2022–23 Genoa CFC season

The 2022–23 season was the 129th in the history of Genoa CFC and their first season back in the second division since 2007. The club participated in Serie B and the Coppa Italia.

Genoa
2022–23 season
PresidentAlberto Zangrillo
Head coachAlexander Blessin
(until 6 December)
Alberto Gilardino
(from 6 December)
StadiumStadio Luigi Ferraris
Serie B2nd (promoted)
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Albert Guðmundsson (11)

All:
Albert Guðmundsson (14)
colours
colours

Players

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As of 26 January 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   CRO Adrian Šemper
2 DF   ITA Stefano Sabelli
3 DF   GER Lennart Czyborra
4 DF   ITA Domenico Criscito
5 DF   ROU Radu Drăgușin (on loan from Juventus)
8 MF   NED Kevin Strootman (on loan from Marseille)
9 FW   ITA Massimo Coda
11 MF   ISL Albert Guðmundsson
13 DF   ITA Mattia Bani
14 DF   ITA Alessandro Vogliacco
18 FW   GHA Caleb Ekuban
22 GK   ESP Josep Martínez (on loan from RB Leipzig)
24 MF   POL Filip Jagiełło
25 GK   SVN Rok Vodišek
27 MF   ITA Stefano Sturaro (Captain)
31 MF   AUT Stefan Ilsanker
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 MF   DEN Morten Frendrup
33 DF   URU Alan Matturro
35 MF   ITA Luca Lipani
36 DF   SUI Silvan Hefti
47 MF   CRO Milan Badelj
50 FW   TUR Güven Yalçın
57 FW   ROU George Pușcaș (on loan from Reading)
68 DF   ITA Brayan Boci
70 MF   ITA Mattia Aramu (on loan from Venezia)
77 FW   ROU Denis Drăguș (on loan from Standard Liège)
82 GK   ITA Giuseppe Agostino
90 MF   ITA Manolo Portanova
93 DF   CRO Marko Pajač
94 MF   FRA Abdoulaye Touré
99 MF   CHI Pablo Galdames

Out on loan

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As of 20 January 2023

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   ITA Davide Biraschi (at Karagümrük until 10 July 2023)
DF   ITA Paolo Gozzi (at Cosenza until 30 June 2023)
DF   ITA Nicholas Rizzo (at Pro Vercelli until 30 June 2023)
DF   ITA Federico Valietti (at Vicenza until 30 June 2024)
FW   ITA Kelvin Yeboah (at Augsburg until 30 June 2023)
DF   MEX Johan Vásquez (at Cremonese until 30 June 2023)
MF   ITA Luca Chierico (at Piacenza until 30 June 2023)
MF   ITA Patrizio Masini (at Novara until 30 June 2023)
MF   ITA Filippo Melegoni (at Standard Liège until 30 June 2023)
MF   ITA Vittorio Parigini (at Como until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ITA Mattia Zennaro (at Feralpisalò until 30 June 2023)
MF   POL Kacper Zielski (at Matera until 30 June 2023)
MF   ITA Francesco Cassata (at Ternana until 30 June 2023)
FW   ITA Flavio Bianchi (at Brescia until 30 June 2023)
FW   POL Aleksander Buksa (at OH Leuven until 30 June 2023)
FW   ITA Giacomo Calò (at Cosenza until 30 June 2023, obligation to buy)
FW   ITA Andrea Favilli (at Ternana until 30 June 2023)
FW   SLE Yayah Kallon (at Verona until 30 June 2023)
FW   ITA Elia Petrelli (at Siena until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

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Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

22 July 2022 Friendly Genoa   0–1   Mallorca Schwaz, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Junior   72'
Stadium: Silberstadt Arena Schwaz
27 July 2022 Friendly Lazio   1–4   Genoa Kössen, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Kaiserwinkl Arena
Referee: Felix Brych
22 September 2022 Friendly Monaco   2–3   Genoa Monaco
11:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Centre de Performance
Attendance: 0

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie B 14 August 2022 19 May 2023 Matchday 1 2nd 38 21 11 6 53 28 +25 055.26
Coppa Italia 8 August 2022 12 January 2023 Round of 64 Round of 16 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 066.67
Total 41 23 11 7 57 31 +26 056.10

Source: Soccerway

Serie B

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Frosinone (C, P) 38 24 8 6 63 26 +37 80 Promotion to Serie A
2 Genoa[a] (P) 38 21 11 6 53 28 +25 73
3 Bari 38 17 14 7 58 37 +21 65 Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals
4 Parma[b] 38 17 10 11 48 39 +9 60[c]
5 Cagliari (O, P) 38 15 15 8 50 34 +16 60[c] 0Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round0
Source: 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) Draw.[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Genoa were deducted one point due to income tax payment irregularities.[2]
  2. ^ Parma were deducted one point for missing the deadline to fulfil obligations for February taxes on the salary bill.[3]
  3. ^ a b Parma finished ahead of Cagliari on head-to-head points: Cagliari 1–1 Parma, Parma 2–1 Cagliari.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 21 11 6 53 28  +25 74 12 6 1 29 10  +19 9 5 5 24 18  +6

