The 2014–15 season was the 88th season in ACF Fiorentina's history and their 77th season in Serie A. The club competed in Serie A, finishing fourth, and reached the semi-finals in both the Coppa Italia and UEFA Europa League; in the latter competition they were eliminated 5–0 on aggregate by eventual champions Sevilla.
The season was coach Vincenzo Montella's third and final season with the club – as well as third consecutive fourth-placed finish – as he would be sacked and replaced by former Juventus player Paulo Sousa in the 2015–16 pre-season. Slovenian player Josip Iličić finished as top scorer in the league with eight goals, while Iličić and German international and former Bayern Munich player Mario Gómez together finished as top scorers in all competitions, with ten goals each.
Season review The 2014–15 season saw Fiorentina compete on three fronts as they did the previous season, with one improvement being that they qualified automatically to the group stage of the Europa League (rather than having to traverse a qualifying round) due to the fact that the previous season's Coppa Italia winners Napoli qualified to the Champions League.
Players
Squad information Last updated on 31 May 2015 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 101 0 12 Ciprian Tătărușanu GK Steaua București 2014 2019 18 0 21 Cristiano Lupatelli GK Genoa 2012 2015 42 0 24 Luca Lezzerini GK Youth Sector 2011 2016 0 0 31 Antonio Rosati GK Napoli 2015 2016 4 0 Defenders 2 Gonzalo Rodríguez CB Villarreal 2012 2017 98 17 4 Micah Richards CB / RB Manchester City 2014 2015 10 0 15 Stefan Savić CB Manchester City 2012 2019 86 4 19 José María Basanta CB / LB Monterrey 2014 2016 24 2 23 Manuel Pasqual (C) LB / LM Arezzo 2005 2016 285 7 28 Marcos Alonso LB / LM Bolton Wanderers 2013 2016 25 1 35 Ricardo Bagadur CB Rijeka 2014 2016 1 0 40 Nenad Tomović CB / RB Genoa 2012 2016 75 1 Midfielders 5 Milan Badelj DM / CM Hamburg 2014 2018 21 1 6 Juan Manuel Vargas LB / LM / LW Catania 2008 2015 147 17 7 David Pizarro DM / CM Roma 2012 2015 83 4 10 Alberto Aquilani DM / CM / AM Liverpool 2012 2015 81 13 14 Matías Fernández CM / AM / RM Sporting CP 2012 2016 74 6 16 Jasmin Kurtić CM Sassuolo 2014 2015 21 1 17 Joaquín RM / RW / SS Málaga 2013 2016 50 4 18 Alessandro Diamanti AM / RW / SS Guangzhou Evergrande 2015 2015 11 2 20 Borja Valero DM / CM / AM Villarreal 2012 2019 97 9 32 Andrea Lazzari CM / AM Cagliari 2011 2015 36 2 38 Aleandro Rosi RB / RM Genoa 2015 2015 4 0 72 Josip Iličić AM / RW / SS Palermo 2013 2018 46 11 93 Octávio CM / AM Botafogo 2014 2015 0 0 Forwards 9 Alberto Gilardino CF / ST Guangzhou Evergrande 2015 2015 14 4 22 Giuseppe Rossi SS / CF Villarreal 2013 2017 22 16 29 Federico Bernardeschi RW / LW / SS Youth Sector 2011 2016 7 1 30 Khouma Babacar CF / ST Youth Sector 2009 2016 43 8 33 Mario Gómez CF / ST Bayern Munich 2013 2017 29 7 43 Simone Minelli LW / RW / SS Youth Sector 2015 0 0 74 Mohamed Salah AM / RW / SS Chelsea 2015 2015 16 6 77 Mounir El Hamdaoui CF / ST Ajax 2012 2015 22 4 Players transferred during the season 8 Marko Marin LW / RW / AM Chelsea 2014 2015 0 0 11 Juan Cuadrado RW / AM Udinese 2012 2017 85 20 13 Oleksandr Yakovenko LW / RW / ST Anderlecht 2013 2016 3 0 25 Joshua Brillante CM Anderlecht 2014 2015 2 0 55 Ahmed Hegazi CB Ismaily 2012 2016 3 0
