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{{short description|Italian association football club based in Sassuolo}}
{{short description|Italian association football club based in Sassuolo}}
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| capacity = 21,584<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gazzettadireggio.gelocal.it/sport/2013/09/11/news/mapei-stadium-c-e-l-ok-la-capienza-sale-a-24mila-1.7721066?refresh_ce|title=Mapei Stadium, c'è l'ok. La capienza sale a 24mila &nbsp;– Sport&nbsp;– Gazzetta di Reggio|date=11 September 2013}}</ref>
| capacity = 21,584<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gazzettadireggio.gelocal.it/sport/2013/09/11/news/mapei-stadium-c-e-l-ok-la-capienza-sale-a-24mila-1.7721066?refresh_ce|title=Mapei Stadium, c'è l'ok. La capienza sale a 24mila &nbsp;– Sport&nbsp;– Gazzetta di Reggio|date=11 September 2013}}</ref>
| owner = [[Mapei]]
| owner = [[Mapei]]
| chairman = Carlo Rossi
| chairman = Carlo Rossi<br/> Giovanni Carnevali
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = [[Alessio Dionisi]]
| manager = [[Davide Ballardini]]
| league = {{Italian football updater|Sassuolo}}
| league = {{Italian football updater|Sassuolo}}
| season = {{Italian football updater|Sassuolo2}}
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== History ==
== History ==
The club was founded in 1920<ref name="foundation">Giovanardi, Rossi, ''Sassuolo nel pallone. Storia del calcio sassolese dalla Z alla... A'', Edizioni Artestampa.</ref> and played in the Emilian amateur divisions for most of its history until its first promotion to Serie D in 1968.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} In this era, the club merged with other local football teams to eventually form the current US Sassuolo Calcio in 1974.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} In 1984, the club gained promotion to [[Lega Pro Seconda Divisione|Serie C2]], the lowest level of professional football in Italy.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} However, they were relegated in 1990 and subsequently spent most of the 1990s in Serie D.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} In 1998, a second-place finish ensured promotion back to Serie C2.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
The club was founded in 1920<ref name="foundation">Giovanardi, Rossi, ''Sassuolo nel pallone. Storia del calcio sassolese dalla Z alla... A'', Edizioni Artestampa.</ref> and played in the Emilian amateur divisions for most of its history until its first promotion to Serie D in 1968. In this era, the club merged with other local football teams to eventually form the current US Sassuolo Calcio in 1974. In 1984, the club gained promotion to [[Lega Pro Seconda Divisione|Serie C2]], the lowest level of professional football in Italy. However, they were relegated in 1990 and subsequently spent most of the 1990s in Serie D. In 1998, a second-place finish ensured promotion back to Serie C2.


=== Serie C1 ===
=== Serie C1 ===
Sassuolo reached [[Serie C1]] for the first time in 2006 after winning the Serie C2 promotion play-offs by beating [[A.C. Sansovino|Sansovino]] in the final.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} In the following years, Sassuolo proved to be a serious contender for promotion to [[Serie B]].{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} With [[Gian Marco Remondina]] as head coach, they barely missed it in 2007, as they lost immediate promotion to [[U.S. Grosseto F.C.|Grosseto]] in the final days of the season, finishing in second-place; and then were defeated by fifth-placed [[A.C. Monza Brianza 1912|Monza]] in the play-off semi-finals.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} Remondina then left Sassuolo to join Serie B's [[Piacenza Calcio|Piacenza]], and former Serie A player [[Massimiliano Allegri]] was then chosen as new head coach.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
Sassuolo reached [[Serie C1]] for the first time in 2006 after winning the Serie C2 promotion play-offs by beating [[A.C. Sansovino|Sansovino]] in the final. In the following years, Sassuolo proved to be a serious contender for promotion to [[Serie B]]. With [[Gian Marco Remondina]] as head coach, they barely missed it in 2007, as they lost immediate promotion to [[U.S. Grosseto F.C.|Grosseto]] in the final days of the season, finishing in second-place; and then were defeated by fifth-placed [[A.C. Monza Brianza 1912|Monza]] in the play-off semi-finals. Remondina then left Sassuolo to join Serie B's [[Piacenza Calcio|Piacenza]], and former Serie A player [[Massimiliano Allegri]] was then chosen as new head coach.


Under Allegri, Sassuolo quickly revived their hopes to obtain promotion to Serie B; this ultimately came on 27 April 2008, when they won the Serie C1/A title, thus ensuring a historical promotion to Serie B, the first in the club's history.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.repubblica.it/2008/04/sezioni/sport/calcio/ritornano-in-b/ritornano-in-b/ritornano-in-b.html |publisher=La Repubblica |title=Sassuolo e Salernitana in serie B, promozione storica per gli emiliani |access-date=27 April 2008|date=27 April 2008|language=it}}</ref>
Under Allegri, Sassuolo quickly revived their hopes to obtain promotion to Serie B; this ultimately came on 27 April 2008, when they won the Serie C1/A title, thus ensuring a historical promotion to Serie B, the first in the club's history.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.repubblica.it/2008/04/sezioni/sport/calcio/ritornano-in-b/ritornano-in-b/ritornano-in-b.html |publisher=La Repubblica |title=Sassuolo e Salernitana in serie B, promozione storica per gli emiliani |access-date=27 April 2008|date=27 April 2008|language=it}}</ref>


=== Serie B ===
=== Serie B ===
Following Sassuolo's promotion to the Italian second tier, Allegri left Sassuolo to fill the head coaching position at Serie A team [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]].{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} In July 2008, the club appointed former [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]] and [[S.S. Robur Siena|Siena]] boss [[Andrea Mandorlini]] for the 2008–09 season.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
Following Sassuolo's promotion to the Italian second tier, Allegri left Sassuolo to fill the head coaching position at Serie A team [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]. In July 2008, the club appointed former [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]] and [[S.S. Robur Siena|Siena]] boss [[Andrea Mandorlini]] for the 2008–09 season.


[[File:Allegri with Milan players (cropped) - 3.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|[[Massimiliano Allegri]], manager of Sassuolo in 2008 who won promotion to [[Serie B]], winning group A of [[Serie C1]] and the [[Supercoppa di Lega di Prima Divisione|Supercoppa Lega Pro]]]]
[[File:Allegri with Milan players (cropped) - 3.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|[[Massimiliano Allegri]], manager of Sassuolo in 2008 who won promotion to [[Serie B]], winning group A of [[Serie C1]] and the [[Supercoppa di Lega di Prima Divisione|Supercoppa Lega Pro]]]]


Sassuolo had a surprisingly good start to the 2008–09 campaign and held a promotion playoff place for a very{{quantify|date=January 2024}} long time.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} They only won two points in their last five matches to eventually finish in seventh place.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} Despite a successful season, Mandorlini left Sassuolo by mutual consent in June 2009, whereupon the team then appointed former [[Piacenza Calcio|Piacenza]] coach [[Stefano Pioli]] on 11 June 2009.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
Sassuolo had a surprisingly good start to the 2008–09 campaign and held a promotion playoff place for a very long time. They only won two points in their last five matches to eventually finish in seventh place. Despite a successful season, Mandorlini left Sassuolo by mutual consent in June 2009, whereupon the team then appointed former [[Piacenza Calcio|Piacenza]] coach [[Stefano Pioli]] on 11 June 2009.


Sassuolo successively qualified to the Serie B promotion playoffs in [[2009–10 Serie B|2009–10]] by placing fourth, and [[2011–12 Serie B|2011–12]] in third, being eliminated at the semi-finals in both seasons.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
Sassuolo successively qualified to the Serie B promotion playoffs in [[2009–10 Serie B|2009–10]] by placing fourth, and [[2011–12 Serie B|2011–12]] in third, being eliminated at the semi-finals in both seasons.


In the 2012–13 season, however, under the guidance of new head coach [[Eusebio Di Francesco]], Sassuolo played a majority of the season in first place in the table, and eventually secured direct promotion with a 1-0 victory over [[A.S. Livorno Calcio|Livorno]] on 18 May 2013.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} At the conclusion of the season, Sassuolo had won the Serie B title and had ensured a first top-flight campaign ever for the [[2013–14 Serie A|2013–14 season]].{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} The club had reached the highest level of the [[Italian football league system]] only seven years after playing in [[Serie C2]].{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} The key role that was played in this achievement by 18-year-old academy product [[Domenico Berardi]] saw the player win the league's [[Serie B Footballer of the Year|Player of the Year award]].{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
In the 2012–13 season, however, under the guidance of new head coach [[Eusebio Di Francesco]], Sassuolo played a majority of the season in first place in the table, and eventually secured direct promotion with a 1-0 victory over [[A.S. Livorno Calcio|Livorno]] on 18 May 2013. At the conclusion of the season, Sassuolo had won the Serie B title and had ensured a first top-flight campaign ever for the [[2013–14 Serie A|2013–14 season]]. The club had reached the highest level of the [[Italian football league system]] only seven years after playing in [[Serie C2]]. The key role that was played in this achievement by 18-year-old academy product [[Domenico Berardi]] saw the player win the league's [[Serie B Footballer of the Year|Player of the Year award]].


=== Serie A ===
=== Serie A ===
During pre-season training in July 2013, Sassuolo won the [[TIM Trophy]], after beating [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] on penalties, then beating [[AC Milan|Milan]] 2–1, marking the first time a team other than Milan, [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]] or Juventus had won the Cup.
During pre-season training in July 2013, Sassuolo won the [[TIM Trophy]] after beating [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] on penalties then beating [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] 2–1, marking the first time a team other than Milan, [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]] or Juventus have won the Cup.

[[File:Eusebio Di Francesco.jpg|thumb|right|[[Eusebio Di Francesco]], manager of the historic promotion to Serie A for the ''Neroverdi'' in 2013]]
[[File:Eusebio Di Francesco.jpg|thumb|right|[[Eusebio Di Francesco]], manager of the historic promotion to Serie A for the ''Neroverdi'' in 2013]]
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On 25 August 2013, Sassuolo played their first-ever Serie A match, a 2–0 loss away at [[Torino F.C.|Torino]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/300466|title=Sassuolo made to pay by Torino}}</ref> The team's second match was their first at home, against [[AS Livorno Calcio|Livorno]], where striker [[Simone Zaza]] scored Sassuolo's first top-flight goal as they lost 4–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/299347/report|title=Livorno ease to Sassuolo win}}</ref> On 22 September 2013, Sassuolo endured a heavy 7–0 defeat at home to Internazionale. The team earned their first point in their fifth match, on 25 September away to [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]]. Zaza equalised as the game finished 1–1, ending the hosts' perfect start to the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/299246/report|title=Perfect Napoli start over}}</ref> This was followed by a first home point on 29 September, a 2–2 draw with [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/303022/report|title=Sassuolo hit back to hold Lazio}}</ref> On 20 October 2013, Sassuolo won their first Serie A game, defeating [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]] 2–1 at home with goals from [[Domenico Berardi]] and [[Antonio Floro Flores]], moving the club off bottom place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2013/10/sassuolo-2-1-bologna-neroverdi-leapfrog-rossublu-after-home-win/|title=Sassuolo 2–1 Bologna: Neroverdi leapfrog Rossublu after home win|date=20 October 2013 }}</ref> Sassuolo won away for the first time in Serie A on 3 November against [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]], with Berardi scoring their first top-flight hat-trick to win 4–3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/299284/report|title=Berardi treble boosts Sassuolo}}</ref> Since the following match, a 1–1 draw at [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] on 10 November, the club has been outside the relegation zone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/299291/report|title=Berardi strike stuns Roma}}</ref> On 12 January 2014, Berardi was the only player in the season to score four goals in a game, as Sassuolo came from 2–0 down to win 4–3 against Milan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Milan rocked by Sassuolo|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/299343/report|access-date=30 May 2014|newspaper=[[Sky Sports News]]|date=12 January 2014}}</ref> Towards the end of January 2014, Sassuolo were in bottom place and so manager Di Francesco was relieved of his duties and [[Alberto Malesani]] was brought in. The managerial change did not have the desired effects and so in early March, Sassuolo re-entrusted the side to the management of Di Francesco. Sassuolo won its away match against [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] 4–3 on 6 May 2014, and after winning 4–2 against [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]] on 11 May, Sassuolo guaranteed its place in Serie A for the 2014–15 season. Berardi finished in equal 7th place in the Serie A top scorers list, with 16 goals for the season.

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On 25 August 2013, Sassuolo played their first-ever Serie A match, a 2–0 loss away at [[Torino FC|Torino]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/300466|title=Sassuolo made to pay by Torino}}</ref> The team's second match was their first at home, against [[AS Livorno Calcio|Livorno]], where striker [[Simone Zaza]] scored Sassuolo's first top-flight goal as they lost 4–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/299347/report|title=Livorno ease to Sassuolo win}}</ref> On 22 September 2013, Sassuolo endured a heavy 7–0 defeat at home to Internazionale. The team earned their first point in their fifth match, on 25 September away to [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]]. Zaza equalised as the game finished 1–1, ending the hosts' perfect start to the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/299246/report|title=Perfect Napoli start over}}</ref> This was followed by a first home point on 29 September, a 2–2 draw with [[SS Lazio|Lazio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/303022/report|title=Sassuolo hit back to hold Lazio}}</ref> On 20 October 2013, Sassuolo won their first Serie A game, defeating [[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]] 2–1 at home with goals from [[Domenico Berardi]] and [[Antonio Floro Flores]], moving the club off bottom place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2013/10/sassuolo-2-1-bologna-neroverdi-leapfrog-rossublu-after-home-win/|title=Sassuolo 2–1 Bologna: Neroverdi leapfrog Rossublu after home win|date=20 October 2013 }}</ref> Sassuolo won away for the first time in Serie A on 3 November against [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]], with Berardi scoring their first top-flight hat-trick to win 4–3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/299284/report|title=Berardi treble boosts Sassuolo}}</ref> Since the following match, a 1–1 draw at [[AS Roma|Roma]] on 10 November, the club has been outside the relegation zone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/299291/report|title=Berardi strike stuns Roma}}</ref> On 12 January 2014, Berardi was the only player in the season to score four goals in a game, as Sassuolo came from 2–0 down to win 4–3 against Milan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Milan rocked by Sassuolo|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/299343/report|access-date=30 May 2014|newspaper=[[Sky Sports News]]|date=12 January 2014}}</ref> Towards the end of January 2014, Sassuolo were in bottom place and so manager Di Francesco was relieved of his duties and [[Alberto Malesani]] was brought in.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} The managerial change did not have the desired effects and so in early March, Sassuolo re-entrusted the side to the management of Di Francesco.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} Sassuolo won its away match against [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] 4–3 on 6 May 2014, and after winning 4–2 against [[Genoa CFC|Genoa]] on 11 May, Sassuolo guaranteed its place in Serie A for the 2014–15 season.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} Berardi finished in equal 7th place in the Serie A top scorers list, with 16 goals for the season.
[[File:Domenico Berardi, Palazzo Chigi, 2021.jpg|thumb|upright|left|[[Domenico Berardi]] Berardi began his club career with Sassuolo in 2012, helping the team win the [[Serie B]] title and earn promotion to Serie A in his debut season. He is currently Sassuolo's all-time top scorer, with over 100 goals in all competitions.]]
[[File:Domenico Berardi, Palazzo Chigi, 2021.jpg|thumb|upright|left|[[Domenico Berardi]] Berardi began his club career with Sassuolo in 2012, helping the team win the [[Serie B]] title and earn promotion to Serie A in his debut season. He is currently Sassuolo's all-time top scorer, with over 100 goals in all competitions.]]
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The Neroverdi had a much better [[2014–15 Serie A]] season, finishing comfortably beyond relegation in 12th place. Berardi was once more the club's top goalscorer with 15 league goals.


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Sassuolo improved again in the [[2015–16 Serie A]] season, finishing ahead of the likes of Milan and Lazio in sixth place. The season included an opening day win over Napoli,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/match-report/2015-16/UNICO/UNI/1/SASNAP|title=Calendario e Risultati – Stagione 2015–16 – 1^ Giornata – Lega Serie A|website=www.legaseriea.it}}</ref> a Round 10 1–0 victory over Juventus at [[Mapei Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/match-report/2015-16/UNICO/UNI/10/SASJUV|title=Calendario e Risultati – Stagione 2015–16 – 10^ Giornata – Lega Serie A|website=www.legaseriea.it}}</ref> and a 1–0 victory over Inter at the [[San Siro]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/match-report/2015-16/UNICO/UNI/19/INTSAS|title=Calendario e Risultati – Stagione 2015–16 – 19^ Giornata – Lega Serie A|website=www.legaseriea.it}}</ref>
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The Neroverdi had a much better [[2014–15 Serie A]] season, finishing comfortably beyond relegation in 12th place.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} Berardi was once more the club's top goalscorer with 15 league goals.

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Sassuolo improved again in the [[2015–16 Serie A]] season, finishing ahead of the likes of{{tone inline|date=January 2024}} Milan and Lazio in sixth place. The season included an opening day win over Napoli,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/match-report/2015-16/UNICO/UNI/1/SASNAP|title=Calendario e Risultati – Stagione 2015–16 – 1^ Giornata – Lega Serie A|website=www.legaseriea.it}}</ref> a Round 10 1–0 victory over Juventus at [[Mapei Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/match-report/2015-16/UNICO/UNI/10/SASJUV|title=Calendario e Risultati – Stagione 2015–16 – 10^ Giornata – Lega Serie A|website=www.legaseriea.it}}</ref> and a 1–0 victory over Inter at the [[San Siro]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/match-report/2015-16/UNICO/UNI/19/INTSAS|title=Calendario e Risultati – Stagione 2015–16 – 19^ Giornata – Lega Serie A|website=www.legaseriea.it}}</ref>


On 21 May 2016, Sassuolo achieved their first ever [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|Europa League qualification]] after finishing sixth in [[2015–16 Serie A|2015–16]] courtesy of a [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] [[2016 Coppa Italia Final|Coppa Italia]] win over [[AC Milan|Milan]], as Milan would have gone to Europe instead if they had won the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-italia.net/84744/sassuolo-europa-league|title=Sassuolo in the Europa League|publisher=Football Italia|date=21 May 2016|access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> On 25 August 2016, Sassuolo qualified for the [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage|Europa League group stage]] after beating [[Red Star Belgrade]] 4–1 on aggregate in the playoff round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzettaworld.com/news/europa-league/sassuolo-red-star-berardi/?refresh_ce-cp|title=Sassuolo make it to Europa League group stage|publisher=Gazzetta World|date=25 August 2016|access-date=26 August 2016}}</ref>
On 21 May 2016, Sassuolo achieved their first ever [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|Europa League qualification]] after finishing sixth in [[2015–16 Serie A|2015–16]] courtesy of a [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] [[2016 Coppa Italia Final|Coppa Italia]] win over [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] as Milan would have gone to Europe instead if they had won the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-italia.net/84744/sassuolo-europa-league|title=Sassuolo in the Europa League|publisher=Football Italia|date=21 May 2016|access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> On 25 August 2016, Sassuolo qualified for the [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage|Europa League group stage]] after beating [[Red Star Belgrade]] 4–1 on aggregate in the playoff round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzettaworld.com/news/europa-league/sassuolo-red-star-berardi/?refresh_ce-cp|title=Sassuolo make it to Europa League group stage|publisher=Gazzetta World|date=25 August 2016|access-date=26 August 2016}}</ref>


Over the following three seasons, the Neroverdi returned to mid-table, ending the [[2015–16 Serie A|2016–17 season]] in 12th position, and then the club followed this up with consecutive 11th place finishes in 2018 and 2019, as well being knocked out in the round of 16 in three successive [[Coppa Italia]] campaigns.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} In the home match against [[SS Lazio|Lazio]] on 25 February 2018, club captain [[Francesco Magnanelli]] made his 400th appearance for Sassuolo since joining the club's in its most recent spell in [[Serie C2]] in 2005, having led the Neroverdi through three promotions and also playing in European competition in that time.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} On 13 June 2018, [[Roberto De Zerbi]] was appointed as manager, after impressing with his possession-based tactics at relegated [[Benevento Calcio|Benevento]] in the previous season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://football-italia.net/fr/official-sassuolo-appoint-de-zerbi/|title=Official: Sassuolo appoint Di Zerbi|date=13 June 2018 |publisher=Football Italia}}</ref>
Over the following three seasons, the Neroverdi returned to mid-table, ending the [[2015–16 Serie A|2016–17 season]] in 12th position, and then the club followed this up with consecutive 11th place finishes in 2018 and 2019, as well being knocked out in the round of 16 in three successive [[Coppa Italia]] campaigns. In the home match against [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] on 25 February 2018, club captain [[Francesco Magnanelli]] made his 400th appearance for Sassuolo since joining the club's in its most recent spell in [[Serie C2]] in 2005, having led the Neroverdi through three promotions and also playing in European competition in that time.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} On 13 June 2018, [[Roberto De Zerbi]] was appointed as manager, after impressing with his possession-based tactics at relegated [[Benevento Calcio|Benevento]] in the previous season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://football-italia.net/fr/official-sassuolo-appoint-de-zerbi/|title=Official: Sassuolo appoint Di Zerbi|date=13 June 2018 |publisher=Football Italia}}</ref>


