2021–22 Bologna F.C. 1909 season

Bologna
2021–22 season
Chairman	Joey Saputo
Head coach	Siniša Mihajlović
Stadium	Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Serie A	8th
Coppa Italia	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Marko Arnautović (6); All: ; Marko Arnautović (7)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →
	All statistics correct as of 1 December 2021.

The 2021–22 season is the 112th season in the existence of Bologna F.C. 1909 and the club's seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Bologna participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 27 August 2021^[1]^[2]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	ENG	Luis Binks
3	DF	SCO	Aaron Hickey
4	DF	ITA	Kevin Bonifazi
5	DF	FRA	Adama Soumaoro
6	DF	BEL	Arthur Theate (on loan from Oostende)
7	FW	ITA	Riccardo Orsolini
8	MF	ARG	Nicolás Domínguez
9	FW	AUT	Marko Arnautović
10	FW	ITA	Nicola Sansone
11	FW	DEN	Andreas Skov Olsen
12	GK	ALB	Marco Molla
14	DF	JPN	Takehiro Tomiyasu
15	DF	SEN	Ibrahima Mbaye
16	DF	NGA	Kingsley Michael


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	CHI	Gary Medel
19	FW	PAR	Federico Santander
20	FW	NED	Sydney van Hooijdonk
21	MF	ITA	Roberto Soriano (captain)
22	GK	ITA	Francesco Bardi
28	GK	POL	Łukasz Skorupski
29	DF	ITA	Lorenzo De Silvestri
30	MF	NED	Jerdy Schouten
32	MF	SWE	Mattias Svanberg
35	DF	NED	Mitchell Dijks
55	MF	ITA	Emanuel Vignato
74	FW	ITA	Gianmarco Cangiano
99	FW	GAM	Musa Barrow

Transfers[]

In[]

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
2	DF	Luis Binks	CF Montréal	Undisclosed	1 July 2021	^[3]
4	DF	Kevin Bonifazi	SPAL	Undisclosed	2 July 2021	^[4]
99	FW	Musa Barrow	Atalanta	Undisclosed	2 July 2021	^[5]
20	FW	Sydney van Hooijdonk	NAC	Undisclosed	3 July 2021	^[6]
5	DF	Adama Soumaoro	Lille	Undisclosed	3 July 2021	^[7]
22	GK	Francesco Bardi	Frosinone	Undisclosed	17 July 2021	^[8]
9	FW	Marko Arnautović	Shanghai Port	Undisclosed	1 August 2021	^[9]
6	DF	Arthur Theate	Oostende	Undisclosed	26 August 2021	^[10]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

18 July 2021 Friendly	Bologna	6–1	Bagnolese	Pinzolo, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Orsolini 5', 24' Sansone 26' Bonifazi 30' Van Hooijdonk 39' Denswil 85'	Report	53' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Pineta Attendance: 0
Note: The match was played in two halves 40 minutes each.

24 July 2021 Friendly	Bologna	1–0	Feralpisalò	Pinzolo, Italy
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	84'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Pineta Attendance: 0 Referee: Roberto Lovison

30 July 2021 Friendly	Borussia Dortmund	3–0	Bologna	Altach, Austria
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Reyna 24' Maloney 42', 64' Tigges 45+1'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz Attendance: 5,978 Referee: Dominik Ouschan

5 August 2021 Friendly	Liverpool	2–0	Bologna	Thonon-les-Bains, France
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jota 7' Mané 14'	Report		Stadium: Stade Joseph-Moynat Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

5 August 2021 Friendly	Liverpool	1–0	Bologna	Thonon-les-Bains, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Minamino 14' Origi 46'	Report		Stadium: Stade Joseph-Moynat Attendance: 0 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

8 August 2021 Friendly	Bologna	4–2	Pordenone	Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	De Silvestri 16' Domínguez 37' Vignato 49' Santander 81'		Pellegrini 8' Ciciretti 88'	Stadium: Stadio Guido Teghil Attendance: 1,000

Competitions[]

Overall record[]

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	22 August 2021	22 May 2022	Matchday 1		19	8	3	8	27	31	−4	042.11
Coppa Italia	16 August 2021		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	4	5	−1	000.00
Total					20	8	3	9	31	36	−5	040.00

Last updated: 22 December 2021
Source: Soccerway

Serie A[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Lazio	19	9	4	6	39	34	+5	31
9	Empoli	19	8	3	8	30	34	−4	27
10	Bologna	19	8	3	8	27	31	−4	27
11	Torino	19	7	4	8	23	19	+4	25
12	Hellas Verona	19	6	6	7	34	32	+2	24

Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2021. Source: Serie A
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)

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
19	8	3	8	27	31	−4	27	5	1	4	16	14	+2	3	2	4	11	17	−6

Last updated: 22 December 2021.
Source: Serie A

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	D	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	W
Position	5	7	6	9	8	11	9	8	9	12	10	9	10	9	8	9	10	12

Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2021. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The league fixtures were announced on 14 July 2021.^[11]

22 August 2021 1	Bologna	3–2	Salernitana	Bologna
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Soriano 41' 50' Schouten 55' 88' De Silvestri 59', 77' Arnautović 75' Bonifazi 87' Sansone 90+1'	Report	Strandberg 33' 34' Bonazzoli 52' (pen.) Coulibaly 70' Jaroszyński 79'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Antonio Rapuano

28 August 2021 2	Atalanta	0–0	Bologna	Bergamo
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gosens 36' Palomino 79'	Report	Medel 35' Sansone 49' Arnautović 53' Hickey 58' Svanberg 64'	Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Referee: Daniele Orsato

13 September 2021 3	Bologna	1–0	Hellas Verona	Bologna
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Svanberg 78' Domínguez 90+7'	Report	Barák 49' Ceccherini 84' Faraoni 90+8'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Ivano Pezzuto

18 September 2021 4	Internazionale	6–1	Bologna	Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Martínez 6' Škriniar 30' Barella 34' Vecino 54' Džeko 63', 68'	Report	De Silvestri 23' Hickey 36' Dijks 83' Theate 86'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 35,278 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi

21 September 2021 5	Bologna	2–2	Genoa	Bologna
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Domínguez 30' Hickey 49' Bonifazi 58' Medel 71' Arnautović 85' (pen.)	Report	Farès 43' Destro 55', 56' Behrami 60' Vanheusden 84' Criscito 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Francesco Fourneau

26 September 2021 6	Empoli	4–2	Bologna	Empoli
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bonifazi 1' (o.g.) Pinamonti 32', 67' Henderson 34' Bajrami 53' (pen.) Ricci 90'	Report	Barrow 11' Arnautović 20', 77' Vignato 24' Orsolini 90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Piero Giacomelli

3 October 2021 7	Bologna	3–0	Lazio	Bologna
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Barrow 14' Theate 17' Soumaoro 53' Hickey 68' De Silvestri 90+5'	Report	Milinković-Savić 52' Pedro 66' Lazzari 75' Acerbi 76' 77' Luiz Felipe 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Davide Massa

17 October 2021 8	Udinese	1–1	Bologna	Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pereyra 23' 38' Beto 83'	Report	Svanberg 49' Barrow 67' Vignato 82' Skorupski 84' Soumaoro 84' Domínguez 87' Hickey 90' Soriano 90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Rosario Abisso

23 October 2021 9	Bologna	2–4	Milan	Bologna
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Soumaoro 20' Arnautović 34' Ibrahimović 49' (o.g.) Barrow 52' Soriano 58'	Report	Leão 16' Calabria 35', 61' Tonali 45+1' Saelemaekers 67' Bennacer 84' Ibrahimović 90'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Paolo Valeri

28 October 2021 10	Napoli	3–0	Bologna	Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Fabián 18' Zambo Anguissa 32' Insigne 41' (pen.), 62' (pen.)	Report	Medel 40'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Marco Serra

1 November 2021 11	Bologna	2–0	Cagliari	Bologna
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Svanberg 40' De Silvestri 49' Hickey 70' Medel 90+1' Arnautović 90+6'	Report	João Pedro 68' Cáceres 90' Pavoletti 90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Davide Massa

7 November 2021 12	Sampdoria	1–2	Bologna	Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gabbiadini 33' Colley 34' Thorsby 77' Ekdal 90' Murru 90+2'	Report	Hickey 11' Svanberg 47' Arnautović 78'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

21 November 2021 13	Bologna	0–1	Venezia	Bologna
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Busio 47' Okereke 61' Haps 73' Romero 87'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Daniele Chiffi

28 November 2021 14	Spezia	0–1	Bologna	La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Reca 38' Salcedo 71' Nzola 82'	Report	Arnautović 83' (pen.), 88'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Referee: Luca Massimi

1 December 2021 15	Bologna	1–0	Roma	Bologna
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Svanberg 35' Soriano 38' Skorupski 88' Sansone 90+2'	Report	Abraham 45+1' Pérez 59' Zaniolo 72' Karsdorp 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Luca Pairetto

5 December 2021 16	Bologna	2–3	Fiorentina	Bologna
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Domínguez 24' Barrow 42' Theate 50' Hickey 83' Soumaoro 90+4'	Report	Torreira 25' Maleh 33' Biraghi 52' Milenković 64' Vlahović 67' (pen.) Amrabat 90'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

12 December 2021 17	Torino	2–1	Bologna	Turin
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sanabria 24' Soumaoro 69' (o.g.)	Report	Orsolini 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Referee: Federico Dionisi

18 December 2021 18	Bologna	0–2	Juventus	Bologna
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Domínguez 29'	Report	Morata 6' McKennie 29' Cuadrado 69'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 22,394 Referee: Daniele Orsato

