2025–26 US Cremonese season

Cremonese
2025–26 season
OwnerGiovanni Arvedi
ManagerDavide Nicola
StadiumStadio Giovanni Zini
Serie A11th
Coppa ItaliaFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Federico Bonazzoli
Jamie Vardy
(4 each)
All:
Federico Bonazzoli
Jamie Vardy
(4 each)
Highest home attendance14,808 vs Juventus
1 November 2025, Serie A
Lowest home attendance5,845 vs Palermo
16 August 2025, Coppa Italia
Average home league attendance12,114
Biggest win0–2 vs Genoa (A)
29 October 2025, Serie A
Biggest defeat4–1 vs Inter Milan (A)
4 October 2025, Serie A

The 2025–26 season is the 123rd season in the history of Unione Sportiva Cremonese and their first season back in Serie A since the 2022–23 season following promotion from the Serie B in the previous season. In addition to Serie A, the club also participates in the Coppa Italia.

On 13 June 2025, the club announced that the contract of manager Giovanni Stroppa will not be renewed and will expire at the end of the season, after securing promotion with the Grigiorossi through the play-offs.[1] On 2 July 2025, Davide Nicola was appointed as the new manager until 2027.[2]

Squad

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  IDN Emil Audero (on loan from Como)
3 DF  ITA Giuseppe Pezzella
4 DF  ITA Tommaso Barbieri
6 DF  ITA Federico Baschirotto
7 MF  ITA Alessio Zerbin (on loan from Napoli)
8 MF  ITA Mattia Valoti
9 FW  ITA Manuel De Luca
10 FW  ENG Jamie Vardy
11 FW  NOR Dennis Johnsen
14 FW  CMR Faris Moumbagna (on loan from Marseille)
15 DF  ITA Matteo Bianchetti (captain)
16 GK  ITA Marco Silvestri
17 DF  ITA Leonardo Sernicola
18 MF  ITA Michele Collocolo
19 MF  ECU Jeremy Sarmiento (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  ARG Franco Vázquez
22 DF  ITA Romano Floriani Mussolini (on loan from Lazio)
23 DF  ITA Federico Ceccherini
24 DF  ITA Filippo Terracciano (on loan from AC Milan)
27 MF  BEL Jari Vandeputte
30 DF  SEN Mikayil Faye (on loan from Rennes)
32 MF  ARG Martín Payero (on loan from Udinese)
33 MF  ITA Alberto Grassi
38 MF  FRA Warren Bondo (on loan from AC Milan)
48 MF  GEO Dachi Lordkipanidze
55 DF  ITA Francesco Folino
69 GK  ITA Lapo Nava
77 FW  NGA David Okereke
90 FW  ITA Federico Bonazzoli
99 FW  PAR Antonio Sanabria

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. No. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
30 June 2025 DF 17 Leonardo Sernicola Pisa Loan return
30 June 2025 FW 77 David Okereke Gaziantep Loan return
1 July 2025 GK 1 Andrea Fulignati Catanzaro €1,400,000 From loan to definitive purchase [3]
1 July 2025 MF 27 Jari Vandeputte Catanzaro €3,300,000 From loan to definitive purchase [4]
17 July 2025 GK 69 Lapo Nava AC Milan Free [5]
19 July 2025 MF 33 Alberto Grassi Empoli Free [6]
25 July 2025 DF 3 Giuseppe Pezzella Empoli €2,000,000 [7]
29 July 2025 DF 6 Federico Baschirotto Lecce €3,000,000 [8]
13 August 2025 GK 16 Marco Silvestri Empoli Free [9]
21 August 2025 FW 99 Antonio Sanabria Torino €2,500,000 + €500,000 in bonus [10]
31 August 2025 FW 10 Jamie Vardy Leicester City Free [11]

Loans in

Date Pos. No. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
14 July 2025 DF 22 Romano Floriani Mussolini Lazio Free Option to buy for €5,000,000 [12]
27 July 2025 GK 1 Emil Audero Como Free Option to buy for an undisclosed fee [13]
29 July 2025 FW 7 Alessio Zerbin Napoli €250,000 Option to buy for €3,000,000, obligation to buy for €3,000,000 under conditions [14]
11 August 2025 DF 24 Filippo Terracciano AC Milan €500,000 Obligation to buy for an undisclosed fee under conditions [15]
12 August 2025 MF 38 Warren Bondo AC Milan €500,000 [16]
22 August 2025 MF 32 Martín Payero Udinese €1,000,000 Obligation to buy or €6,500,000 under conditions [17]
31 August 2025 FW 14 Faris Moumbagna Marseille €300,000 Obligation to buy or €7,000,000 under conditions
1 September 2025 MF 19 Jeremy Sarmiento Brighton & Hove Albion Free Option to buy for an undisclosed fee, obligation to buy for an undisclosed fee
1 September 2025 DF 30 Mikayil Faye Rennes Free Option to buy for €10,000,000

