2010–11 in Italian football

The 2010–11 season is the 109th season of competitive football in Italy.

Promotions and relegations (pre-season)

Teams promoted to Serie A

• Lecce
• Cesena
• Brescia

Teams relegated from Serie A

• Atalanta
• Siena
• Livorno

Teams promoted to Serie B

• Novara
• Pescara
• Portogruaro
• Varese

Teams relegated from Serie B

• Ancona^[1]
• Mantova^[2]
• Gallipoli^[3]
• Salernitana

Honours

Italian national football team

Euro 2012 qualification

Estonia  v  Italy

3 September 2010	Estonia	1 – 2	Italy	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn
20:30 CEST	Zenjov  31' Vunk  56' Klavan  85' Piiroja  90+7'	Report	60' Cassano  63' Bonucci	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Italy  v  Faroe Islands

7 September 2010	Italy	5 – 0	Faroe Islands	Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
20:50 CEST	Gilardino  11' De Rossi  22' Cassano  27' Quagliarella  81' Pirlo  90'	Report	7' Davidsen	Attendance: 19,266 Referee: Aleksei Kulbaov

Northern Ireland  v  Italy

8 October 2010	Northern Ireland	0 – 0	Italy	Windsor Park, Belfast
20:45 CEST		Report		Attendance: 15,150 Referee: Tony Chapron

Italy  v  Serbia

12 October 2010	Italy	3 – 0 (awarded)[4]	Serbia	Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
20:50 CEST		Report	3' Rajković	Referee: Craig Thomson

Slovenia  v  Italy

25 March 2011	Slovenia	0 – 1	Italy	Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana
20:45 CET	Cesar  80'	Report	55' Montolivo  73'  90+1' Thiago Motta	Referee: Felix Brych

Italy  v  Estonia

3 June 2011	Italy	3 – 0	Estonia	Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena
20:45 CEST	Aquilani  8' Rossi  21' Cassano  39' Pazzini  68'	Report	42' Klavan  54' Vunk	Referee: Alexandru Tudor

Friendlies

Italy  v  Ivory Coast

10 August 2010	Italy	0 – 1	Ivory Coast	Boleyn Ground, London, England
20:45 CEST	Bonucci  83'	Report	35' Eboué  55' K. Touré	Attendance: 11,177 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Romania  v  Italy

17 November 2010	Romania	1 – 1	Italy	Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt, Austria
20:45 CET	Torje  32' Marica  34'	Report	38' Balzaretti  56' Santon  82' (o.g.) Marica  86' Aquilani	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Thomas Einwaller

Germany  v  Italy

9 February 2011	Germany	1 – 1	Italy	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
20:50 CET	Klose  16'	Report	35' Thiago Motta  80' G. Rossi	Attendance: 60,196 Referee: Eric Braamhaar

Ukraine  v  Italy

29 March 2011	Ukraine	0 – 2	Italy	Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kiev
20:45 CEST	Oshchypko  11'	Report	27' Rossi  64' Gastaldello  19', 73' Astori     81' Matri	Referee: Alexei Nikolaev

Italy  v  Republic of Ireland

7 June 2011	Italy	0 – 2	Republic of Ireland	Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège, Belgium
20:45 CEST		Report	22' Hunt  31'  36' Andrews  89' Cox	Referee: Serge Gumienny

Italian club's performance in Europe

* For group games in Champions League or Europa League, score in home game is displayed
** For group games in Champions League or Europa League, score in away game is displayed

References

1. ^ Ancona was excluded by Federal Council's decision. They applied to join Eccellenza. As a consequence, Triestina as losing sides of the relegation play-off were spared from relegation.
2. ^ Mantova declared bankrupt and relegated to Serie D.
3. ^ Gallipoli declared bankrupt and relegated to Promozione.
4. ^ The Italy v Serbia match was abandoned after six minutes due to rioting by Serbian fans. The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body awarded the match as a 3-0 forfeit win to Italy.