2020–21 Empoli FC season
Empoli F.C. 2020–21 football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Empoli F.C. 2020–21 football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2020–21 Empoli Football Club season was the club's 100th season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Empoli participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covered the period from 5 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.
2020–21 season | |||
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Chairman | Fabrizio Corsi | ||
Head coach | Alessio Dionisi | ||
Stadium | Stadio Carlo Castellani | ||
Serie B | 1st (promoted) | ||
Coppa Italia | Round of 16 | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Leonardo Mancuso (20) All: Leonardo Mancuso (23) | ||
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The team achieved a remarkable feat by finishing the season unbeaten at home.[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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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Date | Name | Moving from | Moving to | Fee |
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1 September 2020 | ![]() |
Fiorentina | Empoli | Loan[2] |
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Fiorentina | Empoli | Loan[3] | |
9 September 2020 | Marco Olivieri | Juventus | Empoli | Loan[4] |
17 September 2020 | ![]() |
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Empoli | Loan[5] |
18 September 2020 | Mirco Lipari | Juventus | Empoli | Loan[6] |
Leonardo Manfredi | Atalanta | Empoli | Loan[7] | |
21 September 2020 | Andrea Cambiaso | Genoa | Empoli | Loan[8] |
22 September 2020 | Fabiano Parisi | Avellino | Empoli | Undisclosed[9] |
25 September 2020 | ![]() |
Atalanta | Empoli | Loan[10] |
3 October 2020 | Nicolò Casale | Verona | Empoli | Loan[11] |
Duccio Toccafondi | Prato | Empoli | Loan[12] | |
4 October 2020 | ![]() |
Udinese | Empoli | Loan[13] |
5 October 2020 | Jacopo Furlan | Catania | Empoli | Undisclosed[14] |
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Genoa | Empoli | Loan[15] |
Win Draw Loss
2 September 2020 Friendly | Empoli ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Empoli, Italy |
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani |
6 September 2020 Friendly | Parma ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Parma, Italy |
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 0 |
12 September 2020 Friendly | Empoli ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Empoli, Italy |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani |
19 September 2020 Friendly | Empoli ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Empoli, Italy |
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani |
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Serie B | 26 September 2020 | 10 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 1st | 38 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 50.00 |
Coppa Italia | 30 September 2020 | 13 January 2021 | Second round | Round of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 66.67 |
Total | 41 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 77 | 40 | +37 | 51.22 |
Source: Soccerway
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Empoli (C, P) | 38 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 73 | Promotion to Serie A |
2 | Salernitana (P) | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 69 | |
3 | Monza | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 64 | Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals |
4 | Lecce | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 62 | |
5 | Venezia (O, P) | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 59 | Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round |
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 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 73 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 15 | +23 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 20 | +10 |
Source: Serie B
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
Result | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | D | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | D | D | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | W |
Position | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The league fixtures were announced on 9 September 2020.[32]
26 September 2020 1 | Frosinone | 0–2 | Empoli | Frosinone |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
3 October 2020 2 | Empoli | 0–0 | Monza | Empoli |
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 669 Referee: Antonio Di Martino |
17 October 2020 3 | Pescara | 1–2 | Empoli | Pescara |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia Attendance: 400 Referee: Alessandro Prontera |
20 October 2020 4 | Empoli | 2–1 | SPAL | Empoli |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 580 Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua |
23 October 2020 5 | Empoli | 3–1 | Pisa | Empoli |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 960 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
31 October 2020 6 | Venezia | 2–0 | Empoli | Venice |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 0 Referee: Paolo Valeri |
7 November 2020 7 | Empoli | 3–0 | Reggina | Empoli |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese |
21 November 2020 8 | Cittadella | 2–2 | Empoli | Cittadella |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato Attendance: 0 Referee: Valerio Marini |
28 November 2020 9 | Empoli | 2–2 | Vicenza | Empoli |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Guida |
