2012–13 US Città di Palermo season
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| 2012–13 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Maurizio Zamparini | |||
| Head coach | Giuseppe Sannino (until 16 September 2012) Gian Piero Gasperini (from 16 September 2012 until 4 February 2013) Alberto Malesani (from 5 February 2013 until 24 February 2013) Gian Piero Gasperini (from 24 February 2013 until 11 March 2013) Giuseppe Sannino (from 12 March 2013) | |||
| Stadium | Stadio Renzo Barbera | |||
| Serie A | 18th | |||
| Coppa Italia | Fourth round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Josip Iličić (10) All: Josip Iličić (11) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 26,597 (vs Internazionale) | |||
| | ||||
U.S. Città di Palermo played the 2012–13 season in Serie A, the ninth consecutive season for the Sicilian club in the Italian top flight since their return to the league in 2004.
Review and events[edit]
After a disappointing end to its 2011–12 campaign (16th place, the worst in the club history since its 2004 Serie A return) Palermo parted ways with end-of-season boss Bortolo Mutti. In an attempt to provide a better structure for the club, Siena director of football Giorgio Perinetti was appointed as vice-president in charge of transfer matters,[1] with Luca Cattani moved back to his previous role as scouting chief and Argentine manager Patricio Teubal (formerly a Mediaset employee) as marketing chief.[2] Following Perinetti's appointment, many media sources strongly linked Siena head coach Giuseppe Sannino to the Palermo managerial vacancy.[1] Sannino was officially announced as new head coach of Palermo on 6 June 2012.[3] In addition, PUMA will replace Legea as main technical sponsor.
Regarding the club's summer market moves, the first signing already came in January as promising midfielder Nicolas Viola had immediately agreed a contract with the Rosanero but stayed on loan at Reggina for the remainder of the season. Later in April, chairman/owner Maurizio Zamparini announced to have acquired promising Argentine youngster Paulo Dybala, labelling him the "new Agüero." The move was however denied by Dybala's football agent, who declared that Palermo had not found a contract agreement with the player yet, despite having bought the player's transfer rights as confirmed by the Instituto board. Later in May, Zamparini announced also the signing of 18-year-old Uruguayan forward Sebastián Sosa from Cerro Largo FC.[4] On 21 May 2012, FC Koper announced to have permanently sold midfielder Aljaž Struna to Palermo, thus becoming the fifth Slovene to move to Sicily in the last two years.[5] On 6 June 2012, together with the announcement of new head coach Sannino, Palermo confirmed to have signed 33-year-old attacking midfielder/deep-lying forward Franco Brienza, formerly a Rosanero from 2000 to 2007, from Siena.[6]
On 26 June 2012, Palermo announced the departure of youth coach and former playing hero Giovanni Tedesco, who left the club to pursue a head coaching career in the lower ranks of Italian football.[7] The same day, the club also announced to have hired former Juventus and Napoli player Dario Baccin as new technical area coordinator for the club's youth system.[8]
On 6 July 2012, Palermo confirmed to have reached an agreement for the transfer of Argentine defender Matías Silvestre on loan to Internazionale, with an option for the club to make the acquisition permanent by the end of the season.[9] The first team roster started its preparation at the orders of coach Giuseppe Sannino on 12 July 2012 in Varese, and will move at the Venosta training camp four days later.[10] Later the same day, striker Igor Budan was allowed to leave as his two-year-old daughter suddenly died in Croatia.[11]
On 13 July 2012, Palermo supporters were awarded the Lega Serie A Fair-Play Trophy "Gaetano Scirea" for their sportsmanship behaviour in the last championship.[12]
On 20 July 2012, incidentally also the tenth anniversary of Zamparini's reign as Palermo chairman, the club announced to have completed the signing of Argentine youngster Paulo Dybala.[13]
On 23 July 2012, Palermo formalized the signing of Uruguayan international Egidio Arévalo Ríos from Club Tijuana in a three-year permanent deal.[14]
In the first days of August, the club sold a number of first team players: on 1 August, Emiliano Viviano and Francesco Della Rocca were loaned to Fiorentina,[15] whereas vice-captain and Italy international full-back Federico Balzaretti left Sicily after five years to sign a three-year contract with Roma.[16] The following day, the club completed the transfer of Edgar Álvarez to Romanian side Dinamo București.[17]
Later on 20 August, Palermo formalized and announced a deal that brought Swiss international Steve von Bergen in Sicily, in exchange for Alexandros Tzorvas (permanent) and youth team forward Daniel Jara Martínez (on loan).[18] Palermo made a disappointing debut in the Serie A season, losing 0–3 to Napoli at home.
