The 2016–17 season was Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio's fourth consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football. Sassuolo is competed in Serie A, finishing 12th, in the Coppa Italia, being eliminated in the round of 16, and in the UEFA Europa League, where they were eliminated in the group stage. Sassuolo had achieved their first ever Europa League qualification after finishing 6th at the end of the 2015–16 season.
Players
Squad information
Players in the squad list submitted to UEFA for UEFA Europa League group stage are indicated by EL.
Transfers
In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Stefano Sensi Cesena Loan return Luca Mazzitelli Brescia Loan return Cristian Dell'Orco Novara Loan return Aladje Ischia Loan return Matteo Politano Roma Undisclosed activate option in the loan contract Timo Letschert Utrecht Undisclosed Alessandro Matri Milan Undisclosed Antonino Ragusa Cesena Undisclosed Pietro Iemmello Spezia Undisclosed Gian Marco Ferrari Crotone Undisclosed Return to Crotone on loan Pietro Cianci Andria Undisclosed Return to Andria on loan
Loans in Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Pol Lirola Juventus Loan Federico Ricci Roma Loan
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Alessandro Longhi Free agent Free End of contract Šime Vrsaljko Atlético Madrid Undisclosed Raman Chibsah Benevento Loan Loan return on 1 July Alessio Vita Vicenza Loan Loan return on 1 July Nicola Sansone Villarreal Undisclosed Lorenzo Ariaudo Frosinone Undisclosed Loan return on 1 July Karim Laribi Cesena Loan Jonathan Rossini Livorno Loan Loan return on 1 July Leonardo Fontanesi Brescia Loan Loan return on 1 July Giovanni Sbrissa Brescia Loan Loan return on 1 July Diego Falcinelli Crotone Loan Marcello Trotta Crotone Loan
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall Competition Started round Current position Final position First match Last match Serie A Matchday 1 — 12th 21 August 2016 28 May 2017 Coppa Italia Round of 16 — Round of 16 18 January 2017 Europa League Third qualifying round — Group stage 28 July 2016 8 December 2016 Last updated: 28 May 2017
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Note
Coppa Italia
UEFA Europa League
Third qualifying round
Play-off round
Group stage
Statistics
Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA ELTotal111FWGrégoire Defrel120416225FWDomenico Berardi5051036MFLorenzo Pellegrini6118410FWAlessandro Matri800816FWMatteo Politano503869FWPietro Iemmello500590FWAntonino Ragusa4015815DFFrancesco Acerbi4004927FWFederico Ricci2002104MFFrancesco Magnanelli10015DFLuca Antei100112MFStefano Sensi100113DFFederico Peluso100120DFPol Lirola001122MFLuca Mazzitelli100128DFPaolo Cannavaro100132MFAlfred Duncan100198DFClaud Adjapong1001Own goal1023Totals6011778
Last updated: 28 May 2017
Clean sheets NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA ELTotal147GKAndrea Consigli70310Totals70310
Last updated: 28 May 2017
Disciplinary record PlayerSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA ELTotal1GKAlberto Pomini00000000000030GKBryan Costa00000000000047GKAndrea Consigli10000000010079GKGianluca Pegolo0000000000005DFLuca Antei40010000050013DFFederico Peluso1200000300150015DFFrancesco Acerbi20000020040020DFPol Lirola30000000030023DFMarcello Gazzola30000010040026DFEmanuele Terranova00000000000028DFPaolo Cannavaro20000010030039DFCristian Dell'Orco00010000010055DFTimo Letschert20100000020198DFClaud Adjapong3000000003004MFFrancesco Magnanelli2000002004006MFLorenzo Pellegrini7010000007017MFSimone Missiroli3000001004008MFDavide Biondini50000010060012MFStefano Sensi30000000030021MFAlberto Aquilani30000000030022MFLuca Mazzitelli800000200100032MFAlfred Duncan4000000004009FWPietro Iemmello10000000010010FWAlessandro Matri10000010020010FWNicola Sansone00000010010011FWGrégoire Defrel10000000010016FWMatteo Politano50000020070025FWDomenico Berardi60000000060027FWFederico Ricci40000000040031FWSimone Caputo00000000000033FWSimone Franchini00000000000090FWAntonino Ragusa500000200700Totals9002200190011102 Last updated: 28 May 2017
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