2018–19 US Lecce season

The 2018–19 season is U.S. Lecce's first season in Serie B since 2010 after their relegation from Serie A to Lega Pro at the end of the 2011–12 season. The club competes in Serie B and the Coppa Italia.[jago][seun]

Lecce
2018–19 season
PresidentSaverio Sticchi Damiani
ManagerFabio Liverani
StadiumStadio Via del Mare
Serie B2nd (promoted)
Coppa ItaliaThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Andrea La Mantia (17)
All: Andrea La Mantia (17)
Highest home attendance25,135 vs Spezia (11 May 19)
Lowest home attendance5,438 vs Feralpisalò (7 Aug 18)

Players

As of 20 February 2019.[1]

Players in italics left the club during the season.
Players with a * joined the club during the season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Marco Bleve
2 DF Italy ITA Davide Riccardi
3 DF Italy ITA Luca Di Matteo
4 MF Italy ITA Jacopo Petriccione
5 DF Italy ITA Francesco Cosenza
6 MF Italy ITA Andrea Arrigoni
7 MF Italy ITA Cosimo Chiricò
7 MF Greece GRE Panagiotis Tachtsidis* (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
8 MF Italy ITA Marco Mancosu (captain)
9 FW Italy ITA Marco Tumminello* (on loan from Atalanta)
10 MF Italy ITA Franco Lepore
11 FW Italy ITA Giuseppe Torromino
13 MF Netherlands NED Thom Haye
14 MF Italy ITA Simone Palombi (on loan from Lazio)
15 DF Italy ITA Antonio Marino
16 DF Italy ITA Biagio Meccariello (on loan from Brescia)
17 FW Italy ITA Stefano Pettinari
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Lithuania LTU Edgaras Dubickas
18 FW Italy ITA Andrea Saraniti**
19 FW Italy ITA Andrea La Mantia
20 MF Italy ITA Filippo Falco
21 MF Bulgaria BUL Radoslav Tsonev
21 FW Italy ITA Mattia Felici***
22 GK Italy ITA Mauro Vigorito
23 MF Italy ITA Andrea Tabanelli
24 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo Venuti (on loan from Fiorentina)
25 DF Italy ITA Fabio Lucioni
27 DF Italy ITA Marco Calderoni
28 DF Italy ITA Riccardo Fiamozzi
29 MF Italy ITA Marco Armellino
30 MF Italy ITA Manuel Scavone (on loan from Parma)
31 DF Italy ITA Cesare Bovo
32 GK Italy ITA Joakim Milli
34 MF Slovenia SVN Žan Majer

** Left the club (shirt no. 9) on loan in August 2019, but came back from loan in January 2019.
*** from the Primavera team.

Out on loan

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 Italy ITA Gianmarco Chironi (at Virtus Verona)
GK Italy ITA Andrea Morelli (at Sanremese)
DF Croatia CRO Luka Dumančić (at Juve Stabia)
MF Portugal POR Pedro Costa Ferreira (at Trapani)
MF Italy ITA Giuseppe Maimone (at Monopoli)
MF Lithuania LTU Linas Mėgelaitis (at Sicula Leonzio)
MF Bulgaria BUL Radoslav Tsonev (at Viterbese Castrense)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Italy ITA Salvatore Caturano (at Virtus Entella)
FW Italy ITA Davide Cavaliere (at Virtus Francavilla)
FW Lithuania LTU Edgaras Dubickas (at Sicula Leonzio)
MF Lithuania LTU Linas Mėgelaitis (at Sicula Leonzio)
FW Italy ITA Mattia Persano (at Arezzo)
FW Italy ITA Stefano Pettinari (at Crotone)

Competitions

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH-AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA-H
ResultDDLWWDWLDWLWWWDLW-DDWWDWLWLWDWWLWWWL-W
Position381395736867532332454434464444222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2019. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

