68th season of second-tier football league in Italy
Football league season
Serie B 1996-97 team distribution
The Serie B 1996–97 was the sixty-fifth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.
Teams
Ravenna , Empoli , Lecce and Castel di Sangro had been promoted from Serie C , while Bari , Torino , Cremonese and Padova had been relegated from Serie A .
Final classification
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1
Brescia (P, C)
38
18
12
8
49
34
+15
66
Promotion to Serie A
2
Empoli (P)
38
17
13
8
45
34
+11
64
3
Lecce (P)
38
16
15
7
52
39
+13
63
4
Bari (P)
38
15
17
6
52
35
+17
62
5
Genoa
38
15
16
7
58
31
+27
61
6
Pescara
38
14
12
12
50
38
+12
54
7
Chievo
38
12
18
8
44
40
+4
54
8
Ravenna [ a]
38
14
13
11
43
35
+8
52
9
Torino
38
13
11
14
45
48
−3
50
10
Reggina
38
12
13
13
40
43
−3
49
11
Foggia
38
11
15
12
40
40
0
48
12
Padova
38
11
15
12
41
43
−2
48
13
Venezia
38
10
16
12
47
49
−2
46
14
Lucchese
38
10
15
13
36
44
−8
45
15
Salernitana
38
10
14
14
31
44
−13
44
16
Castel di Sangro
38
12
8
18
29
45
−16
44
17
Cosenza (R)
38
9
14
15
44
55
−11
41
Relegation to Serie C1
18
Cesena (R)
38
9
13
16
36
45
−9
40
19
Palermo (R)
38
6
17
15
40
55
−15
35
20
Cremonese (R)
38
7
11
20
30
55
−25
32
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:
Results
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.
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