2023–24 SPAL season

SPAL 2023–24 football season
SPAL
2023–24 season
ManagerDomenico Di Carlo
(until 2 October)
Leonardo Colucci
(from 3 October until 4 February)
Domenico Di Carlo
(from 5 February)
StadiumStadio Paolo Mazza
Serie C Group B11th
Coppa Italia Serie CSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mirko Antenucci (4)
All:
Mirko Antenucci (4)
Home colours
Away colours
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All statistics correct as of 19 November 2023.

The 2023–24 season is SPAL's 117th season in existence and first one back in the Serie C. They are also competing in the Coppa Italia Serie C.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 September 2023[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 Enrico Alfonso
2 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Fiordaliso
3 DF Italy ITA Matteo Bruscagin
4 DF Argentina ARG Nahuel Valentini
5 MF Italy ITA Nicolò Contiliano
6 MF Italy ITA Marco Bertini (on loan from Lazio)
7 FW Italy ITA Mirco Antenucci (captain)
8 MF Italy ITA Riccardo Collodel
9 FW Italy ITA Alessandro Orfei
11 FW Italy ITA Simone Rabbi
14 MF Italy ITA Fabio Parravicini
16 DF Italy ITA Filippo Saiani
17 MF Italy ITA Giuseppe Iglio
19 FW Italy ITA Nicola Dalmonte (on loan from Vicenza)
20 FW Latvia LVA Dario Šits (on loan from Parma)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Italy ITA Raffaele Celia
22 GK Italy ITA Marco Meneghetti
23 DF Italy ITA Matteo Arena
25 MF Italy ITA Marco Carraro
26 FW Italy ITA Luca Siligardi
27 DF Poland POL Patryk Peda (on loan from Palermo)
28 GK Italy ITA Mattia Del Favero
33 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Tripaldelli
34 DF Austria AUT Philipp Breit
37 MF Italy ITA Fabio Maistro
44 DF Moldova MDA Daniel Dumbravanu
75 FW Italy ITA Emanuele Rao
77 FW Italy ITA Marco Rosafio
80 FW Italy ITA Filippo Puletto

Out on loan

As of 1 September 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Italy ITA Lorenzo Abati (at Torino)
— GK Italy ITA Cesare Galeotti (at Lumezzane)
— GK Italy ITA Michele Pezzolato (at Forlì)
— GK Senegal SEN Demba Thiam (at Juve Stabia)
— DF Poland POL Dawid Bugaj (at Lechia Gdańsk)
— DF Italy ITA Lorenzo Dickmann (at Brescia)
— DF Slovakia SVK Michal Svoboda (at Bologna)
— DF Italy ITA Filippo Tosi (at Genoa)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Moldova MDA Cristian Antonciuc (at Sassuolo)
— MF Italy ITA Alessandro Boccia (at Frosinone)
— MF Italy ITA Simone Cecere (at Fidelis Andria)
— MF Italy ITA Antonio Imputato (at Mestre)
— MF Italy ITA Alessandro Murgia (at Hermannstadt)
— MF Togo TOG Steven Nador (at Ancona)
— FW Italy ITA Ludovico D'Orazio (at Novara)
— FW Italy ITA Andrea La Mantia (at Feralpisalò)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Italy Andrea La Mantia Italy Empoli €1,000,000 1 July 2023
FW Italy Mirco Antenucci Italy Bari Free 13 July 2023 [2]
MF Italy Marco Carraro Italy Atalanta Free 1 August 2023 [3]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Belgium Radja Nainggolan Released 1 July 2023
MF Greece Giannis Fetfatzidis Cyprus APOEL Free 1 July 2023
MF Morocco Ayoub Abou Bulgaria Pirin Blagoevgrad Free 14 July 2023
GK Senegal Demba Thiam Italy Juve Stabia Loan 20 July 2023 [4]
FW Italy Andrea La Mantia Italy Feralpisalò Loan 8 August 2023 [5]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Napoli Italy v Italy SPAL
24 July 2023 Friendly Napoli Italy 1–1 Italy SPAL Dimaro
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Puletto 63'
 Stadium: Campo Sportivo Dimaro
Referee: Paride Tremolada
SPAL Italy v Italy Atalanta U23
27 August 2023 Friendly SPAL Italy 0–0 Italy Atalanta U23
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie C 2 September 2023 28 April 2024 Matchday 1 37 11 13 13 37 39 −2 029.73
Coppa Italia Serie C 5 October 2023 9 November 2023 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Total 39 12 13 14 39 41 −2 030.77

Last updated: 21 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

Serie C

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
9 Pontedera 38 14 10 14 53 54 −1 52 Qualification for the group play-offs first round
10 Rimini 38 14 8 16 52 54 −2 50
11 SPAL 38 12 13 13 41 40 +1 49
12 Lucchese 38 11 12 15 34 43 −9 45[a]
13 Virtus Entella 38 11 12 15 33 35 −2 45[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: Lega Pro, Soccerway (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Lower goals against; 7) Wins; 8) Lower losses; 9) Away wins; 10) Lower home losses.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[6]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Lucchese are ahead of Virtus Entella and Pineto on head-to-head points: Lucchese 7, Virtus Entella 3, Pineto 3.
    Virtus Entella are ahead of Pineto on overall goal difference: Virtus Entella -2, Pineto -4.