27 August 2018 1 Benevento 3–3 Lecce Benevento
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Volta 69'
Ricci 81'
Coda 87' (pen.)
Report 30' Mancosu
57' Falco
60' Fiamozzi
Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
Attendance: 11,307
Referee: Sacchi
2 September 2018 2 Lecce 2–2 Salernitana Lecce
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mancosu 5'
Falco 81'
Report 71' Bocalon
90+1' Castiglia
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 12,675
Referee: Di Martino
16 September 2018 3 Ascoli 1–0 Lecce Ascoli Piceno
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ardemagni 69' Report Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Attendance: 6,403
Referee: Rapuano
22 September 2018 4 Lecce 2–1 Venezia Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Palombi 73' 90+2' Report 60' Di Mariano Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 9,326
Referee: Baroni
25 September 2018 5 Livorno 0–3 Lecce Livorno
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report 15' La Mantia
48' 59' Palombi
Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi
Referee: Guccini
29 September 2018 6 Lecce 1–1 Cittadella Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mancosu 13' (rig.) Report 81' Strizzolo Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 9,278
Referee: Giua
5 October 2018 7 Verona 0–2 Lecce Verona
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report 45+1' La Mantia
68' Mancosu
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 16,142
Referee: Massimi
21 October 2018 8 Lecce 1–2 Palermo Lecce
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Tabanelli 37' Report 29' Nestorovski
85' Pușcaș
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 12,719
Referee: Volpi
27 October 2018 9 Foggia 2–2 Lecce Foggia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Deli 45'
Tonucci 52'
Report 55' Mancosu
74' La Mantia
Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria
Attendance: 12,537
Referee: Aureliano
31 October 2018 10 Lecce 1–0 Crotone Lecce
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Venuti 36' Report Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 8,952
Referee: Fourneau
5 November 2018 11 Pescara 4–2 Lecce Pescara
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Leonardo Mancuso 3'
Gravillon 22'
Del Sole 89' 90+6'
Report 45+2' Palombi
Red card 52' Calderoni
67' Tabanelli
Red card 76' Meccariello
Stadium: Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia
Attendance: 8,782
Referee: Di Paolo
10 November 2018 12 Cosenza 2–3 Lecce Cosenza
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Tutino 67' 80' Report 8' Venuti
13' Palombi
82' Falco
Stadium: Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla
Attendance: 6,881
Referee: Sacchi
25 November 2018 13 Lecce 2–0 Cremonese Lecce
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Falco 64'
La Mantia 78'
Report Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 8,198
Referee: Serra
2 December 2018 14 Carpi 0–1 Lecce Carpi
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report 36' La Mantia Stadium: Stadio Sandro Cabassi
Attendance: 3,812
Referee: Guccini
8 December 2018 15 Lecce 0–0 Perugia Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 10,300
Referee: Marinelli
16 December 2018 16 Brescia 2–1 Lecce Brescia
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Donnarumma 49'
Gastaldello 90+2'
Report 25' La Mantia Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Fourneau
23 December 2018 17 Lecce 3–2 Padova Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Scavone 9'
Armellino 28'
Lucioni 71'
Report 68' (pen.) 90+2' (pen.) Bonazzoli Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 12,112
Referee: Volpi
27 December 2018 18 rest
30 December 2018 19 Spezia 1–1 Lecce La Spezia
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ricci 13' (rig.) Report 68' Scavone Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 5,977
Referee: Ghersini
19 January 2019 20 Lecce 1–1 Benevento Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) 62' Mancosu Report Coda 71' Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 10,118
Referee: Serra
26 January 2018 21 Salernitana 1–2 Lecce Salerno
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Minala 72' Report 4' Mancosu
20' Palombi
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 7,713
Referee: Maggioni
23 March 2019[2] 22 Lecce 7–0 Ascoli Lecce
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Tabanelli 3' 60'
Petriccione 15'
La Mantia 18'
Mancosu 23' 66'
Falco 30' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 12,583
Referee: Baroni
11 February 2018 23 Venezia 1–1 Lecce Venezia
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Citro 50' Report 51' Palombi Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Attendance: 2,919
Referee: Giua
17 February 2019 24 Lecce 3–2 Livorno Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) La Mantia 61' 90+2'
Arrigoni 79'
Report Bogdan 31'
Diamanti 37'
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 9,544
Referee: Massimi
23 February 2019 25 Cittadella 4–1 Lecce Cittadella
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Moncini 18' 42' 58'
Adorni 70'
Report 12' La Mantia Stadium: Stadio Piercesare Tombolato
Attendance: 5,543
26 February 2019 26 Lecce 2–1 Verona Lecce
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) La Mantia 34'
Lucioni 52'
Report 90+4' Laribi Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 9,518
Referee: Sacchi
2 March 2019 27 Palermo 2–1 Lecce Palermo
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Trajkovski 4'
Pușcaș 52'
Report 90+3' Tabanelli Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 9,899
Referee: Aureliano
9 March 2019 28 Lecce 1–0 Foggia Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) La Mantia 59' Report Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 11,680
Referee: Nasca
17 March 2019 29 Crotone 2–2 Lecce Crotone
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Simy 5'
Benali 79'
Report 9' Tabanelli
25' Mancosu
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Referee: Piccinini
31 March 2019 30 Lecce 2–0 Pescara Lecce
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) La Mantia 13'
Mancosu 37'
Report Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 12,936
Referee: Ros
3 April 2019 31 Lecce 3–1 Cosenza Lecce
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Tabanelli 5'
La Mantia 60' 64'
Report 2' Garritano Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 11,785
Referee: Guccini
7 April 2019 32 Cremonese 2–0 Lecce Cremona
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Strizzolo 67' 79' Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 10,199
Referee: Di Martino
13 April 2019 33 Lecce 4–1 Carpi Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Venuti 56'
Mancosu 62'
Falco 64'
Tumminello 73'
Report 80' Suagher Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 9,360
Referee: Piscopo
22 April 2019 34 Perugia 1–2 Lecce Perugia
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Falzerano 44' Report 38' La Mantia
55' Falco
Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
Attendance: 7,878
Referee: Sacchi
28 April 2019 35 Lecce 1–0 Brescia Lecce
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Tabanelli 80' Report Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 21,860
Referee: Piccinini
1 May 2019 36 Padova 2–1 Lecce Padova
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Baraye 3'
Cappelletti 56'
Report 74' (rig.) Mancosu Stadium: Stadio Euganeo
Attendance: 9,338
Referee: Illuzzi
4 May 2019 37 rest
11 May 2019 38 Lecce 2–1 Spezia Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Petriccione 9'
La Mantia 27'
Report 83' Capradossi Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 25,135
Referee: Rapuano

Coppa Italia

7 August 2018 Second round Lecce 1–0 (a.e.t.) Feralpisalò Lecce
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Palombi 95' Report Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 5,438
Referee: Nasca
11 August 2018 Third round Genoa 4–0 Lecce Genova
21:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) Piątek 2', 9', 18', 38' Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: La Penna

References

  1. "Prima squadra 2018-2019" (in Italian). uslecce.it.
  2. The match was part-suspended on 1 February after Lecce midfielder Manuel Scavone suffered a head injury in the opening seconds of the match.
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