The [[2019–20 Serie A|2019–20 season]] oversaw an improvement in Sassuolo's fortunes. The club concluded the season in 8th position, just outside the final qualifying position for the [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]], marking only the second top-half Serie A finish in its history.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} A primary reason for Sassuolo's growth was due to De Zerbi's innovative, attack-minded style of play, which began to flourish{{according to whom|date=January 2024}} and led to a record-breaking Serie A goal return of 69, the most prolific the club had been since promotion in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lastwordonsports.com/football/2020/11/26/sassuolos-rise-toward-the-top-of-serie-a-under-roberto-de-zerbi/|title=Sassuolo's rise toward the top of Serie A under Roberto Di Zerbi|publisher=Last Word on Sports|date=26 November 2020}}</ref> The transfer of [[Francesco Caputo]] from [[Empoli FC|Empoli]] in the preceding off-season was particularly crucial to this, as the striker ended the campaign with 21 league goals, and wingers [[Jérémie Boga]] and [[Domenico Berardi]] also achieved double-figure goal tallies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/goalgetter/ita-serie-a-2019-2020/|title=Serie A 2019–20 top scorers|publisher=World Football}}</ref>
The [[2019–20 Serie A|2019–20 season]] oversaw an improvement in Sassuolo's fortunes. The club concluded the season in 8th position, just outside the final qualifying position for the [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]], marking only the second top-half Serie A finish in its history. A primary reason for Sassuolo's growth was due to De Zerbi's innovative, attack-minded style of play, which began to flourish and led to a record-breaking Serie A goal return of 69, the most prolific the club has been since promotion in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lastwordonsports.com/football/2020/11/26/sassuolos-rise-toward-the-top-of-serie-a-under-roberto-de-zerbi/|title=Sassuolo's rise toward the top of Serie A under Roberto Di Zerbi|publisher=Last Word on Sports|date=26 November 2020}}</ref> The transfer of [[Francesco Caputo]] from [[Empoli F.C.|Empoli]] in the preceding off-season was particularly crucial to this, as the striker ended the campaign with 21 league goals, and wingers [[Jérémie Boga]] and [[Domenico Berardi]] also achieved double-figure goal tallies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/goalgetter/ita-serie-a-2019-2020/|title=Serie A 2019–20 top scorers|publisher=World Football}}</ref>


The club continued its development as a top 10 team in Serie A in the following season, in which the record of 61 points in [[2015–16 Serie A|2015–16]] was broken, with another 8th place finish on 62 points.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} After eight matches, Sassuolo was placed second in the table, which in part was the result of the excellent form of the likes of [[Domenico Berardi|Berardi]], [[Manuel Locatelli]], [[Filip Đuričić]], amongst others.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} An impressive 2–0 away win against [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]] on matchday six was perhaps the best reflection of this impressive early-season form.{{tone inline|date=January 2024|reason='impressive' 'impressive'?}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/report/_/gameId/583109|title=Serie A upstarts Sassuolo hand Napoli shock defeat|publisher=ESPN|date=1 November 2020}}</ref> Although the club's form declined slightly in the mid-stage of the season,{{according to whom|date=January 2024}} a 2–0 victory over [[SS Lazio|Lazio]] on the final matchday meant that Sassuolo reached the same points total as [[AS Roma|Roma]] in 7th place, but narrowly missed out on European qualification on goal difference.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://football-italia.net/highlights-sassuolo-2-0-lazio/|title=Highlights: Sassuolo 2–0 Lazio|publisher=Football Italia|date=24 May 2021}}</ref> Berardi, in his eighth professional season with the club, enjoyed{{tone inline|date=January 2024}} the best year of his career with 17 league goals and his double in a 3–1 against [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] on 17 April 2021 meant that he had reached 100 goals in all competitions for the Neroverdi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forzaitalianfootball.com/2021/04/domenico-berardi-legendary-status-at-sassuolo-and-applause-for-a-career-well-spent/|title=DOMENICO BERARDI: LEGENDARY STATUS AT SASSUOLO AND APPLAUSE FOR A CAREER WELL SPENT|website=Forza Italian Football|date=19 April 2021|access-date=24 May 2021}}</ref> De Zerbi announced he would leave the club at the end of the season to take up the vacant head coach position at [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://football-italia.net/de-zerbi-i-am-leaving-sassuolo/|title=Di Zerbi: 'I am leaving Sassuolo'|publisher=Football Italia|date=16 May 2021}}</ref> On 11 July 2021, Sassuolo's [[Manuel Locatelli]], [[Domenico Berardi]] and [[Giacomo Raspadori]] were part of the [[Italy national football team|Italy national squad]] that defeated [[England national football team|England]] in the [[UEFA Euro 2020|UEFA Euro 2020 final]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198762 |title=Euro 2020 final: England beaten by Italy on penalties|publisher=BBC Sport|date=11 July 2021}}</ref>
The club continued its development as a top 10 team in Serie A in the following season, in which the record of 61 points in [[2015–16 Serie A|2015–16]] was broken with another 8th place finish on 62 points. After eight matches, Sassuolo was placed second in the table, which in part was the result of the excellent form of the likes of [[Domenico Berardi|Berardi]], [[Manuel Locatelli]], [[Filip Đuričić]], amongst others. An impressive 2–0 away win against [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]] on matchday six was perhaps the best reflection of this impressive early-season form.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/report/_/gameId/583109|title=Serie A upstarts Sassuolo hand Napoli shock defeat|publisher=ESPN|date=1 November 2020}}</ref> Although the club's form declined slightly in the mid-stage of the season, a 2–0 victory over [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] on the final matchday meant that Sassuolo reached the same points total as [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] in 7th place, but narrowly missed out on European qualification on goal difference.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://football-italia.net/highlights-sassuolo-2-0-lazio/|title=Highlights: Sassuolo 2–0 Lazio|publisher=Football Italia|date=24 May 2021}}</ref> Berardi, in his eighth professional season with the club, enjoyed the best year of his career with 17 league goals and his double in a 3–1 against [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] on 17 April 2021 meant that he had reached 100 goals in all competitions for the Neroverdi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forzaitalianfootball.com/2021/04/domenico-berardi-legendary-status-at-sassuolo-and-applause-for-a-career-well-spent/|title=DOMENICO BERARDI: LEGENDARY STATUS AT SASSUOLO AND APPLAUSE FOR A CAREER WELL SPENT|website=Forza Italian Football|date=19 April 2021|access-date=24 May 2021}}</ref> De Zerbi announced he would leave the club at the end of the season to take up the vacant head coach position at [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://football-italia.net/de-zerbi-i-am-leaving-sassuolo/|title=Di Zerbi: 'I am leaving Sassuolo'|publisher=Football Italia|date=16 May 2021}}</ref> On 11 July 2021, Sassuolo's [[Manuel Locatelli]], [[Domenico Berardi]] and [[Giacomo Raspadori]] were part of the [[Italy national football team|Italy national squad]] that defeated [[England national football team|England]] in the [[UEFA Euro 2020|UEFA Euro 2020 final]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198762 |title=Euro 2020 final: England beaten by Italy on penalties|publisher=BBC Sport|date=11 July 2021}}</ref>


