Empoli
2014–15 season
PresidentFabrizio Corsi
ManagerMaurizio Sarri
StadiumStadio Carlo Castellani
Serie A15th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Massimo Maccarone (10)
All:
Massimo Maccarone (10)
Highest home attendance14,698 vs Juventus
(1 November 2014, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance1,470 vs Genoa
(3 December 2014, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance9,229[1]

The 2014–15 season was Empoli Football Club's first season in Serie A since the 2007–08 season. The team competed in both Serie A and the Coppa Italia.

Players

Squad information

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 Italy ITA Luca Castellazzi
2 DF France FRA Vincent Laurini
5 MF Italy ITA Davide Moro (captain)
6 MF Italy ITA Mirko Valdifiori
7 MF Italy ITA Massimo Maccarone
8 MF Venezuela VEN Franco Signorelli
9 FW Georgia (country) GEO Levan Mchedlidze
10 FW Italy ITA Francesco Tavano
11 MF Italy ITA Daniele Croce
16 GK Italy ITA Matteo Biggeri
17 MF Italy ITA Tiberio Guarente
18 MF Italy ITA Simone Verdi (on loan from Torino)
19 DF Italy ITA Federico Barba
20 FW Italy ITA Manuel Pucciarelli
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Portugal POR Mário Rui
23 DF Albania ALB Elseid Hysaj
24 DF Italy ITA Daniele Rugani (on loan from Juventus)
25 DF Italy ITA Matteo Bachini
26 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo Tonelli
27 MF Italy ITA Ludovico Gargiulo
28 GK Italy ITA Davide Bassi
30 DF Italy ITA Andrea Gemignani
33 GK Italy ITA Luigi Sepe (on loan from Napoli)
58 DF Italy ITA Luca Martinelli
77 FW Georgia (country) GEO Irakli Shekiladze
95 FW Italy ITA Emanuele Rovini
99 FW Uruguay URU Rodrigo Aguirre (on loan from Udinese)

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Hellas Verona 38 11 13 14 49 65 −16 46
14 Chievo 38 10 13 15 28 41 −13 43
15 Empoli 38 8 18 12 46 52 −6 42
16 Udinese 38 10 11 17 43 56 −13 41
17 Atalanta 38 7 16 15 38 57 −19 37
Source: 2014–15 Serie A, 2014-15 Serie A classification.[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.).[3]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 8 18 12 46 52  −6 42 6 8 5 26 22  +4 2 10 7 20 30  −10

Last updated: 31 May 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultLLDDDWDLLLWWDDDDDLDLDWDWDDDWLLDDWWLLDL
Position1920191917121314171716141313141313151616161514141413151314151616141315161515
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2015. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

