The 2015–16 season of the Serie A is the 33rd season of top-tier futsal in Italy, 27th known as Serie A, which began September 19, 2015 and will finish on April 16, 2016. At the end of the regular season the top eight teams will play in the championship playoffs. The quarter and semi-finals will be a best of three series and the final will be a best of five-game series. The champions will then be Italy's representative in the 2016–17 UEFA Futsal Cup. With 13 teams participating this season the last place team will automatically be relegated to Serie A2 and the twelfth and eleventh placed teams will have a two-legged playoff to determine the second team to be relegated.
Events Theisis the first Serie A championship to have 13 teams to play for the Scudetto. This season is the return of Montesilvano after two seasons of absence. They are the current record holder for appearances in the top flight (22 seasons). The city of Montesilvano will have the only derby of the season, which will see the seagulls opposite Acqua e Sapone. Cosenza and Carlisport Cogianco are making their debut in Serie A. Fabrizio has also changed its name and colors, becoming "FC5 Corigliano Futsal" to better represent the city of Corigliano Calabro.Divisione Calcio a 5, Comunicato Ufficiale N.11 2015/2016 divisionecalcioa5.it
Schedule Breaks The Divisione Calcio a 5 has published the calendar of the championship on August 12.Il 18 settembre scatta la caccia al Pescara campione divisionecalcioa5.it The season will break on December 5 through 12 for the World Cup qualifiers. January 23 to February 13 for the finals of the European Championship which will be played in Serbia. March 5 for the final eight of the Coppa Italia. March 19 and April 9 for the home and away play-off qualifiers for the World Cup in 2016 in Colombia.
Penalty This season the Pescara reflects the downgrade of 1 point in the standings from the National Federal Court in the previous season for the delay of payments to its own cardholder.FIGC, Tribunale Federale Nazionale - Comunicato Ufficiale N.55/TFN 2014/2015 figc.it
Cosenza Excluded In accepting the irrevocable resignation of its president and legal representative, on October 12, 2015, Futsal Cosenza decided the cessation of the championship with immediate effect. Since exclusion was made during the fourth round, all the matches played by the team do not count towards the league table. The team was also fined the maximum penalty by law, (30,000.00 Euros), for having seriously affected the performance of the entire season.Divisione Calcio a 5, Comunicato Ufficiale N.105 2015/2016 divisionecalcioa5.it
2015-16 Season teams Team Location Stadium Capacity 2014-15 SeasonAcqua e SaponeMontesilvanoPala Roma1,5404th in Serie A, semi-finalistAsti AstiPala San Quirico1,0003rd in Serie A, quarter-finalistCarlisport CogiancoAricciaPalaCesaroni3,0002nd in Serie A2 group BCoriglianoCorigliano CalabroPalaCorigliano3,00010th in Serie ACosenzaCosenzaPalaferraro1,2001st in Serie A2 group BKaosFerraraPalasport di Ferrara3,5046th in Serie A, beaten finalistLatinaLatinaPalaSport Nicola Bianchini2,5008th in Serie A, quarter-finalistLazioRomeFutsal Arena1,0007th in Serie A, quarter-finalistLuparense San Martino di LupariPalaBruel1,2002nd in Serie A, semi-finalistMontesilvanoMontesilvanoPala Roma1,5401st in Serie A2 group ANapoliNaplesFederazione Italiana Pallavolo9th in Serie APescaraPescaraPalaRigopiano1,5001st in Serie A, ChampionReal RietiRietiPala Malfatti5th in Serie A, quarter-finalist
Regular season table
Cosenza Games Cosenza is excluded from playing in the championship with immediate effect (Round 4). The games held previously by the team were not considered valid for ranking. In the remaining league games, the team that would face Cosenza will now have a bye.Divisione Calcio a 5, Comunicato Ufficiale N.106 2015/2016 divisionecalcioa5.it
