The 2020–21 Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor season was the club's 114th season in existence and the club's first season back in the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, SPAL participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covers the period from 3 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

SPAL
2020–21 season
ChairmanWalter Mattioli
Head coachPasquale Marino
StadiumStadio Paolo Mazza
Serie B9th
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mattia Valoti (11)

All:
Mattia Valoti (11)
All statistics correct as of 10 May 2021.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 5 October 2020[1]

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   ALB Etrit Berisha
3 DF   ITA Luca Ranieri (on loan from Fiorentina)
4 DF   SRB Nenad Tomović
5 DF   POL Bartosz Salamon
6 MF   ITA Salvatore Esposito
7 MF   ITA Simone Missiroli
8 MF   ITA Mattia Valoti
9 FW   ITA Alberto Paloschi (vice-captain)
10 FW   ITA Sergio Floccari (captain)
11 MF   ITA Alessandro Murgia
12 GK   ITA Cesare Galeotti
13 MF   EST Georgi Tunjov
14 FW   ITA Federico Di Francesco (on loan from Sassuolo)
15 MF   ITA Federico Zanchetta
17 MF   ITA Leonardo Sernicola (on loan from Sassuolo)
19 MF   ARG Lucas Castro
20 DF   ITA Caleb Okoli (on loan from Atalanta)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW   ITA Sebastiano Esposito (on loan from Internazionale)
22 GK   SEN Demba Thiam
23 DF   ITA Francesco Vicari (third captain)
24 MF   ITA Federico Viviani
25 DF   ITA Riccardo Spaltro
27 MF   BRA Gabriel Strefezza
32 DF   ITA Marco Sala (on loan from Sassuolo)
41 DF   ITA Lorenzo Dickmann
77 MF   ITA Marco D'Alessandro
80 FW   SEN Demba Seck
89 DF   POL Jakub Iskra
90 FW   ITA Luca Moro
94 FW   BOL Jaume Cuéllar
95 FW   MNE Marko Janković
97 GK   SEN Maurice Gomis
98 DF   ITA Riccardo Mastrilli
99 FW   ITA Enrico Brignola (on loan from Sassuolo)

Out on loan

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As of 5 October 2020

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   ITA Marco Meneghetti (at Südtirol until 30 June 2021)
DF   ITA Kevin Bonifazi (at Udinese until 30 June 2021)
DF   BRA Igor Julio (at Fiorentina until 30 June 2021, obligation to buy)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ITA Paolo Cannistrà (at Cavese until 30 June 2021)
MF   ITA Davide Mazzocco (at Virtus Entella until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

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Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

19 September 2020 Friendly Udinese   0–1   SPAL Premariacco, Italy
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Centro Sportivo Premariacco
Attendance: 0

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie B 25 September 2020 10 May 2021 Matchday 1 9th 38 14 14 10 44 42 +2 036.84
Coppa Italia 30 September 2020 27 January 2021 Second round Quarter-finals 5 2 2 1 5 4 +1 040.00
Total 43 16 16 11 49 46 +3 037.21

Source: Soccerway

Serie B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
7 Brescia 38 15 11 12 61 53 +8 56[a] Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round
8 Chievo (R, D, R, R) 38 14 14 10 50 37 +13 56[a] Bankruptcy
9 SPAL 38 14 14 10 44 42 +2 56[a]
10 Frosinone 38 12 14 12 38 42 −4 50[b]
11 Reggina 38 12 14 12 42 45 −3 50[b]
Source: Lega Serie B (in Italian), 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]
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Brescia 9, Chievo 5, SPAL 2.
  2. ^ a b Frosinone finished ahead of Reggina on head-to-head points: Frosinone 1–1 Reggina, Reggina 0–4 Frosinone.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 14 14 10 44 42  +2 56 8 6 5 25 19  +6 6 8 5 19 23  −4

Source: Serie B

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDDLWWWWWWLDDWLLWWDDDLDDLDWDLWDDWLLLWW
Position161212148764423454555356667888888766667999
Source: Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 9 September 2020.[3]

