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2014–15 U.S. Città di Palermo season
U.S. Città di Palermo played the season 2014–15 in the Serie A league and Coppa Italia.
| 2014–15 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Maurizio Zamparini |
| Manager | Giuseppe Iachini |
| Stadium | Stadio Renzo Barbera |
| Serie A | 11th |
| Coppa Italia | Third round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Paulo Dybala (13) All: Paulo Dybala (13) |
| Highest home attendance | 29,832 vs Juventus (14 March 2015, Serie A) |
| Average home league attendance | 17,481[1] |
Season overview
Giuseppe Iachini was confirmed as Palermo head coach after leading the Sicilians to a Serie B title the previous season.
After completing the 2013–14 Serie B season in first place, Giuseppe Iachini was confirmed as head coach. On the other hand, Giorgio Perinetti left the club after chairman Maurizio Zamparini hired Franco Ceravolo as new director of football. Igor Budan will also leave his role as team manager to fulfil a career as director of football himself. This was also followed by Abel Hernández's selection to the Uruguay squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, making him the only Palermo player to appear in the competition. Hernández himself was subsequently sold to Hull in what appeared one of the main transfer moves of the season, together with the sale of Kyle Lafferty to Norwich and the signing of two players scouted from the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Sol Bamba and Giancarlo González.
On its first official game, Palermo lost 0–3 at home to Serie B club Modena in the 2014–15 Coppa Italia third round, thus being immediately eliminated from the competition. A number of dismal results left the Rosanero winless at the bottom of the league after six games in the season increased pressure on Iachini, whose coaching staff was successively extended in early October with the hiring of Fabio Viviani.[2] This was followed by the dismissal of Franco Ceravolo and his replacement with youth system head Dario Baccin.
Club
Palermo line-up for last home match of the season against Fiorentina.
Managerial staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Maurizio Zamparini |
| Vice-Chairman | Guglielmo Miccichè |
| Executive Director | Angelo Baiguera |
| CEO | Andrea Cardinaletti |
| Sporting Manager | Dario Baccin |
Last updated: 28 January 2015
Source: U.S Città di Palermo official website
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Giuseppe Iachini |
| Assistant Coach | Giuseppe Carillo |
| Fitness Coach | Andrea Corrain |
| Fitness Coach | Marcello Iaia |
| Fitness Coach | Fabrizio Tafani |
| Injured Players Recovery | Alberto Andorlini |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Franco Paleari |
| Technical Collaborator | Fabio Viviani |
Last updated: 14 October 2014
Source: U.S. Città di Palermo official website
Youth system
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Youth Sport Manager | Dario Baccin |
| Under-19 coach | Giovanni Bosi |
| Under-19 goalkeeping coach | Vincenzo Sicignano |
Last updated: July 2014
Source: U.S Città di Palermo official website
Players
Squad information
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | Samir Ujkani | GK | 5 July 1988 | Confirmed | |||
| 68 | Andrea Fulignati | GK | 31 October 1994 | Confirmed | |||
| 70 | Stefano Sorrentino | GK | 28 March 1979 | Confirmed | |||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | Roberto Vitiello | RB | 8 May 1983 | Confirmed | |||
| 3 | Andrea Rispoli | RB | 29 September 1988 | Parma | On loan | ||
| 4 | Siniša Anđelković | CB | 13 February 1986 | Confirmed | |||
| 7 | Achraf Lazaar | LB | 22 January 1992 | Confirmed | |||
| 12 | Giancarlo González | CB | 8 February 1988 | Columbus Crew | |||
| 13 | Emerson Palmieri | LB | 13 March 1994 | Santos | On loan | ||
| 19 | Claudio Terzi | CB | 19 June 1984 | Confirmed | |||
| 22 | Danilo Ortiz | CB | 28 July 1992 | Cerro Porteño | On loan | ||
| 23 | Zouhair Feddal | CB | 1 January 1989 | Parma | On loan | ||
| 29 | Roberto Vitiello | RB | 8 May 1983 | Confirmed | |||
| 33 | Fabio Daprelà | LB | 19 February 1991 | Confirmed | |||
| 43 | Davide Monteleone | CB | 25 September 1995 | Youth team | |||
| 89 | Michel Morganella | RB | 17 May 1989 | Confirmed | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 8 | Édgar Barreto | CM | 15 July 1984 | Confirmed | |||
| 14 | Francesco Della Rocca | CM | 14 September 1987 | Bologna | Loan return | ||
| 15 | Francesco Bolzoni | CM | 7 May 1989 | Confirmed | |||
| 18 | Ivaylo Chochev | AM | 18 February 1993 | CSKA Sofia | |||
| 20 | Franco Vázquez | AM, SS | 24 October 1989 | Confirmed | |||
| 21 | Robin Quaison | MF | 9 October 1993 | AIK | |||
| 25 | Enzo Maresca | CM | 10 February 1980 | Confirmed | |||
