2003–04 Atalanta BC season

Atalanta

2003–04 season
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

Goalkeepers

• Massimo Taibi
• Alex Calderoni

Defenders

• Gianpaolo Bellini
• Natale Gonnella
• Duccio Innocenti
• Stefano Lorenzi
• Fabio Rustico
• Santos
• Mohamed Sarr
• Vlado Šmit

Midfielders

• Antonio Bernardini
• Andrea Lazzari
• Michele Marcolini
• Nicola Mingazzini
• Riccardo Montolivo
• Biagio Pagano
• Alex Pinardi
• Damiano Zenoni

Attackers

• Rolando Bianchi
• Igor Budan
• Gianni Comandini
• Carmine Gautieri
• Luigi Della Rocca
• Giampaolo Pazzini
• Luca Saudati
• Davor Vugrinec

Serie B

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
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