The 2021–22 season was the 115th season in the existence of

Spezia Calcio Spezia Calcio is a professional Association football, football club based in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. Spezia Calcio was founded in 1906 by the Swiss banker Hermann Hurni (or Hurny in some documents), who played for the early Crystal Palace am ...

and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of

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. In addition to the domestic league, Spezia participated in that season's edition of the

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Season overview

On 5 July 2021,

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was appointed head coach, replacing

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who had left for

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. On 16 July, Spezia were banned from four transfer windows, starting in January 2022, after breaching

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rules on signing minors. The club were also fined 500,000 Swiss francs ($543,832) for the offense. On 28 June 2022, Motta left Spezia by mutual agreement.

Players

First-team squad

Out on loan

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Pre-season and friendlies

Spezia announced a squad of 24 players to take part in pre-season training, beginning on 12 July 2021.

Competitions

Overall record

Serie A

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 14 July 2021.

Coppa Italia

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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References

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