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Cremonese
Full nameUnione Sportiva Cremonese S.p.A.
Nickname(s)La Cremo
I Grigiorossi (The Gray and Reds)
Le Tigri (The Tigers)
I Violini (The Violins)
Founded24 March 1903; 121 years ago (1903-03-24)
GroundStadio Giovanni Zini
Capacity20,641
OwnerGiovanni Arvedi
PresidentPaolo Rossi
Head coachEugenio Corini
LeagueSerie B
2023–24Serie B, 4th of 20
Websitehttp://www.uscremonese.it/
Current season

Unione Sportiva Cremonese, commonly referred to as Cremonese, is an Italian football club based in Cremona, Lombardy, which plays in the Serie B following their relegation from the top flight in the 2022–23 season.

History

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The performance of Cremonese in the Italian football league structure since the first season of a unified Serie A (1929–30)

Cremonese was in the Serie A in its first season, 1929–30, but entered a long period of decline, languishing in the lower leagues before the late 1970s. By 1984, they had achieved promotion to Serie A, with one-year spells in 1984–85, 1989–90 and 1991–92.

Cremonese had a successful run in the 1992–93 Anglo-Italian Cup, beating Bari 4–1 in the semi-final, and Derby County 3–1 in the final at the old Wembley Stadium, Cremonese's scorers were Corrado Verdelli, Riccardo Maspero and Andrea Tentoni, with Derby's goal scored by Marco Gabbiadini.[1]

Under Luigi Simoni, Cremonese returned to Serie A in the 1993–94 season. With a side containing quality in the form of defenders Luigi Gualco and Corrado Verdelli, midfield playmaker Riccardo Maspero and forwards Andrea Tentoni and Matjaž Florijančič, Cremonese held their own in Serie A with a 10th-place finish in 1993–94, but would be relegated in the 1995–96 season.

Relegation resulted in the decline of the club, plummeting to Serie C2 by 2000, before achieving successive promotions back to Serie B by 2005. Giovanni Dall'Igna, another defender from the Serie A years, returned to the club. However, Cremonese were relegated to Serie C1 in the 2005–06 season. Cremonese have tried to return to Serie B since: they had a good attempt in the 2009–10 season, when they were beaten by Varese in the promotion play-off final (2–1 on aggregate). Eventually they succeeded in 2017. In the 2021–22 Serie B, Cremonese finished second to earn promotion to the 2022–23 Serie A.[2] Despite achieving promotion, coach Fabio Pecchia resigned from his post.[3]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 30 August 2024[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Andrea Fulignati (on loan from Catanzaro)
3 DF Italy ITA Giacomo Quagliata
4 DF Italy ITA Tommaso Barbieri
5 DF Italy ITA Luca Ravanelli
6 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Charles Pickel
9 FW Italy ITA Manuel De Luca
10 FW Italy ITA Cristian Buonaiuto
11 FW Norway NOR Dennis Johnsen
15 DF Italy ITA Matteo Bianchetti (captain)
17 DF Italy ITA Leonardo Sernicola
18 MF Italy ITA Michele Collocolo
19 MF Italy ITA Michele Castagnetti
20 FW Argentina ARG Franco Vázquez
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK Italy ITA Gianluca Saro
22 GK Denmark DEN Andreas Jungdal
23 DF Italy ITA Federico Ceccherini
26 DF Bulgaria BUL Valentin Antov (on loan from Monza)
27 MF Belgium BEL Jari Vandeputte (on loan from Catanzaro)
37 MF Slovenia SVN Žan Majer
42 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo Moretti
44 DF Georgia (country) GEO Luka Lochoshvili
62 MF Italy ITA Tommaso Milanese
90 FW Italy ITA Federico Bonazzoli
98 MF Italy ITA Luca Zanimacchia
99 FW Italy ITA Marco Nasti

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
91 MF Italy ITA Andrea Bertolacci

Cremonese Primavera

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As of 28 October 2024.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK Italy ITA Francesco Tommasi
25 DF Italy ITA Daniele Triacca
No. Pos. Nation Player
57 MF Georgia (country) GEO Dachi Lordkipanidze
97 FW Italy ITA Giacomo Gabbiani

