2025–26 SSC Bari season

SSC Bari
2025–26 season
Manager	Fabio Caserta
Stadium	Stadio San Nicola
Serie B	19th
Coppa Italia	First round
Biggest defeat	Milan 2–0 Bari

The 2025–26 season is the 118th in the history of Società Sportiva Calcio Bari and the club’s fourth consecutive season in Serie B of the Italian football leagues. In addition to participating in the domestic league, the team also competed in the Coppa Italia.

The team's kit for the season was designed by Italian sporting goods manufacturer Erreà and featured the Swedish online gaming company Betsson as the main kit sponsor.^[1]^[2]

Squad

Transfers In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Hemsley Akpa-Chukwu	Novara	Loan return	30 June 2025
MF	Ismail Achik	Audace Cerignola	Loan return	30 June 2025
MF	Francesco Lops	Sorrento	Loan return	30 June 2025
MF	Karlo Lulić	FK Sarajevo	Loan return	30 June 2025
MF	Filippo Faggi	Gubbio	Loan return	30 June 2025
FW	Giacomo Manzari	Carrarese	Loan return	30 June 2025
DF	Sheriff Kassama	Trento	Loan	14 July 2025
FW	Anthony Partipilo	Parma	Loan	8 August 2025	^[3]
FW	Mirko Antonucci	Spezia	Loan	21 August 2025	^[4]
MF	Gaetano Castrovilli	Lazio	Undisclosed	21 August 2025	^[5]
FW	Leonardo Cerri	Juventus Next Gen	Loan	27 August 2025	^[6]
DF	Andrea Meroni	Reggiana	Undisclosed	1 September 2025	^[7]
DF	Riccardo Burgio	Potenza	Undisclosed	1 September 2025	^[8]
MF	Ebrima Darboe	Roma	Undisclosed	1 September 2025	^[9]
MF	Giulio Maggiore	Salernitana	Free	1 September 2025

Transfers Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
GK	Boris Radunović	Cagliari	Loan return	30 June 2025
DF	Lorenco Šimić	Maccabi Haifa	Loan return	30 June 2025
MF	César Falletti	Cremonese	Loan return	30 June 2025
MF	Andrea Oliveri	Atalanta U23	Loan return	30 June 2025
MF	Giulio Maggiore	Salernitana	Loan return	30 June 2025
MF	Ismail Achik	Salernitana	€100,000	11 July 2025
MF	Ahmad Benali	Virtus Entella	Undisclosed	1 August 2025
MF	Karlo Lulić	Casarano Calcio	Undisclosed	8 August 2025
FW	Aurélien Scheidler	FCV Dender EH	€800,000	21 August 2025
MF	Francesco Lops	Giugliano	Loan	23 August 2025
FW	Giacomo Manzari	Perugia	Loan	28 August 2025	^[10]
MF	Filippo Faggi	Pontedera	Loan	1 September 2025
DF	Alessandro Tripaldelli	Reggiana	Loan	1 September 2025	^[11]
FW	Hemsley Akpa-Chukwu	RFC Seraing	Free	8 September 2025

Friendlies

26 July 2025

Bari

1–0

Campobasso

4 August 2025

Bari

2–3

Casarano

9 August 2025

Bari

3–0

Picerno

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	24 August 2025	8–10 May 2026	Matchday 1		4	0	1	3	2	8	−6	000.00
Coppa Italia	17 August 2025		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Total					5	0	1	4	2	10	−8	000.00

Last updated: 19 September 2025
Source: Competitions

Serie B

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
16	Virtus Entella	25	5	10	10	23	34	−11	25	Qualification for relegation play-out
17	Mantova	25	6	5	14	24	40	−16	23	Qualification for relegation play-out
18	Spezia	25	5	7	13	20	32	−12	22	Relegation to Serie C
19	Bari	25	4	9	12	20	38	−18	21
20	Pescara	25	3	9	13	28	48	−20	18

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)^[12]

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
18	3	8	7	16	28	−12	17	3	4	2	11	10	+1	0	4	5	5	18	−13

Last updated: 27 December 2025.
Source:

