1980–81 US Catanzaro season

U.S. Catanzaro
1980–81 season
President	Adriano Merlo
Manager	Tarcisio Burgnich
Stadium	Stadio Comunale
Serie A	8th
Coppa Italia	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Massimo Palanca (13); All: Massimo Palanca (13)
	← 1979–80 1981–82 →

During the 1980–81 season Catanzaro competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia. It was the club's third consecutive season and fifth overall season in the Serie A. The club participated in the Coppa Italia for the 26th 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	Ruggero Casari
—	GK	ITA	Alessandro Zaninelli
—	DF	ITA	Gabriele Morganti
—	DF	ITA	Andrea Salvatori
—	DF	ITA	Franco Peccenini
—	DF	ITA	Leonardo Menichini
—	DF	ITA	Claudio Ranieri (captain)
—	MF	ITA	Giorgio Boscolo
—	MF	ITA	Giuseppe Sabadini


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Antonio Sabato
—	MF	ITA	Massimo Mauro
—	MF	ITA	Piero Braglia
—	MF	ITA	Angelo Orazi
—	FW	ITA	Valerio Majo
—	FW	ITA	Giorgio De Giorgis
—	FW	ITA	Santino Mondello
—	FW	ITA	Carlo Borghi
—	FW	ITA	Massimo Palanca

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Serie A	—	8th	14 September 1980	24 May 1981
Coppa Italia	Group	Group	20 August 1980	7 September 1980

Source: Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Cagliari	30	8	14	8	29	30	−1	30
7	Bologna^[a]	30	11	12	7	32	27	+5	29
8	Catanzaro	30	6	17	7	24	27	−3	29
9	Torino	30	8	10	12	26	29	−3	26
10	Avellino^[a]	30	10	10	10	36	33	+3	25^[b]

Source: Panini
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Bologna, Avellino and Perugia started the season with a 5-point penalisation because of the Totonero 1980 scandal.
^ Positions decided by head-to-head points. Avellino 10 pts; Ascoli 10 pts; Udinese 8 pts; Como 6 pts; Brescia 6 pts.

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	6	17	7	24	27	−3	29¹	4	9	2	14	11	+3	2	8	5	10	16	−6

Last updated: 7 March 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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	D	W	D	L	D	L	D	W	L	L	D	D	D	D	L	D	D	D	D	D	W	L	W	D	W	D	L	D
Position	6	5	6	3	2	4	5	6	6	4	5	6	7	6	7	7	8	8	7	9	9	9	7	9	9	7	7	7	8	8
Points	1	3	4	6	7	7	8	8	9	11	11	11	12	13	14	15	15	16	17	18	19	20	22	22	24	25	27	28	28	29

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1980–81 European Cup; = 1980–81 UEFA Cup; = 1980–81 Serie B; R = 1980–81 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Matches

14 September 1980 1	Napoli	1–1	Catanzaro	Naples
	Musella 59' (pen)	Report	67' Sabato	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Franco Tonolini

21 September 1980 2	Catanzaro	1–0	Torino	Catanzaro
	Palanca 35'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Paolo Bergamo

28 September 1980 3	Fiorentina	1–1	Catanzaro	Florence
	Bertoni 71'	Report	85' De Giorgis	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Paolo Milan

5 October 1980 4	Catanzaro	2–0	Como	Catanzaro
	Palanca 60' Boscolo 64'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Claudio Pieri

19 October 1980 5	Brescia	1–1	Catanzaro	Brescia
	Sabadini 55' (o.g.)	Report	39' Borghi	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee: Luigi Agnolin

26 October 1980 6	Catanzaro	0–1	Perugia	Catanzaro
		Report	59' Bagni	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Piero Patrussi

9 November 1980 7	Roma	0–0	Catanzaro	Rome
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Paolo Bergamo

23 November 1980 8	Udinese	2–1	Catanzaro	Udine
	Pin 61' Tesser 76'	Report	1' Borghi	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Gianfranco Menegali

30 November 1980 9	Catanzaro	0–0	Juventus	Catanzaro
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi

14 December 1980 10	Catanzaro	2–0	Ascoli	Catanzaro
	Palanca 56' Borghi 62'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Giancarlo Redini

21 December 1980 11	Avellino	1–0	Catanzaro	Naples
	Juary 12'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Massimo Ciulli

28 December 1980 12	Catanzaro	1–3	Pistoiese	Catanzaro
	Palanca 90' (pen.)	Report	24' Chimenti 72' Badiani 87' Paganelli	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Paolo Casarin

18 January 1981 13	Bologna	0–0	Catanzaro	Bologna
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Mario Facchin

25 January 1981 14	Catanzaro	0–0	Cagliari	Catanzaro
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Arnaldo Prati

1 February 1981 15	Inter Milan	2–2	Catanzaro	Milan
	Prohaska 30' Beccalossi 35'	Report	18' (o.g.) Canuti 78' De Giorgis	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Giancarlo Redini

8 February 1981 16	Catanzaro	0–0	Napoli	Catanzaro
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Claudio Pieri

15 February 1981 17	Torino	2–0	Catanzaro	Turin
	P. Pulici 3' D'Amico 70'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Roberto Terpin

22 February 1981 18	Catanzaro	2–2	Fiorentina	Catanzaro
	Sabato 36' Palanca 41' (pen.)	Report	46', 66' Fattori	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Pietro D'Elia

