2014–15 in Italian football

Football in Italy
Season	2014–15
Men's football
Serie A	Juventus
Serie B	Carpi
Coppa Italia	Juventus
Supercoppa Italiana	Napoli

The 2014–15 season was the 113th season of competitive football in Italy.

Promotions and relegations (pre-season)

Teams promoted to Serie A

Teams relegated from Serie A

Teams promoted to Serie B

Teams relegated from Serie B

League tables

Serie A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Juventus (C)	38	26	9	3	72	24	+48	87	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Roma	38	19	13	6	54	31	+23	70	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3	Lazio	38	21	6	11	71	38	+33	69	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
4	Fiorentina	38	18	10	10	61	46	+15	64	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
5	Napoli	38	18	9	11	70	54	+16	63	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
6	Genoa^[b]	38	16	11	11	62	47	+15	59
7	Sampdoria	38	13	17	8	48	42	+6	56	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round^[a]
8	Internazionale	38	14	13	11	59	48	+11	55
9	Torino	38	14	12	12	48	45	+3	54
10	Milan	38	13	13	12	56	50	+6	52
11	Palermo	38	12	13	13	53	55	−2	49^[c]
12	Sassuolo	38	12	13	13	49	57	−8	49^[c]
13	Hellas Verona	38	11	13	14	49	65	−16	46
14	Chievo	38	10	13	15	28	41	−13	43
15	Empoli	38	8	18	12	46	52	−6	42
16	Udinese	38	10	11	17	43	56	−13	41
17	Atalanta	38	7	16	15	38	57	−19	37
18	Cagliari (R)	38	8	10	20	48	68	−20	34	Relegation to Serie B
19	Cesena (R)	38	4	12	22	36	73	−37	24	Relegation to Serie B
20	Parma (R, L)	38	6	8	24	33	75	−42	19^[d]	Phoenix in Serie D

Source: 2014–15 Serie A, 2014-15 Serie A classification.^[8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.).^[9]
(C) Champions; (L) Liquidated after the season due to bankruptcy.; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Since the winners of the 2014–15 Coppa Italia (Juventus) qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fifth-placed team and the spot originally meant for the fifth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was given to the highest placed team that has obtained an UEFA license and not already qualified for European competition.
^ Genoa failed to obtain a UEFA license from Italian Football Federation. Therefore, they were barred to participate in European competitions.^[1] Genoa appealed the decision, but the appeal was denied.^[2]^[3]
^ ^a ^b Palermo finished ahead of Sassuolo on head-to-head away goals scored: Palermo 2-1 Sassuolo, Sassuolo 0-0 Palermo.
^ Parma was docked 7 points for failing to pay over players' wages.^[4]^[5]^[6] Later the club announced bankruptcy, and it was recreated without professional status.^[7]

Serie B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Carpi (C, P)	42	22	14	6	59	28	+31	80	Promotion to Serie A
2	Frosinone (P)	42	20	11	11	62	49	+13	71	Promotion to Serie A
3	Vicenza	42	18	14	10	44	37	+7	68	Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-finals
4	Bologna (O, P)	42	17	17	8	49	35	+14	68	Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-finals
5	Spezia	42	18	13	11	59	40	+19	67	Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round
6	Perugia	42	16	18	8	49	40	+9	66
7	Pescara	42	16	13	13	69	55	+14	61
8	Avellino	42	15	14	13	42	42	0	59
9	Livorno	42	15	14	13	57	50	+7	59
10	Bari	42	14	12	16	43	49	−6	54
11	Trapani	42	13	14	15	56	67	−11	53
12	Ternana	42	13	12	17	36	47	−11	51
13	Latina	42	11	17	14	38	41	−3	50
14	Virtus Lanciano	42	10	20	12	49	48	+1	50
15	Pro Vercelli	42	12	13	17	46	57	−11	49
16	Crotone	42	12	12	18	42	52	−10	48
17	Modena	42	10	17	15	37	39	−2	47	Qualification to relegation play-offs
18	Virtus Entella^[a]	42	10	17	15	37	52	−15	47	Qualification to relegation play-offs
19	Cittadella (R)	42	9	17	16	47	56	−9	44	Relegation to Lega Pro
20	Brescia^[b] (T)	42	12	12	18	54	63	−9	42	Spared from relegation
21	Varese^[c] (D, R, E, R)	42	9	12	21	40	67	−27	35	Revival in Serie E
22	Catania^[d] (D, R)	42	12	13	17	59	60	−1	49	Relegation to Lega Pro

Source: Lega Serie B
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (E) Eliminated; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:

^ Virtus Entella was readmitted to Serie B after Catania's relegation.
^ Brescia was docked 6 points. They were also readmitted to Serie B after the bankruptcy of Parma in Serie A.
^ Varese was docked 4 points for financial irregularities; a phoenix club was admitted to Eccellenza due to Varese's exclusion from Lega Pro.
^ Catania was assigned as the last due to match-fixing scandal on 20 August 2015.

