2018-19 Serie A
87th season and 117th championship of top-tier Italian men's football
The 2018–19 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 117th season of top-tier Italian football. Juventus won their 7th Serie A title in a row. The season was played between 18 August 2018 to 26 May 2019.[2]
Dates | 18 August 2018 – 26 May 2019 |
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Champions | Juventus 35th title |
Relegated | Empoli Frosinone Chievo |
Champions League | Juventus Napoli Atalanta Internazionale |
Europa League | Lazio Roma Torino |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,019 (2.68 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Fabio Quagliarella (26 goals)[1] |
Biggest home win | Fiorentina 6–1 Chievo (26 August 2018) Internazionale 5–0 Genoa (3 November 2018) |
Biggest away win | Frosinone 0–5 Sampdoria (15 September 2018) Frosinone 0–5 Atalanta (20 January 2019) |
Highest scoring | Sassuolo 5–3 Genoa (2 September 2018) Sassuolo 2–6 Atalanta (29 December 2018) Sassuolo 3–5 Sampdoria (16 March 2019) |
Longest winning run | 8 games Juventus |
Longest unbeaten run | 27 games Juventus |
Longest winless run | 18 games Chievo |
Longest losing run | 7 games Chievo |
Highest attendance | 78,725 Internazionale 1–0 Milan (21 October 2018) |
Lowest attendance | 7,000 SPAL 1–0 Parma (Bologna, 26 August 2018) |
Total attendance | 9,199,649 |
Average attendance | 24,931 |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2017–18 season |
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Atalanta | Bergamo | Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia | 21,300 | 7th in Serie A |
Bologna | Bologna | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara | 38,279 | 15th in Serie A |
Cagliari | Cagliari | Sardegna Arena | 16,233 | 16th in Serie A |
Chievo | Verona | Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi | 38,402 | 13th in Serie A |
Empoli | Empoli | Stadio Carlo Castellani | 16,284 | Serie B champions |
Fiorentina | Florence | Stadio Artemio Franchi | 43,147 | 8th in Serie A |
Frosinone | Frosinone | Stadio Benito Stirpe | 16,227 | Serie B playoff winners |
Genoa | Genoa | Stadio Luigi Ferraris | 36,685 | 12th in Serie A |
Internazionale | Milan | San Siro | 80,018 | 4th in Serie A |
Juventus | Turin | Juventus Stadium | 41,507 | Serie A champions |
Lazio | Rome | Stadio Olimpico | 72,698 | 5th in Serie A |
Milan | Milan | San Siro | 80,018 | 6th in Serie A |
Napoli | Naples | Stadio San Paolo | 60,240 | 2nd in Serie A |
Parma | Parma | Stadio Ennio Tardini | 27,906 | 2nd in Serie B |
Roma | Rome | Stadio Olimpico | 72,698 | 3rd in Serie A |
Sampdoria | Genoa | Stadio Luigi Ferraris | 36,685 | 10th in Serie A |
Sassuolo | Sassuolo | Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore (Reggio Emilia) | 23,717 | 11th in Serie A |
SPAL | Ferrara | Stadio Paolo Mazza | 16,164 | 17th in Serie A |
Torino | Turin | Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino | 27,994 | 9th in Serie A |
Udinese | Udine | Stadio Friuli | 25,132 | 14th in Serie A |
Personnel and kits
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
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Atalanta | Gian Piero Gasperini | Alejandro Gómez | Joma | Radici Group |
Bologna | Siniša Mihajlović | Blerim Džemaili | Macron | Liu·Jo |
Cagliari | Rolando Maran | Luca Ceppitelli | Macron | Ichnusa |
Chievo | Domenico Di Carlo | Sergio Pellissier | Givova | Paluani |
Empoli | Aurelio Andreazzoli | Manuel Pasqual | Kappa | Computer Gross |
Fiorentina | Vincenzo Montella | Germán Pezzella | Le Coq Sportif | Save The Children |
