The 2013–14 season was the 87th season in

ACF Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Florence, Tuscany. The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while ...

's history, their 76th season in

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, and the ninth consecutive season since promotion from

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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 60 ...

. Fiorentina competed in Serie A, in the 2013–14 edition in

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, and, having earned qualification by finishing fourth in the

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, in the

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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

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

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has agreed to sign on from Spanish club

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. Shortly after, the club stated that it will retain

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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

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on a free transfer following the expiration of his contract with Milan. On July 9, 2013,

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announced the signing of

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from Fiorentina. The club sold

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on July 11. The next day on July 12, the club announced the transfer of

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from

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. On July 18, the club announced the sale of

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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

. 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,

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, Migliaccio,

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, and Viviano returned to their parent clubs after their loan periods expired on June 30, 2013.

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'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

=Round of 16

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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