2021–22 Spezia Calcio season
2021–22 season | ||||
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Owner | Robert Platek | |||
Chairman | Philip Platek | |||
Manager | Thiago Motta | |||
Stadium | Stadio Alberto Picco | |||
Serie A | 16th | |||
Coppa Italia | Second round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Daniele Verde (8) All: Daniele Verde (8) | |||
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The 2021–22 season was 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 that season's edition of the Coppa Italia.
Season overview
On 5 July 2021, Thiago Motta was appointed head coach, replacing Vincenzo Italiano who had left for Fiorentina.[1][2][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]
On 28 June 2022, Motta left Spezia by mutual agreement.[5]
Players
First-team squad
- As of 1 November 2021[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.
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Transfers and loans
Transfers in
Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
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5 July 2021 | DF | Petko Hristov | Fiorentina | Free | [7] | |
12 July 2021 | GK | Petar Zovko | Sampdoria | Free | [8] | |
22 July 2021 | DF | Kelvin Amian | Toulouse | €3,200,000 | [9] |
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.[10]
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 | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Serie A | 22 August 2021 | 22 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 16th | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 41 | 71 | −30 | 26.32 |
Coppa Italia | 13 August 2021 | 16 December 2021 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
Total | 40 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 44 | 74 | −30 | 27.50 |
Source: Soccerway
Serie A
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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14 | Empoli | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 70 | −20 | 41 | |
15 | Sampdoria | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 36 | |
16 | Spezia | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 41 | 71 | −30 | 36 | |
17 | Salernitana | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 78 | −45 | 31 | |
18 | Cagliari (R) | 38 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 68 | −34 | 30 | Relegation to 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. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)
(R) Relegated
Results summary
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 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 41 | 71 | −30 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 41 | −21 |
Source: Serie A
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 14 July 2021.[11]
23 August 2021 1 | Cagliari | 2–2 | Spezia | Cagliari |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 5,387 Referee: Francesco Fourneau |
28 August 2021 2 | Lazio | 6–1 | Spezia | Rome |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Federico Dionisi |
12 September 2021 3 | Spezia | 0–1 | Udinese | La Spezia |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 5,162 Referee: Marco Guida |
19 September 2021 4 | Venezia | 1–2 | Spezia | Ferrara |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Attendance: 3,688 Referee: Rosario Abisso |
22 September 2021 5 | Spezia | 2–3 | Juventus | La Spezia |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 5,700 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano |
25 September 2021 6 | Spezia | 1–2 | Milan | La Spezia |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 3,618 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
3 October 2021 7 | Hellas Verona | 4–0 | Spezia | Verona |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 8,398 Referee: Giacomo Camplone |
16 October 2021 8 | Spezia | 2–1 | Salernitana | La Spezia |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 6,023 Referee: Davide Massa |
22 October 2021 9 | Sampdoria | 2–1 | Spezia | Genoa |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 7,493 Referee: Michael Fabbri |
26 October 2021 10 | Spezia | 1–1 | Genoa | La Spezia |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 7,283 Referee: Simone Sozza |
31 October 2021 11 | Fiorentina | 3–0 | Spezia | Florence |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 19,511 Referee: Antonio Giua |
6 November 2021 12 | Spezia | 1–0 | Torino | La Spezia |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 6,953 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
20 November 2021 13 | Atalanta | 5–2 | Spezia | Bergamo |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 10,744 Referee: Rosario Abisso |
28 November 2021 14 | Spezia | 0–1 | Bologna | La Spezia |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 6,265 Referee: Luca Massimi |
1 December 2021 15 | Internazionale | 2–0 | Spezia | Milan |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 30,076 Referee: Davide Ghersini |
5 December 2021 16 | Spezia | 2–2 | Sassuolo | La Spezia |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 4,987 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
13 December 2021 17 | Roma | 2–0 | Spezia | Rome |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 44,844 Referee: Alessandro Prontera |
19 December 2021 18 | Spezia | 1–1 | Empoli | La Spezia |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 5,414 Referee: Lorenzo Maggioni |
