1980–81 US Catanzaro season

During the 1980–81 season Catanzaro competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia. It was the club's third consecutive season and fifth overall season in the Serie A. The club participated in the Coppa Italia for the 26th time.

U.S. Catanzaro
1980–81 season
PresidentAdriano Merlo
ManagerTarcisio Burgnich
StadiumStadio Comunale
Serie A8th
Coppa ItaliaGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Massimo Palanca (13)
All: Massimo Palanca (13)

Squad

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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 Massimo Mattolini
GK   ITA Ruggero Casari
GK   ITA Alessandro Zaninelli
DF   ITA Gabriele Morganti
DF   ITA Andrea Salvatori
DF   ITA Franco Peccenini
DF   ITA Leonardo Menichini
DF   ITA Claudio Ranieri (captain)
MF   ITA Giorgio Boscolo
MF   ITA Giuseppe Sabadini
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ITA Antonio Sabato
MF   ITA Massimo Mauro
MF   ITA Piero Braglia
MF   ITA Angelo Orazi
FW   ITA Valerio Majo
FW   ITA Giorgio De Giorgis
FW   ITA Santino Mondello
FW   ITA Carlo Borghi
FW   ITA Massimo Palanca

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Serie A 8th 14 September 1980 24 May 1981
Coppa Italia Group Group 20 August 1980 7 September 1980

Source: Competitions

Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Cagliari 30 8 14 8 29 30 −1 30
7 Bologna[a] 30 11 12 7 32 27 +5 29
8 Catanzaro 30 6 17 7 24 27 −3 29
9 Torino 30 8 10 12 26 29 −3 26
10 Avellino[a] 30 10 10 10 36 33 +3 25[b]
Source: Panini
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Bologna, Avellino and Perugia started the season with a 5-point penalisation because of the Totonero 1980 scandal.
  2. ^ Positions decided by head-to-head points. Avellino 10 pts; Ascoli 10 pts; Udinese 8 pts; Como 6 pts; Brescia 6 pts.

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
30 6 17 7 24 27  −3 291 4 9 2 14 11  +3 2 8 5 10 16  −6

Last updated: 7 March 2023.
Source: webalice.it

1Points were only worth 2 for a win this season

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAH
ResultDWDWDLDLDWLLDDDDLDDDDDWLWDWDLD
Position656324566456767788799979977788
Points134677889111111121314151516171819202222242527282829
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = Leader, 1980–81 European Cup;   = 1980–81 UEFA Cup;   = 1980–81 Serie B; R = 1980–81 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Matches

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14 September 1980 1 Napoli 1–1 Catanzaro Naples
Musella   59' (pen) Report   67' Sabato Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Referee: Franco Tonolini
21 September 1980 2 Catanzaro 1–0 Torino Catanzaro
Palanca   35' Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Paolo Bergamo
28 September 1980 3 Fiorentina 1–1 Catanzaro Florence
Bertoni   71' Report   85' De Giorgis Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Paolo Milan
5 October 1980 4 Catanzaro 2–0 Como Catanzaro
Palanca   60'
Boscolo   64'
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Claudio Pieri
19 October 1980 5 Brescia 1–1 Catanzaro Brescia
Sabadini   55' (o.g.) Report   39' Borghi Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Referee: Luigi Agnolin
26 October 1980 6 Catanzaro 0–1 Perugia Catanzaro
Report   59' Bagni Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Piero Patrussi
9 November 1980 7 Roma 0–0 Catanzaro Rome
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Paolo Bergamo
23 November 1980 8 Udinese 2–1 Catanzaro Udine
Pin   61'
Tesser   76'
Report   1' Borghi Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Gianfranco Menegali
30 November 1980 9 Catanzaro 0–0 Juventus Catanzaro
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi
14 December 1980 10 Catanzaro 2–0 Ascoli Catanzaro
Palanca   56'
Borghi   62'
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Giancarlo Redini
21 December 1980 11 Avellino 1–0 Catanzaro Naples
Juary   12' Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Referee: Massimo Ciulli
28 December 1980 12 Catanzaro 1–3 Pistoiese Catanzaro
Palanca   90' (pen.) Report   24' Chimenti
  72' Badiani
  87' Paganelli
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Paolo Casarin
18 January 1981 13 Bologna 0–0 Catanzaro Bologna
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Mario Facchin
25 January 1981 14 Catanzaro 0–0 Cagliari Catanzaro
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Arnaldo Prati
1 February 1981 15 Inter Milan 2–2 Catanzaro Milan
Prohaska   30'
Beccalossi   35'
Report   18' (o.g.) Canuti
  78' De Giorgis
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Giancarlo Redini
8 February 1981 16 Catanzaro 0–0 Napoli Catanzaro
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Claudio Pieri
15 February 1981 17 Torino 2–0 Catanzaro Turin
P. Pulici   3'
D'Amico   70'
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Roberto Terpin
22 February 1981 18 Catanzaro 2–2 Fiorentina Catanzaro
Sabato   36'
Palanca   41' (pen.)
Report   46', 66' Fattori Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Pietro D'Elia
1 March 1981 19 Como 0–0 Catanzaro Como
Report Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Referee: Massimo Ciulli
8 March 1981 20 Catanzaro 0–0 Brescia Catanzaro
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Carlo Longhi
15 March 1981 21 Perugia 0–0 Catanzaro Perugia
Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
Referee: Romeo Paparesta
22 March 1981 22 Catanzaro 1–1 Roma Catanzaro
Palanca   55' Report   70' Conti Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Paolo Casarin
29 March 1981 23 Catanzaro 2–1 Udinese Catanzaro
Palanca   43', 71' Report   49' (pen.) Zanone Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Giancarlo Redini
5 April 1981 24 Juventus 3–0 Catanzaro Turin
Marocchino   15'
Brady   82'
Scirea   90'
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Maurizio Mattei
12 April 1981 25 Ascoli 1–2 Catanzaro Ascoli Piceno
A. Moro   42' (rig.) Report   18' Palanca
  37' Borghi
Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Referee: Carlo Longhi
26 April 1981 26 Catanzaro 1–1 Avellino Catanzaro
Ranieri   41' Report   49' Ipsaro Passione Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Egidio Ballerini
3 May 1981 27 Pistoiese 0–1 Catanzaro Pistoia
Report   84' (pen.) Palanca Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Domenico Lops
10 May 1981 28 Catanzaro 2–2 Bologna Catanzaro
Palanca   30', 69' Report   27' Fiorini
  42' Fabbri
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Tullio Lanese
17 May 1981 29 Cagliari 2–1 Catanzaro Cagliari
Piras   71'
Osellame   80'
Report   40' (pen.) Palanca Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
24 May 1981 30 Catanzaro 0–0 Inter Milan Catanzaro
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Roberto Bianciardi

