2017–18 F.C. Crotone season

The 2017–18 season was Football Club Crotone's second season in Serie A after the club's 17th-place finish the previous season, in which the club sat in the relegation zone for most of the campaign. Crotone competed in Serie A and the Coppa Italia. The club finished 18th in the league, being relegated to Serie B after just two seasons in Serie A, and were eliminated in the fourth round of the Coppa Italia.

Crotone
2017–18 season
PresidentGianni Vrenna
ManagerDavide Nicola
(until 6 December 2017)
Walter Zenga
(from 8 December 2017)
StadiumStadio Ezio Scida
Serie A18th
Coppa ItaliaFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marcello Trotta (7)

All:
Marcello Trotta (8)
Highest home attendance15,021 vs Juventus
(18 April 2018, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance4,869 vs Piacenza
(12 August 2017, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance10,581[1]

Players

Squad information

As of 6 September 2017.[2]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Alex Cordaz (captain)
3 GK Marco Festa
5 MF Adrian Stoian
6 MF Marcus Rohdén
7 DF Federico Ceccherini
8 MF Aristóteles Romero
9 FW Andrea Nalini
10 MF Andrea Barberis
11 MF Oliver Kragl
13 MF Mariano Julio Izco
14 MF Ćazim Suljić
17 FW Ante Budimir (on loan from Sampdoria)
20 DF Daniel Pavlović
21 DF Giuseppe Cuomo
24 MF Aleksandar Tonev
No. Position Player
28 FW Giuseppe Borello
29 FW Marcello Trotta (on loan from Sassuolo)
31 DF Mario Sampirisi
32 FW Marco Tumminello (on loan from Roma)
34 DF Stefan Simić (on loan from Milan)
37 DF Davide Faraoni
38 MF Rolando Mandragora (on loan from Juventus)
44 DF Leandro Cabrera
47 MF Andrej Kotnik
78 GK Aniello Viscovo
87 MF Bruno Martella
89 MF Giovanni Crociata
93 DF Arlind Ajeti (on loan from Torino)
99 FW Simy

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
23 July 2017 MF Mariano Julio Izco 34 Unattached Free [3]
2 August 2017 MF Giovanni Crociata 19 Milan Undisclosed [4]

Loans in

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
22 July 2017 FW Marcello Trotta 24 Sassuolo Loan Second consecutive loan with Crotone [5]
1 August 2017 DF Arlind Ajeti 23 Torino Loan [6]
5 August 2017 MF Rolando Mandragora 20 Juventus Loan [7]
31 August 2017 DF Daniel Pavlović 29 Sampdoria Loan [8]

Out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source

Loans out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source

Pre-season and friendlies

v

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Cagliari 38 11 6 21 33 61 28 39
17 SPAL 38 8 14 16 39 59 20 38
18 Crotone (R) 38 9 8 21 40 66 26 35 Relegation to Serie B
19 Hellas Verona (R) 38 7 4 27 30 78 48 25
20 Benevento (R) 38 6 3 29 33 84 51 21
Source: Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[9]
(R) Relegated.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 9 8 21 40 66  −26 35 6 6 7 23 25  −2 3 2 14 17 41  −24

Last updated: 20 May 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLDLLLWDDLLWWLLLLWLLLWDDDLLLWLLWLDWWLDL
Position1914181819161615171715151515161716181818171717171717181618181818181615161818
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

