2015–16 Empoli F.C. season

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
2015–16 season
PresidentFabrizio Corsi
ManagerMarco Giampaolo
StadiumStadio Carlo Castellani
Serie A10th
Coppa ItaliaThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Massimo Maccarone (13)

All:
Massimo Maccarone (13)
Highest home attendance14,693 vs Juventus
(8 November 2015, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance1,000 vs Vicenza
(15 August 2015, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance9,510[1]

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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ITA Maurizio Pugliesi
2 DF  FRA Vincent Laurini
3 DF  ITA Marco Zambelli
4 DF  ALB Kastriot Dermaku
5 MF  ITA Riccardo Saponara
6 DF  ITA Luca Bittante
7 FW  ITA Massimo Maccarone
9 FW  GEO Levan Mchedlidze
11 MF  ITA Daniele Croce
12 MF  BRA Ronaldo Pompeu
13 MF  ITA Raffaele Maiello (on loan from Napoli)
14 MF  SEN Assane Dioussé
15 DF  ITA Andrea Costa
17 MF  POL Piotr Zieliński (on loan from Udinese)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  ITA Federico Barba
20 FW  ITA Manuel Pucciarelli
21 DF  POR Mário Rui
22 FW  ITA Alessandro Piu
23 GK  ITA Alberto Pelagotti
24 DF  SRB Uroš Ćosić
26 DF  ITA Lorenzo Tonelli
28 GK  POL Łukasz Skorupski (on loan from Roma)
31 DF  ITA Michele Camporese
32 MF  ARG Leandro Paredes (on loan from Roma)
33 MF  BIH Rade Krunić
39 FW  CRO Marko Livaja (on loan from Rubin Kazan)
77 MF  LIE Marcel Büchel (on loan from Juventus)

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
25 July 2015 DF Michele Camporese 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. 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

