2023–24 US Cremonese season

US Cremonese
2023–24 season
Manager	Davide Ballardini; (until 18 September); Giovanni Stroppa; (from 19 September)
Stadium	Stadio Giovanni Zini
Serie B	5th
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Massimo Coda (7); All: ; Massimo Coda (7)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is US Cremonese's 121st season in existence and the club's first season back in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, US Cremonese will participate in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covers the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

Players

First-team squad

As of 17 October 2023^[1]

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

Out on loan

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

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Andrea Bertolacci	Fatih Karagümrük	Free	1 July 2023
MF	Zan Majer	Reggio Calabria	Free	1 July 2023
MF	Nikola Sekulov	Juventus Next Gen	Loan	15 July 2023
MF	Franco Vázquez	Parma	Free	17 July 2023	^[2]
MF	Alessio Brambilla	Cesena	€150k	21 July 2023	^[3]
MF	Michele Collocolo	Ascoli	€2.00m	22 July 2023	^[4]
GK	Andreas Jungdal	Milan	Free	10 August 2023
MF	Gonzalo Abrego	Godoy Cruz	Loan	10 August 2023
FW	Massimo Coda	Genoa	Loan	27 August 2023
DF	Valentin Antov	Monza	Loan	31 August 2023
DF	Yuri Rocchetti	Triestina		1 September 2023
DF	Alessandro Tuia	Unattached	Free	17 October 2023	^[5]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Cyriel Dessers	Rangers	€5.00m	6 July 2023	^[6]
DF	Stefano Cella	Ancona	€40k	15 July 2023	^[7]
FW	Luca Strizzolo	Modena		15 July 2023
MF	Dennis Politic	Dinamo București	Free	16 July 2023
MF	Stefano Girelli	Sampdoria	Free	19 July 2023
MF	Vlad Chiricheș	FCSB	Free	25 July 2023
MF	Luca Schirone	Pineto	Free	25 July 2023

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie B	22 August 2023	May 2024	Matchday 1		17	8	5	4	22	13	+9	047.06
Coppa Italia	14 August 2023	3 January 2024	Round of 64	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	066.67
Total					20	10	5	5	27	17	+10	050.00

Last updated: 27 October 2023
Source: Competitions

Serie B

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Parma	22	13	6	3	41	21	+20	45	Promotion to Serie A
2	Cremonese	22	12	5	5	31	16	+15	41^[a]	Promotion to Serie A
3	Venezia	22	12	5	5	39	27	+12	41^[a]	0Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals^[b]
4	Como	22	11	6	5	31	25	+6	39	0Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals^[b]
5	Cittadella	22	10	6	6	29	25	+4	36^[c]	0Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round^[b]

Updated to match(es) played on 28 January 2024. 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.^[8]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Ranked on head-to-head points: Cremonese 3, Venezia 0.
^ ^a ^b If the 3rd-placed team finishes 15 or more points ahead of the 4th-placed team, then the promotion play-offs are not played, and the 3rd-placed team is promoted to Serie A.
^ Ranked on head-to-head points: Cittadella 6, Palermo 0.

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
11	4	4	3	14	12	+2	16	0	3	3	4	7	−3	4	1	0	10	5	+5

Last updated: 27 October 2023.
Source:^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	W	D	D	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	L
Position	10	14	9	8	11	12	8	10	7	9	8	6	4	3	5	5	5	4	5

Updated to match(es) played on 26 December 2023. Source:^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 11 July 2023.^[9]

19 August 2023 1	Cremonese	0–0	Catanzaro	Cremona
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

26 August 2023 2	Cremonese	0–1	Bari	Cremona
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

30 August 2023 3	Ternana	0–1	Cremonese	Terni
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Libero Liberati

23 September 2023 6	Cremonese	2–2	Ascoli	Cremona
14:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

26 September 2023 7	Cosenza	1–2	Cremonese	Cosenza
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla

1 October 2023 8	Cremonese	1–2	Parma	Cremona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Referee: Alessandro Prontera

8 October 2023 9	Como	1–3	Cremonese	Como
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia

21 October 2023 10	Cremonese	0–1	Südtirol	Cremona
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

27 October 2023 11	Cittadella	1–2	Cremonese	Cittadella
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato

5 November 2023 12	Cremonese	3–0	Spezia	Cremona
16:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

12 November 2023 13	Brescia	0–3	Cremonese	Brescia
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

25 November 2023 14	Cremonese	1–0	Lecco	Cremona
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

2 December 2023 15	Pisa	0–0	Cremonese	Pisa
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Arena Garibaldi

9 December 2023 16	Cremonese	1–0	Venezia	Cremona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

16 December 2023 17	Feralpisalò	1–0	Cremonese	Piacenza
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli

23 December 2023 18	Cremonese	4–0	Modena	Cremona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

26 December 2023 19	Palermo	3–2	Cremonese	Palermo
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera

13 January 2024 20	Cremonese	v	Cosenza	Cremona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

27 January 2024 22	Cremonese	v	Brescia	Cremona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

10 February 2024 24	Cremonese	v	Reggiana	Cremona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

24 February 2024 26	Cremonese	v	Palermo	Cremona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

9 March 2024 29	Cremonese	v	Como	Cremona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

1 April 2024 31	Cremonese	v	Feralpisalò	Cremona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

13 April 2024 33	Cremonese	v	Ternana	Cremona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

1 May 2024 36	Cremonese	v	Pisa	Cremona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

10 May 2024 38	Cremonese	v	Cittadella	Cremona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

Coppa Italia

14 August 2023 Round of 64	Cremonese	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Crotone	Cremona
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Attendance: 3,372 Referee: Luca Zufferli

31 October 2023 Round of 32	Cremonese	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Cittadella	Cremona
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

4 January 2024 Round of 16	Roma	2–1	Cremonese	Rome
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Llorente 34' Celik 40' Karsdorp 72' Lukaku 77' Dybala 85'	Report	Castagnetti 2' Ghiglione 8' Antov 9' Tsadjout 37' Bianchetti 78'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 61,975 Referee: Luca Pairetto

References

^ "Prima Squadra". US Cremonese. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ "FRANCO VAZQUEZ È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA CREMONESE – US Cremonese".
^ "Alessio Brambilla è un nuovo giocatore della Cremonese – US Cremonese".
^ "Michele Collocolo è un nuovo giocatore della Cremonese – US Cremonese".
^ "Alessandro Tuia riparte della Cremonese. Il club grigiorosso ha annuninciato l' accordo". www.ilmessaggero.it. October 17, 2023.
^ "Striker Dessers joins Rangers from Cremonese" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
^ Coelli, Di Lorenzo (July 15, 2023). "UFFICIALE: Cremonese, Cella saluta a titolo definitivo".
^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
^ "È nata la Serie B 23/24: ecco il calendario giornata per giornata". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

External links

Official website

[table_hth_CRE0.56444500133602-8] Ranked on head-to-head points: Cremonese 3, Venezia 0.

[table_note_res_PPO0.56444500133602-9] If the 3rd-placed team finishes 15 or more points ahead of the 4th-placed team, then the promotion play-offs are not played, and the 3rd-placed team is promoted to Serie A.

[table_hth_CIT0.56444500133602-10] Ranked on head-to-head points: Cittadella 6, Palermo 0.

[1] "Prima Squadra". US Cremonese. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

[2] "FRANCO VAZQUEZ È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA CREMONESE – US Cremonese".

[3] "Alessio Brambilla è un nuovo giocatore della Cremonese – US Cremonese".

[4] "Michele Collocolo è un nuovo giocatore della Cremonese – US Cremonese".

[5] "Alessandro Tuia riparte della Cremonese. Il club grigiorosso ha annuninciato l' accordo". www.ilmessaggero.it. October 17, 2023.

[6] "Striker Dessers joins Rangers from Cremonese" – via www.bbc.co.uk.

[7] Coelli, Di Lorenzo (July 15, 2023). "UFFICIALE: Cremonese, Cella saluta a titolo definitivo".

[11] "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

[12] "È nata la Serie B 23/24: ecco il calendario giornata per giornata". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

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