2024–25 Bologna FC 1909 season

Bologna FC 1909
2024–25 season
ChairmanJoey Saputo
Head coachVincenzo Italiano
StadiumStadio Renato Dall'Ara
Serie A7th
Coppa ItaliaSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague:
Riccardo Orsolini (7)
All:
Riccardo Orsolini (8)
All statistics correct as of 4 February 2025.

The 2024–25 season is the 116th season in the history of Bologna Football Club 1909, and the club's tenth consecutive season in the Serie A. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League, having made its last appearance in Europe's top club competition in the 1964–65 season.[1]

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 4 February 2025[2]

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 Poland POL Łukasz Skorupski
2 DF Sweden SWE Emil Holm
5 DF Croatia CRO Martin Erlić
6 MF Croatia CRO Nikola Moro
7 FW Italy ITA Riccardo Orsolini (vice-captain)
8 MF Switzerland SUI Remo Freuler
9 FW Argentina ARG Santiago Castro
11 FW Switzerland SUI Dan Ndoye
14 DF Italy ITA Davide Calabria (on loan from Milan)
15 DF Italy ITA Nicolò Casale (on loan from Lazio)
17 MF Morocco MAR Oussama El Azzouzi
18 MF Italy ITA Tommaso Pobega (on loan from Milan)
19 MF Scotland SCO Lewis Ferguson (captain)
20 MF Switzerland SUI Michel Aebischer
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW Denmark DEN Jens Odgaard
22 DF Greece GRE Charalampos Lykogiannis
23 GK Italy ITA Nicola Bagnolini
24 FW Netherlands NED Thijs Dallinga
26 DF Colombia COL Jhon Lucumí
28 FW Italy ITA Nicolò Cambiaghi
29 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo De Silvestri
30 FW Argentina ARG Benjamín Domínguez
31 DF Netherlands NED Sam Beukema
33 DF Spain ESP Juan Miranda
34 GK Italy ITA Federico Ravaglia
80 MF Italy ITA Giovanni Fabbian
39 FW Spain ESP Estanis Pedrola (on loan from Sampdoria)

Out on loan

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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
— DF Italy ITA Kevin Bonifazi (at Sassuolo until 30 June 2025)
— DF Italy ITA Tommaso Corazza (at Salernitana until 30 June 2025)
— DF Serbia SRB Mihajlo Ilić (at Partizan until 30 June 2025)
— DF Italy ITA Mattia Motolese (at Latina until 30 June 2025)
— DF Austria AUT Stefan Posch (at Atalanta until 30 June 2025)
— DF Uruguay URU Joaquín Sosa (at Reggiana until 30 June 2025)
— DF Italy ITA Riccardo Stivanello (at Juventus Next Gen until 30 June 2025)
— MF Finland FIN Niklas Pyyhtiä (at Südtirol until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Italy ITA Manuel Rosetti (at Sestri Levante until 30 June 2025)
— MF Poland POL Kacper Urbański (at Monza until 30 June 2025)
— FW Italy ITA Gianmarco Cangiano (at Pescara until 30 June 2025)
— FW Italy ITA Gennaro Anatriello (at Trapani until 30 June 2025)
— FW Sweden SWE Jesper Karlsson (at Lecce until 30 June 2025)
— FW Italy ITA Andrea Mazia (at Varesina until 30 June 2025)
— FW Nigeria NGA Orji Okwonkwo (at Cittadella until 30 June 2025)
— FW Italy ITA Antonio Raimondo (at Salernitana until 30 June 2025)

Transfers

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In

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Switzerland Remo Freuler England Nottingham Forest €4,500,000[†] 1 July 2024
DF Sweden Emil Holm Italy Spezia €7,000,000 1 July 2024 [3]
MF Denmark Jens Odgaard Netherlands AZ €4,000,000[†] 1 July 2024 [4]
DF Spain Juan Miranda Spain Real Betis Free 3 July 2024 [5]
FW Italy Nicolò Cambiaghi Italy Atalanta €10,000,000 12 July 2024 [6]
FW Netherlands Thijs Dallinga France Toulouse €15,000,000 23 July 2024 [7]
DF Croatia Martin Erlić Italy Sassuolo €7,000,000 2 August 2024 [8]
MF Italy Tommaso Pobega Italy Milan Loan 24 August 2024 [9]
FW England Samuel Iling-Junior England Aston Villa Loan 27 August 2024 [10]
FW Argentina Benjamín Domínguez Argentina Gimnasia LP €4,500,000 28 August 2024 [11]
DF Italy Nicolò Casale Italy Lazio Loan 30 August 2024 [12]
DF Italy Davide Calabria Italy Milan Loan 3 February 2025 [13]
FW Italy Estanis Pedrola Italy Sampdoria Loan (€500,000) 3 February 2025 [14]

Out

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Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Belgium Alexis Saelemaekers Italy Milan End of loan 30 June 2024 [15]
FW Austria Marko Arnautović Italy Internazionale €8,000,000[†] 1 July 2024 [16]
DF England Luis Binks England Coventry City Undisclosed[†] 1 July 2024 [17]
DF France Adama Soumaoro — End of contract 1 July 2024
MF Iceland Andri Baldursson Sweden IF Elfsborg Loan 2 July 2024 [18]
FW Netherlands Joshua Zirkzee England Manchester United €42,500,000 14 July 2024 [19]
DF Italy Riccardo Calafiori England Arsenal €45,000,000 29 July 2024 [20]
FW Italy Antonio Raimondo Italy Venezia Loan 8 August 2024 [21]
FW Netherlands Sydney van Hooijdonk Italy Cesena Undisclosed 9 August 2024 [22]
MF Sweden Demirel Hodžić Italy Milan Futuro €300,000 23 August 2024 [23]
DF Italy Kevin Bonifazi Italy Lecce Loan 30 August 2024 [24]
FW Sweden Jesper Karlsson Italy Lecce Loan 4 January 2025 [25]
MF Finland Niklas Pyyhtiä Italy Südtirol Loan 7 January 2025 [26]
DF Italy Tommaso Corazza Italy Salernitana Loan 9 January 2025 [27]
FW Italy Antonio Raimondo Italy Salernitana Loan 9 January 2025 [28]
MF Poland Kacper Urbański Italy Monza Loan 26 January 2025 [29]
FW England Samuel Iling-Junior England Aston Villa Loan terminated 3 February 2025 [30]
DF Austria Stefan Posch Italy Atalanta Loan (€1,000,000) 3 February 2025 [31]
DF Italy Kevin Bonifazi Italy Sassuolo Loan 3 February 2025 [32]
Notes
  1. † Loan transfer made permanent

Friendlies

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Pre-season

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24 July 2024 Friendly Bologna Italy 2–0 Austria Brixen La Roca del Vallès, Spain
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Camp de Futbol de La Roca del Vallès
Referee: Marco Cazzavillan (Italy)
27 July 2024 Friendly Bologna Italy 5–0 Italy Caldiero Mühlbach
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Sports Centre Field
Referee: Francesco Gallo
31 July 2024 Friendly Bologna Italy 3–3 Greece Asteras Tripolis Brixen
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena
Referee: Luca Zufferli (Italy)
3 August 2024 Friendly VfL Bochum Germany 4–0 Italy Bologna Bolzano
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Druso
Referee: Andrea Copelli (Italy)
Note: The match was played in two periods of thirty minutes each.
3 August 2024 Friendly Bologna Italy 1–0 Italy Südtirol Bolzano
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Druso
Referee: David Kovacevic
Note: The match was played in two periods of thirty minutes each.
10 August 2024 Trofeu Ciutat de Palma Mallorca Spain 1–1
(5–6 p)		 Italy Bologna Palma, Spain
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix
Referee: López García (Spain)
Penalties

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 18 August 2024 24–25 May 2025 Matchday 1 22 9 10 3 35 27 +8 040.91
Coppa Italia 3 December 2024 Round of 16 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
UEFA Champions League 18 September 2024 29 January 2025 League phase League phase 8 1 3 4 4 9 −5 012.50
Total 32 12 13 7 44 36 +8 037.50

Last updated: 4 February 2025
Source: Soccerway

Serie A

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Main article: 2024–25 Serie A

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Lazio 23 13 3 7 40 31 +9 42 Qualification for the Europa League league stage[a]
6 Juventus 23 9 13 1 39 20 +19 40 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7 Bologna 22 9 10 3 35 27 +8 37
8 AC Milan 22 9 8 5 33 24 +9 35
9 Roma 23 8 7 8 34 29 +5 31
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2025. Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[33]
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2024–25 Coppa Italia winners also qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixth-placed team if the Coppa Italia winners finish in the top five). If the Coppa Italia winners finish in the top six, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 9 10 3 35 27  +8 37 5 5 1 17 9  +8 4 5 2 18 18  0

Last updated: 1 February 2025.
Source: Serie A

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171820191212223
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultDLDDWDDDPWWWLWDWWLDDWDW
Position91818171313131212119888877778787
Points1123678991215181821222528282930333437
Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 2025. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

