U.S. Catanzaro 1929 is an Italian professional football club based in Catanzaro, Calabria, who play their matches in Stadio Nicola Ceravolo. The club was officially formed in 1929 after entering teams in interregional tournaments from 1927.
The club has won six interregional level three titles, one interregional level four title, one national level four scudetto , and the Cup of the Alps in 1960 as part of the Italian Federation. Its best result in the Coppa Italia was runners-up in 1965–66. The club has competed in the Serie A seven times.
This list details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the Italian league that season.
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Season | League | CI [lower-alpha 2] | CIC [lower-alpha 3] | Other [lower-alpha 4] | Top scorer | |||||||||||
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Div | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Res | Player(s) | Goals | |||||
Founded as Unione Sportiva Catanzarese in 1927. | ||||||||||||||||
1927–28 [1] | Terza Divisione (Calabria & Basilicata) (4) | 6 | 3rd | |||||||||||||
1928–29 [2] | Terza Divisione (Calabria & Basilicata) (4) | 2 | 3rd | |||||||||||||
Name changed to Unione Sportiva Fascista Catanzarese in 1929. | ||||||||||||||||
1929–30 [3] | Terza Divisione (Calabria & Basilicata) (5) | 8 | 10 | 2nd | [note 1] ↑ | |||||||||||
1930–31 | Prima Divisione/E (3) | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 7th | |||||||
1931–32 | Prima Divisione/F (3) | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 38 | 26 [lower-alpha 5] | 9th | |||||||
1932–33 | Prima Divisione/I (3) | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 18 | 31 | 1st | GS ↑ | Ettore Brossi [lower-alpha 6] [4] | 17 | ||||
1933–34 | Serie B/A (2) | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 31 | 25 | 7th | Antonio Moretti | 11 | |||||
1934–35 | Serie B/B (2) | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 41 | 22 | 11th | [note 2] ↓ | Antonio Moretti [lower-alpha 7] | 10 | ||||
1935–36 | Serie C/D (3) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 27 | 37 | 1st | [note 1] ↑ | R32 | |||||
1936–37 | Serie B (2) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 56 | 24 | 15th | [note 3] ↓ | 3R | |||||
1937–38 [5] | Prima Div. (Calabria) (4) | 2nd | PR1 | |||||||||||||
1938–39 [6] | Prima Div. (Calabria) (4) | 1st | — | |||||||||||||
1939–40 [7] | Prima Div. (Calabria) (4) | 1st | — | |||||||||||||
Did not enter teams competitively during 1940 to 1944 due to World War II. Refounded as Unione Sportiva Catanzaro in 1944. | ||||||||||||||||
1945–46 | Serie C/CS(F) [lower-alpha 8] (3) | 20 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 29 | 27 | 2nd | [note 1] ↑ | ||||||
1946–47 | Serie B/C (2) | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 36 | 26 | 16th | [note 2] ↓ | U. Sacco, A. Codeluppi, G. Venditto | 5 [lower-alpha 9] | ||||
1947–48 | Serie C/S (3) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 65 | 25 | 38 | 2nd | [note 4] | A. Geraci [lower-alpha 10] [4] | 21 | ||||
1948–49 | Serie C/D (3) | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 51 | 28 | 14th | A. Codeluppi | 10 | |||||
1949–50 | Serie C/D (3) | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 47 | 31 | 11th | O. Alò | 10 | |||||
1950–51 | Serie C/D (3) | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 31 | 40 | 5th | A. Geraci | 19 | |||||
1951–52 | Serie C/D (3) | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 35 | 8th | [note 2] ↓ | E. Marini | 14 | ||||
1952–53 | IV Serie/H (4) | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 22 | 38 | 1st | [note 1] ↑ | W SSD | A. Geraci [lower-alpha 11] [4] | 16 | |||
1953–54 | Serie C (3) | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 41 | 37 | 8th | G. Corti [lower-alpha 12] | 10 | |||||
1954–55 | Serie C (3) | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 34 | 38 | 3rd | G. Corti [lower-alpha 14] | 12 | |||||
1955–56 | Serie C (3) | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 33 | 11th | G. Corti [lower-alpha 15] [4] | 16 | |||||
1956–57 | Serie C (3) | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 14th | G. D'Avino [lower-alpha 16] | 5 | |||||
1957–58 | Serie C (3) | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 46 | 35 | 8th | — | L. Scroccaro [lower-alpha 17] | 12 | ||||
1958–59 | Serie C/B (3) | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 56 | 15 | 47 | 1st | [note 1] ↑ | 3R | Gennaro Rambone [lower-alpha 18] | 15 | |||
1959–60 | Serie B (2) | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 8th | 1R | Giovanni Fanello [lower-alpha 19] | 15 | ||||
1960–61 | Serie B (2) | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 42 | 38 | 10th | 1R | W CA | Gennaro Rambone [lower-alpha 20] | 13 | |||
