US Cremonese
2022–23 season
OwnerGiovanni Arvedi
PresidentPaolo Rossi
CoachMassimiliano Alvini
(until 14 January)
Davide Ballardini
(from 15 January)
StadiumStadio Giovanni Zini
Serie A19th (relegated)
Coppa ItaliaSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Daniel Ciofani (8)

All:
David Okereke (9)

The 2022–23 season was the 120th season in the history of US Cremonese and the club's first season back in the top flight since 1996. The club participated in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.

Players

Current squad

As of 31 January 2023[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Italy ITA Emanuele Valeri
4 DF Austria AUT Emanuel Aiwu
5 MF Mexico MEX Johan Vásquez (on loan from Genoa)
6 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Charles Pickel
9 FW Italy ITA Daniel Ciofani (captain)
10 FW Italy ITA Cristian Buonaiuto
12 GK Italy ITA Marco Carnesecchi (on loan from Atalanta)
13 GK Italy ITA Gianluca Saro
15 DF Italy ITA Matteo Bianchetti
17 DF Italy ITA Leonardo Sernicola
18 DF Italy ITA Paolo Ghiglione
19 MF Italy ITA Michele Castagnetti
20 FW Ghana GHA Felix Afena-Gyan
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Romania ROU Vlad Chiricheș (vice-captain)
22 GK Poland POL Dorian Ciężkowski
23 MF Italy ITA Christian Acella
24 DF Italy ITA Alex Ferrari (on loan from Sampdoria)
26 MF Italy ITA Marco Benassi (on loan from Fiorentina)
27 MF Chile CHI Pablo Galdames (on loan from Genoa)
28 MF France FRA Soualiho Meïté (on loan from Benfica)
33 DF Italy ITA Giacomo Quagliata
44 DF Georgia (country) GEO Luka Lochoshvili
45 GK Senegal SEN Fallou Sarr
74 FW Italy ITA Frank Tsadjout
77 FW Nigeria NGA David Okereke
90 FW Nigeria NGA Cyriel Dessers

Out on loan

As of 31 January 2023.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF France FRA Daniel Frey (at Carrarese until 30 June 2023)
DF Senegal SEN Maissa Ndiaye (at Vicenza until 30 June 2023)
DF Italy ITA Luca Ravanelli (at Frosinone until 30 June 2023)
MF Italy ITA Francesco Cerretelli (at Carrarese until 30 June 2023)
MF Italy ITA Matteo Ghisolfi (at Giugliano until 30 June 2023)
MF Italy ITA Stefano Girelli (at Lecco until 30 June 2023)
MF Italy ITA Tommaso Milanese (at Venezia until 30 June 2023)
MF Italy ITA Filippo Nardi (at Reggiana until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Italy ITA Fausto Perseu (at Alessandria until 30 June 2023)
MF Romania ROU Dennis Politic (at Port Vale until 30 June 2023)
MF Italy ITA Joshua Tenkorang (at Virtus Entella until 30 June 2023)
MF Italy ITA Luca Valzania (at SPAL until 30 June 2023)
FW Ivory Coast CIV Cedric Gondo (at Ascoli until 30 June 2023)
FW Italy ITA Luca Strizzolo (at Modena until 30 June 2023)
FW Italy ITA Luca Zanimacchia (at Parma until 30 June 2023)
FW Italy ITA Marco Zunno (at Piacenza until 30 June 2023)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 July 2022 Friendly Cremonese Italy 8–0 Italy Falco Albino Cremona
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Centro Sportivo Giovanni Arvedi
Attendance: 300
Referee: Gianmarco Vailati
13 July 2022 Friendly Cremonese Italy 5–1 Switzerland FC Paradiso Cremona
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Centro Sportivo Giovanni Arvedi
Referee: Niccolo Turrini
17 July 2022 Friendly Cremonese Italy 5–0 Italy Fiorenzuola Cremona
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Centro Sportivo Giovanni Arvedi
Attendance: 750
Referee: Michele Delrio
24 July 2022 Friendly Cremonese Italy 2–0 Italy SPAL Dimaro
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Daniele Minelli
30 July 2022 Friendly Hellas Verona Italy 4–3 Italy Cremonese Rovereto
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Quercia
Referee: Andrea Colombo
31 July 2022 Friendly Cremonese Italy 3–1 Italy Crema Cremona
10:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Campo Soldi
Referee: Daniele Minelli
5 August 2022 Friendly Cremonese Italy 6–0 Italy Sant'Angelo Cremona
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Campo Soldi
23 December 2022 Friendly Torino Italy 0–0 Italy Cremonese Torino, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 14 August 2022 3 June 2023 Matchday 1 19th 38 5 12 21 36 69 −33 013.16
Coppa Italia 8 August 2022 27 April 2023 Round of 64 Semi-finals 6 3 2 1 11 9 +2 050.00
Total 44 8 14 22 47 78 −31 018.18

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Lecce 38 8 12 18 33 46 13 36
17 Hellas Verona (O) 38 7 10 21 31 59 28 31 Qualification for the Relegation tie-breaker[lower-alpha 1]
18 Spezia (R) 38 6 13 19 31 62 31 31
19 Cremonese (R) 38 5 12 21 36 69 33 27 Relegation to Serie B
20 Sampdoria (R) 38 3 10 25 24 71 47 19
Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team;[2] 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)[3]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match was held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 5 12 21 36 69  −33 27 4 4 11 15 31  −16 1 8 10 21 38  −17

