12th season of second-tier football league in Italy
Football league season
Serie B 1938-39 team distribution
The Serie B 1938–39 was the tenth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.
Teams
Casale , Fanfulla , SPAL , Siena and Salernitana had been promoted from Serie C , while Novara and Alessandria had been relegated from Serie A .
Events
The league was expanded to eighteen clubs to allow a wider representation of Southern Italy.
The goal average substituted the tie-breaker in event of equal points, to save time considering the risk of war. This change greatly helped Venezia .
Final classification
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GR
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1
Fiorentina (P, C)
34
16
13
5
62
30
2.067
45
Promotion to Serie A [a]
2
Venezia (P)
34
16
11
7
39
23
1.696
43
3
Atalanta
34
15
13
6
43
26
1.654
43
4
Siena
34
17
8
9
43
35
1.229
42
5
Verona
34
16
8
10
46
36
1.278
40
6
Pro Vercelli
34
14
9
11
50
44
1.136
37
7
Palermo
34
13
10
11
35
34
1.029
36
8
Alessandria
34
14
7
13
57
43
1.326
35
9
Padova
34
15
5
14
56
51
1.098
35
10
Fanfulla
34
12
10
12
39
32
1.219
34
11
Sanremese
34
14
6
14
41
45
0.911
34
12
Anconitana
34
13
7
14
50
44
1.136
33
13
Pisa
34
13
7
14
52
46
1.130
33
14
Vigevano
34
11
11
12
43
48
0.896
33
15
Spezia (R)
34
12
7
15
43
50
0.860
31
Relegation to Serie C
16
S.P.A.L. (R)
34
10
6
18
37
55
0.673
26
17
Salernitana (R)
34
10
3
21
40
58
0.690
23
18
Casale (R)
34
2
5
27
12
88
0.136
9
Source:
goal average officially used in event of equal
points .
(C) Champions;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004 , Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 (in Italian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References and sources
Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004 , Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
Domestic leagues Domestic cups