2024–25 US Catanzaro 1929 season
US Catanzaro 1929 2024–25 football season
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The 2024–25 season is the 96th in the history of US Catanzaro 1929 and the second consecutive season in the Italian Serie B. In addition to their domestic campaign, the team also competed in the Coppa Italia, where they were eliminated in the first round.
ManagerFabio Caserta
StadiumStadio Nicola Ceravolo
Serie B6th
Serie B Promotion play-offsSemi-finalists
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Fabio Caserta |
| Stadium | Stadio Nicola Ceravolo |
| Serie B | 6th |
| Serie B Promotion play-offs | Semi-finalists |
| Coppa Italia | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Pietro Iemmello (16) All: Pietro Iemmello (17) |
| Highest home attendance | 13,297 vs Cosenza (17 March 2025)[1] |
| Lowest home attendance | 7,341 vs Brescia[1] |
| Average home league attendance | 9,512[1] |
| Biggest win | 4–0 vs Cosenza (H) (17 March 2025)[1] |
| Biggest defeat | 0–4 vs Cremonese (A) (9 March 2025)[1] |
On 5 July 2024, Giallorossi announced the appointment of Fabio Caserta as head coach under a two-year contract.[2]
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Mamadou Coulibaly |
 Salernitana |
Undisclosed | 30 August 2024 | [3] |
| FW | Andrea La Mantia |
SPAL |
Loan | 30 August 2024 | [4] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Luka Krajnc |
Maribor |
Undisclosed | 7 September 2024 | [5] |
| FW | Giovanni Volpe |
Audace Cerignola |
Loan | 3 January 2025 | [6] |
| DF | Marcello Piras |
Crotone |
Loan | 5 January 2025 | [7] |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 30 July 2024 Friendly | Cagliari | 2–0 | Catanzaro | |
| 19:00 |
| 3 August 2024 Friendly | Catanzaro | 2–5 | Juventus Next Gen |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Serie B | 18 August 2024 | 9 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 38 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 28.95 |
| Serie B Promotion play-offs | 17 May 2025 | 25 May 2025 | Preliminary round | Semi-finals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 33.33 |
| Coppa Italia | 10 August 2024 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 42 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 28.57 | ||||
Last updated: Completed
Source: worldfootball.net
Serie B
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Cremonese (O, P) | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 61 | Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals |
| 5 | Juve Stabia | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 55 | Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round |
| 6 | Catanzaro | 38 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 53 | |
| 7 | Cesena | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 53 | |
| 8 | Palermo | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 52 |
Source: Serie BKT
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[8]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[8]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 53 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 24 | −4 |
Last updated: Complete.
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on Completed. Source: Worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 18 August 2024 1 | Catanzaro | 1–1 | Sassuolo | Catanzaro |
| 19:30 | Pontisso  53' |
Report | Mulattieri 38' |
Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 12,490 Referee: Marco Piccinini |
| 25 August 2024 2 | Catanzaro | 0–0 | Juve Stabia | Catanzaro |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 11,788 Referee: Daniele Rutella |
| 28 August 2024 3 | Cesena | 2–0 | Catanzaro | Cesena |
| 19:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 11,870 Referee: Giuseppe Collu |
| 1 September 2024 4 | Catanzaro | 3–1 | Carrarese | Catanzaro |
| 19:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 9,348 Referee: Daniele Perenzoni |
| 14 September 2024 5 | Cittadella | 0–0 | Catanzaro | Cittadella |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato Attendance: 3,872 Referee: Ermanno Feliciani |
| 20 September 2024 6 | Catanzaro | 1–2 | Cremonese | Catanzaro |
| 19:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 9,316 Referee: Ivano Pezzuto |
| 29 September 2024 7 | Salernitana | 0–0 | Catanzaro | Salerno |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 14,932 Referee: Livio Marinelli |
| 6 October 2024 8 | Catanzaro | 2–2 | Modena | Catanzaro |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 8,394 Referee: Giuseppe Collu |
| 18 October 2024 9 | Bari | 1–1 | Catanzaro | Bari |
