Cesena FC
2023–24 season
ManagerDomenico Toscano
StadiumStadio Dino Manuzzi
Serie C1st
Coppa ItaliaRound of 64
Coppa Italia Serie CRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Cristian Shpendi (8)
All: Cristian Shpendi (8)

The 2023–24 season is Cesena FC's 84th season in existence and fifth consecutive season in the Serie C. They are also competing in the Coppa Italia and the Coppa Italia Serie C.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 September 2023[1].

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Matteo Pisseri
4 MF Italy ITA Riccardo Chiarello
5 MF Italy ITA Ivan Varone
6 MF France FRA Jonathan Bumbu
7 FW Italy ITA Daniele Donnarumma
8 MF Italy ITA Saber Hraiech
9 FW Albania ALB Cristian Shpendi
10 FW Sierra Leone SLE Augustus Kargbo
11 FW Italy ITA Roberto Ogunseye
13 DF Italy ITA Luca Coccolo
14 MF Italy ITA Tommaso Berti
15 DF Italy ITA Andrea Ciofi
17 MF Italy ITA Emanuele Adamo
18 FW Italy ITA Simone Corazza
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Prestia
20 MF Italy ITA Francesco De Rose
24 MF Italy ITA Edoardo Pierozzi (on loan from Fiorentina)
25 DF Italy ITA Antonio David
26 DF Italy ITA Matteo Piacentini
28 DF Italy ITA Luigi Silvestri
30 MF Italy ITA Alessandro Giovannini
34 GK Italy ITA Giulio Veliaj
46 GK Italy ITA Alessandro Bagli
61 GK Italy ITA Alessandro Siano
70 MF Italy ITA Matteo Francesconi
73 DF Italy ITA Simone Pieraccini
77 MF Italy ITA Giovanni Nannelli

Out on loan

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 United States USA Luca Lewis (at Pontedera until 30 June 2024)
— GK Italy ITA Lorenzo Pollini (at Cjarlins Muzane until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Albania ALB Stiven Shpendi (at Empoli until 30 June 2025)
— FW Italy ITA King Udoh (at Gubbio until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

30 July 2023 Friendly Forlì Italy 1–4 Italy Cesena
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie C 3 September 2023 28 April 2024 Matchday 1 18 13 4 1 41 13 +28 072.22
Coppa Italia 6 August 2023 11 August 2023 Preliminary round Round of 64 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 000.00
Coppa Italia Serie C 8 November 2023 28 November 2023 Second round Round of 16 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 050.00
Total 22 14 5 3 44 19 +25 063.64

Last updated: 17 December 2023
Source: Soccerway

Serie C

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cesena 20 15 4 1 45 13 +32 49 Promotion to Serie B
Qualification for the Supercoppa di Serie C
2 Torres 20 14 5 1 32 15 +17 47 Qualification for the promotion play-offs national phase
3 Carrarese 20 10 5 5 20 13 +7 35
4 Perugia 20 8 9 3 24 18 +6 33 Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase
5 Pescara 20 9 5 6 38 25 +13 32
Updated to match(es) played on 7 January 2024. Source: Lega Pro, Soccerway (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Lower goals against; 7) Wins; 8) Lower losses; 9) Away wins; 10) Lower home losses.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[2]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
18 13 4 1 41 13  +28 43 7 2 0 25 7  +18 6 2 1 16 6  +10

Last updated: 17 December 2023.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

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GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHA
ResultLWWWWWWDDWWDWWWWWD
Position147532222222111
Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2023. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 7 August 2023.[3]

3 September 2023 1 Olbia 2–1 Cesena Olbia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Bruno Nespoli
Referee: Mattia Caldera
15 September 2023 3 Pontedera 1–3 Cesena Pontedera
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Ettore Mannucci
19 September 2023 4 Cesena 4–0 Ancona Cesena
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
23 September 2023 5 Fermana 0–4 Cesena Fermo
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Bruno Recchioni
27 September 2023 2 Cesena 3–1 SPAL Cesena
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Referee: Michele Delrio
1 October 2023 6 Cesena 5–2 Rimini Cesena
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
9 October 2023 7 Arezzo 0–2 Cesena Arezzo
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Città di Arezzo
15 October 2023 8 Cesena 2–2 Sestri Levante Cesena
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
22 October 2023 9 Pineto 1–1 Cesena Pescara
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia
Referee: Carlo Rinaldi
30 October 2023 11 Cesena 2–1 Carrarese Cesena
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Referee: Andrea Bordin
5 November 2023 12 Gubbio 1–1 Cesena Gubbio
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
  • Adamo 37'
 Stadium: Stadio Pietro Barbetti
Referee: Antonino Costanza
12 November 2023 13 Cesena 4–0 Vis Pesaro Cesena
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
16 November 2023 10 Virtus Entella 0–1 Cesena Chiavari
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Note: The match scheduled for 26 October 2023, was postponed.
2 December 2023 16 Cesena 1–0 Juventus Next Gen Cesena
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
  • Pieraccini 69'
 Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Referee: Giorgio Bozzetto
9 December 2023 17 Recanatese 1–2 Cesena Recanati
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Nicola Tubaldi
17 December 2023 18 Cesena 1–1 Torres Cesena
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
23 December 2023 19 Perugia v Cesena Perugia
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi

Coppa Italia

6 August 2023 Preliminary round Cesena 2–2 (a.e.t.) Virtus Entella Cesena
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Attendance: 3,418
Referee: Matteo Gualtieri
Penalties
11 August 2023 Round of 64 Bologna 2–0 Cesena Bologna
21:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Adamo Yellow card 37'
 Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 14,139
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

Coppa Italia Serie C

8 November 2023 Second round Cesena 1–0 Vis Pesaro Cesena
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Referee: Aleksandar Djurdjevic

References

  1. ↑ "Cesena squad". Soccerway.
  2. ↑ "PLAY-OFF e PLAY-OUT CAMPIONATO SERIE C 2022-2023" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Pro. 6 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Serie C, ecco i gironi e il calendario della nuova stagione". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 7 August 2023.
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