2022–23 UC Sampdoria season

UC Sampdoria
2022–23 season
President	Marco Lanna
Head coach	Marco Giampaolo; (until 2 October); Dejan Stanković; (from 6 October)
Stadium	Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Serie A	20th (relegated)
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Manolo Gabbiadini (7); All: ; Manolo Gabbiadini (7)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was the 77th season in the history of UC Sampdoria and their 11th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.

Players

First-team squad

As of 13 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 3 January 2023.

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

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

13 July 2022 Friendly	Sampdoria	9–1	Castiglione	Temù
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sabiri 24' Caputo 34', 37' Verre 49', 69' Quagliarella 75', 90' Léris 78' Askildsen 88'	Report	Colley 17' (o.g.)	Stadium: Temù Sports Centre Referee: Angelo Davide Lotito

16 July 2022 Friendly	Sampdoria	1–1	Parma	Temù
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Léris 51'	Report	Jurić 35'	Stadium: Temù Sports Centre Referee: Federico La Penna

17 July 2022 Friendly	Sampdoria	7–0	Bienno	Temù
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	La Gumina 4', 60' De Luca 27', 52', 69' Bonazzoli 51' (pen.) Stoppa 80'	Report		Stadium: Temù Sports Centre Referee: Nicolò Rodigari

20 July 2022 Friendly	Sampdoria A^[a]	2–2	Sampdoria B^[a]	Temù
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	De Luca 10' Caputo 26'	Report	Sabiri 20' Damsgaard 33'	Stadium: Temù Sports Centre Referee: Pigat
Note: Match was played in two 30-minute halves.

23 July 2022 Friendly	Brescia	0–2	Sampdoria	Brescia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Niemeijer 55' Adorni 65' Papetti 86'	Report	Sabiri 32' De Luca 48'	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 1,670 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi

30 July 2022 Friendly	Beşiktaş	1–1	Sampdoria	Istanbul, Turkey
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Weghorst 65', 67'	Report	Sabiri 37' Vieira 67'	Stadium: Vodafone Park Referee: Volkan Bayarslan (Turkey)

11 December 2022 Friendly	Sampdoria	5–1	TS Galaxy	Belek, Turkey
17:30 TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: Calista Sports Center - Field A

15 December 2022 Friendly	Adana Demirspor	2–2	Sampdoria	Adana, Turkey
17:30 TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: New Adana Stadium

19 December 2022 Friendly	Sampdoria	2–2	Dynamo Dresden	Belek, Turkey
17:30 TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: Calista Sports Center - Field A

30 December 2022 Friendly	Sampdoria	3–0	Ligorna	Italy
17:30 CET (UTC+1)

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 A	13 August 2022	4 June 2023	Matchday 1	20th	38	3	10	25	24	71	−47	007.89
Coppa Italia	5 August 2022	12 January 2023	Round of 64	Round of 16	3	1	1	1	3	3	+0	033.33
Total					41	4	11	26	27	74	−47	009.76

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Lecce	38	8	12	18	33	46	−13	36
17	Hellas Verona (O)	38	7	10	21	31	59	−28	31	Qualification for the Relegation tie-breaker^[b]
18	Spezia (R)	38	6	13	19	31	62	−31	31	Qualification for the Relegation tie-breaker^[b]
19	Cremonese (R)	38	5	12	21	36	69	−33	27	Relegation to Serie B
20	Sampdoria (R)	38	3	10	25	24	71	−47	19	Relegation to Serie B

Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team;^[2] 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)^[3]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b The Sampdoria squad was divided into two teams for an in-house friendly, with team A playing in blue colours and team B playing in white colours.
^ Should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match was held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively.

