| 2015–16 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Carlo Rossi | |||
| Manager | Eusebio Di Francesco | |||
| Stadium | Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore | |||
| Serie A | 6th | |||
| Coppa Italia | Fourth round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:  Domenico Berardi, Grégoire Defrel, Nicola Sansone (7) All: Domenico Berardi, Grégoire Defrel, Nicola Sansone (7)  | |||
| Highest home attendance | 20,570 vs Juventus (28 October 2015, Serie A)  | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,071 vs Cagliari (3 December 2015, Coppa Italia)  | |||
| Average home league attendance | 11,437[1] | |||
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The 2015–16 season is Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio's third consecutive season in Serie A. The team will compete in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.
Players
Squad information
- As of 2 February 2016
 
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Competitions
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Internazionale | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 67 | Qualification to UEFA Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 5 | Fiorentina | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 64 | |
| 6 | Sassuolo | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 61 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 7 | Milan | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 57 | |
| 8 | Lazio | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 54 | 
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.[2]
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.[2]
Notes:
- 1 2 Since the winners of the 2015–16 Coppa Italia, Juventus, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to fifth-placed team and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.
 
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 | 
| 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 61 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 
Last updated: 14 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 23 August 2015 1 | Sassuolo | 2–1 | Napoli | Reggio Emilia | 
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Magnanelli  Floro Flores Berardi Peluso Sansone  | 
Report | Hamšík  Chiricheș Valdifiori  | 
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 13,755 Referee: Daniele Doveri  | 
| 29 August 2015 2 | Bologna | 0–1 | Sassuolo | Bologna | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Falco  Destro Ferrari  | 
Report | Cannavaro  Floro Flores  | 
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 15,732 Referee: Carmine Russo  | 
| 13 September 2015 3 | Sassuolo | 2–2 | Atalanta | Reggio Emilia | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Magnanelli  Duncan Floro Flores Sansone Vrsaljko Missiroli  | 
Report | Cherubin  Pinilla Paletta Bellini Toloi  | 
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 8,644 Referee: Maurizio Mariani  | 
| 20 September 2015 4 | Roma | 2–2 | Sassuolo | Rome | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Totti  Salah Maicon De Rossi  | 
Report | Defrel  Politano Sansone Peluso  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 36,727 Referee: Davide Massa  | 
| 23 September 2015 5 | Palermo | 0–1 | Sassuolo | Palermo | 
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Rigoni  | 
Report | Missiroli  Floccari Vrsaljko Acerbi Cannavaro Biondini Magnanelli  | 
Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 17,730 Referee: Luca Pairetto  | 
| 27 September 2015 6 | Sassuolo | 1–1 | Chievo | Reggio Emilia | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Defrel  Peluso Magnanelli Berardi  | 
Report | Paloschi  Hetemaj  | 
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Michael Fabbri  | 
| 4 October 2015 7 | Empoli | 1–0 | Sassuolo | Empoli | 
| 12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Zieliński  Tonelli Maccarone Krunić  | 
Report | Terranova  Peluso Vrsaljko  | 
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,634 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese  | 
| 18 October 2015 8 | Sassuolo | 2–1 | Lazio | Reggio Emilia | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Berardi  Sansone Missiroli  | 
Report | Lulić  Milinković-Savić Anderson Cataldi Maurício  | 
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 11,812 Referee: Marco Guida  | 
| 25 October 2015 9 | Milan | 2–1 | Sassuolo | Milan | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bacca  Abate Luiz Adriano  | 
Report | Consigli  Berardi Cannavaro Missiroli  | 
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 37,568 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi  | 
| 28 October 2015 10 | Sassuolo | 1–0 | Juventus | Reggio Emilia | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Peluso  Sansone Pegolo Berardi Cannavaro  | 
Report | Chiellini  Lemina Pogba  | 
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 20,570 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni  | 
| 1 November 2015 11 | Udinese | 0–0 | Sassuolo | Udine | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Danilo  | 
Report | Missiroli  Biondini  | 
Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 13,277 Referee: Federico La Penna  | 
| 8 November 2015 12 | Sassuolo | 1–0 | Carpi | Reggio Emilia | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Falcinelli  Sansone Pellegrini Biondini Consigli  | 
Report | Marrone  Lollo Zaccardo Di Gaudio Wallace  | 
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 10,264 Referee: Paolo Valeri  | 
| 22 November 2015 13 | Genoa | 2–1 | Sassuolo | Genoa | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Rincón  Perin Perotti Burdisso Pavoletti  | 
Report | Berardi  Acerbi  | 
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 19,347 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli  | 
