2020–21 Venezia FC season

The 2020–21 season was the 114th season in the existence of Venezia F.C. and the club's fourth consecutive season in Serie B, the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Venezia participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.

Venezia F.C.

2020–21 season
Chairman	Duncan L. Niederauer
Head coach	Paolo Zanetti
Stadium	Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Serie B	5th (promoted via play-offs)
Coppa Italia	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Francesco Forte (14 goals) All: Francesco Forte (15 goals)
Home colours Away colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 27 May 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 15 February 2021

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 Riccardo Pigozzo 2 DF  ITA Gabriele Ferrarini (on loan from Fiorentina) 3 DF  ITA Cristian Molinaro 4 MF  FRA Anthony Taugourdeau 5 MF  ITA Antonio Junior Vacca 6 DF  ITA Michele Cremonesi 7 MF  ITA Pasquale Mazzocchi 8 MF  ITA Jacopo Dezi 10 FW  ITA Mattia Aramu 11 FW  ITA Francesco Forte 12 GK  ITA Luca Lezzerini 13 DF  ITA Marco Modolo (Captain) 14 DF  ITA Gian Filippo Felicioli 15 DF  ITA Antonio Marino 16 MF  ITA Luca Fiordilino 17 FW  NOR Dennis Johnsen

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  ITA Domenico Rossi 19 FW  ISL Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason 20 FW  ITA Francesco Di Mariano 21 MF  FIN Lauri Ala-Myllymäki 22 GK  ITA Alberto Pomini 23 FW  SCO Harvey St Clair 24 FW  ITA Riccardo Bocalon 28 FW  ISL Óttar Magnús Karlsson 29 MF  ITA Youssef Maleh (on loan from Fiorentina) 30 DF  AUT Michael Svoboda 31 DF  ITA Giacomo Ricci (on loan from Parma) 32 DF  ITA Pietro Ceccaroni 33 MF  SVN Domen Črnigoj 70 FW  ITA Sebastiano Esposito (on loan from Inter) — GK  FIN Niki Mäenpää

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 Bruno Bertinato (at Vis Pesaro) — DF  ITA Emanuele Cigagna (at Paganese) — DF  ITA Mario De Marino (at Bisceglie) — MF  ITA Filippo Serena (at Gubbio)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ITA Nicolas Galazzi (at Piacenza) — FW  ITA Yuri Senesi (at Cavese) — FW  ITA Nicolò Simeoni (at Grosseto) — FW  ITA Gianmarco Zigoni (at Mantova)

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Udinese v Venezia

13 September 2020 Friendly	Udinese	0–1	Venezia	Manzano, Italy
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Comunale Giuseppe Morigi Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie A	26 September 2020	10 May 2021	Matchday 1	5th	38	15	14	9	53	39	+14	039.47
Serie B promotion play-offs	13 May 2021	27 May 2021	Preliminary round	Winners	5	3	2	0	7	4	+3	060.00
Coppa Italia	30 September 2020	28 October 2020	Second round	Third round	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2	050.00
Total					45	19	17	9	65	46	+19	042.22

Source: Soccerway

Serie B

Main article: 2020–21 Serie B

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Monza	38	17	13	8	51	33	+18	64	Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals
4	Lecce	38	16	14	8	68	47	+21	62
5	Venezia (O, P)	38	15	14	9	53	39	+14	59	Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round
6	Cittadella	38	15	12	11	48	35	+13	57
7	Brescia	38	15	11	12	61	53	+8	56[a]

Source: Lega Serie B (in Italian), Soccerway (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.^[1]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Brescia 9, Chievo 5, SPAL 2.

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	15	14	9	53	39	+14	59	10	3	6	28	19	+9	5	11	3	25	20	+5

Source: Serie B

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	L	W	D	D	L	D	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	L	D	W	L	W	D	D	D
Position	3	8	10	4	6	6	3	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	8	8	7	10	9	9	9	7	6	4	4	2	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5

Source: Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 September 2020.^[2]

Venezia v Vicenza

26 September 2020 1	Venezia	1–0	Vicenza	Venezia
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

Venezia v Frosinone

3 October 2020 2	Venezia	0–2	Frosinone	Venezia
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

Cremonese v Venezia

17 October 2020 3	Cremonese	0–0	Venezia	Cremona
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

Venezia v Pescara

20 October 2020 4	Venezia	4–0	Pescara	Venezia
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

Virtus Entella v Venezia

14 November 2020 5	Virtus Entella	0–2	Venezia	Chiavari
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Comunale Aldo Gastaldi

