2021–22 Spezia Calcio season

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Spezia
2021–22 season
OwnerRobert Platek
ChairmanStefano Chisoli
ManagerThiago Motta[1]
(from 5 July 2021)
StadiumStadio Dino Manuzzi
Serie A17th
Coppa ItaliaSecond round
← 2020–21
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 1 December 2021.

The 2021–22 season is 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 are participating in this 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.[2][1][3]

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.[4]

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 23 July 2021[5]

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 Netherlands NED Jeroen Zoet
7 DF Italy ITA Jacopo Sala
11 FW Ghana GHA Emmanuel Gyasi
12 GK Lithuania LTU Titas Krapikas
13 DF Italy ITA Elio Capradossi
18 FW Angola ANG M'Bala Nzola
20 DF Italy ITA Simone Bastoni
21 DF Spain ESP Salva Ferrer
25 MF Italy ITA Giulio Maggiore (vice-captain)
28 DF Croatia CRO Martin Erlić
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 FW Italy ITA Daniele Verde
34 DF Albania ALB Ardian Ismajli
69 DF Italy ITA Luca Vignali
88 MF Brazil BRA Léo Sena
94 GK Italy ITA Ivan Provedel
— GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Petar Zovko
— DF Italy ITA Leonardo Gabelli
— DF France FRA Kelvin Amian
— DF Bulgaria BUL Petko Hristov

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 Colombini
— MF Italy ITA
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Italy ITA Alessandro Bordin
— FW Iceland ISL Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen

Out on loan[]

As of 26 July 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Denmark DEN Emil Kornvig (at Denmark SønderjyskE until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player

Transfers and loans[]

Transfers in[]

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
5 July 2021 DF Bulgaria Petko Hristov Fiorentina Free [6]
12 July 2021 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina Sampdoria Free [7]
22 July 2021 DF France Kelvin Amian France Toulouse €3,200,000 [8]

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.[9]

24 July 2021 Friendly Spezia Italy Cancelled Italy Lecce Arco di Trento, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Comunale di Arco
30 July 2021 Friendly Sampdoria Italy Cancelled Italy Spezia Cles, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Campo Sportivo Cles
31 July 2021 Friendly Spezia Italy Cancelled Italy Montebelluna Ronzone, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Campo sportivo Ronzone
3 August 2021 Friendly Spezia Italy Cancelled Italy Trento Ronzone, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Campo sportivo Ronzone
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 Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 22 August 2021 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 19 4 4 11 19 39 −20 021.05
Coppa Italia 13 August 2021 16 December 2021 First round 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Total 21 5 4 12 22 42 −20 023.81

Last updated: 22 December 2021
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
15 Sampdoria 19 5 5 9 27 35 −8 20
16 Venezia 19 4 5 10 18 34 −16 17
17 Spezia 19 4 4 11 19 39 −20 16
18 Genoa 19 1 8 10 19 37 −18 11 Relegation to Serie B
19 Cagliari 19 1 7 11 17 40 −23 10
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2021. 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)

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
19 4 4 11 19 39  −20 16 2 3 4 10 12  −2 2 1 7 9 27  −18

Last updated: 22 December 2021.
Source: Serie A

Results by round[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDLLWLLLWLDLWLLLDLDW
Position12151813171719161717181617171717171717
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2021. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The league fixtures were announced on 14 July 2021.[10]

23 August 2021 1 Cagliari 2–2 Spezia Cagliari
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Gyasi Goal 7', Yellow card 66'
  • Bastoni Yellow card 14', Goal 58'
  • Nikolaou Yellow card 45+1'
 Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
28 August 2021 2 Lazio 6–1 Spezia Rome
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Federico Dionisi
12 September 2021 3 Spezia 0–1 Udinese La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Marco Guida
19 September 2021 4 Venezia 1–2 Spezia Ferrara
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Rosario Abisso
22 September 2021 5 Spezia 2–3 Juventus La Spezia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
25 September 2021 6 Spezia 1–2 Milan La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
3 October 2021 7 Hellas Verona 4–0 Spezia Verona
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Giacomo Camplone
16 October 2021 8 Spezia 2–1 Salernitana La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Davide Massa
22 October 2021 9 Sampdoria 2–1 Spezia Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Michael Fabbri
26 October 2021 10 Spezia 1–1 Genoa La Spezia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Bastoni Yellow card 55'
  • Sirigu Goal 66' (o.g.)
  • Provedel Yellow card 85'
 Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Simone Sozza
31 October 2021 11 Fiorentina 3–0 Spezia Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Ferrer Yellow card 21'
  • Gyasi Yellow card 43'
  • Colley Yellow card 58'
 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Antonio Giua
6 November 2021 12 Spezia 1–0 Torino La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Daniele Orsato
20 November 2021 13 Atalanta 5–2 Spezia Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Referee: Rosario Abisso
28 November 2021 14 Spezia 0–1 Bologna La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Luca Massimi
1 December 2021 15 Internazionale 2–0 Spezia Milan
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Davide Ghersini
5 December 2021 16 Spezia 2–2 Sassuolo La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Fabio Maresca
13 December 2021 17 Roma 2–0 Spezia Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Gyasi Yellow card 90+2'
 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Alessandro Prontera
19 December 2021 18 Spezia 1–1 Empoli La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Marchizza Goal 50' (o.g.)
 Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Lorenzo Maggioni
22 December 2021 19 Napoli 0–1 Spezia Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Referee: Luca Massimi
6 January 2022 20 Spezia v Hellas Verona La Spezia
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco

Coppa Italia[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ a b Di Marzio, Gianluca. "Spezia, Thiago Motta è ufficialmente il nuovo allenatore". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  2. ^ "OFFICIAL: THIAGO MOTTA NEW SPEZIA COACH". Twitter. 8 Jul 2021.
  3. ^ "VINCENZO ITALIANO È IL NUOVO TECNICO DELLA FIORENTINA". ACF Fiorentina (in Italian). 30 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Spezia handed four-window transfer ban by FIFA for signing minors". Reuters. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Prima Squadra". Spezia Calcio - Sito ufficiale. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  6. ^ "Petko Hristov è un nuovo calciatore dello Spezia" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 5 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Petar Zovko è un nuovo calciatore dello Spezia" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 12 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Kelvin Amian è un nuovo calciatore dello Spezia" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 22 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Prato allo Stelvio: domani la partenza e la prima seduta" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Serie A TIM fixtures 2021/2022 announced". Lega Serie A. 14 July 2021.
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