The 2023–24 season was Bologna FC 1909's 115th season in existence and ninth consecutive season in the Serie A. They also competed in the Coppa Italia.
2023–24 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
Chairman | Joey Saputo | ||
Head coach | Thiago Motta | ||
Stadium | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara | ||
Serie A | 5th | ||
Coppa Italia | Quarter-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Joshua Zirkzee (11) All: Joshua Zirkzee (12) | ||
Highest home attendance | 30,204 vs Inter Milan | ||
Lowest home attendance | 11,593 vs Hellas Verona | ||
Biggest win | Bologna 4–0 Lecce | ||
Biggest defeat | Udinese 3–0 Bologna | ||
On 12 May 2024, Bologna clinched qualification to the UEFA Champions League, returning to Europe's top-tier club competition for the first time in the Champions League era and first time in any capacity since 1965.[1]
Players
First-team squad
- As of 2 February 2024[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
---|---|---|---|
19 | MF | SCO | Lewis Ferguson (captain) |
21 | FW | DEN | Jens Odgaard (on loan from AZ) |
22 | DF | GRE | Charalampos Lykogiannis |
23 | GK | ITA | Nicola Bagnolini |
26 | DF | COL | Jhon Lucumí |
28 | GK | POL | Łukasz Skorupski |
29 | DF | ITA | Lorenzo De Silvestri |
31 | DF | NED | Sam Beukema |
33 | DF | ITA | Riccardo Calafiori |
34 | GK | ITA | Federico Ravaglia |
56 | MF | BEL | Alexis Saelemaekers (on loan from Milan) |
80 | MF | ITA | Giovanni Fabbian |
82 | MF | POL | Kacper Urbański |
Out on loan
- As of 5 September 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
---|---|---|---|
— | FW | ITA | Gennaro Anatriello (at Alessandria until 30 June 2024) |
— | FW | AUT | Marko Arnautović (at Internazionale until 30 June 2024) |
— | FW | ITA | Gianmarco Cangiano (at Pescara until 30 June 2024) |
— | FW | NGA | Orji Okwonkwo (at Reggiana until 30 June 2024) |
— | FW | ITA | Mattia Pagliuca (at Brindisi until 30 June 2024) |
— | FW | ITA | Antonio Raimondo (at Ternana until 30 June 2024) |
— | FW | NED | Sydney van Hooijdonk (at Norwich City until 30 June 2024) |
Transfers
Summer window
In
Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2023 | DF | Stefan Posch | 1899 Hoffenheim | €5,000,000 | Buy option exercised | [3] |
2 July 2023 | MF | Nikola Moro | Dynamo Moscow | €6,000,000 | Buy option exercised | [4] |
3 July 2023 | DF | Sam Beukema | AZ | €7,000,000 | [5] | |
20 July 2023 | MF | Oussama El Azzouzi | Union Saint-Gilloise | €2,000,000 | [6] | |
14 August 2023 | MF | Dan Ndoye | Basel | €8,000,000 | [7] | |
20 August 2023 | MF | Giovanni Fabbian | Internazionale | €5,000,000 | [8] | |
23 August 2023 | MF | Jesper Karlsson | AZ | €11,000,000 | [9] | |
31 August 2023 | DF | Riccardo Calafiori | Basel | €4,000,000 | [10] |
Loans in
Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 August 2023 | DF | Victor Kristiansen | Leicester City | €1,000,000 | + option to buy for €15,000,000 | [11] |
30 August 2023 | MF | Alexis Saelemaekers | Milan | €500,000 | + option to buy for €10,000,000 | [12] |
1 September 2023 | MF | Remo Freuler | Nottingham Forest | Free | Part of swap deal for Nicolás Domínguez + option to buy for €15,000,000 | [13] |
Out
Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2023 | MF | Roberto Soriano | Unattached | Released | ||
1 July 2023 | FW | Nicola Sansone | Lecce | Released | [14] | |
3 July 2023 | FW | Musa Juwara | Vejle Boldklub | Free | [15] | |
3 July 2023 | DF | Denso Kasius | AZ | €3,000,000 | [16] | |
6 July 2023 | GK | Francesco Bardi | Reggiana | Free | [17] | |
7 July 2023 | DF | Matteo Angeli | Cittadella | Free | + buy-back option | [18] |
11 July 2023 | MF | Gary Medel | Vasco da Gama | Free | [19] | |
2 August 2023 | MF | Dion Ruffo Luci | Rimini | Free | [20] | |
8 August 2023 | FW | Matias Rocchi | Corticella | Free | ||
16 August 2023 | MF | Jerdy Schouten | PSV Eindhoven | €12,000,000 | [21] | |
1 September 2023 | MF | Nicolás Domínguez | Nottingham Forest | €10,000,000 | Part of swap deal for Remo Freuler | [22] |
1 September 2023 | MF | Kingsley Michael | Leoben | Free | ||
1 September 2023 | FW | Emanuel Vignato | Pisa | €500,000 | [23] | |
4 September 2023 | MF | Musa Barrow | Al-Taawoun | €8,000,000 | [24] |
Loans out
Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 July 2023 | DF | Ebenezer Annan | Novi Pazar | Free | [25] | |
12 July 2023 | GK | Sebastian Breza | Yverdon | Free | [26] | |
28 July 2023 | DF | Luis Binks | Coventry City | Free | [27] | |
10 August 2023 | MF | Andri Fannar Baldursson | IF Elfsborg | Free | [28] | |
10 August 2023 | FW | Gianmarco Cangiano | Pescara | Free | ||
10 August 2023 | FW | Antonio Raimondo | Ternana | Free | [29] | |
16 August 2023 | FW | Marko Arnautović | Internazionale | Free | + obligation to buy for €10,000,000 under conditions | [30] |
17 August 2023 | MF | Niklas Pyyhtiä | Ternana | Free | [31] | |
21 August 2023 | FW | Mattia Pagliuca | Alessandria | Free | [32] | |
4 September 2023 | DF | Joaquín Sosa | Dinamo Zagreb | Free | + option to buy + buy-back option | [33] |
Winter window
In
Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 January 2024 | DF | Joaquín Sosa | Dinamo Zagreb | Free | Loan termination | [34] |
14 January 2024 | GK | Sebastian Breza | Yverdon | Free | Loan termination | [34] |
18 January 2024 | DF | Mihajlo Ilić | Partizan | €4,500,000 | [35] | |
