2025–26 US Cremonese season

Cremonese
2025–26 season
OwnerGiovanni Arvedi
ManagerDavide Nicola
StadiumStadio Giovanni Zini
Serie APre-season
Coppa ItaliaFirst round

The 2025–26 season is the 123rd season in the history of Unione Sportiva Cremonese and their first season back in Serie A since the 2022–23 season following promotion from the Serie B in the previous season. In addition to Serie A, the club also participates in the Coppa Italia.

On 13 June 2025, the club announced that the contract of manager Giovanni Stroppa will not be renewed and will expire at the end of the season, after securing promotion with the Grigiorossi through the play-offs.[1] On 2 July 2025, Davide Nicola was appointed as the new manager until 2027.[2]

Squad

As of pre-season[3]

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  ITA Tommaso Barbieri
5 DF  ITA Luca Ravanelli
6 MF  COD Charles Pickel
7 MF  BRA Paulo Azzi
8 MF  ITA Mattia Valoti
9 FW  ITA Manuel De Luca
11 FW  NOR Dennis Johnsen
15 DF  ITA Matteo Bianchetti (captain)
18 MF  ITA Michele Collocolo
19 MF  ITA Michele Castagnetti
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  ARG Franco Vázquez
21 GK  ITA Gianluca Saro
23 DF  ITA Federico Ceccherini
30 GK  SWE Jakob Tånnander
37 MF  SVN Žan Majer
42 DF  ITA Lorenzo Moretti
55 DF  ITA Francesco Folino
90 FW  ITA Federico Bonazzoli
98 MF  ITA Luca Zanimacchia
99 FW  ITA Marco Nasti

Transfers

In

Date Pos. No. Player From Fee Ref.

Out

Date Pos. No. Player To Fee Ref.
26 June 2025 LW Marco Zunno Crotone Free transfer [4]
7 July 2025 CF Alberto Basso Ricci Arzignano Free transfer [5]

Loans in

Date Pos. No. Player From Date until Ref.

Loans out

Date Pos. No. Player To Date until Ref.
4 July 2025 RB Samuele Regazzetti Ospitaletto End of season [6]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 27 June 2025, Cremonese announced a friendly against Torino in Prad am Stilfser Joch before a 10-day training camp in Livigno.[7]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 July 2025 Friendly Torino v Cremonese Prad am Stilfser Joch, Italy
16:00 CEST Report Stadium: Fußballplatz Prad am Stilfserjoch

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 23 August 2025 May 2026 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Coppa Italia 16 August 2025 TBD First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !

Last updated: pre-season
Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Cagliari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
5 Como 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa League league phase
6 Cremonese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7 Fiorentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Genoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 23 August 2025. 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)[8]

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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GroundAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH
Result
Position
Points
Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 6 June 2025.[9][10]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

23 August 2025 1 AC Milan v Cremonese Milan
20:45 CEST Report Stadium: San Siro
29 August 2025 2 Cremonese v Sassuolo Cremona
18:30 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
15 September 2025 3 Hellas Verona v Cremonese Verona
18:30 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
21 September 2025 4 Cremonese v Parma Cremona
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
28 September 2025 5 Como v Cremonese Como
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
5 October 2025 6 Inter Milan v Cremonese Milan
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: San Siro
19 October 2025 7 Cremonese v Udinese Cremona
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
26 October 2025 8 Cremonese v Atalanta Cremona
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
29 October 2025 9 Genoa v Cremonese Genoa
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
2 November 2025 10 Cremonese v Juventus Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
9 November 2025 11 Pisa v Cremonese Pisa
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani
23 November 2025 12 Cremonese v Roma Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
30 November 2025 13 Bologna v Cremonese Bologna
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
7 December 2025 14 Cremonese v Lecce Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
14 December 2025 15 Torino v Cremonese Turin
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
21 December 2025 16 Lazio v Cremonese Rome
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
28 December 2025 17 Cremonese v Napoli Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
3 January 2026 18 Fiorentina v Cremonese Florence
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
6 January 2026 19 Cremonese v Cagliari Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
11 January 2026 20 Juventus v Cremonese Turin
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Juventus Stadium
18 January 2026 21 Cremonese v Hellas Verona Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
25 January 2026 22 Sassuolo v Cremonese Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
1 February 2026 23 Cremonese v Inter Milan Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
8 February 2026 24 Atalanta v Cremonese Bergamo
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
15 February 2026 25 Cremonese v Genoa Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
22 February 2026 26 Roma v Cremonese Rome
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
1 March 2026 27 Cremonese v AC Milan Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
8 March 2026 28 Lecce v Cremonese Lecce
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
15 March 2026 29 Cremonese v Fiorentina Cremona
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
22 March 2026 30 Parma v Cremonese Parma
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
4 April 2026 31 Cremonese v Bologna Cremona
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
12 April 2026 32 Cagliari v Cremonese Cagliari
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Unipol Domus
19 April 2026 33 Cremonese v Torino Cremona
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
26 April 2026 34 Napoli v Cremonese Naples
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
3 May 2026 35 Cremonese v Lazio Cremona
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
10 May 2026 36 Cremonese v Pisa Cremona
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
17 May 2026 37 Udinese v Cremonese Udine
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
24 May 2026 38 Cremonese v Como Cremona
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

Coppa Italia

As the bottom-ranked Serie A side, Cremonese will enter the Coppa Italia in the first round, and were drawn at home to Serie B side Palermo.[11]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 August 2025 First round Cremonese v Palermo Cremona
21:15 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

Statistics

As of pre-season

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

Goals

Rank Pos. No. Player Serie A Coppa Italia Total
Total 0 0 0

Clean sheets

Rank No. Player Serie A Coppa Italia Total
Total 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player Serie A Coppa Italia Total
     
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Comunicato ufficiale: Giovanni Stroppa" (in Italian). US Cremonese. 13 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Davide Nicola nuovo allenatore della Cremonese" (in Italian). US Cremonese. 2 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Squadra – US Cremonese" (in Italian). US Cremonese. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Marco Zunno ceduto al Crotone" (in Italian). US Cremonese. 26 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Basso Ricci ceduto all'Arzignano Valchiampo" (in Italian). US Cremonese. 7 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Samuele Regazzetti in prestito all'Ospitaletto" (in Italian). US Cremonese. 4 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Preseason 25/26: sabato 26 luglio sfida amichevole al Torino" (in Italian). US Cremonese. 27 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 304/A" (PDF) (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio.
  9. ^ "Ufficiale il calendario Serie A Enilive 2025/2026" (in Italian). Serie A. 6 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Il calendario della Cremonese nella Serie A Enilive 2025-26" (in Italian). US Cremonese. 6 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Coppa Italia Frecciarossa: sabato 16 agosto Cremo-Palermo" (in Italian). US Cremonese. 24 June 2025.