2018–19_Empoli_F.C._season

2018–19 Empoli FC season

2018–19 Empoli FC season

Empoli 2018–19 football season

The 2018–19 season was Empoli Football Club's 83rd in existence and 13th season in Serie A. It was the club's first season back in the top-flight after suffering relegation at the end of the 2016–17 season.

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Players

Squad information

As of 22 February 2019
Appearances include league matches only
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Transfers

In

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Loans in

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Out

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Loans out

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Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 2018–19 Serie A

League table

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Source: Serie A, Soccerway
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).[5]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Positions determined by head-to-head points: Parma: 9 pts; Cagliari: 7 pts; Fiorentina: 1 pt.
  2. Genoa finished ahead of Empoli on head-to-head points: Genoa 2–1 Empoli, Empoli 1–3 Genoa.
  3. Chievo were deducted 3 points after being found guilty of false accounting.[4]

Results summary

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Last updated: 26 May 2019.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2019. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

19 August 2018 1 Empoli 2–0 Cagliari Empoli
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Krunić 14'
Antonelli Yellow card 28'
Caputo 51'
Capezzi Yellow card 66'
Rasmussen Yellow card 90'		 Report Romagna Yellow card 44'
Barella Yellow card 76'
Pisacane Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,335
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
26 August 2018 2 Genoa 2–1 Empoli Genoa
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Piątek 6'
Kouamé 18'
Spolli Yellow card 45'
Criscito Yellow card 52'
Zukanović Yellow card 59'		 Report Silvestre Yellow card 85'
Krunić Yellow card 90+2'
Mráz 90+4'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 19,493
Referee: Livio Marinelli
2 September 2018 3 Chievo 0–0 Empoli Verona
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rigoni Yellow card 55' Report Di Lorenzo Yellow card 90+3' Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
16 September 2018 4 Empoli 0–1 Lazio Empoli
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Silvestre Yellow card 7'
Bennacer Yellow card 34'		 Report Parolo Yellow card 42', 47'
Durmisi Yellow card 80'
Marušić Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 10,832
Referee: Daniele Orsato
21 September 2018 5 Sassuolo 3–1 Empoli Reggio Emilia
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Boateng 13'
Di Francesco Yellow card 31', 85'
Ferrari 57'		 Report Caputo 1'
Capezzi Yellow card 6'
Krunić Yellow card 11'
Zajc Yellow card 45+1' Yellow-red card 71'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 10,183
Referee: Federico La Penna
27 September 2018 6 Empoli 1–1 Milan Empoli
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Maietta Yellow card 53'
Capezzi Yellow card 55'
Caputo 71' (pen.)		 Report Capezzi 10' (o.g.)
Calabria Yellow card 45+1'
Laxalt Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 13,890
Referee: Michael Fabbri
30 September 2018 7 Parma 1–0 Empoli Parma
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gervinho 33'
Iacoponi Yellow card 35'
Barillà Yellow card 82'		 Report Rasmussen Yellow card 23'
Di Lorenzo Yellow card 31'
Traorè Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 14,584
Referee: Luca Pairetto
6 October 2018 8 Empoli 0–2 Roma Empoli
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bennacer Yellow card 35'
Silvestre Yellow card 83'		 Report Nzonzi 36'
Lu. Pellegrini Yellow card 49'
Džeko 85'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 10,670
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
21 October 2018 9 Frosinone 3–3 Empoli Frosinone
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Silvestre 8' (o.g.)
Ciofani 54' (pen.), 63'
Molinaro Yellow card 88'
Ciano Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Zajc Yellow card 6', 32'
Silvestre 48'
Maietta Yellow card 69'
Uçan 79'
Bennacer Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe
Attendance: 12,287
Referee: Daniele Orsato
27 October 2018 10 Empoli 1–2 Juventus Empoli
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Caputo 28'
Traorè Yellow card 58'
Uçan Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Bernardeschi Yellow card 43'
Bentancur Yellow card 45+3'
Ronaldo 54' (pen.), 70'
Dybala Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 15,889
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
2 November 2018 11 Napoli 5–1 Empoli Naples
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Insigne 9'
Mertens 38', 64', 90+3'
Milik 90'		 Report Bennacer Yellow card 42'
Caputo 58'
Di Lorenzo Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 31,370
Referee: Luca Pairetto
11 November 2018 12 Empoli 2–1 Udinese Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Di Lorenzo Yellow card 21'
Zajc 41'
Krunić Yellow card 45+1'
Caputo 51'		 Report Mandragora Yellow card 25'
Fofana Yellow card 40'
Pussetto 81'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,553
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
25 November 2018 13 Empoli 3–2 Atalanta Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Veseli Yellow card 24'
La Gumina 42'
Maietta Yellow card 67'
Masiello 77' (o.g.)
Silvestre 90+2'		 Report Freuler 33'
Masiello Yellow card 38'
Hateboer 40'
Gosens Yellow card 69'
Iličić Yellow card 84' Red card 84'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,736
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
1 December 2018 14 SPAL 2–2 Empoli Ferrara
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Kurtić 5', 67', Yellow card 54'
Felipe Yellow card 34'
Schiattarella Yellow card 45+2'
Cionek Red card 49'		 Report Maietta Yellow card 15'
Caputo 24'
Krunić 43', Yellow card 45'
Mchedlidze Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 12,622
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
9 December 2018 15 Empoli 2–1 Bologna Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Caputo 10'
Veseli Yellow card 35'
Capezzi Yellow card 45+2'
La Gumina 80'		 Report Poli Yellow card 23', 41'
Džemaili Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,379
Referee: Paolo Valeri
Note: Leonardo Capezzi was cautioned for dissent while a substitute.
16 December 2018 16 Fiorentina 3–1 Empoli Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Mirallas 40'
Benassi Yellow card 53'
Simeone 59'
Gerson Yellow card 65'
Dabo 78'		 Report Krunić 24', Yellow card 55' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 28,918
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
22 December 2018 17 Empoli 2–4 Sampdoria Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Pasqual 11' (pen.)
