2018–19 Empoli F.C. season

Empoli
2018–19 season
President Fabrizio Corsi
Manager Aurelio Andreazzoli
Stadium Stadio Carlo Castellani
Serie A 18th
Coppa Italia Third round
Top goalscorer League:
Francesco Caputo (3)
All:
Francesco Caputo (3)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2018–19 season is Empoli Football Club's 83rd in existence and 13th season in Serie A. It is the club's first season back in the top-flight after suffering relegation at the end of the 2016–17 season.

Players

Squad information

As of 6 October 2018
Appearances include league matches only
No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Ivan Provedel Italy GK 17 March 1994 Italy Chievo 2017 2021 23 0
21 Pietro Terracciano Italy GK 8 March 1990 Italy Catania 2017 2020 11 0
99 Andrea Fulignati Italy GK 31 October 1994 Italy Cesena 2018 2021 0 0
Defenders
2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo Italy RB 4 August 1993 Italy Matera 2017 2022 44 0
5 Freddie Veseli Albania CB / RB / LB 20 November 1992 Switzerland Lugano 2016 2021 53 0
13 Luca Antonelli Italy LB 11 February 1987 Italy Milan 2018 2021 3 0
15 Lorenzo Polvani Italy CB 26 July 1994 Italy SPAL 2017 2020 7 0
22 Domenico Maietta Italy CB 3 August 1982 Italy Bologna 2018 2019 22 1
23 Manuel Pasqual Italy LB 13 March 1982 Italy Fiorentina 2016 2019 72 6 Captain
26 Matías Silvestre Argentina CB 25 September 1984 Italy Sampdoria 2018 2019 8 0
27 Joel Untersee South Africa RB 11 February 1994 Italy Juventus 2017 2021 15 0
29 Michał Marcjanik Poland CB 15 December 1994 Poland Arka Gdynia 2018 2021 0 0
32 Jacob Rasmussen Denmark CB / DM 28 May 1997 Norway Rosenborg 2018 2022 5 0
Midfielders
4 Matteo Brighi Italy CM 14 February 1981 Italy Perugia 2018 2019 15 1
6 Miha Zajc Slovenia AM 1 July 1994 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 2017 2022 53 9
8 Hamed Junior Traorè Ivory Coast AM 16 February 2000 Italy Youth Sector 2017 – 16 0
10 Ismaël Bennacer Algeria CM 1 December 1997 England Arsenal 2017 2021 47 2
17 Lorenzo Lollo Italy CM 8 December 1990 Italy Carpi 2017 2021 24 1
18 Afriyie Acquah Ghana CM 5 January 1992 Italy Torino 2018 2019 6 0
28 Leonardo Capezzi Italy DM / CM 28 March 1995 Italy Sampdoria 2018 2019 7 0 Loan
33 Rade Krunić Bosnia and Herzegovina CM / AM 7 October 1993 Serbia Borac Čačak 2015 2021 91 9
48 Salih Uçan Turkey CM / AM 6 January 1994 Turkey Fenerbahçe 2018 2019 0 0 Loan
Forwards
7 Levan Mchedlidze Georgia (country) CF 24 March 1990 Italy Youth Sector 2008 2019 146 17
9 Alejandro Rodríguez Spain CF / RW / LW 3 July 1991 Italy Chievo 2018 2019 5 4 Loan
11 Francesco Caputo Italy CF 6 August 1987 Italy Virtus Entella 2017 2021 49 30
19 Arnel Jakupović Austria CF / AM 29 May 1998 Italy Youth Sector 2017 2021 5 0
20 Antonino La Gumina Italy CF 6 March 1996 Italy Palermo 2018 2023 8 0
66 Samuel Mráz Slovakia CF / RW / LW 13 May 1997 Slovakia Žilina 2018 2022 5 1
Players transferred during the season

