2018–19 Hellas Verona FC season
| 2019–20 season | |||
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| President | Maurizio Setti | ||
| Manager | Fabio Grosso (until 1 May 2019) Alfredo Aglietti (from 2 May)[1] | ||
| Stadium | Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi | ||
| Serie B | 5th (play-offs winner) | ||
| Coppa Italia | Third round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Giampaolo Pazzini (12) All: Giampaolo Pazzini (15) | ||
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The 2018–19 season was Hellas Verona Football Club's first season back in Serie B after being relegated to the second division at the end of the 2017–18 Serie A season. The club finished 5th in the 2018–19 Serie B season and were promoted back to the Serie A via winning the play-offs.[2]
Season summary
[edit]On 21 June 2018, Fabio Grosso was appointed manager of Hellas, signing a two-year deal at the newly relegated Serie B club.[3] Grosso was sacked on 1 May 2019 after a shock 3–2 home loss to relegation-threatened Livorno.[4] He was replaced the next day by Alfredo Aglietti, with the goal to help the club getting into the promotion playoffs.[1] Under Aglietti's short tenure, he managed to guide the club to fifth place in the regular season, and then to the promotion playoff finals, where Verona defeated Cittadella to achieve promotion to Serie A after only a single season in the second division.[5] Despite his successes, however, Aglietti was not confirmed for another season, and Ivan Jurić was named as his replacement in charge of the club a few days later.[6]
Squad
[edit]First team squad
[edit]- As of 31 January 2019[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
On loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
[edit]Serie B
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 3 | Benevento | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 60 | Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-finals |
| 4 | Pescara | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 55 | |
| 5 | Hellas Verona (O, P) | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 52 | Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round |
| 6 | Spezia | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 51[a] | |
| 7 | Cittadella | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 51[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[8]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Play-offs
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]| 18 May 2019 | Hellas Verona | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Perugia | Verona |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Faraoni  16'Empereur 27'  101'Di Carmine 41'Laribi 99'Pazzini 118', 120+1' |
Report | 11' Dragomir 34'  64' Kouan 89' (pen.) Vido 104' Verre 108' Rosi |
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 10,234[9] Referee: Ivano Pezzuto |
Semi-final
[edit]| 22 May 2019 | Hellas Verona | 0–0 | Pescara | Verona |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Danzi 90' |
Report | 14' Pinto 90+3' Bruno |
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 11,308[9] Referee: Livio Marinelli |
| 26 May 2019 | Pescara | 0–1 (0–1 agg.) | Hellas Verona | Pescara |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Perrotta 71' Scognamiglio 73' 90+2'Del Grosso 84' |
Report | 27' Colombatto 55' Henderson 74' (pen.) 90+4' Di Carmine |
Stadium: Stadio Adriatico Attendance: 11,165[9] Referee: Eugenio Abbattista |
Final
[edit]| 30 May 2019 | Cittadella | 2–0 | Hellas Verona | Cittadella |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Diaw 6', 80' |
Report | 63' Vitale 67' Colombatto |
Stadium: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato Attendance: 7,623[9] Referee: Antonio Giua |
| 2 June 2019 | Hellas Verona | 3–0 (3–2 agg.) | Cittadella | Verona |
| 21:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Vitale 9' Di Carmine 12'Zaccagni 27'Bianchetti 48'Di Carmine 69'Laribi 83'Munari 90+2' |
Report | 10' Siega 24' 62' Parodi 60' 78' Proia |
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 25,248[9] Referee: Marco Piccinini |
Coppa Italia
[edit]Second round
[edit]| 5 August 2018 | Hellas Verona (2) | 4–1 | Juve Stabia (3) | Verona |
| Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi |
Third round
[edit]| 12 August 2018 | Catania (3) | 2–0 | Hellas Verona (2) | Catania |
| Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Verona, Aglietti nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). Repubblica. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Hellas Verona return to Serie A". Football Italia. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Official: Grosso new Verona Coach". Football Italia. 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Serie B: Verona sack Grosso". Football Italia. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ "Verona, 2 allenatori e 41 battaglie in più di 9 mesi: la promozione come un parto" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Calcio, addio Aglietti. È Ivan Juric il nuovo allenatore dell'Hellas Verona" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Rosa". Hellas Verona F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Attendance Statistics of Serie B 2018-2019". StadiaPostcards.