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2022–23 Empoli FC season

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Empoli FC
2022–23 season
ChairmanFabrizio Corsi
Head coachPaolo Zanetti
StadiumStadio Carlo Castellani
Serie A14th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 64
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nicolò Cambiaghi (6)

All:
Nicolò Cambiaghi (7)

The 2022–23 season was the 103rd season in the history of Empoli FC and their second consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.

Players

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As of 31 January 2023[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 Italy ITA Samuele Perisan
3 DF New Zealand NZL Liberato Cacace
4 DF Poland POL Sebastian Walukiewicz (on loan from Cagliari)
5 MF Italy ITA Alberto Grassi (on loan from Parma)
6 DF Belgium BEL Koni De Winter (on loan from Juventus)
8 MF Scotland SCO Liam Henderson
9 FW Uruguay URU Martín Satriano (on loan from Internazionale)
11 MF Ivory Coast CIV Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (on loan from Lazio)
13 GK Italy ITA Guglielmo Vicario
14 FW Croatia CRO Marko Pjaca (on loan from Juventus)
18 MF Romania ROU Răzvan Marin (on loan from Cagliari)
19 FW Italy ITA Francesco Caputo (on loan from Sampdoria)
21 MF Italy ITA Jacopo Fazzini
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK Kosovo KOS Samir Ujkani
23 FW Italy ITA Mattia Destro
24 DF Nigeria NGA Tyronne Ebuehi
25 MF Italy ITA Filippo Bandinelli (captain)
26 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo Tonelli
28 FW Italy ITA Nicolò Cambiaghi (on loan from Atalanta)
30 DF Slovenia SVN Petar Stojanović
32 MF Switzerland SUI Nicolas Haas
33 DF Italy ITA Sebastiano Luperto (on loan from Napoli)
34 DF Albania ALB Ardian Ismajli
35 MF Italy ITA Tommaso Baldanzi
55 FW Italy ITA Emanuel Vignato (on loan from Bologna)
65 DF Italy ITA Fabiano Parisi
91 FW Italy ITA Roberto Piccoli (on loan from Atalanta)

Out on loan

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As of 31 January 2023

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 Italy ITA Niccolò Chiorra (at Mantova until 30 June 2023)
GK Italy ITA Gabriel Meli (at Recanatese until 30 June 2023)
DF Italy ITA Francesco Donati (at Ascoli until 30 June 2023)
DF Italy ITA Leonardo Pezzola (at San Donato Tavarnelle until 30 June 2023)
MF Albania ALB Kristjan Asllani (at Internazionale until 30 June 2023)
MF Albania ALB Nedim Bajrami (at Sassuolo until 30 June 2023)
MF Italy ITA Luca Belardinelli (at Südtirol until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Italy ITA Giovanni Crociata (at Cittadella until 30 June 2023)
MF Italy ITA Tommaso Fantacci (at Arzignano until 30 June 2023)
MF Slovenia SVN Leo Štulac (at Palermo until 30 June 2023)
FW Sweden SWE Emmanuel Ekong (at Perugia until 30 June 2023)
FW Italy ITA Andrea La Mantia (at SPAL until 30 June 2023)
FW Italy ITA Davide Merola (at Pescara until 30 June 2023)
FW Italy ITA Alessio Rosa (at Juve Stabia until 30 June 2023)

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

The team's pre-season camp began on 5–6 July in Monteboro.[2]

14 July 2022 Friendly Empoli Italy 11–0 Italy Calcio Castelfiorentino Vinci
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale di Petroio
Referee: Andrea Zoppi
19 July 2022 Friendly Empoli Italy 3–0 Italy Seravezza Vinci
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale di Petroio
Referee: Edoardo Manedo Mazzoni
25 July 2022 Friendly Trabzonspor Turkey 0–1 Italy Empoli Kitzbühel, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Sportplatz Langau
Referee: Stefan Gamper (Austria)
28 July 2022 Friendly Empoli Italy 2–1 Cyprus Pafos Wörgl, Austria
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportstadion Wörgl
Referee: Cemil Et (Austria)
5 December 2022 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 1–2 Italy Empoli Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
9 December 2022 Friendly Wolverhampton Wanderers England 1–1 Italy Empoli Spain
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
16 December 2022 Friendly Empoli Italy 0–1 France Monaco Empoli
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
23 December 2022 Friendly Empoli Italy 2–1 Italy Sassuolo Empoli
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 14 August 2022 3 June 2023 Matchday 1 14th 38 10 13 15 37 49 −12 026.32
Coppa Italia 6 August 2022 Round of 64 Round of 64 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 39 10 13 16 38 51 −13 025.64

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Udinese 38 11 13 14 47 48 −1 46
13 Sassuolo 38 12 9 17 47 61 −14 45
14 Empoli 38 10 13 15 37 49 −12 43
15 Salernitana 38 9 15 14 48 62 −14 42
16 Lecce 38 8 12 18 33 46 −13 36
Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team;[3] 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[4]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 10 13 15 37 49  −12 43 8 4 7 22 23  −1 2 9 8 15 26  −11

Source: Serie A

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAH
ResultLDDDDLWLDWLLWLWDDWWDLDDLLLLWDLLLWWDWDL
Position151314141516141514101214141413131312910121212131414141414141515151414141414
Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 24 June 2022.[5]

14 August 2022 1 Spezia 1–0 Empoli La Spezia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 8,360
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
21 August 2022 2 Empoli 0–0 Fiorentina Empoli
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
28 August 2022 3 Lecce 1–1 Empoli Lecce
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 23,941
Referee: Alberto Santoro
31 August 2022 4 Empoli 1–1 Hellas Verona Empoli
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,269
Referee: Marco Serra
5 September 2022 5 Salernitana 2–2 Empoli Salerno
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 18,173
Referee: Rosario Abisso
12 September 2022 6 Empoli 1–2 Roma Empoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 13,420
Referee: Livio Marinelli
17 September 2022 7 Bologna 0–1 Empoli Bologna
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 15,670
Referee: Manuel Volpi
1 October 2022 8 Empoli 1–3 Milan Empoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 15,497
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
9 October 2022 9 Torino 1–1 Empoli Turin
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 16,793
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
15 October 2022 10 Empoli 1–0 Monza Empoli
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,258
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
21 October 2022 11 Juventus 4–0 Empoli Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 37,771
Referee: Michael Fabbri
30 October 2022 12 Empoli 0–2 Atalanta Empoli
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,740
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
5 November 2022 13 Empoli 1–0 Sassuolo Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,834
Referee: Ermanno Feliciani
8 November 2022 14 Napoli 2–0 Empoli Naples
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Luca Pairetto
11 November 2022 15 Empoli 2–0 Cremonese Empoli
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,077
Referee: Federico Dionisi
4 January 2023 16 Udinese 1–1 Empoli Udine
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 19,327
Referee: Marco Serra
8 January 2023 17 Lazio 2–2 Empoli Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto
16 January 2023 18 Empoli 1–0 Sampdoria Empoli
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 10,364
Referee: Alberto Santoro
23 January 2023 19 Internazionale 0–1 Empoli Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65,476
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
28 January 2023 20 Empoli 2–2 Torino Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,029
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro
4 February 2023 21 Roma 2–0 Empoli Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 60,908
Referee: Federico Dionisi
11 February 2023 22 Empoli 2–2 Spezia Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,871
Referee: Antonio Giua
19 February 2023 23 Fiorentina 1–1 Empoli Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 29,663
Referee: Alessandro Prontera
25 February 2023 24 Empoli 0–2 Napoli Empoli
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 12,624
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
4 March 2023 25 Monza 2–1 Empoli Monza
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 10,601
Referee: Ermanno Feliciani
11 March 2023 26 Empoli 0–1 Udinese Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,465
Referee: Francesco Cosso
17 March 2023 28 Atalanta 2–1 Empoli Bergamo
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 17,864
Referee: Federico Dionisi
3 April 2023 28 Empoli 1–0 Lecce Empoli
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,844
Referee: Michael Fabbri
7 April 2023 29 Milan 0–0 Empoli Milan
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 70,286
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro
14 April 2023 30 Cremonese 1–0 Empoli Cremona
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 8,966
Referee: Luca Zufferli
23 April 2023 31 Empoli 0–3 Internazionale Empoli
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 15,337
Referee: Livio Marinelli
30 April 2023 32 Sassuolo 2–1 Empoli Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 10,267
Referee: Federico Dionisi
4 May 2023 33 Empoli 3–1 Bologna Empoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,439
Referee: Federico La Penna
8 May 2023 34 Empoli 2–1 Salernitana Empoli
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 10,760
Referee: Manuel Volpi
15 May 2023 35 Sampdoria 1–1 Empoli Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 16,867
Referee: Ermanno Feliciani
22 May 2023 36 Empoli 4–1 Juventus Empoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 15,519
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
28 May 2023 37 Hellas Verona 1–1 Empoli Verona
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 22,831
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
3 June 2023 38 Empoli 0–2 Lazio Empoli
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 11,545
Referee: Luca Massimi

