Catania FC
2023–24 season
ManagerLuca Tabbiani
StadiumStadio Romeo Menti
Serie C11th
Coppa Italia Serie CQuarter-finals
Highest home attendance18,800 vs Crotone
Lowest home attendance8,000 vs Messina
Biggest winCasertana 0–4 Catania

The 2023–24 season is Catania FC's 95th season in existence and second consecutive season in the Serie C. They are also competing in the Coppa Italia Serie C.

Players

First-team squad

As of 30 September 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Latvia LVA Klavs Bethers
2 DF Argentina ARG Marcos Curado
3 DF Italy ITA Mattia Maffei
5 DF Italy ITA Francesco Rapisarda
6 MF Italy ITA Niccolò Zanellato
7 FW Italy ITA Giuseppe De Luca
8 MF Italy ITA Michele Rocca
9 FW Italy ITA Manuel Sarao
10 FW Italy ITA Samuel Di Carmine
11 DF Italy ITA Antonio Mazzotta
13 DF Italy ITA Devid Eugene Bouah
15 DF Italy ITA Tommaso Silvestri
16 MF Italy ITA Alessandro Quaini
17 FW Lithuania LTU Edgaras Dubickas (on loan from Pisa)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Italy ITA Giuseppe Rizzo (vice-captain)
19 MF Italy ITA Francesco Deli
20 FW Australia AUS Gabriel Popovic
21 MF Italy ITA Riccardo Ladinetti
22 GK Italy ITA Alessandro Livieri (on loan from Pisa)
24 FW Croatia CRO Miloš Bočić
26 DF Italy ITA Filippo Lorenzini
27 DF Italy ITA Alessio Castellini
31 FW Italy ITA Marco Chiarella
32 FW Italy ITA Cosimo Chiricò
33 MF Italy ITA Roberto Zammarini
77 FW Italy ITA Davide Marsura
95 GK Italy ITA Marco Albertoni

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Italy Cosimo Chiricò Italy Crotone €1k 14 July 2023 [1]
MF Italy Roberto Zammarini Italy Pordenone Free 18 July 2023
FW Italy Marco Chiarella Italy Pescara Free 18 July 2023
FW Italy Samuel Di Carmine Italy Perugia Free 21 July 2023
MF Italy Michele Rocca Italy Novara Free 21 July 2023
DF Italy Antonio Mazzotta Italy Bari Free 21 July 2023
MF Italy Riccardo Ladinetti Italy Pontedera Free 22 July 2023
FW Serbia Miloš Bočić Italy Pescara Free 22 July 2023
GK Italy Alessandro Livieri Italy Pisa Loan 5 August 2023
DF Italy Mattia Maffei Italy Cavese €50k 8 August 2023
MF Italy Davide Marsura Italy Ascoli Free 9 August 2023
FW Australia Gabriel Popovic Croatia Rudeš 10 August 2023
DF Argentina Marcos Curado Italy Perugia Free 11 August 2023
MF Italy Alessandro Quaini Italy Fiorenzuola €50k 22 August 2023 [2]
GK Latvia Klavs Bethers Italy Piacenza Free 1 September 2023
DF Italy Tommaso Silvestri Italy Modena 1 September 2023
MF Italy Francesco Deli Italy Pordenone Free 4 September 2023
DF Italy Devid Eugene Bouah Italy Reggio Calabria Free 13 September 2023

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

The club started their pre-season on 23 July with a retreat in Zafferana Etnea.[3]

9 August 2023 Friendly Catania Italy 9–1 Italy Calatabiano
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
12 August 2023 Friendly Catania Italy 0–0 Italy Paternò
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie C 1 September 2023 28 April 2024 Matchday 1 15 6 3 6 14 11 +3 040.00
Coppa Italia Serie C 4 October 2023 First round 3 2 1 0 8 6 +2 066.67
Total 18 8 4 6 22 17 +5 044.44

Last updated: 29 November 2023
Source: Soccerway

Serie C

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Taranto 15 7 2 6 18 15 +3 23 Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase
9 Audace Cerignola 15 4 9 2 21 16 +5 21
10 Catania 15 6 3 6 14 11 +3 21
11 Foggia 15 5 6 4 14 12 +2 21 Possibile qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase
12 Giugliano 15 5 4 6 14 17 3 19
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2023. Source: Lega Pro, 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) Lower goals against; 7) Wins; 8) Lower losses; 9) Away wins; 10) Lower home losses. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[4]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
15 6 3 6 14 11  +3 21 3 1 3 6 7  −1 3 2 3 8 4  +4

Last updated: 18 November 2023.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultLWWDLWDLWDLLLWW
Position14656107510
Updated to match(es) played on 18 November 2023. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 7 August 2023.[5]

1 September 2023 1 Catania 0–1 Crotone Catania
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Tribuzzi 66'
Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
Referee: Simone Galipò
17 September 2023 3 Catania 2–0 Picerno Catania
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
Referee: Michele Delrio
21 September 2023 4 Monopoli 0–0 Catania Monopoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani
Referee: Gianluca Grasso
25 September 2023 5 Catania 0–2 Foggia Catania
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
Referee: Mario Perri
1 October 2023 6 Casertana 0–4 Catania Caserta
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Pinto
Referee: Valerio Crezzini
8 October 2023 7 Catania 1–1 Latina Catania
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
15 October 2023 8 Juve Stabia 1–0 Catania Castellammare di Stabia
CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
22 October 2023 9 Catania 1–0 Taranto Catania
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
25 October 2023 10 Monterosi 1–1 Catania Teramo
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Gaetano Bonolis
Referee: Erminio Cerbasi
29 October 2023 11 Catania 0–2 Avellino Catania
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
1 November 2023 2 Brindisi 0–2 Catania Brindisi
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Franco Fanuzzi
5 November 2023 12 Potenza 1–0 Catania Potenza
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Alfredo Viviani
Referee: Domenico Leone
12 November 2023 13 Audace Cerignola 1–0 Catania Cerignola
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadio Domenico Monterisi
18 November 2023 14 Catania 2–1 Turris Catania
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • De Felice 75'
Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
26 November 2023 15 Giugliano 0–1 Catania Giugliano in Campania
16:15 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Alberto De Cristofaro
3 December 2023 16 Catania v Virtus Francavilla Catania
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino

Coppa Italia Serie C

4 October 2023 First round Catania 2–1 Messina Catania
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Pacciardi 86'
Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
Referee: Luca De Angeli di Milano
8 November 2023 Second round Catania 3–2 Picerno Catania
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
  • Castellini 7'
  • Deli soccer ball with red X 19', 19', 81'
  • Ciko 53'
  • Vitali 62'
Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
Referee: Giuseppe Rispoli
29 November 2023 Round of 16 Catania 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
Crotone Catania
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
Referee: Gianluca Grasso

References

  1. "Chiricó al Catania Fc, il colpaccio è ufficiale".
  2. "Alessandro Quaini from Fiorenzuola to Catania".
  3. "PLAY-OFF e PLAY-OUT CAMPIONATO SERIE C 2022-2023" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Pro. 6 March 2023.
  4. "Serie C, ecco i gironi e il calendario della nuova stagione". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 7 August 2023.
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