2025–26 Cagliari Calcio season

Cagliari Calcio
2025–26 season
PresidentTommaso Giulini
Head CoachFabio Pisacane
StadiumUnipol Domus

The 2025–26 season is the 106th season in the history of the Cagliari Calcio, and their third consecutive season in Serie A. The team played both in the domestic league and the Coppa Italia.

Current squad

As of 4 January 2026[1]

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  ITA Elia Caprile
2 DF  ITA Marco Palestra (on loan from Atalanta)
3 DF  ITA Riyad Idrissi
4 MF  ITA Luca Mazzitelli (on loan from Como)
6 DF  ITA Sebastiano Luperto
8 MF  FRA Michel Adopo
9 FW  TUR Semih Kılıçsoy (on loan from Beşiktaş)
10 MF  ITA Gianluca Gaetano
14 MF  ITA Alessandro Deiola (vice-captain)
15 DF  URU Juan Rodríguez
16 MF  ITA Matteo Prati
17 FW  ITA Mattia Felici
18 DF  ITA Alessandro Di Pardo
19 FW  ITA Andrea Belotti
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  CRO Marko Rog
21 MF  ITA Nicolò Cavuoti
23 DF  ITA Nicola Pintus
24 GK  ITA Giuseppe Ciocci
26 DF  COL Yerry Mina
28 DF  ITA Gabriele Zappa (2nd vice-captain)
29 FW  ITA Gennaro Borrelli
30 FW  ITA Leonardo Pavoletti (captain)
32 DF  POR Zé Pedro
33 DF  SVK Adam Obert
77 FW  ANG Zito Luvumbo
90 MF  ITA Michael Folorunsho (on loan from Napoli)
94 FW  ITA Sebastiano Esposito (on loan from Inter Milan)
GK  ALB Alen Sherri

Cagliari Primavera

As of 23 September 2025[2]

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
27 MF  ZAM Joseph Liteta
34 GK  ITA Vincenzo Sarno
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 DF  POL Antoni Franke
36 MF  ITA Nicola Grandu

Out on loan

As of 4 January 2026

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
GK  BUL Velizar-Iliya Iliev (at Cerignola until 30 June 2026)
GK  SRB Boris Radunović (at Spezia until 30 June 2026)
DF  ITA Davide Veroli (at Palermo until 30 June 2026)
DF  POL Mateusz Wieteska (at Kocaelispor until 30 June 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  ZAM Kingstone Mutandwa (at SV Ried until 30 June 2026)
FW  SVN Nik Prelec (at Oxford United until 30 June 2026)
FW  ITA Alessandro Vinciguerra (at Pescara until 30 June 2026)

Transfers in

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
24 June 2025 MF Michel Ndary Adopo Atalanta BC Transfer [3]
24 June 2025 FW Roberto Piccoli Atalanta BC Transfer [4]
24 June 2025 GK Elia Caprile SSC Napoli Transfer [5]
1 July 2025 MF Gianluca Gaetano SSC Napoli Transfer [6]
10 July 2025 FW Gennaro Borrelli Brescia Calcio Transfer [7]
24 July 2025 MF Michael Folorunsho SSC Napoli Loan [8]
30 July 2025 MF Luca Mazzitelli Como 1907 Loan [9]
3 August 2025 FW Semih Kılıçsoy Beşiktaş Loan [10]
12 August 2025 FW Sebastiano Esposito Inter Milan Loan [11]
26 August 2025 DF Marco Palestra Atalanta BC Loan [12]
31 August 2025 DF Zé Pedro FC Porto 3.5 m Transfer [13]
1 September 2025 DF Juan Rodríguez Peñarol Transfer [14]
1 September 2025 FW Andrea Belotti Como 1907 Transfer [15]

Transfers out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
25 June 2025 FW Kingstone Mutandwa SV Ried Loan [16]
1 July 2025 DF Pantelis Chatzidiakos F.C. Copenhagen Transfer [17]
2 July 2025 MF Antoine Makoumbou Samsunspor Transfer [18]
8 July 2025 DF Tommaso Augello Palermo FC Free transfer [19]
10 July 2025 GK Alen Sherri Frosinone Calcio Loan [20]
16 July 2025 DF José Luis Palomino Talleres de Córdoba Free transfer [21]
23 July 2025 MF Răzvan Marin AEK Athens Transfer [22]
23 July 2025 GK Simone Scuffet Pisa SC Transfer [23]
30 July 2025 DF Mateusz Wieteska Kocaelispor Loan [24]
1 August 2025 FW Nik Prelec Oxford United Loan [25]
20 August 2025 DF Nadir Zortea Bologna FC 1909 Transfer [26]
21 August 2025 MF Jakub Jankto Retired [27]
22 August 2025 DF Davide Veroli Palermo FC Loan [28]
25 August 2025 FW Roberto Piccoli ACF Fiorentina 25 million Transfer [29]
28 August 2025 GK Velizar-Iliya Iliev SS Audace Cerignola Loan
Winter
4 January 2026 GK Boris Radunović Spezia Calcio Loan [30]