Calendar and results
Rd. 11st MatchRd. 14 18 Sept. 6-10 Latina-Real Rieti 1-4 19 Dec. 19 Sept. 3-3 Acqua&Sapone-Napoli 5-5 7-3 Asti-Luparense 8-5 3-3 Carlisport Cogianco-Montesilvano 5-5 6-5 Corigliano-Kaos 3-5 1-2 Lazio-Pescara 0-7 Bye: Cosenza
Rd. 22nd MatchRd. 15 25 Sept. 3-1 Luparense-Lazio 2-029 Dec. 5-5 Pescara-Corigliano 5-2 26 Sept. 4-3 Kaos-Latina 2-3 3-6 Montesilvano-Cosenza n/a 6-10 Napoli-Asti 1-2 27 Sept. 0-3 Real Rieti-Carlisport Cogianco 5-3 Bye: Acqua&Sapone
Rd. 33rd MatchRd. 16 2 Oct. 3-3 Asti-Acqua&Sapone 3-15 Jan. 4 Oct. 1-1 Lazio-Napoli 2-5 6-3 Corigliano-Luparense 2-6 1-3 Cosenza-Real Rieti n/a 3-3 Carlisport Cogianco-Kaos 2-24 Jan. 13 Oct.3-4 Latina-Pescara 0-8 Bye: Montesilvano
Rd. 44th MatchRd. 17 10 Oct.2-4 Luparense-Latina 5-28 Jan.4-4 Real Rieti-Montesilvano 2-19 Jan. n/a Kaos-Cosenza n/a10 Jan.4-5 Napoli-Corigliano 8-24-2 Pescara-Carlisport Cogianco 3-22-0 Acqua&Sapone-Lazio 4-3 Bye: Asti
Rd. 55th MatchRd. 18 17 Oct. 6-1 Carlisport Cogianco-Luparense 2-316 Jan.0-8 Corigliano-Acqua&Sapone 5-6 n/a Cosenza-Pescara n/a6-3 Latina-Napoli 4-31-1 Lazio-Asti 3-56-0 Montesilvano-Kaos 4-7 Bye: Real Rieti
Rd. 66th MatchRd. 19 24 Oct.4-1 Acqua&Sapone-Latina 4-320 Jan.4-4 Asti-Corigliano 5-12-4 Kaos-Real Rieti 4-1 n/a Luparense-Cosenza n/a2-4 Napoli-Carlisport Cogianco 1-61-3 Pescara-Montesilvano 3-3 Bye: Lazio
Rd. 77th MatchRd. 20 27 Oct.2-1 Carlisport Cogianco-Acqua&Sapone 2-319 Feb.6-6 Corigliano-Lazio 2-7 n/a Cosenza-Napoli n/a4-4 Latina-Asti 3-67-2 Montesilvano-Luparense 3-54-4 Real Rieti-Pescara 2-4 Bye: Kaos
Rd. 88th MatchRd. 21 31 Oct. n/a Acqua&Sapone-Cosenza n/a 26 Feb.4-4 Asti-Carlisport Cogianco 4-23-5 Lazio-Latina 2-42-5 Luparense-Real Rieti 2-33-5 Napoli-Montesilvano 5-33-1 Pescara-Kaos 5-5 Bye: Corigliano
Rd. 99th MatchRd. 22 7 Nov.2-3 Carlisport Cogianco-Lazio 5-411 Mar. n/a Cosenza-Asti n/a4-1 Kaos-Luparense 4-47-1 Latina-Corigliano 3-41-2 Montesilvano-Acqua&Sapone 4-36-4 Real Rieti-Napoli 6-5 Bye: Pescara
Rd. 1010th MatchRd. 23 14 Nov.4-3 Acqua&Sapone-Real Rieti 3-326 Mar.3-4 Asti-Montesilvano 2-12-4 Corigliano-Carlisport Cogianco 1-6 n/a Lazio-Cosenza n/a3-3 Luparense-Pescara 3-23-6 Napoli-Kaos 2-4 Bye: Latina
Rd. 1111th MatchRd. 24 21 Nov.3-5 Carlisport Cogianco-Latina 1-12 Apr. n/a Cosenza-Corigliano n/a5-2 Kaos-Acqua&Sapone 4-48-2 Montesilvano-Lazio 2-26-1 Pescara-Napoli 6-34-4 Real Rieti-Asti 3-9 Bye: Luparense
Rd. 1212th MatchRd. 25 28 Nov.2-3 Acqua&Sapone-Pescara 3-35 Apr.3-3 Asti-Kaos 1-14-4 Corigliano-Montesilvano 3-1 n/a Latina-Cosenza n/a2-5 Lazio-Real Rieti 4-44-4 Napoli-Luparense 4-6 Bye: Carlisport Cogianco
Rd. 1313th MatchRd. 26 2 Dec. n/a Cosenza-Carlisport Cogianco n/a 16 Apr.2-3 Kaos-Lazio 10-06-6 Luparense-Acqua&Sapone 4-23-1 Montesilvano-Latina 3-33-4 Pescara-Asti 1-43-2 Real Rieti-Corigliano 7-3 Bye: Napoli
Regular season top scorers #PlayerClubGoals1KakaKaos28ZanchettaReal Rieti2JonasAcqua e Sapone203VieiraCarlisport Cogianco194BordignonMontesilvano18HectorReal Rieti5De OliveiraAsti17RosaMontesilvano6MalukoReal Rieti167BertoniAsti15MainaLatinaFornariNapoliWaltinhoCarlisport Cogianco8CremaAsti14LemineCorigliano
Relegation playoff
1st leg
2nd leg
Napoli wins 10–4 on aggregate and remains in Serie A. Lazio is relegated to Serie A2.
Championship playoffs
Calendar RoundDateFixturesClubsNotesQuarter-finals30 April 5/6/7 May 201688 → 4Semifinals12/17/19 May 201644 → 2Final25/30 May 1/7/9 June32 → 1
Bracket
Quarter-finals
1st match
2nd match
3rd Match
Semi-finals
1st match
2nd match
3rd match
Final
1st match
2nd match
3rd match
4th match
Champion
References
External links Divisione calcio a 5