2022–23 US Lecce season

The 2022–23 season was the 96th season in the history of U.S. Lecce and the club's first season back in the top flight since 2020. The club participated in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.

U.S. Lecce
2022–23 season
PresidentSaverio Sticchi Damiani
Head coachMarco Baroni
StadiumStadio Via del mare
Serie A16th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 64
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gabriel Strefezza (8)

All:
Gabriel Strefezza (9)

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 17 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   ITA Marco Bleve
3 DF   ALB Kastriot Dermaku
5 DF   CRO Marin Pongračić (on loan from VfL Wolfsburg)
6 DF   ITA Federico Baschirotto
7 MF   NOR Kristoffer Askildsen (on loan from Sampdoria)
9 FW   ITA Lorenzo Colombo (on loan from AC Milan)
11 FW   ITA Federico Di Francesco
13 DF   ITA Alessandro Tuia
14 MF   ISL Þórir Jóhann Helgason
16 DF   ESP Joan Gonzàlez
17 DF   FRA Valentin Gendrey
19 FW   POL Marcin Listkowski
20 MF   CZE Daniel Samek
21 GK   ITA Federico Brancolini
22 FW   ZAM Lameck Banda
23 MF   SWE John Björkengren
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF   ITA Antonino Gallo
27 MF   BRA Gabriel Strefezza
28 MF   FRA Rémi Oudin (on loan from Bordeaux)
29 MF   FRA Alexis Blin
30 GK   ITA Wladimiro Falcone (on loan from Sampdoria)
31 FW   SWE Joel Voelkerling Persson
32 MF   MAR Youssef Maleh (on loan from Fiorentina)
36 GK   FIN Jasper Samooja
42 MF   DEN Morten Hjulmand (captain)
77 FW   GAM Assan Ceesay
80 MF   ALB Medon Berisha
83 DF   BEL Mats Lemmens
93 DF   FRA Samuel Umtiti (on loan from Barcelona)
97 DF   ITA Giuseppe Pezzella (on loan from Parma)
99 FW   ESP Pablo Rodríguez
DF   ITA Tommaso Cassandro

Out on loan

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As of 17 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 Fabio Lucioni (at Frosinone until 30 June 2023)
DF   ITA Ilario Monterisi (at Frosinone until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ITA Roberto Pierno (at Virtus Francavilla until 30 June 2023)
MF   ITA Alessio Piazza (at Messina until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

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No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
5 DF   Marin Pongračić   VfL Wolfsburg Loan 22 August 2022 [2]
93 DF   Samuel Umtiti   Barcelona Loan 25 August 2022 [3]
28 MF   Rémi Oudin   Bordeaux Loan 31 August 2022 [4]
32 MF   Youssef Maleh   Fiorentina Loan 3 January 2023 [5]
4 DF   Simone Romagnoli   Parma Undisclosed 31 January 2023 [6]
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF   Žan Majer   Reggina Free 31 July 2022
MF   Francesco Di Mariano   Palermo €1,000,000 16 August 2022
DF   Gianluca Frabotta   Frosinone Loan 1 September 2022
FW   Pablo Rodríguez   Brescia Loan 20 January 2023

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Lecce started training in Folgaria on 30 June.[7]

5 July 2022 Friendly Lecce   14–1   USD Postal Calcio Folgaria, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Centro Sportivo Mauro Marzari
9 July 2022 Friendly Rovereto   0–7   Lecce Rovereto, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
13 July 2022 Friendly VfL Bochum   3–2   Lecce Brixen, Italy
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Sportplatz Klaus Seebacher
22 July 2022 Friendly Virtus Francavilla   0–1   Lecce Francavilla Fontana, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Paolo II
Referee: Giorgio Vergaro
29 July 2022 Friendly Parma   1–0   Lecce Parma, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 2,358
Referee: Alessandro Prontera
23 December 2022 Friendly Udinese   2–0   Lecce
15:30 CET (UTC+1)

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 A 13 August 2022 4 June 2023 Matchday 1 16th 38 8 12 18 33 46 −13 021.05
Coppa Italia 5 August 2022 Round of 64 Round of 64 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Total 39 8 12 19 35 49 −14 020.51

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Empoli 38 10 13 15 37 49 −12 43
15 Salernitana 38 9 15 14 48 62 −14 42
16 Lecce 38 8 12 18 33 46 −13 36
17 Spezia (R) 38 6 13 19 31 62 −31 31[a] Qualification for the Relegation tie-breaker[b]
18 Hellas Verona (O) 38 7 10 21 31 59 −28 31[a]
Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team;[8] 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[9]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Spezia 4 Hellas Verona 1
  2. ^ Should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match was held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively.

