# 2023–24 ACR Messina season

The 2023–24 ACR Messina season was the club's 124th season in history and the third consecutive year in the Serie C.
On 8 July 2023, the club's announced the appointment of Giacomo Modica as head coach for the upcoming season.
Messi ended the season by failing to reach the promotion play-offs and achieving a position in the second half of the table.

## Squad

    As of 1 February 2024
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 | Edoardo Piana (on loan from Udinese) |
| 4 | DF | MDA | Daniel Dumbravanu (on loan from SPAL) |
| 5 | MF | ITA | Marco Firenze |
| 6 | DF | ITA | Marco Manetta |
| 7 | DF | ITA | Damiano Lia |
| 8 | MF | ITA | Giulio Frisenna |
| 9 | FW | ITA | Pierluca Luciani (on loan from Frosinone) |
| 10 | FW | ITA | Michele Emmausso |
| 11 | FW | ITA | Marco Zunno (on loan from Cremonese) |
| 16 | MF | ITA | Domenico Franco |
| 19 | MF | ITA | Francesco Giunta |
| 20 | DF | ITA | Samuele Zona (on loan from Arezzo) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | DF | ITA | Giuseppe Salvo |
| 23 | DF | ITA | Federico Pacciardi |
| 24 | FW | ITA | Pasqualino Ortisi |
| 27 | FW | ITA | Carlo Cavallo |
| 28 | FW | ITA | Vincenzo Plescia |
| 30 | GK | ITA | Ermanno Fumagalli |
| 33 | DF | ITA | Vincenzo Polito |
| 70 | FW | ITA | Marco Rosafio (on loan from SPAL) |
| 77 | FW | ITA | Francesco Scafetta (on loan from Bari) |
| 88 | MF | ITA | Marco Civilleri |
| 90 | FW | ITA | Antonino Ragusa |
| 91 | FW | ITA | Sabino Signorile (on loan from Cerignola) |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| DF | Vincenzo Polito | Potenza | Undisclosed | 17 July 2023 |
| MF | Michele Emmausso | Picerno | Undisclosed | 19 July 2023 |
| DF | Marco Manetta | Taranto | Free | 20 July 2023 |
| MF | Marco Firenze | Sangiuliano | Free | 10 August 2023 |
| MF | Domenico Franco | Lucchese | Free | 26 August 2023 |
| FW | Andrea Zammit | Valletta | Free | 1 September 2023 |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Serie C | 2 September 2023 | 28 April 2024 | Matchday 1 | 14th | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 028.95 |
| Coppa Italia Serie C | 4 October 2023 | 4 October 2023 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 39 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 028.21 |
Source: Competitions

### Serie C
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 12 | Sorrento | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 48 | |
| 13 | Catania | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 45 | Qualification for the national play-offs first round |
| 14 | Messina | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 45 | |
| 15 | Turris | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 44 | |
| 16 | Potenza (O) | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 43 | Qualification for the relegation play-outs |
* ↑ Foggia are ahead of Sorrento on overall goal difference: Foggia -4, Sorrento -8.
* 1 2 Catania are ahead of Messina on overall goal difference: Catania +1, Messina -8.
* ↑ Catania qualify for the national play-offs first round by winning the Coppa Italia Serie C.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Worldfootball

#### 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | W |
| Position | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |