2016–17 Virtus Entella season

Virtus Entella

2016–17 season
Chairman	Antonio Gozzi
Manager	Alfredo Aglietti
Stadium	Stadio Comunale
Serie B	12th
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Current squad

As of 4 January 2017

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ITA Andrea Paroni 3 DF  MLI Cheick Keita 4 DF  ITA Francesco Belli 5 DF  ITA Luca Ceccarelli 6 MF  ITA Fabio Gerli 7 MF  POR Pedro Ferreira 8 MF  ITA Michele Troiano (captain) 9 FW  ITA Francesco Caputo 10 FW  ITA Aniello Cutolo 11 MF  ITA Simone Palermo 12 GK  TUN Aladin Ayoub 13 DF  ITA Simone Benedetti 14 MF  ITA Luca Tremolada 15 MF  ITA Michele Pellizzer

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  ITA Manuel Di Paola 18 MF  MAR Abderrazzak Jadid 19 DF  ITA Simone Iacoponi 20 FW  ITA Davide Diaw 22 GK  ITA Alessandro Iacobucci 23 DF  ITA Simone Sini 25 FW  POR Dany Mota 26 FW  ITA Gaetano Masucci 27 MF  CZE Jan Havlena 28 DF  SEN Joel Baraye 29 MF  FRA Najib Ammari 30 MF  ITA Marco Moscati (on loan from Livorno) 32 FW  ITA Giacomo Beretta (on loan from Milan)

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  BRA Joao Zanotti (at Montebelluna until 30 June 2017) — GK  ITA Daniele Borra (at Arezzo until 30 June 2017) — DF  ITA Stefano Lanini (at Alma Juventus Fano until 30 June 2017) — DF  ITA Luca Oneto (at Santarcangelo until 30 June 2017) — DF  ITA Valerio Zigrossi (at Alma Juventus Fano until 30 June 2017)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ITA Paolo Valagussa (at A.S. Gubbio 1910 until 30 June 2017) — MF  ITA Antonio Cardore (at Viterbese until 30 June 2017) — MF  ESP Héctor Otín (at Reggiana until 30 June 2017) — FW  ITA Stefano Moreo (at Venezia until 30 June 2017)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Age	Moving from	Fee	Notes	Source
DF	Michele Pellizzer	36	Cittadella	270k €
DF	Simone Benedetti	33	Cagliari
DF	Joel Baraye	28	Brescia U19
MF	Jan Havlena	26	U19	Free
MF	Najib Ammari	33	Latina
MF	Luca Tremolada	34	Arezzo	Free
FW	Dany Mota	27	U19	Free
FW	Davide Diaw	33	Tamai
FW	Francesco Caputo	38	Bari

Out

Pos.	Player	Age	Moving to	Fee	Notes	Source
GK	Maarten van der Want	30	Olbia
DF	Lorenzo Negro	28	Matelica	Free	^After joining Matelica he was released.
DF	Luca Cecchini	23	Lucchese
DF	Antony Viscardi	29	Fezzanese	Free
DF	Cheick Keita	29	Birmingham	£1.5m		[1]
MF	Gennaro Volpe	44	End of career
MF	Lorenzo Staiti	38	Feralpisalò	Free
MF	Vittorio Argeri	31	Goliardicapolis	Free
FW	Francesco Zottino	29	Cordenons	Free

Competitions

Serie B

Main article: 2016–17 Serie B

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Novara	42	15	11	16	48	50	−2	56
10	Salernitana	42	13	15	14	44	44	0	54[a]
11	Virtus Entella	42	13	15	14	54	51	+3	54[a]
12	Bari	42	13	14	15	39	44	−5	53[b]
13	Cesena	42	12	17	13	51	48	+3	53[b]

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]
Notes:

1. Salernitana is ahead of Virtus Entella on head-to-head points: Salernitana 1–1 Virtus Entella, Virtus Entella 0–1 Salernitana.
2. Bari is ahead of Cesena on head-to-head points: Bari 2–1 Cesena, Cesena 1–1 Bari.

References

1. "Birmingham sign French left-back Keita". BBC Sport.
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.

External links

• Official Site