Expenditure: €14,750,000

Out

Date Pos. No. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
30 June 2025 GK 12 Giacomo Drago Südtirol Loan return
30 June 2025 DF 26 Valentin Antov Monza Loan return
30 June 2025 MF 14 Francesco Gelli Frosinone Loan return
1 July 2025 GK 22 Andreas Jungdal Westerlo €1,000,000 From loan to definitive purchase [18]
1 July 2025 GK — Fallou Sarr Spezia €200,000 From loan to definitive purchase
1 July 2025 DF — Luca Munaretti Virtus Verona Free
1 July 2025 FW — Marco Zunno Crotone Free [19]
7 July 2025 FW — Alberto Basso Ricci Arzignano Valchiampo Free [20]
8 July 2025 MF 37 Žan Majer Mantova Free [21]
9 July 2025 MF — César Falletti Mantova Free [22]
12 July 2025 DF 44 Luka Lochoshvili Nürnberg €1,000,000 [23]
25 July 2025 MF — Andrea Bertolacci Retired
30 July 2025 DF 3 Giacomo Quagliata Deportivo de La Coruña Undisclosed
4 August 2025 MF — Joshua Tenkorang Ravenna Free
11 August 2025 DF 7 Paulo Azzi Monza Undisclosed [24]
11 August 2025 DF 5 Luca Ravanelli Monza Undisclosed [25]
13 August 2025 DF — Maissa Ndiaye Lumezzane Undisclosed
25 August 2025 GK 30 Jakob Tånnander Farense Free [26]
27 August 2025 MF 10 Charles Pickel Espanyol €1,000,000 [27]
29 August 2025 MF 19 Michele Castagnetti Cesena Undisclosed

Loans out

Date Pos. No. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
4 July 2025 DF — Samuele Regazzetti Ospitaletto Free [28]
11 July 2025 GK — Federico Agazzi Alcione Milano Free [29]
11 July 2025 DF — Daniele Triacca Trento Free From Primavera squad [30]
13 July 2025 DF — Eddy Cabianca Salernitana Free [31]
13 July 2025 FW — Michele Bigonzoni Latina Free
15 July 2025 DF — Tommaso Duca Giana Erminio Free From Primavera squad [32]
29 July 2025 GK 1 Andrea Fulignati Empoli Free Obligation to buy for an undisclosed fee under conditions [33]
2 August 2025 FW — David Stückler Vicenza Free [34]
4 August 2025 DF — Mattia Scaringi Ravenna Free
4 August 2025 MF — Alessio Brambilla Bra Free
6 August 2025 FW — Blue Mamona Sarnese Free
7 August 2025 MF — Salvatore Dore Pergolettese Free
7 August 2025 MF 62 Tommaso Milanese Ascoli Free Obligation to buy for an undisclosed fee under conditions [35]
7 August 2025 FW 98 Luca Zanimacchia Modena Free Option to buy for an undisclosed fee, obligation to buy for an undisclosed fee under conditions [36]
18 August 2025 FW 91 Marco Nasti Empoli Free Option to buy for an undisclosed fee [37]
20 August 2025 FW 13 Felix Afena-Gyan Amedspor Free Option to buy for an undisclosed fee [38]
25 August 2025 DF 42 Lorenzo Moretti Virtus Entella Free
1 September 2025 GK 21 Gianluca Saro Reggiana Free
1 September 2025 DF — Yuri Rocchetti Potenza Free Obligation to buy for an undisclosed fee under conditions
1 September 2025 FW 74 Frank Tsadjout Pescara Free

Income: €2,000,000

Pre-season and friendlies

On 27 June 2025, Cremonese announced a friendly against Torino in Prad am Stilfser Joch before a 10-day training camp in Livigno.[39] Two weeks later, another friendly against Pro Patria in Livigno was confirmed.[40]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 July 2025 Friendly Torino 4–1 Cremonese Prad am Stilfser Joch, Italy
16:00 CEST Report Stadium: Fußballplatz Prad am Stilfserjoch
3 August 2025 Friendly Cremonese 3–0 Pro Patria Livigno, Italy
16:00 CEST Report Stadium: Preparazione Olimpica AQ1816
10 August 2025 Friendly Reggiana 0–0 Cremonese Luzzara, Italy
16:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Compagnoni

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 23 August 2025 May 2026 Matchday 1 15 5 5 5 18 18 +0 033.33
Coppa Italia 16 August 2025 TBD First round 1 0 0 1 0 0 +0 000.00
Total 16 5 5 6 18 18 +0 031.25

Last updated: 17 December 2025
Source: Soccerway

Serie A

Main article: 2025–26 Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Sassuolo 15 6 3 6 21 19 +2 21
10 Udinese 15 6 3 6 16 22 −6 21
11 Cremonese 15 5 5 5 18 18 0 20
12 Atalanta 15 4 7 4 19 18 +1 19
13 Torino 15 4 5 6 15 26 −11 17
Updated to match(es) played on 15 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)[41]

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 5 5 5 18 18  0 20 2 3 2 9 9  0 3 2 3 9 9  0

Last updated: 17 December 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH
ResultWWDDDLDDWLLLWWL
Position53367101011810111111911
Points367899101114141414172020
Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 6 June 2025.[42][43]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

23 August 2025 1 AC Milan 1–2 Cremonese Milan
20:45 CEST
  • Pavlović 45+1'
  • Jiménez  78'
 Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 75,011
Referee: Giuseppe Collu
29 August 2025 2 Cremonese 3–2 Sassuolo Cremona
18:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 10,300
Referee: Marco Guida
15 September 2025 3 Hellas Verona 0–0 Cremonese Verona
18:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 21,406
Referee: Alberto Ruben Arena
21 September 2025 4 Cremonese 0–0 Parma Cremona
15:00 CEST
Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 13,548
Referee: Federico La Penna
28 September 2025 5 Como 1–1 Cremonese Como
15:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Attendance: 10,534
Referee: Marco Di Bello
4 October 2025 6 Internazionale 4–1 Cremonese Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 73,417[44][45]
Referee: Ermanno Feliciani
19 October 2025 7 Cremonese 1–1 Udinese Cremona
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
25 October 2025 8 Cremonese 1–1 Atalanta Cremona
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 11,052
Referee: Alberto Arena
29 October 2025 9 Genoa 0–2 Cremonese Genoa
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
1 November 2025 10 Cremonese 1–2 Juventus Cremona
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 14,868
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
9 November 2025 11 Pisa 1–0 Cremonese Pisa
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani
23 November 2025 12 Cremonese 1–3 Roma Cremona
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 14,666
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
30 November 2025 13 Bologna 1–3 Cremonese Bologna
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
7 December 2025 14 Cremonese 2–0 Lecce Cremona
15:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Referee: Giuseppe Mucera
13 December 2025 15 Torino 1–0 Cremonese Turin
15:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 18,297
Referee: Livio Marinelli
21 December 2025 16 Lazio v Cremonese Rome
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
28 December 2025 17 Cremonese v Napoli Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
3 January 2026 18 Fiorentina v Cremonese Florence
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
6 January 2026 19 Cremonese v Cagliari Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
11 January 2026 20 Juventus v Cremonese Turin
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Juventus Stadium
18 January 2026 21 Cremonese v Hellas Verona Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
25 January 2026 22 Sassuolo v Cremonese Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
1 February 2026 23 Cremonese v Inter Milan Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
8 February 2026 24 Atalanta v Cremonese Bergamo
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
15 February 2026 25 Cremonese v Genoa Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
22 February 2026 26 Roma v Cremonese Rome
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
1 March 2026 27 Cremonese v AC Milan Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
8 March 2026 28 Lecce v Cremonese Lecce
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
15 March 2026 29 Cremonese v Fiorentina Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
22 March 2026 30 Parma v Cremonese Parma
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
4 April 2026 31 Cremonese v Bologna Cremona
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
12 April 2026 32 Cagliari v Cremonese Cagliari
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Unipol Domus
19 April 2026 33 Cremonese v Torino Cremona
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
26 April 2026 34 Napoli v Cremonese Naples
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
3 May 2026 35 Cremonese v Lazio Cremona
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
10 May 2026 36 Cremonese v Pisa Cremona
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
17 May 2026 37 Udinese v Cremonese Udine
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
24 May 2026 38 Cremonese v Como Cremona
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2025–26 Coppa Italia

As the 20th seeded Serie A side (due to its promotion position from the 2024-25 Serie B season), Cremonese entered the Coppa Italia in the first round, and were drawn at home to Serie B side Palermo.[46]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 August 2025 First round Cremonese 0–0
(4–5 p)		 Palermo Cremona
21:15 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 5,845
Referee: Andrea Zanotti
Penalties

Statistics

As of pre-season

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

Goals

Rank Pos. No. Player Serie A Coppa Italia Total
Total 0 0 0

Clean sheets

Rank No. Player Serie A Coppa Italia Total
Total 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player Serie A Coppa Italia Total
     
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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