2024–25 Empoli FC season

Empoli
2024–25 season
OwnerFabrizio Corsi
PresidentFabrizio Corsi
Head coachRoberto D'Aversa
StadiumStadio Carlo Castellani
Serie A18th (relegated)
Coppa ItaliaSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Sebastiano Esposito (8)
All:
Sebastiano Esposito (10)
Highest home attendance15,715 vs Juventus
14 September 2024, Serie A
Lowest home attendance1,449 vs Udinese
25 November 2024, Serie A
Average home league attendance10,891
Biggest win4–1 vs Catanzaro (H)
10 August 2024, Coppa Italia
1–4 vs Hellas Verona (A)
8 December 2024, Serie A
Biggest defeat0–5 vs Atalanta (H)
23 February 2025, Serie A

The 2024–25 season was the 125th season in the history of Empoli FC, and it was also their fourth consecutive season in Serie A. In addition to the domestic league, the team participated in the Coppa Italia.

On the final day of the season, Empoli were relegated to Serie B following a defeat to Hellas Verona.

Squad

As of 11 February 2025[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ITA Marco Silvestri
2 DF  GEO Saba Goglichidze
3 DF  ITA Giuseppe Pezzella
5 MF  ITA Alberto Grassi
6 MF  SCO Liam Henderson
7 DF  FRA Junior Sambia (on loan from Salernitana)
8 MF  ENG Tino Anjorin
9 FW  ITA Pietro Pellegri (on loan from Torino)
10 MF  ITA Jacopo Fazzini
11 FW  GHA Emmanuel Gyasi
12 GK  ITA Jacopo Seghetti
13 DF  NZL Liberato Cacace
15 DF  GEO Saba Sazonov (on loan from Torino)
17 FW  NOR Ola Solbakken (on loan from Roma)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  CIV Christian Kouamé (on loan from Fiorentina)
20 MF  UKR Viktor Kovalenko
21 DF  ITA Mattia Viti (on loan from Nice)
22 DF  ITA Mattia De Sciglio (on loan from Juventus)
23 GK  COL Devis Vásquez (on loan from AC Milan)
24 DF  NGA Tyronne Ebuehi
27 MF  POL Szymon Żurkowski (on loan from Spezia)
29 FW  ITA Lorenzo Colombo (on loan from AC Milan)
32 MF  SUI Nicolas Haas
34 DF  ALB Ardian Ismajli
35 DF  ITA Luca Marianucci
93 MF  MAR Youssef Maleh (on loan from Lecce)
98 GK  ITA Federico Brancolini
99 FW  ITA Sebastiano Esposito (on loan from Inter Milan)

Transfers

Summer window

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
30 June 2024 GK Valerio Biagini Livorno Free End of loan
30 June 2024 FW Emmanuel Ekong Istra Free End of loan
30 June 2024 MF Nicolas Haas Luzern Free End of loan
30 June 2024 MF Liam Henderson Palermo Free End of loan
30 June 2024 DF Luca Marianucci Pro Sesto Free End of loan
7 August 2024 GK Federico Brancolini Lecce Free [2]
29 August 2024 MF Tino Anjorin Chelsea Free [3]

Loans in

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
17 July 2024 FW Sebastiano Esposito Inter Milan Free Option to buy for €5,000,000 [4]
18 July 2024 GK Devis Vásquez Milan Free Option to buy for €900,000 [5]
22 July 2024 DF Mattia Viti Nice Free Option to buy for €6,000,000 [6]
31 July 2024 FW Lorenzo Colombo Milan Free Option to buy for €7,000,000 [7]
31 July 2024 MF Szymon Żurkowski Spezia Free Option to buy for €1,500,000 [8]
14 August 2024 FW Ola Solbakken Roma Free Option to buy for €3,500,000 [9]
29 August 2024 DF Mattia De Sciglio Juventus Free [10]
30 August 2024 MF Junior Sambia Salernitana Free [11]
30 August 2024 DF Saba Sazonov Torino Free Option to buy for €4,500,000 [12]
30 August 2024 FW Pietro Pellegri Torino Free Option to buy for €3,500,000 [13]