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	3	10	25	24	71	−47	19	1	7	10	12	25	−13	2	3	15	12	46	−34

Source: Serie A

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	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
Result	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	D	L	D	L
Position	18	16	18	18	18	19	20	20	20	20	18	18	19	19	19	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 June 2022.^[4]

13 August 2022 1	Sampdoria	0–2	Atalanta	Genoa
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ferrari 1' Verre 73' Quagliarella 81' Sabiri 81'	Report	Okoli 19' Tolói 26' Pašalić 45' Musso 80' De Roon 84' Zortea 88' Hateboer 90+3' Lookman 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 20,047 Referee: Federico Dionisi

22 August 2022 2	Sampdoria	0–0	Juventus	Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Đuričić 42' Léris 62' Verre 87'	Report	Alex Sandro 45' Rovella 90+1'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 27,573 Referee: Rosario Abisso

28 August 2022 3	Salernitana	4–0	Sampdoria	Salerno
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Dia 7' Bonazzoli 16' Mazzocchi 26' Vilhena 50' Botheim 76', 85'	Report	Depaoli 11' Rincón 79'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 19,116 Referee: Davide Massa

31 August 2022 4	Sampdoria	1–1	Lazio	Genoa
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gabbiadini 90+2'	Report	Immobile 21' Zaccagni 71' Bašić 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 18,499 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano

4 September 2022 5	Hellas Verona	2–1	Sampdoria	Verona
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Audero 44' (o.g.) Doig 45+3' Ilić 48' Henry 62'	Report	Sabiri 6' Caputo 40' Colley 61'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 16,675 Referee: Paolo Valeri

10 September 2022 6	Sampdoria	1–2	Milan	Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Ferrari 54' Đuričić 57' Villar 66' Quagliarella 90+3' Augello 90+5' Léris 90+7'	Report	Messias 6' Leão 17' 47' Giroud 67' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 23,049 Referee: Michael Fabbri

17 September 2022 7	Spezia	2–1	Sampdoria	La Spezia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Murillo 12' (o.g.) Bastoni 42' Kovalenko 59' Nzola 72', 90' Ellertsson 89'	Report	Sabiri 11' Ferrari 23' Villar 43' Léris 69' Đuričić 78' Murillo 89'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Simone Sozza

2 October 2022 8	Sampdoria	0–3	Monza	Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Murillo 18' Bereszyński 22'	Report	Pessina 11', 45+1' Mota 48' Caprari 67' Sensi 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 19,806 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi

8 October 2022 9	Bologna	1–1	Sampdoria	Bologna
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Domínguez 32' Cambiaso 61' Orsolini 70'	Report	Đuričić 24', 72' Léris 74' Verre 89'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 20,871 Referee: Marco Piccinini

17 October 2022 10	Sampdoria	0–1	Roma	Genoa
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Rincón 40' Verre 65' Pussetto 72' Colley 90+1'	Report	Pellegrini 9' (pen.), 67' Ibañez 32' Zaniolo 90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 20,803 Referee: Marco Di Bello

24 October 2022 11	Cremonese	0–1	Sampdoria	Cremona
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Dessers 7' Sernicola 67' Pickel 70' Meite 74'	Report	Colley 7', 78' Sabiri 30' Amione 59' Gabbiadini 74'	Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Attendance: 13,021 Referee: Fabio Maresca

29 October 2022 12	Internazionale	3–0	Sampdoria	Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	De Vrij 21' Barella 44' Bastoni 63' Correa 73'	Report	Yepes 19' Colley 40' Đuričić 52' Verre 57' Gabbiadini 61' Vieira 67'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 73,311 Referee: Luca Massimi

6 November 2022 13	Sampdoria	0–2	Fiorentina	Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Léris 25'	Report	Bonaventura 4' Milenković 58'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 19,226 Referee: Livio Marinelli

9 November 2022 14	Torino	2–0	Sampdoria	Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Ricci 7' Radonjić 29' Vlašić 59'	Report	Amione 20' Yepes 52' Colley 81'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 15,593 Referee: Davide Massa

12 November 2022 15	Sampdoria	0–2	Lecce	Genoa
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Amione 33' Đuričić 37'	Report	Umtiti 45' Colombo 45+1' Gonzàlez 57' Banda 83' Askildsen 87'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 14,561 Referee: Daniele Doveri

