2017–18 US Lecce season

The 2017–18 season is U.S. Lecce's sixth consecutive season in Lega Pro after their relegation from Serie A at the end of the 2011–12 season. The club competed in Serie C Gruppo C, gaining promotion to Serie B, in the Coppa Italia and in the Coppa Italia Serie C.

Lecce
2017–18 season
PresidentEnrico Tundo
ManagerRoberto Rizzo
(until 10 September 2017)
Primo Maragliulo
(until 17 September 2017)
Fabio Liverani
(from 17 September 2017)
StadiumStadio Via del Mare
Lega Pro/C1st (promoted)
Coppa ItaliaThird round
Coppa Italia Serie CQuarter finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Italy Matteo Di Piazza (10)
All: Italy Matteo Di Piazza (14)
Highest home attendance18,264 vs Paganese (29 April 18)
Lowest home attendance784 vs Bisceglie (21 Nov 17)

Players

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Squad information

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As of 17 April 2018[1]

Players in italics left the club during the season. Players with a * joined the club during the season.

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   ITA Gianmarco Chironi
2 DF   ITA Davide Riccardi (on loan from Hellas Verona)
3 DF   ITA Luca Di Matteo
4 MF   ITA Marco Mancosu
5 DF   ITA Francesco Cosenza
6 MF   ITA Andrea Arrigoni
7 FW   ITA Giuseppe Torromino
8 MF   POR Pedro Costa Ferreira
9 FW   ITA Matteo Di Piazza (on loan from Foggia)
10 MF   ITA Franco Lepore (captain)
11 FW   ITA Mario Pacilli
12 GK   ITA Paolo Vicino
13 DF   ITA Emanuele Valeri
14 MF   LTU Linas Mėgelaitis (on loan from Švyturys Marijampolė)
15 DF   ITA Antonio Marino
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF   ITA Mirko Drudi
16 MF   ITA Andrea Tabanelli*
17 MF   ITA Giacomo Lezzi
18 FW   ITA Salvatore Caturano
20 FW   LTU Edgaras Dubickas (on loan from Švyturys Marijampolė)
21 MF   BUL Radoslav Tsonev
22 GK   ITA Filippo Perucchini (on loan from Bologna)
23 DF   ITA Simone Ciancio
25 DF   ITA Giulio Gambardella
29 MF   ITA Marco Armellino
30 FW   ITA Mattia Persano
34 DF   ITA Matteo Legittimo*
35 FW   ITA Andrea Saraniti*
40 MF   GHA Ransford Selasi*

Transfers

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Summer session

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Winter session

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Competitions

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Overall

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Serie C

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Lecce (C, P) 36 21 11 4 53 30 +23 74 Promotion to Serie B
2 Catania 36 21 7 8 65 31 +34 70 Qualification to the promotion play-offs
3 Trapani 36 19 11 6 60 35 +25 68
4 Juve Stabia 36 14 13 9 49 35 +14 55
5 Cosenza (O, P) 36 14 12 10 41 35 +6 54
6 Monopoli 36 14 11 11 46 35 +11 53
7 Casertana 36 13 11 12 37 32 +5 50[a]
8 Rende 36 14 8 14 31 35 −4 50[a]
9 Virtus Francavilla 36 10 16 10 35 43 −8 46[b]
10 Sicula Leonzio 36 11 13 12 37 37 0 46[b]
11 Bisceglie 36 11 12 13 39 46 −7 45
12 Matera[c] 36 15 10 11 40 37 +3 42[d]
13 Siracusa[e] 36 14 10 12 37 29 +8 42[d]
14 Catanzaro 36 11 9 16 35 45 −10 42[d]
15 Reggina 36 9 14 13 29 38 −9 41
16 Fidelis Andria[f] 36 8 17 11 36 40 −4 38 Club dissolved
17 Paganese (O) 36 7 12 17 36 56 −20 33 Qualification to the relegation play-outs
18 Fondi (R) 36 7 9 20 33 52 −19 30
19 Akragas[g] (R) 36 3 6 27 18 66 −48 0 Relegation to Serie D
Source: Soccerway, lega-pro.com
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Casertana is ahead of Rende on head-to-head points: Casertana 0–0 Rende, Rende 0–1 Casertana.
  2. ^ a b Virtus Francavilla is ahead of Sicula Leonzio on head-to-head points: Virtus Francavilla 2–1 Sicula Leonzio, Sicula Leonzio 2–2 Virtus Francavilla.
  3. ^ Matera was deducted 13 points for irregularities.[2]
  4. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Matera 12 pts, Siracusa 3 pts, Catanzaro 3 pts. Siracusa is ahead of Catanzaro on overall goal difference.
  5. ^ Siracusa Calcio was deducted 10 points for irregularities.[2]
  6. ^ Fidelis Andria was deducted 3 points for irregularities.[2] Fidelis Andria was denied registration for the 2018–19 Serie C, based on Covisoc's assessment of the club's debt situation.[3][4]
  7. ^ Akragas was deducted 15 points for irregularities.[2]

