2022–23 Spezia Calcio season
2022–23 season | ||||
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Owner | Robert Platek | |||
Chairman | Philip Raymond Platek Jr. | |||
Manager | Luca Gotti (until 15 February) Fabrizio Lorieri (caretaker, from 15 February to 23 February) Leonardo Semplici (from 23 February) | |||
Stadium | Stadio Alberto Picco | |||
Serie A | 18th (relegated) | |||
Coppa Italia | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: M'Bala Nzola (13) All: M'Bala Nzola (15) | |||
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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.
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.
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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.
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Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
10 July 2022 Friendly | Spezia ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() | Val Gardena |
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Referee: Andrea Terribile |
16 July 2022 Friendly | Spezia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Brixen |
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Stadium: Sportplatz Klaus Seebacher |
17 July 2022 Friendly | Spezia ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() | Santa Cristina Gherdëina |
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
21 July 2022 Friendly | Spezia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Santa Cristina Gherdëina |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Centro Sportivo Mulin da Coi |
27 July 2022 Friendly | Padova ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | Padua |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Stadium: Stadio Comunale Euganeo Referee: Francesco Zago |
30 July 2022 Friendly | Angers ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Angers, France |
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa |
10 December 2022 Friendly | Spezia ![]() | 7–1 | ![]() | Follo |
11:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Attendance: 0 |
14 December 2022 Friendly | Servette ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Oliva, Spain |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort Campo 2 |
17 December 2022 Friendly | Spezia ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Oliva, Spain |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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| Stadium: Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort Campo 1 |
20 December 2022 Friendly | Spezia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | 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 | |||||||
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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 | 15.79 |
Serie A relegation tie-breaker | 11 June 2023 | Play-off | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 | |
Coppa Italia | 6 August 2022 | 19 January 2023 | Round of 64 | Round of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 66.67 |
Total | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 72 | −30 | 19.05 |
Source: Soccerway
Serie A
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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15 | Salernitana | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 42 | |
16 | Lecce | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 36 | |
17 | Spezia (R) | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 62 | −31 | 31[a] | Qualification for the Relegation tie-breaker[b] |
18 | Hellas Verona (O) | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 59 | −28 | 31[a] | |
19 | Cremonese (R) | 38 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 69 | −33 | 27 | Relegation to Serie B |
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:
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
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Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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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]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]- ^ "OFFICIAL -LUCA GOTTI IS THE NEW COACH OF SPEZIA CALCIO". Spezia Calcio. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Prima Squadra". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 304/A" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation.
- ^ "Calendario Serie a 2022–2023, il 24 giugno nasce il nuovo campionato".