1 Matchday 19 (vs Internazionale) was postponed due to Internazionale's participation in the Supercoppa Italiana.

Matches

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The match schedule was released on 4 July 2024.[34]

18 August 2024 1 Bologna 1–1 Udinese Bologna
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 26,418
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi
25 August 2024 2 Napoli 3–0 Bologna Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Luca Pairetto
31 August 2024 3 Bologna 1–1 Empoli Bologna
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 25,960
Referee: Livio Marinelli
14 September 2024 4 Como 2–2 Bologna Como
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Marco Piccinini
22 September 2024 5 Monza 1–2 Bologna Monza
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 9,991
Referee: Davide Massa
28 September 2024 6 Bologna 1–1 Atalanta Bologna
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 27,126
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
6 October 2024 7 Bologna 0–0 Parma Bologna
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 28,461
Referee: Marco Di Bello
19 October 2024 8 Genoa 2–2 Bologna Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 30,952
Referee: Daniele Doveri
TBD 9 Bologna Postponed Milan Bologna
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 26 October 2024, but was postponed due to heavy rain and flooding.[35]
29 October 2024 10 Cagliari 0–2 Bologna Cagliari
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 15,977
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
2 November 2024 11 Bologna 1–0 Lecce Bologna
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Giuseppe Collu
10 November 2024 12 Roma 2–3 Bologna Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 60,681
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
24 November 2024 13 Lazio 3–0 Bologna Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
30 November 2024 14 Bologna 3–0 Venezia Bologna
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 24,866
Referee: Luca Massimi
7 December 2024 15 Juventus 2–2 Bologna Turin
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 40,748
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
15 December 2024 16 Bologna 1–0 Fiorentina Bologna
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 27,970
Referee: Michael Fabbri
21 December 2024 17 Torino 0–2 Bologna Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 19,860
Referee: Marco Piccinini
30 December 2024 18 Bologna 2–3 Hellas Verona Bologna
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 26,484
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
12 January 2025 20 Bologna 2–2 Roma Bologna
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 30,226
Referee: Rosario Abisso
15 January 2025 19 Internazionale 2–2 Bologna Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 63,074
Referee: Luca Pairetto
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 5 January 2025, but was postponed due to Internazionale's participation in the Supercoppa Italiana.
18 January 2025 21 Bologna 3–1 Monza Bologna
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 23,381
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
25 January 2025 22 Empoli 1–1 Bologna Empoli
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 10,321
Referee: Federico La Penna
1 February 2025 23 Bologna 2–0 Como Bologna
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Referee: Luca Massimi

Coppa Italia

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Main article: 2024–25 Coppa Italia
3 December 2024 Round of 16 Bologna 4–0 Monza Bologna
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 11,952
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi
4 February 2025 Quarter-finals Atalanta 0–1 Bologna Bergamo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 20,492
Referee: Livio Marinelli
April 2025 Semi-finals
First leg		 Juventus or Empoli v Bologna Turin or Empoli
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Juventus Stadium or Stadio Carlo Castellani
April 2025 Semi-finals
Second leg		 Bologna v Juventus or Empoli Bologna
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

UEFA Champions League

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Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League

League phase

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Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League league phase

The draw for the league phase was held on 29 August 2024.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
26 Germany VfB Stuttgart 8 3 1 4 13 17 −4 10
27 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 8 2 1 5 8 16 −8 7
28 Italy Bologna 8 1 3 4 4 9 −5 6
29 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 8 2 0 6 13 22 −9 6
30 Austria Sturm Graz 8 2 0 6 5 14 −9 6
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Round12345678
GroundHAAHHAHA
ResultDLLLLDWD
Position1626293133332828
Points11111256
Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
18 September 2024 1 Bologna Italy 0–0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Bologna
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 23,130
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
2 October 2024 2 Liverpool England 2–0 Italy Bologna Liverpool, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 59,816
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
22 October 2024 3 Aston Villa England 2–0 Italy Bologna Birmingham, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,847
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
5 November 2024 4 Bologna Italy 0–1 France Monaco Bologna
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 23,084
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
27 November 2024 5 Bologna Italy 1–2 France Lille Bologna
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 22,420
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
11 December 2024 6 Benfica Portugal 0–0 Italy Bologna Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC+0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 60,650
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
21 January 2025 7 Bologna Italy 2–1 Germany Borussia Dortmund Bologna
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 26,801
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
29 January 2025 8 Sporting CP Portugal 1–1 Italy Bologna Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC+0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 37,328
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

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