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
1 July 2018 DF Italy Simone Romagnoli 28 Italy Bologna Free Loan return
6 August 2018 DF Argentina Matías Silvestre 33 Italy Sampdoria Undisclosed [1]
17 August 2018 MF Ghana Afriyie Acquah 26 Italy Torino €900,000 [2]

Loans in

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
3 August 2018 MF Italy Leonardo Capezzi 23 Italy Sampdoria Loan Loan with an option to buy and counter-option [3]

Out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source

Loans out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Bologna 8 2 1 5 4 10 −6 7
17 Atalanta 8 1 3 4 9 11 −2 6
18 Empoli 8 1 2 5 5 10 −5 5 Relegation to Serie B
19 Frosinone 8 0 1 7 3 21 −18 1
20 Chievo[lower-alpha 1] 8 0 2 6 6 19 −13 −1
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. 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. ↑ Chievo was deducted 3 points after being found guilty of false accounting.[4]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
8 1 2 5 5 10  −5 5 1 1 2 3 4  −1 0 1 3 2 6  −4

Last updated: 6 October 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultWLDLLDLL
Position21081617171818

Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. 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 Ivan Provedel 000000
21 GK Italy Pietro Terracciano 908010
99 GK Italy Andrea Fulignati 000000
Defenders
2 DF Italy Giovanni Di Lorenzo 908010
5 DF Albania Freddie Veseli 605+1000
13 DF Italy Luca Antonelli 303000
15 DF Italy Lorenzo Polvani 000000
22 DF Italy Domenico Maietta 605010
23 DF Italy Manuel Pasqual 300+2010
26 DF Argentina Matías Silvestre 908010
27 DF South Africa Joel Untersee 000000
29 DF Poland Michał Marcjanik 000000
32 DF Denmark Jacob Rasmussen 604+1010
Midfielders
4 MF Italy Matteo Brighi 100+1000
6 MF Slovenia Miha Zajc 807010
8 MF Ivory Coast Hamed Traorè 701+500+10
10 MF Algeria Ismaël Bennacer 904+4010
17 MF Italy Lorenzo Lollo 000000
18 MF Ghana Afriyie Acquah 606000
28 MF Italy Leonardo Capezzi 80700+10
33 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Rade Krunić 918110
48 MF Turkey Salih Uçan 000000
Forwards
7 FW Georgia (country) Levan Mchedlidze 300+200+10
9 FW Spain Alejandro Rodríguez 000000
11 FW Italy Francesco Caputo 938310
19 FW Austria Arnel Jakupović 000000
20 FW Italy Antonino La Gumina 905+3010
66 FW Slovakia Samuel Mráz 511+4100
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 6 October 2018
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 11 FW Italy Francesco Caputo 3 0 3
2 33 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Rade Krunić 1 0 1
66 FW Slovakia Samuel Mráz 1 0 1
Own goal 0 0 0
Totals 5 0 5

Last updated: 6 October 2018

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 21 GK Italy Pietro Terracciano 2 0 2
Totals 2 0 2

Last updated: 6 October 2018

Disciplinary record

No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia 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
2 DF Italy Giovanni Di Lorenzo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
13 DF Italy Luca Antonelli 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 DF Italy Domenico Maietta 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
26 DF Argentina Matías Silvestre 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
32 DF Denmark Jacob Rasmussen 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6 MF Slovenia Miha Zajc 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF Ivory Coast Hamed Traorè 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Algeria Ismaël Bennacer 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
28 MF Italy Leonardo Capezzi 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
33 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Rade Krunić 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Totals 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 1 0

Last updated: 6 October 2018

References

  1. ↑ "Official: Empoli sign Silvestre". Football Italia. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Toro: Soriano in, Acquah out". Football Italia. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "CAPEZZI ALL'EMPOLI A TITOLO TEMPORANEO CON OPZIONE E CONTRO-OPZIONE" (in Italian). Sampdoria. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Chievo get three point deduction". Football Italia. 13 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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