The 2023–24 season is SPAL's 117th season in existence and first one back in the Serie C. They are also competing in the Coppa Italia Serie C.

SPAL
2023–24 season
ManagerDomenico Di Carlo
(until 2 October)
Leonardo Colucci
(from 3 October until 4 February)
Domenico Di Carlo
(from 5 February)
StadiumStadio Paolo Mazza
Serie C Group B11th
Coppa Italia Serie CSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mirko Antenucci (4)

All:
Mirko Antenucci (4)
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 19 November 2023.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 1 September 2023[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 Enrico Alfonso
2 DF   ITA Alessandro Fiordaliso
3 DF   ITA Matteo Bruscagin
4 DF   ARG Nahuel Valentini
5 MF   ITA Nicolò Contiliano
6 MF   ITA Marco Bertini (on loan from Lazio)
7 FW   ITA Mirco Antenucci (captain)
8 MF   ITA Riccardo Collodel
9 FW   ITA Alessandro Orfei
11 FW   ITA Simone Rabbi
14 MF   ITA Fabio Parravicini
16 DF   ITA Filippo Saiani
17 MF   ITA Giuseppe Iglio
19 FW   ITA Nicola Dalmonte (on loan from Vicenza)
20 FW   LVA Dario Šits (on loan from Parma)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF   ITA Raffaele Celia
22 GK   ITA Marco Meneghetti
23 DF   ITA Matteo Arena
25 MF   ITA Marco Carraro
26 FW   ITA Luca Siligardi
27 DF   POL Patryk Peda (on loan from Palermo)
28 GK   ITA Mattia Del Favero
33 DF   ITA Alessandro Tripaldelli
34 DF   AUT Philipp Breit
37 MF   ITA Fabio Maistro
44 DF   MDA Daniel Dumbravanu
75 FW   ITA Emanuele Rao
77 FW   ITA Marco Rosafio
80 FW   ITA Filippo Puletto

Out on loan

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As of 1 September 2023

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 Lorenzo Abati (at Torino)
GK   ITA Cesare Galeotti (at Lumezzane)
GK   ITA Michele Pezzolato (at Forlì)
GK   SEN Demba Thiam (at Juve Stabia)
DF   POL Dawid Bugaj (at Lechia Gdańsk)
DF   ITA Lorenzo Dickmann (at Brescia)
DF   SVK Michal Svoboda (at Bologna)
DF   ITA Filippo Tosi (at Genoa)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   MDA Cristian Antonciuc (at Sassuolo)
MF   ITA Alessandro Boccia (at Frosinone)
MF   ITA Simone Cecere (at Fidelis Andria)
MF   ITA Antonio Imputato (at Mestre)
MF   ITA Alessandro Murgia (at Hermannstadt)
MF   TOG Steven Nador (at Ancona)
FW   ITA Ludovico D'Orazio (at Novara)
FW   ITA Andrea La Mantia (at Feralpisalò)

Transfers

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW   Andrea La Mantia   Empoli €1,000,000 1 July 2023
FW   Mirco Antenucci   Bari Free 13 July 2023 [2]
MF   Marco Carraro   Atalanta Free 1 August 2023 [3]
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF   Radja Nainggolan Released 1 July 2023
MF   Giannis Fetfatzidis   APOEL Free 1 July 2023
MF   Ayoub Abou   Pirin Blagoevgrad Free 14 July 2023
GK   Demba Thiam   Juve Stabia Loan 20 July 2023 [4]
FW   Andrea La Mantia   Feralpisalò Loan 8 August 2023 [5]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

24 July 2023 Friendly Napoli   1–1   SPAL Dimaro
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Campo Sportivo Dimaro
Referee: Paride Tremolada
27 August 2023 Friendly SPAL   0–0   Atalanta U23
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

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 C 2 September 2023 28 April 2024 Matchday 1 37 11 13 13 37 39 −2 029.73
Coppa Italia Serie C 5 October 2023 9 November 2023 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Total 39 12 13 14 39 41 −2 030.77

Last updated: 21 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

Serie C

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
9 Pontedera 38 14 10 14 53 54 −1 52 Qualification for the group play-offs first round
10 Rimini 38 14 8 16 52 54 −2 50
11 SPAL 38 12 13 13 41 40 +1 49
12 Lucchese 38 11 12 15 34 43 −9 45[a]
13 Virtus Entella 38 11 12 15 33 35 −2 45[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: Lega Pro, 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) Lower goals against; 7) Wins; 8) Lower losses; 9) Away wins; 10) Lower home losses.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[6]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Lucchese are ahead of Virtus Entella and Pineto on head-to-head points: Lucchese 7, Virtus Entella 3, Pineto 3.
    Virtus Entella are ahead of Pineto on overall goal difference: Virtus Entella -2, Pineto -4.

