2023–24 Udinese Calcio season
Udinese Calcio 2023–24 football season
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The 2023–24 season was Udinese Calcio's 128th season in existence and 29th consecutive season in the Serie A. They also competed in the Coppa Italia.
PresidentFranco Soldati
ManagerAndrea Sottil
(until 24 October)
Gabriele Cioffi
(from 25 October to 22 April)
Fabio Cannavaro
(from 22 April)
(until 24 October)
Gabriele Cioffi
(from 25 October to 22 April)
Fabio Cannavaro
(from 22 April)
StadiumStadio Friuli
| 2023–24 season | ||||
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| President | Franco Soldati | |||
| Manager | Andrea Sottil (until 24 October) Gabriele Cioffi (from 25 October to 22 April) Fabio Cannavaro (from 22 April) | |||
| Stadium | Stadio Friuli | |||
| Serie A | 15th | |||
| Coppa Italia | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Lorenzo Lucca (8) All: Lorenzo Lucca (9) | |||
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On 22 April, with only six rounds remaining, Udinese's second coach Gabriele Cioffi was dismissed due to the team being at risk of relegation. On the same day, former Italian national captain Fabio Cannavaro was appointed.[1]
Players
First-team squad
- As of 29 August 2023[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
- As of 18 July 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| MF |  Oier Zarraga |
Athletic Bilbao |
Free | 1 July 2023 | [3] |
| MF |  Etienne Camara |
 Huddersfield Town |
Undisclosed | 14 July 2023 | [4] |
| DF |  João Ferreira |
Watford |
Loan | 1 August 2023 | [5] |
| GK |  Maduka Okoye |
Watford |
Undisclosed | 24 August 2023 | [6] |
| MF |  Martín Payero |
Middlesbrough |
Undisclosed | 1 September 2023 | [7] |
| FW | Keinan Davis |
Aston Villa |
Undisclosed | 1 September 2023 | [8] |
| DF | Lautaro Giannetti |
Vélez Sarsfield |
Free | 5 January 2024 | [9] |
| GK |  Edoardo Piana |
Alessandria |
Loan return | 10 January 2024 | |
| DF |  James Abankwah |
Charlton Athletic |
Loan return | 29 January 2024 | [10] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Filip Benković |
 Trabzonspor |
Loan | 10 July 2023 | [11] |
| DF | Leonardo Buta |
Gil Vicente |
Loan | 18 July 2023 | [12] |
| DF |  Rodrigo Becão |
Fenerbahçe |
€8,312,500 | 19 July 2023 | [13][14] |
| FW |  Beto |
Everton |
€31,000,000 | 29 August 2023 | [15] |
| FW |  Ilija Nestorovski |
Ascoli |
Free | 29 August 2023 | [16] |
| DF | James Abankwah |
Charlton Athletic |
Loan | 1 September 2023 | |
| GK | Edoardo Piana |
Messina |
Loan | 11 January 2024 | |
| FW | Marley Aké |
Juventus |
Loan return | 17 January 2024 | [17] |
| FW | Vivaldo |
 Volendam |
Loan | 24 January 2024 | [18] |
| FW |  Sekou Diawara |
Beerschot |
Loan | 25 January 2024 | [19] |
| MF | Domingos Quina |
Vizela |
Loan | 29 January 2024 | [20] |
| DF |  Adam Masina |
Torino |
Loan | 1 February 2024 | [21] |
| MF | Etienne Camara |
Charleroi |
Undisclosed | 1 February 2024 | [22] |
- Notes
- 1.^Plus a €500,000 fee.
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
| 19 July 2023 Friendly | ASK Klagenfurt  | 1–5 | Udinese | Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria |
| 18:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: ASK-Sportanlage Fischl |
| 22 July 2023 Friendly | Udinese | 2–0 |  Pafos | Seeboden, Austria |
| 15:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Sportarena Seeboden Referee: Wieser |
| 25 July 2023 Friendly | RB Leipzig  | 1–2 | Udinese | Lienz, Austria |
| 18:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Dolomitenstadion Attendance: 2,550 Referee: Marco Schlacher (Austria) |
| 29 July 2023 Friendly | Udinese | 0–1 | Union Berlin | Lienz, Austria |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Dolomitenstadion Attendance: 1,500 |
| 4 August 2023 Friendly | Udinese | 2–1 |  Al-Rayyan | Udine |
| 20:30 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Bluenergy Stadium |
| 5 August 2023 Friendly | Udinese | 2–1 | Al-Rayyan | Udine |
| 11:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Centro Sportivo Dino Bruseschi |
| 14 October 2023 Friendly | Rijeka | 1–1 | Udinese | Rijeka, Croatia |
| 17:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Rujevica Referee: Rozman |
| 18 November 2023 Friendly | Udinese | 1–1 | Istra 1961 | Lignano Sabbiadoro |
| 15:00 UTC+1 |
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Stadium: Stadio Guido Teghil |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Serie A | 20 August 2023 | 26 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 15th | 38 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 15.79 |
| Coppa Italia | 11 August 2023 | 1 November 2023 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Total | 40 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 17.50 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Serie A
League table
Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team; 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)[23]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team; 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)[23]
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Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 37 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 24 | −8 |
Source: Serie A
Results by round
Matches
The league fixtures were unveiled on 5 July 2023.[24]
| 20 August 2023 1 | Udinese | 0–3 | Juventus | Udine |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 24,991 Referee: Antonio Rapuano |
| 28 August 2023 2 | Salernitana | 1–1 | Udinese | Salerno |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Davide Massa |
| 2 September 2023 3 | Udinese | 0–0 | Frosinone | Udine |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 20,116 Referee: Marco Guida |
| 17 September 2023 4 | Cagliari | 0–0 | Udinese | Cagliari |
| 12:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Unipol Domus Attendance: 15,121 Referee: Daniele Doveri |
| 24 September 2023 5 | Udinese | 0–2 | Fiorentina | Udine |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 21,229 Referee: Daniele Chiffi |
| 27 September 2023 6 | Napoli | 4–1 | Udinese | Naples |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 45,305 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
| 1 October 2023 7 | Udinese | 2–2 | Genoa | Udine |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 20,805 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
| 6 October 2023 8 | Empoli | 0–0 | Udinese | Empoli |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,128 Referee: Michael Fabbri |
| 23 October 2023 9 | Udinese | 1–1 | Lecce | Udine |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 20,113 Referee: Paride Tremolada |
| 29 October 2023 10 | Monza | 1–1 | Udinese | Monza |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Attendance: 10,311 Referee: Alessandro Prontera |
| 4 November 2023 11 | Milan | 0–1 | Udinese | Milan |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 71,018 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
| 12 November 2023 12 | Udinese | 1–1 | Atalanta | Udine |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 23,100 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano |
| 26 November 2023 13 | Roma | 3–1 | Udinese | Rome |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 61,616 Referee: Luca Massimi |
| 3 December 2023 14 | Udinese | 3–3 | Hellas Verona | Udine |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 22,294 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
| 9 December 2023 15 | Internazionale | 4–0 | Udinese | Milan |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 71,874 Referee: Marco Di Bello |
| 17 December 2023 16 | Udinese | 2–2 | Sassuolo | Udine |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 20,490 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
| 23 December 2023 17 | Torino | 1–1 | Udinese | Turin |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 23,546 Referee: Michael Fabbri |
| 30 December 2023 18 | Udinese | 3–0 | Bologna | Udine |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 25,144 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
| 7 January 2024 19 | Udinese | 1–2 | Lazio | Udine |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 23,033 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
| 14 January 2024 20 | Fiorentina | 2–2 | Udinese | Florence |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 23,686 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
| 20 January 2024 21 | Udinese | 2–3 | Milan | Udine |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 15,077 Referee: Fabio Maresca | |
| Note: The match was delayed for five minutes in the first half after Milan players left the pitch, due to racist crowd remarks towards Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan.[25] | ||||
| 27 January 2024 22 | Atalanta | 2–0 | Udinese | Bergamo |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 14,716 Referee: Marco Piccinini |
| 3 February 2024 23 | Udinese | 0–0 | Monza | Udine |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 11,373 Referee: Alessandro Prontera |
| 12 February 2024 24 | Juventus | 0–1 | Udinese | Turin |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 38,856 Referee: Rosario Abisso |
| 18 February 2024 25 | Udinese | 1–1 | Cagliari | Udine |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 15,445 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
| 24 February 2024 26 | Genoa | 2–0 | Udinese | Genoa |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 31,126 Referee: Francesco Fourneau |
| 2 March 2024 27 | Udinese | 1–1 | Salernitana | Udine |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 20,369 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
| 11 March 2024 28 | Lazio | 1–2 | Udinese | Rome |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano |
| 16 March 2024 29 | Udinese | 0–2 | Torino | Udine |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 21,223 Referee: Andrea Colombo |
| 1 April 2024 30 | Sassuolo | 1–1 | Udinese | Reggio Emilia |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 11,512 Referee: Michael Fabbri |
| 8 April 2024 31 | Udinese | 1–2 | Internazionale | Udine |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 24,993 Referee: Marco Piccinini |
| 20 April 2024 33 | Hellas Verona | 1–0 | Udinese | Verona |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 27,662 Referee: Marco Guida |
| 25 April 2024 32 | Udinese | 1–2 | Roma | Udine |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 24,947 Referee: Luca Pairetto | ||
| Note: The match was originally played on 14 April 2024 at 18:00, but was suspended in the 71st minute with the score at 1–1, after Roma player Evan Ndicka collapsed on the pitch. The remainder of the match was postponed to be completed on 25 April 2024.[26] | ||||
| 28 April 2024 34 | Bologna | 1–1 | Udinese | Bologna |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 27,396 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
| 6 May 2024 35 | Udinese | 1–1 | Napoli | Udine |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 20,872 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano |
| 13 May 2024 36 | Lecce | 0–2 | Udinese | Lecce |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 28,041 Referee: Davide Massa |
| 19 May 2024 37 | Udinese | 1–1 | Empoli | Udine |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 24,686 Referee: Marco Guida | ||
| Note: Grassi received a second yellow card having already been substituted out of the match. | ||||
Coppa Italia
| 11 August 2023 Round of 64 | Udinese | 4–1 | Catanzaro | Udine |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 4,801 Referee: Daniele Minelli |