1961–62 | Serie B (2) | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 34 | 14th | QF | Gennaro Rambone [lower-alpha 21] | 11 | ||||
1962–63 | Serie B (2) | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 43 | 37 | 12th | IMR | G. Zavaglio [lower-alpha 22] | 9 | ||||
1963–64 | Serie B (2) | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 47 | 37 | 10th | 2R | O. Bagnoli [lower-alpha 23] | 12 | ||||
1964–65 | Serie B (2) | 38 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 38 | 8th | 1R | G. Marchioro [lower-alpha 24] | 9 | ||||
1965–66 | Serie B (2) | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 38 | 40 | 36 | 10th | RU | Gianni Bui [lower-alpha 25] | 18 ♦ | ||||
1966–67 | Serie B (2) | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 3rd | 1R | Gianni Bui [lower-alpha 26] | 15 | ||||
1967–68 | Serie B (2) | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 32 | 37 | 12th | QF | Sergio Pellizzaro | 14 | ||||
1968–69 [8] | Serie B (2) | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 31 | 35 | 14th | GS | G. Benvenuto | 5 | ||||
1969–70 [9] | Serie B (2) | 38 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 33 | 16th | GS | M. Musiello | 7 | ||||
1970–71 [10] | Serie B (2) | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 47 | 3rd | TB ↑ | GS | Angelo Mammi | 9 | |||
1971–72 [11] | Serie A (1) | 30 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 21 | 15th | [note 2] ↓ | 1GS | GS AIC | Alberto Spelta [12] | 7 | ||
1972–73 [13] | Serie B (2) | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 38 | 27 | 39 | 8th | 1GS | A. Spelta | 11 | ||||
1973–74 [14] | Serie B (2) | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 37 | 35 | 13th | 1GS | Carlo Petrini [lower-alpha 28] | 11 | ||||
1974–75 [15] | Serie B (2) | 38 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 4th | TB | 1GS | A. Spelta [lower-alpha 29] | 7 | |||
1975–76 [16] | Serie B (2) | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 23 | 45 | 2nd | [note 1] ↑ | 1GS | Massimo Palanca [lower-alpha 29] | 11 | |||
1976–77 [17] | Serie A (1) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 43 | 21 | 15th | [note 2] ↓ | 1GS | Massimo Palanca [lower-alpha 30] | 5 | |||
1977–78 | Serie B (2) | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 41 | 44 | 2nd | [note 1] ↑ | 1GS | Massimo Palanca [4] | 18 ♦ | |||
1978–79 | Serie A (1) | 30 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 9th | SF | Massimo Palanca [lower-alpha 31] | 10 | ||||
1979–80 | Serie A (1) | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 24 | 12th | GS | Massimo Palanca [lower-alpha 32] | 9 | ||||
1980–81 | Serie A (1) | 30 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 8th | GS | GS TdC | Massimo Palanca [lower-alpha 33] | 13 | |||
1981–82 [18] | Serie A (1) | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 7th | SF | Edi Bivi [lower-alpha 34] | 12 | ||||
1982–83 [19] | Serie A (1) | 30 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 56 | 13 | 16th | [note 2] ↓ | R16 | L. De Agostini [lower-alpha 35] P. Mariani [lower-alpha 36] | 4 | |||
1983–84 [20] | Serie B (2) | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 45 | 30 | 20th | [note 2] ↓ | GS | Edi Bivi [lower-alpha 29] | 14 | |||
1984–85 [21] | Serie C1/B (3) | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 54 | 30 | 45 | 1st | [note 1] ↑ | GS | R16 | Giuseppe Lorenzo [lower-alpha 37] [4] | 18 ♦ | ||
1985–86 [22] | Serie B (2) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 45 | 30 | 19th | [note 2] ↓ | GS | A. Soda [lower-alpha 38] | 7 | |||
1986–87 | Serie C1/B (3) | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 46 | 24 | 45 | 1st | [note 1] ↑ | GS | Massimo Palanca [4] | 17 ♦ | |||
1987–88 [23] | Serie B (2) | 38 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 46 | 5th | GS | Massimo Palanca [lower-alpha 39] | 13 | ||||
1988–89 [24] | Serie B (2) | 38 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 11th | 1GS | Massimo Palanca [lower-alpha 40] | 12 | ||||
1989–90 [25] | Serie B (2) | 38 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 25 | 20th | [note 2] ↓ | PR1 | Giuseppe Lorenzo [lower-alpha 29] | 5 | |||
1990–91 [26] | Serie C1/B (3) | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 29 [lower-alpha 41] | 16th | [note 2] ↓ | 1R | R16 | Paolo Mollica [lower-alpha 42] | 8 | ||
1991–92 [27] | Serie C2/B (4) | 38 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 44 | 4th | — | GS | Paolo Mollica [lower-alpha 43] [lower-alpha 44] [4] | 16 ♦ | |||
1992–93 [28] | Serie C2/C (4) | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 38 | 34 | 8th | — | QF | D. Guzzetti [lower-alpha 45] | 9 | |||
1993–94 [29] | Serie C2/C (4) | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 35 | 24 | 44 | 9th | — | GS | M. Campo [lower-alpha 46] | 6 | |||
1994–95 [30] | Serie C2/C (4) | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 32 | 33 | 42 | 11th | — | 1R | G. Delle Donne [lower-alpha 47] | 8 | |||
1995–96 [31] | Serie C2/C (4) | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 32 | 45 | 10th | — | 2R | M. Campo [lower-alpha 48] | 7 | |||
1996–97 [32] | Serie C2/C (4) | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 53 | 5th | SF [lower-alpha 49] | — | 2R | F. Libro [lower-alpha 50] | 8 | ||
1997–98 [33] | Serie C2/C (4) | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 48 | 6th | — | R16 | F. Marra [lower-alpha 51] | 6 | |||
1998–99 [34] | Serie C2/C (4) | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 53 | 3rd | SF [lower-alpha 52] | — | GS | M. Marsich [lower-alpha 53] | 11 | ||
1999–2000 [35] | Serie C2/C (4) | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 9th | — | GS | G. Tortora [lower-alpha 54] | 15 | |||
2000–01 [36] | Serie C2/C (4) | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 49 | 35 | 54 [lower-alpha 55] | 3rd | F [lower-alpha 56] | — | GS | S. Di Corcia [lower-alpha 57] | 15 | ||
2001–02 [37] | Serie C2/C (4) | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 35 | 51 | 6th | — | QF | F. Moscelli [lower-alpha 58] | 15 | |||
2002–03 [38] | Serie C2/C (4) | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 56 | 4th | F [lower-alpha 59] ↑ | — | GS | F. Moscelli [lower-alpha 60] | 11 | ||
2003–04 [39] | Serie C1/B (3) | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 44 | 25 | 67 | 1st | [note 1] ↑ | — | GS | RU SCdSC | Giorgio Corona [4] [lower-alpha 61] | 19 | |
2004–05 [40] | Serie B (2) | 42 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 40 | 82 | 26 | 21st | [note 5] | GS | Giorgio Corona [lower-alpha 62] | 13 | |||
2005–06 [41] | Serie B (2) | 42 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 63 | 28 | 22nd | [note 6] ↓ | 2R | Giorgio Corona [lower-alpha 63] | 14 | |||
Refounded as Football Club Catanzaro | ||||||||||||||||
2006–07 [42] | Serie C2/C (4) | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 27 | 45 | 9th | — | GS | Sebastián Bueno [lower-alpha 64] [4] | 16 ♦ | |||
2007–08 [43] | Serie C2/C (4) | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 32 | 25 | 43 | 10th | — | GS | P. Berardi [lower-alpha 65] | 7 | |||
2008–09 [44] | Lega Pro Seconda/C (4) | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 59 | 3rd | RSF | — | 1R | Massimiliano Caputo [lower-alpha 66] | 13 | ||
2009–10 [45] | Lega Pro Seconda/C (4) | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 29 | 69 [lower-alpha 67] | 2nd | RF | — | GS | Manolo Mosciaro [lower-alpha 68] [4] | 16 | ||
2010–11 | Lega Pro Seconda/C (4) | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 49 | 11 [lower-alpha 69] | 15th | [note 7] | 1R | 2R | S. Morello [lower-alpha 70] | 3 | ||
Refounded as Catanzaro Calcio 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
2011–12 | Lega Pro Seconda/B (4) | 40 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 66 | 29 | 83 | 2nd | [note 1] ↑ | — | 3R | Simone Masini [4] | 18 | ||
2012–13 [46] | Lega Pro Prima/B (3) | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 48 | 37 | 10th | 1R | 2R | Giordano Fioretti | 12 | |||
2013–14 [47] | Lega Pro Prima/B (3) | 32 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 55 | 4th | RQF | — | 2R | Giordano Fioretti | 12 | ||
2014–15 [48] | Lega Pro/C (3) | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 44 | 53 | 8th | 2R | 1R | Andrea Razzitti | 7 | |||
2015–16 [49] | Lega Pro/C (3) | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 41 | 11th | 1R | R32 | Andrea Razzitti | 9 | |||
2016–17 [50] | Lega Pro/C (3) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 49 | 38 | 18th | RPO | — | GS | Giuseppe Giovinco | 9 | ||
2017–18 [51] | Serie C/C (3) | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 45 | 42 | 14th | — | GS | Saverino Infantino | 6 | |||
Changed name to Unione Sportiva Catanzaro 1929 | ||||||||||||||||
2018–19 [52] | Serie C/C (3) | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 65 | 32 | 67 | 3rd | QF | — | R16 | Eugenio D'Ursi | 14 | ||
2019–20 [53] | Serie C/C (3) | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 36 | 43 | 7th | 2R | 2R | QF | Mamadou Kanoute | 6 | ||
2020–21 [54] | Serie C/C (3) | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 44 | 29 | 68 | 2nd | 2NR | 3R | | Alessio Di Massimo | 9 | ||
2021–22 | Serie C/C (3) | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 57 | 26 | 67 | 2nd | SF | 1R | SF | ||||
2022–23 | Serie C/C (3) | 38 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 102 | 21 | 96 | 1st | [note 1] ↑ | PR | QF | WSCdSC | Pietro Iemmello | 28 |
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