22 December 2021 19	Sassuolo	0–3	Bologna	Reggio Emilia
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Magnanelli 90'	Report	Orsolini 36' Hickey 44' Svanberg 59' Domínguez 64' Santander 76', 90+4'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Referee: Michael Fabbri

6 January 2022 20	Bologna	v	Internazionale	Bologna
12:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

Coppa Italia[]

16 August 2021 First round	Bologna	4–5	Ternana	Bologna
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Domínguez 38' Arnautović 56' Soriano 58' Orsolini 76' (pen.)	Report	Agazzi 6' Donnarumma 21' Peralta 40', 54' Falletti 50' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Luca Zufferli

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
22	GK	ITA	Francesco Bardi	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	GK	POL	Lukasz Skorupski	13	0	12	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	ENG	Luis Binks	6	0	1+5	0	0	0
3	DF	SCO	Aaron Hickey	17	3	16+1	3	0	0
4	DF	ITA	Kevin Bonifazi	10	0	6+3	0	1	0
5	DF	FRA	Adama Soumaoro	12	0	10+1	0	1	0
6	DF	BEL	Arthur Theate	13	2	11+2	2	0	0
15	DF	SEN	Ibrahima Mbaye	4	0	1+2	0	1	0
17	DF	CHI	Gary Medel	18	0	16+1	0	0+1	0
29	DF	ITA	Lorenzo De Silvestri	15	3	14+1	3	0	0
35	DF	NED	Mitchell Dijks	5	0	1+4	0	0	0
77	DF	GHA		1	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
8	MF	ARG	Nicolás Domínguez	17	1	16	0	1	1
14	MF	ITA	Nicolas Viola	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
16	MF	NGA	Kingsley Michael	2	0	1+1	0	0	0
21	MF	ITA	Roberto Soriano	16	1	15	0	1	1
30	MF	NED	Jerdy Schouten	3	0	1+1	0	1	0
32	MF	SWE	Mattias Svanberg	18	3	15+2	3	0+1	0
55	MF	ITA	Emanuel Vignato	14	0	2+11	0	1	0
Forwards
7	FW	ITA	Riccardo Orsolini	13	2	7+5	1	1	1
9	FW	AUT	Marko Arnautović	16	7	15	6	1	1
10	FW	ITA	Nicola Sansone	14	0	3+11	0	0	0
11	FW	DEN	Andreas Skov Olsen	15	0	4+10	0	0+1	0
19	FW	PAR	Federico Santander	5	0	0+5	0	0	0
20	FW	NED	Sydney van Hooijdonk	5	0	0+4	0	0+1	0
99	FW	GAM	Musa Barrow	17	5	15+1	5	0+1	0
Players transferred out during the season
14	DF	JPN	Takehiro Tomiyasu	1	0	0+1	0	0	0

Last updated: 12 December 2021
Source: Competitions

References[]

^ "Prima squadra" [First team] (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909.
^ "Squadre e Giocatori" [Teams and Players] (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909.
^ "Binks returns to Bologna". Bologna F.C. 1909. 11 June 2021.
^ "Kevin Bonifazi joins Bologna". Bologna F.C. 1909. 2 July 2021.
^ "Barrow purchased outright". Bologna F.C. 1909. 2 July 2021.
^ "Sydney van Hooijdonk al Bologna". Bologna F.C. 1909 (in Italian). 3 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
^ "Official | Adama Soumaoro moves to Bologna permanently for €2.5m". Get French Football News. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
^ "Bardi joins Bologna". Bologna F.C. 1909. 17 July 2021.
^ "Marko Arnautovic at Bologna". Bologna F.C. 1909. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ "Arthur Theate joins Bologna". Bologna F.C. 1909. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
^ "Serie A TIM fixtures 2021/2022 announced". Lega Serie A. 14 July 2021.

[1] "Prima squadra" [First team] (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909.

[2] "Squadre e Giocatori" [Teams and Players] (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909.

[3] "Binks returns to Bologna". Bologna F.C. 1909. 11 June 2021.

[4] "Kevin Bonifazi joins Bologna". Bologna F.C. 1909. 2 July 2021.

[5] "Barrow purchased outright". Bologna F.C. 1909. 2 July 2021.

[6] "Sydney van Hooijdonk al Bologna". Bologna F.C. 1909 (in Italian). 3 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

[7] "Official | Adama Soumaoro moves to Bologna permanently for €2.5m". Get French Football News. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

[8] "Bardi joins Bologna". Bologna F.C. 1909. 17 July 2021.

[9] "Marko Arnautovic at Bologna". Bologna F.C. 1909. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[10] "Arthur Theate joins Bologna". Bologna F.C. 1909. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

[11] "Serie A TIM fixtures 2021/2022 announced". Lega Serie A. 14 July 2021.

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Grounds	Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
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