1978–79 U.S. Catanzaro season

U.S. Catanzaro
1978-79 season
President	Nicola Ceravolo
Manager	Carlo Mazzone
Stadium	Stadio Comunale
Serie A	9th
Coppa Italia	Semi-finalist
Top goalscorer	League: Massimo Palanca (10); All: Massimo Palanca (18)
	← 1977-78 1979-80 →

Last updated May 23, 2023

During the 1978-79 season Catanzaro competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.

Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Ruggero Casari
—	GK	ITA	Massimo Mattolini
—	DF	ITA	Giuliano Groppi
—	DF	ITA	Leonardo Menichini
—	DF	ITA	Claudio Ranieri
—	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Sabadini
—	DF	ITA	Maurizio Turone
—	DF	ITA	Manlio Zanini
—	MF	ITA	Adriano Banelli
—	MF	ITA	Maurizio Gaiardi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Giovanni Improta
—	MF	ITA	Enrico Nicolini
—	MF	ITA	Angelo Orazi
—	MF	ITA	Maurizio Raise
—	FW	ITA	Piero Braglia
—	FW	ITA	Pietro Michesi
—	FW	ITA	Pieraldo Nemo
—	FW	ITA	Massimo Palanca
—	FW	ITA	Renzo Rossi

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie A	1 October 1978	13 May 1979		9th	30	6	16	8	23	30	−7	020.00
Coppa Italia	27 August 1978	31 May 1979	Group	Semifinalist	8	4	3	1	12	11	+1	050.00
Total					38	10	19	9	35	41	−6	026.32

Source: Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Fiorentina	30	10	12	8	26	26	0	32
8	Lazio	30	9	11	10	35	40	−5	29
9	Catanzaro	30	6	16	8	23	30	−7	28
10	Ascoli	30	7	12	11	26	31	−5	26
11	Avellino	30	6	14	10	19	26	−7	26

Source: Panini

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
30	6	16	8	23	30	−7	28	4	10	1	13	9	+4	2	6	7	10	21	−11

Last updated: 21 February 2023.
Source: webalice.it

Note: Wins were only worth 2 points this season

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	D	L	D	D	W	D	D	D	D	W	D	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	W	D	D	D	D	L	D	D	L	L	W
Position	12	13	12	12	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	9	9	10	11	9	8	9	9	7	8	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1979–80 European Cup ; = 1979–80 UEFA Cup ; = 1979-80 Serie B ; R = 1979-80 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Matches

1 October 19781	Catanzaro	0–0	Atalanta	Catanzaro
15:00 CET				Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Giancarlo Lapi

8 October 19782	L.R. Vicenza	2–0	Catanzaro	Vicenza
15:00 CET	Prestanti 53' Guidetti 56' (pen.)			Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Ferdinando Reggiani

15 October 19783	Catanzaro	0–0	Juventus	Catanzaro
15:00 CET				Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Gianfranco Menegali

22 October 19784	Inter Milan	0–0	Catanzaro	Milan
14:30 CET				Stadium: San Siro Referee: Roberto Terpin

29 October 19785	Catanzaro	1–0	Roma	Catanzaro
14:30 CET	Rocca 46' (o.g.)			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Rosario Lo Bello

5 November 19786	Avellino	0–0	Catanzaro	Avellino
14:30 CET				Stadium: Stadio Partenio Referee: Enzo Barbaresco

12 November 19787	Catanzaro	0–0	Fiorentina	Catanzaro
14:30 CET				Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Claudio Pieri

19 November 19788	Ascoli	1–1	Catanzaro	Ascoli Piceno
14:30 CET	Moro 85'		30' Orazi	Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Referee: Paolo Bergamo

26 November 19789	Bologna	1–1	Catanzaro	Bologna
14:30 CET	Paris 23' (pen.)		61' Zanini	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Maurizio Mattei

3 December 197810	Catanzaro	3–1	Lazio	Catanzaro
14:30 CET	Palanca 16', 87' Rossi 79'		83' Wilson	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Gino Menicucci

10 December 197811	Catanzaro	1–1	Hellas Verona	Catanzaro
14:30 CET	Palanca 9'		5' Musiello	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Franco Tonolini

17 December 197812	Perugia	1–0	Catanzaro	Perugia
14:30 CET	Speggiorin 61'			Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Domenico Lops

7 January 197913	Milan	4–0	Catanzaro	Milan
14:30 CET	Chiodi 16' Bigon 21' Novellino 76' Antonelli 81'			Stadium: San Siro Referee: Rosario Lo Bello

14 January 197914	Catanzaro	0–0	Napoli	Catanzaro
14:30 CET				Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Carlo Longhi

21 January 197915	Torino	3–0	Catanzaro	Turin
14:30 CET	Pulici 31', 57', 81' (pen.)			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Enzo Barbaresco

28 January 197916	Atalanta	0–2	Catanzaro	Bergamo
14:30 CET			79' Improta 90' Rossi	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Egidio Ballerini

4 February 197917	Catanzaro	2–0	L.R. Vicenza	Catanzaro
15:00 CET	Palanca 30', 89'			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Giancarlo Menegali

11 February 197918	Juventus	3–1	Catanzaro	Turin
15:00 CET	Bettega 8' Tardelli 52' Cabrini 61'		79' Zanini	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Luigi Agnolin

18 February 197919	Catanzaro	1–1	Inter Milan	Catanzaro
15:00 CET	Groppi 71'		56' Muraro	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Gino Menicucci