In the final day of the transfer window, Palermo also sold vice-captain and long-time rosanero Giulio Migliaccio to Fiorentina.[19]
Palermo experienced a dismal start, with two 0–3 losses in a row (at home to Napoli, then away at Lazio) followed by a 1–1 home draw against Cagliari. These results led chairman Maurizio Zamparini to state he was "afraid of relegation", and persuaded him to remove Sannino from his coaching duties on 16 September 2012, and replace him with former Genoa and Inter boss Gian Piero Gasperini.[20] Gasperini started his stint as Palermo coach with two consecutive defeats to Atalanta and Pescara; following that, chairman Zamparini shuffled the cards once again, announcing former Catania director of football Pietro Lo Monaco as new managing director and minority stakeholder, thus effectively replacing summer appointment Giorgio Perinetti and reducing his own role at Palermo;[21] as a consequence, Perinetti tended his resignation days after these events. In the following game, Palermo trashed Chievo 4–1 at home thanks to a hat-trick from captain Fabrizio Miccoli (including a nationally praised volley goal from 45 metres), finally winning its first three points of the season. In the same game, Miccoli also marked the goal number 1,000 in the story of the club in the Italian top flight.[22] Despite Gasperini's appointment, Palermo kept struggling in the league and found itself involved in the relegation battle. Palermo's second win under Gasperini came in a 2–0 home win against Sampdoria thanks to a brace from 18-year-old Paulo Dybala, who effectively replaced injured Miccoli by scoring his first goals in the Italian championship. The following home game saw Palermo trashing Catania 3–1 in the Sicilian derby, with a goal from Miccoli (the 100th of his Serie A career) followed by two from Iličić. However, this was followed by a string of four winless games in a row (one draw and three losses), the last of them being a 0–3 home loss at the hands of Fiorentina that left the Rosanero in 18th place by the end of the calendar year, thus in deep relegation zone.
As previously suggested by both chairman Zamparini and general manager Lo Monaco, who publicly announced their intention to sign at least one striker, a left back/left winger and a defender, Palermo decided to actively change the roster in the winter transfer window. The first signing, already announced in December, regarded Palermo-born experienced defender Salvatore Aronica, who joined from Napoli, in the same days the club completed the permanent sale of Nicolás Bertolo to Mexican club Cruz Azul. Another signing, Brazilian midfielder Anselmo, came then into effect as a co-ownership bid, in exchange for Eros Pisano, who moved to the other direction in another co-ownership deal.[23] Days later, Palermo also announced the loan signing of Andrea Dossena from Napoli in an attempt to replace a vacancy created already in the summer by the departure of Federico Balzaretti to Roma.[24] One more loan move was announced on 23 January, this being the signing of attacking midfielder Mauro Formica from English side Blackburn Rovers.[25] This was preceded by a number of departures: Carlos Labrín left to move back to Huachipato and Eran Zahavi returned to his previous Israeli club, Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Other departures involved respected veteran striker Igor Budan, who moved to Atalanta on loan until the end of the season, and Luigi Giorgi, who also moved to Atalanta after Palermo opted to terminate the loan deal with Novara. Palermo also entered a long, well-publicized negotiation with Chievo regarding the services of 34-year-old goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino to replace Ujkani, who was deemed as inexperienced by the club; after overcoming a number of obstacles, Palermo succeeded in completing the deal on 25 January,[26] thus opening the doors for Ujkani's departure. Sorrentino promptly provided a man-of-the-match debut in a 1–1 draw at Cagliari, with Palermo suffering an injury-time equalizer to prevent the Rosanero from winning their first away game of the season.
