2014–15 U.S. Città di Palermo season

Palermo
2014–15 season
Chairman Maurizio Zamparini
Manager Giuseppe Iachini
Stadium Stadio Renzo Barbera
Serie A 11th
Coppa Italia Third round
Top goalscorer League:
Paulo Dybala (13)

All:
Paulo Dybala (13)
Highest home attendance 29,832 vs Juventus
(14 March 2015, Serie A)
Average home league attendance 17,481[1]
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2014–15 season was U.S. Città di Palermo's first season back in Serie A after having been relegated at the end of the 2012–13 season. The club competed in Serie A, finishing 11th, and in the Coppa Italia, where Palermo were eliminated early in the third round at the hands of Modena.

Season overview

Giuseppe Iachini was confirmed as Palermo head coach after leading the Sicilians to a Serie B title the previous season.

After completing the 2013–14 Serie B season in first place, Giuseppe Iachini was confirmed as head coach. On the other hand, Giorgio Perinetti left the club after chairman Maurizio Zamparini hired Franco Ceravolo as new director of football. Igor Budan will also leave his role as team manager to fulfil a career as director of football himself. This was also followed by Abel Hernández's selection to the Uruguay squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, making him the only Palermo player to appear in the competition. Hernández himself was subsequently sold to Hull in what appeared one of the main transfer moves of the season, together with the sale of Kyle Lafferty to Norwich and the signing of two players scouted from the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Sol Bamba and Giancarlo González.

On its first official game, Palermo lost 0–3 at home to Serie B club Modena in the 2014–15 Coppa Italia third round, thus being immediately eliminated from the competition. A number of dismal results left the Rosanero winless at the bottom of the league after six games in the season increased pressure on Iachini, whose coaching staff was successively extended in early October with the hiring of Fabio Viviani.[2] This was followed by the dismissal of Franco Ceravolo and his replacement with youth system head Dario Baccin.

Club

Palermo line-up for last home match of the season against Fiorentina.

Managerial staff

Position Staff
Chairman Italy Maurizio Zamparini
Vice-Chairman Italy Guglielmo Miccichè
Executive Director Italy Angelo Baiguera
CEO Italy Andrea Cardinaletti
Sporting Manager Italy Dario Baccin

Last updated: 28 January 2015
Source: U.S Città di Palermo official website

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head Coach Italy Giuseppe Iachini
Assistant Coach Italy Giuseppe Carillo
Fitness Coach Italy Andrea Corrain
Fitness Coach Italy Marcello Iaia
Fitness Coach Italy Fabrizio Tafani
Injured Players Recovery Italy Alberto Andorlini
Goalkeeping Coach Italy Franco Paleari
Technical Collaborator Italy Fabio Viviani

Last updated: 14 October 2014
Source: U.S. Città di Palermo official website

Youth system

Position Staff
Youth Sport Manager Italy Dario Baccin
Under-19 coach Italy Giovanni Bosi
Under-19 goalkeeping coach Italy Vincenzo Sicignano

Last updated: July 2014
Source: U.S Città di Palermo official website

Players

Squad information

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Samir Ujkani Kosovo GK 5 July 1988 Confirmed
68 Andrea Fulignati Italy GK 31 October 1994 Confirmed
70 Stefano Sorrentino Italy GK 28 March 1979 Confirmed
Defenders
2 Roberto Vitiello Italy RB 8 May 1983 Confirmed
3 Andrea Rispoli Italy RB 29 September 1988 Italy Parma On loan
4 Siniša Anđelković Slovenia CB 13 February 1986 Confirmed
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
19 Claudio Terzi Italy CB 19 June 1984 Confirmed
22 Danilo Ortiz Paraguay CB 28 July 1992 Paraguay Cerro Porteño On loan
23 Zouhair Feddal Morocco CB 1 January 1989 Italy Parma On loan
29 Roberto Vitiello Italy RB 8 May 1983 Confirmed
33 Fabio Daprelà Switzerland LB 19 February 1991 Confirmed
43 Davide Monteleone Italy CB 25 September 1995 Youth team
89 Michel Morganella Switzerland RB 17 May 1989 Confirmed
Midfielders
8 Édgar Barreto Paraguay CM 15 July 1984 Confirmed
14 Francesco Della Rocca Italy CM 14 September 1987 Italy Bologna Loan return
15 Francesco Bolzoni Italy CM 7 May 1989 Confirmed
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 Rijka
Forwards
9 Paulo Dybala Argentina ST 15 November 1993 Confirmed
10 João Silva Portugal ST 21 May 1990 Italy Bari
11 Simon Makienok Denmark ST 21 November 1990 Denmark Brøndby IF
54 Antonio la Gumina Italy ST 6 March 1996 Youth team
96 Accursio Bentivegna Italy AM, FW 21 June 1996 Youth team
99 Andrea Belotti Italy ST 20 December 1993 Confirmed