30 January 2024 | FW | Santiago Castro | Vélez Sarsfield | €12,000,000 | [36] | |
31 January 2024 | FW | Mattia Pagliuca | Alessandria | Free | Loan termination |
Loans in
Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 February 2024 | FW | Jens Odgaard | AZ | Free | + option to buy for €4,000,000 | [37] |
Out
Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 January 2024 | GK | Sebastian Breza | CF Montréal | Free | [34] |
Loans out
Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 January 2024 | DF | Kevin Bonifazi | Frosinone | Free | [38] | |
15 January 2024 | DF | Joaquín Sosa | CF Montréal | Free | [34] | |
1 February 2024 | FW | Sydney van Hooijdonk | Norwich City | Free | + option to buy | [39] |
1 February 2024 | FW | Orji Okwonkwo | Reggiana | Free | until 30 June 2025 | [40] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
v Monaco
v 28 July 2023 Friendly | Bologna | 2–3 | Monaco | Bologna |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Centro Tecnico Niccolò Galli Referee: Volpi |
Bologna
v 2 August 2023 Friendly | Utrecht | 1–2 | Bologna | Utrecht |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Referee: Dieperink |
Bologna
v 5 August 2023 Friendly | AZ | 1–0 | Bologna | Alkmaar |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Dennis Higler |
Reggiana
v v 9 September 2023 Friendly | Bologna | 2–2 | Reggiana | Bologna |
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Centro tecnico Niccolò Galli Attendance: 0 Referee: Prontera |
Competitions
Overall record
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Serie A | 21 August 2023 | 24 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 47.37 |
Coppa Italia | 11 August 2023 | 9 January 2024 | Round of 64 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 75.00 |
Total | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 50.00 |
Source: Soccerway
Serie A
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Juventus | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League league phase[a] |
4 | Atalanta | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 69 | |
5 | Bologna | 38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 68 | |
6 | Roma | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League league phase[b] |
7 | Lazio | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 61 |
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)[41]
Notes:
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)[41]
Notes:
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 68 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 20 | +1 |
Source: Serie A
Results by round
Matches
The league fixtures were unveiled on 5 July 2023.[42]
21 August 2023 1 | Bologna | 0–2 | Milan | Bologna |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 30,203 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
27 August 2023 2 | Juventus | 1–1 | Bologna | Turin |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 38,197 Referee: Marco Di Bello |
2 September 2023 3 | Bologna | 2–1 | Cagliari | Bologna |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 22,818 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
18 September 2023 4 | Hellas Verona | 0–0 | Bologna | Verona |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 18,863 Referee: Federico La Penna |
24 September 2023 5 | Bologna | 0–0 | Napoli | Bologna |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 26,621 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi |
28 September 2023 6 | Monza | 0–0 | Bologna | Monza |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Attendance: 8,930 Referee: Ivano Pezzuto |
1 October 2023 7 | Bologna | 3–0 | Empoli | Bologna |
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 23,689 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
7 October 2023 8 | Internazionale | 2–2 | Bologna | Milan |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 74,072 Referee: Marco Guida |
22 October 2023 9 | Bologna | 2–1 | Frosinone | Bologna |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 26,729 Referee: Daniele Doveri |
28 October 2023 10 | Sassuolo | 1–1 | Bologna | Reggio Emilia |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 16,931 Referee: Antonio Giua |
3 November 2023 11 | Bologna | 1–0 | Lazio | Bologna |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 24,178 Referee: Federico La Penna |
12 November 2023 12 | Fiorentina | 2–1 | Bologna | Florence |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 29,750 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
27 November 2023 13 | Bologna | 2–0 | Torino | Bologna |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 20,705 Referee: Andrea Colombo |
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 |
10 December 2023 15 | Salernitana | 1–2 | Bologna | Salerno |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 16,650 Referee: Simone Sozza | ||
Note: Fazio was sent off for dissent while a substitute. |
17 December 2023 16 | Bologna | 2–0 | Roma | Bologna |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 25,579 Referee: Marco Guida |
23 December 2023 17 | Bologna | 1–0 | Atalanta | Bologna |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 28,082 Referee: Antonio Rapuano |
30 December 2023 18 | Udinese | 3–0 | Bologna | Udine |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 25,144 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
