2020–21_Empoli_F.C._season
2020–21 Empoli FC season
Empoli F.C. 2020–21 football season
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.
Quick Facts season, Chairman ...
| 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]
First-team squad
- As of 27 January 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players out on loan
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In
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| Date | Name | Moving from | Moving to | Fee |
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| 1 September 2020 |  Szymon Żurkowski |
Fiorentina | Empoli | Loan[2] |
 Aleksa Terzić |
Fiorentina | Empoli | Loan[3] | |
| 9 September 2020 | Marco Olivieri | Juventus | Empoli | Loan[4] |
| 17 September 2020 |  Marko Brkic |
Dinamo Zagreb |
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 |  Nicolas Haas |
Atalanta | Empoli | Loan[10] |
| 3 October 2020 | Nicolò Casale | Verona | Empoli | Loan[11] |
| Duccio Toccafondi | Prato | Empoli | Loan[12] | |
| 4 October 2020 |  Ryder Matos |
Udinese | Empoli | Loan[13] |
| 5 October 2020 | Jacopo Furlan | Catania | Empoli | Undisclosed[14] |
 Augustinas Klimavičius |
Genoa | Empoli | Loan[15] |
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Win Draw Loss
Empoli 
v Pontedera
v Pontedera
| 2 September 2020 Friendly | Empoli | 0–1 | Pontedera | Empoli, Italy |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani |
Parma v Empoli
v Empoli
| 6 September 2020 Friendly | Parma | 0–2 | Empoli | Parma, Italy |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 0 |
Empoli v Lucchese
v Lucchese
| 12 September 2020 Friendly | Empoli | 4–0 | Lucchese | Empoli, Italy |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani |
Empoli v Vis Pesaro
v Vis Pesaro
| 19 September 2020 Friendly | Empoli | 2–0 | Vis Pesaro | Empoli, Italy |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani |
Overview
More information Competition, First match ...
| 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 | 050.00 |
| Coppa Italia | 30 September 2020 | 13 January 2021 | Second round | Round of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 066.67 |
| Total | 41 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 77 | 40 | +37 | 051.22 | ||||
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Source: Soccerway
Serie B
Main article: 2020–21 Serie B
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| 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 |
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Source: Lega Serie B (in Italian), 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.[31]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[31]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results summary
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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 |
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Source: Serie B
Results by round
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| 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 |
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Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 9 September 2020.[32]
Frosinone v Empoli
| 26 September 2020 1 | Frosinone | 0–2 | Empoli | Frosinone |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
Empoli v Monza
| 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 |
Pescara v Empoli
| 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 |
Empoli v SPAL
| 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 |
Empoli v Pisa
| 23 October 2020 5 | Empoli | 3–1 | Pisa | Empoli |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 960 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
Venezia v Empoli
| 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 |
Empoli v Reggina
| 7 November 2020 7 | Empoli | 3–0 | Reggina | Empoli |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese |
Cittadella v Empoli
| 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 |
Empoli v Vicenza
| 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 |
Pordenone v Empoli
| 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 |
Virtus Entella v Empoli
| 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 |
Empoli v Cremonese
| 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 |
Chievo v Empoli
| 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 | ||||
Empoli v Reggiana
| 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 | ||||
Brescia v Empoli
| 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 | ||||
Empoli v Ascoli
| 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 | ||||
Cosenza v Empoli
| 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 | ||||
Empoli v Salernitana
| 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 | ||||
Lecce v Empoli
| 24 January 2021 19 | Lecce | 2–2 | Empoli | Lecce |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 0 Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua |
| Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
Empoli v Frosinone
| 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 | ||||
Monza v Empoli
| 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 | ||||
Empoli v Pescara
| 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 | ||||
SPAL v Empoli
| 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 | ||||
Pisa v Empoli
| 20 February 2021 24 | Pisa | 1–1 | Empoli | Pisa |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
| Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
Empoli v Venezia
