2025–26 Palermo FC season

Palermo
2025–26 season
Manchester City and Palermo players lining up before an exhibition match, 9 August 2025
OwnerEngland City Football Group (94,94%)
Italy Hera Hora S.r.l. (5%)
Italy Associazione Amici Rosanero (0,06%)[1][2][3]
ChairmanItaly Dario Mirri[4][5][6]
ManagerItaly Filippo Inzaghi[7]
StadiumRenzo Barbera
Serie BPre-season
Coppa ItaliaSecond round
All statistics correct as of 16 August 2025.

The 2025–26 season is the 97th in the history of Palermo FC and their fourth season in a row in the second division. The club is participating in Serie B and Coppa Italia.

Players

First team squad

As of 8 August 2025[8]

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 Senegal SEN Alfred Gomis
3 DF Italy ITA Tommaso Augello
5 MF Italy ITA Antonio Palumbo
6 MF France FRA Claudio Gomes
7 FW Italy ITA Federico Di Francesco
8 MF Italy ITA Jacopo Segre
9 FW Italy ITA Matteo Brunori (Captain)
10 MF Italy ITA Filippo Ranocchia
11 FW Ghana GHA Emanuel Gyasi
13 DF Italy ITA Mattia Bani
14 MF Serbia SRB Aljosa Vasic
15 DF Italy ITA Ettore Karol Nicolosi
18 DF Italy ITA Pietro Avena
20 FW Finland FIN Joel Pohjanpalo
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW France FRA Jérémy Le Douaron
22 GK Italy ITA Francesco Bardi
23 DF France FRA Salim Diakité
24 DF Italy ITA Giangiacomo Magnani
27 DF Italy ITA Niccolò Pierozzi
28 MF France FRA Alexis Blin
29 DF Poland POL Patryk Peda
31 FW Italy ITA Giacomo Corona
32 DF Italy ITA Pietro Ceccaroni
63 GK Italy ITA Francesco Cutrona
77 GK Italy ITA Francesco Di Bartolo
80 MF Italy ITA Salvatore Squillacioti
86 MF Italy ITA Valerio Brutto

Other Players

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 Alessio Buttaro
— MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Dario Šarić
— MF Italy ITA Valerio Verre

Transfers

Summer 2025

In
Date Pos. Name From Type Fee Ref.
1 July 2025 GK Italy Manfredi Nespola Italy Flaminia End of loan Free [9]
DF Poland Patryk Peda Italy Juve Stabia [10]
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Dario Šarić Italy Cesena [11]
FW France Stredair Appuah France Valenciennes [12]
Italy Giacomo Corona Italy Pontedera [13]
8 July 2025 DF Italy Tommaso Augello Unattached[A] Permanent deal Free [14]
16 July 2025 FW Ghana Emanuel Gyasi Italy Empoli Loan with an obligation to buy Free [15]
23 July 2025 MF Italy Antonio Palumbo Italy Modena Permanent deal €2.3M [16]
27 July 2025 DF Italy Mattia Bani Italy Genoa Permanent deal €1.5M [17]
8 August 2025 GK Italy Francesco Bardi Unattached[B] Permanent deal Free [18]
Out
Date Pos. Name To Type Fee Ref.
23 May 2025 DF Denmark Simon Graves Jensen Netherlands PEC Zwolle Option to buy exercised €0.5M [19]
23 June 2025 DF Italy Giuseppe Aurelio Italy Spezia €0.4M [20]
1 July 2025 MF Italy Samuele Damiani Italy Ternana €0.2M [21]
FW Italy Giuseppe Fella Italy Cavese Undisclosed [22]
GK Indonesia Emil Audero Italy Como End loan Free [23]
DF Turkey Rayyan Baniya Turkey Trabzonspor [24]
FW France Thomas Henry Italy Hellas Verona [25]
GK Italy Salvatore Sirigu Unattached Contract expired [26]
3 July 2025 FW France Stredair Appuah France Valenciennes Loan Free [27]
16 July 2025 GK Italy Manfredi Nespola Italy Arzignano Valchiampo Loan Free [28]
18 July 2025 DF Greece Dimitrios Nikolaou Italy Bari Loan Free [29]
23 July 2025 FW Italy Francesco Di Mariano Italy Modena Permanent deal €0.43M [30]
24 July 2025 FW Italy Roberto Insigne Italy Avellino Permanent deal Undisclosed [31]
5 August 2025 DF United States Kristoffer Lund Germany FC Köln Loan with an option to buy Free [32]
8 August 2025 GK Italy Sebastiano Desplanches Italy Pescara Loan Free [33]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 July 2025 Friendly Palermo 9–0 Italy Aosta Valley amateur local team Châtillon
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Le Douaron 46', 63', 65', 80'
  • Augello 50'
  • Corona 61', 72', 85', 88'
 Report Stadium: Ernesto Brunod
20 July 2025 Friendly Palermo 5–1 Switzerland Paradiso Châtillon
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ernesto Brunod
24 July 2025 Friendly Palermo 4–0 Italy Nuova Sondrio Châtillon
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Ernesto Brunod
27 July 2025 Friendly Palermo 1–0 Italy Bra Châtillon
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Ernesto Brunod
30 July 2025 Friendly Palermo 3–2 France Annecy Châtillon
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Raache 59'
  • Neelakandan 77'
 Stadium: Ernesto Brunod
6 August 2025 Friendly Palermo 7–1 Italy Athletic Club Palermo Torretta
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Sanchez
Stadium: Palermo City Football Academy
9 August 2025 Anglo Palermitan Trophy Palermo 0–3 England Manchester City Palermo
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 34,665[34]
Referee: Italy Rosario Abisso

