2003–04 Atalanta BC season
Appearance
2003–04 season | |
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Chairman | Ivan Ruggeri |
Manager | Andrea Mandorlini |
Serie B | 5th |
Coppa Italia | First Round |
Top goalscorer | Carmine Gautieri, Igor Budan (11) |
Atalanta B.C. was promoted to Serie A, despite finishing only 5th in Serie B. The reason for the promotion was the expansion of the top domestic division from 18 to 20 teams. That offered a reprieve to an underperforming Atalanta side that failed to keep up with Palermo following Christmas.
Squad
[edit]Goalkeepers
[edit]Defenders
[edit]Gianpaolo Bellini
Natale Gonnella
Duccio Innocenti
Stefano Lorenzi
Fabio Rustico
Santos
Mohamed Sarr
Vlado Šmit
Midfielders
[edit]Antonio Bernardini
Andrea Lazzari
Michele Marcolini
Nicola Mingazzini
Riccardo Montolivo
Biagio Pagano
Alex Pinardi
Damiano Zenoni
Attackers
[edit]Rolando Bianchi
Igor Budan
Gianni Comandini
Carmine Gautieri
Luigi Della Rocca
Giampaolo Pazzini
Luca Saudati
Davor Vugrinec
Serie B
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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3 | Livorno (P) | 46 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 75 | 45 | +30 | 79 | Promotion to Serie A |
4 | Messina (P) | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 79 | |
5 | Atalanta (P) | 46 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 77 | |
6 | Fiorentina (P) | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 73 | Promotion play-offs |
7 | Ternana | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 69 |
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.
(P) Promoted
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.
(P) Promoted