2023–24 Bologna FC 1909 season

The2023–24 season wasBologna FC 1909's 115th season in existence and ninth consecutive season in theSerie A. They also competed in theCoppa Italia.

Bologna FC 1909

2023–24 season

Chairman

Joey Saputo

Head coach

Thiago Motta

Stadium

Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

Top goalscorer

League:
Joshua Zirkzee (11)
All:
Joshua Zirkzee (12)

Highest home attendance

30,204 vsInternazionale

Lowest home attendance

11,593 vsHellas Verona

Average home league attendance

25,914^[1]

Biggest win

Bologna 4–0Lecce

Biggest defeat

Udinese 3–0 Bologna

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2022–23

2024–25 →

On 12 May 2024, Bologna clinched qualification to theUEFA Champions League, returning to Europe's top-tier club competition for the first time in the Champions League era and first time in any capacity since1965.^[2]

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 2 February 2024^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	AUT	Stefan Posch
4	DF	SRB	Mihajlo Ilić
5	DF	FRA	Adama Soumaoro
6	MF	CRO	Nikola Moro
7	FW	ITA	Riccardo Orsolini
8	MF	SUI	Remo Freuler(on loan fromNottingham Forest)
9	FW	NED	Joshua Zirkzee
10	FW	SWE	Jesper Karlsson
11	MF	SUI	Dan Ndoye
15	DF	DEN	Victor Kristiansen(on loan fromLeicester City)
16	DF	ITA	Tommaso Corazza
17	MF	MAR	Oussama El Azzouzi
18	FW	ARG	Santiago Castro


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	SCO	Lewis Ferguson(captain)
21	FW	DEN	Jens Odgaard(on loan fromAZ)
22	DF	GRE	Charalampos Lykogiannis
23	GK	ITA	Nicola Bagnolini
26	DF	COL	Jhon Lucumí
28	GK	POL	Łukasz Skorupski
29	DF	ITA	Lorenzo De Silvestri
31	DF	NED	Sam Beukema
33	DF	ITA	Riccardo Calafiori
34	GK	ITA	Federico Ravaglia
56	MF	BEL	Alexis Saelemaekers(on loan fromMilan)
80	MF	ITA	Giovanni Fabbian
82	MF	POL	Kacper Urbański

Out on loan

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As of 5 September 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	GHA	Ebenezer Annan(atNovi Pazar until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	ENG	Luis Binks(atCoventry City until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	ITA	Kevin Bonifazi(atFrosinone until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	ITA	Riccardo Stivanello(atJuventus Next Gen until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	URU	Joaquín Sosa(atCF Montréal until 31 December 2024)
—	MF	ISL	Andri Baldursson(atIF Elfsborg until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	FIN	Niklas Pyyhtiä(atTernana until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ITA	Gennaro Anatriello(atAlessandria until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	AUT	Marko Arnautović(atInternazionale until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	ITA	Gianmarco Cangiano(atPescara until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	NGA	Orji Okwonkwo(atReggiana until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	ITA	Mattia Pagliuca(atBrindisi until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	ITA	Antonio Raimondo(atTernana until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	NED	Sydney van Hooijdonk(atNorwich City until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

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Summer window

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In

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Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Notes	Source
1 July 2023	DF	Stefan Posch	1899 Hoffenheim	€5,000,000	Buy option exercised	^[4]
2 July 2023	MF	Nikola Moro	Dynamo Moscow	€6,000,000	Buy option exercised	^[5]
3 July 2023	DF	Sam Beukema	AZ	€7,000,000		^[6]
20 July 2023	MF	Oussama El Azzouzi	Union Saint-Gilloise	€2,000,000		^[7]
14 August 2023	MF	Dan Ndoye	Basel	€8,000,000		^[8]
20 August 2023	MF	Giovanni Fabbian	Internazionale	€5,000,000		^[9]
23 August 2023	MF	Jesper Karlsson	AZ	€11,000,000		^[10]
31 August 2023	DF	Riccardo Calafiori	Basel	€4,000,000		^[11]