| 19:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 18,615 Referee: Andrea Colombo |
| 27 October 2024 10 | Catanzaro | 3–0 | Südtirol | Catanzaro |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 8,255 Referee: Alberto Santoro |
| 30 October 2024 11 | Pisa | 0–0 | Catanzaro | Pisa |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Arena Garibaldi Attendance: 7,859 Referee: Daniele Perenzoni |
| 3 November 2024 12 | Catanzaro | 0–0 | Frosinone | Catanzaro |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 8,893 Referee: Simone Sozza |
| 10 November 2024 13 | Reggiana | 2–2 | Catanzaro | Reggio Emilia |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium Attendance: 9,959 Referee: Alessandro Prontera |
| 23 November 2024 14 | Catanzaro | 2–2 | Mantova | Catanzaro |
| 14:00 |
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Report | Bragantini 7', 65' |
Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 8,089 Referee: Marco Monaldi |
| 30 November 2024 15 | Sampdoria | 3–3 | Catanzaro | Genoa |
| 14:00 | Report | Iemmello 53', 67' (pen.), 70' |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 22,906 Referee: Paride Tremolada |
| 8 December 2024 16 | Catanzaro | 2–1 | Brescia | Catanzaro |
| 14:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 7,341 Referee: Mario Perri |
| 15 December 2024 17 | Palermo | 1–2 | Catanzaro | Palermo |
| 14:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 18,304 Referee: Alberto Arena |
| 21 December 2024 18 | Catanzaro | 0–1 | Spezia | Catanzaro |
| 16:15 | Report | Esposito 18' |
Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 8,893 Referee: Matteo Marchetti |
| 26 December 2024 19 | Cosenza | 1–1 | Catanzaro | Cosenza |
| 14:00 | Ciervo 90+16' (pen.) |
Report | Pompetti 80' |
Stadium: Stadio San Vito Attendance: 10,603 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano |
| 29 December 2024 20 | Catanzaro | 1–0 | Salernitana | Catanzaro |
| 16:15 | Iemmello 57' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 10,684 Referee: Daniele Perenzoni |
| 12 January 2025 21 | Südtirol | 1–1 | Catanzaro | Bolzano |
| 14:00 | Pyyhtiä 8' |
Report | Bonini 3' |
Stadium: Stadio Druso Attendance: 3,169 Referee: Luca Massimi |
| 19 January 2025 22 | Catanzaro | 0–0 | Pisa | Catanzaro |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 8,293 Referee: Federico La Penna |
| 26 January 2025 23 | Brescia | 2–3 | Catanzaro | Brescia |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 5,674 Referee: Maria Ferrieri Caputi |
| 1 February 2025 24 | Catanzaro | 4–2 | Cesensa | Catanzaro |
| 14:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 8,514 Referee: Simone Galipò |
| 8 February 2025 25 | Frosinone | 1–1 | Catanzaro | Frosinone |
| 14:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe Attendance: 11,420 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
| 14 February 2025 26 | Catanzaro | 1–0 | Cittadella | Catanzaro |
| 19:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 8,458 Referee: Valerio Crezzini |
| 23 February 2025 27 | Spezia | 0–1 | Catanzaro | La Spezia |
| 14:00 | Report | Pittarello 75' |
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 9,512 Referee: Federico La Penna |
| 2 March 2025 28 | Catanzaro | 1–1 | Reggiana | Catanzaro |
| 15:00 | Scognamillo 75' |
Report | Vido 15' |
Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 8,825 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
| 8 March 2025 29 | Cremonese | 4–0 | Catanzaro | Cremona |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Attendance: 10,462 Referee: Alberto Arena |
| 16 March 2025 30 | Catanzaro | 4–0 | Cosenza | Catanzaro |
| 17:15 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 13,297 Referee: Davide Ghersini |
| 29 March 2025 31 | Modena | 2–1 | Catanzaro | Modena |
| 15:00 | Report | Iemmello 62' |
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia Attendance: 10,088 Referee: Daniele Perenzoni |
| 6 April 2025 32 | Catanzaro | 3–3 | Bari | Catanzaro |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 10,318 Referee: Antonio Giua |
| 12 April 2025 33 | Carrarese | 2–2 | Catanzaro | Carrara |
| 15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio dei Marmi Attendance: 3,950 Referee: Marco Monaldi |
| 13 May 2025 34 | Mantova | 0–0 | Catanzaro | Mantova |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Danilo Martelli Attendance: 10,305 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano |
| 27 April 2025 35 | Catanzaro | 1–3 | Palermo | Catanzaro |
| 15:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 9,021 Referee: Ermanno Feliciani |
| 1 May 2025 36 | Juve Stabia | 2–0 | Catanzaro | Castellammare di Stabia |
