# 2009–10 ACF Fiorentina season

The 2009–10 season was ACF Fiorentina's 84th season in Italian football in their existence and their 72nd season in the first-tier of Italian football, Serie A. Having finished fourth the previous season ahead of Genoa, La Viola earned qualification into the UEFA Champions League for the second year in a row.

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Cesare Prandelli |
| Assistant coach | Gabriele Pin |
| Goalkeeping coach | Vincenzo Di Palma |
| Physical trainer | Giambattista Venturati |
Source: Violachannel.tv and Lega-calcio.it

## Players
### Squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 1 | GK | Frey | 30 | EU | 2005 | 196 | 0 | 2013 | €5.75M |
| 2 | DF | Krøldrup | 31 | EU | 2006 | 107 | 6 | 2012 | €4M |
| 4 | MF | Donadel | 27 | EU | 2005 | 165 | 4 | 2011 | €1.3M |
| 5 | DF | Gamberini | 28 | EU | 2005 | 152 | 4 | 2013 | €3M |
| 6 | MF | Vargas | 26 | Non-EU | 2008 | 72 | 10 | 2013 | €12M |
| 7 | MF | Nsereko | 20 | EU | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | €5.7M |
| 8 | FW | Jovetić | 20 | Non-EU | 2008 | 68 | 12 | 2013 | €8M |
| 10 | FW | Mutu | 31 | EU | 2006 | 118 | 63 | 2012 | €8M |
| 11 | FW | Gilardino | 27 | EU | 2008 | 90 | 42 | 2013 | €14M |
| 14 | DF | Natali | 31 | EU | 2009 | 25 | 0 | 2012 | €2.8M |
| 15 | MF | Zanetti | 33 | EU | 2009 | 29 | 0 | 2011 | €2M |
| 16 | DF | Felipe | 25 | EU | 2009 | 24 | 0 | 2011 | Loan |
| 17 | MF | Di Tacchio | 20 | EU | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | Co-ownership |
| 18 | MF | Montolivo | 25 | EU | 2005 | 193 | 13 | 2012 | €5.5M |
| 19 | DF | Gobbi | 29 | EU | 2006 | 103 | 2 | 2010 | €5.8M |
| 21 | FW | Babacar | 17 | Non-EU | 2008 | 5 | 2 | 2014 | Youth system |
| 22 | MF | Ljajić | 18 | Non-EU | 2010 | 10 | 0 | 2011 | €8M |
| 23 | DF | Pasqual | 28 | EU | 2005 | 158 | 2 | 2013 | Free |
| 24 | MF | Santana | 28 | EU | 2006 | 104 | 12 | 2010 | €5.5M |
| 25 | DF | Comotto | 31 | EU | 2008 | 63 | 0 | 2011 | €4.3M |
| 27 | FW | Seferovic | 18 | Non-EU | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | €2M |
| 28 | MF | Bolatti | 25 | Non-EU | 2010 | 14 | 0 | 2014 | €3.8M |
| 29 | DF | De Silvestri | 22 | EU | 2009 | 34 | 1 | 2013 | €5.5M |
| 32 | MF | Marchionni | 29 | EU | 2009 | 39 | 7 | 2012 | €4.5M |
| 35 | GK | Avramov | 31 | Non-EU | 2008 | 6 | 0 | 2011 | €1.2M |
| 39 | FW | Keirrison | 21 | Non-EU | 2010 | 12 | 2 | 2010 | Loan |
| 45 | MF | Carraro | 22 | EU | | 3 | 0 | | Youth system |
| 90 | GK | Seculin | 19 | EU | 2007 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system |
* Last updated: 1 June 2010
* Source:
* Ordered by players' shirt numbers.

