2015–16 ACF Fiorentina season

Fiorentina
2015–16 season
President Mario Cognigni
Manager Paulo Sousa
Stadium Stadio Artemio Franchi
Serie A 5th
Coppa Italia Round of 16
UEFA Europa League Round of 32
Top goalscorer League:
Josip Iličić (13)

All:
Josip Iličić (15)
Highest home attendance 36,297 vs Roma
(25 October 2015, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance 8,257 vs Carpi
(16 December 2015, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance 28,734[1]
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2015–16 season was the 89th season in ACF Fiorentina's history and their 78th in the top-flight of Italian football. Fiorentina finished the season in 5th place in Serie A, having topped the table early in the season. In the Coppa Italia, the club was eliminated in the round of 16, losing at home to newly promoted Carpi 1–0. Competing in the UEFA Europa League for the third season in a row, Fiorentina limped into second place in their group with a 3–1–2 record, and were eliminated in the Round of 32 by Tottenham Hotspur, 4–1 on aggregate. The 2015–16 season was also notable for being the first season since the 2011–12 season in which the club was not managed by Vincenzo Montella, who had achieved 4th-place finishes in each of his seasons with the club.[2] Montella was replaced by Basel coach Paulo Sousa.

Players

Squad information

Last updated on 15 May 2016
Appearances include league matches only
No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (Age at end of season) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
12 Ciprian Tătărușanu Romania GK 9 February 1986 (aged 30) Romania Steaua București 2014 2019 46 0
24 Luca Lezzerini Italy GK 24 March 1995 (aged 21) Italy Youth Sector 2011 2016 2 0
33 Luigi Sepe Italy GK 8 May 1991 (aged 25) Italy Napoli 2015 2016 0 0
Defenders
2 Gonzalo Rodríguez Argentina CB 10 April 1984 (aged 32) Spain Villarreal 2012 2017 133 21
4 Nenad Tomović Serbia CB / RB 30 August 1987 (aged 28) Italy Genoa 2012 2016 98 1
13 Davide Astori Italy CB 7 January 1987 (aged 29) Italy Cagliari 2015 2016 33 0
23 Manuel Pasqual (C) Italy LB / LM 13 March 1982 (aged 34) Italy Arezzo 2005 2016 302 7
25 Yohan Benalouane Tunisia CB 28 March 1987 (aged 29) England Leicester City 2016 2016 0 0
28 Marcos Alonso Spain LB / LM 28 December 1990 (aged 25) England Bolton Wanderers 2013 2016 56 4
32 Facundo Roncaglia Argentina CB / RB 10 February 1987 (aged 29) Argentina Boca Juniors 2012 2016 67 4
Midfielders
5 Milan Badelj Croatia DM / CM 25 February 1989 (aged 27) Germany Hamburg 2014 2018 48 2
6 Tino Costa Argentina CM 9 January 1985 (aged 31) Italy Genoa 2016 2016 7 0
8 Matías Vecino Uruguay CM / AM 24 August 1991 (aged 24) Uruguay Nacional 2013 2018 36 2
14 Matías Fernández Chile CM / AM / RM 15 May 1986 (aged 30) Portugal Sporting CP 2012 2016 96 7
16 Jakub Błaszczykowski Poland RW / RM 14 December 1985 (aged 30) Germany Borussia Dortmund 2015 2016 15 2
20 Borja Valero Spain DM / CM / AM 12 January 1985 (aged 31) Spain Villarreal 2012 2019 134 13
26 Panagiotis Kone Greece CM / AM 26 July 1987 (aged 28) Italy Udinese 2016 2016 1 0
72 Josip Iličić Slovenia AM / RW / SS 29 January 1988 (aged 28) Italy Palermo 2013 2018 76 24
Forwards
7 Mauro Zárate Argentina SS / AM 18 March 1987 (aged 29) England West Ham United 2016 2018 15 3
9 Nikola Kalinić Croatia CF / ST 5 January 1988 (aged 28) Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2015 2019 36 12
10 Federico Bernardeschi Italy RW / LW / SS 16 February 1994 (aged 22) Italy Youth Sector 2011 2019 40 3
27 Cristian Tello Spain LW / RW 11 August 1991 (aged 24) Portugal Porto 2016 2016 15 2
30 Khouma Babacar Senegal CF / ST 17 March 1993 (aged 23) Italy Youth Sector 2009 2019 61 13
Players transferred during the season
3 Gilberto Brazil RB 7 March 1993 (aged 23) Brazil Botafogo 2015 2019 5 0
11 Ante Rebić Croatia ST / LW September 21, 1993 (aged 22) Croatia RNK Split 2013 2018 8 2
18 Mario Suárez Spain DM / CM 24 February 1987 (aged 29) Spain Atlético Madrid 2015 2016 9 1
21 Joan Verdú Spain CM / AM 5 May 1983 (aged 33) United Arab Emirates Baniyas 2015 2016 5 1
22 Giuseppe Rossi Italy ST / SS February 1, 1987 (aged 27) Spain Villarreal 2013 2017 33 16

