2023–24 Empoli FC season

The 2023–24 season was Empoli Football Club's 104th season in existence and third consecutive season in Serie A. They also competed in the Coppa Italia.

Empoli FC
2023–24 season
ChairmanFabrizio Corsi
Head coachPaolo Zanetti
(until 19 September)
Aurelio Andreazzoli
(from 19 September to 15 January)
Davide Nicola
(from 15 January)
StadiumStadio Carlo Castellani
Serie A17th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 64
Top goalscorerLeague:
M'Baye Niang (6)

All:
M'Baye Niang (6)

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 1 February 2024[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 Samuele Perisan
2 DF   GEO Saba Goglichidze
3 DF   ITA Giuseppe Pezzella
4 DF   POL Sebastian Walukiewicz
5 MF   ITA Alberto Grassi
7 FW   ALB Stiven Shpendi (on loan from Cesena)
8 MF   UKR Viktor Kovalenko (on loan from Atalanta)
9 FW   ITA Francesco Caputo
10 FW   SEN M'Baye Niang
11 FW   GHA Emmanuel Gyasi
13 DF   NZL Liberato Cacace
16 MF   ITA Luca Belardinelli
17 FW   ITA Alberto Cerri (on loan from Como)
18 MF   ROU Răzvan Marin (on loan from Cagliari)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF   POL Bartosz Bereszyński (on loan from Sampdoria)
20 FW   ITA Matteo Cancellieri (on loan from Lazio)
21 MF   ITA Jacopo Fazzini
23 FW   ITA Mattia Destro
24 DF   NGA Tyronne Ebuehi
25 GK   ITA Elia Caprile (on loan from Napoli)
27 MF   POL Szymon Żurkowski (on loan from Spezia)
28 FW   ITA Nicolò Cambiaghi (on loan from Atalanta)
29 MF   MAR Youssef Maleh (on loan from Lecce)
30 MF   ITA Simone Bastoni (on loan from Spezia)
33 DF   ITA Sebastiano Luperto (captain)
34 DF   ALB Ardian Ismajli
99 GK   ALB Etrit Berisha

Other players under contract

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As of 2 February 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ITA Lorenzo Tonelli

Primavera

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK   ITA Jacopo Seghetti
31 FW   ITA Giacomo Corona (on loan from Palermo)
36 GK   ITA Filippo Lapo Vertua
No. Pos. Nation Player
38 DF   ITA Gabriele Indragoli
39 MF   ITA Andrea Sodero

Out on loan

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As of 7 February 2024

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 Niccolò Chiorra (at Lucchese until 30 June 2024)
GK   SVN Lovro Štubljar (at Domzale until 30 June 2024)
DF   ITA Samuele Angori (at Pontedera until 30 June 2024)
DF   FRA Jordan Boli (at Carrarese until 30 June 2024)
DF   ITA Francesco Donati (at Arezzo until 30 June 2024)
DF   ITA Gabriele Guarino (at Modena until 30 June 2024)
DF   SVN Petar Stojanović (at Sampdoria until 30 June 2024)
DF   ITA Nicolò Evangelisti (at Pineto Calcio until 30 June 2024)
DF   ITA Luca Marianucci (at Pro Sesto until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ITA Giacomo Siniega (at Torres until 30 June 2024)
MF   SUI Nicolas Haas (at Luzern until 30 June 2024)
MF   SCO Liam Henderson (at Palermo until 30 June 2024)
MF   ITA Lorenzo Ignacchiti (at Pontedera until 30 June 2024)
MF   POL Iwo Kaczmarski (at Miedź Legnica until 30 June 2025)
MF   ITA Duccio Degli Innocenti (at Lecco until 30 June 2024)
MF   ITA Alessio Rossi (at Foggia until 30 June 2024)
FW   SWE Emmanuel Ekong (at Istra 1961 until 30 June 2024)
FW   ITA Davide Merola (at Pescara until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF   Filippo Ranocchia   Juventus Loan 17 July 2023 [2]
FW   Emmanuel Gyasi   Spezia Undisclosed 21 July 2023 [3]
GK   Elia Caprile   Napoli Loan 24 July 2023 [4]
DF   Bartosz Bereszyński   Sampdoria Loan 22 August 2023 [5]
FW   Nicolò Cambiaghi   Atalanta Loan 25 August 2023 [6]
MF   Viktor Kovalenko   Atalanta Loan 25 August 2023 [6]
GK   Etrit Berisha   Torino Undisclosed 29 August 2023 [7]
MF   Youssef Maleh   Lecce Loan 31 August 2023 [8]
DF   Saba Goglichidze   Torpedo Kutaisi €450,000 6 January 2024 [9]
MF   Szymon Żurkowski   Spezia Loan 9 January 2024 [10]
FW   M'Baye Niang   Adana Demirspor €250,000 31 January 2024 [11]
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
GK   Guglielmo Vicario   Tottenham Hotspur €17,200,000 1 July 2023 [12]
MF   Fabiano Parisi   Fiorentina €10,000,000 14 July 2023 [13]
MF   Filippo Bandinelli   Spezia Undisclosed 21 July 2023 [14]
GK   Niccolò Chiorra   Lucchese Loan 24 July 2023 [15]
MF   Liam Henderson   Palermo Loan 28 August 2023 [16]
GK   Lovro Štubljar   Domžale Loan 5 January 2024 [17]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