Juventus

Coppa Italia

Road to the final

Juventus		Round	Lazio
Opponent	Result	2014–15 Coppa Italia	Opponent	Result
N/A	N/A	Third round	Bassano Virtus	7–0
N/A	N/A	Fourth round	Varese	3–0
Hellas Verona	6–1	Round of 16	Torino	3–1
Parma	1–0	Quarter-finals	Milan	1–0
Fiorentina	1–2, 3–0 (4–2 agg.)	Semi-finals	Napoli	1–1, 1–0 (2–1 agg.)

20 May 2015

20:45 CEST

Juventus	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Lazio
Chiellini 11' Matri 97'	Report	Radu 4'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Referee: Daniele Orsato

Juventus

Lazio



GK	30	Marco Storari
CB	15	Andrea Barzagli
CB	19	Leonardo Bonucci	64'
CB	3	Giorgio Chiellini
RWB	26	Stephan Lichtsteiner		115'
CM	23	Arturo Vidal
CM	21	Andrea Pirlo
CM	6	Paul Pogba		78'
LWB	33	Patrice Evra	60'
CF	14	Fernando Llorente		84'
CF	10	Carlos Tevez
Substitutes:
GK	1	Gianluigi Buffon
DF	5	Angelo Ogbonna
DF	7	Simone Pepe
FW	11	Kingsley Coman
DF	17	Paolo De Ceglie
MF	20	Simone Padoin		115'
MF	22	Kwadwo Asamoah
MF	27	Stefano Sturaro
FW	32	Alessandro Matri	97'	84'
GK	34	Rubinho
MF	37	Roberto Pereyra		78'
MF	39	Luca Marrone
Manager:
Massimiliano Allegri



GK	1	Etrit Berisha
CB	3	Stefan de Vrij		105'
CB	18	Santiago Gentiletti
CB	26	Ștefan Radu		71'
RM	8	Dušan Basta
CM	16	Marco Parolo	18'
CM	32	Danilo Cataldi
LM	19	Senad Lulić
RW	87	Antonio Candreva	108'
CF	11	Miroslav Klose		83'
LW	7	Felipe Anderson
Substitutes:
DF	2	Michaël Ciani
DF	5	Edson Braafheid
MF	6	Stefano Mauri
FW	9	Filip Đorđević		83'
FW	14	Keita		105'
GK	22	Federico Marchetti
MF	23	Ogenyi Onazi
MF	24	Cristian Ledesma
DF	33	Maurício		71'
DF	39	Luis Pedro Cavanda
GK	77	Thomas Strakosha
DF	85	Diego Novaretti
Manager:
Stefano Pioli

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ATM	JUV	OLY	MAL
1	Atlético Madrid	6	4	1	1	14	3	+11	13	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–0	4–0	5–0
2	Juventus	6	3	1	2	7	4	+3	10	Advance to knockout phase	0–0	—	3–2	2–0
3	Olympiacos	6	3	0	3	10	13	−3	9	Transfer to Europa League	3–2	1–0	—	4–2
4	Malmö FF	6	1	0	5	4	15	−11	3		0–2	0–2	2–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

16 September 2014 1	Juventus	2–0	Malmö FF	Turin, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Tevez 59', 90'	Report	Konate 10' M. Eriksson 22' Helander 89'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 31,218 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

1 October 2014 2	Atlético Madrid	1–0	Juventus	Madrid, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	García 54' Ansaldi 63' Turan 75'	Report	Bonucci 13' Chiellini 57' Lichtsteiner 85' Morata 86' Pogba 90+1' Giovinco 90+4'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 44,322 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

22 October 2014 3	Olympiacos	1–0	Juventus	Piraeus, Greece
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Kasami 36' Botía 44' Masuaku 56'	Report	Lichtsteiner 38' Pogba 59' Marchisio 66'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 31,411 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

4 November 2014 4	Juventus	3–2	Olympiacos	Turin, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pirlo 21' Tevez 49' Roberto 65' (o.g.) Pogba 66'	Report	Botía 24', 85' N'Dinga 61'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 39,091 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

26 November 2014 5	Malmö FF	0–2	Juventus	Malmö, Sweden
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Olsen 88' E. Johansson 89' 89' Rosenberg 90'	Report	Llorente 49' Pereyra 85' Tevez 88' Morata 90+1'	Stadium: Swedbank Stadion Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

9 December 2014 6	Juventus	0–0	Atlético Madrid	Turin, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Vidal 22'	Report	Suárez 26' Siqueira 37'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 39,219 Referee: William Collum (Scotland)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

