2015–16 Empoli F.C. season

Empoli
2015–16 season
President Fabrizio Corsi
Manager Marco Giampaolo
Stadium Stadio Carlo Castellani
Serie A 10th
Coppa Italia Third round
Top goalscorer League:
Massimo Maccarone (13)
All:
Massimo Maccarone (13)
Highest home attendance 14,693 vs Juventus
(8 November 2015, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance 1,000 vs Vicenza
(15 August 2015, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance 9,510[1]
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2015–16 season was Empoli Football Club's second consecutive season in Serie A after their promotion from Serie B at the end of the 2013–14 season. Having finished 15th the previous season, Empoli is competing only in domestic competition, in both Serie A and the Coppa Italia.

Empoli's pre-season began with the departure of manager Maurizio Sarri to Napoli.[2]

Players

As of 29 August 2015.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Italy GK Maurizio Pugliesi
2 France DF Vincent Laurini
3 Italy DF Marco Zambelli
4 Albania DF Kastriot Dermaku
5 Italy MF Riccardo Saponara
6 Italy DF Luca Bittante
7 Italy FW Massimo Maccarone
9 Georgia (country) FW Levan Mchedlidze
11 Italy MF Daniele Croce
12 Brazil MF Ronaldo Pompeu
13 Italy MF Raffaele Maiello (on loan from Napoli)
14 Senegal MF Assane Dioussé
15 Italy DF Andrea Costa
17 Poland MF Piotr Zieliński (on loan from Udinese)
No. Position Player
19 Italy DF Federico Barba
20 Italy FW Manuel Pucciarelli
21 Portugal DF Mário Rui
22 Italy FW Alessandro Piu
23 Italy GK Alberto Pelagotti
24 Serbia DF Uroš Ćosić
26 Italy DF Lorenzo Tonelli
28 Poland GK Łukasz Skorupski (on loan from Roma)
31 Italy DF Michele Camporese
32 Argentina MF Leandro Paredes (on loan from Roma)
33 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Rade Krunić
39 Croatia FW Marko Livaja (on loan from Rubin Kazan)
77 Liechtenstein MF Marcel Büchel (on loan from Juventus)

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
25 July 2015 DF Italy Michele Camporese Italy Fiorentina Undisclosed[4]

Loans in

Date from Date to Pos. Name From

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee

Loans out

Date Pos. Name To Fee

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Lazio 38 15 9 14 52 52 0 54
9 Chievo 38 13 11 14 43 45 −2 50
10 Empoli 38 12 10 16 40 49 −9 46[lower-alpha 1]
11 Genoa 38 13 7 18 45 48 −3 46[lower-alpha 1]
12 Torino 38 12 9 17 52 55 −3 45[lower-alpha 2]
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.[5]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Empoli ahead of Genoa on head-to-head goal difference; Empoli +1, Genoa –1.
  2. ↑ Torino ahead of Atalanta on head-to-head points; Torino 6 pts, Atalanta 0 pts.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 12 10 16 40 49  −9 46 7 6 6 22 20  +2 5 4 10 18 29  −11

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultLLDWLLWLWDWLDWWWWLWDDLDDLLLLDDLWLWLDLW
Position181817141417161715131213161210988788988910111111111412121211101210

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

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa Italia
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Italy Maurizio Pugliesi 101000
23 GK Italy Alberto Pelagotti 606000
28 GK Poland Łukasz Skorupski 32031010
Defenders
2 DF France Vincent Laurini 25124+1100
3 DF Italy Marco Zambelli 19013+6000
6 DF Italy Luca Bittante 1703+1300+10
15 DF Italy Andrea Costa 24123+1100
21 DF Portugal Mário Rui 37036010
24 DF Serbia Uroš Ćosić 909000
26 DF Italy Lorenzo Tonelli 27226210
31 DF Italy Michele Camporese 202000
37 DF Italy Lorenzo Ariaudo 505000
Midfielders
5 MF Italy Riccardo Saponara 34532+1510
11 MF Italy Daniele Croce 29019+9010
13 MF Italy Raffaele Maiello 1204+8000
14 MF Senegal Assane Dioussé 1609+600+10
17 MF Poland Piotr Zieliński 36535510
32 MF Argentina Leandro Paredes 33229+4200
33 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Rade Krunić 1615+1010+10
77 MF Liechtenstein Marcel Büchel 28218+10200
Forwards
7 FW Italy Massimo Maccarone 381335+21310
9 FW Georgia (country) Levan Mchedlidze 1402+1100+10
20 FW Italy Manuel Pucciarelli 39633+5610
22 FW Italy Alessandro Piu 1002+8000
39 FW Croatia Marko Livaja 1814+14100
Players transferred out during the season
12 MF Brazil Ronaldo 301+2000
18 MF Venezuela Franco Signorelli 100+1000
19 DF Italy Federico Barba 11010010
55 DF Italy Luca Martinelli 20100+10

Last updated: 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 7 FW Italy Massimo Maccarone 13 0 13
2 20 FW Italy Manuel Pucciarelli 6 0 6
3 5 MF Italy Riccardo Saponara 5 0 5
17 MF Poland Piotr Zieliński 5 0 5
5 26 DF Italy Lorenzo Tonelli 2 0 2
32 MF Argentina Leandro Paredes 2 0 2
77 MF Liechtenstein Marcel Büchel 2 0 2
8 2 DF France Vincent Laurini 1 0 1
15 DF Italy Andrea Costa 1 0 1
33 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Rade Krunić 1 0 1
39 FW Croatia Marko Livaja 1 0 1
Own goal 1 0 1
Totals 40 0 40

Last updated: 15 May 2016

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 28 GK Poland Łukasz Skorupski 9 0 9
2 23 GK Italy Alberto Pelagotti 3 0 3
Totals 12 0 12

Last updated: 1 May 2016

References

  1. ↑ http://www.stadiapostcards.com/a15-16.htm
  2. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/12/napoli-appoint-maurizio-sarri-head-coach
  3. ↑ "Prima squadra". Empoli F.C. (in Italian). Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Acquistato Camporese". Empoli F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale n. 262/A" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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