1951–52 Serie B
The Serie B 1951–52 was the twentieth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.
Season | 1951–52 |
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Champions | Roma 1st title |
← 1950–51 1952–53 → |
Teams
Monza, Valdagno, Piombino and Stabia had been promoted from Serie C, while Roma and Genoa had been relegated from Serie A.
Events
A provisional fifth relegation was added to reduce the league.
FIGC’s President Ottorino Barassi imposed a playoff between the second club in B and the seventeenth in A to reduce the Serie A.
Final classification
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Roma (P, C) | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 62 | 24 | 2.583 | 53 | 1952–53 Serie A |
2 | Brescia | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 44 | 24 | 1.833 | 52 | Serie A qualification play-off |
3 | Messina | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 23 | 1.609 | 45 | |
4 | Catania | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 39 | 1.231 | 44 | |
5 | Genoa | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 61 | 38 | 1.605 | 42 | |
6 | Piombino | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 48 | 39 | 1.231 | 41 | |
6 | Treviso | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 38 | 1.158 | 41 | |
8 | Modena | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 51 | 46 | 1.109 | 39 | |
8 | Salernitana | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 44 | 43 | 1.023 | 39 | |
10 | Vicenza | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 40 | 1.175 | 38 | |
10 | Verona | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 44 | 1.045 | 38 | |
12 | Fanfulla | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 49 | 0.878 | 37 | |
12 | Siracusa | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 56 | 0.696 | 37 | |
14 | Marzotto | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 47 | 1.021 | 36 | |
14 | Monza | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 0.698 | 36 | |
16 | Venezia (R) | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 47 | 0.809 | 34 | 1952–53 Serie C |
16 | Livorno (R) | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 43 | 0.767 | 34 | |
18 | Pisa (R) | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 44 | 0.727 | 31 | |
19 | Reggiana (R) | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 38 | 70 | 0.543 | 24 | |
20 | Stabia (R) | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 81 | 0.432 | 18[lower-alpha 1] |
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- 1 point deducted.
Results
Serie A qualification play-off
Since it was decided to reduce the number of Serie A teams from 20 to 18 for the 1952-1953 season, only the top 16 teams in Serie A were guaranteed to remain there the following season, and only the first-placed team in Serie B was guaranteed a direct promotion to Serie A. The 18th team would be decided in a one-game playoff between the 17th-placed team in Serie A and the 2nd-placed team in Serie B.
The 3 last-placed teams in Serie A were guaranteed relegation. However, due to a tie for 17th place between Lucchese and Triestina, the teams had to play a two-legged tie-breaking series to determine which team would be relegated and which team qualified for the playoff.
- Game played in Valdagno
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Brescia |
0-1 |
Triestina maintained its place in Serie A.
References and sources
- Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005