The next day, on 28 January, Lo Monaco completed two more moves for Palermo, signing centre forward Mauro Boselli (on loan from Wigan Athletic)[27] and right back/right winger Nélson from Real Betis.[28] However, following disagreements with Zamparini, Lo Monaco resigned later in February and Perinetti was hired back to his previous role as director of football. Results did not improve, leaving Palermo in deep relegation zone and leading to a mutual consent contract termination between Gasperini and the club on 11 March, following a 1–2 home loss to Siena;[29] one day later, Sannino was re-hired to attempt a desperate escape from relegation.[30] Despite a number of positive results, including wins to Roma and Internazionale, Sannino did not however manage to bring the team out of the relegation zone and Palermo were relegated by the end of the season, thus marking an end to a nine-year stay to the top flight.
Confirmed summer transfer market bids[edit]
- In
| — | MF |  ITA | Franco Brienza (from Siena[6]) |
| — | DF | ITA | Matteo Darmian (co-ownership resolution from Milan, loan return from Torino[31]) |
| — | DF | ITA | Gianluca Di Chiara (co-ownership resolution from Reggiana[32]) |
| — | MF |  SVN | Jasmin Kurtić (loan return from Varese[31]) |
| — | DF |  SUI | Michel Morganella (co-ownership resolution from Novara[32]) |
| — | FW |  URU | Sebastián Sosa (from Cerro Largo[4]) |
| — | MF | SVN | Aljaž Struna (from Koper[5][33]) |
| — | GK |  ALB | Samir Ujkani (co-ownership resolution from Novara[32]) |
| — | MF | ITA | Nicolas Viola (from Reggina, loan return) |
| — | GK | ITA | Andrea Fulignati (on loan from Sestese[34]) |
| — | DF | ITA | Edoardo Goldaniga (from Pergolettese[35]) |
| — | FW |  ARG | Paulo Dybala (from Instituto de Córdoba[13]) |
| — | MF | URU | Egidio Arévalo Ríos (from Club Tijuana[14]) |
| — | GK | ITA | Emiliano Viviano (co-ownership resolution from Internazionale[15]) |
| — | DF | SUI | Steve von Bergen (from Genoa[18]) |
| — | MF | ITA | Luigi Giorgi (on loan from Novara[36]) |
| — | FW | ITA | Christian Damiano (on loan from Gubbio[37]) |
- Out
- Out on loan
Confirmed winter transfer market bids[edit]
- In
| — | DF | ITA | Salvatore Aronica (from Napoli[51]) |
| — | MF |  BRA | Anselmo (from Genoa, co-ownership[23]) |
| — | DF | ITA | Andrea Dossena (on loan from Napoli[24]) |
| — | FW | ITA | Gabriele Zerbo (signed back from Chievo, co-ownership resolution[52]) |
| — | MF | ARG | Mauro Formica (on loan from Blackburn Rovers[25]) |
| — | GK | ITA | Stefano Sorrentino (from Chievo[26]) |
| — | FW | ARG | Mauro Boselli (on loan from Wigan Athletic[27]) |
| — | DF |  POR | Nélson (from Real Betis[28]) |
| — | FW | ARG | Mauricio Sperduti (from Newell's Old Boys[53]) |
| — | MF | ARG | Alejandro Faurlín (on loan from Queens Park Rangers[54]) |
| — | FW | ITA | Diego Fabbrini (on loan from Udinese[54]) |
