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2015–16 Genoa CFC season

The 2015–16 season was Genoa Cricket and Football Club's ninth consecutive season in Serie A. The club finished in 11th place in Serie A, and was surprisingly eliminated by Lega Pro side Alessandria in the Coppa Italia.

Genoa
2015–16 season
PresidentEnrico Preziosi
ManagerGian Piero Gasperini
StadiumStadio Luigi Ferraris
Serie A11th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Leonardo Pavoletti (14)
All:
Leonardo Pavoletti (15)
Highest home attendance31,770 vs Sampdoria
(5 January 2016, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance6,973 vs Alessandria
(15 December 2015, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance21,359[1]

Players edit

Squad information edit

As of 2 February 2016

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   ITA Mattia Perin
2 DF   MLI Alassane També
3 DF   ARG Cristian Ansaldi (on loan from Zenit Saint Petersburg)
4 DF   FRA Sebastian De Maio
5 DF   ITA Armando Izzo
8 DF   ARG Nicolás Burdisso (captain)
9 FW   BRA Bruno Gomes (on loan from Internacional)
11 FW   ITA Alessio Cerci (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
15 DF   ITA Giovanni Marchese
16 MF   ESP Diego Capel
17 MF   ESP Suso (on loan from Milan)
18 MF   FRA Olivier Ntcham (on loan from Manchester City)
19 FW   ITA Leonardo Pavoletti
21 FW   MKD Goran Pandev
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF   SRB Darko Lazović
23 GK   ITA Eugenio Lamanna
24 DF   ARG Ezequiel Muñoz
29 DF   ITA Riccardo Fiamozzi
30 MF   ITA Luca Rigoni
31 MF   SUI Blerim Džemaili (on loan from Galatasaray)
32 GK   ITA Antonio Donnarumma
34 DF   BRA Gabriel Silva (on loan from Udinese)
37 FW   ITA Giuseppe Panico
42 FW   SVN Tim Matavž (on loan from Augsburg)
77 MF   GRE Panagiotis Tachtsidis
88 MF   VEN Tomás Rincón
93 MF   URU Diego Laxalt (on loan from Internazionale)
98 FW   ESP Raúl Asencio

Transfers edit

In edit

Loans in edit

Out edit

Loans out edit

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   CZE Lukas Zima (at Perugia until 30 June 2016)
— DF   ITA Aleandro Rosi (at Frosinone until 30 June 2016)
— MF   ITA Rolando Mandragora (at Pescara until 30 June 2016)
— MF   ITA Marco Soprano (at Cosenza until 30 June 2016)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ITA Francesco Todisco (at Rimini until 30 June 2016)
— FW   ITA Riccardo Improta (at Cesena until 30 June 2016)
— MF   ITA Michael Ventre (at Cosenza until 30 June 2016)
— MF   GHA Moro Alhassan (at Carrarese until 30 June 2016)

Pre-season and friendlies edit

Friendly v

Competitions edit

Serie A edit

Main article: 2015–16 Serie A

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Chievo 38 13 11 14 43 45 −2 50
10 Empoli 38 12 10 16 40 49 −9 46[a]
11 Genoa 38 13 7 18 45 48 −3 46[a]
12 Torino 38 12 9 17 52 55 −3 45[b]
13 Atalanta 38 11 12 15 41 47 −6 45[b]
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.[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Empoli ahead of Genoa on head-to-head goal difference; Empoli +1, Genoa –1.
  2. ^ a b Torino ahead of Atalanta on head-to-head points; Torino 6 points, Atalanta 0 points.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 13 7 18 45 48  −3 46 10 3 6 29 19  +10 3 4 12 16 29  −13

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAH
ResultLWLLLWDWLDDDWLLLLLWWDDLDLWLWWLWWLWLLWL
Position169111617141512161514151316161717171716161616161614151412121010111010121011
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2016. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

