2014–15 S.S. Lazio season

The 2014–15 season was Società Sportiva Lazio's 115th season since their founding and the club's 27th consecutive season in the topflight of Italian football.

Lazio
2014–15 season
PresidentClaudio Lotito
ManagerStefano Pioli
StadiumStadio Olimpico
Serie A3rd
Coppa ItaliaRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Miroslav Klose (13)

All:
Miroslav Klose (16)
Highest home attendance60,000 vs Juventus
(20 May 2015, Coppa Italia)
Lowest home attendance3,903 vs Varese
(2 December 2014, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance34,949[1]

Players

As of 10 May 2015.[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  ALB Etrit Berisha
2 DF  FRA Michaël Ciani
3 DF  NED Stefan de Vrij
5 DF  NED Edson Braafheid
6 MF  ITA Stefano Mauri (captain)
7 MF  BRA Felipe Anderson
8 DF  SRB Dušan Basta (on loan from Udinese)
9 FW  SRB Filip Đorđević
10 MF  BRA Ederson
11 FW  GER Miroslav Klose
13 DF  FRA Abdoulay Konko
14 FW  ESP Keita
16 MF  ITA Marco Parolo
17 MF  POR Bruno Pereirinha
18 DF  ARG Santiago Gentiletti
19 MF  BIH Senad Lulić
20 MF  ARG Lucas Biglia
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK  ITA Federico Marchetti
23 MF  NGA Ogenyi Onazi
24 MF  ITA Cristian Ledesma (vice-captain)
26 DF  ROU Ștefan Radu (vice-captain)
27 DF  ALB Lorik Cana
32 MF  ITA Danilo Cataldi
33 DF  BRA Maurício (on loan from Sporting CP)
34 FW  COL Brayan Perea
39 DF  BEL Luis Pedro Cavanda
55 GK  ITA Guido Guerrieri
77 GK  ALB Thomas Strakosha
78 FW  ESP Mamadou Tounkara
85 DF  ARG Diego Novaretti
87 MF  ITA Antonio Candreva

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Source
30 June 2014 MF Danilo Cataldi 19 Crotone Return from loan
1 July 2014 GK Guido Guerrieri 18 Lazio Primavera Free
1 July 2014 FW Filip Đorđević 26 Nantes Free
1 July 2014 MF Marco Parolo 29 Parma €5,500,000
1 July 2014 MF Dušan Basta 29 Udinese Loan
1 July 2014 FW Mamadou Tounkara 18 Lazio Primavera Free
30 July 2014 DF Stefan de Vrij 22 Feyenoord €6,500,000
1 August 2014 DF Edson Braafheid 31 1899 Hoffenheim Free
21 August 2014 DF Santiago Gentiletti 29 San Lorenzo €750,000
21 January 2015 DF Maurício 26 Sporting CP Loan
27 January 2015 DF Brayan Perea 21 Perugia Return from loan

Out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Source
12 July 2014 MF Enrico Zampa 22 Trapani Loan
1 February 2015 MF Álvaro González 30 Torino Loan

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus (C) 38 26 9 3 72 24 +48 87 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Roma 38 19 13 6 54 31 +23 70
3 Lazio 38 21 6 11 71 38 +33 69 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Fiorentina 38 18 10 10 61 46 +15 64 Qualification to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
5 Napoli 38 18 9 11 70 54 +16 63
Source: 2014–15 Serie A, 2014-15 Serie A classification.[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.).[4]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2014–15 Coppa Italia (Juventus) qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fifth-placed team and the spot originally meant for the fifth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was given to the highest placed team that has obtained an UEFA license and not already qualified for European competition.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 21 6 11 71 38  +33 69 12 1 6 40 18  +22 9 5 5 31 20  +11

Last updated: 31 May 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultLWLLWWWWDWLLDWWDWDLWLLWWWWWWWWLDWDLWLW
Position18812159865335673333354465443333222233333
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2015. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

31 August 2014 1Milan3–1LazioMilan
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Honda  7'
De Jong  20'
Muntari  56'
Ménez  64' (pen.)
López  71'
Report Radu  25'
Lulić  37'
De Vrij  62'
Alex  67' (o.g.)
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 36,674
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
14 September 2014 2Lazio3–0CesenaRome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Candreva  19'
Parolo  28',  56'
Biglia  44'
Braafheid  68'
Mauri  90'
Report Lucchini  25' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 31,200
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
21 September 2014 3Genoa1–0LazioGenoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rincón  47'
Pinilla  87'
De Maio  90+3'
Report Ledesma  57'
De Vrij  70'  85'
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 18,279
Referee: Marco Guida
25 September 2014 4Lazio0–1UdineseRome
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Novaretti  15'
Candreva  45+4'
Lulić  88'
Report Théréau  26'
Kone  45+1'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 26,919
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
29 September 2014 5Palermo0–4LazioPalermo
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Morganella  42'
Vázquez  90+2'
Report Parolo  20',  90+2'
Đorđević  45', 75', 83'
Mauri  64'
Cana  65'
Marchetti  79'
Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 17,087
Referee: Marco Di Bello
5 October 2014 6Lazio3–2SassuoloRome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mauri  9'
Đorđević  25'
Onazi  27'
Candreva  35'
Cana  42'  49'
Marchetti  82'
Report Berardi  26', 50' (pen.)
Peluso  28'  61'
Cannavaro  67'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 29,381
Referee: Dino Tommasi
19 October 2014 7Fiorentina0–2LazioFlorence
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pizarro  25'
Neto  90+2'
Report Đorđević  31',  35'
Parolo  37'
Cavanda  45+1'
Marchetti  53'
Radu  71'
Lulić  90+2'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 30,967
Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo
26 October 2014 8Lazio2–1TorinoRome
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Biglia  15'
Cavanda  24'
Klose  60',  66'
Report Benassi  27'
Farnerud  53'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 34,782
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
30 October 2014 9Hellas Verona1–1LazioVerona
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Martić  26'
Toni  69' (pen.)
Campanharo  88'
Report Onazi  22'
Lulić  42'
Cavanda  49'  68'
Biglia  77'
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 17,760
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
3 November 2014 10Lazio4–2CagliariRome
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Mauri  7'
Klose  25', 26'
De Vrij  43'
Lulić  72'
Ederson  90+2'
Report Braafheid  48' (o.g.)
Ceppitelli  56'
Crisetig  63'
Conti  68'
Ibarbo  72'
João Pedro  84'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 32,569
Referee: Marco Di Bello
9 November 2014 11Empoli2–1LazioEmpoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Barba  52'
Maccarone  55'
Mário Rui  84'
Report Cavanda  38'
Ederson  57'
Đorđević  66'
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,153
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
22 November 2014 12Lazio0–3JuventusRome
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Basta  49'
Lulić  74'
Report Pogba  24', 64'
Padoin  36'  70'
Lichtsteiner  52'
Tevez  55'
Bonucci  67'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 42,044
Referee: Antonio Damato
29 November 2014 13Chievo0–0LazioVerona
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Cesar  56' Report Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Luca Banti
7 December 2014 14Parma1–2LazioParma
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Lodi  3'
Santacroce  33'
Palladino  45'
Gobbi  48'
Acquah  88'
Report Biglia  10'
Mauri  45+3'
Felipe Anderson  58',  59'
Parolo  68'
Radu  89'
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 10,778
Referee: Marco Guida
13 December 2014 15Lazio3–0AtalantaRome
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Mauri  51', 71'
Lulić  81'
Report Denis  37'
Migliaccio  48'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 24,477
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
21 December 2014 16Internazionale2–2LazioMilan
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) D'Ambrosio  50'
Kovačić  66'
Palacio  80'
Report Felipe Anderson  2', 37',  18'
Lulić  30'
Klose  32'
González  87'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 36,344
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
5 January 2015 17Lazio3–0SampdoriaRome
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Parolo  38'
Felipe Anderson  41'
Cana  45+1'
Basta  56'
Đorđević  66'
Report Gastaldello  19'
Soriano  64'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 31,322
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
11 January 2015 18Roma2–2LazioRome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Iturbe  32'
Nainggolan  39'
Totti  48', 64'
Pjanić  58'
De Rossi  72'
Report Felipe Anderson  16',  29'
Mauri  25',  32'
Cana  31'
Marchetti  51'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 51,252
Referee: Daniele Orsato
18 January 2015 19Lazio0–1NapoliRome
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Ledesma  16'
Parolo  43'
Keita  70'
Report Higuaín  18'
López  32'
Mertens  58'
Gargano  78'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 26,857
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
24 January 2015 20Lazio3–1MilanRome
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Radu  3'
Biglia  36'
Cataldi  40'
Parolo  47', 81'
Klose  51'