Acquah Yellow card 33'
Caputo Yellow card 34', 75'
La Gumina Yellow card 85'		 Report Andersen Yellow card 18'
Ramírez 41'
Quagliarella 69', Yellow card 71'
Ekdal Yellow card 82'
Caprari 87', 90+1', Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,815
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
26 December 2018 18 Torino 3–0 Empoli Turin
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Rincón Yellow card 19'
Nkoulou 44'
De Silvestri 49'
Falque 75'		 Report Veseli Yellow card 42'
Silvestre Yellow card 56'
Di Lorenzo Yellow card 71'
Krunić Red card 89'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 20,047
Referee: Fabio Maresca
29 December 2018 19 Empoli 0–1 Internazionale Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Bennacer Yellow card 74' Report Martínez Yellow card 68'
Keita 72'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 10,393
Referee: Federico La Penna
20 January 2019 20 Cagliari 2–2 Empoli Cagliari
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Pavoletti 36'
Farias 90+1'		 Report Di Lorenzo 70'
Zajc 81'		 Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 13,836
Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua
28 January 2019 21 Empoli 1–3 Genoa Empoli
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Rasmussen Yellow card 61'
Di Lorenzo 63'		 Report Kouamé 18'
Bessa Yellow card 39'
Rolón Yellow card 58'
Lazović 70'
Sanabria 73'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,675
Referee: Federico La Penna
2 February 2019 22 Empoli 2–2 Chievo Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Caputo 45+2', 52' Report Jaroszyński Yellow card 25'
Giaccherini 31'
Stępiński 45+1'
Barba Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,030
Referee: Marco Di Bello
7 February 2019 23 Lazio 1–0 Empoli Rome
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Caicedo 42' (pen.)
Neto Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Acquah Yellow card 89' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
17 February 2019 24 Empoli 3–0 Sassuolo Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Krunić 34'
Acquah 37'
Farias 60'
Pasqual Yellow card 71'		 Report Sensi Yellow card 57'
Berardi Yellow card 65'
Bourabia Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,192
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
22 February 2019 25 Milan 3–0 Empoli Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Piątek 49'
Kessié 51'
Castillejo 67'
Çalhanoğlu Yellow card 71'		 Report Di Lorenzo Yellow card 55' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 47,866
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
2 March 2019 26 Empoli 3–3 Parma Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Drągowski Yellow card 13'
Dell'Orco 19'
Caputo 59' (pen.)
Alves 90+1' (o.g.)		 Report Gervinho 13', Yellow card 79'
Rigoni 45+1'
Kucka Yellow card 62'
Alves 82'
Iacoponi Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,404
Referee: Marco Di Bello
11 March 2019 27 Roma 2–1 Empoli Rome
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) El Shaarawy 9', Yellow card 62'
Florenzi Yellow card 13' Yellow-red card 80'
Cristante Yellow card 13'
Schick 33'		 Report Juan Jesus 12' (o.g.)
Acquah Yellow card 37'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 34,508
Referee: Fabio Maresca
17 March 2019 28 Empoli 2–1 Frosinone Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Caputo 20' (pen.)
Pajač 38'
Pasqual Yellow card 78'
Drągowski Yellow card 90+4'
Acquah Yellow card 90+5'
Silvestre Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Valzania Yellow card 68', 70'
Goldaniga Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,828
Referee: Davide Massa
30 March 2019 29 Juventus 1–0 Empoli Turin
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Kean 72' Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 39,290
Referee: Federico La Penna
3 April 2019 30 Empoli 2–1 Napoli Empoli
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Farias 28'
Traorè Yellow card 50'
Di Lorenzo 53'
Pajač Yellow card 60'		 Report Koulibaly Yellow card 33'
Zieliński 44'
Milik Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 10,911
Referee: Daniele Doveri
7 April 2019 31 Udinese 3–2 Empoli Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Samir Yellow card 10'
De Paul 15', 41' (pen.)
Mandragora 45', Yellow card 87'
Zeegelaar Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card 63'		 Report Caputo 11', Yellow card 90+2'
Pajač Yellow card 18'
Krunić 24'
Maietta Yellow card 40'
Silvestre Yellow card 44'		 Stadium: Dacia Arena
Attendance: 22,537
Referee: Daniele Orsato
15 April 2019 32 Atalanta 0–0 Empoli Bergamo
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Palomino Yellow card 19' Report Dell'Orco Yellow card 29'
Bennacer Yellow card 45+2'
Veseli Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 19,229
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
20 April 2019 33 Empoli 2–4 SPAL Empoli
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Caputo 22'
Traorè 47', Yellow card 52'
Brighi Yellow card 76'
Krunić Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Lazzari Yellow card 30'
Petagna 38' (pen.), 60', Yellow card 62'
Cionek Yellow card 40'
Floccari 44'
Missiroli Yellow card 71'
Murgia Yellow card 82'
Antenucci 88'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 10,444
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
27 April 2019 34 Bologna 3–1 Empoli Bologna
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mbaye Yellow card 25'
Orsolini Yellow card 35', 83'
Soriano 52', Yellow card 79'
Sansone 90+5'		 Report Pajač Yellow card 7', 17'
Krunić Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 25,189
Referee: Paolo Valeri
5 May 2019 35 Empoli 1–0 Fiorentina Empoli
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pajač Yellow card 24'
Farias 54'
Bennacer Yellow card 65'
Di Lorenzo Yellow card 79'		 Report Fernandes Yellow card 23' Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,285
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
12 May 2019 36 Sampdoria 1–2 Empoli Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ekdal Yellow card 30'
Tonelli Yellow card 74'
Quagliarella 90+2' (pen.)		 Report Di Lorenzo Yellow card 17', 75'
Farias 56'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 19,034
Referee: Daniele Doveri
19 May 2019 37 Empoli 4–1 Torino Empoli
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Acquah 27'
Brighi 65'
Di Lorenzo 70'
Farias Yellow card 71'
Caputo 89'		 Report Falque 56'
Berenguer Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 10,344
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
26 May 2019 38 Internazionale 2–1 Empoli Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Keita 51', Yellow card 52' Yellow-red card 90+7'
Perišić Yellow card 72'
Nainggolan 81'
D'Ambrosio Yellow card 90+9'		 Report Pajač Yellow card 64'
Traorè 76'
Caputo Yellow card 90+5'
Perucchini Red card 90+8'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 68,051
Referee: Luca Banti