- Out
| — | MF | ARG | Nicolás Bertolo (to Cruz Azul[55]) |
| — | DF | ITA | Eros Pisano (to Genoa, co-ownership[23]) |
| — | MF | ITA | Luigi Giorgi (to Novara, loan terminated[56]) |
| — | MF |  ISR | Eran Zahavi (to Maccabi Tel Aviv[57]) |
| — | MF |  GHA | Afriyie Acquah (to 1899 Hoffenheim[58]) |
| — | DF | ARG | Mauro Cetto (to San Lorenzo)[59] |
| — | MF | ITA | Franco Brienza (to Atalanta[60]) |
- Out on loan
| — | DF |  SRB | Milan Milanović (to Vicenza[61]) |
| — | FW |  CRO | Igor Budan (to Atalanta[62]) |
| — | DF |  CHI | Carlos Labrín (to Huachipato)[63] |
| — | GK | ALB | Samir Ujkani (to Chievo)[59] |
| — | FW | URU | Sebastián Sosa (to Central Español)[60] |
| — | MF | URU | Ignacio Lores (to CSKA Sofia)[60] |
Current squad[edit]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 30 | Giacomo Brichetto | | GK | 9 May 1983 | Confirmed | ||
| 54 | Stefano Sorrentino | | GK | 28 March 1979 | Chievo | ||
| 99 | Francesco Benussi | | GK | 15 October 1981 | Torino | Loan return | |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | Andrea Mantovani | | CB | 22 June 1984 | Confirmed | ||
| 3 | Salvatore Aronica | | LB | 20 January 1978 | Napoli | ||
| 6 | Ezequiel Muñoz | | CB | 8 October 1990 | Confirmed | ||
| 8 | Andrea Dossena | | LW | 11 September 1981 | Napoli | On loan | |
| 22 | Nélson | | RB | 10 June 1983 |  Real Betis | ||
| 25 | Steve von Bergen | | CB | 10 June 1983 | Genoa | ||
| 29 | Santiago García | | LB | 8 July 1988 | Novara | loan return | |
| 89 | Michel Morganella | | RB | 17 May 1989 | Novara | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 5 | Édgar Barreto |  | CM | 15 July 1984 | Confirmed | ||
| 7 | Nicolas Viola | | CM | 12 October 1989 | Reggina | ||
| 14 | Anselmo | | DM | 20 February 1989 | Genoa | ||
| 18 | Alejandro Faurlín | | CM | 9 August 1986 |  Queens Park Rangers | On loan | |
| 20 | Egidio Arévalo Ríos | | DM | 1 January 1982 |  Club Tijuana | ||
| 23 | Massimo Donati | | CM | 26 March 1981 | Confirmed | ||
| 27 | Josip Iličić | | AM | 29 January 1988 | Confirmed | ||
| 28 | Jasmin Kurtić | | CM | 10 January 1989 | Varese | Loan return | |
| 33 | Mauro Formica | | AM | 4 April 1988 | Blackburn Rovers | On loan | |
| 50 | Giulio Sanseverino | | MF | 10 February 1994 | Youth team | ||
| Forwards | |||||||
| 9 | Paulo Dybala | | ST | 15 November 1993 | Instituto de Córdoba | ||
| 10 | Fabrizio Miccoli | | ST | 27 June 1979 | Confirmed | captain | |
| 11 | Abel Hernández | | ST | 8 August 1990 | Confirmed | ||
| 16 | Diego Fabbrini | | ST | 31 July 1990 | Udinese | On loan | |
| 17 | Mauro Boselli | | ST | 22 May 1985 | Wigan Athletic | On loan | |
| 19 | Mauricio Sperduti | | ST | 16 February 1986 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 24 | Cephas Malele | | ST | 8 January 1994 | Youth team | ||
Staff[edit]
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Maurizio Zamparini |