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
30 June 2024 DF Lorenzo Tonelli Retired
30 June 2024 GK Etrit Berisha Unattached Free End of contract
30 June 2024 FW Mattia Destro Unattached Free End of contract
30 June 2024 FW M'Baye Niang Wydad Casablanca Free End of contract [14]
30 June 2024 MF Simone Bastoni Spezia End of loan
30 June 2024 DF Bartosz Bereszyński Sampdoria End of loan
30 June 2024 FW Nicolò Cambiaghi Atalanta End of loan
30 June 2024 FW Matteo Cancellieri Lazio End of loan
30 June 2024 GK Elia Caprile Napoli End of loan
30 June 2024 FW Alberto Cerri Como End of loan
30 June 2024 MF Viktor Kovalenko Atalanta End of loan
30 June 2024 MF Răzvan Marin Cagliari End of loan
1 July 2024 DF Nicolò Evangelisti AlbinoLeffe Free
1 July 2024 FW Davide Merola Pescara €150,000
8 July 2024 DF Sebastiano Luperto Cagliari €3,500,000 [15]
24 July 2024 MF Alessandro Renzi Arezzo Undisclosed
26 July 2026 DF Gabriele Indragoli Pianese Undisclosed
2 August 2024 DF Samuele Angori Pisa €1,400,000
8 August 2024 FW Riccardo Fini Trento Undisclosed
26 August 2024 FW Francesco Caputo Retired Free Contract solved by mutual consent
29 August 2024 DF Francesco Donati Ternana Undisclosed [16]
30 August 2024 DF Sebastian Walukiewicz Torino €5,000,000 [17]
5 September 2024 MF Alessio Rossi Prato Undisclosed [18]
26 September 2024 DF Giacomo Siniega Livorno Free

Loans out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
1 July 2024 GK Lovro Stubljar Celje Free Option to buy for an undisclosed fee with buy-back clause
12 July 2024 DF Matteo Morelli Follonica Gavorrano Free
2 August 2024 MF Duccio Degli Innocenti Spezia Free Option to buy for an €1,800,000 with buy-back clause
4 August 2024 MF Lorenzo Ignacchiti Reggiana Free
29 August 2024 GK Niccolò Chiorra Carrarese Free Obligation to buy for an undisclosed fee under conditions [19]
29 August 2024 DF Gabriele Guarino Carrarese Free [19]
30 August 2024 FW Stiven Shpendi Carrarese Free [20]
30 August 2024 MF Petar Stojanović Salernitana Free [21]
2 September 2024 FW Herculano Nabian União de Leiria Free Option to buy for an undisclosed fee [22]

Winter window

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
31 December 2024 GK Lovro Stubljar Celje End of loan
9 January 2025 MF Francesco Vallarelli Trento Loan terminated early
22 January 2025 FW Giuseppe Brugognone Sestri Levante Loan terminated early
30 January 2025 FW Herculano Nabian União de Leiria Loan terminated early
30 January 2025 GK Marco Silvestri Sampdoria Undisclosed [23]
11 February 2025 MF Viktor Kovalenko Unattached Free Contract solved by mutual consent [24]

Loans in

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
3 February 2025 FW Christian Kouamé Fiorentina Free [25]

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
29 January 2025 FW Emmanuel Ekong Malmö €1,000,000 [26]

Loans out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
7 January 2025 MF Luca Belardinelli Südtirol Free [27]
10 January 2025 GK Lovro Stubljar Domžale Free [28]
10 January 2025 MF Francesco Vallarelli Giugliano Free [29]
23 January 2025 FW Giuseppe Brugognone Foggia Free
30 January 2025 GK Samuele Perisan Sampdoria Free [30]
31 January 2025 FW Herculano Nabian Mérida Free Option to buy for an undisclosed fee [31]

Friendlies

Pre-season

12 July 2024 Friendly Empoli 10–0 Castelfiorentino
18:30
20 July 2024 Friendly Empoli 0–0 FC Ingolstadt
18:00
26 July 2024 Friendly Empoli 2–0 Spezia
15:00
  • Caputo 50'
  • Ekong 61'
3 August 2024 Friendly Empoli 0–2 Sampdoria
18:00

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 17 August 2024 25 May 2025 Matchday 1 17th 38 6 13 19 33 59 −26 015.79
Coppa Italia 10 August 2024 24 April 2025 First round Semi-finals 6 2 2 2 10 10 +0 033.33
Total 44 8 15 21 43 69 −26 018.18

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

Main article: 2024–25 Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Parma 38 7 15 16 44 58 −14 36[a]
17 Lecce 38 8 10 20 27 58 −31 34
18 Empoli (R) 38 6 13 19 33 59 −26 31 Relegation to Serie B
19 Venezia (R) 38 5 14 19 32 56 −24 29
20 Monza (R) 38 3 9 26 28 69 −41 18
Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[32]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Cagliari finished ahead of Parma on head-to-head points: Parma 2–3 Cagliari, Cagliari 2–1 Parma.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 6 13 19 33 59  −26 31 2 7 10 10 26  −16 4 6 9 23 33  −10

Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
GroundHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultDWDDWDLLDLWDDLWLLLDLLDLLLLDLLDDL
Position16778561011101211101010101112121214161517171718181818181819
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2025. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 4 July 2024.[33]

17 August 2024 1 Empoli 0–0 Monza Empoli
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,746
Referee: Michael Fabbri
25 August 2024 2 Roma 1–2 Empoli Rome
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 67,517
Referee: Luca Zufferli
31 August 2024 3 Bologna 1–1 Empoli Bologna
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 25.960
Referee: Livio Marinelli
14 September 2024 4 Empoli 0–0 Juventus Empoli
18:00
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 15,715
Referee: Marco Di Bello
20 September 2024 5 Cagliari 0–2 Empoli Cagliari
18:30
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 15.225
Referee: Simone Sozza
29 September 2024 6 Empoli 0–0 Fiorentina Empoli
18:00 Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 13.053
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
6 October 2024 7 Lazio 2–1 Empoli Rome
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
20 October 2024 8 Empoli 0–1 Napoli Empoli
12:30
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 15,164
Referee: Rosario Abisso
27 October 2024 9 Parma 1–1 Empoli Parma
12:30
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 17.802
Referee: Federico La Penna
30 October 2024 10 Empoli 0–3 Internazionale Empoli
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 15,706
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
4 November 2024 11 Empoli 1–0 Como Empoli
18:30 CEST
Report Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8.102
Referee: Marco Di Bello
8 November 2024 12 Lecce 1–1 Empoli Lecce
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 23.907
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
25 November 2024 13 Empoli 1–1 Udinese Empoli
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 1.449
Referee: Livio Marinelli
1 December 2024 14 Milan 3–0 Empoli Milan
18:30
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 68,725
Referee: Federico Dionisi
8 December 2024 15 Hellas Verona 1–4 Empoli Verona
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 23,949
Referee: Marco Di Bello
13 December 2024 16 Empoli 0–1 Torino Empoli
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7.832
Referee: Kevin Bonacina
22 December 2024 17 Atalanta 3–2 Empoli Bergamo
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 22.163
Referee: Ermanno Feliciani
28 December 2024 18 Empoli 1–2 Genoa Empoli
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 12.657
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
4 January 2025 19 Venezia 1–1 Empoli Venice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Attendance: 10.591
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
11 January 2025 20 Empoli 1–3 Lecce Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 9.096
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
19 January 2025 21 Internazionale 3–1 Empoli Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 61.230
Referee: Ermanno Feliciani
25 January 2025 22 Empoli 1–1 Bologna Empoli
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 10.321
Referee: Federico La Penna
2 February 2025 23 Juventus 4–1 Empoli Turin
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 40.160
Referee: Luca Zufferli
8 February 2025 24 Empoli 0–2 Milan Empoli
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 14.691
Referee: Luca Pairetto
16 February 2025 25 Udinese 3–0 Empoli Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 19.539
Referee: Daniele Doveri
23 February 2025 26 Empoli 0–5 Atalanta Empoli
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 9.176
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
2 March 2025 27 Genoa 1–1 Empoli Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 31.295
Referee: Davide Massa
9 March 2025 28 Empoli 0–1 Roma Empoli
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 12.393
Referee: Marco Di Bello
15 March 2025 29 Torino 1–0 Empoli Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 20.402
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
29 March 2025 30 Como 1–1 Empoli Como
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Attendance: 10.118
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
6 April 2025 31 Empoli 0–0 Cagliari Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 16.284
Referee: Federico La Penna
14 April 2025 32 Napoli 3-0 Empoli Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Referee: Giovanni Baccini

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2024–25 Coppa Italia
10 August 2024 First round Empoli 4–1 Catanzaro Empoli
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 1.738
Referee: Alberto Ruben Arena
24 September 2024 Second round Torino 1–2 Empoli Turin
21:00
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 12.334
Referee: Davide Ghersini
4 December 2024 Round of 16 Fiorentina 2–2
(3–4 p)		 Empoli Florence
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 17,618
Referee: Antonio Giua
Penalties
26 February 2025 Quarter-final Juventus 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Empoli Turin
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 39.304
Referee: Francesco Forneau
Penalties

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  6. ^ "Mattia Viti è di nuovo un calciatore azzurro".
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