Mauri  90+3'
Report Alex  3'
Ménez  4'
Poli  10'
Armero  42'
Mexès  90+2'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 32,228
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
1 February 2015 21Cesena2–1LazioCesena
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Defrel  60'
Cataldi  77' (o.g.)
Capelli  87'
Report Parolo  48'
Maurício  57'
Marchetti  78'
Klose  87'
Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Attendance: 14,818
Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo
9 February 2015 22Lazio0–1GenoaRome
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Mauri  14'
Cana  16'
Marchetti  27'
Candreva  44'
De Vrij  45+3'
Report Bertolacci  18'
Perotti  30' (pen.)
Roncaglia  50'
De Maio  70'
Lestienne  88'
Pavoletti  89'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 28,355
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
15 February 2015 23Udinese0–1LazioUdine
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Wagué  22'
Allan  54'
Report Candreva  23' (pen.),  63'
Onazi  29'
Cataldi  78'
Felipe Anderson  83'
Radu  88'
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 8,282
Referee: Davide Massa
22 February 2015 24Lazio2–1PalermoRome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Mauri  33'
Parolo  36'
Radu  61'
Maurício  63'
Candreva  78'
Report Quaison  23'
Dybala  26'
Jajalo  59'
Barreto  90+2'  90+4'
Rispoli  90+4'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 27,186
Referee: Marco Di Bello
1 March 2015 25Sassuolo0–3LazioReggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Gazzola  22'
Bianco  39'
Longhi  63'
Taïder  76'
Report Parolo  29',  77'
Keita  42'
Felipe Anderson  45'
Klose  70'
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 11,807
Referee: Carmine Russo
9 March 2015 26Lazio4–0FiorentinaRome
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Biglia  6'
Maurício  48'
Candreva  65' (pen.),  65'
Klose  75', 85'
Report Basanta  28'
Kurtić  63'
Tomović  64'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 33,025
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
16 March 2015 27Torino0–2LazioTurin
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Maksimović  28'
Amauri  39'
El Kaddouri  51'
Report Radu  49'
Felipe Anderson  71', 78'
Basta  89'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino
Attendance: 12,932
Referee: Daniele Orsato
22 March 2015 28Lazio2–0Hellas VeronaRome
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Felipe Anderson  4'
Candreva  45+2'
Report Rodríguez  45+1' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 40,119
Referee: Davide Massa
4 April 2015 29Cagliari1–3LazioCagliari
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Sau  49'
Crisetig  60'
Rossettini  63'
Diakité  68'
M'Poku  78'
Balzano  90+1'
Report Parolo  15',  90+2'
Maurício  22'
Klose  31'
Basta  55'
Biglia  60' (pen.)
Keita  85'
Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
12 April 2015 30Lazio4–0EmpoliRome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mauri  4'
Klose  31',  55'
Candreva  44'
Novaretti  46'  58'
Felipe Anderson  53'
Cana  75'
Cavanda  81'
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 49,096
Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo
18 April 2015 31Juventus2–0LazioTurin
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Tevez  17'
Bonucci  28'
Evra  50'
Marchisio  59'
Chiellini  63'
Report Maurício  45+2'
Lulić  45+5'
Candreva  60'
Cana  68'
Cataldi  89'
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 38,916
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
26 April 2015 32Lazio1–1ChievoRome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Klose  45'
Ledesma  47'
Onazi  57'
Report Zukanović  10'
Radovanović  42'
Dainelli  49'
Cesar  66'
Paloschi  75'
Schelotto  84'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 45,359
Referee: Dino Tommasi
29 April 2015 33Lazio4–0ParmaRome
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Parolo  10'
Klose  13',  63'
Candreva  16'
Keita  81'
Report Belfodil  20'
Mirante  27'
Varela  29'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 32,367
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
3 May 2015 34Atalanta1–1LazioBergamo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Masiello  32'
Biava  49'
Sportiello  85'
Report Felipe Anderson  33'
Cataldi  37'
Ciani  45'
Basta  73'
Parolo  77'
Perea  80'
Maurício  90+5'
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 15,479
Referee: Daniele Orsato
10 May 2015 35Lazio1–2InternazionaleRome
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Candreva  8'
Maurício  24'
Mauri  24'
Marchetti  27'  61'
Biglia  71'
Report D'Ambrosio  12'
Hernanes  26', 84',  67'
Nagatomo  90+2'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 47,367
Referee: Davide Massa
16 May 2015 36Sampdoria0–1LazioGenoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Palombo  16'
Silvestre  40'
Report Gentiletti  54' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 21,843
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
24 May 2015 37Lazio1–2RomaRome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lulić  22'
Gentiletti  32'
Biglia  35'
Klose  62'
Đorđević  81'
Report Totti  9'
Torosidis  52'
Iturbe  73',  74'
Yanga-Mbiwa  85'
Florenzi  87'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 49,385
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
31 May 2015 38Napoli2–4LazioNaples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Higuaín  55', 64'
Ghoulam  66'  70'
Andújar  85'
Report Đorđević  19'
Parolo  33',  55'  62'
Maurício  43'
Candreva  45+1',  88'
Lulić  75'
Onazi  85'
Klose  90+2'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 49,085
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