5 January 2024 19 | Bologna | 1–1 | Genoa | Bologna |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 25,095 Referee: Andrea Colombo |
14 January 2024 20 | Cagliari | 2–1 | Bologna | Cagliari |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Unipol Domus Attendance: 15,980 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
27 January 2024 22 | Milan | 2–2 | Bologna | Milan |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 71,334 Referee: Davide Massa |
3 February 2024 23 | Bologna | 4–2 | Sassuolo | Bologna |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 20,932 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
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 |
14 February 2024 21 | Bologna | 2–0 | Fiorentina | Bologna |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 25,684 Referee: Daniele Chiffi | |
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 21 January 2024, but was postponed due to Fiorentina's participation in the 2023 Supercoppa Italiana.[43] |
18 February 2024 25 | Lazio | 1–2 | Bologna | Rome |
12:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
23 February 2024 26 | Bologna | 2–0 | Hellas Verona | Bologna |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 26,033 Referee: Rosario Abisso |
3 March 2024 27 | Atalanta | 1–2 | Bologna | Bergamo |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 14,931 Referee: Federico La Penna |
9 March 2024 28 | Bologna | 0–1 | Internazionale | Bologna |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 30,204 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
15 March 2024 29 | Empoli | 0–1 | Bologna | Empoli |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 11,185 Referee: Michael Fabbri |
1 April 2024 30 | Bologna | 3–0 | Salernitana | Bologna |
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 27,255 Referee: Ermanno Feliciani |
7 April 2024 31 | Frosinone | 0–0 | Bologna | Frosinone |
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe Attendance: 14,896 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
13 April 2024 32 | Bologna | 0–0 | Monza | Bologna |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 26,903 Referee: Federico La Penna |
22 April 2024 33 | Roma | 1–3 | Bologna | Rome |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 63,850 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
28 April 2024 34 | Bologna | 1–1 | Udinese | Bologna |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 27,396 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
3 May 2024 35 | Torino | 0–0 | Bologna | Turin |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 23,895 Referee: Simone Sozza |
11 May 2024 36 | Napoli | 0–2 | Bologna | Naples |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
20 May 2024 37 | Bologna | 3–3 | Juventus | Bologna |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 29,603 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi |
24 May 2024 38 | Genoa | 2–0 | Bologna | Genoa |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 32,255 Referee: Alberto Santoro |
Coppa Italia
11 August 2023 Round of 64 | Bologna | 2–0 | Cesena | Bologna |
21:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 14,139 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
31 October 2023 Round of 32 | Bologna | 2–0 | Hellas Verona | Bologna |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 11,593 Referee: Federico Dionisi |
20 December 2023 Round of 16 | Internazionale | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Bologna | Milan |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 60,334 Referee: Federico La Penna |
9 January 2024 Quarter-finals | Fiorentina | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Bologna | Florence |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 25,079 Referee: Matteo Marchetti |
Penalties | ||||
Statistics
Squad appearances and goals
- As of 24 May 2024
Goalscorers
- As of match played 18 February 2024
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | FW | Joshua Zirkzee | 11 | 1 | 12 | |
2 | 7 | FW | Riccardo Orsolini | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
3 | 19 | MF | Lewis Ferguson | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
4 | 80 | MF | Giovanni Fabbian | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
5 | 56 | MF | Alexis Saelemaekers | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
6 | 6 | MF | Nikola Moro | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
11 | FW | Dan Ndoye | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
17 | MF | Oussama El Azzouzi | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
21 | FW | Jens Odgaard | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
22 | DF | Charalampos Lykogiannis | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
29 | DF | Lorenzo De Silvestri | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
31 | DF | Sam Beukema | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
9 | 3 | DF | Stefan Posch | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | MF | Remo Freuler | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
16 | DF | Tommaso Corazza | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
77 | FW | Sydney van Hooijdonk | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Own goals | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Totals | 51 | 6 | 57 |
References
External links
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