The season featured the return of
Palermo after only one season in the second division and
Empoli, whose last appearance was in the
2007–08 season.
Cesena, the play-off winner, returned to the top level after two years in Serie B. The pre-season saw two ownership changes:
Cagliari was sold from
Massimo Cellino to Milanese entrepreneur Tommaso Giulini, a former board member at
Internazionale.
Sampdoria was sold by Edoardo Garrone (son of the late
Riccardo Garrone) to Rome-based film businessman Massimo Ferrero. The season was also influenced by serious financial problems surrounding
Parma, involving two controversial takeovers during the season, its last chairman Giampietro Manenti being arrested on 18 March 2015 under accusation of money laundering, and the club being ultimately declared insolvent by the local court on the very next day. The Serie A this season had the most goals on average than any of the five other top leagues in Europe. ==Teams==