2022–23 Serie A

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Hellas Verona 0–6 Inter Milan
(3 May 2023)
Highest scoringAtalanta 8–2 Salernitana
(15 January 2023)
Longest winning runNapoli
(11 matches)
Longest unbeaten runNapoli
(15 matches)
Longest winless runCremonese
(23 matches)
Longest losing runHellas Verona
(10 matches)
Highest attendance75,584
Inter Milan 1–0 AC Milan
(5 February 2023)[1]
Lowest attendance6,500
Spezia 2–2 Sassuolo
(28 August 2022)[1]
Attendance11,213,040 (29,508 per match)[1]

The 2022–23 Serie A (known as the Serie A

TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 121st season of top-tier Italian football, the 91st in a round-robin tournament, and the 13th since its organization under an own league committee, the Lega Serie A.[2] AC Milan
were the defending champions.

On 4 May 2023,

Napoli secured their third Serie A title and the first since 1990 with five matches to spare, following a 1–1 draw away to Udinese.[3][4]

Summary

Starting from the 2022–23 season, should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match would be held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively. The tiebreaker would not have extra time, and would instead directly go to a penalty shoot-out should the two teams be tied after 90 minutes. This was the first time play-offs were used since the 2004–05 campaign.[5]

Lega Serie A had initially planned to run a tournament featuring Serie A teams in the United States during the 2022 FIFA World Cup,[6] but this was later cancelled.[7]

In January 2023, Juventus were deducted 15 points as punishment for capital gain violations.[8] In April 2023, the decision was overturned and Juventus were given those points back.[9] However, following a new investigation, Juventus were docked 10 points in May 2023.[10]

On 28 July 2023, UEFA released a statement confirming Juventus' violation of the financial regulations.[11] Consequently, Juventus faced penalties including exclusion from the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.[12]

Teams

Monza
. Lecce returned to the top flight after two years of absence, whilst Cremonese returned for the first time in 26 years. Monza, meanwhile, were promoted to Serie A for the first time in the club's history. They became the 67th team to play in the top flight of Italian football.

This was the first season since the 2003–04 campaign without any teams from the archipelagos of Italy (teams located on the Sardinia and Sicily) in the top flight, as Cagliari were relegated.

Team changes

Promoted from
2021–22 Serie B
Relegated from
2021–22 Serie A
Lecce
Cagliari
Cremonese
Genoa
Monza
Venezia

Stadiums and locations

Verona
Locations of the 2022–23 Serie A teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Atalanta
Bergamo Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia 21,000
Bologna
Bologna Stadio Renato Dall'Ara 36,462
Cremonese
Cremona Stadio Giovanni Zini 16,003
Empoli
Empoli Stadio Carlo Castellani 16,284
Fiorentina Florence Stadio Artemio Franchi 43,147
Hellas Verona
Verona Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi 31,045
Inter Milan Milan San Siro 75,923
Juventus Turin Juventus Stadium 41,507
Lazio
Rome Stadio Olimpico 70,634
Lecce
Lecce Stadio Via del mare 31,533
AC Milan Milan San Siro 75,923
Monza
Monza Stadio Brianteo 15,039
Napoli
Naples Stadio Diego Armando Maradona 54,726
Roma
Rome Stadio Olimpico 70,634
Salernitana
Salerno Stadio Arechi 37,180
Sampdoria
Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris 36,599
Sassuolo
Sassuolo Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore 21,525
Spezia La Spezia Stadio Alberto Picco 11,512
Torino
Turin Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino 27,958
Udinese Udine Stadio Friuli 25,144

Number of teams by region

No. of
teams
Region Team(s)
5  Lombardy Atalanta, Cremonese, Inter, AC Milan, and Monza
2  Campania Napoli and Salernitana
 Emilia-Romagna
Sassuolo
 Lazio Lazio and Roma
 Liguria Sampdoria and Spezia
 Piedmont Juventus and Torino
 Tuscany Empoli and Fiorentina
1  Apulia Lecce
 Friuli-Venezia Giulia Udinese
 Veneto Verona

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer[13] Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
Atalanta
Italy Gian Piero Gasperini Italy Rafael Tolói Joma Plus500, Radici Group Gewiss Automha
Bologna
Italy Thiago Motta Italy Roberto Soriano Macron Cazoo Selenella Lavoropiù
Cremonese
Italy Davide Ballardini Italy Daniel Ciofani Acerbis Ilta Inox (H)/Arinox (A), Arvedi Gruppo Mauro Saviola Arvedi Tubo Acciaio
Empoli
Italy Paolo Zanetti Italy Filippo Bandinelli Kappa Computer Gross, Sammontana (H)/Saint-Gobain (A) Pediatrica Contrader
Fiorentina Italy Vincenzo Italiano Italy Cristiano Biraghi Kappa Mediacom Holding Lamioni None
Hellas Verona
Italy Marco Zaffaroni Portugal Miguel Veloso Macron Sinergy Luce e Gas, DR Automobiles VetroCar Leasys Rent/Drivalia
Inter Milan Italy Simone Inzaghi Slovenia Samir Handanović Nike DigitalBits/Paramount+ Lenovo eBay
Juventus Italy Massimiliano Allegri Italy Leonardo Bonucci Adidas Jeep/Jeep Avenger Cygames Bitget
Lazio
Italy Maurizio Sarri Italy Ciro Immobile Mizuno Binance Clinica Paideia AIRFire
Lecce
Italy Marco Baroni Denmark Morten Hjulmand M908 Links Management & Technology, BetItaly Pay DEGHI Banca Popolare Pugliese
AC Milan Italy Stefano Pioli Italy Davide Calabria Puma Emirates wefox BitMEX
Monza
Italy Raffaele Palladino Italy Matteo Pessina Lotto Motorola, U-Power Pontenossa Dell'Orto
Napoli
Italy Luciano Spalletti Italy Giovanni Di Lorenzo EA7 Lete, MSC Cruises Upbit Amazon
Roma
Portugal José Mourinho Italy Lorenzo Pellegrini New Balance DigitalBits Auberge Resorts None
Salernitana
Portugal Paulo Sousa Argentina Federico Fazio Zeus Caffè Motta/Eté Supermercati, Farmacia Continua/Soal Laboratories eCampus Università Eté Supermercati/Caffè Motta
Sampdoria
Serbia Dejan Stanković Italy Fabio Quagliarella Macron
Salone Nautico di Genova
IBSA Group DR Automobiles
Sassuolo
Italy Alessio Dionisi Italy Gian Marco Ferrari Puma Mapei None None
Spezia Italy Leonardo Semplici Ghana Emmanuel Gyasi Acerbis Distretti Ecologici, LaMiaLiguria Recrowd Iozzelli Edilizia
Torino
Croatia Ivan Jurić Switzerland Ricardo Rodriguez Joma Suzuki, Fratelli Beretta EdiliziAcrobatica Numero 38 Wüber
Udinese Italy Andrea Sottil Argentina Roberto Pereyra Macron Dacia, Prestipay Bluenergy
Prosciutto di San Daniele

