2023–24 Genoa CFC season

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)
Average home league attendance31,934

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.

Players

First-team squad

As of 6 February 2024[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 Spain ESP Josep Martínez
2 MF Norway NOR Morten Thorsby (on loan from Union Berlin)
3 DF Spain ESP Aarón Martín
4 DF Belgium BEL Koni De Winter (on loan from Juventus)
5 MF Norway NOR Emil Bohinen (on loan from Salernitana)
8 MF Netherlands NED Kevin Strootman
9 FW Portugal POR Vitinha (on loan from Marseille)
10 FW Brazil BRA Junior Messias
11 FW Iceland ISL Albert Guðmundsson
13 DF Italy ITA Mattia Bani (vice-captain)
14 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Vogliacco
16 GK Italy ITA Nicola Leali
17 MF Ukraine UKR Ruslan Malinovskyi
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Ghana GHA Caleb Ekuban
19 FW Italy ITA Mateo Retegui
20 DF Italy ITA Stefano Sabelli
22 DF Mexico MEX Johan Vásquez
23 DF Italy ITA Giorgio Cittadini (on loan from Atalanta)
30 FW Nigeria NGA David Ankeye
32 MF Denmark DEN Morten Frendrup
33 DF Uruguay URU Alan Matturro
39 GK Italy ITA Daniele Sommariva
47 MF Croatia CRO Milan Badelj (captain)
55 DF Suriname SUR Ridgeciano Haps (on loan from Venezia)
90 DF England ENG Djed Spence (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
99 GK Austria AUT Franz Stolz

Out on loan

As of 6 February 2024

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 Albania ALB Brayan Boci (at Legnago until 30 June 2024)
DF Germany GER Lennart Czyborra (at PEC Zwolle until 30 June 2024)
DF Italy ITA Paolo Gozzi (at Red Star until 30 June 2024)
DF Switzerland SUI Silvan Hefti (at Montpellier until 30 June 2024)
DF Italy ITA Alessandro Marcandalli (at Reggiana until 30 June 2024)
DF Croatia CRO Marko Pajač (at Reggiana until 30 June 2024)
DF Italy ITA Federico Valietti (at Taranto until 30 June 2024)
MF Italy ITA Federico Accornero (at Pescara until 30 June 2024)
MF Italy ITA Mattia Aramu (at Bari until 30 June 2024)
MF Italy ITA Francesco Cassata (at Spezia until 30 June 2024)
MF Italy ITA Luca Chierico (at Gubbio until 30 June 2024)
MF Poland POL Filip Jagiełło (at Spezia until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Italy ITA Patrizio Masini (at Ascoli until 30 June 2024)
MF Italy ITA Filippo Melegoni (at Reggiana until 30 June 2024)
MF Italy ITA Manolo Portanova (at Reggiana until 30 June 2024)
FW Poland POL Aleksander Buksa (at WSG Tirol until 30 June 2024)
FW Italy ITA Massimo Coda (at Cremonese until 30 June 2024)
FW Italy ITA Andrea Favilli (at Ternana until 30 June 2024)
FW Italy ITA Seydou Fini (at Standard Liège until 30 June 2024)
FW Italy ITA Daniel Fossati (at Sestri Levante until 30 June 2024)
FW Italy ITA Elia Petrelli (at Fermana until 30 June 2024)
FW Romania ROU George Pușcaș (at Bari until 30 June 2024)
FW Turkey TUR Güven Yalçın (at Fatih Karagümrük until 30 June 2024)
FW Italy ITA Kelvin Yeboah (at Standard Liège until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF Romania Radu Drăgușin Italy Juventus €5,500,000 1 July 2023 [2]
GK Spain Josep Martínez Germany RB Leipzig €3,500,000 1 July 2023 [3]
DF Spain Aarón Martín Germany Mainz 05 Undisclosed 3 July 2023 [4]
GK Italy Daniele Sommariva Italy Pescara Undisclosed 5 July 2023 [5]
GK Italy Nicola Leali Italy Ascoli Undisclosed 5 July 2023 [6]
FW Italy Mateo Retegui Argentina Tigre €12,000,000 26 July 2023 [7]
MF Norway Morten Thorsby Germany Union Berlin Loan 1 August 2023 [8]
MF Brazil Junior Messias Italy Milan Loan 11 August 2023 [9]
DF Belgium Koni De Winter Italy Juventus Loan 11 August 2023 [10]
FW Ukraine Ruslan Malinovskyi France Marseille Loan 19 August 2023 [11]
DF England Djed Spence England Tottenham Hotspur Loan 11 January 2024 [12]
MF Brazil Junior Messias Italy Milan €3,000,000 13 January 2024 [13]
MF Norway Emil Bohinen Italy Salernitana Loan 17 January 2024 [14]
FW Portugal Vitinha France Marseille Loan 1 February 2024 [15]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
GK Slovenia Rok Vodišek Slovenia Rogaška Free 1 July 2023 [16]
MF France Abdoulaye Touré Released 1 July 2023 [17]
MF Sierra Leone Yayah Kallon Italy Hellas Verona €2,800,000 1 July 2023 [18]
DF Albania Brayan Boci Italy Lecco Loan 17 July 2023 [19]
MF Italy Luca Lipani Italy Sassuolo €8,000,000 8 August 2023 [20]
MF Italy Stefano Sturaro Turkey Fatih Karagümrük Free 21 August 2023 [21]
FW Italy Massimo Coda Italy Cremonese Loan 27 August 2023 [22]
MF Italy Vittorio Parigini Italy Feralpisalò Undisclosed 28 August 2023 [23]
DF Albania Brayan Boci Italy Legnago Salus Loan 5 January 2024 [24]
DF Romania Radu Drăgușin England Tottenham Hotspur €25,000,000 11 January 2024 [25]
MF Chile Pablo Galdames Brazil Vasco da Gama Undisclosed 5 February 2024 [26]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

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

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 19 August 2023 24 May 2024 Matchday 1 11th 38 12 13 13 45 45 +0 031.58
Coppa Italia 11 August 2023 5 December 2023 Round of 64 Round of 16 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 066.67
Total 41 14 13 14 51 50 +1 034.15

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Torino 38 13 14 11 36 36 0 53[a]
10 Napoli 38 13 14 11 55 48 +7 53[a]
11 Genoa 38 12 13 13 45 45 0 49
12 Monza 38 11 12 15 39 51 −12 45
13 Hellas Verona 38 9 11 18 38 51 −13 38[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:
  1. ^ a b Torino finished ahead of Napoli on head-to-head points: Torino 3–0 Napoli, Napoli 1–1 Torino.
  2. ^ Hellas Verona finished ahead of Lecce on head-to-head points: Hellas Verona 2–2 Lecce, Lecce 0–1 Hellas Verona.

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 12 13 13 45 45  0 49 8 6 5 27 22  +5 4 7 8 18 23  −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)
Report
Stadium: 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)
Report
Stadium: 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)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe
Attendance: 13,999
Referee: Luca Zufferli
2 December 2023 14 Genoa 1–1 Empoli Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: 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)
Report
Stadium: 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)
Report
Stadium: 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)
Report Stadium: 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

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