During the 1977–78 season Catanzaro competed in Serie B and Coppa Italia. After a successful campaign finishing second, the club was promoted to Serie A for the following season for the third time in the club's history.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ITA Ruggero Casari — GK  ITA Sergio Mauro — GK  ITA Giorgio Pellizzaro — DF  ITA Massimo Arrighi — DF  ITA Giuliano Groppi — DF  ITA Luigi Maldera — DF  ITA Mauro Pirelli — DF  ITA Claudio Ranieri — DF  ITA Manlio Zanini — MF  ITA Giovanni Improta

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ITA Enrico Nicolini — MF  ITA Maurizio Raise — FW  ITA Alberto Arbitrio — FW  ITA Adriano Banelli — FW  ITA Fabio Borzoni — FW  ITA Santino Mondello — FW  ITA Pieraldo Nemo — FW  ITA Massimo Palanca — FW  ITA Sauro Petrini — FW  ITA Renzo Rossi

Competitions

Squad statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie B		Coppa Italia
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Ruggero Casari	2	-4	0+1	-2	1	-2
	GK	ITA	Sergio Mauro	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ITA	Giorgio Pellizzaro	41	-42	38	-39	3	-3
	DF	ITA	Massimo Arrighi	26	0	18+4	0	4	0
	DF	ITA	Giuliano Groppi	38	3	34	3	4	0
	DF	ITA	Luigi Maldera	40	0	36	0	4	0
	DF	ITA	Mauro Pirelli	3	0	2+1	0	0	0
	DF	ITA	Claudio Ranieri	28	0	28	0	0	0
	DF	ITA	Manlio Zanini	35	3	29+2	3	2+2	0
	MF	ITA	Giovanni Improta	35	0	31	0	4	0
	MF	ITA	Enrico Nicolini	37	2	31+2	2	3+1	0
	MF	ITA	Maurizio Raise	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	Alberto Arbitrio	36	4	32+1	4	3	0
	FW	ITA	Adriano Banelli	39	5	35	5	4	0
	FW	ITA	Fabio Borzoni	30	2	18+8	2	4	0
	FW	ITA	Santino Mondello	13	1	5+6	1	0+2	0
	FW	ITA	Pieraldo Nemo	18	1	9+6	1	2+1	0
	FW	ITA	Massimo Palanca	35	20	31+1	18	3	2
	FW	ITA	Sauro Petrini	9	0	7+2	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	Renzo Rossi	37	10	34	10	3	0
	FW	ITA	Giorgio Vignando	1	0	0	0	0+1	0

References

• calcio-seria.net ^[1]
• historical-lineups.com ^[2]
• webalice.it ^[3]