1 March 1981 19	Como	0–0	Catanzaro	Como
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Referee: Massimo Ciulli

8 March 1981 20	Catanzaro	0–0	Brescia	Catanzaro
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Carlo Longhi

15 March 1981 21	Perugia	0–0	Catanzaro	Perugia
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Romeo Paparesta

22 March 1981 22	Catanzaro	1–1	Roma	Catanzaro
	Palanca 55'	Report	70' Conti	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Paolo Casarin

29 March 1981 23	Catanzaro	2–1	Udinese	Catanzaro
	Palanca 43', 71'	Report	49' (pen.) Zanone	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Giancarlo Redini

5 April 1981 24	Juventus	3–0	Catanzaro	Turin
	Marocchino 15' Brady 82' Scirea 90'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Maurizio Mattei

12 April 1981 25	Ascoli	1–2	Catanzaro	Ascoli Piceno
	A. Moro 42' (rig.)	Report	18' Palanca 37' Borghi	Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Referee: Carlo Longhi

26 April 1981 26	Catanzaro	1–1	Avellino	Catanzaro
	Ranieri 41'	Report	49' Ipsaro Passione	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Egidio Ballerini

3 May 1981 27	Pistoiese	0–1	Catanzaro	Pistoia
		Report	84' (pen.) Palanca	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Domenico Lops

10 May 1981 28	Catanzaro	2–2	Bologna	Catanzaro
	Palanca 30', 69'	Report	27' Fiorini 42' Fabbri	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Tullio Lanese

17 May 1981 29	Cagliari	2–1	Catanzaro	Cagliari
	Piras 71' Osellame 80'	Report	40' (pen.) Palanca	Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

24 May 1981 30	Catanzaro	0–0	Inter Milan	Catanzaro
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Roberto Bianciardi

Coppa Italia

Group stage

Table (Group 7)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Torino	4	3	1	0	10	3	+7	7
2	Perugia	4	1	2	1	3	3	0	4
3	Catanzaro	4	2	0	2	3	5	−2	4
4	Bari	4	1	1	2	3	3	0	3
5	Lecce	4	0	2	2	1	6	−5	2

Source: https://www.historical-lineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1980-81.pdf

Matches (Group 7)

20 August 1980 1	Catanzaro	1–0	Lecce	Catanzaro
	De Giorgis 20'			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Castaldi

31 August 1980 3	Catanzaro	1–0	Perugia	Catanzaro
	De Giorgis 60'			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Casarin

3 September 1980 4	Torino	3–1	Catanzaro	Turin
	P. Sala 8' D'Amico 15' F. Graziani 59'		78' Ranieri	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Prati

7 September 1980 5	Bari	2–0	Catanzaro	Bari
	A. Serena 42' Iorio 80'			Referee: Magni

Squad statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	FW	ITA	Carlo Borghi	29	4	25	4	4	0
	MF	ITA	Giorgio Boscolo	32	1	30	1	2	0
	MF	ITA	Piero Braglia	26	0	22	0	4	0
	GK	ITA	Ruggero Casari	2	-2	2	-2	0	0
	FW	ITA	Giorgio De Giorgis	28	4	24	2	4	2
	FW	ITA	Valerio Majo	19	0	19	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	Massimo Mauro	31	0	27	0	3+1	0
	GK	ITA	Massimo Mattolini	3	-2	3	-2	0	0
	DF	ITA	Leonardo Menichini	25	0	22	0	3	0
	FW	ITA	Santino Mondello	7	0	4	0	0+3	0
	DF	ITA	Gabriele Morganti	27	0	24	0	3	0
	MF	ITA	Angelo Orazi	25	0	21	0	4	0
	FW	ITA	Massimo Palanca	28	13	28	13	0	0
	DF	ITA	Franco Peccenini	11	0	11	0	0	0
	DF	ITA	Claudio Ranieri	30	2	27	1	3	1
	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Sabadini	34	0	30	0	4	0
	MF	ITA	Antonio Sabato	32	2	28	2	4	0
	DF	ITA	Andrea Salvadori	3	0	3	0	0	0
	GK	ITA	Alessandro Zaninelli	31	-28	27	-23	4	-5

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204507/http://www.webalice.it/stasin/pdf/1980-81.pdf, http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1980/845/ and https://www.historical-lineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1980-81.pdf

References

calcio-seria.net ^[1]
historical-lineups.com ^[2]
webalice.it ^[3]

^ "US Catanzaro player appearances". www.calcio-seriea.net. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^ "1980–81 Coppa Italia" (PDF). historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^ "U.S. Catanzaro season summaries 1980–81". webalice.it. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

[table_note_BOL0.68942511067233-1] Bologna, Avellino and Perugia started the season with a 5-point penalisation because of the Totonero 1980 scandal.

[table_hth_AVE0.68942511067233-2] Positions decided by head-to-head points. Avellino 10 pts; Ascoli 10 pts; Udinese 8 pts; Como 6 pts; Brescia 6 pts.

[3] "US Catanzaro player appearances". www.calcio-seriea.net. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

[HL-4] "1980–81 Coppa Italia" (PDF). historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

[5] "U.S. Catanzaro season summaries 1980–81". webalice.it. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

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