2024–25 Udinese Calcio season

Udinese Calcio
2024–25 season
OwnerGiampaolo Pozzo
PresidentFranco Soldati
Head coachKosta Runjaić
StadiumStadio Friuli
Serie A12th
Coppa ItaliaSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lorenzo Lucca (10)

All:
Lorenzo Lucca (12)
Highest home attendance24,990 vs Juventus
2 November 2024 (Serie A)
Lowest home attendance4,940 vs Salernitana
25 September 2024 (Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance21,714
Biggest win4–0 vs Avellino
9 August 2024 (Coppa Italia)
Biggest defeat4–1 vs Como
20 January 2025 (Serie A)
3–0 vs Roma
22 September 2024 (Serie A)

The 2024–25 season is the 114th season in the history of the Udinese Calcio as a football club, and it will also be the 30th consecutive season in Serie A. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Coppa Italia.

Squad

As of 6 September 2024[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
4 DF  IRL James Abankwah
5 MF  ARG Martín Payero
6 MF  ESP Oier Zarraga
7 FW  CHI Alexis Sánchez
8 MF  SVN Sandi Lovrić
9 FW  ENG Keinan Davis
10 FW  FRA Florian Thauvin (captain)
11 DF  CIV Hassane Kamara
14 MF  FRA Arthur Atta (on loan from Metz)
16 DF  GER Matteo Palma
17 FW  ITA Lorenzo Lucca
19 DF  NED Kingsley Ehizibue
21 FW  ESP Iker Bravo
22 FW  BRA Brenner
23 DF  CMR Enzo Ebosse
25 MF  SWE Jesper Karlström
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF  BEL Christian Kabasele
29 DF  SVN Jaka Bijol
30 DF  ARG Lautaro Giannetti
31 DF  DEN Thomas Kristensen
32 MF  NED Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
33 DF  ZIM Jordan Zemura
37 DF  FRA Axel Guessand
40 GK  NGA Maduka Okoye
66 GK  ITA Edoardo Piana
77 DF  ANG Rui Modesto
79 MF  SVN David Pejičić
90 GK  ROU Răzvan Sava
93 GK  ITA Daniele Padelli
95 DF  FRA Isaak Touré (on loan from Lorient)
99 FW  CHI Damián Pizarro

Transfers

Summer window

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
30 June 2024 DF Axel Guessand Volendam End of loan
30 June 2024 GK Edoardo Piana Messina End of loan
1 July 2024 FW Lorenzo Lucca Pisa €8,000,000 Loan transfer made permanent [2][3]
2 July 2024 FW Damián Pizarro Colo-Colo €3,500,000 [4]
31 July 2024 FW Iker Bravo Bayer Leverkusen €600,000 [5]
2 August 2024 DF Gonçalo Esteves Sporting CP B Free [6]
3 August 2024 MF Jesper Karlström Lech Poznań €2,000,000 [7]
6 August 2024 MF Jurgen Ekkelenkamp Antwerp €5,350,000 [8]
10 August 2024 FW Alexis Sánchez Inter Milan Free [9]
23 August 2024 GK Răzvan Sava CFR Cluj €2,500,000 [10]
29 August 2024 FW Vakoun Bayo Watford Undisclosed [11]
30 August 2024 MF Rui Modesto AIK €2,000,000 [12]

Loans in

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
30 August 2024 DF Isaak Touré Lorient Free Option to buy for €8,000,000 [13]
30 August 2024 MF Arthur Atta Metz Free Option to buy for €8,000,000 [14]

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
30 June 2024 DF João Ferreira Watford End of loan
1 July 2024 DF Adam Masina Torino €1,000,000 Loan transfer made permanent
1 July 2024 MF Roberto Pereyra AEK Athens Free End of contract [15]
2 July 2024 MF Walace Cruzeiro €8,000,000 [16]
30 July 2024 MF Matheus Martins Botafogo €10,000,000 [17]
27 August 2024 FW Isaac Success Al Wasl Free Contract termination [18]
30 August 2024 DF Filip Benković Unattached Free Contract termination [19]
30 August 2024 GK Marco Silvestri Sampdoria Undisclosed [20]
2 September 2024 DF Leonardo Buta Moreirense Undisclosed
3 September 2024 MF Domingos Quina Pafos €600,000 [21]

Loans out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
22 July 2024 DF Antonio Tikvić Watford Free [22]
18 August 2024 MF Lazar Samardžić Atalanta Free Obligation to buy for €20,000,000 [23]
29 August 2024 DF Gonçalo Esteves Yverdon-Sport Free Option to buy for an undisclosed fee [24]
30 August 2024 FW Vakoun Bayo Watford Free [11]
30 August 2024 DF Festy Ebosele Watford Free [25]
30 August 2024 DF Nehuén Pérez Porto €4,080,000 Obligation to buy for €13,200,000 [26]
2 September 2024 FW Vivaldo Semedo Vizela Free [27]
6 September 2024 FW Sekou Diawara Francs Borains Free

Winter window

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
31 December 2024 MF Simone Pafundi Lausanne-Sport Loan return
2 January 2025 DF Oumar Solet Unattached Free [28]
9 January 2025 FW Sekou Diawara Francs Borains Loan return
10 January 2025 GK Egil Selvik Haugesund Free
30 January 2025 DF Festy Ebosele Watford Loan return

Loans in

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
16 January 2025 FW Gerard Deulofeu Unattached Free Contract termination
31 January 2025 DF Festy Ebosele İstanbul Başakşehir Undisclosed
31 January 2025 GK Egil Selvik Watford Undisclosed
4 March 2025 DF Axel Guessand Kristiansund Undisclosed

