2025–26 Bologna FC 1909 season
| 2025–26 season | ||||
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| Owner | BFC 1909 Lux SPV S.A. (Saputo) | |||
| Chairman | Joey Saputo | |||
| Head coach | Vincenzo Italiano | |||
| Stadium | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara | |||
| Serie A | 6th | |||
| Coppa Italia | Quarter-finals | |||
| Supercoppa Italiana | Final | |||
| UEFA Europa League | League phase | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Riccardo Orsolini (6) All: Riccardo Orsolini (9) | |||
| Biggest win | 4–0 vs Pisa (H) 5 October 2025, Serie A | |||
| Biggest defeat | 1–3 vs Cremonese (H) 1 December 2025, Serie A | |||
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The 2025–26 season is the 117th season in the history of Bologna Football Club 1909, and the club's eleventh consecutive season in the Serie A. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Europa League. The club is also competing in the Supercoppa Italiana, its debut appearance in the competition, having won the Coppa Italia in the previous season.
Squad
| No. | Player | Nat. | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Signed from | Transfer fee | Notes | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Łukasz Skorupski | GK | 5 May 1991 | 2018 | 2026 | Roma | €9,000,000 | 237 | 0 | |||
| 13 | Federico Ravaglia | GK | 11 November 1999 | 2017 | 2028 | Bologna Primavera | NA | From Youth system | 22 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Massimo Pessina | GK | 25 December 2007 | 2025 | - | Bologna Primavera | NA | From Youth system | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Emil Holm | RB / RM | 13 May 2000 | 2024 | 2028 | Spezia | €7,700,000 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 14 | Torbjørn Heggem | CB / LB | 12 January 1999 | 2025 | 2029 | West Bromwich Albion | €7,500,000 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 16 | Nicolò Casale | CB | 14 February 1998 | 2025 | 2028 | Lazio | €6,500,000 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 20 | Nadir Zortea | RB / RM | 19 June 1999 | 2025 | 2029 | Cagliari | €7,500,000 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis | LB / LM | 22 October 1993 | 2022 | 2026 | Cagliari | Free | 63 | 4 | |||
| 26 | Jhon Lucumí | CB | 26 June 1998 | 2022 | 2027 | Genk | €8,000,000 | 112 | 1 | |||
| 29 | Lorenzo De Silvestri (captain) | RB / RM | 23 May 1988 | 2020 | 2026 | Torino | Free | 109 | 9 | |||
| 33 | Juan Miranda | LB | 19 May 2000 | 2024 | 2027 | Real Betis | Free | 33 | 0 | |||
| 41 | Martin Vitík | CB | 23 January 2003 | 2025 | 2029 | Sparta Prague | €11,000,000 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Tommaso Pobega | CM / DM | 15 July 1999 | 2025 | 2026 | Milan | €1,900,000 | On loan | 23 | 2 | ||
| 6 | Nikola Moro | DM / CM | 18 September 1998 | 2023 | 2027 | Chelsea | €20,000,000 | 72 | 2 | |||
| 8 | Remo Freuler | CM / DM | 15 April 1992 | 2024 | 2026 | Nottingham Forest | €16,000,000 | 72 | 2 | |||
| 19 | Lewis Ferguson | CM / AM | 24 August 1998 | 2022 | 2028 | Aberdeen | €2,000,000 | 80 | 14 | |||
| 21 | Jens Odgaard | AM / RW / ST | 31 March 1999 | 2024 | 2027 | AZ | €4,280,000 | 42 | 8 | |||
| 77 | Ibrahim Sulemana | DM / CM | 22 May 2003 | 2025 | 2026 | Atalanta | €500,000 | On loan | 0 | 0 | ||
| 80 | Giovanni Fabbian | CM / AM | 14 January 2003 | 2023 | 2028 | Internazionale | €5,370,000 | 60 | 8 | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Riccardo Orsolini | RW | 24 January 1997 | 2019 | 2027 | Juventus | €15,000,000 | 241 | 66 | |||
| 9 | Santiago Castro | ST | 18 September 2004 | 2024 | 2028 | Vélez Sarsfield | €13,200,000 | 47 | 9 | |||
| 10 | Federico Bernardeschi | RW / AM | 16 February 1994 | 2025 | 2027 | Toronto FC | Free | 2 | 0 | |||
| 11 | Jonathan Rowe | LW / AM | 30 April 2003 | 2025 | 2029 | Marseille | €17,000,000 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 17 | Ciro Immobile | ST | 20 February 1990 | 2025 | 2026 | Beşiktaş | Free | 1 | 0 | |||
| 24 | Thijs Dallinga | ST | 3 August 2000 | 2024 | 2028 | Toulouse | €15,000,000 | 34 | 3 | |||
| 28 | Nicolò Cambiaghi | LW / SS | 28 December 2000 | 2024 | 2029 | Atalanta | €10,000,000 | 21 | 1 | |||
| 30 | Benja Domínguez | LW | 19 September 2003 | 2024 | 2029 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | €4,000,000 | 24 | 3 | |||
Transfers
Summer window
