2022–23 Bologna FC 1909 season

Bologna
2022–23 season
ChairmanJoey Saputo
Head coachSiniša Mihajlović
(until 6 September)
Luca Vigiani
(interim, from 6 September to 11 September)
Thiago Motta
(from 12 September)
StadiumStadio Renato Dall'Ara
Serie A9th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Riccardo Orsolini (11)

All:
Riccardo Orsolini (11)

The 2022–23 season was the 113th season in the history of Bologna FC 1909 and their eighth consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.

Players

As of 31 January 2023[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Francesco Bardi
3 DF Austria AUT Stefan Posch (on loan from Hoffenheim)
4 DF Uruguay URU Joaquín Sosa
5 DF France FRA Adama Soumaoro
6 MF Croatia CRO Nikola Moro (on loan from Dynamo Moscow)
7 FW Italy ITA Riccardo Orsolini
8 MF Argentina ARG Nicolás Domínguez
9 FW Austria AUT Marko Arnautović
10 FW Italy ITA Nicola Sansone
11 FW Netherlands NED Joshua Zirkzee
12 GK Italy ITA Francesco Raffaelli
14 DF Italy ITA Kevin Bonifazi
17 MF Chile CHI Gary Medel
18 FW Italy ITA Antonio Raimondo
19 MF Scotland SCO Lewis Ferguson
20 MF Switzerland SUI Michel Aebischer
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Italy ITA Roberto Soriano (captain)
22 DF Greece GRE Charalampos Lykogiannis
23 GK Italy ITA Nicola Bagnolini
24 DF Italy ITA Riccardo Stivanello
25 MF Finland FIN Niklas Pyyhtiä
26 DF Colombia COL Jhon Lucumí
28 GK Poland POL Łukasz Skorupski
29 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo De Silvestri (vice-captain)
30 MF Netherlands NED Jerdy Schouten
34 GK Italy ITA Federico Ravaglia
39 DF Italy ITA Mattia Motolese
50 DF Italy ITA Andrea Cambiaso (on loan from Juventus)
66 DF Italy ITA Wisdom Amey
77 DF Greece GRE Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (on loan from Sassuolo)
82 MF Poland POL Kacper Urbański
99 FW The Gambia GAM Musa Barrow

Other players under contract

As of 28 January 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Italy ITA Gabriele Corbo
FW Nigeria NGA Orji Okwonkwo
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Italy ITA Mattia Pagliuca

Out on loan

As of 31 January 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Canada CAN Sebastian Breza (at Carrarese until 30 June 2023)
DF Italy ITA Matteo Angeli (at Renate until 30 June 2023)
DF Ghana GHA Ebenezer Annan (at Imolese until 30 June 2023)
DF England ENG Luis Binks (at Como until 30 June 2023)
DF Netherlands NED Denso Kasius (at Rapid Wien until 30 June 2023)
MF Iceland ISL Andri Baldursson (at NEC Nijmegen until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Italy ITA Dion Ruffo Luci (at Turris until 30 June 2023)
MF Nigeria NGA Kingsley Michael (at SV Ried until 30 June 2023)
FW Italy ITA Gianmarco Cangiano (at Fortuna Sittard until 30 June 2023)
FW The Gambia GAM Musa Juwara (at OB until 31 December 2023)
FW Netherlands NED Sydney van Hooijdonk (at Heerenveen until 30 June 2023)
FW Italy ITA Emanuel Vignato (at Empoli until 30 June 2024)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

10 July 2022 Friendly Bologna Italy 8–0 Italy Settaurense Pinzolo
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Campo Sportivo Comunale Pineta
Referee: Luca Selvatici
17 July 2022 Friendly ASD Pinzolo Italy 0–5 Italy Bologna Pinzolo
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Campo Sportivo Comunale Pineta
Referee: Alessandro Pizzi
17 July 2022 Friendly Bologna Italy 7–1 Italy Castiglione Pinzolo
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Campo Sportivo Comunale Pineta
Referee: Davide Cerea
24 July 2022 Friendly AZ Netherlands 1–0 Italy Bologna Alkmaar, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Clay Ruperti (Netherlands)
29 July 2022 Friendly Twente Netherlands 4–1 Italy Bologna Enschede, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal (Netherlands)
9 December 2022 Friendly Bologna Italy 9–0 Austria Kapfenberger SV Bologna
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Centro tecnico Niccolò Galli
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi
14 December 2022 Friendly Mallorca Spain 1–2 Italy Bologna Palma
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estadi Son Bibiloni
Referee: Luis Bestard Servera
22 December 2022 Friendly Hellas Verona Italy 0–1 Italy Bologna Verona
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Daniele Perenzoni

