2023–24 Palermo FC season

Palermo
2023–24 season
OwnerCity Football Group (94,94%)
Hera Hora S.r.l. (5%)
Associazione Amici Rosanero (0,06%)[1][2][3]
ChairmanDario Mirri[4][5]
ManagerEugenio Corini[6]
(Matchdays 1–31)
Michele Mignani[7]
(Matchdays 32–38 and play-offs)
StadiumRenzo Barbera
Serie B6th
Play-offsSemi-finals
Coppa ItaliaRound of 64
Top goalscorerLeague: Matteo Brunori (17)
All: Matteo Brunori (17)
Highest home attendance32,753 (v Venezia, play-offs)
Lowest home attendance16,279 (v Pisa)
Average home league attendance22,717
Biggest win3–0 (v Feralpisalò, Bari and Como)
Biggest defeat0–3 (v Venezia, regular season)

The 2023–24 season was the 95th in the history of Palermo FC and their second season in a row in the second division. The club participated in Serie B and Coppa Italia.

Players

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First team squad

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[8]

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 Sebastiano Desplanches
2 DF Denmark DEN Simon Graves
3 DF United States USA Kristoffer Lund
4 MF France FRA Claudio Gomes
5 DF Italy ITA Fabio Lucioni
6 MF Slovenia SVN Leo Štulac
7 FW Italy ITA Leonardo Mancuso
8 MF Italy ITA Jacopo Segre
9 FW Italy ITA Matteo Brunori (Captain)
10 FW Italy ITA Francesco Di Mariano
11 FW Italy ITA Roberto Insigne
12 GK Italy ITA Manfredi Nespola
13 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Adnan Kanurić
14 MF Italy ITA Filippo Ranocchia
15 DF Italy ITA Ivan Marconi
17 FW Italy ITA Federico Di Francesco
18 DF Romania ROU Ionuț Nedelcearu
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Serbia SRB Aljosa Vasic
21 MF Italy ITA Samuele Damiani
22 GK Italy ITA Mirko Pigliacelli
23 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Dario Šarić
23 DF France FRA Salim Diakité
25 DF Italy ITA Alessio Buttaro
27 FW Italy ITA Edoardo Soleri
30 FW Italy ITA Nicola Valente
31 DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Aurelio
32 DF Italy ITA Pietro Ceccaroni
37 DF Czech Republic CZE Aleš Matějů
53 MF Scotland SCO Liam Henderson
70 FW Ivory Coast CIV Chaka Traorè
80 MF Senegal SEN Mamadou Coulibaly
DF Albania ALB Masimiliano Doda
DF The Gambia GAM Bubacarr Marong

