2015–16 U.S. Città di Palermo season

Palermo
2015–16 season
Chairman Maurizio Zamparini
Manager Giuseppe Iachini
(until 10 November 2015)
Davide Ballardini
(from 10 November 2015 to 11 January 2016)
Fabio Viviani
(caretaker)
(from 11 January 2016 to 26 January 2016)[1]
Giovanni Tedesco
(from 26 January 2016 to 10 February 2016)
Giovanni Bosi
(from 10 February 2016 to 15 February 2016)
Giuseppe Iachini
(from 15 February 2016 to 10 March 2016)
Walter Novellino
(from 10 March 2016 to 11 April 2016)
Davide Ballardini
(from 12 April 2016)
Stadium Stadio Renzo Barbera
Serie A 16th
Coppa Italia Fourth round
Top goalscorer League:
Alberto Gilardino (10)

All:
Alberto Gilardino (11)
Highest home attendance 33,345 vs Hellas Verona
(15 May 2016, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance 0 (behind closed doors) vs Atalanta
(20 April 2016, Serie A)
Average home league attendance 18,023
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2015–16 season is Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo's second season back in Serie A after having been relegated to Serie B at the end of the 2012–13 season. The club will compete in both Serie A and the Coppa Italia.

Players

Squad information

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Notes
Goalkeepers
70 Stefano Sorrentino Italy GK 28 March 1979 Confirmed
91 Simone Colombi Italy GK 1 July 1991 Italy Cagliari
Defenders
2 Roberto Vitiello Italy RB 8 May 1983 Confirmed
3 Andrea Rispoli Italy RB 29 September 1988 Italy Parma Confirmed
4 Siniša Anđelković Slovenia CB 13 February 1986 Confirmed
6 Edoardo Goldaniga Italy CB 2 November 1993 Loan Return
7 Achraf Lazaar Morocco LB 22 January 1992 Confirmed
12 Giancarlo González Costa Rica CB 8 February 1988 United States Columbus Crew
13 Emerson Palmieri Brazil LB 13 March 1994 Brazil Santos On loan
23 Aljaž Struna Slovenia CB 4 August 1990 Confirmed
33 Fabio Daprelà Switzerland LB 19 February 1991 Confirmed
34 Abdelhamid El Kaoutari Morocco CB 17 March 1990 France Montpellier
Midfielders
5 Francesco Bolzoni Italy CM 7 May 1989 Confirmed
10 Oscar Hiljemark Sweden CM 28 June 1992 Netherlands PSV
16 Gastón Brugman Uruguay CM 7 November 1992 Italy Pescara
17 Ahmad Benali Libya CM 7 February 1992 Italy Brescia
18 Ivaylo Chochev Bulgaria AM 18 February 1993 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
20 Franco Vázquez Argentina AM, SS 24 October 1989 Confirmed
21 Robin Quaison Sweden MF 9 October 1993 Sweden AIK
25 Enzo Maresca Italy CM 10 February 1980 Confirmed
27 Luca Rigoni Italy MF 7 February 1984 Italy Chievo
28 Mato Jajalo Croatia MF 25 May 1988 Croatia Rijeka
Forwards
8 Aleksandar Trajkovski Republic of Macedonia CM 5 November 1992 Belgium Zulte Waregem
9 Matheus Cassini Brazil ST 15 November 1995 Confirmed
11 Alberto Gilardino Italy ST 5 July 1982 China Guangzhou Evergrande
26 Accursio Bentivegna Italy AM, FW 21 June 1996 Youth team
54 Antonio la Gumina Italy ST 6 March 1996 Youth team
99 Uroš Đurđević Serbia ST 2 March 1994 Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
27 August 2015 c FW Italy Alberto Gilardino 33 China Guangzhou Evergrande

Out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
18 August 2015 c FW Italy Andrea Belotti 21 Italy Torino

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 2015–16 Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Bologna 38 11 9 18 33 45 12 42
15 Sampdoria 38 10 10 18 48 61 13 40
16 Palermo 38 10 9 19 38 65 27 39[lower-alpha 1]
17 Udinese 38 10 9 19 35 60 25 39[lower-alpha 1]
18 Carpi (R) 38 9 11 18 37 57 20 38 Relegation to Serie B
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.[2]
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Palermo ahead of Udinese on head-to-head record; Udinese–Palermo 0–1, Palermo–Udinese 4–1.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 9 9 20 37 66  −29 36 6 4 10 24 34  −10 3 5 10 13 32  −19

