S.S.C. Napoli
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Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is a professional Italian football
club based in Naples
and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of its history in Serie A
, where it currently plays its 2011–12
season.
Napoli has won Serie A twice, in 1986–87 and 1989–90. They have also won the Italian Cup
three times and the Italian Super Cup
, and on the European stage have won the UEFA Cup in 1988–89. Napoli is also the most successful club in Southern Italy and the fourth most supported football club in Italy.
The club has had several name changes since first appearing in 1926; the most important of these was in 1964, when it was changed from Associazione Calcio Napoli to Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli. The most recent change was in 2004, when the club went bankrupt
but was refounded by film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis
as Napoli Soccer; he restored the name to Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli in early 2006.
The first club was founded as Naples Foot-Ball & Cricket Club in 1904 by English sailor William Poths and his associate Hector M. Bayon. Neapolitans such as Conforti, Catterina and Amedeo Salsi were also involved, the latter of which was the club's first president. The original kit of the club was a sky blue and navy blue striped shirt, with black shorts. The name of the club was shortened to Naples Foot-Ball Club in 1906.
Early into its existence, the Italian Football Championship
was limited to just Northern
clubs, so Southern clubs competed against sailors or in cups such as Thomas Lipton
's Lipton Challenge Cup
. In the cup competed between Naples and Palermo FBC
, Naples won three finals. The foreign contingent at the club broke off in 1912 to form Internazionale Napoli
, in time for both club's debut in the Italian Championship of 1912–13. Though the sides had a keen rivalry in the Campania section, they were not as successful outside of it and a few years after World War I, they merged as Foot-Ball Club Internazionale-Naples, also known as FBC Internaples.
Under the presidency of Giorgio Ascarelli, the club changed its name to Associazione Calcio Napoli on 23 August 1926. After a poor start, with a sole point in an entire championship, Napoli was readmitted to Serie A's forerunner National Division by the Italian FA, and began to improve thanks in part to Paraguay
an-born Attila Sallustro
, who was the first fully fledged hero to the fans. He was a capable goal-scorer and eventually set the all-time goal-scoring record for Napoli, which still stands today.
Napoli entered the Serie A
-era under the management of William Garbutt
. During his six-year stint, the club would be dramatically transformed, frequently finishing in the top half of the table. This included two third-place finishes during the 1932–33 and 1933–34 seasons, with added notables such as Antonio Vojak
, Arnaldo Sentimenti
and Carlo Buscaglia
. For the years leading up to World War II Napoli went into decline, surviving relegation in 1939–40 by goal average.
Napoli lost a closely contested relegation battle at the end of 1942 and were relegated to Serie B
. They moved from Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
to Stadio Arturo Collana
and stayed in Serie B until after the war. When play continued, Napoli earned the right to compete in Serie A, but were relegated after two seasons for a bribery scandal. The club bounced back to ensure top flight football at the start of the 1950s. Napoli moved to their new home ground Stadio San Paolo
in 1959. Despite erratic league form with highs and lows during this period, including a further relegation and promotion, Napoli had some cup success when they beat SPAL
to lift the Coppa Italia
in 1962, with goals from Gianni Corelli and Pierluigi Ronzon
. Their fourth relegation cut celebrations short the following season.
As the club changed their name to Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli on 25 June 1964 they began to rise up again, gaining promotion in 1964–65. Under the management of former player Bruno Pesaola, they won the Coppa delle Alpi
and were back amongst the elite in Serie A, with consistent top five finishes. Napoli came very close to winning the league in 1967–68, finishing just behind AC Milan
in second place. Some of the most popular players from this period were Dino Zoff
, José Altafini
, Omar Sívori
, and hometown midfielder Antonio Juliano. Juliano would eventually break the appearance records, which still stand today.
The trend of Napoli performing well in the league continued into the 1970s, with third place spots in 1970–71 and 1973–74. Under the coaching of former player Luís Vinício
, this gained them entry into the early UEFA Cup competitions; in 1974–75 they reached the third round knocking out Porto 2–0 on the way. During the same season, Napoli finished second in Serie A; just two points behind champions Juventus
. Solid performances from locally born players such as Bruscolotti
, Juliano and Esposito
were relied upon during this period, coupled with goals from Giuseppe Savoldi
.
After beating Southampton
4–1 on aggregate to lift the Anglo-Italian League Cup
, Napoli were entered into the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
for 1976–77, where they reached the semi-finals, losing 2–1 on aggregate to Anderlecht
. The club won their second Coppa Italia trophy in 1975–76, knocking out Milan
and Fiorentina
en route, before beating rivals Verona
4–0 in the final. In terms of the Italian league, Napoli were still very much a consistent top six side for much of the late 1970s. Even into the earliest two seasons of the 1980s, the club were performing respectably with a third place finish in 1980–81, however by 1983 they had slipped dramatically and were involved in relegation battles.
