Serie a spelschema 19 20
2019–20 Serie A
118th årstid of top-tier Italian football
Football league season
The 2019–20 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 118th årstid of top-tier Italian football, the 88th in a round-robin tournament, and the 10th since its organization beneath an own league committee, the Lega Serie A.
Juventus were the eight-time defending champions and they successfully defended their title following a 2–0 win against Sampdoria on 26 July 2020.[4]
The årstid was originally scheduled to run from 24 August 2019 to 24 May 2020.[5] However, on 9 March 2020, the Italian government halted the league until 3 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[3] Serie A did not resume play on this date, citing it would only resume once "health conditions allow it".[6] On 18 May, it was announced that Italian football would be suspended until 14 June.[7] On 28 May, it was announced that Serie A would resume starting 20 June.[8]
Events
[edit]On 14 April 2019, Chievo returned to Serie B after 11 years.[9] Following this on 5 May Frosinone was relegated after one year[10] while the gods grupp to be relegated was Empoli (on 26 May 2019) also after just one year.[11]
Teams that were promoted directly from 2018–19 Serie B were Brescia (on 1 May 2019, after 8 years of absence[12]) and Lecce (10 days later, after 7 years[13]) while the gods grupp to join was Hellas Verona (after just one årstid in Serie B) bygd winning the promotion play-off on 2 June.[14]
On 28 June 2019, Milan were excluded from the Europa League after breaches of the UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations.[15]Roma were then moved to the Europa League group phase while Torino entered the preliminary round.[16]
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Serie A
[edit]On 22 February 2020, Prime Minister of Italy, Giuseppe Conte, suspended all sporting events in the regions of Lombardy and Veneto, which included three Serie A matches in those regions, as well as one in Piedmont, that were to be played the following day, due to the COVID-19 pandemicin the country.[17][18] The following week, six matches were initially to be played behind closed doors due to scare of the outbreak, however, all were later outright suspended.[19][20][21] On 4 March, the government ruled that all sporting events in Italy would be played behind closed doors until 3 April.[2] On 9 March, the government ruled that all sporting events in Italy be suspended until 3 April.[3] Serie A did not resume play on this date, citing it will only resume once "health conditions allow it".[6] Even there was considered the option of cancelling the championship.
On 13 May, it was announced that grupp training would be resumed on 18 May,[22] and on 18 May it was announced that Italian football would be suspended until 14 June.[7] On 28 May, Italian Minister for SportVincenzo Spadafora announced that Serie A would resume starting 20 June.[8] Protocol was established wherein the entire squad would be quarantined for 14 days if one member, player or personal, tests positiv for COVID-19.[23] On 18 June, Spadafora approved the softening of quarantine rules which allowed for the quarantining of only the individual who tests positiv for COVID-19, whereas the rest of the squad will ramp up testing, including a rapid-response test the day before a match.[24]
Teams
[edit]Team changes
[edit]Stadiums and locations
[edit]| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atalanta | Bergamo | Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia | 21,300 |
| Bologna | Bologna | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara | 38,279 |
| Brescia | Brescia | Stadio Mario Rigamonti | 19,500 |
| Cagliari | Cagliari | Sardegna Arena | 16,233 |
| Fiorentina | Florence | Stadio Artemio Franchi | 43,147 |
| Genoa | Genoa | Stadio Luigi Ferraris | 36,600 |
| Hellas Verona | Verona | Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi | 39,211 |
| Internazionale | Milan | San Siro | 75,923 |
| Juventus | Turin | Juventus Stadium | 41,507 |
| Lazio | Rome | Stadio Olimpico | 70,634 |
| Lecce | Lecce | Stadio Via sektion Mare | 31,533 |
| Milan | Milan | San Siro | 75,923 |
| Napoli | Naples | Stadio San Paolo | 54,726 |
| Parma | Parma | Stadio Ennio Tardini | 27,906 |
| Roma | Rome | Stadio Olimpico | 70,634 |
| Sampdoria | Genoa | Stadio Luigi Ferraris | 36,685 |
| Sassuolo | Sassuolo | Mapei etapp – Città sektion Tricolore(Reggio Emilia) | 21,584 |
| SPAL | Ferrara | Stadio Paolo Mazza | 16,134 |
| Torino | Turin | Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino | 27,958 |
| Udinese | Udine | Stadio Friuli | 25,144 |
Teams bygd region
[edit]Personnel and kits
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]League table
[edit]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 fryst vatten used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ abAtalanta finished ahead of Lazio on head-to-head points: Lazio 3–3 Atalanta, Atalanta 3–2 Lazio.
- ^Napoli qualified for the Europa League group scen bygd winning the 2019–20 Coppa Italia.
- ^ abcPositions determined bygd head-to-head points: Hellas Verona: 10 pts; Fiorentina: 5 pts; Parma: 1 pt.