2020–21_S.P.A.L._season
2020–21 SPAL season
SPAL 2020–21 football season
The 2020–21 Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor season was the club's 114th season in existence and the club's first season back in the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, SPAL participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covers the period from 3 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Quick Facts season, Chairman ...
| 2020–21 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Walter Mattioli | |||
| Head coach | Pasquale Marino | |||
| Stadium | Stadio Paolo Mazza | |||
| Serie B | 9th | |||
| Coppa Italia | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mattia Valoti (11) All: Mattia Valoti (11) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 10 May 2021. | ||||
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First-team squad
- As of 5 October 2020[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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Out on loan
- As of 5 October 2020
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Win Draw Loss Fixtures
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 | 25 September 2020 | 10 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 036.84 |
| Coppa Italia | 30 September 2020 | 27 January 2021 | Second round | Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 040.00 |
| Total | 43 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 037.21 | ||||
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Source: Soccerway
Serie B
Main article: 2020–21 Serie B
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 7 | Brescia | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 56[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round |
| 8 | Chievo (R, D, R, R) | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 56[lower-alpha 1] | Bankruptcy |
| 9 | SPAL | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 56[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 10 | Frosinone | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 50[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 11 | Reggina | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 50[lower-alpha 2] |
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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.[2]
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
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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]
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
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Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| 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 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 56 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 23 | −4 |
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Source: Serie B
Results by round
More information Round, Ground ...
| 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | W | W | D | D | D | L | D | D | L | D | W | D | L | W | D | D | W | L | L | L | W | W |
| Position | 16 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 9 September 2020.[3]
Monza v SPAL
| 25 September 2020 1 | Monza | 0–0 | SPAL | Monza |
| 16:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Attendance: 956 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
SPAL v Cosenza
| 3 October 2020 2 | SPAL | 1–1 | Cosenza | Ferrara |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ivan Robilotta |
Pordenone v SPAL
| 17 October 2020 3 | Pordenone | 3–3 | SPAL | Lignano Sabbiadoro |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Guido Teghil Attendance: 459 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
Empoli v SPAL
| 20 October 2020 4 | Empoli | 2–1 | SPAL | Empoli |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 580 Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua |
SPAL v Vicenza
| 24 October 2020 5 | SPAL | 3–2 | Vicenza | Ferrara |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Marco Serra |
Reggina v SPAL
| 1 November 2020 6 | Reggina | 0–1 | SPAL | Reggio Calabria |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 0 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi |
SPAL v Salernitana
| 6 November 2020 7 | SPAL | 2–0 | Salernitana | Ferrara |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Attendance: 0 Referee: Ivano Pezzuto |
SPAL v Pescara
| 21 November 2020 8 | SPAL | 2–0 | Pescara | Ferrara |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Massimi |
Virtus Entella v SPAL
| 30 November 2020 9 | Virtus Entella | 0–1 | SPAL | Chiavari |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 0 Referee: Matteo Marchetti |
SPAL v Pisa
| 5 December 2020 10 | SPAL | 4–0 | Pisa | Ferrara |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Attendance: 0 Referee: Riccardo Ros |
Cittadella v SPAL
| 12 December 2020 11 | Cittadella | 2–0 | SPAL | Cittadella |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato Attendance: 0 Referee: Giacomo Camplone |
SPAL v Chievo
| 15 December 2020 12 | SPAL | 0–0 | Chievo | Ferrara |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Guida |
Venezia v SPAL
| 19 December 2020 13 | Venezia | 0–0 | SPAL | Venice |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Serra |
SPAL v Lecce
| 22 December 2020 14 | SPAL | 1–0 | Lecce | Ferrara |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Doveri |
Ascoli v SPAL
| 27 December 2020 15 | Ascoli | 2–0 | SPAL | Ascoli Piceno |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Attendance: 0 Referee: Rosario Abisso |
SPAL v Brescia
| 30 December 2020 16 | SPAL | 2–3 | Brescia | Ferrara |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Attendance: 0 Referee: Federico Dionisi |
Frosinone v SPAL
| 4 January 2021 17 | Frosinone | 1–2 | SPAL | Frosinone |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe Attendance: 0 Referee: Simone Sozza |
SPAL v Reggiana
| 18 January 2021 18 | SPAL | 2–0 | Reggiana | Ferrara |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Attendance: 0 Referee: Antonio Giua |
Cremonese v SPAL
| 24 January 2021 19 | Cremonese | 1–1 | SPAL | Cremona |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Attendance: 0 Referee: Ivan Robilotta |
SPAL v Monza
| 30 January 2021 20 | SPAL | 1–1 | Monza | Ferrara |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Attendance: 0 Referee: Livio Marinelli |
Cosenza v SPAL
| 6 February 2021 21 | Cosenza | 1–1 | SPAL | Cosenza |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla Attendance: 0 Referee: Euguenio Abbattista |
SPAL v Pordenone
| 9 February 2021 22 | SPAL | 1–3 | Pordenone | Ferrara |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Di Bello |