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2025 | GK | Thomas Gillier | Universidad Católica | Free | ||
| 1 July 2025 | DF | Nicolò Casale | Lazio | €6,500,000 | From loan to permanent transfer | [1] |
| 6 July 2025 | DF | Martin Vitík | Sparta Prague | €11,000,000 | [2] | |
| 10 July 2025 | FW | Ciro Immobile | Beşiktaş | Free | [3] | |
| 19 July 2025 | FW | Federico Bernardeschi | Toronto FC | Free | [4] | |
| 16 August 2025 | DF | Torbjørn Heggem | West Bromwich Albion | €7,500,000 | [5][6][7] | |
| 20 August 2025 | DF | Nadir Zortea | Cagliari | €7,500,000 | [8] | |
| 24 August 2025 | FW | Jonathan Rowe | Marseille | €17,000,000 | [9] |
Loans in
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2025 | MF | Tommaso Pobega | Milan | €1,000,000 | Obligation to buy for €7,000,000 under conditions | |
| 1 September 2025 | MF | Ibrahim Sulemana | Sparta Prague | €500,000 | Option to buy for €7,000,000 |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2025 | FW | Gianmarco Cangiano | Pescara | €1,000,000 | From loan to permanent transfer | |
| 20 July 2025 | DF | Sam Beukema | Napoli | €31,000,000 | [10] | |
| 31 July 2025 | MF | Andri Baldursson | Kasımpaşa | €500,000 | [11] | |
| 31 July 2025 | FW | Dan Ndoye | Nottingham Forest | €42,000,000 | [12][13] | |
| 4 August 2025 | DF | Martin Erlić | Midtjylland | €5,000,000 | ||
| 14 August 2025 | MF | Andrea Mazia | Sasso Marconi | Free | ||
| 2 September 2025 | MF | Kacper Urbański | Legia Warsaw | €2,000,000 |
Loans out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June 2025 | GK | Nicola Bagnolini | Gubbio | Free | ||
| 15 July 2025 | GK | Francesco Raffaelli | Ospitaletto | Free | ||
| 15 July 2025 | FW | Gennaro Anatriello | Potenza | Free | ||
| 16 July 2025 | MF | Niklas Pyyhtiä | Modena | Free | ||
| 17 July 2025 | GK | Davide Franzini | Bra | Free | ||
| 17 July 2025 | FW | Antonio Raimondo | Frosinone | Free | ||
| 19 July 2025 | DF | Joaquín Sosa | Independente Santa Fe | Free | ||
| 22 July 2025 | MF | Manuel Rosetti | Carpi | Free | ||
| 23 July 2025 | DF | Riccardo Stivanello | Torres | Free | ||
| 24 July 2025 | GK | Thomas Gillier | CF Montréal | Free | ||
| 31 July 2025 | DF | Mattia Motolese | Pro Patria | Free | ||
| 1 August 2025 | MF | Oussama El Azzouzi | Auxerre | Free | ||
| 3 August 2025 | MF | Michel Aebischer | Pisa | Free | Obligation to buy for €4,500,000 under conditions | |
| 1 September 2025 | DF | Tommaso Corazza | Pescara | Free | ||
| 1 September 2025 | DF | Stefan Posch | Como | €500,000 | Obligation to buy for €5,500,000 under conditions | |
| 1 September 2025 | FW | Jesper Karlsson | Aberdeen | Free | ||
| 1 September 2025 | FW | Orji Okwonkwo | Pescara | Free | ||
| 8 September 2025 | DF | Mihajlo Ilić | Anderlecht | Free | Option to buy |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Serie A | 23 August 2025 | 24 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 46.67 |
| Coppa Italia | 4 December 2025 | Round of 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| Supercoppa Italiana | 19 December 2025 | 22 December 2025 | Semi-finals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 25 September 2025 | League phase | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 50.00 | |
| Total | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 47.83 | |||
Last updated: 19 December 2025
Source: Soccerway
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Roma | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 30 | Qualification for the Champions League league phase |
| 5 | Juventus | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 26 | Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a] |
| 6 | Bologna | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 25 | Qualification for the Conference League play-off round |
| 7 | Como | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 24 | |
| 8 | Lazio | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 23 |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[14]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[14]
Notes:
- ^ The 2025–26 Coppa Italia winners also qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixth-placed team if the Coppa Italia winners finish in the top five of Serie A). If the 2025–26 Coppa Italia winners finish in the top six of Serie A, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.