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 54 | DF | Manuel da Costa | 38 | EU | Sampdoria | Loan end | Summer | 2013 | n/a | |
| 34 | MF | Nikola Gulan | 35 | EU | 1860 Munich | Loan end | Summer | 2010 | n/a | |
| — | FW | Samuel Di Carmine | 36 | EU | Queens Park Rangers | Loan end | Summer | | n/a | |
| — | FW | Arturo Lupoli | 37 | EU | Sheffield United | Loan end | Summer | 2012 | n/a | |
| — | FW | Papa Waigo | 40 | Non-EU | Lecce | Loan end | Summer | 2010 | n/a | |
| 32 | RM | Marco Marchionni | 28 | EU | Juventus | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | €4.5M | Violachannel.tv |
| 14 | CB | Cesare Natali | 30 | EU | Torino | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | €2.8M | Violachannel.tv |
| 15 | CM | Cristiano Zanetti | 32 | EU | Juventus | Transfer | Summer | 2011 | €2M | Violachannel.tv |
| 9 | FW | José Ignacio Castillo | 33 | Non-EU | Lecce | Transfer | Summer | 2011 | €0.9M | Violachannel.tv |
| 17 | MF | Francesco Di Tacchio | 19 | EU | Ascoli | Swap | Summer | | €2M | Violachannel.tv |
| 17 | RB | Lorenzo De Silvestri | 21 | EU | Lazio | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | €5.7M | Violachannel.tv |
| 7 | MF | Savio Nsereko | 20 | EU | West Ham United | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | €3M + da Costa | Violachannel.tv |
| 16 | DF | Felipe | 25 | EU | Udinese | Loan | Winter | 2010 | Loan | Violachannel.tv |
| 22 | AM | Adem Ljajić | 18 | Non-EU | Partizan | Transfer | Winter | 2014 | €8M | Violachannel.tv |
| 28 | AM | Mario Bolatti | 24 | Non-EU | Porto | Transfer | Winter | 2014 | €3.8M | violachannel.tv |
| 27 | FW | Haris Seferovic | 17 | Non-EU | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Transfer | Winter | 2016 | €2M | violachannel.tv |
Last updated: 1 June 2010
Total spending: €34.7 million + Manuel da Costa

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| 15 | DF | Ondřej Mazuch | 20 | EU | Anderlecht | Loan | Summer | n/a | Violachannel.tv |
| 33 | DF | Massimiliano Tagliani | 20 | EU | Gallipoli | Loan | Summer | n/a | Violachannel.tv |
| 34 | MF | Nikola Gulan | 20 | Non-EU | Empoli | Loan | Summer | n/a | Violachannel.tv |
| 27 | FW | Samuel Di Carmine | 20 | EU | Gallipoli | Loan | Summer | n/a | Violachannel.tv |
| 28 | FW | Jefferson | 21 | EU | Frosinone | Loan | Summer | n/a | Violachannel.tv |
| 46 | FW | Piergiuseppe Maritato | 20 | EU | Gallipoli | Loan | Summer | n/a | Violachannel.tv |
| 13 | FW | Papa Waigo | 25 | Non-EU | Southampton | Loan | Summer | n/a | Tuttomercatoweb.com |
| 88 | MF | Felipe Melo | 26 | EU | Juventus | Transfer | Summer | €25M | Tuttosport.com |
| 7 | MF | Franco Semioli | 29 | EU | Sampdoria | Transfer | Summer | €4.5M | Repubblica.it |
| 16 | FW | Arturo Lupoli | 22 | EU | Ascoli | Swap | Summer | Part-exchange for Di Tacchio | Violachannel.tv |
| 22 | CM | Zdravko Kuzmanović | 21 | Non-EU | VfB Stuttgart | Transfer | Summer | €8M | Violachannel.tv |
| 54 | CB | Manuel da Costa | 23 | EU | West Ham United | Swap | Summer | Part-exchange for Savio Nsereko | Violachannel.tv |
| 3 | CB | Dario Dainelli | 30 | EU | Genoa | Transfer | Winter | €2.5M | Violachannel.tv |
| 9 | FW | José Ignacio Castillo | 34 | Non-EU | Bari | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | Violachannel.tv |
| 20 | AM | Martin Jørgensen | 34 | EU | AGF | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | Violachannel.tv |
Last updated: 30 April 2010
Total income: ~€40 million

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position | Final position | First match | Last match |
| Serie A | Matchday 1 | — | 11th | 22 August 2009 | 16 May 2010 |
| Coppa Italia | Round of 16 | — | Semi-finals | 14 January 2010 | 13 April 2010 |
| Champions League | Group stage | — | Round of 16 | 18 August 2009 | 9 March 2010 |
Last updated: 16 May 2010

