2025–26 SSC Bari season

SSC Bari
2025–26 season
ManagerFabio Caserta
StadiumStadio San Nicola
Serie B19th
Coppa ItaliaFirst round
Biggest defeatMilan 2–0 Bari

The 2025–26 season is the 118th in the history of Società Sportiva Calcio Bari and the club’s fourth consecutive season in Serie B of the Italian football leagues. In addition to participating in the domestic league, the team also competed in the Coppa Italia.

Squad

Transfers In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Hemsley Akpa-Chukwu Novara Loan return 30 June 2025
MF Ismail Achik Audace Cerignola Loan return 30 June 2025
MF Francesco Lops Sorrento Loan return 30 June 2025
MF Karlo Lulić FK Sarajevo Loan return 30 June 2025
MF Filippo Faggi Gubbio Loan return 30 June 2025
FW Giacomo Manzari Carrarese Loan return 30 June 2025
DF Sheriff Kassama Trento Loan 14 July 2025
FW Anthony Partipilo Parma Loan 8 August 2025 [1]
FW Mirko Antonucci Spezia Loan 21 August 2025 [2]
MF Gaetano Castrovilli Lazio Undisclosed 21 August 2025 [3]
FW Leonardo Cerri Juventus Next Gen Loan 27 August 2025 [4]
DF Andrea Meroni Reggiana Undisclosed 1 September 2025 [5]
DF Riccardo Burgio Potenza Undisclosed 1 September 2025 [6]
MF Ebrima Darboe Roma Undisclosed 1 September 2025 [7]
MF Giulio Maggiore Salernitana Free 1 September 2025

Transfers Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
GK Boris Radunović Cagliari Loan return 30 June 2025
DF Lorenco Šimić Maccabi Haifa Loan return 30 June 2025
MF César Falletti Cremonese Loan return 30 June 2025
MF Andrea Oliveri Atalanta U23 Loan return 30 June 2025
MF Giulio Maggiore Salernitana Loan return 30 June 2025
MF Ismail Achik Salernitana €100,000 11 July 2025
MF Ahmad Benali Virtus Entella Undisclosed 1 August 2025
MF Karlo Lulić Casarano Calcio Undisclosed 8 August 2025
FW Aurélien Scheidler FCV Dender EH €800,000 21 August 2025
MF Francesco Lops Giugliano Loan 23 August 2025
FW Giacomo Manzari Perugia Loan 28 August 2025 [8]
MF Filippo Faggi Pontedera Loan 1 September 2025
DF Alessandro Tripaldelli Reggiana Loan 1 September 2025 [9]
FW Hemsley Akpa-Chukwu RFC Seraing Free 8 September 2025

Friendlies

26 July 2025 Bari 1–0 Campobasso
4 August 2025 Bari 2–3 Casarano
9 August 2025 Bari 3–0 Picerno

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie B 24 August 2025 8–10 May 2026 Matchday 1 4 0 1 3 2 8 −6 000.00
Coppa Italia 17 August 2025 First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Total 5 0 1 4 2 10 −8 000.00

Last updated: 19 September 2025
Source: Competitions

Serie B

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
14 Südtirol 17 2 10 5 16 20 −4 16
15 Virtus Entella 17 3 7 7 16 25 −9 16
16 Bari 17 3 7 7 15 27 −12 16 Qualification for relegation play-out
17 Sampdoria 17 3 5 9 16 24 −8 14
18 Spezia 17 3 5 9 15 24 −9 14 Relegation to Serie C
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2025. Source: Serie BKT
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]

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
4 0 1 3 2 8  −6 1 0 1 0 1 1  0 0 0 3 1 7  −6

Last updated: 19 September 2025.
Source:

Results by round

Round1234
GroundAHAA
ResultLDLL
Position131519
Updated to match(es) played on 19 September 2025. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

24 August 2025 1 Venezia 2–1 Bari Venice
19:00 UTC+2
  • Bjarkason 9'
  • Duncan 43'
Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Attendance: 8,300
Referee: Davide Di Marco
31 August 2025 2 Bari 1–1 Monza Bari
21:00 UTC+2
Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
Attendance: 15,010
Referee: Simone Galipò
13 September 2025 3 Modena 3–0 Bari Modena
15:00 UTC+2
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia
Attendance: 10,761
Referee: Andrea Calzavara
19 September 2025 4 Palermo 2–0 Bari Palermo
21:00 UTC+2
Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera

Coppa Italia

17 August 2025 First round Milan 2–0 Bari Milan
21:15 UTC+2
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 71,061
Referee: Alberto Ruben Arena

References

  1. ^ "Bentornato Anthony Partipilo ! - SSC Bari". www.sscalciobari.it.
  2. ^ "Benvenuto Mirko Antonucci ! - SSC Bari". www.sscalciobari.it.
  3. ^ "Bentornato Gaetano Castrovilli ! - SSC Bari". www.sscalciobari.it.
  4. ^ "Benvenuto Leonardo Cerri ! - SSC Bari". www.sscalciobari.it.
  5. ^ "Benvenuto Andrea Meroni ! - SSC Bari". www.sscalciobari.it.
  6. ^ "UFFICIALE – Riccardo Burgio è un nuovo difensore del Bari. La formula". OneFootball. September 6, 2025.
  7. ^ "Benvenuto Ebrima Darboe ! - SSC Bari". www.sscalciobari.it.
  8. ^ "UFFICIALE – Giacomo Manzari ceduto al Perugia. La formula". OneFootball. September 6, 2025.
  9. ^ "Mercato: Alessandro Tripaldelli passa alla Reggiana - SSC Bari". www.sscalciobari.it.
  10. ^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.