1991–92 U.S. Foggia season

During the 1991–92 English football season, U.S. Foggia competed in Serie A.

U.S. Foggia

1991–92 season
Manager	Zdeněk Zeman
Stadium	Stadio Pino Zaccheria
Serie A	9th
Top goalscorer	Francesco Baiano (16)

Season summary

The team managed by Zeman arrives in Serie A in the 1991-92 championship. Foggia plays a decent season surprising everyone with a superb offensive system. The Italian media and even European media talk about the team calling Zemanlandia or Miraculous Foggia. The almighty trio of forwards: Signori-Baiano-Rambaudi gave amazing games through the year. Foggia finished 9th in Serie A. Their attacking 4-3-3 formation saw the club score 58 goals, more than any other club but champions A.C. Milan, and challenge for a place in the UEFA Cup. However, their leaky defense - the team also conceded 58 goals, exceeded only by bottom club Ascoli - scuppered their European charge.

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ITA Mauro Biolghini — GK  ITA Francesco Mancini — GK  ITA Mauro Rosin — DF  ITA Maurizio Codispoti — DF  ITA Angelo Consagra — DF  ITA Salvatore Fresi — DF  ITA Gualtiero Grandini — DF  ITA Salvatore Matrecano — DF  ITA Tommaso Napoli — DF  ITA Pasquale Padalino — DF  ROU Dan Petrescu — MF  ITA Onofrio Barone

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ITA Roberto Genco — MF  ITA Giuseppe Lo Polito — MF  ITA Gianluca Musumeci — MF  ITA Mauro Picasso — MF  ITA Alessandro Porro — MF  ITA Roberto Rambaudi — MF  ITA Carlo Richetti — MF  URS Igor Shalimov[1] — FW  ITA Francesco Baiano — FW  ITA Giuseppe Signori — FW  ITA Fabio Troccoli — FW  URS Igor Kolyvanov[1]

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1991–92 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Parma	34	11	16	7	32	28	+4	38[lower-alpha 1]	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
8	Internazionale	34	10	17	7	28	28	0	37
9	Foggia	34	12	11	11	58	58	0	35
10	Lazio	34	11	12	11	43	40	+3	34
11	Atalanta	34	10	14	10	31	33	−2	34

Source: 1991–92 Serie A, RSSSF.com
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).[2]
Notes:

1. Parma qualified to 1992–93 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as the 1991–92 Coppa Italia winners.

Matches

Inter Milan v Foggia

1 September 1991 1	Inter Milan	1–1	Foggia	Milano
	Ciocci  61'	Report	Baiano  52'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Foggia v Juventus

8 September 1991 2	Foggia	0–1	Juventus	Foggia
		Report	Schillaci  47'	Stadium: Pino Zaccharia

Fiorentina v Foggia

15 September 1991 3	Fiorentina	1-2	Foggia	Firenze
	Faccenda  27'	Report	62' Petrescu  65' Codispoti	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 34 500 Referee: Beschin

Foggia v Cagliari

22 September 1991 4	Foggia	3-1	Cagliari	Foggia
	Rambaudi  37' Codispoti  49' Baiano  82'	Report	84' Criniti	Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Attendance: 19 147 Referee: Fabricatore

Foggia v Parma

29 September 1991 5	Foggia	1–1	Parma	Foggia
	Signori  70'	Report	Melli  87'	Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria

Torino v Foggia

6 October 1991 6	Torino	3-1	Foggia	Torino
	Policano  17' Scifo  28' (pen) Lentini  54'	Report	81' Baiano	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 36 995 Referee: Luci

Foggia v Ascoli

20 October 1991 7	Foggia	1-0	Ascoli	Foggia
	Signori  79'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Attendance: 16 913 Referee: Bettin

Roma v Foggia

27 October 1991 8	Roma	1–1	Foggia	Roma
	Petrescu  53' (o.g.)	Report	Shalimov  82'	Stadium: Olimpico

Foggia v Bari

3 November 1991 9	Foggia	4-1	Bari	Foggia
	Baiano  18', 44' (rig.), 80' Signori  76'	Report	45' Giampaolo II	Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Attendance: 20.907 Referee: Trentalange

Cremonese v Foggia

17 November 1991 10	Cremonese	0-2	Foggia	Cremona
		Report	36' Signori  40' Baiano	Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Attendance: 13 580 Referee: Nicchi

Foggia v Atalanta

24 November 1991 11	Foggia	2-3	Atalanta	Foggia
	Signori  18' Picasso  46'	Report	11' (aut.) Consagra  13', 64' Perrone	Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Attendance: 19 940 Referee: Merlino

Hellas Verona v Foggia

1 December 1991 12	Hellas Verona	1-0	Foggia	Verona
	Pellegrini II  76'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 25.000 Referee: Stafoggia

Foggia v Sampdoria

8 December 1991 13	Foggia	0-0	Sampdoria	Foggia
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Attendance: 20 300 Referee: Cinciripini

Napoli v Foggia

15 December 1992 14	Napoli	3–3	Foggia	Napoli
	Padovano  12' Careca  21', 53'	Report	Signori  22', 88' Shalimov  77'	Stadium: San Paolo

