2021–22 US Alessandria Calcio 1912 season

The 2021–22 season was U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912's first season back in second division of the Italian football league, the Serie B, and the 110th as a football club.

Alessandria
2021–22 season
ChairmanLuca Di Masi
ManagerMoreno Longo
StadiumStadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Serie B18th (relegated)
Coppa ItaliaFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Simone Corazza (12)

All:
Simone Corazza (14)

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 25 February 2022[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 Lorenzo Crisanto
3 DF   ITA Luca Coccolo (on loan from Juventus)
4 DF   ITA Riccardo Chiarello
5 MF   ITA Mirko Gori (on loan from Frosinone)
6 MF   FRA Abou Ba (on loan from Nantes)
7 MF   ITA Luca Parodi
8 FW   ITA Gabriel Lunetta (on loan from Atalanta)
10 FW   ITA Michele Marconi
11 DF   ITA Federico Mattiello (on loan from Atalanta)
12 GK   ITA Matteo Pisseri
13 DF   ITA Simone Benedetti
14 DF   ITA Andrea Beghetto (on loan from Pisa)
15 DF   ITA Lorenzo Ariaudo
16 FW   ITA Diego Fabbrini (on loan from Ascoli)
17 MF   ITA Mattia Mustacchio
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   ITA Simone Corazza
19 DF   ITA Giuseppe Prestia
20 FW   ITA Francesco Orlando (on loan from Salernitana)
21 MF   ITA Federico Casarini
22 GK   ITA Michele Cerofolini (on loan from Fiorentina)
23 MF   ITA Antonino Barillà
25 DF   ITA Edoardo Pierozzi
26 MF   ITA Andrea Palazzi
29 FW   ITA Simone Palombi
30 DF   ITA Matteo Di Gennaro
31 DF   ITA Gabriele Bellodi (on loan from Milan)
37 FW   ALB Andrea Filipi
44 DF   ITA Valerio Mantovani (on loan from Salernitana)
62 MF   ITA Tommaso Milanese (on loan from Roma)
72 FW   ALB Aristidi Kolaj

Out on loan

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As of 31 January 2022

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 Simone Sini (at Renate until 30 June 2022)
MF   ITA Francesco Giorno (at Triestina until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   ITA Nicolò Poppa (at Chieri until 30 June 2022)
FW   ITA Umberto Eusepi (at Juve Stabia until 30 June 2022)

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

11 August 2021 Friendly Atalanta   7–1   Alessandria Bergamo, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Referee: Simone Sozza
4 September 2021 Friendly Alessandria   3–2   Genoa Alessandria, Italy
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta

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 B 21 August 2021 6 May 2022 Matchday 1 18th 38 8 10 20 37 59 −22 021.05
Coppa Italia 8 August 2021 16 August 2021 Preliminary round First round 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 050.00
Total 40 9 10 21 41 62 −21 022.50

Source: Soccerway

Serie B

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
16 Cosenza (O) 38 8 11 19 36 59 −23 35 Qualification for relegation play-out
17 Vicenza (R) 38 9 7 22 38 59 −21 34[a]
18 Alessandria (R) 38 8 10 20 37 59 −22 34[a] Relegation to Serie C
19 Crotone (R) 38 4 14 20 41 61 −20 26
20 Pordenone (R) 38 3 9 26 29 71 −42 18
Source: Lega Serie B (in Italian), 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) Draw.[2]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Vicenza finished ahead of Alessandria on head-to-head points: Vicenza 2–1 Alessandria, Alessandria 0–1 Vicenza.

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 10 20 37 59  −22 34 5 6 8 16 23  −7 3 4 12 21 36  −15

Source: Serie B

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLLLLLDWLWDLLWWLLWLLWDDDLLLDDLLLDLWWDDL
Position1416181820181818181717181717171716161616161615161616161616161616161616161618
Source: Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 24 July 2021.[3]

22 August 2021 1 Benevento 4–3 Alessandria Benevento
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
Attendance: 2,869
Referee:   Marco Di Bello
27 November 2021 14 Alessandria 1–0 Cremonese Alessandria
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Attendance: 2,290
Referee:   Manuel Volpi

Coppa Italia

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8 August 2021 Preliminary round Padova 0–2 (a.e.t.) Alessandria Padova
20:30 CEST Report
Stadium: Stadio Euganeo
Attendance: 401
Referee: Daniele Minelli
16 August 2021 First round Sampdoria 3–2 Alessandria Genoa
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 1,249
Referee: Andrea Colombo

References

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  1. ^ "Rosa | U.S. ALESSANDRIA CALCIO 1912" (in Italian). Alessandriacalcio.it. Archived from the original on 2014-02-06. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  2. ^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Serie B, tutto il calendario della stagione 2021/22". ITA Sport Press.