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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.
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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 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie B, 4th of 20 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
History edit
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, 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 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
Some of the famous players who played for Cremonese include:
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), 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 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)