23 August 2015 1 Palermo 1–0 Genoa Palermo
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vitiello   28'
El Kaoutari   90+1'		 Report Marchese   90' Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 22,608
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
30 August 2015 2 Genoa 2–0 Hellas Verona Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pavoletti   57'
Izzo   59'
Gakpé   76'
Rincón   89'		 Report Moras   45+1'
Pazzini   73'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 19,462
Referee: Daniele Orsato
12 September 2015 3 Fiorentina 1–0 Genoa Florence
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vecino   20'
Badelj   33'   64'
Tomović   48'
Babacar   60'		 Report Capel   12'
Rincón   36'
Ntcham   54'
Costa   55'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 30,048
Referee: Daniele Doveri
20 September 2015 4 Genoa 0–2 Juventus Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Izzo   26'   44'
Džemaili   50'		 Report Evra   17'
Lamanna   37' (o.g.)
Pogba   60' (pen.),   61'
Lemina   61'
Zaza   86'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 25,115
Referee: Paolo Valeri
23 September 2015 5 Lazio 2–0 Genoa Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cataldi   25'
Đorđević   35'
Maurício   42'
Felipe Anderson   62'
Gentiletti   64'
Milinković-Savić   76'		 Report Marchese   38'
Cissokho   54'   56'
Figueiras   78'
Pandev   85'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
27 September 2015 6 Genoa 1–0 Milan Genoa
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Džemaili   10',   67'
Pavoletti   58'
De Maio   61'
Burdisso   89'		 Report Bonaventura   11'
Romagnoli   18'   42'
Calabria   56'
Luiz Adriano   83'
Bertolacci   90+1'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 21,294
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
4 October 2015 7 Udinese 1–1 Genoa Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Edenílson   32'
Di Natale   47'
Danilo   75'		 Report Perotti   76' (pen.)
Izzo   89'		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 12,704
Referee: Angelo Cervellera
18 October 2015 8 Genoa 3–2 Chievo Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pavoletti   13'
Gakpé   17'
Džemaili   50'   54'
De Maio   56'
Tachtsidis   90+3',   90+4'		 Report Paloschi   1'
Castro   33'
Pellissier   77'
Pepe   79'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 19,207
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
24 October 2015 9 Empoli 2–0 Genoa Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Tonelli   35'
Krunić   44'
Zieliński   57',   64'
Livaja   84'		 Report Marchese   29'
Muñoz   34'
Gakpé   52'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,770
Referee: Domenico Celi
28 October 2015 10 Torino 3–3 Genoa Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Maxi López   28'
Zappacosta   35'
Benassi   54'
Bovo   69'
Tachtsidis   89' (o.g.)		 Report Laxalt   26', 90+4'
Pavoletti   67'
Muñoz   82'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino
Attendance: 16,226
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
1 November 2015 11 Genoa 0–0 Napoli Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Izzo   36'
Ntcham   82'
Costa   90+1'		 Report Gabbiadini   85'
López   90+3'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 26,292
Referee: Daniele Doveri
8 November 2015 12 Frosinone 2–2 Genoa Frosinone
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Blanchard   31',   67'
Diakité   38'
Dionisi   60'		 Report Pavoletti   6'
Costa   13'
De Maio   32'   36'
Figueiras   35'
Gakpé   75'
Burdisso   88'		 Stadium: Stadio Matusa
Attendance: 6,450
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
22 November 2015 13 Genoa 2–1 Sassuolo Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Rincón   25',   51'
Perin   42'
Perotti   42'
Burdisso   88'
Pavoletti   90+5'		 Report Berardi   41'
Acerbi   90+3'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 19,347
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
29 November 2015 14 Genoa 1–2 Carpi Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Pavoletti   6'
Figueiras   8'		 Report Matos   27'
Gagliolo   34'
Borriello   58',   90+1'
Zaccardo   81'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 19,633
Referee: Claudio Gavillucci
5 December 2015 15 Internazionale 1–0 Genoa Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Ljajić   59'
D'Ambrosio   69'   86'
Telles   82'		 Report Costa   29'
Ansaldi   89'
Perotti   90+1'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 39,485
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
12 December 2015 16 Genoa 0–1 Bologna Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Perotti   81' Report Gastaldello   25'
Mounier   73'
Diawara   81'   90+3'
Rossettini   90+2'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 19,594
Referee: Marco Di Bello
20 December 2015 17 Roma 2–0 Genoa Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Nainggolan   22'
Florenzi   29',   42'
Pjanić   35'
Džeko   75'
Sadiq   89'		 Report Laxalt   9' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 28,133
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
5 January 2016 18 Genoa 2–3 Sampdoria Genoa
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Izzo   48'
Rigoni   63'
Pavoletti   69', 81',   83'
Ansaldi   71'
Rincón   78'
Burdisso   90+3'		 Report Soriano   18', 49'
Éder   39'
Fernando   72'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 31,770
Referee: Paolo Valeri
10 January 2016 19 Atalanta 0–2 Genoa Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Paletta   51'
D'Alessandro   90'		 Report Suso   25'
Džemaili   79'
Pavoletti   81'
Izzo   87'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 13,946
Referee: Marco Guida
17 January 2016 20 Genoa 4–0 Palermo Genoa
