Catanzaro is a historic Italian football club from Calabria, founded in 1929 and closely associated with the city’s yellow and red identity. Its profile brings together the latest recorded 32-player squad, a dated coaching timeline, recent movement activity and participation across Serie B, Coppa Italia and other competitions. Stadio Nicola Ceravolo remains central to the club’s character, with a reputation for an atmospheric setting and intense local support. The wider story includes memorable Serie A spells and a durable place in Italy’s professional football pyramid.
Catanzaro Upcoming matches by league
Serie B
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- Regular Season - 5
Sampdoria
Catanzaro
-
- Regular Season - 6
CatanzaroNo H2HMantova
Stadio Nicola Ceravolo -
- Regular Season - 7
VeronaNo H2HCatanzaro
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- Regular Season - 8
CatanzaroNo H2HAscoli
Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Catanzaro Last matches by league
Serie B
Coppa Italia
Friendlies Clubs
Catanzaro Team Roster
The recorded squad contains 32 players: 13 attackers, eight defenders, eight midfielders and three goalkeepers. The attacking group includes P. Iemmello, F. Di Francesco, F. Pittarello, N. Buso and S. Pafundi. The defensive unit includes Matias Antonini, Gonçalo Esteves and N. Postiglione, while M. Pigliacelli and C. Marietta are among the listed goalkeeping options. Midfield names include J. Petriccione, A. Candela, C. Favasuli, F. Reita and F. Tchaouna. Shirt numbers range from 1 to 98, and several numbers appear more than once in the recorded roster, so the list is best understood as a positional squad recorded snapshot.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Marco Imperiale
Matias Antonini Lui
N. Postiglione
Marco Ruggero
Bruno Verrengia
Antonio Candela
Ruggero Frosinini
R. Tassoni
position Midfielder
Pietro Iemmello
Jacopo Petriccione
Samuel Giovane
D. Cesnauskis
Simone Pafundi
Federico Cassa
F. Tchaouna
Gabriele Alesi
F. Reita
Mehdi Emile Dorval
Nicola Mosti
position Attacker
Nicolò Buso
A. Garnica
N'Dri Philippe Koffi
Solomon Tãkeacãbã Loubao
Federico Di Francesco
Emanuele Pecorino
Marco D'Alessandro
K. Gjoka
Gabriel Arditi
Last Catanzaro Coachs
Alberto Aquilani is the most recent recorded appointment in Catanzaro’s coaching timeline, with a start date of 1 July 2025. The available record does not confirm a current role, so his position is described neutrally. Fabio Caserta appears earlier in the sequence from 1 July 2024, followed by Vincenzo Vivarini, whose recorded spell ran from November 2021 to June 2024. Nicola Antonio Calabro precedes them from August 2020 to November 2021. The duplicated Calabro entry is treated as one chronological spell.
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2025 | |||
| Fabio Caserta | Italy | 1 July 2024 | |
| Vincenzo Vivarini | Italy | 1 November 2021 | 1 June 2024 |
| Nicola Antonio Calabro | Italy | 1 August 2020 | 1 November 2021 |
| Nicola Antonio Calabro | Italy | 1 August 2020 | 1 November 2021 |
| Gaetano Auteri | Italy | 1 January 2020 | 1 July 2020 |
| Gianluca Grassadonia | Italy | 1 October 2019 | 1 January 2020 |
| Gaetano Auteri | Italy | 1 June 2018 | 1 October 2019 |
| Giuseppe Pancaro | Italy | 1 March 2018 | 1 May 2018 |
| Davide Dionigi | Italy | 1 October 2017 | 1 March 2018 |
| Alessandro Erra | Italy | 1 February 2017 | 1 October 2017 |
| Nunzio Zavettieri | Italy | 1 October 2016 | 1 February 2017 |
| Mario Somma | Italy | 1 September 2016 | 1 October 2016 |
| Alessandro Erra | Italy | 1 October 2015 | 1 August 2016 |
| Stefano Sanderra | Italy | 1 November 2014 | 1 May 2015 |
| Francesco Moriero | Italy | 1 July 2014 | 1 November 2014 |
| Oscar Brevi | Italy | 1 July 2013 | 1 June 2014 |
Catanzaro Transfers