Frosinone | Marco Baroni | Daniel Ciofani | Zeus Sport | Banca Popolare del Frusinate |
Genoa | Cesare Prandelli | Domenico Criscito | Lotto | Giocheria |
Internazionale | Luciano Spalletti | Samir Handanović | Nike | Pirelli |
Juventus | Massimiliano Allegri | Giorgio Chiellini | Adidas | Jeep |
Lazio | Simone Inzaghi | Senad Lulić | Macron | Marathonbet |
Milan | Gennaro Gattuso | Alessio Romagnoli | Puma[3][4] | Fly Emirates |
Napoli | Carlo Ancelotti | Lorenzo Insigne | Kappa | Lete |
Parma | Roberto D'Aversa | Bruno Alves | Erreà | Cetilar |
Roma | Claudio Ranieri | Daniele De Rossi | Nike | Qatar Airways |
Sampdoria | Marco Giampaolo | Fabio Quagliarella | Joma | Invent Energy |
Sassuolo | Roberto De Zerbi | Francesco Magnanelli | Kappa | Mapei |
SPAL | Leonardo Semplici | Mirco Antenucci | Macron | Tassi Group |
Torino | Walter Mazzarri | Andrea Belotti | Kappa | Suzuki |
Udinese | Igor Tudor | Valon Behrami | Macron | Dacia |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Napoli | Maurizio Sarri | Mutual consent | 23 May 2018[5] | Pre-season | Carlo Ancelotti | 23 May 2018[6] |
Bologna | Roberto Donadoni | 24 May 2018[7] | Filippo Inzaghi | 13 June 2018[8] | ||
Cagliari | Diego López | 30 May 2018[9] | Rolando Maran | 7 June 2018[10] | ||
Sassuolo | Giuseppe Iachini | 5 June 2018[11] | Roberto De Zerbi | 13 June 2018[12] | ||
Udinese | Igor Tudor | 7 June 2018 | Julio Velázquez | 7 June 2018[13] | ||
Chievo | Lorenzo D'Anna | Sacked | 9 October 2018[14] | 20th | Gian Piero Ventura | 10 October 2018[15] |
Genoa | Davide Ballardini | 9 October 2018[16] | 11th | Ivan Jurić | 9 October 2018[16] | |
Empoli | Aurelio Andreazzoli | 5 November 2018[17] | 18th | Giuseppe Iachini | 6 November 2018[18] | |
Chievo | Gian Piero Ventura | Resigned, consensual resolution | 13 November 2018[19] | 20th | Domenico Di Carlo | 13 November 2018[20] |
Udinese | Julio Velázquez | Sacked | 13 November 2018 | 17th | Davide Nicola | 13 November 2018[21] |
Genoa | Ivan Jurić | 7 December 2018[22] | 14th | Cesare Prandelli | 7 December 2018[22] | |
Frosinone | Moreno Longo | 19 December 2018[23] | 19th | Marco Baroni | 19 December 2018[24] | |
Bologna | Filippo Inzaghi | 28 January 2019[25] | 18th | Siniša Mihajlović | 28 January 2019[25] | |
Roma | Eusebio Di Francesco | 7 March 2019[26] | 5th | Claudio Ranieri | 8 March 2019[27] | |
Empoli | Giuseppe Iachini | 13 March 2019[28] | 17th | Aurelio Andreazzoli | 13 March 2019[28] | |
Udinese | Davide Nicola | 20 March 2019[29] | 16th | Igor Tudor | 21 March 2019[30] | |
Fiorentina | Stefano Pioli | Resigned | 9 April 2019[31] | 10th | Vincenzo Montella | 10 April 2019[32] |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Juventus (C) | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 70 | 30 | +40 | 90 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Napoli | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 74 | 36 | +38 | 79 | |
3 | Atalanta | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 77 | 46 | +31 | 69[a] | |
4 | Internazionale | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 69[a] | |
5 | Milan[b] | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 68 | Ineligible for UEFA competitions |
6 | Roma | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 66 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
7 | Torino | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
8 | Lazio | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[c] |
9 | Sampdoria | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 53 | |
10 | Bologna | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 44 | |
11 | Sassuolo | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 43[d] | |