== Stadium and kit ==
== Stadium and kit ==
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=== Current squad ===
=== Current squad ===
{{updated|20 January 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Rosa Prima Squadra |url=https://www.sassuolocalcio.it/prima-squadra/rosa-prima-squadra/ |website=www.sassuolocalcio.it/|publisher=U.S. Sassuolo Calcio |date=6 July 2019 |access-date=6 July 2019}}</ref>
{{updated|18 January 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Rosa Prima Squadra |url=https://www.sassuolocalcio.it/prima-squadra/rosa-prima-squadra/ |website=www.sassuolocalcio.it/|publisher=U.S. Sassuolo Calcio |date=6 July 2019 |access-date=6 July 2019}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=[[Filippo Missori]]}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=[[Filippo Missori]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=[[Marcus Holmgren Pedersen|Marcus Pedersen]]|other=on loan from [[Feyenoord]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=[[Marcus Holmgren Pedersen|Marcus Pedersen]]|other=on loan from [[Feyenoord]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=CRO|pos=DF|name=[[Martin Erlić]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=CRO|pos=DF|name=[[Martin Erlić]]|other=[[captain (association football)|4th captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=SRB|pos=MF|name=[[Uroš Račić]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=SRB|pos=MF|name=[[Uroš Račić]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Matheus Henrique]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Matheus Henrique]]}}
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{{Fs player|no=14|nat=EQG|pos=MF|name=[[Pedro Obiang]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=EQG|pos=MF|name=[[Pedro Obiang]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=[[Emil Konradsen Ceide]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=[[Emil Konradsen Ceide]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=URU|pos=DF|name=[[Matías Viña]]|other=on loan from [[AS Roma|Roma]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=ALB|pos=DF|name=[[Marash Kumbulla]]|other=on loan from [[AS Roma|Roma]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=[[Samu Castillejo]]|other=on loan from [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=[[Samu Castillejo]]|other=on loan from [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs mid}}
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{{Fs player|no=22|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=[[Jeremy Toljan]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=[[Jeremy Toljan]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=[[Cristian Volpato]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=[[Cristian Volpato]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=[[Daniel Boloca]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=[[Daniel Boloca]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=[[Gianluca Pegolo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=[[Gianluca Pegolo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=[[Alessio Cragno]]|other=on loan from [[AC Monza|Monza]]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=[[Alessio Cragno]]|other=on loan from [[AC Monza|Monza]]}}
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{{Fs player|no=33|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[Josh Doig]]}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=[[Luca Lipani]]}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=[[Luca Lipani]]}}
{{Fs player|no=42|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=[[Kristian Thorstvedt]]}}
{{Fs player|no=42|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=[[Kristian Thorstvedt]]}}
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{{Fs player|no=43|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[Josh Doig]]}}
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Ruan Tressoldi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Ruan Tressoldi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=45|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Armand Laurienté]]}}
{{Fs player|no=45|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Armand Laurienté]]}}
{{Fs player|no=47|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=[[Andrea Consigli]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=47|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=[[Andrea Consigli]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|3rd captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=92|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Grégoire Defrel]]}}
{{Fs player|no=92|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Grégoire Defrel]]}}
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{{Fs end}}

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=== Youth sector ===
⚫
{{Main|US Sassuolo Calcio Youth Sector}}
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{{Fs start}}
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{{Fs player|no=29|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=Matteo Falasca}}
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{{Fs player|no=30|nat=HOL|pos=DF|name=<!-- Seb Eugenius H. Loeffen -->Seb Loeffen}}
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{{Fs player|no=31|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=Flavio Russo}}
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{{Fs player|no=32|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=<!-- Giuseppe Kevin Leone -->Kevin Leone}}
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{{Fs mid}}
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{{Fs player|no=33|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=Daniel Theiner}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=Alessandro Scacchetti}}
{{Fs player|no=36|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=Justin Kumi}}
{{Fs end}}
{{Fs end}}


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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=[[Giacomo Satalino]]|other= on loan to [[AC Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=[[Giacomo Satalino]]|other= on loan to [[AC Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=[[Stefano Turati]]|other= on loan to [[Frosinone Calcio|Frosinone]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=[[Stefano Turati]]|other= on loan to [[Frosinone Calcio|Frosinone]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=Gioele Zacchi|other= on loan to [[Giana Erminio]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=[[Gioele Zacchi]]|other= on loan to [[Giana Erminio]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Ryan Flamingo]]|other= on loan to [[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Ryan Flamingo]]|other= on loan to [[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=GRE|pos=DF|name=[[Giorgos Kyriakopoulos]]|other= on loan to [[AC Monza|Monza]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=GRE|pos=DF|name=[[Giorgos Kyriakopoulos]]|other= on loan to [[AC Monza|Monza]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=<!-- Kevin Paride Miranda -->Kevin Miranda|other= on loan to [[Catanzaro Calcio|Catanzaro]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=[[Kevin Paride Miranda|Kevin Miranda]]|other= on loan to [[Catanzaro Calcio|Catanzaro]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=[[Stefano Piccinini]]|other= on loan to [[US Pergolettese 1932|Pergolettese]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=[[Stefano Piccinini]]|other= on loan to [[US Pergolettese 1932|Pergolettese]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=Edoardo Pieragnolo|other= on loan to [[AC Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=[[Edoardo Pieragnolo]]|other= on loan to [[AC Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=[[Filippo Romagna]]|other= on loan to [[AC Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=[[Filippo Romagna]]|other= on loan to [[AC Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=[[Davide Frattesi]]|other= on loan to [[Inter Milan|Inter]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=[[Davide Frattesi]]|other= on loan to [[Inter Milan|Inter]] until 30 June 2024}}
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=[[Alessandro Mercati]]|other= on loan to [[AS Gubbio 1910|Gubbio]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=[[Alessandro Mercati]]|other= on loan to [[AS Gubbio 1910|Gubbio]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=COL|pos=MF|name=[[Yeferson Paz]]|other=at [[AC Perugia Calcio|Perugia]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=COL|pos=MF|name=[[Yeferson Paz]]|other=at [[AC Perugia Calcio|Perugia]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=Matteo Saccani|other= on loan to [[SS Turris Calcio|Turris]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=[[Matteo Saccani]]|other= on loan to [[SS Turris Calcio|Turris]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=URU|pos=FW|name=[[Agustín Álvarez (footballer, born May 2001)|Agustín Álvarez]]|other= on loan to [[Sampdoria]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=URU|pos=FW|name=[[Agustín Álvarez (footballer, born May 2001)|Agustín Álvarez]]|other= on loan to [[Sampdoria]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Janis Antiste]]|other= on loan to [[AC Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Janis Antiste]]|other= on loan to [[AC Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=[[Riccardo Ciervo]]|other= on loan to [[FC Südtirol|Südtirol]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=[[Riccardo Ciervo]]|other= on loan to [[FC Südtirol|Südtirol]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=[[Luca D'Andrea]]|other= on loan to [[Catanzaro Calcio|Catanzaro]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=[[Luca D'Andrea]]|other= on loan to [[Catanzaro Calcio|Catanzaro]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=[[Giacomo Manzari]]|other= on loan to [[Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC|Ascoli]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=[[Giacomo Manzari]]|other= on loan to [[Feralpisalò]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=[[Luca Moro (footballer)|Luca Moro]]|other= on loan to [[Spezia Calcio|Spezia]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=[[Luca Moro (footballer)|Luca Moro]]|other= on loan to [[Spezia Calcio|Spezia]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=[[Jacopo Pellegrini]]|other= on loan to [[LR Vicenza|Vicenza]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=[[Jacopo Pellegrini]]|other= on loan to [[LR Vicenza|Vicenza]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=[[Luigi Samele (footballer)|Luigi Samele]]|other= on loan to [[Taranto FC 1927|Taranto]] until 30 June 2024}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=[[Luigi Samele (footballer)|Luigi Samele]]|other= on loan to [[US Alessandria Calcio 1912|Alessandria]] until 30 June 2024}}
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{{Fs end}}