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
37 11 13 13 37 39  −2 46 7 7 5 20 15  +5 4 6 8 17 24  −7

Last updated: 21 April 2024.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 7 August 2023.[7]

SPAL v Vis Pesaro
2 September 2023 1 SPAL 1–0 Vis Pesaro Ferrara
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Giorgio Vergaro
SPAL v Perugia
15 September 2023 3 SPAL 1–2 Perugia Ferrara
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Niccolo Turrini
Juventus Next Gen v SPAL
19 September 2023 4 Juventus Next Gen 0–1 SPAL Alessandria
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Fabrizio Ramondino
Cesena v SPAL
27 September 2023 2 Cesena 3–1 SPAL Cesena
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Referee: Michele Delrio
Recanatese v SPAL
1 October 2023 6 Recanatese 1–0 SPAL Recanati
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Puletto Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 46'
 Stadium: Stadio Nicola Tubaldi
Referee: Luigi Catanoso
SPAL v Pescara
8 October 2023 7 SPAL 1–2 Pescara Ferrara
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Stefano Nicolini
SPAL v Lucchese
11 October 2023 5 SPAL 2–2 Lucchese Ferrara
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Guadagni 43'
  • Benassai 54'
 Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Filippo Giaccaglia
SPAL v Fermana
15 October 2023 8 SPAL 0–0 Fermana Ferrara
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Lorenzo Maccarini
Arezzo v SPAL
23 October 2023 9 Arezzo 3–1 SPAL Arezzo
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Città di Arezzo
Referee: Leonardo Mastropasqua
SPAL v Sestri Levante
26 October 2023 10 SPAL 1–0 Sestri Levante Ferrara
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Filippo Colaninno
Torres v SPAL
29 October 2023 11 Torres 1–1 SPAL Sassari
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Scotto Red card 14'
  • Mastinu Yellow card 26'
  • Diakité 55'
Stadium: Stadio Vanni Sanna
Referee: Enrico Gigliotti
Rimini v SPAL
6 November 2023 12 Rimini 1–0 SPAL Rimini
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Neri
Referee: Valerio Crezzini
SPAL v Pontedera
12 November 2023 13 SPAL 0–1 Pontedera Ferrara
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Mattia Drigo
Carrarese v SPAL
19 November 2023 14 Carrarese 1–0 SPAL Carrara
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadio dei Marmi
Referee: Manuel Sacchi
SPAL v Ancona
25 November 2023 15 SPAL 2–2 Ancona Ferrara
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Abdoulaye Diop
Gubbio v SPAL
2 December 2023 16 Gubbio 0–0 SPAL Gubbio
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Pietro Barbetti
Referee: Erminio Cerbasi
SPAL v Virtus Entella
9 December 2023 17 SPAL 0–0 Virtus Entella Ferrara
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Valerio Vogliacco
Pineto v SPAL
16 December 2023 18 Pineto 1–1 SPAL Pineto
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadio Mimmo Pavone-Alessandro Mariani
Referee: Edoardo Manedo Mazzoni
SPAL v Olbia
23 December 2023 19 SPAL 2–0 Olbia Ferrara
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Francesco Burlando
Vis Pesaro v SPAL
6 January 2024 20 Vis Pesaro 1–1 SPAL Pesaro
16:15 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Tonino Benelli
SPAL v Gubbio
7 April 2024 35 SPAL 3–0 Gubbio Ferrara
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Simone Galipò
Virtus Entella v SPAL
14 April 2024 36 Virtus Entella 1–2 SPAL Chiavari
16:15 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Comunale
SPAL v Pineto
21 April 2024 37 SPAL 2–0 Pineto Ferrara
16:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Olbia v SPAL
28 April 2024 38 Olbia v SPAL Olbia
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Bruno Nespoli

Coppa Italia Serie C

SPAL v Sestri Levante
5 October 2023 First round SPAL 2–0 Sestri Levante Ferrara
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 839
Referee: Mattia Drigo
SPAL v Lucchese
9 November 2023 Second round SPAL 0–2 (a.e.t.) Lucchese Ferrara
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 844
Referee: Giorgio Bozzetto

References

  1. ^ "Rosa giocatori". spalferrara.it. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Welcome back to biancazzurro Mirco!". S.P.A.L. - Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor.
  3. ^ "Marco Carraro is biancazzurro!".
  4. ^ "S.S. Juve Stabia, ufficiale l'arrivo di Thiam". July 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "ANDREA LA MANTIA COMUNICATO UFFICIALE | Feralpisalò". feralpisalo.it.
  6. ^ "PLAY-OFF e PLAY-OUT CAMPIONATO SERIE C 2022-2023" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Pro. 6 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Serie C, ecco i gironi e il calendario della nuova stagione". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 7 August 2023.

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