2016–17 US Città di Palermo season

The 2016–17 season was Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo's third consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football. Palermo competed in Serie A and the Coppa Italia. Palermo finished the league season in 19th place and were relegated to Serie B.

Palermo

2016–17 season
President	Maurizio Zamparini (until 27 February 2017) Paul Baccaglini (from 6 March 2017)
Manager	Davide Ballardini (until 6 September 2016) Roberto De Zerbi (from 6 September 2016 to 30 November 2016) Eugenio Corini (from 30 November 2016 to 24 January 2017) Diego López (from 26 January 2017 to 11 April 2017) Diego Bortoluzzi (from 11 April 2017)
Stadium	Stadio Renzo Barbera
Serie A	19th (relegated)
Coppa Italia	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Ilija Nestorovski (11) All: Ilija Nestorovski (11)
Highest home attendance	27,039 vs Juventus (24 September 2016, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance	4,629 vs Spezia (30 November 2016, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance	13,204[1]
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 January 2017.
Appearances and goals are counted for domestic leagues (Serie A and Serie B) and national cup (Coppa Italia) and correct as of 28 May 2017.^[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Nat	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Signed in	Contract ends	Signed from	Transfer Fee	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Josip Posavec		GK	(1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 28)	2016	2020	Inter Zaprešić	€500,000	31	-63
55	Leonardo Marson		GK	(1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 26)	2016	2020	Youth Sector	N/A	-	-
68	Andrea Fulignati		GK	(1994-10-31) 31 October 1994 (age 30)	2013	2018	Sestese	Undisclosed	10	-14
Defenders
2	Roberto Vitiello (C)		RB / CB	(1983-05-08) 8 May 1983 (age 41)	2014	2017	Unattached	Free	45	1
3	Andrea Rispoli		RB / RWB	(1988-09-29) 29 September 1988 (age 36)	2015	2019	Parma	Free	72	6
4	Siniša Anđelković		CB	(1986-02-13) 13 February 1986 (age 38)	2011	2017	Maribor	€1.2M	124	1
5	Slobodan Rajković		CB	(1989-02-03) 3 February 1989 (age 35)	2016	2020	Darmstadt	€1.5M	5	0
6	Edoardo Goldaniga		CB	(1993-11-02) 2 November 1993 (age 31)	2013	2019	Youth Sector	N/A	47	4
7	Achraf Lazaar		LB / LWB	(1992-01-22) 22 January 1992 (age 32)	2014	2017	Varese	€1M	76	3
12	Giancarlo González		CB	(1988-02-08) 8 February 1988 (age 36)	2014	2018	Columbus Crew	€3.8M	83	4
15	Thiago Cionek		CB / RB	(1986-04-21) 21 April 1986 (age 38)	2016	2018	Modena	€350,000	53	1
19	Haitam Aleesami		LB / RWB	(1991-07-31) 31 July 1991 (age 33)	2016	2019	Göteborg	€1.2M	33	1
56	Andrea Punzi		CB	(1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 (age 27)	2016		Youth Sector	N/A	-	-
70	Simone Giuliano		CB / RB / LWB	(1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 (age 27)	2016	2019	Youth Sector	N/A	-	-
89	Michel Morganella		RB / RWB	(1989-05-17) 17 May 1989 (age 35)	2009	2018	Basel	€2M	96	2
97	Giuseppe Pezzella		LB / LWB / RB	(1997-11-29) 29 November 1997 (age 27)	2015	2018	Youth Sector	N/A	21	0
Midfielders
10	Oscar Hiljemark		CM / DM / AM	(1992-06-28) 28 June 1992 (age 32)	2015	2019	PSV Eindhoven	€2.5M	55	4
14	Alessandro Gazzi		DM / CM	(1983-01-28) 28 January 1983 (age 41)	2016	2018	Torino	€700,000	28	0
18	Ivaylo Chochev		CM	(1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 31)	2014	2020	CSKA Sofia	€2M	77	7
21	Robin Quaison		AM / SS / LW	(1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 (age 31)	2014	2017	AIK	€2M	70	8
24	Ouasim Bouy[a]		DM / CM / CB	(1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 (age 31)	2016	2017	Juventus	Free	3	0
25	Bruno Henrique		CM / DM	(1989-10-21) 21 October 1989 (age 35)	2016	2020	Corinthians	€3.3M	33	1
28	Mato Jajalo		CM / DM	(1988-05-25) 25 May 1988 (age 36)	2015	2019	Rijeka	Free	71	2
Forwards
8	Aleksandar Trajkovski		SS / AM / CF	(1992-09-05) 5 September 1992 (age 32)	2015	2020	Zulte Waregem	€900,000	44	5
11	Carlos Embaló		LW	(1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 (age 30)	2013	2020	Chaves	€195,000	12	0
20	Roland Sallai[a]		LW / RW / AM	(1997-05-22) 22 May 1997 (age 27)	2016	2017	Puskás Akadémia	Free	22	1
22	Norbert Balogh		CF	(1996-02-21) 21 February 1996 (age 28)	2016	2020	Debreceni	€2.2M	22	0
23	Alessandro Diamanti		SS / RW / AM	(1983-05-02) 2 May 1983 (age 41)	2016	2018	Guangzhou Evergrande	Free	32	1
27	Accursio Bentivegna		LW	(1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 (age 28)	2014	2019	Youth Sector	N/A	8	0
30	Ilija Nestorovski		CF / SS	(1990-03-12) 12 March 1990 (age 34)	2016	2021	Inter Zaprešić	€500,000	38	11
98	Simone Lo Faso		SS	(1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 26)	2016	2021	Youth Sector	N/A	12	0
Players transferred in during the season
9	Stefan Silva		CF	(1990-03-11) 11 March 1990 (age 34)	2017	2021	Sundsvall	€800,000	1	0
44	Toni Šunjić[a]		CB	(1988-12-15) 15 December 1988 (age 36)	2017	2017	Stuttgart	Free	7	0
57	Samuele Guddo[b]		GK	(1999-07-02) 2 July 1999 (age 25)	2017		Youth Sector	N/A	-	-
58	Sebastian Breza[c]		GK	(1998-03-15) 15 March 1998 (age 26)	2016	2017	Monopoli	Free	-	-
60	Francesco Bonfiglio[b]		LW	(1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 27)	2017		Youth Sector	N/A	-	-
61	Gennaro Ruggiero[b]		CM	(2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 (age 24)	2017		Youth Sector	N/A	2	0

