2016–17 F.C. Crotone season

Crotone
2016–17 season
President	Raffaele Vrenna
Manager	Davide Nicola
Stadium	Stadio Ezio Scida
Serie A	17th
Coppa Italia	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Diego Falcinelli (13); All: ; Diego Falcinelli (13)
Highest home attendance	15,354 vs Juventus; (8 February 2017, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance	7,298 vs Chievo; (30 October 2016, Serie A)
Average home league attendance	9,636[1]

The 2016–17 season was Football Club Crotone's first ever season in Serie A. The club competed in the two Italian domestic competitions, finishing 17th in the league while being eliminated in the third round of the Coppa Italia. Crotone miraculously avoided relegation on the final day of the season, defeating Lazio 3–1 while already-relegated U.S. Città di Palermo secured a 2–1 victory over Empoli which doomed the Tuscan side to Serie B.

Players

Squad information

As of 6 September 2016

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Alex Cordaz
3	DF	Claiton
5	GK	Marco Festa
6	MF	Marcus Rohdén
7	FW	Raffaele Palladino
8	MF	Lorenzo Crisetig (on loan from Bologna)
9	FW	Andrea Nalini
10	MF	Pietro De Giorgio
11	FW	Diego Falcinelli (on loan from Sassuolo)
12	MF	Adrian Stoian
13	DF	Gian Marco Ferrari
14	MF	Eddy Gnahoré (on loan from Napoli)
17	DF	Federico Ceccherini
18	MF	Andrea Barberis
20	MF	Aniello Salzano

No.	Position	Player
21	DF	Djamel Mesbah
22	DF	Aleandro Rosi
23	DF	Noë Dussenne
24	FW	Aleksandar Tonev
28	MF	Leonardo Capezzi
29	FW	Marcello Trotta (on loan from Sassuolo)
30	DF	Luca Bruno
31	DF	Mario Sampirisi
33	GK	Aniello Viscovo
77	MF	Nicolò Fazzi
87	DF	Bruno Martella
88	MF	Andrea Mazzarani
93	DF	Giuseppe Zampano
98	DF	Manuel Nicoletti
99	FW	Simy

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving from	Fee	Notes	Source
30 March 2016	FW	Ante Budimir	24	St. Pauli	Undisclosed
3 August 2016	MF	Marcus Rohdén	25	Elfsborg	Undisclosed

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving to	Fee	Notes	Source

Pre-season and friendlies

Friendly

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Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position	Final position	First match	Last match
Serie A	Matchday 1	—	17th	20 August 2016	28 May 2017
Coppa Italia	Third round	—	Third round	14 August 2016	14 August 2016

Last updated: 28 May 2017

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
15	Bologna	38	11	8	19	40	58	−18	41
16	Genoa	38	9	9	20	38	64	−26	36
17	Crotone	38	9	7	22	34	58	−24	34
18	Empoli (R)	38	8	8	22	29	61	−32	32	Relegation to Serie B
19	Palermo (R)	38	6	8	24	33	77	−44	26	Relegation to Serie B

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.[3]
(R) Relegated.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	9	7	22	34	58	−24	34	6	4	9	21	25	−4	3	3	13	13	33	−20

Last updated: 28 May 2017.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	W
Position	15	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2017. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

21 August 2016 1	Bologna	1–0	Crotone	Bologna
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pulgar 75' Destro 86'	Report	Rohdén 35'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 18,396 Referee: Claudio Gavillucci

28 August 2016 2	Crotone	1–3	Genoa	Pescara
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ferrari 14' Palladino 34', 68'	Report	Gakpé 51' Pavoletti 55', 63' Laxalt 62' Izzo 88'	Stadium: Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia Attendance: 821 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

12 September 2016 3	Empoli	2–1	Crotone	Empoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Bellusci 31' Costa 56' Croce 90+4'	Report	Dussenne 23' 80' Sampirisi 45+2' Crisetig 52'	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,678 Referee: Paolo Valeri

18 September 2016 4	Crotone	1–1	Palermo	Pescara
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Trotta 23' Capezzi 45+2' Crisetig 71' Claiton 90'	Report	Nestorovski 66' Goldaniga 81' Anđelković 88'	Stadium: Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia Attendance: 510 Referee: Domenico Celi

21 September 2016 5	Roma	4–0	Crotone	Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	El Shaarawy 26' Salah 37' Džeko 48', 57'	Report	Nalini 50'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 24,325 Referee: Carmine Russo

26 September 2016 6	Crotone	1–3	Atalanta	Pescara
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Tonev 66' Ceccherini 71' Capezzi 81' Simy 86'	Report	Petagna 3' Masiello 36' Kurtić 40' Gómez 45+1' Kessié 62'	Stadium: Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia Attendance: 522 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

2 October 2016 7	Cagliari	2–1	Crotone	Cagliari
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Di Gennaro 38' Padoin 56'	Report	Palladino 43' Rosi 48' Rohdén 75' Stoian 90+1' Dussenne 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 14,501 Referee: Piero Giacomelli

16 October 2016 8	Sassuolo	2–1	Crotone	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Sensi 83' Iemmello 86', 87'	Report	Falcinelli 2' Crisetig 33' Capezzi 85' Palladino 90+1'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Davide Massa

23 October 2016 9	Crotone	1–2	Napoli	Crotone
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ferrari 32' Crisetig 58' Rosi 89'	Report	Callejón 17' Gabbiadini 31' Maksimović 33'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 8,329 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

26 October 2016 10	Fiorentina	1–1	Crotone	Florence
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Astori 85' Salcedo 87'	Report	Falcinelli 24' Stoian 50' Ceccherini 75'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 22,983 Referee: Claudio Gavillucci

30 October 2016 11	Crotone	2–0	Chievo	Crotone
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Trotta 45+3' (pen.) Rosi 60' Falcinelli 90+2'	Report	Hetemaj 45' Spolli 76'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 7,298 Referee: Luca Pairetto

6 November 2016 12	Internazionale	3–0	Crotone	Milan
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Ranocchia 11' Perišić 84' Icardi 88' (pen.), 90+3'	Report	Mesbah 14' Rosi 70'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 40,626 Referee: Marco Guida

20 November 2016 13	Crotone	0–2	Torino	Crotone
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Palladino 47'	Report	Martínez 71' Belotti 80', 89'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 7,759 Referee: Domenico Celi

27 November 2016 14	Crotone	1–1	Sampdoria	Crotone
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Rosi 5' Trotta 37' Falcinelli 43' Ferrari 90+4'	Report	Fernandes 71'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 7,508 Referee: Fabio Maresca

4 December 2016 15	Milan	2–1	Crotone	Milan
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pašalić 41' Locatelli 49' Sosa 63' Lapadula 86', 87' Kucka 90+2'	Report	Falcinelli 26' Rosi 43' Crisetig 53' Rohdén 60' Stoian 67'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 37,924 Referee: Marco Di Bello

10 December 2016 16	Crotone	2–1	Pescara	Crotone
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Palladino 24' (pen.) Capezzi 68' 80' Falcinelli 75' Ferrari 83'	Report	Gyömbér 18' Aquilani 45+1' 73' Manaj 66' Campagnaro 82' Zampano 83'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 7,470 Referee: Antonio Damato

18 December 2016 17	Udinese	2–0	Crotone	Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Théréau 43', 61'	Report	Crisetig 38' Trotta 55' Ferrari 59' Cordaz 86' Barberis 90+1'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 14,346 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi

8 January 2017 19	Lazio	1–0	Crotone	Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Lombardi 15' Immobile 90', 90'	Report	Festa 54' Rohdén 77'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Fabio Maresca

14 January 2017 20	Crotone	0–1	Bologna	Crotone
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Palladino 4' Falcinelli 68'	Report	Gastaldello 41' Džemaili 51' Masina 71' Maietta 76' Nagy 86'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 7,474 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese

22 January 2017 21	Genoa	2–2	Crotone	Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Simeone 43' Cataldi 58' Ocampos 66' (pen.)	Report	Rosi 34' Ceccherini 54' Ferrari 74' Crisetig 89'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 18,880 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

29 January 2017 22	Crotone	4–1	Empoli	Crotone
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Stoian 24' Ceccherini 34' Falcinelli 56', 90+1' (pen.), 90+2', 57' Rosi 63'	Report	Mchedlidze 39' Krunić 57'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 7,486 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

5 February 2017 23	Palermo	1–0	Crotone	Palermo
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Cionek 9' Nestorovski 27' Rispoli 57'	Report	Crisetig 62' 69' Barberis 71' Stoian 76'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 8,934 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

8 February 2017 18	Crotone	0–2	Juventus	Crotone
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report	Mandžukić 60' Bonucci 65' Higuaín 74'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 15,354 Referee: Paolo Valeri
Note: Postponed from 22 December 2016 due to the 2016 Supercoppa Italiana.

