The 2022–23 season was the 116th in the history of S.P.A.L. and their third consecutive season in the second division. The club participated in Serie B and the Coppa Italia.

SPAL
2022–23 season
ChairmanJoe Tacopina
Head coachRoberto Venturato
(until 9 October)
Daniele De Rossi
(from 11 October until 14 February)
Massimo Oddo
(from 14 February)
StadiumStadio Paolo Mazza
Serie B19th (relegated)
Coppa ItaliaRound of 32

Players

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As of 30 January 2023[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   ITA Enrico Alfonso
2 DF   ITA Alessandro Fiordaliso
3 DF   ITA Alessandro Tripaldelli
4 DF   ITA Christian Dalle Mura (on loan from Fiorentina)
6 DF   ITA Biagio Meccariello
9 FW   ITA Gabriele Moncini (on loan from Benevento)
10 MF   ITA Niccolò Zanellato
11 MF   GRE Giannis Fetfatzidis
12 GK   ITA Lorenzo Abati
13 DF   ITA Marco Varnier (on loan from Atalanta)
14 MF   ARG Franco Zuculini
15 DF   ITA Filippo Saiani
16 MF   ITA Luca Valzania (on loan from Cremonese)
17 GK   ITA Alberto Pomini
18 DF   ITA Matteo Arena
19 FW   ITA Andrea La Mantia (on loan from Empoli)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   ITA Matteo Prati
21 DF   ITA Raffaele Celia
22 GK   SEN Demba Thiam
23 MF   ITA Alessandro Murgia
24 DF   ITA Lorenzo Dickmann (captain)
27 DF   POL Patryk Peda
28 MF   ITA Filippo Puletto
29 DF   ITA Alberto Almici
32 FW   ITA Nicola Rauti (on loan from Torino)
34 MF   MAR Ayoub Abou
37 MF   ITA Fabio Maistro
40 MF   EST Georgi Tunjov
44 MF   BEL Radja Nainggolan
70 MF   ITA Alessandro Boccia
99 FW   ITA Simone Rabbi

Out on loan

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As of 30 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
GK   ITA Cesare Galeotti (at Rimini)
GK   ITA Andrea Magri (at Union Clodiense)
GK   ITA Marco Meneghetti (at Gubbio)
DF   ITA Niccolò Bellucci (at Alessandria)
DF   ITA Matteo Borsoi (at Vis Pesaro)
DF   MDA Daniel Dumbravanu (at APOEL)
DF   ITA Riccardo Mari (at Mezzolara)
DF   TOG Steven Nador (at Montevarchi)
DF   ITA Moustapha Yabre (at Recanatese)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ITA Christian Basile (at Cavese)
MF   ITA Salvatore Esposito (at Spezia, obligation to buy)
MF   ROU Luca Mihai (at Trento)
MF   ITA Alessandro Orfei (at Fidelis Andria)
MF   ITA Federico Zanchetta (at Olbia)
FW   ITA Jionathan Campagna (at Torres)
FW   ITA Ludovico D'Orazio (at Mantova)
FW   MEX Teun Wilke (at Cercle Brugge)

Transfers

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Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

20 July 2022 Friendly SPAL   3–1   Virtus Verona Mezzana
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Comunale di Mezzana
24 July 2022 Friendly Cremonese   2–0   SPAL Dimaro
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Centro Sportivo di Dimaro
Referee: Daniele Minelli
30 July 2022 Friendly SPAL   1–0   Pontedera Ferrara
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Centro Sportivo “GB Fabbri” SPAL
Referee: Daniele Chiffi

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie B 14 August 2022 19 May 2023 Matchday 1 19th 38 8 14 16 41 51 −10 021.05
Coppa Italia 6 August 2022 18 October 2022 Round of 64 Round of 32 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Total 40 9 14 17 43 53 −10 022.50

