2003–04 US Città di Palermo season

U.S. Città di Palermo
2003-04 season
President	Maurizio Zamparini
Manager	Silvio Baldini; (Until 26 January 2004); Francesco Guidolin
Serie B	1º(promoted toSerie A)
Coppa Italia	Eightfinals
Top goalscorer	League:Luca Toni(30); All:Toni(30)
	←2002-03 2004-05→

U.S. Città di Palermoplayed theseason 2003-04in theSerie Bleague andCoppa Italia.

Summary

Ambitious Palermo, for the first time since 1973, failed to gain promotion toSerie Ain the previous season following a 3-0 away defeat in the final match againstLecce,which were promoted at Palermo's place.^[1]That dramatic defeat was also the last appearance in his playing career for team captainAntonino Asta,who seriously injured during the match and did not manage to recover; he was part of the first team squad in the season 2003-04, without however making a single appearance. Following the events, Palermo made a number of prominent signings in the summer market, such asEugenio Corini,Andrea GasbarroniandLuca Toni;^[2]in addition, Palermo-born starGaetano Vasariagreed to join therosanerowith a salary based on the number of appearances he would have made in the season.Silvio Baldiniwas appointed as new Boss to replaceNedo Sonetti.Several football pundits suggested Palermo to be the real favourite team to win the Serie B league because of the quality of its roster.

The team made a very impressive start by defeatingGianfranco Zola'sCagliari Calcio,and managed to be always in the promotion spots. However, following a surprising 3-1 home defeat toSalernitanathat brought Palermo down to third place, Baldini heavily criticized club chairmanMaurizio Zamparini^[3]who consequently fired him and appointedFrancesco Guidolinat his place. On the last day of the January transfer market, three new notable signings were made:Antonio Filippini,Emanuele FilippiniandFabio Grosso.Palermo later returned to top the table and eventually won the league, ending with the same points than Cagliari, but being crowned as Serie B champions due to head-to-head matches and promoted toSerie Aafter 31 years in the lower divisions.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ITA	Gianluca Berti
2	DF	ITA	Paolo Cotroneo
3	DF	ITA	Francesco Modesto^[4]
4	DF	ITA	Gianluca Atzori
5	MF	ITA	Eugenio Corini
6	DF	ITA	Christian Terlizzi
7	MF	ITA	Gaetano Vasari
8	MF	ITA	Daniele Di Donato
9	FW	ITA	Luca Toni
10	MF	ITA	Lamberto Zauli
11	MF	ITA	Salvatore Masiello
12	GK	ITA	Nicola Santoni
13	DF	ITA	Pietro Accardi
14	MF	CMR	Frank Oliver Ongfiang^[5]
14	DF	ITA	Rocco D'Aiello
16	FW	ITA	Pietro Balistreri
17	FW	ITA	Antonino Asta
18	FW	ITA	Franco Brienza^[6]
18	DF	ITA	Fabio Grosso^[7]
19	DF	ITA	Daniele Zito


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	ITA	Simone Pepe
21	MF	ROU	Paul Codrea^[8]
21	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Biava^[9]
22	MF	ITA	Massimo Mutarelli
23	MF	ITA	Ighli Vannucchi^[10]
23	MF	ITA	Emanuele Filippini^[11]
24	FW	NGA	John Olufemi
25	DF	SLE	Kewullay Conteh
26	MF	ITA	Antonio Filippini^[12]
27	MF	ITA	Michele Trionfante
29	DF	ROU	Valentin Năstase
30	FW	BRA	Jeda^[13]
32	MF	ITA	Marco Fina
46	MF	ITA	Andrea Gasbarroni
51	MF	ITA	Vincenzo Giannusa
79	MF	ITA	Evans Soligo
81	DF	ITA	Michele Ferri
82	MF	ITA	Nicola Milano
84	GK	ITA	Paolo Comi

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
GK	Gianluca Berti	Empoli
GK	Paolo Comi	Monza
DF	Michele Ferri	A.C. Milan
DF	Gianluca Atzori	Empoli
DF	Christian Terlizzi	Cesena
MF	Evans Soligo	Venezia
MF	Ighli Vannucchi	Empoli
MF	Andrea Gasbarroni	Juventus
MF	Eugenio Corini	Chievo Verona
MF	Gaetano Vasari	Cesena
FW	Simone Pepe	A.S. Roma
FW	Franco Brienza	Ascoli	loan ended
FW	Luca Toni	Brescia Calcio