### Serie A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Genoa | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 51 |
| 10 | Bari | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 50 |
| 11 | Fiorentina | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 47 |
| 12 | Lazio | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 46 |
| 13 | Catania | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 45 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 16 May 2010. Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | D | L |
| Position | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Champions League
#### Play-off round
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fiorentina | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Lyon | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 | Debrecen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 0 | |

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 16
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| | | | | Total | Total | Total | Total | Serie A | Serie A | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Champions League | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia | |
| N | Pos. | Name | Nat. | GS | App | Gls | Min | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Sébastien Frey | | 45 | 45 | | 4050 | 36 | | 7 | | 2 | | |
| 2 | CB | Per Krøldrup | | 30 | 32 | 4 | 2802 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| | CB | Dario Dainelli | | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1340 | 11 | | 5 | 1 | | | Transferred to Genoa |
| 4 | CM | Marco Donadel | | 26 | 37 | | 2311 | 28 | | 7 | | 2 | | |
| 5 | CB | Alessandro Gamberini | | 21 | 23 | | 1749 | 18 | | 4 | | 1 | | |
| 6 | LM | Juan Manuel Vargas | | 36 | 39 | 7 | 3168 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | | |
| 7 | MF | Savio Nsereko | | | | | | | | | | | | Loaned to Bologna |
| 8 | FW | Stevan Jovetić | | 29 | 34 | 10 | 2521 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | |
| | FW | José Ignacio Castillo | | | 7 | 1 | 135 | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | Transferred to Bari |
| 10 | FW | Adrian Mutu | | 15 | 17 | 11 | 1230 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| 11 | FW | Alberto Gilardino | | 41 | 45 | 18 | 3751 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | | |
| 13 | FW | Papa Waigo | | | | | | | | | | | | Loaned to Southampton |
| 14 | CB | Cesare Natali | | 20 | 24 | | 1841 | 17 | | 4 | | 3 | | |
| 15 | CM | Cristiano Zanetti | | 21 | 28 | | 1790 | 23 | | 5 | | | | |
| 16 | CB | Felipe | | 17 | 20 | | 1480 | 18 | | 2 | | | | |
| 17 | CM | Francesco Di Tacchio | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | CM | Riccardo Montolivo | | 41 | 47 | 3 | 3644 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | | |
| 19 | LB | Massimo Gobbi | | 25 | 32 | | 2330 | 25 | | 4 | | 3 | | |
| | MF | Martin Jørgensen | | 3 | 17 | 1 | 587 | 13 | | 4 | 1 | | | Transferred to AGF |
| 21 | FW | Khouma Babacar | | 1 | 5 | 2 | 189 | 4 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | |
| 22 | AM | Adem Ljajić | | 3 | 10 | | 365 | 9 | | | | 1 | | |
| 23 | LB | Manuel Pasqual | | 24 | 29 | | 1949 | 21 | | 5 | | 3 | | |
| 24 | MF | Mario Santana | | 27 | 34 | 4 | 2000 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | | |
| 25 | RB | Gianluca Comotto | | 29 | 34 | | 2548 | 26 | | 6 | | 2 | | |
| 26 | MF | Daniel Kofi Agyei | | | 1 | | 42 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 27 | FW | Haris Seferovic | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | MF | Mario Bolatti | | 11 | 14 | | 887 | 12 | | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 29 | RB | Lorenzo De Silvestri | | 23 | 33 | 1 | 2243 | 26 | 1 | 5 | | 2 | | |
| 32 | RM | Marco Marchionni | | 29 | 38 | 7 | 2609 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | | |
| 35 | GK | Vlada Avramov | | 4 | 4 | | 360 | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 39 | FW | Keirrison | | 2 | 12 | 2 | 293 | 10 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 45 | MF | Federico Carraro | | | 3 | | 51 | 1 | | | | 2 | | |
| 90 | GK | Andrea Seculin | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | UEFA CL | Total |
| 1 | 11 | FW | | Alberto Gilardino | 15 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 48 | 6 | 21 | 75 |
Last updated: 16 May 2010