2020–21 Empoli F.C. season

The 2020–21 Empoli Football Club season is the club's 100th season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Empoli participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covers the period from 5 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Empoli F.C.
2020–21 season
ChairmanFabrizio Corsi
Head coachAlessio Dionisi
StadiumStadio Carlo Castellani
Serie B1st
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Leonardo Mancuso (9)
All:
Leonardo Mancuso (12)
All statistics correct as of 13 January 2021.

Players

First-team squad
As of 5 October 2020

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 Alberto Brignoli
3 DF  SRB Aleksa Terzić (on loan from Fiorentina)
5 MF  SVN Leo Štulac
6 DF  ITA Simone Romagnoli
7 FW  ITA Leonardo Mancuso
9 FW  ITA Marco Olivieri (on loan from Juventus)
10 FW  ITA Stefano Moreo
11 MF   SUI Nedim Bajrami
12 GK  ITA Leandro Pratelli
19 FW  ITA Andrea La Mantia
20 DF  ITA Riccardo Fiamozzi (on loan from Lecce)
23 DF  ITA Davide Zappella
25 MF  ITA Filippo Bandinelli
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF  POL Szymon Żurkowski (on loan from Fiorentina)
28 MF  ITA Samuele Ricci
30 MF  ITA Samuele Damiani
31 DF  ITA Roberto Pirrello
32 MF   SUI Nicolas Haas (on loan from Atalanta)
42 DF  ITA Mattia Viti
43 DF  GRE Dimitris Nikolaou
47 DF  ITA Andrea Cambiaso (on loan from Genoa)
65 DF  ITA Fabiano Parisi
— GK  ITA Jacopo Furlan
— DF  ITA Nicolò Casale (on loan from Verona)
— MF  LTU Augustinas Klimavičius (on loan from Genoa)
— FW  BRA Ryder Matos (on loan from Udinese)

Players out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ITA Gabriel Meli (at Fano until 30 June 2021)
— GK  ITA Niccolò Vivoli (at Pistoiese until 30 June 2021)
— DF  ITA Andrea Adamoli (at Lucchese until 30 June 2021)
— DF  ITA Marco Imperiale (at Carrarese until 30 June 2021)
— DF  ITA Emanuele Matteucci (at Pontedera until 30 June 2021)
— MF  ITA Tommaso Fantacci (at Juve Stabia until 30 June 2021)
— MF  ITA Giuseppe Montaperto (at Cavese until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  SEN Mouhamadou Sakho (at Arezzo until 30 June 2021)
— MF  CIV Hamed Junior Traorè (at Sassuolo until 30 June 2021)
— FW  ITA Kevin Cannavò (at Vis Pesaro until 30 June 2021)
— FW  ITA Antonino La Gumina (at Sampdoria until 30 June 2021, obligation to buy)
— FW  ITA Davide Merola (at Arezzo until 30 June 2021)
— FW  SVK Samuel Mráz (at Zagłębie Lubin until 30 June 2021)
— FW  ITA Kevin Piscopo (at Carrarese until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In
Date Name Moving from Moving to Fee
1 September 2020 Szymon Żurkowski Fiorentina Empoli Loan[1]
Aleksa Terzić Fiorentina Empoli Loan[2]
9 September 2020 Marco Olivieri Juventus Empoli Loan[3]
17 September 2020 Marko Brkic Dinamo Zagreb Empoli Loan[4]
18 September 2020 Mirco Lipari Juventus Empoli Loan[5]
Leonardo Manfredi Atalanta Empoli Loan[6]
21 September 2020 Andrea Cambiaso Genoa Empoli Loan[7]
22 September 2020 Fabiano Parisi Avellino Empoli Undisclosed[8]
25 September 2020 Nicolas Haas Atalanta Empoli Loan[9]
3 October 2020 Nicolò Casale Verona Empoli Loan[10]
Duccio Toccafondi Prato Empoli Loan[11]
4 October 2020 Ryder Matos Udinese Empoli Loan[12]
5 October 2020 Jacopo Furlan Catania Empoli Undisclosed[13]
Augustinas Klimavičius Genoa Empoli Loan[14]

