2014–15 Serie A

Serie A
Season 2014–15
Dates 30 August 2014 – 31 May 2015
Champions Juventus
31st title
Relegated Cesena
Parma
Cagliari
Champions League Juventus
Roma
Lazio
Europa League Fiorentina
Napoli
Sampdoria
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1,024 (2.69 per match)
Top goalscorer Mauro Icardi
Luca Toni
(22 goals each)
Best goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon (18 clean sheets)
Biggest home win Inter 7–0 Sassuolo
(14 September 2014)
Juventus 7–0 Parma
(9 November 2014)
Biggest away win Palermo 0–4 Lazio
(29 September 2014)
Empoli 0–4 Cagliari
(25 October 2014)
Cagliari 0–4 Fiorentina
(30 November 2014)
Highest scoring Parma 4–5 Milan
(14 September 2014)
Longest winning run 8 games[1]
Lazio
Longest unbeaten run 20 games[1]
Juventus
Longest winless run 18 games[1]
Cesena
Longest losing run 6 games[1]
Parma
Highest attendance 79,173[1]
Milan 1–1 Inter
(23 November 2014)
Lowest attendance 5,000[1]
Chievo 2–1 Cesena
(9 November 2014)
Average attendance 22,149[1]

The 2014–15 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 113th season of top-tier Italian football, the 83rd in a round-robin tournament, and the fifth since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. It began on 30 August 2014.

A total of 20 teams compete in the league: 17 sides from the 2013–14 season and three promoted from the 2013–14 Serie B campaign. Juventus were the defending champions, successfully defending their title for the fourth consecutive time. On 2 May 2015, Juventus won the scudetto for the fourth consecutive time.[2]

Events

2014–15 Juventus team

The season will feature the return of Palermo after only one season in the second division and Empoli, whose last appearance was in the 200708 season. Cesena, the play-off winner, returned to the top level after two years in Serie B.

The pre-season saw two ownership changes: Cagliari was sold from Massimo Cellino to Milanese entrepreneur Tommaso Giulini, a former board member at Internazionale. Sampdoria was sold by Edoardo Garrone (son of the late Riccardo Garrone) to Rome-based film businessman Massimo Ferrero.

The season was also influenced by serious financial problems surrounding Parma, involving two controversial takeovers during the season, its last chairman Giampietro Manenti being arrested on 18 March 2015 under accusation of money laundering, and the club being ultimately declared insolvent by the local court on the very next day.

The Serie A this season had the most goals on average than any of the five other top leagues in Europe.[3]

Teams

Number of teams by region

Number of teams Region Team(s)
3  Emilia-RomagnaCesena, Parma and Sassuolo
 LombardyAtalanta, Internazionale and Milan
2  LazioLazio and Roma
 LiguriaGenoa and Sampdoria
 PiedmontJuventus and Torino
 TuscanyEmpoli and Fiorentina
 VenetoChievo and Hellas Verona
1  CampaniaNapoli
 Friuli-Venezia GiuliaUdinese
 SardiniaCagliari
 SicilyPalermo

Stadiums and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2013–14 season
Atalanta Bergamo Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia 26,542 11th in Serie A
Cagliari Cagliari Stadio Sant'Elia 16,000 15th in Serie A
Cesena Cesena Stadio Dino Manuzzi 23,900 Serie B playoffs winner
Chievo Verona Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi 38,402 16th in Serie A
Empoli Empoli Stadio Carlo Castellani 16,800 2nd in Serie B
Fiorentina Florence Stadio Artemio Franchi 47,282 4th in Serie A
Genoa Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris 36,685 13th in Serie A
Hellas Verona Verona Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi 38,402 10th in Serie A
Internazionale Milan San Siro 80,018 5th in Serie A
Juventus Turin Juventus Stadium 41,254 Serie A champions
Lazio Rome Stadio Olimpico 72,698 9th in Serie A
Milan Milan San Siro 80,018 8th in Serie A
Napoli Naples Stadio San Paolo 60,240 3rd in Serie A
Palermo Palermo Stadio Renzo Barbera 36,349 Serie B Champions
Parma Parma Stadio Ennio Tardini 27,906 6th in Serie A
Roma Rome Stadio Olimpico 72,698 2nd in Serie A
Sampdoria Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris 36,685 12th in Serie A
Sassuolo Sassuolo1 Mapei Stadium[4] 23,717 17th in Serie A
Torino Turin Olimpico di Torino 27,994 7th in Serie A
Udinese Udine Stadio Friuli 30,642 14th in Serie A
  1. Sassuolo plays in Reggio Emilia.