Napoli broke the world transfer record fee, turning to Diego Maradona
with a €12 million deal from Barcelona
on 30 June 1984. The squad was gradually re-built, with the likes of Ciro Ferrara
, Salvatore Bagni
, and Fernando De Napoli
filling the ranks. The rise up the tables was gradual, by 1985–86, they had a third place finish under their belts, but better was yet to come. The 1986–87 season was the landmark in Napoli's history; they won the double, securing the Serie A title by three points and then beating Atalanta
4–0 to lift the Coppa Italia.
Because a mainland Southern Italian
team had never won the league before, this turned Diego Maradona
into a cultural, social and borderline religious icon for Neapolitans, which stretched beyond the realms of just football.
The club were unsuccessful in the European Cup
in the following season and finished runners-up in Serie A. However, Napoli were entered into the UEFA Cup for 1988–89 and won their first major European title. Juventus
, Bayern Munich
, and PAOK
were defeated on the way to the final, where Napoli beat Stuttgart
5–4 on aggregate, with two goals from Careca and one each from Maradona, Ferrara and Alemão.
Napoli added their second Serie A title in 1989–90, beating Milan by two points in the title race. However, this was surrounded by less auspicious circumstances as Napoli were awarded two points for a game, when in Bergamo
, an Atalanta fan threw a ₤100 lira
coin at Alemão's head. A controversial set of events set off at the 1990 World Cup
, when Maradona made comments pertaining to North-South inequality in the country and the risorgimento
, asking Neapolitans to root for Argentina
in the semi-finals against Italy
in Naples.
Napoli ultras
responded by displaying a banner in their curva that read: "Maradona, Naples loves you, but Italy is our homeland". It was the only stadium during the competition where the Argentine national anthem
wasn't jeered, Maradona bowed to the Napoli fans at the end and his country went on to reach the final. However, after the final the Italian Football Federation forced Maradona to take a doping test, which he failed testing positive for cocaine
; Napoli and he claimed it was a revenge plot for events at the World Cup. Maradona was banned for 15 months and would never play for the club again. The club still managed to win the Supercoppa Italiana
that year, with a record 5–1 victory against Juventus, but it would be their last major trophy. In the European Cup however, they went out in the second round.
, Daniel Fonseca
, Ciro Ferrara
and Careca had all departed by 1994. Though Napoli did manage to qualify for the 1994–95 UEFA Cup, reaching the third round and in 1996–97, Napoli appeared at the Coppa Italia final, but lost 3–1 to Vicenza
. Napoli's league form had dropped lower, and relegation to Serie B came at the end of 1997–98 when they recorded only two wins all season.
The club returned to Serie A after gaining promotion in the 1999–2000 season, though after a closely contested relegation battle they were relegated back down. They failed to gain promotion following this and slipped further down. By August 2004, Napoli was declared bankrupt with debts estimated up to €70 million. To secure football in the city, film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis
refounded the club under the name Napoli Soccer, as they were not allowed to use their old name. FIGC placed Napoli in Serie C1, where they missed out on promotion after losing 2–1 in play-offs to local rivals Avellino
.
Despite the fact that Napoli were playing in such a low division, they retained higher average attendances than most of the Serie A
clubs, breaking the Serie C attendance record with 51,000 at one game. The following season, they secured promotion to Serie B and De Laurentiis bought back the club's history, restoring its name to Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli in May 2006. After just one season back in Serie B, they were promoted on the final day, along with fellow sleeping giants Genoa
. Napoli finished the season placed 8th in the Serie A, enough to secure a place in the Intertoto Cup
third round. That same year, Napoli also defeated five major teams, Milan
, Internazionale
, Juventus
, Fiorentina
, and Udinese
.
The 2008–09 season saw Napoli qualifying to the UEFA Cup via Intertoto Cup. However, the team was eliminated in the first round by Portuguese team Benfica. At the domestic level, Napoli made a very impressive start, proposing as one of the main candidates for a Champions League spot; however, results and performances quickly declined in mid-season, causing Napoli to fall down to 11th place in the league table, and leading to the dismissal of manager Edy Reja in March 2009, with Roberto Donadoni
being appointed as his replacement.
Despite reinforcements in the summer transfer window, Napoli began the 2009–10 season began with a number of poor results. After a 2–1 loss to Roma
in October 2009, Donadoni was relieved of his duties and replaced by former Sampdoria
manager, Walter Mazzarri
. Under Mazzarri, Napoli climbed up the table, before finishing in 6th place to qualify for the Europa League. Napoli, under Mazzarri's guide and reinforced by players such as Edinson Cavani, spent part of the 2010–11 season in the second place, finally finishing third and qualifying directly to the group phase of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League
.
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Football in Italy
Football is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup 4 times , trailing only Brazil . Italy's club sides have won 27 major European trophies, making them the most successful European nation in the subject of football...
club based in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of its history in Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
, where it currently plays its 2011–12
2011–12 Serie A
The 2011–12 Serie A is the eightieth season since its establishment, and the second under a league committee separate from Serie B. It began on 9 September 2011 and will end on 13 May 2012. The league was originally scheduled to start on 27 August, but this was delayed due to a strike by the players...
season.
