2016–17 Benevento Calcio season

The 2016–17 Benevento Calcio season was the club's 88th season and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Benevento participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Benevento
2016–17 season
PresidentFabrizio Pallotta
ManagerMarco Baroni
StadiumStadio Ciro Vigorito
Serie B5th
(promoted via play-offs)
Coppa ItaliaSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Fabio Ceravolo (20)

All:
Fabio Ceravolo (20)
Highest home attendance13,987 vs Carpi
(8 June 2017, Serie B play-offs)
Lowest home attendance6,807 vs Spezia
(29 October 2016, Serie B)
Average home league attendance8,130
← 2015–16

Players

As of 27 January 2017[1]

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
18DF  GHABright Gyamfi (on loan from Inter)
19FW  GUIKaramoko Cissé
20MF  ITAFilippo Falco (on loan from Bologna)
21MF  ITAAndrea De Falco
22GK  ITARiccardo Piscitelli
23DF  ITALorenzo Venuti (on loan from Fiorentina)
24FW  ROUGeorge Pușcaș (on loan from Inter)
25FW  ITAEnrico Brignola
27MF  MKDNikola Jakimovski
30MF  ITADaniele Buzzegoli
31GK  ITAFabrizio Alastra (on loan from Palermo)
34MF  ITAMirko Eramo
35MF  ITANicolas Viola
36MF  ITAAntonio Matera (on loan from Fidelis Andria)

Competitions

Overall record

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Serie B27 August 201618 May 2017Matchday 15th421812125642+14042.86
Serie B promotion play-offs23 May 20178 June 2017Preliminary roundWinners532052+3060.00
Coppa Italia7 August 2016Second roundSecond round101000+0000.00
Total482115126144+17043.75

Source: Competitions

Serie B

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
3Frosinone422111105742+1574[a]Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-finals
4Perugia42152075440+1465[b]
5Benevento[c] (O, P)421812125642+1465[b]Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round
6Cittadella42196176054+663
7Carpi421614124140+162
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:

Results summary

Matches

27 August 2016 1 Benevento 2–0 SPAL Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
4 September 2016 2 Carpi 1–1 Benevento Carpi
CEST (UTC+2)Stadium: Stadio Sandro Cabassi
10 September 2016 3 Benevento 2–0 Hellas Verona Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
17 September 2016 4 Latina 1–1 Benevento Latina
CEST (UTC+2)Stadium: Stadio Domenico Francioni
20 September 2016 5 Benevento 1–1 Pro Vercelli Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
24 September 2016 6 Bari 0–4 Benevento Bari
CEST (UTC+2)
1 October 2016 7 Benevento 1–0 Novara Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
9 October 2016 8 Salernitana 2–1 Benevento Salerno
CEST (UTC+2)
16 October 2016 9 Virtus Entella 3–2 Benevento Chiavari
CEST (UTC+2)
22 October 2016 10 Benevento 0–0 Perugia Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
25 October 2016 11 Trapani 1–0 Benevento Trapani
CEST (UTC+2)
29 October 2016 12 Benevento 1–0 Spezia Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
7 November 2016 13 Ternana 0–1 Benevento Terni
CEST (UTC+2)
13 November 2016 14 Benevento 1–0 Cittadella Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
19 November 2016 15 Benevento 4–0 Brescia Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
26 November 2016 16 Vicenza 0–0 Benevento Vicenza
CEST (UTC+2)
5 December 2016 17 Benevento 2–1 Cesena Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
10 December 2016 18 Avellino 1–1 Benevento Avellino
CEST (UTC+2)
18 December 2016 19 Benevento 0–0 Ascoli Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
24 December 2016 20 Frosinone 3–2 Benevento Frosinone
CEST (UTC+2)
30 December 2016 21 Benevento 1–0 Pisa Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
21 January 2017 22 SPAL 2–0 Benevento Ferrara
CEST (UTC+2)
28 January 2017 23 Benevento 3–0 Carpi Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
3 February 2017 24 Hellas Verona 2–2 Benevento Verona
CEST (UTC+2)
11 February 2017 25 Benevento 2–1 Latina Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
18 February 2017 26 Pro Vercelli 0–1 Benevento Vercelli
CEST (UTC+2)
24 February 2017 27 Benevento 3–4 Bari Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
28 February 2017 28 Novara 1–0 Benevento Novara
CEST (UTC+2)
5 March 2017 29 Benevento 1–1 Salernitana Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
11 March 2017 30 Benevento 0–0 Virtus Entella Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
17 March 2017 31 Perugia 3–1 Benevento Perugia
CEST (UTC+2)
25 March 2017 32 Benevento 1–3 Trapani Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
1 April 2017 33 Spezia 1–3 Benevento La Spezia
CEST (UTC+2)
4 April 2017 34 Benevento 2–1 Ternana Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
8 April 2017 35 Cittadella 1–0 Benevento Cittadella
CEST (UTC+2)
17 April 2017 36 Brescia 1–0 Benevento Brescia
CEST (UTC+2)
21 April 2017 37 Benevento 0–0 Vicenza Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
25 April 2017 38 Cesena 4–1 Benevento Cesena
CEST (UTC+2)
1 May 2017 39 Benevento 2–1 Avellino Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
6 May 2017 40 Ascoli 1–1 Benevento Ascoli Piceno
CEST (UTC+2)
13 May 2017 41 Benevento 2–1 Frosinone Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)
18 May 2017 42 Pisa 0–3 Benevento Pisa
CEST (UTC+2)

Promotion play-offs

23 May 2017 Preliminary round Benevento 2–1 Spezia Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
27 May 2017 Semi-finals
First leg
Benevento 1–0 Perugia Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
30 May 2017 Semi-finals
Second leg
Perugia 1–1 Benevento Perugia
CEST (UTC+2)Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
4 June 2017 Final
First leg
Carpi 0–0 Benevento Carpi
CEST (UTC+2)Stadium: Stadio Sandro Cabassi
8 June 2017 Final
Second leg
Benevento 1–0 Carpi Benevento
CEST (UTC+2)Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito

Coppa Italia

7 August 2016 Second round Benevento 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Salernitana Benevento
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)Stadium: Ciro Vigorito
Attendance: 6,855
Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo
Penalties

References