The 2015–16 season was the 89th season in ACF Fiorentina's history and their 78th in the top-flight of Italian football. Fiorentina finished the season in 5th place in Serie A, having topped the table early in the season. In the Coppa Italia, the club was eliminated in the round of 16, losing at home to newly promoted Carpi 1–0. Competing in the UEFA Europa League for the third season in a row, Fiorentina limped into second place in their group with a 3–1–2 record, and were eliminated in the Round of 32 by Tottenham Hotspur, 4–1 on aggregate. The 2015–16 season was also notable for being the first season since the 2011–12 season in which the club was not managed by Vincenzo Montella, who had achieved 4th-place finishes in each of his seasons with the club. Montella was replaced by Basel coach Paulo Sousa.
Players
Squad information Last updated on 15 May 2016 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 12 Ciprian Tătărușanu GK Steaua București 2014 2019 46 0 24 Luca Lezzerini GK Youth Sector 2011 2016 2 0 33 Luigi Sepe GK Napoli 2015 2016 0 0 Defenders 2 Gonzalo Rodríguez CB Villarreal 2012 2017 133 21 4 Nenad Tomović CB / RB Genoa 2012 2016 98 1 13 Davide Astori CB Cagliari 2015 2016 33 0 23 Manuel Pasqual (C) LB / LM Arezzo 2005 2016 302 7 25 Yohan Benalouane CB Leicester City 2016 2016 0 0 28 Marcos Alonso LB / LM Bolton Wanderers 2013 2016 56 4 32 Facundo Roncaglia CB / RB Boca Juniors 2012 2016 67 4 Midfielders 5 Milan Badelj DM / CM Hamburg 2014 2018 48 2 6 Tino Costa CM Genoa 2016 2016 7 0 8 Matías Vecino CM / AM Nacional 2013 2018 36 2 14 Matías Fernández CM / AM / RM Sporting CP 2012 2016 96 7 16 Jakub Błaszczykowski RW / RM Borussia Dortmund 2015 2016 15 2 20 Borja Valero DM / CM / AM Villarreal 2012 2019 134 13 26 Panagiotis Kone CM / AM Udinese 2016 2016 1 0 72 Josip Iličić AM / RW / SS Palermo 2013 2018 76 24 Forwards 7 Mauro Zárate SS / AM West Ham United 2016 2018 15 3 9 Nikola Kalinić CF / ST Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2015 2019 36 12 10 Federico Bernardeschi RW / LW / SS Youth Sector 2011 2019 40 3 27 Cristian Tello LW / RW Porto 2016 2016 15 2 30 Khouma Babacar CF / ST Youth Sector 2009 2019 61 13 Players transferred during the season 3 Gilberto RB Botafogo 2015 2019 5 0 11 Ante Rebić ST / LW RNK Split 2013 2018 8 2 18 Mario Suárez DM / CM Atlético Madrid 2015 2016 9 1 21 Joan Verdú CM / AM Baniyas 2015 2016 5 1 22 Giuseppe Rossi ST / SS Villarreal 2013 2017 33 16
Transfers
In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Gilberto Botafogo £1.4M Mario Suárez Atlético Madrid £10.5M Nikola Kalinić Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk £4.2M Jaime Báez Juventud £1.6M Mauro Zárate West Ham United £1.6M
Loans in Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Luigi Sepe Napoli Loan Davide Astori Cagliari £1M Loan with an option to buy for £2.4M Jakub Błaszczykowski Borussia Dortmund £0.7M Tino Costa Spartak Moscow Loan Loan with an option to buy
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Stefan Savić Atlético Madrid £17.5M Cristiano Piccini Real Betis £1M Juan Manuel Vargas Real Betis Free David Pizarro Santiago Wanderers Free Alberto Aquilani Sporting CP Free Andrea Lazzari Carpi Free Neto Juventus Free Michele Camporese Empoli Undisclosed Joaquín Real Betis £1M
Loans out Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Mario Gómez Beşiktaş Undisclosed On loan until the end of the season José María Basanta Monterrey Undisclosed On loan until the end of the season
Pre-season and friendlies
International Champions Cup
Competitions
Overall Competition Started round Current position Final position First match Last match Serie A Matchday 1 — 5th 23 August 2015 15 May 2016 Coppa Italia Round of 16 — Round of 16 16 December 2015 Europa League Group stage — Round of 32 17 September 2015 25 February 2016 Last updated: 15 May 2016
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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! colspan=14 style="background:#9400D3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Defenders
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! colspan=14 style="background:#9400D3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Forwards
! colspan=14 style="background:#9400D3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA ELTotal172MFJosip Iličić13021529FWNikola Kalinić120113330FWKhouma Babacar5027410FWFederico Bernardeschi204652DFGonzalo Rodríguez400420MFBorja Valero400477FWMauro Zárate300328DFMarcos Alonso300398MFMatías Vecino200216MFJakub Błaszczykowski200222FWGiuseppe Rossi002227FWCristian Tello2002135MFMilan Badelj100111FWAnte Rebić100114MFMatías Fernández100118MFMario Suárez100121MFJoan Verdú100132DFFacundo Roncaglia1001Own goal2013Totals6001272 Last updated: 15 May 2016
Clean sheets NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA ELTotal112GKCiprian Tătărușanu140014233GKLuigi Sepe0033Totals140317 Last updated: 15 May 2016
Disciplinary record NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA ELTotal12GKCiprian Tătărușanu20000000020024GKLuca Lezzerini00000000000033GKLuigi Sepe0000000000002DFGonzalo Rodríguez7000101018113DFGilberto1000000001004DFNenad Tomović50010010070013DFDavide Astori50000010060023DFManuel Pasqual50000000050025DFYohan Benalouane00000000000028DFMarcos Alonso80000010090032DFFacundo Roncaglia90000010110015MFMilan Badelj71010020010106MFTino Costa3000000003008MFMatías Vecino80000000080014MFMatías Fernández31000000031016MFJakub Błaszczykowski10000000010018MFMario Suárez30000000030020MFBorja Valero50000010060072MFJosip Iličić2000000002007FWMauro Zárate2010000002019FWNikola Kalinić50000000050010FWFederico Bernardeschi60000000060011FWAnte Rebić20000010130122FWGiuseppe Rossi10000010020027FWCristian Tello10000000010030FWKhouma Babacar200000000200Totals9321210100310534 Last updated: 15 May 2016
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