Palermo

Italy · Serie A 2015/16 – 2016/17 · Serie B now · Manager: Filippo Inzaghi (#58 in the world) since Aug 2025

#77 World rank · club rating

1,915 Club rating

1st in Serie B

Palermo played 2 Serie A seasons (2015/16 – 2016/17) and are in Serie B now. Filippo Inzaghi, in charge since August 2025, has the best points per game of them (1.98 in 52 matches) and took the club rating from 1,842 to 2,004. Palermo's club rating is the highest in Serie B this week.

Palermo managers

35 spells since 2004 · newest first

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Filippo Inzaghi #58 now Aug 2025 – present · PPG 1.98 current Aug 2025 – present 52 29-16-7 1.98 1,842 → 2,004 +162 +40.8 +0.16

Maurizio D'Angelo (stand-in) 18 Jan 2026 18 Jan 2026 1 1-0-0 +2.2

Alessio Dionisi #993 now Aug 2024 – May 2025 · PPG 1.34 Aug 2024 – May 2025 41 15-10-16 1.34 1,761 → 1,804 +43 +8.4 0.00

Michele Mignani #667 now Apr 2024 – May 2024 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Apr 2024 – May 2024 10 2-4-4 1.00 1,778 → 1,747 −31 −6.3 −0.09

Eugenio Corini Aug 2022 – Apr 2024 · PPG 1.40 Aug 2022 – Apr 2024 68 24-23-21 1.40 1,724 → 1,729 +5 +0.6 +0.01

Lanna Salvatore (stand-in) 28 Feb 2023 – 17 Mar 2023 28 Feb 2023 – 17 Mar 2023 2 1-1-0 +2.7

Stefano Di Benedetto Aug 2022 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Aug 2022 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,702 → 1,695 −7 −1.5 −0.15

Delio Rossi Apr 2019 – May 2019 · PPG 1.50 caretaker Apr 2019 – May 2019 4 1-3-0 1.50 1,739 → 1,728 −11 −2.2 −0.04

Roberto Stellone May 2018 – Apr 2019 · PPG 1.85 May 2018 – Apr 2019 34 17-12-5 1.85 1,743 → 1,726 −17 +4.9 +0.09

Bruno Tedino Aug 2017 – Sep 2018 · PPG 1.56 Aug 2017 – Sep 2018 45 17-19-9 1.56 1,712 → 1,673 −38 −11.6 +0.23

Diego Bortoluzzi Apr 2017 – Sep 2017 · PPG 1.80 caretaker Apr 2017 – Sep 2017 10 5-3-2 1.80 1,659 → 1,755 +95 +9.1 +0.11

Diego Lopez Jan 2017 – Apr 2017 · PPG 0.50 caretaker Jan 2017 – Apr 2017 10 1-2-7 0.50 1,652 → 1,567 −85 −15.3 −0.17

Eugenio Corini Dec 2016 – Jan 2017 · PPG 0.80 caretaker Dec 2016 – Jan 2017 5 1-1-3 0.80 1,658 → 1,621 −38 −5.8 −0.19

Roberto De Zerbi #87 now Sep 2016 – Dec 2016 · PPG 0.40 Sep 2016 – Dec 2016 15 1-3-11 0.40 1,778 → 1,569 −209 −38.7 −0.31

Davide Ballardini #297 now Apr 2016 – Aug 2016 · PPG 1.63 caretaker Apr 2016 – Aug 2016 8 3-4-1 1.63 1,756 → 1,812 +55 +13.4 +0.08

Walter Novellino Apr 2016 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Apr 2016 3 0-0-3 0.00 1,738 → 1,680 −58 −11.6 −0.31

Giuseppe Iachini Feb 2016 – Mar 2016 · PPG 0.40 caretaker Feb 2016 – Mar 2016 5 0-2-3 0.40 1,802 → 1,756 −46 −6.0 −0.09

Giovanni Tedesco Jan 2016 – Feb 2016 · PPG 0.50 caretaker Jan 2016 – Feb 2016 4 0-2-2 0.50 1,817 → 1,757 −60 −11.9 −0.15

Fabio Viviani Jan 2016 · PPG 1.50 caretaker Jan 2016 2 1-0-1 1.50 1,798 → 1,808 +10 +2.1 +0.06

Davide Ballardini #297 now Nov 2015 – Jan 2016 · PPG 0.88 caretaker Nov 2015 – Jan 2016 8 2-1-5 0.88 1,853 → 1,797 −56 −7.1 +0.03

Giuseppe Iachini Sep 2013 – Nov 2015 · PPG 1.65 Sep 2013 – Nov 2015 88 40-25-23 1.65 1,713 → 1,855 +142 +14.4 −0.10

Before 2015/16 · 16 spells, Sep 2004 – Sep 2013

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Gennaro Gattuso #182 now Aug 2013 – Sep 2013 · PPG 1.17 caretaker Aug 2013 – Sep 2013 6 2-1-3 1.17 1,727 → 1,652 −75 −15.0 −0.31

Giuseppe Sannino Mar 2013 – May 2013 · PPG 1.10 caretaker Mar 2013 – May 2013 10 3-2-5 1.10 1,810 → 1,772 −39 −1.5 +0.12

Gian Piero Gasperini #9 now Sep 2012 – Mar 2013 · PPG 0.74 Sep 2012 – Mar 2013 23 3-8-12 0.74 1,718 → 1,718 0 −18.8 −0.12