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=== Youth sector ===
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{{Main|US Sassuolo Calcio Youth Sector}}
⚫
{{Fs start}}
⚫
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=Matteo Falasca}}
⚫
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=HOL|pos=DF|name=<!-- Seb Eugenius H. Loeffen -->Seb Loeffen}}
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{{Fs player|no=33|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=Daniel Theiner}}
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{{Fs mid}}
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{{Fs player|no=34|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=Alessandro Scacchetti}}
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{{Fs player|no=36|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=Justin Kumi}}
{{Fs end}}
{{Fs end}}


== Coaching staff ==
==Coaching staff==
{{updated|1 July 2021}}
{{updated|1 July 2021}}


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!Staff
!Staff
|-
|-
| Head coach || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessio Dionisi]]
| Head coach || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Davide Ballardini]]
|-
|-
| Assistant head coach || {{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Cozzi
| Assistant head coach || {{flagicon|ITA}} Carlo Regno
|-
|-
| Goalkeeping coach || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Orlandoni]]
| Goalkeeping coach || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Orlandoni]]
|-
|-
| Technical coach || {{flagicon|ITA}} Massimiliano Sigolo <br/> {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Diego Daldosso]]
| Technical coach || {{flagicon|ITA}} Nicola Tarroni
|-
|-
| Match analyst || {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluca Maran
| Match analyst || {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluca Maran
|-
|-
| Athletic coach || {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Azzalin <br/> {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Spighi <br/> {{flagicon|ITA}} Nicola Riva
| Athletic coach || {{flagicon|ITA}} Daniele Caleca <br/> {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Azzalin <br/> {{flagicon|ITA}} Nicola Riva
|-
|-
| Chief analyst || {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Riggio
| Chief analyst || {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Riggio
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== Managers ==
== Managers ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2024}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* [[Ezio Pascutti]] (1986–87)
* [[Ezio Pascutti]] (1986–87)
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* [[Giuseppe Iachini]] (27 November 2017&nbsp;– 5 June 2018)
* [[Giuseppe Iachini]] (27 November 2017&nbsp;– 5 June 2018)
* [[Roberto De Zerbi]] (13 June 2018 – 25 May 2021)
* [[Roberto De Zerbi]] (13 June 2018 – 25 May 2021)
* [[Alessio Dionisi]] (16 June 2021 – )}}
* [[Alessio Dionisi]] (16 June 2021 – 25 February 2024)
* [[Emiliano Bigica]] (25 February 2024 – 1 March 2024)
* [[Davide Ballardini]] (1 March 2024 – )}}


== Recent seasons ==
== Recent seasons ==
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== Honours ==
== Honours ==
* '''[[Serie B]]''':
* '''[[Serie B]]''':
** '''Winners''': [[2012–13 Serie B|2012–13]]{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
** '''Winners''': [[2012–13 Serie B|2012–13]]
* '''[[Serie C1]]''':
* '''[[Serie C1]]''':
** '''Winners''': [[2007–08 Serie C1|2007–08]]{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
** '''Winners''': [[2007–08 Serie C1|2007–08]]
* '''[[Supercoppa di Serie C]]''':
* '''[[Supercoppa di Serie C]]''':
** '''Winners''': 2008{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
** '''Winners''': 2008
* '''[[Serie D]]''':
* '''[[Serie D]]''':
** '''Winners''': [[1983–84 Serie D|1983–84]],{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} [[1997–98 Serie D|1997–98]],{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
** '''Winners''': [[1983–84 Serie D|1983–84]], [[1997–98 Serie D|1997–98]],
* '''[[Promozione Emilia-Romagna]]''':
* '''[[Promozione Emilia-Romagna]]''':
** '''Winners''': [[1980–81 Promozione|1980–81]]{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
** '''Winners''': [[1980–81 Promozione|1980–81]]


== In Europe ==
== In Europe ==

Revision as of 20:27, 4 May 2024

Sassuolo
Full nameUnione Sportiva Sassuolo
Calcio S.r.l.
Nickname(s)I Neroverdi (The Black and Greens)
The Watermelon Peel
Founded1920; 104 years ago (1920)
GroundMapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Capacity21,584[1]
OwnerMapei
ChairmanCarlo Rossi
Giovanni Carnevali
Head coachDavide Ballardini
LeagueSerie A
2022–23Serie A, 13th of 20
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio, commonly referred to as Sassuolo (Italian pronunciation: [sasˈswɔːlo]), is an Italian professional football club based in Sassuolo, Emilia-Romagna.[2] Their colours are black and green, hence the nickname Neroverdi (literally "black and greens", in Italian).

Sassuolo have participated in Serie A since the 2013–14 season, joining a select group of teams to have played in Serie A without belonging to a provincial capital city: Savoia (Torre Annunziata), Empoli, Legnano, Pro Patria (Busto Arsizio), Carpi, and Casale.[3][4]

History

The club was founded in 1920[5] and played in the Emilian amateur divisions for most of its history until its first promotion to Serie D in 1968. In this era, the club merged with other local football teams to eventually form the current US Sassuolo Calcio in 1974. In 1984, the club gained promotion to Serie C2, the lowest level of professional football in Italy. However, they were relegated in 1990 and subsequently spent most of the 1990s in Serie D. In 1998, a second-place finish ensured promotion back to Serie C2.

Serie C1

Sassuolo reached Serie C1 for the first time in 2006 after winning the Serie C2 promotion play-offs by beating Sansovino in the final. In the following years, Sassuolo proved to be a serious contender for promotion to Serie B. With Gian Marco Remondina as head coach, they barely missed it in 2007, as they lost immediate promotion to Grosseto in the final days of the season, finishing in second-place; and then were defeated by fifth-placed Monza in the play-off semi-finals. Remondina then left Sassuolo to join Serie B's Piacenza, and former Serie A player Massimiliano Allegri was then chosen as new head coach.

Under Allegri, Sassuolo quickly revived their hopes to obtain promotion to Serie B; this ultimately came on 27 April 2008, when they won the Serie C1/A title, thus ensuring a historical promotion to Serie B, the first in the club's history.[6]

Serie B

Following Sassuolo's promotion to the Italian second tier, Allegri left Sassuolo to fill the head coaching position at Serie A team Cagliari. In July 2008, the club appointed former Atalanta and Siena boss Andrea Mandorlini for the 2008–09 season.