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
22 July 2015 DF Brazil Gilberto 22 Brazil Botafogo £1.4M [3]
22 July 2015 MF Spain Mario Suárez 28 Spain Atlético Madrid £10.5M
14 August 2015 FW Croatia Nikola Kalinić 27 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk £4.2M
24 August 2015 FW Uruguay Jaime Báez 20 Uruguay Juventud £1.6M
21 January 2016 FW Argentina Mauro Zárate 28 England West Ham United £1.6M [4]

Loans in

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
15 July 2015 GK Italy Luigi Sepe 24 Italy Napoli Loan
4 August 2015 DF Italy Davide Astori 28 Italy Cagliari £1M Loan with an option to buy for £2.4M
31 August 2015 MF Poland Jakub Błaszczykowski 29 Germany Borussia Dortmund £0.7M
21 January 2016 MF Argentina Tino Costa 31 Russia Spartak Moscow Loan Loan with an option to buy

Out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
20 July 2015 DF Montenegro Stefan Savić 24 Spain Atlético Madrid £17.5M
9 July 2015 DF Italy Cristiano Piccini 22 Spain Real Betis £1M
12 August 2015 MF Peru Juan Manuel Vargas 31 Spain Real Betis Free
22 July 2015 MF Chile David Pizarro 35 Chile Santiago Wanderers Free
6 August 2015 MF Italy Alberto Aquilani 31 Portugal Sporting CP Free
20 July 2015 MF Italy Andrea Lazzari 30 Italy Carpi Free
3 July 2015 GK Brazil Neto 25 Italy Juventus Free
24 July 2015 DF Italy Michele Camporese 23 Italy Empoli Undisclosed
31 August 2015 MF Spain Joaquín 34 Spain Real Betis £1M

Loans out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
30 July 2015 FW Germany Mario Gómez 30 Turkey Beşiktaş Undisclosed On loan until the end of the season [5]
31 August 2015 DF Argentina José María Basanta 31 Mexico Monterrey Undisclosed On loan until the end of the season

Pre-season and friendlies

International Champions Cup

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position
Final
position
First match Last match
Serie A Matchday 1 5th 23 August 2015 15 May 2016
Coppa Italia Round of 16 Round of 16 16 December 2015
Europa League Group stage Round of 32 17 September 2015 25 February 2016

Last updated: 15 May 2016

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Roma 38 23 11 4 83 41 +42 80 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Internazionale 38 20 7 11 50 38 +12 67 Qualification to UEFA Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
5 Fiorentina 38 18 10 10 60 42 +18 64
6 Sassuolo 38 16 13 9 49 40 +9 61 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Milan 38 15 12 11 49 43 +6 57
Source: Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[6]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Since the winners of the 2015–16 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 fifth-placed team and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 18 10 10 60 42  +18 64 11 5 3 34 16  +18 7 5 7 26 26  0

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLWWWWWLLWWWDDWLWWLLWDWDWWDLDDDLWLLDDW
Position310832111331133233344333333444445555555

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2016. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Coppa Italia

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BSL FIO LCH BEL
1 Switzerland Basel 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 Advance to knockout phase 2–2 2–0 1–2
2 Italy Fiorentina 6 3 1 2 11 6 +5 10 1–2 1–2 1–0
3 Poland Lech Poznań 6 1 2 3 2 6 4 5 0–1 0–2 0–0
4 Portugal Belenenses 6 1 2 3 2 8 6 5 0–2 0–4 0–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout phase

