2022–23 Venezia FC season

Venezia FC
2022–23 season
Chairman	Duncan L. Niederauer
Manager	Ivan Javorčić; (until 31 October); Paolo Vanoli; (from 7 November)
Stadium	Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Serie B	8th
Coppa Italia	Round of 64
Top goalscorer	League: ; Joel Pohjanpalo (19); All: ; Joel Pohjanpalo (19)

The 2022–23 season was the 116th in the history of Venezia FC and their first season back in the second division since 2021. The club participated in Serie B and the Coppa Italia.

Players

As of 27 January 2023

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	FIN	Niki Mäenpää
5	DF	SUR	Ridgeciano Haps
6	MF	USA	Gianluca Busio
7	DF	ITA	Francesco Zampano
8	MF	USA	Tanner Tessmann
10	MF	FRA	Michaël Cuisance
11	FW	USA	Andrija Novakovich
12	GK	BRA	Bruno Bertinato
13	DF	ITA	Marco Modolo (captain)
14	MF	USA	Jack de Vries
16	MF	ITA	Luca Fiordilino
17	FW	NOR	Dennis Johnsen
18	MF	BIH	Mato Jajalo
20	FW	FIN	Joel Pohjanpalo
21	MF	RUS	Denis Cheryshev
23	DF	ITA	Luca Ceppitelli


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	FW	ITA	Nicholas Pierini
27	DF	ITA	Antonio Candela
28	MF	USA	Patrick Leal
30	DF	AUT	Michael Svoboda
32	DF	ITA	Pietro Ceccaroni (3rd captain)
38	MF	DEN	Magnus Kofod Andersen
66	GK	FIN	Jesse Joronen
88	MF	CAN	Damiano Pecile
—	DF	ITA	Andrea Beghetto (on loan from Pisa)
—	DF	BUL	Petko Hristov (on loan from Spezia)
—	MF	ISL	Mikael Egill Ellertsson
—	FW	ITA	Riccardo Ciervo (on loan from Sassuolo)
—	FW	SEN	Babacar Diop
—	FW	NOR	Mikael Tørset Johnsen
—	FW	ISL	Óttar Magnús Karlsson

Out on loan

As of 27 January 2023

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	Filippo Neri (at Feralpisalò until 30 June 2023)
—	GK	ITA	Riccardo Pigozzo (at Arzignano until 30 June 2023)
—	DF	MDA	Iurie Iovu (at Istra 1961 until 30 June 2023)
—	DF	AUT	Maximilian Ullmann (at Magdeburg until 30 June 2023)
—	DF	ARG	Facundo Zabala (at Olimpia until 31 December 2023)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Mattia Aramu (at Genoa until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	ISL	Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason (at Foggia until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	SVN	Domen Črnigoj (at Salernitana until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	SVN	Aaron Kačinari (at Kastrioti until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	ITA	Domenico Rossi (at Pro Patria until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

3 August 2022 Friendly	Venezia	0–1	Cesena	Venice
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Chiarello 28'	Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Referee: Alessandro Prontera

7 January 2023 Friendly	Bayer Leverkusen	2–1	Venezia	Leverkusen, Germany
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Wirtz 37' Adli 44'		Novakovich 68'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Mitja Stegemann (Germany)

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	14 August 2022	19 May 2023	Matchday 1	8th	38	13	10	15	51	50	+1	034.21
Coppa Italia	7 August 2022		Round of 64		1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Total					39	13	10	16	53	53	+0	033.33

Source: Soccerway

Serie B

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
6	Südtirol	38	14	16	8	38	34	+4	58	Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round
7	Reggina^[a] (E)	38	17	4	17	49	45	+4	50	Revival in Serie D
8	Venezia	38	13	10	15	51	50	+1	49	Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round
9	Palermo	38	11	16	11	48	49	−1	49
10	Modena	38	13	9	16	47	53	−6	48

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.^[2]
(E) Eliminated
Notes:

^ Reggina were deducted five points for failing to pay taxes and player salaries on time. The deduction was initially seven points;^[1] 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	13	10	15	51	50	+1	49	7	5	7	29	27	+2	6	5	8	22	23	−1

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	D	L	L	D	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	L	D	W	W	D	D	L	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	L
Position	15	9	11	14	16	16	13	16	16	17	18	19	19	19	18	18	15	16	17	18	18	19	18	13	15	16	16	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	10	10	7	8

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 15 July 2022.^[3]^[4]

14 August 2022 1	Venezia	1-2	Genoa	Venice
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Johnsen 68'	Report	Portanova 37' Yeboah 87'	Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 5263 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

21 August 2022 2	Südtirol	1-2	Venezia	Bolzano
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Odogwu 60'	Report	Cuisance 83' Curto (o.g.) 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Marco Druso Attendance: 3508 Referee: Niccolò Baroni

Coppa Italia

7 August 2022 Round of 64	Venezia	2–3	Ascoli	Venice
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Rémy 42' Sandberg 51' Hasanbegovic 51' Mikaelsson 88', 89'	Report	Lungoyi 33' Šarić 36' Falzerano 70' Fontana 90+1'	Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Referee: Daniele Paterna

References

^ "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.
^ "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, le date della stagione 2022-2023: quando inizia e finisce, calendario, pausa invernale". Stadionews24. 25 June 2022.
^ "Calendario Serie B 2022/2023: Date e Orari, anticipi e posticipi". 15 July 2022.

[table_note_REG0.9877840881179-2] Reggina were deducted five points for failing to pay taxes and player salaries on time. The deduction was initially seven points;^[1] later relegated to Serie D after enduring serious financial difficulties for several years. Brescia was readmitted into Serie B.

[1] "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.

[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, le date della stagione 2022-2023: quando inizia e finisce, calendario, pausa invernale". Stadionews24. 25 June 2022.

[5] "Calendario Serie B 2022/2023: Date e Orari, anticipi e posticipi". 15 July 2022.

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