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 14 August 2022 4 June 2023 Matchday 1 9th 38 14 12 12 53 49 +4 036.84
Coppa Italia 8 August 2022 19 January 2023 Round of 64 Round of 16 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 066.67
Total 41 16 12 13 55 50 +5 039.02

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Juventus[a] 38 22 6 10 56 33 +23 62[b]
8 Fiorentina 38 15 11 12 53 43 +10 56 Qualification for the Εuropa Conference League play-off round
9 Bologna 38 14 12 12 53 49 +4 54
10 Torino 38 14 11 13 42 41 +1 53
11 Monza 38 14 10 14 48 52 −4 52
Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team;[4] 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)[5]
Notes:
  1. ^ Juventus were excluded from UEFA competitions due to violation of UEFA's financial regulations.[2]
  2. ^ Juventus were deducted 10 points as punishment for capital gain violations.[3]

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 14 12 12 53 49  +4 54 7 9 3 24 14  +10 7 3 9 29 35  −6

Source: Serie A

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultLDLDDWLLDLWWWLWLLWDWWLWWLDDWWDLDLDDWDW
Position121216161612161717171312121311111111129911888910888881010119119
Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 June 2022.[6]

14 August 2022 1 Lazio 2–1 Bologna Rome
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Luca Massimi
21 August 2022 2 Bologna 1–1 Hellas Verona Bologna
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 17,725
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro
27 August 2022 3 Milan 2–0 Bologna Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 70,430
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
1 September 2022 4 Bologna 1–1 Salernitana Bologna
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 19,787
Referee: Davide Ghersini
4 September 2022 5 Spezia 2–2 Bologna La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Antonio Giua
11 September 2022 6 Bologna 2–1 Fiorentina Bologna
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 18,901
Referee: Daniele Orsato
17 September 2022 7 Bologna 0–1 Empoli Bologna
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 15,670
Referee: Manuel Volpi
2 October 2022 8 Juventus 3–0 Bologna Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 34,662
Referee: Rosario Abisso
8 October 2022 9 Bologna 1–1 Sampdoria Bologna
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 20,871
Referee: Marco Piccinini
16 October 2022 10 Napoli 3–2 Bologna Naples
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 45,599
Referee: Francesco Cosso
23 October 2022 11 Bologna 2–0 Lecce Bologna
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 24,206
Referee: Simone Sozza
31 October 2022 12 Monza 1–2 Bologna Monza
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 11,388
Referee: Luca Pairetto
6 November 2022 13 Bologna 2–1 Torino Bologna
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 23,168
Referee: Antonio Giua
9 November 2022 14 Internazionale 6–1 Bologna Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 69,312
Referee: Andrea Colombo
12 November 2022 15 Bologna 3–0 Sassuolo Bologna
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 20,811
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto
4 January 2023 16 Roma 1–0 Bologna Rome
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 62,092
Referee: Alberto Santoro
9 January 2023 17 Bologna 1–2 Atalanta Bologna
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 16,953
Referee: Marco Di Bello
15 January 2023 18 Udinese 1–2 Bologna Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 20,486
Referee: Manuel Volpi
23 January 2023 19 Bologna 1–1 Cremonese Bologna
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 15,587
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
27 January 2023 20 Bologna 2–0 Spezia Bologna
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 17,123
Referee: Luca Massimi
5 February 2023 21 Fiorentina 1–2 Bologna Florence
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 30,546
Referee: Luca Pairetto
12 February 2023 22 Bologna 0–1 Monza Bologna
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 21,692
Referee: Luca Zufferli
18 February 2023 23 Sampdoria 1–2 Bologna Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 18,269
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
26 February 2023 24 Bologna 1–0 Internazionale Bologna
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 28,317
Referee: Daniele Orsato
6 March 2023 25 Torino 1–0 Bologna Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 18,592
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
11 March 2023 26 Bologna 0–0 Lazio Bologna
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 27,369
Referee: Fabio Maresca
18 March 2023 27 Salernitana 2–2 Bologna Salerno
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 18,600
Referee: Luca Pairetto
2 April 2023 28 Bologna 3–0 Udinese Bologna
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 25,562
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi
8 April 2023 29 Atalanta 0–2 Bologna Bergamo
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 18,950
Referee: Daniele Orsato
15 April 2023 30 Bologna 1–1 Milan Bologna
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 29,024
Referee: Davide Massa
21 April 2023 31 Hellas Verona 2–1 Bologna Verona
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 21,031
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
30 April 2023 32 Bologna 1–1 Juventus Bologna
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 30,071
Referee: Simone Sozza
4 May 2023 33 Empoli 3–1 Bologna Empoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,439
Referee: Federico La Penna
8 May 2023 34 Sassuolo 1–1 Bologna Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 13,664
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi
14 May 2023 35 Bologna 0–0 Roma Bologna
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 23,824
Referee: Daniele Orsato
20 May 2023 36 Cremonese 1–5 Bologna Cremona
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 11,140
Referee: Paolo Valeri
28 May 2023 37 Bologna 2–2 Napoli Bologna
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 27,209
Referee: Matteo Marceenaro
4 June 2023 38 Lecce 2–3 Bologna Lecce
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 25,816
Referee: Marco Piccinini