Lazio v Foggia

5 January 1992 15	Lazio	5–2	Foggia	Roma
	Doll  12' Riedle  16', 38' Stroppa  81' Sergio  83'	Report	Shalimov  12', 21'	Stadium: Olimpico

Foggia v Genoa

12 January 1992 16	Foggia	1-0	Genoa	Foggia
	Petrescu  42'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Attendance: 19.000 Referee: Fucci

Milan v Foggia

19 January 1992 17	Milan	3–1	Foggia	Milano
	van Basten  10' (pen.), 47', 85' (pen.)	Report	Shalimov  64'	Stadium: San Siro

Foggia v Inter Milan

26 January 1992 18	Foggia	2–2	Inter Milan	Foggia
	Baiano  83' (pen.) Petrescu  87'	Report	Matthäus  31' (pen.) Klinsmann  53'	Stadium: Pino Zaccheria

Juventus v Foggia

2 February 1992 19	Juventus	4–1	Foggia	Torino
	Baggio  2' (pen.), 51' (pen.), 53' Casiraghi  90'	Report	Petrescu  63'	Stadium: Delle Alpi

Foggia v Fiorentina

9 February 1992 20	Foggia	3-3	Fiorentina	Foggia
	Rambaudi  29' Baiano  31' Šalimov  37'	Report	Batistuta 24' Batistuta 52' Batistuta 76'	Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Attendance: 21 126 Referee: Bazzoli

Cagliari v Foggia

16 February 1992 21	Cagliari	2-2	Foggia	Cagliari
	Fonseca  37' Fonseca 52'	Report	36' Šalimov  62' Rambaudi	Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 22 300 Referee: Pairetto

Parma v Foggia

23 February 1992 22	Parma	2–0	Foggia	Parma
	Agostini  30', 55'	Report		Stadium: Ennio Tardini

Foggia v Torino

1 March 1992 23	Foggia	1-1	Torino	Foggia
	Kolyvanov  78'	Report	43' Scifo	Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Attendance: 14 702 Referee: Mughetti

Ascoli v Foggia

8 March 1992 24	Ascoli	2-1	Foggia	Ascoli Piceno
	D'Ainzara  39' Bierhoff  71'	Report	80' Porro I	Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Attendance: 9.000 Referee: Quartuccio

Foggia v Roma

22 March 1992 25	Foggia	1–2	Roma	Foggia
	Signori  90'	Report	Häßler  14' Aldair  74'	Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria

Bari v Foggia

29 March 1992 26	Bari	1-3	Foggia	Bari
	Platt  57' (pen.)	Report	5' Baiano  32' Šalimov  85' Kolyvanov	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 48 500 Referee: Luci

Foggia v Cremonese

5 April 1992 27	Foggia	2-0	Cremonese	Foggia
	Signori  25' Kolyvanov  48'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Attendance: 20 221 Referee: Boggi

Atalanta v Foggia

12 April 1992 28	Atalanta	4-4	Foggia	Bergamo
	Consagra  38' (aut.) Cornacchia  74', 84', 87'	Report	40' Baiano  53' (aut.) Minaudo  59' Šalimov  71' Rambaudi	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 19 000 Referee: Brignoccoli

Foggia v Hellas Verona

18 April 1992 29	Foggia	5-0	Hellas Verona	Foggia
	Rambaudi  25', 44' Baiano  65', 88' (pen), 90'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Attendance: 30 000 Referee: Lanese

Sampdoria v Foggia

26 April 1992 30	Sampdoria	1-1	Foggia	Genova
	Vialli  65'	Report	23' Rambaudi	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 28 130 Referee: Bazzoli

Foggia v Napoli

3 May 1992 31	Foggia	1–0	Napoli	Foggia
	Padalino  84'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria

Foggia v Lazio

10 May 1992 32	Foggia	2–1	Lazio	Foggia
	Rambaudi  49' Baiano  52'	Report	Sosa  90'	Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria

Genoa v Foggia

17 May 1992 33	Genoa	0-2	Foggia	Genova
		Report	39' Rambaudi  46' Signori	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 25 300 Referee: Scaramuzza

Foggia v Milan

24 May 1992 34	Foggia	2–8	Milan	Foggia
	Signori  39' Baiano  41'	Report	Maldini  22' Gullit  47' van Basten  52', 82' Matrecano  59' (o.g.) Simone  72', 74' Fuser  87'	Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria

Goalscorers

• Francesco Baiano 16
• Giuseppe Signori 11
• Roberto Rambaudi 9
• Igor Shalimov 9
• Dan Petrescu 4
• Igor Kolyvanov 3
• Maurizio Codispoti 2
• Pasquale Padalino 1
• Mauro Picasso 1
• Alessandro Porro 1

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1991–92 Coppa Italia

Round of 16

Pisa v Foggia

28 August 1991	Pisa	2-1	Foggia	Pisa
	Cristallini  26' Scarafoni  80' (pen)		31' Ricchetti	Stadium: Stadio Arena Garibaldi Referee: Beschin

Foggia v Pisa

3 September 1991	Foggia	1-1	Pisa	Campobasso
	Rambaudi  14'		55' Ferrante	Stadium: Stadio Nuovo Romagnoli Referee: Amendolia

References

1.  Russia after December 1991.
2. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005"Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.