2024–25 Venezia FC season
Venezia 2024–25 football season
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The 2024–25 season was the 118th season in the history of Venezia FC. It was their first season back in the Italian top flight after spending two years in Serie B.[1] In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the Coppa Italia. On 26 June, Venezia introduced first team coach Eusebio Di Francesco until the end of the 2025–26 season.
| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | VFC Newco 2020 LLC | |||
| President | Duncan L. Niederauer | |||
| Head coach | Eusebio Di Francesco | |||
| Stadium | Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo | |||
| Serie A | 19th (relegated) | |||
| Coppa Italia | First round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Joel Pohjanpalo (6) All: Joel Pohjanpalo (6) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 12,048 vs Internazionale (12 January 2025, Serie A) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,026 vs Como (8 December 2024, Serie A) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 10,150 | |||
| Biggest win | 2–0 vs Genoa (H) (21 September 2024, Serie A) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–4 vs Milan (A) (14 September 2024, Serie A) | |||
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Venezia were relegated back to the second division after a loss to Juventus on the final day of a season, in which they failed to secure a single away victory.
Squad
As of 4 February 2025. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
Summer window
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2024 | MF | End of loan | ||||
| 30 June 2024 | FW | End of loan | ||||
| 30 June 2024 | FW | End of loan | ||||
| 30 June 2024 | MF | End of loan | ||||
| 30 June 2024 | DF | End of loan | ||||
| 30 June 2024 | GK | End of loan | ||||
| 1 July 2024 | DF | €1,000,000 | Loan transfer made permanent | [2] | ||
| 1 July 2024 | MF | €1,000,000 | [3] | |||
| 5 July 2024 | FW | Undisclosed | To Primavera squad | [4] | ||
| 9 July 2024 | DF | Free | ||||
| 13 July 2024 | MF | €4,000,000 | [5] | |||
| 26 July 2024 | MF | Free | [6] | |||
| 3 August 2024 | MF | €2,000,000 | [7] | |||
| 28 August 2024 | DF | €3,000,000 | [8] | |||
| 30 August 2024 | FW | €2,500,000 | [9] | |||
| 30 August 2024 | GK | €450,000 | [10] | |||
Loans in
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2024 | DF | Free | [11] | |||
| 8 August 2024 | FW | Free | [12] | |||
| 12 August 2024 | GK | Free | Option to buy for €2,000,000 | [13] | ||
| 22 August 2024 | MF | Free | Obligation to buy for €3,500,000 under certain conditions | [14] | ||
| 30 August 2024 | MF | Free | Option to buy for €4,000,000, buy-back option for €12,000,000 | [15] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2024 | DF | Retired | ||||
| 30 June 2024 | MF | End of loan | ||||
| 30 June 2024 | FW | End of loan | ||||
| 1 July 2024 | DF | Free | End of contract | [16] | ||
| 1 July 2024 | MF | Free | End of contract | |||
| 1 July 2024 | MF | €300,000 | [17] | |||
| 2 August 2024 | DF | Undisclosed | [18] | |||
| 12 August 2024 | FW | Undisclosed | [19] | |||
| 27 August 2024 | MF | €6,000,000 | [20] | |||
| 28 August 2024 | MF | Unattached | Free | Contract terminated by mutual consent | [21] | |
| 29 August 2024 | MF | Unattached | Free | Contract terminated by mutual consent | [22] | |
| 30 August 2024 | DF | Loan terminated early | [23] | |||
| 30 August 2024 | FW | €2,000,000 | [24] | |||
| 16 September 2024 | DF | Free | Contract terminated by mutual consent | [25] | ||
Loans out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July 2024 | FW | Free | Option to buy for an undisclosed fee, obligation to buy for an undisclosed fee under certain conditions | [26] | ||
| 29 July 2024 | MF | Free | [27] | |||
| 8 August 2024 | FW | Free | [28] | |||
| 10 August 2024 | DF | Free | [29] | |||
| 29 August 2024 | MF | Free | Option to buy for an undisclosed fee | [30] | ||
| 31 August 2024 | GK | Free | [10] | |||
| 10 September 2024 | FW | Free | [31] |
Winter window
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | FW | End of loan | ||||
| 8 January 2025 | MF | €2,000,000 | [32] | |||
| 29 January 2025 | MF | €1,000,000 | [33] | |||
| 2 February 2025 | DF | €100,000 | [34] | |||
| 3 February 2025 | FW | Loan terminated early | [35] | |||
| 3 February 2025 | FW | €4,000,000 | [36] | |||
| 3 February 2025 | GK | Undisclosed | [37] | |||
Loans in
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 2025 | FW | Free | Obligation to buy for an undisclosed fee under certain conditions | [38] | ||
| 22 January 2025 | DF | Free | Option to buy for an undisclosed fee | [39] | ||
| 29 January 2025 | DF | Free | Option to buy for an undisclosed fee | [40] | ||
| 31 January 2025 | MF | Free | [41] | |||
| 3 February 2025 | FW | Free | [42] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2025 | GK | Undisclosed | [43] | |||
| 2 January 2025 | MF | Undisclosed | [44] | |||
| 8 January 2025 | FW | Loan terminated early | [45] | |||
| 12 January 2025 | MF | €500,000 | [46] | |||
| 30 January 2025 | MF | €3,500,000 | [41] | |||
| 31 January 2025 | FW | €500,000 | [47] | |||
| 3 February 2025 | FW | €4,750,000 | [48] | |||
Loans out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 January 2025 | GK | Free | [49] | |||
| 27 January 2025 | DF | Free | Until 30 June 2026, obligation to buy under certain conditions | [50] | ||
| 3 February 2025 | DF | Free | Option to buy for an undisclosed fee | [51] | ||
| 3 February 2025 | DF | Free | [34] |
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 17 July 2024 Friendly | Venezia | 7–0 | | Italy |
| 17:30 |
| 25 July 2024 Friendly | Venezia | 4–1 | | Mestre |
| 17:30 | Stadium: Stadio Francesco Baracca |
| 28 July 2024 Friendly | Venezia | 1–1 | | Venice |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Stadio Comunale G. Taliercio |
| 1 August 2024 Friendly | FC Utrecht | 1–2 | | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| 14:00 | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard |
| 4 August 2024 Friendly | PEC Zwolle | 1–2 | | Netherlands |
| 14:30 |
Mid-season
| 22 March 2025 Friendly | Koper | 4–2 | | |
| 11:45 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Serie A | 18 August 2024 | 25 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 19th | 38 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 13.16 |
| Coppa Italia | 11 August 2024 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 39 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 59 | −26 | 12.82 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Serie A
League table
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)[52]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- Cagliari finished ahead of Parma on head-to-head points: Parma 2–3 Cagliari, Cagliari 2–1 Parma.