Personnel and sponsorship

Team President Manager Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Atalanta Italy Antonio Percassi Italy Edoardo Reja Italy Gianpaolo Bellini Nike Suisse Gas, Konica Minolta
Cagliari Italy Tommaso Giulini Italy Gianluca Festa Italy Daniele Conti Kappa Sardegna, Tiscali
Cesena Italy Giorgio Lugaresi Italy Domenico Di Carlo Italy Davide Succi Lotto Aldini
Chievo Italy Luca Campedelli Italy Rolando Maran Italy Sergio Pellissier Givova Jetcoin, Paluani, Banca Popolare di Verona
Empoli Italy Fabrizio Corsi Italy Maurizio Sarri Italy Davide Moro Royal NGM Mobile, Computer Gross
Fiorentina Italy Mario Cognigni Italy Vincenzo Montella Italy Manuel Pasqual Joma Volkswagen
Genoa Italy Enrico Preziosi Italy Gian Piero Gasperini Argentina Nicolás Burdisso Lotto McVitie's
Hellas Verona Italy Maurizio Setti Italy Andrea Mandorlini Italy Luca Toni Nike Leaderform, agsm, Franklin & Marshall
Internazionale Indonesia Erick Thohir Italy Roberto Mancini Italy Andrea Ranocchia Nike Pirelli
Juventus Italy Andrea Agnelli Italy Massimiliano Allegri Italy Gianluigi Buffon Nike Jeep, Expo 2015 (part-time)
Lazio Italy Claudio Lotito Italy Stefano Pioli Italy Stefano Mauri Macron
Milan Italy Silvio Berlusconi Italy Filippo Inzaghi Italy Riccardo Montolivo Adidas Fly Emirates
Napoli Italy Aurelio De Laurentiis Spain Rafael Benítez Slovakia Marek Hamšík Macron Lete, Pasta Garofalo
Palermo Italy Maurizio Zamparini Italy Giuseppe Iachini Italy Stefano Sorrentino Joma Palermocalcio.it, CBM Sport
Parma Italy vacant after bankruptcy Italy Roberto Donadoni Italy Alessandro Lucarelli Erreà Folletto, Navigare
Roma United States James Pallotta France Rudi Garcia Italy Francesco Totti Nike
Sampdoria Italy Massimo Ferrero Serbia Siniša Mihajlović Italy Angelo Palombo Kappa Various*
Sassuolo Italy Carlo Rossi Italy Eusebio Di Francesco Italy Francesco Magnanelli Sportika Mapei
Torino Italy Urbano Cairo Italy Giampiero Ventura Poland Kamil Glik Kappa Suzuki, Salami Beretta
Udinese Italy Franco Soldati Italy Andrea Stramaccioni Italy Antonio Di Natale HS Football Dacia, Alcott
  • Additionally, referee kits are now being made by Diadora, and Nike has a new match ball, the Ordem Serie A.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
UdineseItaly Francesco GuidolinAppointed as technical supervisor20 May 2014[5]Pre-seasonItaly Andrea Stramaccioni4 June 2014[6]
MilanNetherlands Clarence SeedorfSacked9 June 2014[7]Italy Filippo Inzaghi9 June 2014[7]
LazioItaly Edoardo RejaResigned12 June 2014[8]Italy Stefano Pioli12 June 2014[9]
CagliariItaly Ivo PulgaSacked20 June 2014Czech Republic Zdeněk Zeman20 June 2014[10]
JuventusItaly Antonio ConteResigned15 July 2014Italy Massimiliano Allegri16 July 2014
ChievoItaly Eugenio CoriniSacked19 October 2014[11]17thItaly Rolando Maran19 October 2014[12]
InternazionaleItaly Walter MazzarriSacked14 November 2014[13]9thItaly Roberto Mancini14 November 2014[14]
CesenaItaly Pierpaolo BisoliSacked8 December 2014[15]19thItaly Domenico Di Carlo8 December 2014[16]
CagliariCzech Republic Zdeněk ZemanSacked23 December 2014[17]18thItaly Gianfranco Zola24 December 2014[18]
AtalantaItaly Stefano ColantuonoSacked4 March 2015[19]17thItaly Edoardo Reja4 March 2015[19]
CagliariItaly Gianfranco ZolaSacked9 March 2015[20]18thCzech Republic Zdeněk Zeman9 March 2015[20]
CagliariCzech Republic Zdeněk ZemanResigned21 April 201519thItaly Gianluca Festa22 April 2015