| 30 November 2015 14 | Sassuolo | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Reggio Emilia | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Floccari  Vrsaljko  | 
Report | Valero  Badelj  | 
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 13,633 Referee: Davide Massa  | 
| 6 December 2015 15 | Sampdoria | 1–3 | Sassuolo | Genoa | 
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Silvestre  Zukanović Cassani  | 
Report | Acerbi  Floccari Vrsaljko Pellegrini  | 
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 20,581 Referee: Maurizio Mariani  | 
| 20 December 2015 17 | Hellas Verona | 1–1 | Sassuolo | Verona | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Hallfreðsson  Toni Sala  | 
Report | Missiroli  Floccari  | 
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 16,949 Referee: Marco Guida  | 
| 6 January 2016 18 | Sassuolo | 2–2 | Frosinone | Reggio Emilia | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ajeti  Pellegrini Peluso Falcinelli  | 
Report | Dionisi  Ajeti Leali Pavlović  | 
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 8,850 Referee: Luca Pairetto  | 
| 10 January 2016 19 | Internazionale | 0–1 | Sassuolo | Milan | 
| 12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Murillo  Miranda  | 
Report | Cannavaro  Magnanelli Berardi  | 
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 40,322 Referee: Daniele Doveri  | 
| 16 January 2016 20 | Napoli | 3–1 | Sassuolo | Naples | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Callejón  Higuaín  | 
Report | Falcinelli  Acerbi  | 
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 40,047 Referee: Piero Giacomelli  | 
| 20 January 2016 16 | Sassuolo | 1–1 | Torino | Reggio Emilia | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Acerbi  Vrsaljko Magnanelli  | 
Report | Belotti  Benassi Glik Maksimović Acquah  | 
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Domenico Celi  | 
| Note: Postponed to 20 January 2016 due to heavy fog. | ||||
| 24 January 2016 21 | Sassuolo | 0–2 | Bologna | Reggio Emilia | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Giaccherini  Ferrari Brighi Floccari  | 
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 12,202 Referee: Angelo Cervellera  | 
| 30 January 2016 22 | Atalanta | 1–1 | Sassuolo | Bergamo | 
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Conti  Denis Diamanti  | 
Report | Berardi  Consigli Defrel Longhi  | 
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 13,640 Referee: Claudio Gavillucci  | 
| 2 February 2016 23 | Sassuolo | 0–2 | Roma | Reggio Emilia | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Duncan  | 
Report | Salah  Keita Nainggolan Vainqueur El Shaarawy  | 
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 11,102 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese  | 
| 7 February 2016 24 | Sassuolo | 2–2 | Palermo | Reggio Emilia | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Antei  Defrel Missiroli Pellegrini Gazzola  | 
Report | Vázquez  Lazaar Đurđević  | 
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 8,719 Referee: Maurizio Mariani  | 
| 13 February 2016 25 | Chievo | 1–1 | Sassuolo | Verona | 
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Rigoni  Radovanović Birsa  | 
Report | Peluso  Sansone Missiroli  | 
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Davide Ghersini  | 
| 21 February 2016 26 | Sassuolo | 3–2 | Empoli | Reggio Emilia | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Missiroli  Berardi Defrel Peluso  | 
Report | Tonelli  Zieliński Saponara Maccarone  | 
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 10,243 Referee: Paolo Valeri  | 
| 29 February 2016 27 | Lazio | 0–2 | Sassuolo | Rome | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Maurício  | 
Report | Magnanelli  Berardi Consigli Defrel  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 13,995 Referee: Antonio Damato  | 
| 6 March 2016 28 | Sassuolo | 2−0 | Milan | Reggio Emilia | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Berardi  Duncan Defrel Sansone  | 
Report | Bonaventura  Bertolacci  | 
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 17,697 Referee: Piero Giacomelli  | 
| 11 March 2016 29 | Juventus | 1–0 | Sassuolo | Turin | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Dybala  | 
Report | Duncan  Sansone Vrsaljko  | 
Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 39,240 Referee: Domenico Celi  | 
| 20 March 2016 30 | Sassuolo | 1–1 | Udinese | Reggio Emilia | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Antei  Politano Defrel  | 
Report | Zapata  Heurtaux Hallfreðsson Felipe Danilo  | 
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 10,344 Referee: Marco Di Bello  | 
| 2 April 2016 31 | Carpi | 1–3 | Sassuolo | Modena | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gagliolo  Bianco Verdi  | 
Report | Sansone  Magnanelli Defrel Vrsaljko Acerbi  | 
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia Attendance: 7,457 Referee: Angelo Cervellera  | 
| 9 April 2016 32 | Sassuolo | 0–1 | Genoa | Reggio Emilia | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Duncan  Politano  | 
Report | Džemaili  Muñoz  | 
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 10,249 Referee: Claudio Gavillucci  | 
| 17 April 2016 33 | Fiorentina | 3–1 | Sassuolo | Florence | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gonzalo  Iličić Tello Consigli  | 
Report | Vrsaljko  Peluso Berardi  | 
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 27,585 Referee: Luca Banti  | 
| 20 April 2016 34 | Sassuolo | 0–0 | Sampdoria | Reggio Emilia | 
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Cannavaro  Sansone Pellegrini Berardi  | 
Report | Diakité  Dodô Ranocchia Krstičić  | 
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 9,392 Referee: Maurizio Mariani  | 
