Atalanta BC 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.[1]
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
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
19
20
7
59
36
+23
77
11
10
2
31
16
+15
8
10
5
28
20
+8
Source: Serie B
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
Ground
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
H
A
H
A
H
A
A
H
A
H
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
Result
D
D
D
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
D
D
D
W
D
D
W
W
D
D
D
D
W
D
L
L
W
W
L
L
D
D
D
L
D
W
W
W
D
W
L
D
L
W
W
D
Position
5
13
16
7
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
Source: Serie B A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