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4
Ground	A	H	A	A
Result	L	D	L	L
Position	13	15	19

Updated to match(es) played on 19 September 2025. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

24 August 2025 1	Venezia	2–1	Bari	Venice
19:00 UTC+2	Bjarkason 9' Duncan 43' Korać 52'		Dorval 26' Rao 72'	Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 8,300 Referee: Davide Di Marco

31 August 2025 2	Bari	1–1	Monza	Bari
21:00 UTC+2	Moncini 16' Partipilo 33' Kassama 82'		Mota 2' Ravanelli 4' Obiang 19' Caprari 27' Carri 88'	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 15,010 Referee: Simone Galipò

13 September 2025 3	Modena	3–0	Bari	Modena
15:00 UTC+2	Gliozzi 32' (pen.), 54' (pen.) Sersanti 74' Mendes 89'		Dorval 30' Braunöder 59'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia Attendance: 10,743 Referee: Andrea Calzavara

19 September 2025 4	Palermo	2–0	Bari	Palermo
21:00 UTC+2	Le Douaron 76' Gomes 90+2'		Darboe 28' Verreth 81' Nikolaou 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 32,363 Referee: Daniele Perenzoni

27 September 2025 5	Bari	1–1	Sampdoria	Bari
19:30 UTC+2	Moncini 32' Dickmann 53' Sibilli 87'		Çuni 5' Henderson 7' Depaoli 19', 28' Benedetti 51'	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 8,711 Referee: Matteo Marchetti

30 September 2025 6	Virtus Entella	2–2	Bari	Chiavari
20:30 UTC+2	Benali 41' Fumagalli 48' Tiritiello 51', 55' Marconi 65' Di Mario 71' Franzoni 76' Bariti 82'		Verreth 35' Castrovilli 70' Gytkjær 87'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 2,126 Referee: Paride Tremolada

4 October 2025 7	Bari	2–1	Padova	Bari
15:00 UTC+2	Rao 28' Castrovilli 56' Moncini 71' (pen.) Cerri 84'		Bortolussi 50' Capelli 70'	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 9,717 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

18 October 2025 8	Reggiana	3–1	Bari	Reggio Emilia
15:00 UTC+2	Papetti 27' Marras 39' Tavşan 45+2' Bozzolan 70' Charlys 80' Lambourde 81'		Meroni 38' Moncini 41' Nikolaou 59'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 9,071 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi

26 October 2025 9	Bari	1–0	Mantova	Bari
18:15 UTC+2	Pucino 22' Moncini 49' Darboe 90+7'		Paoletti 21' Trimboli 61' Wieser 76' Caprini 84' Galuppini 85'	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 9,866 Referee: Luca Massimi

2 November 2025 10	Bari	1–0	Cesena	Bari
16:00 UTC+2	Meroni 72' Gytkjær 79'		Ciervo 69'	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 9,805 Referee: Francesco Fourneau

7 November 2025 11	Spezia	1–1	Bari	Spezia
21:30 UTC+2	Kouda 36', 36' 42' Candela 90' Cassata 90+8'		Gytkjær 7' Nikolaou 47' Pucino 79'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 8,836 Referee: Andrea Calzavara

22 November 2025 12	Bari	2–3	Frosinone	Bari
20:30 UTC+2	Verreth 21' Vicari 34' Dickmann 42' Castrovilli 45+3'		Raimondo 12' Bracaglia 27', 69' Ghedjemis 42' Oyono 47' Monterisi 87'	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 10,816 Referee: Mario Perri

29 November 2025 13	Empoli	5–0	Bari	Empoli
16:00 UTC+2	Guarino 45+2' Shpendi 52' Ceesay 64', 90+1' Yepes 66' Pellegri 89'		Dickmann 24' Vicari 39'	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,299 Referee: Fabio Maresca

4 December 2025 14	Juve Stabia	0–0	Bari	Castellammare di Stabia
16:00 UTC+2	Pierobon 1' Cacciamani 51' Piscopo 57' Correia 88'		Castrovilli 25' Dorval 38' Partipilo 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 3,501 Referee: Rosario Abisso

8 December 2025 15	Bari	1–1	Pescara	Bari
18:15 UTC+2	Dorval 35' Nikolaou 60' Moncini 65' Meroni 67' 90+7' Castrovilli 72' Braunöder 73' Maggiore 82'		Di Nardo 9', 56' Olzer 31' Letizia 59' Desplanches 81'	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 8,431 Referee: Matteo Marcenaro

13 December 2025 16	Südtirol	0–0	Bari	Bolzano
16:00 UTC+2	El Kaouakibi 4' Tronchin 25' Zedadka 34' Davi 78'		Verreth 6' Partipilo 61'	Stadium: Stadio Druso Attendance: 3,586 Referee: Giuseppe Collu

19 December 2025 17	Bari	1–2	Catanzaro	Bari
21:30 UTC+2	Nikolaou 77' Bellomo 90+3' (pen.)		Pontisso 30' Favasuli 46' Antonini 49' Brighenti 82' Rispoli 88'	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 9,816 Referee: Antonio Rapuano

27 December 2025 18	Bari	1–1	Avellino	Bari
20:30 UTC+2	Dickmann 52' Braunöder 66' Pucino 88' Cerofolini 90+5'		Cancellotti 5' Missori 50' Biasci 68' Patierno 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 11,265 Referee: Luca Zufferli

Coppa Italia

17 August 2025 First round	Milan	2–0	Bari	Milan
21:15 UTC+2	Leão 14' Pulisic 48'			Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 71,061 Referee: Alberto Ruben Arena

References

^ Hampel, Roger (2025-07-16). "SSC Bari Names Betsson Sport as New Main Shirt Sponsor". Football Business. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
^ "Erreà x SSC Bari 2025/2026: past and future in the home and away kits". Erreà Sport Spa. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
^ "Bentornato Anthony Partipilo ! - SSC Bari". www.sscalciobari.it.
^ "Benvenuto Mirko Antonucci ! - SSC Bari". www.sscalciobari.it.
^ "Bentornato Gaetano Castrovilli ! - SSC Bari". www.sscalciobari.it.
^ "Benvenuto Leonardo Cerri ! - SSC Bari". www.sscalciobari.it.
^ "Benvenuto Andrea Meroni ! - SSC Bari". www.sscalciobari.it.
^ "UFFICIALE – Riccardo Burgio è un nuovo difensore del Bari. La formula". OneFootball. September 6, 2025.
^ "Benvenuto Ebrima Darboe ! - SSC Bari". www.sscalciobari.it.
^ "UFFICIALE – Giacomo Manzari ceduto al Perugia. La formula". OneFootball. September 6, 2025.
^ "Mercato: Alessandro Tripaldelli passa alla Reggiana - SSC Bari". www.sscalciobari.it.
^ "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] Hampel, Roger (2025-07-16). "SSC Bari Names Betsson Sport as New Main Shirt Sponsor". Football Business. Retrieved 2026-02-16.

[2] "Erreà x SSC Bari 2025/2026: past and future in the home and away kits". Erreà Sport Spa. Retrieved 2026-02-16.

[3] "Bentornato Anthony Partipilo ! - SSC Bari". www.sscalciobari.it.

[4] "Benvenuto Mirko Antonucci ! - SSC Bari". www.sscalciobari.it.

[5] "Bentornato Gaetano Castrovilli ! - SSC Bari". www.sscalciobari.it.

[6] "Benvenuto Leonardo Cerri ! - SSC Bari". www.sscalciobari.it.

[7] "Benvenuto Andrea Meroni ! - SSC Bari". www.sscalciobari.it.

[8] "UFFICIALE – Riccardo Burgio è un nuovo difensore del Bari. La formula". OneFootball. September 6, 2025.

[9] "Benvenuto Ebrima Darboe ! - SSC Bari". www.sscalciobari.it.

[10] "UFFICIALE – Giacomo Manzari ceduto al Perugia. La formula". OneFootball. September 6, 2025.

[11] "Mercato: Alessandro Tripaldelli passa alla Reggiana - SSC Bari". www.sscalciobari.it.

[12] "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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