Ownership changes

Team Previous owner New owner Date
CagliariItaly Massimo Cellino[21]Italy Tommaso Giulini[21]11 June 2014
SampdoriaItaly Edoardo Garrone[22]Italy Massimo Ferrero[22]12 June 2014
ParmaItaly Tommaso Ghirardi[23]Cyprus Russia Dastraso Holding Ltd.[23]20 December 2014
Cyprus Russia Dastraso Holding Ltd.[24]Italy Giampietro Manenti[24]9 February 2015
Italy Giampietro Manenti[25]Under provisional accounting[25]19 March 2015

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus (C) 38 26 9 3 72 24 +48 87 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Roma 38 19 13 6 54 31 +23 70
3 Lazio 38 21 6 11 71 38 +33 69 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Fiorentina 38 18 10 10 61 46 +15 64 Qualification to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
5 Napoli 38 18 9 11 70 54 +16 63
6 Genoa[lower-alpha 2] 38 16 11 11 62 47 +15 59
7 Sampdoria 38 13 17 8 48 42 +6 56 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
8 Internazionale 38 14 13 11 59 48 +11 55
9 Torino 38 14 12 12 48 45 +3 54
10 Milan 38 13 13 12 56 50 +6 52
11 Palermo 38 12 13 13 53 55 2 49
12 Sassuolo 38 12 13 13 49 57 8 49
13 Hellas Verona 38 11 13 14 49 65 16 46
14 Chievo 38 10 13 15 28 41 13 43
15 Empoli 38 8 18 12 46 52 6 42
16 Udinese 38 10 11 17 43 56 13 41
17 Atalanta 38 7 16 15 38 57 19 37
18 Cagliari (R) 38 8 10 20 48 68 20 34 Relegation to Serie B
19 Cesena (R) 38 4 12 22 36 73 37 24
20 Parma[lower-alpha 3] (R) 38 6 8 24 33 75 42 19 Relegation to Serie D
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2015. Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same amount of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Since the winners of the 2014–15 Coppa Italia (Juventus) qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fifth-placed team and the spot originally meant for the fifth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was given to the highest placed team that has obtained an UEFA license and not already qualified for European competition.
  2. Genoa failed to obtain a UEFA license from Italian Football Federation. Therefore, they were barred to participate in European competitions.[26] Genoa appealed the decision, but the appeal was denied.[27][28]
  3. Parma was docked 7 points for failing to pay over players' wages.[29][30][31]

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches were not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match was scheduled for matchday 29 (Fiorentina vs Sampdoria), but then postponed and played between matchdays 30 and 31, it was added to the standings for matchday 30.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Juventus62211111111111111111111111111111111111
Roma23122222222222222222222222222333322222
Lazio18812159865335676333354465443333222233333
Fiorentina201610910911111010111089889666644555564566755554
Napoli4915108777753335744433333334456444444445
Genoa1515981111109966543565777976777810101077677666
Sampdoria85754334544454456545557666645655566777
Internazionale12464510988999111211111199101310108997998109988888
Torino131720121214121312121415151715141414131310891088977788899999
Milan114765464777676778811811119101010889910101110111010
Palermo9141614191916181513121312111010810108798111111111111111111111011101111
Sassuolo1018171820201915131413111010121210111112111212121214131412121215161616131212
Hellas Verona1473676810111110121415131515131414141416151515141615161412131514121313
Chievo1711141715161819192018181816171616161718181715161616161516131314121412141414
Empoli1920191917121314171716141313141313151616161514141413151314151616151315161515
Udinese310533453688898991212129121313131312121213141513141213151616
Atalanta11681116171416161617171714161717171515151617171717171717171717171717171717
Cagliari713182014151712141515161618181818181817171818181818181819191918181818181818
Cesena512111313131517181819191919191920201919191919191919191918181819191919191919
Parma1619131618182020201920202020202019192020202020202020202020202020202020202020
Leader
2015–16 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2015–16 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
2015–16 UEFA Europa League Group stage
2015–16 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
Relegation to 2015–16 Serie B

