2023–24 US Lecce season

The 2023–24 season is Unione Sportiva Lecce's 115th season in existence and second consecutive season in Serie A. They also competed in the Coppa Italia.

US Lecce
2023–24 season
PresidentSaverio Sticchi Damiani
Head coachRoberto D'Aversa
(until 11 March)
Luca Gotti
(from 13 March)
StadiumStadio Via del mare
Serie A13th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nikola Krstović (7)

All:
Nikola Krstović (7)
Biggest winSassuolo 0–3 Lecce
Biggest defeatLecce 0–4 Napoli
Bologna 4–0 Lecce
Lecce 0–4 Internazionale
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 5 May 2024.

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 1 February 2024[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
5 DF   CRO Marin Pongračić
6 DF   ITA Federico Baschirotto (vice-captain)
7 FW   SWE Pontus Almqvist (on loan from Rostov)
8 MF   TUN Hamza Rafia
9 FW   MNE Nikola Krstović
10 MF   FRA Rémi Oudin
11 FW   ITA Nicola Sansone
12 DF   ITA Lorenzo Venuti
13 DF   DEN Patrick Dorgu
16 MF   ESP Joan González
17 DF   FRA Valentin Gendrey
18 MF   ALB Medon Berisha
20 MF   ALB Ylber Ramadani (3rd captain)
21 GK   ITA Federico Brancolini
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW   ZAM Lameck Banda
24 MF   DEN Jeppe Corfitzen
25 DF   ITA Antonino Gallo
29 MF   FRA Alexis Blin (captain)
30 GK   ITA Wladimiro Falcone
40 GK   FIN Jasper Samooja
45 FW   ROU Rareș Burnete
50 FW   ARG Santiago Pierotti
55 DF   ALB Kastriot Dermaku
59 DF   ALG Ahmed Touba (on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir)
77 MF   FRA Mohamed Kaba
83 MF   CZE Daniel Samek
91 FW   ITA Roberto Piccoli (on loan from Atalanta)
98 GK   ROU Alexandru Borbei

Out on loan edit

As of 9 February 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ITA Marco Bleve (on loan to Carrarese until 30 June 2024)
DF   BEL Mats Lemmens (on loan to Lecco until 30 June 2024)
DF   SWE Zinedin Smajlović (on loan to Lecco until 30 June 2024)
MF   ITA Giacomo Faticanti (on loan to Ternana until 30 June 2024)
MF   ISL Þórir Helgason (on loan to Eintracht Braunschweig until 30 June 2024)
MF   MAR Youssef Maleh (on loan to Empoli until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   FIN Henri Salomaa (on loan to Lecco until 30 June 2024)
FW   POL Marcin Listkowski (on loan to Lecco until 30 June 2024)
FW   FIN Eetu Mömmö (on loan to SJK until 31 December 2024)
FW   ESP Pablo Rodríguez (on loan to Ascoli until 30 June 2024)
FW   BRA Gabriel Strefezza (on loan to Como until 30 June 2024)
FW   SWE Joel Voelkerling Persson (on loan to Vitesse until 30 June 2024)

Transfers edit

In edit

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF   Youssef Maleh   Fiorentina €5,500,000 1 July 2023 [2]
DF   Marin Pongračić   VfL Wolfsburg €2,000,000 1 July 2023 [3]
MF   Hamza Rafia   Pescara €800,000 18 July 2023 [4]
GK   Wladimiro Falcone   Sampdoria €4,000,000 27 July 2023 [5]
MF   Mohamed Kaba   Valenciennes €3,000,000 14 August 2023 [6]
FW   Nikola Krstović   DAC Dunajská Streda €4,000,000 18 August 2023 [7]
MF   Giacomo Faticanti   Roma U19 Undisclosed 25 August 2023 [8]
DF   Ahmed Touba   İstanbul Başakşehir Loan 27 August 2023 [9]
FW   Rémi Oudin   Bordeaux €1,000,000 28 August 2023 [10]
FW   Nicola Sansone Unattached Free 11 September 2023 [11]
FW   Santiago Pierotti   Colón €1,200,000 16 January 2024

Out edit

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF   Fabio Lucioni   Palermo Undisclosed 1 July 2023 [12]
DF   Tommaso Cassandro   Como €500,000 13 July 2023 [13]
DF   Ilario Monterisi   Frosinone Undisclosed 14 July 2023 [14]
DF   Simone Romagnoli   Frosinone €100,000 25 July 2023 [15]
MF   Pablo Rodríguez   Ascoli Loan 10 August 2023 [16]
DF   Morten Hjulmand   Sporting Lisbon €18,000,000 13 August 2023 [17]
FW   Assan Ceesay   Damac €2,500,000 15 August 2023 [18]
DF   Mats Lemmens   Lecco Loan 23 August 2023 [19]
FW   Joel Voelkerling Persson   Vitesse Loan 29 August 2023 [20]
FW   Federico Di Francesco   Palermo Undisclosed 31 August 2023 [21]
MF   Youssef Maleh   Empoli Loan 31 August 2023 [22]
MF   Giacomo Faticanti   Ternana Loan 8 January 2024 [23]
DF   Zinedin Smajlović   Lecco Loan 18 January 2024 [24]
FW   Gabriel Strefezza   Como Loan 29 January 2024 [25]
FW   Eetu Mömmö   SJK Loan 9 February 2024 [26]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 July 2023 Friendly Lecce   4–0   Padova Folgaria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Centro Sportivo Folgaria
Referee: Marco Piccinni
30 July 2023 Friendly Cittadella   0–3   Lecce Lavarone
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Campo Calcio
Referee: Simone Di Renzo
6 August 2023 Ramón de Carranza Trophy Cádiz   1–1
(3–1 p)
  Lecce Cádiz
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla
Attendance: 16,017
Referee: Francisco José Hernandez Maeso (Spain)
Penalties

