| Round | Date | HomeTeam | Score | AwayTeam | H2H | Stadium |
| 38 | 05 Jun 00:30 | Lecce | 2-3(1-0) | Bologna | H2H | Via del Mare |
| 37 | 28 May 18:30 | A.C. Monza | 0-1(0-0) | Lecce | H2H | Stadio Brianteo |
| 36 | 21 May 16:00 | Lecce | 0-0(0-0) | Spezia | H2H | Via del Mare |
| Players | Matches | Goals | Assists | |
 | Lorenzo Colombo | 17 | 4 | 1 |
| #9, FW, Age:20, Nationality:Italy | ||||
 | Francesco Di Mariano | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #10, FW, Age:26, Nationality:Italy | ||||
 | Federico Di Francesco | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| #11, FW, Age:28, Nationality:Italy | ||||
 | Marcin Listkowski | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| #19, FW, Age:24, Nationality:Poland | ||||
 | Joel Voelkerling Persson | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| #31, FW, Age:19, Nationality:Sweden | ||||
 | Eetu Mommo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #34, FW, Age:20, Nationality:Finland | ||||
 | Assan Ceesay | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| #77, FW, Age:28, Nationality:Gambia | ||||
 | Pablo Rodriguez Delgado | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| #99, FW, Age:21, Nationality:Spain | ||||
 | Lameck Banda | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| #22, FW, Age:21, Nationality:Zambia | ||||
 | Remi Oudin | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| #28, FW, Age:26, Nationality:France | ||||
 | Medon Berisha | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #80, FW, Age:19, Nationality:Albania,Kosovo | ||||
 | Kristoffer Askildsen | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| #7, MF, Age:21, Nationality:Norway | ||||
 | Thorir Helgason | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| #14, MF, Age:22, Nationality:Iceland | ||||
 | Joan Gonzalez | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| #16, MF, Age:20, Nationality:Spain | ||||
 | Daniel Samek | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| #20, MF, Age:18, Nationality:Czech | ||||
 | John Bjorkengren | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #23, MF, Age:24, Nationality:Sweden | ||||
 | Gabriel Strefezza | 17 | 7 | 3 |
| #27, MF, Age:24, Nationality:Italy,Brazil | ||||
 | Alexis Blin | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| #29, MF, Age:26, Nationality:France | ||||
 | Morten Hjulmand | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| #42, MF, Age:23, Nationality:Denmark | ||||
 | Kristijan Bistrovic | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| #8, MF, Age:24, Nationality:Croatia | ||||
 | Kastriot Dermaku | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| #3, DF, Age:30, Nationality:Italy,Albania | ||||
 | Federico Baschirotto | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| #6, DF, Age:26, Nationality:Italy | ||||
 | Alessandro Tuia | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| #13, DF, Age:32, Nationality:Italy | ||||
 | Valentin Gendrey | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| #17, DF, Age:22, Nationality:France | ||||
 | Gianluca Frabotta | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #24, DF, Age:23, Nationality:Italy | ||||
 | Antonino Gallo | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| #25, DF, Age:22, Nationality:Italy | ||||
 | Mattia Ciucci | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| #26, DF, Age:20, Nationality:Italy | ||||
 | Rob Nizet | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #70, DF, Age:20, Nationality:Belgium,Senegal | ||||
 | Mats Lemmens | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| #83, DF, Age:20, Nationality:Belgium | ||||
 | Yildirim Mert Cetin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #4, DF, Age:25, Nationality:Turkiye | ||||
 | Marin Pongracic | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| #5, DF, Age:25, Nationality:Croatia,Germany | ||||
 | Samuel Umtiti | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| #93, DF, Age:29, Nationality:France,Cameroon | ||||
 | Giuseppe Pezzella | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| #97, DF, Age:25, Nationality:Italy | ||||
 | Marco Bleve | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| #1, GK, Age:27, Nationality:Italy | ||||
 | Federico Brancolini | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| #21, GK, Age:21, Nationality:Italy | ||||
 | Wladimiro Falcone | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| #30, GK, Age:27, Nationality:Italy | ||||
 | Alexandru Borbei | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #12, GK, Age:19, Nationality:Romania | ||||
 | Jasper Samooja | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #36, GK, Age:19, Nationality:Finland | ||||
| Official Club Name | Lecce Football Club |
| Established Date | 1908-3-17 |
| Country | Italy |
| City | Lecce |
| Address | Via Templari 11 Stadio Via del Mare IT-7300 LECCE |
| Stadium | Via del Mare |
| capacity | 31,533 |
| Web | http://www.uslecce.it/ |
| info@uslecce.it |
Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia who play in the Italian Serie A after being crowned Serie B champions in 2009–10. The club's previous stint in the top flight had ended in the 2008–09 season.
