2022–23 SPAL season

SPAL
2022–23 season
Chairman	Joe Tacopina
Head coach	Roberto Venturato; (until 9 October); Daniele De Rossi; (from 11 October until 14 February); Massimo Oddo; (from 14 February)
Stadium	Stadio Paolo Mazza
Serie B	19th (relegated)
Coppa Italia	Round of 32
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was the 116th in the history of S.P.A.L. and their third consecutive season in the second division. The club participated in Serie B and the Coppa Italia.

Players

As of 30 January 2023^[1]

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

Out on loan

As of 30 January 2023

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

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

20 July 2022 Friendly	SPAL	3–1	Virtus Verona	Mezzana
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Zanellato 48' La Mantia 51' Rabbi 64'	Report	Vesentini 89'	Stadium: Centro Sportivo Comunale di Mezzana

24 July 2022 Friendly	Cremonese	2–0	SPAL	Dimaro
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Valeri 48' Báez 90' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Centro Sportivo di Dimaro Referee: Daniele Minelli

30 July 2022 Friendly	SPAL	1–0	Pontedera	Ferrara
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Viviani 45'	Report		Stadium: Centro Sportivo “GB Fabbri” SPAL Referee: Daniele Chiffi

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie B	14 August 2022	19 May 2023	Matchday 1	19th	38	8	14	16	41	51	−10	021.05
Coppa Italia	6 August 2022	18 October 2022	Round of 64	Round of 32	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
Total					40	9	14	17	43	53	−10	022.50

Source: Soccerway

Serie B

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
16	Brescia	38	9	13	16	36	57	−21	40	Spared from relegation
17	Cosenza (O)	38	9	13	16	30	53	−23	40	Qualification for relegation play-out
18	Perugia (R)	38	10	9	19	40	52	−12	39	Relegation to Serie C
19	SPAL (R)	38	8	14	16	41	51	−10	38
20	Benevento (R)	38	7	14	17	33	49	−16	35

Source: 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

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	8	14	16	41	51	−10	38	4	7	8	25	27	−2	4	7	8	16	24	−8

Source: Serie B

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	W	D	W	D	L	L	D	W	D	D	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	D	D	D	L	L	W
Position	18	17	14	12	7	9	11	14	13	11	11	11	12	14	16	17	17	15	16	14	14	15	17	18	18	18	20	17	19	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19

Source: Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 15 July 2022.^[3]^[4]

14 August 2022 1	SPAL	1–3	Reggina	Ferrara
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

20 August 2022 2	Ascoli	2–2	SPAL	Ascoli Piceno
				Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca

27 August 2022 3	SPAL	1–0	Cagliari	Ferrara
				Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

3 September 2022 4	Bari	2–2	SPAL	Bari
				Stadium: Stadio San Nicola

11 September 2022 5	SPAL	2–0	Venezia	Ferrara
				Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

17 September 2022 6

Como

3–3

SPAL

Como

1 October 2022 7	SPAL	0–2	Genoa	Ferrara
				Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

8 October 2022 8

Frosinone

2–0

SPAL

Frosinone

15 October 2022 9

Cittadella

0–0

Südtirol

Cittadella

22 October 2022 10	SPAL	5–0	Cosenza	Ferrara
				Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

29 October 2022 11	SPAL	1–1	Südtirol	Ferrara
				Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

5 November 2022 12

Ternana

0–0

SPAL

Terni

12 November 2022 13	SPAL	1–2	Benevento	Ferrara
				Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

27 November 2022 14

Brescia

2–0

SPAL

Brescia

4 December 2022 15	SPAL	2–3	Modena	Ferrara
				Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

8 December 2022 16

Perugia

0–0

SPAL

Perugia

11 December 2022 17	SPAL	1–1	Palermo	Ferrara
				Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

18 December 2022 18

Parma

0–1

SPAL

Parma

26 December 2022 19	SPAL	0–1	Pisa	Ferrara
				Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

14 January 2023 20	Reggina	0–1	SPAL	Reggio Calabria
				Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo

21 January 2023 21	SPAL	1–1	Ascoli	Ferrara
				Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

27 January 2023 22	Cagliari	2–1	SPAL	Cagliari
				Stadium: Unipol Domus

4 February 2023 23	SPAL	3–4	Bari	Ferrara
				Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

11 February 2023 24	Venenzia	2–1	SPAL	Venice
				Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

18 February 2023 25	SPAL	1–1	Como	Ferrara
				Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

25 February 2023 26	Genoa	3–0	SPAL	Genoa
	Drăgușin 77' Guðmundsson 90+3' Salceddo 90+7'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

1 March 2023 27	SPAL	0–2	Frosinone	Ferrara
			Lucioni 24' Caso 61'	Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

5 March 2023 28	SPAL	2–1	Cittadella	Ferrara
				Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

12 March 2023 29	Cosenza	1–0	SPAL	Cosenza
				Stadium: Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla

18 March 2023 30	Südtirol	2–0	SPAL	Bolzano
				Stadium: Stadio Druso

1 April 2023 31	SPAL	1–1	Ternana	Ferrara
				Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

10 April 2023 32	Benevento	1–3	SPAL	Benevento
				Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito

15 April 2023 33	SPAL	2–2	Brescia	Ferrara
				Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

22 April 2023 34	Modena	0–0	SPAL	Modena
				Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia

30 April 2023 35	SPAL	1–1	Perugia	Ferrara
				Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

6 May 2023 36	Palermo	2–1	SPAL	Palermo
				Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera

13 May 2023 37	SPAL	0–1	Parma	Ferrara
				Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

19 May 2023 38	Pisa	1–2	SPAL	Pisa
				Stadium: Arena Garibaldi

Coppa Italia

6 August 2022 Round of 64	Empoli	1–2 (a.e.t.)	SPAL	Empoli
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cambiaghi 80'	Report	Dickmann 82' Arena 120+1'	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Manuel Volpi

18 October 2022 Round of 32	Genoa	1–0	SPAL	Genoa
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Guðmundsson 45+1' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Alberto Santoro

References

^ "Rosa giocatori". spalferrara.it. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
^ "Serie B, le date della stagione 2022-2023: quando inizia e finisce, calendario, pausa invernale". Stadionews24. 25 June 2022.
^ "Calendario Serie B 2022/2023: Date e Orari, anticipi e posticipi". 15 July 2022.

[1] "Rosa giocatori". spalferrara.it. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

[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, le date della stagione 2022-2023: quando inizia e finisce, calendario, pausa invernale". Stadionews24. 25 June 2022.

[4] "Calendario Serie B 2022/2023: Date e Orari, anticipi e posticipi". 15 July 2022.

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