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Senegal SEN Mouhamadou Sarr (at Spezia until 30 June 2025)
DF Italy ITA Eddy Cabianca (at Feralpisalò until 30 June 2025)
DF Italy ITA Luca Munaretti (at Virtus Verona until 30 June 2025)
DF Senegal SEN Maissa Ndiaye (at Turris until 30 June 2025)
DF Italy ITA Samuele Regazzetti (at Lumezzane until 30 June 2025)
DF Italy ITA Yuri Rocchetti (at Juve Stabia until 30 June 2025)
DF Italy ITA Mattia Scaringi (at Giana Erminio until 30 June 2025)
MF Italy ITA Christian Acella (at Giugliano until 30 June 2025)
MF Italy ITA Alessio Brambilla (at Feralpisalò until 30 June 2025)
MF Uruguay URU César Falletti (at Bari until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Italy ITA Joshua Tenkorang (at Lumezzane until 30 June 2025)
FW Ghana GHA Felix Afena-Gyan (at Juventus Next Gen until 30 June 2025)
FW Italy ITA Alberto Basso Ricci (at Legnago until 30 June 2025)
FW Italy ITA Michele Bigonzoni (at Campobasso until 30 June 2025)
FW Italy ITA Blue Mamona (at Messina until 30 June 2025)
FW Nigeria NGA David Okereke (at Gaziantep until 30 June 2025)
FW Denmark DEN David Stückler (at Giana Erminio until 30 June 2025)
FW Italy ITA Frank Tsadjout (at Frosinone until 30 June 2025)
FW Italy ITA Marco Zunno (at Foggia until 30 June 2025)

Former players

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Some of the famous players who played for Cremonese include:

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head coach Italy Eugenio Corini
Assistant coach Italy Salvatore Lanna
Technical coach Italy Stefano Olivieri
Fitness coach Italy Paolo Artico
Italy Giovanni Saffioti
Rehab coach Italy Cristian Freghieri
Goalkeeper coach Italy Alessandro Vitrani
Italy Andrea Sardini
Observer Italy Vincenzo Leonardi
Match analyst Italy Matteo Camoni
Italy Vittorio Vona
Head of medical staff Italy Dott. Diego Giuliani
Club doctor Italy Dott. Alberto Gheza
Italy Dott. Francesco Toscani
Physiotherapist Italy Carlo Bentivoglio
Italy Lorenzo Franchi
Italy Davide Mazzoleni
Italy Gian Paolo Fagni
Nutritionist Italy Enrico Macciantelli
Team Manager Italy Federico Dall’Asta
Sporting director Italy Simone Giacchetta
Secretary Italy Francesca Cremaschi

Honours

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U.S. Cremonese honours
Type Competition Titles Seasons/Years
Domestic Serie C 3 1935–36 (Girone B), 1941–42 (Girone B), 1976–77 (Girone A)
Serie C1 1 2004–05 (Girone A)
Serie D 1953–54 (Girone C), 1970-71 (Girone B)
Prima Categoria 1967–68 (Girone B)
Worldwide Anglo-Italian Cup 1992–93

Divisional movements

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Series Years Last Promotions Relegations
A 8 2022–23 Decrease 5 (1930, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2023)
B 31 2021–22 Increase 5 (1984, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2022) Decrease 7 (1935, 1938, 1951, 1978, 1997, 1999, 2006)
C
C2
43
4
2016–17 Increase 7 (1936, 1942, 1977, 1981, 1998, 2005, 2017)
Increase 1 (2004 C2)
Decrease 1 (1999 C1)
Decrease 3 (1952, 1967, 1969)
86 out of 91 years of professional football in Italy since 1929
D 5 1970–71 Increase 3 (1954, 1968, 1971) Never

References

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  1. ^ "Anglo-Italian Cup 1992/93". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Lecce And Cremonese Reach Serie A Promotion in Dramatic Season Finale". Forbes. 7 May 2022.
  3. ^ "La Serie A non basta, Pecchia lascia la Cremonese: "Ho ascoltato me stesso"" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Squadra". US Cremonese. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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