U.S. Cremonese

Unione Sportiva Cremonese, commonly referred to as Cremonese, is an Italian football club based in Cremona, Lombardy, which plays in the Serie A.

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
CoachDavide Ballardini
LeagueSerie A
2021–22Serie B, 2nd of 20 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

History
The performance of Cremonese in the Italian football league structure since the first season of a unified Serie A (1929–30).

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, has since 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 31 January 2023[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
3 DF  ITA Emanuele Valeri
4 DF  AUT Emanuel Aiwu
5 MF  MEX Johan Vásquez (on loan from Genoa)
6 MF  SUI Charles Pickel
9 FW  ITA Daniel Ciofani (captain)
10 FW  ITA Cristian Buonaiuto
12 GK  ITA Marco Carnesecchi (on loan from Atalanta)
13 GK  ITA Gianluca Saro
15 DF  ITA Matteo Bianchetti
17 DF  ITA Leonardo Sernicola
18 DF  ITA Paolo Ghiglione
19 MF  ITA Michele Castagnetti
20 FW  GHA Felix Afena-Gyan
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  ROU Vlad Chiricheș (vice-captain)
22 GK  POL Dorian Ciężkowski
23 MF  ITA Christian Acella
24 DF  ITA Alex Ferrari (on loan from Sampdoria)
26 MF  ITA Marco Benassi (on loan from Fiorentina)
27 MF  CHI Pablo Galdames (on loan from Genoa)
28 MF  FRA Soualiho Meïté (on loan from Benfica)
33 DF  ITA Giacomo Quagliata
44 DF  GEO Luka Lochoshvili
45 GK  SEN Fallou Sarr
74 FW  ITA Frank Tsadjout
77 FW  NGA David Okereke
90 FW  NGA Cyriel Dessers

Out on loan
As of 31 January 2023.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  FRA Daniel Frey (at Carrarese until 30 June 2023)
— DF  SEN Maissa Ndiaye (at Vicenza until 30 June 2023)
— DF  ITA Luca Ravanelli (at Frosinone until 30 June 2023)
— MF  ITA Francesco Cerretelli (at Carrarese until 30 June 2023)
— MF  ITA Matteo Ghisolfi (at Giugliano until 30 June 2023)
— MF  ITA Stefano Girelli (at Lecco until 30 June 2023)
— MF  ITA Tommaso Milanese (at Venezia until 30 June 2023)
— MF  ITA Filippo Nardi (at Reggiana until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ITA Fausto Perseu (at Alessandria until 30 June 2023)
— MF  ROU Dennis Politic (at Port Vale until 30 June 2023)
— MF  ITA Joshua Tenkorang (at Virtus Entella until 30 June 2023)
— MF  ITA Luca Valzania (at SPAL until 30 June 2023)
— FW  CIV Cedric Gondo (at Ascoli until 30 June 2023)
— FW  ITA Luca Strizzolo (at Modena until 30 June 2023)
— FW  ITA Luca Zanimacchia (at Parma until 30 June 2023)
— FW  ITA Marco Zunno (at Piacenza until 30 June 2023)

Former players

Some of the famous players who played for Cremonese include:

Coaching staff
Position Name
Head Coach Davide Ballardini
Assistant Coach Carlo Regno
Fitness Coach Francesco Bertini
Goalkeeper Coach Andrea Sardini
Technical Coach Roberto Beni
Technical Coach Nicola Tarroni
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)
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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