Coppa Italia

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6 August 2022 Round of 64 Empoli 1–2 (a.e.t.) SPAL Empoli
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 1,155
Referee: Manuel Volpi

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Italy ITA Samuele Perisan 7 0 7 0 0 0
13 GK Italy ITA Guglielmo Vicario 32 0 31 0 1 0
22 GK Kosovo KOS Samir Ujkani 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF New Zealand NZL Liberato Cacace 17 0 12+5 0 0 0
4 DF Poland POL Sebastian Walukiewicz 11 0 6+5 0 0 0
6 DF Belgium BEL Koni De Winter 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Nigeria NGA Tyronne Ebuehi 26 2 22+4 2 0 0
26 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo Tonelli 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 DF Slovenia SVN Petar Stojanović 28 0 16+11 0 1 0
33 DF Italy ITA Sebastiano Luperto 37 2 36 2 1 0
34 DF Albania ALB Ardian Ismajli 26 0 22+3 0 1 0
65 DF Italy ITA Fabiano Parisi 34 2 33 2 0+1 0
Midfielders
5 MF Italy ITA Alberto Grassi 26 0 14+11 0 0+1 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Liam Henderson 26 0 11+14 0 1 0
11 MF Ivory Coast CIV Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro 24 1 16+8 1 0 0
18 MF Romania ROU Răzvan Marin 34 2 28+5 2 1 0
20 MF Italy ITA Duccio Degli Innocenti 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
21 MF Italy ITA Jacopo Fazzini 22 0 8+13 0 0+1 0
25 MF Italy ITA Filippo Bandinelli 36 2 28+7 2 1 0
32 MF Switzerland SUI Nicolas Haas 25 1 12+12 1 1 0
35 MF Italy ITA Tommaso Baldanzi 27 4 24+2 4 0+1 0
Forwards
9 FW Uruguay URU Martín Satriano 32 2 20+11 2 0+1 0
14 FW Croatia CRO Marko Pjaca 17 0 5+12 0 0 0
19 FW Italy ITA Francesco Caputo 21 5 20+1 5 0 0
23 FW Italy ITA Mattia Destro 18 1 6+11 1 1 0
28 FW Italy ITA Nicolò Cambiaghi 29 7 12+16 6 0+1 1
55 FW Italy ITA Emanuel Vignato 5 1 0+5 1 0 0
87 FW Portugal POR Herculano Nabian 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
91 FW Italy ITA Roberto Piccoli 13 2 6+7 2 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
10 MF Albania ALB Nedim Bajrami 28 1 19+8 1 1 0
7 FW Netherlands NED Nedim Bajrami 14 1 10+4 1 0 0
17 FW Sweden SWE Emmanuel Ekong 2 0 0+2 0 0 0

Last updated: 3 June 2023
Source: Competitions

References

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  1. ^ "Rosa". Empoli F.C. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Empoli, calendario amichevoli estive 2022: Il programma e gli orari di tutte le partite". 7 July 2022.
  3. ^ Should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match was held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively.
  4. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 304/A" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation.
  5. ^ "Calendario Serie a 2022–2023, il 24 giugno nasce il nuovo campionato".