2023–24 ACR Messina season

Messina
2023–24 season
Manager	Giacomo Modica
Stadium	Stadio San Filippo
Serie C	11th
Coppa Italia Serie C	First round
	← 2022–23

The 2023–24 ACR Messina season is the club's 124th season in history and the third concecutive 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.^[1]

Squad[edit]

As of 1 February 2024^[2]

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	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)

Pre-season[edit]

30 July 2023 Friendly^[3]

Messina

3–0

Sporting Caccuri

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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		29	10	9	10	33	33	+0	034.48
Coppa Italia Serie C	4 October 2023		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total					30	10	9	11	34	35	−1	033.33

Last updated: 2 March 2024
Source: Competitions

Serie C[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
12	Sorrento	38	13	9	16	39	47	−8	48^[a]
13	Catania	38	12	9	17	39	38	+1	45^[b]	Qualification for the national play-offs first round^[c]
14	Messina	38	11	12	15	41	49	−8	45^[b]
15	Turris	38	11	11	16	46	57	−11	44
16	Potenza	38	10	13	15	38	47	−9	43	Qualification for the relegation play-outs

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Lega Pro, 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) Lower goals against; 7) Wins; 8) Lower losses; 9) Away wins; 10) Lower home losses.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)^[4]
Notes:

^ Foggia are ahead of Sorrento on overall goal difference: Foggia -4, Sorrento -8.
^ ^a ^b 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[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
29	10	9	10	33	33	0	39	6	4	5	17	17	0	4	5	5	16	16	0

Last updated: 2 March 2024.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round[edit]

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

Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2024. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

2 September 2023 1	Audace Cerignola	2–2	Messina	Cerignola
CEST (UTC+2)

21 September 2023 4	Messina	3–3	Turris	Messina
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio San Filippo

24 September 2023 5	Virtus Francavilla	1–0	Messina	Francavilla Fontana
CEST (UTC+2)

1 October 2023 6	Messina	1–0	Avellino	Messina
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio San Filippo

8 October 2023 7	Sorrento	1–0	Messina	Sorrento
CEST (UTC+2)

11 October 2023 2	Messina	1–1	Casertana	Messina
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio San Filippo

15 October 2023 8	Messina	1–0	Giugliano	Messina
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio San Filippo

20 October 2023 9	Picerno	1–1	Messina	Picerno
CEST (UTC+2)

26 October 2023 10	Messina	0–1	Brindisi	Messina
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio San Filippo

29 October 2023 11	Crotone	3–3	Messina	Crotone
CET (UTC+1)

1 November 2023 3	Taranto	2–0	Messina	Taranto
CET (UTC+1)

5 November 2023 12	Messina	0–1	Benevento	Messina
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio San Filippo

12 November 2023 13	Messina	0–3	Latina	Messina
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio San Filippo

19 November 2023 14	Foggia	2–0	Messina	Foggia
CET (UTC+1)

25 November 2023 15	Messina	0–1	Juve Stabia	Messina
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio San Filippo

2 December 2023 16	Monterosi	0–2	Messina	Monterosi
CET (UTC+1)

9 December 2023 17	Messina	1–0	Catania	Messina
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio San Filippo

16 December 2023 18	Potenza	0–0	Messina	Potenza
CET (UTC+1)

22 December 2023 19	Messina	1–1	Monopoli	Messina
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio San Filippo

7 January 2024 20	Messina	1–2	Audace Cerignola	Messina
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio San Filippo

14 January 2024 21	Casertana	0–2	Messina	Casertana
CET (UTC+1)

21 January 2024 22	Messina	1–0	Taranto	Messina
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio San Filippo

27 January 2024 23	Turris	2–2	Messina	Turris
CET (UTC+1)

3 February 2024 24	Messina	3–2	Virtus Francavilla	Messina
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio San Filippo

11 February 2024 25	Avellino	0–1	Messina	Avellino
CET (UTC+1)

14 February 2024 26	Messina	2–0	Sorrento	Messina
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio San Filippo

18 February 2024 27	Giugliano	1–0	Messina	Giugliano
CET (UTC+1)

25 February 2024 28	Messina	2–2	Picerno	Messina
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio San Filippo

2 March 2024 29	Brindisi	1–3	Messina	Brindisi
CET (UTC+1)

Coppa Italia Serie C[edit]

4 October 2023 First round	Catania	2–1	Messina	Catania
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Bočić 54' Sarao 60'		Pacciardi 86'	Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Referee: Luca De Angeli di Milano

References[edit]

^ [1]
^ "Italy - ACR Messina - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
^ [2]
^ "PLAY-OFF e PLAY-OUT CAMPIONATO SERIE C 2022-2023" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Pro. 6 March 2023.

[table_hth_FOG0.49507950409086-4] Foggia are ahead of Sorrento on overall goal difference: Foggia -4, Sorrento -8.

[table_hth_CAT0.49507950409086-5] Catania are ahead of Messina on overall goal difference: Catania +1, Messina -8.

[table_note_res_PN10.49507950409086-6] Catania qualify for the national play-offs first round by winning the Coppa Italia Serie C.

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[2] "Italy - ACR Messina - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.

[3] [2]

[rules-c-7] "PLAY-OFF e PLAY-OUT CAMPIONATO SERIE C 2022-2023" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Pro. 6 March 2023.

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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
29	10	9	10	33	33	0	39	6	4	5	17	17	0	4	5	5	16	16	0

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
29	10	9	10	33	33	0	39	6	4	5	17	17	0	4	5	5	16	16	0

2023–24 ACR Messina season

Squad[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Serie C[edit]

League table[edit]

Results summary[edit]

Results by round[edit]

Matches[edit]

Coppa Italia Serie C[edit]

References[edit]

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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
29	10	9	10	33	33	0	39	6	4	5	17	17	0	4	5	5	16	16	0