Loans in

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Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Notes	Source
30 August 2023	DF	Victor Kristiansen	Leicester City	€1,000,000	+ option to buy for €15,000,000	^[12]
30 August 2023	MF	Alexis Saelemaekers	Milan	€500,000	+ option to buy for €10,000,000	^[13]
1 September 2023	MF	Remo Freuler	Nottingham Forest	Free	Part of swap deal forNicolás Domínguez + option to buy for €15,000,000	^[14]

Out

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Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Notes	Source
1 July 2023	MF	Roberto Soriano	Unattached	Released
1 July 2023	FW	Nicola Sansone	Lecce	Released		^[15]
3 July 2023	FW	Musa Juwara	Vejle Boldklub	Free		^[16]
3 July 2023	DF	Denso Kasius	AZ	€3,000,000		^[17]
6 July 2023	GK	Francesco Bardi	Reggiana	Free		^[18]
7 July 2023	DF	Matteo Angeli	Cittadella	Free	+ buy-back option	^[19]
11 July 2023	MF	Gary Medel	Vasco da Gama	Free		^[20]
2 August 2023	MF	Dion Ruffo Luci	Rimini	Free		^[21]
8 August 2023	FW	Matias Rocchi	Corticella	Free
16 August 2023	MF	Jerdy Schouten	PSV Eindhoven	€12,000,000		^[22]
1 September 2023	MF	Nicolás Domínguez	Nottingham Forest	€10,000,000	Part of swap deal forRemo Freuler	^[23]
1 September 2023	MF	Kingsley Michael	Leoben	Free
1 September 2023	FW	Emanuel Vignato	Pisa	€500,000		^[24]
4 September 2023	MF	Musa Barrow	Al-Taawoun	€8,000,000		^[25]

Loans out

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Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Notes	Source
6 July 2023	DF	Ebenezer Annan	Novi Pazar	Free		^[26]
12 July 2023	GK	Sebastian Breza	Yverdon	Free		^[27]
28 July 2023	DF	Luis Binks	Coventry City	Free		^[28]
10 August 2023	MF	Andri Fannar Baldursson	IF Elfsborg	Free		^[29]
10 August 2023	FW	Gianmarco Cangiano	Pescara	Free
10 August 2023	FW	Antonio Raimondo	Ternana	Free		^[30]
16 August 2023	FW	Marko Arnautović	Internazionale	Free	+ obligation to buy for €10,000,000 under conditions	^[31]
17 August 2023	MF	Niklas Pyyhtiä	Ternana	Free		^[32]
21 August 2023	FW	Mattia Pagliuca	Alessandria	Free		^[33]
4 September 2023	DF	Joaquín Sosa	Dinamo Zagreb	Free	+ option to buy + buy-back option	^[34]

Winter window

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In

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Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Notes	Source
10 January 2024	DF	Joaquín Sosa	Dinamo Zagreb	Free	Loan termination	^[35]
14 January 2024	GK	Sebastian Breza	Yverdon	Free	Loan termination	^[35]
18 January 2024	DF	Mihajlo Ilić	Partizan	€4,500,000		^[36]
30 January 2024	FW	Santiago Castro	Vélez Sarsfield	€12,000,000		^[37]
31 January 2024	FW	Mattia Pagliuca	Alessandria	Free	Loan termination

Loans in

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Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Notes	Source
1 February 2024	FW	Jens Odgaard	AZ	Free	+ option to buy for €4,000,000	^[38]

Out

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Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Notes	Source
15 January 2024	GK	Sebastian Breza	CF Montréal	Free		^[35]

Loans out

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Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Notes	Source
8 January 2024	DF	Kevin Bonifazi	Frosinone	Free		^[39]
15 January 2024	DF	Joaquín Sosa	CF Montréal	Free		^[35]
1 February 2024	FW	Sydney van Hooijdonk	Norwich City	Free	+ option to buy	^[40]
1 February 2024	FW	Orji Okwonkwo	Reggiana	Free	until 30 June 2025	^[41]

Pre-season and friendlies

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Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Bologna

Palermo

22 July 2023Friendly	Bologna	2–2	Palermo	Rovereto
18:00CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium:Stadio Quercia

Bologna

Monaco

28 July 2023Friendly	Bologna	2–3	Monaco	Bologna
18:00CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium:Centro Tecnico Niccolò Galli Referee: Volpi

Utrecht

Bologna

2 August 2023Friendly	Utrecht	1–2	Bologna	Utrecht
15:00CEST (UTC+2)	Descotte 56'	Report	Zirkzee 76' De Silvestri 79'	Stadium:Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Referee: Dieperink

Bologna

5 August 2023Friendly	AZ	1–0	Bologna	Alkmaar
17:00CEST (UTC+2)	Poku 47'	Report		Stadium:AFAS Stadion Referee: Dennis Higler

Bologna

Reggiana

9 September 2023Friendly	Bologna	2–2	Reggiana	Bologna
11:00CEST (UTC+2)	De Silvestri 18' Van Hooijdonk 83'	Report	Gondo 33' Antiste 40'	Stadium:Centro tecnico Niccolò Galli Attendance: 0 Referee: Prontera

Bologna

Arezzo

13 September 2023Friendly	Bologna	1–0	Arezzo	Casteldebole
--:--CEST (UTC+2)	Zirkzee 57'	Report		Stadium:centro sportivo rossoblu Referee: Prontera

Competitions

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Overall record

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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 A	21 August 2023	24 May 2024	Matchday 1	5th	38	18	14	6	54	32	+22	047.37
Coppa Italia	11 August 2023	9 January 2024	Round of 64	Quarter-finals	4	3	1	0	6	1	+5	075.00
Total					42	21	15	6	60	33	+27	050.00

Source:Soccerway

Serie A

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Main article:2023–24 Serie A

League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Juventus	38	19	14	5	54	31	+23	71	Qualification for theChampions League league phase^[a]
4	Atalanta	38	21	6	11	72	42	+30	69
5	Bologna	38	18	14	6	54	32	+22	68
6	Roma	38	18	9	11	65	46	+19	63	Qualification for theEuropa League league phase^[b]
7	Lazio	38	18	7	13	49	39	+10	61	Qualification for theEuropa League league phase^[b]

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)^[42]
Notes:

^Serie A gained an additional Champions League place as a result of Italy finishing as one of the two associations with the highest coefficient points in 2023–24.
^Since the winners of the2023–24 Coppa Italia, Juventus, qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League berth awarded to the Coppa Italia winners was passed to the seventh-placed team, and the Conference League berth was passed to the eighth-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
38	18	14	6	54	32	+22	68	12	5	2	33	12	+21	6	9	4	21	20	+1

Source:Serie A

Results by round

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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	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	D	W	D	D	D	W	D	W	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	D	W	D	L
Position	16	14	9	11	11	13	8	11	8	8	6	8	6	7	5	4	4	5	5	7	8	8	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	5

Source:Serie A
A = Away;H = Home;W = Win;D = Draw;L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were unveiled on 5 July 2023.^[43]

Bologna vMilan

21 August 20231	Bologna	0–2	Milan	Bologna
20:45CEST (UTC+2)	Aebischer 30' Zirkzee 77'	Report	Giroud 11' Pulisic 21' Hernandez 51' Krunić 76'	Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 30,203 Referee: Luca Pairetto

Juventus v Bologna

27 August 20232	Juventus	1–1	Bologna	Turin
18:30CEST (UTC+2)	Rabiot 12' Vlahović 80' Yıldız 87'	Report	Posch 17' Ferguson 24'	Stadium:Juventus Stadium Attendance: 38,197 Referee:Marco Di Bello

Bologna vCagliari

2 September 20233	Bologna	2–1	Cagliari	Bologna
18:30CEST (UTC+2)	Ferguson 40' Zirkzee 59' Orsolini 75' Fabbian 89'	Report	Luvumbo 22' Sulemana 70' Makoumbou 90+2'	Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 22,818 Referee:Daniele Orsato

Hellas Verona v Bologna

18 September 20234	Hellas Verona	0–0	Bologna	Verona
20:45CEST (UTC+2)	Dawidowicz 18' Faraoni 50' Serdar 90+3' Suslov 90+3'	Report	Kristiansen 37' Posch 73'	Stadium:Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 18,863 Referee: Federico La Penna

Bologna vNapoli

24 September 20235	Bologna	0–0	Napoli	Bologna
18:00CEST (UTC+2)	Aebischer 30' Ndoye 55' Skorupski 72' Freuler 81'	Report	Olivera 6' Lobotka 49' Kvaratskhelia 53' Osimhen 72' Politano 82' Mário Rui 90+4'	Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 26,621 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi

Monza v Bologna

28 September 20236	Monza	0–0	Bologna	Monza
18:30CEST (UTC+2)	Vignato 70' Birindelli 80' Ciurria 85' Gagliardini 88' Marí 90+3'	Report	Orsolini 12' Saelemaekers 87' 87'	Stadium:Stadio Brianteo Attendance: 8,930 Referee: Ivano Pezzuto

Bologna vEmpoli

1 October 20237	Bologna	3–0	Empoli	Bologna
12:30CEST (UTC+2)	Orsolini 21',66',90+2' Corazza 44' El Azzouzi 58'	Report	Cacace 10' Walukiewicz 39' Ranocchia 45+3' Cancellieri 81'	Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 23,689 Referee: Fabio Maresca

Internazionale v Bologna

7 October 20238	Internazionale	2–2	Bologna	Milan
15:00CEST (UTC+2)	Acerbi 11' Martínez 13', 58' Bastoni 90'	Report	Orsolini 19' (pen.) Ndoye 33' Zirkzee 52' Beukema 90+3' Ferguson 90+4'	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 74,072 Referee:Marco Guida

Bologna vFrosinone

22 October 20239	Bologna	2–1	Frosinone	Bologna
15:00CEST (UTC+2)	Ferguson 19' De Silvestri 22' Aebischer 59' Zirkzee 88'	Report	Soulé 63' (pen.) Mazzitelli 88' 90+4'	Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 26,729 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Sassuolo v Bologna

28 October 202310	Sassuolo	1–1	Bologna	Reggio Emilia
15:00CEST (UTC+2)	Boloca 44' Berardi 90'	Report	Zirkzee 3' Lykogiannis 58' El Azzouzi 71' Saelemaekers 90+5'	Stadium:Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 16,931 Referee: Antonio Giua

Bologna vLazio

3 November 202311	Bologna	1–0	Lazio	Bologna
20:45CET (UTC+1)	Ferguson 46', 50' Beukema 56'	Report	Pedro 35' Romagnoli 50' Luis Alberto 65' Zaccagni 80' Isaksen 90+6'	Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 24,178 Referee: Federico La Penna

Fiorentina v Bologna

12 November 202312	Fiorentina	2–1	Bologna	Florence
15:00CET (UTC+1)	Bonaventura 17', 45+2' González 48' (pen.) Ranieri 90+5'	Report	Zirkzee 33' (pen.) Saelemaekers 36' Aebischer 45+2'	Stadium:Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 29,750 Referee: Fabio Maresca

Bologna vTorino

27 November 202313	Bologna	2–0	Torino	Bologna
20:45CET (UTC+1)	Kristiansen 23' Fabbian 31', 56' Zirkzee 90+1' Ndoye 90+6'	Report	Linetty 39' Lazaro 62' Bellanova 69' Pellegri 74'	Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 20,705 Referee: Andrea Colombo

Lecce v Bologna

3 December 202314	Lecce	1–1	Bologna	Lecce
12:30CET (UTC+1)	Ramadani 45' Pongračić 84' Sansone 90' Piccoli 90+10' (pen.)	Report	Saelemaekers 52' Lykogiannis 68' Calafiori 90+10'	Stadium:Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 24,326 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Salernitana v Bologna

10 December 202315	Salernitana	1–2	Bologna	Salerno
18:00CET (UTC+1)	Coulibaly 26' Tchaouna 37' Mazzocchi 39' Dia 43' Daniliuc 48' Gyömbér 54' Simy 75' Kastanos 89' Fazio 90+3'	Report	Zirkzee 9',20', 44' Skorupski 90+6'	Stadium:Stadio Arechi Attendance: 16,650 Referee: Simone Sozza
Note: Fazio was sent off for dissent while a substitute.