Catanzaro’s recorded arrivals show a mix of transfers, loans, free-agent additions and returns from loan. Recent additions include A. Garnica from Nardò and F. Tchaouna from Enna as free agents, while M. Ruggero and A. Candela arrived from Spezia on loan and S. Pafundi joined from Udinese on loan. F. Reita moved from Monza and N. Postiglione from Pineto in recorded transfers. F. Di Francesco arrived from Palermo, while G. Volpe, G. Arditi and N. Buso are listed as loan returns. Earlier 2026 entries also record Gonçalo Esteves from Udinese and N. Koffi from Hamrun Spartans. This is a selected recent activity sample, not a complete arrivals total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Pogačar |
Radomlje
|
Loan | 31 August 2026 |
| S. Loubao |
Monza
|
Loan | 31 August 2026 |
| F. Cassa |
Bologna
|
Loan | 31 August 2026 |
| M. Imperiale |
Carrarese
|
- | 27 August 2026 |
| E. Pecorino |
Juventus
|
Transfer | 19 August 2026 |
| S. Giovane |
Atalanta
|
Transfer | 19 August 2026 |
| M. Dorval |
Bari
|
Transfer | 12 August 2026 |
| N. Mosti |
Juve Stabia
|
Transfer | 11 August 2026 |
| M. Ruggero |
Spezia
|
Loan | 31 July 2026 |
Nardò
|
Free agent | 31 July 2026 | |
| S. Pafundi |
Udinese
|
Loan | 30 July 2026 |
| A. Candela |
Spezia
|
Loan | 23 July 2026 |
| F. Tchaouna |
Enna
|
Free agent | 23 July 2026 |
| F. Reita |
Monza
|
Transfer | 21 July 2026 |
| F. Reita |
Monza
|
Transfer | 20 July 2026 |
Catanzaro’s recorded departures include transfers, loans, free-agent exits and several returns to parent clubs. M. Pompetti left for Padova and S. Pontisso for Cremonese in recorded transfers, while N. Brighenti moved to Vicenza Virtus and D. Bettella to Pescara. A. Oliviero departed on loan to AZ Picerno, and S. Seha went to Hamrun Spartans on loan. The sample also lists returns involving A. De Luca, P. Nuamah, A. Cissè, F. Di Francesco, D. Buglio, T. Cassandro and Fellipe Jack. R. Oudin and G. Di Chiara are recorded as free-agent exits. These entries represent selected recent activity rather than a complete departures total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| G. Volpe |
Audace Cerignola
|
Transfer | 30 August 2026 |
| F. Pittarello |
Pisa
|
- | 29 August 2026 |
| Gonçalo Esteves |
Carrarese
|
Loan | 27 August 2026 |
| S. Seha |
Perugia
|
Loan | 27 August 2026 |
| L. Madia |
Reggina
|
Loan | 19 August 2026 |
| C. Favasuli |
Napoli
|
Loan | 18 August 2026 |
| U. Morleo |
Saluzzo
|
Transfer | 17 August 2026 |
| M. Pompetti |
Padova
|
Transfer | 6 August 2026 |
| R. Oudin |
AEL
|
Free agent | 2 August 2026 |
| A. Oliviero |
AZ Picerno
|
Loan | 28 July 2026 |
| S. Pontisso |
Cremonese
|
Transfer | 24 July 2026 |
| S. Ardizzone |
Pineto
|
Loan | 13 July 2026 |
| N. Brighenti |
Vicenza Virtus
|
Transfer | 10 July 2026 |
| Francesco Gatto |
Reggina
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| R. Oudin |
AEL
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Catanzaro’s recent movement record, viewed, shows an active cycle of squad change across the winter and summer windows. The arrivals sample combines recorded transfers, loans, free-agent additions and returns from temporary spells, with summer entries including Garnica, Ruggero, Pafundi, Tchaouna, Candela, Reita, Postiglione and Di Francesco. The departures sample contains transfers to Italian clubs, outgoing loans, free-agent exits and players returning to parent sides after loans. Some names appear in more than one movement context, so the samples should not be interpreted as a simple one-way sequence. The listed activity spans January and February 2026 as well as June, July and August, capturing more than one registration period. Because both lists are capped recent samples, they show the character and timing of recorded movement without establishing complete totals, net balance, fees or a definitive account of every squad change.
