2022–23 FC Crotone season

Crotone
2022–23 season
Chairman	Gianni Vrenna
Head coach	Franco Lerda; (until 13 February); Lamberto Zauli; (from 13 February)
Stadium	Stadio Ezio Scida
Serie C – Group C	2nd
Coppa Italia Serie C	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Cosimo Chiricò (14); All: Cosimo Chiricò (14)
Highest home attendance	6,016 v Catanzaro; 13 March 2023; Serie C
Lowest home attendance	660 v Monopoli; 2 November 2022; Coppa Italia Serie C
Average home league attendance	4,453
Biggest win	3–0 v Virtus Francavilla; 18 October 2022; Serie C
Biggest defeat	0–2 v Catanzaro; 6 November 2022; Serie C; 0–2 v Foggia; 16 November 2022; Serie C; 1–3 v Avellino; 6 February 2023; Serie C
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →
	All statistics correct as of 23 April 2023.

The 2022–23 season is F.C. Crotone's first season back in the third division of the Italian football league, the Serie C, and the 113th season in existence.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2023^[3]

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	Andrea Dini
2	DF	FRA	Maxime Giron
3	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Cuomo
5	DF	SRB	Vladimir Golemić
6	DF	ITA	Davide Bove
7	FW	ITA	Eugenio D'Ursi
9	FW	ITA	Guido Gómez
10	MF	ITA	Jacopo Petriccione
11	FW	ITA	Iacopo Cernigoi
12	GK	ITA	Francesco Gattuso
13	MF	ITA	Mattia Vitale
14	DF	ROU	Vasile Mogoș
15	DF	ITA	Federico Papini


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	DF	FRA	Guillaume Gigliotti
19	MF	ITA	Alessio Tribuzzi
21	MF	ITA	Marco Carraro (on loan from Atalanta)
22	GK	ITA	Paolo Branduani
23	DF	ITA	Carlo Crialese (on loan from Pro Vercelli)
24	FW	SLE	Augustus Kargbo
26	DF	ITA	Luca Calapai
27	MF	ITA	Andrea D'Errico (on loan from Bari)
32	FW	ITA	Cosimo Chiricò
36	DF	ITA	Riccardo Spaltro
77	FW	ITA	Orazio Pannitteri
86	MF	NGA	Theophilus Awua (on loan from Pro Vercelli)

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	Francesco D'Alterio (at Sangiuliano until 30 June 2023)
—	GK	ITA	Gian Marco Crespi (at Juventus Next Gen until 30 June 2023)
—	DF	ITA	Giovanni D'Aprile (at Roma U19 until 30 June 2023)
—	DF	ITA	Davide Mondonico (at Ancona until 30 June 2023)
—	DF	ITA	Manuel Nicoletti (at Reggiana until 30 June 2023)
—	DF	ITA	Cosimo Spezzano (at Ravenna until 30 June 2023)
—	DF	LTU	Artemijus Tutyškinas (at ŁKS Łódź until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	ITA	Pasquale Giannotti (at Monopoli until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	CHI	Luis Rojas (at Pro Vercelli until 30 June 2023)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Thomas Schirò (at Turris until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	ITA	Marco Spina (at Gubbio until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	ITA	Mattia Timmoneri (at Paternò until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	ITA	Gabriele Bernardotto (at Carrarese until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	ITA	Giovanni Bruzzaniti (at Lucchese until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	ITA	Luca Gozzo (at Frosinone U19 until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Panico (at Lucchese until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	ITA	Marco Tumminello (at Gelbison until 30 June 2023)

Pre-season and friendlies

30 July 2022	Crotone	3–2	Lecce U19	Crotone, Italy
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Panico 25' Cuomo 44' Chiricò 49'		Burnete 18', 66'	Stadium: Campo Ampollino

7 August 2022	Crotone	4–1	Lamezia Terme	Crotone, Italy
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Campo Ampollino

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie C	4 September 2022	23 April 2023	Matchday 1	2nd	38	23	11	4	55	31	+24	060.53
Coppa Italia Serie C	4 October 2022	16 November 2022	First round	Round of 16	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	033.33
Total					41	24	12	5	60	37	+23	058.54

Last updated: 23 April 2023
Source: Soccerway

Serie C

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Catanzaro (P)	38	30	6	2	102	21	+81	96	Promotion to Serie B. Qualification for the Supercoppa di Serie C
2	Crotone	38	23	11	4	57	31	+26	80	Qualification for the promotion play-offs national phase
3	Pescara	38	19	8	11	58	42	+16	65	Qualification for the promotion play-offs national phase
4	Foggia	38	18	7	13	60	44	+16	61	Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase
5	Audace Cerignola	38	16	12	10	48	41	+7	60	Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase

Updated to match(es) played on 16 April 2023. Source: Lega Pro, Soccerway (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Lower goals against; 7) Wins; 8) Lower losses; 9) Away wins; 10) Lower home losses.^[4]
(P) Promoted

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
38	23	11	4	57	31	+26	80	13	5	1	25	8	+17	10	6	3	32	23	+9

Last updated: 23 April 2023.
Source: SofaScore

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	L	D	W	D	D	D	D	W	D	W	L	W	W
Position	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Points	3	6	9	12	13	16	19	19	22	25	28	28	31	34	37	38	41	42	45	48	51	54	55	56	59	59	60	63	64	65	66	67	70	71	74	74	77	80

Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2023. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

4 September 2022 1	Messina	2–4	Crotone	Messina
20:30 CEST	Versienti 20' Marino 30' Konate 66'	Report	Chiricò 27', 34' (pen.) Kargbo 45+4' Tribuzzi 47' Awua 53', 85'	Stadium: Stadio San Filippo Attendance: 3,064 Referee: Mattia Pascarella

11 September 2022 2	Crotone	2–0	Monopoli	Crotone
17:30 CEST	Golemić 18', 37' Tribuzzi 28' Giannotti 78'	Report	Falbo 90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 4,008 Referee: Mattia Caldera

14 September 2022 3	Pescara	0–1	Crotone	Pescara
21:00 CEST	Kraja 51' Cuppone 60' Brosco 69'	Report	Tribuzzi 32' Gómez 34' Chiricò 65' Kargbo 67'	Stadium: Stadio Adriatico Attendance: 4,182 Referee: Francesco Carrione

18 September 2022 4	Crotone	1–0	Monterosi Tuscia	Crotone
17:30 CEST	Chiricò 40' Petriccione 56' Awua 90+3'	Report	Verde 19' Cancellieri 42' Tartaglia 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 4,320 Referee: Fabio Pirrotta

24 September 2022 5	Potenza	1–1	Crotone	Potenza
20:30 CEST	Schimmenti 77' Emmausso 87', 89' Laaribi 90+4'	Report	Giron 2' Gómez 15', 30' Panico 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Alfredo Viviani Attendance: 3,094 Referee: Adalberto Fiero

1 October 2022 6	Crotone	1–0	Juve Stabia	Crotone
17:30 CEST	Petriccione 41' Gómez 71'	Report	Altobelli 43' Maselli 49' Mignanelli 76' Peluso 86'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 4,509 Referee: Simone Galipò

8 October 2022 7	Crotone	2–0	Avellino	Crotone
17:30 CEST	Chiricò 30', 30' Petriccione 78', 84'	Report	Casarini 29' Micovschi 45+3'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 4,496 Referee: Michele Giordano

15 October 2022 8	Foggia	1–0	Crotone	Foggia
14:30 CEST	Frigerio 12' Malomo 43' Vuthaj 51' Nobile 66'	Report	Cuomo 8' Tribuzzi 13'	Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Attendance: 4,696 Referee: Alessandro Di Graci

18 October 2022 9	Crotone	3–0	Virtus Francavilla	Crotone
21:00 CEST	Golemić 52' Giannotti 68' Cuomo 74' Gómez 79', 86'	Report	Tchetchoua 11' Pierno 33' Patierno 48' Caporale 61'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 4,412 Referee: Luca Angelucci

23 October 2022 10	Turris	2–4	Crotone	Torre del Greco
17:30 CEST	Maniero 13', 72' Gallo 47' Di Nunzio 63' Boccia 73'	Report	Awua 16' Kargbo 30' Gómez 32' Tribuzzi 51' Chiricò 80'	Stadium: Stadio Amerigo Liguori Attendance: 1,398 Referee: Filippo Giaccaglia

30 October 2022 11	Crotone	1–0	Picerno	Crotone
17:30 CET	Cuomo 15' 62' Gómez 37' (pen.)	Report	Diop 24' Esposito 51'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 4,656 Referee: Kevin Bonacina

6 November 2022 12	Catanzaro	2–0	Crotone	Catanzaro
14:30 CET	Brighenti 19' Sounas 23' Biasci 40' Iemmello 45' Ghion 54' Curcio 68' Vandeputte 88'	Report	Tribuzzi 24' Mogoș 53'	Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 12,138 Referee: Marco Monaldi

13 November 2022 13	Crotone	2–1	Fidelis Andria	Crotone
17:30 CET	Tribuzzi 31' Panico 45+1' Pannitteri 58' Chiricò 70' Vitale 71' Gómez 74' (pen.)	Report	Bolsius 13' Candellori 72' Orfei 87'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 4,265 Referee: Michele Delrio

20 November 2022 14	Viterbese	1–3	Crotone	Viterbo
14:30 CET	Volpicelli 20' Andreis 34' Marotta 35' Monteagudo 45+1' Riggio 90' Pavlev 90+2'	Report	Pannitteri 6' Chiricò 46', 88', 90+2' Bove 54' Calapai 84'	Stadium: Stadio Enrico Rocchi Attendance: 1,099 Referee: Marco Emmanuele

27 November 2022 15	Crotone	1–0	Latina	Crotone
14:30 CET	Petriccione 32' Cuomo 60' Mogoș 79' Tumminello 85'	Report	Margiotta 20' Cortinovis 57' 69' Bordin 87'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Referee: Mattia Pascarella

30 November 2022 16	Taranto	2–2	Crotone	Taranto
18:00 CET	Antonini 5' Ferrara 30' Formiconi 45+1' Tommasini 45+3' Vona 50' Manetta 73' Vannucchi 86'	Report	Chiricò 22' Petriccione 49' Mogoș 54' Tribuzzi 78'	Stadium: Stadio Erasmo Iacovone Attendance: 403 Referee: Stefano Nicolini

4 December 2022 17	Audace Cerignola	0–1	Crotone	Cerignola
17:30 CET	Tascone 60'	Report	Mogoș 59' Awua 60', 72' Golemić 62' Rojas 71'	Stadium: Stadio Domenico Monterisi Attendance: 1,707 Referee: Mario Saia

11 December 2022 18	Crotone	1–1	Gelbison	Crotone
17:30 CET	Mogoș 43' Chiricò 71'	Report	Cargnelutti 15' 77' Fornito 52' D'Agostino 75'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 4,226 Referee: Mattia Caldera

18 December 2022 19	Giugliano	2–3	Crotone	Giugliano in Campania
12:30 CET	Rondinella 6' Felippe 30' Biasiol 45' Salvemini 48'	Report	Gómez 17' (pen.), 61', 66' Petriccione 55' Tribuzzi 76'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto De Cristofaro Attendance: 300 Referee: Claudio Panettella

23 December 2022 20	Crotone	1–0	Messina	Crotone
14:30 CET	Petriccione 62' Golemić 72'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 4,710 Referee: Mattia Ubaldi

7 January 2023 21	Monopoli	1–2	Crotone	Monopoli
17:30 CET	Manzari 32' Rolando 71' Hamlili 72' Starita 80' (pen.) Fella 90'	Report	Crialese 28' Vitale 46' Chiricò 52'	Stadium: Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani Attendance: 1,613 Referee: Francesco Carrione

16 January 2023 22	Crotone	1–0	Pescara	Crotone
20:30 CET	Cuomo 5' D'Ursi 51' Vitale 82', 82' Papini 87' Golemić 90+2'	Report	Ingrosso 42' Kraja 48' Cancellotti 67' Crescenzi 78'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 4,599 Referee: Paride Tremolada

22 January 2023 23	Monterosi Tuscia	1–1	Crotone	Viterbo
14:30 CET	Verde 21' Tartaglia 79' Costantino 90+2'	Report	Dini 40' Chiricò 43'	Stadium: Stadio Enrico Rocchi Attendance: 180 Referee: Enrico Maggio

29 January 2023 24	Crotone	0–0	Potenza	Crotone
14:30 CET	Golemić 36' Bove 76'	Report	Matino 10' 47' Riccardi 24' Cittadino 54' Steffè 69' Rocchi 78' Hadžiosmanović 90+6'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 4,130 Referee: Gabriele Scatena

1 February 2023 25	Juve Stabia	1–2	Crotone	Castellammare di Stabia
21:00 CET	Caldore 8' Cinaglia 45' Pandolfi 49' Mignanelli 51'	Report	Chiricò 11' Cuomo 52' Gigliotti 55' Cernigoi 78'	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kevin Bonacina

6 February 2023 26	Avellino	3–1	Crotone	Avellino
20:30 CET	Mazzocco 17', 51' D'Angelo 31' Tito 32' 90+5' Trotta 71' Ricciardi 76'	Report	D'Ursi 17' Gómez 74' (pen.) Chiricò 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Matteo Centi

11 February 2023 27	Crotone	1–1	Foggia	Crotone
17:30 CET	Papini 55' Golemić 61' Garattoni 88' (o.g.)	Report	Frigerio 54', 69' Thiam 64' Garattoni 65' Rutjens 87'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 4,152 Referee: Simone Galipo

19 February 2023 28	Virtus Francavilla	1–2	Crotone	Francavilla Fontana
14:30 CET	De Marino 18' Cisco 29', 66' Idda 53' Tchetchoua 70' Murilo 82'	Report	D'Ursi 21', 59' Gómez 23', 71' (pen.) Calapai 63'	Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Paolo II Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Mario Saia

