2023–24 Genoa CFC season

The 2023–24 season was Genoa CFC's 130th season in existence and first season back in the Serie A after a year of absence. They also competed in the Coppa Italia.

Genoa CFC
2023–24 season
ChairmanAlberto Zangrillo
Head coachAlberto Gilardino
StadiumStadio Luigi Ferraris
Serie A11th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Albert Guðmundsson (14)

All:
Albert Guðmundsson (16)

Players

First-team squad

As of 6 February 2024[1]

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
18FW  GHACaleb Ekuban
19FW  ITAMateo Retegui
20DF  ITAStefano Sabelli
22DF  MEXJohan Vásquez
23DF  ITAGiorgio Cittadini (on loan from Atalanta)
30FW  NGADavid Ankeye
32MF  DENMorten Frendrup
33DF  URUAlan Matturro
39GK  ITADaniele Sommariva
47MF  CROMilan Badelj (captain)
55DF  SURRidgeciano Haps (on loan from Venezia)
90DF  ENGDjed Spence (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
99GK  AUTFranz Stolz

Out on loan

As of 6 February 2024

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
MF  ITAPatrizio Masini (at Ascoli until 30 June 2024)
MF  ITAFilippo Melegoni (at Reggiana until 30 June 2024)
MF  ITAManolo Portanova (at Reggiana until 30 June 2024)
FW  POLAleksander Buksa (at WSG Tirol until 30 June 2024)
FW  ITAMassimo Coda (at Cremonese until 30 June 2024)
FW  ITAAndrea Favilli (at Ternana until 30 June 2024)
FW  ITASeydou Fini (at Standard Liège until 30 June 2024)
FW  ITADaniel Fossati (at Sestri Levante until 30 June 2024)
FW  ITAElia Petrelli (at Fermana until 30 June 2024)
FW  ROUGeorge Pușcaș (at Bari until 30 June 2024)
FW  TURGüven Yalçın (at Fatih Karagümrük until 30 June 2024)
FW  ITAKelvin Yeboah (at Standard Liège until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource
DF Radu Drăgușin Juventus€5,500,0001 July 2023[2]
GK Josep Martínez RB Leipzig€3,500,0001 July 2023[3]
DF Aarón Martín Mainz 05Undisclosed3 July 2023[4]
GK Daniele Sommariva PescaraUndisclosed5 July 2023[5]
GK Nicola Leali AscoliUndisclosed5 July 2023[6]
FW Mateo Retegui Tigre€12,000,00026 July 2023[7]
MF Morten Thorsby Union BerlinLoan1 August 2023[8]
MF Junior Messias MilanLoan11 August 2023[9]
DF Koni De Winter JuventusLoan11 August 2023[10]
FW Ruslan Malinovskyi MarseilleLoan19 August 2023[11]
DF Djed Spence Tottenham HotspurLoan11 January 2024[12]
MF Junior Messias Milan€3,000,00013 January 2024[13]
MF Emil Bohinen SalernitanaLoan17 January 2024[14]
FW Vitinha MarseilleLoan1 February 2024[15]

Out

Pos.PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource
GK Rok Vodišek RogaškaFree1 July 2023[16]
MF Abdoulaye TouréReleased1 July 2023[17]
MF Yayah Kallon Hellas Verona€2,800,0001 July 2023[18]
DF Brayan Boci LeccoLoan17 July 2023[19]
MF Luca Lipani Sassuolo€8,000,0008 August 2023[20]
MF Stefano Sturaro Fatih KaragümrükFree21 August 2023[21]
FW Massimo Coda CremoneseLoan27 August 2023[22]
MF Vittorio Parigini FeralpisalòUndisclosed28 August 2023[23]
DF Brayan Boci Legnago SalusLoan5 January 2024[24]
DF Radu Drăgușin Tottenham Hotspur€25,000,00011 January 2024[25]
MF Pablo Galdames Vasco da GamaUndisclosed5 February 2024[26]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss

v Fassa Calcio
15 July 2023 Friendly Genoa 12–0 Fassa Calcio Moena
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
v Venezia
22 July 2023 Friendly Genoa 1–4 Venezia Moena
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Campo Sportivo Cesare Benatti
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Aureliano
v Monaco
29 July 2023 Friendly Genoa 1–0 Monaco Genoa
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
v Genoa
5 August 2023 Friendly Cremonese 0–0 Genoa Cremona
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
v Genoa
8 September 2023 Friendly Brescia Cancelled Genoa Torbole Casaglia
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: centro sportivo di Torbole Casaglia
v Genoa Primavera
13 October 2023 Friendly Genoa 4–0 Genoa Primavera Pegli
ReportStadium: centro sportivo Pio-Signorini

