2014–15 Empoli FC season
Appearance
2014–15 season | ||||
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President | Fabrizio Corsi | |||
Manager | Maurizio Sarri | |||
Stadium | Stadio Carlo Castellani | |||
Serie A | 15th | |||
Coppa Italia | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Massimo Maccarone (10) All: Massimo Maccarone (10) | |||
Highest home attendance | 14,698 vs Juventus (1 November 2014, Serie A) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 1,470 vs Genoa (3 December 2014, Coppa Italia) | |||
Average home league attendance | 9,229[1] | |||
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The 2014–15 season was Empoli Football Club's first season in Serie A since the 2007–08 season. The team competed in both Serie A and the Coppa Italia.
Players
[edit]Squad information
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
[edit]Serie A
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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13 | Hellas Verona | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 46 |
14 | Chievo | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 43 |
15 | Empoli | 38 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 42 |
16 | Udinese | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 41 |
17 | Atalanta | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 37 |
Source: 2014–15 Serie A, 2014-15 Serie A classification.[2]
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.).[3]
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.).[3]
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 | 18 | 12 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 42 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 30 | −10 |
Last updated: 31 May 2015.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
[edit]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
[edit]31 August 2014 1 | Udinese | 2–0 | Empoli | Udine |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Pasquale ![]() Di Natale ![]() Badu ![]() |
Report | Croce ![]() Verdi ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 7,889 Referee: Marco Di Bello |
13 September 2014 2 | Empoli | 0–1 | Roma | Empoli |
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Sepe ![]() De Rossi ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 11,118 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni |
20 September 2014 3 | Cesena | 2–2 | Empoli | Cesena |
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Giorgi ![]() Marilungo ![]() Defrel ![]() ![]() Cascione ![]() Lucchini ![]() |
Report | Tavano ![]() Rugani ![]() Vecino ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 14,073 Referee: Claudio Gavillucci |
23 September 2014 4 | Empoli | 2–2 | Milan | Empoli |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Tonelli ![]() Pucciarelli ![]() Vecino ![]() Valdifiori ![]() ![]() |
Report | Zapata ![]() Muntari ![]() Torres ![]() De Sciglio ![]() Honda ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 12,619 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese |
28 September 2014 5 | Chievo | 1–1 | Empoli | Verona |
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Radovanović ![]() Meggiorini ![]() Hetemaj ![]() Biraghi ![]() |
Report | Pucciarelli ![]() Hysaj ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Davide Massa |
5 October 2014 6 | Empoli | 3–0 | Palermo | Empoli |
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Maccarone ![]() Tonelli ![]() Pucciarelli ![]() |
Report | Vázquez ![]() Feddal ![]() Bolzoni ![]() Terzi ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,504 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
20 October 2015 7 | Genoa | 1–1 | Empoli | Genoa |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Bertolacci ![]() ![]() Antonini ![]() Perotti ![]() |
Report | Croce ![]() Tonelli ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 17,843 Referee: Angelo Cervellera |
25 October 2014 8 | Empoli | 0–4 | Cagliari | Empoli |
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Valdifiori ![]() Moro ![]() |
Report | Sau ![]() Avelar ![]() Ekdal ![]() Crisetig ![]() Farias ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 8,121 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
28 October 2014 9 | Sassuolo | 3–1 | Empoli | Reggio Emilia |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Taïder ![]() Missiroli ![]() Floccari ![]() Berardi ![]() Acerbi ![]() |
Report | Croce ![]() Vecino ![]() Maccarone ![]() Tonelli ![]() |
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
1 November 2014 10 | Empoli | 0–2 | Juventus | Empoli |
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Tonelli ![]() ![]() Hysaj ![]() |
Report | Vidal ![]() Pirlo ![]() Morata ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 14,698 Referee: Paolo Valeri |
9 November 2014 11 | Empoli | 2–1 | Lazio | Empoli |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Barba ![]() Maccarone ![]() Mário Rui ![]() |
Report | Cavanda ![]() Ederson ![]() Đorđević ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 8,153 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni |
23 November 2014 12 | Parma | 0–2 | Empoli | Parma |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Lodi ![]() Galloppa ![]() Acquah ![]() Belfodil ![]() |
Report | Vecino ![]() Tavano ![]() Maccarone ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 10,625 Referee: Piero Giacomelli |
30 November 2014 13 | Empoli | 0–0 | Atalanta | Empoli |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Croce ![]() Tavano ![]() |
Report | Dramé ![]() Cigarini ![]() Migliaccio ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 6,938 Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo |
7 December 2014 14 | Napoli | 2–2 | Empoli | Naples |
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Maggio ![]() Zapata ![]() Albiol ![]() De Guzmán ![]() |
Report | Verdi ![]() Rugani ![]() Laxalt ![]() Mário Rui ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 30,128 Referee: Angelo Cervellera |
15 December 2014 15 | Empoli | 0–0 | Torino | Empoli |
