2021–22 SPAL season

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The 2021–22 season was S.P.A.L.'s second consecutive season in second division of the Italian football league, the Serie B, and the 115th as a football club.

SPAL
ChairmanJoe Tacopina
Head coachRoberto Venturato
StadiumStadio Paolo Mazza
Serie B15th
Coppa ItaliaFirst round
2022–23 →

Players

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First-team quad

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As of 18 February 2022[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   ITA Alberto Pomini
2 DF   LBR Mark Pabai
3 DF   ITA Alessandro Tripaldelli (on loan from Cagliari)
5 MF   ITA Salvatore Esposito
6 DF   ITA Biagio Meccariello
7 MF   ITA Giovanni Crociata (on loan from Empoli)
8 MF   ITA Marco Mancosu
9 FW   ITA Lorenzo Colombo (on loan from Milan)
10 MF   ITA Niccolò Zanellato
11 FW   ITA Federico Melchiorri (on loan from Perugia)
14 MF   ARG Franco Zuculini
16 DF   ITA Filippo Saiani
17 DF   ITA Elio Capradossi (on loan from Spezia)
18 FW   ITA Mattia Finotto
19 MF   ITA Luca Mora
20 FW   ISL Mikael Egill Ellertsson (on loan from Spezia)
22 GK   SEN Demba Thiam
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF   ITA Francesco Vicari (captain)
24 DF   ITA Lorenzo Dickmann
27 DF   ITA Alberto Almici
28 FW   ITA Luca Vido (on loan from Atalanta)
29 DF   POL Patryk Peda
32 MF   ITA Marco Pinato (on loan from Sassuolo)
40 MF   ITA Jacopo Da Riva (on loan from Atalanta)
49 FW   ITA Giuseppe Rossi
54 GK   ITA Enrico Alfonso
77 MF   ITA Federico Viviani
79 DF   ITA Moustapha Yabre
87 DF   CZE David Heidenreich (on loan from Atalanta)
91 DF   ITA Raffaele Celia
95 DF   GER Steven Nador
97 FW   ITA Ludovico D'Orazio
99 FW   CIV Emmanuel Latte Lath (on loan from Atalanta)

Out on loan

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As of 18 February 2022

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   ITA Cesare Galeotti (at Pergolettese)
GK   ITA Marco Meneghetti (at Gubbio)
DF   POL Jakub Iskra (at Śląsk Wrocław)
DF   ITA Riccardo Spaltro (at Renate)
MF   ITA Emmanuel Cuomo (at Nocerina)
MF   ITA Federico Zanchetta (at Lucchese)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ITA Alessandro Murgia (at Perugia)
MF   MAR Ayoub Abou (at Tsarsko Selo Sofia)
MF   EST Georgi Tunjov (at Carrarese)
MF   ITA Mattia Valoti (at Monza, obligation to buy)
FW   ITA Federico Di Francesco (at Empoli, right to buy)

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

31 July 2021 Friendly SPAL   6–0   Pontedera Ferrara, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Centro Sportivo Giovan Battista Fabbri
6 August 2021 Friendly SPAL   1–2   Cremonese Ferrara, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
6 August 2021 Friendly SPAL   Cancelled   Hellas Verona Ferrara, Italy
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
10 August 2021 Friendly SPAL   5–0   Adriese Ferrara, Italy
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
5 September 2021 Friendly SPAL   6–2   Rimini Ferrara, Italy
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

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 B 22 August 2021 6 May 2022 Matchday 1 15th 38 9 15 14 46 54 −8 023.68
Coppa Italia 14 August 2021 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 39 9 15 15 47 56 −9 023.08

Last updated: 6 May 2022
Source: Soccerway

Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
13 Como 38 11 14 13 49 54 −5 47
14 Reggina[a] 38 13 9 16 31 49 −18 46
15 SPAL 38 9 15 14 46 54 −8 42
16 Cosenza (O) 38 8 11 19 36 59 −23 35 Qualification for relegation play-out
17 Vicenza (R) 38 9 7 22 38 59 −21 34[b]
Source: Lega Serie B (in Italian), Soccerway (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[2]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Reggina were deducted 2 points for administrative irregularities.
  2. ^ Vicenza finished ahead of Alessandria on head-to-head points: Vicenza 2–1 Alessandria, Alessandria 0–1 Vicenza.

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 9 15 14 46 54  −8 42 4 8 7 30 28  +2 5 7 7 16 26  −10

Last updated: 6 May 2022.
Source: Serie B

Results by round

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Ground
ResultLWDLWLDDDWLDLWLWLLDDDLLDWLDWLDLDDLDDWW
Position179101311141415141215151615151414151515141516151515151515151515151515151515
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2022. Source: Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 24 July 2021.[3]

Coppa Italia

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References

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  1. ^ "Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor – Squadra". spalferrara.it. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Serie B, tutto il calendario della stagione 2021/22". ITA Sport Press. 24 July 2021.