Napoli has won Serie A twice, in 1986–87 and 1989–90. They have also won the Italian Cup
Coppa Italia
The Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Roma and Juventus lead the way with nine wins. Roma has contested more finals, 16, while Torino and Juventus follow with 13...
three times and the Italian Super Cup
Supercoppa Italiana
The Supercoppa Italiana is a pre-season football competition held the week before the season begins in Italy every year. It is contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season, as a curtain raiser to the new season. It is usually played at the home of the Serie A...
, and on the European stage have won the UEFA Cup in 1988–89. Napoli is also the most successful club in Southern Italy and the fourth most supported football club in Italy.
The club has had several name changes since first appearing in 1926; the most important of these was in 1964, when it was changed from Associazione Calcio Napoli to Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli. The most recent change was in 2004, when the club went bankrupt
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
but was refounded by film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis
Aurelio De Laurentiis
Aurelio De Laurentiis is a prominent Italian film producer, through his company, Filmauro. He is also the current chairman of his native Italian football club Napoli....
as Napoli Soccer; he restored the name to Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli in early 2006.
History
- For more details on this topic, see History of S.S.C. NapoliHistory of S.S.C. NapoliSocietà Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as simply Napoli, the most successful football club in Southern Italy and among the major clubs in the Italian Serie A, has a long history, which spans from its foundation in 1904 as Naples Foot-Ball Club to the present day.Napoli has been...
The first club was founded as Naples Foot-Ball & Cricket Club in 1904 by English sailor William Poths and his associate Hector M. Bayon. Neapolitans such as Conforti, Catterina and Amedeo Salsi were also involved, the latter of which was the club's first president. The original kit of the club was a sky blue and navy blue striped shirt, with black shorts. The name of the club was shortened to Naples Foot-Ball Club in 1906.
Early into its existence, the Italian Football Championship
Italian Football Championship
The Italian Football Championship was the most senior football championship in Italy from the 1897/1898 season to the 1921/1922 season. In that last season, a concurrent championship, the Prima Divisione, was played by the richest clubs, which wanted to improve their income with a more elitarian...
was limited to just Northern
Northern Italy
Northern Italy is a wide cultural, historical and geographical definition, without any administrative usage, used to indicate the northern part of the Italian state, also referred as Settentrione or Alta Italia...
clubs, so Southern clubs competed against sailors or in cups such as Thomas Lipton
Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet, KCVO was a Scotsman of Ulster-Scots parentage who was a self-made man, merchant, and yachtsman. He created the Lipton tea brand and was the most persistent challenger in the history of the America's Cup.-Parentage and childhood:Lipton was born in Glasgow...
's Lipton Challenge Cup
Lipton Challenge Cup
The Lipton Challenge Cup also known as Coppa Lipton was a football competition competed between clubs from Southern Italy and Sicily. It was played during the period leading up to World War I when football in the country was still in its infancy....
. In the cup competed between Naples and Palermo FBC
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
, Naples won three finals. The foreign contingent at the club broke off in 1912 to form Internazionale Napoli
U.S. Internazionale Napoli
Unione Sportiva Internazionale Napoli was an Italian football club from Naples. They were founded in 1912 and competed until their merger with Naples FBC to form what is today known as S.S.C. Napoli in 1922.-History:...
, in time for both club's debut in the Italian Championship of 1912–13. Though the sides had a keen rivalry in the Campania section, they were not as successful outside of it and a few years after World War I, they merged as Foot-Ball Club Internazionale-Naples, also known as FBC Internaples.
Associazione Calcio Napoli
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
an-born Attila Sallustro
Attila Sallustro
Attila Sallustro born in Asunción, Paraguay was a professional Italian-Paraguayan football player. He is considered the first true idol at the club S.S.C. Napoli.-Biography:...
, who was the first fully fledged hero to the fans. He was a capable goal-scorer and eventually set the all-time goal-scoring record for Napoli, which still stands today.
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
-era under the management of William Garbutt
William Garbutt
William Thomas Garbutt born in Hazel Grove, Stockport, most commonly known as Willy Garbutt was an English football player, and later a prominent coaching figure in Italian and Spanish football after his retirement...
. During his six-year stint, the club would be dramatically transformed, frequently finishing in the top half of the table. This included two third-place finishes during the 1932–33 and 1933–34 seasons, with added notables such as Antonio Vojak
Antonio Vojak
Antonio Vojak was a famous Italian football player whose career was played out during the 1920s and 1930s.He is most noted for his time with Juventus and Napoli, the latter of which he holds the second place all-time club record for goals scored in the Italian leagues.His younger brother Oliviero...
, Arnaldo Sentimenti
Arnaldo Sentimenti
Arnaldo "Cherry" Sentimenti also known as Sentimenti II is a former Italian football player and coach from Bomporto in the Province of Modena...
and Carlo Buscaglia
Carlo Buscaglia
Carlo Buscaglia was an Italian football player from Bastia di Balocco in the Province of Vercelli. He played club football most notably for Napoli...
. For the years leading up to World War II Napoli went into decline, surviving relegation in 1939–40 by goal average.
