2015–16 UC Sampdoria season explained

Club:	Sampdoria
Season:	2015–16
Manager:	Walter Zenga (until 10 November 2015) Vincenzo Montella (from 15 November 2015)
Chairman:	Massimo Ferrero
Chrtitle:	President
Stadium:	Stadio Luigi Ferraris
League:	Serie A
League Result:	15th
Cup1:	Coppa Italia
Cup1 Result:	Round of 16
Cup2:	UEFA Europa League
Cup2 Result:	Third qualifying round
League Topscorer:	Éder (12)
Season Topscorer:	Éder (13)
Highest Attendance:	31,375 vs Genoa (8 May 2016, Serie A)
Lowest Attendance:	11,200 vs Milan (17 December 2015, Coppa Italia)
Average Attendance:	21,974^[1]
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Prevseason:	2014–15
Nextseason:	2016–17

The 2015–16 season was Unione Calcio Sampdoria's third season back in Serie A after having been relegated at the end of the 2011–12 season. The team competed in Serie A, finishing a disappointing 15th; in the Coppa Italia, where they were eliminated in the Round of 16; and in the UEFA Europa League, where the club was eliminated in the third qualifying round following a shocking 4–0 home defeat to Serbian club Vojvodina, losing the tie 4–2 on aggregate.

Players

Squad information

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Transfers

In

Total spending: €0.00 million

Out

Total income: €3.00 Million

Total expenditure: €0.00 Million

Competitions

Serie A

See main article: 2015–16 Serie A.

Matches

Coppa Italia

See main article: 2015–16 Coppa Italia.

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.

Third qualifying round

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

width=15		width=15		width=15		width=15		width=145	Name	width=80	Serie A	width=80	Coppa Italia	width=80	UEFA EL	width=80	Total
1	23	FW		Éder	12	0	1	13
2	21	MF		Roberto Soriano	8	0	0	8
3	24	FW		Luis Muriel	6	0	1	7
4	7	MF		Fernando	4	0	0	4
5	10	MF		Joaquín Correa	3	0	0	3
	27	FW		Fabio Quagliarella	3	0	0	3
	87	DF		Ervin Zukanović	3	0	0	3
8	99	FW		Antonio Cassano	2	0	0	2
9	18	MF		Lazaros Christodoulopoulos	1	0	0	1
	25	MF		Ricky Álvarez	1	0	0	1
	29	DF		Lorenzo De Silvestri	1	0	0	1
	95	MF		Dávid Ivan	1	0	0	1
Own goal					3	0	0	3
Totals					48	0	2	50

Last updated: 14 May 2016

Clean sheets

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1	2	GK		Emiliano Viviano	7	0	1	8
Totals					7	0	1	8

Last updated: 14 May 2016

Notes and References

1. Web site: Statistiche Spettatori Serie A - Attendance Statistics Serie A.
2. Web site: First Team and Staff. 6 January 2016. 6 January 2016. U.C. Sampdoria. English. 16 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160116181719/http://www.sampdoria.it/en/first-team-and-staff/. dead.