2013–14 ACF Fiorentina Season
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The 2013–14 season was the 87th season in
ACF Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina (), is an Italian professional football club based in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while the actual club was refounded in August 2002 fo ...
's history, their 76th season in
Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...
, and the ninth consecutive season since promotion from
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in
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
. Fiorentina competed in Serie A, in the 2013–14 edition in
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, and, having earned qualification by finishing fourth in the
2012–13 Serie A The 2012–13 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 111th season of top-tier Italian football, the 81st in a round-robin tournament, and the 3rd since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. ...
, in the
UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
.


Season review

The 2012–13 season was a drastic reversal of fortune from the 2011–12 season, in which Fiorentina was involved in a relegation battle. The club narrowly missed out on
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football, vying with
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up until the last week of the season. Fiorentina made its first foray into the 2013 summer transfer window merely days after the end of the
2012–13 Serie A The 2012–13 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 111th season of top-tier Italian football, the 81st in a round-robin tournament, and the 3rd since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. ...
by announcing the free transfer of Oleksandr Yakovenko on May 22. On May 31, it was announced that Marcos Alonso will be joining the club following the expiration of his contract at
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. On June 12, Fiorentina announced that Spanish national Joaquín has agreed to sign on from Spanish club
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. Shortly after, the club stated that it will retain Juan Cuadrado after purchasing a 50% co-ownership rights from Udinese. On June 18, Fiorentina announced the signing of
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, a goalkeeper, who transferred from
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club Levante. On June 13, Fiorentina and
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reached an agreement regarding co-ownerships of
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(who will be fully owned by Torino) and Marko Bakić (will be fully owned by Fiorentina) with undisclosed fee. Jersey kits for the upcoming season were presented in a ceremony on July 3, 2013, with a gray kit replacing the red and white third kit from last season. On July 4, the club announced the signing of Massimo Ambrosini on a free transfer following the expiration of his contract with Milan. On July 9, 2013,
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announced the signing of Felipe from Fiorentina. The club sold Haris Seferovic to
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septem ...
on July 11. The next day on July 12, the club announced the transfer of Mario Gómez from
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. On July 18, the club announced the sale of
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to
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. On July 23, the club announced the signing of
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from
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. On August 9, Fiorentina was drawn against
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for qualification into the group stage of the
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. Despite losing the 2nd leg at home 1–0, Fiorentina advanced to the Europa League group stage based on away goals after winning the leg at
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2–1.


Players


Squad information

:''Last updated on 18 May 2014'' :''Appearances include league matches only''


Fiorentina Primavera

Squad number indicates first team number. ''( c)''


Transfers


In


Out

Larrondo, Llama, Migliaccio,
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, and Viviano returned to their parent clubs after their loan periods expired on June 30, 2013.
Luca Toni Luca Toni (; born 26 May 1977) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker. A prolific goalscorer, Toni scored over 300 goals throughout his career, and is one of the top-five highest scoring Italians in all competition ...
's contract expired on June 30, 2013, and he opted not to renew with the club.


Competitions


Overall

Last updated: 18 May 2014


Serie A


League table


Results summary


Results by round


Matches


Coppa Italia


UEFA Europa League


Play-off round


Group stage


Knockout phase


=Round of 32

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=Round of 16

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Statistics


Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

Last updated: 18 May 2014


Clean sheets

Last updated: 18 May 2014


Disciplinary record

Last updated: 18 May 2014


References

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Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina (), is an Italian professional football club based in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while the actual club was refounded in August 2002 fo ...
Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina (), is an Italian professional football club based in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while the actual club was refounded in August 2002 fo ...