Bologna vRoma

17 December 202316	Bologna	2–0	Roma	Bologna
18:00CET (UTC+1)	Saelemaekers 9' Beukema 33' Moro 37' Ferguson 45+1' Kristensen 49' (o.g.) Freuler 66'	Report	Llorente 10' Pellegrini 36' Paredes 66' Bove 72'	Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 25,579 Referee:Marco Guida

Bologna vAtalanta

23 December 202317	Bologna	1–0	Atalanta	Bologna
15:00CET (UTC+1)	Posch 30' Freuler 70' Ferguson 86'	Report	De Roon 69' Zappacosta 79' Hateboer 88' Scamacca 90+5'	Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 28,082 Referee: Antonio Rapuano

Udinese v Bologna

30 December 202318	Udinese	3–0	Bologna	Udine
15:00CET (UTC+1)	Pereyra 23', 45+2' Lucca 48' Payero 52' Success 90+2'	Report	Urbański 6' Ferguson 45+3' Freuler 63' Zirkzee 72' Fabbian 75'	Stadium:Stadio Friuli Attendance: 25,144 Referee:Daniele Orsato

Bologna vGenoa

5 January 202419	Bologna	1–1	Genoa	Bologna
20:45CET (UTC+1)	Posch 19' Zirkzee 88' De Silvestri 90+5' Kristiansen 90+7'	Report	Guðmundsson 20' Vásquez 40' Retegui 71' Sabelli 79' Fabbian 75'	Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 25,095 Referee: Andrea Colombo

Cagliari v Bologna

14 January 202420	Cagliari	2–1	Bologna	Cagliari
15:00CET (UTC+1)	Petagna 31' Nández 45+2' Dossena 45+2' Calafiori 69' (o.g.) Wieteska 90'	Report	Posch 3' Orsolini 24' Calafiori 88'	Stadium:Unipol Domus Attendance: 15,980 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

Milan v Bologna

27 January 202422	Milan	2–2	Bologna	Milan
20:45CET (UTC+1)	Leão 22' Calabria 36' Giroud 42' Adli 44' Loftus-Cheek 45',83', 45+2' Hernandez 74' Terracciano 90+1'	Report	Calafiori 2' Zirkzee 29' Ferguson 29' Urbański 57' Orsolini 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 71,334 Referee:Davide Massa

Bologna vSassuolo

3 February 202423	Bologna	4–2	Sassuolo	Bologna
20:45CET (UTC+1)	Viti 24' (o.g.) Aebischer 55' Fabbian 73' Ferguson 83' Saelemaekers 86'	Report	Thorstvedt 13', 45+1' Volpato 34' Boloca 85' Doig 90+3'	Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 20,932 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi

Bologna vLecce

11 February 202424	Bologna	4–0	Lecce	Bologna
15:00CET (UTC+1)	Beukema 5' Orsolini 27',49' Calafiori 34' Odgaard 82'	Report	Almqvist 41' Oudin 75'	Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 24,658 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

Bologna vFiorentina

14 February 202421	Bologna	2–0	Fiorentina	Bologna
19:00CET (UTC+1)	Orsolini 12' Freuler 59' Posch 90+2' Odgaard 90+5'	Report	Milenković 35' Biraghi 90+2' Beltrán 90+7'	Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 25,684 Referee: Daniele Chiffi
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 21 January 2024, but was postponed due to Fiorentina's participation in the2023 Supercoppa Italiana.^[44]

Lazio v Bologna

18 February 202425	Lazio	1–2	Bologna	Rome
12:30CET (UTC+1)	Isaksen 18' Cataldi 35' Marušić 79'	Report	Fabbian 25' El Azzouzi 39', 46' Zirkzee 78' Aebischer 90+3'	Stadium:Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Fabio Maresca

Bologna vHellas Verona

23 February 202426	Bologna	2–0	Hellas Verona	Bologna
20:45CET (UTC+1)	Freuler 20', 65' Fabbian 27' Ferguson 69'	Report	Duda 45+6' Cabal 79'	Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 26,033 Referee: Rosario Abisso

Atalanta v Bologna

3 March 202427	Atalanta	1–2	Bologna	Bergamo
18:00CET (UTC+1)	Koopmeiners 14' Lookman 28' Holm 64' Éderson 69'	Report	Posch 6' Zirkzee 57' (pen.) Ferguson 61' Odgaard 90+5'	Stadium:Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 14,931 Referee: Federico La Penna

Bologna vInternazionale

9 March 202428	Bologna	0–1	Internazionale	Bologna
18:00CET (UTC+1)	Zirkzee 25' Freuler 47'	Report	Bisseck 37' Klaassen 81'	Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 30,204 Referee: Luca Pairetto

