2015–16 in Italian football

The 2015–16 season was the 114th season of competitive football in Italy.

Football in Italy
Season2015–16
Men's football
Serie AJuventus
Serie BCagliari
Coppa ItaliaJuventus
Supercoppa ItalianaJuventus
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Promotions and relegations (pre-season)

Teams promoted to Serie A

Teams relegated from Serie A

Teams promoted to Serie B

Teams relegated from Serie B

National teams

Italy national football team
Main article: Italy national football team

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 10 7 3 0 16 7 +9 24 Qualify for final tournament
2  Croatia[lower-alpha 1] 10 6 3 1 20 5 +15 20
3  Norway 10 6 1 3 13 10 +3 19 Advance to play-offs
4  Bulgaria 10 3 2 5 9 12 −3 11
5  Azerbaijan 10 1 3 6 7 18 −11 6
6  Malta 10 0 2 8 3 16 −13 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Croatia were deducted one point after charges for racist behaviour in the home match against Italy.
Croatia 1–1 Italy
Mandžukić  11' Report Candreva  36' (pen.)
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Italy 1–0 Malta
Pellè  69' Report
Attendance: 12,551[2]
Italy 1–0 Bulgaria
De Rossi  6' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 21,000[3]
Azerbaijan 1–3 Italy
Nazarov  31' Report Éder  11'
El Shaarawy  43'
Darmian  65'
National Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 48,000[4]
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
Italy 2–1 Norway
Florenzi  73'
Pellè  82'		 Report Tettey  23'
Attendance: 30,000[5]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Friendlies
31 March 2015 FriendlyItaly 1–1 EnglandTorino, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pellè  29' Report Townsend  79' Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 31,138
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
16 June 2015 FriendlyItaly 0–1 PortugalGenève, Switzerland
Report Éder  52' Stadium: Stade de Genève
13 November 2015 FriendlyBelgium 3–1 ItalyBrussels, Belgium[6]
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vertonghen  13',  25'
Witsel  33'
De Bruyne  74'
Batshuayi  82'		 Report Candreva  3'
Éder  27'
Chiellini  34'
Antonelli  90'		 Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
17 November 2015 (2015-11-17) FriendlyItaly 2–2 RomaniaBologna, Italy[7]
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Marchisio  55' (pen.)
Éder  56'
Gabbiadini  66'
Candreva  90'		 Report Stancu  8'
Hoban  15'
Andone  89'
Chiricheș  90'		 Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 22,511
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)
24 March 2016 FriendlyItaly 1–1 SpainUdine, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Insigne  68' Report Aduriz  70' Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 23,300
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
29 March 2016 FriendlyGermany 4–1 ItalyMunich, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Kroos  24'
Götze  45'
Hector  59'
Özil  75' (pen.)		 Report El Shaarawy  83' Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 62,653
Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)

League season

Serie A
Main article: 2015–16 Serie A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus (C) 38 29 4 5 75 20 +55 91 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Napoli 38 25 7 6 80 32 +48 82
3 Roma 38 23 11 4 83 41 +42 80 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Internazionale 38 20 7 11 50 38 +12 67 Qualification to UEFA Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
5 Fiorentina 38 18 10 10 60 42 +18 64
6 Sassuolo 38 16 13 9 49 40 +9 61 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Milan 38 15 12 11 49 43 +6 57
8 Lazio 38 15 9 14 52 52 0 54
9 Chievo 38 13 11 14 43 45 −2 50
10 Empoli 38 12 10 16 40 49 −9 46[lower-alpha 2]
11 Genoa 38 13 7 18 45 48 −3 46[lower-alpha 2]
12 Torino 38 12 9 17 52 55 −3 45[lower-alpha 3]
13 Atalanta 38 11 12 15 41 47 −6 45[lower-alpha 3]
14 Bologna 38 11 9 18 33 45 −12 42
15 Sampdoria 38 10 10 18 48 61 −13 40
16 Palermo 38 10 9 19 38 65 −27 39[lower-alpha 4]
17 Udinese 38 10 9 19 35 60 −25 39[lower-alpha 4]
18 Carpi (R) 38 9 11 18 37 57 −20 38 Relegation to Serie B
19 Frosinone (R) 38 8 7 23 35 76 −41 31
20 Hellas Verona (R) 38 5 13 20 34 63 −29 28
Source: Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[8]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2015–16 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 fifth-placed team and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.
  2. Empoli ahead of Genoa on head-to-head goal difference; Empoli +1, Genoa –1.
  3. Torino ahead of Atalanta on head-to-head points; Torino 6 pts, Atalanta 0 pts.
  4. Palermo ahead of Udinese on head-to-head points; Palermo 6 pts, Udinese 0 pts.

