2017–18 US Città di Palermo season

Palermo
2017–18 season
PresidentGiovanni Giammarva
(from 8 November 2017)
ManagerBruno Tedino
(until 28 April 2018)
Roberto Stellone
(from 28 April 2018)
StadiumRenzo Barbera
Serie B4th
Play-offsRunners-up
Coppa ItaliaThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ilija Nestorovski (13)
All: Ilija Nestorovski (13)
Highest home attendance29,050 vs Frosinone
(13 June 2018, Play-offs final)
Lowest home attendance4,842 vs Venezia
(2 December 2017, Serie B)
Average home league attendance9,029

The 2017–18 season was Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo's 1st season in Serie B, the second-highest division of Italian football, after relegation from Serie A by the end of the 2016-17 season.

Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 January 2018.
Appearances and goals are counted for domestic leagues (Serie A and Serie B) and national cup (Coppa Italia) and correct as of 16 June 2018.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Transfer Fee Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Fabrizio Alastra Italy GK (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27) 2015 2019 Italy Youth Sector N/A 2 -8
12 Josip Posavec Croatia GK (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 28) 2016 2020 Croatia Inter Zaprešić €500,000 52 -83
Defenders
2 Giuseppe Bellusci Italy CB / RB (1989-08-21) 21 August 1989 (age 35) 2017 2020 England Leeds United Free 27 0
3 Andrea Rispoli Italy RB / RWB (1988-09-29) 29 September 1988 (age 36) 2015 2019 Italy Parma Free 115 12
4 Andrea Accardi Italy CB (1995-07-30) 30 July 1995 (age 29) 2015 2021 Italy Youth Sector N/A 8 0
5 Slobodan Rajković Serbia CB (1989-02-03) 3 February 1989 (age 35) 2016 2020 Germany Darmstadt €1.5M 21 1
6 Aljaž Struna Slovenia CB / RB (1990-08-04) 4 August 1990 (age 34) 2012 2019 Slovenia Koper €300,000 62 1
14 Gabriele Rolando[a] Italy RB / RWB (1995-04-02) 2 April 1995 (age 29) 2017 2018 Italy Sampdoria Free 14 1
15 Thiago Cionek Poland CB / RB (1986-04-21) 21 April 1986 (age 38) 2016 2018 Italy Modena €350,000 53 1
17 Michel Morganella Switzerland RB / RWB (1989-05-17) 17 May 1989 (age 35) 2009 2018 Switzerland Basel €2M 108 2
19 Haitam Aleesami Norway LB / LWB (1991-07-31) 31 July 1991 (age 33) 2016 2019 Sweden Göteborg €1.2M 69 2
24 Przemysław Szymiński Poland CB / RB (1994-06-24) 24 June 1994 (age 30) 2017 2020 Poland Wisła Płock €250,000 28 0
28 Paweł Dawidowicz[a] Poland CB (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 29) 2017 2018 Portugal Benfica Free 29 0
29/31[b] Roberto Pirrello Italy CB (1996-05-30) 30 May 1996 (age 28) 2016 2022 Italy Youth Sector N/A - -
32 Andrea Ingegneri Italy CB / LB (1992-01-18) 18 January 1992 (age 32) 2017 2021 Italy Pordenone Undisclosed - -
Midfielders
8 Mato Jajalo Bosnia and Herzegovina CM / DM (1988-05-25) 25 May 1988 (age 36) 2015 2019 Croatia Rijeka Free 112 3
13 Eddy Gnahoré France CM (1993-11-14) 14 November 1993 (age 31) 2017 2021 Italy Napoli €1.5M 36 4
18 Ivaylo Chochev Bulgaria CM (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 31) 2014 2020 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia €2M 108 11
21 Luca Fiordilino Italy DM / CM (1996-07-25) 25 July 1996 (age 28) 2015 2021 Italy Youth Sector N/A 14 0
26 Gennaro Ruggiero Italy CM (2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 (age 24) 2017 Italy Youth Sector N/A 2 0
33 Davide Petermann Italy CM (1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 (age 29) 2014 2018 Italy Youth Sector N/A 1 0
