2023–24 Catania FC season
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The 2023–24 season was Catania FC's 95th season in existence and second consecutive season in the Serie C. They also competed in the Coppa Italia Serie C.
| 2023–24 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Luca Tabbiani (until 5 November) Michele Zeoli (caretaker, 6–14 November) Cristiano Lucarelli (from 14 November to 7 March) Michele Zeoli (from 8 March) | |||
| Stadium | Stadio Angelo Massimino | |||
| Serie C | 13th | |||
| Promotion play-offs | National phase second round | |||
| Coppa Italia Serie C | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Samuel Di Carmine (8) All: Samuel Di Carmine (8) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 19,842 vs Rimini | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 0 vs Sorrento | |||
| Biggest win | Casertana 0–4 Catania Benevento 0–4 Catania Catania 4–0 Brindisi | |||
| Biggest defeat | Crotone 3–0 Catania Avellino 5–2 Catania | |||
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- As of 1 February 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
The club started their pre-season on 23 July with a retreat in Zafferana Etnea.[3]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Serie C | 1 September 2023 | 28 April 2024 | Matchday 1 | 13th | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 031.58 |
| Promotion play-offs | 14 May 2024 | 25 May 2024 | National phase first round | National phase second round | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Coppa Italia Serie C | 4 October 2023 | 2 April 2024 | First round | Winners | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 062.50 |
| Total | 50 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 038.00 | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Foggia | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 48[a] | |
| 12 | Sorrento | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 48[a] | |
| 13 | Catania | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 45[b] | Qualification for the national play-offs first round[c] |
| 14 | Messina | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 45[b] | |
| 15 | Turris | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 44 |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 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)[4]
Notes:
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 45 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 23 | −5 |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | |
| Position | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
The league fixtures were unveiled on 7 August 2023.[5]
National phase first round
Catania advanced by winning the Coppa Italia Serie C.
National phase second round
Avellino advanced as a seeded team.
Coppa Italia Serie C
- ^ "Chiricó al Catania Fc, il colpaccio è ufficiale".
- ^ "Alessandro Quaini from Fiorenzuola to Catania".
- ^ "Catania, le date e le amichevoli precampionato programmate". ITA Sport Press. July 27, 2023.
- ^ "PLAY-OFF e PLAY-OUT CAMPIONATO SERIE C 2022-2023" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Pro. 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Serie C, ecco i gironi e il calendario della nuova stagione". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Perché Catania-Sorrento si gioca senza tifosi e a porte chiuse? | Goal.com Italia". www.goal.com. December 18, 2023.