Friendlies

19 July 2025 Friendly Cagliari 3–1 Ospitaletto
23 July 2025 Summer Series Upper Austria Galatasaray 3–1 Cagliari Linz, Austria
20:30 TRT (UTC+3)
  • Sallai 20'
  • Yılmaz 30'
  • Ünyay 58'
https://www.galatasaray.org/haber/futbol/galatasaray-3-1-cagliari/58170 Report 3
Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer
26 July 2025 (2025-07-26) Friendly Hannover 96 2–0 Cagliari Hanover
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena
Attendance: 11,600
Referee: Lukas Benen
2 August 2025 Friendly Cagliari 1–0 AS Saint-Étienne
9 August 2025 Friendly Racing de Santander 1–1 Cagliari

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Genoa 30 8 9 13 36 42 −6 33
14 Torino 30 9 6 15 34 53 −19 33
15 Cagliari 30 7 9 14 31 42 −11 30
16 Fiorentina 30 6 11 13 35 44 −9 29
17 Cremonese 30 6 9 15 25 44 −19 27
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2026. 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)[31]

Matches

24 August 2025 1 Cagliari 1–1 Fiorentina Cagliari
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 15,723
Referee: Simone Sozza
30 August 2025 2 Napoli 1–0 Cagliari Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 50,497
Referee: Kevin Bonacina
13 September 2025 3 Cagliari 2–0 Parma Calcio 1913 Cagliari
Report Stadium: Unipol Domus
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
19 September 2025 4 Lecce 1–2 Cagliari Lecce
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Referee: Luca Zufferli
27 September 2025 5 Cagliari 0–2 Internazionale Cagliari
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Marco Piccinini
5 October 2025 6 Udinese Calcio 1–1 Cagliari Udine
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Alberto Ruben Arena
19 October 2025 7 Cagliari 0–2 Bologna Cagliari
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 16,168
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
26 October 2025 8 Hellas Verona 2–2 Cagliari Verona
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 24,344
Referee: Federico Dionisi
30 October 2025 9 Cagliari 1–2 US Sassuolo Calcio Cagliari
Report Stadium: Unipol Domus
Referee: Luca Pairetto
3 November 2025 10 Lazio 2–0 Cagliari Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
8 November 2025 11 Como 0–0 Cagliari Como
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Referee: Ivan Pezzuto
22 November 2025 12 Cagliari 3–3 Genoa CFC Cagliari
Report Stadium: Unipol Domus
Referee: Federico La Penna
29 November 2025 13 Juventus 2–1 Cagliari Turin
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 39,282
Referee: Valerio Crezzini
7 December 2025 14 Cagliari 1–0 Roma Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 16,255
Referee: Luca Zufferli
13 December 2025 15 Atalanta 2–1 Cagliari Bergamo
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 21,695
Referee: Davide Di Marco
21 December 2025 16 Cagliari Calcio 2–2 Pisa SC Cagliari
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
27 December 2025 17 Torino FC 1–2 Cagliari Calcio Turin
Report Referee: Daniele Doveri
2 January 2026 18 Cagliari 0–1 Milan Cagliari
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 16,412
Referee: Rosario Abisso
8 January 2026 19 Cremonese 2–2 Cagliari Cremona
15:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
20 Genoa 3–0 Cagliari
17 January 2026 21 Cagliari 1–0 Juventus Cagliari
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 16,412
Referee: Davide Massa
24 January 2026 22 Fiorentina 1–2 Cagliari Florence
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 20,456
Referee: Marco Guida
23 v
9 February 2026 24 Roma 2–0 Cagliari Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 60,334
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro
16 February 2026 25 Cagliari 0–2 Lecce Cagliari
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 16,133
Referee: Ermanno Feliciani
21 February 2026 26 Cagliari 0–0 Lazio Cagliari
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 15,262
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
27 v
8 March 2026 28 Cagliari v Como Cagliari
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Unipol Domus
29 v
22 March 2026 30 Cagliari v Napoli Cagliari
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Unipol Domus
31 v
12 April 2026 32 Cagliari v Cremonese Cagliari
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Unipol Domus
19 April 2026 33 Internazionale v Cagliari Milan
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: San Siro
26 April 2026 34 Cagliari v Atalanta Cagliari
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Unipol Domus
35 v
36 v
37 v
24 May 2026 38 Milan v Cagliari Milan
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: San Siro

Coppa Italia

16 August 2025 Cagliari 1–1
(5–4 p)
Virtus Entella Cagliari
20:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 15,748
Referee: Mario Perr
Penalties
23 September 2025 Cagliari 4–1 Frosinone Cagliari
17:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 11,444
Referee: Ermanno Feliciani

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