Empoli v Bologna

15 March 202429	Empoli	0–1	Bologna	Empoli
20:45CET (UTC+1)	Luperto 28' Pezzella 30' Maleh 90+6'	Report	Fabbian 90+4' Freuler 90+7'	Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 11,185 Referee: Michael Fabbri

Bologna vSalernitana

1 April 202430	Bologna	3–0	Salernitana	Bologna
12:30CEST (UTC+2)	Orsolini 14' Saelemaekers 44' Lykogiannis 90+2'	Report	Pierozzi 17' Candreva 45+1' Tchaouna 77'	Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 27,255 Referee: Ermanno Feliciani

Frosinone v Bologna

7 April 202431	Frosinone	0–0	Bologna	Frosinone
12:30CEST (UTC+2)	Romagnoli 43'	Report	Saelemaekers 12' Kristiansen 71' Lykogiannis 89'	Stadium:Stadio Benito Stirpe Attendance: 14,896 Referee:Daniele Orsato

Bologna vMonza

13 April 202432	Bologna	0–0	Monza	Bologna
20:45CEST (UTC+2)	Orsolini 5' Ferguson 33' Beukema 74' Ndoye 90+4'	Report	Akpa Akpro 19' Izzo 36' Bondo 80' Birindelli 87'	Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 26,903 Referee: Federico La Penna

Roma v Bologna

22 April 202433	Roma	1–3	Bologna	Rome
18:30CEST (UTC+2)	Paredes 6' Angeliño 13' Pellegrini 33' El Shaarawy 40' Azmoun 56' Llorente 63'	Report	Zirkzee 6', 45' El Azzouzi 14' Freuler 64' Saelemaekers 65'	Stadium:Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 63,850 Referee: Fabio Maresca

Bologna vUdinese

28 April 202434	Bologna	1–1	Udinese	Bologna
15:00CEST (UTC+2)	Beukema 55' 64' Zirkzee 75' Saelemaekers 78'	Report	Ehizibue 42' Payero 45+1', 82' Okoye 50' Lucca 53' Pérez 68' Davis 89' Ferreira 90+2'	Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 27,396 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi

Torino v Bologna

3 May 202435	Torino	0–0	Bologna	Turin
20:45CEST (UTC+2)	Vojvoda 8' Rodriguez 50'	Report	Fabbian 13' Aebischer 52'	Stadium:Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 23,895 Referee: Simone Sozza

Napoli v Bologna

11 May 202436	Napoli	0–2	Bologna	Naples
18:00CEST (UTC+2)	Politano 21' Kvaratskhelia 33' Cajuste 47'	Report	Ndoye 9' Posch 12' Lucumí 71'	Stadium:Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Luca Pairetto

Bologna vJuventus

20 May 202437	Bologna	3–3	Juventus	Bologna
20:45CEST (UTC+2)	Calafiori 2',53' Castro 4' Aebischer 82'	Report	Miretti 26' Cambiaso 29' Danilo 62' Bremer 68' Chiesa 76' Milik 83' Yıldız 84' Fagioli 90'	Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 29,603 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi

Genoa v Bologna

24 May 202438	Genoa	2–0	Bologna	Genoa
20:45CEST (UTC+2)	Malinovskyi 13' Vitinha 59' Leali 67'	Report	El Azzouzi 56' Castro 64'	Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 32,255 Referee: Alberto Santoro

Coppa Italia

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Bologna vCesena

11 August 2023Round of 64	Bologna	2–0	Cesena	Bologna
21:15CEST (UTC+2)	Corazza 2' Zirkzee 80'	Report	Adamo 37'	Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 14,139 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

Bologna vHellas Verona

31 October 2023Round of 32	Bologna	2–0	Hellas Verona	Bologna
21:00CET (UTC+1)	Moro 41' Van Hooijdonk 62'	Report	Amione 39' Serdar 45+1', 73'	Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 11,593 Referee: Federico Dionisi

Internazionale v Bologna

20 December 2023Round of 16	Internazionale	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Bologna	Milan
21:00CET (UTC+1)	Martínez 65' Bisseck 90+5' Carlos Augusto 92' Darmian 100' Pavard 103' Barella 109'	Report	Lykogiannis 41' Van Hooijdonk 58' Fabbian 88' Beukema 112' Ndoye 116'	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 60,334 Referee: Federico La Penna

