2023–24 US Catanzaro 1929 season

US Catanzaro 1929
2023–24 season
StadiumStadio Nicola Ceravolo
Serie B5th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 64
Top goalscorerLeague: Pietro Iemmello (15)[1]
All: Pietro Iemmello (17)
Highest home attendance13,382 vs Cosenza
(26 November 2023)[2]
Lowest home attendance1,500 vs Ternana
(28 August 2023)[2]
Average home league attendance9,878[2]
Biggest winCatanzaro 3-0 Spezia[2]
Biggest defeatCatanzaro 0–5 Parma[2]

The 2023–24 season is US Catanzaro 1929's 89th season in existence and the club's first season in Serie B after a seventeen-year hiatus. The club earned promotion by topping their group in the 2022–23 Serie C season. In addition to the domestic league, Catanzaro also participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. Catanzaro finished 5th in the domestic league, qualifying for the promotion playoffs. The season covers the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

Players

First-team squad

As of 8 September 2023[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ITA Francesco Talarico

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

In

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 Davide Veroli Cagliari 1 July 2023
DF Kevin Miranda Sassuolo 1 July 2023
DF Dimo Krastev Fiorentina Loan 12 July 2023
GK Edoardo Borrelli Ostiamare Undisclosed 14 July 2023
DF Luka Krajnc Hannover 96 Undisclosed 23 August 2023
MF Jacopo Petriccione Crotone Undisclosed 25 January 2024 [4]

Out

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
GK Alfonso Rizzuto Lentigione Loan 1 July 2023
MF Gabriele Rolando Released 1 July 2023
MF Alessio Curcio Casertana Loan 8 September 2023 [5]
FW Francesco Bombagi Mantova Undisclosed 2 January 2024 [6]
MF Nana Welbeck Catania Undisclosed 4 January 2024 [7]
DF Dimo Krastev Fiorentina Loan return 23 January 2024 [8]

Competitions

Overview

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 5th 38 17 9 12 59 50 +9 044.74
Serie B Playoffs 18 May 2024 25 May 2024 Preliminary round Semi-finals 3 1 1 1 7 8 −1 033.33
Coppa Italia 5 August 2023 11 August 2023 Preliminary round Round of 64 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 050.00
Total 43 19 10 14 68 62 +6 044.19

Last updated: 18 May 2024
Source: Competitions

Serie B

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Venezia (O, P) 38 21 7 10 69 46 +23 70 Qualification 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 Qualification 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)[10]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Sampdoria were deducted 2 points due to failure in paying taxes between January and March 2023.[9]

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 17 9 12 59 50  +9 60 9 4 6 34 28  +6 8 5 6 25 22  +3

Last updated: 18 May 2024.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

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GroundAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultDWWWLDDWWWLLLWWWLLLWLDDWDWWWLDWLWDDWLL
Position106435666434576444676777666656655555555
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2024. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

19 August 2023 1 Cremonese 0–0 Catanzaro Cremona
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Referee: Daniele Perenzoni
27 August 2023 2 Catanzaro 2–1 Ternana Lecce
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Biasci 10'
  • Vandeputte 89' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Referee: Niccolo Baroni
30 August 2023 3 Catanzaro 3–0 Spezia Catanzaro
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Referee: Luca Zufferli
3 September 2023 4 Lecco 3–4 Catanzaro Lecco
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Rigamonti-Ceppi
Referee: Ermanno Feliciani
17 September 2023 5 Catanzaro 0–5 Parma Catanzaro
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
24 September 2023 6 Bari 2–2 Catanzaro Bari
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
27 September 2023 7 Catanzaro 1–1 Cittadella Catanzaro
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Donnarumma 26' (pen.) Report Carissoni 3' Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Referee: Davide Ghersini
1 October 2023 8 Sampdoria 1–2 Catanzaro Genoa
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) Borini 34' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Livio Marinelli
7 October 2023 9 Südtirol 0–1 Catanzaro Bolzano
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Iemmello 43' Stadium: Stadio Druso
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
21 October 2023 10 Catanzaro 3–0 Feralpisalò Catanzaro
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Referee: Marco Monaldi
28 October 2023 11 Como 1–0 Catanzaro Como
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Verdi 7' Report Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Referee: Davide Di Marco
4 November 2023 12 Catanzaro 1–2 Modena Catanzaro
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Referee: Marco Di Bello
10 November 2023 13 Venezia 2–1 Catanzaro Venice
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Ghion 40' Stadium: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo
Referee: Antonio Santoro
26 November 2023 14 Catanzaro 2–0 Cosenza Catanzaro
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
1 December 2023 15 Palermo 1–2 Catanzaro Palermo
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Referee: Livio Marinello
9 December 2023 16 Catanzaro 2–0 Pisa Catanzaro
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Referee: Davide Ghersini
16 December 2023 17 Ascoli 1–0 Catanzaro Ascoli Piceno
16:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Referee: Antonio Santoro
23 December 2023 18 Catanzaro 2–3 Brescia Catanzaro
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Referee: Marco Piccinini
26 December 2023 19 Reggiana 1–0 Catanzaro Reggio Emilia
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Referee: Giacomo Camplone
12 January 2024 20 Catanzaro 5–3 Lecco Catanzaro
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Referee: Fabio Maresca
20 January 2024 21 Feralpisalò 3–0 Catanzaro Piacenza
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
26 January 2024 22 Catanzaro 1–1 Palermo Catanzaro
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Referee: Niccolo Baroni
3 February 2024 23 Spezia 1–1 Catanzaro La Spezia
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Davide Ghersini
11 February 2024 24 Catanzaro 3–2 Ascoli Catanzaro
16:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Referee: Andrea Rapuano
17 February 2024 25 Catanzaro 2–2 Südtirol Catanzaro
16:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Referee: Luca Zufferli
24 February 2024 26 Cittadella 1–2 Catanzaro Cittadella
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato
Referee: Federico Dionisi
27 February 2024 27 Catanzaro 2–0 Bari Catanzaro
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto
3 March 2024 28 Cosenza 0–2 Catanzaro Cosenza
16:15 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla
Referee: Michael Fabbri
9 March 2024 29 Catanzaro 0–1 Reggiana Catanzaro
16:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Fulignati 12' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Referee: Kevin Bonacina
16 March 2024 30 Brescia 1–1 Catanzaro Brescia
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Referee: Francesco Cosso
1 April 2024 31 Parma 0–2 Catanzaro Parma
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Niccolo Baroni
6 April 2024 32 Catanzaro 1–2 Como Catanzaro
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Referee: Marco Di Bello
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 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Referee: Federico Dionisi
26 April 2024 35 Pisa 2–2 Catanzaro Pisa
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Arena Garibaldi
Referee: Matteo Gualtieri
1 May 2024 36 Catanzaro 3–2 Venezia Catanzaro
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
5 May 2024 37 Ternana 1–0 Catanzaro Terni
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Distefano 78' Report Stadium: Stadio Libero Liberati
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
10 May 2024 38 Catanzaro 1–3 Sampdoria Catanzaro
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Referee: Daniele Perenzoni

