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Udinese

Italy · Serie A · Manager: Paolo Zanetti (#892 in the world) since Nov 2026
#246 World rank · club rating
1,739 Club rating
20th in Serie A

Udinese have had 14 managers since 2015/16. Gabriele Cioffi (Dec 2021 – May 2022) had the best points per game of them (1.46 in 24 matches) and took the club rating from 1,848 to 1,964.

Udinese managers

32 spells since 1997 · newest first
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Paolo Zanetti #892 now Nov 2026 – present · PPG 0.00 current Nov 2026 – present 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,733 → 1,718 −15 −3.0 −0.43
Kosta Runjaic #263 now Aug 2024 – Oct 2026 · PPG 1.26 Aug 2024 – Oct 2026 93 33-18-42 1.26 2,053 → 1,765 −288 −26.1 +0.11
Przemyslaw Malecki (stand-in) 8 Dec 2025 8 Dec 2025 1 0-0-1 −5.9
Fabio Cannavaro Apr 2024 – May 2024 · PPG 1.50 caretaker Apr 2024 – May 2024 6 2-3-1 1.50 1,882 → 2,008 +126 +17.7 +0.24
Gabriele Cioffi #840 now Oct 2023 – Apr 2024 · PPG 0.96 Oct 2023 – Apr 2024 24 4-11-9 0.96 1,880 → 1,899 +19 +0.4 +0.02
Andrea Sottil #388 now Aug 2022 – Oct 2023 · PPG 1.18 Aug 2022 – Oct 2023 49 13-19-17 1.18 1,943 → 1,864 −79 −34.6 −0.02
Gianluca Cristaldi (stand-in) 2 Apr 2023 2 Apr 2023 1 0-0-1 −5.7
Gabriele Cioffi #840 now Dec 2021 – May 2022 · PPG 1.46 Dec 2021 – May 2022 24 9-8-7 1.46 1,848 → 1,964 +117 +19.3 +0.04
Luca Gotti Nov 2019 – Dec 2021 · PPG 1.14 Nov 2019 – Dec 2021 86 24-26-36 1.14 1,697 → 1,826 +129 +10.5 +0.04
Gabriele Cioffi (stand-in) 29 Nov 2020 29 Nov 2020 1 1-0-0 +12.6
Igor Tudor #358 now Mar 2019 – Oct 2019 · PPG 1.41 Mar 2019 – Oct 2019 22 9-4-9 1.41 1,756 → 1,757 +1 +1.6 +0.04
Davide Nicola #287 now Nov 2018 – Mar 2019 · PPG 1.07 Nov 2018 – Mar 2019 15 4-4-7 1.07 1,841 → 1,740 −101 −1.9 +0.04
Julio Velazquez #166 now Aug 2018 – Nov 2018 · PPG 0.77 Aug 2018 – Nov 2018 13 2-4-7 0.77 1,809 → 1,792 −17 −10.8 −0.08
Igor Tudor #358 now Apr 2018 – May 2018 · PPG 1.75 caretaker Apr 2018 – May 2018 4 2-1-1 1.75 1,772 → 1,794 +22 +0.8 +0.03
Massimo Oddo Nov 2017 – Apr 2018 · PPG 1.00 Nov 2017 – Apr 2018 24 7-3-14 1.00 1,838 → 1,692 −145 −22.1 +0.01
Luigi Delneri Oct 2016 – Nov 2017 · PPG 1.20 Oct 2016 – Nov 2017 44 15-8-21 1.20 1,734 → 1,817 +82 +3.2 −0.04
Giuseppe Iachini Aug 2016 – Oct 2016 · PPG 0.88 caretaker Aug 2016 – Oct 2016 8 2-1-5 0.88 1,807 → 1,726 −81 −10.7 −0.13
Luigi De Canio Apr 2016 – May 2016 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Apr 2016 – May 2016 8 2-2-4 1.00 1,787 → 1,735 −52 −10.4 −0.08
Stefano Colantuono Aug 2015 – Mar 2016 · PPG 1.12 Aug 2015 – Mar 2016 33 10-7-16 1.12 1,781 → 1,742 −39 −10.3 −0.03
Before 2015/16 · 16 spells, Aug 1997 – May 2015
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Andrea Stramaccioni Aug 2014 – May 2015 · PPG 1.08 Aug 2014 – May 2015 40 10-13-17 1.08 1,771 → 1,762 −8 −19.1 −0.07
Francesco Guidolin Aug 2010 – May 2014 · PPG 1.53 Aug 2010 – May 2014 185 79-46-60 1.53 1,799 → 1,780 −19 +6.9 +0.18
Pasquale Marino Feb 2010 – May 2010 · PPG 1.53 Feb 2010 – May 2010 15 6-5-4 1.53 1,736 → 1,807 +71 +9.6 +0.14
Giovanni De Biasi Jan 2010 – Feb 2010 · PPG 0.91 Jan 2010 – Feb 2010 11 2-4-5 0.91 1,727 → 1,665 −62 −10.1 −0.04
Pasquale Marino Aug 2007 – Dec 2009 · PPG 1.44 Aug 2007 – Dec 2009 94 37-24-33 1.44 1,646 → 1,768 +122 +8.2 +0.09
Alberto Malesani Jan 2007 – May 2007 · PPG 1.21 Jan 2007 – May 2007 19 6-5-8 1.21 1,561 → 1,588 +27 −5.4 −0.11
Giovanni Galeone Mar 2006 – Jan 2007 · PPG 1.43 Mar 2006 – Jan 2007 30 11-10-9 1.43 1,601 → 1,537 −64 +2.8 −0.02
Loris Dominissini Feb 2006 – Mar 2006 · PPG 0.33 caretaker Feb 2006 – Mar 2006 6 0-2-4 0.33 1,626 → 1,555 −71 −15.0 −0.28
Serse Cosmi Aug 2005 – Feb 2006 · PPG 1.22 Aug 2005 – Feb 2006 32 11-6-15 1.22 1,711 → 1,544 −168 −32.3 −0.07
Luciano Spalletti #26 now Sep 2002 – May 2005 · PPG 1.58 Sep 2002 – May 2005 106 46-30-30 1.58 1,504 → 1,733 +228 +37.1 +0.06
Gian Piero Ventura Dec 2001 – May 2002 · PPG 1.05 Dec 2001 – May 2002 21 6-4-11 1.05 1,594 → 1,491 −102 −16.6 −0.17
Roy Hodgson #340 now Aug 2001 – Dec 2001 · PPG 1.38 Aug 2001 – Dec 2001 13 5-3-5 1.38 1,557 → 1,555 −2 +6.0 −0.09
Luciano Spalletti #26 now Apr 2001 – Jun 2001 · PPG 0.91 Apr 2001 – Jun 2001 11 2-4-5 0.91 1,602 → 1,549 −54 −10.7 −0.20
Luigi De Canio Aug 1999 – Mar 2001 · PPG 1.37 Aug 1999 – Mar 2001 57 22-12-23 1.37 1,694 → 1,499 −194 −35.7 −0.09
Francesco Guidolin Sep 1998 – May 1999 · PPG 1.59 Sep 1998 – May 1999 34 16-6-12 1.59 1,639 → 1,646 +6 −4.9 −0.01
Alberto Zaccheroni Aug 1997 – May 1998 · PPG 1.88 Aug 1997 – May 1998 34 19-7-8 1.88 1,689 → 1,724 +35 +8.2 +0.19

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Francesco Guidolin is the longest-serving: 185 matches over 3 years (Aug 2010 – May 2014). Luciano Spalletti added the most coach rating: +37.1 over 106 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager
1,739Club ratingWeek 46, 2026
#246World rankof 943 active clubs
#20Serie Aof 20 clubs
1,993Peak since 2015/16May 2024 · low 1,712, Dec 2018
1,7001,8001,9002,000201620182020202220242026Nov 2026 · Paolo Zanetti1,751 club rating1,7001,8001,9002,000201620202024Nov 2026 · Paolo Zanetti1,751 club rating
Colour changes with each manager (14 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Udinese's club rating peaked at 1,993 in May 2024, under Fabio Cannavaro, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,712 in December 2018, under Davide Nicola.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days · UK time
Sun 22 Nov · 14:00 Serie A A at Bologna
Preview Bologna v Udinese ›

Club rating chances on league games only (home / draw / away), calibrated on 85,718 league matches. This week's matches ›

Cards and corners

a game · by season
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2026/27 11 1.64 0.73 1.68 33% 4.82 4.91 4.87
2025/26 38 1.95 1.74 1.95 68% 4.47 4.79 4.41
2024/25 38 2.45 1.74 2.05 74% 4.68 5.34 4.66
2023/24 38 2.61 2.24 2.25 63% 4.13 6.61 4.82
2022/23 38 2.39 2.34 2.35 60% 4.89 5.50 4.71
7 earlier seasons, 2015/16 – 2021/22
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2021/22 37 2.68 2.89 2.47 65% 4.81 5.41 4.79
2020/21 38 1.76 2.32 2.28 61% 4.29 5.11 4.84
2019/20 38 2.11 2.24 2.66 56% 5.26 6.13 5.32
2018/19 38 2.53 2.39 2.47 72% 4.32 6.76 5.34
2017/18 38 2.00 1.82 2.16 67% 4.61 5.95 5.16
2016/17 38 2.29 2.21 2.45 66% 4.66 5.84 5.40
2015/16 38 2.95 2.63 2.81 62% 5.03 4.92 5.18

Udinese won 4.13 corners a game in 2023/24, their fewest in any season since 2015/16 and 14% below Serie A's average side (4.82).

League matches only (Serie A), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Serie A cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

429 league matches since 2015/16
FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L
HT winHT W 7117% 307% 184%
HT drawHT D 4410% 6315% 7117%
HT lossHT L 72% 225% 10324%
43
Points won from behindPts from behind
losing at half-time in 132 matches
114
Points dropped from aheadPts dropped
winning at half-time in 119 matches
1st half · W 119 · D 178 · L 132 GD −48
2nd half · W 116 · D 142 · L 171 GD −90

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Udinese

35 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Fabio Maresca 20 9-5-6 1.60 2.45 2.27 +8%
Marco Di Bello 19 2-3-14 0.47 2.53 2.34 +8%
Maurizio Mariani 18 8-4-6 1.56 2.39 2.30 +4%
Daniele Doveri 17 5-5-7 1.18 2.59 2.36 +10%
Luca Pairetto 16 4-3-9 0.94 2.13 2.24 −5%
Davide Massa 15 6-4-5 1.47 2.33 2.27 +3%
Michael Fabbri 14 5-5-4 1.43 2.57 2.32 +11%
Gianluca Manganiello 13 3-4-6 1.00 2.23 2.20 +1%
Marco Guida 13 3-3-7 0.92 2.15 2.35 −8%
Rosario Abisso 13 4-3-6 1.15 2.08 2.31 −10%
25 more referees with 5+ matches
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Daniele Chiffi 10 1-2-7 0.50 1.80 2.30 −22%
Gianpaolo Calvarese 10 3-2-5 1.10 1.90 2.31 −18%
Marco Piccinini 10 2-5-3 1.10 2.60 2.28 +14%
Gianluca Aureliano 9 3-4-2 1.44 2.67 2.31 +15%
Juan Luca Sacchi 9 3-1-5 1.11 2.56 2.29 +12%
Matteo Marchetti 9 3-3-3 1.33 2.00 2.34 −14%
Claudio Gavillucci 8 3-3-2 1.50 2.13 2.41 −12%
Daniele Orsato 8 4-3-1 1.88 2.75 2.44 +13%
Fabrizio Pasqua 8 5-1-2 2.00 2.00 2.17 −8%
Massimiliano Irrati 8 3-3-2 1.50 2.88 2.31 +24%
Paolo Valeri 8 2-2-4 1.00 2.38 2.26 +5%
Francesco Fourneau 7 1-3-3 0.86 2.86 2.38 +20%
Manuel Volpi 7 3-0-4 1.29 0.71 2.20 −67%
Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni 7 1-2-4 0.71 2.71 2.44 +11%
Alessandro Prontera 6 1-2-3 0.83 2.00 2.26 −12%
Gianluca Rocchi 6 2-1-3 1.17 1.00 2.44 −59%
Piero Giacomelli 6 0-0-6 0.00 1.50 2.10 −28%
Antonio Giua 5 2-0-3 1.20 2.40 2.42 −1%
Antonio Rapuano 5 1-1-3 0.80 1.80 2.41 −25%
Carmine Russo 5 0-0-5 0.00 2.00 2.62 −24%
Domenico Celi 5 1-1-3 0.80 3.40 2.62 +30%
Giovanni Ayroldi 5 0-2-3 0.40 3.00 2.14 +40%
Livio Marinelli 5 1-3-1 1.20 2.20 2.50 −12%
Luca Banti 5 1-1-3 0.80 1.60 2.27 −30%
Matteo Marcenaro 5 1-1-3 0.80 2.60 2.29 +14%

Under Daniele Chiffi, Udinese picked up 1.80 cards a game, 22% below their own average in the same seasons (10 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (426). Cards = Udinese's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Udinese's manager?

Paolo Zanetti, #892 in this week's coach world ranking, since November 2026 - 1 match, 0 won (0.00 points per game).

How many managers has Udinese had since 2015?

14, counting 3 caretakers. Plus 3 stand-ins: caretakers for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Udinese's longest-serving manager?

Francesco Guidolin: 185 matches from August 2010 to May 2014.

How many cards a game do Udinese get?

1.64 a game in Serie A in 2026/27, against 1.68 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.