The 2017–18 season was SPAL's first season in the top-flight of Italian football since 1968. The team were promoted as champions of Serie B.
The club finished just above the relegation places, in 17th, securing a second season of Serie A football for the 2018–19 campaign; SPAL were eliminated in the fourth round of the Coppa Italia.
Players
Squad information
Transfers
In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Felipe Udinese Undisclosed Sauli Väisänen AIK Undisclosed Pa Konate Malmö FF Undisclosed Marco Borriello Cagliari Undisclosed Boukary Dramé Atalanta Undisclosed Thiago Cionek Palermo Undisclosed Everton Luiz Partizan Undisclosed
Loans in Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Federico Mattiello Juventus Loan Marios Oikonomou Bologna Loan Loan with an obligation to buy Luca Rizzo Bologna Loan Loan with an option to buy Alberto Paloschi Atalanta Loan Loan with an option to buy Federico Viviani Hellas Verona Loan Loan with an option to buy Alfred Gomis Torino Loan Alberto Grassi Napoli Loan Loan with an option to buy Alex Meret Udinese Loan Second consecutive loan Bartosz Salamon Cagliari Loan Loan with an option to buy Federico Bonazzoli Sampdoria Loan Loan with an option to buy Jasmin Kurtić Atalanta Loan Loan with an obligation to buy
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Marios Oikonomou Bologna Loan return Luca Rizzo Bologna Loan return
Loans out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source
Competitions
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
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 ItaliaTotal17FWMirco Antenucci11011243FWAlberto Paloschi707310FWSergio Floccari30377MFFederico Viviani30388MFAlberto Grassi303611MFLuca Rizzo20229MFManuel Lazzari20284DFThiago Cionek1015DFLorenco Šimić10119MFJasmin Kurtić10122FWMarco Borriello10123DFFrancesco Vicari01127DFFelipe10128MFPasquale Schiattarella101Own goal202Totals39140
Last updated: 20 May 2018
Clean sheets NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal11GKAlfred Gomis31497GKAlex Meret404Totals718
Last updated: 20 May 2018
Disciplinary record NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal2DFMarios Oikonomou0102002104DFThiago Cionek5000005005DFLorenco Šimić1000001006DFMichele Cremonesi20010030015DFSauli Väisänen10000010021DFBartosz Salamon50000050023DFFrancesco Vicari1001000100127DFFelipe60100060133DFFilippo Costa40000040014MFFederico Mattiello61000061018MFEros Schiavon40000040019MFJasmin Kurtić50000050020MFLuca Mora50000050024MFMattia Vitale10000010025MFEverton Luiz50000050028MFPasquale Schiattarella1200100130029MFManuel Lazzari40000040077MFFederico Viviani90000090088MFAlberto Grassi3000003007FWMirco Antenucci10000010022FWMarco Borriello60000060043FWAlberto Paloschi200000200Totals972240010122
Last updated: 20 May 2018
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