U.S. Cremonese


Unione Sportiva Cremonese, commonly referred to as Cremonese, is an Italian football club based in Cremona, Lombardy. It currently plays in Serie B.
Some of the famous players who played for Cremonese include Pasquale Vivolo, Antonio Cabrini, Gustavo Dezotti, Anders Limpar, Enrico Chiesa, Gianluca Vialli, Michelangelo Rampulla, Giuseppe Favalli, John Aloisi and Władysław Żmuda.

History

Cremonese was in Serie A in its first season but entered a long period of decline, languishing in the lower leagues before the late 1970s. By 1984 they had achieved promotion to Serie A, with one-year spells in 1984–85, 1989–90 and 1991–92.
Cremonese had a successful run in the 1992/93 Anglo-Italian Cup, beating Bari 4–1 in the semi-final, and Derby County 3–1 in the final at the old Wembley Stadium: Cremonese's scorers were Corrado Verdelli, Riccardo Maspero and Andrea Tentoni, with Derby's goal scored by Marco Gabbiadini.
Under Luigi Simoni, Cremonese returned to Serie A in 1993. With a side containing quality in the form of defenders Luigi Gualco and Corrado Verdelli, midfield playmaker Riccardo Maspero and forwards Andrea Tentoni and Matjaž Florijančič, Cremonese held their own in Serie A with a 10th-place finish in 1993–94, but would be relegated in 1996.
Relegation resulted in the decline of the club, plummeting to Serie C2 by 2000 before achieving successive promotions back to Serie B by 2005. Giovanni Dall'Igna, another defender from the Serie A years, has since returned to the club. However, Cremonese were relegated to Serie C1 in the 2005/2006 season. Cremonese have tried to return to Serie B since: their best attempt was in the 2009/10 season, when they were beaten by Varese in the promotion play-off final.

Honours

TypeCompetitionTitlesSeasons/Years
DomesticSerie C31935–36, 1941–42, 1976–77
DomesticLega Pro Prima Divisione
1
2004–05
DomesticSerie D
1
1953–54
DomesticPrima Categoria
1
1967–68
WorldwideAnglo-Italian Cup
1
1992–93

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head Coach Pierpaolo Bisoli
Assistant Coach Simone Groppi
Goalkeeper Coach David Dei
Fitness Coach Danilo Chiodi
Physiotherapist Andrea Gualteri
Carlo Bentivoglio
Alessandro Rivetti
Kinetotherapist Cristian Freghieri
Chief Doctor Diego Giuliani
Club Doctor Fabrizio Frittoli
Video Analyst Igor Quaia