| 27 | Luca Rigoni | MF | 7 February 1984 | Chievo | |||
| 28 | Mato Jajalo | MF | 25 May 1988 | Rijka | |||
| Forwards | |||||||
| 9 | Paulo Dybala | ST | 15 November 1993 | Confirmed | |||
| 10 | João Silva | ST | 21 May 1990 | Bari | |||
| 11 | Simon Makienok | ST | 21 November 1990 | Brøndby IF | |||
| 54 | Antonio la Gumina | ST | 6 March 1996 | Youth team | |||
| 96 | Accursio Bentivegna | AM, FW | 21 June 1996 | Youth team | |||
| 99 | Andrea Belotti | ST | 20 December 1993 | Confirmed | |||
Transfers
Summer 2014
In
| — | FW | ITA | Andrea Belotti (from AlbinoLeffe, first as co-ownership[3] then fully acquired[4]) |
| — | DF | MAR | Achraf Lazaar (from Varese, permanent signing from loan spell[5]) |
| — | MF | BUL | Ivaylo Chochev (from CSKA Sofia[6]) |
| — | MF | SWE | Robin Quaison (from AIK Fotboll[7]) |
| — | MF | ITA | Luca Rigoni (from Chievo[8]) |
| — | DF | MAR | Zouhair Feddal (on loan from Parma[9]) |
| — | DF | BRA | Emerson Palmieri (on loan from Santos[10][11]) |
| — | DF | CIV | Sol Bamba (free transfer[12]) |
| — | DF | CRC | Giancarlo González (from Columbus Crew[13]) |
| — | FW | DEN | Simon Makienok (from Brøndby IF[14]) |
| — | FW | POR | João Silva (from Bari[15]) |
Out
| — | FW | NIR | Kyle Lafferty (to Norwich[16]) |
| — | FW | ITA | Gabriele Zerbo (to FeralpiSalò[17]) |
| — | MF | ITA | Daniel Cappelletti (to Cittadella) |
| — | FW | ALB | Agon Mehmeti (released, to Malmö[18]) |
| — | DF | CHI | Carlos Labrín (to San Marcos[19]) |
| — | MF | HUN | Ádám Simon (released[18]) |
| — | MF | ITA | Giulio Sanseverino (to Savoia[20]) |
| — | FW | ITA | Mauro Bollino (to Foggia[21][22]) |
| — | FW | ITA | Gianluca Di Chiara (to Catanzaro[22]) |
| — | MF | POR | Nélson (released[23]) |
| — | MF | SVN | Armin Bačinović (released[24]) |
| — | FW | URU | Abel Hernández (to Hull[25]) |
| — | FW | URU | Sebastián Sosa (to Empoli[26]) |
| — | FW | ITA | Umberto Nappello (released[26]) |
| — | DF | ITA | Andrea Mantovani (released[27]) |
| — | DF | ITA | Salvatore Aronica (released[28]) |
On loan
| — | MF | ITA | Gennaro Troianiello (to Bologna) |
| — | MF | ITA | Eric Lanini (to Virtus Entella[22]) |
| — | FW | SUI | Cephas Malele (to Virtus Entella[22]) |
| — | GK | ITA | Emiliano Viviano (to Sampdoria[23]) |
| — | MF | ITA | Davide Petermann (to Südtirol[13]) |
| — | MF | POR | Carlos Embalo (to Carpi[29]) |
| — | DF | SVN | Aljaž Struna (to Carpi[29]) |
| — | FW | SRB | Jevrem Kosnić (to Budapest Honvéd FC[26]) |
| — | MF | ITA | Davide Di Gennaro (to Vicenza[30]) |
| — | MF | URU | Ignacio Lores Varela (to Vicenza[31]) |
Winter 2014–15
In
| — | FW | CRO | Mato Jajalo (free transfer[32]) |
| — | DF | PAR | Danilo Ortiz (on loan from Cerro Porteño[33]) |
| — | DF | ITA | Andrea Rispoli (on loan from Parma[34]) |
Out
On loan
| — | DF | CIV | Sol Bamba (to Leeds[35]) |
| — | MF | FRA | Granddi Ngoyi (to Leeds[36]) |
| — | FW | SUI | Cephas Malele (loan return from Virtus Entella, to Trapani) |
| — | MF | ITA | Davide Petermann (loan return from Südtirol, to Torres[35]) |
| — | DF | ARG | Ezequiel Muñoz (to Sampdoria[37]) |
| — | DF | ITA | Eros Pisano (to Verona[34]) |
| — | MF | POR | Carlos Apna Embaló (loan return from Carpi, to Lecce[38]) |
| — | MF | URU | Ignacio Lores Varela (loan return from Vicenza, to Varese[38]) |
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[a] |
| 12 | Sassuolo | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 49[a] |
| 13 | Hellas Verona | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 46 |
Source: 2014–15 Serie A, 2014-15 Serie A classification.[39]
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 number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.).[40]
Notes:
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 number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.).[40]
Notes:
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 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 49 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 30 | −7 |
Last updated: 31 May 2015.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2015. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 31 August 2014 1 | Palermo | 1–1 | Sampdoria | Palermo |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Dybala 7' Rigoni 26' | Report | De Silvestri 30' Regini 33' 41' Okaka 82' Gastaldello 90+1' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 17,064 Referee: Dino Tommasi |
| 15 September 2014 2 | Hellas Verona | 2–1 | Palermo | Verona |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Toni 41' (pen.) Agostini 43' Hallfreðsson 73' Márquez 73' Pisano 78' (o.g.) Obbadi 90+2' | Report | Vázquez 18' Daprelà 24' Feddal 32' | Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 18,304 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
| 21 September 2014 3 | Palermo | 1–1 | Internazionale | Palermo |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Vázquez 3' Rigoni 44' Morganella 48' | Report | Juan 33' Medel 36' Kovačić 42' Ranocchia 80' Dodô 90+1' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 18,292 Referee: Paolo Valeri |
| 29 September 2014 5 | Palermo | 0–4 | Lazio | Palermo |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Morganella 42' Vázquez 90+2' | Report | Parolo 20', 90+2' Đorđević 45', 75', 83' Mauri 64' Cana 65' Marchetti 79' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 17,087 Referee: Marco Di Bello |
| 5 October 2014 6 | Empoli | 3–0 | Palermo | Empoli |
| 12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Maccarone 4' Tonelli 33' Pucciarelli 63' | Report | Vázquez 11' Feddal 16' Bolzoni 37' Terzi 70' | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,504 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
| 2 November 2014 10 | Milan | 0–2 | Palermo | Milan |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | De Jong 17' El Shaarawy 51' Rami 88' | Report | González 16' Morganella 19' Zapata 23' (o.g.) Dybala 26' Anđelković 45+1' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 28,272 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni |
| 21 December 2014 16 | Atalanta | 3–3 | Palermo | Bergamo |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Benalouane 20' Baselli 25' Denis 40' (pen.), 76' Moralez 55' Carmona 64' Bianchi 79' Cigarini 84' | Report | Rigoni 6' Vázquez 16', 45+1' González 33' Della Rocca 90+2' | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 12,344 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
| 11 January 2015 18 | Fiorentina | 4–3 | Palermo | Florence |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Pasqual 20' Tomović 42' Basanta 51', 81' Valero 64' Cuadrado 64' Joaquín 74', 75' | Report | Rigoni 40' Quaison 59', 61' Morganella 66' Belotti 81' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 27,400 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni |
| 18 January 2015 19 | Palermo | 1–1 | Roma | Palermo |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Dybala 2' Morganella 45+1' Lazaar 63' | Report | Destro 54', 90' Yanga-Mbiwa 12' Strootman 89' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 15,397 Referee: Antonio Damato |
| 25 January 2015 20 | Sampdoria | 1–1 | Palermo | Genoa |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Éder 6' Obiang 60' Soriano 73' De Silvestri 76' | Report | González 21' Vázquez 49' Bolzoni 61' Anđelković 67' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 22,023 Referee: Angelo Cervellera |
| 1 February 2015 21 | Palermo | 2–1 | Hellas Verona | Palermo |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Dybala 18' Belotti 79' Anđelković 83' | Report | Tachtsidis 8' Marques 19' Saviola 90+1' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 14,058 Referee: Dino Tommasi |
| 8 February 2015 22 | Internazionale | 3–0 | Palermo | Milan |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Medel 13' Guarín 16' Juan 40' Icardi 65', 88' | Report | Morganella 20' Rigoni 72' González 77' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 30,085 Referee: Marco Guida |
| 8 March 2015 26 | Cesena | 0–0 | Palermo | Cesena |
| 12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Giorgi 15' | Report | Jajalo 10' Barreto 18' | Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 15,071 Referee: Luca Banti |
| 14 March 2015 27 | Palermo | 0–1 | Juventus | Palermo |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Vázquez 39' Anđelković 41' Dybala 87' | Report | Barzagli 52' Morata 70', 80' Lichtsteiner 84' Pereyra 90' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 29,850 Referee: Marco Guida |
| 21 March 2015 28 | Chievo | 1–0 | Palermo | Verona |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Paloschi 35' Izco 42' | Report | Maresca 29' Anđelković 61' 86' | Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 9,128 Referee: Piero Giacomelli |
| 29 April 2015 33 | Palermo | 2–2 | Torino | Palermo |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Vitiello 10' Rigoni 26' Chochev 49' Rispoli 55' | Report | Peres 13' Maxi López 60', 90' Vives 74' Silva 76' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 15,238 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni |
Coppa Italia
| 24 August 2014 Third round | Palermo | 0–3 | Modena | Palermo |
| Ferrari 6' Beltrame 42' Schiavone 88' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 15,490 Referee: Marco Guida |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
As of 30 May 2015[41]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 1 | GK | KOS | Samir Ujkani | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | GK | ITA | Andrea Fulignati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | GK | ||||||||