12 February 2017 24	Crotone	0–2	Roma	Crotone
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report	Nainggolan 40' Džeko 77'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 11,309 Referee: Carmine Russo

18 February 2017 25	Atalanta	1–0	Crotone	Bergamo
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Conti 48', 78' Freuler 52'	Report	Rosi 29' Claiton 45' Ferrari 58' Crisetig 66' Ceccherini 69'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 17,577 Referee: Luca Banti

26 February 2017 26	Crotone	1–2	Cagliari	Crotone
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Stoian 10' Rosi 51' Acosty 59' Barberis 89'	Report	João Pedro 32' Barella 61' Borriello 69'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 7,341 Referee: Daniele Orsato

5 March 2017 27	Crotone	0–0	Sassuolo	Crotone
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Rosi 37' Ceccherini 63' Martella 66'	Report	Gazzola 73'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 7,544 Referee: Michael Fabbri

12 March 2017 28	Napoli	3–0	Crotone	Naples
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Rog 27' Insigne 32' (pen.), 70' Mertens 66' (pen.)	Report	Martella 42' Crisetig 54' Ferrari 87'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 45,169 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

19 March 2017 29	Crotone	0–1	Fiorentina	Crotone
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Cordaz 41'	Report	Gonzalo 61' Kalinić 90'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 7,997 Referee: Luca Pairetto

2 April 2017 30	Chievo	1–2	Crotone	Verona
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pellissier 57' Castro 68' Radovanović 90+3'	Report	Ferrari 51' Ceccherini 66' Rosi 74' Falcinelli 82'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese

9 April 2017 31	Crotone	2–1	Internazionale	Crotone
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Falcinelli 18' (pen.), 22' Martella 46' Ceccherini 47' Acosty 90' Capezzi 90+8'	Report	Palacio 47' Banega 51' D'Ambrosio 65'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 13,967 Referee: Marco Guida

15 April 2017 32	Torino	1–1	Crotone	Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Rossettini 43' Belotti 66' (pen.) Lukić 85'	Report	Cordaz 63' Ceccherini 65' Rosi 69' Simy 81'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 18,750 Referee: Daniele Doveri

23 April 2017 33	Sampdoria	1–2	Crotone	Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Schick 20' Praet 61' Torreira 83'	Report	Ceccherini 62' Falcinelli 67', 83' Ferrari 79' Simy 80'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 18,215 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

30 April 2017 34	Crotone	1–1	Milan	Crotone
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Trotta 8' Ferrari 20' Crisetig 26' Falcinelli 90+4'	Report	Kucka 24' 90+6' Deulofeu 43' Paletta 50'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 14,518 Referee: Luca Banti

7 May 2017 35	Pescara	0–1	Crotone	Pescara
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Caprari 42' Brugman 62' Benali 76' 76' Coulibaly 83'	Report	Capezzi 54' Tonev 71', 72'	Stadium: Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia Attendance: 10,447 Referee: Carmine Russo

14 May 2017 36	Crotone	1–0	Udinese	Crotone
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Rohdén 18' Falcinelli 37' Sampirisi 88'	Report	Kums 37' Ali Adnan 76'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 8,230 Referee: Michael Fabbri

21 May 2017 37	Juventus	3–0	Crotone	Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mandžukić 12' Dybala 39' Alex Sandro 83' Dani Alves 89'	Report	Martella 76'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 39,596 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

28 May 2017 38	Crotone	3–1	Lazio	Crotone
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Nalini 14', 60', 60' Falcinelli 22', 23' Crisetig 33'	Report	Bastos 21' 42' Immobile 26' (pen.) Patric 42' Biglia 45+1' Murgia 58'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 14,594 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

Coppa Italia

14 August 2016 Third round	Hellas Verona	2–1	Crotone	Verona
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Fossati 11' Valoti 37' Greco 62' Zuculini 78' Ganz 83'	Report	Claiton 15' Simy 62' Palladino 90'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 7,753 Referee: Carmine Russo