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Vecino ![]() Mário Rui ![]() |
Report | Gazzi ![]() Jansson ![]() ![]() Moretti ![]() El Kaddouri ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,796 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese |
21 December 2014 16 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Empoli | Florence |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Vargas ![]() El Hamdaoui ![]() Valero ![]() Aquilani ![]() |
Report | Maccarone ![]() Tonelli ![]() Pucciarelli ![]() Zieliński ![]() Valdifiori ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 34,162 Referee: Carmine Russo |
6 January 2015 17 | Empoli | 0–0 | Hellas Verona | Empoli |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Tonelli ![]() ![]() |
Report | Sala ![]() Toni ![]() Campanharo ![]() Hallfreðsson ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,705 Referee: Piero Giacomelli |
11 January 2015 18 | Sampdoria | 1–0 | Empoli | Genoa |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Éder ![]() Palombo ![]() |
Report | Mário Rui ![]() Hysaj ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 19,931 Referee: Dino Tommasi |
17 January 2015 19 | Empoli | 0–0 | Internazionale | Empoli |
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Mchedlidze ![]() |
Report | Vidić ![]() Medel ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 13,449 Referee: Daniele Doveri |
26 January 2015 20 | Empoli | 1–2 | Udinese | Empoli |
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Saponara ![]() ![]() Barba ![]() |
Report | Di Natale ![]() Danilo ![]() Widmer ![]() Kone ![]() ![]() Piris ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,381 Referee: Davide Ghersini |
31 January 2015 21 | Roma | 1–1 | Empoli | Rome |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Manolas ![]() Maicon ![]() Florenzi ![]() Astori ![]() Nainggolan ![]() |
Report | Maccarone ![]() Saponara ![]() ![]() Croce ![]() Valdifiori ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 33,621 Referee: Carmine Russo |
8 February 2015 22 | Empoli | 2–0 | Cesena | Empoli |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Maccarone ![]() Mário Rui ![]() Signorelli ![]() Mchedlidze ![]() |
Report | De Feudis ![]() Capelli ![]() Giorgi ![]() Rodríguez ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,586 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
15 February 2015 23 | Milan | 1–1 | Empoli | Milan |
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Destro ![]() Rami ![]() Antonelli ![]() Paletta ![]() Diego López ![]() |
Report | Maccarone ![]() Verdi ![]() Tonelli ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 27,170 Referee: Paolo Valeri |
22 February 2015 24 | Empoli | 3–0 | Chievo | Empoli |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Rugani ![]() Maccarone ![]() |
Report | Radovanović ![]() Botta ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,338 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento |
1 March 2015 25 | Palermo | 0–0 | Empoli | Palermo |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Rispoli ![]() Dybala ![]() Daprelà ![]() |
Report | Hysaj ![]() Vecino ![]() Zieliński ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 22,352 Referee: Angelo Cervellera |
8 March 2015 26 | Empoli | 1–1 | Genoa | Empoli |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Barba ![]() Mário Rui ![]() Valdifiori ![]() |
Report | Niang ![]() Burdisso ![]() Bertolacci ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 10,392 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
14 March 2015 27 | Cagliari | 1–1 | Empoli | Cagliari |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Farias ![]() João Pedro ![]() Balzano ![]() |
Report | Zieliński ![]() Vecino ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
22 March 2015 28 | Empoli | 3–1 | Sassuolo | Empoli |
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Saponara ![]() Mchedlidze ![]() |
Report | Acerbi ![]() Rugani ![]() Magnanelli ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,703 Referee: Dino Tommasi |
4 April 2015 29 | Juventus | 2–0 | Empoli | Turin |
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Tevez ![]() ![]() Barzagli ![]() Pereyra ![]() |
Report | Mário Rui ![]() Saponara ![]() |
Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 40,029 Referee: Piero Giacomelli |
12 April 2015 30 | Lazio | 4–0 | Empoli | Rome |
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mauri ![]() Klose ![]() ![]() Candreva ![]() Novaretti ![]() ![]() Felipe Anderson ![]() Cana ![]() Cavanda ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 49,096 Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo |
19 April 2015 31 | Empoli | 2–2 | Parma | Empoli |
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Maccarone ![]() Tonelli ![]() |
Report | Lodi ![]() Mauri ![]() Belfodil ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,767 Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua |
26 April 2015 32 | Atalanta | 2–2 | Empoli | Bergamo |
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Benalouane ![]() Gómez ![]() Cigarini ![]() D'Alessandro ![]() Denis ![]() |
Report | Saponara ![]() Pucciarelli ![]() Maccarone ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 13,651 Referee: Angelo Cervellera |
30 April 2015 33 | Empoli | 4–2 | Napoli | Empoli |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Maccarone ![]() Laurini ![]() Britos ![]() Saponara ![]() Tonelli ![]() Albiol ![]() Verdi ![]() |
Report | Ghoulam ![]() Laurini ![]() Higuaín ![]() Hamšík ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 10,116 Referee: Davide Massa |
6 May 2015 34 | Torino | 0–1 | Empoli | Turin |
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Glik ![]() González ![]() Peres ![]() |
Report | Padelli ![]() Mário Rui ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Dino Tommasi |
10 May 2015 35 | Empoli | 2–3 | Fiorentina | Empoli |
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Saponara ![]() Mchedlidze ![]() ![]() |
Report | Iličić ![]() Badelj ![]() Vargas ![]() Salah ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 9,878 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni |
17 May 2015 36 | Hellas Verona | 2–1 | Empoli | Verona |
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Moras ![]() Fernandinho ![]() Sala ![]() |
Report | Saponara ![]() Croce ![]() Verdi ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 18,588 Referee: Federico La Penna |
24 May 2015 37 | Empoli | 1–1 | Sampdoria | Empoli |
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Valdifiori ![]() Pucciarelli ![]() Maccarone ![]() Vecino ![]() |
Report | Acquah ![]() Muriel ![]() Eto'o ![]() Romagnoli ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 9,084 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese |
31 May 2015 38 | Internazionale | 4–3 | Empoli | Milan |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Palacio ![]() Icardi ![]() Brozović ![]() Hernanes ![]() |
Report | Mchedlidze ![]() Pucciarelli ![]() Barba ![]() Valdifiori ![]() Mário Rui ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 32,036 Referee: Antonio Damato |
Coppa Italia
[edit]24 August 2014 Third round | Empoli | 3–0 | L'Aquila | Empoli |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Verdi ![]() Tavano ![]() Mchedlidze ![]() |
Del Pinto ![]() Karkalis ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 2,359 Referee: Sig. Roca di Foggia |
3 December 2014 Fourth round | Empoli | 2–0 | Genoa | Empoli |
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Laxalt ![]() Mchedlidze ![]() ![]() Zieliński ![]() |
Report | Greco ![]() Matri ![]() Pinilla ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 1,470 Referee: Marco Di Bello |
20 January 2015 Round of 16 | Roma | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Empoli | Rome |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Iturbe ![]() Yanga-Mbiwa ![]() De Rossi ![]() |
Report | Bianchetti ![]() Verdi ![]() Vecino ![]() Zieliński ![]() Laxalt ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 11,019 Referee: Marco Di Bello |
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 | ![]() |
Maurizio Pugliesi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | GK | ![]() |
Davide Bassi | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
32 | GK | ![]() |
Alessandro Giacomel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | GK | ![]() |
Luigi Sepe | 32 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||
2 | DF | ![]() |
Vincent Laurini | 17 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
19 | DF | ![]() |
Federico Barba | 20 | 2 | 12+6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() |
Mário Rui | 37 | 0 | 28+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
22 | DF | ![]() |
Matteo Bianchetti | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
23 | DF | ![]() |
Elseid Hysaj | 39 | 0 | 33+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
24 | DF | ![]() |
Daniele Rugani | 39 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
26 | DF | ![]() |
Lorenzo Tonelli | 30 | 5 | 27+1 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 |
50 | DF | ![]() |
Michele Somma | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||
5 | MF | ![]() |
Riccardo Saponara | 18 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Mirko Valdifiori | 38 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Franco Signorelli | 15 | 1 | 4+9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Daniele Croce | 39 | 1 | 35+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Tiberio Guarente | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Simone Verdi | 28 | 3 | 17+9 | 1 | 1+1 | 2 |
25 | MF | ![]() |
Joshua Brillante | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | MF | ![]() |
Piotr Zieliński | 30 | 0 | 7+21 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
88 | MF | ![]() |
Matías Vecino | 38 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||
7 | FW | ![]() |
Massimo Maccarone | 35 | 10 | 30+4 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Levan Mchedlidze | 27 | 5 | 6+19 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Francesco Tavano | 28 | 4 | 15+11 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
20 | FW | ![]() |
Manuel Pucciarelli | 36 | 5 | 25+9 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 |
Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||
5 | MF | ![]() |
Davide Moro | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | MF | ![]() |
Diego Laxalt | 7 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
77 | FW | ![]() |
Irakli Shekiladze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
95 | FW | ![]() |
Emanuele Rovini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
99 | FW | ![]() |
Rodrigo Aguirre | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Last updated: 30 May 2015
Source: Competitions
Goalscorers
[edit]Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
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1 | 7 | FW | ![]() |
Massimo Maccarone | 10 | 0 | 10 |
2 | 5 | MF | ![]() |
Riccardo Saponara | 7 | 0 | 7 |
3 | 9 | FW | ![]() |
Levan Mchedlidze | 4 | 1 | 5 |
20 | FW | ![]() |
Manuel Pucciarelli | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
26 | DF | ![]() |
Lorenzo Tonelli | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
6 | 10 | FW | ![]() |
Francesco Tavano | 2 | 2 | 4 |
7 | 18 | MF | ![]() |
Simone Verdi | 1 | 2 | 3 |
24 | DF | ![]() |
Daniele Rugani | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
9 | 19 | DF | ![]() |
Federico Barba | 2 | 0 | 2 |
88 | MF | ![]() |
Matías Vecino | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | 8 | MF | ![]() |
Franco Signorelli | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Daniele Croce | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | MF | ![]() |
Diego Laxalt | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Own goal | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
Totals | 46 | 6 | 52 |
Last updated: 17 January 2016
References
[edit]- ^ "Statistiche Spettatori Serie A - Attendance Statistics Serie A".
- ^ "legacalcio.it classification" (in Italian). 14 August 2015. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2016.