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
GK	Vincenzo Sicignano	Parma
DF	Alessandro Lucarelli	Fiorentina
DF	Oscar Brevi	Ascoli
DF	Matteo Pivotto	Modena
DF	Leandro Rinaudo	Salernitana	loan
MF	Valentino Lai	Salernitana	loan
MF	Manolo Pestrin	Cesena
MF	Frank Oliver Ongfiang	Cesena
FW	Filippo Maniero	Brescia Calcio
FW	Cristian La Grottería	Padova

Winter

In

18	DF	ITA	Fabio Grosso(fromPerugia)
21	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Biava(fromAlbinoLeffe)
23	MF	ITA	Emanuele Filippini(fromParma)
26	MF	ITA	Antonio Filippini(fromBrescia)
30	FW	BRA	Jeda(fromVicenza)

Out

3	DF	ITA	Francesco Modesto(toReggina)
18	MF	ITA	Franco Brienza(on loan toPerugia)
21	MF	ROU	Paul Codrea(on loan toPerugia)
23	MF	ITA	Ighli Vannucchi(toEmpoli)

Competitions

Serie B

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Palermo(P, C)	46	22	17	7	75	39	+36	83	Promotion toSerie A
2	Cagliari(P)	46	23	14	9	80	51	+29	83
3	Livorno(P)	46	20	19	7	75	45	+30	79
4	Messina(P)	46	21	16	9	71	45	+26	79
5	Atalanta(P)	46	19	20	7	59	36	+23	77

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

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	P	D	W	W	D	L	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	W
Position	-	7	3	1	5	7	5	7	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source:Competitive matches
A= Away;H= Home;W= Win;D= Draw;L= Loss;P= Postponed;=Leader, Serie A;=2004–05 Serie A;= Promotion playoff to2004–05 Serie A

Matches

11 September 20033	Avellino	0-0	Palermo	Avellino
20:30		Report		Stadium:Partenio Referee:Bergonzi

14 September 20034	Palermo	1-0	Cagliari Calcio	Palermo
20:30	Corini53' (pen)	Report		Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee: Nucini

20 September 20035	Palermo	2-1	Ternana Calcio	Palermo
20:30	Brienza14' Mutarelli83'	Report	92'Kharja	Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee:Rosetti

23 September 20031	Salernitana	1-1	Palermo	Salerno
20:30	Tulli49'	Report	94'Gasbarroni	Stadium:Stadio Arechi Referee:Girardi
Note: Match rescheduled from 23 August 2003 due to issues against the expansion ofSerie Bto 24 squads.

27 September 20036	Torino	2-1	Palermo	Torino
20:30	Ferrante24' (rig.),43'	Report	59' (rig.)Corini	Stadium:Delle Alpi Referee:Trefoloni

4 October 20037	Palermo	2-1	Delfino Pescara	Palermo
20:30	Corini11' (rig.) Pepe85'	Report	55' (aut.)Di Donato	Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee:Bolognino

8 October 20032	Palermo	1-1	Piacenza Calcio	Palermo
20:30	Toni64'	Report	90'Beghetto	Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee: Cruciani
Note: Match rescheduled from 7 September 2003 due to issues against the expansion ofSerie Bto 24 squads.

12 October 20038	Como Calcio	0-1	Palermo	Como
15:00		Report	57' (pen)Corini	Stadium:Giuseppe Sinigaglia Referee: Gabriele

15 October 20039	Palermo	2-0	Fiorentina	Palermo
20:30	Corini29' (pen) Di Donato33'	Report		Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee:Dondarini

18 October 200310	Venezia F.C.	1-1	Palermo	Venezia
20:30	Liendo77'	Report	94'Toni	Stadium:Penzo Referee:Rizzoli

25 October 200311	Ascoli Calcio	1-2	Palermo	Ascoli Piceno
20:30	Bonfiglio29'	Report	28'Toni 56'Mutarelli	Stadium:Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Referee:De Santis

2 November 200312	Palermo	0-0	Atalanta B.C.	Palermo
15:00		Report		Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee: Gabriele

9 November 200313	Catania Calcio	0-2	Palermo	Catania
15:00		Report	7' (pen)Corini 65'Zauli	Stadium:Massimino Referee:Paparesta

