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Full name | Unione Sportiva Cremonese S.p.A. |
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Nickname(s) | La Cremo I Grigiorossi (The Gray and Reds) Le Tigri (The Tigers) I Violini (The Violins) |
Founded | 24 March 1903 |
Ground | Stadio Giovanni Zini |
Capacity | 20,641 |
Owner | Giovanni Arvedi |
President | Paolo Rossi |
Head coach | Giovanni Stroppa |
League | Serie B |
2022–23 | 19th of 20 (Relegated) |
Website | Club website |
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.
History[edit]
Cremonese was in the Serie A in its first season, 1929–30, but entered a long period of decline, playing 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 more 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 defenders Luigi Gualco and Corrado Verdelli, midfield playmaker Riccardo Maspero, and forwards Andrea Tentoni and Matjaž Florijančič, Cremonese played Serie A with a 10th-place finish in 1993–94, but would be relegated in the 1995–96 season.
Relegation resulted in the club moving down to Serie C2 by 2000 and remaining in mid-table positions for four years, before achieving promotion back into Serie C1 and then Serie B for the 2005-2006 season. 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. In the 2009–10 season 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[edit]
Current squad[edit]
- As of 1 February 2024[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan[edit]
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Former players[edit]
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Some of the famous players[according to whom?] who played for Cremonese include:
- Antonio Cabrini
- Enrico Chiesa
- Giovanni Dall'Igna
- Giuseppe Favalli
- Riccardo Maspero
- Michelangelo Rampulla
- Corrado Verdelli
- Gianluca Vialli
- Pasquale Vivolo
- Gustavo Dezotti
- John Aloisi
- Juary
- Władysław Żmuda
- Matjaž Florijančič
- Anders Limpar
Coaching staff[edit]
Position | Name |
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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[edit]
Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons/Years |
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Domestic | Serie C | 3 | 1935–36 (Girone B),[citation needed] 1941–42 (Girone B),[citation needed] 1976–77 (Girone A)[citation needed] |
Serie C1 | 1 | 2004–05 (Girone A)[citation needed] | |
Serie D | 1953–54 (Girone C),[citation needed] 1970-71 (Girone B)[citation needed] | ||
Prima Categoria | 1967–68 (Girone B)[citation needed] | ||
Worldwide | Anglo-Italian Cup | 1992–93[citation needed] |
Divisional movements[edit]
Series | Years | Last | Promotions | Relegations |
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A | 8 | 2022–23 | – | 5 (1930, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1996) |
B | 31 | 2021–22 | 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 | 5 | 1970–71 | 3 (1954, 1968, 1971) | Never |
References[edit]
- ^ "Anglo-Italian Cup 1992/93". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ^ "Lecce And Cremonese Reach Serie A Promotion in Dramatic Season Finale". Forbes. 7 May 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Prima Squadra". US Cremonese. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Italian)
- Profile at Serie B (in Italian)