2025–26 US Cremonese season

Cremonese
2025–26 season
OwnerGiovanni Arvedi
ManagerDavide Nicola
StadiumStadio Giovanni Zini
Serie APre-season
Coppa ItaliaFirst round

The 2025–26 season is the 123rd season in the history of Unione Sportiva Cremonese and their first season back in Serie A since the 2022–23 season following promotion from the Serie B in the previous season. In addition to Serie A, the club also participates in the Coppa Italia.

On 13 June 2025, the club announced that the contract of manager Giovanni Stroppa will not be renewed and will expire at the end of the season, after securing promotion with the Grigiorossi through the play-offs.[1] On 2 July 2025, Davide Nicola was appointed as the new manager until 2027.[2]

Squad

As of pre-season[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Andrea Fulignati
4 DF Italy ITA Tommaso Barbieri
5 DF Italy ITA Luca Ravanelli
6 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Charles Pickel
7 MF Brazil BRA Paulo Azzi
8 MF Italy ITA Mattia Valoti
9 FW Italy ITA Manuel De Luca
11 FW Norway NOR Dennis Johnsen
15 DF Italy ITA Matteo Bianchetti (captain)
18 MF Italy ITA Michele Collocolo
19 MF Italy ITA Michele Castagnetti
20 FW Argentina ARG Franco Vázquez
21 GK Italy ITA Gianluca Saro
27 MF Belgium BEL Jari Vandeputte
23 DF Italy ITA Federico Ceccherini
30 GK Sweden SWE Jakob Tånnander
No. Pos. Nation Player
42 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo Moretti
55 DF Italy ITA Francesco Folino
90 FW Italy ITA Federico Bonazzoli
98 MF Italy ITA Luca Zanimacchia
99 FW Italy ITA Marco Nasti
— DF Italy ITA Romano Floriani Mussolini (on loan from Lazio)
— DF Italy ITA Giacomo Quagliata
— DF Italy ITA Yuri Rocchetti
— DF Italy ITA Leonardo Sernicola
— MF Italy ITA Christian Acella
— MF Italy ITA Alessio Brambilla
— MF Italy ITA Tommaso Milanese
— FW Ghana GHA Felix Afena-Gyan
— FW Nigeria NGA David Okereke
— FW Denmark DEN David Stückler
— FW Italy ITA Frank Tsadjout

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. No. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2025[a] GK 1 Italy Andrea Fulignati Italy Catanzaro €1,400,000 [4]
1 July 2025[a] LW 27 Belgium Jari Vandeputte Italy Catanzaro €3,300,000 [5]
17 July 2025 GK 69 Italy Lapo Nava Italy AC Milan Free transfer [6]
19 July 2025 DM 33 Italy Alberto Grassi Italy Empoli Undisclosed [7]
25 July 2025 LB 3 Italy Giuseppe Pezzella Italy Empoli €2,000,000 [8]
29 July 2025 CB 6 Italy Federico Baschirotto Italy Lecce €3,000,000 [9]
13 August 2025 GK 16 Italy Marco Silvestri Italy Empoli Free transfer [10]
Decrease Spending: €9,700,000
Notes
  1. ^ a b Both Fulignati and Vandeputte joined the club on loan with an obligation to buy on 4 July 2024.

Out

Date Pos. No. Player To Fee Ref.
26 June 2025 LW – Italy Marco Zunno Italy Crotone Free transfer [11]
30 June 2025 CM 37 Slovenia Žan Majer Italy Mantova Free transfer [12]
1 July 2025[a] GK 22 Denmark Andreas Jungdal Belgium Westerlo €1,000,000 [13]
7 July 2025 CF – Italy Alberto Basso Ricci Italy Arzignano Free transfer [14]
9 July 2025 AM – Uruguay César Falletti Italy Mantova Undisclosed [15]
12 July 2025 CB 44 Georgia (country) Luka Lochoshvili Germany 1. FC Nürnberg €1,000,000 [16]
11 August 2025 LB 7 Brazil Paulo Azzi Italy Monza Undisclosed [17]
11 August 2025 CB 5 Italy Luca Ravanelli Italy Monza Undisclosed [18]
Increase Income: €2,000,000
Notes
  1. ^ Jungdal joined Westerlo on loan with an option to buy on 16 January 2025.

Loans in

Date Pos. No. Player From Date until Ref.
14 July 2025 RB 22 Italy Romano Floriani Mussolini Italy Lazio End of season [19]
27 July 2025 GK 1 Indonesia Emil Audero Italy Como End of season [20]
29 July 2025 LW 7 Italy Alessio Zerbin Italy Napoli End of season [21]
11 August 2025 RB 24 Italy Filippo Terracciano Italy AC Milan End of season [22]
12 August 2025 CM 38 France Warren Bondo Italy AC Milan End of season [23]

Loans out

Date Pos. No. Player To Date until Ref.
4 July 2025 RB – Italy Samuele Regazzetti Italy Ospitaletto End of season [24]
11 July 2025 GK – Italy Federico Agazzi Italy Alcione Milano End of season [25]
11 July 2025 LB – Italy Daniele Triacca Italy Trento End of season [26]
13 July 2025 CB – Italy Eddy Cabianca Italy Salernitana End of season [27]
15 July 2025 CB – Italy Tommaso Duca Italy Giana Erminio End of season [28]
29 July 2025 GK 1 Italy Andrea Fulignati Italy Empoli End of season [29]
2 August 2025 CF – Denmark David Stückler Italy Vicenza End of season [30]
7 August 2025 RW 98 Italy Luca Zanimacchia Italy Modena End of season [31]
7 August 2025 CM – Italy Tommaso Milanese Italy Ascoli End of season [32]
18 August 2025 CF 91 Italy Marco Nasti Italy Empoli End of season [33]

New contracts

Date Pos. No. Player Until Ref.
14 July 2025 AM 20 Argentina Franco Vázquez 2026 [34]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 27 June 2025, Cremonese announced a friendly against Torino in Prad am Stilfser Joch before a 10-day training camp in Livigno.[35] Two weeks later, another friendly against Pro Patria in Livigno was confirmed.[36]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 July 2025 Friendly Torino Italy v Italy Cremonese Prad am Stilfser Joch, Italy
16:00 CEST Report Stadium: Fußballplatz Prad am Stilfserjoch
3 August 2025 Friendly Cremonese Italy v Italy Pro Patria Livigno, Italy
16:00 CEST Report Stadium: Preparazione Olimpica AQ1816

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 23 August 2025 May 2026 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Coppa Italia 16 August 2025 TBD First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: pre-season
Source: Soccerway

Serie A

Main article: 2025–26 Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Cagliari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
4 Como 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Cremonese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
6 Fiorentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7 Genoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 23 August 2025. Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[37]
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2025–26 Coppa Italia winners also qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixth-placed team if the Coppa Italia winners finish in the top five of Serie A). If the 2025–26 Coppa Italia winners finish in the top six of Serie A, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH
Result
Position
Points
Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 6 June 2025.[38][39]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

23 August 2025 1 AC Milan v Cremonese Milan
20:45 CEST Report Stadium: San Siro
29 August 2025 2 Cremonese v Sassuolo Cremona
18:30 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
15 September 2025 3 Hellas Verona v Cremonese Verona
18:30 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
21 September 2025 4 Cremonese v Parma Cremona
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
28 September 2025 5 Como v Cremonese Como
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
5 October 2025 6 Inter Milan v Cremonese Milan
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: San Siro
19 October 2025 7 Cremonese v Udinese Cremona
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
26 October 2025 8 Cremonese v Atalanta Cremona
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
29 October 2025 9 Genoa v Cremonese Genoa
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
2 November 2025 10 Cremonese v Juventus Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
9 November 2025 11 Pisa v Cremonese Pisa
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani
23 November 2025 12 Cremonese v Roma Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
30 November 2025 13 Bologna v Cremonese Bologna
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
7 December 2025 14 Cremonese v Lecce Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
14 December 2025 15 Torino v Cremonese Turin
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
21 December 2025 16 Lazio v Cremonese Rome
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
28 December 2025 17 Cremonese v Napoli Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
3 January 2026 18 Fiorentina v Cremonese Florence
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
6 January 2026 19 Cremonese v Cagliari Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
11 January 2026 20 Juventus v Cremonese Turin
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Juventus Stadium
18 January 2026 21 Cremonese v Hellas Verona Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
25 January 2026 22 Sassuolo v Cremonese Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
1 February 2026 23 Cremonese v Inter Milan Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
8 February 2026 24 Atalanta v Cremonese Bergamo
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
15 February 2026 25 Cremonese v Genoa Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
22 February 2026 26 Roma v Cremonese Rome
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
1 March 2026 27 Cremonese v AC Milan Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
8 March 2026 28 Lecce v Cremonese Lecce
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
15 March 2026 29 Cremonese v Fiorentina Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
22 March 2026 30 Parma v Cremonese Parma
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
4 April 2026 31 Cremonese v Bologna Cremona
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
12 April 2026 32 Cagliari v Cremonese Cagliari
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Unipol Domus
19 April 2026 33 Cremonese v Torino Cremona
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
26 April 2026 34 Napoli v Cremonese Naples
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
3 May 2026 35 Cremonese v Lazio Cremona
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
10 May 2026 36 Cremonese v Pisa Cremona
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
17 May 2026 37 Udinese v Cremonese Udine
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
24 May 2026 38 Cremonese v Como Cremona
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2025–26 Coppa Italia

As the bottom-ranked Serie A side, Cremonese will enter the Coppa Italia in the first round, and were drawn at home to Serie B side Palermo.[40]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 August 2025 First round Cremonese v Palermo Cremona
21:15 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

Statistics

As of pre-season

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

Goals

Rank Pos. No. Player Serie A Coppa Italia Total
Total 0 0 0

Clean sheets

Rank No. Player Serie A Coppa Italia Total
Total 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player Serie A Coppa Italia Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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  2. ^ "Davide Nicola nuovo allenatore della Cremonese" (in Italian). US Cremonese. 2 July 2025.
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