Loans out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
16 January 2025 DF James Abankwah Watford Free
29 January 2025 DF Enzo Ebosse Jagiellonia Białystok Free
1 February 2025 MF Marco Ballarini Lucchese Free
3 February 2025 FW Sekou Diawara Lucchese Free

Friendlies

Pre-season

The players begin training on 8 July, and the team remained in Udine until 18 July, when they travel to a training camp in Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria.[29]

13 July 2024 Friendly Udinese 5–0 Bilje Gorizia
19:00
  • Kabasele 25'
  • Lucca
  • Bonin 54'
  • Barbaro 71'
  • Guessand 90' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Stadio Enzo Bearzot
17 July 2024 Friendly Udinese 4–1 Istra 1961 Codroipo
19:00
Report
  • Lawal 41'
20 July 2024 Friendly Wolfsberger AC 2–2 Udinese Austria
17:00
Report
27 July 2024 Friendly Udinese 2–3 1. FC Köln St. Veit an der Glan, Austria
16:00 UTC+2
28 July 2024 Friendly Udinese 1-0 Konyaspor Austria
16:00 UTC+2
31 July 2024 Friendly Udinese 1–0 Aris Limassol Seeboden, Austria
18:00 UTC+2
3 August 2024 Friendly Udinese 0–1 Al-Hilal Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria
18:00 Stadium: Sportarena Bad Kleinkirchheim

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 18 August 2024 24–25 May 2025 Matchday 1 27 11 6 10 34 37 −3 040.74
Coppa Italia 9 August 2024 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 100.00
Total 29 13 6 10 41 38 +3 044.83

Last updated: 15 December 2024
Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Como 38 13 10 15 49 52 −3 49
11 Torino 38 10 14 14 39 45 −6 44[a]
12 Udinese 38 12 8 18 41 56 −15 44[a]
13 Genoa 38 10 13 15 37 49 −12 43
14 Hellas Verona 38 10 7 21 34 66 −32 37
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)[30]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Torino finished ahead of Udinese on head-to-head points: Udinese 2–2 Torino, Torino 2–0 Udinese.

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
27 11 6 10 34 37  −3 39 7 2 5 19 17  +2 4 4 5 15 20  −5

Last updated: 2 March 2025.
Source: Serie A

Results by round

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GroundAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultDWWWLLWLWLLLDLWLWDDDLLWDWWW
Position11541385877899999999910111010101010
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2025. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 4 July 2024.[31]

18 August 2024 1 Bologna 1–1 Udinese Bologna
18:30
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 26,418
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi
24 August 2024 2 Udinese 2–1 Lazio Udine
18:30
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 21,636
Referee: Daniele Doveri
1 September 2024 3 Udinese 1–0 Como Udine
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 20,804
Referee: Alessandro Prontera
16 September 2024 4 Parma 2–3 Udinese Parma
18:30
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Rosario Abisso
22 September 2024 5 Roma 3–0 Udinese Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 63,499
Referee: Ermanno Feliciani
28 September 2024 6 Udinese 2–3 Inter Milan Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 24,611
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
5 October 2024 7 Udinese 1–0 Lecce Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
19 October 2024 8 Milan 1–0 Udinese Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 71,018
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
25 October 2024 9 Udinese 2–0 Cagliari Udine
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
30 October 2024 10 Venezia 3–2 Udinese Venice
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Referee: Davide Massa
2 November 2024 11 Udinese 0–2 Juventus Udine
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 24,990
Referee: Rosario Abisso
10 November 2024 12 Atalanta 2–1 Udinese Bergamo
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 22,884
Referee: Marco Di Bello
25 November 2024 13 Empoli 1–1 Udinese Empoli
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Referee: Livio Marinelli
1 December 2024 14 Udinese 0–2 Genoa Udine
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
9 December 2024 15 Monza 1–2 Udinese Monza
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
14 December 2024 16 Udinese 1–3 Napoli Udine
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 19,981
Referee: Daniele Doveri
23 December 2024 17 Fiorentina 1–2 Udinese Florence
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 20,505
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro
29 December 2024 18 Udinese 2–2 Torino Udine
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 23.082
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
4 January 2025 19 Hellas Verona 0–0 Udinese Verona
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 23,663
Referee: Federico Dionisi
11 January 2025 20 Udinese 0–0 Atalanta Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 21,727
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
20 January 2025 21 Como 4–1 Udinese Como
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Attendance: 9.566
Referee: Francesco Cosso
26 January 2025 22 Udinese 1–2 Roma Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 23,853
Referee: Simone Sozza
1 February 2025 23 Udinese 3–2 Venezia Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 19.767
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
9 February 2025 24 Napoli 1–1 Udinese Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 50,938
Referee: Livio Marinelli
16 February 2025 25 Udinese 3–0 Empoli Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 19.539
Referee: Daniele Doveri
21 February 2025 26 Lecce 0–1 Udinese Lecce
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 23.989
Referee: Kevin Bonacina
1 March 2025 27 Udinese 1–0 Parma Udine
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 20.430
Referee: Fabio Maresca
10 March 2025 28 Lazio 1–1 Udinese Roma
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Marco Piccinini
15 March 2025 29 Udinese 0–1 Hellas Verona Udine
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Friuli

Coppa Italia

9 August 2024 First round Udinese 4–0 Avellino Udine
18:30
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Gabriele Scatena
25 September 2024 Second round Udinese 3–1 Salernitana Udine
18:30
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Francesco Cosso
19 December 2024 Round of 16 Internazionale 2–0 Udinese Milan
21:00 CET
45+2'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 53,376
Referee: Luca Massimi

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