The 2013–14 season was the 87th season in ACF Fiorentina's history, their 76th season in Serie A, and the ninth consecutive season since promotion from Serie B in 2004. Fiorentina competed in Serie A, in the 2013–14 edition in Coppa Italia, and, having earned qualification by finishing fourth in the 2012–13 Serie A, in the UEFA Europa League.
Season review The 2012–13 season was a drastic reversal of fortune from the 2011–12 season, in which Fiorentina was involved in a relegation battle. The club narrowly missed out on UEFA Champions League football, vying with Milan up until the last week of the season.
Fiorentina made its first foray into the 2013 summer transfer window merely days after the end of the 2012–13 Serie A by announcing the free transfer of Oleksandr Yakovenko on May 22. On May 31, it was announced that Marcos Alonso will be joining the club following the expiration of his contract at Bolton Wanderers. On June 12, Fiorentina announced that Spanish national Joaquín has agreed to sign on from Spanish club Málaga. Shortly after, the club stated that it will retain Juan Cuadrado after purchasing a 50% co-ownership rights from Udinese. On June 18, Fiorentina announced the signing of Gustavo Munúa, a goalkeeper, who transferred from La Liga club Levante. On June 13, Fiorentina and Torino reached an agreement regarding co-ownerships of Alessio Cerci (who will be fully owned by Torino) and Marko Bakić (will be fully owned by Fiorentina) with undisclosed fee.
Jersey kits for the upcoming season were presented in a ceremony on July 3, 2013, with a gray kit replacing the red and white third kit from last season. On July 4, the club announced the signing of Massimo Ambrosini on a free transfer following the expiration of his contract with Milan. On July 9, 2013, Parma announced the signing of Felipe from Fiorentina. The club sold Haris Seferovic to Real Sociedad on July 11. The next day on July 12, the club announced the transfer of Mario Gómez from Bayern Munich. On July 18, the club announced the sale of Stevan Jovetić to Manchester City. On July 23, the club announced the signing of Josip Iličić from Palermo.
On August 9, Fiorentina was drawn against Grasshopper Club Zürich for qualification into the group stage of the UEFA Europa League. Despite losing the 2nd leg at home 1–0, Fiorentina advanced to the Europa League group stage based on away goals after winning the leg at Zürich 2–1.
Players
Squad information Last updated on 18 May 2014 Appearances include league matches only No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (Age at end of season) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Neto GK Atlético Paranaense 2011 2015 43 0 12 Cristiano Lupatelli GK Genoa 2012 2014 1 0 24 Luca Lezzerini GK Youth Sector 2011 0 0 25 Antonio Rosati GK Napoli 2013 2014 3 0 Defenders 2 Gonzalo Rodríguez CB Villarreal 2012 2015 68 10 3 Modibo Diakité CB Sunderland 2014 2014 9 0 4 Facundo Roncaglia CB / RB Boca Juniors 2012 2016 37 3 5 Marvin Compper CB / LB 1899 Hoffenheim 2013 2015 16 0 6 Ahmed Hegazi CB Ismaily 2012 2016 3 0 15 Stefan Savić CB / RB Manchester City 2012 2016 57 2 23 Manuel Pasqual (Captain) LB / LM Arezzo 2005 2014 265 5 40 Nenad Tomović CB / LB / RB Genoa 2012 51 0 Midfielders 7 David Pizarro CM / DM Roma 2012 2014 57 4 8 Marko Bakić AM / CM Torino 2013 2017 3 0 10 Alberto Aquilani CM / DM / AM Liverpool 2012 2015 56 13 11 Juan Cuadrado RW / AM Udinese 2012 2017 68 16 14 Matías Fernández AM / CM Sporting CP 2012 2015 45 4 17 Joaquín RW / AM / LW Málaga 2013 2016 26 2 20 Borja Valero CM / DM / AM Villarreal 2012 2016 69 7 21 Massimo Ambrosini DM / CM Milan 2013 2014 21 0 27 Rafał Wolski AM / LW / RW Legia Warsaw 2013 2017 15 1 31 Leonardo Capezzi CM Youth Sector 2012 0 0 66 Juan Manuel Vargas LW / LB / LM Catania 2008 2014 128 16 72 Josip Iličić AM / RW / SS Palermo 2013 2017 21 3 88 Anderson CM / DM Manchester United 2014 2014 7 0 Forwards 9 Ante Rebić ST / LW RNK Split 2013 2018 4 1 30 Ryder Matos ST / LW / RW Vitória 2011 23 0 32 Alessandro Matri CF / ST Milan 2014 2014 15 4 33 Mario Gómez CF / ST Bayern Munich 2013 2017 9 3 49 Giuseppe Rossi ST / SS Villarreal 2013 2017 22 16 Players transferred during the season 3 Marcos Alonso LB / LM Bolton Wanderers 2013 2016 3 0 18 Matías Vecino AM / CM Nacional 2013 2016 6 0 22 Adem Ljajić LW / RW / SS / AM Partizan 2010 78 15 77 Oleksandr Yakovenko LW / RW / ST Anderlecht 2013 2016 3 0 78 Gustavo Munúa GK Levante 2013 2015 0 0 83 Rubén Olivera AM / CM / RW / LW Lecce 2012 2014 14 0
Fiorentina Primavera
Squad number indicates first team number.