23 August 2015 1 Empoli 1–3 Chievo Empoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Saponara  7',  65' Report Meggiorini  53',  55'
Birsa  60'
Paloschi  64'
Rigoni  80'
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,309
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
29 August 2015 2 Milan 2–1 Empoli Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bacca  16'
Luiz Adriano  69'
Report Saponara  20'
Tonelli  27'
Maccarone  42'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 34,382
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
13 September 2015 3 Empoli 2–2 Napoli Empoli
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Saponara  3'
Pucciarelli  18'
Croce  45+1'
Livaja  71'
Report Insigne  7'
Allan  40',  50'
Valdifiori  58'
Jorginho  79'
Hysaj  87'
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 9,632
Referee: Luca Banti
19 September 2015 4 Udinese 1–2 Empoli Udine
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Zapata  19'
Iturra  27'
Ali Adnan  30'
Kone  54'  72'
Fernandes  84'
Marquinho  90'
Report Maccarone  38',  90+2'
Laurini  61'
Paredes  73'
Ronaldo  80'
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Michael Fabbri
24 September 2015 5 Empoli 0–1 Atalanta Empoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Saponara  86'
Dioussé  88'
Report Tolói  31'
Pinilla  34'
Moralez  41'
Grassi  48'
Bellini  90'
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,625
Referee: Claudio Gavillucci
28 September 2015 6 Frosinone 2–0 Empoli Frosinone
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gori  17'
Soddimo  37'
Dionisi  58', 71'
Blanchard  79'
Report Laurini  27'
Zieliński  51'
Tonelli  75'
Saponara  77'
Livaja  84'
Stadium: Stadio Matusa
Attendance: 7,165
Referee: Marco Guida
4 October 2015 7 Empoli 1–0 Sassuolo Empoli
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Zieliński  16'  90'
Tonelli  26'
Maccarone  88'
Krunić  90+2'
Report Terranova  17'
Peluso  36'
Vrsaljko  72'
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,634
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
17 October 2015 8 Roma 3–1 Empoli Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pjanić  37',  56'
De Rossi  59'
Salah  69'
Report Dioussé  39'
Büchel  75'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 34,124
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
24 October 2015 9 Empoli 2–0 Genoa Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Tonelli  35'
Krunić  44'
Zieliński  57',  64'
Livaja  84'
Report Marchese  29'
Muñoz  34'
Gakpé  52'
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,770
Referee: Domenico Celi
29 October 2015 10 Sampdoria 1–1 Empoli Genoa
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Soriano  41'
Muriel  65'
Éder  67'
Report Costa  21'
Dioussé  52'  88'
Pucciarelli  60'
Büchel  71'
Skorupski  90+1'
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 20,315
Referee: Angelo Cervellera
2 November 2015 11 Palermo 0–1 Empoli Palermo
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Brugman  27'
Lazaar  34'
Struna  43'
Anđelković  51'
Rispoli  54'
Quaison  59'
Report Saponara  34',  53'
Mário Rui  74'
Maiello  88'
Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 16,731
Referee: Marco Di Bello
8 November 2015 12 Empoli 1–3 Juventus Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Maccarone  19'
Mário Rui  58'
Krunić  69'
Report Mandžukić  32'
Evra  38'
Morata  51'
Buffon  60'
Marchisio  81'
Dybala  84'
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 14,693
Referee: Davide Massa
22 November 2015 13 Fiorentina 2–2 Empoli Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Rebić  24'
Vecino  26'
Suárez  30'
Kalinić  56', 61'
Bernardeschi  62'
Tomović  71'
Report Büchel  14',  27'
Livaja  18',  71'
Zieliński  83'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 27,618
Referee: Luca Banti
29 November 2015 14 Empoli 1–0 Lazio Empoli
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Tonelli  5',  33'
Paredes  16'
Livaja  28'
Pucciarelli  90+5'
Report Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 9,362
Referee: Michael Fabbri
6 December 2015 15 Hellas Verona 0–1 Empoli Verona
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Hallfreðsson  63' Report Mário Rui  6'
Costa  11',  61'
Büchel  40'
Paredes  60'
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 15,198
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
13 December 2015 16 Empoli 3–0 Carpi Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Maccarone  46', 61'
Saponara  51'
Report Gagliolo  65'
Di Gaudio  72'
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,863
Referee: Angelo Cervellera
19 December 2015 17 Bologna 2–3 Empoli Bologna
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Brienza  36'
Destro  45'
Pulgar  74'
Taïder  87'
Report Pucciarelli  24'
Costa  34'
Maccarone  42', 48'
Laurini  56'
Skorupski  57'
Mário Rui  65'
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 19,214
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
6 January 2016 18 Empoli 0–1 Internazionale Empoli
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Paredes  26'
Croce  67'
Report Murillo  16'
Brozović  35'
Icardi  45+1'
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 13,735
Referee: Domenico Celi
10 January 2016 19 Torino 0–1 Empoli Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Molinaro  20'
Belotti  35'
Zappacosta  90'
Report Büchel  26'
Livaja  32'
Maccarone  45+2',  56'
Barba  62'
Paredes  66'
Laurini  90+3'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino
Attendance: 14,730
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
17 January 2016 20 Chievo 1–1 Empoli Verona
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Paloschi  7'
Birsa  11'
Cesar  80'
Pinzi  90+2'
Report Krunić  23'
Barba  41'
Tonelli  47'
Paredes  53'
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Rosario Abisso
23 January 2016 21 Empoli 2–2 Milan Empoli
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Zieliński  32'
Barba  36'
Saponara  60'
Maccarone  61'
Report Bacca  8'
Bonaventura  48'
Honda  59'
Montolivo  60'
Balotelli  82'
Romagnoli  90+1'
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 11,499
Referee: Carmine Russo
31 January 2016 22 Napoli 5–1 Empoli Naples
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Higuaín  33'
Reina  34'
Insigne  37'
Hysaj  39'
Allan  45'
Camporese  51' (o.g.)
Callejón  83', 88'
Report Paredes  28'
Zieliński  36'
Tonelli  50'
Büchel  79'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 39,986
Referee: Davide Massa
3 February 2016 23 Empoli 1–1 Udinese Empoli
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Croce  58'
Mchedlidze  82'
Paredes  89'
Pucciarelli  90'
Report Zapata  16',  23'
Fernandes  50'
Badu  71'
Widmer  82'
Kuzmanović  85'
Hallfreðsson  89'
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,581
Referee: Eugenio Abbattista
7 February 2016 24 Atalanta 0–0 Empoli Bergamo
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) De Roon  42'
Diamanti  69'
D'Alessandro  77'
Report Büchel  13'
Tonelli  57'
Laurini  58'
Livaja  84'
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 12,352
Referee: Michael Fabbri
13 February 2016 25 Empoli 1–2 Frosinone Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Maccarone  59'
Büchel  63'
Mário Rui  90+3'
Report Ciofani  17', 73' (pen.)
Sammarco  35'
Blanchard  56'
Gori  58'
Tonev  64'
Rosi  69'
Longo  85'
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,897
Referee: Marco Di Bello
21 February 2016 26 Sassuolo 3–2 Empoli Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Missiroli  14'  31'
Berardi  41'
Defrel  48', 50'
Peluso  69'
Report Tonelli  10'  38'
Zieliński  36'
Saponara  53'
Maccarone  70' (pen.)
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 10,243
Referee: Paolo Valeri
27 February 2016 27 Empoli 1–3 Roma Empoli
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Pucciarelli  17'
Zukanović  22' (o.g.)
Mário Rui  63'  90+4'
Report El Shaarawy  5', 74'
Pjanić  17',  27'
Perotti  41'
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 12,761
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
6 March 2016 28 Genoa 1–0 Empoli Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Rigoni  48'
Cerci  80'
Report Zambelli  31'
Büchel  42'
Paredes  75'
Ćosić  86'
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 21,134
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
12 March 2016 29 Empoli 1–1 Sampdoria Empoli
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Mário Rui  56'
Costa  69'
Laurini  82'
Report De Silvestri  31'
Quagliarella  42'
Álvarez  78'
Christodoulopoulos  81'
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,752
Referee: Michael Fabbri
20 March 2016 30 Empoli 0–0 Palermo Empoli
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Paredes  68' Report Jajalo  55'
Bentivegna  81'
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,597
Referee: Davide Massa
2 April 2016 31 Juventus 1–0 Empoli Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mandžukić  44'
Lichtsteiner  45+1'
Zaza  67'
Report Paredes  53'
Tonelli  86'
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 39,260
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
10 April 2016 32 Empoli 2–0 Fiorentina Empoli
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ćosić  23'
Pucciarelli  41'
Büchel  75'
Zieliński  88',  89'
Report Roncaglia  24'
Vecino  33'
Alonso  61'
Astori  84'
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 9,651
Referee: Antonio Damato
17 April 2016 33 Lazio 2–0 Empoli Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Candreva  6' (pen.)
Keita  27'
Biglia  28'
Parolo  30'
Onazi  44'
Report Ćosić  6'
Mchedlidze  90'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 20,983
Referee: Angelo Cervellera
20 April 2016 34 Empoli 1–0 Hellas Verona Empoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Saponara  44'
Maccarone  50'
Report Viviani  16'  90'
Bianchetti  19'
Souprayen  26'
Wszołek  90+2'
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,816
Referee: Marco Serra
24 April 2016 35 Carpi 1–0 Empoli Modena
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Crimi  21'
Lollo  30'  90'
Bianco  79'
Lasagna  85'
Mancosu  90+4'
Report Ćosić  18'
Mchedlidze  25'
Zambelli  46'
Paredes  65'
Maccarone  90+5'
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia
Attendance: 7,667
Referee: Paolo Valeri
1 May 2016 36 Empoli 0–0 Bologna Empoli
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Oikonomou  87'
Masina  90+4'
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 9,727
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
7 May 2016 37 Internazionale 2–1 Empoli Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Icardi  12'
Perišić  40',  88'
Nagatomo  50'
Handanović  87'
Report Büchel  21'
Pucciarelli  37'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 44,348
Referee: Marco Di Bello
15 May 2016 38 Empoli 2–1 Torino Empoli
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Maccarone  12'
Zambelli  31'
Paredes  36'
Zieliński  54'
Report Obi  26',  56' Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,791
Referee: Francesco Saia