The club was formed in 1908 and has spent a large part of their recent history bouncing between Italy's second division and Serie A, where the team gained its first promotion in 1985.
Three years in Serie A (2003–2006)
In 2004, under Delio Rossi, who had been managing the club since 2002, Lecce achieved an impressive result, reaching the 9th final position after an awful first half of the season. Famous performances include two sensactional victories in a row, first against Italian giants Juventus 4–3 in Turin and then against Inter 2–1 in Lecce. This helped the club to finish in 10th position. The following season in 2004–05 Zdenek Zeman oversaw a highly attack-minded team which scored plenty of goals, they ended up in 10th position, putting in the spotlight talents like Valeri Bojinov and Mirko Vucinic. Lecce had the second best attack with 66 goals (Juventus came first with 67 goals) and the worst defence with 73 goal. This is a record, as for the first time the team with the worst defence managed to survive in the history of Serie A.
The 2005–06 was a continual struggle for Lecce. The club has changed its manager two times (Silvio Baldini for Angelo Adamo Gregucci, and then to youth team coach Roberto Rizzo supported by goalkeeper coach Franco Paleari). The numerous managerial moves could not turn Lecce's fortune as they were relegated in 19th place. In June Giovanni Semeraro returned at the helm of the club after 9 months. The club re-appointed Zdenek Zeman as manager, just one year after he had left the club. Lecce were unable to avoid relegation from Serie A despite some initial hope due to the Serie A match-fixing scandal.
Two-year stint in Serie B and promotion
The club had a mixed start to the 2006–07 season in Serie B, winning three home games (including a win against early league leaders, Genoa), though they have suffered poor away form. After a large drop in form, recording 10 losses in 18 matches, Zdenek Zeman was sacked as manager and replaced by Giuseppe Papadopulo. On 10 March 2007 Lecce clinched a historical victory over Frosinone, beaten 5–0 at Stadio Via del Mare. Having gained 36 points in the second-leg part of the season, Lecce ended the season in the middle of the table (9th place).
The 2007–08 season saw Lecce fight for a place in the Italian Serie A for the next season. Despite earning 83 points (12 more than sixth-placed Pisa) and boasting the best defence in the tournament, the giallorossi were forced to face play-offs for promotion in the top flight. In the semi final they beat Pisa in both legs (1–0 away and 2–1 at home) to secure a place in the final against AlbinoLeffe. Then they won the first leg 1–0 away, before securing a 1–1 draw in the second leg at the Via del Mare to gain promotion.
Relegation and new promotion
After insisting rumors, Papadopulo quit due to a difference of opinion with the general manager of the club and was replaced by Mario Beretta, who had a quite satisfactory start in the 2008–09 Serie A season. He remained in charge for twenty-seven games, but, due to four defeats in the last five matches, with the team one point below the survival zone, he was sacked and Luigi De Canio was appointed new manager. Seven points earned in ten matches were not enough to secure Lecce a spot in the next Serie A season. Relegation was official with a game to spare, after a 1–1 home draw against Fiorentina.
Lecce had a mixed start in the 2009–10 Serie B campaign, but clinched first place in November 2009 and kept it for the rest of the season. In May the team were on the verge of promotion, but wasted opportunities in their last two matches, meant they had to wait till the last match to celebrate their eighth elevation to the top flight in the last 25 years. A goalless home draw with Sassuolo proved enough to clinch the Serie B title with 75 points and win the Coppa Ali della Vittoria.