35 Radosław Murawski Poland CM / DM (1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 (age 30) 2017 2020 Poland Piast Gliwice €650,000 41 2
Forwards
7 Aleksandar Trajkovski North Macedonia SS / AM / CF (1992-09-05) 5 September 1992 (age 32) 2015 2020 Belgium Zulte Waregem €900,000 77 12
9 Stefan Silva Sweden CF (1990-03-11) 11 March 1990 (age 34) 2017 2021 Sweden Sundsvall €800,000 1 0
10 Igor Coronado Brazil SS / AM (1992-08-18) 18 August 1992 (age 32) 2017 2021 Italy Trapani €1.4M 43 9
11 Carlos Embaló Guinea-Bissau LW (1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 (age 30) 2013 2020 Portugal Chaves €195,000 28 1
16 Norbert Balogh Hungary CF (1996-02-21) 21 February 1996 (age 28) 2016 2020 Hungary Debreceni €2.2M 24 0
20 Antonino La Gumina Italy CF (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 28) 2015 2019 Italy Youth Sector N/A 39 12
23 Alessandro Diamanti Italy SS / RW / AM (1983-05-02) 2 May 1983 (age 41) 2016 2018 China Guangzhou Evergrande Free 32 1
27 Accursio Bentivegna Italy LW (1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 (age 28) 2014 2019 Italy Youth Sector N/A 8 0
30 Ilija Nestorovski (C) North Macedonia CF / SS (1990-03-12) 12 March 1990 (age 34) 2016 2021 Croatia Inter Zaprešić €500,000 72 24
34 Simone Lo Faso Italy SS (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 26) 2016 2021 Italy Youth Sector N/A 12 0
36 Cephas Malele Switzerland CF (1994-01-08) 8 January 1994 (age 30) 2013 2019 Italy Youth Sector N/A 6 0
Players transferred in during the season
22 Alberto Pomini Italy GK (1981-03-17) 17 March 1981 (age 43) 2017 2019 Italy Sassuolo Undisclosed 27 -24
1 Luca Maniero Italy GK (1995-06-12) 12 June 1995 (age 29) 2017 2018 Italy Crotone Undisclosed - -
27 Gaetano Monachello[a] Italy CF (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 30) 2017 2018 Italy Atalanta Free 5 1
23 Corentin Fiore Belgium LB / CB (1995-03-24) 24 March 1995 (age 29) 2018 2020 Belgium Standard Liège Free 2 0
9 Stefano Moreo[c] Italy CF / RW (1993-06-30) 30 June 1993 (age 31) 2018 2018 Italy Venezia €350,000 16 0
1/37[d] Graziano Belladonna[e] Italy GK (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 24) 2018 2020 Italy Youth Sector N/A - -
26 Simone Santoro[e] Italy CM / DM (1999-09-20) 20 September 1999 (age 25) 2018 2020 Italy Youth Sector N/A - -
29 Mirko Gallo[e] Italy CB (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 (age 24) 2018 Italy Youth Sector N/A - -
31 Samuele Guddo[e] Italy GK (1999-07-02) 2 July 1999 (age 25) 2017 Italy Youth Sector N/A -
34 Agostino Rizzo[e] Italy RW / RWB (1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 (age 25) 2018 2020 Italy Youth Sector N/A - -
  1. ^ a b c On loan.
  2. ^ He wore number 29 against Virtus Francavilla and Cagliari and chose number 31 during the season.
  3. ^ On loan with an obligation to buy.
  4. ^ He wore number 1 against Cagliari and chose number 37 during the season.
  5. ^ a b c d e Aggregated from Youth Sector during the season.
Name Signed to Transfer Fee Notes
Players transferred out during the season
Fabrizio Alastra Italy Prato Free Out on loan
Accursio Bentivegna Italy Carrarese Free Out on loan
Roberto Pirrello Italy Livorno Free Out on loan
Alessandro Diamanti Free Released
Simone Lo Faso Italy Fiorentina €300,000 Out on loan
Gennaro Ruggiero Italy Torino Free Out on loan
Cephas Malele Portugal Varzim Free Permanent deal
Stefan Silva Sweden AIK Free Released
Thiago Cionek Italy SPAL €150,000 Permanent deal
Gaetano Monachello Italy Atalanta Free End of loan
Carlos Embalò Italy Brescia €150,000 Out on loan
Davide Petermann Italy Sicula Leonzio Free Out on loan