20 August 2017 1Crotone0–3MilanCrotone
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ceccherini  5'
Dussenne  90'
Report Kessié  6' (pen.)
Cutrone  9',  18'
Suso  23'
Locatelli  59'
Bonucci  69'
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 13,478
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
27 August 2017 2Crotone0–0Hellas VeronaCrotone
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Stoian  38' Report Büchel  36'
Fares  52'
Bessa  90+3'
Zaccagni  90+3'
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 9,158
Referee: Marco Guida
10 September 2017 3Cagliari1–0CrotoneCagliari
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Sau  33'
Cigarini  43'
Padoin  45+1'
Report Ceccherini  53' Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 14,076
Referee: Daniele Doveri
16 September 2017 4Crotone0–2InternazionaleCrotone
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cordaz  83' Report Miranda  40'
Škriniar  82'
Candreva  90'
Perišić  90+2'
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 13,422
Referee: Luca Banti
20 September 2017 5Atalanta5–1CrotoneBergamo
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Petagna  5'
Caldara  25'
Iličić  38'
Gómez  63', 74' (pen.)
Report Ajeti  45+2'
Tumminello  70'
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 16,378
Referee: Marco Piccinini
24 September 2017 6Crotone2–0BeneventoCrotone
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mandragora  43'
Rohdén  58'
Report Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 8,827
Referee: Daniele Orsato
1 October 2017 7SPAL1–1CrotoneFerrara
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Paloschi  39'
Felipe  84'
Schiattarella  88'
Report Rohdén  35'
Simy  59'
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 11,187
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
15 October 2017 8Crotone2–2TorinoCrotone
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rohdén  25'
Ajeti  52'
Martella  64'
Report Falque  53'
De Silvestri  90+2'
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 9,563
Referee: Paolo Valeri
21 October 2017 9Sampdoria5–0CrotoneGenoa
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ferrari  3'
Quagliarella  11' (pen.)
Torreira  25'
Caprari  38'
Linetty  71'
Kownacki  76'
Report Budimir  6'
Stoian  26'
Mandragora  41'
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 18,220
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
25 October 2017 10Roma1–0CrotoneRome
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Perotti  10' (pen.) Report Budimir  71' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 31,605
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
29 October 2017 11Crotone2–1FiorentinaCrotone
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Budimir  17',  47'
Trotta  18'
Simić  74'
Cordaz  76'
Report Astori  39'
Benassi  44'
Chiesa  62'
Babacar  74'
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 8,906
Referee: Fabio Maresca
4 November 2017 12Bologna2–3CrotoneBologna
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Verdi  38', 45+1'
Krafth  67'
González  84'
Report Budimir  42', 70',  48'
Sampirisi  44'
Simić  59'
Trotta  68' (pen.)
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 20,146
Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua
19 November 2017 13Crotone0–1GenoaCrotone
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Stoian  39' Report Rigoni  11',  70'
Spolli  33'
Veloso  54'
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 9,106
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
26 November 2017 14Juventus3–0CrotoneTurin
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Benatia  45+1',  71'
Matuidi  50'
Mandžukić  52'
De Sciglio  60'
Report Budimir  32'
Rohdén  85'
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 38,585
Referee: Claudio Gavillucci
4 December 2017 15Crotone0–3UdineseCrotone
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Jankto  40', 53'
Lasagna  66'
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 8,564
Referee: Davide Massa
10 December 2017 16Sassuolo2–1CrotoneReggio Emilia
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Berardi  36'
Goldaniga  49'
Politano  61'
Missiroli  72'
Cassata  74'
Report Ajeti  50'
Acerbi  66' (o.g.)
Romero  90+3'
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 8,319
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
17 December 2017 17Crotone1–0ChievoCrotone
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Ajeti  12'
Budimir  33'
Barberis  63'
Mandragora  65'
Romero  90+4'
Report Bastien  41'
Gobbi  61'
Birsa  65'
Dainelli  71'
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 8,799
Referee: Luca Pairetto
23 December 2017 18Lazio4–0CrotoneRome
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Milinković-Savić  40'
Lukaku  56'
Immobile  78'
Lulić  86'
Felipe Anderson  89'
Report Ajeti  68'
Budimir  74'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
29 December 2017 19Crotone0–1NapoliCrotone
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Ceccherini  39' Report Hamšík  17'
Jorginho  30'
Albiol  51'
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 11,063
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
6 January 2018 20Milan1–0CrotoneMilan
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Biglia  45'
Bonucci  54'
Kalinić  90+4'
Report Mandragora  20'