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 |
| 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 |
Last updated: 14 December 2025.
Source: Serie A
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The match schedule was released on 6 June 2025.[15]
| 23 August 2025 1 | Roma | 1–0 | Bologna | Rome |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 63,681 Referee: Luca Zufferli |
| 30 August 2025 2 | Bologna | 1–0 | Como | Bologna |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 28,369 Referee: Daniele Doveri |
| 14 September 2025 3 | Milan | 1–0 | Bologna | Milan |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 69,593 Referee: Matteo Marcenaro |
| 20 September 2025 4 | Bologna | 2–1 | Genoa | Bologna |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 27,976 Referee: Giuseppe Collu |
| 28 September 2025 5 | Lecce | 2–2 | Bologna | Lecce |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 24,548 Referee: Francesco Fourneau |
| 5 October 2025 6 | Bologna | 4–0 | Pisa | Bologna |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 27,972 Referee: Rosario Abisso |
| 19 October 2025 7 | Cagliari | 0–2 | Bologna | Cagliari |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Unipol Domus Attendance: 16,168 Referee: Matteo Marchetti |
| 26 October 2025 8 | Fiorentina | 2–2 | Bologna | Florence |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 19,445 Referee: Federico La Penna |
| 29 October 2025 9 | Bologna | 0–0 | Torino | Bologna |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 25,691 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi |
| 2 November 2025 10 | Parma | 1–3 | Bologna | Parma |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 18,672 Referee: Kevin Bonacina |
| 9 November 2025 11 | Bologna | 2–0 | Napoli | Bologna |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 33,174 Referee: Daniele Chiffi |
| 22 November 2025 12 | Udinese | 0–3 | Bologna | Udine |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 23,756 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
| 1 December 2025 13 | Bologna | 1–3 | Cremonese | Bologna |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 25,277 Referee: Ermanno Feliciani |
| 7 December 2025 14 | Lazio | 1–1 | Bologna | Rome |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 43,325 Referee: Michael Fabbri |
| 14 December 2025 15 | Bologna | 0–1 | Juventus | Bologna |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 32,911 Referee: Davide Massa |
| 7 January 2026 19 | Bologna | v | Atalanta | Bologna |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara |
| 18 January 2026 21 | Bologna | v | Fiorentina | Bologna |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara |
| 10 May 2026 36 | Napoli | v | Bologna | Naples |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona |
| 24 May 2026 38 | Bologna | v | Internazionale | Bologna |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara |
Coppa Italia
| 4 December 2025 Round of 16 | Bologna | 2–1 | Parma | Bologna |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 15,301 Referee: Paride Tremolada |
| 3–12 February 2026 Quarter-finals | Bologna | v | Lazio | Bologna |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara |
Supercoppa Italiana
| 19 December 2025 Semi-finals | Bologna | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Internazionale | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 22:00 SAST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: King Saud University Stadium Referee: Daniele Chiffi | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 22 December 2025 Final | Napoli | v | Bologna | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 22:00 SAST (UTC+3) | Stadium: King Saud University Stadium |
UEFA Europa League
League phase
The draw for the league phase was held on 29 August 2025.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded) |
| 12 | Fenerbahçe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11[a] | |
| 13 | Bologna | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11[a] | |
| 14 | Viktoria Plzeň | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 | |
| 15 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 |
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2025. Source: UEFA[16]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Notes:
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Notes:
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2025. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| 25 September 2025 1 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Bologna | Birmingham, England |
| 20:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,909 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
| 2 October 2025 2 | Bologna | 1–1 | SC Freiburg | Bologna |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 24,428 Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia) |
| 23 October 2025 3 | FCSB | 1–2 | Bologna | Bucharest, Romania |
| 19:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 27,643 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
| 6 November 2025 4 | Bologna | 0–0 | Brann | Bologna |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 22,508 Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany) |
| 27 November 2025 5 | Bologna | 4–1 | Red Bull Salzburg | Bologna |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 21,025 Referee: Igor Pajač (Croatia) |
| 11 December 2025 6 | Celta Vigo | 1–2 | Bologna | Vigo, Spain |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 20,302 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
| 29 January 2026 8 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | v | Bologna | Bačka Topola, Serbia |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: TSC Arena | ||
| Note: Due to the Gaza war, Israeli teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[17] | ||||
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