Out
Date Name Moving from Moving to Fee
22 July 2020 Arnel Jakupović Empoli Domžale Undisclosed[nb 1][15]
9 August 2020 Michał Marcjanik Empoli Arka Gdynia Undisclosed[16]
13 August 2020 Samuel Mráz Empoli Zagłębie Lubin Loan[17]
18 August 2020 Marco Curto Empoli Südtirol Undisclosed[18]
21 August 2020 Kevin Cannavò Empoli Vis Pesaro Loan[19]
24 August 2020 Freddie Veseli Empoli Salernitana Undisclosed[20]¨
29 August 2020 Marco Imperiale Empoli Carrarese Loan[21]
2 September 2020 Filippo Perucchini Empoli Pistoiese Undisclosed[22]
7 September 2020 Davide Bertolini Empoli Prato Loan[23]
Gianlorenzo Lupi Empoli Poggibonsi Loan[23]
Niccolò Vivoli Empoli Pistoiese Loan[23]
Alex Sposito Empoli Taranto Loan[23]
23 September 2020 Giuseppe Montaperto Empoli Cavese Loan[24]
5 October 2020 Kevin Piscopo Empoli Carrarese Loan[25]
Davide Merola Empoli Arezzo Loan[26]
Mouhamadou Sakho Empoli Arezzo Loan[27]
Ivan Provedel Empoli Spezia Undisclosed[28]
Tommaso Fantacci Empoli Juve Stabia Undisclosed[29]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 September 2020 Friendly Empoli 0–1 Pontedera Empoli, Italy
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
6 September 2020 Friendly Parma 0–2 Empoli Parma, Italy
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 0
12 September 2020 Friendly Empoli 4–0 Lucchese Empoli, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
19 September 2020 Friendly Empoli 2–0 Vis Pesaro Empoli, Italy
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie B 26 September 2020 May 2021 Matchday 1 6 5 1 0 12 3 +9 083.33
Coppa Italia 30 September 2020 13 January 2021 Second round Round of 16 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 066.67
Total 9 7 1 1 21 8 +13 077.78

Last updated: 13 January 2021

Source: Soccerway

Serie B
Main article: 2020–21 Serie B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Empoli 21 11 9 1 40 18 +22 42 Promotion to Serie A
2 Chievo 21 9 9 3 29 18 +11 36[lower-alpha 1]
3 Salernitana 21 10 6 5 25 24 +1 36[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-finals
4 Monza 21 9 9 3 30 16 +14 36[lower-alpha 1]
5 Cittadella 21 10 5 6 35 21 +14 35[lower-alpha 2] Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: Lega Serie B (in Italian), Soccerway (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[30]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points (goal difference): Chievo 4 (0), Salernitana 4 (-2), Monza 3 (+2)
  2. Head-to-head points: Cittadella 3, SPAL 0

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
12 7 4 1 22 11  +11 25 4 2 0 11 4  +7 3 2 1 11 7  +4

Last updated: 15 December 2020.
Source: Serie B

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWDWWWLWDDDWW
Position243222222221
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2020. Source: Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 September 2020.[31]

26 September 2020 1 Frosinone 0–2 Empoli Frosinone
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
3 October 2020 2 Empoli 0–0 Monza Empoli
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 669
Referee: Antonio Di Martino
17 October 2020 3 Pescara 1–2 Empoli Pescara
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia
Attendance: 400
Referee: Alessandro Prontera
20 October 2020 4 Empoli 2–1 SPAL Empoli
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 580
Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua
23 October 2020 5 Empoli 3–1 Pisa Empoli
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 960
Referee: Fabio Maresca
31 October 2020 6 Venezia 2–0 Empoli Venice
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paolo Valeri
7 November 2020 7 Empoli 3–0 Reggina Empoli
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
21 November 2020 8 Cittadella 2–2 Empoli Cittadella
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato
Attendance: 0
Referee: Valerio Marini
28 November 2020 9 Empoli 2–2 Vicenza Empoli
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Guida
7 December 2020 10 Pordenone 0–0 Empoli Lignano Sabbiadoro
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Guido Teghil
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luca Pairetto
12 December 2020 11 Virtus Entella 2–5 Empoli Chiavari
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luca Massimi
15 December 2020 12 Empoli 1–0 Cremonese Empoli
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Amabile
19 December 2020 13 Chievo v Empoli Verona
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi

Coppa Italia
Main article: 2020–21 Coppa Italia
28 October 2020 Third round Benevento 2–4 Empoli Benevento
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto
25 November 2020 Fourth round Empoli 3–0 Brescia Empoli
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Referee: Nicola Ayroldi
Note: Brescia withdrew from the match to prevent an outbreak after several of their players tested positive for COVID-19.[32]
13 January 2021 Round of 16 Napoli 3–2 Empoli Naples
17:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Referee: Antonio Giua

Statistics

Notes
  1. The player already played for his new club in 2019–20 season, the deal turned from temporary to definitive.

References
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  18. "Curto, un giovane centrale per la difesa". F.C. Südtirol. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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