2021–22 Spezia Calcio season

The 2021–22 season is the 115th season in the existence of Spezia Calcio and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Spezia participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.

Spezia
2021–22 season
OwnerRobert Platek
ChairmanPhilip Platek
ManagerThiago Motta[1]
(from 5 July 2021)
StadiumStadio Alberto Picco
Serie A15th
Coppa ItaliaSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Emmanuel Gyasi (4)

All:
Emmanuel Gyasi (4)
All statistics correct as of 23 April 2022.

Season overview

On 5 July 2021, Thiago Motta was appointed head coach, replacing Vincenzo Italiano who had left for Fiorentina.[2][1][3]

On 16 July, Spezia were banned from four transfer windows, starting in January 2022, after breaching FIFA rules on signing minors. The club were also fined 500,000 Swiss francs ($543,832) for the offense.[4]

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 November 2021[5]

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  NED Jeroen Zoet
6 MF  MAR Mehdi Bourabia (on loan from Sassuolo)
7 DF  ITA Jacopo Sala
8 MF  UKR Viktor Kovalenko (on loan from Atalanta)
9 FW  ALB Rey Manaj (on loan from Barcelona)
10 FW  ITA Daniele Verde
11 FW  GHA Emmanuel Gyasi
13 DF  POL Arkadiusz Reca (on loan from Atalanta)
14 DF  POL Jakub Kiwior
15 DF  BUL Petko Hristov
17 FW  ISR Suf Podgoreanu
18 FW  ANG M'Bala Nzola
19 FW  GAM Ebrima Colley (on loan from Atalanta)
20 DF  ITA Simone Bastoni
21 DF  ESP Salva Ferrer
22 FW  FRA Janis Antiste
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF  ITA Giulio Maggiore (captain)
27 DF  FRA Kelvin Amian
28 DF  CRO Martin Erlić (on loan from Sassuolo)
29 FW  ITA Eddie Salcedo (on loan from Inter)
31 MF  SWE Aimar Sher
33 MF  COL Kevin Agudelo (on loan from Genoa)
39 MF  FRA Aurélien Nguiamba
40 GK  BIH Petar Zovko
43 DF  GRE Dimitris Nikolaou
44 FW  SVK David Strelec
77 DF  ITA Nicolò Bertola
80 MF  ITA Niccolò Pietra
88 MF  BRA Léo Sena
94 GK  ITA Ivan Provedel
99 FW  ITA Diego Zuppel

Out on loan

As of 3 September 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  ITA Lorenzo Colombini (at Giana Erminio until 30 June 2022)
DF  ITA Elio Capradossi (at SPAL until 30 June 2022)
DF  SWE Emil Holm (at SønderjyskE until 30 June 2022)
DF  ITA Luca Vignali (at Como until 30 June 2022)
MF  DEN Emil Kornvig (at SønderjyskE until 30 June 2022)
MF  ITA Matteo Figoli (at Carrarese until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  ALB Kleis Bozhanaj (at Casa Pia until 30 June 2022)
FW  ISL Mikael Egill Ellertsson (at SPAL until 30 June 2022)
FW  SVK Samuel Mráz (at Slovan Bratislava until 30 June 2022)
FW  POR Leandro Sanca (at Casa Pia until 30 June 2022)
FW  MNE Ognjen Stijepović (at Pistoiese until 30 June 2022)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
5 July 2021 DF Petko Hristov Fiorentina Free [6]
12 July 2021 GK Petar Zovko Sampdoria Free [7]
22 July 2021 DF Kelvin Amian Toulouse €3,200,000 [8]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Spezia announced a squad of 24 players to take part in pre-season training, beginning on 12 July 2021.[9]

24 July 2021 Friendly Spezia Cancelled Lecce Arco di Trento, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Comunale di Arco
30 July 2021 Friendly Sampdoria Cancelled Spezia Cles, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Campo Sportivo Cles
31 July 2021 Friendly Spezia Cancelled Montebelluna Ronzone, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Campo sportivo Ronzone
3 August 2021 Friendly Spezia Cancelled Trento Ronzone, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Campo sportivo Ronzone
6 August 2021 Friendly Spezia Cancelled Cremonese Cles, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Campo Sportivo Cles

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 22 August 2021 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 35 9 6 20 37 63 −26 025.71
Coppa Italia 13 August 2021 16 December 2021 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Total 37 10 6 21 40 66 −26 027.03

Last updated: 30 April 2022
Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Empoli 35 9 10 16 46 65 19 37
15 Sampdoria 35 9 6 20 42 57 15 33
16 Spezia 35 9 6 20 37 63 26 33
17 Cagliari 35 6 10 19 32 64 32 28
18 Salernitana 34 6 8 20 29 71 42 26 Relegation to Serie B
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2022. Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
35 9 6 20 37 63  −26 33 5 3 9 20 24  −4 4 3 11 17 39  −22

Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source: Serie A

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637
GroundAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultDLLWLLLWLDLWLLLDLDWLWWWDLLLLWLWDLLL
Position1215181317171916171718161717171717171717161414151515161615161515151516
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 14 July 2021.[10]

23 August 2021 1 Cagliari 2–2 Spezia Cagliari
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
28 August 2021 2 Lazio 6–1 Spezia Rome
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Federico Dionisi
12 September 2021 3 Spezia 0–1 Udinese La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Marco Guida
19 September 2021 4 Venezia 1–2 Spezia Ferrara
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Rosario Abisso
22 September 2021 5 Spezia 2–3 Juventus La Spezia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
25 September 2021 6 Spezia 1–2 Milan La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
3 October 2021 7 Hellas Verona 4–0 Spezia Verona
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Giacomo Camplone
16 October 2021 8 Spezia 2–1 Salernitana La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Davide Massa
22 October 2021 9 Sampdoria 2–1 Spezia Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Michael Fabbri
26 October 2021 10 Spezia 1–1 Genoa La Spezia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Simone Sozza
31 October 2021 11 Fiorentina 3–0 Spezia Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Antonio Giua
6 November 2021 12 Spezia 1–0 Torino La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Daniele Orsato
20 November 2021 13 Atalanta 5–2 Spezia Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Referee: Rosario Abisso
28 November 2021 14 Spezia 0–1 Bologna La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Luca Massimi
1 December 2021 15 Internazionale 2–0 Spezia Milan
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Davide Ghersini
5 December 2021 16 Spezia 2–2 Sassuolo La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Fabio Maresca
13 December 2021 17 Roma 2–0 Spezia Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Alessandro Prontera
19 December 2021 18 Spezia 1–1 Empoli La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Lorenzo Maggioni
22 December 2021 19 Napoli 0–1 Spezia Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Referee: Luca Massimi
6 January 2022 20 Spezia 1–2 Hellas Verona La Spezia
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
9 January 2022 21 Genoa 0–1 Spezia Genoa
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Marco Guida
17 January 2022 22 Milan 1–2 Spezia Milan
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Marco Serra
23 January 2022 23 Spezia 1–0 Sampdoria La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
7 February 2022 24 Salernitana 2–2 Spezia Salerno
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Referee: Paolo Valeri
14 February 2022 25 Spezia 1–2 Fiorentina La Spezia
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
21 February 2022 26 Bologna 2–1 Spezia Bologna
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Referee: Livio Marinelli
27 February 2022 27 Spezia 0–1 Roma La Spezia
18:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Michael Fabbri
6 March 2022 28 Juventus 1–0 Spezia Turin
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
12 March 2022 29 Spezia 2–0 Cagliari La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Daniele Orsato
18 March 2022 30 Sassuolo 4–1 Spezia Reggio Emilia
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Referee: Manuel Volpi
2 April 2022 31 Spezia 1–0 Venezia La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Daniele Doveri
9 April 2022 32 Empoli 0–0 Spezia Empoli
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
15 April 2022 33 Spezia 1–3 Internazionale La Spezia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Fabio Maresca
23 April 2022 34 Torino 2–1 Spezia Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Referee: Davide Ghersini
30 April 2022 35 Spezia 3–4 Lazio La Spezia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Luca Pairetto
8 May 2022 36 Spezia v Atalanta La Spezia
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
14 May 2022 37 Udinese v Spezia Udine
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Friuli

Coppa Italia

13 August 2021 First round Pordenone 1–3 Spezia Lignano Sabbiadoro
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Guido Teghil
Attendance: 600
Referee: Davide Ghersini
16 December 2021 Second round Spezia 0–2 Lecce La Spezia
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Valerio Marini

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa Italia
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  NED Jeroen Zoet 807010
94 GK  ITA Ivan Provedel 101000
Defenders
7 DF  ITA Jacopo Sala 603+200+10
13 DF  POL Arkadiusz Reca 100+1000
15 DF  BUL Petko Hristov 906+2010
20 DF  ITA Simone Bastoni 727200
21 DF  ESP Salva Ferrer 907+1010
27 DF  FRA Kelvin Amian 706010
28 DF  CRO Martin Erlic 413011
35 DF  GRE Dimitris Nikolaou 918011
Midfielders
6 MF  MAR Mehdi Bourabia 412+2100
8 MF  UKR Viktor Kovalenko 312110
21 MF  ITA Giulio Maggiore 807010
31 MF  SWE Aimar Sher 100+1000
33 MF  COL Kevin Agudelo 100+1000
88 MF  BRA Léo Sena 000000
Forwards
9 FW  ALB Rey Manaj 501+4000
10 FW  ITA Daniele Verde 925+3210
11 FW  GHA Emmanuel Gyasi 92820+10
17 FW  ISR Suf Podgoreanu 300+3000
18 FW  ANG M'Bala Nzola 502+3000
19 FW  GAM Ebrima Colley 413011
22 FW  FRA Janis Antiste 716+1100
29 FW  ITA Eddie Salcedo 301+2000
44 FW  SVN David Strelec 311+2100
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 16 October 2021
Source: Competitions

References

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