SS Audace Cerignola

S.S. Audace Cerignola, commonly known as Audace Cerignola or simply Cerignola, is an Italian association football club from Cerignola, Apulia. They play in the Serie C Group C.

Audace Cerignola
Full nameSocietà Sportiva
Audace Cerignola srl
Founded1912
GroundStadio Domenico Monterisi,
Cerignola, Italy
Capacity8,000
ChairmanDanilo Quarto
ManagerMichele Pazienza
LeagueSerie C Group C
2023–24Serie C Group C, 7th of 20

History

The club was originally founded in 1912 as Gruppo Sportivo Cerignola. They played Serie C from 1935 to 1937, after which they exclusively took part at amateur leagues.

The club voluntarily stepped out in 2013 due to financial issues, and restarted from Prima Categoria only a year later. In 2017 they returned to play Serie D, a league they had not played since the year 2000.

In 2019, Audace Cerignola ended the season in an impressive second place, behind AZ Picerno; in the following playoffs, they made it to the final, where they defeated Taranto, thus ensuring a priority slot in the Serie C repechages.

However, due to a number stadium-related issues, the Italian Football Federation denied Serie C entry to the club.[1] After winning a first appeal to the Italian National Olympic Committee Court,[2] and FIGC declining Audace Cerignola's admission due to other stadium-related technicalities,[3] on 5 August 2019 the CONI Court once again overturned the latter's decision, confirming Audace Cerignola's right to take part in the 2019–20 Serie C.[4]

Audace Cerignola were finally promoted to Serie C in the 2021–22 Serie D season, as Group H champions, under the guidance of head coach Michele Pazienza.[5]

Current squad
As of 7 February 2024[6]

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  LTU Titas Krapikas
2 DF  ITA Fabricio Olivera
3 DF  ITA Luca Russo
4 DF  ITA Giacinto Allegrini (captain)
5 MF  ARG Galo Capomaggio
6 DF  ARG Santiago Visentin
7 MF  ITA Giuseppe Coccia
8 MF  ITA Raffaele Bianco
9 FW  ITA Giancarlo Malcore
10 FW  ITA Luca Lombardi (on loan from Ancona)
11 FW  ITA Vito Leonetti
12 GK  ITA Giuseppe Fares
13 MF  ARG Giancarlo Bianchini
15 DF  ITA Alessandro Ligi
17 FW  ITA Filippo D'Andrea
18 MF  ITA Aldo Bezzon
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  ESP Miguel Ángel
21 DF  ITA Alberto Tentardini
22 GK  ITA Salvatore Trezza
23 DF  ITA Lorenzo Gonnelli
24 FW  ITA Zak Ruggiero
28 DF  ITA Christian Basile
29 MF  ITA Mattia Tascone
30 DF  ITA Umberto De Luca
30 GK  ITA Davide Barosi (on loan from Ascoli)
34 DF  ITA Agostino Rizzo (on loan from Avellino)
55 DF  ITA Luca Martinelli
72 DF  ITA Paolo Giofrè
77 MF  ITA Matteo Ghisolfi (on loan from Cremonese)
80 MF  ITA Alessandro Carnevale
99 FW  ALB Dardan Vuthaj

Out on loan

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  ITA Umberto Saracco (at Lecco until 30 June 2024)
— FW  ITA Samuele Neglia (at Virtus Francavilla until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ITA Sabino Signorile (at Messina until 30 June 2024)
— FW  ARG Franco Sosa (at Monopoli until 30 June 2024)

References
  1. "Ripescaggi e Riammissioni Serie B e Serie C: le decisioni del Consiglio Federale" (in Italian). Ysport.eu. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. "Accolti ricorsi sia di Bisceglie che Cerignola. Girone C a 21 squadre?" (in Italian). Sporterni. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  3. "Figc: Bisceglie in C, respinto il Cerignola" (in Italian). Teleregione. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. "Serie C: Audace Cerignola ripescata, accolto il ricorso dal Collegio di Garanzia del Coni" (in Italian). SKY Sport Italia. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  5. "Cerignola in festa: l'Audace è in Serie C" (in Italian). FoggiaToday. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  6. "Italy - USD Audace Cerignola - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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