 
| Ravenna !Ravenna
  | 1–2
  | 2–1
  | 1–0
  | 2–0
  | 1–2
  | 2–2
  | 4–0
  | 1–1
  | 2–2
  | 1–1
  | 0–0
  | 0–0
  | 1–1
  | 0–1
  | 0–1
  |  
  | 0–0
  | 2–0
  | 0–3
  | 2–1 | 
| Reggina !Reggina
  | 2–2
  | 1–1
  | 1–0
  | 0–1
  | 1–1
  | 1–0
  | 1–0
  | 1–0
  | 0–3
  | 0–0
  | 1–2
  | 4–2
  | 1–0
  | 0–0
  | 2–3
  | 1–1
  |  
  | 3–0
  | 2–1
  | 1–1 | 
| Salernitana !Salernitana
  | 0–0
  | 4–1
  | 1–0
  | 1–0
  | 2–2
  | 0–0
  | 1–0
  | 1–1
  | 2–0
  | 1–1
  | 1–1
  | 1–0
  | 0–0
  | 0–0
  | 1–0
  | 1–0
  | 1–3
  |  
  | 2–1
  | 1–0 | 
| Torino !Torino
  | 2–2
  | 0–2
  | 1–0
  | 1–0
  | 1–0
  | 3–1
  | 0–1
  | 0–1
  | 1–1
  | 3–3
  | 4–2
  | 2–2
  | 1–2
  | 2–1
  | 0–2
  | 0–4
  | 4–2
  | 1–0
  |  
  | 1–1 | 
| Venezia !Venezia
  | 0–0
  | 3–0
  | 1–0
  | 0–1
  | 1–1
  | 3–1
  | 3–2
  | 0–0
  | 2–1
  | 0–1
  | 0–1
  | 2–1
  | 1–1
  | 3–1
  | 2–0
  | 0–0
  | 1–0
  | 1–1
  | 1–1
  |   | 
Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Footnotes
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