U.S. Catanzaro 1929 is an Italian football club based in Catanzaro, Calabria. The club was officially formed in 1929. Catanzaro has competed in the Serie A seven times and were one time Coppa Italia runners-up.

The list encompasses the honours won by U.S. Catanzaro 1929 at national and regional level, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section itemises the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made the most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Catanzaro players on the international stage.

Catanzaro have won 6 interregional level three titles and 1 interregional level four title. The club's record league appearances maker is Adriano Banelli, who made 336 appearances between 1967 and 1979 and the club's record Serie A appearance maker is Claudio Ranieri with 128 appearances. Massimo Palanca is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 116 goals in total.

All figures are correct as of 16 November 2021.

Honours and achievements

National Leagues Serie B (Level 2) Runners-Up (2): 1975–76, 1977–78 Promoted via play-offs (1): 1970–71 Supercoppa di Serie C (Level 3) Runners-Up (1): 2004 Scudetto IV Serie (Level 4) Winners (1): 1952–53

Cups Coppa Italia Runners-Up (1): 1965–66 Semi-finalists (2): 1978–79, 1981–82

Interregional Prima Divisione or Serie C or Serie C1 (Level 3) Winners (6): 1932–33 (Prima Div/I), 1935–36 (Serie C/D), 1958–59 (Serie C/B), 1984–85 (Serie C1/B), 1986–87 (Serie C1/B), 2003–04 (Serie C1/B) Runners–Up (4): 1945–46, 1947–48, 2020–21, 2021–22 IV Serie or Serie C2/Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (Level 4) Winners (1): 1952–53 (IV Serie/H) Runners-Up (2): 2009–10, 2011–12 (LP Seconda Div) Promotion (1): 2002–03 (Serie C2)

Regional Prima Divisione Winners (2): 1938–39, 1939–40 Runners-Up (1): 1937–38

European Cup of the Alps Winners (1): 1960

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Player records

Appearances

Most league appearances: Adriano Banelli, 336 Most Serie A appearances: Claudio Ranieri, 128 Most Coppa Italia appearances: Adriano Banelli, 39 Youngest first-team player: Domenico Strumbo, 16 years, 9 months, 12 days on 20 November 2017

Most appearances Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute.

#NameYearsLeague (Serie A)Coppa ItaliaOtherTotal1 1967–1979 336 (66) 39 3 3782 1974–19811986–1990 332 (105) 36 1 3693 1955–1966 313 (0) 2 3154 1967–1977 244 (45) 27 3 2745 1974–1982 225 (128) 27 1 2536 1963–1969 224 (0) 14 2387 1960–1968 221 (0) 9 2308 1971–1978 206 (45) 22 1 2299 1967–1977 197 (39) 26 2 22510 1965–1971 202 (0) 16 1 219

Goalscorers Most goals in a season: Vincenzo Geraci, 22 in the 1947–48 Catanzaro season Gianni Bui, 22 in the 1965–66 Catanzaro season Most league goals in a season: Vincenzo Geraci, 21 in the 1947–48 Serie C and the 1950–51 Serie C seasons Simone Masini, 21 in the 2011–12 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season First Serie A goalscorer: Alberto Spelta, in the 1971–72 season against Juventus Youngest goalscorer: Maurizio Pellegrino, 18 years, 3 months, 5 days (against U.S. Triestina, Serie B, 3 June 1984) Oldest goalscorer: Domenico Giampa, 38 years, 8 months, 30 days (against S.S. Racing Club Roma, Serie C, 14 November 2015)

Top goalscorers Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances.

This list may not be completely exhaustive of all matches in all competitions. Data is missing for league competitions from founding in 1929 to 1959. Data is also missing for 12 seasons: 1986–87, 1984–85, 2006–07, and between 1990 and 1992, and 1996 and 2003. Where a player has missing data from the source, numbers have been adjusted using additional references. #NameYearsLeagueCoppa ItaliaOtherTotalRatio1 1974–19811986–1990 114 (332) 20 (36) 0 (1) 134 (369) 0.362 2003–2006 46 (112 1 (4) 0 (1) 47 (117) 0.413 1965–1967 33 (67) 4 (5) — 37 (72) 0.514 1958–1965 33 (148) 3 (5) — 36 (153) 0.245 1981–1984 28 (83) 6 (13) — 34 (96) 0.355 1971–1976 29 (173) 5 (16) — 34 (169) 0.207 2011–2013 27 (59) 0 (1) — 27 (60) 0.458 2012–2014 24 (56) 1 (1) 1 (1) 26 (58) 0.458 1972–1974 22 (71) 4 (8) 26 (79) 0.3310 1958–1962 24 (68) 1 (5) 25 (73) 0.34

Capocannonieri Below is a list of Catanzaro players who were the top goalscorers of the league or cup during a season, known as the Capocannonieri in Italian. The number corresponds to the numbers of goals scored followed by the season and league or cup this achievement was accomplished.

