2022–23 Cagliari Calcio season

The 2022–23 season was the 103rd season in the history of Cagliari Calcio and their first season back in the second division since 2016. The club participated in Serie B and the Coppa Italia.

Cagliari Calcio
2022–23 season
OwnerFluorsid Group
PresidentTommaso Giulini
Head coachFabio Liverani
(until 20 December)
Claudio Ranieri
(from 1 January)
StadiumUnipol Domus
Serie B5th (promoted via play-offs)
Coppa ItaliaRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gianluca Lapadula (21)

All:
Gianluca Lapadula (26)

Players

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As of 1 September 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   SRB Boris Radunović
2 DF   ITA Luigi Palomba
3 DF   ITA Edoardo Goldaniga
4 DF   ITA Alberto Dossena
5 MF   ITA Marco Mancosu
6 MF   CRO Marko Rog
8 MF   URU Nahitan Nández
9 FW   PER Gianluca Lapadula
10 MF   ITA Nicolas Viola
12 GK   BIH Eldin Lolić
14 MF   ITA Alessandro Deiola
15 DF   ITA Giorgio Altare
16 DF   ARG Franco Carboni (on loan from Inter Milan)
18 GK   ITA Simone Aresti
19 FW   ITA Vincenzo Millico
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   URU Gastón Pereiro
21 MF   ITA Nicolò Cavuoti
22 GK   ITA Giuseppe Ciocci
23 MF   ITA Nunzio Lella
24 DF   ITA Elio Capradossi
25 FW   ITA Filippo Falco (on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
27 DF   ITA Antonio Barreca
28 DF   ITA Gabriele Zappa
29 MF   CGO Antoine Makoumbou
30 FW   ITA Leonardo Pavoletti
33 DF   SVK Adam Obert
39 MF   GRE Christos Kourfalidis
77 FW   ANG Zito Luvumbo
80 MF   ARG Isaías Delpupo
99 DF   ITA Alessandro Di Pardo (on loan from Juventus)

Out on loan

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As of 1 September 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
GK   ITA Alessio Cragno (at Monza until 30 June 2023)
DF   ITA Raoul Bellanova (at Inter Milan until 30 June 2023)
DF   POL Sebastian Walukiewicz (at Empoli until 30 June 2023)
MF   ROU Răzvan Marin (at Empoli until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   ITA Alberto Cerri (at Como until 30 June 2023)
FW   ITA Gianluca Contini (at Olbia until 30 June 2023)
DF   ITA Salvatore Boccia (at Turris until 30 June 2023)
FW   ITA Jacopo Desogus (at Pescara Calcio until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

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Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 July 2022 Friendly Cagliari   13–0   Rappresentativa Locale Assemini
Pereiro   22'
João Pedro   39'
Pavoletti   48'   63'   76'
Luvumbo   50'   56'
Del Pupo   58'   79'
Lella   59'   61'
Pandori   84 aut.'
Palomba   88'
Report Stadium: Asseminello
Referee: Caggiari
12 July 2022 Friendly Cagliari   10–2   Rappresentativa Locale Assemini
Desogus   2'   8'   10'   22'
Pavoletti   25'
João Pedro   52'   59'   70'   84'
Tramoni   62'
Report Mattana   30 rig.'
Stocchino   67'
Stadium: Asseminello
14 July 2022 Friendly Cagliari A   2–2   Cagliari B Assemini
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) João Pedro   28'   82' Report Pavoletti   30'
Lella   57'
Stadium: Asseminello
17 July 2022 Friendly Cagliari   6–1   Rappresentativa Locale Assemini
Deiola   10'
Contini   60'   85'
Faragò   64'
Desogus   87'
Luvumbo   89'
Report Aloia   76' Stadium: Asseminello
Referee: Selva
23 July 2022 VI Trofeo Sardegna Olbia   0–3   Cagliari Olbia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Bruno Nespoli
Referee: Giuseppe Collu
27 July 2022 Friendly Strasbourg   1–2   Cagliari Strasbourg, France
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 8,651
Referee: Aurélien Petit (France)
31 July 2022 Friendly Leeds United   6–2   Cagliari Leeds, England
18:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 29,046
Referee: David Coote (England)

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 13 August 2022 19 May 2023 Matchday 1 5th 38 15 15 8 50 34 +16 039.47
Promotion play-offs 27 May 2023 11 June 2023 Preliminary round Winners 5 3 2 0 7 4 +3 060.00
Coppa Italia 5 August 2022 20 October 2022 Round of 64 Round of 32 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Total 45 19 17 9 60 41 +19 042.22

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
3 Bari 38 17 14 7 58 37 +21 65 Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals
4 Parma[a] 38 17 10 11 48 39 +9 60[b]
5 Cagliari (O, P) 38 15 15 8 50 34 +16 60[b] 0Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round0
6 Südtirol 38 14 16 8 38 34 +4 58
7 Reggina[c] (E) 38 17 4 17 49 45 +4 50 Revival in Serie D
Source: 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.[4]
(E) Eliminated; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Parma were deducted one point for missing the deadline to fulfil obligations for February taxes on the salary bill.[2]
  2. ^ a b Parma finished ahead of Cagliari on head-to-head points: Cagliari 1–1 Parma, Parma 2–1 Cagliari.
  3. ^ Reggina were deducted five points for failing to pay taxes and player salaries on time. The deduction was initially seven points;[3] later relegated to Serie D after enduring serious financial difficulties for several years. Brescia was readmitted into Serie B.

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 15 15 8 50 34  +16 60 11 6 2 28 17  +11 4 9 6 22 17  +5

Source: Serie B

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWLWWLLDWLDDDDDLWLWWDWLWDDDDWWDDDLWWWW
Position11512736998101010101112121114118869668787656666665
Source: Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 15 July 2022.[5][6]

13 August 2022 1 Como 1–1 Cagliari Como
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
21 August 2022 2 Cagliari 2–1 Cittadella Cagliari
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Referee: Daniele Orsato
27 August 2022 3 SPAL 1–0 Cagliari Ferrara
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: Lorenzo Maggioni
2 September 2022 4 Cagliari 1–0 Modena Cagliari
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 14,485
Referee: Niccolò Baroni
10 September 2022 5 Benevento 0–1 Cagliari Benevento
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
17 September 2022 6 Cagliari 0–1 Bari Cagliari
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 14,087
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
1 October 2022 7 Cagliari 1–4 Venezia Cagliari
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Unipol Domus
Referee: Francesco Cosso
7 October 2022 8 Genoa 0–0 Cagliari Genoa
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 26,042
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
15 October 2022 9 Cagliari 2–1 Brescia Cagliari
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Unipol Domus
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
24 October 2022 10 Ascoli 2–1 Cagliari Ascoli Piceno
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca

Coppa Italia

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5 August 2022 Round of 64 Cagliari 3–2 Perugia Cagliari
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Referee: Matteo Gualtieri
20 October 2022 Round of 32 Bologna 1–0 Cagliari Bologna
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Giacomo Camplone

References

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  1. ^ "Team". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Serie B: Parma and Reggina docked points" (in Italian). Football Italia. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  3. ^ "La Reggina ritrova due punti in classifica: da -7 a -5, torna in zona playoff" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Serie B, le date della stagione 2022-2023: quando inizia e finisce, calendario, pausa invernale". Stadionews24. 25 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Calendario Serie B 2022/2023: Date e Orari, anticipi e posticipi". 15 July 2022.