16 November 200314	Palermo	4-0	S.S.C. Napoli	Palermo
15:00	Ferri27' Toni37',60' Zauli48'	Report		Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee:Racalbuto

20 November 200315	Treviso	1-1	Palermo	Treviso
20:30	Centurioni50'	Report	92'Corini	Stadium:Tenni Referee:Rodomonti

23 November 200316	Palermo	3-1	Hellas Verona	Palermo
15:00	Toni27',52',72'	Report	23'Papa Waigo	Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee:Palanca

28 November 200317	Genoa C.F.C.	1-1	Palermo	Genova
20:30	Colacone56'	Report	79'Corini	Stadium:Luigi Ferraris Referee:Racalbuto

7 December 200318	Palermo	2-1	U.C. Albinoleffe	Palermo
15:00	Toni14' Di Donato39'	Report	30'Biava	Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee: Romeo

14 December 200319	Vicenza Calcio	0-0	Palermo	Vicenza
15:00		Report		Stadium:Romeo Menti Referee:Rizzoli

21 December 200320	Palermo	0-0	Messina	Palermo
15:00		Report		Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee:De Santis

6 January 200421	Triestina Calcio	1-0	Palermo	Trieste
15:00	Moscardelli82'	Report		Stadium:Nereo Rocco Referee:Tombolini

11 January 200422	Palermo	4-1	Livorno	Palermo
15:00	Zauli22',71' Toni49',84'	Report	48'C.Lucarelli	Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee:Brighi

18 January 200423	A.S. Bari	2-1	Palermo	Bari
15:00	Cordova29' (pen) De Rosa41'	Report	35'Corini	Stadium:San Nicola Referee:Collina

25 January 200424	Palermo	0-2	Salernitana	Palermo
15:00		Report	59',84'Bogdani	Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee:De Marco

2 February 200425	Piacenza Calcio	2-2	Palermo	Piacenza
20:30	Lucenti42' Beghetto89'	Report	49'Toni 81'Nastase	Stadium:Garilli Referee:Paparesta

8 February 200426	Palermo	1-1	Avellino	Palermo
15:00	Toni42'	Report	70'Stroppa	Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee:Brighi

15 February 200427	Cagliari Calcio	3-2	Palermo	Cagliari
15:00	Abeijon42' E.Filippini79' (aut.) Langella87'	Report	49',67'Gasbarroni	Stadium:Sant'Elia Referee:Ayroldi

22 February 200428	Ternana Calcio	1-1	Palermo	Terni
15:00	Zampagna41'	Report	8'Toni	Stadium:Liberati Referee:Rizzoli

29 February 200429	Palermo	2-1	Torino F.C.	Palermo
15:00	Gasbarroni39' Jeda40'	Report	8'Tiribocchi	Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee:Racalbuto

4 March 200430	Delfino Pescara	0-2	Palermo	Pescara
20:30		Report	5'Toni 77'Jeda	Stadium:Adriatico Referee:Girardi

7 March 200431	Palermo	2-1	Como Calcio	Palermo
15:00	Toni71' Corini89' (rig.)	Report	83'De Francesco	Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee:Rizzoli

12 March 200432	Fiorentina	2-1	Palermo	Firenze
20:30	Di Livio34' Vryzas92'	Report	20'Toni	Stadium:Artemio Franchi Referee:Bolognino

18 March 200433	Palermo	4-0	Venezia F.C.	Palermo
20:30	Toni20',82' E.Filippini39' Gasbarroni61'	Report		Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee:De Marco

21 March 200434	Palermo	1-0	Ascoli Calcio	Palermo
15:00	Corini50' (pen)	Report		Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee:Rizzoli

28 March 200435	Atalanta B.C.	0-0	Palermo	Bergamo
20:30		Report		Stadium:Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee:De Santis

4 April 200436	Palermo	5-0	Catania Calcio	Palermo
15:00	A.Filippini7' Biava30' Toni57',73' (rig.) E.Filippini70'	Report		Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee:Messina

10 April 200437	S.S.C. Napoli	1-1	Palermo	Napoli
15:00	Dionigi28'	Report	40'A.Filippini	Stadium:San Paolo Referee:Rodomonti

17 April 200438	Palermo	2-3	Treviso	Palermo
20:30	Corini31' (rig.) Jeda43'	Report	19'A.D'Agostino 61'Bianco 81'Ganci	Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee:De Santis