Source: Kicker

Results

Home \ Away[1] ATA CAG CESCHVEMPFIOGENHELINTJUVLAZMILNAPPALPARROMSAMSASTORUDI
Atalanta 21 32 11 22 01 14 00 14 03 11 13 11 33 10 12 12 21 12 00
Cagliari 12 21 02 11 04 11 12 12 13 13 11 03 01 40 12 22 21 12 43
Cesena 22 01 01 22 14 03 11 01 22 21 11 14 00 10 01 11 23 23 10
Chievo 11 10 21 11 12 12 22 02 01 00 00 12 10 23 00 21 00 00 11
Empoli 00 04 20 30 23 11 00 00 02 21 22 42 30 22 01 11 31 00 12
Fiorentina 32 13 31 30 11 00 01 30 00 02 21 01 43 30 11 20 00 11 30
Genoa 22 20 31 02 11 11 52 32 10 10 10 12 11 20 01 01 33 51 11
Hellas Verona 10 10 33 01 21 12 22 03 22 11 13 20 21 31 11 13 32 13 01
Internazionale 20 14 11 00 43 01 31 22 12 22 00 22 30 11 21 10 70 01 12
Juventus 21 11 30 20 20 32 10 40 11 20 31 31 20 70 32 11 10 21 20
Lazio 30 42 30 11 40 40 01 20 12 03 31 01 21 40 12 30 32 21 01
Milan 01 31 20 20 11 11 13 22 11 01 31 20 02 31 21 11 12 30 20
Napoli 11 33 32 01 22 30 21 62 22 13 24 30 33 20 20 42 20 21 31
Palermo 23 50 21 10 00 23 21 21 11 01 04 12 31 21 11 11 21 22 11
Parma 00 00 12 01 02 10 12 22 20 10 12 45 22 10 12 02 13 02 10
Roma 11 20 20 30 11 20 20 20 42 11 22 00 10 12 00 02 22 30 21
Sampdoria 10 20 00 21 10 31 11 11 10 01 01 22 11 11 22 00 11 20 22
Sassuolo 00 11 11 10 31 13 31 21 31 11 03 32 01 00 41 03 00 11 11
Torino 00 11 50 20 01 11 21 01 00 21 02 11 10 22 10 11 51 01 10
Udinese 20 22 11 11 20 22 24 12 12 00 01 21 10 13 42 01 14 01 32

Updated to games played on 31 May 2015.
Source: Serie A
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Season statistics

Most clean sheets

As of matches played on 31 May 2015.[34]
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Italy Gianluigi Buffon Juventus 18
2 Italy Morgan De Sanctis Roma 16
3 Argentina Albano Bizzarri Chievo 12
4 Slovenia Samir Handanović Internazionale 11
5 Italy Federico Marchetti Lazio 10
Italy Emiliano Viviano Sampdoria
7 Italy Luigi Sepe Empoli 9
Brazil Neto Fiorentina
9 Italy Andrea Consigli Sassuolo 8
Italy Antonio Mirante Parma

Hat-tricks

Player Club Against Result Date
Argentina Mauro Icardi Internazionale Sassuolo 7–0 14 September 2014
Sweden Albin Ekdal Cagliari Internazionale 4–1 28 September 2014
Serbia Filip Đorđević Lazio Palermo 4–0 29 September 2014
Argentina Gonzalo Higuaín Napoli Hellas Verona 6–2 26 October 2014
Italy Fabio Quagliarella Torino Sampdoria 5–1 1 February 2015
Italy Domenico Berardi Sassuolo Milan 3–2 17 May 2015

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