Round of 32

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa ItaliaEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
12 GK Romania Ciprian Tătărușanu 3903700020
24 GK Italy Luca Lezzerini 201+100000
33 GK Italy Luigi Sepe 70001060
Defenders
2 DF Argentina Gonzalo Rodríguez 4143541050
4 DF Serbia Nenad Tomović 33019+50106+20
13 DF Italy Davide Astori 42032+101080
23 DF Italy Manuel Pasqual 20012+40102+10
25 DF Tunisia Yohan Benalouane 00000000
28 DF Spain Marcos Alonso 39326+530+106+10
32 DF Argentina Facundo Roncaglia 33126+410030
Midfielders
5 MF Croatia Milan Badelj 35125+21104+30
6 MF Argentina Tino Costa 803+400010
8 MF Uruguay Matías Vecino 38227+32104+30
14 MF Chile Matías Fernández 27111+111004+10
16 MF Poland Jakub Błaszczykowski 2029+62003+20
20 MF Spain Borja Valero 42435+240050
26 MF Greece Panagiotis Kone 100+100000
72 MF Slovenia Josip Iličić 371524+6130+105+12
Forwards
7 FW Argentina Mauro Zárate 1736+93001+10
9 FW Croatia Nikola Kalinić 421325+1112103+21
10 FW Italy Federico Bernardeschi 41625+82105+24
27 FW Spain Cristian Tello 15213+220000
30 FW Senegal Khouma Babacar 24711+75103+22
Players transferred out during the season
3 DF Brazil Gilberto 703+20001+10
11 FW Croatia Ante Rebić 713+111020
18 MF Spain Mario Suárez 1315+41003+10
21 MF Spain Joan Verdú 811+41002+10
22 FW Italy Giuseppe Rossi 1624+700+1042

Last updated: 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA EL Total
1 72 MF Slovenia Josip Iličić 13 0 2 15
2 9 FW Croatia Nikola Kalinić 12 0 1 13
3 30 FW Senegal Khouma Babacar 5 0 2 7
4 10 FW Italy Federico Bernardeschi 2 0 4 6
5 2 DF Argentina Gonzalo Rodríguez 4 0 0 4
20 MF Spain Borja Valero 4 0 0 4
7 7 FW Argentina Mauro Zárate 3 0 0 3
28 DF Spain Marcos Alonso 3 0 0 3
9 8 MF Uruguay Matías Vecino 2 0 0 2
16 MF Poland Jakub Błaszczykowski 2 0 0 2
22 FW Italy Giuseppe Rossi 0 0 2 2
27 FW Spain Cristian Tello 2 0 0 2
13 5 MF Croatia Milan Badelj 1 0 0 1
11 FW Croatia Ante Rebić 1 0 0 1
14 MF Chile Matías Fernández 1 0 0 1
18 MF Spain Mario Suárez 1 0 0 1
21 MF Spain Joan Verdú 1 0 0 1
32 DF Argentina Facundo Roncaglia 1 0 0 1
Own goal 2 0 1 3
Totals 60 0 12 72

Last updated: 15 May 2016

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA EL Total
1 12 GK Romania Ciprian Tătărușanu 14 0 0 14
2 33 GK Italy Luigi Sepe 0 0 3 3
Totals 14 0 3 17

Last updated: 15 May 2016

Disciplinary record

No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA EL Total
Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card
12 GK Romania Ciprian Tătărușanu 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
24 GK Italy Luca Lezzerini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK Italy Luigi Sepe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Argentina Gonzalo Rodríguez 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 8 1 1
3 DF Brazil Gilberto 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF Serbia Nenad Tomović 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
13 DF Italy Davide Astori 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
23 DF Italy Manuel Pasqual 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
25 DF Tunisia Yohan Benalouane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Spain Marcos Alonso 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0
32 DF Argentina Facundo Roncaglia 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 0 1
5 MF Croatia Milan Badelj 7 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 10 1 0
6 MF Argentina Tino Costa 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 MF Uruguay Matías Vecino 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
14 MF Chile Matías Fernández 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
16 MF Poland Jakub Błaszczykowski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 MF Spain Mario Suárez 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
20 MF Spain Borja Valero 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
72 MF Slovenia Josip Iličić 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 FW Argentina Mauro Zárate 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
9 FW Croatia Nikola Kalinić 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
10 FW Italy Federico Bernardeschi 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
11 FW Croatia Ante Rebić 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1
22 FW Italy Giuseppe Rossi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
27 FW Spain Cristian Tello 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
30 FW Senegal Khouma Babacar 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Totals 93 2 1 2 1 0 10 0 3 105 3 4

Last updated: 15 May 2016

References

  1. http://www.stadiapostcards.com/a15-16.htm
  2. https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33057869
  3. http://it.violachannel.tv/vc13-dettaglio-breaking/items/data_22-07-2015_la-fiorentina-acquista-gilberto.html
  4. "Mauro Zarate leaves West Ham to join Fiorentina". Sky Sports News. 21 January 2016.
  5. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11866/9929635/mario-gomez-completes-move-from-fiorentina-to-besiktas-on-loan
  6. "Comunicato Ufficiale n. 262/A" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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