31 August 2014 1 Udinese 2–0 Empoli Udine
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pasquale Yellow card 39'
Di Natale 57', 62'
Badu Yellow card 64'		 Report Croce Yellow card 55'
Verdi Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 7,889
Referee: Marco Di Bello
13 September 2014 2 Empoli 0–1 Roma Empoli
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Sepe 45+1' (o.g.)
De Rossi Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 11,118
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
20 September 2014 3 Cesena 2–2 Empoli Cesena
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Giorgi Yellow card 24'
Marilungo 30'
Defrel 32', Yellow card 77'
Cascione Yellow card 51'
Lucchini Yellow card 54'		 Report Tavano 55' (pen.)
Rugani 72'
Vecino Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Attendance: 14,073
Referee: Claudio Gavillucci
23 September 2014 4 Empoli 2–2 Milan Empoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Tonelli 13'
Pucciarelli 21'
Vecino Yellow card 42'
Valdifiori Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 86'		 Report Zapata Yellow card 20'
Muntari Yellow card 36'
Torres 43'
De Sciglio Yellow card 50'
Honda 57'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 12,619
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
28 September 2014 5 Chievo 1–1 Empoli Verona
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Radovanović Yellow card 45+1'
Meggiorini 50'
Hetemaj Yellow card 86'
Biraghi Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Pucciarelli 59'
Hysaj Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Davide Massa
5 October 2014 6 Empoli 3–0 Palermo Empoli
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Maccarone 4'
Tonelli 33'
Pucciarelli 63'		 Report Vázquez Yellow card 11'
Feddal Yellow card 16'
Bolzoni Yellow card 37'
Terzi Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,504
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
20 October 2015 7 Genoa 1–1 Empoli Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bertolacci 14', Yellow card 90+2'
Antonini Yellow card 71'
Perotti Yellow card 78'		 Report Croce Yellow card 76'
Tonelli 77'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 17,843
Referee: Angelo Cervellera
25 October 2014 8 Empoli 0–4 Cagliari Empoli
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Valdifiori Yellow card 37'
Moro Yellow card 63'		 Report Sau 31'
Avelar 36', 38' (pen.)
Ekdal 45+2'
Crisetig Yellow card 51'
Farias Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,121
Referee: Luca Pairetto
28 October 2014 9 Sassuolo 3–1 Empoli Reggio Emilia
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Taïder Yellow card 44'
Missiroli 56'
Floccari 61'
Berardi 73'
Acerbi Yellow card 89'		 Report Croce 18'
Vecino Yellow card 19'
Maccarone Yellow card 28'
Tonelli Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Daniele Orsato
1 November 2014 10 Empoli 0–2 Juventus Empoli
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Tonelli Yellow card 60' Red card 90+5'
Hysaj Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Vidal Yellow card 53'
Pirlo 61'
Morata 72'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 14,698
Referee: Paolo Valeri
9 November 2014 11 Empoli 2–1 Lazio Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Barba 52'
Maccarone 55'
Mário Rui Yellow card 84'		 Report Cavanda Yellow card 38'
Ederson Yellow card 57'
Đorđević 66'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,153
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
23 November 2014 12 Parma 0–2 Empoli Parma
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Lodi Yellow card 47'
Galloppa Yellow card 54'
Acquah Yellow card 57'
Belfodil Yellow card 70'		 Report Vecino 45+1'
Tavano 56'
Maccarone Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 10,625
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
30 November 2014 13 Empoli 0–0 Atalanta Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Croce Yellow card 5'
Tavano Yellow card 73'		 Report Dramé Yellow card 29'
Cigarini Yellow card 83'
Migliaccio Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 6,938
Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo
7 December 2014 14 Napoli 2–2 Empoli Naples
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Maggio Yellow card 63'
Zapata 67'
Albiol Yellow card 69'
De Guzmán 72'		 Report Verdi 19'
Rugani 53'
Laxalt Yellow card 63'
Mário Rui Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 30,128
Referee: Angelo Cervellera
15 December 2014 15 Empoli 0–0 Torino Empoli
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Vecino Yellow card 4'
Mário Rui Yellow card 69'		 Report Gazzi Yellow card 17'
Jansson Yellow card 32' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Moretti Yellow card 55'
El Kaddouri Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,796
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
21 December 2014 16 Fiorentina 1–1 Empoli Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Vargas 44'
El Hamdaoui Yellow card 88'
Valero Yellow card 90'
Aquilani Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Maccarone Yellow card 32'
Tonelli 57'
Pucciarelli Yellow card 89'
Zieliński Yellow card 90+1'
Valdifiori Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 34,162
Referee: Carmine Russo
6 January 2015 17 Empoli 0–0 Hellas Verona Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Tonelli Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 65' Report Sala Yellow card 24'
Toni Yellow card 41'
Campanharo Yellow card 59'
Hallfreðsson Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 77'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,705
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
11 January 2015 18 Sampdoria 1–0 Empoli Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Éder 49'
Palombo Yellow card 59'		 Report Mário Rui Yellow card 24'
Hysaj Yellow card 36'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 19,931
Referee: Dino Tommasi
17 January 2015 19 Empoli 0–0 Internazionale Empoli
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Mchedlidze Yellow card 57' Report Vidić Yellow card 86'
Medel Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 13,449
Referee: Daniele Doveri
26 January 2015 20 Empoli 1–2 Udinese Empoli
