| 2020–21 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Fabrizio Corsi | ||
| Head coach | Alessio Dionisi | ||
| Stadium | Stadio Carlo Castellani | ||
| Serie B | 1st (promoted) | ||
| Coppa Italia | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Leonardo Mancuso (20) All: Leonardo Mancuso (23) | ||
The2020–21 Empoli Football Club season was the club's 100th season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the second division ofItalian football. In addition to thedomestic league, Empoli participated in this season's edition of theCoppa Italia. The season covered the period from 5 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.
The team achieved a remarkable feat by finishing the season unbeaten at home.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Date | Name | Moving from | Moving to | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2020 | Fiorentina | Empoli | Loan[2] | |
| Fiorentina | Empoli | Loan[3] | ||
| 9 September 2020 | Marco Olivieri | Juventus | Empoli | Loan[4] |
| 17 September 2020 | Empoli | Loan[5] | ||
| 18 September 2020 | Mirco Lipari | Juventus | Empoli | Loan[6] |
| Leonardo Manfredi | Atalanta | Empoli | Loan[7] | |
| 21 September 2020 | Andrea Cambiaso | Genoa | Empoli | Loan[8] |
| 22 September 2020 | Fabiano Parisi | Avellino | Empoli | Undisclosed[9] |
| 25 September 2020 | Atalanta | Empoli | Loan[10] | |
| 3 October 2020 | Nicolò Casale | Verona | Empoli | Loan[11] |
| Duccio Toccafondi | Prato | Empoli | Loan[12] | |
| 4 October 2020 | Udinese | Empoli | Loan[13] | |
| 5 October 2020 | Jacopo Furlan | Catania | Empoli | Undisclosed[14] |
| Genoa | Empoli | Loan[15] |
| Date | Name | Moving from | Moving to | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2020 | Empoli | Undisclosed[nb 1][16] | ||
| 9 August 2020 | Empoli | Undisclosed[17] | ||
| 13 August 2020 | Empoli | Loan[18] | ||
| 18 August 2020 | Marco Curto | Empoli | Südtirol | Undisclosed[19] |
| 21 August 2020 | Kevin Cannavò | Empoli | Vis Pesaro | Loan[20] |
| 24 August 2020 | Empoli | Salernitana | Undisclosed[21]¨ | |
| 29 August 2020 | Marco Imperiale | Empoli | Carrarese | Loan[22] |
| 2 September 2020 | Filippo Perucchini | Empoli | Pistoiese | Undisclosed[23] |
| 7 September 2020 | Davide Bertolini | Empoli | Prato | Loan[24] |
| Gianlorenzo Lupi | Empoli | Poggibonsi | Loan[24] | |
| Niccolò Vivoli | Empoli | Pistoiese | Loan[24] | |
| Alex Sposito | Empoli | Taranto | Loan[24] | |
| 23 September 2020 | Giuseppe Montaperto | Empoli | Cavese | Loan[25] |
| 5 October 2020 | Kevin Piscopo | Empoli | Carrarese | Loan[26] |
| Davide Merola | Empoli | Arezzo | Loan[27] | |
| Empoli | Arezzo | Loan[28] | ||
| Ivan Provedel | Empoli | Spezia | Undisclosed[29] | |
| Tommaso Fantacci | Empoli | Juve Stabia | Undisclosed[30] |
Win Draw Loss
| 2 September 2020Friendly | Empoli | 0–1 | Empoli, Italy | |
| 17:30CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani |
| 6 September 2020Friendly | Parma | 0–2 | Parma, Italy | |
| 17:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| Stadium:Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 0 |
| 12 September 2020Friendly | Empoli | 4–0 | Empoli, Italy | |
| 18:00CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani |
| 19 September 2020Friendly | Empoli | 2–0 | Empoli, Italy | |
| 17:30CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Serie B | 26 September 2020 | 10 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 1st | 38 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 050.00 |
| Coppa Italia | 30 September 2020 | 13 January 2021 | Second round | Round of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 066.67 |
| Total | 41 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 77 | 40 | +37 | 051.22 | ||||
Source:Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empoli(C, P) | 38 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 73 | Promotion toSerie A |
| 2 | Salernitana(P) | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 69 | |
| 3 | Monza | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 64 | Qualification forpromotion play-offs semi-finals |
| 4 | Lecce | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 62 | |
| 5 | Venezia(O, P) | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 59 | Qualification forpromotion play-offs preliminary round |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 73 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 15 | +23 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 20 | +10 |
Source:Serie B
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | D | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | D | D | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The league fixtures were announced on 9 September 2020.[32]
| 26 September 20201 | Frosinone | 0–2 | Empoli | Frosinone |
| 14:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Stadio Benito Stirpe Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
| 3 October 20202 | Empoli | 0–0 | Monza | Empoli |
| 16:15CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 669 Referee: Antonio Di Martino |
| 17 October 20203 | Pescara | 1–2 | Empoli | Pescara |
| 16:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia Attendance: 400 Referee: Alessandro Prontera |
| 20 October 20204 | Empoli | 2–1 | SPAL | Empoli |
| 21:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 580 Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua |
| 23 October 20205 | Empoli | 3–1 | Pisa | Empoli |
| 21:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 960 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
| 31 October 20206 | Venezia | 2–0 | Empoli | Venice |
| 16:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 0 Referee: Paolo Valeri |
| 7 November 20207 | Empoli | 3–0 | Reggina | Empoli |
| 16:00CET (UTC+1) | Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese |
| 21 November 20208 | Cittadella | 2–2 | Empoli | Cittadella |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato Attendance: 0 Referee: Valerio Marini |
| 28 November 20209 | Empoli | 2–2 | Vicenza | Empoli |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee:Marco Guida |
| 7 December 202010 | Pordenone | 0–0 | Empoli | Lignano Sabbiadoro |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Stadio Guido Teghil Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
| 12 December 202011 | Virtus Entella | 2–5 | Empoli | Chiavari |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Stadio Comunale Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Massimi |
| 15 December 202012 | Empoli | 1–0 | Cremonese | Empoli |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Amabile |
| 19 December 202013 | Chievo | 1–1 | Empoli | Verona |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 0 Referee: Livio Marinelli | |
| Note: Played Behind Closed Doors | ||||
| 22 December 202014 | Empoli | 0–0 | Reggiana | Empoli |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Simone Sozza | |
| Note: Played Behind Closed Doors | ||||
| 27 December 202015 | Brescia | 1–3 | Empoli | Brescia |
| 18:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Stadio Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 0 Referee: Riccardo Ros | |
| Note: Played Behind Closed Doors | ||||
| 30 December 202016 | Empoli | 1–1 | Ascoli | Empoli |
| 18:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Giacomo Campione | |
| Note: Played Behind Closed Doors | ||||
| 4 January 202117 | Cosenza | 0–2 | Empoli | Cosenza |
| 15:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla Attendance: 0 Referee:Davide Massa | ||
| Note: Played Behind Closed Doors | ||||
| 17 January 202118 | Empoli | 5–0 | Salernitana | Empoli |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto | ||
| Note: Played Behind Closed Doors | ||||
| 24 January 202119 | Lecce | 2–2 | Empoli | Lecce |
| 15:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 0 Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua |
| Note:COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
| 30 January 202120 | Empoli | 3–1 | Frosinone | Empoli |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Davide Ghersini | |
| Note:COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
| 6 February 202121 | Monza | 1–1 | Empoli | Monza |
| 16:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:U-Power Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Antonio Giua | ||
| Note:COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
| 9 February 202122 | Empoli | 2–2 | Pescara | Empoli |
| 19:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Serra | |
| Note:COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
| 13 February 202123 | SPAL | 1–1 | Empoli | Ferrara |
| 16:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Stadio Paolo Mazza Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurizio Mariani | |
| Note:COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
| 20 February 202124 | Pisa | 1–1 | Empoli | Pisa |
| 18:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
| Note:COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
| 26 February 202125 | Empoli | 1–1 | Venezia | Empoli |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano | |
| Note:COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
| 2 March 202126 | Reggina | 0–3 | Empoli | Reggio Calabria |
| 19:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 0 Referee:Paolo Valeri | |
| Note:COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
| 7 March 202127 | Empoli | 1–1 | Cittadella | Empoli |
| 15:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Fabio Maresca | ||
| Note:COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
| 13 March 202128 | Vicenza | 0–2 | Empoli | Vicenza |
| 18:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
| Note:COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
| 16 March 202129 | Empoli | 1–0 | Pordenone | Empoli |
| 19:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Federico La Penna | ||
| Note:COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
| 20 March 202130 | Empoli | 1–0 | Virtus Entella | Empoli |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Matteo Marchetti |
| Note:COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
| 9 April 202133 | Reggiana | 0–1 | Empoli | Reggio Emilia |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 0 Referee: Davide Ghersini | |
| Note:COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
| 13 April 202131 | Cremonese | 2–2 | Empoli | Cremona |
| 16:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Stadio Giovanni Zini Attendance: 0 Referee: Eugenio Abbattista |
| Note:COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
| 17 April 202134 | Empoli | 4–2 | Brescia | Empoli |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi |
| Note:COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
| 1 May 202135 | Ascoli | 2–0 | Empoli | Ascoli Piceno |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Attendance: 0 Referee: Simone Sozza | ||
| Note:COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
| 4 May 202136 | Empoli | 4–0 | Cosenza | Empoli |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Francesco Fourneau | |
| Note:COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
| 7 May 202137 | Salernitana | 2–0 | Empoli | Salerno |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Stadio Arechi Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Fabbri | |
| Note:COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
| 10 May 202138 | Empoli | 2–1 | Lecce | Empoli |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano | |
| Note:COVID-19 pandemic in Italy | ||||
| 28 October 2020Third round | Benevento | 2–4 | Empoli | Benevento |
| 16:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Stadio Ciro Vigorito Referee: Ivano Pezzuto |
| 25 November 2020Fourth round | Empoli | 3–0 | Brescia | Empoli |
| 14:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Nicola Ayroldi | ||
| Note: Brescia withdrew from the match to prevent an outbreak after several of their players tested positive forCOVID-19.[33] | ||||
| 13 January 2021Round of 16 | Napoli | 3–2 | Empoli | Naples |
| 17:45CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Stadio San Paolo Referee: Antonio Giua |