2016–17 S.P.A.L. season

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

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

Players

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

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

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

Competitions

Overall record
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
Main article: 2016–17 Serie B

League table
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[lower-alpha 1]
3 Frosinone 42 21 11 10 57 42 +15 74[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-finals
4 Perugia 42 15 20 7 54 40 +14 65[lower-alpha 2]
5 Benevento[lower-alpha 3] (O, P) 42 18 12 12 56 42 +14 65[lower-alpha 2] 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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Hellas Verona is ahead of Frosinone on head-to-head goal difference: Hellas Verona 2–0 Frosinone, Frosinone 1–0 Hellas Verona.
  2. 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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWDDLLWWDWLWWWDDWWLWDWDDWDWWDWWLLWWWWWDDLW
Position17577141711910797645542433233342221122111111111
Source: Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

Coppa Italia
Main article: 2016–17 Coppa Italia
7 August 2016 Second round SPAL 2–0 Messina Forlì
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Antenucci 21'
  • Cerri 63'
 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
  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. https://www.tuttosport.com/news/calcio/serie-b/2016/08/03-14000367/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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