Transfers

Summer 2017

In

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
30 June 2017 DF Italy Andrea Accardi 21 Italy Modena Free End of loan
Italy Roberto Pirrello 21 Italy Siracusa
Slovenia Aljaž Struna 26 Italy Carpi
GK Italy Fabrizio Alastra 19 Italy Benevento
FW Italy Accursio Bentivegna 21 Italy Ascoli
Italy Antonino La Gumina 21 Italy Ternana
Switzerland Cephas Malele 23 Portugal Varzim
MF Italy Luca Fiordilino 20 Italy Lecce
Italy Davide Petermann 22 Italy Carrarese
6 July 2017 DF Italy Andrea Ingegneri 25 Italy Pordenone Undisclosed Permanent deal
11 July 2017 FW Brazil Igor Coronado 24 Italy Trapani €1.4M Permanent deal
MF Italy Gabriele Rolando 22 Italy Sampdoria Free On loan until 30 June 2018
18 July 2017 MF France Eddy Gnahoré 23 Italy Napoli €1.5M Permanent deal
24 July 2017 MF Poland Radosław Murawski 23 Poland Piast Gliwice €650,000 Permanent deal
2 August 2017 DF Italy Giuseppe Bellusci 27 England Leeds United Free Permanent deal
Poland Przemysław Szymiński 23 Poland Wisla Plock €250,000
4 August 2017 DF Poland Paweł Dawidowicz 22 Portugal Benfica Free On loan until 30 June 2018
7 August 2017 GK Italy Alberto Pomini 36 Italy Sassuolo Undisclosed Permanent deal
31 August 2017 FW Italy Gaetano Monachello 23 Italy Atalanta Free On loan until 30 June 2018

Out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
15 June 2017 MF Brazil Bruno Henrique 27 Brazil Palmeiras €3.5M Permanent deal
22 June 2019 DF Costa Rica Giancarlo González 31 Italy Bologna €1.5M Permanent deal
30 June 2017 DF Slovenia Siniša Anđelković 31 Italy Venezia Free Contract expiration
Italy Roberto Vitiello 34 Italy Ternana
GK Canada Sebastian Breza 19 Italy Monopoli End of loan
MF Hungary Roland Sallai 20 Hungary Puskás Akadémia
DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Toni Šunjić 28 Germany Stuttgart
DF Italy Giuseppe Pezzella 19 Italy Udinese €4.5M Permanent deal
13 July 2017 FW Italy Francesco Bonfiglio 20 Italy Sicula Leonzio Free On loan until 30 June 2018
DF Italy Simone Giuliano 20
24 July 2017 MF Italy Alessandro Gazzi 34 Italy Alessandria Free Released
27 July 2017 DF Italy Andrea Punzi 20 Italy Siracusa Free On loan until 30 June 2018
29 July 2017 DF Italy Edoardo Goldaniga 23 Italy Sassuolo €4M Permanent deal
GK Italy Leonardo Marson 19 Free On loan until 30 June 2018
2 August 2017 GK Italy Andrea Fulignati 22 Italy Cesena €400,000 Permanent deal
8 August 2017 GK Italy Fabrizio Alastra 19 Italy Prato Free On loan until 30 June 2018
24 August 2017 FW Italy Accursio Bentivegna 21 Italy Carrarese Free On loan until 30 June 2018
25 August 2017 DF Italy Roberto Pirrello 21 Italy Livorno Free On loan until 30 June 2018
30 August 2017 MF Italy Gennaro Ruggiero 17 Italy Torino Free On loan until 30 June 2018
31 August 2017 FW Italy Alessandro Diamanti 34 Unattached Free Released
Italy Simone Lo Faso 19 Italy Fiorentina €300,000 On loan until 30 June 2018
Switzerland Cephas Malele 23 Portugal Varzim Free Permanent deal
Other acquisitions
Other disposals

Winter 2018

In

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
9 January 2018 DF Belgium Corentin Fiore 22 Belgium Standard Liège Free Permanent deal
11 January 2018 FW Italy Stefano Moreo 24 Italy Venezia €350,000 On loan with an obligation to buy for €1M

Out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
13 January 2018 DF Poland Thiago Cionek 31 Italy SPAL €150,000 Permanent deal
16 January 2018 FW Italy Gaetano Monachello 23 Italy Atalanta Free End of loan
29 January 2018 FW Guinea-Bissau Carlos Embaló 23 Italy Brescia €150,000 On loan until 30 June 2018 with an option to buy
31 January 2018 MF Italy Davide Petermann 23 Italy Sicula Leonzio Free On loan until 30 June 2018
Other acquisitions
Other disposals

Total expenditure: €4.15M

Total revenue: €17M

Net income: Increase €12.85M

Competitions

Overall

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie B 26 August 2017 18 May 2018 Matchday 1 4th 42 18 17 7 59 39 +20 042.86
Play-offs 6 June 2018 16 June 2018 Semi-finals Runners-up 4 2 1 1 4 4 +0 050.00
Coppa Italia 6 August 2017 12 August 2017 Second round Third round 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 050.00
Total 48 21 19 8 69 44 +25 043.75

Serie B

Main article: 2017–18 Serie B

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Parma (P) 42 21 9 12 57 37 +20 72[a] Promotion to Serie A
3 Frosinone (O, P) 42 19 15 8 65 47 +18 72[a] Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-finals
4 Palermo 42 18 17 7 59 39 +20 71
5 Venezia 42 17 16 9 56 42 +14 67 Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round
6 Cittadella 42 18 12 12 61 48 +13 66
Source: Lega Serie B
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[2]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Parma is ahead of Frosinone on head-to-head goal difference: Parma 2–0 Frosinone, Frosinone 2–1 Parma.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
42 18 17 7 59 39  +20 71 11 7 3 33 16  +17 7 10 4 26 23  +3

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA[a]HAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultWDDDWWDDDLWWDWLWDWWDWDWLLLDWLWDWWDDDWLDWDW
Position457653322831215231111223333343333224334344
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. ^ Match was played between weeks 33 and 34.