1. On loan.
2. Aggregated from Youth Sector during the season.
3. Signed from Monopoli on summer 2016, transferred to own Youth Sector and then aggregated during the season.

Name	Signed to	Transfer Fee	Notes
Players transferred out during the season
Achraf Lazaar	Newcastle United	€2.85M	Permanent deal
Oscar Hiljemark	Genoa	€300,000	Out on loan with an obligation to buy for €2.5M
Robin Quaison	Mainz	€2.5M	Permanent deal
Ouasim Bouy	Juventus	Free	End of loan

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving from	Fee	Notes	Source
3 August 2016	MF	Alessandro Gazzi	33	Torino	€700,000		[3]
8 August 2016	DF	Haitam Aleesami	25	IFK Göteborg	€1,300,000		[4]
29 August 2016	MF	Alessandro Diamanti	33	Guangzhou Evergrande	Loan		[5]
29 August 2016	MF	Bruno Henrique	26	Corinthians	€3,300,000		[6]

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving from	Fee	Notes	Source
26 August 2016	MF	Ouasim Bouy	23	Juventus		On loan until 2017	[7]

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving to	Fee	Notes	Source
2 July 2016	GK	Stefano Sorrentino	37	Chievo	Free		[8]
16 July 2016	MF	Franco Vázquez	27	Sevilla	€15,000,000		[9]

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving to	Fee	Notes	Source
7 June 2016	FW	Simon Makienok	25	Preston North End	Loan		[10]
28 August 2016	DF	Achraf Lazaar	24	Newcastle United	€3,300,000		[11]

Pre-season and friendlies

v

Friendly

v

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position	Final position	First match	Last match
Serie A	Matchday 1	—	19th	21 August 2016	28 May 2017
Coppa Italia	Third round	—	Fourth round	12 August 2016	30 November 2016

Last updated: 28 May 2017

Serie A

Main article: 2016–17 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Genoa	38	9	9	20	38	64	−26	36
17	Crotone	38	9	7	22	34	58	−24	34
18	Empoli (R)	38	8	8	22	29	61	−32	32	Relegation to Serie B
19	Palermo (R)	38	6	8	24	33	77	−44	26
20	Pescara (R)	38	3	9	26	37	81	−44	18

Source: Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.^[12]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	6	8	24	33	77	−44	26	4	3	12	13	30	−17	2	5	12	20	47	−27

Last updated: 28 May 2017.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	L	D	L	D	W	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	W
Position	17	15	19	19	16	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	19	18	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2017. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Palermo v Sassuolo

22 August 2016 1	Palermo	0–1	Sassuolo	Palermo
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Rajković  32'  90+1' Quaison  80'	Report	Berardi 31' (pen.) Mazzitelli  41' Consigli  90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 12,935 Referee: Luca Pairetto

Internazionale v Palermo

28 August 2016 2	Internazionale	1–1	Palermo	Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Icardi 72' Murillo  76'	Report	Goldaniga  18' Aleesami  39' Rispoli 48',  86' Gazzi  70' Sallai  81'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 40,527 Referee: Carmine Russo

Palermo v Napoli

10 September 2016 3	Palermo	0–3	Napoli	Palermo
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Hamšík 47' Callejón 51', 65'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 10,961 Referee: Davide Massa

Crotone v Palermo

18 September 2016 4	Crotone	1–1	Palermo	Pescara
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Trotta 23' Capezzi  45+2' Crisetig  71' Claiton  90'	Report	Nestorovski 66' Goldaniga  81' Anđelković  88'	Stadium: Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia Attendance: 510 Referee: Domenico Celi

Atalanta v Palermo

21 September 2016 5	Atalanta	0–1	Palermo	Bergamo
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Kessié  70' Toloi  79' Masiello  90+3'	Report	Diamanti  70' Cionek  87' Nestorovski 89'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 14,094 Referee: Davide Ghersini

Palermo v Juventus

24 September 2016 6	Palermo	0–1	Juventus	Palermo
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Goldaniga  6' González  20' Aleesami  35'	Report	Bonucci  3' Mandžukić  9' Dani Alves  27' Goldaniga 49' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 27,039 Referee: Paolo Valeri

Sampdoria v Palermo

2 October 2016 7	Sampdoria	1–1	Palermo	Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Álvarez  21' Viviano  60' Fernandes 90+5'	Report	Hiljemark  28' Gazzi  46'  90+2' González  52' Nestorovski 60',  61' Diamanti  75' Posavec  82'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 18,093 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

Palermo v Torino

17 October 2016 8	Palermo	1–4	Torino	Palermo
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Chochev 5',  37' Vitiello  33' González  57' Anđelković  69'	Report	Ljajić 25', 40',  41' Benassi 45+1' Baselli 50' Boyé  80'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 15,961 Referee: Michael Fabbri

Roma v Palermo

23 October 2016 9	Roma	4–1	Palermo	Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Manolas  27' Salah 31',  84' Juan Jesus  36' Paredes 51' Džeko 68' El Shaarawy 82'	Report	Goldaniga  35' Chochev  39' Quaison 80'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 25,820 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese

Palermo v Udinese

27 October 2016 10	Palermo	1–3	Udinese	Palermo
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Nestorovski 10' Diamanti  12' Pezzella  16' Sallai  75'  83'	Report	Felipe  18' Théréau 36' Widmer  57' Fofana 74', 79'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 9,360 Referee: Daniele Orsato

Cagliari v Palermo

31 October 2016 11	Cagliari	2–1	Palermo	Cagliari
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Sau  28' Pisacane  33' Dessena 53', 64' Padoin  57' Storari  78' Barella  90+4'	Report	Rispoli  18' Quaison  33' Nestorovski 79' Aleesami  90'	Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 14,625 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

Palermo v Milan

6 November 2016 12	Palermo	1–2	Milan	Palermo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Cionek  64' Nestorovski 71' Diamanti  89'	Report	Suso 15' De Sciglio  26' Lapadula 82'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 13,545 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

Bologna v Palermo

20 November 2016 13	Bologna	3–1	Palermo	Bologna
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Destro 20' Gastaldello  45' Džemaili 67' Viviani 72'	Report	Nestorovski 9' Cionek  30'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 22,027 Referee: Carmine Russo

Palermo v Lazio

27 November 2016 14	Palermo	0–1	Lazio	Palermo
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Goldaniga  41' Diamanti  42' Bouy  75' González  86'	Report	Lulić  14' Milinković-Savić 31'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 8,689 Referee: Marco Guida

Fiorentina v Palermo

4 December 2016 15	Fiorentina	2–1	Palermo	Florence
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Bernardeschi 33' (pen.) Tomović  51' Badelj  82' Babacar 90+3'	Report	Morganella  30' Aleesami  33' Jajalo 49'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 22,533 Referee: Piero Giacomelli

Palermo v Chievo

11 December 2016 16	Palermo	0–2	Chievo	Palermo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Chochev  63'	Report	Birsa 14' Pellissier 49' De Guzmán  73'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 21,232 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

Genoa v Palermo

18 December 2016 17	Genoa	3–4	Palermo	Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Simeone 4', 57' Ntcham  48' Rigoni  58' Ninković 65' Edenílson  68' Perin  90+3'	Report	Anđelković  26' Quaison 42' Cionek  45+1' Goldaniga  52', 69' Jajalo  61' Rispoli 88' Trajkovski 90' Nestorovski  90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 19,003 Referee: Luca Pairetto

Palermo v Pescara

22 December 2016 18	Palermo	1–1	Pescara	Palermo
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Quaison 33' Jajalo  39' Nestorovski  42' Henrique  76' González  88'	Report	Pettinari  12' Campagnaro  35' Biraghi  70', 90+3' (pen.) Caprari  84' Benali  87'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 20,238 Referee: Davide Massa

Empoli v Palermo

7 January 2017 19	Empoli	1–0	Palermo	Empoli
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Laurini  57' Maccarone 78' (pen.)	Report	Morganella  74' Cionek  77' Bruno Henrique  90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,268 Referee: Paolo Valeri

Sassuolo v Palermo

15 January 2017 20	Sassuolo	4–1	Palermo	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Matri 15', 66' Ragusa 24' Mazzitelli  47' Lirola  71' Politano 83'	Report	Quaison 8',  33' Goldaniga  74'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 9,074 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

Palermo v Internazionale

22 January 2017 21	Palermo	0–1	Internazionale	Palermo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Nestorovski  19' Goldaniga  43' Gazzi  63'  90+5' Balogh  78' Diamanti  83' Quaison  90+1'	Report	Ansaldi  22'  79' D'Ambrosio  36' João Mário 65'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 16,436 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

Napoli v Palermo

29 January 2017 22	Napoli	1–1	Palermo	Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Mertens 66'	Report	Nestorovski 6' Quaison  23' Bruno Henrique  32' Jajalo  65' Goldaniga  90' González  90+2'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 41,166 Referee: Domenico Celi

Palermo v Crotone

5 February 2017 23	Palermo	1–0	Crotone	Palermo
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Cionek  9' Nestorovski 27' Rispoli  57'	Report	Crisetig  62'  69' Barberis  71' Stoian  76'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 8,934 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

Palermo v Atalanta

12 February 2017 24	Palermo	1–3	Atalanta	Palermo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Rispoli  11' González  23' Chochev 41' Goldaniga  73'	Report	Conti 19' Gómez 26' Freuler  72' Cristante 78'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 12,844 Referee: Daniele Orsato

Juventus v Palermo

17 February 2017 25	Juventus	4–1	Palermo	Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Marchisio 13',  36' Dybala 40', 89' Higuaín 63'	Report	Goldaniga  4' Chochev 90+3'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 39,247 Referee: Marco Di Bello

Palermo v Sampdoria

26 February 2017 26	Palermo	1–1	Sampdoria	Palermo
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Gazzi  19' Nestorovski 31' (pen.) Bruno Henrique  53'	Report	Cigarini  18' Đuričić  46' Quagliarella 90'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 10,139 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Torino v Palermo

5 March 2017 27	Torino	3–1	Palermo	Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Belotti 73', 76', 81'	Report	Balogh  27'  78' Rispoli 30',  33' Sallai  56'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 16,098 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

Palermo v Roma

12 March 2017 28	Palermo	0–3	Roma	Palermo
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Bruno Henrique  18' Gazzi  67'	Report	Peres  15', 90+1' El Shaarawy 22' Paredes  54' Grenier  61' Džeko 76'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 12,961 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

