Bologna FC 1909
2023–24 season
ChairmanJoey Saputo
Head coachThiago Motta
StadiumStadio Renato Dall'Ara
Serie A7th
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Joshua Zirkzee (7)
All:
Joshua Zirkzee (8)
All statistics correct as of 14 January 2024.

The 2023–24 season is Bologna FC 1909's 115th season in existence and ninth consecutive season in the Serie A. They also competed in the Coppa Italia.

Players

First-team squad

As of 3 September 2023[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Austria AUT Stefan Posch
5 DF France FRA Adama Soumaoro
6 MF Croatia CRO Nikola Moro
7 FW Italy ITA Riccardo Orsolini (captain)
8 MF Switzerland SUI Remo Freuler (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
9 FW Netherlands NED Joshua Zirkzee
10 MF Sweden SWE Jesper Karlsson
11 FW Switzerland SUI Dan Ndoye
15 DF Denmark DEN Victor Kristiansen (on loan from Leicester City)
16 DF Italy ITA Tommaso Corazza
17 MF Morocco MAR Oussama El Azzouzi
19 MF Scotland SCO Lewis Ferguson
20 MF Switzerland SUI Michel Aebischer
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Greece GRE Charalampos Lykogiannis
23 GK Italy ITA Nicola Bagnolini
26 DF Colombia COL Jhon Lucumí
28 GK Poland POL Łukasz Skorupski
29 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo De Silvestri
31 DF Netherlands NED Sam Beukema
33 DF Italy ITA Riccardo Calafiori
34 GK Italy ITA Federico Ravaglia
56 MF Belgium BEL Alexis Saelemaekers (on loan from AC Milan)
77 FW Netherlands NED Sydney van Hooijdonk
80 MF Italy ITA Giovanni Fabbian
82 MF Poland POL Kacper Urbański

Other players under contract

As of 1 September 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Nigeria NGA Orji Okwonkwo

Out on loan

As of 5 September 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Canada CAN Sebastian Breza (at Yverdon until 30 June 2024)
— DF Ghana GHA Ebenezer Annan (at Novi Pazar until 30 June 2024)
— DF England ENG Luis Binks (at Coventry City until 30 June 2024)
— DF Uruguay URU Joaquín Sosa (at Dinamo Zagreb until 30 June 2024)
— DF Italy ITA Riccardo Stivanello (at Juventus Next Gen until 30 June 2024)
— MF Iceland ISL Andri Baldursson (at Elfsborg until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Finland FIN Niklas Pyyhtiä (at Ternana until 30 June 2024)
— FW Italy ITA Gennaro Anatriello (at Alessandria until 30 June 2024)
— FW Austria AUT Marko Arnautović (at Inter Milan until 30 June 2024)
— FW Italy ITA Gianmarco Cangiano (at Pescara until 30 June 2024)
— FW Italy ITA Mattia Pagliuca (at Alessandria until 30 June 2024)
— FW Italy ITA Antonio Raimondo (at Ternana until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Source
2 July 2023 MF Croatia Nikola Moro Russia Dynamo Moscow €6,000,000 [2]
3 July 2023 DF Netherlands Sam Beukema Netherlands AZ Alkmaar €7,000,000 [3]
20 July 2023 MF Morocco Oussama El Azzouzi Belgium Union SG Undisclosed [4]
14 August 2023 MF Switzerland Dan Ndoye Switzerland Basel €8,000,000 [5]
23 August 2023 MF Sweden Jesper Karlsson Netherlands AZ Undisclosed [6]
30 August 2023 DF Denmark Victor Kristiansen England Leicester City Loan + €1,000,000 [7]
30 August 2023 MF Belgium Alexis Saelemaekers Italy Milan Loan + €500,000 [8]
31 August 2023 DF Italy Riccardo Calafiori Switzerland Basel €4,000,000 [9]
1 September 2023 MF Switzerland Remo Freuler England Nottingham Forest Loan [10]

Out

Date Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Source
3 July 2023 FW The Gambia Musa Juwara Denmark Vejle Boldklub Undisclosed [11]
3 July 2023 DF Netherlands Denso Kasius Netherlands AZ Alkmaar €3,000,000 [12]
6 July 2023 DF Ghana Ebenezer Annan Serbia Novi Pazar Loan [13]
6 July 2023 GK Italy Francesco Bardi Italy Reggiana Free [14]
7 July 2023 DF Italy Matteo Angeli Italy Cittadella Undisclosed [15]
11 July 2023 MF Chile Gary Medel Brazil Vasco da Gama Free [16]
16 August 2023 MF Netherlands Jerdy Schouten Netherlands PSV €13,000,000 [17]
16 August 2023 FW Austria Marko Arnautović Italy Inter Milan Loan [18]
1 September 2023 MF Argentina Nicolás Domínguez England Nottingham Forest €8,000,000 [19]
4 September 2023 MF The Gambia Musa Barrow Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun €8,000,000 [20]
Notes
1.^ Exercised buy option.

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

22 July 2023 Friendly Bologna Italy 2–2 Italy Palermo Rovereto
18:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Stadio Quercia
28 July 2023 Friendly Bologna Italy 2–3 France Monaco Bologna
18:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Centro Tecnico Niccolò Galli
2 August 2023 Friendly Utrecht Netherlands 1–2 Italy Bologna Utrecht
15:00 UTC+2
  • Descotte 56'
 Report
Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch
Referee: Dieperink
5 August 2023 Friendly AZ Netherlands 1–0 Italy Bologna Alkmaar
17:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Referee: Dennis Higler
9 September 2023 Friendly Bologna Italy 2–2 Italy Reggiana Bologna
11:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Centro tecnico Niccolò Galli
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 21 August 2023 26 May 2024 Matchday 1 20 8 8 4 23 18 +5 040.00
Coppa Italia 11 August 2023 9 January 2024 Round of 64 Quarter-finals 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 075.00
Total 24 11 9 4 29 19 +10 045.83

Last updated: 14 January 2024
Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Atalanta 20 10 3 7 35 21 +14 33 Qualification for the Europa League league stage
6 Lazio 20 10 3 7 24 20 +4 33 0Qualification for the Conference League play-off round0
7 Bologna 20 8 8 4 23 18 +5 32
8 Napoli 20 9 4 7 30 25 +5 31
9 Roma 20 8 5 7 32 24 +8 29
Updated to match(es) played on 16 January 2024. 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)[21]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
20 8 8 4 23 18  +5 32 7 2 1 14 5  +9 1 6 3 9 13  −4

Last updated: 14 January 2024.
Source: Serie A

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHA
ResultLDWDDDWDWDWLWDWWWLDL
Position16149111113811886867544557
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2024. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 5 July 2023.[22]

21 August 2023 1 Bologna 0–2 Milan Bologna
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 30,203
Referee: Luca Pairetto
27 August 2023 2 Juventus 1–1 Bologna Turin
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 38,197
Referee: Marco Di Bello
2 September 2023 3 Bologna 2–1 Cagliari Bologna
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 22,818
Referee: Daniele Orsato
18 September 2023 4 Hellas Verona 0–0 Bologna Verona
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 18,863
Referee: Federico La Penna
24 September 2023 5 Bologna 0–0 Napoli Bologna
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 26,621
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
28 September 2023 6 Monza 0–0 Bologna Monza
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: U-Power Stadium
Attendance: 8,930
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto
1 October 2023 7 Bologna 3–0 Empoli Bologna
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 23,689
Referee: Fabio Maresca
7 October 2023 8 Internazionale 2–2 Bologna Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 74,072
Referee: Marco Guida
22 October 2023 9 Bologna 2–1 Frosinone Bologna
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 26,729
Referee: Daniele Doveri
28 October 2023 10 Sassuolo 1–1 Bologna Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 16,931
Referee: Antonio Giua
3 November 2023 11 Bologna 1–0 Lazio Bologna
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 24,178
Referee: Federico La Penna
12 November 2023 12 Fiorentina 2–1 Bologna Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 29,750
Referee: Fabio Maresca
27 November 2023 13 Bologna 2–0 Torino Bologna
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 20,705
Referee: Andrea Colombo
3 December 2023 14 Lecce 1–1 Bologna Lecce
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 24,326
Referee: Daniele Doveri
10 December 2023 15 Salernitana 1–2 Bologna Salerno
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 16,650
Referee: Simone Sozza
Note: Fazio was sent off for dissent while a substitute.
17 December 2023 16 Bologna 2–0 Roma Bologna
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 25,579
Referee: Marco Guida
23 December 2023 17 Bologna 1–0 Atalanta Bologna
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 28,082
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
30 December 2023 18 Udinese 3–0 Bologna Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 25,144
Referee: Daniele Orsato
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
14 January 2024 20 Cagliari 2–1 Bologna Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

Coppa Italia

11 August 2023 Round of 64 Bologna 2–0 Cesena Bologna
21:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Adamo Yellow card 37'
 Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 14,139
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
31 October 2023 Round of 32 Bologna 2–0 Hellas Verona Bologna
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 11,593
Referee: Federico Dionisi
20 December 2023 Round of 16 Internazionale 1–2 (a.e.t.) Bologna Milan
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 60,334
Referee: Federico La Penna
9 January 2024 Quarter-finals Fiorentina 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Bologna Florence
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 25,079
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
Penalties

Player statistics

Goalscorers

As of 5 January 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 9 FW Netherlands Joshua Zirkzee 7 1 8
2 19 MF Scotland Lewis Ferguson 4 0 4
7 FW Italy Riccardo Orsolini 4 0 4
4 80 MF Italy Giovanni Fabbian 2 0 2
6 MF Croatia Nikola Moro 1 1 2
29 DF Italy Lorenzo De Silvestri 2 0 2
7 22 DF Greece Charalampos Lykogiannis 1 0 1
16 DF Italy Tommaso Corazza 0 1 1
31 DF Netherlands Sam Beukema 0 1 1
77 FW Netherlands Sydney van Hooijdonk 0 1 1
11 FW Switzerland Dan Ndoye 0 1 1
Own goals 1 0 1
Totals 22 6 28

References

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