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Saponara 37' (pen.), Yellow card 38'
Barba Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Di Natale 19'
Danilo Yellow card 36'
Widmer 60'
Kone Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 74'
Piris Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,381
Referee: Davide Ghersini
31 January 2015 21 Roma 1–1 Empoli Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Manolas Red card 38'
Maicon 57'
Florenzi Yellow card 58'
Astori Yellow card 90+1'
Nainggolan Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Maccarone 39' (pen.)
Saponara Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 45+2'
Croce Yellow card 50'
Valdifiori Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 33,621
Referee: Carmine Russo
8 February 2015 22 Empoli 2–0 Cesena Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Maccarone 29'
Mário Rui Yellow card 45+1'
Signorelli 57'
Mchedlidze Yellow card 83'		 Report De Feudis Yellow card 11'
Capelli Yellow card 36'
Giorgi Yellow card 63'
Rodríguez Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,586
Referee: Daniele Orsato
15 February 2015 23 Milan 1–1 Empoli Milan
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Destro 40'
Rami Yellow card 48'
Antonelli Yellow card 64'
Paletta Yellow card 81'
Diego López Red card 84'		 Report Maccarone 68'
Verdi Yellow card 78'
Tonelli Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 27,170
Referee: Paolo Valeri
22 February 2015 24 Empoli 3–0 Chievo Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Rugani 22'
Maccarone 46', 67'		 Report Radovanović Yellow card 36'
Botta Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,338
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
1 March 2015 25 Palermo 0–0 Empoli Palermo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Rispoli Yellow card 37'
Dybala Yellow card 51'
Daprelà Yellow card 69'		 Report Hysaj Yellow card 5'
Vecino Yellow card 18'
Zieliński Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 22,352
Referee: Angelo Cervellera
8 March 2015 26 Empoli 1–1 Genoa Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Barba 66'
Mário Rui Yellow card 75'
Valdifiori Yellow card 88'		 Report Niang 27'
Burdisso Yellow card 61'
Bertolacci Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 10,392
Referee: Fabio Maresca
14 March 2015 27 Cagliari 1–1 Empoli Cagliari
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Farias Yellow card 8'
João Pedro 20'
Balzano Yellow card 57'		 Report Zieliński Yellow card 75'
Vecino 90+3'		 Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
22 March 2015 28 Empoli 3–1 Sassuolo Empoli
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Saponara 46', 60'
Mchedlidze 59'		 Report Acerbi Yellow card 44'
Rugani 49' (o.g.)
Magnanelli Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,703
Referee: Dino Tommasi
4 April 2015 29 Juventus 2–0 Empoli Turin
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Tevez 43', Yellow card 48'
Barzagli Yellow card 89'
Pereyra 90+4'		 Report Mário Rui Yellow card 66'
Saponara Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 40,029
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
12 April 2015 30 Lazio 4–0 Empoli Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mauri 4'
Klose 31', Yellow card 55'
Candreva 44'
Novaretti Yellow card 46' Yellow-red card 58'
Felipe Anderson 53'
Cana Yellow card 75'
Cavanda Yellow card 81'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 49,096
Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo
19 April 2015 31 Empoli 2–2 Parma Empoli
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Maccarone 32'
Tonelli 45'		 Report Lodi 19'
Mauri Yellow card 62'
Belfodil 73'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,767
Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua
26 April 2015 32 Atalanta 2–2 Empoli Bergamo
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Benalouane Yellow card 33'
Gómez 43'
Cigarini Yellow card 61'
D'Alessandro Yellow card 85'
Denis 90+3'		 Report Saponara 41'
Pucciarelli Yellow card 56'
Maccarone 60'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 13,651
Referee: Angelo Cervellera
30 April 2015 33 Empoli 4–2 Napoli Empoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Maccarone 8'
Laurini Yellow card 15'
Britos 43' (o.g.)
Saponara 45+1'
Tonelli Yellow card 71'
Albiol 81' (o.g.)
Verdi Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Ghoulam Yellow card 24'
Laurini 64' (o.g.)
Higuaín Yellow card 79'
Hamšík 90+1'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 10,116
Referee: Davide Massa
6 May 2015 34 Torino 0–1 Empoli Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Glik Yellow card 59'
González Yellow card 66'
Peres Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Padelli 3' (o.g.)
Mário Rui Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Dino Tommasi
10 May 2015 35 Empoli 2–3 Fiorentina Empoli
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Saponara 27'
Mchedlidze 77', Yellow card 83'		 Report Iličić 6', 68'
Badelj Yellow card 24'
Vargas Yellow card 33'
Salah 57'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 9,878
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
17 May 2015 36 Hellas Verona 2–1 Empoli Verona
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Moras 24'
Fernandinho Yellow card 66'
Sala 67'		 Report Saponara 6'
Croce Yellow card 83'
Verdi Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 18,588
Referee: Federico La Penna
24 May 2015 37 Empoli 1–1 Sampdoria Empoli
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Valdifiori Yellow card 41'
Pucciarelli 57'
Maccarone Yellow card 90+5'
Vecino Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Acquah Yellow card 45+3'
Muriel Yellow card 47'
Eto'o 90+1'
Romagnoli Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 9,084
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
31 May 2015 38 Internazionale 4–3 Empoli Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Palacio 49'
Icardi 53', 77'
Brozović 70'
Hernanes Yellow card 84'		 Report Mchedlidze 59', 88'
Pucciarelli 62'
Barba Yellow card 63'
Valdifiori Yellow card 67'
Mário Rui Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 32,036
Referee: Antonio Damato

Coppa Italia

24 August 2014 Third round Empoli 3–0 L'Aquila Empoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Verdi 10'
Tavano 19', 80'
Mchedlidze Yellow card 53'		 Del Pinto Yellow card 33'
Karkalis Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 2,359
Referee: Sig. Roca di Foggia
3 December 2014 Fourth round Empoli 2–0 Genoa Empoli
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Laxalt 4'
Mchedlidze Yellow card 68', 73'
Zieliński Yellow card 89'		 Report Greco Yellow card 8'
Matri Yellow card 75'
Pinilla Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 1,470
Referee: Marco Di Bello
20 January 2015 Round of 16 Roma 2–1 (a.e.t.) Empoli Rome
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Iturbe 5'
Yanga-Mbiwa Yellow card 99'
De Rossi 114' (pen.)		 Report Bianchetti Yellow card 55'
Verdi 80'
Vecino Yellow card 113'
Zieliński Yellow card 113'
Laxalt Yellow card 120+1'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 11,019
Referee: Marco Di Bello

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa Italia
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Italy ITA Maurizio Pugliesi 000000
28 GK Italy ITA Davide Bassi 907020
32 GK Italy ITA Alessandro Giacomel 000000
33 GK Italy ITA Luigi Sepe 32031010
Defenders
2 DF France FRA Vincent Laurini 17014+1020
19 DF Italy ITA Federico Barba 20212+6220
21 DF Portugal POR Mário Rui 37028+602+10
22 DF Italy ITA Matteo Bianchetti 300+1020
23 DF Albania ALB Elseid Hysaj 39033+302+10
24 DF Italy ITA Daniele Rugani 39338310
26 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo Tonelli 30527+151+10
50 DF Italy ITA Michele Somma 100+1000
Midfielders
5 MF Italy ITA Riccardo Saponara 18717710
6 MF Italy ITA Mirko Valdifiori 3803601+10
8 MF Venezuela VEN Franco Signorelli 1514+9120
11 MF Italy ITA Daniele Croce 39135+2120
17 MF Italy ITA Tiberio Guarente 100+1000
18 MF Italy ITA Simone Verdi 28317+911+12
25 MF Australia AUS Joshua Brillante 100+1000
27 MF Poland POL Piotr Zieliński 3007+2101+10
88 MF Uruguay URU Matías Vecino 38236220
Forwards
7 FW Italy ITA Massimo Maccarone 351030+41010
9 FW Georgia (country) GEO Levan Mchedlidze 2756+19421
10 FW Italy ITA Francesco Tavano 28415+11222
20 FW Italy ITA Manuel Pucciarelli 36525+951+10
Players transferred out during the season
5 MF Italy ITA Davide Moro 400+4000
13 MF Uruguay URU Diego Laxalt 710+402+11
77 FW Georgia (country) GEO Irakli Shekiladze 000000
95 FW Italy ITA Emanuele Rovini 000000
99 FW Uruguay URU Rodrigo Aguirre 200+100+10

Last updated: 30 May 2015
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 7 FW Italy Massimo Maccarone 10 0 10
2 5 MF Italy Riccardo Saponara 7 0 7
3 9 FW Georgia (country) Levan Mchedlidze 4 1 5
20 FW Italy Manuel Pucciarelli 5 0 5
26 DF Italy Lorenzo Tonelli 5 0 5
6 10 FW Italy Francesco Tavano 2 2 4
7 18 MF Italy Simone Verdi 1 2 3
24 DF Italy Daniele Rugani 3 0 3
9 19 DF Italy Federico Barba 2 0 2
88 MF Uruguay Matías Vecino 2 0 2
11 8 MF Venezuela Franco Signorelli 1 0 1
11 MF Italy Daniele Croce 1 0 1
13 MF Uruguay Diego Laxalt 0 1 1
Own goal 3 0 3
Totals 46 6 52

Last updated: 17 January 2016

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiche Spettatori Serie A - Attendance Statistics Serie A".
  2. ↑ "legacalcio.it classification" (in Italian). 14 August 2015. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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