25 September 2020 1 Monza 0–0 SPAL Monza
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 956
Referee: Daniele Orsato
3 October 2020 2 SPAL 1–1 Cosenza Ferrara
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ivan Robilotta
17 October 2020 3 Pordenone 3–3 SPAL Lignano Sabbiadoro
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Guido Teghil
Attendance: 459
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
20 October 2020 4 Empoli 2–1 SPAL Empoli
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 580
Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua
24 October 2020 5 SPAL 3–2 Vicenza Ferrara
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Marco Serra
1 November 2020 6 Reggina 0–1 SPAL Reggio Calabria
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
6 November 2020 7 SPAL 2–0 Salernitana Ferrara
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto
21 November 2020 8 SPAL 2–0 Pescara Ferrara
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luca Massimi
30 November 2020 9 Virtus Entella 0–1 SPAL Chiavari
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
5 December 2020 10 SPAL 4–0 Pisa Ferrara
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 0
Referee: Riccardo Ros
12 December 2020 11 Cittadella 2–0 SPAL Cittadella
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato
Attendance: 0
Referee: Giacomo Camplone
15 December 2020 12 SPAL 0–0 Chievo Ferrara
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Guida
19 December 2020 13 Venezia 0–0 SPAL Venice
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Serra
22 December 2020 14 SPAL 1–0 Lecce Ferrara
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Doveri
27 December 2020 15 Ascoli 2–0 SPAL Ascoli Piceno
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rosario Abisso
30 December 2020 16 SPAL 2–3 Brescia Ferrara
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 0
Referee: Federico Dionisi
4 January 2021 17 Frosinone 1–2 SPAL Frosinone
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simone Sozza
18 January 2021 18 SPAL 2–0 Reggiana Ferrara
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antonio Giua
24 January 2021 19 Cremonese 1–1 SPAL Cremona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ivan Robilotta
30 January 2021 20 SPAL 1–1 Monza Ferrara
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 0
Referee: Livio Marinelli
6 February 2021 21 Cosenza 1–1 SPAL Cosenza
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla
Attendance: 0
Referee: Euguenio Abbattista
9 February 2021 22 SPAL 1–3 Pordenone Ferrara
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Di Bello
13 February 2021 23 SPAL 1–1 Empoli Ferrara
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
20 February 2021 24 Vicenza 2–2 SPAL Vicenza
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matteo Gariglio
27 February 2021 25 SPAL 1–4 Reggina Ferrara
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alessandro Prontera
2 March 2021 26 Salernitana 0–0 SPAL Salerno
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Arechi
6 March 2021 27 Pescara 0–1 SPAL Pescara
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadio Adriatico
Referee: Federico La Penna
12 March 2021 28 SPAL 0–0 Virtus Entella Ferrara
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
15 March 2021 29 Pisa 3–0 SPAL Pisa
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Arena Garibaldi
20 March 2021 30 SPAL 1–0 Cittadella Ferrara
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
2 April 2021 31 Chievo 1–1 SPAL Verona
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
5 April 2021 32 SPAL 1–1 Venezia Ferrara
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
10 April 2021 33 Lecce 1–2 SPAL Lecce
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
16 April 2021 34 SPAL 1–2 Ascoli Ferrara
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
1 May 2021 35 Brescia 3–1 SPAL Brescia
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
4 May 2021 36 SPAL 0–1 Frosinone Ferrara
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
7 May 2021 37 Reggiana 1–2 SPAL Reggio Emilia
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
10 May 2021 38 SPAL 1–0 Cremonese Ferrara
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

Coppa Italia

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30 September 2020 Second round SPAL 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Bari Ferrara
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Simone Sozza
Penalties
28 October 2020 Third round Crotone 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
SPAL Crotone
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
Penalties
24 November 2020 Fourth round SPAL 2–0 Monza Ferrara
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Marco Piccinini
14 January 2021 Round of 16 Sassuolo 0–2 SPAL Reggio Emilia
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Referee: Giacomo Camplone
27 January 2021 Quarter-finals Juventus 4–0 SPAL Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ALB Etrit Berisha 27 0 25 0 2 0
12 GK   ITA Cesare Galeotti 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK   SEN Demba Thiam 16 0 13 0 3 0
97 GK   SEN Maurice Gomis 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF   ITA Luca Ranieri 30 0 23+3 0 3+1 0
4 DF   SRB Nenad Tomović 38 1 30+4 1 0+4 0
5 DF   POL Bartosz Salamon 14 2 9+4 2 1 0
20 DF   ITA Caleb Okoli 19 1 16 1 3 0
23 DF   ITA Francesco Vicari 27 0 25 0 2 0
25 DF   ITA Riccardo Spaltro 6 0 0+2 0 4 0
32 DF   ITA Marco Sala 32 0 18+9 0 2+3 0
41 DF   ITA Lorenzo Dickmann 35 1 21+10 0 2+2 1
89 DF   POL Jakub Iskra 0 0 0 0 0 0
98 DF   ITA Riccardo Mastrilli 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   ITA Salvatore Esposito 34 5 26+5 5 3 0
7 MF   ITA Simone Missiroli 36 1 20+11 0 4+1 1
8 MF   ITA Mattia Valoti 31 11 27+2 11 0+2 0
11 MF   ITA Alessandro Murgia 27 1 8+15 1 4 0
13 MF   EST Georgi Tunjov 1 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF   ITA Federico Zanchetta 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 MF   ITA Leonardo Sernicola 34 0 21+8 0 5 0
19 MF   ITA Luca Mora 17 1 14+3 1 0 0
24 MF   ITA Federico Viviani 5 0 3 0 2 0
27 MF   BRA Espeto 31 4 19+10 4 1+1 0
77 MF   ITA Marco D'Alessandro 13 1 9+3 1 1 0
Forwards
9 FW   ITA Alberto Paloschi 28 8 20+6 7 1+1 1
10 FW   ITA Sergio Floccari 26 1 10+13 1 2+1 0
14 FW   ITA Federico Di Francesco 28 4 18+9 4 1 0
21 FW   ITA Sebastiano Esposito 13 1 5+5 1 2+1 0
29 FW   ESP Raúl Asencio 13 0 8+5 0 0 0
80 FW   SEN Andrea Petagna 11 1 2+5 0 1+3 1
90 FW   ITA Luca Moro 10 0 1+7 0 1+1 0
93 FW   ITA Marco Tumminello 5 0 0+5 0 0 0
94 FW   BOL Jaume Cuéllar 0 0 0 0 0 0
95 FW   MNE Marko Janković 3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
99 FW   ITA Enrico Brignola 13 1 1+8 0 4 1
Players transferred out during the season
5 DF   ITA Jacopo Segre 18 0 11+7 0 0 0
19 MF   ARG Lucas Castro 13 3 9+2 3 2 0

Last updated: 10 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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References

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  1. ^ "Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor – Squadra". spalferrara.it. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  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. ^ "E' nata la Serie BKT 2020/2021" (in Italian). Lega B. 9 September 2020.
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