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Empoli
2015–16 season
PresidentFabrizio Corsi
ManagerMarco Giampaolo
StadiumStadio Carlo Castellani
Serie A10th
Coppa ItaliaThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Massimo Maccarone (13)
All:
Massimo Maccarone (13)
Highest home attendance14,693 vs Juventus
(8 November 2015, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance1,000 vs Vicenza
(15 August 2015, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance9,510[1]

The 2015–16 season was Empoli Football Club's second consecutive season in Serie A after their promotion from Serie B at the end of the 2013–14 season. Having finished 15th the previous season, Empoli is competing only in domestic competition, in both Serie A and the Coppa Italia.

Empoli's pre-season began with the departure of manager Maurizio Sarri to Napoli.[2]

Players

As of 29 August 2015.[3]

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 Maurizio Pugliesi
2 DF France FRA Vincent Laurini
3 DF Italy ITA Marco Zambelli
4 DF Albania ALB Kastriot Dermaku
5 MF Italy ITA Riccardo Saponara
6 DF Italy ITA Luca Bittante
7 FW Italy ITA Massimo Maccarone
9 FW Georgia (country) GEO Levan Mchedlidze
11 MF Italy ITA Daniele Croce
12 MF Brazil BRA Ronaldo Pompeu
13 MF Italy ITA Raffaele Maiello (on loan from Napoli)
14 MF Senegal SEN Assane Dioussé
15 DF Italy ITA Andrea Costa
17 MF Poland POL Piotr Zieliński (on loan from Udinese)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Italy ITA Federico Barba
20 FW Italy ITA Manuel Pucciarelli
21 DF Portugal POR Mário Rui
22 FW Italy ITA Alessandro Piu
23 GK Italy ITA Alberto Pelagotti
24 DF Serbia SRB Uroš Ćosić
26 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo Tonelli
28 GK Poland POL Łukasz Skorupski (on loan from Roma)
31 DF Italy ITA Michele Camporese
32 MF Argentina ARG Leandro Paredes (on loan from Roma)
33 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Rade Krunić
39 FW Croatia CRO Marko Livaja (on loan from Rubin Kazan)
77 MF Liechtenstein LIE Marcel Büchel (on loan from Juventus)

Squad information

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
25 July 2015 DF Italy Michele Camporese Italy Fiorentina Undisclosed[4]

Loans in

Date from Date to Pos. Name From

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee

Loans out

Date Pos. Name To Fee

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 2015–16 Serie A

League table

Template:2015–16 Serie A table

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 12 10 16 40 49  −9 46 7 6 6 22 20  +2 5 4 10 18 29  −11

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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Matches

