2016–17 Benevento Calcio season

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Benevento
2016–17 season
PresidentFabrizio Pallotta
ManagerMarco Baroni
StadiumStadio Ciro Vigorito
Serie B5th
(promoted via play-offs)
Coppa ItaliaSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Fabio Ceravolo (20)

All:
Fabio Ceravolo (20)
Highest home attendance13,987 vs Carpi
(8 June 2017, Serie B play-offs)
Lowest home attendance6,807 vs Spezia
(29 October 2016, Serie B)
Average home league attendance8,130

The 2016–17 Benevento Calcio season was the club's 88th season and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Benevento participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Players[edit]

As of 27 January 2017.[1]

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 Alessio Cragno (on loan from Cagliari)
2 DF Italy ITA Enrico Pezzi
4 MF Italy ITA Lorenzo Del Pinto
5 DF Italy ITA Fabio Lucioni
6 DF Uruguay URU Wálter López
7 MF Italy ITA Fabrizio Melara
9 FW Italy ITA Fabio Ceravolo
10 FW Italy ITA Amato Ciciretti
11 MF Croatia CRO Marko Pajač (on loan from Cagliari)
12 GK Italy ITA Pier Graziano Gori
13 MF Ghana GHA Raman Chibsah (on loan from Sassuolo)
14 DF Italy ITA Emanuele Padella
15 DF Italy ITA Michele Camporese
16 DF Croatia CRO Ricardo Bagadur (on loan from Fiorentina)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Ghana GHA Bright Gyamfi (on loan from Inter)
19 FW Guinea GUI Karamoko Cissé
20 MF Italy ITA Filippo Falco (on loan from Bologna)
21 MF Italy ITA Andrea De Falco
22 GK Italy ITA Riccardo Piscitelli
23 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo Venuti (on loan from Fiorentina)
24 FW Romania ROU George Pușcaș (on loan from Inter)
25 FW Italy ITA Enrico Brignola
27 MF North Macedonia MKD Nikola Jakimovski
30 MF Italy ITA Daniele Buzzegoli
31 GK Italy ITA Fabrizio Alastra (on loan from Palermo)
34 MF Italy ITA Mirko Eramo
35 MF Italy ITA Nicolas Viola
36 MF Italy ITA Antonio Matera (on loan from Fidelis Andria)

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 5th 42 18 12 12 56 42 +14 042.86
Serie B promotion play-offs 23 May 2017 8 June 2017 Preliminary round Winners 5 3 2 0 5 2 +3 060.00
Coppa Italia 7 August 2016 Second round Second round 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
Total 48 21 15 12 61 44 +17 043.75

Source: Competitions

Serie B[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
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
6 Cittadella 42 19 6 17 60 54 +6 63
7 Carpi 42 16 14 12 41 40 +1 62
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.[2]
(O) Play-off winners; (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. ^ 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]

Matches[edit]

27 August 2016 1 Benevento 2–0 SPAL Benevento
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
4 September 2016 2 Carpi 1–1 Benevento Carpi
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Sandro Cabassi
10 September 2016 3 Benevento 2–0 Hellas Verona Benevento
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
17 September 2016 4 Latina 1–1 Benevento Latina
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Domenico Francioni
20 September 2016 5 Benevento 1–1 Pro Vercelli Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
24 September 2016 6 Bari 0–4 Benevento Bari
CEST (UTC+2)
1 October 2016 7 Benevento 1–0 Novara Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
9 October 2016 8 Salernitana 2–1 Benevento Salerno
CEST (UTC+2)
16 October 2016 9 Virtus Entella 3–2 Benevento Chiavari
CEST (UTC+2)
22 October 2016 10 Benevento 0–0 Perugia Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
25 October 2016 11 Trapani 1–0 Benevento Trapani
CEST (UTC+2)
29 October 2016 12 Benevento 1–0 Spezia Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
7 November 2016 13 Ternana 0–1 Benevento Terni
CEST (UTC+2)
13 November 2016 14 Benevento 1–0 Cittadella Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
19 November 2016 15 Benevento 4–0 Brescia Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
26 November 2016 16 Vicenza 0–0 Benevento Vicenza
CEST (UTC+2)
5 December 2016 17 Benevento 2–1 Cesena Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
10 December 2016 18 Avellino 1–1 Benevento Avellino
CEST (UTC+2)
18 December 2016 19 Benevento 0–0 Ascoli Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
24 December 2016 20 Frosinone 3–2 Benevento Frosinone
CEST (UTC+2)
30 December 2016 21 Benevento 1–0 Pisa Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
21 January 2017 22 SPAL 2–0 Benevento Ferrara
CEST (UTC+2)
28 January 2017 23 Benevento 3–0 Carpi Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
3 February 2017 24 Hellas Verona 2–2 Benevento Verona
CEST (UTC+2)
11 February 2017 25 Benevento 2–1 Latina Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
18 February 2017 26 Pro Vercelli 0–1 Benevento Vercelli
CEST (UTC+2)
24 February 2017 27 Benevento 3–4 Bari Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
28 February 2017 28 Novara 1–0 Benevento Novara
CEST (UTC+2)
5 March 2017 29 Benevento 1–1 Salernitana Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
11 March 2017 30 Benevento 0–0 Virtus Entella Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
17 March 2017 31 Perugia 3–1 Benevento Perugia
CEST (UTC+2)
25 March 2017 32 Benevento 1–3 Trapani Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
1 April 2017 33 Spezia 1–3 Benevento La Spezia
CEST (UTC+2)
4 April 2017 34 Benevento 2–1 Ternana Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
8 April 2017 35 Cittadella 1–0 Benevento Cittadella
CEST (UTC+2)
17 April 2017 36 Brescia 1–0 Benevento Brescia
CEST (UTC+2)
21 April 2017 37 Benevento 0–0 Vicenza Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
25 April 2017 38 Cesena 4–1 Benevento Cesena
CEST (UTC+2)
1 May 2017 39 Benevento 2–1 Avellino Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
6 May 2017 40 Ascoli 1–1 Benevento Ascoli Piceno
CEST (UTC+2)
13 May 2017 41 Benevento 2–1 Frosinone Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
18 May 2017 42 Pisa 0–3 Benevento Pisa
CEST (UTC+2)

Promotion play-offs[edit]

23 May 2017 Preliminary round Benevento 2–1 Spezia Benevento
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
27 May 2017 Semi-finals
First leg
Benevento 1–0 Perugia Benevento
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
30 May 2017 Semi-finals
Second leg
Perugia 1–1 Benevento Perugia
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
4 June 2017 Final
First leg
Carpi 0–0 Benevento Carpi
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Sandro Cabassi
8 June 2017 Final
Second leg
Benevento 1–0 Carpi Benevento
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito

Coppa Italia[edit]

7 August 2016 Second round Benevento 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Salernitana Benevento
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ciro Vigorito
Attendance: 6,855
Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo
Penalties

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Italian) Benevento Calcio: current squad
  2. ^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.