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Cremonese Italy Fabio Pecchia Resigned 21 May 2022[14] Pre-season Italy Massimiliano Alvini 1 July 2022[15]
Hellas Verona Croatia Igor Tudor Mutual consent 28 May 2022[16] Italy Gabriele Cioffi 1 July 2022[17]
Udinese Italy Gabriele Cioffi End of caretaker spell 30 May 2022[18] Italy Andrea Sottil 1 July 2022[19]
Empoli Italy Aurelio Andreazzoli Contract expired 1 June 2022[20] Italy Paolo Zanetti 1 July 2022[21]
Spezia Italy Thiago Motta Mutual consent 28 June 2022[22] Italy Luca Gotti 1 July 2022[23]
Bologna Serbia Siniša Mihajlović Sacked 6 September 2022[24] 16th Italy Luca Vigiani (caretaker) 7 September 2022[25]
Italy Luca Vigiani End of caretaker spell 12 September 2022 12th Italy Thiago Motta 12 September 2022[26]
Monza Italy Giovanni Stroppa Sacked 13 September 2022[27] 20th Italy Raffaele Palladino 13 September 2022[28]
Sampdoria Italy Marco Giampaolo 2 October 2022[29] 20th Serbia Dejan Stanković 6 October 2022[30]
Hellas Verona Italy Gabriele Cioffi 11 October 2022[31] 18th Italy Salvatore Bocchetti 13 October 2022[32]
Italy Salvatore Bocchetti Demoted to assistant coach 4 December 2022 20th Italy Marco Zaffaroni 4 December 2022[33]
Cremonese Italy Massimiliano Alvini Sacked 14 January 2023[34] 20th Italy Davide Ballardini 15 January 2023[35]
Salernitana Italy Davide Nicola 15 February 2023[36] 16th Portugal Paulo Sousa 15 February 2023[37]
Spezia Italy Luca Gotti 15 February 2023[38] 17th Italy Fabrizio Lorieri (caretaker)
Italy Fabrizio Lorieri End of caretaker spell 23 February 2023 17th Italy Leonardo Semplici 23 February 2023[39]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Napoli (C) 38 28 6 4 77 28 +49 90 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a]
2 Lazio 38 22 8 8 60 30 +30 74
3 Inter Milan 38 23 3 12 71 42 +29 72
4 Milan 38 20 10 8 64 43 +21 70
5 Atalanta 38 19 7 12 66 48 +18 64 0Qualification for the Europa League group stage[b]
6 Roma 38 18 9 11 50 38 +12 63
7 Juventus[c] 38 22 6 10 56 33 +23 62[d]
8 Fiorentina 38 15 11 12 53 43 +10 56 0Qualification for the Εuropa Conference League play-off round
9 Bologna 38 14 12 12 53 49 +4 54
10 Torino 38 14 11 13 42 41 +1 53
11 Monza 38 14 10 14 48 52 −4 52
12 Udinese 38 11 13 14 47 48 −1 46
13 Sassuolo 38 12 9 17 47 61 −14 45
14 Empoli 38 10 13 15 37 49 −12 43
15 Salernitana 38 9 15 14 48 62 −14 42
16 Lecce 38 8 12 18 33 46 −13 36
17 Hellas Verona (O) 38 7 10 21 31 59 −28 31 Qualification for the Relegation tie-breaker[a]
18 Spezia (R) 38 6 13 19 31 62 −31 31
19 Cremonese (R) 38 5 12 21 36 69 −33 27 Relegation to Serie B
20 Sampdoria (R) 38 3 10 25 24 71 −47 19
Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team;[42] 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[43]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match was held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively.
  2. ^ Since the winners of the 2022–23 Coppa Italia, Inter Milan, qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League berth awarded to the Coppa Italia winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.
  3. ^ Juventus were excluded from UEFA competitions due to violation of UEFA's financial regulations.[40]
  4. ^ Juventus were deducted 10 points as punishment for capital gain violations.[41]

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round that was played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Sampdoria
1816181818192020202018181919191819191919191919202020191920202020202020202020
Winner
2023–24 UEFA Champions League
2023–24 UEFA Europa League
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
Relegation to Serie B