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Alex Cordaz	37	0	36	0	1	0
5	GK		Marco Festa	3	0	2+1	0	0	0
33	GK		Aniello Viscovo	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF		Claiton	11	0	9+1	0	1	0
13	DF		Gian Marco Ferrari	37	3	37	3	0	0
15	DF		Djamel Mesbah	10	0	8+2	0	0	0
17	DF		Federico Ceccherini	36	1	35	1	1	0
21	DF		Giuseppe Cuomo	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
22	DF		Aleandro Rosi	31	1	30+1	1	0	0
23	DF		Noë Dussenne	8	0	4+4	0	0	0
31	DF		Mario Sampirisi	23	1	11+12	1	0	0
42	DF		Ćazim Suljić	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
87	DF		Bruno Martella	29	0	26+3	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF		Marcus Rohdén	35	1	30+4	1	0+1	0
8	MF		Lorenzo Crisetig	32	0	29+3	0	0	0
10	MF		Pietro De Giorgio	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
12	MF		Adrian Stoian	28	3	17+10	3	1	0
14	MF		Eddy Gnahoré	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
18	MF		Andrea Barberis	27	0	23+3	0	1	0
28	MF		Leonardo Capezzi	26	0	18+7	0	1	0
77	MF		Nicolò Fazzi	2	0	0+1	0	1	0
Forwards
9	FW		Andrea Nalini	18	2	7+10	2	0+1	0
11	FW		Diego Falcinelli	35	13	35	13	0	0
20	FW		Andrej Kotnik	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
24	FW		Aleksandar Tonev	14	1	9+4	1	1	0
27	FW		Boadu Maxwell Acosty	11	0	3+8	0	0	0
29	FW		Marcello Trotta	29	3	23+6	3	0	0
92	FW		Giuseppe Borello	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
99	FW		Simy	22	3	4+17	2	0+1	1
Players transferred out during the season
7	FW		Raffaele Palladino	20	2	16+3	2	1	0
11	FW		Nunzio Di Roberto	2	0	0+1	0	1	0
20	MF		Aniello Salzano	8	0	6+1	0	1	0

Last updated: 28 May 2017
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Serie A	Coppa Italia	Total
1	11	FW	Diego Falcinelli	13	0	13
2	99	FW	Simy	3	1	4
3	12	MF	Adrian Stoian	3	0	3
	13	DF	Gian Marco Ferrari	3	0	3
	29	FW	Marcello Trotta	3	0	3
6	7	FW	Raffaele Palladino	2	0	2
6	9	FW	Andrea Nalini	2	0	2
8	6	MF	Marcus Rohdén	1	0	1
	17	DF	Federico Ceccherini	1	0	1
	22	DF	Aleandro Rosi	1	0	1
	24	FW	Aleksandar Tonev	1	0	1
	31	DF	Mario Sampirisi	1	0	1
Own goal				0	0	0
Totals				34	1	35

Last updated: 28 May 2017

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Serie A	Coppa Italia	Total
1	1	GK		Alex Cordaz	4	0	4
Totals					4	0	4

Last updated: 28 May 2017

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos	Nat	Player
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Serie A			Coppa Italia			Total
1	GK		Alex Cordaz	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1
5	GK		Marco Festa	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3	DF		Claiton	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
13	DF		Gian Marco Ferrari	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
15	DF		Djamel Mesbah	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
17	DF		Federico Ceccherini	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
22	DF		Aleandro Rosi	12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0
23	DF		Noë Dussenne	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
31	DF		Mario Sampirisi	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
87	DF		Bruno Martella	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
6	MF		Marcus Rohdén	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
8	MF		Lorenzo Crisetig	11	1	0	0	0	0	11	1	0
12	MF		Adrian Stoian	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
18	MF		Andrea Barberis	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
28	MF		Leonardo Capezzi	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0
7	FW		Raffaele Palladino	5	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
9	FW		Andrea Nalini	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
11	FW		Diego Falcinelli	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
24	FW		Aleksandar Tonev	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
27	FW		Boadu Maxwell Acosty	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
29	FW		Marcello Trotta	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Totals				87	3	1	2	0	0	89	3	1

Last updated: 28 May 2017

References

http://www.stadiapostcards.com/a16-17.htm
"Prima squadra" [First team]. Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). Archived from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
"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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[1] ttp://www.stadiapostcards.com/a16-17.htm

[2] "Prima squadra" [First team]. Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). Archived from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

[3] "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.