2017–18 US Lecce season
# 2017–18 US Lecce season

The 2017–18 season is U.S. Lecce's sixth consecutive season in Lega Pro after their relegation from Serie A at the end of the 2011–12 season. The club competed in Serie C Gruppo C, gaining promotion to Serie B, in the Coppa Italia and in the Coppa Italia Serie C.

## Players

### Squad information

    As of 17 April 2018

Players in italics left the club during the season. Players with a * joined the club during the season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | ITA | Gianmarco Chironi |
| 2 | DF | ITA | Davide Riccardi (on loan from Hellas Verona) |
| 3 | DF | ITA | Luca Di Matteo |
| 4 | MF | ITA | Marco Mancosu |
| 5 | DF | ITA | Francesco Cosenza |
| 6 | MF | ITA | Andrea Arrigoni |
| 7 | FW | ITA | Giuseppe Torromino |
| 8 | MF | POR | Pedro Costa Ferreira |
| 9 | FW | ITA | Matteo Di Piazza (on loan from Foggia) |
| 10 | MF | ITA | Franco Lepore (captain) |
| 11 | FW | ITA | Mario Pacilli |
| 12 | GK | ITA | Paolo Vicino |
| 13 | DF | ITA | Emanuele Valeri |
| 14 | MF | LTU | Linas Mėgelaitis (on loan from Švyturys Marijampolė) |
| 15 | DF | ITA | Antonio Marino |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | ITA | Mirko Drudi |
| 16 | MF | ITA | Andrea Tabanelli* |
| 17 | MF | ITA | Giacomo Lezzi |
| 18 | FW | ITA | Salvatore Caturano |
| 20 | FW | LTU | Edgaras Dubickas (on loan from Švyturys Marijampolė) |
| 21 | MF | BUL | Radoslav Tsonev |
| 22 | GK | ITA | Filippo Perucchini (on loan from Bologna) |
| 23 | DF | ITA | Simone Ciancio |
| 25 | DF | ITA | Giulio Gambardella |
| 29 | MF | ITA | Marco Armellino |
| 30 | FW | ITA | Mattia Persano |
| 34 | DF | ITA | Matteo Legittimo* |
| 35 | FW | ITA | Andrea Saraniti* |
| 40 | MF | GHA | Ransford Selasi* |

## Competitions

### Serie C

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lecce (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 74 | Promotion to Serie B |
| 2 | Catania | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 70 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Trapani | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 68 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Juve Stabia | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 55 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Cosenza (O, P) | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 54 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Monopoli | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 53 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 7 | Casertana | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 50 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 8 | Rende | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 50 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 9 | Virtus Francavilla | 36 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 46 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 10 | Sicula Leonzio | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 46 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 11 | Bisceglie | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 45 | |
| 12 | Matera | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 42 | |
| 13 | Siracusa | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 42 | |
| 14 | Catanzaro | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 42 | |
| 15 | Reggina | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 41 | |
| 16 | Fidelis Andria | 36 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 38 | Club dissolved |
| 17 | Paganese (O) | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 33 | Qualification to the relegation play-outs |
| 18 | Fondi (R) | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 30 | Qualification to the relegation play-outs |
| 19 | Akragas (R) | 36 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 66 | −48 | 0 | Relegation to Serie D |

* 1 2 Casertana is ahead of Rende on head-to-head points: Casertana 0–0 Rende, Rende 0–1 Casertana.
* 1 2 Virtus Francavilla is ahead of Sicula Leonzio on head-to-head points: Virtus Francavilla 2–1 Sicula Leonzio, Sicula Leonzio 2–2 Virtus Francavilla.
* ↑ Matera was deducted 13 points for irregularities.
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Matera 12 pts, Siracusa 3 pts, Catanzaro 3 pts. Siracusa is ahead of Catanzaro on overall goal difference.
* ↑ Siracusa Calcio was deducted 10 points for irregularities.
* ↑ Fidelis Andria was deducted 3 points for irregularities. Fidelis Andria was denied registration for the 2018–19 Serie C, based on Covisoc's assessment of the club's debt situation.
* ↑ Akragas was deducted 15 points for irregularities.
