# 2015–16 in Italian football

The 2015–16 season was the 114th season of competitive football in Italy.

## Promotions and relegations (pre-season)

Teams promoted to Serie A
* Carpi
* Frosinone
* Bologna
Teams relegated from Serie A
* Cagliari
* Cesena
* Parma
Teams promoted to Serie B
* Novara
* Teramo
* Salernitana
* Como
Teams relegated from Serie B
* Catania
* Cittadella
* Brescia
* Varese

## National teams
### Italy national football team
#### UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 24 | Qualify for final tournament |
| 2 | Croatia | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 20 | Qualify for final tournament |
| 3 | Norway | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 19 | Advance to play-offs |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 11 | |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 6 | |
| 6 | Malta | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 2 | |
* ↑ Croatia were deducted one point after charges for racist behaviour in the home match against Italy.

#### Friendlies
## League season
### Serie A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Juventus (C) | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 75 | 20 | +55 | 91 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Napoli | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 80 | 32 | +48 | 82 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Roma | 38 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 83 | 41 | +42 | 80 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Internazionale | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 67 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
| 5 | Fiorentina | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 64 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Sassuolo | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 61 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 7 | Milan | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 57 | |
| 8 | Lazio | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 54 | |
| 9 | Chievo | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 50 | |
| 10 | Empoli | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 46 | |
| 11 | Genoa | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 46 | |
| 12 | Torino | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 45 | |
| 13 | Atalanta | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 45 | |
| 14 | Bologna | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 42 | |
| 15 | Sampdoria | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 40 | |
| 16 | Palermo | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 65 | −27 | 39 | |
| 17 | Udinese | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 39 | |
| 18 | Carpi (R) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 38 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 19 | Frosinone (R) | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 76 | −41 | 31 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 20 | Hellas Verona (R) | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 34 | 63 | −29 | 28 | Relegation to Serie B |
* 1 2 Since the winners of the 2015–16 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 fifth-placed team and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.
* 1 2 Empoli ahead of Genoa on head-to-head goal difference; Empoli +1, Genoa –1.
* 1 2 Torino ahead of Atalanta on head-to-head points; Torino 6 points, Atalanta 0 points.
* 1 2 Palermo ahead of Udinese on head-to-head points; Palermo 6 points, Udinese 0 points.

### Serie B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cagliari (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 78 | 41 | +37 | 83 | Promotion to Serie A |
| 2 | Crotone (P) | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 82 | Promotion to Serie A |
| 3 | Trapani | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 73 | Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-finals |
| 4 | Pescara (O, P) | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 72 | Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-finals |
| 5 | Bari | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 68 | Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round |
| 6 | Cesena | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 68 | Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round |
| 7 | Spezia | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 66 | Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round |
| 8 | Novara | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 65 | Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round |
| 9 | Virtus Entella | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 64 | |
| 10 | Perugia | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 55 | |
| 11 | Brescia | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 55 | 64 | −9 | 54 | |
| 12 | Ternana | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 53 | |
| 13 | Vicenza | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 49 | |
| 14 | Avellino | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 49 | |
| 15 | Ascoli | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 47 | |
| 16 | Latina | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 46 | |
| 17 | Pro Vercelli | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 46 | |
| 18 | Salernitana (O) | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 45 | Relegation play-out |
| 19 | Virtus Lanciano (R, E, R, R) | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 44 | Bankruptcy after play-out |
| 20 | Livorno (R) | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 42 | Relegation to Lega Pro |
| 21 | Modena (R) | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 42 | Relegation to Lega Pro |
| 22 | Como (R) | 42 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 33 | Relegation to Lega Pro |
* ↑ Cesena at the beginning was deducted one point for financial irregularities, then the deduction was removed.
* ↑ Novara was deducted two points for administrative irregularities.
* ↑ Virtus Lanciano was deducted four points for financial irregularities.

### Lega Pro

Group A :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Cittadella (C, P) | 34 | 76 |
| 2 | Pordenone | 34 | 65 |
| 3 | Bassano Virtus | 34 | 62 |
| 4 | Alessandria | 34 | 57 |
| 5 | Padova | 34 | 54 |
| 6 | Cremonese | 34 | 53 |
| 7 | Reggiana | 34 | 52 |
| 8 | Feralpisalò | 34 | 50 |
| 9 | Pavia (R) | 34 | 49 |
| 10 | Südtirol | 34 | 44 |
| 11 | Renate | 34 | 43 |
| 12 | Giana Erminio | 34 | 42 |
| 13 | Lumezzane | 34 | 42 |
| 14 | Pro Piacenza (O) | 34 | 39 |
| 15 | Mantova (O) | 34 | 34 |
| 16 | Cuneo (R) | 34 | 34 |
| 17 | AlbinoLeffe | 34 | 20 |
| 18 | Pro Patria (R) | 34 | 7 |
Group B :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | SPAL (C, P) | 34 | 71 |
| 2 | Pisa (O, P) | 34 | 62 |
| 3 | Maceratese | 34 | 58 |
| 4 | Ancona | 34 | 53 |
| 5 | Carrarese | 34 | 51 |
| 6 | Siena | 34 | 46 |
| 7 | Pontedera | 34 | 45 |
| 8 | Teramo | 34 | 43 |
| 9 | Arezzo | 34 | 42 |
| 10 | Tuttocuoio | 34 | 40 |
| 11 | Santarcangelo | 34 | 39 |
| 12 | Pistoiese | 34 | 39 |
| 13 | Lucchese | 34 | 39 |
| 14 | Prato (O) | 34 | 37 |
| 15 | Rimini (R) | 34 | 36 |
| 16 | L'Aquila (R) | 34 | 33 |
| 17 | Lupa Roma | 34 | 27 |
| 18 | Savona (R) | 34 | 22 |
Group C :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Benevento (C, P) | 34 | 70 |
| 2 | Foggia | 34 | 65 |
| 3 | Lecce | 34 | 63 |
| 4 | Casertana | 34 | 63 |
| 5 | Cosenza | 34 | 60 |
| 6 | Matera | 34 | 53 |
| 7 | Fidelis Andria | 34 | 45 |
| 8 | Messina | 34 | 45 |
| 9 | Paganese | 34 | 42 |
| 10 | Juve Stabia | 34 | 42 |
| 11 | Catanzaro | 34 | 41 |
| 12 | Akragas | 34 | 40 |
| 13 | Catania | 34 | 39 |
| 14 | Monopoli (O) | 34 | 39 |
| 15 | Melfi | 34 | 30 |
| 16 | Martina Franca (R) | 34 | 22 |
| 17 | Ischia (R) | 34 | 21 |
| 18 | Lupa Castelli Romani | 34 | 12 |