23 April 200439	Hellas Verona	1-2	Palermo	Verona
20:30	Adailton11'	Report	28',88'Toni	Stadium:Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee:Rizzoli

1 May 200440	Palermo	3-1	Genoa C.F.C.	Palermo
20:30	Toni5',52' E.Filippini44'	Report	72'Milito	Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee:Ayroldi

8 May 200441	U.C. Albinoleffe	1-1	Palermo	Bergamo
20:30	Raimondi81'	Report	59'Biava	Stadium:Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee:Tombolini

15 May 200442	Palermo	3-0	Vicenza Calcio	Palermo
20:30	Gasbarroni10' Toni25' Di Donato65'	Report		Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee:Pellegrino

22 May 200443	Messina	1-1	Palermo	Messina
20:30	Sosa80'	Report	75'Biava	Stadium:Giovanni Celeste Referee:Rodomonti

29 May 200444	Palermo	3-1	Triestina Calcio	Palermo
20:30	Toni31',41' E.Filippini83'		63'Mantovani	Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee:Dondarini

5 June 200445	Livorno	1-1	Palermo	Livorno
20:30	C.Lucarelli71'	Report	69'Toni	Stadium:Stadio Armando Picchi Referee:Saccani

12 June 200446	Palermo	3-0	A.S. Bari	Palermo
20:30	Toni31' Grosso45+1' Vasari89'	Report		Stadium:Renzo Barbera Referee:Farina

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie B		Coppa Italia
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ITA	Berti	43	-35	42	-35	1	0
18	DF	ITA	Fabio Grosso	21	1	21	1	0	0
13	DF	ITA	Pietro Accardi	35	0	31+1	0	3	0
26	MF	ITA	Antonio Filippini	21	2	20+1	2	0	0
25	DF	SLE	Kewullay Conteh	34	0	31+1	0	2	0
81	DF	ITA	Michele Ferri	39	2	35+1	1	3	1
8	MF	ITA	Daniele Di Donato	39	3	28+11	3	0	0
22	MF	ITA	Massimo Mutarelli	44	2	41	2	3	0
5	MF	ITA	Eugenio Corini	43	12	38+2	12	3	0
46	MF	ITA	Andrea Gasbarroni	41	6	26+13	6	2	0
9	FW	ITA	Luca Toni	47	30	45	30	2	0
12	GK	ITA	Santoni	8	-10	4	-4	4	-6
21	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Biava	19	3	19	3	0	0
23	MF	ITA	Emanuele Filippini	20	4	18+2	4	0	0
10	MF	ITA	Lamberto Zauli	24	4	17+4	4	3	0
4	DF	ITA	Atzori	18	0	17	0	1	0
6	DF	ITA	Terlizzi	15	0	12	0	3	0
11	MF	ITA	Salvatore Masiello	22	0	9+9	0	4	0
29	DF	ROU	Valentin Năstase	19	1	9+7	1	3	0
7	MF	ITA	Gaetano Vasari	30	2	8+18	1	4	1
	MF	ITA	Franco Brienza	18	1	8+10	1
30	FW	BRA	Jeda	17	3	8+9	3	0	0
20	FW	ITA	Simone Pepe	24	3	5+14	1	5	2
	MF	ROU	Codrea	8	0	5+3	0
79	MF	ITA	Evans Soligo	13	1	3+6	0	4	1
	MF	ITA	Ighli Vannucchi	8	0	3+5	0
	DF	ITA	Francesco Modesto	1	0	1	0
84	GK	ITA	Comi	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	ITA	Antonino Asta	0	0	0	0	0	0
82	MF	ITA	Nicola Milano	1	0	0	0	1	0
24	FW	NGA	John Otuagomah Olufemi	1	0	0	0	1	0

Source:http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/2003/2962/

References

^"Season 2002-03 Palermo"(in Italian). ilpalermocalcio.it. Archived fromthe originalon 2008-09-14.
^"The last night of Toni"(in Italian). gazzetta.it.
^"Zamparini Interview"(in Italian). raisport.it. Archived fromthe originalon 2007-11-16.
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[1] "Season 2002-03 Palermo"(in Italian). ilpalermocalcio.it. Archived fromthe originalon 2008-09-14.

[2] "The last night of Toni"(in Italian). gazzetta.it.

[3] "Zamparini Interview"(in Italian). raisport.it. Archived fromthe originalon 2007-11-16.

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