US Cremonese

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.

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 (1903-03-24)
GroundStadio Giovanni Zini
Capacity20,641
OwnerGiovanni Arvedi
PresidentPaolo Rossi
Head coachGiovanni Stroppa
LeagueSerie B
2023–24Serie B, 4th of 20
WebsiteClub website

History

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

Current squad
As of 28 June 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  SEN Fallou Sarr
4 DF  ITA Luca Marrone (on loan from Lecco)
5 DF  ITA Luca Ravanelli
6 MF  COD Charles Pickel
7 FW  URU César Falletti
8 MF  ITA Michele Collocolo
9 FW  ITA Daniel Ciofani
10 FW  ITA Cristian Buonaiuto
11 FW  GHA Felix Afena-Gyan
13 DF  ITA Alessandro Tuia
15 DF  ITA Matteo Bianchetti (captain)
17 DF  ITA Leonardo Sernicola
18 DF  ITA Paolo Ghiglione
19 MF  ITA Michele Castagnetti
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  ARG Franco Vázquez
21 GK  ITA Gianluca Saro
22 GK  DEN Andreas Jungdal
24 MF  ITA Guido Della Rovere
26 DF  BUL Valentin Antov (on loan from Monza)
31 DF  ITA Yuri Rocchetti
32 MF  ARG Gonzalo Abrego (on loan from Godoy Cruz)
33 DF  ITA Giacomo Quagliata
37 MF  SVN Žan Majer
44 DF  GEO Luka Lochoshvili
71 FW  NOR Dennis Johnsen
74 FW  ITA Frank Tsadjout
90 FW  ITA Massimo Coda (on loan from Genoa)
97 GK  ITA Alessandro Livieri (on loan from Pisa)
98 FW  ITA Luca Zanimacchia

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 Federico Agazzi (at Alcione until 30 June 2024)
— DF  AUT Emanuel Aiwu (at Birmingham City until 30 June 2024)
— DF  ITA Luca Munaretti (at Renate until 30 June 2024)
— DF  SEN Maissa Ndiaye (at Železničar Pančevo until 30 June 2024)
— DF  ITA Lorenzo Bernasconi (at Atalanta until 30 June 2024)
— DF  ITA Mattia Scaringi (at Olbia until 30 June 2024)
— DF  ITA Daniel Frey (at Pro Vercelli until 30 June 2024)
— MF  ITA Christian Acella (at Perugia until 30 June 2024)
— MF  ITA Andrea Bertolacci (at loan to Fatih Karagümrük until 30 June 2024)
— MF  ITA Alessio Brambilla (at loan to Gubbio until 30 June 2024)
— MF  ITA Francesco Cerretelli (at Carrarese until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ITA Matteo Ghisolfi (at Cerignola until 30 June 2024)
— MF  ITA Tommaso Milanese (at Ascoli until 30 June 2024)
— MF  ITA Filippo Nardi (at Reggiana until 30 June 2024)
— MF  ITA Fausto Perseu (at Latina Calcio until 30 June 2024)
— MF  ITA Joshua Tenkorang (at Lecco until 30 June 2024)
— MF  ITA Luca Valzania (at Ascoli until 30 June 2024)
— FW  ITA Alberto Basso Ricci (at loan to Lumezzane until 30 June 2024)
— FW  ITA Blue Mamona (at Vis Pesaro until 30 June 2024)
— FW  ITA Marco Zunno (at loan to Messina until 30 June 2024)
— FW  CIV Cedric Gondo (at loan to Reggiana until 30 June 2024)

Former players

Some of the famous players who played for Cremonese include:

Coaching staff
Position Name
Head coach Giovanni Stroppa
Assistant coach Andrea Guerra
Fitness coach Fabio Allevi
Fitness coach Andrea Primitivi
Fitness coach Giovanni Saffioti
Goalkeeper coach Nicola Dibitonto
Goalkeeper coach Andrea Sardini
Technical coach Giuseppe Brescia
Rehab coach Cristian Freghieri
Match analyst Vittorio Vona
Head of medical staff Dott. Diego Giuliani
Club doctor Dott. Alberto Gheza
Physiotherapist Carlo Bentivoglio
Augusto Bagnoli
Lorenzo Franchi
Davide Mazzoleni
Gian Paolo Fagni
Team Manager Federico Dall’Asta
Sporting director Simone Giacchetta
Secretary Francesca Cremaschi

Honours
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
SeriesYearsLastPromotionsRelegations
A 82022–23– 5 (1930, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2023)
B 312021–22 5 (1984, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2022) 7 (1935, 1938, 1951, 1978, 1997, 1999, 2006)
C
C2		 43
4		2016–17 7 (1936, 1942, 1977, 1981, 1998, 2005, 2017)
1 (2004 C2)		 1 (1999 C1)
3 (1952, 1967, 1969)
86 out of 91 years of professional football in Italy since 1929
D 51970–71 3 (1954, 1968, 1971)Never

References
  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. "Prima Squadra". US Cremonese. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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