S.S. Audace Cerignola

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.

Audace Cerignola
Full nameSocietà Sportiva
Audace Cerignola srl
Founded1912
GroundStadio Domenico Monterisi,
Cerignola, Italy
Capacity8,000
ChairmanDanilo Quarto
ManagerMichele Pazienza
LeagueSerie C Group C
2021–22Serie D Group H, 1st of 20 (promoted)

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 February 2023[6]

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 Umberto Saracco
2 DF Italy ITA Fabricio Olivera
3 DF Italy ITA Luca Russo
4 MF Italy ITA Raffaele Bianco
5 MF Argentina ARG Galo Capomaggio
6 DF Italy ITA Giacinto Allegrini (captain)
7 MF Italy ITA Giuseppe Coccia
8 FW Italy ITA Alessandro Inguscio
9 FW Italy ITA Giancarlo Malcore
10 MF Italy ITA Michele D'Ausilio
11 FW Italy ITA Mattia Montini (on loan from Monopoli)
12 GK Italy ITA Giuseppe Fares
14 MF Italy ITA Edoardo Mengani
15 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Ligi
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Italy ITA Manuel Botta
17 FW Italy ITA Filippo D'Andrea
19 FW Morocco MAR Ismail Achik
20 MF Spain ESP Miguel Ángel
22 GK Italy ITA Salvatore Trezza
23 FW Italy ITA Luigi Samele (on loan from Sassuolo)
24 FW Italy ITA Zak Ruggiero
28 DF Italy ITA Samuele Righetti (on loan from Perugia)
29 MF Italy ITA Mattia Tascone
32 DF Italy ITA Edoardo Blondett
33 MF Italy ITA Christian Langella
72 DF Italy ITA Paolo Giofrè
99 FW Italy ITA Sabino Signorile
— DF Italy ITA Gabriel Santoni

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
— DF Italy ITA Paolo Bianco (at Molfetta until 30 June 2023)
— DF Italy ITA Vincenzo Farucci (at Molfetta until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Italy ITA Samuele Neglia (at Fermana until 30 June 2023)

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. 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.
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