2022–23 Cagliari Calcio season

Cagliari Calcio
2022–23 season
OwnerFluorsid Group
PresidentTommaso Giulini
Head coachFabio Liverani
(until 20 December)
Claudio Ranieri
(from 1 January)
StadiumUnipol Domus
Serie B5th (promoted via play-offs)
Coppa ItaliaRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gianluca Lapadula (21)

All:
Gianluca Lapadula (26)

The 2022–23 season was the 103rd season in the history of Cagliari Calcio and their first season back in the second division since 2016. The club participated in Serie B and the Coppa Italia.

Players

As of 1 September 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  SRB Boris Radunović
2 DF  ITA Luigi Palomba
3 DF  ITA Edoardo Goldaniga
4 DF  ITA Alberto Dossena
5 MF  ITA Marco Mancosu
6 MF  CRO Marko Rog
8 MF  URU Nahitan Nández
9 FW  PER Gianluca Lapadula
10 MF  ITA Nicolas Viola
12 GK  BIH Eldin Lolić
14 MF  ITA Alessandro Deiola
15 DF  ITA Giorgio Altare
16 DF  ARG Franco Carboni (on loan from Inter Milan)
18 GK  ITA Simone Aresti
19 FW  ITA Vincenzo Millico
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  URU Gastón Pereiro
21 MF  ITA Nicolò Cavuoti
22 GK  ITA Giuseppe Ciocci
23 MF  ITA Nunzio Lella
24 DF  ITA Elio Capradossi
25 FW  ITA Filippo Falco (on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
27 DF  ITA Antonio Barreca
28 DF  ITA Gabriele Zappa
29 MF  CGO Antoine Makoumbou
30 FW  ITA Leonardo Pavoletti
33 DF  SVK Adam Obert
39 MF  GRE Christos Kourfalidis
77 FW  ANG Zito Luvumbo
80 MF  ARG Isaías Delpupo
99 DF  ITA Alessandro Di Pardo (on loan from Juventus)

Out on loan

As of 1 September 2022

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 Alessio Cragno (at Monza until 30 June 2023)
DF  ITA Raoul Bellanova (at Inter Milan until 30 June 2023)
DF  POL Sebastian Walukiewicz (at Empoli until 30 June 2023)
MF  ROU Răzvan Marin (at Empoli until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  ITA Alberto Cerri (at Como until 30 June 2023)
FW  ITA Gianluca Contini (at Olbia until 30 June 2023)
DF  ITA Salvatore Boccia (at Turris until 30 June 2023)
FW  ITA Jacopo Desogus (at Pescara Calcio until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 July 2022 Friendly Cagliari 13–0 Rappresentativa Locale Assemini
Pereiro 22'
João Pedro 39'
Pavoletti 48' 63' 76'
Luvumbo 50' 56'
Del Pupo 58' 79'
Lella 59' 61'
Pandori 84 aut.'
Palomba 88'
Report Stadium: Asseminello
Referee: Caggiari
12 July 2022 Friendly Cagliari 10–2 Rappresentativa Locale Assemini
Desogus 2' 8' 10' 22'
Pavoletti 25'
João Pedro 52' 59' 70' 84'
Tramoni 62'
Report Mattana 30 rig.'
Stocchino 67'
Stadium: Asseminello
14 July 2022 Friendly Cagliari A 2–2 Cagliari B Assemini
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) João Pedro 28' 82' Report Pavoletti 30'
Lella 57'
Stadium: Asseminello
17 July 2022 Friendly Cagliari 6–1 Rappresentativa Locale Assemini
Deiola 10'
Contini 60' 85'
Faragò 64'
Desogus 87'
Luvumbo 89'
Report Aloia 76' Stadium: Asseminello
Referee: Selva
23 July 2022 VI Trofeo Sardegna Olbia 0–3 Cagliari Olbia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Bruno Nespoli
Referee: Giuseppe Collu
27 July 2022 Friendly Strasbourg 1–2 Cagliari Strasbourg, France
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 8,651
Referee: Aurélien Petit (France)
31 July 2022 Friendly Leeds United 6–2 Cagliari Leeds, England
18:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 29,046
Referee: David Coote (England)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie B 13 August 2022 19 May 2023 Matchday 1 5th 38 15 15 8 50 34 +16 039.47
Promotion play-offs 27 May 2023 11 June 2023 Preliminary round Winners 5 3 2 0 7 4 +3 060.00
Coppa Italia 5 August 2022 20 October 2022 Round of 64 Round of 32 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Total 45 19 17 9 60 41 +19 042.22