Venezia v Empoli

1 November 2020 6	Venezia	2–0	Empoli	Venezia
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

Reggiana v Venezia

8 November 2020 7	Reggiana	2–1	Venezia	Reggio Emilia
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore

Brescia v Venezia

21 November 2020 8	Brescia	2–2	Venezia	Brescia
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

Venezia v Ascoli

28 November 2020 9	Venezia	2–1	Ascoli	Venezia
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

Lecce v Venezia

5 December 2020 10	Lecce	2–2	Venezia	Lecce
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare

Venezia v Monza

11 December 2020 11	Venezia	0–2	Monza	Venezia
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

Reggina v Venezia

14 December 2020 12	Reggina	1–2	Venezia	Reggio Calabria
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo

Venezia v SPAL

19 December 2020 13	Venezia	0–0	SPAL	Venezia
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

Cosenza v Venezia

22 December 2020 14	Cosenza	0–0	Venezia	Cosenza
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla

Venezia v Salernitana

27 December 2020 15	Venezia	1–2	Salernitana	Venezia
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

Chievo v Venezia

30 December 2020 16	Chievo	1–1	Venezia	Verona
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi

Venezia v Pisa

4 January 2021 17	Venezia	1–1	Pisa	Venezia
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

Pordenone v Venezia

16 January 2021 18	Pordenone	2–0	Venezia	Pordenone
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Guido Teghil

Venezia v Cittadella

23 January 2021 19	Venezia	1–0	Cittadella	Venezia
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

Vicenza v Venezia

29 January 2021 20	Vicenza	0–0	Venezia	Vicenza
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti

Frosinone v Venezia

6 February 2021 21	Frosinone	1–2	Venezia	Frosinone
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe

Venezia v Cremonese

9 February 2021 22	Venezia	3–1	Cremonese	Venezia
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

Pescara v Venezia

13 February 2021 23	Pescara	0–2	Venezia	Pescara
CET (UTC+1)

Venezia v Virtus Entella

20 February 2021 24	Venezia	3–2	Virtus Entella	Venezia
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

Empoli v Venezia

26 February 2021 25	Empoli	1–1	Venezia	Empoli
CET (UTC+1)

Venezia v Reggiana

1 March 2021 26	Venezia	2–1	Reggiana	Venezia
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

Venezia v Brescia

6 March 2021 27	Venezia	0–1	Brescia	Venezia
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

Ascoli v Venezia

13 March 2021 28	Ascoli	1–1	Venezia	Ascoli Piceno
CET (UTC+1)

Venezia v Lecce

16 March 2021 29	Venezia	2–3	Lecce	Venezia
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

Monza v Venezia

20 March 2021 30	Monza	1–4	Venezia	Monza
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Brianteo

Venezia v Reggina

2 April 2021 31	Venezia	0–2	Reggina	Venezia
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

SPAL v Venezia

5 April 2021 32	SPAL	1–1	Venezia	Ferrara
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

Venezia v Cosenza

11 April 2021 33	Venezia	3–0	Cosenza	Venezia
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

Salernitana v Venezia

17 April 2021 34	Salernitana	2–1	Venezia	Salerno
CEST (UTC+2)

Venezia v Chievo

1 May 2021 35	Venezia	3–1	Chievo	Venezia
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

Pisa v Venezia

4 May 2021 36	Pisa	2–2	Venezia	Pisa
CEST (UTC+2)

Venezia v Pordenone

7 May 2021 37	Venezia	0–0	Pordenone	Venezia
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

Cittadella v Venezia

10 May 2021 38	Cittadella	1–1	Venezia	Cittadella
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato

Promotion play-offs

Venezia v Chievo

13 May 2021 Preliminary round	Venezia	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Chievo	Venezia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bertagnoli 60' (o.g.) Maleh 107' Johnsen 116'	Report	Garritano 10' (pen.) Mogoș 104' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 0 Referee: Simone Sozza

Venezia v Lecce

17 May 2021 Semi-finals First leg	Venezia	1–0	Lecce	Venezia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Forte 47'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 0 Referee: Valerio Marini

Lecce v Venezia

20 May 2021 Semi-finals Second leg	Lecce	1–1 (1–2 agg.)	Venezia	Lecce
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pettinari 65' Mancosu 80' Rodríguez  90+6'	Report	Aramu 45+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 0 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

Cittadella v Venezia

23 May 2021 Finals First leg	Cittadella	0–1	Venezia	Cittadella
21:15 CEST (UTC+2)			Di Mariano 50'	Stadium: Pier Cesare Tombolato

Venezia v Cittadella

27 May 2021 Finals Second leg	Venezia	1–1 (2–1 agg.)	Cittadella	Venice
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bocalon 90+3'		Proia 26'	Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2020–21 Coppa Italia

Venezia v Carrarese

30 September 2020 Second round	Venezia	2–0	Carrarese	Venezia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Johnsen 65', 90'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 0 Referee: Riccardo Ros

Hellas Verona v Venezia

28 October 2020 Third round	Hellas Verona	3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	Venezia	Verona
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ilić 41' Salcedo 59' Rüegg  69' Empereur  72' Vieira 110'	Report	Rossi  48' Cremonesi  49' Johnsen 84' Capello 87' Modulo 98'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Giacomo Camplone
	Penalties
	Lazović Barák Colley		Modolo Johnsen Fiordilino Capello