League Player SeasonGianni Bui 18 1965–66 Serie BMassimo Palanca 18 1977–78 Serie BGiuseppe Lorenzo 18 1984–85 Serie C1 Massimo Palanca 17 1986–87 Serie C1 Paolo Mollica 16 1991–92 Serie C2Sebastian Bueno 16 2006–07 Serie C2Source:

Cup Player SeasonMassimo Palanca 8 1978–79 Coppa ItaliaSource:

Serie A records Below is a list of players with the top 10 appearances and goals scored in the Italian top flight competition, the Serie A.

Appearances Player Claudio Ranieri 128 Piero Braglia 117 Giuseppe Sabadini 111 Massimo Palanca 105 Alessandro Zaninelli 83 Giorgio Boscolo 83 Angelo Orazi 77 Leonardo Menichini 73 Enrico Nicolini 68 Adriano Banelli 66Source:

Goals Player Massimo Palanca 37 Edi Bivi 15 Carlo Borghi 8Alberto Spelta 7 Adriano Banelli 6 Antonio Sabato 6 Giovanni Improta 5 Carlo Bresciani 5 Pietro Mariani 4 Luigi De Agostini 4 Enrico Nicolini 4 Claudio Ranieri 4Source:

Managerial records

First full-time manager: Dino Baroni First Serie A manager: Gianni Seghedoni in the 1971–72 Serie A season. Longest serving manager: Orlando Tognotti — 4 years (1 July 1952 to 30 June 1956). Longest serving Serie A manager: Carlo Mazzone – 1 year, 8 months, 30 days (1 July 1978 to 30 March 1980). Highest win percentage: Gaetano Auteri, 65.79% Lowest win percentage: Vincenzo Guerini, Bruno Bolchi, both 0.00%

Club records

Matches First Serie A match: Juventus 4–2 Catanzaro, 30 October 1971. First Serie A win: 1–0 against Juventus, Round 16, 30 January 1972.

Record wins Record league win: 10–0 against Cagliari, Serie B, 25 February 1934 Record Coppa Italia win: 6–0 against Benevento, 27 October 1935

Record defeats Record league defeat: 5-goal margin 1–6 on two occasions 0–5 on seven occasions Record Coppa Italia defeat: 0–6 against Sorrento, 2010–11 First Round, 8 August 2010

Goals Most league goals scored in a season: 102 in 38 matches, Serie C, 2022–23 Fewest league goals scored in a season: 15 in 30 matches, Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, 2010–11 Most league goals conceded in a season: 82 in 42 matches, Serie B, 2004–05 Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 15 in 34 matches, Serie C, 1958–59

Points Most points in a season (2-point wins): 47 in 34 matches, Serie C, 1958–59 47 in 38 matches, Serie B, 1970–71 Most points in a season (3-point wins): 96 in 38 matches, Serie C, 2022–23 Fewest points in a season (2-point wins): 13 in 30 matches, Serie A, 1982–83 Fewest points in a season (3-point wins): 11 in 30 matches, Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, 2010–11 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione

Attendances Serie A matches only. Highest home attendance: 28,942, against Juventus, Round 30, 16 May 1982. Lowest home attendance: 4,328, against Lazio, Round 30, 22 May 1977.

All-time records All domestic competitions

LeagueHonours Notes Serie A7 Serie B28Runners-Up (2): 1975–76, 1977–78 Serie C31 Group Winners (6): 1932–33, 1935–36, 1958–59, 1984–85, 1986–87, 2003–04Group Runners-Up (3): 1945–46, 1947–48, 2020–21 Serie C218 Group Runners-Up (2): 2009–10, 2011–12 Serie D1 Group winners (1): 1952–53 Total Leagues 85 2910 998 969 943 3165 2993 34.29 Coppa Italia45 || Runners-Up (1): 1965–66 || Coppa Italia Serie C8 || Supercoppa di Serie C1 || Runners-Up (1): 2004 Scudetto Serie D1 || Winners (1): 1952–53 Torneo di Capodanno1 Total Cups 56 177 72 29 76 256 258 40.68 Serie B promotion play-offs 2 Promoted (1/2): 1970–71 Prima Div promotion play-offs1 Promoted (1/1): 1932–33 Serie C promotion play-offs4 Promoted (0/4): Serie C2 promotion play-offs6 Promoted (1/6): 2002–03 Serie D promotion play-offs 1 Promoted (1/1): 1952–53 Total promotion play-offs 14 36 10 14 12 25 29 27.77 Serie C relegation play-outs1 Survived relegation (1/1): 2016–17 Total record 156 3125 1081 1013 1031 3450 3283 34.56

See also List of U.S. Catanzaro 1929 seasons

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References

External links Official website