2022–23 Spezia Calcio season

The 2022–23 season was the 116th season in the history of Spezia Calcio and their third consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.

Spezia Calcio
2022–23 season
OwnerRobert Platek
ChairmanPhilip Raymond Platek Jr.
ManagerLuca Gotti
(until 15 February)
Fabrizio Lorieri
(caretaker, from 15 February to 23 February)
Leonardo Semplici
(from 23 February)
StadiumStadio Alberto Picco
Serie A18th (relegated)
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
M'Bala Nzola (13)

All:
M'Bala Nzola (15)

Season overview edit

On 1 July 2022, Spezia announced Luca Gotti as their new head coach on a two-year contract, replacing Thiago Motta.[1]

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 31 January 2023[2]

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   NED Jeroen Zoet
2 DF   SWE Emil Holm
4 DF   WAL Ethan Ampadu (on loan from Chelsea)
5 DF   POR João Moutinho
6 MF   MAR Mehdi Bourabia
7 MF   ITA Jacopo Sala
8 MF   SWE Albin Ekdal
10 FW   ITA Daniele Verde
11 FW   GHA Emmanuel Gyasi (captain)
13 DF   POL Arkadiusz Reca
14 FW   UZB Eldor Shomurodov (on loan from Roma)
16 MF   DEN Julius Beck
18 FW   ANG M'Bala Nzola
19 FW   LVA Raimonds Krollis
20 DF   ITA Simone Bastoni
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF   ESP Salva Ferrer
22 GK   ITA Federico Marchetti
24 MF   UKR Viktor Kovalenko (on loan from Atalanta)
25 MF   ITA Salvatore Esposito (on loan from SPAL)
27 DF   FRA Kelvin Amian
29 DF   ITA Mattia Caldara (on loan from Milan)
30 MF   ITA Daniel Maldini (on loan from Milan)
33 MF   COL Kevin Agudelo
40 GK   BIH Petar Zovko
43 DF   GRE Dimitrios Nikolaou
55 DF   POL Przemysław Wiśniewski
69 GK   POL Bartłomiej Drągowski
72 MF   SVN Tio Cipot
77 MF   POL Szymon Żurkowski (on loan from Fiorentina)

Out on loan edit

As of 31 January 2023

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   ITA Nicolò Bertola (at Montevarchi until 30 June 2023)
DF   ITA Lorenzo Colombini (at Renate until 30 June 2023)
DF   ITA Leonardo Gabelli (at Pergolettese until 30 June 2023)
DF   BUL Petko Hristov (at Venezia until 30 June 2023)
DF   ITA Laurens Serpe (at Imolese until 30 June 2023)
MF   DEN Emil Kornvig (at Cosenza until 30 June 2023)
MF   FRA Aurélien Nguiamba (at Jagiellonia until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ISR Suf Podgoreanu (at Maccabi Haifa until 30 June 2023)
MF   SWE Aimar Sher (at Groningen until 30 June 2024)
FW   SVK Samuel Mráz (at Anorthosis until 30 June 2023)
FW   ITA Henoc N'Gbesso (at Alessandria until 30 June 2023)
FW   POR Leandro Sanca (at Famalicão until 30 June 2023)
FW   SVK David Strelec (at Reggina until 30 June 2023)

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 July 2022 Friendly Spezia   8–0   FC Gherdëina Val Gardena
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Referee: Andrea Terribile
16 July 2022 Friendly Spezia   1–2   VfL Bochum Brixen
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Agudelo   86'
Stadium: Sportplatz Klaus Seebacher
17 July 2022 Friendly Spezia   8–0   ASV Stegen Santa Cristina Gherdëina
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
21 July 2022 Friendly Spezia   3–0   Jablonec Santa Cristina Gherdëina
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Centro Sportivo Mulin da Coi
27 July 2022 Friendly Padova   1–5   Spezia Padua
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Comunale Euganeo
Referee: Francesco Zago
30 July 2022 Friendly Angers   2–2   Spezia Angers, France
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
10 December 2022 Friendly Spezia   7–1   Sampdoria Primavera Follo
11:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Attendance: 0
14 December 2022 Friendly Servette   0–3   Spezia Oliva, Spain
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort Campo 2
17 December 2022 Friendly Spezia   1–3   Sparta Rotterdam Oliva, Spain
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort Campo 1
20 December 2022 Friendly Spezia   2–0   Groningen Benidorm, Spain
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 14 August 2022 4 June 2023 Matchday 1 18th 38 6 13 19 31 62 −31 015.79
Serie A relegation tie-breaker 11 June 2023 Play-off Runners-up 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
Coppa Italia 6 August 2022 19 January 2023 Round of 64 Round of 16 3 2 0 1 10 7 +3 066.67
Total 42 8 13 21 42 72 −30 019.05

Source: Soccerway

Serie A edit

League table edit

Pos Team 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[a]
18 Spezia (R) 38 6 13 19 31 62 −31 31
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
Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team;[3] 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)[4]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ 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 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 6 13 19 31 62  −31 31 4 8 7 18 30  −12 2 5 12 13 32  −19

