2024–25 US Lecce season

Lecce
2024–25 season
Lecce team on the pitch for the game against Como (2024–25 season, 30 December 2024)
OwnerSaverio Sticchi Damiani
PresidentSaverio Sticchi Damiani
Head CoachLuca Gotti
(until 9 November)
Marco Giampaolo
(from 11 November)
StadiumStadio Via del mare
Serie A16th
Coppa ItaliaSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nikola Krstović (7)

All:
Nikola Krstović (8)
Highest home attendance28,719 vs Atalanta
19 August 2024 (Serie A)
Lowest home attendance13,951 vs Sassuolo
24 September 2024 (Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance25,645
Biggest win1–3 vs Parma (A)
31 January 2025 (Serie A)
1–3 vs Empoli (A)
11 January 2025 (Serie A)
Biggest defeat0–6 vs Fiorentina (H)
20 October 2024 (Serie A)
All statistics correct as of 15 March 2025.

The 2024–25 season is the 117th season in the history of the US Lecce, and it will also be the third consecutive season in Serie A. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Coppa Italia.

Squad

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  GER Christian Früchtl
3 FW  CRO Ante Rebić
4 DF  ANG Kialonda Gaspar
5 MF  ALB Medon Berisha
6 DF  ITA Federico Baschirotto (vice-captain)
7 FW  ESP Tete Morente
8 MF  TUN Hamza Rafia
9 FW  MNE Nikola Krstović
10 FW  CIV Konan N’Dri
11 FW  ITA Nicola Sansone
12 DF  FRA Frédéric Guilbert
14 MF  ISL Þórir Jóhann Helgason
16 MF  ESP Joan González
17 DF  POR Danilo Veiga
19 DF  FRA Gaby Jean
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  ALB Ylber Ramadani (3rd captain)
22 FW  ZAM Lameck Banda
23 FW  ROU Rareș Burnete
25 DF  ITA Antonino Gallo
29 MF  MLI Lassana Coulibaly
30 GK  ITA Wladimiro Falcone
31 FW  SWE Joel Voelkerling Persson
32 GK  FIN Jasper Samooja
36 MF  POL Filip Marchwiński
37 FW  SWE Jesper Karlsson (on loan from Bologna)
44 DF  POR Tiago Gabriel
50 FW  ARG Santiago Pierotti
75 MF  FRA Balthazar Pierret
77 MF  FRA Mohamed Kaba
99 DF  ITA Marco Sala (on loan from Como)

Transfers

Summer window

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
30 June 2024 MF Þórir Jóhann Helgason Eintracht Braunschweig End of loan
1 July 2024 GK Christian Früchtl Austria Vienna €1,000,000 [1]
1 July 2024 DF Kialonda Gaspar Estrela Amadora €2,000,000 [2]
1 July 2024 FW Tete Morente Elche Free [3]
1 July 2024 MF Balthazar Pierret Quevilly-Rouen Free [4]
26 July 2024 MF Filip Marchwinski Lech Poznań €3,000,000 [5]
14 August 2024 MF Lassana Coulibaly Salernitana €1,800,000 [6]
26 August 2024 DF Gaby Jean Annecy €1,000,000 [7]
26 August 2024 FW Ante Rebić Beşiktaş Free [8]
27 August 2024 DF Frédéric Guilbert Strasbourg Free [9]
30 August 2024 FW Luis Hasa Juventus Next Gen Free [10]

Loans in

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
11 August 2024 DF Andy Pelmard Clermont Free Option to buy for €2,000,000 [11]
30 August 2024 DF Kevin Bonifazi Bologna Free Option to buy for €500,000 [12]

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
30 June 2024 FW Pontus Almqvist Rostov End of loan
30 June 2024 FW Roberto Piccoli Atalanta End of loan
30 June 2024 DF Ahmed Touba İstanbul Başakşehir End of loan [13]
1 July 2024 DF Kastriot Dermaku Unattached Free End of contract
1 July 2024 FW Gabriel Strefezza Como €3,500,000
18 July 2024 DF Lorenzo Venuti Sampdoria Undisclosed [14]
18 July 2024 GK Antonino Viola Team Altamura Undisclosed [15]
19 July 2024 DF Marin Pongračić Fiorentina €15,000,000 [16]
25 July 2024 MF Alexis Blin Palermo €1,500,000 [17]
7 August 2024 GK Federico Brancolini Empoli Free [18]
20 August 2024 MF Marcin Listkowski Jagiellonia Białystok Undisclosed [19]
26 August 2024 DF Zinedin Smajlovic Sandviken Free Contract solved by mutual consent [20]
27 August 2024 DF Valentin Gendrey Hoffenheim €8,500,000 [21]

