2016–17 US Sassuolo Calcio season explained

Club:Sassuolo
Season:2016–17
Manager:Eusebio Di Francesco
Chairman:Carlo Rossi
Chrtitle:President
Stadium:Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
League:Serie A
League Result:12th
Cup1:Coppa Italia
Cup1 Result:Round of 16
Cup2:UEFA Europa League
Cup2 Result:Group stage
League Topscorer:
Grégoire Defrel (12)
Season Topscorer:
Grégoire Defrel (16)
Highest Attendance:21,584 vs Juventus
(29 January 2017, Serie A)
Lowest Attendance:1,154 vs Genk
(9 December 2016, Europa League)
Average Attendance:12,362[1]
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Prevseason:2015–16
Nextseason:2017–18

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.[2]

Players

Squad information

Players in the squad list submitted to UEFA for UEFA Europa League group stage are indicated by EL.[3]

Transfers

In

DatePlayerMoving fromFeeNotesSource
Stefano Sensi CesenaLoan return
Luca Mazzitelli BresciaLoan return
Cristian Dell'Orco NovaraLoan return
Aladje IschiaLoan return
Matteo Politano RomaUndisclosedactivate option in the loan contract
Timo Letschert UtrechtUndisclosed[4]
Alessandro Matri MilanUndisclosed[5]
Antonino Ragusa CesenaUndisclosed
Pietro Iemmello SpeziaUndisclosed[6]
Gian Marco Ferrari CrotoneUndisclosedReturn to Crotone on loan[7]
Pietro Cianci AndriaUndisclosedReturn to Andria on loan[8]

Loans in

DatePlayerMoving fromFeeNotesSource
Pol Lirola JuventusLoan[9]
Federico Ricci RomaLoan[10]

Out

DatePlayerMoving toFeeNotesSource
Alessandro LonghiFree agentFreeEnd of contract
Šime Vrsaljko Atlético MadridUndisclosed[11]
Raman Chibsah BeneventoLoanLoan return on 1 July[12]
Alessio Vita VicenzaLoanLoan return on 1 July
Nicola Sansone VillarrealUndisclosed[13]
Lorenzo Ariaudo FrosinoneUndisclosedLoan return on 1 July[14] [15]
Karim Laribi CesenaLoan[16]
Jonathan Rossini LivornoLoanLoan return on 1 July[17]
Leonardo Fontanesi BresciaLoanLoan return on 1 July[18]
Giovanni Sbrissa BresciaLoanLoan return on 1 July
Diego Falcinelli CrotoneLoan[19]
Marcello Trotta CrotoneLoan

Competitions

Overall

CompetitionStarted roundCurrent
position		Final
position		First matchLast match
Serie AMatchday 1—12th21 August 201628 May 2017
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16—Round of 1618 January 2017
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round—Group stage28 July 20168 December 2016
Last updated: 28 May 2017

Serie A

See main article: 2016–17 Serie A.

Matches

Note

Coppa Italia

See main article: 2016–17 Coppa Italia.

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.

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

width=15width=15width=15width=15width=145Namewidth=80Serie Awidth=80Coppa Italiawidth=80UEFA ELwidth=80Total
111FWGrégoire Defrel120416
225FWDomenico Berardi50510
36MFLorenzo Pellegrini6118
410FWAlessandro Matri8008
16FWMatteo Politano5038
69FWPietro Iemmello5005
90FWAntonino Ragusa4015
815DFFrancesco Acerbi4004
927FWFederico Ricci2002
104MFFrancesco Magnanelli1001
5DFLuca Antei1001
12MFStefano Sensi1001
13DFFederico Peluso1001
20DFPol Lirola0011
22MFLuca Mazzitelli1001
28DFPaolo Cannavaro1001
32MFAlfred Duncan1001
98DFClaud Adjapong1001
Own goal1023
Totals6011778

Last updated: 28 May 2017

Clean sheets

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147GKAndrea Consigli70310
Totals70310

Last updated: 28 May 2017

Disciplinary record

PlayerSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA ELTotal
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1GKAlberto Pomini000000000000
30GKBryan Costa000000000000
47GKAndrea Consigli100000000100
79GKGianluca Pegolo000000000000
5DFLuca Antei400100000500
13DFFederico Peluso12000003001500
15DFFrancesco Acerbi200000200400
20DFPol Lirola300000000300
23DFMarcello Gazzola300000100400
26DFEmanuele Terranova000000000000
28DFPaolo Cannavaro200000100300
39DFCristian Dell'Orco000100000100
55DFTimo Letschert201000000201
98DFClaud Adjapong300000000300
4MFFrancesco Magnanelli200000200400
6MFLorenzo Pellegrini701000000701
7MFSimone Missiroli300000100400
8MFDavide Biondini500000100600
12MFStefano Sensi300000000300
21MFAlberto Aquilani300000000300
22MFLuca Mazzitelli8000002001000
32MFAlfred Duncan400000000400
9FWPietro Iemmello100000000100
10FWAlessandro Matri100000100200
10FWNicola Sansone000000100100
11FWGrégoire Defrel100000000100
16FWMatteo Politano500000200700
25FWDomenico Berardi600000000600
27FWFederico Ricci400000000400
31FWSimone Caputo000000000000
33FWSimone Franchini000000000000
90FWAntonino Ragusa500000200700
Totals9002200190011102
Last updated: 28 May 2017

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistiche Spettatori Serie a 2016-2017 Attendance Statistics of Serie A (1st Div) 2016-2017 Fiorentina,Inter,Inter,Lazio,Milan.
  2. Web site: Sassuolo in the Europa League. Football Italia. 21 May 2016. 21 May 2016.
  3. Web site: I Neroverdi nella lista di UEFA Europa League. 2 September 2016. 2 September 2016. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. Italian.
  4. Web site: Calciomercato: dall'Utrecht arriva Timo Letschert. 3 August 2016. 13 August 2016. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. Italian. 24 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190724172908/http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/articles/?id=9&aid=2373/calciomercato-dallutrecht-arriva-timo-letschert. dead.
  5. Web site: Calciomercato: il Sassuolo ingaggia Alessandro Matri dal Milan!. 16 August 2016. 17 August 2016. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. Italian. 11 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180911021457/http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/articles/?id=9&aid=2399%2Fcalciomercato-il-sassuolo-ingaggia-alessandro-matri-dal-milan. dead.
  6. Web site: Mercato: Pietro Iemmello ceduto al Sassuolo. 31 August 2016. 31 August 2016. Spezia Calcio. Italian.
  7. Web site: CALCIOMERCATO: le operazioni del Sassuolo. Arriva anche Ricci. 31 August 2016. 1 September 2016. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. Italian. 13 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200313083733/http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/articles/?id=9&aid=2445%2Fcalciomercato-aggiornamenti-live-fino-alle-ore-23. dead.
  8. Web site: Ceduti Tartaglia al Novara e Cianci al Sassuolo, entrambi restano ad Andria questa stagione. 31 August 2016. 1 September 2016. S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928. Italian. https://web.archive.org/web/20180717013738/http://www.fidelisandria.it/2016/08/31/ceduti-tartaglia-al-novara-e-cianci-al-sassuolo-ma-restano-entrambi-ad-andria-questa-stagione/. 17 July 2018. dead.
  9. Web site: Calciomercato: il Sassuolo ingaggia Pol Lirola dalla Juventus. 28 July 2016. 1 August 2016. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. Italian.
  10. Web site: Ricci moves to Sassuolo . 31 August 2016. 1 September 2016. A.S. Roma.
  11. Web site: Official: Vrsaljko to Atletico Madrid. Football Italia. 5 July 2016. 6 July 2016.
  12. Web site: Calciomercato: Chibsah al Benevento, Vita al Vicenza e Costa al Sassuolo. 15 July 2016. 14 August 2016. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. Italian.
  13. Web site: Official: Villarreal sign Sansone. Football Italia. 7 August 2016. 7 August 2016.
  14. Web site: Calciomercato: arriva Ragusa dal Cesena, Ariaudo va al Frosinone. 26 August 2016. 26 August 2016. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. Italian.
  15. Web site: LORENZO ARIAUDO E' UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DEL FROSINONE. 25 August 2016. 31 August 2016. Frosinone Calcio. Italian. 26 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826044600/http://www.frosinonecalcio.com/lorenzo-ariaudo-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-del-frosinone/. dead.
  16. Web site: Calciomercato: Karim Laribi passa al Cesena. 27 August 2016. 28 August 2016. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. Italian. 13 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213062222/http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/articles/?id=5&aid=2430/calciomercato-karim-laribi-in-prestito-al-cesena. dead.
  17. Web site: Rossini nuovo acquisto del Livorno. 27 August 2016. 31 August 2016. A.S. Livorno Calcio. Italian. https://web.archive.org/web/20160831114833/http://www.livornocalcio.it/it-IT/Notizia/Rossini_nuovo_acquisto_del_Livorno. 2016-08-31. dead.
  18. Web site: Bubnjic, Sbrissa e Fontanesi sono biancazzurri!. 31 August 2016. 31 August 2016. Brescia Calcio. Italian.
  19. Web site: Benvenuti Diego Falcinelli e Marcello Trotta. 31 August 2016. 1 September 2016. F.C. Crotone. Italian.

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