### Serie D
## Cup competitions
### Supercoppa Italiana

| Juventus | Lazio |
Gianluigi Buffon (c) :
| CB | 15 | Andrea Barzagli |
| CB | 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| CB | 4 | Martín Cáceres |
| RWB | 26 | Stephan Lichtsteiner |
| LWB | 33 | Patrice Evra |
| RM | 27 | Stefano Sturaro | 90' |
| CM | 8 | Claudio Marchisio |
| LM | 10 | Paul Pogba |
| CF | 11 | Kingsley Coman | 61' |
| CF | 17 | Mario Mandžukić | 80' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 25 | Neto |
| GK | 34 | Rubinho |
| DF | 2 | Mauricio Isla |
| DF | 24 | Daniele Rugani |
| DF | 42 | Giulio Parodi |
| MF | 20 | Simone Padoin |
| MF | 37 | Roberto Pereyra | 90' |
| MF | 40 | Mattia Vitale |
| MF | 43 | Andrés Tello |
| FW | 7 | Simone Zaza |
| FW | 14 | Fernando Llorente | 80' |
| FW | 21 | Paulo Dybala | 61' |
| Manager: |||
| Massimiliano Allegri |||
Federico Marchetti :
| RB | 26 | Ștefan Radu |
| CB | 6 | Santiago Gentiletti |
| CB | 3 | Stefan de Vrij |
| LB | 8 | Dušan Basta |
| RM | 32 | Danilo Cataldi | 75' |
| CM | 20 | Lucas Biglia (c) |
| LM | 23 | Ogenyi Onazi |
| AM | 10 | Felipe Anderson | 87' |
| AM | 87 | Antonio Candreva |
| CF | 11 | Miroslav Klose | 61' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 55 | Guido Guerrieri |
| GK | 99 | Etrit Berisha |
| DF | 2 | Wesley Hoedt |
| DF | 4 | Patric |
| DF | 29 | Abdoulay Konko |
| DF | 33 | Maurício |
| MF | 7 | Ravel Morrison | 87' |
| MF | 21 | Sergej Milinković-Savić |
| MF | 70 | Chris Ikonomidis |
| FW | 9 | Filip Đorđević | 61' |
| FW | 14 | Keita |
| FW | 88 | Ricardo Kishna | 75' |
| Manager: |||
| Stefano Pioli |||

### Coppa Italia

| Milan | Juventus |
Gianluigi Donnarumma :
| RB | 96 | Davide Calabria |
| CB | 17 | Cristián Zapata | 50' |
| CB | 13 | Alessio Romagnoli |
| LB | 2 | Mattia De Sciglio |
| DM | 18 | Riccardo Montolivo (c) | | 108' |
| CM | 27 | Juraj Kucka | | 112' |
| CM | 16 | Andrea Poli | | 84' |
| RW | 10 | Keisuke Honda | 88' |
| CF | 70 | Carlos Bacca |
| LW | 28 | Giacomo Bonaventura |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 1 | Diego López |
| DF | 4 | José Mauri | 119' | 108' |
| DF | 5 | Philippe Mexès |
| FW | 7 | Jérémy Ménez |
| FW | 9 | Luiz Adriano |
| FW | 19 | M'Baye Niang | 101' | 84' |
| GK | 32 | Christian Abbiati |
| DF | 33 | Alex |
| FW | 45 | Mario Balotelli | | 112' |
| MF | 72 | Kevin-Prince Boateng |
| MF | 73 | Manuel Locatelli |
| MF | 91 | Andrea Bertolacci |
| Manager: |||
| Cristian Brocchi |||
Neto :
| CB | 24 | Daniele Rugani | 120+2' |
| CB | 15 | Andrea Barzagli | 105' |
| CB | 3 | Giorgio Chiellini (c) | 117' |
| RWB | 26 | Stephan Lichtsteiner | | 75' |
| CM | 18 | Mario Lemina |
| CM | 11 | Hernanes | | 108' |
| CM | 10 | Paul Pogba | 62' |
| LWB | 33 | Patrice Evra | | 62' |
| CF | 21 | Paulo Dybala |
| CF | 17 | Mario Mandžukić |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 1 | Gianluigi Buffon |
| FW | 7 | Simone Zaza |
| FW | 9 | Álvaro Morata | 119' | 108' |
| DF | 12 | Alex Sandro | | 62' |
| FW | 16 | Juan Cuadrado | | 75' |
| MF | 20 | Simone Padoin |
| MF | 22 | Kwadwo Asamoah |
| MF | 27 | Stefano Sturaro |
| GK | 34 | Rubinho |
| MF | 37 | Roberto Pereyra |
| Manager: |||
| Massimiliano Allegri |||
* Match rules
* 90 minutes.
* 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
* Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.