2023–24 Empoli FC season

The 2023–24 season is 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)
StadiumStadio Carlo Castellani
Serie A17th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 64
All statistics correct as of 23 October 2023.

Players

First-team squad
As of 8 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 Italy ITA Samuele Perisan
3 DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Pezzella
4 DF Poland POL Sebastian Walukiewicz
5 MF Italy ITA Alberto Grassi
7 FW Albania ALB Stiven Shpendi (on loan from Cesena)
8 MF Ukraine UKR Viktor Kovalenko (on loan from Atalanta)
9 FW Italy ITA Francesco Caputo
11 FW Ghana GHA Emmanuel Gyasi
13 DF New Zealand NZL Liberato Cacace
18 MF Romania ROU Răzvan Marin (on loan from Cagliari)
19 DF Poland POL Bartosz Bereszyński (on loan from Sampdoria)
20 FW Italy ITA Matteo Cancellieri (on loan from Lazio)
21 MF Italy ITA Jacopo Fazzini
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Italy ITA Filippo Ranocchia (on loan from Juventus)
23 FW Italy ITA Mattia Destro
24 DF Nigeria NGA Tyronne Ebuehi
25 GK Italy ITA Elia Caprile (on loan from Napoli)
27 MF Italy ITA Daniel Maldini (on loan from Milan)
28 FW Italy ITA Nicolò Cambiaghi (on loan from Atalanta)
29 MF Morocco MAR Youssef Maleh (on loan from Lecce)
30 DF Italy ITA Simone Bastoni (on loan from Spezia)
33 DF Italy ITA Sebastiano Luperto (captain)
34 DF Albania ALB Ardian Ismajli
35 MF Italy ITA Tommaso Baldanzi
99 GK Albania ALB Etrit Berisha

Other players under contract

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 Italy ITA Lorenzo Tonelli
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Italy ITA Luca Belardinelli

Out on loan
As of 8 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 Italy ITA Niccolò Chiorra (at Lucchese until 30 June 2024)
— DF Italy ITA Samuele Angori (at Pontedera until 30 June 2024)
— DF Italy ITA Francesco Donati (at Lecco until 30 June 2024)
— DF Slovenia SVN Petar Stojanović (at Sampdoria until 30 June 2024)
— MF Switzerland SUI Nicolas Haas (at Luzern until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Scotland SCO Liam Henderson (at Palermo until 30 June 2024)
— MF Italy ITA Lorenzo Ignacchiti (at Pontedera until 30 June 2024)
— MF Italy ITA Duccio Degli Innocenti (at Lecco until 30 June 2024)
— FW Sweden SWE Emmanuel Ekong (at Istra 1961 until 30 June 2024)
— FW Italy ITA Davide Merola (at Pescara until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In
Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Italy Filippo Ranocchia Italy Juventus Loan 17 July 2023 [2]
FW Ghana Emmanuel Gyasi Italy Spezia Undisclosed 21 July 2023 [3]
GK Italy Elia Caprile Italy Napoli Loan 24 July 2023 [4]
DF Poland Bartosz Bereszyński Italy Sampdoria Loan 22 August 2023 [5]
FW Italy Nicolò Cambiaghi Italy Atalanta Loan 25 August 2023 [6]
MF Ukraine Viktor Kovalenko Italy Atalanta Loan 25 August 2023 [6]
GK Albania Etrit Berisha Italy Torino Undisclosed 29 August 2023 [7]
MF Morocco Youssef Maleh Italy Lecce Loan 31 August 2023 [8]

Out
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Italy Filippo Bandinelli Italy Spezia Undisclosed 21 July 2023 [9]
GK Italy Niccolò Chiorra Italy Lucchese Loan 24 July 2023 [10]
MF Scotland Liam Henderson Italy Palermo Loan 28 August 2023 [11]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 July 2023 Friendly 1. FC Heidenheim Germany 2–1 Italy Empoli Kirchbichl
18:00 UTC+2 Stadium: SVK-Arena
29 July 2023 Friendly Empoli Italy 2–1 France Lille Kufstein
14:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Kufstein-Arena
5 August 2023 Friendly SC Freiburg Germany 2–0 Italy Empoli Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion
Attendance: 23,600
5 August 2023 Friendly SC Freiburg Germany 1–2 Italy Empoli Freiburg
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion
Attendance: 23,600
Note: Match was played in one period of 45 minutes.

Competitions

Overall record
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 9 2 1 6 3 16 −13 022.22
Coppa Italia 12 August 2023 Round of 64 Round of 64 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 10 2 1 7 4 18 −14 020.00

Last updated: 23 October 2023
Source: Soccerway

Serie A
Main article: 2023–24 Serie A

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Genoa 9 2 2 5 10 14 −4 8
16 Hellas Verona 9 2 2 5 6 11 −5 8
17 Empoli 9 2 1 6 3 16 −13 7
18 Udinese 9 0 6 3 5 13 −8 6 Relegation to Serie B
19 Salernitana 9 0 4 5 6 19 −13 4
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. 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)[12]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
9 2 1 6 3 16  −13 7 1 1 3 1 4  −3 1 0 3 2 12  −10

Last updated: 23 October 2023.
Source: Serie A

Results by round
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ResultLLLLLWLDW
Position141920202019191817
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 5 July 2023.[13]

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

Coppa Italia
Main article: 2023–24 Coppa Italia
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
  1. "Rosa". Empoli FC. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. "Official | Filippo Ranocchia loaned to Empoli - Juventus". Juventus.com.
  3. "Emmanuel Gyasi transferred to Empoli". Spezia Calcio - Sito ufficiale.
  4. "Official: Napoli buy Caprile and loan to Empoli - Football Italia".
  5. "Bartosz Bereszyński è un nuovo calciatore azzurro". Empoli FC. August 22, 2023.
  6. "Nicolò Cambiaghi e Viktor Kovalenko sono due nuovi calciatori azzurri". Empoli FC. August 25, 2023.
  8. "Youssef Maleh è un nuovo calciatore azzurro". Empoli FC. August 31, 2023.
  9. Lorenzelli, Guido (July 21, 2023). "UFFICIALE - Colpaccio Bandinelli per la mediana dello Spezia".
  10. "Ufficiale: Chiorra è rossonero". Gazzetta Lucchese.
  11. "Henderson is rosanero, presentation on Wednesday 30th August". Palermo F.C.
  12. "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 304/A" (PDF). figc.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio.
  13. "Il calendario della prossima Serie A di calcio". Il Post (in Italian). 5 July 2023.
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