Massimiliano Allegri, manager of Sassuolo in 2008 who won promotion to Serie B, winning group A of Serie C1 and the Supercoppa Lega Pro

Sassuolo had a surprisingly good start to the 2008–09 campaign and held a promotion playoff place for a very long time. They only won two points in their last five matches to eventually finish in seventh place. Despite a successful season, Mandorlini left Sassuolo by mutual consent in June 2009, whereupon the team then appointed former Piacenza coach Stefano Pioli on 11 June 2009.

Sassuolo successively qualified to the Serie B promotion playoffs in 2009–10 by placing fourth, and 2011–12 in third, being eliminated at the semi-finals in both seasons.

In the 2012–13 season, however, under the guidance of new head coach Eusebio Di Francesco, Sassuolo played a majority of the season in first place in the table, and eventually secured direct promotion with a 1-0 victory over Livorno on 18 May 2013. At the conclusion of the season, Sassuolo had won the Serie B title and had ensured a first top-flight campaign ever for the 2013–14 season. The club had reached the highest level of the Italian football league system only seven years after playing in Serie C2. The key role that was played in this achievement by 18-year-old academy product Domenico Berardi saw the player win the league's Player of the Year award.

Serie A

During pre-season training in July 2013, Sassuolo won the TIM Trophy after beating Juventus on penalties then beating Milan 2–1, marking the first time a team other than Milan, Internazionale or Juventus have won the Cup.

Eusebio Di Francesco, manager of the historic promotion to Serie A for the Neroverdi in 2013

On 25 August 2013, Sassuolo played their first-ever Serie A match, a 2–0 loss away at Torino.[7] The team's second match was their first at home, against Livorno, where striker Simone Zaza scored Sassuolo's first top-flight goal as they lost 4–1.[8] On 22 September 2013, Sassuolo endured a heavy 7–0 defeat at home to Internazionale. The team earned their first point in their fifth match, on 25 September away to Napoli. Zaza equalised as the game finished 1–1, ending the hosts' perfect start to the season.[9] This was followed by a first home point on 29 September, a 2–2 draw with Lazio.[10] On 20 October 2013, Sassuolo won their first Serie A game, defeating Bologna 2–1 at home with goals from Domenico Berardi and Antonio Floro Flores, moving the club off bottom place.[11] Sassuolo won away for the first time in Serie A on 3 November against Sampdoria, with Berardi scoring their first top-flight hat-trick to win 4–3.[12] Since the following match, a 1–1 draw at Roma on 10 November, the club has been outside the relegation zone.[13] On 12 January 2014, Berardi was the only player in the season to score four goals in a game, as Sassuolo came from 2–0 down to win 4–3 against Milan.[14] Towards the end of January 2014, Sassuolo were in bottom place and so manager Di Francesco was relieved of his duties and Alberto Malesani was brought in. The managerial change did not have the desired effects and so in early March, Sassuolo re-entrusted the side to the management of Di Francesco. Sassuolo won its away match against Fiorentina 4–3 on 6 May 2014, and after winning 4–2 against Genoa on 11 May, Sassuolo guaranteed its place in Serie A for the 2014–15 season. Berardi finished in equal 7th place in the Serie A top scorers list, with 16 goals for the season.

Domenico Berardi Berardi began his club career with Sassuolo in 2012, helping the team win the Serie B title and earn promotion to Serie A in his debut season. He is currently Sassuolo's all-time top scorer, with over 100 goals in all competitions.

The Neroverdi had a much better 2014–15 Serie A season, finishing comfortably beyond relegation in 12th place. Berardi was once more the club's top goalscorer with 15 league goals.

Sassuolo improved again in the 2015–16 Serie A season, finishing ahead of the likes of Milan and Lazio in sixth place. The season included an opening day win over Napoli,[15] a Round 10 1–0 victory over Juventus at Mapei Stadium[16] and a 1–0 victory over Inter at the San Siro.[17]

On 21 May 2016, Sassuolo achieved their first ever Europa League qualification after finishing sixth in 2015–16 courtesy of a Juventus Coppa Italia win over Milan as Milan would have gone to Europe instead if they had won the final.[18] On 25 August 2016, Sassuolo qualified for the Europa League group stage after beating Red Star Belgrade 4–1 on aggregate in the playoff round.[19]

Over the following three seasons, the Neroverdi returned to mid-table, ending the 2016–17 season in 12th position, and then the club followed this up with consecutive 11th place finishes in 2018 and 2019, as well being knocked out in the round of 16 in three successive Coppa Italia campaigns. In the home match against Lazio on 25 February 2018, club captain Francesco Magnanelli made his 400th appearance for Sassuolo since joining the club's in its most recent spell in Serie C2 in 2005, having led the Neroverdi through three promotions and also playing in European competition in that time.[citation needed] On 13 June 2018, Roberto De Zerbi was appointed as manager, after impressing with his possession-based tactics at relegated Benevento in the previous season.[20]

The 2019–20 season oversaw an improvement in Sassuolo's fortunes. The club concluded the season in 8th position, just outside the final qualifying position for the UEFA Europa League, marking only the second top-half Serie A finish in its history. A primary reason for Sassuolo's growth was due to De Zerbi's innovative, attack-minded style of play, which began to flourish and led to a record-breaking Serie A goal return of 69, the most prolific the club has been since promotion in 2013.[21] The transfer of Francesco Caputo from Empoli in the preceding off-season was particularly crucial to this, as the striker ended the campaign with 21 league goals, and wingers Jérémie Boga and Domenico Berardi also achieved double-figure goal tallies.[22]

The club continued its development as a top 10 team in Serie A in the following season, in which the record of 61 points in 2015–16 was broken with another 8th place finish on 62 points. After eight matches, Sassuolo was placed second in the table, which in part was the result of the excellent form of the likes of Berardi, Manuel Locatelli, Filip Đuričić, amongst others. An impressive 2–0 away win against Napoli on matchday six was perhaps the best reflection of this impressive early-season form.[23] Although the club's form declined slightly in the mid-stage of the season, a 2–0 victory over Lazio on the final matchday meant that Sassuolo reached the same points total as Roma in 7th place, but narrowly missed out on European qualification on goal difference.[24] Berardi, in his eighth professional season with the club, enjoyed the best year of his career with 17 league goals and his double in a 3–1 against Fiorentina on 17 April 2021 meant that he had reached 100 goals in all competitions for the Neroverdi.[25] De Zerbi announced he would leave the club at the end of the season to take up the vacant head coach position at Shakhtar Donetsk.[26] On 11 July 2021, Sassuolo's Manuel Locatelli, Domenico Berardi and Giacomo Raspadori were part of the Italy national squad that defeated England in the UEFA Euro 2020 final.[27]

Stadium and kit

Stadio Città del Tricolore

Sassuolo's home stadium is the Stadio Enzo Ricci in Sassuolo, still used by the club for training, but due to its tiny capacity (4,000) the club played Serie B seasons in Modena's Stadio Alberto Braglia.[28][29]

Starting from the 2013–14 season, the first Serie A campaign for the club, Sassuolo plays in Reggio Emilia at the renovated Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore (formerly Stadio Giglio) in a venue-sharing agreement with Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Reggiana.[30] The stadium was also bought by the parent company of Sassuolo, Mapei.[31]

