The 2013–14 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 112th season of top-tier Italian football, the 82nd in a round-robin tournament, and the 4th since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. The season began on 24 August 2013 and concluded on 18 May 2014. As in previous years, Nike provided the official ball for all matches with a new Nike Incyte model used throughout the season. Juventus were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title to win a third Serie A title in a row with a record-breaking 102 points. Juventus's title was also their 30th league title in their history earning them the right to add a third gold star to their crest.

A total of 20 teams competed in the league: 17 sides from the 2012–13 season and three promoted from the 2012–13 Serie B campaign. Palermo, Pescara and Siena were each demoted from the top flight. They were replaced by Serie B champion Sassuolo, runner-up Hellas Verona and play-off winner Livorno. Hellas Verona returned to Serie A after an 11-year absence, Livorno after four seasons and this season marked Sassuolo's Serie A debut.

For the first time in the competition's history, there were five derbies among teams from the same city: Milan (Internazionale and Milan), Turin (Juventus and Torino), Rome (Lazio and Roma), Genoa (Genoa and Sampdoria), and Verona (Chievo and Hellas Verona).

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2012–13 season Atalanta Bergamo Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Bologna Bologna Renato Dall'Ara Cagliari Cagliari Sant'Elia Catania Catania Angelo Massimino Chievo Verona Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Fiorentina Florence Artemio Franchi Genoa Genoa Luigi Ferraris Internazionale Milan San Siro Juventus Turin Juventus Stadium Lazio Rome Olimpico Livorno Livorno Armando Picchi Milan Milan San Siro Napoli Naples San Paolo Parma Parma Ennio Tardini Roma Rome Olimpico Sampdoria Genoa Luigi Ferraris Sassuolo Sassuolo(playing in Reggio Emilia) Mapei Stadium Torino Turin Olimpico di Torino Udinese Udine Friuli Hellas Verona Verona Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Notes

Personnel and sponsorship Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Front shirt sponsor(s)MainSecondary Atalanta Stefano Colantuono Gianpaolo Bellini Erreà AXAKonica Minolta Bologna Davide Ballardini Diego Pérez Macron NGM MobileNone Cagliari Ivo Pulga Daniele Conti Kappa SardegnaTirrenia Catania Maurizio Pellegrino Mariano Izco Givova Fiorucci SalumiTTT Lines Chievo Eugenio Corini Sergio Pellissier Givova Paluani/Midac Batteries/Banca Popolare di VeronaMidac Batteries/Magneti Marelli Fiorentina Vincenzo Montella Manuel Pasqual Joma MazdaNone Genoa Gian Piero Gasperini Daniele Portanova Lotto iZiPlayNone Internazionale Walter Mazzarri Javier Zanetti Nike PirelliNone Juventus Antonio Conte Gianluigi Buffon Nike JeepNone Lazio Edoardo Reja Stefano Mauri MacronLazio Style Channel/Clinica PaideiaNone Livorno Davide Nicola Andrea Luci Legea Banca CarigeNoneMilan Clarence Seedorf Riccardo Montolivo Adidas Fly EmiratesNone Napoli Rafael Benítez Marek Hamšík Macron LeteMSC Cruises Parma Roberto Donadoni Alessandro Lucarelli Erreà FollettoNavigare Roma Rudi Garcia Francesco Totti In-house Roma Cares/Sky Sport HD/TelethonNone Sampdoria Siniša Mihajlović Daniele Gastaldello Kappa GamenetNone Sassuolo Eusebio Di Francesco Francesco Magnanelli Sportika MapeiNone Torino Giampiero Ventura Kamil Glik Kappa Fratelli BerettaSuzuki/Suzuki S-Cross Udinese Francesco Guidolin Antonio Di Natale HS Football DaciaUPIM Hellas Verona Andrea Mandorlini Domenico Maietta Nike Manila Grace/Franklin & MarshallLeaderform/agsm

Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointmentNapoli Walter Mazzarri Resigned Pre-season Rafael Benítez Internazionale Andrea Stramaccioni Sacked Walter Mazzarri Chievo Eugenio Corini Mutual consent Giuseppe Sannino Genoa Davide Ballardini Fabio Liverani Cagliari Ivo Pulga Demoted to assistant coach Diego López Roma Aurelio Andreazzoli End of caretaker spell Rudi Garcia Genoa Fabio Liverani Sacked 15th Gian Piero Gasperini Catania Rolando Maran 17th Luigi De Canio Sampdoria Delio Rossi 18th Siniša Mihajlović Chievo Giuseppe Sannino 20th Eugenio Corini Lazio Vladimir Petković 10th Edoardo Reja Bologna Stefano Pioli 17th Davide Ballardini Milan Massimiliano Allegri 11th Clarence Seedorf Livorno Davide Nicola 19th Attilio Perotti Catania Luigi De Canio 20th Rolando Maran Livorno Attilio Perotti End of caretaker spell 19th Domenico Di Carlo Sassuolo Eusebio Di Francesco Sacked 18th Alberto Malesani Alberto Malesani 20th Eusebio Di Francesco Cagliari Diego López 15th Ivo Pulga Catania Rolando Maran 20th Maurizio Pellegrino Livorno Domenico Di Carlo 19th Davide Nicola Notes

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ciro ImmobileTorino222 Luca ToniHellas Verona203 Carlos TevezJuventus194 Antonio Di NataleUdinese17 Gonzalo HiguaínNapoli Rodrigo PalacioInternazionale7 Domenico BerardiSassuolo16 Fernando LlorenteJuventus Giuseppe RossiFiorentina10 José CallejónNapoli15 Alberto GilardinoGenoa PaulinhoLivorno Source:

Scoring First goal of the season: Poli (Milan) in Hellas Verona–Milan 2–1, 15 minutes (24 August 2013) Fastest goal of the season: Sansone (Sampdoria) in Sassuolo–Sampdoria 1–2, 18 seconds (26 March 2014)

Discipline First yellow card of the season: Jorginho (Hellas Verona) in Hellas Verona–Milan 2–1, 20 minutes (24 August 2013) First red card of the season: Castellini (Sampdoria) in Sampdoria–Juventus 0–1, 90 minutes (24 August 2013)

Hat-tricks

Player Team Against Result Date Giuseppe Rossi Fiorentina Juventus 4–2 20 October 2013 Domenico Berardi Sassuolo Sampdoria 4–3 3 November 2013 Carlos Tevez Juventus Sassuolo 4–0 15 December 2013 Domenico Berardi4 Sassuolo Milan 4–3 12 January 2014 Alberto Aquilani Fiorentina Genoa 3–3 26 January 2014 Ciro Immobile Torino Livorno 3–1 22 March 2014 Mattia Destro Roma Cagliari 3–1 6 April 2014 Alberto Paloschi Chievo Livorno 4–2 13 April 2014 Gonzalo Higuaín Napoli Lazio 4–2 13 April 2014 Domenico Berardi Sassuolo Fiorentina 4–3 6 May 2014 Antonio Di Natale Udinese Sampdoria 3–3 17 May 2014

Awards Gran Galà del Calcio AIC: 2013–14 Individual Awards Player of the Year (MVP) Andrea Pirlo(Juventus) Coach of the Year Antonio Conte(Juventus) Club of the Year Juventus Goalkeeper of the Year Gianluigi Buffon(Juventus) Referee of the Year Nicola Rizzoli

AIC Team of the Year: 2013–14 Serie A Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon(Juventus) Defenders Matteo Darmian(Torino) Andrea Barzagli(Juventus) Mehdi Benatia(Roma) Kwadwo Asamoah(Juventus) Midfielders Arturo Vidal(Juventus) Andrea Pirlo(Juventus) Paul Pogba(Juventus) Forwards Carlos Tevez(Juventus) Gonzalo Higuaín(Napoli) Ciro Immobile(Torino)

Average attendance

Team Average attendance High Low Internazionale 46,246 79,343 32,765 Napoli 40,632 56,225 10,000 Roma 40,436 54,097 28,000Milan 39,874 75,589 29,631 Juventus 38,328 39,334 32,279 Fiorentina 32,057 40,912 27,767 Lazio 31,905 49,236 24,858 Sampdoria 22,158 34,292 20,076 Hellas Verona 21,172 25,164 17,729 Bologna 21,145 30,929 15,227 Genoa 20,055 29,878 17,875 Torino 17,024 25,559 12,572 Catania 15,197 19,945 12,172 Udinese 14,252 22,262 9,750 Atalanta 14,194 20,140 10,543 Sassuolo 13,753 22,001 9,315 Parma 13,451 17,740 10,409 Livorno 10,982 18,735 8,608 Chievo 9,149 20,000 5,000 Cagliari 4,636 4,798 4,000

Source:http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn.htm

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