Transfers

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Summer 2023

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In
Date Pos. Name From Type Fee Ref.
26 June 2023 DF Italy Fabio Lucioni Italy Lecce Permanent deal Undisclosed [9]
1 July 2023 DF Italy Roberto Crivello Italy Padova End of loan Free [10]
Serbia Mladen Devetak Italy Viterbese [11]
Albania Masimiliano Doda Italy Imolese [12]
The Gambia Bubacarr Marong Italy Gelbison [13]
Italy Manuel Peretti Italy Recanatese [14]
FW Italy Giacomo Corona Italy Torino [15]
Italy Giuseppe Fella Italy Monopoli [16]
Italy Andrea Silipo Italy Juve Stabia [17]
4 July 2023 MF Serbia Aljosa Vasic Italy Padova Permanent deal €2.2M [18][19]
6 July 2023 FW Italy Leonardo Mancuso Italy Monza Loan Free [20]
7 July 2023 DF Italy Pietro Ceccaroni Unattached[A] Permanent deal Free [21][22]
12 July 2023 FW Italy Roberto Insigne Italy Frosinone €1M [23][24]
17 July 2023 GK Italy Sebastiano Desplanches Italy LR Vicenza €2M [25][26]
21 August 2023 DF United States Kristoffer Lund Sweden BK Häcken €2.5M [27][28]
28 August 2023 MF Scotland Liam Henderson Italy Empoli Loan with a conditional obligation to buy Free [29]
31 August 2023 FW Italy Federico Di Francesco Italy Lecce Permanent deal €1.3M [30][31]
1 September 2023 MF Senegal Mamadou Coulibaly Italy Salernitana Loan with an option to by Free [32]
DF Poland Patryk Peda Italy SPAL Permanent deal €0.6M [33][34]
12 September 2023 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina Adnan Kanurić Unattached[B] Free [35]
Out
Date Pos. Name To Type Fee Ref.
1 July 2023 DF Italy Edoardo Lancini Unattached[C] Contract expired Free [36][37]
DF Italy Davide Bettella Italy Monza End of loan [38]
Italy Edoardo Masciangelo Italy Benevento [39]
Uruguay Renzo Orihuela Uruguay Montevideo City Torque [40]
Italy Marco Sala Italy Sassuolo [41]
MF Italy Salvatore Elia Italy Atalanta [42]
FW Italy Luca Vido [43]
MF Italy Valerio Verre Italy Sampdoria [44]
FW Italy Gennaro Tutino Italy Parma [45]
12 July 2023 DF Italy Manuel Peretti Italy Recanatese Permanent deal Undisclosed [46]
13 July 2023 DF Serbia Mladen Devetak Croatia Istra Loan with an option to buy Free [47]
18 July 2023 GK Italy Samuele Massolo Italy LR Vicenza Permanent deal Undisclosed [48]
1 August 2023 FW Italy Giuseppe Fella Italy Latina Loan Free [49]
10 August 2023 FW Italy Giacomo Corona Italy Empoli Loan with an option to buy and counter-option [50]
11 August 2023 MF Italy Jérémie Broh Italy Südtirol Loan [51]
FW Italy Andrea Silipo Italy Monterosi Permanent deal Undisclosed [52]
25 August 2023 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Dario Šarić Turkey Antalyaspor Loan with an option to buy Free [53]
1 September 2023 DF Italy Roberto Crivello Unattached Released [54]
MF Italy Samuele Damiani Italy Juventus Loan [55]
DF Poland Patryk Peda Italy SPAL [33]

Winter 2024

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In
Date Pos. Name From Type Fee Ref.
18 January 2024 MF Italy Filippo Ranocchia Italy Juventus Permanent deal €4M [56][57]
25 January 2024 DF France Salim Diakité Italy Ternana €1.4M [58][59]
1 February 2024 FW Ivory Coast Chaka Traorè Italy Milan Loan with an option to buy Free [60]
Out
Date Pos. Name To Type Fee Ref.
24 January 2024 DF Czech Republic Aleš Matějů Italy Spezia Permanent deal Undisclosed [61]
1 February 2024 FW Italy Nicola Valente Italy Padova [62]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15 July 2023 Friendly Italy Non Valley local amateur team 0–12 Palermo Ronzone
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Campo sportivo Ronzone
Referee: Pietro Brentegani
19 July 2023 Friendly Italy Virtus Verona 1–0 Palermo Ronzone
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Campo sportivo Ronzone
Referee: Mattia Rodighiero
22 July 2023 Friendly Italy Bologna 2–2 Palermo Rovereto
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Quercia
Referee: Simone Sozza
30 July 2023 Friendly Italy Legnago 1–1 Palermo Pinzolo
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Campo sportivo comunale Pineta
Referee: Luka Meta
4 August 2023 Friendly ItalyTrento 0–3 Palermo Trento
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Briamasco
Referee: Francesco Duranti
24 August 2023 Friendly Palermo 5–1 Malta Melita Palermo
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 9,789
Referee: Fabrizio Ramondino
23 March 2024 Friendly Palermo 2–1 Belgium Lommel Palermo
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 3,995
Referee: Fabrizio Ramondino

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie B 18 August 2023 10 May 2024 Matchday 1 6th 38 15 11 12 62 53 +9 039.47
Play-offs 17 May 2024 24 May 2024 Preliminary round Semi-finals 3 1 0 2 3 3 +0 033.33
Coppa Italia 12 August 2023 Round of 64 Round of 64 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 42 16 11 15 66 58 +8 038.10

Source: Palermo F.C.

