SS Audace Cerignola

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.

Audace Cerignola

Full name	Società Sportiva Audace Cerignola srl
Founded	1912; 113 years ago (1912)
Ground	Stadio Domenico Monterisi, Cerignola, Italy
Capacity	8,000
Chairman	Nicola Grieco
Manager	Vacant
League	Serie C Group C
2024–25	Serie C Group C, 2nd of 20
Home colours Away colours

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.^[1] After winning a first appeal to the Italian National Olympic Committee Court,^[2] and FIGC declining Audace Cerignola's admission due to other stadium-related technicalities,^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Current squad

As of 30 July 2025^[6]

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 Stefano Greco 3 DF  ITA Luca Russo 6 DF  ARG Santiago Visentin 7 DF  ITA Giuseppe Coccia 8 MF  ITA Mattia Tascone 12 GK  ITA Umberto Saracco 13 MF  ARG Giancarlo Bianchini 14 MF  ITA Lorenzo Paolucci 15 DF  ITA Alessandro Ligi 18 FW  ITA Alessandro Faggioli 20 MF  ESP Miguel Ángel 22 GK  ITA Giuseppe Fares 26 FW  ITA Francesco Lorusso 28 DF  ITA Christian Basile 29 FW  ITA Luigi Cuppone 55 DF  ITA Luca Martinelli 71 MF  ITA Donato Ianzano

No. Pos. Nation Player 72 MF  ITA Giuseppe Pio Carrozza — GK  ITA Alfonso Rizzuto — DF  ITA Lorenzo Cellai — DF  ITA Martin Cocorocchio — DF  ARG Gianfranco Giuliodori — DF  ITA Gabriele Ingrosso — DF  ITA Claudio Parlato — DF  ITA Riccardo Spaltro — MF  ITA Carmine Cretella — MF  ESP Oscar Moreso — FW  ITA Ernesto Ballabile — FW  ITA Alessandro Carnevale — FW  ITA Ludovico D'Orazio — FW  ITA Michele Emmausso — FW  ITA Luca Gagliano — FW  ITA Nicolas Iurilli — FW  ITA Antonio Sabbatani

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 — FW  ALB Enis Tozaj (at Sestri Levante until 30 June 2026)