Coppa Italia

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Group stage

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Table (Group 7)
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Torino 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7 7
2 Perugia 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 4
3 Catanzaro 4 2 0 2 3 5 −2 4
4 Bari 4 1 1 2 3 3 0 3
5 Lecce 4 0 2 2 1 6 −5 2
Matches (Group 7)
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20 August 1980 1 Catanzaro 1–0 Lecce Catanzaro
De Giorgis   20' Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Castaldi
31 August 1980 3 Catanzaro 1–0 Perugia Catanzaro
De Giorgis   60' Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Casarin
3 September 1980 4 Torino 3–1 Catanzaro Turin
  • P. Sala   8'
  • D'Amico   15'
  • F. Graziani   59'
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Prati
7 September 1980 5 Bari 2–0 Catanzaro Bari
  • A. Serena   42'
  • Iorio   80'
Referee: Magni

Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW   ITA Carlo Borghi 29 4 25 4 4 0
MF   ITA Giorgio Boscolo 32 1 30 1 2 0
MF   ITA Piero Braglia 26 0 22 0 4 0
GK   ITA Ruggero Casari 2 -2 2 -2 0 0
FW   ITA Giorgio De Giorgis 28 4 24 2 4 2
FW   ITA Valerio Majo 19 0 19 0 0 0
FW   ITA Massimo Mauro 31 0 27 0 3+1 0
GK   ITA Massimo Mattolini 3 -2 3 -2 0 0
DF   ITA Leonardo Menichini 25 0 22 0 3 0
FW   ITA Santino Mondello 7 0 4 0 0+3 0
DF   ITA Gabriele Morganti 27 0 24 0 3 0
MF   ITA Angelo Orazi 25 0 21 0 4 0
FW   ITA Massimo Palanca 28 13 28 13 0 0
DF   ITA Franco Peccenini 11 0 11 0 0 0
DF   ITA Claudio Ranieri 30 2 27 1 3 1
DF   ITA Giuseppe Sabadini 34 0 30 0 4 0
MF   ITA Antonio Sabato 32 2 28 2 4 0
DF   ITA Andrea Salvadori 3 0 3 0 0 0
GK   ITA Alessandro Zaninelli 31 -28 27 -23 4 -5

References

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  • calcio-seria.net [1]
  • historical-lineups.com [2]
  • webalice.it [3]
  1. ^ "US Catanzaro player appearances". www.calcio-seriea.net. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. ^ "1980–81 Coppa Italia" (PDF). historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Catanzaro season summaries 1980–81". webalice.it. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2023.