Napoli lost a closely contested relegation battle at the end of 1942 and were relegated to Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
. They moved from Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli, also known as Stadio Partenopeo, was a multi-use stadium in Naples, Italy. It was used mostly for football matches. The stadium was able to hold 40.000 people. During the 1934 World Cup, it hosted two games. The stadium was destroyed by bombardments during the World War...
to Stadio Arturo Collana
Stadio Arturo Collana
Stadio Arturo Collana is a football stadium in Naples, Italy; it is located in the Vomero area of the city. The stadium was built in the latter part of the 1920s, originally under the name Stadio XXVIII Ottobre....
and stayed in Serie B until after the war. When play continued, Napoli earned the right to compete in Serie A, but were relegated after two seasons for a bribery scandal. The club bounced back to ensure top flight football at the start of the 1950s. Napoli moved to their new home ground Stadio San Paolo
Stadio San Paolo
Stadio San Paolo is a multi-purpose stadium in the western suburb of Fuorigrotta in Naples, Italy, and is the third largest football stadium in Italy after the San Siro and Stadio Olimpico. For the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, it hosted the football preliminaries. It is currently used mostly for...
in 1959. Despite erratic league form with highs and lows during this period, including a further relegation and promotion, Napoli had some cup success when they beat SPAL
Spal 1907
SPAL 1907 is an Italian football club, based in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1907 as Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor and was refounded in 2005....
to lift the Coppa Italia
Coppa Italia
The Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Roma and Juventus lead the way with nine wins. Roma has contested more finals, 16, while Torino and Juventus follow with 13...
in 1962, with goals from Gianni Corelli and Pierluigi Ronzon
Pierluigi Ronzon
Pierluigi Ronzon is a former Italian football player from Gemona del Friuli in the Province of Udine. He played club football for some of the top clubs in his country, including Sampdoria, Napoli, Lazio, Atalanta and AC Milan....
. Their fourth relegation cut celebrations short the following season.
Napoli on the rise: Maradona era
Coppa delle Alpi
Coppa delle Alpi , was a football tournament, first organized by the Italian national league to start 1960 and then aided by the Swiss League in 1962 for the reason that the majority of the Alps are in Switzerland...
and were back amongst the elite in Serie A, with consistent top five finishes. Napoli came very close to winning the league in 1967–68, finishing just behind AC Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
in second place. Some of the most popular players from this period were Dino Zoff
Dino Zoff
Dino Zoff is an Italian former football goalkeeper and is the oldest winner ever of the World Cup, which he earned as captain of the Italian team in the 1982 tournament in Spain, at the age of 40 years, 4 months and 13 days.Zoff was a goalkeeper of outstanding ability and has a place in the...
, José Altafini
José Altafini
José João Altafini, is an Italian Brazilian former footballer. He is the joint-third highest scorer in Italian Serie A history with 216 goals. He currently holds the record for the highest no...
, Omar Sívori
Omar Sivori
Enrique Omar Sívori was an Italian Argentine football striker and manager. He is known for his time with the successful Juventus side during the late 1950s and early 1960s. At club level he also played for River Plate and Napoli.On the international level, he first appeared for the Argentine...
, and hometown midfielder Antonio Juliano. Juliano would eventually break the appearance records, which still stand today.
The trend of Napoli performing well in the league continued into the 1970s, with third place spots in 1970–71 and 1973–74. Under the coaching of former player Luís Vinício
Luís Vinício
Luís Vinícius de Menezes, more famously known as Vinício was a professional football player, who played as a center forward. Although he is a Brazilian, Vinício played his entire career in Italy....
, this gained them entry into the early UEFA Cup competitions; in 1974–75 they reached the third round knocking out Porto 2–0 on the way. During the same season, Napoli finished second in Serie A; just two points behind champions Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
. Solid performances from locally born players such as Bruscolotti
Giuseppe Bruscolotti
Giuseppe Bruscolotti is a former Italian football player, who spent most of his career with S.S.C. Napoli...
, Juliano and Esposito
Salvatore Esposito
Salvatore Esposito is a former Italian football player from Torre Annunziata in the Province of Naples...
were relied upon during this period, coupled with goals from Giuseppe Savoldi
Giuseppe Savoldi
Giuseppe Savoldi is a retired Italian professional football player, who played during the sixties, seventies and eighties. He played as an attacker for Atalanta, Bologna and S.S.C. Napoli, as well as the Italian national side.-Biography:Savoldi made his debut in Series A in 1965 with Atalanta...
.
After beating Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
4–1 on aggregate to lift the Anglo-Italian League Cup
Anglo-Italian League Cup
The Anglo-Italian League Cup was a short-lived football competition between clubs in England and Italy.-History:...
, Napoli were entered into the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
for 1976–77, where they reached the semi-finals, losing 2–1 on aggregate to Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...
. The club won their second Coppa Italia trophy in 1975–76, knocking out Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
and Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...
en route, before beating rivals Verona
Hellas Verona F.C.
Hellas Verona Football Club is a professional Italian association football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu is the team's most widely used nickname...