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 |
Vicenza v SPAL
| 20 February 2021 24 | Vicenza | 2–2 | SPAL | Vicenza |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 0 Referee: Matteo Gariglio |
SPAL v Reggina
| 27 February 2021 25 | SPAL | 1–4 | Reggina | Ferrara |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Attendance: 0 Referee: Alessandro Prontera |
Salernitana v SPAL
| 2 March 2021 26 | Salernitana | 0–0 | SPAL | Salerno |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadio Arechi |
Pescara v SPAL
| 6 March 2021 27 | Pescara | 0–1 | SPAL | Pescara |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadio Adriatico Referee: Federico La Penna |
SPAL v Virtus Entella
| 12 March 2021 28 | SPAL | 0–0 | Virtus Entella | Ferrara |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza |
SPAL v Cittadella
| 20 March 2021 30 | SPAL | 1–0 | Cittadella | Ferrara |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza |
Chievo v SPAL
| 2 April 2021 31 | Chievo | 1–1 | SPAL | Verona |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi |
SPAL v Venezia
| 5 April 2021 32 | SPAL | 1–1 | Venezia | Ferrara |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza |
SPAL v Ascoli
| 16 April 2021 34 | SPAL | 1–2 | Ascoli | Ferrara |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza |
Brescia v SPAL
| 1 May 2021 35 | Brescia | 3–1 | SPAL | Brescia |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti |
SPAL v Frosinone
| 4 May 2021 36 | SPAL | 0–1 | Frosinone | Ferrara |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza |
Reggiana v SPAL
| 7 May 2021 37 | Reggiana | 1–2 | SPAL | Reggio Emilia |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore |
Coppa Italia
Main article: 2020–21 Coppa Italia
SPAL v Bari
| 30 September 2020 Second round | SPAL | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Bari | Ferrara |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Referee: Simone Sozza | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Crotone v SPAL
| 28 October 2020 Third round | Crotone | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | SPAL | Crotone |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Referee: Matteo Marchetti | |
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SPAL v Monza
| 24 November 2020 Fourth round | SPAL | 2–0 | Monza | Ferrara |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Referee: Marco Piccinini |
Sassuolo v SPAL
| 14 January 2021 Round of 16 | Sassuolo | 0–2 | SPAL | Reggio Emilia |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium Referee: Giacomo Camplone |
Appearances and goals
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| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | |||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  ALB |
Etrit Berisha | 27 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | GK |  ITA |
Cesare Galeotti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | GK |  SEN |
Demba Thiam | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 97 | GK | SEN |
Maurice Gomis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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| 3 | DF | ITA |
Luca Ranieri | 30 | 0 | 23+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | DF |  SRB |
Nenad Tomović | 38 | 1 | 30+4 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF |  POL |
Bartosz Salamon | 14 | 2 | 9+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | DF | ITA |
Caleb Okoli | 19 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | DF | ITA |
Francesco Vicari | 27 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | DF | ITA |
Riccardo Spaltro | 6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 32 | DF | ITA |
Marco Sala | 32 | 0 | 18+9 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | ||||
| 41 | DF | ITA |
Lorenzo Dickmann | 35 | 1 | 21+10 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | ||||
| 89 | DF | POL |
Jakub Iskra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 98 | DF | ITA |
Riccardo Mastrilli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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| 6 | MF | ITA |
Salvatore Esposito | 34 | 5 | 26+5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | MF | ITA |
Simone Missiroli | 36 | 1 | 20+11 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | MF | ITA |
Mattia Valoti | 31 | 11 | 27+2 | 11 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | MF | ITA |
Alessandro Murgia | 27 | 1 | 8+15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | MF |  EST |
Georgi Tunjov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | MF | ITA |
Federico Zanchetta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | MF | ITA |
Leonardo Sernicola | 34 | 0 | 21+8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | MF | ITA |
Luca Mora | 17 | 1 | 14+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | MF | ITA |
Federico Viviani | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | MF |  BRA |
Espeto | 31 | 4 | 19+10 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 77 | MF | ITA |
Marco D'Alessandro | 13 | 1 | 9+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ITA |
Alberto Paloschi | 28 | 8 | 20+6 | 7 | 1+1 | 1 | ||||
| 10 | FW | ITA |
Sergio Floccari | 26 | 1 | 10+13 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | FW | ITA |
Federico Di Francesco | 28 | 4 | 18+9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | FW | ITA |
Sebastiano Esposito | 13 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
| 29 | FW |  ESP |
Raúl Asencio | 13 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 80 | FW | SEN |
Andrea Petagna | 11 | 1 | 2+5 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | ||||
| 90 | FW | ITA |
Luca Moro | 10 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 93 | FW | ITA |
Marco Tumminello | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 94 | FW |  BOL |
Jaume Cuéllar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 95 | FW |  MNE |
Marko Janković | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 99 | FW | ITA |
Enrico Brignola | 13 | 1 | 1+8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | ITA |
Jacopo Segre | 18 | 0 | 11+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | MF |  ARG |
Lucas Castro | 13 | 3 | 9+2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||
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Last updated: 10 May 2021
Source: Competitions
Goalscorers
- "Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor – Squadra". spalferrara.it. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- "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.