Results summary

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Results by round

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Matches

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2 September 2017 2 Lecce 2–1 Trapani Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
9 September 2017 3 Catania 3–0 Lecce Catania
Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
16 September 2017 4 Lecce 1–0 Rende Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
23 September 2017 5 Catanzaro 1–3 Lecce Catanzaro
Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
30 September 2017 6 Lecce 3–1 Bisceglie Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
14 October 2017 9 Lecce 0–0 Akragas Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
30 October 2017 11 Lecce 1–0 Cosenza Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
7 November 2017 13 Lecce 2–1 Casertana Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
11 November 2017 14 Siracusa 1–3 Lecce Siracusa
Stadium: Stadio Nicola De Simone
18 November 2017 15 Lecce 2–1 Reggina Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
3 December 2017 17 - rest -
- Stadium: -
10 December 2017 18 Paganese 1–1 Lecce Pagani
Stadium: Stadio Marcello Torre
25 November 2017 19 Lecce 2–0 Monopoli Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
29 December 2017 21 Trapani 1–1 Lecce Trapani
Stadium: Stadio Polisportivo Provinciale
21 January 2018 22 Lecce 1–1 Catania Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
28 January 2018 23 Rende 0–1 Lecce Rende
Stadium: Stadio Marco Lorenzon
4 February 2018 24 Lecce 3–1 Catanzaro Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
9 February 2018 25 Bisceglie 1–2 Lecce Bisceglie
Stadium: Stadio Gustavo Ventura
25 February 2018 27 Lecce 0–1 Juve Stabia Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
3 March 2018 28 Akragas 0–2 Lecce Siracusa
Stadium: Stadio Nicola de Simone
11 March 2018 29 Lecce 0–0 Matera Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
26 March 2018 32 Casertana 1–0 Lecce Caserta
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
31 March 2018 33 Lecce 1–1 Siracusa Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
15 April 2018 35 Lecce 2–0 Racing Fondi Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
22 April 2018 36 - rest -
- Stadium: -
29 April 2018 37 Lecce 1–0 Paganese Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare

Coppa Italia Serie C

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Matches

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21 November 2017 2nd round Lecce 2–1 Bisceglie Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
14 January 2018 Round of 16 Lecce 3–0 Matera Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
14 February 2018 Round of 8 Lecce 0–2 Cosenza Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare

Supercoppa Serie C

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Matches

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12 May 2018 Matchday 1 - rest -
19 May 2018 Matchday 2 Livorno 3–1 Lecce Livorno
Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi
26 May 2018 Matchday 3 Lecce 0–1 Padova Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare

References

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  1. ^ Prima squadra
  2. ^ a b c d "Serie C, tre punti di penalità per l'Akragas, uno per Matera e Fidelis Andria" (in Italian). itasportpress.it. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. ^ Porro, Antonio (13 July 2018). "Fidelis Andria, la Covisoc Esclude il Club dalla Serie C" [Fidelis Andria, Covisoc Excludes the Club from Serie C]. Andria News24 (in Italian). Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  4. ^ Massaro, Pasquale Stefano (20 July 2018). "La FIGC Esclude Ufficialmente la Fidelis Andria dal Prossimo Torneo di Serie C" [The FIGC Officially Excludes Fidelis Andria from the Next Serie C Tournament]. Andria News24 (in Italian). Retrieved 3 September 2018.