Martella  90+3'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 42,533
Referee: Fabio Maresca
21 January 2018 21Hellas Verona0–3CrotoneVerona
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Fares  32'
B. Zuculini  61'
Report Barberis  3'
Ricci  17',  67'
Ceccherini  27'
Martella  28'
Stoian  50',  54'
Capuano  82'
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 16,075
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
28 January 2018 22Crotone1–1CagliariCrotone
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Trotta  29' (pen.)
Ricci  56'
Ceccherini  62'
Report Cigarini  19',  45+7'
Pisacane  45+2'
Farias  56'
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 8,987
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
3 February 2018 23Internazionale1–1CrotoneMilan
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Éder  23',  59' Report Mandragora  29'
Barberis  60'
Benali  80'
Ricci  89'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 46,807
Referee: Daniele Orsato
10 February 2018 24Crotone1–1AtalantaCrotone
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Capuano  52'
Budimir  76'
Mandragora  79'
Faraoni  83'
Nalini  90+3'
Report Palomino  35',  88'
Tolói  85'
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 8,795
Referee: Davide Massa
18 February 2018 25Benevento3–2CrotoneBenevento
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Coda  25'
Letizia  32'
Sandro  37',  80'
Brignola  58'
Viola  65'
Đuričić  67'
Diabaté  89'
Report Crociata  11'
Budimir  66'
Benali  73',  75'
Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
Attendance: 10,163
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
25 February 2018 26Crotone2–3SPALCrotone
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Sampirisi  23'
Budimir  49', 86'
Report Vicari  30'
Antenucci  37'
Cionek  50'
Šimić  51'
Paloschi  60',  81'
Schiattarella  81'
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 8,658
Referee: Daniele Orsato
11 March 2018 28Crotone4–1SampdoriaCrotone
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Trotta  6', 36'
Stoian  23'
Viviano  85' (o.g.)
Martella  90+2'
Report Murru  41'
Linetty  65'
Zapata  69'
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 8,738
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
18 March 2018 29Crotone0–2RomaCrotone
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report El Shaarawy  39'
Nainggolan  75'
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 11,691
Referee: Luca Banti
31 March 2018 30Fiorentina2–0CrotoneFlorence
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Simeone  3'
Cristóforo  30'
Pezzella  32'
Veretout  43'
Chiesa  62'
Olivera  78'
Report Ricci  16'
Mandragora  18'
Stoian  18'
Capuano  49'  57'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 22,710
Referee: Paolo Valeri
4 April 2018 27Torino4–1CrotoneTurin
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Belotti  16', 36', 68'
Falque  20'
Rincón  66'
Report Faraoni  36',  90' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 15,760
Referee: Marco Guida
Note: Postponed due to Fiorentina player Davide Astori's death; originally scheduled for 4 March 2018.
8 April 2018 31Crotone1–0BolognaCrotone
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Simy  25'
Capuano  48'
Mandragora  74'
Report Torosidis  42'
Di Francesco  44'
De Maio  86'
Džemaili  86'
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 9,679
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
14 April 2018 32Genoa1–0CrotoneGenoa
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Medeiros  12'
Bessa  28'
Pereira  90+2'
Report Ajeti  45+1'
Trotta  46'
Tumminello  86'
Simy  86'
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 18,988
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
18 April 2018 33Crotone1–1JuventusCrotone
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mandragora  36'
Simy  65'
Report Alex Sandro  16'
Benatia  73'
Lichtsteiner  84'
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 15,021
Referee: Michael Fabbri
22 April 2018 34Udinese1–2CrotoneUdine
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lasagna  5'
Behrami  58'
Jankto  68'
Report Simy  7'
Faraoni  86'
Stadium: Dacia Arena
Attendance: 21,746
Referee: Marco Di Bello
29 April 2018 35Crotone4–1SassuoloCrotone
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Trotta  3', 31',  81'
Simy  16', 89'
Mandragora  44'
Ajeti  85'
Report Berardi  45+2' (pen.)
Lemos  80'
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 13,600
Referee: Antonio Damato
6 May 2018 36Chievo2–1CrotoneVerona
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Birsa  12'
Radovanović  42'
Rigoni  53'
Hetemaj  61'
Bani  78'
Stępiński  82'
Sorrentino  88'
Report Faraoni  82'
Tumminello  90+4'
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 17,258
Referee: Davide Massa
13 May 2018 37Crotone2–2LazioCrotone
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Simy  29'
Nalini  36'
Ceccherini  61'
Report Lulić  17' (pen.)
Radu  20'
Murgia  22'
Nani  69'
Milinković-Savić  84'
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 14,983
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
20 May 2018 38Napoli2–1CrotoneNaples
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Milik  23'
Callejón  32'
Report Tumminello  90' Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 51,382
Referee: Luca Banti