Source: Serie B

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWDWDLWWDWWDLDLLWDWWWWDLWDWDWWWWDWWDWLW
Position66259546522333544433322222222222222222
Source: Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 15 July 2022.[5][6]

14 August 2022 1 Venezia 1–2 Genoa Venice
20:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Attendance: 5,263
Referee:   Massimiliano Irrati
20 August 2022 2 Genoa 0–0 Benevento Genoa
20:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 23,000
Referee:   Ivano Pezzuto
28 August 2022 3 Pisa 0–1 Genoa Pisa
20:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani
Attendance: 9,842
Referee:   Daniele Chiffi
3 September 2022 4 Genoa 3–3 Parma Genoa
16:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 24,153
Referee:   Giacomo Camplone
9 September 2022 5 Palermo 1–0 Genoa Palermo
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 23,643
Referee:   Francesco Cosso
17 September 2022 6 Genoa 1–0 Modena Genoa
16:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 23,500
Referee:   Luca Zufferli
1 October 2022 7 SPAL 0–2 Genoa Ferrara
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 12,257
Referee:   Andrea Colombo
7 October 2022 8 Genoa 0–0 Cagliari Genoa
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 26,042
Referee:   Matteo Marchetti
15 October 2022 9 Cosenza 1–2 Genoa Cosenza
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla
Attendance: 7,434
Referee:   Niccolo Baroni
22 October 2022 10 Ternana 1–2 Genoa Terni
16:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Libero Liberati
Attendance: 11,059
Referee:   Daniele Doveri
29 October 2022 11 Genoa 1–1 Brescia Genoa
16:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 27,239
Referee:   Andrea Colombo
7 November 2022 12 Reggina 2–1 Genoa Reggio Calabria
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo
Attendance: 14,005
Referee:   Fabio Maresca
13 November 2022 13 Genoa 1–1 Como Genoa
16:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 24,747
Referee:   Luca Massimi
27 November 2022 14 Perugia 1–0 Genoa Perugia
15:00 CET
Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
Attendance: 7,924
Referee:   Federico La Penna
4 December 2022 15 Genoa 0–1 Cittadella Genoa
15:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 25,000
Referee:   Luca Pairetto
8 December 2022 16 Genoa 2–0 Südtirol Genoa
15:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 22,000
Referee:   Antonio Giua
11 December 2022 17 Ascoli 0–0 Genoa Ascoli Piceno
15:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Attendance: 7,072
Referee:   Daniele Doveri
18 December 2022 18 Genoa 1–0 Frosinone Genoa
20:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 23,000
Referee:   Simone Sozza
26 December 2022 19 Bari 1–2 Genoa Bari
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
Attendance: 48,827
Referee:   Maurizio Mariani
16 January 2023 20 Genoa 1–0 Venezia Genoa
18:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 20,000
Referee:   Gianpiero Miele
21 January 2023 21 Benevento 1–2 Genoa Benevento
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
Attendance: 7,929
Referee:   Marco Serra
28 January 2023 22 Genoa 0–0 Pisa Genoa
16:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 29,460
Referee:   Manuel Volpi
5 February 2023 23 Parma 2–0 Genoa Parma
16:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 14,281
Referee:   Francesco Fourneau
10 February 2023 24 Genoa 2–0 Palermo Genoa
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 25,185
Referee:   Livio Marinelli
19 February 2023 25 Modena 2–2 Genoa Modena
16:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia
Attendance: 14,030
Referee:   Maurizio Mariani
25 February 2023 26 Genoa 3–0 SPAL Genoa
16:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 24,293
Referee:   Ivano Pezzuto
1 March 2023 27 Cagliari 0–0 Genoa Cagliari
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 13,520
Referee:   Paolo Valeri
6 March 2023 28 Genoa 4–0 Cosenza Genoa
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 24,370
Referee:   Antonio Giua
12 March 2023 29 Genoa 1–0 Ternana Genoa
16:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 26,470
Referee:   Giacomo Camplone
18 March 2023 30 Brescia 0–3 Genoa Brescia
14:00 CET Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
31 March 2023 31 Genoa 1–0 Reggina Genoa
20:30 CET Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
10 April 2023 32 Como 2–2 Genoa Como
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
15 April 2023 33 Genoa 2–0 Perugia Genoa
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
22 April 2023 34 Cittadella 0–1 Genoa Cittadella
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato
Referee: Federico Dionisi

Coppa Italia

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8 August 2022 Round of 64 Genoa 3–2 Benevento Genoa
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Andrea Colombo
18 October 2022 Round of 32 Genoa 1–0 SPAL Genoa
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee:   Antonio Santoro
12 January 2023 Round of 16 Roma 1–0 Genoa Rome
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Ermanno Feliciani

References

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  1. ^ "Squadra – GENOA | Lega Serie B". Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  2. ^ "Genoa, un punto di penalizzazione per mancati adempimenti Irpef" (in Italian). SKY Sport. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Serie B: Parma and Reggina docked points" (in Italian). Football Italia. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Serie B, le date della stagione 2022–2023: quando inizia e finisce, calendario, pausa invernale". Stadionews24. 25 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Calendario Serie B 2022/2023: Date e Orari, anticipi e posticipi". 15 July 2022.