Serie B
Main article: 2015–16 Serie B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Cagliari (C, P) 42 25 8 9 78 41 +37 83 Promotion to Serie A
2 Crotone (P) 42 23 13 6 61 36 +25 82
3 Trapani 42 20 13 9 64 49 +15 73 Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-finals
4 Pescara (O, P) 42 21 9 12 69 52 +17 72
5 Bari 42 19 11 12 58 48 +10 68 Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round
6 Cesena[lower-alpha 1] 42 19 11 12 57 37 +20 68
7 Spezia 42 17 15 10 47 45 +2 66
8 Novara[lower-alpha 2] 42 19 10 13 57 35 +22 65
9 Virtus Entella 42 17 13 12 51 40 +11 64
10 Perugia 42 14 13 15 40 40 0 55
11 Brescia 42 14 12 16 55 64 −9 54
12 Ternana 42 15 8 19 50 56 −6 53
13 Vicenza 42 11 16 15 41 53 −12 49
14 Avellino 42 13 10 19 52 66 −14 49
15 Ascoli 42 13 8 21 45 64 −19 47
16 Latina 42 10 16 16 44 51 −7 46
17 Pro Vercelli 42 11 13 18 43 53 −10 46
18 Salernitana (O) 42 9 18 15 48 62 −14 45 Qualification to relegation play-out
19 Virtus Lanciano[lower-alpha 3] (R) 42 12 12 18 43 56 −13 44
20 Livorno (R) 42 10 12 20 45 57 −12 42 Relegation to Lega Pro
21 Modena (R) 42 11 9 22 37 55 −18 42
22 Como (R) 42 5 18 19 39 64 −25 33
Source: Lega Serie B
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Cesena at the beginning was deducted one point for financial irregularities, then the deduction was removed.[9]
  2. Novara was deducted two points for administrative irregularities.[10]
  3. Virtus Lanciano was deducted four points for financial irregularities.[11]

Lega Pro
Main article: 2015–16 Lega Pro
Group A
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Cittadella (C, P) 34 76
2 Pordenone 34 65
3 Bassano Virtus 34 62
4 Alessandria 34 57
5 Padova 34 54
6 Cremonese 34 53
7 Reggiana 34 52
8 Feralpisalò 34 50
9 Pavia (R) 34 49
10 Südtirol 34 44
11 Renate 34 43
12 Giana Erminio 34 42
13 Lumezzane 34 42
14 Pro Piacenza (O) 34 39
15 Mantova (O) 34 34
16 Cuneo (R) 34 34
17 AlbinoLeffe 34 20
18 Pro Patria (R) 34 7
Source: Lega Pro
(C) Champion;
(O) Play-off winner;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated.
Group B
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 SPAL (C, P) 34 71
2 Pisa (O, P) 34 62
3 Maceratese 34 58
4 Ancona 34 53
5 Carrarese 34 51
6 Siena 34 46
7 Pontedera 34 45
8 Teramo 34 43
9 Arezzo 34 42
10 Tuttocuoio 34 40
11 Santarcangelo 34 39
12 Pistoiese 34 39
13 Lucchese 34 39
14 Prato (O) 34 37
15 Rimini (R) 34 36
16 L'Aquila (R) 34 33
17 Lupa Roma 34 27
18 Savona (R) 34 22
Source: Lega Pro
(C) Champion;
(O) Play-off winner;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated.
Group C
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Benevento (C, P) 34 70
2 Foggia 34 65
3 Lecce 34 63
4 Casertana 34 63
5 Cosenza 34 60
6 Matera 34 53
7 Fidelis Andria 34 45
8 Messina 34 45
9 Paganese 34 42
10 Juve Stabia 34 42
11 Catanzaro 34 41
12 Akragas 34 40
13 Catania 34 39
14 Monopoli (O) 34 39
15 Melfi 34 30
16 Martina Franca (R) 34 22
17 Ischia (R) 34 21
18 Lupa Castelli Romani 34 12
Source: Lega Pro
(C) Champion;
(O) Play-off winner;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated.

