2023–24 Empoli FC season
2023–24 season | ||||
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Chairman | Fabrizio Corsi | |||
Head coach | Paolo Zanetti (until 19 September) Aurelio Andreazzoli (from 19 September to 15 January) Davide Nicola (from 15 January) | |||
Stadium | Stadio Carlo Castellani | |||
Serie A | 17th | |||
Coppa Italia | Round of 64 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: M'Baye Niang (6) All: M'Baye Niang (6) | |||
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The 2023–24 season was Empoli Football Club's 104th season in existence and third consecutive season in Serie A. They also competed in the Coppa Italia.
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- As of 1 February 2024[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Other players under contract
[edit]- As of 2 February 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Primavera
[edit]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
[edit]- As of 7 February 2024
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
[edit]In
[edit]Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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MF | Filippo Ranocchia | Juventus | Loan | 17 July 2023 | [2] |
FW | Emmanuel Gyasi | Spezia | Undisclosed | 21 July 2023 | [3] |
GK | Elia Caprile | Napoli | Loan | 24 July 2023 | [4] |
DF | Bartosz Bereszyński | Sampdoria | Loan | 22 August 2023 | [5] |
FW | Nicolò Cambiaghi | Atalanta | Loan | 25 August 2023 | [6] |
MF | Viktor Kovalenko | Atalanta | Loan | 25 August 2023 | [6] |
GK | Etrit Berisha | Torino | Undisclosed | 29 August 2023 | [7] |
MF | Youssef Maleh | Lecce | Loan | 31 August 2023 | [8] |
DF | Saba Goglichidze | Torpedo Kutaisi | €450,000 | 6 January 2024 | [9] |
MF | Szymon Żurkowski | Spezia | Loan | 9 January 2024 | [10] |
FW | M'Baye Niang | Adana Demirspor | €250,000 | 31 January 2024 | [11] |
Out
[edit]Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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GK | Guglielmo Vicario | Tottenham Hotspur | €17,200,000 | 1 July 2023 | [12] |
MF | Fabiano Parisi | Fiorentina | €10,000,000 | 14 July 2023 | [13] |
MF | Filippo Bandinelli | Spezia | Undisclosed | 21 July 2023 | [14] |
GK | Niccolò Chiorra | Lucchese | Loan | 24 July 2023 | [15] |
MF | Liam Henderson | Palermo | Loan | 28 August 2023 | [16] |
GK | Lovro Štubljar | Domžale | Loan | 5 January 2024 | [17] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss
26 July 2023 Friendly | 1. FC Heidenheim | 2–1 | Empoli | Kirchbichl, Austria |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Stadium: SVK-Arena Attendance: 500 |
5 August 2023 Friendly | SC Freiburg | 2–0 | Empoli | Freiburg, Germany |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 23,600 |
5 August 2023 Friendly | SC Freiburg | 1–2 | Empoli | Freiburg, Germany |
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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| Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 23,600 | |
Note: Match was played in one period of 45 minutes. |
14 October 2023 Friendly | Empoli | Cancelled | Modena | Vinci |
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Centro Sportivo di Petroio | |||
Note: The match was cancelled due to unavailability of players.[18] |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Serie A | 19 August 2023 | 26 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 17th | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 23.68 |
Coppa Italia | 12 August 2023 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | |
Total | 39 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 23.08 |
Source: Soccerway
Serie A
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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15 | Udinese | 38 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 37 | |
16 | Cagliari | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 42 | 68 | −26 | 36[a] | |
17 | Empoli | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 36[a] | |
18 | Frosinone (R) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 69 | −25 | 35 | Relegation to Serie B |
19 | Sassuolo (R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 43 | 75 | −32 | 30 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[19]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Results summary
[edit]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 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 31 | −17 |
Source: Serie A
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]The league fixtures were unveiled on 5 July 2023.[20]
19 August 2023 1 | Empoli | 0–1 | Hellas Verona | Empoli |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,940 Referee: Luca Massimi |
26 August 2023 2 | Monza | 2–0 | Empoli | Monza |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: U-Power Stadium Attendance: 8,155 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano |
3 September 2023 3 | Empoli | 0–2 | Juventus | Empoli |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 15,702 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi |
17 September 2023 4 | Roma | 7–0 | Empoli | Rome |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 61,443 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
24 September 2023 5 | Empoli | 0–1 | Internazionale | Empoli |