Coppa Italia

8 August 2022 Round of 64 Bologna 1–0 Cosenza Bologna
21:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 10,706
Referee: Giacomo Camplone
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
19 January 2023 Round of 16 Lazio 1–0 Bologna Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Niccolo Baroni

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Italy ITA Francesco Bardi 2 0 1 0 1 0
28 GK Poland POL Łukasz Skorupski 39 0 37 0 2 0
Defenders
3 DF Austria AUT Stefan Posch 31 6 30 6 1 0
4 DF Uruguay URU Joaquín Sosa 11 0 7+3 0 1 0
5 DF France FRA Adama Soumaoro 26 0 22+1 0 3 0
14 DF Italy ITA Kevin Bonifazi 15 0 9+4 0 2 0
22 DF Greece GRE Charalampos Lykogiannis 24 2 11+10 2 3 0
26 DF Colombia COL Jhon Lucumí 34 0 33 0 0+1 0
29 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo De Silvestri 17 1 6+9 1 1+1 0
50 DF Italy ITA Andrea Cambiaso 34 0 25+7 0 1+1 0
77 DF Greece GRE Giorgos Kyriakopoulos 12 0 8+4 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Argentina ARG Nikola Moro 28 1 12+14 1 2 0
8 MF Argentina ARG Nicolás Domínguez 34 3 26+5 3 2+1 0
17 MF Chile CHI Gary Medel 31 7 17+12 7 1+1 0
19 MF Scotland SCO Lewis Ferguson 33 7 27+5 7 1 0
20 MF Switzerland SUI Michel Aebischer 34 1 18+14 1 1+1 0
21 MF Italy ITA Roberto Soriano 30 1 15+12 1 1+2 0
25 MF Finland FIN Niklas Pyyhtiä 7 0 0+6 0 0+1 0
30 MF Netherlands NED Jerdy Schouten 36 0 29+4 0 3 0
Forwards
7 FW Italy ITA Riccardo Orsolini 34 11 22+10 11 1+1 0
9 FW Austria AUT Marko Arnautović 23 10 18+3 10 1+1 0
10 FW Italy ITA Nicola Sansone 20 5 8+10 4 2 1
11 FW Netherlands NED Joshua Zirkzee 21 2 5+14 2 1+1 0
18 FW Italy ITA Antonio Raimondo 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
99 FW The Gambia GAM Musa Barrow 35 3 26+6 3 2+1 0
Players who left the club permanently or on loan during the season
33 DF Netherlands NED Denso Kasius 7 0 4+3 0 0 0
55 FW Italy ITA Emanuel Vignato 9 0 2+6 0 0+1 0

References

  1. ^ "Prima squadra" [First team] (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909.
  2. ^ "The CFCB concludes its proceedings against Juventus and Chelsea FC". UEFA. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Caso plusvalenze, dieci punti di penalizzazione per la Juventus da scontare nella corrente stagione sportiva" [In the case of capital gains, ten penalty points for Juventus to be served in the current football season] (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. ^ Should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match was held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively.
  5. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 304/A" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation.
  6. ^ "Calendario Serie a 2022-2023, il 24 giugno nasce il nuovo campionato".