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Transfers
In
Out
Larrondo, Llama, Migliaccio, Sissoko, and Viviano returned to their parent clubs after their loan periods expired on June 30, 2013. Luca Toni's contract expired on June 30, 2013, and he opted not to renew with the club.
Competitions
Overall Competition Started round Current position Final position First match Last match Serie A Matchday 1 — 4th 26 August 2013 18 May 2014 Coppa Italia Round of 16 —Runners-up 8 January 2014 3 May 2014 Europa League Play-off round — Round of 16 22 August 2013 20 March 2014 Last updated: 18 May 2014
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
UEFA Europa League
Play-off round
Group stage
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Round of 16
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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! colspan=12 style="background:#9400D3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA ELTotal149FWGiuseppe Rossi160117211MFJuan Cuadrado111315310MFAlberto Aquilani601720MFBorja Valero601752DFGonzalo Rodríguez402666MFJuan Manuel Vargas420672MFJosip Iličić3126817MFJoaquín212532FWAlessandro Matri40151033FWMario Gómez30141114MFMatías Fernández300330FWRyder Matos0033139FWAnte Rebić1102145DFMarvin Compper01017MFDavid Pizarro100121MFMassimo Ambrosini001123DFManuel Pasqual010127MFRafał Wolski1001Own goal0011Totals6581992
Last updated: 18 May 2014
Clean sheets NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA ELTotal11GKNeto122216225GKAntonio Rosati100178GKGustavo Munúa0011Totals132318
Last updated: 18 May 2014
Disciplinary record NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA ELTotal1GKNeto20000030050012GKCristiano Lupatelli00000000000024GKLuca Lezzerini00000000000025GKAntonio Rosati00000000000078GKGustavo Munúa0000000000002DFGonzalo Rodríguez130000021015103DFMarcos Alonso0000001001003DFModibo Diakité1100000001104DFFacundo Roncaglia4001001006005DFMarvin Compper3000001004006DFAhmed Hegazi00000000000015DFStefan Savić50000000050023DFManuel Pasqual50000010060040DFNenad Tomović5001000006007MFDavid Pizarro6010002108118MFMarko Bakić00000020020010MFAlberto Aquilani700100200100011MFJuan Cuadrado810200300131014MFMatías Fernández10010020040017MFJoaquín00000000000018MFMatías Vecino00000000000020MFBorja Valero50130010090121MFMassimo Ambrosini70001020091027MFRafał Wolski20000000020031MFLeonardo Capezzi00000000000066MFJuan Manuel Vargas20010000030072MFJosip Iličić10020020050077MFOleksandr Yakovenko00000000000083MFRubén Olivera00000000000088MFAnderson0000000000009FWAnte Rebić10000000010022FWAdem Ljajić00000000000030FWRyder Matos40000010050032FWAlessandro Matri20000000020033FWMario Gómez10000000010049FWGiuseppe Rossi100000000100Totals86221210262012452 Last updated: 18 May 2014
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