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Cremonese
US Cremonese logo.svg
Full name Unione Sportiva Cremonese S.p.A.
Nickname(s) La Cremo
I Grigiorossi (The Gray and Reds)
Le Tigri (The Tigers)
I Violini (The Violins)
Founded 24 March 1903; 121 years ago (1903-03-24)
Ground Stadio Giovanni Zini
Ground Capacity 20,641
Owner Giovanni Arvedi
President Paolo Rossi
Coach Massimiliano Alvini
League Serie B
2018–19 Serie B, 9th of 19
Third colours

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

History

Cremonese through the ages 2
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.

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. Despite achieving promotion, coach Fabio Pecchia resigned from his post.

Players

Current squad

No. Position Player
2 Scotland DF Jack Hendry (on loan from Club Brugge)
3 Italy DF Emanuele Valeri
4 Austria DF Emanuel Aiwu
5 Mexico MF Johan Vásquez (on loan from Genoa)
6 Switzerland MF Charles Pickel
7 Uruguay FW Jaime Báez
8 Argentina MF Santiago Ascacíbar (on loan from Hertha)
9 Italy FW Daniel Ciofani
10 Italy FW Cristian Buonaiuto
12 Italy GK Marco Carnesecchi (on loan from Atalanta)
13 Italy GK Gianluca Saro
15 Italy DF Matteo Bianchetti (captain)
17 Italy DF Leonardo Sernicola
18 Italy DF Paolo Ghiglione
19 Italy MF Michele Castagnetti
20 Ghana FW Felix Afena-Gyan
No. Position Player
21 Romania DF Vlad Chiricheș (vice-captain)
22 Poland GK Dorian Ciężkowski
23 Italy MF Christian Acella
28 France MF Soualiho Meïté (on loan from Benfica)
32 Argentina MF Gonzalo Escalante (on loan from Lazio)
33 Italy DF Giacomo Quagliata
44 Georgia (country) DF Luka Lochoshvili
45 Senegal GK Mouhamadou Sarr
60 Senegal DF Maissa Ndiaye
62 Italy MF Tommaso Milanese
74 Italy FW Frank Tsadjout
77 Nigeria FW David Okereke
90 Nigeria FW Cyriel Dessers
97 Romania GK Ionuț Radu (on loan from Inter Milan)
98 Italy MF Luca Zanimacchia (on loan from Juventus)
Italy DF Alex Ferrari (on loan from Sampdoria)

Out on loan

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No. Position Player
France DF Daniel Frey (at Carrarese until 30 June 2023)
Romania MF Dennis Politic (at Port Vale until 30 June 2023)
Italy DF Luca Ravanelli (at Frosinone until 30 June 2023)
Italy MF Francesco Cerretelli (at Carrarese until 30 June 2023)
Italy MF Matteo Ghisolfi (at Giugliano until 30 June 2023)
Italy MF Stefano Girelli (at Lecco until 30 June 2023)
Italy MF Filippo Nardi (at Reggiana until 30 June 2023)
No. Position Player
Italy MF Luca Valzania (at SPAL until 30 June 2023)
Italy MF Fausto Perseu (at Alessandria until 30 June 2023)
Italy MF Joshua Tenkorang (at Virtus Entella until 30 June 2023)
Ivory Coast FW Cedric Gondo (at Ascoli until 30 June 2023)
Italy FW Luca Strizzolo (at Perugia until 30 June 2023)
Italy FW 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 Italy Massimiliano Alvini
Assistant Coach Italy Renato Montagnolo
Fitness Coach Italy Paolo Artico
Italy Stefano Taparelli
Goalkeeper Coach Italy Massimo Gazzoli
Technical Coach Italy Francesco Bonacci
Rehab Coach Italy Cristian Freghieri
Match Analyst Italy Vittorio Vona
Head of medical staff Italy Dott. Diego Giuliani
Club Doctor Italy Dott. Alberto Gheza
Physiotherapist Italy Carlo Bentivoglio
Italy Augusto Bagnoli
Italy Lorenzo Franchi
Italy Davide Mazzoleni
Italy Gian Paolo Fagni
Team Manager Italy Federico Dall’Asta
Sporting Director Italy Simone Giacchetta
Secretary Italy 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

Series Years Last Promotions Relegations
A 8 2022–23 - Decrease 5 (1930, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1996)
B 31 2021–22 Increase 5 (1984, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2022) Decrease 7 (1935, 1938, 1951, 1978, 1997, 1999, 2006)
C
C2
43
4
2016–17 Increase 7 (1936, 1942, 1977, 1981, 1998, 2005, 2017)
Increase 1 (2004 C2)
Decrease 1 (1999 C1)
Decrease 3 (1952, 1967, 1969)
86 out of 91 years of professional football in Italy since 1929
D 5 1970–71 Increase 3 (1954, 1968, 1971) Never

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Unione Sportiva Cremonese para niños

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