| 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 | ||||
Reggina v Empoli
| 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 | ||||
Empoli v Cittadella
| 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 | ||||
Vicenza v Empoli
| 13 March 2021 28 | Vicenza | 0–2 | Empoli | Vicenza |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
| Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
Empoli v Pordenone
| 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 | ||||
Empoli v Virtus Entella
| 20 March 2021 30 | Empoli | 1–0 | Virtus Entella | Empoli |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Matteo Marchetti |
| Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
Reggiana v Empoli
| 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 | ||||
Cremonese v Empoli
| 13 April 2021 31 | Cremonese | 2–2 | Empoli | Cremona |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Attendance: 0 Referee: Eugenio Abbattista |
| Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
Empoli v Brescia
| 17 April 2021 34 | Empoli | 4–2 | Brescia | Empoli |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi |
| Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
Ascoli v Empoli
| 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 | ||||
Empoli v Cosenza
| 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 | ||||
Salernitana v Empoli
| 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 | ||||
Empoli v Lecce
| 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 | ||||
Coppa Italia
Main article: 2020–21 Coppa Italia
Benevento v Empoli
| 28 October 2020 Third round | Benevento | 2–4 | Empoli | Benevento |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Referee: Ivano Pezzuto |
Empoli v Brescia
| 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] | ||||
Napoli v Empoli
| 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 |
Goalscorers
- The player already played for his new club in 2019–20 season, the deal turned from temporary to definitive.
- "I numeri della stagione azzurra, i numeri di una stagione meravigliosa". Empoli FC. 18 May 2021.
- "Szymon Żurkowski è un nuovo calciatore dell'Empoli". Empoli F.C. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- "Aleksa Terzić è un nuovo calciatore dell'Empoli". Empoli F.C. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- "Marco Olivieri è un nuovo calciatore dell'Empoli". Empoli F.C. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- "Marko Brkic è un nuovo calciatore dell'Empoli". Empoli F.C. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "Mirco Lipari è un nuovo calciatore dell'Empoli". Empoli F.C. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "Leonardo Manfredi è un nuovo calciatore dell'Empoli". Empoli F.C. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "Andrea Cambiaso è un nuovo calciatore dell'Empoli". Empoli F.C. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- "Fabiano Parisi è un nuovo calciatore dell'Empoli". Empoli F.C. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- "Nicolas Haas è un nuovo calciatore dell'Empoli". Empoli F.C. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- "Ufficiale: Nicolò Casale all'Empoli". Hellas Verona F.C. 3 October 2020. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Duccio Toccafondi è un nuovo calciatore dell'Empoli". Empoli F.C. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Ryder Matos è un nuovo calciatore dell'Empoli". Empoli F.C. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Jacopo Furlan è un nuovo calciatore dell'Empoli". Empoli F.C. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Augustinas Klimavicius è un nuovo calciatore dell'Empoli". Empoli F.C. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Arnel Jakupovic all'NK Domzale". Empoli F.C. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- "Michał Marcjanik wraca do Gdyni!". Arka Gdynia. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- "Samuel Mraz al Zagłębie Lubin". Empoli F.C. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- "Curto, un giovane centrale per la difesa". F.C. Südtirol. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- "Kevin Cannavò alla Vis Pesaro". Empoli F.C. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- "Frederic Veseli alla Salernitana". Empoli F.C. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- "Imperiale, nuovo terzino della Carrarese". Carrarese Calcio. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- "Filippo Perucchini alla Pistoiese". Empoli F.C. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- "Bertolini al Prato, Lupi al Poggibonsi, Sposito al Taranto e Vivoli alla Pistoiese". Empoli F.C. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- "Giuseppe Montaperto alla Cavese". Empoli F.C. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- "Kevin Piscopo alla Carrarese". Empoli F.C. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Davide Merola all'Arezzo". Empoli F.C. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Mouhamadou Sakho all'Arezzo". Empoli F.C. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Ivan Provedel per la porta delle Aquile". Spezia Calcio. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Tommaso Fantacci alla Juve Stabia". Empoli F.C. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- "E' nata la Serie BKT 2020/2021" (in Italian). Lega B. 9 September 2020.
- "Brescia Calcio rinuncia alla trasferta di Empoli" (in Italian). bresciacalcio.it. 25 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2020.