2020–21 S.P.A.L. season

The 2020–21 Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor season is 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.

SPAL
2020–21 season
ChairmanWalter Mattioli
Head coachPasquale Marino
StadiumStadio Paolo Mazza
Serie B5th
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
All statistics correct as of 27 January 2021.

Players

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ALB Etrit Berisha
3 DF  ITA Luca Ranieri (on loan from Fiorentina)
4 DF  SRB Nenad Tomović
5 DF  POL Bartosz Salamon
6 MF  ITA Salvatore Esposito
7 MF  ITA Simone Missiroli
8 MF  ITA Mattia Valoti
9 FW  ITA Alberto Paloschi (vice-captain)
10 FW  ITA Sergio Floccari (captain)
11 MF  ITA Alessandro Murgia
12 GK  ITA Cesare Galeotti
13 MF  EST Georgi Tunjov
14 FW  ITA Federico Di Francesco (on loan from Sassuolo)
15 MF  ITA Federico Zanchetta
17 MF  ITA Leonardo Sernicola (on loan from Sassuolo)
19 MF  ARG Lucas Castro
20 DF  ITA Caleb Okoli (on loan from Atalanta)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW  ITA Sebastiano Esposito (on loan from Internazionale)
22 GK  SEN Demba Thiam
23 DF  ITA Francesco Vicari (third captain)
24 MF  ITA Federico Viviani
25 DF  ITA Riccardo Spaltro
27 MF  BRA Gabriel Strefezza
32 DF  ITA Marco Sala (on loan from Sassuolo)
41 DF  ITA Lorenzo Dickmann
77 MF  ITA Marco D'Alessandro
80 FW  SEN Demba Seck
89 DF  POL Jakub Iskra
90 FW  ITA Luca Moro
94 FW  BOL Jaume Cuéllar
95 FW  MNE Marko Janković
97 GK  SEN Maurice Gomis
98 DF  ITA Riccardo Mastrilli
99 FW  ITA Enrico Brignola (on loan from Sassuolo)

Out on loan
As of 5 October 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ITA Marco Meneghetti (at Südtirol until 30 June 2021)
— DF  ITA Kevin Bonifazi (at Udinese until 30 June 2021)
— DF  BRA Igor Julio (at Fiorentina until 30 June 2021, obligation to buy)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ITA Paolo Cannistrà (at Cavese until 30 June 2021)
— MF  ITA Davide Mazzocco (at Virtus Entella until 30 June 2021)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

19 September 2020 Friendly Udinese 0–1 SPAL Premariacco, Italy
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Centro Sportivo Premariacco
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie B 25 September 2020 May 2021 Matchday 1 19 9 6 4 26 17 +9 047.37
Coppa Italia 30 September 2020 27 January 2021 Second round Quarter-finals 5 2 2 1 5 4 +1 040.00
Total 24 11 8 5 31 21 +10 045.83

Last updated: 27 January 2021

Source: Soccerway

Serie B
Main article: 2020–21 Serie B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Monza 21 9 9 3 30 16 +14 36[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-finals
5 Cittadella 21 10 5 6 35 21 +14 35[lower-alpha 2] Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round
6 SPAL 21 9 8 4 28 19 +9 35[lower-alpha 2]
7 Venezia 21 8 8 5 24 19 +5 32
8 Lecce 21 7 10 4 36 27 +9 31
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. 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]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points (goal difference): Chievo 4 (0), Salernitana 4 (-2), Monza 3 (+2)
  2. Head-to-head points: Cittadella 3, SPAL 0

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
19 9 6 4 26 17  +9 33 6 2 1 17 6  +11 3 4 3 9 11  −2

Last updated: 24 January 2021.
Source: Serie B

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDDLWWWWWWLDDWLLWWD
Position1612121487622234
Updated to match(es) played on 24 January 2021. Source: Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 September 2020.[3]

25 September 2020 1 Monza 0–0 SPAL Monza
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 956
Referee: Daniele Orsato
3 October 2020 2 SPAL 1–1 Cosenza Ferrara
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ivan Robilotta
17 October 2020 3 Pordenone 3–3 SPAL Lignano Sabbiadoro
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Guido Teghil
Attendance: 459
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
20 October 2020 4 Empoli 2–1 SPAL Empoli
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 580
Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua
24 October 2020 5 SPAL 3–2 Vicenza Ferrara
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Marco Serra
1 November 2020 6 Reggina 0–1 SPAL Reggio Calabria
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
6 November 2020 7 SPAL 2–0 Salernitana Ferrara
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto
21 November 2020 8 SPAL 2–0 Pescara Ferrara
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luca Massimi
30 November 2020 9 Virtus Entella 0–1 SPAL Chiavari
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
5 December 2020 10 SPAL 4–0 Pisa Ferrara
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 0
Referee: Riccardo Ros
12 December 2020 11 Cittadella 2–0 SPAL Cittadella
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato
Attendance: 0
Referee: Giacomo Camplone
15 December 2020 12 SPAL 0–0 Chievo Ferrara
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Guida
19 December 2020 13 Venezia 0–0 SPAL Venice
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Serra
22 December 2020 14 SPAL 1–0 Lecce Ferrara
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Doveri
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
30 December 2020 16 SPAL 2–3 Brescia Ferrara
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 0
Referee: Federico Dionisi
4 January 2021 17 Frosinone 1–2 SPAL Frosinone
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simone Sozza
18 January 2021 18 SPAL 2–0 Reggiana Ferrara
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antonio Giua
24 January 2021 19 Cremonese 1–1 SPAL Cremona
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ivan Robilotta
30 January 2021 20 SPAL v Monza Ferrara
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

Coppa Italia
Main article: 2020–21 Coppa Italia
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
28 October 2020 Third round Crotone 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 SPAL Crotone
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
Penalties
24 November 2020 Fourth round SPAL 2–0 Monza Ferrara
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Marco Piccinini
14 January 2021 Round of 16 Sassuolo 0–2 SPAL Reggio Emilia
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Referee: Giacomo Camplone
27 January 2021 Quarter-finals Juventus 4–0 SPAL Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa Italia
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Etrit Berisha 000000
12 GK Cesare Galeotti 000000
22 GK Demba Thiam 000000
97 GK Maurice Gomis 000000
Defenders
3 DF Luca Ranieri 000000
4 DF Nenad Tomović 000000
5 DF Bartosz Salamon 000000
20 DF Caleb Okoli 000000
23 DF Francesco Vicari 000000
25 DF Riccardo Spaltro 000000
32 DF Marco Sala 000000
41 DF Lorenzo Dickmann 000000
89 DF Jakub Iskra 000000
98 DF Riccardo Mastrilli 000000
Midfielders
6 MF Salvatore Esposito 000000
7 MF Simone Missiroli 000000
8 MF Mattia Valoti 000000
11 MF Alessandro Murgia 000000
13 MF Georgi Tunjov 000000
15 MF Federico Zanchetta 000000
17 MF Leonardo Sernicola 000000
19 MF Lucas Castro 000000
24 MF Federico Viviani 000000
27 MF Espeto 000000
77 MF Marco D'Alessandro 000000
Forwards
9 FW Alberto Paloschi 000000
10 FW Sergio Floccari 000000
14 FW Federico Di Francesco 000000
21 FW Sebastiano Esposito 000000
80 FW Andrea Petagna 000000
90 FW Luca Moro 000000
94 FW Jaume Cuéllar 000000
95 FW Marko Janković 000000
99 FW Enrico Brignola 000000
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 2 August 2020
Source: Competitions

References
  1. "Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor – Squadra". spalferrara.it. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  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.
  3. "E' nata la Serie BKT 2020/2021" (in Italian). Lega B. 9 September 2020.
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