Matches

Serie B

26 August 2017 1 Palermo 2-0 Spezia Palermo
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Trajkovski 10'
Struna Yellow card 40'
Nestorovski 52'
Posavec Yellow card 81'		 Report Yellow card 35' Terzi
Yellow card 47' Sciaudone		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 6,769[3]
Referee: Luigi Nasca
2 September 2017 2 Brescia 0-0 Palermo Brescia
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Furlan Yellow card 50'
Coppolaro Yellow card 67'
Martinelli Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Stadium: Mario Rigamonti
Attendance: 5,081[3]
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
9 September 2017 3 Palermo 3-3 Empoli Palermo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cionek 10'
Coronado 14'
Gnahoré 77' Yellow card 90+3'
Trajkovski Yellow card 90+1'
Rispoli Yellow card 90+4'		 Report 23' Šimić
54', 90+4' (pen.) Yellow card 85' Caputo
Yellow card 65' Castagnetti		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 6,270[3]
Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo
16 September 2017 4 Foggia 1-1 Palermo Foggia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Nicastro 42'
Loiacono Yellow card 69'		 Report Yellow card 39' Cionek
Yellow card 41' Jajalo
80' Murawski		 Stadium: Pino Zaccheria
Attendance: 11,245[3]
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
19 September 2017 5 Palermo 1-0 Perugia Palermo
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Struna Yellow card 30'
Murawski Yellow card 40'
Chochev Yellow card 45'
Gnahoré Yellow card 80'
Nestorovski 81' Yellow card 83'
Bellusci Red card 90'		 Report Yellow card 37' Colombatto
Yellow card 42' Bandinelli		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 6,844[3]
Referee: Riccardo Ros
25 September 2017 6 Palermo 2-1 Pro Vercelli Palermo
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Nestorovski 25', 51' Yellow card 72' Yellow-red card 85'
Murawski Yellow card 84'		 Report 20' Bifulco
Yellow card 78' Bergamelli
Yellow card 80' Vives
Yellow card 84' Mammarella		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 6,573[3]
Referee: Niccolò Baroni
30 September 2017 7 Ascoli 0-0 Palermo Ascoli Piceno
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Addae Yellow card 87' Report Yellow card 30' Murawski
Yellow card 55' Morganella		 Stadium: Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Attendance: 5,577[3]
Referee: Riccardo Pinzani
8 October 2017 8 Palermo 1-1 Parma Palermo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) La Gumina 10'
Bellusci Yellow card 33'
Embaló Yellow card 38'
Murawski Yellow card 45+2'		 Report Yellow card 21' 71' Gagliolo
Yellow card 59' Scozzarella
Yellow card 82' Barillà		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 7,256[3]
Referee: Juan Manuel Sacchi
14 October 2017 9 Frosinone 0-0 Palermo Frosinone
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) M. Ciofani Yellow card 8'
Ariaudo Yellow card 31'
Terranova Yellow card 44'		 Report Yellow card 42' Rispoli
Yellow card 81' Jajalo		 Stadium: Benito Stirpe
Attendance: 12,430[3]
Referee: Federico La Penna
21 October 2017 10 Palermo 0-2 Novara Palermo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Struna Yellow card 55'
Jajalo Yellow card 72'		 Report Yellow card 47' Mantovani
53', 70' Moscati
Yellow card 63' Da Cruz		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 6,068[3]
Referee: Lorenzo Illuzzi
24 October 2017 11 Carpi 1-3 Palermo Carpi
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pasciuti Yellow card 31'
Sabbione Yellow card 41' 82'		 Report 10', 36' Nestorovski
83' Embaló		 Stadium: Sandro Cabassi
Attendance: 2,430[3]
Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo
28 October 2017 12 Palermo 2-0 Virtus Entella Palermo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jajalo Yellow card 17'
Nestorovski 23' (pen.), 48'
Chochev Yellow card 63'
Coronado Yellow card 67'		 Report Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 80' Pellizzer
Yellow card 47' Benedetti
Yellow card 68' Crimi		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 4,963[3]
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
3 November 2017 13 Pescara 2-2 Palermo Pescara
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Capone 10'
Brugman 46'
Carraro Yellow card 52'
Coda Yellow card 80'
Bovo Yellow card 89'		 Report 15' Chochev
33' Nestorovski		 Stadium: Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia
Attendance: 7,621[3]
Referee: Antonio Giua
12 November 2017 14 Cremonese 1-2 Palermo Cremona
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Claiton 21'
Almici Yellow card 32'
Arini Yellow card 44'
Renzetti Yellow card 90+6'		 Report 23' Rispoli
52' Chochev		 Stadium: Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 7,461[3]
Referee: Eugenio Abbattista
20 November 2017 15 Palermo 0-3 Cittadella Palermo
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Bellusci Yellow card 21' Report Yellow card 22' Caccin
Yellow card 34' Schenetti
43' Kouamé
64' Strizzolo
82' Salvi
Yellow card 84' Iori		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 7,803[3]
Referee: Davide Ghersini
25 November 2017 16 Avellino 1-3 Palermo Avellino
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Paghera Yellow card 45+4'
Migliorini Yellow card 68'
Molina 81'		 Report 36' (o.g.) Molina
Red card 42' Cionek
48' Gnahoré
77' Nestorovski		 Stadium: Partenio-Adriano Lombardi
Attendance: 3,783[3]
Referee: Luigi Nasca
2 December 2017 17 Palermo 0-0 Venezia Palermo
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Murawski Yellow card 33'
Dawidowicz Yellow card 83'
Jajalo Yellow card 88'		 Report Yellow card 44' Bentivoglio
Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card 79' Domizzi		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 4,842[3]
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
10 December 2017 18 Bari 0-3 Palermo Bari
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Marrone Yellow card 52' Report Yellow card 44' Dawidowicz
62' Rispoli
69' Trajkovski
75' Coronado		 Stadium: San Nicola
Attendance: 21,671[3]
Referee: Riccardo Pinzani
16 December 2017 19 Palermo 1-0 Ternana Palermo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Rispoli 2' Report Yellow card 28' Favalli
Yellow card 55' Zanon
Yellow card 90+2' Paolucci		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 5,514[3]
Referee: Daniele Martinelli
21 December 2017 20 Cesena 1-1 Palermo Cesena
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Jallow 34'
Scognamiglio Yellow card 37'		 Report 9' Trajkovski
Yellow card 48' Bellusci		 Stadium: Dino Manuzzi
Attendance: 11,303[3]
Referee: Juan Manuel Sacchi
28 December 2017 21 Palermo 3-0 Salernitana Palermo
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Chochev 30'
Murawski Yellow card 55'
Monachello 79'
Jajalo 90+3'		 Report Yellow card 20' Minala
Yellow card 32' Zito
Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 52' Vitale		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 5,768[3]
Referee: Daniele Minelli
20 January 2018 22 Spezia 0-0 Palermo La Spezia
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Bolzoni Yellow card 74' Report Yellow card 57' Struna
Yellow card 74' Aleesami		 Stadium: Alberto Picco
Attendance: 6,886[3]
Referee: Marco Piccinini
27 January 2018 23 Palermo 2-0 Brescia Palermo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Chochev 3'
Bellusci Yellow card 53'
Gnahoré 90+3'		 Report Yellow card 51' Bisoli
Yellow card 64' Martinelli		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 6,799[3]
Referee: Marco Serra
2 February 2018 24 Empoli 4-0 Palermo Empoli
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Brighi 12'
Caputo 45', 51', 82' (pen.)
Zajc Yellow card 47'
Veseli Yellow card 53'		 Report Yellow card 31' Struna
Yellow card 72' Rolando		 Stadium: Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 5,128[3]
Referee: Federico La Penna
12 February 2018 25 Palermo 1-2 Foggia Palermo
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Nestorovski 65' (pen.)
Coronado Red card 69'		 Report Yellow card 36' Greco
Yellow card 64' Loiacono
78' Duhamel
84' Kragl		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 13,031[3]
Referee: Eugenio Abbattista
17 February 2018 26 Perugia 1-0 Palermo Perugia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Gustafson Yellow card 55'
Di Carmine 90+1'
Leali Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Yellow card 87' Jajalo Stadium: Renato Curi
Attendance: 8,380[3]
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
24 February 2018 27 Pro Vercelli 0-0 Palermo Vercelli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Bergamelli Yellow card 22' Report Yellow card 53' Jajalo
Yellow card 69' Struna		 Stadium: Silvio Piola
Attendance: 2,895[3]
Referee: Valerio Marini
27 February 2018 28 Palermo 4-1 Ascoli Palermo
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Rispoli 46', 55' Yellow card 53'
Coronado 48'
La Gumina Yellow card 51'
Nestorovski 83'		 Report Yellow card 29' Gigliotti
42' Bianchi
Yellow card 63' Clemenza
Yellow card 81' Mignanelli		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 6,466[3]
Referee: Daniele Martinelli
2 April 2018 29 Parma 3-2 Palermo Parma