12 | Udinese | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 43[d] | |
13 | SPAL | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 42 | |
14 | Parma | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 41[e] | |
15 | Cagliari | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 41[e] | |
16 | Fiorentina | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 41[e] | |
17 | Genoa | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 38[f] | |
18 | Empoli (R) | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 51 | 70 | −19 | 38[f] | Relegation to Serie B |
19 | Frosinone (R) | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 69 | −40 | 25 | |
20 | Chievo (R) | 38 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 75 | −50 | 17[g] |
Source: Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[35]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[35]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[36] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Fabio Quagliarella | Sampdoria | 26 |
2 | Duván Zapata | Atalanta | 23 |
3 | Krzysztof Piątek | Genoa/Milan1 | 22 |
4 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Juventus | 21 |
5 | Arkadiusz Milik | Napoli | 17 |
6 | Francesco Caputo | Empoli | 16 |
Dries Mertens | Napoli | ||
Leonardo Pavoletti | Cagliari | ||
Andrea Petagna | SPAL | ||
10 | Andrea Belotti | Torino | 15 |
Ciro Immobile | Lazio |
1 Piątek played for Genoa until matchday 20 and scored 13 goals.
Top assists
Rank | Player | Club | Assists[37] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alejandro Gómez | Atalanta | 11 |
Dries Mertens | Napoli | ||
3 | José Callejón | Napoli | 10 |
Suso | Milan | ||
5 | Rodrigo De Paul | Udinese | 8 |
Manuel Lazzari | SPAL | ||
Fabio Quagliarella | Sampdoria | ||
Cristiano Ronaldo | Juventus | ||
9 | Josip Iličić | Atalanta | 7 |
Rade Krunić | Empoli | ||
Cengiz Ünder | Roma | ||
Duván Zapata | Atalanta |
Hat-tricks
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Josip Iličić | Atalanta | Chievo | 5–1 (A) Archived 2021-01-21 at the Wayback Machine | 21 October 2018 |
Dries Mertens | Napoli | Empoli | 5–1 (H) Archived 2021-01-21 at the Wayback Machine | 2 November 2018 |
Duván Zapata | Atalanta | Udinese | 3–1 (A) Archived 2021-01-21 at the Wayback Machine | 9 December 2018 |
Josip Iličić | Atalanta | Sassuolo | 6–2 (A) Archived 2021-01-21 at the Wayback Machine | 29 December 2018 |
Duván Zapata4 | Atalanta | Frosinone | 5–0 (A) Archived 2021-01-21 at the Wayback Machine | 20 January 2019 |
- Note
4 Player scored four goals ; (H) – Home (A) – Away
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[38] |
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1 | Samir Handanović | Internazionale | 17 |
2 | Salvatore Sirigu | Torino | 15 |
3 | Gianluigi Donnarumma | Milan | 13 |
4 | Andrea Consigli | Sassuolo | 12 |
5 | Emil Audero | Sampdoria | 11 |
Wojciech Szczęsny | Juventus | ||
7 | Luigi Sepe | Parma | 10 |
Łukasz Skorupski | Bologna | ||
Thomas Strakosha | Lazio | ||
10 | Alban Lafont | Fiorentina | 9 |
Awards
In 2019, Serie A introduced the Serie A Awards for the first time, using calculations from Opta Sports and Netco Sports to determine the best players of the season.[39][40]
Award | Winner | Club |
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Most Valuable Player | Cristiano Ronaldo | Juventus |
Best Young Player | Nicolò Zaniolo | Roma |
Best Goalkeeper | Samir Handanović | Internazionale |
Best Defender | Kalidou Koulibaly | Napoli |
Best Midfielder | Sergej Milinković-Savić | Lazio |
Best Striker | Fabio Quagliarella | Sampdoria |
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