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1977–78 US Catanzaro season

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U.S. Catanzaro
1977–78 season
PresidentNicola Ceravolo
ManagerGiorgio Sereni
StadiumStadio Comunale
Serie B2nd (promoted)
Coppa ItaliaGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Massimo Palanca (18)
All: Massimo Palanca (20)
← 1976-77
1978-79 →

During the 1977–78 season Catanzaro competed in Serie B and Coppa Italia. After a successful campaign finishing second, the club was promoted to Serie A for the following season for the third time in the club's history.

Squad

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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 Italy ITA Ruggero Casari
GK Italy ITA Sergio Mauro
GK Italy ITA Giorgio Pellizzaro
DF Italy ITA Massimo Arrighi
DF Italy ITA Giuliano Groppi
DF Italy ITA Luigi Maldera
DF Italy ITA Mauro Pirelli
DF Italy ITA Claudio Ranieri
DF Italy ITA Manlio Zanini
MF Italy ITA Giovanni Improta
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Italy ITA Enrico Nicolini
MF Italy ITA Maurizio Raise
FW Italy ITA Alberto Arbitrio
FW Italy ITA Adriano Banelli
FW Italy ITA Fabio Borzoni
FW Italy ITA Santino Mondello
FW Italy ITA Pieraldo Nemo
FW Italy ITA Massimo Palanca
FW Italy ITA Sauro Petrini
FW Italy ITA Renzo Rossi

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie B 11 September 1977 11 June 1978 2nd 38 16 12 10 50 41 +9 042.11
Coppa Italia 21 August 1977 4 September 1977 Group Group 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 025.00
Total 42 17 13 12 54 46 +8 040.48

Source: Competitions

Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ascoli (P, C) 38 26 9 3 73 30 +43 61 Promotion to Serie A
2 Catanzaro (P) 38 16 12 10 50 41 +9 44
3 Avellino (P) 38 15 14 9 34 29 +5 44
4 Monza 38 14 14 10 36 29 +7 42
5 Ternana 38 14 14 10 34 27 +7 42
Source: Panini
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 16 12 10 50 41  +9 44 12 4 3 32 17  +15 4 8 7 18 24  −6

Last updated: 21 February 2023.
Source: webalice.it

Note: Wins were only worth 2 points this season

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAH
ResultWWDDLWLWDLLDDWLLDWWDLWDWLWWDWWWDLLDWDW
Position3144637447810958121110791099497552222223222
Points245668810111111121315151516182021212324262628303133353738383839414244
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = Leader, promotion to Serie A;   = Second, promotion to Serie A;   = Third, promotion to Serie A;   = Relegation to Serie C

Coppa Italia

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Group stage: Group 6

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Table
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Napoli 4 4 0 0 11 3 +8 8
2 Palermo 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1 4
3 Vicenza 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1 3
4 Catanzaro 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 3
5 Avellino 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 2

Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie B Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Italy ITA Ruggero Casari 2 -4 0+1 -2 1 -2
GK Italy ITA Sergio Mauro 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Italy ITA Giorgio Pellizzaro 41 -42 38 -39 3 -3
DF Italy ITA Massimo Arrighi 26 0 18+4 0 4 0
DF Italy ITA Giuliano Groppi 38 3 34 3 4 0
DF Italy ITA Luigi Maldera 40 0 36 0 4 0
DF Italy ITA Mauro Pirelli 3 0 2+1 0 0 0
DF Italy ITA Claudio Ranieri 28 0 28 0 0 0
DF Italy ITA Manlio Zanini 35 3 29+2 3 2+2 0
MF Italy ITA Giovanni Improta 35 0 31 0 4 0
MF Italy ITA Enrico Nicolini 37 2 31+2 2 3+1 0
MF Italy ITA Maurizio Raise 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
FW Italy ITA Alberto Arbitrio 36 4 32+1 4 3 0
FW Italy ITA Adriano Banelli 39 5 35 5 4 0
FW Italy ITA Fabio Borzoni 30 2 18+8 2 4 0
FW Italy ITA Santino Mondello 13 1 5+6 1 0+2 0
FW Italy ITA Pieraldo Nemo 18 1 9+6 1 2+1 0
FW Italy ITA Massimo Palanca 35 20 31+1 18 3 2
FW Italy ITA Sauro Petrini 9 0 7+2 0 0 0
FW Italy ITA Renzo Rossi 37 10 34 10 3 0
FW Italy ITA Giorgio Vignando 1 0 0 0 0+1 0

References

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  • calcio-seria.net [1]
  • historical-lineups.com [2]
  • webalice.it [3]
  1. ^ "US Catanzaro player appearances". www.calcio-seriea.net. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. ^ "1977–78 Coppa Italia" (PDF). historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Catanzaro season summaries". webalice.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2023.