Sassuolo's famous green kit originates from a donation from English side Lancaster Rovers FC. During a tour of Italy in 1921, the Rovers side were unable to fulfil a fixture with Sassuolo and as a way of apology, donated their green shirts for Sassuolo to keep.[32]

Players

Current squad

As of 18 January 2024[33]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Italy ITA Filippo Missori
3 DF Norway NOR Marcus Pedersen (on loan from Feyenoord)
5 DF Croatia CRO Martin Erlić (4th captain)
6 MF Serbia SRB Uroš Račić
7 MF Brazil BRA Matheus Henrique
8 FW Italy ITA Samuele Mulattieri
9 FW Italy ITA Andrea Pinamonti
10 FW Italy ITA Domenico Berardi (vice-captain)
11 MF Albania ALB Nedim Bajrami
13 DF Italy ITA Gian Marco Ferrari (captain)
14 MF Equatorial Guinea EQG Pedro Obiang
15 FW Norway NOR Emil Konradsen Ceide
19 DF Albania ALB Marash Kumbulla (on loan from Roma)
20 FW Spain ESP Samu Castillejo (on loan from Valencia)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Italy ITA Mattia Viti (on loan from Nice)
22 DF Germany GER Jeremy Toljan
23 FW Italy ITA Cristian Volpato
24 MF Italy ITA Daniel Boloca
25 GK Italy ITA Gianluca Pegolo
28 GK Italy ITA Alessio Cragno (on loan from Monza)
35 MF Italy ITA Luca Lipani
42 MF Norway NOR Kristian Thorstvedt
43 DF Scotland SCO Josh Doig
44 DF Brazil BRA Ruan Tressoldi
45 FW France FRA Armand Laurienté
47 GK Italy ITA Andrea Consigli (3rd captain)
92 FW France FRA Grégoire Defrel

Youth sector

Main article: US Sassuolo Calcio Youth Sector

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
29 DF Italy ITA Matteo Falasca
30 DF Netherlands NED Seb Loeffen
31 FW Italy ITA Flavio Russo
32 MF Italy ITA Kevin Leone
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 GK Italy ITA Daniel Theiner
34 GK Italy ITA Alessandro Scacchetti
36 MF Italy ITA Justin Kumi

Out on loan

As of 18 January 2024.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Italy ITA Alessandro Russo (on loan to Trento until 30 June 2024)
— GK Italy ITA Giacomo Satalino (on loan to Reggiana until 30 June 2024)
— GK Italy ITA Stefano Turati (on loan to Frosinone until 30 June 2024)
— GK Italy ITA Gioele Zacchi (on loan to Giana Erminio until 30 June 2024)
— DF Netherlands NED Ryan Flamingo (on loan to Utrecht until 30 June 2024)
— DF Greece GRE Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (on loan to Monza until 30 June 2024)
— DF Italy ITA Kevin Miranda (on loan to Catanzaro until 30 June 2024)
— DF Italy ITA Stefano Piccinini (on loan to Pergolettese until 30 June 2024)
— DF Italy ITA Edoardo Pieragnolo (on loan to Reggiana until 30 June 2024)
— DF Italy ITA Filippo Romagna (on loan to Reggiana until 30 June 2024)
— MF Italy ITA Davide Frattesi (on loan to Inter until 30 June 2024)
— MF Italy ITA Andrea Ghion (on loan to Catanzaro until 30 June 2024)
— MF France FRA Maxime Lopez (on loan to Fiorentina until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Romania ROU Andrei Mărginean (on loan to Novara until 30 June 2024)
— MF Italy ITA Alessandro Mercati (on loan to Gubbio until 30 June 2024)
— MF Colombia COL Yeferson Paz (at Perugia until 30 June 2024)
— MF Italy ITA Matteo Saccani (on loan to Turris until 30 June 2024)
— FW Uruguay URU Agustín Álvarez (on loan to Sampdoria until 30 June 2024)
— FW France FRA Janis Antiste (on loan to Reggiana until 30 June 2024)
— FW Italy ITA Riccardo Ciervo (on loan to Südtirol until 30 June 2024)
— FW Italy ITA Luca D'Andrea (on loan to Catanzaro until 30 June 2024)
— FW Italy ITA Giacomo Manzari (on loan to Feralpisalò until 30 June 2024)
— FW Italy ITA Luca Moro (on loan to Spezia until 30 June 2024)
— FW Italy ITA Jacopo Pellegrini (on loan to Vicenza until 30 June 2024)
— FW Italy ITA Luigi Samele (on loan to Alessandria until 30 June 2024)

Coaching staff

As of 1 July 2021
Position Staff
Head coach Italy Davide Ballardini
Assistant head coach Italy Carlo Regno
Goalkeeping coach Italy Paolo Orlandoni
Technical coach Italy Nicola Tarroni
Match analyst Italy Gianluca Maran
Athletic coach Italy Daniele Caleca
Italy Andrea Azzalin
Italy Nicola Riva
Chief analyst Italy Marco Riggio
Rehab coach Italy Andrea Rinaldi
Head of medical staff Italy Marco Bruzzone
Club doctor Italy Riccardo Saporiti
Nutritionist Italy Davide Tonelli
Physiotherapist Italy Leonardo Belotti
Italy Marco Bertuzzi
Italy Nicola Daprile
Italy Emanuele Randelli
Kit Manager Italy Roberto Baraldi
Italy Andrea Carra
Italy Matteo Caruso
Italy Alfonso De Santo

Managers

Recent seasons

Main article: List of US Sassuolo Calcio seasons
Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Cup Supercoppa
Italiana 		Cup Result Player(s) Goals[34][35]
League UEFA – FIFA Top goalscorer(s)[36]
2022–23 Serie A (1) 38 12 9 17 47 61 45 13th R64 Domenico Berardi 13
2021–22 Serie A (1) 38 13 11 14 64 66 50 11th QF Gianluca Scamacca 16
2020–21 Serie A (1) 38 17 11 10 64 56 62 8th R16 Domenico Berardi 17
2019–20 Serie A (1) 38 14 9 15 69 63 51 8th 4R Francesco Caputo 21
2018–19 Serie A (1) 38 9 16 13 53 60 43 11th R16 Domenico Berardi 10
2017–18 Serie A (1) 38 11 10 17 29 59 43 11th R16 Matteo Politano 11
2016–17 Serie A (1) 38 13 7 18 58 63 46 12th R16 Europa League Group stage Grégoire Defrel 16
2015–16 Serie A (1) 38 16 13 9 49 40 61 6th 4R Domenico Berardi
Grégoire Defrel
Nicola Sansone		 7
2014–15 Serie A (1) 38 12 13 13 49 57 49 12th R16 Domenico Berardi 15
2013–14 Serie (1) 38 9 7 22 43 72 34 17th 4R Domenico Berardi 16

Honours

In Europe

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg. Ref.
2016–17 Europa League QR3 Switzerland Luzern 3–0 1–1 4–1 [37]
PO Serbia Red Star Belgrade 3–0 1–1 4–1
GS Spain Athletic Bilbao 3–0 2–3 4th out of 4
Belgium Genk 0–2 1–3
Austria Rapid Wien 2–2 1–1

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