2017–18 US Lecce season

Lecce
2017–18 season
PresidentEnrico Tundo
ManagerRoberto Rizzo
(until 10 September 2017)
Primo Maragliulo
(until 17 September 2017)
Fabio Liverani
(from 17 September 2017)
StadiumStadio Via del Mare
Lega Pro/C1st (promoted)
Coppa ItaliaThird round
Coppa Italia Serie CQuarter finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Italy Matteo Di Piazza (10)
All: Italy Matteo Di Piazza (14)
Highest home attendance18,264 vs Paganese (29 April 18)
Lowest home attendance784 vs Bisceglie (21 Nov 17)

The 2017–18 season is U.S. Lecce's sixth consecutive season in Lega Pro after their relegation from Serie A at the end of the 2011–12 season. The club competed in Serie C Gruppo C, gaining promotion to Serie B, in the Coppa Italia and in the Coppa Italia Serie C.

Players

Squad information

As of 17 April 2018[1]

Players in italics left the club during the season. Players with a * joined the club during the season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Gianmarco Chironi
2 DF Italy ITA Davide Riccardi (on loan from Hellas Verona)
3 DF Italy ITA Luca Di Matteo
4 MF Italy ITA Marco Mancosu
5 DF Italy ITA Francesco Cosenza
6 MF Italy ITA Andrea Arrigoni
7 FW Italy ITA Giuseppe Torromino
8 MF Portugal POR Pedro Costa Ferreira
9 FW Italy ITA Matteo Di Piazza (on loan from Foggia)
10 MF Italy ITA Franco Lepore (captain)
11 FW Italy ITA Mario Pacilli
12 GK Italy ITA Paolo Vicino
13 DF Italy ITA Emanuele Valeri
14 MF Lithuania LTU Linas Mėgelaitis (on loan from Švyturys Marijampolė)
15 DF Italy ITA Antonio Marino
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Italy ITA Mirko Drudi
16 MF Italy ITA Andrea Tabanelli*
17 MF Italy ITA Giacomo Lezzi
18 FW Italy ITA Salvatore Caturano
20 FW Lithuania LTU Edgaras Dubickas (on loan from Švyturys Marijampolė)
21 MF Bulgaria BUL Radoslav Tsonev
22 GK Italy ITA Filippo Perucchini (on loan from Bologna)
23 DF Italy ITA Simone Ciancio
25 DF Italy ITA Giulio Gambardella
29 MF Italy ITA Marco Armellino
30 FW Italy ITA Mattia Persano
34 DF Italy ITA Matteo Legittimo*
35 FW Italy ITA Andrea Saraniti*
40 MF Ghana GHA Ransford Selasi*

Transfers

Summer session

Winter session

Competitions

Overall

Serie C

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Lecce (C, P) 36 21 11 4 53 30 +23 74 Promotion to Serie B
2 Catania 36 21 7 8 65 31 +34 70 Qualification to the promotion play-offs
3 Trapani 36 19 11 6 60 35 +25 68
4 Juve Stabia 36 14 13 9 49 35 +14 55
5 Cosenza (O, P) 36 14 12 10 41 35 +6 54
6 Monopoli 36 14 11 11 46 35 +11 53
7 Casertana 36 13 11 12 37 32 +5 50[a]
8 Rende 36 14 8 14 31 35 −4 50[a]
9 Virtus Francavilla 36 10 16 10 35 43 −8 46[b]
10 Sicula Leonzio 36 11 13 12 37 37 0 46[b]
11 Bisceglie 36 11 12 13 39 46 −7 45
12 Matera[c] 36 15 10 11 40 37 +3 42[d]
13 Siracusa[e] 36 14 10 12 37 29 +8 42[d]
14 Catanzaro 36 11 9 16 35 45 −10 42[d]
15 Reggina 36 9 14 13 29 38 −9 41
16 Fidelis Andria[f] 36 8 17 11 36 40 −4 38 Club dissolved
17 Paganese (O) 36 7 12 17 36 56 −20 33 Qualification to the relegation play-outs
18 Fondi (R) 36 7 9 20 33 52 −19 30
19 Akragas[g] (R) 36 3 6 27 18 66 −48 0 Relegation to Serie D
Source: Soccerway, lega-pro.com
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Casertana is ahead of Rende on head-to-head points: Casertana 0–0 Rende, Rende 0–1 Casertana.
  2. ^ a b Virtus Francavilla is ahead of Sicula Leonzio on head-to-head points: Virtus Francavilla 2–1 Sicula Leonzio, Sicula Leonzio 2–2 Virtus Francavilla.
  3. ^ Matera was deducted 13 points for irregularities.[2]
  4. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Matera 12 pts, Siracusa 3 pts, Catanzaro 3 pts. Siracusa is ahead of Catanzaro on overall goal difference.
  5. ^ Siracusa Calcio was deducted 10 points for irregularities.[2]
  6. ^ Fidelis Andria was deducted 3 points for irregularities.[2] Fidelis Andria was denied registration for the 2018–19 Serie C, based on Covisoc's assessment of the club's debt situation.[3][4]
  7. ^ Akragas was deducted 15 points for irregularities.[2]

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

26 August 2017 1 Virtus Francavilla 1–1 Lecce Brindisi
Stadium: Stadio Franco Fanuzzi
2 September 2017 2 Lecce 2–1 Trapani Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
9 September 2017 3 Catania 3–0 Lecce Catania
Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
16 September 2017 4 Lecce 1–0 Rende Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
23 September 2017 5 Catanzaro 1–3 Lecce Catanzaro
Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
30 September 2017 6 Lecce 3–1 Bisceglie Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
3 October 2017 7 Lecce 3–2 Sicula Leonzio Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
7 October 2017 8 Juve Stabia 2–3 Lecce Castellamare di Stabia
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Pinto
14 October 2017 9 Lecce 0–0 Akragas Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
21 October 2017 10 Matera 0–1 Lecce Matera
Stadium: Stadio XXI Settembre-Franco Salerno
30 October 2017 11 Lecce 1–0 Cosenza Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
4 November 2017 12 Fidelis Andria 1–1 Lecce Andria
Stadium: Stadio degli Ulivi
7 November 2017 13 Lecce 2–1 Casertana Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
11 November 2017 14 Siracusa 1–3 Lecce Siracusa
Stadium: Stadio Nicola De Simone
18 November 2017 15 Lecce 2–1 Reggina Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
25 November 2017 16 Racing Fondi 0–0 Lecce Fondi
Stadium: Stadio Domenico Purificato
3 December 2017 17 - rest -
- Stadium: -
10 December 2017 18 Paganese 1–1 Lecce Pagani
Stadium: Stadio Marcello Torre
25 November 2017 19 Lecce 2–0 Monopoli Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
23 December 2017 20 Lecce 4–0 Virtus Francavilla Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
29 December 2017 21 Trapani 1–1 Lecce Trapani
Stadium: Stadio Polisportivo Provinciale
21 January 2018 22 Lecce 1–1 Catania Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
28 January 2018 23 Rende 0–1 Lecce Rende
Stadium: Stadio Marco Lorenzon
4 February 2018 24 Lecce 3–1 Catanzaro Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
9 February 2018 25 Bisceglie 1–2 Lecce Bisceglie
Stadium: Stadio Gustavo Ventura
18 February 2018 26 Sicula Leonzio 0–0 Lecce Catania
Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
25 February 2018 27 Lecce 0–1 Juve Stabia Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
3 March 2018 28 Akragas 0–2 Lecce Siracusa
Stadium: Stadio Nicola de Simone
11 March 2018 29 Lecce 0–0 Matera Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
19 March 2018 30 Cosenza 0–1 Lecce Cosenza
Stadium: Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla
22 March 2018 31 Lecce 2–2 Fidelis Andria Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
26 March 2018 32 Casertana 1–0 Lecce Caserta
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
31 March 2018 33 Lecce 1–1 Siracusa Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
8 April 2018 34 Reggina 0–1 Lecce Reggio Calabria
Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo
15 April 2018 35 Lecce 2–0 Racing Fondi Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
22 April 2018 36 - rest -
- Stadium: -
29 April 2018 37 Lecce 1–0 Paganese Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
6 May 2018 38 Monopoli 4–1 Lecce Monopoli
Stadium: Stadio Marcello Veneziani

Coppa Italia Serie C

Matches

21 November 2017 2nd round Lecce 2–1 Bisceglie Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
14 January 2018 Round of 16 Lecce 3–0 Matera Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
14 February 2018 Round of 8 Lecce 0–2 Cosenza Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare

Supercoppa Serie C

Matches

12 May 2018 Matchday 1 - rest -
19 May 2018 Matchday 2 Livorno 3–1 Lecce Livorno
Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi
26 May 2018 Matchday 3 Lecce 0–1 Padova Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare

References

  1. ^ Prima squadra
  2. ^ a b c d "Serie C, tre punti di penalità per l'Akragas, uno per Matera e Fidelis Andria" (in Italian). itasportpress.it. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. ^ Porro, Antonio (13 July 2018). "Fidelis Andria, la Covisoc Esclude il Club dalla Serie C" [Fidelis Andria, Covisoc Excludes the Club from Serie C]. Andria News24 (in Italian). Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  4. ^ Massaro, Pasquale Stefano (20 July 2018). "La FIGC Esclude Ufficialmente la Fidelis Andria dal Prossimo Torneo di Serie C" [The FIGC Officially Excludes Fidelis Andria from the Next Serie C Tournament]. Andria News24 (in Italian). Retrieved 3 September 2018.