Coppa Italia

24 August 2014 Third roundLazio7–0BassanoRome
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cana  4'
Candreva  46'
Keita  53', 68'
De Vrij  59'
Parolo  80'
Basta  87'
Klose  90+2'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 9,354
Referee: Marco Di Bello
2 December 2014 Fourth roundLazio3–0VareseRome
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Šimić  24' (o.g.)
Đorđević  26'
Onazi  27'
Felipe Anderson  34',  80'
Zecchin  57' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 3,903
Referee: Luigi Nasca
14 January 2015 Round of 16Torino1–3LazioTurin
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Amauri  42'
Martínez  49',  90'
Padelli  55'
Gazzi  77'
Keita  12'
Klose  29'
Cavanda  52'
Ledesma  57' (pen.)
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino
Attendance: 4,305
Referee: Carmine Russo
27 January 2015 Quarter-finalsMilan0–1LazioMilan
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Rami  64' Biglia  38' (pen.)
Cana  40'  45'
Keita  85'
Pereirinha  85'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 9,672
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
4 March 2015 Semi-finals
First leg
Lazio1–1NapoliRome
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Klose  33',  66'
Basta  53'
Keita  79'
Britos  21'
Mesto  54'
Gabbiadini  58',  60'
Albiol  65'
Inler  83'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Antonio Damato
8 April 2015 Semi-finals
Second leg
Napoli0–1
(1–2 agg.)
LazioNaples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Albiol  32'
De Guzmán  85'
Maurício  49'
Lulić  79'
Parolo  90+2'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 46,477
Referee: Daniele Orsato
20 May 2015 FinalJuventus2–1 (a.e.t.)LazioRome
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Chiellini  11'
Evra  60'
Bonucci  64'
Matri  97',  97'
Radu  4'
Parolo  18'
Candreva  109'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Daniele Orsato

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa Italia
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Etrit Berisha 1608+2060
22 GK Federico Marchetti 30030000
55 GK Guido Guerrieri 000000
77 GK Thomas Strakosha 000000
Defenders
2 DF Michaël Ciani 1209+3000
3 DF Stefan de Vrij 35129+1051
5 DF Edson Braafheid 18012+4020
8 DF Dušan Basta 33127061
13 DF Abdoulay Konko 502030
18 DF Santiago Gentiletti 615110
26 DF Ștefan Radu 29124051
27 DF Lorik Cana 20015+2030
33 DF Maurício 17014030
39 DF Luis Pedro Cavanda 17015020
85 DF Diego Novaretti 702+3020
Midfielders
6 MF Stefano Mauri 31925+4920
7 MF Felipe Anderson 371123+91051
10 MF Ederson 510+4110
16 MF Marco Parolo 4011341061
17 MF Bruno Pereirinha 502+1020
19 MF Senad Lulić 29422+3341
20 MF Lucas Biglia 31427341
23 MF Ogenyi Onazi 1916+10130
24 MF Cristian Ledesma 1617+6031
32 MF Danilo Cataldi 21011+5050
87 MF Antonio Candreva 381131+31041
Forwards
9 FW Filip Đorđević 26915+9821
11 FW Miroslav Klose 401621+131363
14 FW Keita 2846+17153
34 FW Brayan Perea 700+5020
78 FW Mamadou Tounkara 100010
Players transferred out during the season
15 MF Álvaro González 504010

Last updated: 31 May 2015
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 11 FW Miroslav Klose 13 3 16
2 7 MF Felipe Anderson 10 1 11
16 MF Marco Parolo 10 1 11
87 MF Antonio Candreva 10 1 11
5 6 MF Stefano Mauri 9 0 9
9 FW Filip Đorđević 8 1 9
7 14 FW Keita 1 3 4
19 MF Senad Lulić 3 1 4
20 MF Lucas Biglia 3 1 4
10 3 DF Stefan de Vrij 0 1 1
8 DF Dušan Basta 0 1 1
10 MF Ederson 1 0 1
18 DF Santiago Gentiletti 1 0 1
23 MF Ogenyi Onazi 1 0 1
24 MF Cristian Ledesma 0 1 1
26 DF Ștefan Radu 0 1 1
Own goal 1 1 2
Totals 71 17 88

Last updated: 20 June 2015

gollark: I value developer ergonomics over 1KB of space.
gollark: That doesn't seem particularly problematic.
gollark: Just implement `Result<T, E>`, silly.
gollark: No, I just don't think it should be considered TC given that you probably can't hold many visual gates in... working memory? at once.
gollark: Visual cortices are complex however.

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