Rugby team

Cesena

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«The Seahorses»

105 Matches

39 wins

29 draws

37 losses

140–136 Goals

+4 Difference

1.3 Scored per game

Form W D L D W D

Dino Manuzzi was the president who took a provincial club out of the lower divisions and into Serie A for the first time, in 1973, with Eugenio Bersellini on the bench. Three seasons later Cesena finished sixth in the top flight and qualified for the UEFA Cup — the highest the club has reached, before or since. The stadium carries Manuzzi's name.

What came before that was a merger. Two local sides, A.C. Cesena and A.S.

The seahorse appeared on the badge in 1975.

The 1990s brought money trouble and a slide to Serie C1.

Emanuele Giaccherini came through the youth system here. Alessandro Diamanti played for the club and later coached it.

Latest results

All matches

6 Sep	Serie B	Mantova H	1:1	D
29 Aug	Serie B	Virtus Entella A	2:1	W
23 Aug	Serie B	Sampdoria H	1:1	D
17 Aug	Coppa Italia	Sassuolo A	0:3	L
8 Aug	Friendlies Clubs	Forli A	0:0	D
5 Aug	Friendlies Clubs	Vis Pesaro H	3:0	W

Standing

Serie B

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
7	Avellino	3	2	0	1	5:2	6
8	Empoli	3	2	0	1	3:3	6
9	Cesena	3	1	2	0	4:3	5
10	Verona	3	1	1	1	7:3	4
11	Padova	3	1	1	1	3:4	4

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 105

105 Matches

39 wins

29 draws

37 losses

140–136 Goals

+4 Difference

1.3 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 105

39 29 37

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	105	49	56
Scored	140	80	60
Conceded	136	59	77
Scored per game	1.3	1.6	1.1
Conceded per game	1.3	1.2	1.4
Difference	+4	+21	−17

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Dimitri Bisoli Midfielder 17 Matches

Andrea Ciofi Defender 17 Matches

Cristian Shpendi Forward 16 Matches

Matteo Francesconi Midfielder 16 Matches

Matteo Guidi Midfielder 16 Matches

Alessandro Siano Goalkeeper 15 Matches

Matteo Piacentini Defender 15 Matches

Tommaso Corazza Defender 14 Matches

Squad of Cesena

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
25	Dimitri Bisoli	Midfielder		17
15	Andrea Ciofi	Defender		17
9	Cristian Shpendi	Forward		16
8	Matteo Francesconi	Midfielder		16
18	Matteo Guidi	Midfielder		16
1	Alessandro Siano	Goalkeeper		15
26	Matteo Piacentini	Defender		15
27	Tommaso Corazza	Defender		14
7	Alberto Cerri	Forward		14
22	Giacomo Vrioni	Forward	27	14
14	Tommaso Berti	Midfielder		14
11	Riccardo Ciervo	Midfielder		14
24	Massimiliano Mangraviti	Defender		13
7	Gianluca Frabotta	Defender		13
32	Marco Olivieri	Midfielder		13
10	Simone Bastoni	Midfielder		13
19	Giovanni Zaro	Defender		13
16	Peter Amoran	Defender		13
23	Vittorio Magni	Defender		12
6	Tommaso Arrigoni	Midfielder		12
33	Jonathan Klinsmann	Goalkeeper		12
4	Michele Castagnetti	Midfielder		11
40	Luca Ferretti	Goalkeeper		11
17	Ibrahim Papa Wade	Midfielder		8
8	Gaetano Castrovilli	Midfielder		5
39	Niccolo Fontana	Goalkeeper		4
91	Alessandro De Benedictis	Forward		3
6	Mihajlo Ilić	Defender		3
80	Antonio Fiori	Midfielder		3
10	Riccardo Pagano	Midfielder		3
2	Mark Natta	Defender		3
5	Luca Schirone	Midfielder		3
35	Davide Zamagni	Midfielder		3
16	Luca D'Andrea	Forward		2
90	Tommaso Mazzi	Goalkeeper		2
43	Filippo Bertaccini	Forward		2
3	A. David	Defender		2
74	Riccardo Domeniconi	Midfielder		2
44	Mamadou Kebbeh	Defender		2
32	Emil Bohinen	Midfielder		1