Serie D
Main article: 2015–16 Serie D

Cup competitions

Supercoppa Italiana
Main article: 2015 Supercoppa Italiana
Juventus2–0Lazio
Mandžukić  69'
Dybala  73'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Luca Banti
Juventus
Lazio
GK1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)
CB15 Andrea Barzagli
CB19 Leonardo Bonucci
CB4 Martín Cáceres
RWB26 Stephan Lichtsteiner
LWB33 Patrice Evra
RM27 Stefano Sturaro 90'
CM8 Claudio Marchisio
LM10 Paul Pogba
CF11 Kingsley Coman 61'
CF17 Mario Mandžukić 80'
Substitutes:
GK25 Neto
GK34 Rubinho
DF2 Mauricio Isla
DF24 Daniele Rugani
DF42 Giulio Parodi
MF20 Simone Padoin
MF37 Roberto Pereyra 90'
MF40 Mattia Vitale
MF43 Andrés Tello
FW7 Simone Zaza
FW14 Fernando Llorente 80'
FW21 Paulo Dybala 61'
Manager:
Massimiliano Allegri
GK22 Federico Marchetti
RB26 Ștefan Radu
CB6 Santiago Gentiletti
CB3 Stefan de Vrij
LB8 Dušan Basta
RM32 Danilo Cataldi 75'
CM20 Lucas Biglia (c)
LM23 Ogenyi Onazi
AM10 Felipe Anderson 87'
AM87 Antonio Candreva
CF11 Miroslav Klose 61'
Substitutes:
GK55 Guido Guerrieri
GK99 Etrit Berisha
DF2 Wesley Hoedt
DF4 Patric
DF29 Abdoulay Konko
DF33 Maurício
MF7 Ravel Morrison 87'
MF21 Sergej Milinković-Savić
MF70 Chris Ikonomidis
FW9 Filip Đorđević 61'
FW14 Keita
FW88 Ricardo Kishna 75'
Manager:
Stefano Pioli

Coppa Italia
Main article: 2015–16 Coppa Italia
Main article: 2016 Coppa Italia Final
Milan0–1 (a.e.t.)Juventus
Report Morata  110'
Milan
Juventus
GK99 Gianluigi Donnarumma
RB96 Davide Calabria
CB17 Cristián Zapata 50'
CB13 Alessio Romagnoli
LB2 Mattia De Sciglio
DM18 Riccardo Montolivo (c) 108'
CM27 Juraj Kucka 112'
CM16 Andrea Poli 84'
RW10 Keisuke Honda 88'
CF70 Carlos Bacca
LW28 Giacomo Bonaventura
Substitutes:
GK1 Diego López
DF4 José Mauri 119' 108'
DF5 Philippe Mexès
FW7 Jérémy Ménez
FW9 Luiz Adriano
FW19 M'Baye Niang 101' 84'
GK32 Christian Abbiati
DF33 Alex
FW45 Mario Balotelli 112'
MF72 Kevin-Prince Boateng
MF73 Manuel Locatelli
MF91 Andrea Bertolacci
Manager:
Cristian Brocchi
GK25 Neto
CB24 Daniele Rugani 120+2'
CB15 Andrea Barzagli 105'
CB3 Giorgio Chiellini (c) 117'
RWB26 Stephan Lichtsteiner 75'
CM18 Mario Lemina
CM11 Hernanes 108'
CM10 Paul Pogba 62'
LWB33 Patrice Evra 62'
CF21 Paulo Dybala
CF17 Mario Mandžukić
Substitutes:
GK1 Gianluigi Buffon
FW7 Simone Zaza
FW9 Álvaro Morata 119' 108'
DF12 Alex Sandro 62'
FW16 Juan Cuadrado 75'
MF20 Simone Padoin
MF22 Kwadwo Asamoah
MF27 Stefano Sturaro
GK34 Rubinho
MF37 Roberto Pereyra
Manager:
Massimiliano Allegri

Match rules

References
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  2. "Italy vs. Malta". Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. "Italy vs. Bulgaria". Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  4. "Azerbaijan vs. Italy - 10 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  5. "Italy vs. Norway - 13 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  6. https://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/international-tournaments/fixtures-results/date=20151101/index.html
  7. https://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/international-tournaments/fixtures-results/date=20151101/index.html
  8. "Comunicato Ufficiale n. 262/A" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  9. "TFN: un punto di penalizzazione in classifica al Cesena" (in Italian). FIGC. 9 December 2015.
  10. "TFN: 2 punti di penalizzazione a Novara e Varese" (in Italian). FIGC. 24 July 2015.
  11. "TFN: -1 alla Virtus Lanciano, penalizzate anche 7 società di Lega Pro e Dilettanti" (in Italian). FIGC. 3 November 2015.
  1. Due to punishment handed by UEFA for crowd trouble in their home match against Norway on 28 March 2015, Croatia must play their next home qualifying game behind closed doors, and the Croatian FA were fined €50,000.[1]
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