25 February 2023 29	Crotone	0–0	Turris	Crotone
14:30 CET	Gigliotti 35'	Report	Contessa 55'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 4,227 Referee: Antonino Costanza

4 March 2023 30	Picerno	1–1	Crotone	Picerno
14:30 CET	Pagliai 52' Santarcangelo 58' De Cristofaro 66'	Report	Petriccione 66' D'Errico 67' Gigliotti 72'	Stadium: Stadio Donato Curcio Attendance: 349 Referee: Davide Di Marco

13 March 2023 31	Crotone	1–1	Catanzaro	Crotone
20:30 CET	Mogoș 55', 85' Vitale 58' Chiricò 65'	Report	Verna 73' Brighenti 88'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 6,016 Referee: Michele Giordano

16 March 2023 32	Fidelis Andria	0–0	Crotone	Andria
21:00 CET		Report	Golemić 43' Papini 71'	Stadium: Stadio Degli Ulivi Referee: Andrea Bordin

19 March 2023 33	Crotone	3–2	Viterbese	Crotone
14:30 CET	Tribuzzi 26', 63' Cuomo 46' D'Errico 59', 84' Gómez 77'	Report	Semenzato 18' Barillà 47' (pen.) Marenco 55' Mastropietro 75' Riggio 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 3,952 Referee: Gianluca Grasso

25 March 2023 34	Latina	2–2	Crotone	Latina
17:30 CEST	Pellegrino 17' Calabrese 39' Riccardi 63' Golemić 69' (o.g.)	Report	Petriccione 34' Vitale 51' Carraro 66'	Stadium: Stadio Domenico Francioni Attendance: 1,247 Referee: Enrico Gemelli

2 April 2023 35	Crotone	1–0	Taranto	Crotone
17:30 CEST	Crialese 5' Bove 57'	Report	Sciacca 57' Mazza 61' Rossetti 87'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 5,064 Referee: Valerio Pezzopane

8 April 2023 36	Crotone	0–1	Audace Cerignola	Crotone
17:30 CEST	Petriccione 17' Carraro 78' Kargbo 90+3' Bove 90+3'	Report	Saracco 71' D'Ausilio 82'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 4,192 Referee: Leonardo Mastrodomenico

16 April 2023 37	Gelbison	0–2	Crotone	Vallo della Lucania
17:30 CEST	Granata 50' Gilli 57' Tumminello 70' Infantino 78'	Report	Granata 15' (o.g.) Chiricò 32' Kargbo 62' Carraro 63' Golemić 67' Vitale 79'	Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Morra Attendance: 500 Referee: Enrico Maggio

23 April 2023 38	Crotone	3–1	Giugliano	Crotone
17:30 CEST	D'Errico 2' Cernigoi 26' Chiricò 57' Carraro 69' Branduani 81'	Report	Rizzo 55'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 4,216 Referee: Edoardo Gianquinto

Coppa Italia Serie C

4 October 2022 First round	Crotone	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	Messina	Crotone
17:30 CEST	Dini 23' Giannotti 31' Rojas 54' Pannitteri 70' Vitale 73' Giron 112'	Report	Ferrini 17' Berto 29' Konate 77', 79' Fiorani 107'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Referee: Fabio Rosario Luongo
	Penalties
	Gómez Giron Pannitteri		Baldé Fazzi Fiorani Fofana

2 November 2022 Second round	Crotone	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Monopoli	Crotone
14:30 CET	Radicchio 10' (o.g.) Panico 34', 45+1' Giannotti 79' Giancotti 90+1' Cantisani 109'	Report	De Santis 32' Fella 40' Starita 64' Rolando 66' Viteritti 101' Cristallo 109'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 660 Referee: Matteo Centi

16 November 2022 Round of 16	Foggia	2–0	Crotone	Foggia
20:30 CET	Schenetti 24' Di Pasquale 26' Odjer 39' Rizzo 48' Domingos 60' Chierico 66' Peschetola 90'	Report	Awua 10'	Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Referee: Gianluca Grasso

References

^ "Lerda sollevato dall'incarico" (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^ "Lamberto Zauli è il nuovo allenatore del Crotone" (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^ "Crotone squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ "PLAY-OFF e PLAY-OUT CAMPIONATO SERIE C 2022-2023" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Pro. 6 March 2023.

[1] "Lerda sollevato dall'incarico" (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

[2] "Lamberto Zauli è il nuovo allenatore del Crotone" (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

[3] "Crotone squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

[rules-4] "PLAY-OFF e PLAY-OUT CAMPIONATO SERIE C 2022-2023" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Pro. 6 March 2023.

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