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Bologna

2022–23 season
Chairman	Joey Saputo
Head coach	Siniša Mihajlović (until 6 September) Luca Vigiani (interim, from 6 September to 11 September) Thiago Motta (from 12 September)
Stadium	Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Serie A	9th
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Riccardo Orsolini (11) All: Riccardo Orsolini (11)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2022–23 season was the 113th season in the history of Bologna FC 1909 and their eighth consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.

Players

As of 31 January 2023

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 Francesco Bardi 3 DF  AUT Stefan Posch (on loan from Hoffenheim) 4 DF  URU Joaquín Sosa 5 DF  FRA Adama Soumaoro 6 MF  CRO Nikola Moro (on loan from Dynamo Moscow) 7 FW  ITA Riccardo Orsolini 8 MF  ARG Nicolás Domínguez 9 FW  AUT Marko Arnautović 10 FW  ITA Nicola Sansone 11 FW  NED Joshua Zirkzee 12 GK  ITA Francesco Raffaelli 14 DF  ITA Kevin Bonifazi 17 MF  CHI Gary Medel 18 FW  ITA Antonio Raimondo 19 MF  SCO Lewis Ferguson 20 MF  SUI Michel Aebischer

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF  ITA Roberto Soriano (captain) 22 DF  GRE Charalampos Lykogiannis 23 GK  ITA Nicola Bagnolini 24 DF  ITA Riccardo Stivanello 25 MF  FIN Niklas Pyyhtiä 26 DF  COL Jhon Lucumí 28 GK  POL Łukasz Skorupski 29 DF  ITA Lorenzo De Silvestri (vice-captain) 30 MF  NED Jerdy Schouten 34 GK  ITA Federico Ravaglia 39 DF  ITA Mattia Motolese 50 DF  ITA Andrea Cambiaso (on loan from Juventus) 66 DF  ITA Wisdom Amey 77 DF  GRE Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (on loan from Sassuolo) 82 MF  POL Kacper Urbański 99 FW  GAM Musa Barrow

Other players under contract

As of 28 January 2023

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 — DF  ITA Gabriele Corbo — FW  NGA Orji Okwonkwo

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ITA Mattia Pagliuca

Out on loan

As of 31 January 2023

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 — GK  CAN Sebastian Breza (at Carrarese until 30 June 2023) — DF  ITA Matteo Angeli (at Renate until 30 June 2023) — DF  GHA Ebenezer Annan (at Imolese until 30 June 2023) — DF  ENG Luis Binks (at Como until 30 June 2023) — DF  NED Denso Kasius (at Rapid Wien until 30 June 2023) — MF  ISL Andri Baldursson (at NEC Nijmegen until 30 June 2023)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ITA Dion Ruffo Luci (at Turris until 30 June 2023) — MF  NGA Kingsley Michael (at SV Ried until 30 June 2023) — FW  ITA Gianmarco Cangiano (at Fortuna Sittard until 30 June 2023) — FW  GAM Musa Juwara (at OB until 31 December 2023) — FW  NED Sydney van Hooijdonk (at Heerenveen until 30 June 2023) — FW  ITA Emanuel Vignato (at Empoli until 30 June 2024)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

10 July 2022 Friendly	Bologna	8–0	Settaurense	Pinzolo
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Van Hooijdonk 3', 6' Soriano 8' De Silvestri 21' Pyyhtiä 65' Paananen 68' Angeli 78' Mbaye 83'	Report		Stadium: Campo Sportivo Comunale Pineta Referee: Luca Selvatici

17 July 2022 Friendly	ASD Pinzolo	0–5	Bologna	Pinzolo
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Barrow 8', 28', 45' Arnautović 60' Aebischer 63'	Stadium: Campo Sportivo Comunale Pineta Referee: Alessandro Pizzi

17 July 2022 Friendly	Bologna	7–1	Castiglione	Pinzolo
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Orsolini 18' (pen.), 37' De Silvestri 27' Vignato 31' Anatriello 56', 58' Paananen 57'	Report	Lauricella 43'	Stadium: Campo Sportivo Comunale Pineta Referee: Davide Cerea

24 July 2022 Friendly	AZ	1–0	Bologna	Alkmaar, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Buurmeester 41'	Report		Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Clay Ruperti (Netherlands)

