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 (relegated)
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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ITA Alex Cordaz (captain)
3 GK  ITA Marco Festa
5 MF  ROU Adrian Stoian
6 MF  SWE Marcus Rohdén
7 DF  ITA Federico Ceccherini
8 MF  VEN Aristóteles Romero
9 FW  ITA Andrea Nalini
10 MF  ITA Andrea Barberis
11 MF  GER Oliver Kragl
13 MF  ARG Mariano Julio Izco
14 MF  BIH Ćazim Suljić
17 FW  CRO Ante Budimir (on loan from Sampdoria)
20 DF  BIH Daniel Pavlović
21 DF  ITA Giuseppe Cuomo
24 MF  BUL Aleksandar Tonev
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 FW  ITA Giuseppe Borello
29 FW  ITA Marcello Trotta (on loan from Sassuolo)
31 DF  ITA Mario Sampirisi
32 FW  ITA Marco Tumminello (on loan from Roma)
34 DF  CZE Stefan Simić (on loan from Milan)
37 DF  ITA Davide Faraoni
38 MF  ITA Rolando Mandragora (on loan from Juventus)
44 DF  URU Leandro Cabrera
47 MF  SVN Andrej Kotnik
78 GK  ITA Aniello Viscovo
87 MF  ITA Bruno Martella
89 MF  ITA Giovanni Crociata
93 DF  ALB Arlind Ajeti (on loan from Torino)
99 FW  NGA 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 1 Crotone 0–3 Milan Crotone
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 2 Crotone 0–0 Hellas Verona Crotone
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 3 Cagliari 1–0 Crotone Cagliari
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 4 Crotone 0–2 Internazionale Crotone
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 5 Atalanta 5–1 Crotone Bergamo
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 6 Crotone 2–0 Benevento Crotone
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mandragora 43'
Rohdén 58'
Report Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 8,827
Referee: Daniele Orsato
1 October 2017 7 SPAL 1–1 Crotone Ferrara
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 8 Crotone 2–2 Torino Crotone
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 9 Sampdoria 5–0 Crotone Genoa
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 10 Roma 1–0 Crotone Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Perotti 10' (pen.) Report Budimir  71' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 31,605
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
29 October 2017 11 Crotone 2–1 Fiorentina Crotone
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 12 Bologna 2–3 Crotone Bologna
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 13 Crotone 0–1 Genoa Crotone
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 14 Juventus 3–0 Crotone Turin
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 15 Crotone 0–3 Udinese Crotone
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 16 Sassuolo 2–1 Crotone Reggio 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 17 Crotone 1–0 Chievo Crotone
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 18 Lazio 4–0 Crotone Rome
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 19 Crotone 0–1 Napoli Crotone
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 20 Milan 1–0 Crotone Milan
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 21 Hellas Verona 0–3 Crotone Verona
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 22 Crotone 1–1 Cagliari Crotone
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 23 Internazionale 1–1 Crotone Milan
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 24 Crotone 1–1 Atalanta Crotone
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Capuano  52'
Budimir  76'
Mandragora 79'
Faraoni  83'
Nalini  90+3'
Report Palomino  35', 88'
Toloi  85'
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 8,795
Referee: Davide Massa
18 February 2018 25 Benevento 3–2 Crotone Benevento
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 26 Crotone 2–3 SPAL Crotone
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 28 Crotone 4–1 Sampdoria Crotone
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 29 Crotone 0–2 Roma Crotone
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 30 Fiorentina 2–0 Crotone Florence
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 27 Torino 4–1 Crotone Turin
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 31 Crotone 1–0 Bologna Crotone
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 32 Genoa 1–0 Crotone Genoa
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 33 Crotone 1–1 Juventus Crotone
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 34 Udinese 1–2 Crotone Udine
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 35 Crotone 4–1 Sassuolo Crotone
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 36 Chievo 2–1 Crotone Verona
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 37 Crotone 2–2 Lazio Crotone
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 38 Napoli 2–1 Crotone Naples
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 round Crotone 2–1 Piacenza Crotone
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 round Genoa 1–0 Crotone Genoa
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  ITA Alex Cordaz 39038010
3 GK  ITA Marco Festa 100010
33 GK  ITA Aniello Viscovo 000000
Defenders
7 DF  ITA Federico Ceccherini 38137110
20 DF  BIH Daniel Pavlović 1008+2000
23 DF  ITA Marco Capuano 16016000
31 DF  ITA Mario Sampirisi 31024+7000
34 DF  CZE Stefan Simić 1006+3010
37 DF  ITA Davide Faraoni 30218+10220
87 DF  ITA Bruno Martella 32130120
93 DF  ALB Arlind Ajeti 23015+601+10
Midfielders
5 MF  ROU Adrian Stoian 34226+6220
6 MF  SWE Marcus Rohdén 28220+621+10
10 MF  ITA Andrea Barberis 39234+4210
13 MF  ARG Mariano Julio Izco 602+3010
19 MF  FRA Moussa Diaby 201+1000
21 MF  ITA Niccolò Zanellato 100+1000
38 MF  ITA Rolando Mandragora 3723620+10
89 MF  ITA Giovanni Crociata 1212+9110
92 MF  LBY Ahmad Benali 10110100
Forwards
9 FW  ITA Andrea Nalini 23019+4000
11 FW  ITA Federico Ricci 15110+5100
17 FW  CRO Ante Budimir 24717+5621
29 FW  ITA Marcello Trotta 35827+770+11
32 FW  ITA Marco Tumminello 932+7300
99 FW  NGA Simy 24711+1270+10
Players transferred out during the season
8 MF  VEN Aristóteles Romero 700+6010
11 MF  GER Oliver Kragl 500+5000
14 MF  BIH Ćazim Suljić 100010
24 FW  BUL Aleksandar Tonev 1005+301+10
33 DF  BEL Noë Dussenne 100+1000
44 DF  URU 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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