Coppa Italia

12 August 2017 Third roundCrotone2–1PiacenzaCrotone
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Budimir  25'
Trotta  83'
Report Bini  62' Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 4,869
Referee: Riccardo Pinzani
30 November 2017 Fourth roundGenoa1–0CrotoneGenoa
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Migliore  54'
Cofie  83'
Report Simić  16'
Martella  57'
Suljić  66'
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 4,149
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa Italia
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Alex Cordaz 39038010
3 GK Marco Festa 100010
33 GK Aniello Viscovo 000000
Defenders
7 DF Federico Ceccherini 38137110
20 DF Daniel Pavlović 1008+2000
23 DF Marco Capuano 16016000
31 DF Mario Sampirisi 31024+7000
34 DF Stefan Simić 1006+3010
37 DF Davide Faraoni 30218+10220
87 DF Bruno Martella 32130120
93 DF Arlind Ajeti 23015+601+10
Midfielders
5 MF Adrian Stoian 34226+6220
6 MF Marcus Rohdén 28220+621+10
10 MF Andrea Barberis 39234+4210
13 MF Mariano Julio Izco 602+3010
19 MF Moussa Diaby 201+1000
21 MF Niccolò Zanellato 100+1000
38 MF Rolando Mandragora 3723620+10
89 MF Giovanni Crociata 1212+9110
92 MF Ahmad Benali 10110100
Forwards
9 FW Andrea Nalini 23019+4000
11 FW Federico Ricci 15110+5100
17 FW Ante Budimir 24717+5621
29 FW Marcello Trotta 35827+770+11
32 FW Marco Tumminello 932+7300
99 FW Simy 24711+1270+10
Players transferred out during the season
8 MF Aristóteles Romero 700+6010
11 MF Oliver Kragl 500+5000
14 MF Ćazim Suljić 100010
24 FW Aleksandar Tonev 1005+301+10
33 DF Noë Dussenne 100+1000
44 DF Leandro Cabrera 704+1020

Last updated: 20 May 2018
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 29 FW Marcello Trotta 7 1 8
2 17 FW Ante Budimir 6 1 7
99 FW Simy 7 0 7
4 32 FW Marco Tumminello 3 0 3
5 5 MF Adrian Stoian 2 0 2
6 MF Marcus Rohdén 2 0 2
10 MF Andrea Barberis 2 0 2
37 DF Davide Faraoni 2 0 2
38 MF Rolando Mandragora 2 0 2
10 7 DF Federico Ceccherini 1 0 1
11 FW Federico Ricci 1 0 1
87 DF Bruno Martella 1 0 1
89 MF Giovanni Crociata 1 0 1
92 MF Ahmad Benali 1 0 1
Own goal 2 0 2
Totals 40 2 42

Last updated: 20 May 2018

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 1 GK Alex Cordaz 5 0 5
Totals 5 0 5

Last updated: 20 May 2018

Disciplinary record

No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
     
1 GK Alex Cordaz 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 DF Federico Ceccherini 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1
23 DF Marco Capuano 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
31 DF Mario Sampirisi 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
33 DF Noë Dussenne 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
34 DF Stefan Simić 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
37 DF Davide Faraoni 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
87 DF Bruno Martella 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
93 DF Arlind Ajeti 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
5 MF Adrian Stoian 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
6 MF Marcus Rohdén 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
8 MF Aristóteles Romero 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 MF Andrea Barberis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 MF Ćazim Suljić 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
38 MF Rolando Mandragora 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
92 MF Ahmad Benali 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 FW Andrea Nalini 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 FW Federico Ricci 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
17 FW Ante Budimir 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
29 FW Marcello Trotta 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
32 FW Marco Tumminello 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
99 FW Simy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 65 1 1 3 0 0 68 1 1

Last updated: 20 May 2018

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