Serie B

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Cremonese 38 19 10 9 50 32 +18 67 0Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals
5 Catanzaro 38 17 9 12 59 50 +9 60 0Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round
6 Palermo 38 15 11 12 62 53 +9 56
7 Sampdoria[a] 38 16 9 13 53 50 +3 55
8 Brescia 38 12 15 11 44 40 +4 51
Source: 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) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[64]
Notes:
  1. ^ Sampdoria were deducted 2 points due to failure in paying taxes between January and March 2023.[63]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 15 11 12 62 53  +9 56 8 4 7 33 27  +6 7 7 5 29 26  +3

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAH[a]AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHA
ResultDWWWWLWWWDLLLDLDWDWLWDWWWDLLWLLDDDLLDW
Position811853522234534887767665534565666666666
Source: WorldFootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. ^ Played between rounds 12 and 13.
Note

In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Matches

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18 August 2023 1 Bari 0–0 Palermo Bari
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Nicola
Attendance: 22,811[65]
Referee: Fabio Maresca
8 November 2023 2 Palermo 1–0 Brescia Palermo
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 16,914[65]
Referee: Giacomo Camplone
29 August 2023 3 Reggiana 1–3 Palermo Reggio Emilia
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 10,374[65]
Referee: Paride Tremolada
2 September 2023 4 Palermo 3–0 Feralpisalò Palermo
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 22,667[65]
Referee: Kevin Bonacina
16 September 2023 5 Ascoli 0–1 Palermo Ascoli Piceno
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Attendance: 6,806[65]
Referee: Federico Dionisi
22 September 2023 6 Palermo 0–1 Cosenza Palermo
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 26,007[65]
Referee: Marco Monaldi
26 September 2023 7 Venezia 1–3 Palermo Venice
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Pier Luigi Penzo
Attendance: 6,748[65]
Referee: Niccolò Baroni
1 October 2023 8 Palermo 2–1 Südtirol Palermo
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 24,402[65]
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro
7 October 2023 9 Modena 0–2 Palermo Modena
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Alberto Braglia
Attendance: 12,840[65]
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
23 October 2023 10 Palermo 2–2 Spezia Palermo
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 29,117[65]
Referee: Francesco Fournaeu
29 October 2023 11 Palermo 1–2 Lecco Palermo
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 25,799[65]
Referee: Marco Piccinini
4 November 2023 12 Sampdoria 1–0 Palermo Genoa
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 21,796[65]
Referee: Daniele Doveri
12 November 2023 13 Palermo 0–1 Cittadella Palermo
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 18,402[65]
Referee: Michael Fabbri
26 November 2023 14 Ternana 1–1 Palermo Terni
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Libero Liberati
Attendance: 6,911[65]
Referee: Daniele Rutella
1 December 2023 15 Palermo 1–2 Catanzaro Palermo
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 19,492[65]
Referee: Livio Marinelli
10 December 2023 16 Parma 3–3 Palermo Parma
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 13,409[65]
Referee: Davide Massa
16 December 2023 17 Palermo 3–2 Pisa Palermo
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 16,279[65]
Referee: Giuseppe Collu
23 December 2023 18 Como 3–3 Palermo Como
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Attendance: 6,362[65]
Referee: Luca Pairetto
26 December 2023 19 Palermo 3–2 Cremonese Palermo
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 22,826[65]
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi
13 January 2024 20 Cittadella 2–0 Palermo Cittadella
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Piercesare Tombolato
Attendance: 6,050[65]
Referee: Luca Massimi
20 January 2024 21 Palermo 4–2 Modena Palermo
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 17,248[65]
Referee: Kevin Bonacina
26 January 2024 22 Catanzaro 1–1 Palermo Catanzaro
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nicola Ceravolo
Attendance: 9,861[65]
Referee: Niccolò Baroni
2 February 2024 23 Palermo 3–0 Bari Palermo
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 23,392[65]
Referee: Paride Tremolada
10 February 2024 24 Feralpisalò 1–2 Palermo Piacenza
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Leonardo Garilli
Attendance: 3,131[65]
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
17 February 2024 25 Palermo 3–0 Como Palermo
16:15 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 31,211[65]
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
24 February 2024 26 Cremonese 2–2 Palermo Cremona
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 13,090[65]
Referee: Davide Massa
27 February 2024 27 Palermo 2–3 Ternana Palermo
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 27,404[65]
Referee: Kevin Bonacina
2 March 2024 28 Brescia 4–2 Palermo Brescia
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mario Rigamonti
Attendance: 5,317[65]
Referee: Daniele Rutella
10 March 2024 29 Lecco 0–1 Palermo Padua
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Euganeo
Attendance: 4,447[65]
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto
15 March 2024 30 Palermo 0–3 Venezia Palermo
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 27,058[65]
Referee: Daniele Doveri
1 April 2024 31 Pisa 4–3 Palermo Pisa
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Arena Garibaldi
Attendance: 8,141[65]
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
6 April 2024 32 Palermo 2–2 Sampdoria Palermo
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 23,372[65]
Referee: Antonio Giua
13 April 2024 33 Cosenza 1–1 Palermo Cosenza
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Vito-Gigi Marulla
Attendance: 6,363[65]
Referee: Livio Marinelli
19 April 2024 34 Palermo 0–0 Parma Palermo
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 21,120[65]
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
27 April 2024 35 Palermo 1–2 Reggiana Palermo
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 20,601[65]
Referee: Daniele Perenzoni
1 May 2024 36 Spezia 1–0 Palermo La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Alberto Picco
Attendance: 7,160[65]
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto
5 May 2024 37 Palermo 2–2 Ascoli Palermo
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 18,308[65]
Referee: Marco Di Bello
10 May 2024 38 Südtirol 0–1 Palermo Bolzano
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Druso
Attendance: 5,221[65]
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi

Promotion play-offs

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Preliminary round

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17 May 2024 Preliminary round Palermo 2–0 Sampdoria Palermo
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 32,730[65]
Referee: Andrea Colombo

Semi-finals

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20 May 2024 First leg Palermo 0–1 Venezia Palermo
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 32,753[65]
Referee: Antonio Giua
24 May 2024 Second leg Venezia 2–1
(3–1 agg.)
PalermoVenice
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Pier Luigi Penzo
Attendance: 10,493[65]
Referee: Luca Pairetto

Coppa Italia

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12 August 2023 Round of 64 Cagliari 2–1 (a.e.t.)PalermoCagliari
21:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 14,917[66]
Referee: Livio Marinelli

Appearances and goals

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[67][68][69]

No. Pos. Name Serie B Play-offs Coppa Italia Total
1 GK Italy Sebastiano Desplanches 2 0 2 0 4 0
2 DF Denmark Simon Graves 12 1 3 0 15 1
3 DF United States Kristoffer Lund 35 2 2 0 37 2
4 MF France Claudio Gomes 34 0 2 0 1 0 37 0
5 DF Italy Fabio Lucioni 23 2 3 0 1 0 27 2
6 MF Slovenia Leo Štulac 21 4 1 0 22 4
7 FW Italy Leonardo Mancuso 26 4 2 0 1 0 29 4
8 MF Italy Jacopo Segre 34 7 3 0 1 0 38 7
9 FW Italy Matteo Brunori 37 17 3 0 1 0 41 17
10 FW Italy Francesco Di Mariano 27 0 2 0 1 0 30 0
11 FW Italy Roberto Insigne 24 2 3 0 1 0 28 2
12 GK Italy Manfredi Nespola 0 0
13 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina Adnan Kanurić 0 0
14 MF Italy Filippo Ranocchia 12 4 3 0 15 4
15 DF Italy Ivan Marconi 10 0 3 0 1 0 14 0
17 FW Italy Federico Di Francesco 33 5 3 0 36 5
18 DF Romania Ionuț Nedelcearu 20 2 1 0 21 2
20 MF Serbia Aljosa Vasic 19 0 1 0 20 0
21 MF Italy Samuele Damiani 1 0 1 0
22 GK Italy Mirko Pigliacelli 36 0 1 0 1 0 38 0
23 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Dario Šarić 1 0 1 0 2 0
23 DF France Salim Diakité 15 1 3 2 18 3
25 DF Italy Alessio Buttaro 10 1 10 1
27 FW Italy Edoardo Soleri 29 5 3 0 1 1 33 6
30 FW