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Spezia 2021–22 football season
Spezia
2021–22 season
OwnerRobert Platek
ChairmanPhilip Platek
ManagerThiago Motta
StadiumStadio Alberto Picco
Serie A16th
Coppa ItaliaSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Daniele Verde (8)
All:
Daniele Verde (8)
colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2021–22 season was the 115th season in the existence of Spezia Calcio and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Spezia participated in that season's edition of the Coppa Italia.

Season overview

On 5 July 2021, Thiago Motta was appointed head coach, replacing Vincenzo Italiano who had left for Fiorentina.

On 16 July, Spezia were banned from four transfer windows, starting in January 2022, after breaching FIFA rules on signing minors. The club were also fined 500,000 Swiss francs ($543,832) for the offense.

On 28 June 2022, Motta left Spezia by mutual agreement.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 November 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Netherlands NED Jeroen Zoet
6 MF Morocco MAR Mehdi Bourabia (on loan from Sassuolo)
7 DF Italy ITA Jacopo Sala
8 MF Ukraine UKR Viktor Kovalenko (on loan from Atalanta)
9 FW Albania ALB Rey Manaj (on loan from Barcelona)
10 FW Italy ITA Daniele Verde
11 FW Ghana GHA Emmanuel Gyasi
13 DF Poland POL Arkadiusz Reca (on loan from Atalanta)
14 DF Poland POL Jakub Kiwior
15 DF Bulgaria BUL Petko Hristov
17 FW Israel ISR Suf Podgoreanu
18 FW Angola ANG M'Bala Nzola
19 FW The Gambia GAM Ebrima Colley (on loan from Atalanta)
20 DF Italy ITA Simone Bastoni
21 DF Spain ESP Salva Ferrer
22 FW France FRA Janis Antiste
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF Italy ITA Giulio Maggiore (captain)
27 DF France FRA Kelvin Amian
28 DF Croatia CRO Martin Erlić (on loan from Sassuolo)
29 FW Italy ITA Eddie Salcedo (on loan from Inter)
31 MF Sweden SWE Aimar Sher
33 MF Colombia COL Kevin Agudelo (on loan from Genoa)
39 MF France FRA Aurélien Nguiamba
40 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Petar Zovko
43 DF Greece GRE Dimitris Nikolaou
44 FW Slovakia SVK David Strelec
77 DF Italy ITA Nicolò Bertola
80 MF Italy ITA Niccolò Pietra
88 MF Brazil BRA Léo Sena
94 GK Italy ITA Ivan Provedel
99 FW Italy ITA Diego Zuppel

Out on loan

As of 3 September 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Italy ITA Lorenzo Colombini (at Giana Erminio until 30 June 2022)
— DF Italy ITA Elio Capradossi (at SPAL until 30 June 2022)
— DF Sweden SWE Emil Holm (at Denmark SønderjyskE until 30 June 2022)
— DF Italy ITA Luca Vignali (at Como until 30 June 2022)
— MF Denmark DEN Emil Kornvig (at Denmark SønderjyskE until 30 June 2022)
— MF Italy ITA Matteo Figoli (at Carrarese until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Albania ALB Kleis Bozhanaj (at Portugal Casa Pia until 30 June 2022)
— FW Iceland ISL Mikael Egill Ellertsson (at SPAL until 30 June 2022)
— FW Slovakia SVK Samuel Mráz (at Slovakia Slovan Bratislava until 30 June 2022)
— FW Portugal POR Leandro Sanca (at Portugal Casa Pia until 30 June 2022)
— FW Montenegro MNE Ognjen Stijepović (at Pistoiese until 30 June 2022)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
5 July 2021 DF Bulgaria Petko Hristov Fiorentina Free
12 July 2021 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina Petar Zovko Sampdoria Free
22 July 2021 DF France Kelvin Amian France Toulouse €3,200,000

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Spezia announced a squad of 24 players to take part in pre-season training, beginning on 12 July 2021.