22 December 2021 19 | Napoli | 0–1 | Spezia | Naples |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Luca Massimi |
6 January 2022 20 | Spezia | 1–2 | Hellas Verona | La Spezia |
14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 3,250 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
9 January 2022 21 | Genoa | 0–1 | Spezia | Genoa |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Marco Guida |
17 January 2022 22 | Milan | 1–2 | Spezia | Milan |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Marco Serra |
23 January 2022 23 | Spezia | 1–0 | Sampdoria | La Spezia |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
7 February 2022 24 | Salernitana | 2–2 | Spezia | Salerno |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 10,668 Referee: Paolo Valeri |
14 February 2022 25 | Spezia | 1–2 | Fiorentina | La Spezia |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 5,400 Referee: Matteo Marchetti |
21 February 2022 26 | Bologna | 2–1 | Spezia | Bologna |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 12,050 Referee: Livio Marinelli |
27 February 2022 27 | Spezia | 0–1 | Roma | La Spezia |
18:05 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 8,107 Referee: Michael Fabbri |
6 March 2022 28 | Juventus | 1–0 | Spezia | Turin |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 26,475 Referee: Francesco Fourneau |
12 March 2022 29 | Spezia | 2–0 | Cagliari | La Spezia |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 7,180 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
18 March 2022 30 | Sassuolo | 4–1 | Spezia | Reggio Emilia |
18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 6,130 Referee: Manuel Volpi |
2 April 2022 31 | Spezia | 1–0 | Venezia | La Spezia |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 7,993 Referee: Daniele Doveri |
9 April 2022 32 | Empoli | 0–0 | Spezia | Empoli |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 5,265 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi |
15 April 2022 33 | Spezia | 1–3 | Internazionale | La Spezia |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 11,382 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
23 April 2022 34 | Torino | 2–1 | Spezia | Turin |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 8,333 Referee: Davide Ghersini |
30 April 2022 35 | Spezia | 3–4 | Lazio | La Spezia |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 8,750 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
8 May 2022 36 | Spezia | 1–3 | Atalanta | La Spezia |
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 9,231 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
14 May 2022 37 | Udinese | 2–3 | Spezia | Udine |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 20,950 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano |
22 May 2022 38 | Spezia | 0–3 | Napoli | La Spezia |
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 10,415 Referee: Matteo Marchetti |
Coppa Italia
13 August 2021 First round | Pordenone | 1–3 | Spezia | Lignano Sabbiadoro |
17:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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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 Attendance: 1,838 Referee: Valerio Marini |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | NED | Jeroen Zoet | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
94 | GK | ITA | Ivan Provedel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
7 | DF | ITA | Jacopo Sala | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
13 | DF | POL | Arkadiusz Reca | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
15 | DF | BUL | Petko Hristov | 9 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
20 | DF | ITA | Simone Bastoni | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
21 | DF | ESP | Salva Ferrer | 9 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
27 | DF | FRA | Kelvin Amian | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
28 | DF | CRO | Martin Erlic | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
35 | DF | GRE | Dimitris Nikolaou | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
6 | MF | MAR | Mehdi Bourabia | 4 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
8 | MF | UKR | Viktor Kovalenko | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
21 | MF | ITA | Giulio Maggiore | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
31 | MF | SWE | Aimar Sher | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
33 | MF | COL | Kevin Agudelo | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
88 | MF | BRA | Léo Sena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | ALB | Rey Manaj | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
10 | FW | ITA | Daniele Verde | 9 | 2 | 5+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
11 | FW | GHA | Emmanuel Gyasi | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
17 | FW | ISR | Suf Podgoreanu | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
18 | FW | ANG | M'Bala Nzola | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
19 | FW | GAM | Ebrima Colley | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
22 | FW | FRA | Janis Antiste | 7 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
29 | FW | ITA | Eddie Salcedo | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
44 | FW | SVN | David Strelec | 3 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Players transferred out during the season |
Last updated: 16 October 2021
Source: Competitions
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