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie B 23 August 2025 9 May 2026 Matchday 1 Pre-season 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Coppa Italia 16 August 2025 24 September 2025 First round Second round 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00

Last updated: 16 August 2025
Source: Palermo F.C.

Serie B

Main article: 2025–26 Serie B

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Monza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Padova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Palermo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Pescara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Reggiana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 22 August 2025. Source: Serie BKT
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[35]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Result
Position
Source: WorldFootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Note

In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Matches

23 August 2025 1 Palermo v Reggiana Palermo
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Renzo Barbera
30 August 2025 2 Palermo v Frosinone Palermo
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Renzo Barbera
14 September 2025 3 Südtirol v Palermo Bolzano
17:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Druso
20 September 2025 4 Palermo v Bari Palermo
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Renzo Barbera
27 September 2025 5 Cesena v Palermo Cesena
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi
30 September 2025 6 Palermo v Venezia Palermo
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Renzo Barbera
4 October 2025 7 Spezia v Palermo La Spezia
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Alberto Picco
18 October 2025 8 Palermo v Modena Palermo
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Renzo Barbera
25 October 2025 9 Catanzaro v Palermo Catanzaro
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Nicola Ceravolo
28 October 2025 10 Palermo v Monza Palermo
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Renzo Barbera
1 November 2025 11 Palermo v Pescara Palermo
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Renzo Barbera
8 November 2025 12 Juve Stabia v Palermo Castellammare di Stabia
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Romeo Menti
22 November 2025 13 Virtus Entella v Palermo Chiavari
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Enrico Sannazzari
29 November 2025 14 Palermo v Carrarese Palermo
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Renzo Barbera
8 December 2025 15 Empoli v Palermo Empoli
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Carlo Castellani
13 December 2025 16 Palermo v Sampdoria Palermo
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Renzo Barbera
20 December 2025 17 Avellino v Palermo Avellino
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Partenio-Adriano Lombardi
27 December 2025 18 Palermo v Padova Palermo
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Renzo Barbera
10 January 2026 19 Mantova v Palermo Mantua
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Danilo Martelli
17 January 2026 20 Palermo v Spezia Palermo
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Renzo Barbera
24 January 2026 21 Modena v Palermo Modena
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Alberto Braglia
31 January 2026 22 Bari v Palermo Bari
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: San Nicola
7 February 2026 23 Palermo v Empoli Palermo
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Renzo Barbera
10 February 2026 24 Sampdoria v Palermo Genoa
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
14 February 2026 25 Palermo v Virtus Entella Palermo
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Renzo Barbera
21 February 2026 26 Palermo v Südtirol Palermo
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Renzo Barbera
28 February 2026 27 Pescara v Palermo Pescara
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia
3 March 2026 28 Palermo v Mantova Palermo
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Renzo Barbera
7 March 2026 29 Carrarese v Palermo Carrara
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Dei Marmi
14 March 2026 30 Monza v Palermo Monza
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Brianteo
17 March 2026 31 Palermo v Juve Stabia Palermo
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Renzo Barbera
21 March 2026 32 Padova v Palermo Padua
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Euganeo
6 April 2026 33 Palermo v Avellino Palermo
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Renzo Barbera
11 April 2026 34 Frosinone v Palermo Frosinone
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Benito Stirpe
18 April 2026 35 Palermo v Cesena Palermo
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Renzo Barbera
25 April 2026 36 Reggiana v Palermo Reggio Emilia
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
1 May 2026 37 Palermo v Catanzaro Palermo
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Renzo Barbera
9 May 2026 38 Venezia v Palermo Venice
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Pier Luigi Penzo