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 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 34 | −19 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The match schedule was released on 4 July 2024.
| 18 August 2024 1 | Lazio | 3–1 | Venezia | Rome |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Paride Tremolada |
| 25 August 2024 2 | Fiorentina | 0–0 | Venezia | Florence |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 18,915 Referee: Simone Sozza |
| 30 August 2024 3 | Venezia | 0–1 | Torino | Venice |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 10,652 Referee: Matteo Marcenaro |
| 14 September 2024 4 | Milan | 4–0 | Venezia | Milan |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 71,273 Referee: Davide Di Marco |
| 21 September 2024 5 | Venezia | 2–0 | Genoa | Venice |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Referee: Matteo Marchetti |
| 29 September 2024 6 | Roma | 2–1 | Venezia | Rome |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 62,165 Referee: Rosario Abisso |
| 4 October 2024 7 | Hellas Verona | 2–1 | Venezia | Verona |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 25,979 Referee: Marco Guida |
| 20 October 2024 8 | Venezia | 0–2 | Atalanta | Venice |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 11,979 Referee: Luca Zufferli |
| 27 October 2024 9 | Monza | 2–2 | Venezia | Monza |
| 15:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Referee: Antonio Rapuano |
| 30 October 2024 10 | Venezia | 3–2 | Udinese | Venice |
| 18:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Referee: Davide Massa |
| 3 November 2024 11 | Internazionale | 1–0 | Venezia | Milan |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 66,326 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi |
| 9 November 2024 12 | Venezia | 1–2 | Parma | Venice |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Referee: Daniele Chiffi |
| 25 November 2024 13 | Venezia | 0–1 | Lecce | Venice |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Referee: Luca Pairetto |
| 30 November 2024 14 | Bologna FC | 3–0 | Venezia | Bologna |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 24,866 Referee: Luca Massimi |
| 8 December 2024 15 | Venezia | 2–2 | Como | Venice |
| 18:00 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 8.026 Referee: Daniele Doveri |
| 14 December 2024 16 | Juventus | 2–2 | Venezia | Turin |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 38,425 Referee: Antonio Giua |
| 22 December 2024 17 | Venezia | 2–1 | Cagliari | Venice |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 9,713 Referee: Marco Guida |
| 29 December 2024 18 | Napoli | 1–0 | Venezia | Naples |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 51,199 Referee: Francesco Cosso |
| 4 January 2025 19 | Venezia | 1–1 | Empoli | Venice |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 10,591 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
| 12 January 2025 20 | Venezia | 0–1 | Inter | Venice |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 12,048 Referee: Marco Piccinini |
| 19 January 2025 21 | Parma | 1–1 | Venezia | Parma |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 15,865 Referee: Francesco Fourneau |
| 27 January 2025 22 | Venezia | 1–1 | Hellas Verona | Venice |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 12,048 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
| 1 February 2025 23 | Udinese | 3–2 | Venezia | Udine |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Bluenergy Stadium Attendance: 19,767 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
| 9 February 2025 24 | Venezia | 0–1 | Roma | Venice |
| 12:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 9,380 Referee: Luca Zufferli |
| 17 February 2025 25 | Genoa | 2–0 | Venezia | Genoa |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 30,487 Referee: Livio Marinelli |
| 22 February 2025 26 | Venezia | 0–0 | Lazio | Venice |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 8,796 Referee: Matteo Marchetti |
| 1 March 2025 27 | Atalanta | 0–0 | Venezia | Bergamo |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 21,991 Referee: Giuseppe Collu |
| 8 March 2025 28 | Como | 1–1 | Venezia | Como |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Attendance: 10,080 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi |
| 16 March 2025 29 | Venezia | 0–0 | Napoli | Venice |
| 12:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 11,440 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
| 29 March 2025 30 | Venezia | 0–1 | Bologna | Venice |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 9.864 Referee: Marco Di Bello |
| 6 April 2025 31 | Lecce | 1–1 | Venezia | Lecce |
| 12:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Via del Mare Attendance: 25.709 Referee: Marco Piccinini |
| 12 April 2025 32 | Venezia | 1–0 | Monza | Venice |
| 15:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo Attendance: 10.001 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
| 12 May 2025 36 | Venezia | 2–1 | ACF Fiorentina | Venice |
| 18 May 2025 37 | Cagliari Calcio | 3–0 | Venezia | Cagliari |
| 25 May 2025 38 | Venezia | 2–3 | Juventus FC | Venice |
Coppa Italia
| 11 August 2024 Round of 64 | Brescia | 3–1 | Venezia | Brescia |
| 18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 4,310 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi |