2024–25 Bologna FC 1909 season

Bologna FC 1909 2024–25 football season
Bologna FC 1909
2024–25 season
ChairmanJoey Saputo
Head coachVincenzo Italiano
StadiumStadio Renato Dall'Ara
Serie A18th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
UEFA Champions LeagueLeague phase
Home colours
Away colours
All statistics correct as of 25 August 2024.

The 2024–25 season is the 116th season in the history of Bologna Football Club 1909, and the club's tenth consecutive season in the Serie A. In addition to the domestic league, the club is scheduled to participate in the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League, having made its last appearance in Europe's top club competition in the 1964–65 season.[1]

Players

First-team squad

As of 30 August 2024[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Poland POL Łukasz Skorupski
2 DF Sweden SWE Emil Holm
3 DF Austria AUT Stefan Posch
4 DF Serbia SRB Mihajlo Ilić
5 DF Croatia CRO Martin Erlić
6 MF Croatia CRO Nikola Moro
7 FW Italy ITA Riccardo Orsolini
8 MF Switzerland SUI Remo Freuler
9 FW Argentina ARG Santiago Castro
10 FW Sweden SWE Jesper Karlsson
11 FW Switzerland SUI Dan Ndoye
14 FW England ENG Samuel Iling-Junior (on loan from Aston Villa)
15 DF Italy ITA Nicolò Casale (on loan from Lazio)
16 DF Italy ITA Tommaso Corazza
17 MF Morocco MAR Oussama El Azzouzi
18 MF Italy ITA Tommaso Pobega (on loan from Milan)
19 MF Scotland SCO Lewis Ferguson (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Switzerland SUI Michel Aebischer
21 FW Denmark DEN Jens Odgaard
22 DF Greece GRE Charalampos Lykogiannis
23 GK Italy ITA Nicola Bagnolini
24 FW Netherlands NED Thijs Dallinga
25 GK Italy ITA Massimo Pessina
26 DF Colombia COL Jhon Lucumí
28 FW Italy ITA Nicolò Cambiaghi
29 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo De Silvestri
31 DF Netherlands NED Sam Beukema
32 MF Morocco MAR Naïm Byar
33 DF Spain ESP Juan Miranda
34 GK Italy ITA Federico Ravaglia
66 MF Finland FIN Niklas Pyyhtiä
80 MF Italy ITA Giovanni Fabbian
82 MF Poland POL Kacper Urbański
— FW Argentina ARG Benjamín Domínguez

Out on loan

As of 30 August 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Italy ITA Kevin Bonifazi (at Lecce until 30 June 2025)
— DF Italy ITA Mattia Motolese (at Carrarese until 30 June 2025)
— DF Uruguay URU Joaquín Sosa (at CF Montréal until 31 December 2024)
— DF Italy ITA Riccardo Stivanello (at Juventus Next Gen until 30 June 2025)
— MF Iceland ISL Andri Baldursson (at IF Elfsborg until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Italy ITA Manuel Rosetti (at Sestri Levante until 30 June 2025)
— FW Italy ITA Gianmarco Cangiano (at Pescara until 30 June 2025)
— FW Nigeria NGA Orji Okwonkwo (at Reggiana until 30 June 2025)
— FW Italy ITA Antonio Raimondo (at Venezia until 30 June 2025)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Switzerland Remo Freuler England Nottingham Forest €4,500,000[†] 1 July 2024
DF Sweden Emil Holm Italy Spezia €7,000,000 1 July 2024 [3]
MF Denmark Jens Odgaard Netherlands AZ €4,000,000[†] 1 July 2024 [4]
DF Spain Juan Miranda Spain Real Betis Free 3 July 2024 [5]
FW Italy Nicolò Cambiaghi Italy Atalanta €10,000,000 12 July 2024 [6]
FW Netherlands Thijs Dallinga France Toulouse €15,000,000 23 July 2024 [7]
DF Croatia Martin Erlić Italy Sassuolo €7,000,000 2 August 2024 [8]
MF Italy Tommaso Pobega Italy Milan Loan 24 August 2024 [9]
FW England Samuel Iling-Junior England Aston Villa Loan 27 August 2024 [10]
FW Argentina Benjamín Domínguez Argentina Gimnasia LP €4,500,000 28 August 2024 [11]
DF Italy Nicolò Casale Italy Lazio Loan 30 August 2024 [12]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Belgium Alexis Saelemaekers Italy Milan End of loan 30 June 2024 [13]
FW Austria Marko Arnautović Italy Internazionale €8,000,000[†] 1 July 2024 [14]
DF England Luis Binks England Coventry City Undisclosed[†] 1 July 2024 [15]
DF France Adama Soumaoro — End of contract 1 July 2024
MF Iceland Andri Baldursson Sweden IF Elfsborg Loan 2 July 2024 [16]
FW Netherlands Joshua Zirkzee England Manchester United €42,500,000 14 July 2024 [17]
DF Italy Riccardo Calafiori England Arsenal €45,000,000 29 July 2024 [18]
FW Italy Antonio Raimondo Italy Venezia Loan 8 August 2024 [19]
FW Netherlands Sydney van Hooijdonk Italy Cesena Undisclosed 9 August 2024 [20]
DF Italy Kevin Bonifazi Italy Lecce Loan 30 August 2024 [21]
Notes
  1. † Loan transfer made permanent

Friendlies

Pre-season

Bologna Italy v Austria Brixen
24 July 2024 Friendly Bologna Italy 2–0 Austria Brixen La Roca del Vallès, Spain
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Camp de Futbol de La Roca del Vallès
Referee: Marco Cazzavillan (Italy)
Bologna Italy v Italy Caldiero
27 July 2024 Friendly Bologna Italy 5–0 Italy Caldiero Mühlbach
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Sports Centre Field
Referee: Francesco Gallo
Bologna Italy v Greece Asteras Tripolis
31 July 2024 Friendly Bologna Italy 3–3 Greece Asteras Tripolis Brixen
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena
Referee: Luca Zufferli (Italy)
VfL Bochum Germany v Italy Bologna
3 August 2024 Friendly VfL Bochum Germany 4–0 Italy Bologna Bolzano
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Druso
Referee: Andrea Copelli (Italy)
Note: The match was played in two periods of thirty minutes each.
Bologna Italy v Italy Südtirol
3 August 2024 Friendly Bologna Italy 1–0 Italy Südtirol Bolzano
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Druso
Referee: David Kovacevic
Note: The match was played in two periods of thirty minutes each.
Mallorca Spain v Italy Bologna
10 August 2024 Trofeu Ciutat de Palma Mallorca Spain 1–1
(5–6 p)		 Italy Bologna Palma, Spain
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Castro 25'
 Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix
Referee: López García (Spain)
Penalties

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 18 August 2024 24–25 May 2025 Matchday 1 4 0 3 1 4 7 −3 000.00
Coppa Italia 4–18 December 2024 Round of 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
UEFA Champions League 18 September 2024 League phase 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 4 0 3 1 4 7 −3 000.00

Last updated: 14 September 2024
Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Monza 4 0 3 1 3 4 −1 3
16 Roma 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3
17 Bologna 4 0 3 1 4 7 −3 3
18 Como 4 0 2 2 3 7 −4 2 Relegation to Serie B
19 Cagliari 4 0 2 2 1 6 −5 2
Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 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)[22]

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
4 0 3 1 4 7  −3 3 0 2 0 2 2  0 0 1 1 2 5  −3

Last updated: 14 September 2024.
Source: Serie A

Results by round

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

Matches

The match schedule was released on 4 July 2024.[23]

Bologna v Udinese
18 August 2024 1 Bologna 1–1 Udinese Bologna
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 26,418
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi
Napoli v Bologna
25 August 2024 2 Napoli 3–0 Bologna Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Luca Pairetto
Bologna v Empoli
31 August 2024 3 Bologna 1–1 Empoli Bologna
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Referee: Livio Marinelli
Como v Bologna
14 September 2024 4 Como 2–2 Bologna Como
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Referee: Marco Piccinini

Coppa Italia

Bologna v Monza or Brescia
4–18 December 2024 Round of 16 Bologna v Monza or Brescia Bologna
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

UEFA Champions League

League phase

The draw for the league phase was held on 29 August 2024.

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Germany Bayern Munich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
8 Portugal Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Italy Bologna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
10 Germany Borussia Dortmund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 France Brest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 17 September 2024. Source: UEFA[24]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Round12345678
GroundHAAHHAHA
Result
Position
Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

References

  1. ^ "Official: Juventus and Bologna secure 2024-25 Champions League places". OneFootball. 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Prima squadra" [First team] (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Emil Holm joins Bologna". Bologna FC 1909. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  4. ^ Possenti, Rebecca (16 May 2024). "Odgaard rossoblù: riscattato dall'AZ Alkmaar per 4 milioni (Stadio)".
  5. ^ "Juan Miranda joins Bologna". Bologna FC 1909. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Nicolò Cambiaghi joins Bologna". Bologna FC 1909. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Thijs Dallinga joins Bologna". Bologna FC 1909. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Martin Erlic joins Bologna". Bologna FC 1909. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Tommaso Pobega joins Bologna". Bologna FC 1909. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Samuel Iling-Junior joins Bologna". Bologna FC 1909. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Benjamin Dominguez joins Bologna". Bologna FC 1909. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Nicolò Casale joins Bologna". Bologna FC 1909. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Saelemaekers torna al Milan: niente riscatto, il Bologna va su Kouamé" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 6 June 2024.
  14. ^ Campanale, Susy (30 May 2024). "Arnautovic reassures he will stay with successful Inter in 2024-25". Football Italia. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Coventry sign Binks from Bologna on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Baldursson joins Elfsborg on loan". Bologna FC 1909. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Zirkzee to Manchester United". Bologna FC 1909. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Calafiori joins Arsenal". Bologna FC 1909. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Raimondo goes on loan to Venezia". Bologna FC 1909. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Van Hooijdonk to Cesena". Bologna FC 1909. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Bonifazi to Lecce". Bologna FC 1909. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 304/A" (PDF). figc.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio.
  23. ^ "GUIDE TO THE 2024/25 SEASON". Lega Serie A.
  24. ^ "Table & Standings". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  • v
  • t
  • e
2025–26 →
Domestic leagues
Men
Women
  • Serie A
  • Serie B
  • Serie C
Domestic cups
Men
Women
  • Coppa Italia (Final)
  • Supercoppa Italiana (Final)
International club
competitions
Men
Women
Youth
Club seasons
Serie A
Serie B