2016–17 SPAL season

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SPAL
ChairmanWalter Mattioli
Head coachLeonardo Semplici
StadiumStadio Paolo Mazza
Serie B1st
Coppa ItaliaThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mirco Antenucci (18)
All:
Mirco Antenucci (19)

The 2016–17 season was SPAL's first season back in second division of the Italian football league, the Serie B, and the 110th as a football club.

Players[edit]

First-team quad[edit]

As of 5 January 2017

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 Italy ITA Alex Meret (on loan from Udinese)
2 DF Italy ITA Daniele Gasparetto (vice-captain)
3 DF Italy ITA Tommaso Silvestri
4 MF Italy ITA Mariano Arini
5 DF Italy ITA Nicolas Giani (captain)
6 DF Italy ITA Michele Cremonesi
7 FW Italy ITA Mirco Antenucci
10 FW Italy ITA Sergio Floccari
11 FW Italy ITA Mattia Finotto
12 GK Italy ITA Gabriele Marchegiani
14 DF Italy ITA Kevin Bonifazi (on loan from Torino)
17 FW Italy ITA Gianmarco Zigoni (on loan from Milan)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Italy ITA Eros Schiavon
19 MF Italy ITA Luca Mora
20 MF Italy ITA Michele Castagnetti
21 MF Italy ITA Simone Pontisso (on loan from Udinese)
22 GK Italy ITA Giacomo Poluzzi
23 DF Italy ITA Francesco Vicari
24 DF Italy ITA Cristiano Del Grosso (on loan from Atalanta)
27 MF Italy ITA Paolo Ghiglione (on loan from Genoa)
28 MF Italy ITA Pasquale Schiattarella
29 MF Italy ITA Manuel Lazzari
33 DF Italy ITA Filippo Costa (on loan from Chievo)

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

3 August 2016 Friendly Perugia Italy 1–0 Italy SPAL Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
10 August 2016 Friendly SPAL Italy 1–3 Italy Carpi Italy
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
19 August 2016 Friendly SPAL Italy 0–3  Iran Forlì, Italy
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Tullo Morgagni

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie B 27 August 2016 18 May 2017 Matchday 1 Winners 42 22 12 8 66 39 +27 052.38
Coppa Italia 7 August 2016 15 August 2016 Second round Third round 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 050.00
Total 44 23 12 9 69 44 +25 052.27

Source: Soccerway

Serie A[edit]

Main article: 2016–17 Serie B

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 SPAL (C, P) 42 22 12 8 66 39 +27 78 Promotion to Serie A
2 Hellas Verona (P) 42 20 14 8 64 40 +24 74[a]
3 Frosinone 42 21 11 10 57 42 +15 74[a] Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-finals
4 Perugia 42 15 20 7 54 40 +14 65[b]
5 Benevento[c] (O, P) 42 18 12 12 56 42 +14 65[b] Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round
Source: Lega Serie B
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Hellas Verona is ahead of Frosinone on head-to-head goal difference: Hellas Verona 2–0 Frosinone, Frosinone 1–0 Hellas Verona.
  2. ^ a b Perugia is ahead of Benevento on head-to-head points: Perugia 3–1 Benevento, Benevento 0–0 Perugia.
  3. ^ Benevento was deducted one point.

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
42 22 12 8 66 39  +27 78 14 5 2 40 18  +22 8 7 6 26 21  +5

Source: Serie B

Results by round[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWDDLLWWDWLWWWDDWWLWDWDDWDWWDWWLLWWWWWDDLW
Position17577141711910797645542433233342221122111111111
Source: Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 3 August 2016.[2]

27 August 2016 1 Benevento 2–0 SPAL Benevento
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
4 September 2016 2 SPAL 3–0 Vicenza Ferrara
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
10 September 2016 3 Ascoli 1–1 SPAL Ascoli Piceno
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
17 September 2016 4 SPAL 2–2 Virtus Entella Ferrara
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
20 September 2016 5 SPAL 1–3 Hellas Verona Ferrara
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
26 September 2016 6 Perugia 1–0 SPAL Perugia
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
1 October 2016 7 SPAL 3–2 Salernitana Ferrara
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
9 October 2016 8 Pisa 0–1 SPAL Pisa
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Arena Garibaldi
14 October 2016 9 Cesena 1–1 SPAL Cesena
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
22 October 2016 10 SPAL 3–1 Carpi Ferrara
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
25 October 2016 11 Frosinone 2–1 SPAL Frosinone
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe
31 October 2016 12 SPAL 3–0 Avellino Ferrara
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
5 November 2016 13 Novara 0–1 SPAL Novara
Stadium: Stadio Silvio Piola
12 November 2016 14 SPAL 3–2 Brescia Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
21 November 2016 15 Trapani 1–1 SPAL Erice
Stadium: Stadio Polisportivo Provinciale
26 November 2016 16 SPAL 0–0 Latina Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
3 December 2016 17 Cittadella 1–2 SPAL Cittadella
Stadium: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato
10 December 2016 18 SPAL 2–1 Spezia Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
17 December 2016 19 Pro Vercelli 3–1 SPAL Vercelli
Stadium: Stadio Silvio Piola (Vercelli)
24 December 2016 19 SPAL 4–0 Ternana Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
29 December 2016 21 Bari 1–1 SPAL Bari
Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
21 January 2017 22 SPAL 2–0 Benevento Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
28 January 2017 23 Vicenza 1–1 SPAL Vicenza
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
4 February 2017 24 SPAL 1–1 Ascoli Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
11 February 2017 25 Virtus Entella 0–3 SPAL Chiavari
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
20 February 2017 26 Hellas Verona 0–0 SPAL Verona
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
25 February 2017 27 SPAL 2–0 Perugia Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
28 February 2017 28 Salernitana 1–2 SPAL Salerno
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
4 March 2017 29 SPAL 1–1 Pisa Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
11 March 2017 30 SPAL 2–0 Cesena Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
18 March 2017 31 Carpi 1–4 SPAL Carpi
Stadium: Stadio Sandro Cabassi
26 March 2017 32 SPAL 0–2 Frosinone Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
31 March 2017 33 Avellino 1–0 SPAL Avellino
Stadium: Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi
4 April 2017 34 SPAL 2–0 Novara Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
9 April 2017 35 Brescia 1–3 SPAL Brescia
Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
17 April 2017 36 SPAL 2–1 Trapani Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
22 April 2017 37 Latina 1–2 SPAL Latina
Stadium: Stadio Domenico Francioni
25 April 2017 38 SPAL 2–1 Cittadella Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
29 April 2017 39 Spezia 0–0 SPAL La Spezia
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
7 May 2017 40 SPAL 0–0 Pro Vercelli Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
13 May 2017 41 Ternana 2–1 SPAL Terni
Stadium: Stadio Libero Liberati
18 May 2017 42 SPAL 2–1 Bari Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

Coppa Italia[edit]

Main article: 2016–17 Coppa Italia
7 August 2016 Second round SPAL 2–0 Messina Forlì
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Tullo Morgagni[3]
Attendance: 1,036
Referee: Lorenzo Illuzzi
15 August 2016 Third round Cagliari 5–1 SPAL Cagliari
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Davide Ghersini

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Calendario Serie B, tutte le giornate: Carpi a Vicenza alla prima".
  3. ^ "Informazioni per i biglietti di Spal-Messina di domenica a Forlì". SPALFerrara.it. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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