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Calaiò 31', 39' (pen.), 47'
Lucarelli Yellow card 66'
Scavone Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Yellow card 32' 52' Nestorovski
Yellow card 33' Pomini
Yellow card 35' Rispoli
Yellow card 64' Coronado
Yellow card 70' Gnahoré
90+4' Rajković		 Stadium: Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 11,261[3]
Referee: Livio Marinelli
Note: Match was postponed from its original date of 3 March due to snow.
10 March 2018 30 Palermo 1-0 Frosinone Palermo
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bellusci Yellow card 34'
Gnahoré 47'
Nestorovski Yellow card 79'		 Report Yellow card 28' Chibsah
Yellow card 37' Terranova
Yellow card 53' M. Ciofani		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 15,121[3]
Referee: Riccardo Pinzani
17 March 2018 31 Novara 2-2 Palermo Novara
15:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) Pușcaș 8'
Golubović Yellow card 72' Yellow-red card 89'
Sciaudone 90'		 Report Yellow card 20' Szymiński
Yellow card 30' Coronado
48' Rispoli
56' Yellow card 77' La Gumina
Yellow card 73' Nestorovski		 Stadium: Silvio Piola
Attendance: 4,182[3]
Referee: Marco Serra
25 March 2018 32 Palermo 4-0 Carpi Palermo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Coronado 18' (pen.), 47', 76'
La Gumina 67'		 Report Yellow card 69' Brosco Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 6,523[3]
Referee: Davide Ghersini
29 March 2018 33 Virtus Entella 1-2 Palermo Chiavari
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gatto 80' Report 17' La Gumina
Yellow card 19' Jajalo
Yellow card 55' Struna
74' (o.g.) De Santis		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 2,492[3]
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
7 April 2018 34 Palermo 1-1 Pescara Palermo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Coronado 24'
Jajalo Yellow card 82'
Gnahorè Yellow card 84'		 Report Yellow card 20' Coda
39' Valzania		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 11,234[3]
Referee: Fabio Piscopo
14 April 2018 35 Palermo 1-1 Cremonese Palermo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Aleesami Yellow card 45+1'
Coronado 61'
La Gumina Yellow card 90+3'		 Report 83' Scamacca
Yellow card 90+2' García
Yellow card 90+5' Arini		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 10,768[3]
Referee: Federico La Penna
17 April 2018 36 Cittadella 0-0 Palermo Cittadella
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Chiaretti Yellow card 12' Report Yellow card 12' Jajalo
Yellow card 46' Struna
Yellow card 55' Gnahoré
Yellow card 77' Coronado		 Stadium: Pier Cesare Tombolato
Attendance: 3,984[3]
Referee: Luigi Nasca
21 April 2018 37 Palermo 3-0 Avellino Palermo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Coronado 9' (pen.) Yellow card 71'
La Gumina 47'
Trajkovski 73' (pen.)		 Report Yellow card 8' Morero
Yellow card 52' Molina
Yellow card 77' De Risio		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 9,173[3]
Referee: Antonio Giua
27 April 2018 38 Venezia 3-0 Palermo Venice
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Suciu 11'
Štulac 16'
Anđelković 64'		 Report Stadium: Pier Luigi Penzo
Attendance: 5,767[3]
Referee: Marco Piccinini
30 April 2018 39 Palermo 1-1 Bari Palermo
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Chochev Yellow card 46'
La Gumina 80'
Rolando Yellow card 88'		 Report Yellow card 31' 88' Nenê
Yellow card 36' Empereur
Yellow card 66' Balkovec
Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card 85' Marrone
Yellow card 88' Basha
Red card 90+3' Henderson		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 18,613[3]
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
5 May 2018 40 Ternana 2-3 Palermo Terni
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Favalli Yellow card 45+2'
Vitiello Yellow card 78'
Finotto 79'
Tremolada 83'		 Report 22', 45' La Gumina
Yellow card 39' Dawidowicz
61' Rolando
Yellow card 82' Pomini		 Stadium: Libero Liberati
Attendance: 4,455[3]
Referee: Daniele Minelli
12 May 2018 41 Palermo 0-0 Cesena Palermo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Murawski Yellow card 48' Report Yellow card 16' Donkor
Yellow card 68' Cascione		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 23,207[3]
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto
18 May 2018 42 Salernitana 0-2 Palermo Salerno
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rossi Yellow card 33'
Vitale Yellow card 70'
Mantovani Yellow card 87'		 Report Yellow card 22' Rajković
45+1' Chochev
86' La Gumina		 Stadium: Arechi
Attendance: 7,654[3]
Referee: Niccolò Baroni