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Suso   4'
Rigoni   58'
Pavoletti   71', 88'
Burdisso   73'
Rincón   75'		 Report Anđelković   22'   65'
González   39'
Goldaniga   90'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 19,387
Referee: Domenico Celi
24 January 2016 21 Hellas Verona 1–1 Genoa Verona
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Pisano   25'
Pazzini   39'
Hallfreðsson   90+2'		 Report Coppola   19' (o.g.)
Džemaili   35'
De Maio   88'		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 15,806
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
31 January 2016 22 Genoa 0–0 Fiorentina Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Ansaldi   7'
Pavoletti   44'		 Report Roncaglia   32'
Vecino   38'
Costa   82'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 20,832
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
3 February 2016 23 Juventus 1–0 Genoa Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) De Maio   30' (o.g.)
Bonucci   39'
Zaza   90+1'		 Report Muñoz   34'
Capel   64'
Rigoni   73'		 Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 37,151
Referee: Carmine Russo
6 February 2016 24 Genoa 0–0 Lazio Genoa
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Suso   52'
Muñoz   61'
Rincón   85'		 Report Parolo   19'
Cataldi   72'
Lulić   86'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 19,670
Referee: Daniele Orsato
14 February 2016 25 Milan 2–1 Genoa Milan
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Bacca   5'
Honda   64'
Romagnoli   90+2'		 Report Rigoni   67'
Cerci   90+2'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 30,547
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
21 February 2016 26 Genoa 2–1 Udinese Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Burdisso   32'
Suso   43'
Cerci   57' (pen.)
Laxalt   70'
Izzo   89'		 Report Ali Adnan   33'
Guilherme   37'
Zapata   56'
Hallfreðsson   63'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 19,061
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
28 February 2016 27 Chievo 1–0 Genoa Verona
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Castro   51'
Radovanović   53'
Gobbi   88'		 Report Džemaili   48'
Ansaldi   62'
De Maio   90+1'		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Michael Fabbri
6 March 2016 28 Genoa 1–0 Empoli Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Rigoni   48'
Cerci   80'		 Report Zambelli   31'
Büchel   42'
Paredes   75'
Ćosić   86'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 21,134
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
13 March 2016 29 Genoa 3–2 Torino Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Cerci   20' (pen.), 45+2' (pen.)
Rigoni   66'
Tachtsidis   90'		 Report Immobile   4', 15'
Padelli   45+2'
Benassi   49'
Moretti   67'
Vives   73'
Acquah   85'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 20,225
Referee: Daniele Doveri
20 March 2016 30 Napoli 3–1 Genoa Naples
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Koulibaly   31'
Jorginho   36'
Insigne   45+3'
Higuaín   51', 81'
El Kaddouri   90+1'		 Report Rincón   10'
Fiamozzi   44'
Džemaili   89'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 43,917
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
3 April 2016 31 Genoa 4–0 Frosinone Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Suso   43', 59', 76'
Perin   61'
Rigoni   72'		 Report Gucher   4'
Ajeti   33'
Gori   45+1'
Dionisi   56'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 20,033
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
9 April 2016 32 Sassuolo 0–1 Genoa Reggio Emilia
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Duncan   76'
Politano   88'		 Report Džemaili   42'
Muñoz   55'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 10,249
Referee: Claudio Gavillucci
16 April 2016 33 Carpi 4–1 Genoa Modena
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gagliolo   22'
Lollo   42',   45+5'
Di Gaudio   45+4'
Pasciuti   49'
Poli   53'
Mbakogu   67'
Sabelli   86'		 Report Izzo   25'   45+1'
Pavoletti   34'		 Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia
Attendance: 9,243
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
20 April 2016 34 Genoa 1–0 Internazionale Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Muñoz   56'
De Maio   77'
Tachtsidis   80'		 Report Medel   80'
Brozović   88'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 22,781
Referee: Massimililano Irrati
24 April 2016 35 Bologna 2–0 Genoa Bologna
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Giaccherini   11'
Rossettini   48'
Foccari   63'		 Report Rincón   37'
Muñoz   42'		 Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 17,099
Referee: Antonio Damato
2 May 2016 36 Genoa 2–3 Roma Genoa
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Tachtsidis   13'
Pavoletti   65'
Rincón   72'
Laxalt   79'
Marchese   90+1'		 Report Salah   6'
Totti   72',   77'
De Rossi   83'
El Shaarawy   87'
Strootman   90+1'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 21,355
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
8 May 2016 37 Sampdoria 0–3 Genoa Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Viviano   29'
Diakité   55'
Soriano   58'
Fernando   72'
Sala   78'		 Report Pavoletti   3'
Suso   26', 74',   31'
De Maio   35'
Rincón   60'
Burdisso   68'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 31,375
Referee: Luca Banti
15 May 2016 38 Genoa 1–2 Atalanta Genoa
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Laxalt   30'
Pavoletti   58'
Izzo   60'
Rincón   64'		 Report D'Alessandro   52',   53'
Brivio   55'
Masiello   68'
Kurtić   82'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 21,621
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano

Coppa Italia edit

Main article: 2015–16 Coppa Italia
15 December 2015 Round of 16 Genoa 1–2 (a.e.t.) Alessandria Genoa
19:15 CET (UTC+01:00) Rincón   70'
Pavoletti   90+2'
Figueiras   90+3'		 Report Celjak   39'
Marras   46'
Manfrin   49'
Sirri   96'
Bocalon   113'
Fischnaller   118'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 6,973
Referee: Luca Banti

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ITA Mattia Perin 25 0 25 0 0 0
23 GK   ITA Eugenio Lamanna 14 0 13 0 1 0
27 GK   KOS Samir Ujkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK   ITA Antonio Donnarumma 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   MLI Alassane També 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   ARG Cristian Ansaldi 25 0 23+1 0 1 0
4 DF   FRA Sebastian De Maio 28 1 25+3 1 0 0
5 DF   ITA Armando Izzo 34 0 30+3 0 1 0
8 DF   ARG Nicolás Burdisso 29 0 28 0 1 0
15 DF   ITA Giovanni Marchese 11 0 7+4 0 0 0
24 DF   ARG Ezequiel Muñoz 18 0 17+1 0 0 0
29 DF   ITA Riccardo Fiamozzi 8 0 4+4 0 0 0
34 DF   BRA Gabriel Silva 11 0 8+3 0 0 0
90 DF   SEN Issa Cissokho 13 0 6+7 0 0 0
Midfielders
16 MF   ESP Diego Capel 20 0 5+15 0 0 0
17 MF   ESP Suso 19 6 15+4 6 0 0
18 MF   FRA Olivier Ntcham 18 0 11+6 0 1 0
30 MF   ITA Luca Rigoni 18 2 14+4 2 0 0
31 MF   SUI Blerim Džemaili 26 3 22+4 3 0 0
77 MF   GRE Panagiotis Tachtsidis 24 2 7+16 2 1 0
88 MF   VEN Tomás Rincón 33 3 32 3 1 0
93 MF   URU Diego Laxalt 36 3 35 3 1 0
Forwards
9 FW   BRA Bruno Gomes 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW   ITA Alessio Cerci 11 5 6+5 5 0 0
19 FW   ITA Leonardo Pavoletti 26 15 22+3 14 1 1
21 FW   MKD Goran Pandev 16 0 9+6 0 1 0
22 FW   SRB Darko Lazović 16 0 6+9 0 0+1 0
37 FW   ITA Giuseppe Panico 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
42 FW   SVN Tim Matavž 7 0 5+2 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
10 MF   ARG Diego Perotti 17 1 14+2 1 0+1 0
11 DF   POR Diogo Figueiras 10 1 7+2 1 1 0
13 FW   TOG Serge Gakpé 14 3 8+5 3 0+1 0
20 MF   ARG Tino Costa 12 0 12 0 0 0
27 MF   SVK Juraj Kucka 1 0 1 0 0 0

Last updated: 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 19 FW   Leonardo Pavoletti 14 1 15
2 17 MF   Suso 6 0 6
3 11 FW   Alessio Cerci 5 0 5
4 13 FW   Serge Gakpé 3 0 3
31 MF   Blerim Džemaili 3 0 3
88 MF   Tomás Rincón 3 0 3
93 MF   Diego Laxalt 3 0 3
8 30 MF   Luca Rigoni 2 0 2
77 MF   Panagiotis Tachtsidis 2 0 2
10 4 DF   Sebastian De Maio 1 0 1
10 MF   Diego Perotti 1 0 1
11 DF   Diogo Figueiras 1 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0
Totals 45 1 46

Last updated: 15 May 2016

Clean sheets edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 1 GK   Mattia Perin 8 0 8
2 23 GK   Eugenio Lamanna 4 0 4
Totals 12 0 12

Last updated: 15 May 2016

References edit

  1. ^ "Statistiche Spettatori Serie A - Attendance Statistics Serie A".
  2. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale n. 262/A" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 27 January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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