Alberto Malesani (stand-in) 10 Feb 2013 – 23 Feb 2013 10 Feb 2013 – 23 Feb 2013 3 0-3-0 +0.4

Giuseppe Sannino Aug 2012 – Sep 2012 · PPG 0.33 caretaker Aug 2012 – Sep 2012 3 0-1-2 0.33 1,794 → 1,718 −76 −13.8 −0.25

Bortolo Mutti Dec 2011 – May 2012 · PPG 1.00 Dec 2011 – May 2012 23 5-8-10 1.00 1,747 → 1,669 −78 −16.9 −0.09

Devis Mangia Sep 2011 – Dec 2011 · PPG 1.31 Sep 2011 – Dec 2011 16 6-3-7 1.31 1,702 → 1,721 +19 −6.3 −0.09

Delio Rossi Nov 2009 – May 2011 · PPG 1.65 Nov 2009 – May 2011 72 35-14-23 1.65 1,793 → 1,712 −81 −7.6 +0.20

Serse Cosmi (stand-in) 6 Mar 2011 – 3 Apr 2011 6 Mar 2011 – 3 Apr 2011 4 1-0-3 −7.4

Walter Zenga Aug 2009 – Nov 2009 · PPG 1.31 Aug 2009 – Nov 2009 13 4-5-4 1.31 1,735 → 1,784 +49 −1.0 +0.07

Davide Ballardini #297 now Sep 2008 – May 2009 · PPG 1.54 Sep 2008 – May 2009 37 17-6-14 1.54 1,680 → 1,759 +79 +15.9 +0.10

Stefano Colantuono Mar 2008 – Aug 2008 · PPG 1.10 caretaker Mar 2008 – Aug 2008 10 3-2-5 1.10 1,679 → 1,651 −28 −4.5 +0.04

Francesco Guidolin Dec 2007 – Mar 2008 · PPG 1.06 Dec 2007 – Mar 2008 17 5-3-9 1.06 1,698 → 1,612 −86 −15.2 −0.05

Stefano Colantuono Aug 2007 – Nov 2007 · PPG 1.38 Aug 2007 – Nov 2007 13 4-6-3 1.38 1,672 → 1,716 +44 0.0 +0.09

Francesco Guidolin Sep 2006 – May 2007 · PPG 1.49 Sep 2006 – May 2007 37 15-10-12 1.49 1,620 → 1,668 +48 −3.3 +0.03

Rosario Pergolizzi (stand-in) 6 May 2007 – 13 May 2007 6 May 2007 – 13 May 2007 2 0-0-2 −8.6

Renzo Gobbo (stand-in) 29 Apr 2007 29 Apr 2007 1 1-0-0 +5.8

Giuseppe Papadopulo Feb 2006 – May 2006 · PPG 1.63 Feb 2006 – May 2006 16 7-5-4 1.63 1,587 → 1,652 +66 +17.3 +0.18

Luigi Delneri Aug 2005 – Jan 2006 · PPG 1.18 Aug 2005 – Jan 2006 22 6-8-8 1.18 1,604 → 1,570 −34 −9.8 +0.07

Francesco Guidolin Sep 2004 – May 2005 · PPG 1.39 Sep 2004 – May 2005 38 12-17-9 1.39 1,310 → 1,604 +295 +51.0

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Giuseppe Iachini is the longest-serving: 88 matches over 2 years (Sep 2013 – Nov 2015). Francesco Guidolin added the most coach rating: +51.0 over 38 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager

1,915Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#77World rankof 943 active clubs

#1Serie Bof 24 clubs

1,920Peak since 2015/16Oct 2026 · low 1,629, Nov 2016

Colour changes with each manager (14 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Palermo's club rating peaked at 1,920 in October 2026, under Filippo Inzaghi, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,629 in November 2016, under Roberto De Zerbi.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days

Palermo play in Serie B now - our fixture list covers the top 5 leagues and European games with a top-5 club.

Cards and corners

a game · by season

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2016/17 38 3.03 2.21 2.45 59% 4.26 6.08 5.40

2015/16 38 2.87 2.45 2.81 70% 4.26 5.95 5.18

Palermo picked up 3.03 cards a game in 2016/17, their most in any season since 2015/16 and 24% above Serie A's average side (2.45).

League matches only (Serie A), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Serie A cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

76 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 1013% 57% 23%

HT drawHT D 68% 1114% 1216%

HT lossHT L 00% 11% 2938%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 30 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 17 matches

1st half · W 17 · D 29 · L 30 GD −27

2nd half · W 13 · D 27 · L 36 GD −44

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Palermo

3 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Carmine Russo 5 0-1-4 0.20 2.40 2.95 −19%

Daniele Doveri 5 2-3-0 1.80 2.40 2.95 −19%

Maurizio Mariani 5 1-2-2 1.00 4.60 2.95 +56%

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (76). Cards = Palermo's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Palermo's manager?

Filippo Inzaghi, #58 in this week's coach world ranking, since August 2025 - 52 matches, 29 won (1.98 points per game).

How many managers has Palermo had since 2015?

16, counting 10 caretakers. Plus 2 stand-ins: caretakers for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Palermo's longest-serving manager?

Giuseppe Iachini: 88 matches from September 2013 to November 2015.

How many cards a game do Palermo get?

3.03 a game in Serie A in 2016/17, against 2.45 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.