Play-offs

Main article: 2017-18 Serie B § Promotion play-offs

Semi-finals

6 June 2018 First leg Venezia 1-1 Palermo Venice
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Štulac Yellow card 51'
Marsura 57'		 Report 53' La Gumina
Yellow card 58' Bellusci
Yellow card 85' Aleesami		 Stadium: Pier Luigi Penzo
Attendance: 5,526[3]
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
10 June 2018 Second leg Palermo 1-0
(2–1 agg.)		 Venezia Palermo
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Domizzi 5' (o.g.)
Jajalo Yellow card 33'
Coronado Yellow card 85'
Fiordilino Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Yellow card 34' Modolo
Red card 81' Pinato		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 28,152[3]
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano

Final

13 June 2018 First leg Palermo 2-1 Frosinone Palermo
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) La Gumina 45'
Murawski Yellow card 80'
Terranova 81' (o.g.)		 Report 5' Ciano
Yellow card 90+3' Frara		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 29,050[3]
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
16 June 2018 Second leg Frosinone 2-0
(3–2 agg.)		 Palermo Frosinone
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Krajnc Yellow card 4'
Soddimo Yellow card 6'
Dionisi Yellow card 21'
M. Ciofani Yellow card 49'
Maiello 52'
Ciano 90+6'		 Report Yellow card 17' Jajalo
Yellow card 28' Aleesami
Yellow card 39' Nestorovski
Red card 63' Dawidowicz
Yellow card 69' Szymiński
Yellow card 79' Struna		 Stadium: Benito Stirpe
Attendance: 15,443[3]
Referee: Federico La Penna

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2017-18 Coppa Italia
6 August 2017 Second round Palermo 5-0 Virtus Francavilla Palermo
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Trajkovski 12', 45+2', 72'
Aleesami Yellow card 23' 66'
Bellusci Yellow card 41'
Murawski 80'		 Report Yellow card 90' Biasón Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 5,424[4]
Referee: Daniele Martinelli
12 August 2017 Third round Cagliari 1-1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Palermo Turin
21:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) João Pedro 45'
Pisacane Yellow card 53'
Barella Yellow card 56'
Farias Yellow card 89'		 Report Yellow card 8' Jajalo
Yellow card 46' Struna
66' La Gumina		 Stadium: Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 1,126[5]
Referee: Paolo Valeri
Penalties

Appearances and goals

As of 16 June 2018[1]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie B Play-offs Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Italy ITA Fabrizio Alastra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1/37 GK Italy ITA Graziano Belladonna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 GK Italy ITA Luca Maniero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK Croatia CRO Josip Posavec 21 -20 19 -19 0 0 2 -1
22 GK Italy ITA Alberto Pomini 27 -24 23 -20 4 -4 0 0
31 GK Italy ITA Samuele Guddo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Bellusci 27 0 23 0 2 0 2 0
3 DF Italy ITA Andrea Rispoli 43 6 38 6 4 0 1 0
4 DF Italy ITA Andrea Accardi 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF Serbia SRB Slobodan Rajković 16 1 12 1 4 0 0 0
6 DF Slovenia SVN Aljaž Struna 39 0 35 0 2 0 2 0
14 DF Italy ITA Gabriele Rolando 14 1 12 1 2 0 0 0
15 DF Poland POL Thiago Cionek 18 1 16 1 0 0 2 0
17 DF Switzerland SUI Michel Morganella 12 0 10 0 0 0 2 0
19 DF Norway NOR Haitam Aleesami 32 1 26 0 4 0 2 1
23 DF Belgium BEL Corentin Fiore 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Poland POL Przemysław Szymiński 28 0 26 0 2 0 0 0
28 DF Poland POL Paweł Dawidowicz 29 0 27 0 2 0 0 0
29/31 DF Italy ITA Roberto Pirrello 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF Italy ITA Mirko Gallo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Italy ITA Andrea Ingegneri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
8 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Mato Jajalo 41 1 35 1 4 0 2 0
13 MF France FRA Eddy Gnahoré 36 4 32 4 3 0 1 0
18 MF Bulgaria BUL Ivaylo Chochev 31 5 29 5 0 0 2 0
21 MF Italy ITA Luca Fiordilino 14 0 12 0 2 0 0 0
26 MF Italy ITA Gennaro Ruggiero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Italy ITA Simone Santoro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Italy ITA Davide Petermann 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF Poland POL Radosław Murawski 41 2 35 1 4 0 2 1
Forwards
7 FW North Macedonia MKD Aleksandar Trajkovski 33 7 27 4 4 0 2 3
9 FW Sweden SWE Stefan Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Italy ITA Stefano Moreo 16 0 15 0 1 0 0 0
10 FW Brazil BRA Igor Coronado 43 9 38 9 4 0 1 0
11 FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Carlos Embaló 16 1 16 1 0 0 0 0
16 FW Hungary HUN Norbert Balogh 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW Italy ITA Antonino La Gumina 35 12 29 9 4 2 2 1
23 FW Italy ITA Alessandro Diamanti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW Italy ITA Accursio Bentivegna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW Italy ITA Gaetano Monachello 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
30 FW North Macedonia MKD Ilija Nestorovski 33 13 28 13 3 0 2 0
34 FW Italy ITA Simone Lo Faso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW Italy ITA Agostino Rizzo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 FW Switzerland SUI Cephas Malele 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

