U.S. Cremonese
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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 | |||
Coach | Massimiliano Alvini | |||
League | Serie A | |||
2021–22 | Serie B, 2nd of 20 (promoted) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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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 A.
History
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, has since 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
Current squad
- As of 2 September 2022[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
- As of 2 September 2022.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
Some of the famous players who played for Cremonese include:
Antonio Cabrini
Enrico Chiesa
Giovanni Dall'Igna
Giuseppe Favalli
Riccardo Maspero
Michelangelo Rampulla
Corrado Verdelli
Gianluca Vialli
Pasquale Vivolo
Gustavo Dezotti
John Aloisi
Juary
Władysław Żmuda
Matjaž Florijančič
Anders Limpar
Coaching staff
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Club Doctor | ![]() |
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Secretary | ![]() |
Honours
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
Series | Years | Last | Promotions | Relegations |
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A | 8 | 2022–23 | - | ![]() |
B | 31 | 2021–22 | ![]() |
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C C2 |
43 4 |
2016–17 | ![]() ![]() |
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86 out of 91 years of professional football in Italy since 1929 | ||||
D | 5 | 1970–71 | ![]() |
Never |
References
- ^ "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
- Official website (in Italian)
- Profile at Serie B (in Italian)
- CS1 Italian-language sources (it)
- Articles with short description
- Articles needing translation from Italian Wikipedia
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- Pages using football kit with incorrect pattern parameters
- Official website not in Wikidata
- Articles with Italian-language sources (it)
- U.S. Cremonese
- 1903 establishments in Italy
- Association football clubs established in 1903
- Football clubs in Italy
- Football clubs in Lombardy
- Italian football First Division clubs
- Serie A clubs
- Serie B clubs
- Serie C clubs
- Serie D clubs