4–0 in the final. In terms of the Italian league, Napoli were still very much a consistent top six side for much of the late 1970s. Even into the earliest two seasons of the 1980s, the club were performing respectably with a third place finish in 1980–81, however by 1983 they had slipped dramatically and were involved in relegation battles.
Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona is a retired Argentine football player and widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys, setting...
with a €12 million deal from Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
on 30 June 1984. The squad was gradually re-built, with the likes of Ciro Ferrara
Ciro Ferrara
Ciro Ferrara is a former Italian footballer and current head coach of the Italy U-21 team. He spent his playing career as a defender initially at Napoli and later on at Juventus. He is also a former manager of Juventus.-Napoli:...
, Salvatore Bagni
Salvatore Bagni
Salvatore Bagni is a former Italian football.Bagni is best remembered for his period at Napoli, where he won a scudetto in 1987, the first of two won by Napoli in its history....
, and Fernando De Napoli
Fernando De Napoli
Fernando de Napoli is an Italian former professional footballer, who played as a winger during the 1980s and 1990s. During his career he won the scudetto four times.-Club:...
filling the ranks. The rise up the tables was gradual, by 1985–86, they had a third place finish under their belts, but better was yet to come. The 1986–87 season was the landmark in Napoli's history; they won the double, securing the Serie A title by three points and then beating Atalanta
Atalanta B.C.
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici...
4–0 to lift the Coppa Italia.
Because a mainland Southern Italian
Southern Italian
Southern Italian , or Napoletano-Calabrese, is a group of Italo-Dalmatian Romance dialects spoken in Southern Lazio, Southern Marche, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Basilicata, Apulia, and Northern Calabria....
team had never won the league before, this turned Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona is a retired Argentine football player and widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys, setting...
into a cultural, social and borderline religious icon for Neapolitans, which stretched beyond the realms of just football.
The club were unsuccessful in the European Cup
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
in the following season and finished runners-up in Serie A. However, Napoli were entered into the UEFA Cup for 1988–89 and won their first major European title. Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
, Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
, and PAOK
PAOK FC
P.A.O.K. F.C. is a Greek association football club based in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is the largest supported football club in Macedonia.PAOK FC is the football department of Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans , a multi-sport club. Since its formation in 1926 the football club...
were defeated on the way to the final, where Napoli beat Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
5–4 on aggregate, with two goals from Careca and one each from Maradona, Ferrara and Alemão.
Napoli added their second Serie A title in 1989–90, beating Milan by two points in the title race. However, this was surrounded by less auspicious circumstances as Napoli were awarded two points for a game, when in Bergamo
Bergamo
Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan...
, an Atalanta fan threw a ₤100 lira
Italian lira
The lira was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. Between 1999 and 2002, the Italian lira was officially a “national subunit” of the euro...
coin at Alemão's head. A controversial set of events set off at the 1990 World Cup
1990 FIFA World Cup
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
, when Maradona made comments pertaining to North-South inequality in the country and the risorgimento
Italian unification
Italian unification was the political and social movement that agglomerated different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of Italy in the 19th century...
, asking Neapolitans to root for Argentina
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
in the semi-finals against Italy
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
in Naples.
Napoli ultras
Ultras
Ultras are a type of sports fans renowned for their fanatical support and elaborate displays. They are predominantly European followers of football teams...
responded by displaying a banner in their curva that read: "Maradona, Naples loves you, but Italy is our homeland". It was the only stadium during the competition where the Argentine national anthem
Argentine National Anthem
The Argentine National Anthem is the national anthem of Argentina. The name of the song originally was Marcha Patriótica , and was later renamed Canción Patriótica Nacional and finally Canción Patriótica . A copy published in 1847 called it Himno Nacional Argentino and the name has remained ever...
wasn't jeered, Maradona bowed to the Napoli fans at the end and his country went on to reach the final. However, after the final the Italian Football Federation forced Maradona to take a doping test, which he failed testing positive for cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
; Napoli and he claimed it was a revenge plot for events at the World Cup. Maradona was banned for 15 months and would never play for the club again. The club still managed to win the Supercoppa Italiana
Supercoppa Italiana
The Supercoppa Italiana is a pre-season football competition held the week before the season begins in Italy every year. It is contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season, as a curtain raiser to the new season. It is usually played at the home of the Serie A...
that year, with a record 5–1 victory against Juventus, but it would be their last major trophy. In the European Cup however, they went out in the second round.
Decline and rebirth
Though the club finished fourth during the 1991–92 season, Napoli gradually went into decline after that season, both financially and on the field. Players such as Gianfranco ZolaGianfranco Zola
Gianfranco Zola, OBE, Ufficiale OMRI is a retired Italian footballer and manager, who most recently managed West Ham United from 2008 to 2010, after having been assistant manager of the Italy U-21 under Pierluigi Casiraghi...
, Daniel Fonseca
Daniel Fonseca
Daniel Fonseca Garis is an Uruguayan former footballer, now a football agent . As a forward, he played for Italy's S.S.C Napoli, A.S. Roma and Juventus....