4 January 2023 16	Sassuolo	1–2	Sampdoria	Reggio Emilia
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Berardi 58', 64' (pen.) Rogério 86'	Report	Gabbiadini 25' Augello 28' Vieira 37' Amione 59' Montevago 78'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 11,782 Referee: Fabio Maresca

8 January 2023 17	Sampdoria	0–2	Napoli	Genoa
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Murru 5' Rincón 38' Murillo 44' Léris 72'	Report	Politano 6' Osimhen 19' Juan Jesus 53' Zambo Anguissa 60' Elmas 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 24,490 Referee: Rosario Abisso

16 January 2023 18	Empoli	1–0	Sampdoria	Empoli
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Parisi 41' Ebuehi 55' Marin 71' Ismajli 86' Stojanović 90' Vicario 90+9'	Report	Léris 6' Vieira 29' Gabbiadini 31' Sabiri 90+5' Đuričić 90+12' Audero 90+12'	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 10,364 Referee: Alberto Santoro

22 January 2023 19	Sampdoria	0–1	Udinese	Genoa
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Leris 38' Nuytinck 71' Gabbiadini 90+2'	Report	Ehizibue 32', 88'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 18,642 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

28 January 2023 20	Atalanta	2–0	Sampdoria	Bergamo
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Mæhle 42' Lookman 57'	Report	Malagrida 86' Léris 88'	Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 19,095 Referee: Daniele Doveri

6 February 2023 21	Monza	2–2	Sampdoria	Monza
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Petagna 32' Izzo 51' Caprari 78' Pessina 90+9' (pen.)	Report	Gabbiadini 12', 58' Léris 34' Amione 64' Rincón 90' Murru 90+8'	Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Attendance: 11,950 Referee: Daniele Chiffi

13 February 2023 22	Sampdoria	0–0	Internazionale	Genoa
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Nuytinck 51' Amione 78' Lammers 83'	Report	Martínez 64'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,575 Referee: Fabio Maresca

18 February 2023 23	Sampdoria	1–2	Bologna	Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Amione 43' Đuričić 45+2' Rincón 59' Sabiri 68' (pen.), 71'	Report	Soriano 27' Lucumí 61' Orsolini 90'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 18,269 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

27 February 2023 24	Lazio	1–0	Sampdoria	Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Vecino 71' Casale 78' Luis Alberto 80'	Report	Léris 49' Gabbiadini 67'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Andrea Colombo

5 March 2023 25	Sampdoria	0–0	Salernitana	Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Nuytinck 21' Cuisance 42' Malagrida 89'	Report	Daniliuc 28' Maggiore 51' Piątek 53' Dia 86'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 20,353 Referee: Davide Massa

12 March 2023 26	Juventus	4–2	Sampdoria	Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Bremer 11' Rabiot 26', 64' Fagioli 58' Vlahović 69' Soulé 90+4'	Report	Augello 31' Đuričić 32' Rincón 39'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 35,166 Referee: Alessandro Prontera

19 March 2023 27	Sampdoria	3–1	Hellas Verona	Genoa
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gabbiadini 24', 35' Đuričić 42' Nuytinck 83' Zanoli 85', 90+8'	Report	Faraoni 88' Coppola 90+6' Duda 90+7'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 18,228 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

2 April 2023 28	Roma	3–0	Sampdoria	Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Abraham 8' Spinazzola 21' Wijnaldum 57' Smalling 60' Dybala 88' (pen.) El Shaarawy 90+3'	Report	Murillo 11' 52' Zanoli 49' Paoletti 69' Winks 70'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 62,108 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

8 April 2023 29	Sampdoria	2–3	Cremonese	Genoa
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Léris 15', 89' Lammers 66' Oikonomou 90+8'	Report	Ghiglione 35' Bianchetti 37' Lochoshvili 85' Sernicola 90+5', 90+5' Afena-Gyan 90+7'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 20,421 Referee: Daniele Doveri

16 April 2023 30	Lecce	1–1	Sampdoria	Lecce
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ceesay 31' Di Francesco 73'	Report	Leris 52' Sabiri 67' Jesé 75' Rincón 84' Augello 86'	Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 22,471 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