Competitions

Overall record

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Serie A19 August 202324 May 2024Matchday 111th381213134545+0031.58
Coppa Italia11 August 20235 December 2023Round of 64Round of 16320165+1066.67
Total411413145150+1034.15

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
9Torino381314113636053[a]
10Napoli381314115548+753[a]
11Genoa381213134545049
12Monza381112153951−1245
13Hellas Verona38911183851−1338[b]
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)[27]
Notes:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
381213134545 0498652722 +54781823 −5

Source: Serie A

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAH
ResultLWLDLWDLLWLWLDLDWDDDWWDLDWLLDDWDLWDWLW
Position1911141316111415151414131514141413121212111111121212121212121212121212111111
Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 5 July 2023.[28]

19 August 2023 1 Genoa 1–4 Fiorentina Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 33,045
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
27 August 2023 2 Lazio 0–1 Genoa Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Livio Marinelli
3 September 2023 3 Torino 1–0 Genoa Turin
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 24,433
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
16 September 2023 4 Genoa 2–2 Napoli Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 33,275
Referee: Michael Fabbri
22 September 2023 5 Lecce 1–0 Genoa Lecce
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 27,053
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
28 September 2023 6 Genoa 4–1 Roma Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 32,961
Referee: Daniele Orsato
1 October 2023 7 Udinese 2–2 Genoa Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 20,805
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
7 October 2023 8 Genoa 0–1 Milan Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 33,205
Referee: Marco Piccinini
22 October 2023 9 Atalanta 2–0 Genoa Bergamo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 14,848
Referee: Livio Marinelli
27 October 2023 10 Genoa 1–0 Salernitana Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 30,904
Referee: Davide Massa
5 November 2023 11 Cagliari 2–1 Genoa Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 16,412
Referee: Marco Guida
10 November 2023 12 Genoa 1–0 Hellas Verona Genoa
20:45 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 30,421
Referee: Daniele Orsato
26 November 2023 13 Frosinone 2–1 Genoa Frosinone
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe
Attendance: 13,999
Referee: Luca Zufferli
2 December 2023 14 Genoa 1–1 Empoli Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 30,747
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
10 December 2023 15 Monza 1–0 Genoa Monza
15:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 13,283
Referee: Giuseppe Collu
15 December 2023 16 Genoa 1–1 Juventus Genoa
20:45 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 33,232
Referee: Davide Massa
22 December 2023 17 Sassuolo 1–2 Genoa Reggio Emilia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 11,745
Referee: Marco Guida
29 December 2023 18 Genoa 1–1 Internazionale Genoa
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 33,249
Referee: Daniele Doveri
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
13 January 2024 20 Genoa 0–0 Torino Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 33,019
Referee: Antonio Giua
21 January 2024 21 Salernitana 1–2 Genoa Salerno
18:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 17,440
Referee: Daniele Orsato
28 January 2024 22 Genoa 2–1 Lecce Genoa
12:30 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 32,152
Referee: Luca Pairetto
3 February 2024 23 Empoli 0–0 Genoa Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 10,374
Referee: Ermanno Feliciani
11 February 2024 24 Genoa 1–4 Atalanta Genoa
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 31,201
Referee: Andrea Colombo
17 February 2024 25 Napoli 1–1 Genoa Naples
15:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
24 February 2024 26 Genoa 2–0 Udinese Genoa
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 31,126
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
4 March 2024 27 Internazionale 2–1 Genoa Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 75,421
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
9 March 2024 28 Genoa 2–3 Monza Genoa
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 31,171
Referee: Ermanno Feliciani
17 March 2024 29 Juventus 0–0 Genoa Turin
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 40,098
Referee: Antonio Giua
30 March 2024 30 Genoa 1–1 Frosinone Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 31,462
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
7 April 2024 31 Hellas Verona 1–2 Genoa Verona
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 20,342
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
15 April 2024 32 Fiorentina 1–1 Genoa Florence
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 25,120
Referee: Davide Di Marco
19 April 2024 33 Genoa 0–1 Lazio Genoa
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 30,697
Referee: Ermano Feliciani
29 April 2024 34 Genoa 3–0 Cagliari Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 31,253
Referee: Federico Dionisi
5 May 2024 35 Milan 3–3 Genoa Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 73,901
Referee: Alessandro Prontera
12 May 2024 36 Genoa 2–1 Sassuolo Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 31,412
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
19 May 2024 37 Roma 1–0 Genoa Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 67,334
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
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 Genoa 4–3 Modena Genoa
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
1 November 2023 Round of 32 Genoa 2–1 (a.e.t.) Reggiana Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 12,427
Referee: Alberto Santoro
5 December 2023 Round of 16 Lazio 1–0 Genoa Rome
21:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 38,012
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi

References