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2018–19 Coppa Italia
12 August 2018 Third round Empoli 0–3 Cittadella Empoli
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Scappini 16', 54'
Proia Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 67'
Finotto 65'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Last updated: 7 April 2019
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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Last updated: 7 April 2019

Clean sheets

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Last updated: 7 April 2019

Disciplinary record

No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
69 DF Poland Bartłomiej Drągowski 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
2 DF Italy Giovanni Di Lorenzo 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
5 DF Albania Frédéric Veseli 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
13 DF Italy Luca Antonelli 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 DF Italy Domenico Maietta 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
23 DF Italy Manuel Pasqual 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
26 DF Argentina Matías Silvestre 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
32 DF Denmark Jacob Rasmussen 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
6 MF Croatia Marko Pajač 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6 MF Slovenia Miha Zajc 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
8 MF Ivory Coast Hamed Traorè 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10 MF Algeria Ismaël Bennacer 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
18 MF Ghana Afriyie Acquah 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
28 MF Italy Leonardo Capezzi 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
33 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Rade Krunić 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 1
48 MF Turkey Salih Uçan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 FW Georgia (country) Levan Mchedlidze 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 FW Italy Francesco Caputo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
20 FW Italy Antonino La Gumina 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 57 1 1 0 0 0 57 1 1

Last updated: 7 April 2019

References

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    "Official: Empoli sign Silvestre". Football Italia. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Toro: Soriano in, Acquah out". Football Italia. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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    "CAPEZZI ALL'EMPOLI A TITOLO TEMPORANEO CON OPZIONE E CONTRO-OPZIONE" (in Italian). Sampdoria. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Chievo get three point deduction". Football Italia. 13 September 2018.
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    "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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