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 15,651 Referee: Matteo Marcenaro |
27 September 2023 6 | Empoli | 1–0 | Salernitana | Empoli |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,979 Referee: Antonio Rapuano |
1 October 2023 7 | Bologna | 3–0 | Empoli | Bologna |
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 23,689 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
6 October 2023 8 | Empoli | 0–0 | Udinese | Empoli |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,128 Referee: Michael Fabbri |
23 October 2023 9 | Fiorentina | 0–2 | Empoli | Florence |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 29,105 Referee: Federico Dionisi |
30 October 2023 10 | Empoli | 0–3 | Atalanta | Empoli |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,825 Referee: Luca Massimi |
6 November 2023 11 | Frosinone | 2–1 | Empoli | Frosinone |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe Attendance: 14,755 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
12 November 2023 12 | Napoli | 0–1 | Empoli | Naples |
12:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 50,500 Referee: Alessandro Prontera |
26 November 2023 13 | Empoli | 3–4 | Sassuolo | Empoli |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 9,954 Referee: Simone Sozza |
2 December 2023 14 | Genoa | 1–1 | Empoli | Genoa |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 30,747 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano |
11 December 2023 15 | Empoli | 1–1 | Lecce | Empoli |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,152 Referee: Andrea Colombo |
16 December 2023 16 | Torino | 1–0 | Empoli | Turin |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 17,815 Referee: Livio Marinelli |
22 December 2023 17 | Empoli | 0–2 | Lazio | Empoli |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 8,800 Referee: Matteo Marchetti |
30 December 2023 18 | Cagliari | 0–0 | Empoli | Cagliari |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Unipol Domus Attendance: 16,125 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
7 January 2024 19 | Empoli | 0–3 | Milan | Empoli |
12:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 15,009 Referee: Federico La Penna |
13 January 2024 20 | Hellas Verona | 2–1 | Empoli | Verona |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 28,723 Referee: Daniele Doveri |
21 January 2024 21 | Empoli | 3–0 | Monza | Empoli |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,650 Referee: Antonio Giua |
27 January 2024 22 | Juventus | 1–1 | Empoli | Turin |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 39,518 Referee: Livio Marinelli |
3 February 2024 23 | Empoli | 0–0 | Genoa | Empoli |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 10,374 Referee: Ermanno Feliciani |
9 February 2024 24 | Salernitana | 1–3 | Empoli | Salerno |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 18,510 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
18 February 2024 25 | Empoli | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Empoli |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 12,490 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
24 February 2024 26 | Sassuolo | 2–3 | Empoli | Reggio Emilia |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 12,774 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano |
3 March 2024 27 | Empoli | 0–1 | Cagliari | Empoli |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 11,223 Referee: Antonio Rapuano |
10 March 2024 28 | Milan | 1–0 | Empoli | Milan |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 70,343 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
15 March 2024 29 | Empoli | 0–1 | Bologna | Empoli |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 11,185 Referee: Michael Fabbri |
1 April 2024 30 | Internazionale | 2–0 | Empoli | Milan |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 71,551 Referee: Federico Dionisi |
6 April 2024 31 | Empoli | 3–2 | Torino | Empoli |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 8,374 Referee: Davide Massa |
13 April 2024 32 | Lecce | 1–0 | Empoli | Lecce |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 25,957 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
20 April 2024 33 | Empoli | 1–0 | Napoli | Empoli |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 12,916 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
28 April 2024 34 | Atalanta | 2–0 | Empoli | Bergamo |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 14,614 Referee: Michael Fabbri |
5 May 2024 35 | Empoli | 0–0 | Frosinone | Empoli |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 13,110 Referee: Daniele Doveri |
12 May 2024 36 | Lazio | 2–0 | Empoli | Rome |
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano |
19 May 2024 37 | Udinese | 1–1 | Empoli | Udine |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 24,686 Referee: Marco Guida | ||
Note: Grassi received a second yellow card having already been substituted out of the match. |
26 May 2024 38 | Empoli | 2–1 | Roma | Empoli |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 15,896 Referee: Davide Massa |
Coppa Italia
[edit]12 August 2023 Round of 64 | Empoli | 1–2 | Cittadella | Empoli |
17:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 1,785 Referee: Alessandro Prontera |
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