# 2014–15 in Italian football

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

## Promotions and relegations (pre-season)

Teams promoted to Serie A
* Palermo
* Empoli
* Cesena
Teams relegated from Serie A
* Bologna
* Catania
* Livorno
Teams promoted to Serie B
* Pro Vercelli
* Perugia
* Virtus Entella
* Frosinone
Teams relegated from Serie B
* Novara
* Padova
* Juve Stabia
* Reggina

## League tables
### Serie A

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| 5 | Napoli | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Genoa | 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 |
| 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 | |
| 12 | Sassuolo | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 49 | |
| 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 | Phoenix in Serie D |
* 1 2 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. Genoa appealed the decision, but the appeal was denied.
* 1 2 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. Later the club announced bankruptcy, and it was recreated without professional status.

### Serie B

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round |
| 7 | Pescara | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 55 | +14 | 61 | Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round |
| 8 | Avellino | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 59 | Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round |
| 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 | 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 (T) | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 42 | Spared from relegation |
| 21 | Varese (D, R, E, R) | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 35 | Revival in Serie E |
| 22 | Catania (D, R) | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 49 | Relegation to Lega Pro |
* ↑ 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.

## Road to the final

| Juventus | Juventus | Round | Lazio | 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.) |
| Juventus | Lazio |
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 |||
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 | Teamvte | 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 | — |