4 March 197920	Roma	1–3	Catanzaro	Rome
15:00 CET	Di Bartolomei 24' (pen.)		5', 43', 68' Palanca	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Ferdinando Reggiani

11 March 197921	Catanzaro	0–0	Avellino	Catanzaro
15:00 CET				Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Paolo Casarin

18 March 197922	Fiorentina	1–1	Catanzaro	Firenze
15:00 CET	Pagliari 55'		32' Palanca	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Pietro D'Elia

25 March 197923	Catanzaro	1–1	Ascoli	Catanzaro
15:00 CET	Ranieri 46'		43' Trevisanello	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Giancarlo Lapi

1 April 197924	Catanzaro	0–0	Bologna	Catanzaro
15:30 CET				Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Luigi Agnolin

8 April 197925	Lazio	3–1	Catanzaro	Rome
15:30 CET	D'Amico 40' Giordano 49' Garlaschelli 85'		47' Palanca	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Ruggero Mascia

14 April 197926	Hellas Verona	0–0	Catanzaro	Verona
15:30 CET				Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Tullio Lanese

22 April 197927	Catanzaro	1–1	Perugia	Catanzaro
15:30 CET	Rossi 60'		2' Butti	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Gianfranco Menegali

29 April 197928	Catanzaro	1–3	Milan	Catanzaro
15:30 CET	Ranieri 52'		48' Maldera 58' Novellino 89' Antonelli	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Carlo Longhi

6 May 197929	Napoli	1–0	Catanzaro	Naples
16:00 CET	Nicolini 65' (o.g.)			Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Ferdinando Reggiani

13 May 197930	Catanzaro	2–1	Torino	Catanzaro
16:00 CET	Mozzini 62' (o.g.) Orazi 73'		25' (o.g.) Menichini	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Piero Patrussi

Coppa Italia

Group stage: Group 4

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Catanzaro	4	3	1	0	11	4	+7	7
2	Milan	4	2	1	1	9	7	+2	5
3	SPAL	4	2	0	2	6	6	0	4
4	Lecce	4	1	0	3	4	7	−3	2
5	Foggia	4	1	0	3	2	8	−6	2

Source: https://www.historical-lineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1978-79.pdf

Group matches

27 August 19781	Catanzaro	3–1	Lecce	Catanzaro
	Ranieri 16' Palanca 57', 73'		45' Cannito	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Tullio Lanese

30 August 19782	Foggia	1–2	Catanzaro	Foggia
	Pirazzini 38'		43', 47' Palanca	Referee: Carlo Longhi

3 September 19783	Catanzaro	4–0	S.P.A.L.	Catanzaro
	Palanca 10' Improta 11' Orazi 16' Rossi 68'			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Fernando Tani

17 September 19785	Milan	2–2	Catanzaro	Milan
	Chiodi 19' (pen) Bet 65'		59' Ranieri 89' (pen) Palanca	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Luigi Angolin

Quarterfinals

25 April 19791	Cagliari	2–2	Catanzaro	Cagliari
	L. Piras 21' Bellini 51'		24' Palanca 52' Improta	Referee: Paolo Milan

16 May 19792	Catanzaro	1–0 (3–2 agg.)	Cagliari	Catanzaro
	Palanca 49'			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Giancarlo Redini

Semifinals

20 May 19791	Catanzaro	1–1	Juventus	Catanzaro
16:30 CET	Gentile 62' (o.g.)	Report	16' Bettega	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 15,088 Referee: Luigi Agnolin

31 May 19792	Juventus	4–2 (5–3 agg.)	Catanzaro	Turin
20:30 CEST	Cabrini 55' (pen) Tardelli 69' Causio 80' Virdis 87'	Report	71' Sabadini 84' Groppi	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 28,057 Referee: Gino Menicucci

Squad statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Ruggero Casari	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ITA	Massimo Mattolini	38	-41	30	-30	8	-11
	DF	ITA	Giuliano Groppi	32	2	24	1	8	1
	DF	ITA	Leonardo Menichini	29	0	25	0	4	0
	DF	ITA	Claudio Ranieri	35	4	27	2	8	2
	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Sabadini	33	1	27	0	6	1
	DF	ITA	Maurizio Turone	24	0	17	0	7	0
	DF	ITA	Manlio Zanini	31	2	26	2	5	0
	MF	ITA	Adriano Banelli	19	0	13	0	6	0
	MF	ITA	Maurizio Gaiardi	6	0	3	0	3	0
	MF	ITA	Giovanni Improta	34	3	27	1	7	2
	MF	ITA	Enrico Nicolini	34	0	26	0	8	0
	MF	ITA	Angelo Orazi	36	3	28	2	8	1
	MF	ITA	Maurizio Raise	4	0	2	0	2	0
	FW	ITA	Piero Braglia	22	0	21	0	1	0
	FW	ITA	Pietro Michesi	27	0	25	0	2	0
	FW	ITA	Pieraldo Nemo	3	0	1	0	2	0
	FW	ITA	Massimo Palanca	37	18	30	10	7	8
	FW	ITA	Renzo Rossi	30	4	23	3	7	1

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1978/804/ and https://www.historical-lineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1978-79.pdf

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↑ "1978–79 Coppa Italia" (PDF). historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
↑ "U.S. Catanzaro season summaries". webalice.it. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2022.

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[2] "1978–79 Coppa Italia" (PDF). historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 9 September 2022.

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