Source: Serie A

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLLLLDDLDLDLDDDLLLLDLLLDWLLDLWWLDDWLLLW
Position1118191919181919191920201818181920202020202020191919202019191919191919191919
Points00001223344567777788889121212131316191920212424242427
Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 June 2022.[4]

14 August 2022 1 Fiorentina 3–2 Cremonese Florence
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 34,461
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
22 August 2022 2 Roma 1–0 Cremonese Rome
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 60,859
Referee: Luca Massimi
27 August 2022 3 Cremonese 1–2 Torino Cremona
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 11,572
Referee: Paolo Valeri
30 August 2022 4 Internazionale 3–1 Cremonese Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 70,750
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
4 September 2022 5 Cremonese 0–0 Sassuolo Cremona
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 9,105
Referee: Luca Pairetto
11 September 2022 6 Atalanta 1–1 Cremonese Bergamo
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 18,252
Referee: Andrea Colombo
18 September 2022 7 Cremonese 0–4 Lazio Cremona
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 12,991
Referee: Daniele Orsato
2 October 2022 8 Lecce 1–1 Cremonese Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 23,377
Referee: Livio Marinelli
9 October 2022 9 Cremonese 1–4 Napoli Cremona
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 14,238
Referee: Rosario Abisso
16 October 2022 10 Spezia 2–2 Cremonese La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
24 October 2022 11 Cremonese 0–1 Sampdoria Cremona
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 13,021
Referee: Fabio Maresca
30 October 2022 12 Cremonese 0–0 Udinese Cremona
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 12,810
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
5 November 2022 13 Salernitana 2–2 Cremonese Salerno
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 16,780
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
8 November 2022 14 Cremonese 0–0 Milan Cremona
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 14,758
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
11 November 2022 15 Empoli 2–0 Cremonese Empoli
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,077
Referee: Federico Dionisi
4 January 2023 16 Cremonese 0–1 Juventus Cremona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 14,896
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
9 January 2023 17 Hellas Verona 2–0 Cremonese Verona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 3,804
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
14 January 2023 18 Cremonese 2–3 Monza Cremona
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 11,467
Referee: Davide Massa
23 January 2023 19 Bologna 1–1 Cremonese Bologna
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 15,587
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
28 January 2023 20 Cremonese 1–2 Internazionale Cremona
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 14,554
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
4 February 2023 21 Cremonese 0–2 Lecce Cremona
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 11,189
Referee: Daniele Orsato
12 February 2023 22 Napoli 3–0 Cremonese Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 50,250
Referee: Luca Massimi
20 February 2023 23 Torino 2–2 Cremonese Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 19,095
Referee: Giacomo Camplone
28 February 2023 24 Cremonese 2–1 Roma Cremona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 11,367
Referee: Marco Piccinini
6 March 2023 25 Sassuolo 3–2 Cremonese Reggio Emilia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 11,587
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
12 March 2023 26 Cremonese 0–2 Fiorentina Cremona
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 11,506
Referee: Matteo Mercenaro
18 March 2023 27 Monza 1–1 Cremonese Monza
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 12,797
Referee: Antonio Giua
2 April 2023 28 Cremonese 1–3 Atalanta Cremona
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 11,891
Referee: Livio Marinelli
8 April 2023 29 Sampdoria 2–3 Cremonese Genoa
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 20,421
Referee: Daniele Doveri
14 April 2023 30 Cremonese 1–0 Empoli Cremona
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 8,966
Referee: Luca Zufferli
23 April 2023 31 Udinese 3–0 Cremonese Udinese
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 23,445
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
30 April 2023 32 Cremonese 1–1 Hellas Verona Cremona
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 11,645
Referee: Daniele Doveri
3 May 2023 33 Milan 1–1 Cremonese Milan
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 68,136
Referee: Luca Pairetto
6 May 2023 34 Cremonese 2–0 Spezia Cremona
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 10,260
Referee: Marco Guida
14 May 2023 35 Juventus 2–0 Cremonese Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 39,439
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
20 May 2023 36 Cremonese 1–5 Bologna Cremona
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 11,140
Referee: Paolo Valeri
28 May 2023 37 Lazio 3–2 Cremonese Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 64,171
Referee: Antonio Giua
3 June 2023 38 Cremonese 2–0 Salernitana Cremona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 10,308
Referee: Daniele Perenzoni

Coppa Italia

8 August 2022 Round of 64 Cremonese 3–2 Ternana Ferrara
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 541
Referee: Antonio Giua
20 October 2022 Round of 32 Cremonese 4–2 (a.e.t.) Modena Cremona
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 2,772
Referee: Daniele Paterna
17 January 2023 Round of 16 Napoli 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Cremonese Naples
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi
Penalties
1 February 2023 Quarter-finals Roma 1–2 Cremonese Rome
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 60,657
Referee: Michael Fabbri
5 April 2023 Semi-finals
First leg
Cremonese 0–2 Fiorentina Cremona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 13,952
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
27 April 2023 Semi-finals
Second leg
Fiorentina 0–0
(2–0 agg.)
Cremonese Florence
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 31,131
Referee: Livio Marinelli

References

  1. "Prima Squadra". US Cremonese. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. Should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match was held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively.
  3. "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 304/A" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation.
  4. "Calendario Serie a 2022-2023, il 24 giugno nasce il nuovo campionato".
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