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
37 11 13 13 37 39  −2 46 7 7 5 20 15  +5 4 6 8 17 24  −7

Last updated: 21 April 2024.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

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GroundHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultWLLWDLLDLWDLLLDDDDWDDLLLWWDDWLWLDDWWW
Position711159111114121714141718181918191917171718181817171616151614141515151311
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were unveiled on 7 August 2023.[7]

2 September 2023 1 SPAL 1–0 Vis Pesaro Ferrara
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Giorgio Vergaro
15 September 2023 3 SPAL 1–2 Perugia Ferrara
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Niccolo Turrini
19 September 2023 4 Juventus Next Gen 0–1 SPAL Alessandria
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Fabrizio Ramondino
27 September 2023 2 Cesena 3–1 SPAL Cesena
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Referee: Michele Delrio
1 October 2023 6 Recanatese 1–0 SPAL Recanati
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Nicola Tubaldi
Referee: Luigi Catanoso
8 October 2023 7 SPAL 1–2 Pescara Ferrara
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Stefano Nicolini
11 October 2023 5 SPAL 2–2 Lucchese Ferrara
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Filippo Giaccaglia
15 October 2023 8 SPAL 0–0 Fermana Ferrara
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Lorenzo Maccarini
23 October 2023 9 Arezzo 3–1 SPAL Arezzo
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Città di Arezzo
Referee: Leonardo Mastropasqua
26 October 2023 10 SPAL 1–0 Sestri Levante Ferrara
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Filippo Colaninno
29 October 2023 11 Torres 1–1 SPAL Sassari
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadio Vanni Sanna
Referee: Enrico Gigliotti
6 November 2023 12 Rimini 1–0 SPAL Rimini
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Neri
Referee: Valerio Crezzini
12 November 2023 13 SPAL 0–1 Pontedera Ferrara
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Mattia Drigo
19 November 2023 14 Carrarese 1–0 SPAL Carrara
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadio dei Marmi
Referee: Manuel Sacchi
25 November 2023 15 SPAL 2–2 Ancona Ferrara
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Abdoulaye Diop
2 December 2023 16 Gubbio 0–0 SPAL Gubbio
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Pietro Barbetti
Referee: Erminio Cerbasi
9 December 2023 17 SPAL 0–0 Virtus Entella Ferrara
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Valerio Vogliacco
16 December 2023 18 Pineto 1–1 SPAL Pineto
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadio Mimmo Pavone-Alessandro Mariani
Referee: Edoardo Manedo Mazzoni
23 December 2023 19 SPAL 2–0 Olbia Ferrara
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Francesco Burlando
6 January 2024 20 Vis Pesaro 1–1 SPAL Pesaro
16:15 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Tonino Benelli
7 April 2024 35 SPAL 3–0 Gubbio Ferrara
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Simone Galipò
14 April 2024 36 Virtus Entella 1–2 SPAL Chiavari
16:15 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Comunale
21 April 2024 37 SPAL 2–0 Pineto Ferrara
16:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
28 April 2024 38 Olbia v SPAL Olbia
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Bruno Nespoli

Coppa Italia Serie C

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5 October 2023 First round SPAL 2–0 Sestri Levante Ferrara
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 839
Referee: Mattia Drigo
9 November 2023 Second round SPAL 0–2 (a.e.t.) Lucchese Ferrara
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 844
Referee: Giorgio Bozzetto

References

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  1. ^ "Rosa giocatori". spalferrara.it. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Welcome back to biancazzurro Mirco!". S.P.A.L. - Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor.
  3. ^ "Marco Carraro is biancazzurro!".
  4. ^ "S.S. Juve Stabia, ufficiale l'arrivo di Thiam". July 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "ANDREA LA MANTIA COMUNICATO UFFICIALE | Feralpisalò". feralpisalo.it.
  6. ^ "PLAY-OFF e PLAY-OUT CAMPIONATO SERIE C 2022-2023" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Pro. 6 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Serie C, ecco i gironi e il calendario della nuova stagione". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 7 August 2023.
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