2025–26 AC Monza season

AC Monza
2025–26 season
	Monza vs. Sampdoria, 20 September 2025
Owner	Beckett Layne Ventures (80%), Fininvest (20%)
President	Paolo Berlusconi (until 29 September); Lauren Crampsie (from 29 September)
Manager	Paolo Bianco
Stadium	Stadio Brianteo

The 2025–26 season is the 114th season in the history of the AC Monza, the 41st season in Serie B after the third consecutive season in Serie A. In addition to the domestic league, the team participated in the Coppa Italia.

Squad

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	Semuel Pizzignacco
2	DF	SWE	Arvid Brorsson
3	DF	ITA	Lorenzo Lucchesi (on loan from Fiorentina)
4	DF	ITA	Armando Izzo
6	DF	BUL	Valentin Antov
7	MF	BRA	Paulo Azzi
9	FW	CRO	Mirko Marić
10	FW	ITA	Gianluca Caprari
11	FW	ENG	Omari Forson
13	DF	ITA	Luca Ravanelli
14	MF	EQG	Pedro Obiang
15	DF	ITA	Filippo Delli Carri
16	MF	ITA	Jacopo Sardo
17	FW	SEN	Keita Baldé
18	MF	ITA	Kevin Zeroli (on loan from AC Milan)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	ITA	Samuele Birindelli
20	GK	SEN	Demba Thiam
21	MF	ITA	Leonardo Colombo
23	MF	ITA	Nicolas Galazzi
24	DF	ITA	Adam Bakoune
25	FW	URU	Agustín Álvarez (on loan from Sassuolo)
26	FW	ITA	Patrick Ciurria
27	DF	ITA	Samuele Capolupo
28	MF	ITA	Andrea Colpani
32	MF	ITA	Matteo Pessina (captain)
33	DF	ITA	Saverio Domanico
37	FW	ITA	Andrea Petagna
43	GK	SVN	Aljaž Strajnar
44	DF	ITA	Andrea Carboni
47	FW	POR	Dany Mota

Transfers

Friendlies

Pre-season

19 July 2025 Friendly	Monza	4–1	Collina d'Oro	Monza
CEST 18:00 UTC+2	Colpani 13' Sardo 20' Petagna 71' (pen.) Marić 84'	Report	Josipovic 27'	Stadium: Centro sportivo Silvio e Luigi Berlusconi - Monzello

24 July 2025 Friendly	Monza	1–0	Giana Erminio	Monza
CEST 17:30 UTC+2	Keita Balde 54'	Report		Stadium: Centro sportivo Silvio e Luigi Berlusconi - Monzello

29 July 2025 Friendly	Monza	2–0	Alcione	Monza
CEST 17:30 UTC+2	Marić 5' Pessina 36' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Brianteo

30 July 2025 Friendly	Monza	2–0	AlbinoLeffe	Monza
CEST 17:30 UTC+2	Domanico 11' Ballabio 79'	Report		Stadium: Centro sportivo Silvio e Luigi Berlusconi - Monzello

6 August 2025 Friendly	Atalanta	2–1	Monza	Zingonia
CEST 17:00 UTC+2	Birindelli 14'	Report	Scalvini 69' De Ketelaere 89'	Stadium: Centro sportivo Bortolotti

12 August 2025 Friendly	Monza	2–2 (3–5 p)	Inter Milan	Monza
CEST 21:00 UTC+2	Ciurria 32' Azzi 89'	Report	Birindelli 45+1' (o.g.) Esposito 52'	Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Referee: Kevin Bonacina
	Penalties
	Obiang Galazzi Ganvoula Sardo		L. Martínez Bastoni Barella Acerbi Thuram

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 B	23 August 2025	9 May 2026	Matchday 1		25	15	6	4	38	20	+18	060.00
Coppa Italia	17 August 2025	17 August 2025	First round	Round of 32	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total					26	15	6	5	38	21	+17	057.69

Source: Monza Schedule

Serie B

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Venezia	25	16	5	4	50	22	+28	53	Promotion to Serie A
2	Frosinone	25	15	7	3	46	22	+24	52	Promotion to Serie A
3	Monza	25	15	6	4	38	20	+18	51	Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals
4	Palermo	25	13	9	3	42	19	+23	48	Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals
5	Catanzaro	25	11	8	6	34	26	+8	41	Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round

Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2026. 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)^[1]

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
25	15	6	4	38	20	+18	51	10	2	1	19	8	+11	5	4	3	19	12	+7

Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	D	W
Position	8	6	11	5	9	9	7	5	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2025. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released in August 2025.

23 August 2025 1	Monza	1–0	Mantova	Monza
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Izzo 56'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Attendance: 5,291 Referee: Andrea Colombo

30 August 2025 2	Bari	1–1	Monza	Bari
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mota 2'		16' Moncini	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 15,010 Referee: Simone Galipò

13 September 2025 3	Avellino	2–1	Monza	Avellino
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Azzi 33' (aut) Russo 86'		90+2' Álvarez	Stadium: Stadio Partenio Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Ivano Pezzuto

20 September 2025 4	Monza	1–0	Sampdoria	Monza
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Álvarez 59'			Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Attendance: 7,688 Referee: Rosario Abisso

27 September 2025 5	Monza	0–1	Padova	Monza
17:15 CEST			51' Varas	Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Attendance: 5,402 Referee: Alberto Ruben Arena

30 September 2025 6	Empoli	1–1	Monza	Empoli
17:15 CEST	Guaino 79'		49' Carboni	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 6,014 Referee: Giuseppe Mucera

4 October 2025 7	Monza	2–1	Catanzaro	Monza
15:00 CEST	Álvarez 39' Birindelli 66'		5' Cissè	Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Attendance: 7,559 Referee: Mario Perri

18 October 2025 8	Frosinone	0–1	Monza	Frosinone
15:00 CEST			39' Baldé	Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe Attendance: 10,163 Referee: Antonio Rapuano

25 October 2025 9	Monza	3–1	Reggiana	Monza
15:00 CEST	Mota 2', 43' Izzo 25'		13' Novakovich	Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Attendance: 5,513 Referee: Francesco Fourneau

28 October 2025 10	Palermo	0–3	Monza	Palermo
20:30 CET			39' Mota 50' Izzo 95' Azzi	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 26,679 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi

2 November 2025 11	Monza	1–0	Spezia	Monza
17:15 CET	Ravanelli 53'			Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Attendance: 4,962 Referee: Federico La Penna

9 November 2025 12	Pescara	0–2	Monza	Pescara
17:15 CET			27' Keita Baldé 47' Colpani	Stadium: Stadio Adriatico Attendance: 7,205 Referee: Luca Pairetto

23 November 2025 13	Monza	1–0	Cesena	Monza
17:15 CET	Obiang 37'			Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Attendance: 7,777 Referee: Giuseppe Mucera

30 November 2025 14	Juve Stabia	2–2	Monza	Castellammare di Stabia
15:00 CET	Candellone 31' Maistro 83'		19' Birindelli 68' Petagna	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 3,986 Referee: Claudio Giuseppe Allegretta

8 December 2025 15	Monza	1–1	Südtirol	Monza
15:00 CET	Marić 32'		76' Odogwu	Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Attendance: 5,291 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi

13 December 2025 16	Venezia	2–0	Monza	Venice
15:00 CET	Kike Pérez 49' Adorante 56' (pen.)			Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 8,866 Referee: Simone Galipò

20 December 2025 17	Monza	4–1	Carrarese	Monza
15:00 CET	Birindelli 9', 55' Delli Carri 44' Petagna 84'		74' Distefano	Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Attendance: 6,908 Referee: Daniele Perenzoni

26 December 2025 18	Modena	1–2	Monza	Modena
17:15 CET	Gliozzi 41' (pen.)		50' Azzi 65' Ravanelli	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia Attendance: 11,316 Referee: Kevin Bonacina

10 January 2026 19	Virtus Entella	1–0	Monza	Chiavari
15:00 CET	Franzoni 84'			Stadium: Stadio Enrico Sannazzari Attendance: 2,485 Referee: Mario Perri

17 January 2026 20	Monza	2–2	Frosinone	Monza
15:00 CET	Hernani 23' Petagna 74'		4' Ghedjemis 88' Monterisi	Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Attendance: 5,460 Referee: Antonio Rapuano

24 January 2026 21	Monza	3–0	Pescara	Monza
15:00 CET	Hernani 34', 49' Azzi 78'			Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Attendance: 4,713 Referee: Ivano Pezzuto

1 February 2026 22	Padova	1–2	Monza	Padua
17:15 CET	Bortolussi 17' (pen.)		45' Colpani 87' Álvarez	Stadium: Stadio Euganeo Referee: Mattia Massimi

8 February 2026 23	Monza	2–1	Avellino	Monza
15:00 CET	Cutrone 78' Pessina 86' (pen.)		52' Biasci	Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Attendance: 8,042 Referee: Livio Marinelli

11 February 2026 24	Südtirol	0–0	Monza	Bolzano
19:00 CET				Stadium: Stadio Druso Attendance: 3,401 Referee: Giuseppe Mucera

15 February 2026 25	Monza	2–1	Juve Stabia	Monza
15:00 CET	Hernani 51' Petagna 64'		2' Mosti	Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Attendance: 5,322 Referee: Niccolò Turrini

21 February 2026 26	Carrarese	v	Monza	Carrara
19:30 CET				Stadium: Stadio dei Marmi

27 February 2026 27	Monza	v	Virtus Entella	Monza
19:30 CET				Stadium: Stadio Brianteo

3 March 2026 28	Cesena	v	Monza	Cesena
20:00 CET				Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi

7 March 2026 29	Spezia	v	Monza	La Spezia
15:00 CET				Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco

14 March 2026 30	Monza	v	Palermo	Monza
17:15 CET				Stadium: Stadio Brianteo

17 March 2026 31	Reggiana	v	Monza	Reggio Emilia
20:00 CET				Stadium: Mapei Stadium

21 March 2026 32	Monza	v	Venezia	Monza
17:15 CET				Stadium: Stadio Brianteo

6 April 2026 33	Catanzaro	v	Monza	Catanzaro
--:-- CEST				Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo

11 April 2026 34	Monza	v	Bari	Monza
--:-- CEST				Stadium: Stadio Brianteo

18 April 2026 35	Sampdoria	v	Monza	Genoa
--:-- CEST				Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

25 April 2026 36	Monza	v	Modena	Monza
--:-- CEST				Stadium: Stadio Brianteo

1 May 2026 37	Mantova	v	Monza	Mantua
--:-- CEST				Stadium: Stadio Danilo Martelli

9 May 2026 38	Monza	v	Empoli	Monza
--:-- CEST				Stadium: Stadio Brianteo

Coppa Italia

17 August 2025 First round	Monza	0–1	Frosinone	Monza
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Brianteo

Player details

References

^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

[1] "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

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