US Cremonese

Cremonese

Full name	Unione Sportiva Cremonese
Nickname(s)	Grigiorossi (Gray-reds) Tigri (Tigers)
Founded	24 March 1903 (1903-03-24)
Ground	Stadio Giovanni Zini
Capacity	20,641
Owner	Giovanni Arvedi
President	Luigi Simoni
Coach	Andrea Mandorlini
League	Serie B
2022–23	Serie A, 19th of 20 (relegated)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Unione Sportiva Cremonese, commonly known as Cremonese is a football club based in Cremona, Lombardy, northern Italy. The club currently plays in Serie B.

Some of the famous players who played for Cremonese include Pasquale Vivolo, Antonio Cabrini, Gustavo Dezotti, Anders Limpar, Enrico Chiesa, Gianluca Vialli, 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

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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 15 August, 2018

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
4	MF	ITA	Mariano Arini
5	DF	CRO	Anton Krešić (on loan from Atalanta)
7	FW	ITA	Antonio Piccolo
8	MF	ITA	Gaetano Castrovilli (on loan from Fiorentina)
9	FW	ITA	Andrea Brighenti (captain)
10	FW	BRA	Paulinho
11	MF	ITA	Daniele Croce
12	GK	ITA	Giacomo Volpe
14	DF	ROU	Vasile Mogos
15	DF	ITA	Ivan Marconi
16	GK	ITA	Eduardo D'Avino
17	DF	ITA	Francesco Migliore

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	ITA	Michele Castagnetti
19	MF	ITA	Leandro Greco
20	MF	ITA	Giampietro Perrulli
21	MF	BRA	Espeto
22	GK	SRB	Boris Radunović (on loan from Atalanta)
24	DF	ITA	Dario Del Fabro (on loan from Juventus)
25	DF	ITA	Filippo Forni
26	DF	ITA	Emanuele Terranova
27	MF	BEL	Xian Emmers (on loan from Inter)
30	FW	ITA	Mirko Carretta
32	FW	ITA	Adriano Montalto
33	DF	ITA	Francesco Renzetti
34	MF	NED	Reda Boultam

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
—	GK	ITA	Nicholas Battaiola (at Gubbio until 30 June 2019)
—	GK	ITA	Riccardo Galli (at Paganese until 30 June 2018)
—	DF	ITA	Alessandro Bastrini (at Reggiana until 30 June 2018)
—	DF	ITA	Federico Baschirotto (at Vigor Carpaneto until 30 June 2019)
—	DF	ITA	Giacomo Gambaretti (at Catanzaro until 30 June 2018)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	MNE	Stefan Bajic (at Pro Piacenza until 30 June 2019)
—	MF	ITA	Filippo Porcari (at Triestina until 30 June 2018)
—	MF	ITA	Lorenzo Cesari (at Pro Piacenza until 30 June 2018)
—	MF	ITA	Michele Moroni (at Santarcangelo until 30 June 2018)
—	FW	ITA	Nicola Talamo (at Paganese until 30 June 2018)

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Attilio Tesser
Assistant coach	Mark Tullio Strukelj
Athletic coach	Ivano Tito
Goalkeeping coach	Leonardo Cortiula
Physiotherapist	Andrea Gualteri Samuele Ponzoni Sandro Rivetti
Doctor	Giovanni Bozzetti

External links

• Official website Template:It icon
• Profile at Serie B Template:It icon