As of 16 June 2018[1]
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie B Play-offs Coppa Italia Total
1 30 FW North Macedonia Ilija Nestorovski 13 13
2 20 FW Italy Antonino La Gumina 9 2 1 12
3 10 FW Brazil Igor Coronado 9 9
4 7 FW North Macedonia Aleksandar Trajkovski 4 3 7
5 3 DF Italy Andrea Rispoli 6 6
6 18 MF Bulgaria Ivaylo Chochev 5 5
7 13 MF France Eddy Gnahoré 4 4
8 35 MF Poland Radosław Murawski 1 1 2
9 19 DF Norway Haitam Aleesami 1 1
15 DF Poland Thiago Cionek 1 1
11 FW Guinea-Bissau Carlos Embaló 1 1
8 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Mato Jajalo 1 1
27 FW Italy Gaetano Monachello 1 1
5 DF Serbia Slobodan Rajković 1 1
14 DF Italy Gabriele Rolando 1 1
Own goal 2 2 4
Totals 59 4 6 69

Clean sheets

As of 16 June 2018.
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie B Play-offs Coppa Italia Total
1 22 GK Italy Alberto Pomini 10[a] 1 11
2 12 GK Croatia Josip Posavec 9[b] 1 10
Totals 19 1 1 21
  1. ^ Weeks: 2, 9, 22, 27, 30, 32, 36-37, 41-42.
  2. ^ Weeks: 1, 5, 7, 12, 17-19, 21, 23.

Disciplinary record

As of 16 June 2018[1]
No. Pos Nat Name Serie B Play-offs Coppa Italia Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
2 DF Italy Giuseppe Bellusci 5 1 1 1 7 0 1
10 FW Brazil Igor Coronado 5 1 1 6 0 1
28 DF Poland Paweł Dawidowicz 3 1 3 0 1
15 DF Poland Thiago Cionek 1 1 1 0 1
30 FW North Macedonia Ilija Nestorovski 4 1 1 5 1 0
8 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Mato Jajalo 10 2 1 13 0 0
6 DF Slovenia Aljaž Struna 8 1 1 10 0 0
35 MF Poland Radosław Murawski 7 1 8 0 0
19 DF Norway Haitam Aleesami 2 2 1 5 0 0
13 MF France Eddy Gnahoré 5 5 0 0
3 DF Italy Andrea Rispoli 4 4 0 0
18 MF Bulgaria Ivaylo Chochev 3 3 0 0
20 FW Italy Antonino La Gumina 3 3 0 0
22 GK Italy Alberto Pomini 2 2 0 0
14 DF Italy Gabriele Rolando 2 2 0 0
24 DF Poland Przemysław Szymiński 1 1 2 0 0
11 FW Guinea-Bissau Carlos Embaló 1 1 0 0
21 MF Italy Luca Fiordilino 1 1 0 0
17 DF Switzerland Michel Morganella 1 1 0 0
12 GK Croatia Josip Posavec 1 1 0 0
5 DF Serbia Slobodan Rajković 1 1 0 0
7 FW North Macedonia Aleksandar Trajkovski 1 1 0 0
Totals 70 1 3 11 0 1 4 0 0 85 1 4

Attendances

As of 13 June 2018.
Matches Attendances Average High Low
Serie B 21 189,605 9,029 23,207 4,842
Play-offs 2 57,202 28,601 29,050 28,152
Coppa Italia 1 5,424 5,424 5,424 5,424
Total 24 252,231 10,510 29,050 4,842

References

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  2. ^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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  5. ^ "Il Cagliari soffre ma passa ai rigori contro il Palermo:5-3". YouReporter (in Italian).