Fiorentina v Bologna

9 January 2024Quarter-finals	Fiorentina	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4p)	Bologna	Florence
21:00CET (UTC+1)	Bonaventura 116'	Report	Ferguson 89' Saelemaekers 109'	Stadium:Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 25,079 Referee: Matteo Marchetti
	Penalties
	Mandragora Arthur Milenković Mina Lopez		Ferguson Zirkzee Orsolini Calafiori Posch

Statistics

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Squad appearances and goals

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As of 24 May 2024

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
23	GK	ITA	Nicola Bagnolini	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
28	GK	POL	Łukasz Skorupski	34	0	32	0	2	0
34	GK	ITA	Federico Ravaglia	8	0	6	0	2	0
Defenders
3	DF	AUT	Stefan Posch	34	1	29+2	1	3	0
4	DF	SRB	Mihajlo Ilić	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	FRA	Adama Soumaoro	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	DEN	Victor Kristiansen	34	0	26+6	0	2	0
16	DF	ITA	Tommaso Corazza	12	1	1+8	0	2+1	1
22	DF	GRE	Charalampos Lykogiannis	25	2	10+12	2	1+2	0
26	DF	COL	Jhon Lucumí	31	0	23+6	0	2	0
29	DF	ITA	Lorenzo De Silvestri	17	2	7+8	2	0+2	0
31	DF	NED	Sam Beukema	33	2	29+1	1	3	1
33	DF	ITA	Riccardo Calafiori	33	2	26+4	2	1+2	0
Midfielders
6	MF	CRO	Nikola Moro	27	2	10+13	1	3+1	1
8	MF	SUI	Remo Freuler	34	1	30+2	1	1+1	0
17	MF	MAR	Oussama El Azzouzi	20	2	5+13	2	0+2	0
19	MF	SCO	Lewis Ferguson	33	6	31	6	2	0
20	MF	SUI	Michel Aebischer	40	0	26+10	0	4	0
56	MF	BEL	Alexis Saelemaekers	32	4	21+9	4	2	0
80	MF	ITA	Giovanni Fabbian	29	5	11+16	5	2	0
82	MF	POL	Kacper Urbański	25	0	9+13	0	1+2	0
Forwards
7	FW	ITA	Riccardo Orsolini	34	10	19+14	10	1	0
9	FW	NED	Joshua Zirkzee	37	12	32+2	11	1+2	1
10	FW	SWE	Jesper Karlsson	8	0	4+3	0	1	0
11	FW	SUI	Dan Ndoye	34	2	20+12	1	1+1	1
18	FW	ARG	Santiago Castro	8	1	2+6	1	0	0
21	FW	DEN	Jens Odgaard	10	2	5+5	2	0	0
Players who transferred out during the season
14	DF	ITA	Kevin Bonifazi	3	0	1	0	2	0
8	MF	ARG	Nicolás Domínguez	3	0	1+1	0	1	0
25	MF	FIN	Niklas Pyyhtiä	1	0	0	0	1	0
10	FW	AUT	Marko Arnautović	1	0	0	0	1	0
77	FW	NED	Sydney van Hooijdonk	11	1	2+7	0	2	1

Goalscorers

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As of match played 18 February 2024

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Serie A	Coppa Italia	Total
1	9	FW	Joshua Zirkzee	11	1	12
2	7	FW	Riccardo Orsolini	10	0	10
3	19	MF	Lewis Ferguson	6	0	6
4	80	MF	Giovanni Fabbian	5	0	5
5	56	MF	Alexis Saelemaekers	4	0	4
6	6	MF	Nikola Moro	1	1	2
	11	FW	Dan Ndoye	1	1	2
	17	MF	Oussama El Azzouzi	2	0	2
	21	FW	Jens Odgaard	2	0	2
	22	DF	Charalampos Lykogiannis	2	0	2
	29	DF	Lorenzo De Silvestri	2	0	2
	31	DF	Sam Beukema	1	1	2
9	3	DF	Stefan Posch	1	0	1
	8	MF	Remo Freuler	1	0	1
	16	DF	Tommaso Corazza	0	1	1
	77	FW	Sydney van Hooijdonk	0	1	1
Own goals				2	0	2
Totals				51	6	57