| 12:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 3,622 Referee: Marco Monaldi |
| 4 May 2025 37 | Catanzaro | 2–2 | Sampdoria | Catanzaro |
| 15:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 9,412 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi |
| 9 May 2025 38 | Sassuolo | 0–2 | Catanzaro | Reggio Emilia |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 7,203 Referee: Daniele Perenzoni |
Promotion play-offs
| 17 May 2025 Preliminary round | Catanzaro | 1–0 | Cesena | Catanzaro |
| 17:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Iemmello 52' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 10,501 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
| 21 May 2025 Semi-finals First leg | Catanzaro | 0–2 | Spezia | Catanzaro |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 12,256 Referee: Kevin Bonacina |
| 25 May 2025 Semi-finals Second leg | Spezia | 2–1 (4–1 agg.) | Catanzaro | La Spezia |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Alberto Picco Attendance: 11,599 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
Coppa Italia
| 10 August 2024 First round | Empoli | 4–1 | Catanzaro | Empoli |
| Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie B | Play-offs | Coppa Italia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 22 | GK | ITA |
Mirko Pigliacelli | 42 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ITA |
Ludovico Gelmi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | GK | ITA |
Edoardo Borrelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ITA |
Giacomo Quagliata | 18 | 2 | 14+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  BRA |
Matias Antonini | 21 | 0 | 15+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ITA |
Federico Bonini | 40 | 9 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | ITA |
Stefano Scognamillo | 38 | 1 | 31+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ITA |
Nicolò Brighenti | 34 | 1 | 30+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | DF |  AUT |
Philipp Breit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | DF | ITA |
Christian Corradi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | DF | ITA |
Tommaso Cassandro | 32 | 2 | 18+11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | DF | ITA |
Mario Paura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 8 | MF |  ROU |
Rares Ilie | 15 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ITA |
Jacopo Petriccione | 38 | 0 | 30+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ITA |
Simone Pontisso | 35 | 3 | 28+3 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ITA |
Marco Pompetti | 37 | 4 | 27+6 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ITA |
Riccardo Pagano | 21 | 0 | 11+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ITA |
Cristian Aloisio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | MF | ITA |
Karol Maiolo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | ITA |
Mamadou Coulibaly | 23 | 1 | 3+19 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | MF |  CRO |
Mario Šitum | 25 | 1 | 18+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ITA |
Mattia Compagnon | 22 | 2 | 14+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ITA |
Pietro Iemmello | 39 | 17 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ITA |
Andrea La Mantia | 16 | 1 | 5+9 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ITA |
Tommaso Biasci | 35 | 6 | 20+11 | 6 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | SEN |
Demba Seck | 18 | 0 | 2+16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | ITA |
Nicolo Buso | 18 | 1 | 3+13 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | FW | ITA |
Gabriel Giacinto Rafele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | ITA |
Marco D'Alessandro | 17 | 2 | 7+8 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | ITA |
Filippo Pittarello | 37 | 2 | 13+20 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 91 | FW | ITA |
Gabriel Arditi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ITA |
Andrea Dini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ITA |
Marcello Piras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ITA |
Riccardo Turicchia | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ITA |
Andrea Ceseroli | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | SLO |
Luka Krajnc | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |  GRE |
Ilias Koutsoupias | 11 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ITA |
Enrico Brignola | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | ITA |
Giovanni Volpe | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |