2023–24 US Catanzaro 1929 season

The 2023–24 season is US Catanzaro 1929's 95th season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Ascoli Calcio will participate in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covers the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

US Catanzaro 1929
2023–24 season
StadiumStadio Nicola Ceravolo
Serie BOngoing
Coppa ItaliaOut
Highest home attendance13,382 vs Cosenza Calcio
(26 November 2023, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance0 vs Calcio Foggia 1920
(5 August 2023, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance8,792
Biggest winCatanzaro 3-0 Spezia
Biggest defeatCatanzaro 0–5 Parma
2024–25 →

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 8 September 2023[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ITA Andrea Fulignati
5 DF   BUL Dimo Krastev (on loan from Fiorentina)
6 MF   GHA Nana Welbeck
7 FW   ITA Luca D'Andrea (on loan from Sassuolo)
8 MF   ITA Luca Verna
9 FW   ITA Pietro Iemmello (Captain)
14 DF   ITA Stefano Scognamillo
16 GK   ITA Andrea Sala
17 FW   ITA Enrico Brignola
18 MF   ITA Andrea Ghion
19 FW   ITA Matteo Stoppa (on loan from Sampdoria)
20 MF   ITA Simone Pontisso
21 MF   ITA Marco Pompetti
22 GK   ITA Edoardo Borrelli
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF   ITA Nicolò Brighenti
24 MF   GRE Dimitris Sounas
25 FW   ITA Francesco Bombagi
27 MF   BEL Jari Vandeputte
28 FW   ITA Tommaso Biasci
32 DF   SVN Luka Krajnc
33 MF   ITA Andrea Oliveri (on loan from Atalanta)
44 DF   ITA Kevin Miranda (on loan from Sassuolo)
70 FW   ITA Giuseppe Ambrosino (on loan from Napoli)
72 DF   ITA Davide Veroli (on loan from Cagliari)
77 MF   GRE Panos Katseris
92 MF   CRO Mario Šitum
98 FW   ITA Alfredo Donnarumma (on loan from Ternana)

Other players under contract edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ITA Francesco Talarico

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ITA Alfonso Rizzuto (at Lentigione until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   ITA Alessio Curcio (at Casertana until 30 June 2024)

Transfers edit

In edit

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW   Enrico Brignola   Benevento Undisclosed 1 July 2023
MF   Marco Pompetti   Internazionale Undisclosed 1 July 2023
MF   Luca D'Andrea   Sassuolo 1 July 2023
FW   Giuseppe Ambrosino   Napoli 1 July 2023
FW   Alfredo Donnarumma   Ternana 1 July 2023
FW   Matteo Stoppa   Sampdoria 1 July 2023
MF   Andrea Oliveri   Atalanta 1 July 2023
DF   Dimo Krastev   Fiorentina 1 July 2023
DF   Davide Veroli   Cagliari 1 July 2023
DF   Kevin Miranda   Sassuolo 1 July 2023
GK   Edoardo Borrelli   Ostiamare Undisclosed 14 July 2023
DF   Luka Krajnc   Hannover 96 Undisclosed 23 August 2023

Out edit

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF   Luca Martinelli   Cerignola 1 July 2023
FW   Pietro Cianci   Taranto 1 July 2023
DF   Alberto Tentardini   Cerignola 1 July 2023
MF   Antonio Cinelli   Sangiuliano 1 July 2023
DF   Pasquale Fazio   Monopoli 1 July 2023
DF   Riccardo Gatti   AlbinoLeffe 1 July 2023
MF   Alessio Curcio   Casertana 1 July 2023
GK   Alfonso Rizzuto   Lentigione 1 July 2023
MF   Gabriele Rolando Released 1 July 2023

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie B 19 August 2023 10 May 2024 Matchday 1 35 16 9 10 55 44 +11 045.71
Coppa Italia 5 August 2023 11 August 2023 Preliminary round Round of 64 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 050.00
Total 37 17 9 11 57 48 +9 045.95

Last updated: 26 April 2024
Source: Competitions

Serie B edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Venezia 38 21 7 10 69 46 +23 70 0Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals
4 Cremonese 38 19 10 9 50 32 +18 67
5 Catanzaro 38 17 9 12 59 50 +9 60 0Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round
6 Palermo 38 15 11 12 62 53 +9 56
7 Sampdoria[a] 38 16 9 13 53 50 +3 55
Source: Soccerway (in English)
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)[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ Sampdoria were deducted 2 points due to failure in paying taxes between January and March 2023.[2]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
35 16 9 10 55 44  +11 57 8 4 5 30 23  +7 8 5 5 25 21  +4

Last updated: 26 April 2024.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435
GroundAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultDWWWLDDWWWLLLWWWLLLWLDDWDWWWLDWLWDD
Position10643566643457644467677766665665555
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2024. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were unveiled on 11 July 2023.[4]

19 August 2023 1 Cremonese 0–0 Catanzaro Cremona
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
27 August 2023 2 Catanzaro 2–1 Ternana Lecce
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
30 August 2023 3 Catanzaro 3–0 Spezia Catanzaro
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
3 September 2023 4 Lecco 3–4 Catanzaro Lecco
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Rigamonti-Ceppi
17 September 2023 5 Catanzaro 0–5 Parma Catanzaro
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
24 September 2023 6 Bari 2–2 Catanzaro Bari
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
27 September 2023 7 Catanzaro 1–1 Cittadella Catanzaro
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
17 February 2024 25 Catanzaro 2–2 Südtirol Catanzaro
Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
24 February 2024 26 Cittadella 1–2 Catanzaro Cittadella
14:00 CET (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato
27 February 2024 27 Catanzaro 2–0 Bari Catanzaro
Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
3 March 2024 28 Cosenza 0–2 Catanzaro Cosenza
9 March 2024 29 Catanzaro 0–1 Reggiana Catanzaro
Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
12 April 2024 33 Modena 1–3 Catanzaro Modena
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia
Referee: Daniele Perenzoni
20 April 2024 34 Catanzaro 0–0 Cremonese Catanzaro
16:15 Report Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Referee: Federico Dionisi
26 April 2024 35 Pisa 2–2 Catanzaro Pisa
20:30 Report Stadium: Arena Garibaldi
Referee: Matteo Gualtieri

Promotion play-offs edit

18 May 2024 Preliminary round Catanzaro v Brescia Catanzaro
20:30 Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo

Coppa Italia edit

5 August 2023 Preliminary round Catanzaro 1–0 Foggia Vibo Valentia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Curcio   70'
Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Razza
Attendance: 0
Referee: Francesco Cosso
11 August 2023 Round of 64 Udinese 4–1 Catanzaro Udine
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 4,801
Referee: Daniele Minelli

References edit

  1. ^ "US Catanzaro 1929 squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Serie B, Sampdoria penalizzata di 2 punti dal Tribunale Federale Nazionale" (in Italian). SKY Sport. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. ^ [1]

External links edit