Promotion play-offs

18 May 2024 Preliminary Round Catanzaro 4–2 (a.e.t.) Brescia Catanzaro
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Nicola Ceravolo
Attendance: 12,370[12]
Referee: Simone Sozza
21 May 2024 Semi-final First Leg Catanzaro 2–2 Cremonese Catanzaro
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nicola Ceravolo
Attendance: 12,623[12]
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro
25 May 2024 Semi-final Second Leg Cremonese 4–1
(6–3 agg.)
Catanzaro Cremona
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Giovanni Zini
Attendance: [12]
Referee: Maurizio Mariani

Coppa Italia

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

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie B Play-offs Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  ITA Andrea Fulignati 42 0 37 0 3 0 2 0
16 GK  ITA Andrea Sala 2 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
22 GK  ITA Edoardo Borrelli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK  ITA Vincenzo Grimaldi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
4 DF  ITA Matias Antonini 17 4 13+1 3 3 1 0 0
14 DF  ITA Stefano Scognamillo 39 0 34 0 3 0 2 0
23 DF  ITA Nicolò Brighenti 34 1 29+1 1 2 0 2 0
32 DF  SVN Luka Krajnc 15 0 12+3 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF  ITA Kevin Miranda 10 0 1+9 0 0 0 0 0
72 DF  ITA Davide Veroli 32 0 24+4 0 2+1 0 1 0
Midfielders
8 MF  ITA Luca Verna 31 3 21+6 3 0+2 0 1+1 0
10 MF  ITA Jacopo Petriccione 19 1 13+3 1 3 0 0 0
18 MF  ITA Andrea Ghion 23 1 17+4 1 0 0 2 0
20 MF  ITA Simone Pontisso 29 2 12+12 2 3 0 1+1 0
21 MF  ITA Marco Pompetti 33 1 13+16 1 0+2 0 0+2 0
24 MF  GRE Dimitris Sounas 37 3 26+6 3 3 0 2 0
27 MF  BEL Jari Vandeputte 41 9 36 9 3 0 2 0
33 MF  ITA Andrea Oliveri 30 1 6+20 1 2+1 0 0+1 0
92 MF  CRO Mario Šitum 29 0 23+4 0 0 0 2 0
Forwards
7 FW  ITA Luca D'Andrea 25 0 6+17 0 0 0 0+2 0
9 FW  ITA Pietro Iemmello 38 17 31+4 15 3 2 0 0
17 FW  ITA Enrico Brignola 22 3 3+14 1 0+3 2 2 0
19 FW  ITA Matteo Stoppa 26 0 4+19 0 0+3 0 0 0
28 FW  ITA Tommaso Biasci 41 11 25+11 10 3 1 1+1 0
63 FW  ITA Giacint Rafele 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
70 FW  ITA Giuseppe Ambrosino 28 3 13+15 3 0 0 0 0
98 FW  ITA Alfredo Donnarumma 23 3 5+15 2 0+3 1 0 0
41 FW  ITA Alessandro Viotti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW  ITA Dario Violante 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
10 FW  ITA Alessio Curcio 2 1 0 0 0 0 1+1 1
25 FW  ITA Francesco Bombagi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
5 DF  BUL Dimo Krastev 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0
6 MF  GHA Nana Welbeck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 MF  GRE Panos Katseris 15 0 12+3 0 0 0 0 0
FW  CIV Moussa Bamba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF  ITA Cristiano Belpanno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Competitions

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