Source: Soccerway

Serie B

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Bari 38 17 14 7 58 37 +21 65 Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals
4 Parma[a] 38 17 10 11 48 39 +9 60[b]
5 Cagliari (O, P) 38 15 15 8 50 34 +16 60[b] Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round
6 Südtirol 38 14 16 8 38 34 +4 58
7 Reggina[c] (E) 38 17 4 17 49 45 +4 50 Revival in Serie D
Source: 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.[4]
(E) Eliminated; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Parma were deducted one point for missing the deadline to fulfil obligations for February taxes on the salary bill.[2]
  2. ^ a b Parma finished ahead of Cagliari on head-to-head points: Cagliari 1–1 Parma, Parma 2–1 Cagliari.
  3. ^ Reggina were deducted five points for failing to pay taxes and player salaries on time. The deduction was initially seven points;[3] later relegated to Serie D after enduring serious financial difficulties for several years. Brescia was readmitted into Serie B.

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 15 15 8 50 34  +16 60 11 6 2 28 17  +11 4 9 6 22 17  +5

Source: Serie B

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWLWWLLDWLDDDDDLWLWWDWLWDDDDWWDDDLWWWW
Position11512736998101010101112121114118869668787656666665
Source: Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 15 July 2022.[5][6]

13 August 2022 1 Como 1–1 Cagliari Como
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
21 August 2022 2 Cagliari 2–1 Cittadella Cagliari
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Referee: Daniele Orsato
27 August 2022 3 SPAL 1–0 Cagliari Ferrara
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Lorenzo Maggioni
2 September 2022 4 Cagliari 1–0 Modena Cagliari
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 14,485
Referee: Niccolò Baroni
10 September 2022 5 Benevento 0–1 Cagliari Benevento
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
17 September 2022 6 Cagliari 0–1 Bari Cagliari
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 14,087
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
1 October 2022 7 Cagliari 1–4 Venezia Cagliari
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Unipol Domus
Referee: Francesco Cosso
7 October 2022 8 Genoa 0–0 Cagliari Genoa
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 26,042
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
15 October 2022 9 Cagliari 2–1 Brescia Cagliari
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Unipol Domus
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
24 October 2022 10 Ascoli 2–1 Cagliari Ascoli Piceno
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
3 February 2023 23 Modena 2–0 Cagliari Modena
11 February 2023 24 Cagliari 1–0 Benevento Cagliari
18 February 2023 25 Bari 1–1 Cagliari Bari
25 February 2023 26 Venezia 0–0 Cagliari Venice
1 March 2023 27 Cagliari 0–0 Genoa Cagliari
5 March 2023 28 Brescia 1–1 Cagliari Brescia
10 March 2023 29 Cagliari 4–1 Ascoli Cagliari
18 March 2023 30 Reggina 0–4 Cagliari Reggio Calabria
1 April 2023 31 Cagliari 1–1 Südtirol Cagliari
10 April 2023 32 Pisa 0–0 Cagliari Pisa
15 April 2023 33 Cagliari 0–0 Frosinone Cagliari
22 April 2023 34 Parma 2–1 Cagliari Parma
30 April 2023 35 Cagliari 2–1 Ternana Cagliari
5 May 2023 36 Perugia 0–5 Cagliari Perugia
13 May 2023 37 Cagliari 2–1 Palermo Cagliari
19 May 2023 38 Cosenza 0–1 Cagliari Cosenza

Coppa Italia

5 August 2022 Round of 64 Cagliari 3–2 Perugia Cagliari
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Referee: Matteo Gualtieri
20 October 2022 Round of 32 Bologna 1–0 Cagliari Bologna
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Giacomo Camplone

References

  1. ^ "Team". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Serie B: Parma and Reggina docked points" (in Italian). Football Italia. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  3. ^ "La Reggina ritrova due punti in classifica: da -7 a -5, torna in zona playoff" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Serie B, le date della stagione 2022-2023: quando inizia e finisce, calendario, pausa invernale". Stadionews24. 25 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Calendario Serie B 2022/2023: Date e Orari, anticipi e posticipi". 15 July 2022.