Transfers

Summer 2014

In

Italy FW Andrea Belotti (from AlbinoLeffe, first as co-ownership[3] then fully acquired[4])
Morocco DF Achraf Lazaar (from Varese, permanent signing from loan spell[5])
Bulgaria MF Ivaylo Chochev (from CSKA Sofia[6])
Sweden MF Robin Quaison (from AIK Fotboll[7])
Italy MF Luca Rigoni (from Chievo[8])
Morocco DF Zouhair Feddal (on loan from Parma[9])
Brazil DF Emerson Palmieri (on loan from Santos[10][11])
Ivory Coast DF Sol Bamba (free transfer[12])
Costa Rica DF Giancarlo González (from Columbus Crew[13])
Denmark FW Simon Makienok (from Brøndby IF[14])
Portugal FW João Silva (from Bari[15])

Out

Northern Ireland FW Kyle Lafferty (to Norwich[16])
Italy FW Gabriele Zerbo (to FeralpiSalò[17])
Italy MF Daniel Cappelletti (to Cittadella)
Albania FW Agon Mehmeti (released, to Malmö[18])
Chile DF Carlos Labrín (to San Marcos[19])
Hungary MF Ádám Simon (released[18])
Italy MF Giulio Sanseverino (to Savoia[20])
Italy FW Mauro Bollino (to Foggia[21][22])
Italy FW Gianluca Di Chiara (to Catanzaro[22])
Portugal MF Nélson (released[23])
Slovenia MF Armin Bačinović (released[24])
Uruguay FW Abel Hernández (to Hull[25])
Uruguay FW Sebastián Sosa (to Empoli[26])
Italy FW Umberto Nappello (released[26])
Italy DF Andrea Mantovani (released[27])
Italy DF Salvatore Aronica (released[28])

On loan

Italy MF Gennaro Troianiello (to Bologna)
Italy MF Eric Lanini (to Virtus Entella[22])
Switzerland FW Cephas Malele (to Virtus Entella[22])
Italy GK Emiliano Viviano (to Sampdoria[23])
Italy MF Davide Petermann (to Südtirol[13])
Portugal MF Carlos Embalo (to Carpi[29])
Slovenia DF Aljaž Struna (to Carpi[29])
Serbia FW Jevrem Kosnić (to Budapest Honvéd FC[26])
Italy MF Davide Di Gennaro (to Vicenza[30])
Uruguay MF Ignacio Lores Varela (to Vicenza[31])

Winter 2014–15

In

Croatia FW Mato Jajalo (free transfer[32])
Paraguay DF Danilo Ortiz (on loan from Cerro Porteño[33])
Italy DF Andrea Rispoli (on loan from Parma[34])

Out

Italy MF Stefano Cerniglia (released[35])
Morocco DF Zouhair Feddal (loan return to Parma[34])

On loan

Ivory Coast DF Sol Bamba (to Leeds[35])
France MF Granddi Ngoyi (to Leeds[36])
Switzerland FW Cephas Malele (loan return from Virtus Entella, to Trapani)
Italy MF Davide Petermann (loan return from Südtirol, to Torres[35])
Argentina DF Ezequiel Muñoz (to Sampdoria[37])
Italy DF Eros Pisano (to Verona[34])
Portugal MF Carlos Apna Embaló (loan return from Carpi, to Lecce[38])
Uruguay MF Ignacio Lores Varela (loan return from Vicenza, to Varese[38])

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 2014–15 Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Torino 38 14 12 12 48 45 +3 54
10 Milan 38 13 13 12 56 50 +6 52
11 Palermo 38 12 13 13 53 55 2 49
12 Sassuolo 38 12 13 13 49 57 8 49
13 Hellas Verona 38 11 13 14 49 65 16 46
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2015. Source: Serie A
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 amount of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 12 13 13 53 55  −2 49 8 6 5 30 25  +5 4 7 8 23 30  −7

Last updated: 31 May 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Result D L D D L L W L W W D D W D W D W L D D W L W L D D L L L W W L D D L W L W
Position 9 14 16 14 19 19 16 18 15 13 12 13 11 11 10 10 8 10 10 8 7 9 8 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 10 11 11

Last updated: 31 May 2015.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Coppa Italia

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 15 April 2015[39]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Kosovo Samir Ujkani 2 -3 1 0 1 -3
68 GK Italy Andrea Fulignati 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 GK Italy Stefano Sorrentino 30 -40 30 -40 0 0
2 DF Italy Roberto Vitiello 14 1 14 1 0 0
3 DF Italy Andrea Rispoli 11 0 11 0 0 0
4 DF Slovenia Siniša Anđelković 29 0 29 0 0 0
5 DF Serbia Milan Milanović 1 0 0 0 1 0
7 DF Morocco Achraf Lazaar 26 2 25 2 1 0
12 DF Costa Rica Giancarlo González 23 1 23 1 0 0
13 DF Brazil Emerson Palmieri 8 0 8 0 0 0
19 DF Italy Claudio Terzi 13 0 13 0 0 0
22 DF Paraguay Danilo Ortiz 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Switzerland Fabio Daprelà 18 0 18 0 0 0
43 DF Italy Davide Monteleone 0 0 0 0 0 0
89 DF Switzerland Michel Morganella 20 1 20 1 0 0
8 MF Paraguay Édgar Barreto (captain) 25 2 24 2 1 0
14 MF Italy Francesco Della Rocca 2 0 2 0 0 0
15 MF Italy Francesco Bolzoni 24 0 23 0 1 0
18 MF Bulgaria Ivaylo Chochev 14 3 14 3 0 0
20 MF Argentina Franco Vázquez 33 7 32 7 1 0
21 MF Sweden Robin Quaison 15 2 14 2 1 0
25 MF Italy Enzo Maresca 17 0 16 0 1 0
27 MF Italy Luca Rigoni 28 7 27 7 1 0
28 MF Croatia Mato Jajalo 11 0 11 0 0 0
9 FW Argentina Paulo Dybala 33 13 32 13 1 0
10 FW Portugal João Silva 1 0 1 0 0 0
11 FW Denmark Simon Makienok 4 0 4 0 0 0
54 FW Italy Antonio la Gumina 1 0 1 0 0 0
96 FW Italy Accursio Bentivegna 2 0 2 0 0 0
99 FW Italy Andrea Belotti 34 5 33 5 1 0
Players sold or loaned out during the winter transfer market:
3 DF Italy Eros Pisano 5 0 4 0 1 0
6 DF Argentina Ezequiel Muñoz 14 0 13 0 1 0
17 MF France Granddi Ngoyi 5 0 5 0 0 0
22 DF Ivory Coast Sol Bamba 1 0 1 0 0 0
23 DF Morocco Zouhair Feddal 8 0 7 0 1 0

Goalscorers

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

R No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 9 FW Argentina Paulo Dybala 13 0 13
2 20 MF Argentina Franco Vázquez 9 0 9
= 27 MF Italy Luca Rigoni 9 0 9
4 99 FW Italy Andrea Belotti 5 0 5
5 18 MF Bulgaria Ivaylo Chochev 3 0 3
6 8 MF Paraguay Édgar Barreto 2 0 2
= 21 MF Sweden Robin Quaison 2 0 2
7 89 DF Switzerland Michel Morganella 1 0 1
= 6 DF Argentina Ezequiel Muñoz 1 0 1
= 12 MF Costa Rica Giancarlo González 1 0 1
= 7 MF Morocco Achraf Lazaar 1 0 1

Last updated: 15 February 2015
Source: Competitions

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