2025–26 Bologna FC 1909 season

Bologna
2025–26 season
OwnerBFC 1909 Lux SPV S.A. (Saputo)
ChairmanJoey Saputo
Head coachVincenzo Italiano
StadiumStadio Renato Dall'Ara
Serie A6th
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
Supercoppa ItalianaFinal
UEFA Europa LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague:
Riccardo Orsolini (6)

All:
Riccardo Orsolini (9)
Biggest win4–0 vs Pisa (H)
5 October 2025, Serie A
Biggest defeat1–3 vs Cremonese (H)
1 December 2025, Serie A

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 (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 2018 2026 Roma €9,000,000 237 0
13 Federico Ravaglia GK (1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 2017 2028 Bologna Primavera NA From Youth system 22 0
25 Massimo Pessina GK (2007-12-25) 25 December 2007 2025 - Bologna Primavera NA From Youth system 0 0
Defenders
2 Emil Holm RB / RM (2000-05-13) 13 May 2000 2024 2028 Spezia €7,700,000 21 0
14 Torbjørn Heggem CB / LB (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 2025 2029 West Bromwich Albion €7,500,000 2 0
16 Nicolò Casale CB (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 2025 2028 Lazio €6,500,000 16 0
20 Nadir Zortea RB / RM (1999-06-19) 19 June 1999 2025 2029 Cagliari €7,500,000 3 0
22 Charalampos Lykogiannis LB / LM (1993-10-22) 22 October 1993 2022 2026 Cagliari Free 63 4
26 Jhon Lucumí CB (1998-06-26) 26 June 1998 2022 2027 Genk €8,000,000 112 1
29 Lorenzo De Silvestri (captain) RB / RM (1988-05-23) 23 May 1988 2020 2026 Torino Free 109 9
33 Juan Miranda LB (2000-05-19) 19 May 2000 2024 2027 Real Betis Free 33 0
41 Martin Vitík CB (2003-01-23) 23 January 2003 2025 2029 Sparta Prague €11,000,000 2 0
Midfielders
4 Tommaso Pobega CM / DM (1999-07-15) 15 July 1999 2025 2026 Milan €1,900,000 On loan 23 2
6 Nikola Moro DM / CM (1998-09-18) 18 September 1998 2023 2027 Chelsea €20,000,000 72 2
8 Remo Freuler CM / DM (1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 2024 2026 Nottingham Forest €16,000,000 72 2
19 Lewis Ferguson CM / AM (1998-08-24) 24 August 1998 2022 2028 Aberdeen €2,000,000 80 14
21 Jens Odgaard AM / RW / ST (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 2024 2027 AZ €4,280,000 42 8
77 Ibrahim Sulemana DM / CM (2003-05-22) 22 May 2003 2025 2026 Atalanta €500,000 On loan 0 0
80 Giovanni Fabbian CM / AM (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 2023 2028 Internazionale €5,370,000 60 8
Forwards
7 Riccardo Orsolini RW (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 2019 2027 Juventus €15,000,000 241 66
9 Santiago Castro ST (2004-09-18) 18 September 2004 2024 2028 Vélez Sarsfield €13,200,000 47 9
10 Federico Bernardeschi RW / AM (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 2025 2027 Toronto FC Free 2 0
11 Jonathan Rowe LW / AM (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 2025 2029 Marseille €17,000,000 1 0
17 Ciro Immobile ST (1990-02-20) 20 February 1990 2025 2026 Beşiktaş Free 1 0
24 Thijs Dallinga ST (2000-08-03) 3 August 2000 2024 2028 Toulouse €15,000,000 34 3
28 Nicolò Cambiaghi LW / SS (2000-12-28) 28 December 2000 2024 2029 Atalanta €10,000,000 21 1
30 Benja Domínguez LW (2003-09-19) 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 +10 046.67
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 +0 000.00
UEFA Europa League 25 September 2025 League phase 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 050.00
Total 23 11 7 5 35 20 +15 047.83

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:
  1. ^ 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

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAH
ResultLWLWDWWDDWWWLDL
Position1610131197556555656
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: Serie A
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)
  • Wesley 53'
  • Mancini  67'
Report
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)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 69,593
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro
20 September 2025 4 Bologna 2–1 Genoa Bologna
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
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
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)
Report
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)
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
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
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)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 32,911
Referee: Davide Massa
4 January 2026 18 Internazionale v Bologna Milan
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: San Siro
7 January 2026 19 Bologna v Atalanta Bologna
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
11 January 2026 20 Como v Bologna Como
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
18 January 2026 21 Bologna v Fiorentina Bologna
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
1 February 2026 23 Bologna v Milan Bologna
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
22 March 2026 30 Bologna v Lazio Bologna
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
4 April 2026 31 Cremonese v Bologna Cremona
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
19 April 2026 33 Juventus v Bologna Turin
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Juventus Stadium
26 April 2026 34 Bologna v Roma Bologna
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
10 May 2026 36 Napoli v Bologna Naples
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
17 May 2026 37 Atalanta v Bologna Bergamo
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
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
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
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:
  1. ^ a b Away goals scored: Fenerbahçe 5, Bologna 4.
Round12345678
GroundAHAHHAHA
ResultLDWDWW
Position282718241813
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2025. Source: UEFA
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)
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) 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
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 20,302
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
22 January 2026 7 Bologna v Celtic Bologna
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
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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