Source: Serie A

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWLDLDLWLLDLLLDWDDWLLLDLDDWLDDLDLLLWDLL
Position911131314151212151516161717171717151517171717171717171717171717171817171718
Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 24 June 2022.[5]

14 August 2022 1 Spezia 1–0 Empoli La Spezia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 8,360
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
20 August 2022 2 Internazionale 3–0 Spezia Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 71,212
Referee: Davide Ghersini
27 August 2022 3 Spezia 2–2 Sassuolo La Spezia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Francesco Cosso
31 August 2022 4 Juventus 2–0 Spezia Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 35,709
Referee: Andrea Colombo
4 September 2022 5 Spezia 2–2 Bologna La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Antonio Giua
10 September 2022 6 Napoli 1–0 Spezia Naples
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Alberto Santoro
17 September 2022 7 Spezia 2–1 Sampdoria La Spezia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Simone Sozza
2 October 2022 8 Lazio 4–0 Spezia Rome
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
9 October 2022 9 Monza 2–0 Spezia Monza
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 12,094
Referee: Daniele Perenzoni
16 October 2022 10 Spezia 2–2 Cremonese La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
22 October 2022 11 Salernitana 1–0 Spezia Salerno
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 17,260
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
30 October 2022 12 Spezia 1–2 Fiorentina La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Davide Massa
5 November 2022 13 Milan 2–1 Spezia Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 71,099
Referee: Michael Fabbri
8 November 2022 14 Spezia 1–1 Udinese La Spezia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 6,900
Referee: Marco Piccinini
13 November 2022 15 Hellas Verona 1–2 Spezia Verona
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 15,713
Referee: Fabio Maresca
4 January 2023 16 Spezia 2–2 Atalanta La Spezia
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 7,414
Referee: Antonio Giua
8 January 2023 17 Spezia 0–0 Lecce La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 7,300
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
15 January 2023 18 Torino 0–1 Spezia Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 15,113
Referee: Davide Ghersini
22 January 2023 19 Spezia 0–2 Roma La Spezia
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 9,153
Referee: Simone Sozza
27 January 2023 20 Bologna 2–0 Spezia Bologna
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 17,123
Referee: Luca Massimi
5 February 2023 21 Spezia 0–3 Napoli La Spezia
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Marco Di Bello
11 February 2023 22 Empoli 2–2 Spezia Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,871
Referee: Antonio Giua
19 February 2023 23 Spezia 0–2 Juventus La Spezia
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 11,767
Referee: Federico La Penna
26 February 2023 24 Udinese 2–2 Spezia Udine
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 20,710
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
5 March 2023 25 Spezia 0–0 Hellas Verona La Spezia
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 10,020
Referee: Daniele Doveri
Note: Marchetti was sent off for dissent while a substitute.
10 March 2023 26 Spezia 2–1 Internazionale La Spezia
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 11,767
Referee: Livio Marinelli
17 March 2023 27 Sassuolo 1–0 Spezia Reggio Emilia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 11,152
Referee: Davide Ghersini
2 April 2023 28 Spezia 1–1 Salernitana La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 10,723
Referee: Daniele Orsato
8 April 2023 29 Fiorentina 1–1 Spezia Florence
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 35,863
Referee: Federico Dionisi
14 April 2023 30 Spezia 0–3 Lazio La Spezia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
22 April 2023 31 Sampdoria 1–1 Spezia Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 19,181
Referee: Fabio Maresca
28 April 2023 32 Spezia 0–2 Monza La Spezia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
3 May 2023 33 Atalanta 3–2 Spezia Bergamo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 17,417
Referee: Livio Marinelli
6 May 2023 34 Cremonese 2–0 Spezia Cremona
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 10,260
Referee: Marco Guida
13 May 2023 35 Spezia 2–0 Milan La Spezia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 11,336
Referee: Daniele Doveri
21 May 2023 36 Lecce 0–0 Spezia Lecce
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 26,022
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
27 May 2023 37 Spezia 0–4 Torino La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 10,776
Referee: Marco Guida
4 June 2023 38 Roma 2–1 Spezia Rome
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 62,242
Referee: Fabio Maresca

Relegation tie-breaker edit

11 June 2023 Play-off Spezia 1–3 Hellas Verona Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Daniele Orsato

Coppa Italia edit

6 August 2022 Round of 64 Spezia 5–1 Como La Spezia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 5,826
Referee: Francesco Meraviglia
19 October 2022 Round of 32 Spezia 3–1 Brescia La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Federico La Penna
19 January 2023 Round of 16 Atalanta 5–2 Spezia Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 7,483
Referee: Andrea Colombo

References edit

  1. ^ "OFFICIAL -LUCA GOTTI IS THE NEW COACH OF SPEZIA CALCIO". Spezia Calcio. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Prima Squadra". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  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.
  4. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 304/A" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation.
  5. ^ "Calendario Serie a 2022–2023, il 24 giugno nasce il nuovo campionato".