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 8 12 18 33 46  −13 36 3 8 8 18 24  −6 5 4 10 15 22  −7

Source: Serie A

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultLLDDLDWDLDLLDWWWDDLLWDWLLLLLLDLWLLDDWL
Position1219151517171513161617171616161211141415141313151515151616161616161616161616
Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 24 June 2022.[10]

13 August 2022 1 Lecce 1–2 Internazionale Lecce
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 25,353
Referee: Alessandro Prontera
20 August 2022 2 Sassuolo 1–0 Lecce Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 9,219
Referee: Andrea Colombo
28 August 2022 3 Lecce 1–1 Empoli Lecce
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 23,941
Referee: Alberto Santoro
31 August 2022 4 Napoli 1–1 Lecce Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 37,573
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro
5 September 2022 5 Torino 1–0 Lecce Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 19,087
Referee: Manuel Volpi
11 September 2022 6 Lecce 1–1 Monza Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 23,391
Referee: Luca Pairetto
16 September 2022 7 Salernitana 1–2 Lecce Salerno
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 19,488
Referee: Daniele Doveri
2 October 2022 8 Lecce 1–1 Cremonese Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 23,377
Referee: Livio Marinelli
9 October 2022 9 Roma 2–1 Lecce Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 64,018
Referee: Alessandro Prontera
17 October 2022 10 Lecce 1–1 Fiorentina Lecce
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 24,925
Referee: Luca Massimi
23 October 2022 11 Bologna 2–0 Lecce Bologna
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 24,206
Referee: Simone Sozza
29 October 2022 12 Lecce 0–1 Juventus Lecce
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 25,860
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
4 November 2022 13 Udinese 1–1 Lecce Udine
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 21,834
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
9 November 2022 14 Lecce 2–1 Atalanta Lecce
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 19,948
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
12 November 2022 15 Sampdoria 0–2 Lecce Genoa
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 14,561
Referee: Daniele Doveri
4 January 2023 16 Lecce 2–1 Lazio Lecce
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 26,084
Referee: Livio Marinelli
8 January 2023 17 Spezia 0–0 Lecce La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 7,300
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
14 January 2023 18 Lecce 2–2 Milan Lecce
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 25,942
Referee: Daniele Orsato
21 January 2023 19 Hellas Verona 2–0 Lecce Verona
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 19,955
Referee: Federico La Penna
27 January 2023 20 Lecce 1–2 Salernitana Lecce
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 24,446
Referee: Davide Massa
4 February 2023 21 Cremonese 0–2 Lecce Cremona
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 11,189
Referee: Daniele Orsato
11 February 2023 22 Lecce 1–1 Roma Lecce
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 25,200
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
19 February 2023 23 Atalanta 1–2 Lecce Bergamo
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 19,435
Referee: Marco Piccinini
25 February 2023 24 Lecce 0–1 Sassuolo Lecce
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 23,760
Referee: Niccolò Baroni
5 March 2023 25 Internazionale 2–0 Lecce Milan
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 75,033
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
12 March 2023 26 Lecce 0–2 Torino Lecce
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 24,413
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
19 March 2023 27 Fiorentina 1–0 Lecce Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 34,604
Referee: Rosario Abisso
3 April 2023 28 Empoli 1–0 Lecce Empoli
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,844
Referee: Michael Fabbri
7 April 2023 29 Lecce 1–2 Napoli Lecce
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 25,799
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
16 April 2023 30 Lecce 1–1 Sampdoria Lecce
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 22,471
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
23 April 2023 31 Milan 2–0 Lecce Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72,614
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
28 April 2023 32 Lecce 1–0 Udinese Lecce
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 23,069
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
3 May 2023 33 Juventus 2–1 Lecce Turin
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 33,757
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
7 May 2023 34 Lecce 0–1 Hellas Verona Lecce
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 24,768
Referee: Davide Massa
12 May 2023 35 Lazio 2–2 Lecce Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 44,500
Referee: Fabio Maresca
21 May 2023 36 Lecce 0–0 Spezia Lecce
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 26,022
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
28 May 2023 37 Monza 0–1 Lecce Monza
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 15,039
Referee: Daniele Doveri
Note: Donati was sent off for dissent while a substitute.
4 June 2023 38 Lecce 2–3 Bologna Lecce
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 25,816
Referee: Marco Piccinini

Coppa Italia

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5 August 2022 Round of 64 Lecce 2–3 (a.e.t.) Cittadella Lecce
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 15,857
Referee: Gianpiero Miele

References

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  1. ^ "Prima Squadra 2021/22" (in Italian). U.S. Lecce.
  2. ^ "Pongracic loaned to Lecce". VfL Wolfsburg. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Samuel Umtiti è un calciatore del Lecce" (in Italian). U.S. Lecce. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  4. ^ "RÉMI OUDIN È UN CALCIATORE DEL LECCE" (in Italian). Lecce. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  5. ^ "MALEH È UN CALCIATORE DEL LECCE". www.uslecce.it (in Italian). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  6. ^ "ROMAGNOLI IN GIALLOROSSO" (in Italian). U.S. Lecce. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Lecce, il 23 giugno il raduno: Il 30 giugno si va a Folgaria". 8 June 2022.
  8. ^ Should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match was held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively.
  9. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 304/A" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation.
  10. ^ "Calendario Serie a 2022–2023, il 24 giugno nasce il nuovo campionato".