Cosenza Calcio

For the historical club, see Cosenza Calcio 1914.

Cosenza

Full name	Cosenza Calcio S.r.l.
Nickname(s)	Lupi (Wolves) Rossoblù (Red-blues) Silani ("silans", for the name of the area where the city is located, "Sila")
Founded	1914;111 years ago (1914)
Ground	Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla
Capacity	20,987
Owner	Eugenio Guarascio
Chairman	Eugenio Guarascio [1]
Manager	Antonio Buscè
League	Serie C Group C
2024–25	Serie B, 20th of 20 (relegated)
Website	ilcosenza.it
Home colours Away colours

Cosenza Calcio S.r.l. is an Italian football club, based in Cosenza, Calabria. Currently the team plays in Serie C Group C.

History

Cosenza Calcio

Main article: Cosenza Calcio 1914

The club was founded in 1926 as "Cosenza Foot-Ball Club" ^{[2] [3]} (the year 1914 is a reference to the first historic match played in the town of Cosenza on 23 February 1914) and enjoyed a long time in the professional leagues, spending several years in the Serie B. They also won the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1983. In 2003, Cosenza 1914 was expelled from professional league. ^[4]

In 2003 an illegitimate phoenix club was found as A.S. Cosenza F.C.. In 2004, old Cosenza won the appeal and was admitted to 2004–05 Serie D. Thus that season there was a derby. In 2005 new Cosenza switched its denomination into A.S. Cosenza Calcio, ^[5] after the fall of old Cosenza.

Cosenza Calcio 1914 Srl

Cosenza lineup in 2008–09

Tifosi in May 2008

In 2007, A.S. Cosenza Calcio gave up its Serie D membership, but all the team players later joined new club Fortitudo Cosenza, born as relocation of Rende Calcio, a team from the neighbouring city of Rende which was relegated to Serie D in 2006–07 season and moved to Cosenza soon after. The new club quickly managed to win the Serie D/Girone I championship in 2007–08, ensuring a place back into the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (the renamed Serie C2) for the 2008–09 season.

Three seasons in professionalism

Following this, the new club renamed itself, taking the old historical denomination of Cosenza Calcio 1914 S.r.l. with the aim to rise up the Italian football pyramid. In 2008–09, their first season in the Lega Pro, Cosenza showed all of their intentions by winning the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione/Girone C championship. The team played the 2009–10 season in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione/Girone B, finishing 11th in the table.

At the end of the 2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season the team was relegated after losing the playoff. The team was then excluded from professional Championship by Co.Vi.So.C. of Italian Football Federation ^[6] and it didn't appeal.

During the professional seasons, former chairman Damiano Paletta was suspended in June 2009 for 6 months for irregularities in administration. ^[7] The ban was reduced after an appeal. ^[8]

For the bankruptcy of Cosenza Calcio 1914 S.r.l., former managers Eugenio Funari, Paolo Pagliuso (former chairman) and his son Luca Pagliuso, Giuseppe Citrigno and Francesco Iannucci were banned from football for 2 years to 5 years. due to irregularities in management. ^[9]

In 2013 the membership of Cosenza Calcio 1914 S.r.l. was finally revoked. ^[10]

Nuova Cosenza Calcio

In mid-2011 the club was refounded as Nuova Cosenza Calcio and restarted from Serie D ^{[11] [12]} After a mediocre start, they sacked coach Enzo Patania and hired Tommaso Napoli. ^[13] They won nine and drew seven without a loss to finish the regular season in second place to HinterReggio in Group I and entered in the promotion playoffs. ^[14] They won six in a row to become champions of the playoffs. ^[15] The club won the promotion playoffs by beating SandonàJesoloCalcio 3–2 in the final, but not being automatically promoted shall remain still in Serie D.

On 5 August 2013, the team announced that it was promoted to the professional league, Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. ^[16] Circa 2013 the club refer itself simply as Cosenza Calcio, ^[17] a name change in Italian Chamber of Commerce was done some time later.

Cosenza was promoted again to the unified 2014–15 Lega Pro after ending the 2013–14 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season in fourth place. The team mathematically secured the promotion in March 2014. ^[18]

In 2018, Cosenza promoted to Serie B.

