2013–14 US Città di Palermo season

April 2024 U.S. Città di Palermo 2013–14 Gennaro Gattuso (September 2013)Giuseppe Iachini Head coach Maurizio Zamparini Chairman Stadio Renzo Barbera Serie B 1st (champions, promoted to Serie A) Coppa Italia Third round _blackborder _palermo1213h _blackborder _palermo1213h _palermo1213t FFBFBF FFBFBF FFBFBF 000000 000000 _borderonblack _palermo1213t _borderonblack _palermo1213h _palermo1213t FFBFBF 000000 FFBFBF 000000 000000 _borderonwhite _palermo1213a _borderonwhite _palermo1213a _palermo1213a FFBFBF FFFFFF FFBFBF FFFFFF FFFFFF 2012–13 2014–15 U.S. Città di Palermo played the 2013–14 football season in Serie B, the first appearance in the second tier after relegation in the 2012–13 Serie A season following nine consecutive seasons in the top flight. The season ended with the club ensuring direct promotion back to Serie A at its first attempt. Review and events 2013–14 Serie B 2013–14 Coppa Italia 200px|thumb|right|Gennaro Gattuso was appointed as Palermo head coach for the season, in his first full managerial role in career. After completing the 2012–13 Serie A season in 18th place and being thus relegated into Serie B, club chairman Maurizio Zamparini announced the confirmation of Giorgio Perinetti as director of football and also stated his intention to keep Giuseppe Sannino as head coach in order to set an immediate attempt to return to the top flight. However, an agreement was not found between Sannino (who ultimately left Palermo to accept a head coaching role at Serie A's Chievo) and the rosanero club, and a search for a new head coach was started. Such search ended with the appointment of Gennaro Gattuso as new head coach; a former international midfielder, 2006 FIFA World Cup winner with Italy and UEFA Champions League winner with Milan among all things, Gattuso had only a short player-coach stint at FC Sion in the previous season in terms of managerial experience and his choice was hailed with surprise.http://palermocalcio.it/it/1112/news/scheda.php?id=28563 US Città di Palermo it 9 July 2013 19 June 2013 È GATTUSO IL NUOVO ALLENATORE VENERDÌ LA PRESENTAZIONE GATTUSO IS NEW HEAD COACH, INTRODUCTORY PRESS CONFERENCE SET FOR FRIDAY 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230358/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1112/news/scheda.php?id=28563 dead This was followed by Palermo's first summer signing, Northern Ireland international striker Kyle Lafferty from Gattuso's former team FC Sion.http://palermocalcio.it/it/1112/news/scheda.php?id=28586 US Città di Palermo it 9 July 2013 26 June 2013 ACQUISTATO LAFFERTY DAL SION LAFFERTY SIGNED FROM SION 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230111/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1112/news/scheda.php?id=28586 dead Another signing, deep-lying forward Davide Di Gennaro from Spezia, was announced on 1 July.http://palermocalcio.it/it/1112/news/scheda.php?id=28586 US Città di Palermo it 9 July 2013 26 June 2013 ACQUISTATO DI GENNARO DALLO SPEZIA DI GENNARO SIGNED FROM SPEZIA 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230111/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1112/news/scheda.php?id=28586 dead The following day, the club announced to have sold half of Jasmin Kurtić's transfer rights to Sassuolo, with winger Gennaro Troianello coming to Sicily as part of the same deal.http://palermocalcio.it/it/1112/news/scheda.php?id=28593 US Città di Palermo it 9 July 2013 2 July 2013 UFFICIALE L'ARRIVO DI TROIANIELLO KURTIC CEDUTO AL SASSUOLO TROIANELLO'S ARRIVAL OFFICIAL; KURTIC SOLD TO SASSUOLO 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230212/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1112/news/scheda.php?id=28593 dead Palermo also acquired the full ownerships of players Anselmo – who was then released after being deemed surplus to requirements – and Eros Pisano, who were both co-owned with Genoa. On the other hand, club captain Fabrizio Miccoli left the club at the expiration of his contract. Another star player, Josip Iličić, also left to join Fiorentina in July.http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28670 US Città di Palermo it 26 July 2013 23 July 2013 ILICIC CEDUTO ALLA FIORENTINA ILICIC SOLD TO FIORENTINA 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230659/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28670 dead The club's pre-season camp was held at Sankt Lambrecht and Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria from 12 July to 4 August. On 6 August, the club formalized the appointment of former rosanero striker Igor Budan as team manager.http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28738 US Città di Palermo it 14 August 2013 6 August 2013 BUDAN NUOVO TEAM MANAGER BUDAN NEW TEAM MANAGER 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232047/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28738 dead The same day, Nicola Amoruso tended his resignation from his position as Palermo's director of football citing personal reasons.http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28739 US Città di Palermo it 14 August 2013 6 August 2013 RESCISSIONE CONSENSUALE PER AMORUSO MUTUAL RELEASE FOR AMORUSO 3 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141103234240/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28739 dead Palermo made its season debut in the Coppa Italia with a 2–1 home win against Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Cremonese, but were eliminated in the following round by newly promoted top-flight club Hellas Verona, who won at Stadio Renzo Barbera thanks to a goal from former rosanero Luca Toni. Serie B debut match, away at Modena, ended in a 1–1 draw, and was followed by a shocking 1–2 home loss at the hands of Empoli, immediately raising doubts about the team's ability to adapt at new life in the second division. This was however immediately followed by the team's first win of the league, a 3–0 away success against Padova thanks to a brace from Abel Hernández. Two consecutive away defeats to Bari and Spezia however damaged Gattuso's position, and led to his ultimate sacking on 25 September and his immediate replacement with the more experienced Giuseppe Iachini. In his debut, Iachini easily defeated S.S. Juve Stabia by a clear 3–0 result. Under Iachini's tenure, results improved dramatically and Palermo ended the first half of the season topping the league. During the January 2014 window, the club was further strengthened by the signings of promising youngster Achraf Lazaar and veteran playmaker Enzo Maresca, as well as the addition of Franco Vázquez, who was previously left out of the squad under Gattuso. Also thanks to these additions, Palermo established as the main force in the league and spent the whole 2014 on top of the league, reaching up to a 13-point advantage to second-placed Latina in April. On 3 May 2014, after a 1–0 win at Novara, Palermo were mathematically crowned Serie B champions in advance of five league weeks, a Serie B record, and promptly finalized their top flight return after only one season. Confirmed summer transfer market bids In Northern Ireland Kyle Lafferty FW from FC Sion Guinea-Bissau Carlos Embalo MF from Chaveshttp://palermocalcio.it/it/1112/news/scheda.php?id=28584 US Città di Palermo it 9 July 2013 25 June 2013 ACQUISTATO EMBALO DAL CHAVES "NON DELUDERÒ I TIFOSI ROSANERO" EMBALO SIGNED FROM CHAVES "I WILL NOT DISAPPOINT THE ROSANERO FANS" Italy Davide Di Gennaro FW from Spezia Italy Gennaro Troianello MF from Sassuolo Italy Eros Pisano DF from Genoa, co-ownership resolution Italy Nicola Braccalenti GK on loan from Foligno Serbia Alen Stevanović MF on loan from Torinohttp://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28609 US Città di Palermo it 16 July 2013 11 July 2013 ACQUISTATO STEVANOVIC DAL TORINO SIGNED STEVANOVIC FROM TORINO https://web.archive.org/web/20160130033322/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28609 30 January 2016 dead Italy Claudio Terzi DF from Sienahttp://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28650 Arriva anche Terzi 20 July 2013 20 July 2013 US Città di Palermo https://web.archive.org/web/20130723142051/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28650 23 July 2013 dead Italy Houssem Ferchichi MF on loan from Montebelluna Switzerland Fabio Daprelà DF from Bresciahttp://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28698 DAPRELA' E' ROSANERO US Città di Palermo 30 July 2013 30 July 2013 4 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140504103752/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28698 dead Italy Francesco Bolzoni MF from Sienahttp://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28717 Preso anche Bolzoni 2 August 2013 2 August 2013 US Città di Palermo 11 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140311015459/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28717 dead France Granddi Ngoyi MF from Troyeshttp://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28743 FORMALIZZATO L'INGAGGIO DI NGOYI, MEHMETI ALL'OLHANENSE 7 August 2013 7 August 2013 US Città di Palermo https://web.archive.org/web/20140504121307/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28743 4 May 2014 dead Serbia Boris Grozdić DF on loan from Hajduk Kulahttp://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28775 ACQUISTATO GROZDIC DALL'HAJDUK KULA, CEDUTI IN PRESTITO GOLDANIGA E ROJAS 12 August 2013 12 August 2013 US Città di Palermo 15 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130915124505/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28775 dead Italy Valerio Verre MF on loan from Udinesehttp://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28890 PRESI BELOTTI E VERRE, VIVIANO IN PRESTITO ALL'ARSENAL 2 September 2013 2 September 2013 US Città di Palermo https://web.archive.org/web/20130905071935/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28890 5 September 2013 dead Italy Andrea Belotti FW on loan from Albinoleffe Portugal José Domingos Neves Lourenço MF from Rio Ave Portugal João Manuel Pinto Do Amaral MF from Benfica Out Slovenia Jasmin Kurtić MF to Sassuolo, co-ownership Switzerland Steve von Bergen DF to BSC Young Boys Italy Massimo Donati MF to Verona Italy Giacomo Brichetto GK end of contract Italy Fabrizio Miccoli FW end of contract, to Lecce Croatia Igor Budan FW retired Romania Cristian Melinte DF end of contract, to Concordia Chiajna Italy Giuseppe Prestia FW end of contract, to Parma Paraguay Cesar Verdun Servín FW to Verona Paraguay Oscar Arzamendia MF to Verona Italy Dario Maltese FW on loan to Latina, co-ownershiphttp://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28604 US Città di Palermo it 16 July 2013 9 July 2013 MALTESE E DI CHIARA AL LATINA MALTESE AND DI CHIARA TO LATINA Italy Alessandro Micai GK on loan to Südtirol, co-ownershiphttp://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28632 US Città di Palermo it 16 July 2013 15 July 2013 MOVIMENTI DI MERCATO TRANSFER MARKET MOVEMENTS 18 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130718052838/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28632 dead Italy Giulio Migliaccio MF to Atalantahttp://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28612 US Città di Palermo it 16 July 2013 12 July 2013 MIGLIACCIO CEDUTO ALL'ATALANTA MIGLIACCIO SOLD TO ATALANTA 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231816/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28612 dead Slovenia Josip Iličić MF to Fiorentina Paraguay Daniel Jara Martínez FW to Genoa Brazil Anselmo MF released, to São Caetanohttp://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28636 US Città di Palermo it 26 July 2013 16 July 2013 RISOLUZIONE PER ANSELMO ANSELMO RELEASED https://web.archive.org/web/20130718052854/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28636 18 July 2013 dead Italy Francesco Benussi MF released, to Udinesehttp://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28675 US Città di Palermo it 26 July 2013 24 July 2013 RISOLUZIONE CONSENSUALE PER BENUSSI MUTUAL RELEASE FOR BENUSSI Italy Nicolas Viola MF to Ternana, co-ownershiphttp://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28713 US Città di Palermo it 31 July 2013 31 July 2013 VIOLA CEDUTO ALLA TERNANA 3 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140103174709/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28713 dead Italy Francesco Mirko Velardi MF released, to Parma Argentina Mauricio Sperduti FW released, to Arsenal de Sarandí Out on loan Italy Gianluca Di Chiara FW to Latina Italy Gabriele Zerbo FW to Pergolettese Italy Stefano Cerniglia MF to Pergolettese Serbia Jevrem Kosnić DF to Pisa Italy Mauro Bollino FW to Pisa Italy Francesco Vassallo MF to Südtirol Italy Daniel Cappelletti DF to Südtirol Italy Umberto Nappello FW to Forlì Italy Vito Migliore MF to Torino Portugal Nélson DF to Almeríahttp://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28710 US Città di Palermo it 31 July 2013 31 July 2013 NELSON CEDUTO ALL'ALMERIA 2 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130802224418/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28710 dead Sweden Agon Mehmeti FW to Olhanense Italy Edoardo Goldaniga DF to Pisa Paraguay Roger Miller Rojas MF to Chiasso Argentina Santiago García DF to Werder Bremenhttp://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28884 US Città di Palermo it 1 September 2013 1 September 2013 GARCIA CEDUTO AL WERDER BREMA GARCIA SOLD TO WERDER BREMEN https://web.archive.org/web/20130904033848/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28884 4 September 2013 dead Italy Emiliano Viviano GK to ArsenalArsenal sign Emiliano Viviano on loan http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-sign-emiliano-viviano-on-loan Arsenal.com 2 September 2013 Italy Andrea Mantovani DF to BolognaCEDUTO MANTOVANI AL BOLOGNA http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28866 US Città di Palermo 2 September 2013 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231935/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28866 dead Confirmed winter transfer market bids In Italy Roberto Vitiello DF unattached Italy Achraf Lazaar DF from Varese Italy Enzo Maresca MF from Sampdoria Italy Alberto Acquadro MF on loan from Borgosesia Italy Gianluca Di Chiara MF loan return from Latina Italy Eric Lanini FW from Juventus, co-ownership Out Italy Edoardo Goldaniga DF to Juventus, co-ownership; remains on loan at Pisa Out on loan Uruguay Ignacio Lores DF to Bari Italy Gianluca Di Chiara MF to Catanzaro Italy Eric Lanini FW to Prato Italy Giulio Sanseverino MF to Perugia Staff Managerial staff Chairman ITA Maurizio Zamparini Vice-Chairman ITA Guglielmo Miccichè General Manager Sport ITA Giorgio Perinetti Team Manager CRO Igor Budan 9 July 2013 U.S Città di Palermo official website July 2013 Coaching staff Head Coach ITA Giuseppe Iachini Assistant Coach ITA Giuseppe Carillo Fitness Coach ITA Andrea Corrain Fitness Coach ITA Marcello Iaia Fitness Coach ITA Fabrizio Tafani Injured Players Recovery ITA Alberto Andorlini Goalkeeping Coach ITA Franco Paleari 25 September 2013 U.S Città di Palermo official website July 2013 Squad information Full season statistics Serie B Coppa Italia 1 Italy GK Stefano Sorrentino 32 -20 2 -2 12 Italy GK Andrea Fulignati 0 0 0 0 26 Kosovo GK Samir Ujkani 11 -8 0 0 2 Slovenia DF Aljaž Struna 1 0 0 0 3 Italy DF Eros Pisano 34 2 2 1 4 Slovenia DF Siniša Anđelković 36 1 2 0 5 Serbia DF Milan Milanović 18 1 0 0 6 Argentina DF Ezequiel Muñoz 33 3 0 0 7 Morocco DF Achraf Lazaar 14 0 0 0 17 Switzerland DF Michel Morganella 16 1 0 0 19 Italy DF Claudio Terzi 31 0 2 0 28 Switzerland DF Fabio Daprelà 25 0 2 0 29 Italy DF Roberto Vitiello 9 0 0 0 8 Paraguay MF Édgar Barreto (captain) 34 4 0 0 10 Italy MF Davide Di Gennaro 14 2 1 0 14 Serbia MF Alen Stevanović 21 0 1 0 15 Italy MF Francesco Bolzoni 37 4 2 0 19 Italy MF Gennaro Troianello 15 0 1 0 20 Argentina MF Franco Vázquez 18 4 1 0 21 Slovenia MF Armin Bačinović 8 0 1 0 23 Italy MF Valerio Verre 20 0 0 0 25 Italy MF Enzo Maresca 13 0 0 0 27 France MF Granddi Ngoyi 20 0 2 0 9 Argentina FW Paulo Dybala 28 5 2 0 11 Uruguay FW Abel Hernández 28 14 2 0 18 Northern Ireland FW Kyle Lafferty 34 11 2 1 24 Switzerland FW Cephas Malele 3 0 0 0 30 Italy FW Andrea Belotti 24 10 0 0 |- |colspan="10"|Players sold or loaned out during the winter transfer market: 7 Italy MF Giulio Sanseverino 1 0 1 0 16 Uruguay MF Ignacio Lores 4 0 2 0 |} References 2013-14 Category:Italian football clubs 2013–14 season