, Ciro Ferrara
Ciro Ferrara
Ciro Ferrara is a former Italian footballer and current head coach of the Italy U-21 team. He spent his playing career as a defender initially at Napoli and later on at Juventus. He is also a former manager of Juventus.-Napoli:...
and Careca had all departed by 1994. Though Napoli did manage to qualify for the 1994–95 UEFA Cup, reaching the third round and in 1996–97, Napoli appeared at the Coppa Italia final, but lost 3–1 to Vicenza
Vicenza Calcio
Vicenza Calcio is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. The club was formed in 1902 and currently plays in Italy's Serie B, having spent the entire 1960s and a large part of the 1990s in Serie A...
. Napoli's league form had dropped lower, and relegation to Serie B came at the end of 1997–98 when they recorded only two wins all season.
The club returned to Serie A after gaining promotion in the 1999–2000 season, though after a closely contested relegation battle they were relegated back down. They failed to gain promotion following this and slipped further down. By August 2004, Napoli was declared bankrupt with debts estimated up to €70 million. To secure football in the city, film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis
Aurelio De Laurentiis
Aurelio De Laurentiis is a prominent Italian film producer, through his company, Filmauro. He is also the current chairman of his native Italian football club Napoli....
refounded the club under the name Napoli Soccer, as they were not allowed to use their old name. FIGC placed Napoli in Serie C1, where they missed out on promotion after losing 2–1 in play-offs to local rivals Avellino
U.S. Avellino
Associazione Sportiva Avellino 1912 , since summer 2010, is the new name of the Italian football club, based in Avellino, Campania. The club was founded in 1912 and its traditional colours are green and white...
.
Despite the fact that Napoli were playing in such a low division, they retained higher average attendances than most of the Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
clubs, breaking the Serie C attendance record with 51,000 at one game. The following season, they secured promotion to Serie B and De Laurentiis bought back the club's history, restoring its name to Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli in May 2006. After just one season back in Serie B, they were promoted on the final day, along with fellow sleeping giants Genoa
Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria...
. Napoli finished the season placed 8th in the Serie A, enough to secure a place in the Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
third round. That same year, Napoli also defeated five major teams, Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
, Internazionale
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
, Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
, Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...
, and Udinese
Udinese Calcio
Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa....
.
The 2008–09 season saw Napoli qualifying to the UEFA Cup via Intertoto Cup. However, the team was eliminated in the first round by Portuguese team Benfica. At the domestic level, Napoli made a very impressive start, proposing as one of the main candidates for a Champions League spot; however, results and performances quickly declined in mid-season, causing Napoli to fall down to 11th place in the league table, and leading to the dismissal of manager Edy Reja in March 2009, with Roberto Donadoni
Roberto Donadoni
Roberto Donadoni is an Italian football manager and former player, last in charge of Serie A club Cagliari.An attacking midfielder or winger known for pace and technique, he was a pillar of the powerhouse AC Milan teams of the late 1980s and early 1990s and one of the pioneers of Major League...
being appointed as his replacement.
Despite reinforcements in the summer transfer window, Napoli began the 2009–10 season began with a number of poor results. After a 2–1 loss to Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
in October 2009, Donadoni was relieved of his duties and replaced by former Sampdoria
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...
manager, Walter Mazzarri
Walter Mazzarri
Walter Mazzarri is a retired Italian footballer and the current manager of S.S.C. Napoli.-Playing career:Mazzarri, a midfielder and a product of Fiorentina's youth system, made his professional debut in 1981 for Pescara of Serie B, and played a short Serie A stint in Cagliari the following season,...
. Under Mazzarri, Napoli climbed up the table, before finishing in 6th place to qualify for the Europa League. Napoli, under Mazzarri's guide and reinforced by players such as Edinson Cavani, spent part of the 2010–11 season in the second place, finally finishing third and qualifying directly to the group phase of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League
2011–12 UEFA Champions League
The 2011–12 UEFA Champions League is the 57th season of the European Cup, Europe's premier football tournament, and the 20th season in its current Champions League format. The final venue will be the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany...
.
Current squad
Out on loan
Retired numbers
- 10 –
Diego Armando Maradona, Second StrikerStrikerForwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
, 1984–91
Notable players
Presidents
Below is the official presidential history of Napoli, from when Giorgio Ascarelli took over at the club in 1926, until the present day.Eugenio Coppola
|align=left|1930–32
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|align=left|Vincenzo Savarese
|align=left|1932–36
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|align=left|Achille Lauro
|align=left|1936–40
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|align=left|Gaetano Del Pezzo
|align=left|1940
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|align=left|Tommaso Leonetti
|align=left|1940–41
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|align=left|Luigi Piscitelli
|align=left|1941–43
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|align=left|Annibale Fienga
|align=left|1943–45
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|align=left|Vincenzo Savarese
|align=left|1945–46
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| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| Pasquale Russo | 1946–48 |
| Egidio Musollino | 1948–51 |
| Alfonso Cuomo | 1951–52 |
| Achille Lauro | 1952–54 |
| Alfonso Cuomo | 1954–63 |
| Luigi Scuotto | 1963–64 |
| Roberto Fiore | 1964–67 |
| Gioacchino Lauro | 1967–68 |
| Antonio Corcione | 1968–69 |
| Corrado Ferlaino | 1969–71 |
| Ettore Sacchi | 1971–72 |
| Corrado Ferlaino | 1972–83 |
| Marino Brancaccio | 1983 |
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|valign="top"|
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| Corrado Ferlaino | 1983–93 |
| Ellenio F. Gallo | 1993–95 |
| Vincenzo Schiano di Colella (honorary president) |
1995–96 |
| Gian Marco Innocenti (honorary president) |
1997–98 |
| Federico Scalingi (honorary president) |
1999–00 |
| Giorgio Corbelli | 2000 |
| Salvatore Naldi | 2002–04 |
| Aurelio De Laurentiis Aurelio De Laurentiis Aurelio De Laurentiis is a prominent Italian film producer, through his company, Filmauro. He is also the current chairman of his native Italian football club Napoli.... |
2004– |
|}
Managers
Napoli have had many managers and trainers, some seasons they have had co-managers running the team. Here is a chronological list of them from 1926 onwards:Rolf Steiger
Rolf Steiger
Rolf Steiger was an Austrian football defender and then coach in Italian football. Steiger's career revolved around clubs which would eventually become S.S.C. Napoli.-Club career:...
Giovanni Terrile
Ferenc Molnar
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|align=left|1927–28
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|align=left|Otto Fischer
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|align=left|1928–29
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|align=left|William Garbutt
William Garbutt
William Thomas Garbutt born in Hazel Grove, Stockport, most commonly known as Willy Garbutt was an English football player, and later a prominent coaching figure in Italian and Spanish football after his retirement...
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|align=left|1929–35
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|align=left|Károly Csapkay
Károly Csapkay
Károly Csapkay commonly known as Karl Csapkay, was a Hungarian football player and manager from Budapest. As a player he featured for Fiorentina before going on to manage several teams.-References:...
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|align=left|1935–36
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|align=left|Angelo Mattea
Angelo Mattea
Angelo Mattea was an Italian football player and manager from Santhià in the Province of Vercelli. He played club football for several clubs including Casale, which he helped to win the 1913–14 scudetto, and Juventus...
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|align=left|1936–38
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|align=left|Eugen Payer
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|align=left|1938
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|align=left|Paolo Jodice
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|align=left|1938–39
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|align=left|Adolfo Baloncieri
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|align=left|1939–40
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|align=left|Antonio Vojak
Antonio Vojak
Antonio Vojak was a famous Italian football player whose career was played out during the 1920s and 1930s.He is most noted for his time with Juventus and Napoli, the latter of which he holds the second place all-time club record for goals scored in the Italian leagues.His younger brother Oliviero...
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|align=left|1940–43
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|align=left|Giuseppe Innocenti
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|align=left|1943
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|align=left|Raffaele Sansone
Raffaele Sansone
Raffaele Sansone was an Italo-Uruguayan football player and coach from Montevideo, Uruguay. He played club football most notably for Bologna where he spent over a decade, winning Serie A four times...
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|align=left|1945–46
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|align=left|Attila Sallustro
Attila Sallustro
Attila Sallustro born in Asunción, Paraguay was a professional Italian-Paraguayan football player. He is considered the first true idol at the club S.S.C. Napoli.-Biography:...
Giovanni Vecchina
Giovanni Vecchina
Giovanni Vecchina was an Italian football player and manager from Venice in the region of Veneto. Vecchina played his entire career in the Italian football system; he is most well known for his time with Juventus, Venezia and Padova.After retiring from playing, Vecchia went on to manage many...
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|align=left|1947–48
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|align=left|Arnaldo Sentimenti
Arnaldo Sentimenti
Arnaldo "Cherry" Sentimenti also known as Sentimenti II is a former Italian football player and coach from Bomporto in the Province of Modena...
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|align=left|1948
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|align=left|Felice Placido Borel
Felice Borel
Felice Placido Borel was an Italian football player who played as a striker.His older brother Aldo Borel played football professionally, spending 10 seasons in the Serie A, and their father Ernesto Borel played for OGC Nice, AS Cannes and Juventus F.C. in the 1900s and 1910s...
Paolo Jodice
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|align=left|1948–49
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|align=left|Domenico Mattioli
Luigi de Manes
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|align=left|1949
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|align=left|Vittorio Mosele
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|align=left|1949
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|align=left|Eraldo Monzeglio
Eraldo Monzeglio
Eraldo Monzeglio was an Italian football defender.Monzeglio was born in Vignale Monferrato, in the province of Alessandria ....
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|align=left|1949–56
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|align=left|Amedeo Amadei
Amedeo Amadei
Amedeo Amadei is a former professional Italian football player. He played as a striker.He was born in Frascati, near Rome, the son of a baker....
