Cremonese
Tier 2Serie BCremona, Lombardia, ItalyOn the globe
- Founded
- 1903
- Ground
- Stadio Giovanni Zini15,191 seats · opened 1919
- Full name
- Unione Sportiva Cremonese
- Website
- uscremonese.it
Who owns Cremonese
Cremonese is controlled by Giovanni Arvedi.
Owned by investorsOwner based at home: Italy
From the pitch to the top
The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.
Fields the first teamU.S. Cremonese S.p.A.
- Stake not knowncontrolsGiovanni ArvediFigure as of 20 March 2026Through Gruppo ArvediMedium confidenceSources: Calcio e Finanza, Wikipedia (it)
What the source says
I fondi USA mettono nel mirino la Cremonese di Giovanni Arvedi
Cremonese’s finances
From its published accounts and league records. Figures compare only with clubs at the tier it played that season.
Against its tier
Cremonese's revenue of €54.4m is the highest of the 4 Serie B clubs with published accounts
In 2024-25 it spent €0.71 on staff for every €1 of revenue; the typical Serie B club spent €1.43.
- Cremonese
- Other Serie B clubs
Revenue4 clubs
Staff per €1 of revenue4 clubs
- Equity
- €3.70m
- accounts, 2024-25
- Public money
- €263k
- awarded, 2023, 1 records
The accounts
U.S. Cremonese S.p.A., the entity that fields the team · 2020-21 to 2024-25
| Line | 2024-25Tier 2 · audited | 2023-24Tier 2 · audited | 2022-23Tier 1 · audited | 2021-22Tier 2 · audited | 2020-21Tier 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit and loss | |||||
| Value of production | €57.4m | €57.7m | €89.1m | €28.1m | €26.7m |
| TV money | €895k1 | €2.10m1 | €30.3m1 | €2.74m2 | €1.70m2 |
| League and federation distributions | €5.47m3 | €13.1m4 | €945k5 | €5.78m6 | €7.58m6 |
| Matchday | €1.65m7 | €1.73m8 | €4.54m7 | €677k7 | €7,2829 |
| Sponsorship | €37.6m10 | €32.3m10 | €44.2m10 | €17.2m10 | €14.7m11 |
| Commercial | €422k12 | €107k12 | €118k12 | €31.2k12 | €20.2k12 |
| Player sales | €3.01m13 | €1.40m13 | €180k13 | €5,00013 | €21.6k13 |
| Staff costs | €38.6m | €29.1m | €44.2m | €20.8m | €17.9m |
| Wage bill | €35.1m14 | €26.1m14 | €41.5m14 | €18.9m14 | €16.0m14 |
| Player amortisation | €9.16m15 | €7.99m15 | €9.33m15 | €1.42m15 | — |
| Total spending | €65.5m16 | €54.1m16 | €79.1m16 | €30.0m16 | €27.5m16 |
| Operating result | −€8.05m | €3.60m | €9.97m | −€1.89m | −€786k |
| Financial result | −€4,261 | −€48.2k | −€70.9k | −€121k | −€115k |
| Result before tax | −€8.06m | €3.55m | €9.90m | −€2.01m | −€902k |
| Income tax | −€1.07m17 | €1.55m | €2.73m | €909k | €113k |
| Net result | −€6.99m | €2.00m | €7.17m | −€2.92m | −€1.01m |
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Total assets | €41.0m | €31.9m | €47.9m | €16.9m | €16.8m |
| Non-current assets | €27.6m | €26.8m | €37.6m | €14.3m | €12.5m |
| Player registrations (book value) | €17.2m | €16.0m | €23.7m | €3.70m18 | — |
| Property and equipment | €6.65m | €6.70m | €6.72m | €5.97m | €5.85m |
| Current assets | €12.6m | €4.40m | €10.3m | €2.43m | €4.24m |
| Transfer fees receivable | €4.03m19 | €3.40m19 | €6.19m19 | €209k20 | — |
| Cash | €1.85m | €392k | €1.39m | €447k | €584k |
| Equity | €3.70m | €10.7m | €8.68m | €1.51m | €3.38m |
| Share capital | €340k | €340k | €340k | €340k | €340k |
| Liabilities | €37.3m21 | €21.2m22 | €39.2m23 | €15.3m24 | €13.4m25 |
| Financial debt | €181k26 | €1.06m27 | €2.12m28 | €3.59m29 | €4.59m30 |
| Tax and social security debt | €4.87m31 | €3.23m32 | €6.58m33 | €3.16m34 | €3.34m35 |
| Transfer fees payable | €9.44m36 | €10.2m36 | €19.1m36 | €4.40m37 | — |
| Shareholder loans | — | — | — | — | €1.05m38 |
| Cash flow | |||||
| Cash from operations | €12.1m | €10.2m | €24.7m | €2.39m | €2.27m |
| Cash from investing | −€9.76m | −€10.1m | −€22.3m | −€1.52m | −€2.53m |
| Cash from financing | −€884k | −€1.06m | −€1.46m | −€1.00m | €642k |
| Net change in cash | €1.46m | −€995k | €940k | −€137k | €382k |
| Transfers and people | |||||
| Employees | 15939 | 12240 | 10241 | 8742 | — |
Notes on 42 figures, in the accounts’ own words
- TV money: proventi televisivi campionato
- TV money: concessioni radio televisive
- League and federation distributions: contributi in conto esercizio: Lega B mutualità (€3,819,650) and solidarity contributions
- League and federation distributions: contributi in conto esercizio: the €10m Serie A relegation parachute and Lega B mutualità (€3,111,905)
- League and federation distributions: contributi in conto esercizio: mainly a UEFA contribution (€664,459)
- League and federation distributions: contributi in conto esercizio: Lega B mutualità and solidarity contributions
- Matchday: ricavi delle vendite e delle prestazioni: gates and season tickets
- Matchday: ricavi delle vendite e delle prestazioni: gates €1,027,410 and season tickets €698,544
- Matchday: ricavi delle vendite e delle prestazioni (matches behind closed doors)
- Sponsorship: proventi da sponsors ufficiali e istituzionali, mostly Finarvedi group companies
- Sponsorship: proventi da sponsors ufficiali e istituzionali
- Commercial: ricavi commerciali e royalties
- Player sales: plusvalenze: gains on disposal of players' registrations
- Wage bill: salari e stipendi
- Player amortisation: from the notes
- Total spending: totale costi della produzione, including amortisation
- Income tax: a net tax credit (current taxes €1,182,142, prepaid taxes recognised €2,255,274)
- Player registrations (book value): from the notes
- Transfer fees receivable: crediti verso enti-settore specifico
- Transfer fees receivable: crediti verso enti-settore specifico, from the notes
- Liabilities: summed: TFR €651,582 + debiti €27,202,529 + ratei e risconti €9,414,172
- Liabilities: summed: TFR €538,729 + debiti €19,707,630 + ratei e risconti €999,855
- Liabilities: summed: TFR €593,138 + debiti €33,571,906 + ratei e risconti €5,030,005
- Liabilities: summed: TFR €412,707 + debiti €13,871,532 + ratei e risconti €1,056,761
- Liabilities: summed: TFR €371,455 + debiti €11,921,624 + ratei e risconti €1,093,407
- Financial debt: summed: debiti verso banche €117,422 + debiti verso altri finanziatori €63,105
- Financial debt: summed: debiti verso banche €570,775 + debiti verso altri finanziatori €493,645
- Financial debt: summed: debiti verso banche €998,414 + debiti verso altri finanziatori €1,124,667
- Financial debt: summed: debiti verso banche €1,436,044 + debiti verso altri finanziatori €2,150,670
- Financial debt: summed: debiti verso banche €1,967,607 + debiti verso altri finanziatori €2,623,406
- Tax and social security debt: summed: debiti tributari €4,366,870 + social security €507,313
- Tax and social security debt: summed: debiti tributari €2,870,576 + social security €361,172
- Tax and social security debt: summed: debiti tributari €6,380,665 + social security €201,635
- Tax and social security debt: summed: debiti tributari €2,745,894 + social security €410,646
- Tax and social security debt: summed: debiti tributari €2,685,737 + social security €653,166
- Transfer fees payable: debiti verso enti-settore specifico
- Transfer fees payable: debts to football clubs within (€2,272,470) and beyond 12 months, from the notes
- Shareholder loans: debiti verso soci per finanziamenti
- Employees: summed: average 20 clerks + 9 workers + 49 players + 81 coaches, technical staff and others (youth sector included)
- Employees: summed: average 15 clerks + 10 workers + 35 players + 62 coaches, technical staff and others (youth sector included)
- Employees: summed: average 15 clerks + 11 workers + 30 players + 46 coaches, technical staff and others (youth sector included)
- Employees: summed: average 10 clerks + 10 workers + 28 players + 39 coaches, technical staff and others (youth sector included)
2024-25: Source: U.S. Cremonese S.p.A.2023-24: Source: U.S. Cremonese S.p.A.2022-23: Source: U.S. Cremonese S.p.A.2021-22: Source: U.S. Cremonese S.p.A.2020-21: Source: U.S. Cremonese S.p.A.
League figures, wage bills, budgets and public money 5 records
| Season | Tier | Contracted pay | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2 | €23.6mcontracted | Source: Calcio e Finanza |
| 2023-24 | 2 | €22.2mcontracted | Source: Calcio e Finanza |
| 2021-22 | 2 | €14.0mcontracted | Source: Calcio e Finanza |
| Public money, season or year | Total | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | €263kawarded | 1 |
| 2022 | €361kpaid | 1 |
- 2 April 2023€263kawarded from Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri – Dipartimento per lo Sport: Refund of COVID-19 health and sanitising costs to sports clubs ('contributo a rimborso delle spese sanitarie e di sanificazione', DPCM 3 ottobre 2022), list of clubs affiliated to FIGC; matched to the club's operator by tax code.. Sources: Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri – Dipartimento per lo Sport, U.S. Cremonese S.p.A.
- 28 October 2022€361kpaid from Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri – Dipartimento per lo Sport: Refund of COVID-19 health, sanitising and testing costs to sports clubs ('contributo per le spese di sanificazione', DPCM 16 settembre 2021), list of clubs affiliated to FIGC Professionisti; matched to the club's operator by tax code.. Source: Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri – Dipartimento per lo Sport
Where Cremonese has played
Sources8
- Sito ufficiale: dati societari U.S. Cremonese, Club. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Serie BKT: squadre Lega B, League, 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- I fondi USA mettono nel mirino la Cremonese di Giovanni Arvedi Calcio e Finanza, News, 20 March 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Unione Sportiva Cremonese Wikipedia (it), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Serie B 2026-2027 Wikipedia (it), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Stadio Giovanni Zini Wikipedia (it), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
Also on Wikidata (Q759482).
