2016–17 Empoli FC season
The 2016–17 season was Empoli Football Club's third consecutive season in Serie A. The club competed in Serie A and in the Coppa Italia. The season proved to be a slow-rolling disaster for the club, as Empoli sat in 17th place for most of the season only to suffer a poor run of form at the tail end of the season at the same time as 18th-placed Crotone enjoyed a spectacular run of results; the result was Empoli dropping into 18th place on the very last day of the season, being relegated to Serie B.
2016–17 season | |
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President | Fabrizio Corsi |
Manager | Giovanni Martusciello |
Stadium | Stadio Carlo Castellani |
Serie A | 18th (relegated) |
Coppa Italia | Fourth round |
Top goalscorer | League: Levan Mchedlidze (6) All: Massimo Maccarone, Levan Mchedlidze (6) |
Highest home attendance | 15,424 vs Juventus (2 October 2016, Serie A) |
Lowest home attendance | 644 vs Cesena (29 November 2016, Coppa Italia) |
Average home league attendance | 9,409[1] |
Players edit
Squad information edit
- As of 9 January 2017[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
In edit
Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee | Notes | Source |
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31 May 2016 | DF | Manuel Pasqual | 34 | Fiorentina | Free | [4] | |
22 June 2016 | MF | Marcel Büchel | 25 | Juventus | Undisclosed | [5] | |
28 June 2016 | MF | Matheus Pereira | 18 | Corinthians | Undisclosed | [6] | |
7 July 2016 | FW | Alberto Gilardino | 34 | Palermo | Free | [7] | |
25 January 2017 | MF | Miha Zajc | 22 | Olimpija Ljubljana | Undisclosed | [8] |
Loans in edit
Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee | Notes | Source |
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1 July 2016 | DF | Giuseppe Bellusci | 26 | Leeds United | Loan | [9] | |
1 July 2016 | DF | Federico Dimarco | 18 | Internazionale | Loan | [10] | |
4 July 2016 | MF | Andrés Tello | 19 | Juventus | Loan | [11] |
Out edit
Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Fee | Notes | Source |
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23 May 2016 | DF | Lorenzo Tonelli | 26 | Napoli | Undisclosed | [12] | |
9 January 2017 | FW | Alberto Gilardino | 34 | Pescara | Free | Player rescinded contract with Empoli | [13] |
Loans out edit
Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Fee | Notes | Source |
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8 July 2016 | DF | Mário Rui | 25 | Roma | €3M | Loan with a mandatory option to buy for €6M | [14] |
28 January 2017 | MF | Riccardo Saponara | 25 | Fiorentina | Loan | 18-month loan with an option to buy for €10M | [15] |
Pre-season and friendlies edit
Friendly | v |
Competitions edit
Overall edit
Competition | Started round | Current position | Final position | First match | Last match |
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Serie A | Matchday 1 | — | 18th | 21 August 2016 | 28 May 2017 |
Coppa Italia | Third round | — | Fourth round | 13 August 2016 | 29 November 2016 |
Last updated: 28 May 2017
Serie A edit
League table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 | |
20 | Pescara (R) | 38 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 81 | −44 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[16]
(R) Relegated
Results summary edit
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 32 | −19 |
Last updated: 28 May 2017.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round edit
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
21 September 2016 5 | Empoli | 0–2 | Internazionale | Empoli |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Maccarone 48' | Report | Murillo 3' Icardi 10', 17' Medel 23' Miranda 25' João Mário 59' | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 10,554 Referee: Marco Guida |
6 November 2016 12 | Pescara | 0–4 | Empoli | Pescara |
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Caprari 32' Fornasier 68' | Report | Maccarone 12', 44' Krunić 16' Pucciarelli 23' Saponara 89' Dioussé 90+2' | Stadium: Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia Attendance: 12,556 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
20 November 2016 13 | Empoli | 0–4 | Fiorentina | Empoli |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bellusci 39' | Report | Bernardeschi 26', 61' Tello 35' Tomović 37' Iličić 47' (pen.), 67' Valero 57' | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 10,769 Referee: Davide Massa |
4 December 2016 15 | Sassuolo | 3–0 | Empoli | Reggio Emilia |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Pellegrini 22' (pen.) Ricci 36' (pen.) Ragusa 44', 53' Magnanelli 68' Antei 69' Mazzitelli 81' | Report | Skorupski 22' Barba 34' Croce 35' Krunić 44' Mauri 61' Bellusci 66' | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 9,588 Referee: Claudio Gavillucci |
17 December 2016 17 | Empoli | 2–0 | Cagliari | Empoli |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Mchedlidze 8', 72', 65' Saponara 14' Costa 35' Krunić 42' Marilungo 45+2' Gilardino 90+1' | Report | Padoin 5' Melchiorri 43' Dessena 55' Farias 57' Isla 71' Colombo 80' | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 8,352 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
Note: Roberto Colombo was sent off while a substitute. |
20 December 2016 18 | Atalanta | 2–1 | Empoli | Bergamo |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kurtić 38' Gómez 53' Kessié 74' D'Alessandro 90+4', 90+5' | Report | Büchel 17' Marilungo 22' Mchedlidze 51' Dioussé 82' Skorupski 90' | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 13,823 Referee: Michael Fabbri |
7 January 2017 19 | Empoli | 1–0 | Palermo | Empoli |
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Laurini 57' Maccarone 78' (pen.) | Report | Morganella 74' Cionek 77' Bruno Henrique 90+3' | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,268 Referee: Paolo Valeri |
22 January 2017 21 | Empoli | 1–0 | Udinese | Empoli |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bellusci 40' Pasqual 45' Costa 48' Tello 78' Mchedlidze 82' | Report | Jankto 27' Hallfreðsson 32' Samir 64' Kums 87' | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,164 Referee: Carmine Russo |
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 | Empoli | 1–1 | Torino | Empoli |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Krunić 39' El Kaddouri 42' Mchedlidze 43' Pucciarelli 45+2' Dioussé 50' Bellusci 59' Dimarco 90+3' | Report | Belotti 11' Valdifiori 33' Baselli 55' Iturbe 80' Obi 86' | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,725 Referee: Marco Di Bello |
25 February 2017 26 | Juventus | 2–0 | Empoli | Turin |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Skorupski 52' (o.g.) Alex Sandro 65' | Report | Bellusci 82' | Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 39,276 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
1 April 2017 30 | Roma | 2–0 | Empoli | Rome |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Džeko 12', 56' | Report | Krunić 43' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 31,946 Referee: Davide Massa |
8 April 2017 31 | Empoli | 1–1 | Pescara | Empoli |
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | El Kaddouri 9' Krunić 26' Büchel 38' | Report | Campagnaro 6' Bovo 10' Caprari 31' Muntari 54' | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,711 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento |
15 April 2017 32 | Fiorentina | 1–2 | Empoli | Florence |
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Tello 64' Tomović 69' Iličić 86' Olivera 90' Valero 90+4' Kalinić 90+5' | Report | Croce 35' El Kaddouri 37' Veseli 54' Krunić 55' Barba 73' Dioussé 82' Pasqual 90+3' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 26,195 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni |
23 April 2017 33 | Milan | 1–2 | Empoli | Milan |
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Sosa 21' De Sciglio 48' Lapadula 72' Suso 82' | Report | Mchedlidze 40' Thiam 56', 67' Tello 82' El Kaddouri 89' Bellusci 90+6' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 39,529 Referee: Claudio Gavillucci |
21 May 2017 37 | Empoli | 0–1 | Atalanta | Empoli |
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Pasqual 24' Büchel 29' El Kaddouri 70' | Report | Gómez 13' Conti 24' Masiello 39' | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 10,233 Referee: Paolo Valeri |
28 May 2017 38 | Palermo | 2–1 | Empoli | Palermo |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aleesami 11' Diamanti 69' Nestorovski 76' Bruno Henrique 84' Chochev 90+2' | Report | Bellusci 39' Dioussé 49' Laurini 66' Costa 67' Krunić 87' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 8,559 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
Coppa Italia edit
13 August 2016 Third round | Empoli | 2–0 | Vicenza | Empoli |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Maccarone 4' (pen.), 16' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 1,386 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati |
Statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ITA | Maurizio Pugliesi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
23 | GK | ITA | Alberto Pelagotti | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
28 | GK | POL | Łukasz Skorupski | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | FRA | Vincent Laurini | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
3 | DF | ITA | Marco Zambelli | 11 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
4 | DF | ITA | Federico Dimarco | 13 | 0 | 6+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
6 | DF | ITA | Giuseppe Bellusci | 33 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
13 | DF | ALB | Frédéric Veseli | 17 | 0 | 11+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
15 | DF | ITA | Andrea Costa | 27 | 2 | 25+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
19 | DF | ITA | Federico Barba | 12 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
21 | DF | ITA | Manuel Pasqual | 33 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
24 | DF | SRB | Uroš Ćosić | 16 | 0 | 8+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
5 | MF | ITA | José Mauri | 15 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
8 | MF | SEN | Assane Dioussé | 35 | 0 | 26+7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
10 | MF | MAR | Omar El Kaddouri | 15 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
11 | MF | ITA | Daniele Croce | 36 | 1 | 32+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
17 | MF | SVN | Miha Zajc | 5 | 1 | 1+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
31 | MF | BRA | Matheus | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
33 | MF | BIH | Rade Krunić | 33 | 2 | 29+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
77 | MF | LIE | Marcel Büchel | 17 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
88 | MF | COL | Andrés Tello | 20 | 0 | 8+10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
7 | FW | ITA | Massimo Maccarone | 29 | 7 | 17+11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||||
9 | FW | GEO | Levan Mchedlidze | 15 | 6 | 11+4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
20 | FW | ITA | Manuel Pucciarelli | 33 | 3 | 25+7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
25 | FW | AUT | Arnel Jakupovic | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
27 | FW | SEN | Mame Baba Thiam | 15 | 1 | 9+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
89 | FW | ITA | Guido Marilungo | 21 | 0 | 11+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
10 | MF | ITA | Riccardo Saponara | 19 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
17 | DF | ITA | Raffaele Maiello | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
18 | FW | ITA | Alberto Gilardino | 16 | 1 | 5+9 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
Last updated: 28 May 2017
Source: Competitions
Goalscorers edit
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
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1 | 7 | FW | Massimo Maccarone | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
2 | 9 | FW | Levan Mchedlidze | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | 10 | MF | Omar El Kaddouri | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
20 | FW | Manuel Pucciarelli | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
5 | 10 | MF | Riccardo Saponara | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
15 | DF | Andrea Costa | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
21 | DF | Manuel Pasqual | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
33 | MF | Rade Krunić | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
9 | 6 | DF | Giuseppe Bellusci | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | MF | Daniele Croce | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
17 | MF | Miha Zajc | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
18 | FW | Alberto Gilardino | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
27 | FW | Mame Baba Thiam | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Own goal | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 29 | 3 | 32 |
Last updated: 28 May 2017
Clean sheets edit
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
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1 | 28 | GK | Łukasz Skorupski | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
2 | 23 | GK | Alberto Pelagotti | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals | 10 | 1 | 11 |
Last updated: 28 May 2017
Disciplinary record edit
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total | ||||||
28 | GK | Łukasz Skorupski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Vincent Laurini | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | DF | Marco Zambelli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Federico Dimarco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Giuseppe Bellusci | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Frédéric Veseli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | DF | Andrea Costa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | DF |