Udinese v Palermo

19 March 2017 29	Udinese	4–1	Palermo	Udine
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Théréau 42',  45' Zapata 60' De Paul 68' Hallfreðsson  71' Danilo  71' Jankto 80'	Report	Sallai 12' Gazzi  53' Diamanti  74' Morganella  84'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 15,469 Referee: Fabio Maresca

Palermo v Cagliari

2 April 2017 30	Palermo	1–3	Cagliari	Palermo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Gazzi  5' González 26' Bruno Henrique  75' Trajkovski  90'	Report	Isla  16' Ioniță 48', 88' Borriello 58'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 11,938 Referee: Paolo Valeri

Milan v Palermo

9 April 2017 31	Milan	4–0	Palermo	Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Suso 6' Pašalić 19',  20' Bacca 37' Deulofeu 70'	Report	Goldaniga  5' González  22'  83' Cionek  75'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 36,808 Referee: Marco Di Bello

Palermo v Bologna

15 April 2017 32	Palermo	0–0	Bologna	Palermo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Jajalo  27' Cionek  37' Aleesami  53' Šunjić  75'	Report	Pulgar  25' Verdi  38' Masina  79'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 9,915 Referee: Luca Banti

Lazio v Palermo

23 April 2017 33	Lazio	6–2	Palermo	Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Immobile 8', 9' Keita 21', 24' (pen.), 26' Milinković-Savić  59' Crecco 90'	Report	Rispoli 46', 52' Gazzi  63'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Michael Fabbri

Palermo v Fiorentina

30 April 2017 34	Palermo	2–0	Fiorentina	Palermo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Nestorovski  20' Diamanti 32',  55' Aleesami 90'	Report	Salcedo  31' Astori  63'  87' Badelj  87'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 10,327 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

Chievo v Palermo

7 May 2017 35	Chievo	1–1	Palermo	Verona
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Cesar  46' Pellissier 67' (pen.) Gamberini  82' Birsa  87'	Report	Jajalo  21' González  41' Sallai  77' Goldaniga 88'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Marco Serra

Palermo v Genoa

14 May 2017 36	Palermo	1–0	Genoa	Palermo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Rispoli 13' Bruno Henrique  25'	Report	Rigoni  5'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 8,863 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Pescara v Palermo

22 May 2017 37	Pescara	2–0	Palermo	Pescara
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Murić 15' Biraghi  43' Brugman  60' Mitriță 87'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia Attendance: 10,062 Referee: Luca Pairetto

Palermo v Empoli

28 May 2017 38	Palermo	2–1	Empoli	Palermo
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Aleesami  11' Diamanti  69' Nestorovski 76' Bruno Henrique 84' Chochev  90+2'	Report	Bellusci  39' Dioussé  49' Laurini  66' Costa  67' Krunić 87'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 8,559 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2016–17 Coppa Italia

Palermo v Bari

12 August 2016 Third round	Palermo	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Bari	Palermo
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Morganella  40' Gazzi  51' Aleesami  66' Lo Faso  105' Chochev 120+1'	Report	Cassani  2'  90+3' Fedato  109'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 7,483 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Palermo v Spezia

30 November 2016 Fourth round	Palermo	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Spezia	Palermo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Lo Faso  57' Vitiello  108'  113' Quaison  118'	Report	Valentini  82'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 4,629 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
	Penalties
	Diamanti Hiljemark Aleesami Quaison Balogh Goldaniga		Sciaudone Okereke Piu Galli Chichizola Migliore