Colors and badge

The team's official colours are red and dark blue, probably in honor to Genoa C.F.C. ^{[19] [ unreliable source? ]}

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 September 2025 ^[20]

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 1 GK   ITA Thomas Pompei 2 DF   ITA Baldovino Cimino 3 DF   ITA Antonio Barone 4 MF   ITA Gianmarco Begheldo 6 DF   ITA Christian Dalle Mura 7 FW   ITA Kevin Cannavò (on loan from Venezia ) 10 FW   ITA Luca Garritano 11 MF   ITA Tommaso D'Orazio 16 MF   ITA Manuel Ricciardi 17 DF   ITA Alessandro Caporale 19 MF   ITA Nicolò Contiliano 21 MF   ITA Diego Ragone 22 GK   ITA Thomas Vettorel

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 FW   FRA Sofiane Achour 26 DF   ITA Paolo Dametto 28 MF   CIV Christian Kouan 29 FW   ITA Alessandro Arioli 30 FW   ITA Simone Mazzocchi 32 DF   ITA Antonio Rocco 33 DF   ITA Antonio Ferrara(on loan from Benevento ) 34 MF   ITA Aldo Florenzi 39 MF   GRE Christos Kourfalidis 41 MF   ITA Edoardo Contiero 44 MF   ITA Thomas Silvestri 77 MF   ITA Christian Langella 99 FW   AUS Jahce Novello

Out on loan

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 — DF   ITA Lucio Bonofiglio(at Sora until 30 June 2026) — MF   ITA Andrea Rizzo Pinna(at Ascoli until 30 June 2026)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW   ITA Massimo Zilli (at Frosinone until 30 June 2026)

Cosenza Calcio Primavera

As of 29 March 2025

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 41 MF   ITA Edoardo Contiero 44 GK   ITA Leonardo De Franceschi

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Massimiliano Alvini
Assistant coach	Renato Montagnolo
Technical assistant	Daniele Portanova
Goalkeeper coach	Antonio Fischetti Francesco Spingola
Fitness coach	Claudio Giuntoli
Rehab coach	Giuseppe Ruffolo Giuseppe Managò
Match analyst	Alessandro Imbrogno Emilio Scola

Honours

• Coppa Italia Lega Pro: 2014–15
• Serie D: 1958–59

References

1. "L'Imprenditore Guarascio Fulcro del rilancio del calcio a Cosenza - Cittasport.it". Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
2. LA STORIA a cura di Giorgio Porto
3. Notizie contrastanti sui primi colori sociali del Cosenza Calcio
4. "Comunicato Ufficiale N°38/A (2003–04)" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 31 July 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
5. "CAMBIO DI DENOMINAZIONE SOCIALE" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 27 January 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
6. "Comunicato Ufficiale N°19/A (2011–12)" (PDF). Consiglio Federale (Press release) (in Italian). Rome: Italian Football Federation (FIGC). 18 July 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
7. "Comunicato Ufficiale (C.U.) N°100/CDN (2008–09)" (PDF). Commissione Disciplinare Nazionale (CDN) (Press release) (in Italian). FIGC. 12 June 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
8. "C.U. N°52/CGF (2009–10)" (PDF). Corte di Giustizia Federale (CGF) (Press release) (in Italian). FIGC. 23 October 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
9. "C.U. N°35/CDN (2013–14)" (PDF). CDN (Press release) (in Italian). FIGC. 19 November 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
10. "C.U. N°72/A (2013–14)" (PDF). Presidente Federale (Press release) (in Italian). FIGC. 11 September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
11. "Il Nuovo Cosenza Calcio iscritto in serie D. Quasi pronta la sqaudra disegnata da Fiore" (in Italian). nuovacosenza.com. 5 August 2011. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
12. "Lega Nazionale Dilettanti". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
13. "Tommaso Napoli è il nuovo tecnico del Cosenza" (in Italian). nuovacosenza.com. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
14. "Summary - Serie D - Italy - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
15. "Summary - Serie D - Italy - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
16. "Il Cosenza è in Lega Pro. Il presidente Eugenio Guarascio: "Alla fine abbiamo avuto ragione"" (in Italian). Cosenza Calcio. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
17. "Il nuovo marchio: c'è la storia, c'è il lupo, c'è Cosenza" (in Italian). Cosenza Calcio. 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
18. "Il Cosenza Calcio conquista matematicamente la Lega Pro unica. Battuto il Gavorrano con un gol di Mosciaro" (in Italian). Cosenza Calcio. 30 March 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
19. "Dati contrastanti sulle origini del Cosenza Calcio". Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
20. "Prima Squadra". Cosenza Calcio. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

External links

• Official website