The 2020–21 season was the first season of

Benevento Benevento ( ; , ; ) is a city and (municipality) of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino (or Beneventano) and the Sabato (r ...

back in the top-flight of

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following promotion from Serie B. It was also only be the club's second ever season in Serie A. In addition to the domestic league, Benevento participated in this season's edition of the

Coppa Italia Coppa Italia () is the annual domestic cup of Italian football. The knockout competition was organized by the DDS and the Lega Calcio until the 2009–10 season and by Lega Serie A ever since. Juventus is the competition's most successf ...

. The season covered the period from 7 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 20 August 2020. Appearances include league matches only.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Transfers

In

Pre-season and friendlies

Benevento began their pre-season on August 17 in

Seefeld in Tirol Seefeld in Tirol is an old farming village, now a major tourist resort, in Innsbruck-Land District in the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol with a local population of 3,312 (as of 1 January 2013). The village is located about northwest of Inn ...

, Austria. Filippo Inzaghi announced a squad of 30 players would take part in the training camp.

Players

Squad information

Transfers

In

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Serie A

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Coppa Italia

Statistics

Goalscorers

Clean sheets

See also

References