| 24 April 2016 35 | Torino | 1–3 | Sassuolo | Turin | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Peres  Gazzi Moretti  | 
Report | Sansone  Peluso Trotta  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino Attendance: 19,751 Referee: Michael Fabbri  | 
| 1 May 2016 36 | Sassuolo | 1–0 | Hellas Verona | Reggio Emilia | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Pellegrini  | 
Report | Albertazzi  | 
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 10,389 Referee: Claudio Gavillucci  | 
| 8 May 2016 37 | Frosinone | 0–1 | Sassuolo | Frosinone | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Gucher  Kragl Dionisi Crivello  | 
Report | Peluso  Cannavaro Berardi Politano  | 
Stadium: Stadio Matusa Attendance: 6,014 Referee: Angelo Cervellera  | 
| 15 May 2016 38 | Sassuolo | 3–1 | Internazionale | Reggio Emilia | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Politano  Pellegrini Magnanelli Duncan Cannavaro  | 
Report | Telles  Palacio Brozović Murillo Juan Jesus  | 
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Referee: Andrea Gervasoni  | 
Coppa Italia
| 15 August 2015 Third round | Sassuolo | 2–0 | Modena | Reggio Emilia | 
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Falcinelli  Floro Flores  | 
Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 2,329 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese  | 
| 3 December 2015 Fourth round | Sassuolo | 0–1 | Cagliari | Reggio Emilia | 
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Politano  | 
Report | Sau  Cragno Benedetti Colombatto  | 
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 2,071 Referee: Claudio Gavillucci  | 
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Alberto Pomini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 47 | GK | Andrea Consigli | 38 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 79 | GK | Gianluca Pegolo | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Alessandro Longhi | 8 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | DF | Luca Antei | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | DF | Šime Vrsaljko | 36 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | DF | Federico Peluso | 36 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | DF | Francesco Acerbi | 38 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 23 | DF | Marcello Gazzola | 10 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 26 | DF | Emanuele Terranova | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 28 | DF | Paolo Cannavaro | 32 | 0 | 30+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 98 | DF | Claud Adjapong | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | Francesco Magnanelli | 35 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | MF | Lorenzo Pellegrini | 20 | 3 | 13+6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | MF | Simone Missiroli | 25 | 2 | 22+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | MF | Davide Biondini | 23 | 0 | 12+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 10 | MF | Karim Laribi | 11 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 32 | MF | Alfred Duncan | 35 | 1 | 27+6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Diego Falcinelli | 28 | 3 | 11+15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 16 | FW | Matteo Politano | 29 | 5 | 11+17 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | FW | Nicola Sansone | 38 | 7 | 28+9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 25 | FW | Domenico Berardi | 31 | 7 | 26+3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 29 | FW | Marcello Trotta | 8 | 1 | 1+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 92 | FW | Grégoire Defrel | 35 | 7 | 24+9 | 7 | 0+2 | 0 | |||||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 20 | DF | Lorenzo Ariaudo | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 83 | FW | Antonio Floro Flores | 16 | 4 | 8+6 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | |||||
| 99 | FW | Sergio Floccari | 7 | 4 | 5+2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Last updated: 14 May 2016
Source: Competitions
Goalscorers
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | FW | Nicola Sansone | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 25 | FW | Domenico Berardi | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 92 | FW | Grégoire Defrel | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 16 | FW | Matteo Politano | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | 15 | DF | Francesco Acerbi | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 83 | FW | Antonio Floro Flores | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 99 | FW | Sergio Floccari | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 6 | MF | Lorenzo Pellegrini | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | FW | Diego Falcinelli | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 7 | MF | Simone Missiroli | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | 4 | MF | Francesco Magnanelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | DF | Federico Peluso | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 29 | FW | Marcello Trotta | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 32 | MF | Alfred Duncan | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own goal | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 49 | 2 | 51 | ||||
Last updated: 14 May 2016
Clean sheets
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 | GK | Andrea Consigli | 10 | 1 | 11 | |
| Totals | 10 | 1 | 11 | ||||
Last updated: 8 May 2016
References
- ↑ "Statistiche Spettatori Serie A - Attendance Statistics Serie A".
 - ↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale n. 262/A" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 27 January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
 
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