# List of US Catanzaro 1929 records and statistics

U.S. Catanzaro 1929 is an Italian football club based in Catanzaro, Calabria. The club was officially formed in 1929. Catanzaro has competed in the Serie A seven times and were one time Coppa Italia runners-up.
The list encompasses the honours won by U.S. Catanzaro 1929 at national and regional level, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section itemises the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made the most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Catanzaro players on the international stage.
Catanzaro have won 6 interregional level three titles and 1 interregional level four title. The club's record league appearances maker is Adriano Banelli, who made 336 appearances between 1967 and 1979 and the club's record Serie A appearance maker is Claudio Ranieri with 128 appearances. Massimo Palanca is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 116 goals in total.
All figures are correct as of 16 November 2021.

## Honours and achievements
### National
#### Leagues

* Serie B (Level 2)
    Runners-Up (2): 1975–76, 1977–78
    Promoted via play-offs (1): 1970–71
* Supercoppa di Serie C (Level 3)
    Runners-Up (1): 2004
* Scudetto IV Serie (Level 4)
    Winners (1): 1952–53

#### Cups

* Coppa Italia
    Runners-Up (1): 1965–66
    Semi-finalists (2): 1978–79, 1981–82

### Interregional

* Prima Divisione or Serie C or Serie C1 (Level 3)
    Winners (6): 1932–33 (Prima Div/I), 1935–36 (Serie C/D), 1958–59 (Serie C/B), 1984–85 (Serie C1/B), 1986–87 (Serie C1/B), 2003–04 (Serie C1/B)
    Runners–Up (4): 1945–46, 1947–48, 2020–21, 2021–22
* IV Serie or Serie C2/Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (Level 4)
    Winners (1): 1952–53 (IV Serie/H)
    Runners-Up (2): 2009–10, 2011–12 (LP Seconda Div)
    Promotion (1): 2002–03 (Serie C2)

### Regional

* Prima Divisione
    Winners (2): 1938–39, 1939–40
    Runners-Up (1): 1937–38

### European

* Cup of the Alps
    Winners (1): 1960

#### Notes

* ↑ No promotion during this season
* 1 2 3 No automatic promotion for second place, did not advance through play-offs

## Player records
### Appearances

* Most league appearances: Adriano Banelli, 336
* Most Serie A appearances: Claudio Ranieri, 128
* Most Coppa Italia appearances: Adriano Banelli, 39
* Youngest first-team player: Domenico Strumbo, 16 years, 9 months, 12 days on 20 November 2017

#### Most appearances

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute.
| # | Name | Years | League (Serie A) | Coppa Italia | Other | Total |
| 1 | Adriano Banelli | 1967–1979 | 336 (66) | 39 | 3 | 378 |
| 2 | Massimo Palanca | 1974–1981 1986–1990 | 332 (105) | 36 | 1 | 369 |
| 3 | Stefano Raise | 1955–1966 | 313 (0) | 2 | — | 315 |
| 4 | Paolo Braca | 1967–1977 | 244 (45) | 27 | 3 | 274 |
| 5 | Claudio Ranieri | 1974–1982 | 225 (128) | 27 | 1 | 253 |
| 6 | Luigi Tonani | 1963–1969 | 224 (0) | 14 | — | 238 |
| 7 | Cesare Maccacaro | 1960–1968 | 221 (0) | 9 | — | 230 |
| 8 | Luigi Maldera | 1971–1978 | 206 (45) | 22 | 1 | 229 |
| 9 | Fausto Silipo | 1967–1977 | 197 (39) | 26 | 2 | 225 |
| 10 | Franco Marini | 1965–1971 | 202 (0) | 16 | 1 | 219 |

### Goalscorers

* Most goals in a season:
** Vincenzo Geraci, 22 in the 1947–48 Catanzaro season
** Gianni Bui, 22 in the 1965–66 Catanzaro season
* Most league goals in a season:
** Vincenzo Geraci, 21 in the 1947–48 Serie C and the 1950–51 Serie C seasons
** Simone Masini, 21 in the 2011–12 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season
* First Serie A goalscorer: Alberto Spelta, in the 1971–72 season against Juventus
* Youngest goalscorer: Maurizio Pellegrino, 18 years, 3 months, 5 days (against U.S. Triestina, Serie B, 3 June 1984)
* Oldest goalscorer: Domenico Giampa, 38 years, 8 months, 30 days (against S.S. Racing Club Roma, Serie C, 14 November 2015)

#### Top goalscorers

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances.
This list may not be completely exhaustive of all matches in all competitions. Data is missing for league competitions from founding in 1929 to 1959. Data is also missing for 12 seasons: 1986–87, 1984–85, 2006–07, and between 1990 and 1992, and 1996 and 2003. Where a player has missing data from the source, numbers have been adjusted using additional references.
| # | Name | Years | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | Ratio |
| 1 | Massimo Palanca | 1974–1981 1986–1990 | 114 (332) | 20 (36) | 0 (1) | 134 (369) | 0.36 |
| 2 | Giorgio Corona | 2003–2006 | 46 (112 | 1 (4) | 0 (1) | 47 (117) | 0.41 |
| 3 | Gianni Bui | 1965–1967 | 33 (67) | 4 (5) | — | 37 (72) | 0.51 |
| 4 | Edigio Ghersetich | 1958–1965 | 33 (148) | 3 (5) | — | 36 (153) | 0.24 |
| 5 | Edi Bivi | 1981–1984 | 28 (83) | 6 (13) | — | 34 (96) | 0.35 |
| 5 | Alberto Spelta | 1971–1976 | 29 (173) | 5 (16) | — | 34 (169) | 0.20 |
| 7 | Simone Masini | 2011–2013 | 27 (59) | 0 (1) | — | 27 (60) | 0.45 |
| 8 | Giordano Fioretti | 2012–2014 | 24 (56) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 26 (58) | 0.45 |
| 8 | Carlo Petrini | 1972–1974 | 22 (71) | 4 (8) | — | 26 (79) | 0.33 |
| 10 | Gennaro Rambone | 1958–1962 | 24 (68) | 1 (5) | — | 25 (73) | 0.34 |

### Capocannonieri

Below is a list of Catanzaro players who were the top goalscorers of the league or cup during a season, known as the Capocannonieri in Italian. The number corresponds to the numbers of goals scored followed by the season and league or cup this achievement was accomplished.

### Serie A records

Below is a list of players with the top 10 appearances and goals scored in the Italian top flight competition, the Serie A.

## Managerial records

* First full-time manager: Dino Baroni
* First Serie A manager: Gianni Seghedoni in the 1971–72 Serie A season.
* Longest serving manager: Orlando Tognotti — 4 years (1 July 1952 to 30 June 1956).
* Longest serving Serie A manager: Carlo Mazzone – 1 year, 8 months, 30 days (1 July 1978 to 30 March 1980).
* Highest win percentage: Gaetano Auteri, 65.79%
* Lowest win percentage: Vincenzo Guerini, Bruno Bolchi, both 0.00%

## Club records
### Matches

* First Serie A match: Juventus 4–2 Catanzaro, 30 October 1971.
* First Serie A win: 1–0 against Juventus, Round 16, 30 January 1972.

#### Record wins

* Record league win: 10–0 against Cagliari, Serie B, 25 February 1934
* Record Coppa Italia win: 6–0 against Benevento, 27 October 1935

#### Record defeats

* Record league defeat: 5-goal margin
** 1–6 on two occasions
** 0–5 on seven occasions
* Record Coppa Italia defeat: 0–6 against Sorrento, 2010–11 First Round, 8 August 2010

### Goals

* Most league goals scored in a season: 102 in 38 matches, Serie C, 2022–23
* Fewest league goals scored in a season: 15 in 30 matches, Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, 2010–11
* Most league goals conceded in a season: 82 in 42 matches, Serie B, 2004–05
* Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 15 in 34 matches, Serie C, 1958–59

### Points

* Most points in a season (2-point wins):
** 47 in 34 matches, Serie C, 1958–59
** 47 in 38 matches, Serie B, 1970–71
* Most points in a season (3-point wins): 96 in 38 matches, Serie C, 2022–23
* Fewest points in a season (2-point wins): 13 in 30 matches, Serie A, 1982–83
* Fewest points in a season (3-point wins): 11 in 30 matches, Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, 2010–11 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione

### Attendances

Serie A matches only.
* Highest home attendance: 28,942, against Juventus, Round 30, 16 May 1982.
* Lowest home attendance: 4,328, against Lazio, Round 30, 22 May 1977.

## All-time records
### All domestic competitions

    As of 21 November 2021
| League | P | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | Honours |
| Serie A | 7 | 210 | 38 | 88 | 84 | 156 | 253 | 018.10 | |
| Serie B | 28 | 1,036 | 297 | 370 | 369 | 939 | 1,080 | 028.67 | Runners-Up (2): 1975–76, 1977–78 |
| Serie C | 31 | 1,016 | 415 | 282 | 319 | 1,316 | 1,088 | 040.85 | Group Winners (6): 1932–33, 1935–36, 1958–59, 1984–85, 1986–87, 2003–04 Group Runners-Up (3): 1945–46, 1947–48, 2020–21 |
| Serie C2 | 18 | 618 | 234 | 219 | 165 | 702 | 550 | 037.86 | Group Runners-Up (2): 2009–10, 2011–12 |
| Serie D | 1 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 22 | 046.67 | Group winners (1): 1952–53 |
| Total Leagues | 85 | 2910 | 998 | 969 | 943 | 3165 | 2993 | 34.29 | |
| Coppa Italia | 45 | 151 | 59 | 28 | 64 | 224 | 227 | 039.07 | Runners-Up (1): 1965–66 |
| Coppa Italia Serie C | 8 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 055.00 | |
| Supercoppa di Serie C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 000.00 | Runners-Up (1): 2004 |
| Scudetto Serie D | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 050.00 | Winners (1): 1952–53 |
| Torneo di Capodanno | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 050.00 | |
| Total Cups | 56 | 177 | 72 | 29 | 76 | 256 | 258 | 40.68 | |
| Serie B promotion play-offs | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 033.33 | Promoted (1/2): 1970–71 |
| Prima Div promotion play-offs | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ? | ? | 000.00 | Promoted (1/1): 1932–33 |
| Serie C promotion play-offs | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 000.00 | Promoted (0/4): |
| Serie C2 promotion play-offs | 6 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 022.22 | Promoted (1/6): 2002–03 |
| Serie D promotion play-offs | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 083.33 | Promoted (1/1): 1952–53 |
| Total promotion play-offs | 14 | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 27.77 | |
| Serie C relegation play-outs | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 050.00 | Survived relegation (1/1): 2016–17 |
| Total record | 156 | 3125 | 1081 | 1013 | 1031 | 3450 | 3283 | 34.56 | |