SS Audace Cerignola

Audace Cerignola
Full nameSocietà Sportiva
Audace Cerignola srl
Founded1912; 114 years ago (1912)
GroundStadio Domenico Monterisi,
Cerignola, Italy
Capacity8,000
ChairmanNicola Grieco
ManagerRaimondo Catalano
LeagueSerie C Group C
2025–26Serie C Group C, 9th of 20

S.S. Audace Cerignola, commonly known as Audace Cerignola or simply Cerignola, is an Italian association football club from Cerignola, Apulia. They play in the Serie C Group C.

History

The club was originally founded in 1912 as Gruppo Sportivo Cerignola. They played Serie C from 1935 to 1937, after which they exclusively took part at amateur leagues.

The club voluntarily stepped out in 2013 due to financial issues, and restarted from Prima Categoria only a year later. In 2017 they returned to play Serie D, a league they had not played since the year 2000.

In 2019, Audace Cerignola ended the season in an impressive second place, behind AZ Picerno; in the following playoffs, they made it to the final, where they defeated Taranto, thus ensuring a priority slot in the Serie C repechages.

However, due to a number stadium-related issues, the Italian Football Federation denied Serie C entry to the club. After winning a first appeal to the Italian National Olympic Committee Court, and FIGC declining Audace Cerignola's admission due to other stadium-related technicalities, on 5 August 2019 the CONI Court once again overturned the latter's decision, confirming Audace Cerignola's right to take part in the 2019–20 Serie C.

Audace Cerignola were finally promoted to Serie C in the 2021–22 Serie D season, as Group H champions, under the guidance of head coach Michele Pazienza.

Current squad

As of 1 September 2026

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  ITA Andrea Vailati (on loan from Monza)
2 DF  ALB Adi Kurti (on loan from Hellas Verona)
3 DF  ITA Francesco Sena
4 MF  ITA Gaetano Vitale
5 DF  ITA Luca Martinelli
7 DF  ITA Alessandro Vinciguerra
8 MF  ESP Oscar Moreso
9 FW  ITA Diego Gambale
10 FW  ITA Ludovico D'Orazio
11 FW  ITA Ernesto Ballabile
12 GK  ITA Giuseppe Fares
13 DF  ITA Gianmarco Barletta
14 FW  ITA Cristian Padula (on loan from Torino)
17 MF  ITA Francesco Amiranda (on loan from Avellino)
18 MF  ITA Cristian Guaragna
19 MF  ITA Antonio Iorio (on loan from Lazio)
20 FW  ITA Michelangelo Nanula
22 GK  ITA Antonino Viola
23 DF  ITA Andrea Gasbarro
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF  ITA Alessandro Romano
27 MF  ITA Antonio Boccadamo (on loan from Virtus Entella)
33 FW  ITA Mario Perlingieri (on loan from Benevento)
37 DF  ITA Alessandro Silvestro
45 MF  ITA Alessandro Cilenti
55 DF  ITA Martin Cocorocchio
58 MF  ITA Carmine Cretella
77 FW  ITA Manuel Pinotti (on loan from Inter Milan)
86 DF  ITA Ruggero Labranca
99 DF  ITA Claudio Parlato
— GK  ITA Alfonso Rizzuto
— DF  ARG Matías Casarosa
— DF  ITA Kevin Miranda (on loan from Sassuolo)
— MF  ITA Marco Meli
— MF  FRA Matiss Sellaf
— MF  ITA Giacomo Seminari
— FW  ITA Flavio Ventola
— FW  ITA Giovanni Volpe

Out on loan

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  ITA Santiago Benucci (at Tau Altopascio until 30 June 2027)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ITA Nicolas Iurilli (at Melfi until 30 June 2027)

References

  1. ↑ "Ripescaggi e Riammissioni Serie B e Serie C: le decisioni del Consiglio Federale" (in Italian). Ysport.eu. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Accolti ricorsi sia di Bisceglie che Cerignola. Girone C a 21 squadre?" (in Italian). Sporterni. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Figc: Bisceglie in C, respinto il Cerignola" (in Italian). Teleregione. 25 July 2019. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Serie C: Audace Cerignola ripescata, accolto il ricorso dal Collegio di Garanzia del Coni" (in Italian). SKY Sport Italia. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Cerignola in festa: l'Audace è in Serie C" (in Italian). FoggiaToday. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Italy - USD Audace Cerignola - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2022.