U.S. Cremonese

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

Cremonese
Full nameUnione Sportiva Cremonese S.p.A.
Nickname(s)I Grigiorossi (The Gray and Reds)
Le Tigri (The Tigers)
Founded24 March 1903 (1903-03-24)
GroundStadio Giovanni Zini
Capacity20,641
OwnerGiovanni Arvedi
PresidentPaolo Rossi
CoachPierpaolo Bisoli
LeagueSerie B
2019–20Serie B, 12th of 20
WebsiteClub website

Some of the famous players who played for Cremonese include Pasquale Vivolo, Antonio Cabrini, Gustavo Dezotti, Anders Limpar, Enrico Chiesa, Gianluca Vialli, Michelangelo Rampulla, Giuseppe Favalli, John Aloisi and Władysław Żmuda.

History

Cremonese was in 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 1993. 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 1996.

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 2005/2006 season. Cremonese have tried to return to Serie B since: their best attempt was in the 2009/10 season, when they were beaten by Varese in the promotion play-off final (2–1 on aggregate).

Honours
US Cremonese in the Italian football league system.
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)
Lega Pro Prima Divisione
1
 2004–05 (Girone A)
Serie D 1953–54 (Girone C)
Prima Categoria 1967–68 (Girone B)
Worldwide Anglo-Italian Cup 1992–93

Players

Current squad
As of 31 January 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ITA Nicola Ravaglia
3 DF  BRA Claiton (Captain)
4 MF  ITA Mariano Arini (Vice-captain)
5 MF  ITA Luca Valzania (on loan from Atalanta)
6 MF  SWE Samuel Gustafson
7 FW  ITA Antonio Piccolo
8 MF  NED Reda Boultam
9 FW  ITA Daniel Ciofani
10 MF  ITA Gianluca Gaetano (on loan from Napoli)
11 FW  ITA Simone Palombi (on loan from Lazio)
14 DF  ROU Vasile Mogoș
15 DF  ITA Matteo Bianchetti
16 GK  ITA Michael Agazzi
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  ITA Francesco Migliore
18 MF  ITA Francesco Deli
19 MF  ITA Michele Castagnetti
20 DF  ITA Luca Ravanelli (on loan from Sassuolo)
21 DF  ITA Nadir Zortea (on loan from Atalanta)
22 GK  ITA Giacomo Volpe
23 DF  ITA Alessandro Crescenzi (on loan from Verona)
26 DF  ITA Emanuele Terranova
27 FW  SVN Žan Celar (on loan from Roma)
28 MF  NGA Kingsley Michael (on loan from Bologna)
30 FW  ITA Fabio Ceravolo
33 FW  ITA Vittorio Parigini (on loan from Genoa)

Out on loan

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  ITA Federico Bertolotti (at Caravaggio until 30 June 2020)
— MF  ITA Adriano Montalto (at Venezia until 30 June 2020)
— MF  ITA Manuel Poledri (at Villa d'Almè until 30 June 2020)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ITA Tommaso Spaviero (at Modena until 30 June 2020)
— FW  ITA Luca Strizzolo (at Pordenone until 30 June 2020)

Coaching staff
Position Name
Head Coach Pierpaolo Bisoli
Assistant Coach Simone Groppi
Goalkeeper Coach David Dei
Fitness Coach Danilo Chiodi
Physiotherapist Andrea Gualteri
Carlo Bentivoglio
Alessandro Rivetti
Kinetotherapist Cristian Freghieri
Chief Doctor Diego Giuliani
Club Doctor Fabrizio Frittoli
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