23 August 2015 1 Empoli 1–3 Chievo Empoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Saponara 7', Yellow card 65' Report Meggiorini Yellow card 53', 55'
Birsa 60'
Paloschi 64'
Rigoni Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,309
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
29 August 2015 2 Milan 2–1 Empoli Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bacca 16'
Luiz Adriano 69'		 Report Saponara 20'
Tonelli Yellow card 27'
Maccarone Yellow card 42'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 34,382
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
13 September 2015 3 Empoli 2–2 Napoli Empoli
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Saponara 3'
Pucciarelli 18'
Croce Yellow card 45+1'
Livaja Yellow card 71'		 Report Insigne 7'
Allan Yellow card 40', 50'
Jorginho Yellow card 79'
Hysaj Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 9,632
Referee: Luca Banti
19 September 2015 4 Udinese 1–2 Empoli Udine
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Zapata 19'
Iturra Yellow card 27'
Ali Adnan Yellow card 30'
Kone Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 72'
Fernandes Yellow card 84'
Marquinho Yellow card 90'		 Report Maccarone Yellow card 38', 90+2'
Laurini Yellow card 61'
Paredes 73'
Ronaldo Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Michael Fabbri
24 September 2015 5 Empoli 0–1 Atalanta Empoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Saponara Yellow card 86'
Dioussé Yellow card 88'		 Report Tolói 31'
Pinilla Yellow card 34'
Moralez Yellow card 41'
Grassi Yellow card 48'
Bellini Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,625
Referee: Claudio Gavillucci
28 September 2015 6 Frosinone 2–0 Empoli Frosinone
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gori Yellow card 17'
Soddimo Yellow card 37'
Dionisi 58', 71'
Blanchard Yellow card 79'		 Report Laurini Yellow card 27'
Zieliński Yellow card 51'
Tonelli Yellow card 75'
Saponara Red card 77'
Livaja Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Stadio Matusa
Attendance: 7,165
Referee: Marco Guida
4 October 2015 7 Empoli 1–0 Sassuolo Empoli
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Zieliński Yellow card 16' Yellow-red card 90'
Tonelli Yellow card 26'
Maccarone 88'
Krunić Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Terranova Yellow card 17'
Peluso Yellow card 36'
Vrsaljko Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,634
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
17 October 2015 8 Roma 3–1 Empoli Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pjanić Yellow card 37', 56'
De Rossi 59'
Salah 69'		 Report Dioussé Yellow card 39'
Büchel 75'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 34,124
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
24 October 2015 9 Empoli 2–0 Genoa Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Tonelli Yellow card 35'
Krunić 44'
Zieliński 57', Yellow card 64'
Livaja Yellow card 84'		 Report Marchese Yellow card 29'
Muñoz Yellow card 34'
Gakpé Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,770
Referee: Domenico Celi
29 October 2015 10 Sampdoria 1–1 Empoli Genoa
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Soriano Yellow card 41'
Muriel Yellow card 65'
Éder 67'		 Report Costa Yellow card 21'
Dioussé Yellow card 52' Yellow-red card 88'
Pucciarelli 60'
Büchel Yellow card 71'
Skorupski Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 20,315
Referee: Angelo Cervellera
2 November 2015 11 Palermo 0–1 Empoli Palermo
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Brugman Yellow card 27'
Lazaar Yellow card 34'
Struna Yellow card 43'
Anđelković Yellow card 51'
Rispoli Yellow card 54'
Quaison Yellow card 59'		 Report Saponara Yellow card 34', 53'
Mário Rui Yellow card 74'
Maiello Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 16,731
Referee: Marco Di Bello
8 November 2015 12 Empoli 1–3 Juventus Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Maccarone 19'
Mário Rui Yellow card 58'
Krunić Yellow card 69'		 Report Mandžukić 32'
Evra 38'
Morata Yellow card 51'
Buffon Yellow card 60'
Marchisio Yellow card 81'
Dybala 84'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 14,693
Referee: Davide Massa
22 November 2015 13 Fiorentina 2–2 Empoli Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Rebić Yellow card 24'
Vecino Yellow card 26'
Suárez Yellow card 30'
Kalinić 56', 61'
Bernardeschi Yellow card 62'
Tomović Yellow card 71'		 Report Büchel Yellow card 14', 27'
Livaja 18', Yellow card 71'
Zieliński Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 27,618
Referee: Luca Banti
29 November 2015 14 Empoli 1–0 Lazio Empoli
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Tonelli 5', Yellow card 33'
Paredes Yellow card 16'
Livaja Yellow card 28'
Pucciarelli Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 9,362
Referee: Michael Fabbri
6 December 2015 15 Hellas Verona 0–1 Empoli Verona
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Hallfreðsson Yellow card 63' Report Mário Rui Yellow card 6'
Costa Yellow card 11', 61'
Büchel Yellow card 40'
Paredes Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 15,198
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
13 December 2015 16 Empoli 3–0 Carpi Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Maccarone 46', 61'
Saponara 51'		 Report Gagliolo Yellow card 65'
Di Gaudio Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,863
Referee: Angelo Cervellera
19 December 2015 17 Bologna 2–3 Empoli Bologna
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Brienza 36'
Destro 45'
Pulgar Yellow card 74'
Taïder Yellow card 87'		 Report Pucciarelli 24'
Costa Yellow card 34'
Maccarone 42', 48'
Laurini Yellow card 56'
Skorupski Yellow card 57'
Mário Rui Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 19,214
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
6 January 2016 18 Empoli 0–1 Internazionale Empoli
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Paredes Yellow card 26'
Croce Yellow card 67'		 Report Murillo Yellow card 16'
Brozović Yellow card 35'
Icardi 45+1'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 13,735
Referee: Domenico Celi
10 January 2016 19 Torino 0–1 Empoli Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Molinaro Yellow card 20'
Belotti Yellow card 35'
Zappacosta Yellow card 90'		 Report Büchel Yellow card 26'
Livaja Yellow card 32'
Maccarone Yellow card 45+2', 56'
Barba Yellow card 62'
Paredes Yellow card 66'
Laurini Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino
Attendance: 14,730
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
17 January 2016 20 Chievo 1–1 Empoli Verona
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Paloschi 7'
Birsa Yellow card 11'
Cesar Yellow card 80'
Pinzi Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Krunić Yellow card 23'
Barba Yellow card 41'
Tonelli 47'
Paredes Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Rosario Abisso
23 January 2016 21 Empoli 2–2 Milan Empoli
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Zieliński 32'
Barba Yellow card 36'
Saponara Yellow card 60'
Maccarone 61'		 Report Bacca 8'
Bonaventura 48'
Honda Yellow card 59'
Montolivo Yellow card 60'
Balotelli Yellow card 82'
Romagnoli Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 11,499
Referee: Carmine Russo
31 January 2016 22 Napoli 5–1 Empoli Naples
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Higuaín 33'
Reina Yellow card 34'
Insigne 37'
Hysaj Yellow card 39'
Allan Yellow card 45'
Camporese 51' (o.g.)
Callejón 83', 88'		 Report Paredes 28'
Zieliński Yellow card 36'
Tonelli Yellow card 50'
Büchel Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 39,986
Referee: Davide Massa
3 February 2016 23 Empoli 1–1 Udinese Empoli
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Croce Yellow card 58'
Mchedlidze Yellow card 82'
Paredes Yellow card 89'
Pucciarelli 90'		 Report Zapata Yellow card 16', 23'
Fernandes Yellow card 50'
Badu Yellow card 71'
Widmer Yellow card 82'
Kuzmanović Yellow card 85'
Hallfreðsson Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,581
Referee: Eugenio Abbattista
7 February 2016 24 Atalanta 0–0 Empoli Bergamo
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) De Roon Yellow card 42'
Diamanti Yellow card 69'
D'Alessandro Yellow card 77'		 Report Büchel Yellow card 13'
Tonelli Yellow card 57'
Laurini Yellow card 58'
Livaja Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 12,352
Referee: Michael Fabbri
13 February 2016 25 Empoli 1–2 Frosinone Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Maccarone 59'
Büchel Yellow card 63'
Mário Rui Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Ciofani 17', 73' (pen.)
Sammarco Yellow card 35'
Blanchard Yellow card 56'
Gori Yellow card 58'
Tonev Yellow card 64'
Rosi Yellow card 69'
Longo Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,897
Referee: Marco Di Bello
21 February 2016 26 Sassuolo 3–2 Empoli Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Missiroli Yellow card 14' Yellow-red card 31'
Berardi 41'
Defrel 48', 50'
Peluso Yellow card 69'		 Report Tonelli Yellow card 10' Yellow-red card 38'
Zieliński 36'
Saponara Yellow card 53'
Maccarone 70' (pen.)		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 10,243
Referee: Paolo Valeri
27 February 2016 27 Empoli 1–3 Roma Empoli
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Pucciarelli Yellow card 17'
Zukanović 22' (o.g.)
Mário Rui Yellow card 63' Yellow-red card 90+4'		 Report El Shaarawy 5', 74'
Pjanić Yellow card 17', 27'
Perotti Yellow card 41'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 12,761
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
6 March 2016 28 Genoa 1–0 Empoli Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Rigoni 48'
Cerci Yellow card 80'		 Report Zambelli Yellow card 31'
Büchel Yellow card 42'
Paredes Yellow card 75'
Ćosić Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 21,134
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
12 March 2016 29 Empoli 1–1 Sampdoria Empoli
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Mário Rui Yellow card 56'
Costa Yellow card 69'
Laurini 82'		 Report De Silvestri Yellow card 31'
Quagliarella 42'
Álvarez Yellow card 78'
Christodoulopoulos Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,752
Referee: Michael Fabbri
20 March 2016 30 Empoli 0–0 Palermo Empoli
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Paredes Yellow card 68' Report Jajalo Yellow card 55'
Bentivegna Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,597
Referee: Davide Massa
2 April 2016 31 Juventus 1–0 Empoli Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mandžukić 44'
Lichtsteiner Yellow card 45+1'
Zaza Yellow card 67'		 Report Paredes Yellow card 53'
Tonelli Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 39,260
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
10 April 2016 32 Empoli 2–0 Fiorentina Empoli
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ćosić Yellow card 23'
Pucciarelli 41'
Büchel Yellow card 75'
Zieliński 88', Yellow card 89'		 Report Roncaglia Yellow card 24'
Vecino Yellow card 33'
Alonso Yellow card 61'
Astori Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 9,651
Referee: Antonio Damato
17 April 2016 33 Lazio 2–0 Empoli Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Candreva 6' (pen.)
Keita Yellow card 27'
Biglia Yellow card 28'
Parolo Yellow card 30'
Onazi 44'		 Report Ćosić Yellow card 6'
Mchedlidze Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 20,983
Referee: Angelo Cervellera
20 April 2016 34 Empoli 1–0 Hellas Verona Empoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Saponara Yellow card 44'
Maccarone 50'		 Report Viviani Yellow card 16' Yellow-red card 90'
Bianchetti Yellow card 19'
Souprayen Yellow card 26'
Wszołek Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,816
Referee: Marco Serra
24 April 2016 35 Carpi 1–0 Empoli Modena
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Crimi Yellow card 21'
Lollo Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 90'
Bianco Yellow card 79'
Lasagna 85'
Mancosu Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Ćosić Yellow card 18'
Mchedlidze Red card 25'
Zambelli Yellow card 46'
Paredes Yellow card 65'
Maccarone Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia
Attendance: 7,667
Referee: Paolo Valeri
1 May 2016 36 Empoli 0–0 Bologna Empoli
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Oikonomou Yellow card 87'
Masina Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 9,727
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
7 May 2016 37 Internazionale 2–1 Empoli Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Icardi 12'
Perišić 40', Yellow card 88'
Nagatomo Yellow card 50'
Handanović Yellow card 87'		 Report Büchel Yellow card 21'
Pucciarelli 37'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 44,348
Referee: Marco Di Bello
15 May 2016 38 Empoli 2–1 Torino Empoli
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Maccarone 12'
Zambelli Yellow card 31'
Paredes Yellow card 36'
Zieliński 54'		 Report Obi Yellow card 26', 56' Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,791
Referee: Francesco Saia

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2015–16 Coppa Italia
15 August 2015 Third round Empoli 0–1 Vicenza Empoli
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gatto 54' Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Angelo Cervellera

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Italy ITA Maurizio Pugliesi 1 0 1 0 0 0
23 GK Italy ITA Alberto Pelagotti 6 0 6 0 0 0
28 GK Poland POL Łukasz Skorupski 32 0 31 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF France FRA Vincent Laurini 25 1 24+1 1 0 0
3 DF Italy ITA Marco Zambelli 19 0 13+6 0 0 0
6 DF Italy ITA Luca Bittante 17 0 3+13 0 0+1 0
15 DF Italy ITA Andrea Costa 24 1 23+1 1 0 0
21 DF Portugal POR Mário Rui 37 0 36 0 1 0
24 DF Serbia SRB Uroš Ćosić 9 0 9 0 0 0
26 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo Tonelli 27 2 26 2 1 0
31 DF Italy ITA Michele Camporese 2 0 2 0 0 0
37 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo Ariaudo 5 0 5 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF Italy ITA Riccardo Saponara 34 5 32+1 5 1 0
11 MF Italy ITA Daniele Croce 29 0 19+9 0 1 0
13 MF Italy ITA Raffaele Maiello 12 0 4+8 0 0 0
14 MF Senegal SEN Assane Dioussé 16 0 9+6 0 0+1 0
17 MF Poland POL Piotr Zieliński 36 5 35 5 1 0
32 MF Argentina ARG Leandro Paredes 33 2 29+4 2 0 0
33 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Rade Krunić 16 1 5+10 1 0+1 0
77 MF Liechtenstein LIE Marcel Büchel 28 2 18+10 2 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Italy ITA Massimo Maccarone 38 13 35+2 13 1 0
9 FW Georgia (country) GEO Levan Mchedlidze 14 0 2+11 0 0+1 0
20 FW Italy ITA Manuel Pucciarelli 39 6 33+5 6 1 0
22 FW Italy ITA Alessandro Piu 10 0 2+8 0 0 0
39 FW Croatia CRO Marko Livaja 18 1 4+14 1 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
12 MF Brazil BRA Ronaldo 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
18 MF Venezuela VEN Franco Signorelli 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
19 DF Italy ITA Federico Barba 11 0 10 0 1 0
55 DF Italy ITA Luca Martinelli 2 0 1 0 0+1 0

Last updated: 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 7 FW Italy Massimo Maccarone 13 0 13
2 20 FW Italy Manuel Pucciarelli 6 0 6
3 5 MF Italy Riccardo Saponara 5 0 5
17 MF Poland Piotr Zieliński 5 0 5
5 26 DF Italy Lorenzo Tonelli 2 0 2
32 MF Argentina Leandro Paredes 2 0 2
77 MF Liechtenstein Marcel Büchel 2 0 2
8 2 DF France Vincent Laurini 1 0 1
15 DF Italy Andrea Costa 1 0 1
33 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Rade Krunić 1 0 1
39 FW Croatia Marko Livaja 1 0 1
Own goal 1 0 1
Totals 40 0 40

Last updated: 15 May 2016

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 28 GK Poland Łukasz Skorupski 9 0 9
2 23 GK Italy Alberto Pelagotti 3 0 3
Totals 12 0 12

Last updated: 1 May 2016

References

  1. ^ http://www.stadiapostcards.com/a15-16.htm
  2. ^ http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/12/napoli-appoint-maurizio-sarri-head-coach
  3. ^ "Prima squadra". Empoli F.C. (in Italian). Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Acquistato Camporese". Empoli F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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