Leagues Catanzaro has participated in
Catanzaro’s competition record includes recent participation in Serie B, Coppa Italia and Friendlies Clubs, with entries running through 2025. These are the latest recorded competitions in the available profile and are described as recent rather than assumed to define a present-season schedule. Earlier records cover Serie C - Girone C through 2022, Serie C - Girone A through 2021, Coppa Italia Serie C through 2022 and the Serie C - Supercoppa Lega Finals in 2022. The sequence reflects Catanzaro’s movement through Italy’s professional league pyramid, from Serie C cycles to the recorded Serie B period, alongside domestic cup and friendly fixtures.
More about Catanzaro
Catanzaro, officially known as Unione Sportiva Catanzaro 1929, is a football institution from Catanzaro in Calabria, southern Italy. The club was founded in 1929 and has long represented the regional identity of Calabria within the national professional game. Its traditional colors are yellow and red, a combination reflected in the club’s visual identity and commonly associated with its local character. The badge features an eagle, a symbol linked to the city and region. The club’s historical profile includes notable Serie A spells in the 1970s and 1980s, periods that remain central to its place in Italian football history. Those top-flight episodes sit alongside a much longer presence across the professional tiers, including cycles in Serie C and the more recent recorded Serie B period. Domestic cup participation, friendlies and league competition form the wider football ecosystem around the first team, connecting Catanzaro to the regular rhythm of the Italian football pyramid. Home matches are associated with Stadio Nicola Ceravolo in Catanzaro. The venue is described as historic and atmospheric, embedded in the urban fabric and shaped by intense partisan support. That setting gives the club’s identity a strong sense of place, with matchday culture closely tied to the city and its regional pride. Catanzaro’s institutional model follows the tradition of an Italian sporting corporation, with historical support from local entrepreneurial stewardship and community-driven ownership. This governance context, together with the club’s colors, emblem and stadium, helps explain its enduring connection with Calabria. Catanzaro’s recorded profile therefore combines a 1929 foundation, a distinctive southern Italian identity, historic top-flight memories and a place in the country’s professional football structure.
Last matches statistics for Catanzaro
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Palermo
2 - 0
Catanzaro
|
4 / 12 |
|
76 | 11 | 3 | 4 |
|
Catanzaro
0 - 2
Monza
|
1 / 11 |
|
90 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
|
Monza
0 - 2
Catanzaro
|
8 / 15 |
|
85 | 19 | 3 | 4 |
|
Catanzaro
3 - 1
Paradiso
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Catanzaro
3 - 0
Giugliano
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Catanzaro
2 - 2
Sudtirol
|
4 / 13 |
|
87 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
|
Vicenza Virtus
3 - 2
Catanzaro
|
6 / 13 |
|
85 | 16 | 3 | 6 |
|
Pisa
2 - 1
Catanzaro
|
7 / 14 |
|
85 | 12 | 2 | 6 |
|
Sudtirol
2 - 0
Catanzaro
|
2 / 12 |
|
0% | 7 | 1 | 2 |
|
Catanzaro
1 - 0
Carrarese
|
2 / 20 |
|
0% | 12 | 2 | 1 |
Detailed statistics Catanzaro
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).
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Passes Catanzaro
Goalkeeper saves Catanzaro
Latest start lineups Catanzaro (XI)
Catanzaro vs Carrarese
Serie B 2026 - 1601525
Sudtirol vs Catanzaro
Serie B 2026 - 1601521
Pisa vs Catanzaro
Serie B 2026 - 1601511
Vicenza Virtus vs Catanzaro
Serie B 2026 - 1601498
Catanzaro vs Sudtirol
Coppa Italia 2026 - 1564795
Monza vs Catanzaro
Serie B 2025 - 1545797
2025-2026
1st shirt
2025-2026
2nd shirt
2025-2026
3rd shirt
2025-2026
4th shirt
2023-2024
1st shirt
2023-2024
2nd shirt
2021-2022
1st shirt
2021-2022
2nd shirt
2021-2022
3rd shirt