Coppa Italia

15 August 2015 Third round Empoli 0–1 Vicenza Empoli
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gatto  54' Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Angelo Cervellera

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa Italia
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Maurizio Pugliesi 101000
23 GK Alberto Pelagotti 606000
28 GK Łukasz Skorupski 32031010
Defenders
2 DF Vincent Laurini 25124+1100
3 DF Marco Zambelli 19013+6000
6 DF Luca Bittante 1703+1300+10
15 DF Andrea Costa 24123+1100
21 DF Mário Rui 37036010
24 DF Uroš Ćosić 909000
26 DF Lorenzo Tonelli 27226210
31 DF Michele Camporese 202000
37 DF Lorenzo Ariaudo 505000
Midfielders
5 MF Riccardo Saponara 34532+1510
11 MF Daniele Croce 29019+9010
13 MF Raffaele Maiello 1204+8000
14 MF Assane Dioussé 1609+600+10
17 MF Piotr Zieliński 36535510
32 MF Leandro Paredes 33229+4200
33 MF Rade Krunić 1615+1010+10
77 MF Marcel Büchel 28218+10200
Forwards
7 FW Massimo Maccarone 381335+21310
9 FW Levan Mchedlidze 1402+1100+10
20 FW Manuel Pucciarelli 39633+5610
22 FW Alessandro Piu 1002+8000
39 FW Marko Livaja 1814+14100
Players transferred out during the season
12 MF Ronaldo 301+2000
18 MF Franco Signorelli 100+1000
19 DF Federico Barba 11010010
55 DF 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 Massimo Maccarone 13 0 13
2 20 FW Manuel Pucciarelli 6 0 6
3 5 MF Riccardo Saponara 5 0 5
17 MF Piotr Zieliński 5 0 5
5 26 DF Lorenzo Tonelli 2 0 2
32 MF Leandro Paredes 2 0 2
77 MF Marcel Büchel 2 0 2
8 2 DF Vincent Laurini 1 0 1
15 DF Andrea Costa 1 0 1
33 MF Rade Krunić 1 0 1
39 FW 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 Łukasz Skorupski 9 0 9
2 23 GK 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). Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  4. "Acquistato Camporese". Empoli F.C. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. 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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