24 February 2015 First leg	Juventus	2–1	Borussia Dortmund	Turin, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Tevez 13' Morata 43' Vidal 48' Pereyra 79'	Report	Reus 18'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 41,182 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

18 March 2015 Second leg	Borussia Dortmund	0–3 (1–5 agg.)	Juventus	Dortmund, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Reus 73'	Report	Tevez 3', 79' Morata 70'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 65,851 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Quarter-finals

14 April 2015 First leg	Juventus	1–0	Monaco	Turin, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Vidal 57' (pen.)	Report	Carvalho 55'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 40,801 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

22 April 2015 Second leg	Monaco	0–0 (0–1 agg.)	Juventus	Monaco
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Silva 50' Kondogbia 76'	Report	Chiellini 1' Tevez 86'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 16,889 Referee: William Collum (Scotland)

Semi-finals

5 May 2015 First leg	Juventus	2–1	Real Madrid	Turin, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Bonucci 5' Morata 9' Tevez 46', 58' (pen.) Vidal 56' Chiellini 90+3'	Report	Ronaldo 27' Marcelo 57' Carvajal 75' Rodríguez 85'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 41,011 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

13 May 2015 Second leg	Real Madrid	1–1 (2–3 agg.)	Juventus	Madrid, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ronaldo 23' (pen.) Isco 32' Rodríguez 44'	Report	Morata 57' Tevez 69' Lichtsteiner 76'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 78,153 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Final

6 June 2015 Final	Juventus	1–3	Barcelona	Berlin, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Vidal 11' Pogba 41' Morata 55'	Report	Rakitić 4' Suárez 68', 70' Neymar 90+7'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 70,442 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

References

^ "Genoa's Failure to Receive UEFA License Shakes Up Italy's Europa League Race". Bleacher Report. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ "Genoa Fail in Appeal To Obtain UEFA Licence". 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ "Rilasciate le Licenze UEFA a 13 società di Serie A". FIGC. 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
^ "Inadempienze CO.VI.SO.C.: un punto di penalizzazione per il Parma" (in Italian). FIGC. 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
^ "TFN: altri 2 punti di penalizzazione al Parma" (in Italian). FIGC. 13 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
^ "News - Quattro punti di penalizzazione al Parma, sanzionati anche tre club di Lega Pro" (in Italian). FIGC. 16 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
^ Parma to amateur league
^ "legacalcio.it classification" (in Italian). 14 August 2015. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

[table_note_res_ELGS0.83287536857318-1] Since the winners of the 2014–15 Coppa Italia (Juventus) qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fifth-placed team and the spot originally meant for the fifth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was given to the highest placed team that has obtained an UEFA license and not already qualified for European competition.

[table_note_GEN0.83287536857318-5] Genoa failed to obtain a UEFA license from Italian Football Federation. Therefore, they were barred to participate in European competitions.^[1] Genoa appealed the decision, but the appeal was denied.^[2]^[3]

[table_hth_PAL0.83287536857318-6] Palermo finished ahead of Sassuolo on head-to-head away goals scored: Palermo 2-1 Sassuolo, Sassuolo 0-0 Palermo.

[table_hth_PAR0.83287536857318-11] Parma was docked 7 points for failing to pay over players' wages.^[4]^[5]^[6] Later the club announced bankruptcy, and it was recreated without professional status.^[7]

[table_note_ENT0.53199872119911-14] Virtus Entella was readmitted to Serie B after Catania's relegation.

[table_note_BRE0.53199872119911-15] Brescia was docked 6 points. They were also readmitted to Serie B after the bankruptcy of Parma in Serie A.

[table_note_VAR0.53199872119911-16] Varese was docked 4 points for financial irregularities; a phoenix club was admitted to Eccellenza due to Varese's exclusion from Lega Pro.

[table_note_CAT0.53199872119911-17] Catania was assigned as the last due to match-fixing scandal on 20 August 2015.

[2] "Genoa's Failure to Receive UEFA License Shakes Up Italy's Europa League Race". Bleacher Report. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

[3] "Genoa Fail in Appeal To Obtain UEFA Licence". 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

[4] "Rilasciate le Licenze UEFA a 13 società di Serie A". FIGC. 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2017.

[7] "Inadempienze CO.VI.SO.C.: un punto di penalizzazione per il Parma" (in Italian). FIGC. 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2014.

[8] "TFN: altri 2 punti di penalizzazione al Parma" (in Italian). FIGC. 13 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.

[9] "News - Quattro punti di penalizzazione al Parma, sanzionati anche tre club di Lega Pro" (in Italian). FIGC. 16 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.

[10] Parma to amateur league

[12] "legacalcio.it classification" (in Italian). 14 August 2015. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

[13] "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

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