SS Audace Cerignola

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Audace Cerignola
SS Audace Cerignola crest.svg
Full nameSocietà Sportiva
Audace Cerignola srl
Founded1912;113 years ago (1912)
Ground Stadio Domenico Monterisi,
Cerignola, Italy
Capacity8,000
ChairmanNicola Grieco
ManagerVacant
League Serie C Group C
2024–25 Serie C Group C, 2nd of 20

S.S. Audace Cerignola, commonly known as Audace Cerignola or simply Cerignola, is an Italian association football club from Cerignola, Apulia. They play in the Serie C Group C.

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History

The club was originally founded in 1912 as Gruppo Sportivo Cerignola. They played Serie C from 1935 to 1937, after which they exclusively took part at amateur leagues.

The club voluntarily stepped out in 2013 due to financial issues, and restarted from Prima Categoria only a year later. In 2017 they returned to play Serie D, a league they had not played since the year 2000.

In 2019, Audace Cerignola ended the season in an impressive second place, behind AZ Picerno; in the following playoffs, they made it to the final, where they defeated Taranto, thus ensuring a priority slot in the Serie C repechages.

However, due to a number stadium-related issues, the Italian Football Federation denied Serie C entry to the club. [1] After winning a first appeal to the Italian National Olympic Committee Court, [2] and FIGC declining Audace Cerignola's admission due to other stadium-related technicalities, [3] on 5 August 2019 the CONI Court once again overturned the latter's decision, confirming Audace Cerignola's right to take part in the 2019–20 Serie C. [4]

Audace Cerignola were finally promoted to Serie C in the 2021–22 Serie D season, as Group H champions, under the guidance of head coach Michele Pazienza. [5]

Current squad

As of 21 August 2025 [6]

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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Stefano Greco
3 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Luca Russo
5 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Luca Martinelli
6 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Santiago Visentin
9 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Antonio Sabbatani
11 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Giancarlo Bianchini
12 GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Alfonso Rizzuto
14 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Lorenzo Paolucci
15 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Alessandro Ligi
17 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Ernesto Ballabile
18 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Alessandro Faggioli
19 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Gianfranco Giuliodori
20 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Miguel Ángel
22 GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Giuseppe Fares
24 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Oscar Moreso
25 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Riccardo Spaltro
No.Pos.NationPlayer
27 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Gabriele Ingrosso
29 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Luigi Cuppone
33 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Ludovico D'Orazio
45 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Martin Cocorocchio
48 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Nicolas Iurilli
49 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Francesco Lorusso
50 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Alessandro Carnevale
51 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Mattia Tascone
58 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Carmine Cretella
71 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Donato Ianzano
77 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Giuseppe Coccia
90 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Michele Emmausso
99 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Claudio Parlato
DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Lorenzo Cellai
MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Zak Ruggiero (on loan from Trapani )
MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Gaetano Vitale

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.NationPlayer
FW Flag of Albania.svg  ALB Enis Tozaj(at Sestri Levante until 30 June 2026)

References

  1. "Ripescaggi e Riammissioni Serie B e Serie C: le decisioni del Consiglio Federale" (in Italian). Ysport.eu. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. "Accolti ricorsi sia di Bisceglie che Cerignola. Girone C a 21 squadre?" (in Italian). Sporterni. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  3. "Figc: Bisceglie in C, respinto il Cerignola" (in Italian). Teleregione. 25 July 2019. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. "Serie C: Audace Cerignola ripescata, accolto il ricorso dal Collegio di Garanzia del Coni" (in Italian). SKY Sport Italia. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  5. "Cerignola in festa: l'Audace è in Serie C" (in Italian). FoggiaToday. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  6. "Italy - USD Audace Cerignola - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2022.