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 20 August 2023 26 May 2024 Matchday 1 36 8 13 15 32 52 −20 022.22
Coppa Italia 13 August 2023 1 November 2023 Round of 64 Round of 32 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00
Total 38 9 13 16 35 56 −21 023.68

Last updated: 13 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

Serie A edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Genoa 36 11 13 12 43 44 −1 46
12 Monza 36 11 12 13 39 48 −9 45
13 Lecce 36 8 13 15 32 52 −20 37
14 Hellas Verona 36 8 10 18 34 48 −14 34
15 Udinese 36 5 18 13 35 52 −17 33
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2024. Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team; 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)[27]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
36 8 13 15 32 52  −20 37 6 6 6 17 25  −8 2 7 9 15 27  −12

Last updated: 13 May 2024.
Source: Serie A

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDWDWLLDDLLDDDDWLLDLLLWLLLDLWDLWWDDL
Position7744367910111314131313121213131314141313131413161313141313131313
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2024. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were unveiled on 5 July 2023.[28]

20 August 2023 1 Lecce 2–1 Lazio Lecce
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 29,081
Referee: Federico Dionisi
27 August 2023 2 Fiorentina 2–2 Lecce Florence
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 34,604
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi
3 September 2023 3 Lecce 2–0 Salernitana Lecce
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 28,052
Referee: Luca Massimi
17 September 2023 4 Monza 1–1 Lecce Monza
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 13,074
Referee: Livio Marinelli
22 September 2023 5 Lecce 1–0 Genoa Lecce
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 27,053
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
26 September 2023 6 Juventus 1–0 Lecce Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 38,445
Referee: Antonio Giua
30 September 2023 7 Lecce 0–4 Napoli Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 27,588
Referee: Luca Pairetto
6 October 2023 8 Lecce 1–1 Sassuolo Lecce
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 26,160
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
23 October 2023 9 Udinese 1–1 Lecce Udinese
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 20,113
Referee: Paride Tremolada
28 October 2023 10 Lecce 0–1 Torino Lecce
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 26,123
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
5 November 2023 11 Roma 2–1 Lecce Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 64,790
Referee: Andrea Colombo
11 November 2023 12 Lecce 2–2 Milan Lecce
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 26,484
Referee: Rosario Abisso
27 November 2023 13 Hellas Verona 2–2 Lecce Verona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 16,730
Referee: Federico La Penna
3 December 2023 14 Lecce 1–1 Bologna Lecce
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 24,326
Referee: Daniele Doveri
11 December 2023 15 Empoli 1–1 Lecce Empoli
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,152
Referee: Andrea Colombo
16 December 2023 16 Lecce 2–1 Frosinone Lecce
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 23,645
Referee: Luca Zufferli
23 December 2023 17 Internazionale 2–0 Lecce Milan
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72,723
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro
30 December 2023 18 Atalanta 1–0 Lecce Bergamo
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 14,864
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
6 January 2024 19 Lecce 1–1 Cagliari Lecce
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 25,203
Referee: Davide Massa
14 January 2024 20 Lazio 1–0 Lecce Rome
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi
21 January 2024 21 Lecce 0–3 Juventus Lecce
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 28,074
Referee: Daniele Doveri
28 January 2024 22 Genoa 2–1 Lecce Genoa
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 32,152
Referee: Luca Pairetto
2 February 2024 23 Lecce 3–2 Fiorentina Lecce
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 24,778
Referee: Antonio Giua
11 February 2024 24 Bologna 4–0 Lecce Bologna
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 24,658
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
16 February 2024 25 Torino 2–0 Lecce Turin
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 22,457
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
25 February 2024 26 Lecce 0–4 Internazionale Lecce
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 27,910
Referee: Daniele Doveri
3 March 2024 27 Frosinone 1–1 Lecce Frosinone
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe
Attendance: 15,334
Referee: Marco Guida
10 March 2024 28 Lecce 0–1 Hellas Verona Lecce
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 25,222
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
16 March 2024 29 Salernitana 0–1 Lecce Salerno
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 15,376
Referee: Fabio Maresca
1 April 2024 30 Lecce 0–0 Roma Lecce
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 29,031
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro
6 April 2024 31 Milan 3–0 Lecce Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72,035
Referee: Luca Massimi
13 April 2024 32 Lecce 1–0 Empoli Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 25,957
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
21 April 2024 33 Sassuolo 0–3 Lecce Reggio Emilia
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 16,210
Referee: Daniele Doveri
27 April 2024 34 Lecce 1–1 Monza Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 27,167
Referee: Alberto Santoro
5 May 2024 35 Cagliari 1–1 Lecce Cagliari
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 16,407
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro
13 May 2024 36 Lecce 0–2 Udinese Lecce
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Referee: Davide Massa

Coppa Italia edit

13 August 2023 Round of 64 Lecce 1–0 Como Lecce
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 14,174
Referee: Daniele Rutella
1 November 2023 Round of 32 Lecce 2–4 Parma Lecce
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 6,654
Referee: Daniele Minelli

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