26 July 2023 Friendly 1. FC Heidenheim   2–1   Empoli Kirchbichl, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: SVK-Arena
Attendance: 500
29 July 2023 Friendly Empoli   2–1   Lille Kufstein, Austria
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Kufstein-Arena
5 August 2023 Friendly SC Freiburg   2–0   Empoli Freiburg, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion
Attendance: 23,600
5 August 2023 Friendly SC Freiburg   1–2   Empoli Freiburg, Germany
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion
Attendance: 23,600
Note: Match was played in one period of 45 minutes.
14 October 2023 Friendly Empoli   Cancelled   Modena Vinci
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Centro Sportivo di Petroio
Note: The match was cancelled due to unavailability of players.[18]

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 A 19 August 2023 26 May 2024 Matchday 1 17th 38 9 9 20 29 54 −25 023.68
Coppa Italia 12 August 2023 Round of 64 Round of 64 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 39 9 9 21 30 56 −26 023.08

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Udinese 38 6 19 13 37 53 −16 37
16 Cagliari 38 8 12 18 42 68 −26 36[a]
17 Empoli 38 9 9 20 29 54 −25 36[a]
18 Frosinone (R) 38 8 11 19 44 69 −25 35 Relegation to Serie B
19 Sassuolo (R) 38 7 9 22 43 75 −32 30
Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[19]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Cagliari finished ahead of Empoli on head-to-head points: Cagliari 0–0 Empoli, Empoli 0–1 Cagliari.

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 9 20 29 54  −25 36 5 5 9 15 23  −8 4 4 11 14 31  −17

Source: Serie A

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultLLLLLWLDWLLWLDDLLDLLWDDWDWLLLLWLWLDLDW
Position1419202020191918171819171817181819191919191919161613141717181617161717181817
Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were unveiled on 5 July 2023.[20]

19 August 2023 1 Empoli 0–1 Hellas Verona Empoli
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,940
Referee: Luca Massimi
26 August 2023 2 Monza 2–0 Empoli Monza
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: U-Power Stadium
Attendance: 8,155
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
3 September 2023 3 Empoli 0–2 Juventus Empoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 15,702
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
17 September 2023 4 Roma 7–0 Empoli Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 61,443
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
24 September 2023 5 Empoli 0–1 Internazionale Empoli
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 15,651
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro
27 September 2023 6 Empoli 1–0 Salernitana Empoli
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,979
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
1 October 2023 7 Bologna 3–0 Empoli Bologna
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 23,689
Referee: Fabio Maresca
6 October 2023 8 Empoli 0–0 Udinese Empoli
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,128
Referee: Michael Fabbri
23 October 2023 9 Fiorentina 0–2 Empoli Florence
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 29,105
Referee: Federico Dionisi
30 October 2023 10 Empoli 0–3 Atalanta Empoli
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,825
Referee: Luca Massimi
6 November 2023 11 Frosinone 2–1 Empoli Frosinone
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe
Attendance: 14,755
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
12 November 2023 12 Napoli 0–1 Empoli Naples
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 50,500
Referee: Alessandro Prontera
26 November 2023 13 Empoli 3–4 Sassuolo Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 9,954
Referee: Simone Sozza
2 December 2023 14 Genoa 1–1 Empoli Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 30,747
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
11 December 2023 15 Empoli 1–1 Lecce Empoli
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,152
Referee: Andrea Colombo
16 December 2023 16 Torino 1–0 Empoli Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 17,815
Referee: Livio Marinelli
22 December 2023 17 Empoli 0–2 Lazio Empoli
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,800
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
30 December 2023 18 Cagliari 0–0 Empoli Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 16,125
Referee: Fabio Maresca
7 January 2024 19 Empoli 0–3 Milan Empoli
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 15,009
Referee: Federico La Penna
13 January 2024 20 Hellas Verona 2–1 Empoli Verona
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 28,723
Referee: Daniele Doveri
21 January 2024 21 Empoli 3–0 Monza Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,650
Referee: Antonio Giua
27 January 2024 22 Juventus 1–1 Empoli Turin
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 39,518
Referee: Livio Marinelli
3 February 2024 23 Empoli 0–0 Genoa Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 10,374
Referee: Ermanno Feliciani
9 February 2024 24 Salernitana 1–3 Empoli Salerno
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 18,510
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
18 February 2024 25 Empoli 1–1 Fiorentina Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 12,490
Referee: Luca Pairetto
24 February 2024 26 Sassuolo 2–3 Empoli Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 12,774
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
3 March 2024 27 Empoli 0–1 Cagliari Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 11,223
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
10 March 2024 28 Milan 1–0 Empoli Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 70,343
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
15 March 2024 29 Empoli 0–1 Bologna Empoli
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 11,185
Referee: Michael Fabbri
1 April 2024 30 Internazionale 2–0 Empoli Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 71,551
Referee: Federico Dionisi
6 April 2024 31 Empoli 3–2 Torino Empoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,374
Referee: Davide Massa
13 April 2024 32 Lecce 1–0 Empoli Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 25,957
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
20 April 2024 33 Empoli 1–0 Napoli Empoli
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 12,916
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
28 April 2024 34 Atalanta 2–0 Empoli Bergamo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 14,614
Referee: Michael Fabbri
5 May 2024 35 Empoli 0–0 Frosinone Empoli
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 13,110
Referee: Daniele Doveri
12 May 2024 36 Lazio 2–0 Empoli Rome
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
19 May 2024 37 Udinese 1–1 Empoli Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 24,686
Referee: Marco Guida
Note: Grassi received a second yellow card having already been substituted out of the match.
26 May 2024 38 Empoli 2–1 Roma Empoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 15,896
Referee: Davide Massa

Coppa Italia

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12 August 2023 Round of 64 Empoli 1–2 Cittadella Empoli
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 1,785
Referee: Alessandro Prontera

References

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