2023–24 US Cremonese season

US Cremonese
2023–24 season
	A view of Giovanni Zini Stadium in Cremonese vs Como match (9 March 2024)
Owner	Giovanni Arvedi
President	Paolo Rossi
Manager	Davide Ballardini; (until 18 September); Giovanni Stroppa; (from 19 September)
Stadium	Stadio Giovanni Zini
Serie B	2nd
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Massimo Coda (14); All: ; Massimo Coda (15)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is US Cremonese's 121st season in existence and the club's first season back in the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, US Cremonese will participate in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covers the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

Players

First-team squad

As of 17 October 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	SEN	Fallou Sarr
3	DF	ITA	Emanuele Valeri
5	DF	ITA	Luca Ravanelli
6	MF	COD	Charles Pickel
7	FW	ITA	Nikola Sekulov (on loan from Juventus)
8	MF	ITA	Michele Collocolo
9	FW	ITA	Daniel Ciofani
10	FW	ITA	Cristian Buonaiuto
11	FW	GHA	Felix Afena-Gyan
14	MF	ITA	Luca Valzania
15	DF	ITA	Matteo Bianchetti
17	DF	ITA	Leonardo Sernicola
18	DF	ITA	Paolo Ghiglione
19	MF	ITA	Michele Castagnetti
20	MF	ARG	Franco Vázquez


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	GK	ITA	Gianluca Saro
22	GK	DEN	Andreas Jungdal
26	DF	BUL	Valentin Antov (on loan from Monza)
27	MF	ITA	Alessio Brambilla
31	DF	ITA	Yuri Rocchetti
32	MF	ARG	Gonzalo Abrego (on loan from Godoy Cruz)
33	DF	ITA	Giacomo Quagliata
37	MF	SVN	Žan Majer
44	DF	GEO	Luka Lochoshvili
74	FW	ITA	Frank Tsadjout
77	FW	NGA	David Okereke
90	FW	ITA	Massimo Coda (on loan from Genoa)
91	MF	ITA	Andrea Bertolacci
98	FW	ITA	Luca Zanimacchia
—	DF	ITA	Alessandro Tuia

Out on loan

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	Federico Agazzi (at Alcione until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	AUT	Emanuel Aiwu (at Birmingham City until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	ITA	Luca Munaretti (at Renate until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	SEN	Maissa Ndiaye (at Železničar Pančevo until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	ITA	Lorenzo Bernasconi (at Atalanta until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	ITA	Mattia Scaringi (at Novara until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	ITA	Daniel Frey (at Gubbio until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	ITA	Christian Acella (at Perugia until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	ITA	Francesco Cerretelli (at Carrarese until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Matteo Ghisolfi (at Cerignola until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	ITA	Tommaso Milanese (at Ascoli until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	ITA	Filippo Nardi (at Reggiana until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	ITA	Fausto Perseu (at Latina Calcio until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	ITA	Joshua Tenkorang (at Lecco until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	ITA	Alberto Basso Ricci (at loan to Lumezzane until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	ITA	Blue Mamona (at Vis Pesaro until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	ITA	Marco Zunno (at loan to Messina until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	CIV	Cedric Gondo (at loan to Reggiana until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Andrea Bertolacci	Fatih Karagümrük	Free	1 July 2023
MF	Zan Majer	Reggio Calabria	Free	1 July 2023
MF	Nikola Sekulov	Juventus Next Gen	Loan	15 July 2023
MF	Franco Vázquez	Parma	Free	17 July 2023	^[2]
MF	Alessio Brambilla	Cesena	€150k	21 July 2023	^[3]
MF	Michele Collocolo	Ascoli	€2.00m	22 July 2023	^[4]
GK	Andreas Jungdal	Milan	Free	10 August 2023
MF	Gonzalo Abrego	Godoy Cruz	Loan	10 August 2023
FW	Massimo Coda	Genoa	Loan	27 August 2023
DF	Valentin Antov	Monza	Loan	31 August 2023
DF	Yuri Rocchetti	Triestina		1 September 2023
DF	Alessandro Tuia	Unattached	Free	17 October 2023	^[5]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Cyriel Dessers	Rangers	€5.00m	6 July 2023	^[6]
DF	Stefano Cella	Ancona	€40k	15 July 2023	^[7]
FW	Luca Strizzolo	Modena		15 July 2023
MF	Dennis Politic	Dinamo București	Free	16 July 2023
MF	Stefano Girelli	Sampdoria	Free	19 July 2023
MF	Vlad Chiricheș	FCSB	Free	25 July 2023
MF	Luca Schirone	Pineto	Free	25 July 2023

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie B	22 August 2023	10 May 2024	Matchday 1	4th	38	19	10	9	50	3	+47	050.00
Coppa Italia	14 August 2023	3 January 2024	Round of 64	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	066.67
Total					41	21	10	10	55	7	+48	051.22

Source: Competitions

Serie B

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
2	Como (P)	38	21	10	7	58	40	+18	73	Promotion to Serie A
3	Venezia (O, P)	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	0Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals
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	0Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round

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)^[8]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	19	10	9	50	32	+18	67	9	5	5	26	15	+11	10	5	4	24	17	+7

Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	W	D	D	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	L
Position	10	14	9	8	11	12	8	10	7	9	8	6	4	3	5	5	5	4	5

Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 11 July 2023.^[9]

19 August 2023 1	Cremonese	0–0	Catanzaro	Cremona
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

26 August 2023 2	Cremonese	0–1	Bari	Cremona
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

30 August 2023 3	Ternana	0–1	Cremonese	Terni
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Libero Liberati

23 September 2023 6	Cremonese	2–2	Ascoli	Cremona
14:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

26 September 2023 7	Cosenza	1–2	Cremonese	Cosenza
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla

1 October 2023 8	Cremonese	1–2	Parma	Cremona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Referee: Alessandro Prontera

8 October 2023 9	Como	1–3	Cremonese	Como
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia

21 October 2023 10	Cremonese	0–1	Südtirol	Cremona
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

27 October 2023 11	Cittadella	1–2	Cremonese	Cittadella
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato

5 November 2023 12	Cremonese	3–0	Spezia	Cremona
16:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

12 November 2023 13	Brescia	0–3	Cremonese	Brescia
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

25 November 2023 14	Cremonese	1–0	Lecco	Cremona
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

2 December 2023 15	Pisa	0–0	Cremonese	Pisa
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Arena Garibaldi

9 December 2023 16	Cremonese	1–0	Venezia	Cremona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

16 December 2023 17	Feralpisalò	1–0	Cremonese	Piacenza
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli

23 December 2023 18	Cremonese	4–0	Modena	Cremona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

26 December 2023 19	Palermo	3–2	Cremonese	Palermo
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera

14 January 2024 20	Cremonese	1–0	Cosenza	Cremona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

27 January 2024 22	Cremonese	1–0	Brescia	Cremona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

10 February 2024 24	Cremonese	1–1	Reggiana	Cremona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

24 February 2024 26	Cremonese	2–2	Palermo	Cremona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

9 March 2024 29	Cremonese	2–1	Como	Cremona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

1 April 2024 31	Cremonese	0–1	Feralpisalò	Cremona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

13 April 2024 33	Cremonese	1–2	Ternana	Cremona
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Referee: Francesco Cosso

20 April 2024 34	Catanzaro	0–0	Cremonese	Catanzaro
16:15		Report		Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Referee: Federico Dionisi

26 April 2024 35	Venezia	2–1	Cremonese	Venice
20:30		Report		Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Referee: Livio Marinelli

1 May 2024 36	Cremonese	v	Pisa	Cremona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

10 May 2024 38	Cremonese	v	Cittadella	Cremona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

Promotion play-offs

21 May 2024 Semi-finals
First leg

TBD

v

Cremonese

TBD

25 May 2024 Semi-finals Second leg	Cremonese	v	TBD	Cremona
				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

Coppa Italia

14 August 2023 Round of 64	Cremonese	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Crotone	Cremona
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Attendance: 3,372 Referee: Luca Zufferli

31 October 2023 Round of 32	Cremonese	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Cittadella	Cremona
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

4 January 2024 Round of 16	Roma	2–1	Cremonese	Rome
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Llorente 34' Celik 40' Karsdorp 72' Lukaku 77' Dybala 85'	Report	Castagnetti 2' Ghiglione 8' Antov 9' Tsadjout 37' Bianchetti 78'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 61,975 Referee: Luca Pairetto

References

^ "Prima Squadra". US Cremonese. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ "FRANCO VAZQUEZ È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA CREMONESE – US Cremonese".
^ "Alessio Brambilla è un nuovo giocatore della Cremonese – US Cremonese".
^ "Michele Collocolo è un nuovo giocatore della Cremonese – US Cremonese".
^ "Alessandro Tuia riparte della Cremonese. Il club grigiorosso ha annuninciato l' accordo". www.ilmessaggero.it. October 17, 2023.
^ "Striker Dessers joins Rangers from Cremonese" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
^ Coelli, Di Lorenzo (July 15, 2023). "UFFICIALE: Cremonese, Cella saluta a titolo definitivo".
^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
^ "È nata la Serie B 23/24: ecco il calendario giornata per giornata". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

External links

Official website

[1] "Prima Squadra". US Cremonese. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

[2] "FRANCO VAZQUEZ È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA CREMONESE – US Cremonese".

[3] "Alessio Brambilla è un nuovo giocatore della Cremonese – US Cremonese".

[4] "Michele Collocolo è un nuovo giocatore della Cremonese – US Cremonese".

[5] "Alessandro Tuia riparte della Cremonese. Il club grigiorosso ha annuninciato l' accordo". www.ilmessaggero.it. October 17, 2023.

[6] "Striker Dessers joins Rangers from Cremonese" – via www.bbc.co.uk.

[7] Coelli, Di Lorenzo (July 15, 2023). "UFFICIALE: Cremonese, Cella saluta a titolo definitivo".

[8] "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

[9] "È nata la Serie B 23/24: ecco il calendario giornata per giornata". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	19	10	9	50	32	+18	67	9	5	5	26	15	+11	10	5	4	24	17	+7

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	19	10	9	50	32	+18	67	9	5	5	26	15	+11	10	5	4	24	17	+7

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	19	10	9	50	32	+18	67	9	5	5	26	15	+11	10	5	4	24	17	+7