The 2018–19 season was SPAL's second season in the top-flight of Italian football since 1968. After being promoted as champions of Serie B in the 2016–17 season, SPAL finished just above the relegation places in 17th during the 2017–18 season.
The season was coach Leonardo Semplici's fifth in charge of the club, after taking over in December 2014. On 3 July Semplici extended his contract with SPAL to 2020, with the option for a further year.
Players
Squad information
No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Notes Goalkeepers 1 Alfred Gomis GK Torino 2017 2021 46 0 2 Emiliano Viviano GK Sporting CP 2019 2019 17 0 17 Giacomo Poluzzi GK Fidelis Andria 2017 2019 1 0 32 Vanja Milinković-Savić GK Torino 2018 2019 2 0 Loan Defenders 4 Thiago Cionek CB Palermo 2018 2020 46 1 5 Lorenco Šimić CB Sampdoria 2018 2019 14 1 Loan 13 Vasco Regini LB / CB Sampdoria 2019 2019 4 0 14 Kevin Bonifazi CB Torino 2018 2019 26 2 Loan 23 Francesco Vicari CB Novara 2016 2022 96 3 24 Lorenzo Dickmann RB / RWB Novara 2018 2019 6 0 Loan 27 Felipe CB Udinese 2017 2020 60 4 33 Filippo Costa LB / LM Chievo 2017 2021 47 2 Midfielders 6 Simone Missiroli CM Sassuolo 2018 2021 34 0 8 Mattia Valoti CM / AM Hellas Verona 2018 2019 24 2 Loan 11 Alessandro Murgia CM / AM Lazio 2019 2019 15 0 Loan 16 Mirko Valdifiori DM Torino 2018 2020 15 0 19 Jasmin Kurtić CM Atalanta 2018 2021 46 7 28 Pasquale Schiattarella CM Latina 2016 2020 95 4 29 Manuel Lazzari RM / RWB Giacomense 2013 2023 198 3 93 Mohamed Fares LM / LWB / LW Hellas Verona 2018 2019 35 3 Loan Forwards 7 Mirco Antenucci ST / SS Leeds United 2016 2020 105 34 Captain 10 Sergio Floccari ST Bologna 2017 2019 59 13 37 Andrea Petagna ST Atalanta 2018 2019 36 16 Loan 43 Alberto Paloschi ST Atalanta 2017 2021 59 9 45 Lazar Nikolić LW Partizan 2018 2019 0 0 95 Marko Janković LW Partizan 2019 2022 4 0 Players transferred during the season 3 Johan Djourou CB Antalyaspor 2018 2019 5 0 11 Gabriele Moncini ST Cesena 2018 2022 1 0 15 Sauli Väisänen CB AIK 2017 2020 7 0 Out on loan 21 Salvatore Esposito CM Youth Sector 2018 – 0 0 22 Demba Thiam GK Youth Sector 2017 2020 0 0 25 Everton Luiz DM Partizan 2018 2020 21 0 77 Federico Viviani DM Hellas Verona 2017 2022 29 3 90 Jacopo Murano ST Savona 2017 2019 0 0 97 Mattia Vitale CM Juventus 2017 2020 2 0
Transfers
In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Federico Viviani Hellas Verona Undisclosed Option to buy exercised Alfred Gomis Torino Undisclosed Option to buy exercised Jasmin Kurtić Atalanta Undisclosed Option to buy exercised Alberto Paloschi Atalanta Undisclosed Option to buy exercised Bartosz Salamon Cagliari Undisclosed Option to buy exercised Johan Djourou Antalyaspor Free One-year contract with the option for a second year Mirko Valdifiori Torino Undisclosed Simone Missiroli Sassuolo Undisclosed
Loans in Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Mohamed Fares Hellas Verona Loan Loan with an obligation to buy Lorenzo Dickmann Novara Loan Loan with an obligation to buy if SPAL avoid relegation Vanja Milinković-Savić Torino Loan Mattia Valoti Hellas Verona Loan Loan with an obligation to buy under unspecified conditions Andrea Petagna Atalanta Loan Loan with an obligation to buy under unspecified conditions Kevin Bonifazi Torino Loan Loan with an option to buy and counter-option Lorenco Šimić Sampdoria Loan Loan with an option to buy and counter-option Alessandro Murgia Lazio On loan until June 2019
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Federico Bonazzoli Sampdoria Loan return Boukary Dramé Unattached Free End of contract Alberto Grassi Napoli Loan return Federico Mattiello Atalanta Loan return Alex Meret Udinese Loan return Eros Schiavon Unattached Free End of contract Lorenco Šimić Sampdoria Loan return Marco Borriello Unattached Free Contract terminated by mutual consent
Loans out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Bartosz Salamon Frosinone Loan Loan with an obligation to buy
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 ItaliaTotal137FWAndrea Petagna12113219MFJasmin Kurtić50537FWMirco Antenucci404410FWSergio Floccari11214DFKevin Bonifazi20243FWAlberto Paloschi20293DFMohamed Fares20288MFMattia Valoti10123DFFrancesco Vicari101Own goal000Totals30232
Last updated: 13 April 2019
Clean sheets NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal11GKAlfred Gomis6*1722GKEmiliano Viviano303332GKVanja Milinković-Savić1*01Totals9110
* Includes one shared clean sheet against Roma.
Last updated: 13 April 2019
Disciplinary record NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal32GKVanja Milinković-Savić0100000104DFThiago Cionek902100100214DFKevin Bonifazi10000010023DFFrancesco Vicari40010050024DFLorenzo Dickmann10000010027DFFelipe1200000120093DFMohamed Fares100000010006MFSimone Missiroli8000008008MFMattia Valoti60000060016MFMirko Valdifiori30000030019MFJasmin Kurtić80000080025MFEverton Luiz50010060028MFPasquale Schiattarella1000000100029MFManuel Lazzari60010070077MFFederico Viviani00010010010FWSergio Floccari30000030037FWAndrea Petagna60000060043FWAlberto Paloschi300000300Totals951250010012
Last updated: 13 April 2019
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