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
Result W W D L L L L W D L L W D L L W L L W L W D L D L L D L L D L L L D W W D W
Position 8 5 7 8 11 12 13 11 13 13 16 12 14 16 17 14 16 16 16 17 14 14 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 18 18 17 16

Last updated: 9 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Coppa Italia

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Croatia Josip Posavec 1 0 1 0 0 0
53 GK Italy Fabrizio Alastra 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
55 GK Italy Leonardo Marson 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 GK Italy Stefano Sorrentino 36 0 35 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF Italy Roberto Vitiello 11 0 8+2 0 1 0
3 DF Italy Andrea Rispoli 24 0 16+6 0 2 0
4 DF Slovenia Siniša Anđelković 24 0 21+2 0 1 0
6 DF Italy Edoardo Goldaniga 17 2 14+3 2 0 0
7 DF Morocco Achraf Lazaar 31 1 26+4 1 1 0
12 DF Costa Rica Giancarlo González 36 2 35 2 1 0
15 DF Poland Thiago Cionek 5 0 5 0 0 0
23 DF Slovenia Aljaž Struna 22 1 22 1 0 0
31 DF Italy Roberto Pirrello 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 DF Switzerland Michel Morganella 15 0 11+3 0 0+1 0
97 DF Italy Giuseppe Pezzella 10 0 7+2 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
10 MF Sweden Oscar Hiljemark 39 4 36+2 4 1 0
16 MF Uruguay Gastón Brugman 14 0 10+4 0 0 0
18 MF Bulgaria Ivaylo Chochev 28 0 21+6 0 1 0
20 MF Argentina Franco Vázquez 38 7 36 7 2 0
21 MF Sweden Robin Quaison 32 2 14+16 1 1+1 1
24 MF Italy Bryan Cristante 4 0 1+3 0 0 0
25 MF Italy Enzo Maresca 16 0 10+5 0 1 0
28 MF Croatia Mato Jajalo 29 0 24+4 0 1 0
Forwards
8 FW Republic of Macedonia Aleksandar Trajkovski 33 4 16+16 3 1 1
9 FW Italy Accursio Bentivegna 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
11 FW Italy Alberto Gilardino 34 10 26+7 9 0+1 1
22 FW Hungary Norbert Balogh 4 0 0+4 0 0 0
54 FW Italy Antonino La Gumina 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
99 FW Serbia Uroš Đurđević 14 2 5+9 2 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
9 FW Italy Andrea Belotti 1 0 0 0 1 0
27 MF Italy Luca Rigoni 12 2 8+2 1 2 1
33 DF Switzerland Fabio Daprelà 7 0 1+4 0 1+1 0
34 DF Morocco Abdelhamid El Kaoutari 9 1 7 1 2 0
91 GK Italy Simone Colombi 2 0 1 0 1 0

Last updated: 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 11 FW Italy Alberto Gilardino 10 1 11
2 20 MF Argentina Franco Vázquez 8 0 8
3 8 MF Republic of Macedonia Aleksandar Trajkovski 3 1 4
10 MF Sweden Oscar Hiljemark 4 0 4
5 6 DF Italy Edoardo Goldaniga 2 0 2
12 DF Costa Rica Giancarlo González 2 0 2
21 MF Sweden Robin Quaison 1 1 2
27 MF Italy Luca Rigoni 1 1 2
99 FW Serbia Uroš Đurđević 2 0 2
10 7 DF Morocco Achraf Lazaar 1 0 1
23 DF Slovenia Aljaž Struna 1 0 1
25 MF Italy Enzo Maresca 1 0 1
34 DF Morocco Abdelhamid El Kaoutari 1 0 1
Own goal 1 0 1
Total 38 4 42

Last updated: 15 May 2016

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 70 GK Italy Stefano Sorrentino 9 0 9
2 1 GK Croatia Josip Posavec 1 0 1
Totals 10 0 10

Last updated: 8 May 2016

References

  1. Palermo caccia Ballardini: il nuovo tecnico è Schelotto
  2. "Comunicato Ufficiale n. 262/A" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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