7 December 2020 10 | Pordenone | 0–0 | Empoli | Lignano Sabbiadoro |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Guido Teghil Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
12 December 2020 11 | Virtus Entella | 2–5 | Empoli | Chiavari |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Massimi |
15 December 2020 12 | Empoli | 1–0 | Cremonese | Empoli |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Amabile |
19 December 2020 13 | Chievo | 1–1 | Empoli | Verona |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 0 Referee: Livio Marinelli | |
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors |
22 December 2020 14 | Empoli | 0–0 | Reggiana | Empoli |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Simone Sozza | |
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors |
27 December 2020 15 | Brescia | 1–3 | Empoli | Brescia |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 0 Referee: Riccardo Ros | |
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors |
30 December 2020 16 | Empoli | 1–1 | Ascoli | Empoli |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Giacomo Campione | |
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors |
4 January 2021 17 | Cosenza | 0–2 | Empoli | Cosenza |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla Attendance: 0 Referee: Davide Massa | ||
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors |
17 January 2021 18 | Empoli | 5–0 | Salernitana | Empoli |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto | ||
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors |
24 January 2021 19 | Lecce | 2–2 | Empoli | Lecce |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 0 Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua |
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy |
30 January 2021 20 | Empoli | 3–1 | Frosinone | Empoli |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Davide Ghersini | |
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy |
6 February 2021 21 | Monza | 1–1 | Empoli | Monza |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: U-Power Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Antonio Giua | ||
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy |
9 February 2021 22 | Empoli | 2–2 | Pescara | Empoli |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Serra | |
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy |
13 February 2021 23 | SPAL | 1–1 | Empoli | Ferrara |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurizio Mariani | |
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy |
20 February 2021 24 | Pisa | 1–1 | Empoli | Pisa |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy |
26 February 2021 25 | Empoli | 1–1 | Venezia | Empoli |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano | |
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy |
2 March 2021 26 | Reggina | 0–3 | Empoli | Reggio Calabria |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 0 Referee: Paolo Valeri | |
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy |
7 March 2021 27 | Empoli | 1–1 | Cittadella | Empoli |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Fabio Maresca | ||
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy |
13 March 2021 28 | Vicenza | 0–2 | Empoli | Vicenza |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy |
16 March 2021 29 | Empoli | 1–0 | Pordenone | Empoli |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Federico La Penna | ||
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy |
20 March 2021 30 | Empoli | 1–0 | Virtus Entella | Empoli |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Matteo Marchetti |
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy |
9 April 2021 33 | Reggiana | 0–1 | Empoli | Reggio Emilia |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 0 Referee: Davide Ghersini | |
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy |
13 April 2021 31 | Cremonese | 2–2 | Empoli | Cremona |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Attendance: 0 Referee: Eugenio Abbattista |
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy |
17 April 2021 34 | Empoli | 4–2 | Brescia | Empoli |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi |
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy |
1 May 2021 35 | Ascoli | 2–0 | Empoli | Ascoli Piceno |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Attendance: 0 Referee: Simone Sozza | ||
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy |
4 May 2021 36 | Empoli | 4–0 | Cosenza | Empoli |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Francesco Fourneau | |
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy |
7 May 2021 37 | Salernitana | 2–0 | Empoli | Salerno |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Fabbri | |
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy |
10 May 2021 38 | Empoli | 2–1 | Lecce | Empoli |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano | |
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy |
28 October 2020 Third round | Benevento | 2–4 | Empoli | Benevento |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Referee: Ivano Pezzuto |
25 November 2020 Fourth round | Empoli | 3–0 | Brescia | Empoli |
14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Nicola Ayroldi | ||
Note: Brescia withdrew from the match to prevent an outbreak after several of their players tested positive for COVID-19.[33] |
13 January 2021 Round of 16 | Napoli | 3–2 | Empoli | Naples |
17:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Antonio Giua |
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