Loans out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
2 August 2024 FW Pablo Rodríguez Racing Santander Free [22]
17 August 2024 FW Joel Voelkerling Persson Värnamo Free Option to buy for an undisclosed fee [23]
21 August 2024 FW Henri Salomaa Casertana Free [24]
30 August 2024 MF Giacomo Faticanti Juventus Next Gen Free Option to buy for an undisclosed fee [25]
3 September 2024 DF Mats Lemmens Lokeren Free [26]

Winter window

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
31 December 2024 FW Eetu Mömmö SJK Seinäjoki End of loan
31 December 2024 FW Joel Voelkerling Persson Värnamo End of loan
28 January 2025 DF Tiago Gabriel Estrela Amadora €1,250,000
28 January 2025 DF Danilo Veiga Estrela Amadora €1,000,000
29 January 2025 FW Henri Salomaa Casertana Free Loan terminated early
1 February 2025 DF Elijah Scott Stuttgart €800,000
2 February 2025 DF Kevin Bonifazi Bologna €500,000
2 February 2025 DF Mats Lemmens Lokeren Free Loan terminated early
2 February 2025 FW Konan N'Dri OH Leuven €1,500,000

Loans in

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
4 January 2025 FW Jesper Karlsson Bologna Free
3 February 2025 DF Marco Sala Como Free Option to buy for an undisclosed fee

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
2 January 2025 DF Patrick Dorgu Manchester United €30,000,000
8 January 2025 DF Luis Hasa Napoli €500,000
15 January 2025 FW Dario Daka Trapani Free
19 January 2025 DF Andy Pelmard Clermont Free Loan terminated early

Loans out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
24 January 2025 MF Rémi Oudin Sampdoria Free Option to buy for an undisclosed fee
28 January 2025 MF Ed McJannet Audace Cerignola Free
30 January 2025 FW Henri Salomaa Lucchese Free
3 February 2025 DF Kevin Bonifazi Sassuolo Free
3 February 2025 DF Mats Lemmens RWD Molenbeek Free Option to buy for an undisclosed fee
4 February 2025 GK Alexandru Borbei CFR Cluj Free Option to buy for an undisclosed fee
19 February 2025 FW Eetu Mömmö Haka Free

Friendlies

Pre-season

20 July 2024 Friendly Werder Bremen 0–3 Lecce Zell am Ziller, Austria
15:00 UTC+2
  • Krstović 31', 34'
  • Rafia 87'
Stadium: Parkstadion
21 July 2024 Friendly NK Slaven Belupo v Lecce Croatia
24 July 2024 Friendly Galatasaray 2–1 Lecce Linz, Austria
19:30 Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena
28 July 2024 Friendly Huddersfield Town 2–1 Lecce Jenbach, Austria
12:00 Report Stadium: Stadion Jenbach
4 August 2024 Friendly Lecce 2–3 Nice Lecce, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 4,261
Referee: Leonardo Mastrodomenico
13 August 2024 Friendly Lecce 0–0 Monopoli San Pietro in Lama
11:30 Report Stadium: DEGHI Sport Center

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 19 August 2024 24–25 May 2025 Matchday 1 32 6 8 18 23 52 −29 018.75
Coppa Italia 8 April 2025 24 September 2024 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
Total 34 7 8 19 25 55 −30 020.59

Last updated: 15 April 2025
Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Cagliari 38 9 9 20 40 56 −16 36[a]
16 Parma 38 7 15 16 44 58 −14 36[a]
17 Lecce 38 8 10 20 27 58 −31 34
18 Empoli (R) 38 6 13 19 33 59 −26 31 Relegation to Serie B
19 Venezia (R) 38 5 14 19 32 56 −24 29
Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[27]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Cagliari finished ahead of Parma on head-to-head points: Parma 2–3 Cagliari, Cagliari 2–1 Parma.

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
32 6 8 18 23 52  −29 26 3 6 7 12 27  −15 3 2 11 11 25  −14

Last updated: 15 April 2025.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

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GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHH
ResultLLWDDLLLLWLDWDLWLLDWLLWDDLLLLLDL
Position2020131317181719201920181516161414171713151613141516161616171717
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2025. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 4 July 2024.[28]