Spezia Italy v Italy Lecce
24 July 2021 Friendly Spezia Italy Cancelled Italy Lecce Arco di Trento, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Comunale di Arco
Sampdoria Italy v Italy Spezia
30 July 2021 Friendly Sampdoria Italy Cancelled Italy Spezia Cles, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Campo Sportivo Cles
Spezia Italy v Italy Montebelluna
31 July 2021 Friendly Spezia Italy Cancelled Italy Montebelluna Ronzone, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Campo sportivo Ronzone
Spezia Italy v Italy Trento
3 August 2021 Friendly Spezia Italy Cancelled Italy Trento Ronzone, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Campo sportivo Ronzone
Spezia Italy v Italy Cremonese
6 August 2021 Friendly Spezia Italy Cancelled Italy Cremonese Cles, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Campo Sportivo Cles

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 22 August 2021 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 16th 38 10 6 22 41 71 −30 026.32
Coppa Italia 13 August 2021 16 December 2021 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Total 40 11 6 23 44 74 −30 027.50

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

Main article: 2021–22 Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Empoli 38 10 11 17 50 70 −20 41
15 Sampdoria 38 10 6 22 46 63 −17 36
16 Spezia 38 10 6 22 41 71 −30 36
17 Salernitana 38 7 10 21 33 78 −45 31
18 Cagliari (R) 38 6 12 20 34 68 −34 30 Relegation to Serie B
Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 10 6 22 41 71  −30 36 5 3 11 21 30  −9 5 3 11 20 41  −21

Source: Serie A

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH
ResultDLLWLLLWLDLWLLLDLDWLWWWDLLLLWLWDLLLLWL
Position1215181317171916171718161717171717171717161414151515161615161515151516161616
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2022. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 14 July 2021.

Cagliari v Spezia
23 August 2021 1 Cagliari 2–2 Spezia Cagliari
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 5,387
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
Lazio v Spezia
28 August 2021 2 Lazio 6–1 Spezia Rome
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Federico Dionisi
Spezia v Udinese
12 September 2021 3 Spezia 0–1 Udinese La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 5,162
Referee: Marco Guida
Venezia v Spezia
19 September 2021 4 Venezia 1–2 Spezia Ferrara
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 3,688
Referee: Rosario Abisso
Spezia v Juventus
22 September 2021 5 Spezia 2–3 Juventus La Spezia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
Spezia v Milan
25 September 2021 6 Spezia 1–2 Milan La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 3,618
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
Hellas Verona v Spezia
3 October 2021 7 Hellas Verona 4–0 Spezia Verona
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 8,398
Referee: Giacomo Camplone
Spezia v Salernitana
16 October 2021 8 Spezia 2–1 Salernitana La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 6,023
Referee: Davide Massa
Sampdoria v Spezia
22 October 2021 9 Sampdoria 2–1 Spezia Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 7,493
Referee: Michael Fabbri
Spezia v Genoa
26 October 2021 10 Spezia 1–1 Genoa La Spezia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 7,283
Referee: Simone Sozza
Fiorentina v Spezia
31 October 2021 11 Fiorentina 3–0 Spezia Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 19,511
Referee: Antonio Giua
Spezia v Torino
6 November 2021 12 Spezia 1–0 Torino La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 6,953
Referee: Daniele Orsato
Atalanta v Spezia
20 November 2021 13 Atalanta 5–2 Spezia Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 10,744
Referee: Rosario Abisso
Spezia v Bologna
28 November 2021 14 Spezia 0–1 Bologna La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 6,265
Referee: Luca Massimi
Internazionale v Spezia
1 December 2021 15 Internazionale 2–0 Spezia Milan
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 30,076
Referee: Davide Ghersini
Spezia v Sassuolo
5 December 2021 16 Spezia 2–2 Sassuolo La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 4,987
Referee: Fabio Maresca
Roma v Spezia
13 December 2021 17 Roma 2–0 Spezia Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 44,844
Referee: Alessandro Prontera
Spezia v Empoli
19 December 2021 18 Spezia 1–1 Empoli La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 5,414
Referee: Lorenzo Maggioni
Napoli v Spezia
22 December 2021 19 Napoli 0–1 Spezia Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Luca Massimi
Spezia v Hellas Verona
6 January 2022 20 Spezia 1–2 Hellas Verona La Spezia
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 3,250
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
Genoa v Spezia
9 January 2022 21 Genoa 0–1 Spezia Genoa
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Marco Guida
Milan v Spezia
17 January 2022 22 Milan 1–2 Spezia Milan
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Marco Serra
Spezia v Sampdoria
23 January 2022 23 Spezia 1–0 Sampdoria La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
Salernitana v Spezia
7 February 2022 24 Salernitana 2–2 Spezia Salerno
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 10,668
Referee: Paolo Valeri
Spezia v Fiorentina
14 February 2022 25 Spezia 1–2 Fiorentina La Spezia
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
Bologna v Spezia
21 February 2022 26 Bologna 2–1 Spezia Bologna
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 12,050
Referee: Livio Marinelli
Spezia v Roma
27 February 2022 27 Spezia 0–1 Roma La Spezia
18:05 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 8,107
Referee: Michael Fabbri
Juventus v Spezia
6 March 2022 28 Juventus 1–0 Spezia Turin
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 26,475
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
Spezia v Cagliari
12 March 2022 29 Spezia 2–0 Cagliari La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 7,180
Referee: Daniele Orsato
Sassuolo v Spezia
18 March 2022 30 Sassuolo 4–1 Spezia Reggio Emilia
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 6,130
Referee: Manuel Volpi
Spezia v Venezia
2 April 2022 31 Spezia 1–0 Venezia La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 7,993
Referee: Daniele Doveri
Empoli v Spezia
9 April 2022 32 Empoli 0–0 Spezia Empoli
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 5,265
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
Spezia v Internazionale
15 April 2022 33 Spezia 1–3 Internazionale La Spezia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 11,382
Referee: Fabio Maresca
Torino v Spezia
23 April 2022 34 Torino 2–1 Spezia Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 8,333
Referee: Davide Ghersini
Spezia v Lazio
30 April 2022 35 Spezia 3–4 Lazio La Spezia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 8,750
Referee: Luca Pairetto
Spezia v Atalanta
8 May 2022 36 Spezia 1–3 Atalanta La Spezia
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 9,231
Referee: Fabio Maresca
Udinese v Spezia
14 May 2022 37 Udinese 2–3 Spezia Udine
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 20,950
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
Spezia v Napoli
22 May 2022 38 Spezia 0–3 Napoli La Spezia
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 10,415
Referee: Matteo Marchetti

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2021–22 Coppa Italia Pordenone v Spezia
13 August 2021 First round Pordenone 1–3 Spezia Lignano Sabbiadoro
17:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Guido Teghil
Attendance: 600
Referee: Davide Ghersini
Spezia v Lecce
16 December 2021 Second round Spezia 0–2 Lecce La Spezia
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 1,838
Referee: Valerio Marini

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Netherlands NED Jeroen Zoet 8 0 7 0 1 0
94 GK Italy ITA Ivan Provedel 1 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
7 DF Italy ITA Jacopo Sala 6 0 3+2 0 0+1 0
13 DF Poland POL Arkadiusz Reca 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
15 DF Bulgaria BUL Petko Hristov 9 0 6+2 0 1 0
20 DF Italy ITA Simone Bastoni 7 2 7 2 0 0
21 DF Spain ESP Salva Ferrer 9 0 7+1 0 1 0
27 DF France FRA Kelvin Amian 7 0 6 0 1 0
28 DF Croatia CRO Martin Erlic 4 1 3 0 1 1
35 DF Greece GRE Dimitris Nikolaou 9 1 8 0 1 1
Midfielders
6 MF Morocco MAR Mehdi Bourabia 4 1 2+2 1 0 0
8 MF Ukraine UKR Viktor Kovalenko 3 1 2 1 1 0
21 MF Italy ITA Giulio Maggiore 8 0 7 0 1 0
31 MF Sweden SWE Aimar Sher 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
33 MF Colombia COL Kevin Agudelo 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
88 MF Brazil BRA Léo Sena 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Albania ALB Rey Manaj 5 0 1+4 0 0 0
10 FW Italy ITA Daniele Verde 9 2 5+3 2 1 0
11 FW Ghana GHA Emmanuel Gyasi 9 2 8 2 0+1 0
17 FW Israel ISR Suf Podgoreanu 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
18 FW Angola ANG M'Bala Nzola 5 0 2+3 0 0 0
19 FW The Gambia GAM Ebrima Colley 4 1 3 0 1 1
22 FW France FRA Janis Antiste 7 1 6+1 1 0 0
29 FW Italy ITA Eddie Salcedo 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
44 FW Slovenia SVN David Strelec 3 1 1+2 1 0 0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 16 October 2021
Source: Competitions

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