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	CRO	Josip Posavec	30	0	29	0	1	0
55	GK	ITA	Leonardo Marson	0	0	0	0	0	0
68	GK	ITA	Andrea Fulignati	10	0	9	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	ITA	Roberto Vitiello	7	0	5	0	2	0
3	DF	ITA	Andrea Rispoli	33	6	30+2	6	1	0
4	DF	SVN	Siniša Anđelković	21	0	20+1	0	0	0
5	DF	SRB	Slobodan Rajković	5	0	4	0	1	0
6	DF	ITA	Edoardo Goldaniga	30	2	26+2	2	2	0
12	DF	CRC	Giancarlo González	21	1	18+3	1	0	0
15	DF	POL	Thiago Cionek	30	0	26+3	0	0+1	0
19	DF	NOR	Haitam Aleesami	33	1	29+2	1	1+1	0
44	DF	BIH	Toni Šunjić	7	0	2+5	0	0	0
89	DF	SUI	Michel Morganella	12	0	7+4	0	1	0
97	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Pezzella	11	0	9+1	0	1	0
Midfielders
14	MF	ITA	Alessandro Gazzi	27	0	22+3	0	2	0
18	MF	BUL	Ivaylo Chochev	31	4	25+5	3	1	1
20	MF	HUN	Roland Sallai	22	1	11+10	1	1	0
23	MF	ITA	Alessandro Diamanti	32	1	18+13	1	0+1	0
25	MF	BRA	Bruno Henrique	33	0	24+9	0	0	0
61	MF	ITA	Gennaro Ruggiero	2	0	2+0	0	0	0
28	MF	BIH	Mato Jajalo	26	1	22+4	1	0	0
Forwards
8	FW	MKD	Aleksandar Trajkovski	11	1	5+6	1	0	0
9	FW	SWE	Stefan Silva	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
11	FW	GNB	Carlos Embaló	12	0	8+4	0	0	0
22	FW	HUN	Norbert Balogh	18	0	6+10	0	1+1	0
30	FW	MKD	Ilija Nestorovski	38	11	34+3	11	1	0
98	FW	ITA	Simone Lo Faso	12	0	1+9	0	1+1	0
Players transferred out during the season
7	DF	MAR	Achraf Lazaar	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
10	MF	SWE	Oscar Hiljemark	16	0	12+3	0	1	0
21	MF	SWE	Robin Quaison	18	4	11+6	4	1	0
24	MF	NED	Ouasim Bouy	3	0	0+2	0	1	0
27	FW	ITA	Accursio Bentivegna	4	0	2+1	0	1	0

Last updated: 28 May 2017
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Serie A	Coppa Italia	Total
1	30	FW		Ilija Nestorovski	11	0	11
2	3	DF		Andrea Rispoli	6	0	6
3	18	MF		Ivaylo Chochev	3	1	4
	21	MF		Robin Quaison	4	0	4
5	6	DF		Edoardo Goldaniga	2	0	2
6	8	FW		Aleksandar Trajkovski	1	0	1
	12	DF		Giancarlo González	1	0	1
	19	DF		Haitam Aleesami	1	0	1
	20	MF		Roland Sallai	1	0	1
	23	MF		Alessandro Diamanti	1	0	1
	25	MF		Bruno Henrique	1	0	1
	28	MF		Mato Jajalo	1	0	1
Own goal					0	0	0
Totals					33	1	34

Last updated: 28 May 2017

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Serie A	Coppa Italia	Total
1	68	GK		Andrea Fulignati	3	1	4
2	1	GK		Josip Posavec	2	1	3
Totals					5	2	7

Last updated: 28 May 2017

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Serie A			Coppa Italia			Total
1	GK		Josip Posavec	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	DF		Roberto Vitiello	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0
3	DF		Andrea Rispoli	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
4	DF		Siniša Anđelković	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
5	DF		Slobodan Rajković	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	DF		Edoardo Goldaniga	11	0	1	0	0	0	11	0	1
12	DF		Giancarlo González	7	1	1	0	0	0	7	1	1
15	DF		Thiago Cionek	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
19	DF		Haitam Aleesami	6	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
44	DF		Toni Šunjić	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
89	DF		Michel Morganella	3	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
97	DF		Giuseppe Pezzella	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
10	MF		Oscar Hiljemark	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	MF		Alessandro Gazzi	6	2	0	1	0	0	7	2	0
18	MF		Ivaylo Chochev	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
20	MF		Roland Sallai	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
21	MF		Robin Quaison	5	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
23	MF		Alessandro Diamanti	8	0	1	0	0	0	8	0	1
24	MF		Ouasim Bouy	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
25	MF		Bruno Henrique	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
28	MF		Mato Jajalo	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
8	FW		Aleksandar Trajkovski	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
22	FW		Norbert Balogh	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
30	FW		Ilija Nestorovski	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
98	FW		Simone Lo Faso	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0
Totals				94	6	3	6	1	0	100	7	3

Last updated: 28 May 2017

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