29 July 2022 Friendly	Twente	4–1	Bologna	Enschede, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rots 2' Misidjan  30' Brenet 32' Vlap 36' Smal 47' Pleguezuelo  58' Zerrouki  72'	Report	Medel  31' Soumaoro 45' Domínguez  57'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Referee: Marc Nagtegaal (Netherlands)

9 December 2022 Friendly	Bologna	9–0	Kapfenberger SV	Bologna
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lykogiannis 16' Domínguez 17' Sansone 24' Cambiaso 49' Ferguson 50' Vignato 60' Arnautović 61' Barrow 68' Lucumi 82'	Report		Stadium: Centro tecnico Niccolò Galli Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi

14 December 2022 Friendly	Mallorca	1–2	Bologna	Palma
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kadewere 54'	Report	Arnautović 21' Orsolini 59'	Stadium: Estadi Son Bibiloni Referee: Luis Bestard Servera

22 December 2022 Friendly	Hellas Verona	0–1	Bologna	Verona
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Orsolini 44'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Daniele Perenzoni

Competitions

Overall record

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

1. Juventus were excluded from UEFA competitions due to violation of UEFA's financial regulations.
2. Juventus were deducted 10 points as punishment for capital gain violations.

Results summary

Source: Serie A

Results by round

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 June 2022.

Coppa Italia

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ITA	Francesco Bardi	2	0	1	0	1	0
28	GK	POL	Łukasz Skorupski	39	0	37	0	2	0
Defenders
3	DF	AUT	Stefan Posch	31	6	30	6	1	0
4	DF	URU	Joaquín Sosa	11	0	7+3	0	1	0
5	DF	FRA	Adama Soumaoro	26	0	22+1	0	3	0
14	DF	ITA	Kevin Bonifazi	15	0	9+4	0	2	0
22	DF	GRE	Charalampos Lykogiannis	24	2	11+10	2	3	0
26	DF	COL	Jhon Lucumí	34	0	33	0	0+1	0
29	DF	ITA	Lorenzo De Silvestri	17	1	6+9	1	1+1	0
50	DF	ITA	Andrea Cambiaso	34	0	25+7	0	1+1	0
77	DF	GRE	Giorgos Kyriakopoulos	12	0	8+4	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	ARG	Nikola Moro	28	1	12+14	1	2	0
8	MF	ARG	Nicolás Domínguez	34	3	26+5	3	2+1	0
17	MF	CHI	Gary Medel	31	7	17+12	7	1+1	0
19	MF	SCO	Lewis Ferguson	33	7	27+5	7	1	0
20	MF	SUI	Michel Aebischer	34	1	18+14	1	1+1	0
21	MF	ITA	Roberto Soriano	30	1	15+12	1	1+2	0
25	MF	FIN	Niklas Pyyhtiä	7	0	0+6	0	0+1	0
30	MF	NED	Jerdy Schouten	36	0	29+4	0	3	0
Forwards
7	FW	ITA	Riccardo Orsolini	34	11	22+10	11	1+1	0
9	FW	AUT	Marko Arnautović	23	10	18+3	10	1+1	0
10	FW	ITA	Nicola Sansone	20	5	8+10	4	2	1
11	FW	NED	Joshua Zirkzee	21	2	5+14	2	1+1	0
18	FW	ITA	Antonio Raimondo	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
99	FW	GAM	Musa Barrow	35	3	26+6	3	2+1	0
Players who left the club permanently or on loan during the season
33	DF	NED	Denso Kasius	7	0	4+3	0	0	0
55	FW	ITA	Emanuel Vignato	9	0	2+6	0	0+1	0

References

1. "Prima squadra" [First team] (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909.
2. "The CFCB concludes its proceedings against Juventus and Chelsea FC". UEFA. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
3. "Caso plusvalenze, dieci punti di penalizzazione per la Juventus da scontare nella corrente stagione sportiva" [In the case of capital gains, ten penalty points for Juventus to be served in the current football season] (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
4. Should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match was held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively.
5. "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 304/A" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation.
6. "Calendario Serie a 2022-2023, il 24 giugno nasce il nuovo campionato".

• Bologna FC 1909 seasons
• Italian football clubs 2022–23 season