2016–17 Benevento Calcio season

The 2016–17 Benevento Calcio season was the club's 88th season and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Benevento participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Benevento

2016–17 season
President	Fabrizio Pallotta
Manager	Marco Baroni
Stadium	Stadio Ciro Vigorito
Serie B	5th (promoted via play-offs)
Coppa Italia	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Fabio Ceravolo (20) All: Fabio Ceravolo (20)
Highest home attendance	13,987 vs Carpi (8 June 2017, Serie B play-offs)
Lowest home attendance	6,807 vs Spezia (29 October 2016, Serie B)
Average home league attendance	8,130
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Players

As of 27 January 2017.^[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  ITA Alessio Cragno (on loan from Cagliari) 2 DF  ITA Enrico Pezzi 4 MF  ITA Lorenzo Del Pinto 5 DF  ITA Fabio Lucioni 6 DF  URU Wálter López 7 MF  ITA Fabrizio Melara 9 FW  ITA Fabio Ceravolo 10 FW  ITA Amato Ciciretti 11 MF  CRO Marko Pajač (on loan from Cagliari) 12 GK  ITA Pier Graziano Gori 13 MF  GHA Raman Chibsah (on loan from Sassuolo) 14 DF  ITA Emanuele Padella 15 DF  ITA Michele Camporese 16 DF  CRO Ricardo Bagadur (on loan from Fiorentina)

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF  GHA Bright Gyamfi (on loan from Inter) 19 FW  GUI Karamoko Cissé 20 MF  ITA Filippo Falco (on loan from Bologna) 21 MF  ITA Andrea De Falco 22 GK  ITA Riccardo Piscitelli 23 DF  ITA Lorenzo Venuti (on loan from Fiorentina) 24 FW  ROU George Pușcaș (on loan from Inter) 25 FW  ITA Enrico Brignola 27 MF  MKD Nikola Jakimovski 30 MF  ITA Daniele Buzzegoli 31 GK  ITA Fabrizio Alastra (on loan from Palermo) 34 MF  ITA Mirko Eramo 35 MF  ITA Nicolas Viola 36 MF  ITA Antonio Matera (on loan from Fidelis Andria)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie B	27 August 2016	18 May 2017	Matchday 1	5th	42	18	12	12	56	42	+14	042.86
Serie B promotion play-offs	23 May 2017	8 June 2017	Preliminary round	Winners	5	3	2	0	5	2	+3	060.00
Coppa Italia	7 August 2016		Second round	Second round	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Total					48	21	15	12	61	44	+17	043.75

Source: Competitions

Serie B

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Frosinone	42	21	11	10	57	42	+15	74[a]	Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-finals
4	Perugia	42	15	20	7	54	40	+14	65[b]
5	Benevento[c] (O, P)	42	18	12	12	56	42	+14	65[b]	Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round
6	Cittadella	42	19	6	17	60	54	+6	63
7	Carpi	42	16	14	12	41	40	+1	62

Source: Lega Serie B
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.^[2]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Hellas Verona is ahead of Frosinone on head-to-head goal difference: Hellas Verona 2–0 Frosinone, Frosinone 1–0 Hellas Verona.
2. Perugia is ahead of Benevento on head-to-head points: Perugia 3–1 Benevento, Benevento 0–0 Perugia.
3. Benevento was deducted one point.