Transfers
In Date Player Moving from Fee Source Ciprian Tătărușanu Steaua București Free Octávio Botafogo Loan Joshua Brillante Newcastle Jets €1M José María Basanta Monterrey €2.6M Marko Marin Chelsea Loan Milan Badelj Hamburg €4M Jasmin Kurtić Sassuolo Loan Micah Richards Manchester City Loan Alessandro Diamanti Guangzhou Evergrande Loan Alberto Gilardino Guangzhou Evergrande Loan Mohamed Salah Chelsea Loan Aleandro Rosi Genoa Loan
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Source Mattia Cassani Parma Undisclosed Massimo Ambrosini Retired End of contract Marvin Compper RB Leipzig €0.5M Juan Cuadrado Chelsea €31M Kenneth Zohore OB Free
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall Competition Started round Current position Final position First match Last match Serie A Matchday 1 — 4th 30 August 2014 31 May 2015 Coppa Italia Round of 16 — Semi-finals 21 January 2015 7 April 2015 Europa League Group stage — Semi-finals 18 September 2014 14 May 2015
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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! colspan=12 style="background:#9400D3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Forwards
! colspan=12 style="background:#9400D3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA ELTotal133FWMario Gómez4421072MFJosip Iličić80210330FWKhouma Babacar702974FWMohamed Salah621952DFGonzalo Rodríguez7018611MFJuan Cuadrado411676MFJuan Manuel Vargas10349FWAlberto Gilardino400419DFJosé María Basanta20241023DFManuel Pasqual201329FWFederico Bernardeschi1023128MFMarko Marin002214MFMatías Fernández200215DFStefan Savić200217MFJoaquín200218MFAlessandro Diamanti200220MFBorja Valero200228DFMarcos Alonso1012195MFMilan Badelj100110MFAlberto Aquilani001116MFJasmin Kurtić100140DFNenad Tomović100177FWMounir El Hamdaoui1001Own goal0000Totals6172189
Last updated: 31 May 2015
Clean sheets NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA ELTotal11GKNeto100313212GKCiprian Tătărușanu1135Totals111618
Last updated: 31 May 2015
Disciplinary record NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA ELTotal1GKNeto40000010050012GKCiprian Tătărușanu00000000000021GKCristiano Lupatelli00000000000024GKLuca Lezzerini00000000000031GKAntonio Rosati0000000000002DFGonzalo Rodríguez91010020012104DFMicah Richards10000000010015DFStefan Savić41000030071019DFJosé María Basanta30010030170123DFManuel Pasqual20000000020028DFMarcos Alonso40001030071035DFRicardo Bagadur00000000000040DFNenad Tomović4000001005005MFMilan Badelj3002002007006MFJuan Manuel Vargas2000001003007MFDavid Pizarro4000002006008MFMarko Marin00000000000010MFAlberto Aquilani50000010060011MFJuan Cuadrado50000000050014MFMatías Fernández10020000030016MFJasmin Kurtić31010020061017MFJoaquín10000000010018MFAlessandro Diamanti40000000040020MFBorja Valero700100200100025MFJoshua Brillante00000000000032MFAndrea Lazzari00000000000038MFAleandro Rosi10000000010072MFJosip Iličić6000001007009FWAlberto Gilardino10000000010022FWGiuseppe Rossi00000000000029FWFederico Bernardeschi20000000020030FWKhouma Babacar20000010030033FWMario Gómez30000010040043FWSimone Minelli00000010010074FWMohamed Salah00000010010077FWMounir El Hamdaoui100000000100Totals8210810280111821 Last updated: 31 May 2015
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