The 2019–20 season was SPAL's third season in the top-flight of Italian football since 1968. After being promoted as champions of Serie B in the 2016–17 season, SPAL finished just above the relegation places in 17th during the 2017–18 season, and in 13th place during the 2018–19 Serie A season.
The season was coach Leonardo Semplici's sixth in charge of the club, after taking over in December 2014.[1] On 10 June 2019 Semplici and his staff extended their contracts with the club to June 2021.[2]
Source: Serie A, Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played) (R) Relegated
Note: Match was initially postponed to 13 May from its original date of 1 March due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic,[11] but was later moved to 8 March to be played behind closed doors.[12]
Note: Match was postponed to 14 March, then to 23 June, from its original date of 7 March due to schedule shuffling to allow for Parma vs SPAL to be played following its previous postponement due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. All subsequent matches were also shuffled to allow for this accommodation. However, on 9 March, all sports events in Italy were suspended until 3 April.[13] This was the first match played since the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Italy.[14][15]