1979–80 US Catanzaro season

U.S. Catanzaro
1979–80 season
President	Nicola Ceravolo
Manager	Carlo Mazzone (R1–25); Saverio Leotta (R26–30)
Stadium	Stadio Comunale
Serie A	12th
Coppa Italia	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Massimo Palanca (9); All: Massimo Palanca (11)
	← 1978–79 1980–81 →

During the 1979–80 season Catanzaro competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia. It was the club's second consecutive season and fourth overall season in the Serie A. The club participated in the Coppa Italia for the 25th time.

Squad

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	ITA	Massimo Mattolini
—	GK	ITA	Antonino Trapani
—	DF	ITA	Giuliano Groppi
—	DF	ITA	Gianpietro Marchetti
—	DF	ITA	Leonardo Menichini
—	DF	ITA	Claudio Ranieri (captain)
—	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Sabadini
—	DF	ITA	Manlio Zanini
—	MF	ITA	Paolo Borelli
—	MF	ITA	Valerio Majo


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Gregorio Mauro
—	MF	ITA	Enrico Nicolini
—	MF	ITA	Angelo Orazi
—	FW	ITA	Piero Braglia
—	FW	ITA	Carlo Bresciani
—	FW	ITA	Vito Chimenti
—	FW	ITA	Massimo Mauro
—	FW	ITA	Massimo Palanca

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Serie A	—	12th	16 September 1979	11 May 1980
Coppa Italia	Group	Group	22 August 1979	5 September 1979

Source: Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
10	Napoli	30	7	14	9	20	20	0	28
11	Avellino	30	7	13	10	24	32	−8	27
12	Catanzaro	30	5	14	11	20	34	−14	24
13	Udinese	30	3	15	12	24	38	−14	21
14	Pescara (R)	30	4	8	18	18	44	−26	16	Relegation to Serie B

Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[1]
Goal difference is used in case of equal points.
(R) Relegated

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
30	5	14	11	20	34	−14	24¹	4	8	3	12	12	0	1	6	8	8	22	−14

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

¹Points were only worth 2 for a win this season

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	D	D	L	D	L	D	L	W	D	D	D	D	D	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	D	D	L	W	W
Position	9	14	12	11	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	14

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1979–80 European Cup; = 1979–80 UEFA Cup; = 1979–80 Serie B; R = 1979–80 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Matches

16 September 1979 1	Perugia	0–0	Catanzaro	Perugia
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Ferdinando Reggiani

23 September 1979 2	Catanzaro	0–1	Juventus	Catanzaro
		Report	81' Bettega	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Pietro D'Elia

30 September 1979 3	Ascoli	2–2	Catanzaro	Ascoli Piceno
	Iorio 6' Moro 17' (pen.)	Report	78' (pen.) Palanca 88' Bresciani	Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Referee: Romeo Paparesta

7 October 1979 4	Catanzaro	0–0	Avellino	Catanzaro
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Franco Tonolini

14 October 1979 5	Cagliari	1–0	Catanzaro	Cagliari
	Selvaggi 74'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Edigio Ballerini

21 October 1979 6	Catanzaro	0–0	Inter Milan	Catanzaro
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi

28 October 1979 7	Fiorentina	3–0	Catanzaro	Florence
	Sella 14', 25' Di Gennaro 77'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Ferdinando Reggiani

4 November 1979 8	Catanzaro	2–2	Roma	Catanzaro
	Palanca 32', 38'	Report	78' Di Bartolomei 86' (o.g.) Orazi	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Giancarlo Redini

11 November 1979 9	Bologna	4–1	Catanzaro	Bologna
	Savoldi 3', 76' Orazi 21' (o.g.) Chiarugi 25'	Report	44' Nicolini	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Carlo Longhi

25 November 1979 10	Catanzaro	2–1	Lazio	Catanzaro
	Palanca 25', 77'	Report	84' Zucchini	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Roberto Terpin

2 December 1979 11	Torino	0–0	Catanzaro	Turin
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Vittorio Benedetti

9 December 1979 12	Catanzaro	1–1	Pescara	Catanzaro
	Chimenti 36'	Report	72' Cinquetti	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Paolo Bergamo

16 December 1979 13	Milan	0–0	Catanzaro	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Luigi Agnolin

30 December 1979 14	Catanzaro	1–1	Udinese	Catanzaro
	Nicolini 16'	Report	89' (pen.) Del Neri	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Franco Tonolini

6 January 1980 15	Napoli	1–1	Catanzaro	Naples
	Tesser 8'	Report	47' Nicolini	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Arnaldo Prati

13 January 1980 16	Catanzaro	2–1	Perugia	Catanzaro
	Palanca 73' Bresciani 86'	Report	55' Goretti	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi

20 January 1980 17	Juventus	1–0	Catanzaro	Turin
	Causio 18'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Claudio Pieri