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2025–26 Coppa Italia
16 August 2025 First round Cremonese 0–0
(4–5 p)		 Palermo Cremona
21:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 5,845[36]
Referee: Andrea Zanotti
Penalties
24 September 2025 Second round Udinese v Palermo Udine
-:- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Bluenergy Stadium

Appearances and goals

As of 16 August 2025[37]
No. Pos. Name Serie B Coppa Italia Total
1 GK Senegal Alfred Gomis 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Italy Tommaso Augello 0 0 1 0 1 0
5 MF Italy Antonio Palumbo 0 0 1 0 1 0
6 MF France Claudio Gomes 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Italy Federico Di Francesco 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Italy Jacopo Segre 0 0 1 0 1 0
9 FW Italy Matteo Brunori 0 0 1 0 1 0
10 MF Italy Filippo Ranocchia 0 0 1 0 1 0
11 FW Ghana Emanuel Gyasi 0 0 1 0 1 0
13 DF Italy Mattia Bani 0 0 1 0 1 0
14 MF Serbia Aljosa Vasic 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Italy Ettore Karol Nicolosi 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Italy Pietro Avena 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW Finland Joel Pohjanpalo 0 0 1 0 1 0
21 FW France Jérémy Le Douaron 0 0 1 0 1 0
22 GK Italy Francesco Bardi 0 0 1 0 1 0
23 DF France Salim Diakité 0 0 1 0 1 0
24 DF Italy Giangiacomo Magnani 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Italy Niccolò Pierozzi 0 0 1 0 1 0
28 MF France Alexis Blin 0 0 1 0 1 0
29 DF Poland Patryk Peda 0 0 1 0 1 0
31 FW Italy Giacomo Corona 0 0 1 0 1 0
32 DF Italy Pietro Ceccaroni 0 0 1 0 1 0
63 GK Italy Francesco Cutrona 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 GK Italy Francesco Di Bartolo 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 MF Italy Salvatore Squillacioti 0 0 0 0 0 0
86 MF Italy Valerio Brutto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Own goals — 0 — 0 — 0
Other players
– DF Italy Alessio Buttaro 0 0 0 0 0 0
– MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Dario Šarić 0 0 0 0 0 0
– MF Italy Valerio Verre 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals — 0 — 0 — 0

Disciplinary record

As of 16 August 2025[37]
No. Pos. Name Serie B Coppa Italia Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goals conceded and clean sheets

As of 16 August 2025
No. Pos. Name Serie B Coppa Italia Total
22 GK Italy Francesco Bardi 0 0 0 1 0 1
Totals 0 0 0 1 0 1

Attendances

As of 16 August 2025[38]
Matches Attendances Average Highest Lowest
Serie B 0 0 0 0 0
Coppa Italia –

Notes

  1. ^ Previous club: Italy Cagliari.
  2. ^ Previous club: Italy Reggiana.

References

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