19 August 2024 1 Lecce 0–4 Atalanta Lecce
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 28,719
Referee: Federico Dionisi
24 August 2024 2 Internazionale 2–0 Lecce Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 70,921
Referee: Davide Di Marco
31 August 2024 3 Lecce 1–0 Cagliari Lecce
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 26.386
Referee: Michael Fabbri
15 September 2024 4 Torino 0–0 Lecce Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 24.277
Referee: Andrea Colombo
21 September 2024 5 Lecce 2–2 Parma Lecce
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 25.503
Referee: Marco Guida
27 September 2024 6 Milan 3–0 Lecce Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 71.103
Referee: Luca Zufferli
5 October 2024 7 Udinese 1–0 Lecce Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Bluenergy Stadium
Attendance: 21.441
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
20 October 2024 8 Lecce 0–6 Fiorentina Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 25,124
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
26 October 2024 9 Napoli 1–0 Lecce Naples
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 51.103
Referee: Paride Tremolada
29 October 2024 10 Lecce 1–0 Hellas Verona Lecce
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 23.698
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
2 November 2024 11 Bologna 1–0 Lecce Bologna
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Giuseppe Collu
8 November 2024 12 Lecce 1–1 Empoli Lecce
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 23.907
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
25 November 2024 13 Venezia 0–1 Lecce Venice
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Attendance: 9.448
Referee: Luca Pairetto
1 December 2024 14 Lecce 1–1 Juventus Lecce
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 27,080
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
7 December 2024 15 Roma 4–1 Lecce Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 58,213
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
15 December 2024 16 Lecce 2–1 Monza Lecce
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 23.663
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
21 December 2024 17 Lecce 1–2 Lazio Lecce
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 26.749
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
30 December 2024 18 Como 2–0 Lecce Como
18:30
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Attendance: 12.000
Referee: Marco Piccinini
5 January 2025 19 Lecce 0–0 Genoa Lecce
15:00 Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 26.436
Referee: Livio Marinelli
11 January 2025 20 Empoli 1–3 Lecce Empoli
15:00
Report
Stadium: Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 9.096
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
19 January 2025 21 Cagliari 4–1 Lecce Cagliari
15:00
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 16.306
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
26 January 2025 22 Lecce 0–4 Inter Lecce
18:00 Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 27.223
Referee: Livio Marinelli
31 January 2025 23 Parma 1–3 Lecce Parma
20:45
Report
Stadium: Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 18.238
Referee: Simone Sozza
9 February 2025 24 Lecce 0–0 Bologna Lecce
18:00 Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 24.910
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
16 February 2025 25 Monza 0–0 Lecce Monza
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 11.050
Referee: Giuseppe Collu
21 February 2025 26 Lecce 0–1 Udinese Lecce
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 23.989
Referee: Kevin Bonacina
28 February 2025 27 Fiorentina 1–0 Lecce Firenze
20:45
Report
Stadium: Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 17.383
Referee: Livio Marinelli
8 March 2025 28 Lecce 2–3 Milan Lecce
18:00
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 25.753
Referee: Daniele Doveri
14 March 2025 29 Genoa 2–1 Lecce Genova
20:45
Report
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 31.495
Referee: Fabio Maresca
29 March 2025 30 Lecce 0–1 Roma Lecce
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 27.207
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
6 April 2025 31 Lecce 1–1 Venezia Lecce
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Via del Mare
Attendance: 25.709
Referee: Marco Piccinini
12 April 2025 32 Juventus 2–1 Lecce Torino
20:45 Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 39.087
Referee: Luca Zufferli

Coppa Italia

12 August 2024 First round Lecce 2–1 Mantova Lecce
18:30
Report
  • Solini  29'
  • Fiori  50'
  • Bragantini 73'
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 11,424
Referee: Mario Perri
24 September 2024 Second round Lecce 0–2 Sassuolo Lecce
16:00 Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 13.951
Referee: Daniele Perenzoni

References

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  3. ^ "Tete Morente è un calciatore del Lecce".
  4. ^ "Balthazar Pierret in giallorosso".
  5. ^ "Filip Marchwiński è un calciatore del Lecce".
  6. ^ "Coulibaly in giallorosso".
  7. ^ "Jean in giallorosso".
  8. ^ "Rebić in giallorosso".
  9. ^ "Guilbert in giallorosso".
  10. ^ "Hasa è un nuovo calciatore del Lecce".
  11. ^ "Pelmard in giallorosso".
  12. ^ "Bonifazi in giallorosso".
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  14. ^ "Cessione Venuti".
  15. ^ "Cessione Viola".
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  17. ^ "Cessione Blin".
  18. ^ "Le operazioni di calciomercato della sessione estiva 2024-2025".
  19. ^ "Cessione Listkowski".
  20. ^ "Risoluzione consensuale con Smajlović".
  21. ^ "Cessione Gendrey".
  22. ^ "Acuerdo entre el Racing y la Unione Sportiva Lecce para la cesión de Pablo Rodríguez hasta el 30 de junio de 2025".
  23. ^ "Cessione Persson".
  24. ^ "Cessione Salomaa".
  25. ^ "Cessione Faticanti".
  26. ^ "Cessione Lemmens".
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