2021–22 U.S. Lecce season

The 2021–22 season is U.S. Lecce's second consecutive season in second division of the Italian football league, the Serie B, and the 95th as a football club.

Lecce
PresidentSaverio Sticchi Damiani
Head coachMarco Baroni
StadiumStadio Via del Mare
Serie B1st
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Massimo Coda (20)
All:
Massimo Coda (22)
Biggest defeatCremonese 3–0 Lecce

Players

First-team quad
As of 8 February 2022.[1]

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  ITA Marco Bleve
3 DF  COL Brayan Vera
5 DF  ITA Fabio Lucioni (captain)
6 DF  CRO Lorenco Šimić
7 FW  ITA Antonino Ragusa
8 MF  ITA Mario Gargiulo
9 FW  ITA Massimo Coda
10 FW  ITA Francesco Di Mariano
13 DF  ITA Alessandro Tuia
14 MF  ISL Þórir Jóhann Helgason
17 DF  FRA Valentin Gendrey
18 DF  ROU David Stefan
21 GK  BRA Gabriel
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK  ITA Alessandro Plizzari (on loan from Milan)
23 MF  SWE John Björkengren
24 MF  ITA Paolo Faragò (on loan from Cagliari)
25 DF  ITA Antonino Gallo
27 MF  BRA Gabriel Strefezza
29 MF  FRA Alexis Blin
30 DF  ITA Antonio Barreca (on loan from Monaco)
33 DF  ITA Arturo Calabresi
37 MF  SVN Žan Majer
42 MF  DEN Morten Hjulmand
44 DF  ALB Kastriot Dermaku
90 FW  ESP Raúl Asencio
99 FW  ESP Pablo Rodríguez

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
— DF  ITA Silvio Colella (at Bitonto)
— DF  ITA Ilario Monterisi (at Fidelis Andria)
— DF  ITA Stefano Pani (at Seregno)
— DF  ITA Vito Mattia Radicchio (at Bitonto)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ITA Gianmarco Mancarella (at Nardò)
— MF  ITA Sergio Maselli (at Foggia)
— MF  ITA Roberto Pierno (at Virtus Francavilla)
— FW  ITA Mattia Felici (at Palermo)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

24 July 2021 Friendly Spezia Cancelled Lecce Arco di Trento, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Comunale di Arco
24 July 2021 Friendly Lecce 0–0 Legnago Salus Folgaria, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Centro Sportivo Folgaria
30 July 2021 Friendly Vicenza 0–1 Lecce Vicenza, Italy
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
7 August 2021 Friendly SC Heerenveen 1–1 Lecce Heerenveen, Netherlands
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Note: Finished after 47 minutes due to a storm.

Competitions

Overall record
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie B 22 August 2021 Matchday 1 37 18 14 5 58 31 +27 048.65
Coppa Italia 15 August 2021 20 January 2022 First round Round of 16 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 066.67
Total 40 20 14 6 64 35 +29 050.00

Last updated: 30 April 2022
Source: Soccerway

Serie A
Main article: 2021–22 Serie B

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Lecce (X) 37 18 14 5 58 31 +27 68 Promotion to Serie A
2 Monza (X) 37 19 10 8 60 37 +23 67
3 Cremonese (X) 37 19 9 9 55 38 +17 66 Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-finals
4 Pisa (X) 37 17 13 7 46 34 +12 64
5 Brescia (Q) 37 16 15 6 52 35 +17 63 Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: Lega Serie B (in Italian), Soccerway (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[2]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least the promotion play-off, but may still achieve direct promotion

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
37 18 14 5 58 31  +27 68 12 5 1 36 14  +22 6 9 4 22 17  +5

Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source: Serie B

Results by round
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ResultLDDWWWWDDDWWDDWWLWWWDDDWLWWDDDDWWWLWL
Position201516121064345323332345311212212224221211
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 July 2021.[3]

Coppa Italia
Main article: 2021–22 Coppa Italia
20 January 2022 Round of 16 Roma 3–1 Lecce Rome
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Manuel Volpi

References
  1. "Prima Squadra 2020/21" (in Italian). uslecce.it.
  2. "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. "Serie B, tutto il calendario della stagione 2021/22". ITA Sport Press.
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