22 April 2023 31	Sampdoria	1–1	Spezia	Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Amione 23' Günter 67'	Report	Verde 59' Bastoni 73'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 19,181 Referee: Fabio Maresca

30 April 2023 32	Fiorentina	5–0	Sampdoria	Florence
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Castrovilli 45+2' Dodô 62' Duncan 66' Kouamé 76', 81' Terzić 86', 89'	Report	Murillo 60'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 30,602 Referee: Antonio Giua

3 May 2023 33	Sampdoria	0–2	Torino	Genoa
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rincón 23' Amione 47' 90+7'	Report	Buongiorno 31' Singo 60' Pellegri 90+4', 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 16,865 Referee: Giacomo Camplone

8 May 2023 34	Udinese	2–0	Sampdoria	Udine
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pereyra 9' Masina 34', 90+3' Becão 57'	Report	Winks 28' Augello 61'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 20,430 Referee: Niccolò Baroni

15 May 2023 35	Sampdoria	1–1	Empoli	Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Amione 28' Zanoli 34' Đuričić 59' Gabbiadini 77'	Report	Grassi 43' Pjaca 72' Cambiaghi 72' Parisi 85' Piccoli 90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 16,867 Referee: Ermanno Feliciani

20 May 2023 36	Milan	5–1	Sampdoria	Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Leão 9' Giroud 23', 29' (pen.), 68' Brahim 63' Hernandez 75'	Report	Quagliarella 20' Günter 27' Zanoli 30' Oikonomou 89'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 72,105 Referee: Francesco Fourneau

26 May 2023 37	Sampdoria	2–2	Sassuolo	Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Gabbiadini 8' Oikonomou 53' Erlić 78' (o.g.)	Report	Berardi 9' Matheus Henrique 11' Thorstvedt 15' Harroui 49'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 18,430 Referee: Francesco Meraviglia

4 June 2023 38	Napoli	2–0	Sampdoria	Naples
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Osimhen 64' (pen.) Simeone 85'	Report	Murru 63'	Stadium: Stadio Diego Maradona Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Ermanno Feliciani

Coppa Italia

5 August 2022 Round of 64	Sampdoria	1–0	Reggina	Genoa
21:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Sabiri 67' (pen.)	Report	Fabbian 17' Cionek 53' Canotto 85' Cicerelli 89' Gagliolo 90+8'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 14,893 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi

20 October 2022 Round of 32	Sampdoria	2–2 (a.e.t.) (9–8 p)	Ascoli	Genoa
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Verre 10' Rincón 45+3' Yepes 73' Conti 101' Caputo 118'	Report	Collocolo 33' Tavčar 78' Donati 110' Eramo 112'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 4,738 Referee: Luca Zufferli
	Penalties
	Gabbiadini Villar Đuričić Caputo Verre Augello Conti Léris Murru Ferrari Contini		Botteghin Eramo Falasco Gondo Caligara Falzerano Bidaoui Donati Quaranta Tavčar Guarna

12 January 2023 Round of 16	Fiorentina	1–0	Sampdoria	Florence
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Barák 25' Amrabat 32'	Report	Sabiri 24' Murillo 54' 90+2' Rincón 88' Contini 90+6'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 10,496 Referee: Daniele Paterna

Notes

References

^ "Prima Squadra" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
^ Should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match was held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively.
^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 304/A" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation.
^ "Calendario Serie a 2022–2023, il 24 giugno nasce il nuovo campionato".

[AB-2] The Sampdoria squad was divided into two teams for an in-house friendly, with team A playing in blue colours and team B playing in white colours.

[table_note_res_RTB0.68614161419037-3] Should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match was held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively.

[1] "Prima Squadra" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. Retrieved 16 August 2018.

[note-4] Should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match was held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively.

[5] "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 304/A" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation.

[6] "Calendario Serie a 2022–2023, il 24 giugno nasce il nuovo campionato".

[1]

[a]

[b]

[2]

[3]

[4]