Results summary

Matches

Benevento v SPAL

27 August 2016 1	Benevento	2–0	SPAL	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito

Carpi v Benevento

4 September 2016 2	Carpi	1–1	Benevento	Carpi
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Sandro Cabassi

Benevento v Hellas Verona

10 September 2016 3	Benevento	2–0	Hellas Verona	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito

Latina v Benevento

17 September 2016 4	Latina	1–1	Benevento	Latina
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Domenico Francioni

Benevento v Pro Vercelli

20 September 2016 5	Benevento	1–1	Pro Vercelli	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)

Bari v Benevento

24 September 2016 6	Bari	0–4	Benevento	Bari
CEST (UTC+2)

Benevento v Novara

1 October 2016 7	Benevento	1–0	Novara	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)

Salernitana v Benevento

9 October 2016 8	Salernitana	2–1	Benevento	Salerno
CEST (UTC+2)

Virtus Entella v Benevento

16 October 2016 9	Virtus Entella	3–2	Benevento	Chiavari
CEST (UTC+2)

Benevento v Perugia

22 October 2016 10	Benevento	0–0	Perugia	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)

Trapani v Benevento

25 October 2016 11	Trapani	1–0	Benevento	Trapani
CEST (UTC+2)

Benevento v Spezia

29 October 2016 12	Benevento	1–0	Spezia	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)

Ternana v Benevento

7 November 2016 13	Ternana	0–1	Benevento	Terni
CEST (UTC+2)

Benevento v Cittadella

13 November 2016 14	Benevento	1–0	Cittadella	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)

Benevento v Brescia

19 November 2016 15	Benevento	4–0	Brescia	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)

Vicenza v Benevento

26 November 2016 16	Vicenza	0–0	Benevento	Vicenza
CEST (UTC+2)

Benevento v Cesena

5 December 2016 17	Benevento	2–1	Cesena	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)

Avellino v Benevento

10 December 2016 18	Avellino	1–1	Benevento	Avellino
CEST (UTC+2)

Benevento v Ascoli

18 December 2016 19	Benevento	0–0	Ascoli	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)

Frosinone v Benevento

24 December 2016 20	Frosinone	3–2	Benevento	Frosinone
CEST (UTC+2)

Benevento v Pisa

30 December 2016 21	Benevento	1–0	Pisa	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)

SPAL v Benevento

21 January 2017 22	SPAL	2–0	Benevento	Ferrara
CEST (UTC+2)

Benevento v Carpi

28 January 2017 23	Benevento	3–0	Carpi	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)

Hellas Verona v Benevento

3 February 2017 24	Hellas Verona	2–2	Benevento	Verona
CEST (UTC+2)

Benevento v Latina

11 February 2017 25	Benevento	2–1	Latina	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)

Pro Vercelli v Benevento

18 February 2017 26	Pro Vercelli	0–1	Benevento	Vercelli
CEST (UTC+2)

Benevento v Bari

24 February 2017 27	Benevento	3–4	Bari	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)

Novara v Benevento

28 February 2017 28	Novara	1–0	Benevento	Novara
CEST (UTC+2)

Benevento v Salernitana

5 March 2017 29	Benevento	1–1	Salernitana	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)

Benevento v Virtus Entella

11 March 2017 30	Benevento	0–0	Virtus Entella	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)

Perugia v Benevento

17 March 2017 31	Perugia	3–1	Benevento	Perugia
CEST (UTC+2)

Benevento v Trapani

25 March 2017 32	Benevento	1–3	Trapani	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)

Spezia v Benevento

1 April 2017 33	Spezia	1–3	Benevento	La Spezia
CEST (UTC+2)

Benevento v Ternana

4 April 2017 34	Benevento	2–1	Ternana	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)

Cittadella v Benevento

8 April 2017 35	Cittadella	1–0	Benevento	Cittadella
CEST (UTC+2)

Brescia v Benevento

17 April 2017 36	Brescia	1–0	Benevento	Brescia
CEST (UTC+2)

Benevento v Vicenza

21 April 2017 37	Benevento	0–0	Vicenza	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)

Cesena v Benevento

25 April 2017 38	Cesena	4–1	Benevento	Cesena
CEST (UTC+2)

Benevento v Avellino

1 May 2017 39	Benevento	2–1	Avellino	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)

Ascoli v Benevento

6 May 2017 40	Ascoli	1–1	Benevento	Ascoli Piceno
CEST (UTC+2)

Benevento v Frosinone

13 May 2017 41	Benevento	2–1	Frosinone	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)

Pisa v Benevento

18 May 2017 42	Pisa	0–3	Benevento	Pisa
CEST (UTC+2)

Promotion play-offs

Benevento v Spezia

23 May 2017 Preliminary round	Benevento	2–1	Spezia	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito

Benevento v Perugia

27 May 2017 Semi-finals First leg	Benevento	1–0	Perugia	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito

Perugia v Benevento

30 May 2017 Semi-finals Second leg	Perugia	1–1	Benevento	Perugia
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi

Carpi v Benevento

4 June 2017 Final First leg	Carpi	0–0	Benevento	Carpi
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Sandro Cabassi

Benevento v Carpi

8 June 2017 Final Second leg	Benevento	1–0	Carpi	Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2016–17 Coppa Italia

Benevento v Salernitana

7 August 2016 Second round	Benevento	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Salernitana	Benevento
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Ciro Vigorito Attendance: 6,855 Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo
	Penalties
	Mazzeo Lucioni Ceravolo De Falco		Vitale Coda Zito Donnarumma

References

1. (in Italian) Benevento Calcio: current squad
2. "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.