2021–22 FC Crotone season

Crotone
2021–22 season
Chairman	Gianni Vrenna
Head coach	Francesco Modesto; (until 29 October); Pasquale Marino; (from 29 October to 10 December); Francesco Modesto; (from 10 December)
Stadium	Stadio Ezio Scida
Serie B	19th (relegated)
Coppa Italia	Round of 64
Top goalscorer	League: ; Mirko Marić (11); All: ; Mirko Marić (11)

The 2021–22 season was F.C. Crotone's first season back in second division of the Italian football league, the Serie B, and the 112th as a football club.

Players

First-team quad

As of 31 January 2022^[1]

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	ITA	Marco Festa
2	DF	ITA	Laurens Serpe (on loan from Genoa)
3	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Cuomo
5	DF	SRB	Vladimir Golemić
6	DF	ITA	Davide Mondonico
7	MF	SRB	Miloš Vulić
8	MF	ARG	Nahuel Estévez (on loan from Estudiantes)
9	FW	ITA	Samuele Mulattieri (on loan from Inter)
10	MF	CIV	Ben Lhassine Kone (on loan from Torino)
11	FW	NED	Bobby Adekanye (on loan from Lazio)
14	DF	ITA	Luca Calapai
16	DF	AUT	David Schnegg (on loan from Venezia)
17	MF	ITA	Manuel Marras (on loan from Bari)
19	DF	ITA	Simone Canestrelli (on loan from Empoli)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	ITA	Manuel Nicoletti
22	GK	ITA	Gianluca Saro
23	MF	ITA	Pasquale Giannotti
24	FW	SLE	Augustus Kargbo
26	DF	LTU	Artemijus Tutyškinas
27	DF	ROU	Ionuț Nedelcearu
28	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Borello
29	DF	ITA	Marco Sala (on loan from Sassuolo)
32	MF	ROU	Vasile Mogoș
44	MF	ITA	Thomas Schirò
70	GK	ITA	Paolo Tornaghi
74	FW	ITA	Gianmarco Cangiano (on loan from Bologna)
86	MF	NGA	Theophilus Awua (on loan from Pro Vercelli)
99	FW	CRO	Mirko Marić (on loan from Monza)

Out on loan

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
—	GK	ITA	Gian Marco Crespi (at Pistoiese until 30 June 2022)
—	GK	ITA	Francesco D'Alterio (at Acireale until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	UKR	Sergio Yakubiv (at Lucchese until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	LBY	Ahmad Benali (at Pisa until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	BRA	Junior Messias (at Milan until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ITA	Jacopo Petriccione (at Benevento until 30 June 2022)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	CHI	Luis Rojas (at Bologna until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ITA	Marco Spina (at Vibonese until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	ITA	Giovanni Bruzzaniti (at Pro Vercelli until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	SMR	Nicola Nanni (at Lucchese until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	ENG	Zak Ruggiero (at Lucchese until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	NGA	Simy (at Salernitana until 30 June 2022)

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

13 July 2021 Friendly	Crotone	18–1	Real Fondo Gesu	Crotone, Italy
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Campo Ampollino

23 July 2021 Friendly	Crotone	18–0	ASD Cotronei 1994	Crotone, Italy
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Campo Ampollino

28 July 2021 Friendly	Internazionale	6–0	Crotone	Appiano Gentile
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Satriano 10' Dimarco 22' Çalhanoğlu 27' Pinamonti 56' Sensi 58' Brozović 65'			Stadium: Centro Sportivo Suning

28 July 2021 Friendly	Alcorcón	Cancelled	Crotone	Coín, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadio José Burgos Quintana

1 August 2021 Friendly	Crotone	1–0	Giana Erminio	Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Comunale

6 August 2021 Friendly	Crotone	1–1 (2–4 p)	Vibonese	Crotone, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida

7 August 2021 Friendly	Granada	Cancelled	Crotone	Marbella, Spain
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Marbella Football Center

2 September 2021 Friendly	ASD Cotronei 1994	0–7	Crotone	Cotronei, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Comunale Salvatore Baffa

Competitions

Overall record

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 B	22 August 2021	6 May 2022	Matchday 1	19th	38	4	14	20	41	61	−20	010.53
Coppa Italia	16 August 2021	14 December 2021	Round of 64	Round of 32	2	0	1	1	2	6	−4	000.00
Total					40	4	15	21	43	67	−24	010.00

Last updated: 6 May 2022
Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
16	Cosenza (O)	38	8	11	19	36	59	−23	35	Qualification for relegation play-out
17	Vicenza (R)	38	9	7	22	38	59	−21	34^[a]	Qualification for relegation play-out
18	Alessandria (R)	38	8	10	20	37	59	−22	34^[a]	Relegation to Serie C
19	Crotone (R)	38	4	14	20	41	61	−20	26
20	Pordenone (R)	38	3	9	26	29	71	−42	18

Source: Lega Serie B (in Italian), 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) Draw.^[2]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Vicenza finished ahead of Alessandria on head-to-head points: Vicenza 2–1 Alessandria, Alessandria 0–1 Vicenza.

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	4	14	20	41	61	−20	26	4	8	7	23	25	−2	0	6	13	18	36	−18

Last updated: 6 May 2022.
Source: Serie B

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	D	D	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	D	D	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	D	D	L	D	W	D	L
Position	9	14	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2022. Source: Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 July 2021.^[3]

Coppa Italia

16 August 2021 Round of 64	Crotone	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Brescia	Crotone
17:45 CEST (UTC+1)	Vulić 26' Mulattieri 77'	Report	Van de Loi 46' Bajić 67'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Luca Massimi
	Penalties
	Molina Benali Mogoș Vulić		Bajić Moreo Ndoj Spalek

14 December 2021 Round of 32	Udinese	4–0	Crotone	Udine
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pussetto 20', 62' De Maio 28' Jajalo 36' Success 41' (pen.) Zeegelaar 84'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 1,291 Referee: Matteo Gualtieri

References

^ "Prima squadra" (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. September 2018 [circa]. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
^ "Serie B, tutto il calendario della stagione 2021/22". ITA Sport Press.

[table_hth_VIC0.33994601449927-2] Vicenza finished ahead of Alessandria on head-to-head points: Vicenza 2–1 Alessandria, Alessandria 0–1 Vicenza.

[1] "Prima squadra" (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. September 2018 [circa]. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

[3] "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

[4] "Serie B, tutto il calendario della stagione 2021/22". ITA Sport Press.

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