| Vice-Chairman | Guglielmo Miccichè |
| Managing Director | Pietro Lo Monaco |
| General Manager Sport | Giorgio Perinetti |
| General Manager Corporate | Patricio Teubal |
| Sport Manager | Luca Cattani |
| General Services Director | Giuseppe Del Bianco |
Last updated: 20 September 2012
Source: U.S Città di Palermo official website
Primavera[edit]
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Youth Sport Manager | Rosario Argento |
| Under-19 coach | Pietro Ruisi |
| Under-19 goalkeeping coach | Vincenzo Sicignano |
Last updated: July 2012
Source: U.S Città di Palermo official website
Match results[edit]
Legend[edit]
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Pre-season friendlies[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| 19 July 2012 Friendly | Palermo | 14–0 | Alta Val Venosta selection | Vinschgau |
| 17:00 CEST |  2', 25', 31' (38) Miccoli 24', 31' Zahavi 5', 22' Brienza 7', 35' Iličić 28' Bertolo 16', 28' Viola 26' Mehmeti | Report | Stadium: Mals | |
| Note: Match of 90' minutes | ||||
| 22 July 2012 Friendly | Palermo | 6–0 | Vel Venosta selection | Vinschgau |
| 17:00 CEST | 5', 14' Miccoli 10' (41) Vázquez 59' Bertolo 83' Dybala | Report | Stadium: Mals Referee: Alex Cavallina |
| 25 July 2012 Forst Cup | Palermo | 2–1 | Maia Alta | Merano |
| 18:00 CEST | 26' Vázquez 40' Migliaccio | Report | 26' Bernard | Stadium: Merano Attendance: >3,500 |
| 25 July 2012 Forst Cup | Palermo | 2–0 | F.C. Südtirol | Merano |
| 19:00 CEST | 14' Brienza 15' Dybala | Report | Stadium: Merano Attendance: >3,500 |
| 29 July 2012 Sportwell Cup | Palermo | 5–4 | Como | Vinschgau |
| 17:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Mals Attendance: >3,000 | ||
| Note: Match of 45' minutes, over 5-4 Pen. | ||||
| 29 July 2012 Sportwell Cup | Palermo | 1–0 |  Aris | Vinschgau |
| 17:00 CEST | 9' (pen.) Miccoli | Report | Stadium: Mals Attendance: >3,000 | |
| Note: Match of 45' minutes, Palermo 6 pts, Aris 3 pts, Como 2 pts | ||||
| 1 August 2012 Friendly | Palermo | 18–0 |  Selection Amateur | Vinschgau |
| 17:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Mals Attendance: >1,000 |
| 4 August 2012 Friendly | Palermo | 1–0 | Hellas Verona | Trento |
| 17:00 CEST | 45' Miccoli | Report | Stadium: Stadio Briamasco Attendance: 4,000 |
| 12 August 2012 Master Group Cup | Palermo | 4–1 | Parma | Palermo |
| 19:45 CEST | 38' Barreto 45+1' Iličić 50' Pisano 84' Budan | Report | 39' Lucarelli | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 5,864 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese |
Serie A[edit]
The fixtures for the 2012–13 Serie A were announced on 26 July 2012. The season starts on Sunday 26 August 2012 with Palermo taking on Napoli at the Renzo Barbera, and ends Sunday 19 May 2013 with a match against Parma.
Matches[edit]
Kickoff times are in CET.
| 26 August 2012 1 | Palermo | 0–3 | Napoli | Palermo |
| 20:45 | Von Bergen  44' Bertolo 48' Barreto 62' | Report[permanent dead link] | Hamšík 45+2' Aronica 63' Maggio 79'Britos 81' Cavani 88' De Sanctis 90+2' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
| 1 September 2012 2 | Lazio | 3–0 | Palermo | Rome |
| 20:45 | Klose 39', 82', 64' Candreva 56' Candreva 56' Lulić 59' | Report[permanent dead link] | Miccoli 58' Arévalo Ríos 68' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Domenico Celi |
| 15 September 2012 3 | Palermo | 1–1 | Cagliari | Palermo |
| 18:00 | Mantovani 23' Miccoli 36' Arévalo Ríos 41' García 45+1' | Report[permanent dead link] | Nainggolan 20' Sau 88' Pinilla 90+3' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni |
| 23 September 2012 4 | Atalanta | 1–0 | Palermo | Bergamo |
| 15:00 | Manfredini 40' Lucchini 45' Raimondi 88' Cigarini 90+2' Troisi 90+4' | Report[permanent dead link] | Iličić 22' Giorgi 65' Donati 73' | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 13,467 Referee: Piero Giacomelli |
| 26 September 2012 5 | Pescara | 1–0 | Palermo | Pescara |
| 20:45 | Caprari 53' Colucci 83' Weiss 86', 87' Zanon 90+4' | Von Bergen  36' Donati 63' Morganella 66' | Stadium: Stadio Adriatico Attendance: 11,411 Referee: Daniele Doveri |
| 30 September 2012 6 | Palermo | 4–1 | Chievo | Palermo |
| 15:00 | Miccoli 13', 59', 82', 60' Brienza 14'  62' Giorgi 80' | Report | Dainelli 12' Rigoni 15', 34' Moscardelli 67' Papp 68' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 12,411 Referee: Mauro Bergonzi |
| 7 October 2012 7 | Genoa | 1–1 | Palermo | Genoa |
| 15:00 | Bovo 44' Borriello 52' Janković 80' Jorquera 90+1' | Report | Giorgi 15' Von Bergen 54' Morganella 75' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Dino Tommasi |
| 21 October 2012 8 | Palermo | 0–0 | Torino | Palermo |
| 15:00 | Iličić 78' | Report | Vives 10' Di Cesare 27' Cerci 34' Gazzi 59' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Andrea Romeo |
| 28 October 2012 9 | Siena | 0–0 | Palermo | Siena |
| 15:00 | Vergassola 72' Rubin 76' Paci 85' | Report | Mantovani 70' Bertolo 86' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena Attendance: 8708 Referee: Giampaolo Calvarese |
| 31 October 2012 10 | Palermo | 2–2 | Milan | Palermo |
| 15:00 | Miccoli 45+1' (pen) Brienza 47' García 57' Cetto 74' | Report | Bonera 2' Constant 23' Flamini 32' Montolivo 69'El Shaarawy 80' Mexès 86' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
| 4 November 2012 11 | Roma | 4–1 | Palermo | Rome |
| 15:00 | Totti 11' Osvaldo 31'Lamela 69'Destro 77' 80', 79' Burdisso 85' | Report | Pisano 5' Iličić 82' Muñoz 88' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 30,598 Referee: Andrea De Marco |
| 11 November 2012 12 | Palermo | 2–0 | Sampdoria | Palermo |
| 15:00 | Dybala 52', 71' Muñoz 64' | Report | Gastaldello 7' Éder 30' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 13,423 Referee: Antonio Giannoccaro |
| 18 November 2012 13 | Bologna | 3–0 | Palermo | Bologna |
| 15:00 | Pérez 13' Garics 15' Gilardino 22'Gabbiadini 42', 44' (pen.)Taïder 45+2' 78' Diamanti 48' (pen.) | Report | Barreto 17' 72' Donati 44' Ujkani 46' Labrín 82' | Stadium: Dall'Ara Attendance: 20,148 Referee: Paolo Valeri |
| 25 November 2012 14 | Palermo | 3–1 | Catania | Palermo |
| 15:00 | Miccoli 10', 81' Muñoz 40' Donati 42' Iličić 49', 60' | Report | Spolli 43' Almirón 54' Lodi 71' Gómez 86' Doukara 90+2' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 20,969 Referee: Andrea Romeo |
| 2 December 2012 15 | Inter | 1–0 | Palermo | Milan |
| 15:00 | Pereira 40' Samuel 71' García 74' (o.g.) | Report | Barreto 19' García 54' Kurtić 63' | Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Mauro Bergonzi |
| 9 December 2012 16 | Palermo | 0–1 | Juventus | Palermo |
| 15:00 | Morganella 67' 75' | Report | Lichtsteiner 37', 50' Pirlo 78' Bonucci 87' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 17000 Referee: Andrea De Marco |
| 15 December 2012 17 | Udinese | 1–1 | Palermo | Udine |
| 18:00 | Heurtaux 35' 61' Basta 41'Allan 76'Di Natale 83', 89' | [1] | Iličić 33', 39' Barreto 45' | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo |
| 22 December 2012 18 | Palermo | 0–3 | Fiorentina | Palermo |
| 15:00 | Muñoz 27' Donati 82' Pisano 85' | Report | Rodríguez 10', 89' (pen.) Migliaccio 32' Jovetić 50', 83' (pen.) Cuadrado 54' Neto 79' Cassani 90+2' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Domenico Celi |
| 6 January 2013 19 | Parma | 2–1 | Palermo | Parma |
| 15:00 | Benalouane 31' Parolo 52' Lucarelli 57' Belfodil 62'Amauri 90+2' Pavarini 90+4' | Report | Dybala 23' Iličić 60' Budan 85', 85' Aronica 87' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Daniele Doveri |
| 13 January 2013 20 | Napoli | 3–0 | Palermo | Naples |
| 15:00 | Maggio 30' Inler 34'Insigne 73' | Report | Barreto 45' Anselmo 54' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni |
| 20 January 2013 21 | Palermo | 2–2 | Lazio | Palermo |
| 15:00 | García 18' Miccoli 45' Arévalo Ríos 70' Von Bergen 79'Dybala 71' | Floccari 10' Cavanda 43' Lulić 58' Hernanes 85' (pen.) Cana 90+1' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
| 27 January 2013 22 | Cagliari | 1–1 | Palermo | Cagliari |
| 15:00 | Conti 23' Pinilla 45' Pisano 65' Ribeiro 90' | Aronica 25' Iličić 30' Von Bergen 33' Muñoz 52' Dossena 63' Miccoli 90+1' Kurtić 90+5' | Stadium: Stadio Is Arenas Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Paolo Valeri |
| 3 February 2013 23 | Palermo | 1–2 | Atalanta | Palermo |
| 15:00 | Formica 76' Nélson 83' | Report | Scaloni 21' Radovanović 35' Carmona 54'Cazzola 67' Denis 72' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Antonio Damato |
| 10 February 2013 24 | Palermo | 1–1 | Pescara | Palermo |
| 15:00 | Fabbrini 80' Barreto 87' | Report | Rizzo 11' Blasi 18' Bjarnason 73' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati |
| 17 February 2013 25 | Chievo | 1–1 | Palermo | Verona |
| 15:00 | Hetemaj 35' Andreolli 45' Théréau 55' | Report | Formica 5' García 54' Muñoz 78' | Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento |
| 24 February 2013 26 | Palermo | 0–0 | Genoa | Palermo |
| 15:00 | Aronica 42' 76' Miccoli 57' García 82' Dossena 89' | Report | Portanova 25' Matuzalém 26' Moretti 45' Kucka 69' Granqvist 90+1' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 18,995 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
| 3 March 2013 27 | Torino | 0–0 | Palermo | Turin |
| 11:30 | Vives 20' Cerci 36' Meggiorini 74' | Report | Kurtić 40' Von Bergen 79' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
| 10 March 2013 28 | Palermo | 1–2 | Siena | Palermo |
| 15:00 | Von Bergen 16' Anselmo 44' Boselli 50' Iličić 87' García 90+2' | Report | Felipe 15' Emeghara 51' Calello 53' Rosina 72' (pen.) Teixeira 77' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Andrea Romeo |
| 17 March 2013 29 | Milan | 2–0 | Palermo | Milan |
| 15:00 | Balotelli 8' (pen.), 66' Zapata 32' | Report | Muñoz 71' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 41,584 Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo |
| 30 March 2013 30 | Palermo | 2–0 | Roma | Palermo |
