# SS Audace Cerignola

S.S. Audace Cerignola, commonly known as Audace Cerignola or simply Cerignola, is an Italian association football club from Cerignola, Apulia. They play in the Serie C Group C.

## History

The club was originally founded in 1912 as Gruppo Sportivo Cerignola. They played Serie C from 1935 to 1937, after which they exclusively took part at amateur leagues.
The club voluntarily stepped out in 2013 due to financial issues, and restarted from Prima Categoria only a year later. In 2017 they returned to play Serie D, a league they had not played since the year 2000.
In 2019, Audace Cerignola ended the season in an impressive second place, behind AZ Picerno; in the following playoffs, they made it to the final, where they defeated Taranto, thus ensuring a priority slot in the Serie C repechages.
However, due to a number stadium-related issues, the Italian Football Federation denied Serie C entry to the club. After winning a first appeal to the Italian National Olympic Committee Court, and FIGC declining Audace Cerignola's admission due to other stadium-related technicalities, on 5 August 2019 the CONI Court once again overturned the latter's decision, confirming Audace Cerignola's right to take part in the 2019–20 Serie C.
Audace Cerignola were finally promoted to Serie C in the 2021–22 Serie D season, as Group H champions, under the guidance of head coach Michele Pazienza.

## Current squad

    As of 3 February 2025
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 | Stefano Greco |
| 3 | DF | ITA | Luca Russo |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Galo Capomaggio |
| 6 | DF | ARG | Santiago Visentin |
| 7 | DF | ITA | Giuseppe Coccia |
| 8 | MF | ITA | Mattia Tascone |
| 9 | FW | ITA | Francesco Salvemini |
| 10 | FW | ITA | Filippo D'Andrea (on loan from Catania) |
| 12 | GK | ITA | Umberto Saracco |
| 13 | MF | ARG | Giancarlo Bianchini |
| 14 | MF | ITA | Lorenzo Paolucci |
| 15 | DF | ITA | Alessandro Ligi |
| 16 | FW | ITA | Andrea Santarcangelo (on loan from Picerno) |
| 18 | FW | ITA | Alessandro Faggioli |
| 19 | DF | ARG | Santiago Velásquez |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Miguel Ángel |
| 22 | GK | ITA | Giuseppe Fares |
| 23 | DF | ITA | Lorenzo Gonnelli |
| 25 | DF | ITA | Raffaele Romano |
| 26 | FW | ITA | Francesco Lorusso |
| 27 | MF | IRL | Ed McJannet (on loan from Lecce) |
| 28 | DF | ITA | Christian Basile |
| 29 | FW | ITA | Luigi Cuppone |
| 38 | DF | ITA | Giuseppe Nicolao |
| 55 | DF | ITA | Luca Martinelli |
| 70 | FW | MAR | Ismail Achik (on loan from Bari) |
| 71 | MF | ITA | Donato Ianzano |
| 72 | MF | ITA | Giuseppe Pio Carrozza |
| 77 | FW | ITA | Giovanni Volpe (on loan from Catanzaro) |

### Out on loan

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 |
| — | FW | ITA | Alessandro Carnevale (at Nocerina until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | ITA | Luca Gagliano (at Rimini until 30 June 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ITA | Nicolas Iurilli (at Manfredonia until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | ALB | Enis Tozaj (at Licata until 30 June 2025) |