27 January 1980 18	Catanzaro	1–1	Ascoli	Catanzaro
	Palanca 50' (pen.)	Report	85' Anastasi	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Enzo Barbaresco

3 February 1980 19	Avellino	2–0	Catanzaro	Avellino
	Pellegrini 84' Massa 87'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Partenio Referee: Gino Menicucci

10 February 1980 20	Catanzaro	1–0	Cagliari	Catanzaro
	Bresciani 32'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Maurizio Mattei

24 February 1980 21	Inter Milan	3–1	Catanzaro	Milan
	Beccalossi 15' Oriali 36' Altobelli 60'	Report	78' Bresciani	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Enzo Barabaresco

2 March 1980 22	Catanzaro	0–1	Fiorentina	Catanzaro
		Report	16' Sacchetti	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Paolo Casarin

9 March 1980 23	Roma	1–0	Catanzaro	Rome
	Pruzzo 75'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Gino Menicucci

23 March 1980 24	Catanzaro	0–0	Bologna	Catanzaro
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Maurizio Mattei

30 March 1980 25	Lazio	2–0	Catanzaro	Rome
	D'Amico 72' Groppi 82' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pietro D'Elia

5 April 1980 26	Catanzaro	0–0	Torino	Catanzaro
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Rosario Lo Bello

13 April 1980 27	Pescara	1–1	Catanzaro	Pescara
	Niboli 81' (pen.)	Report	79' Nicolini	Stadium: Stadio Adriatico Referee: Alberto Michelotti

27 April 1980 28	Catanzaro	0–3	Milan	Catanzaro
		Report	12' Galluzzo 29' Antonelli 48' (o.g.) Groppi	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Maurizio Mattei

4 May 1980 29	Udinese	1–2	Catanzaro	Udine
	Vriz 7'	Report	24' Sabadini 61' (pen.) Palanca	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Arnaldo Prati

11 May 1980 30	Catanzaro	2–0	Napoli	Catanzaro
	Palanca 40' Bresciani 46'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Domenico Lops

Coppa Italia

Group stage

Table (Group 2)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Torino	4	4	0	0	7	2	+5	8
2	Catanzaro	4	2	1	1	4	3	+1	5
3	Palermo	4	1	2	1	4	2	+2	4
4	Parma	4	0	2	2	1	4	−3	2
5	Lecce	4	0	1	3	4	9	−5	1

Source: https://www.historical-lineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1979-80.pdf

Matches (Group 2)

22 August 1979 1	Catanzaro	2–1	Lecce	Catanzaro
	Nicolini 21' Palanca 71'		4' Cannito	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Giancarlo Redini

26 August 1979 2	Parma	0–1	Catanzaro	Parma
			71' Orazi	Referee: Castaldi

2 September 1979 3	Catanzaro	1–1	Palermo	Catanzaro
	Palanca 73'		59' Magistrelli	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Franco Tonolini

5 September 1979 4	Torino	1–0	Catanzaro	Torino
	Graziani 15'			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Gino Menicucci

Squad statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Antonino Trapani	6	-5	6	-5	0	0
	GK	ITA	Massimo Mattolini	29	-32	25	-29	4	-3
	DF	ITA	Giuliano Groppi	31	0	27	0	4	0
	DF	ITA	Gianpietro Marchetti	10	0	10	0	0	0
	DF	ITA	Leonardo Menichini	30	0	26	0	4	0
	DF	ITA	Claudio Ranieri	31	0	28	0	3	0
	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Sabadini	23	1	19	1	4	0
	DF	ITA	Manlio Zanini	27	0	25	0	2	0
	MF	ITA	Paoloo Borelli	20	0	16	0	4	0
	MF	ITA	Valerio Majo	29	0	25	0	4	0
	MF	ITA	Gregorio Mauro	3	0	3	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Enrico Nicolini	33	5	29	4	4	1
	MF	ITA	Angelo Orazi	32	1	28	0	4	1
	FW	ITA	Piero Braglia	24	0	20	0	4	0
	FW	ITA	Carlo Bresciani	17	5	14	5	3	0
	FW	ITA	Vito Chimenti	30	1	26	1	4	0
	FW	ITA	Massimo Mauro	2	0	2	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	Massimo Palanca	33	11	29	9	4	2

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20180618203358/http://www.webalice.it/stasin/pdf/1979-80.pdf, http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1979/831/ and https://www.historical-lineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1979-80.pdf

References

calcio-seria.net ^[2]
historical-lineups.com ^[3]
webalice.it ^[4]

^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ "US Catanzaro player appearances". www.calcio-seriea.net. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ "1979–80 Coppa Italia" (PDF). historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ "U.S. Catanzaro season summaries". webalice.it. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[1] "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

[2] "US Catanzaro player appearances". www.calcio-seriea.net. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[HL-3] "1979–80 Coppa Italia" (PDF). historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[4] "U.S. Catanzaro season summaries". webalice.it. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

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