| 15:00 | Muñoz 9' Iličić 21', 51'Miccoli 35' Dybala 77' | Report | Piris 53' Osvaldo 62' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Giampaolo Calvarese |
| 7 April 2013 31 | Sampdoria | 1–3 | Palermo | Genoa |
| 15:00 | Munari 43' Palombo 80' Mustafi 84' | Report | Von Bergen 35' Barreto 45' Iličić 50'García 56' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Marco Guida |
| 14 April 2013 32 | Palermo | 1–1 | Bologna | Palermo |
| 15:00 | Iličić 5', 30' Morganella 26' Donati 90+2' Aronica 90+5' | Report | Gabbiadini 17' Kone 29' Garics 49' Christodoulopoulos 62' Guarente 90+5' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 26,029 Referee: Daniele Doveri |
| 21 April 2013 33 | Catania | 1–1 | Palermo | Catania |
| 15:00 | Barrientos 69' Spolli 75' Bellusci 90+4' Andújar 90+5' | Report | Donati 1' Dossena 16' Muñoz 56' Iličić 90+5' | Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni |
| 28 April 2013 34 | Palermo | 1–0 | Inter | Palermo |
| 15:00 | Iličić 10' Miccoli 11' Morganella 57' Barreto 58' Hernández 89' | Report | Silvestre 45+1' Juan 51' Handanović 78' Schelotto 86' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Referee: Daniele Orsato |
| 5 May 2013 35 | Juventus | 1–0 | Palermo | Turin |
| 15:00 | Barzagli 42' Vidal 59' (pen.), 60' Pogba 83' | Report | Donati 58' | Stadium: Juventus Stadium Referee: Andrea Romeo |
| 9 May 2013 36 | Palermo | 2–3 | Udinese | Palermo |
| 15:00 | Barreto 30' Miccoli 34' (pen.) Dossena 51' Aronica 53' Faurlín 60' Morganella 75' Hernández 81' | Report | Muriel 9' Agyemang-Badu 46' Angella 64' Benatia 83' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Referee: Antonio Giannoccaro |
| 12 May 2013 37 | Fiorentina | 1–0 | Palermo | Florence |
| 15:00 | Savić 16' Toni 41' | Report[permanent dead link] | Faurlín 27' Kurtić 61' García 66' Viola 78' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 28,023 Referee: Antonio Damato |
| 19 May 2013 38 | Palermo | 1–3 | Parma | Palermo |
| 15:00 | Miccoli 76' Donati 78' | Gobbi 38' Valdés 41'Belfodil 45+1', 60'Galloppa 79' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Diego Roca |
Results by round[edit]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Coppa Italia[edit]
Matches[edit]
Kickoff times are in CET.
| 18 August 2012 Third Round | Palermo | 3–1 | Cremonese | Palermo |
| 20:45 | 22', 33' Miccoli 73' Iličić | Report | 24' Le Noci | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 12.091 Referee: Daniele Doveri |
| 28 November 2012 Fourth Round | Palermo | 1–2 | Hellas Verona | Palermo |
| 20:45 | Giorgi 7' | Report | Cocco 9' Cacia 73' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 7,620 Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo |
Squad statistics[edit]
Top scorers[edit]
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| R | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | MF | | Josip Iličić | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | 10 | FW | | Fabrizio Miccoli | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | 9 | FW | | Paulo Dybala | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| = | 17 | MF | | Luigi Giorgi | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 20 | MF | | Egidio Arévalo Ríos | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | MF | | Anselmo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 16 | FW | | Diego Fabbrini | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 19 | FW | | Igor Budan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 21 | MF | | Franco Brienza | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 22 | DF | | Nélson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 25 | DF |