Source: Soccerway

Serie B

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
16 Brescia 38 9 13 16 36 57 −21 40 Spared from relegation
17 Cosenza (O) 38 9 13 16 30 53 −23 40 Qualification for relegation play-out
18 Perugia (R) 38 10 9 19 40 52 −12 39 Relegation to Serie C
19 SPAL (R) 38 8 14 16 41 51 −10 38
20 Benevento (R) 38 7 14 17 33 49 −16 35
Source: 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]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

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 8 14 16 41 51  −10 38 4 7 8 25 27  −2 4 7 8 16 24  −8

Source: Serie B

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultLDWDWDLLDWDDLLLDDWLWDLLLDLLWLLDWDDDLLW
Position18171412791114131111111214161717151614141517181818201719191818181919191919
Source: Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 15 July 2022.[3][4]

14 August 2022 1 SPAL 1–3 Reggina Ferrara
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
20 August 2022 2 Ascoli 2–2 SPAL Ascoli Piceno
Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
27 August 2022 3 SPAL 1–0 Cagliari Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
3 September 2022 4 Bari 2–2 SPAL Bari
Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
11 September 2022 5 SPAL 2–0 Venezia Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
17 September 2022 6 Como 3–3 SPAL Como
1 October 2022 7 SPAL 0–2 Genoa Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
8 October 2022 8 Frosinone 2–0 SPAL Frosinone
15 October 2022 9 Cittadella 0–0 Südtirol Cittadella
22 October 2022 10 SPAL 5–0 Cosenza Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
29 October 2022 11 SPAL 1–1 Südtirol Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
5 November 2022 12 Ternana 0–0 SPAL Terni
12 November 2022 13 SPAL 1–2 Benevento Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
27 November 2022 14 Brescia 2–0 SPAL Brescia
4 December 2022 15 SPAL 2–3 Modena Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
8 December 2022 16 Perugia 0–0 SPAL Perugia
11 December 2022 17 SPAL 1–1 Palermo Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
18 December 2022 18 Parma 0–1 SPAL Parma
26 December 2022 19 SPAL 0–1 Pisa Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
14 January 2023 20 Reggina 0–1 SPAL Reggio Calabria
Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo
21 January 2023 21 SPAL 1–1 Ascoli Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
27 January 2023 22 Cagliari 2–1 SPAL Cagliari
Stadium: Unipol Domus
4 February 2023 23 SPAL 3–4 Bari Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
11 February 2023 24 Venenzia 2–1 SPAL Venice
Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
18 February 2023 25 SPAL 1–1 Como Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
25 February 2023 26 Genoa 3–0 SPAL Genoa
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
1 March 2023 27 SPAL 0–2 Frosinone Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
5 March 2023 28 SPAL 2–1 Cittadella Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
12 March 2023 29 Cosenza 1–0 SPAL Cosenza
Stadium: Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla
18 March 2023 30 Südtirol 2–0 SPAL Bolzano
Stadium: Stadio Druso
1 April 2023 31 SPAL 1–1 Ternana Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
10 April 2023 32 Benevento 1–3 SPAL Benevento
Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
15 April 2023 33 SPAL 2–2 Brescia Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
22 April 2023 34 Modena 0–0 SPAL Modena
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia
30 April 2023 35 SPAL 1–1 Perugia Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
6 May 2023 36 Palermo 2–1 SPAL Palermo
Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
13 May 2023 37 SPAL 0–1 Parma Ferrara
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
19 May 2023 38 Pisa 1–2 SPAL Pisa
Stadium: Arena Garibaldi

Coppa Italia

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6 August 2022 Round of 64 Empoli 1–2 (a.e.t.) SPAL Empoli
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Referee: Manuel Volpi
18 October 2022 Round of 32 Genoa 1–0 SPAL Genoa
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Alberto Santoro

References

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  1. ^ "Rosa giocatori". spalferrara.it. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  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. ^ "Serie B, le date della stagione 2022-2023: quando inizia e finisce, calendario, pausa invernale". Stadionews24. 25 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Calendario Serie B 2022/2023: Date e Orari, anticipi e posticipi". 15 July 2022.