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|align=left|1956–59
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|align=left|Annibale Frossi
Annibale Frossi
Annibale Frossi was an Italian footballer.Frossi is perhaps best known for wearing correctional glasses during his playing years after suffering from myopia from when he was a child...
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|align=left|1959
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|align=left|Amedeo Amadei
Amedeo Amadei
Amedeo Amadei is a former professional Italian football player. He played as a striker.He was born in Frascati, near Rome, the son of a baker....
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|align=left|1959–61
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|align=left|Amedeo Amadei
Amedeo Amadei
Amedeo Amadei is a former professional Italian football player. He played as a striker.He was born in Frascati, near Rome, the son of a baker....
Renato Cesarini
Renato Cesarini
Renato Cesarini was an Italian Argentine football player and coach, who also played for Juventus in Italy...
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|align=left|1961
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|align=left|Attila Sallustro
Attila Sallustro
Attila Sallustro born in Asunción, Paraguay was a professional Italian-Paraguayan football player. He is considered the first true idol at the club S.S.C. Napoli.-Biography:...
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|align=left|1961
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|align=left|Fioravante Baldi
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|align=left|1961–62
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|align=left|Bruno Pesaola
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|align=left|1962
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|align=left|Bruno Pesaola
Eraldo Monzeglio
Eraldo Monzeglio
Eraldo Monzeglio was an Italian football defender.Monzeglio was born in Vignale Monferrato, in the province of Alessandria ....
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|align=left|1962–63
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|align=left|Roberto Lerici
Roberto Lerici
Roberto Lerici was an Italian professional football player and coach.-External links:*...
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|align=left|1963–64
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|align=left|Giovanni Molino
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|align=left|1964
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|align=left|Bruno Pesaola
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|align=left|1964–68
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|align=left|Giuseppe Chiappella
Giuseppe Chiappella
Giuseppe Chiappella was an Italian football midfielder and manager. He started his career with Pisa, but is most famous for making over 300 appearances for Fiorentina...
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|align=left|1968–69
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|align=left|Egidio di Costanzo
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|align=left|1969
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|align=left|Giuseppe Chiappella
Giuseppe Chiappella
Giuseppe Chiappella was an Italian football midfielder and manager. He started his career with Pisa, but is most famous for making over 300 appearances for Fiorentina...
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|align=left|1969–73
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|align=left|Luis Vinicio
Luís Vinício
Luís Vinícius de Menezes, more famously known as Vinício was a professional football player, who played as a center forward. Although he is a Brazilian, Vinício played his entire career in Italy....
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|align=left|1973–76
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|align=left|Alberto del Frati
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|align=left|1976
|}
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|valign="top"|
| Name | Nationality | Years |
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| Bruno Pesaola | |
1976–77 |
| Rosario Rivellino | |
1977 |
| Giovanni di Marzio | |
1977–78 |
| Luis Vinicio Luís Vinício Luís Vinícius de Menezes, more famously known as Vinício was a professional football player, who played as a center forward. Although he is a Brazilian, Vinício played his entire career in Italy.... |
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1978–80 |
| Angelo Sormani Angelo Sormani Ángelo Benedicto Miguel Sormani is a former Italian Brazilian footballer.During his club career, he played for Santos Futebol Clube of Brazil, and A.C. Mantova, A.S. Roma, U.C. Sampdoria, A.C. Milan, S.S.C... |
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1980 |
| Rino Marchesi Rino Marchesi Rino Marchesi is a former Italian football midfielder and manager from San Giuliano Milanese. Over the course of his career he played for five sides, spending the most of his time with Atalanta, Fiorentina and Lazio.... |
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1980–82 |
| Massimo Giacomini | |
1982 |
| Bruno Pesaola | |
1982–83 |
| Pietro Santi | |
1983–84 |
| Rino Marchesi Rino Marchesi Rino Marchesi is a former Italian football midfielder and manager from San Giuliano Milanese. Over the course of his career he played for five sides, spending the most of his time with Atalanta, Fiorentina and Lazio.... |
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1984–85 |
| Ottavio Bianchi Ottavio Bianchi Ottavio Bianchi is an Italian former football player and coach.-Biography:Bianchi was born in Brescia. During his playing days, he has won two caps for Italy, and played for a number of teams, including Brescia, Napoli, Atalanta, Milan and Cagliari.He is best remembered for being the coach of... |
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1985–89 |
| Alberto Bigon Alberto Bigon Alberto "Albertino" Bigon is an Italian football manager and former player.-Playing career:Bigon started his playing career for his native city team Padova. He made his Serie A debut with SPAL in 1967, but obtained most of his playing triumphs with AC Milan, where he played from 1971 to 1980... |
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1989–91 |
| Claudio Ranieri Claudio Ranieri Claudio Ranieri, is an Italian football manager, currently in charge as head coach of Internazionale.He has also managed many other well-known clubs in Europe, including Cagliari, Napoli, Fiorentina, Valencia, Atlético Madrid, Chelsea, Parma, Juventus and Roma.-Early life:Ranieri attended St... |
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1991–93 |
| Ottavio Bianchi Ottavio Bianchi Ottavio Bianchi is an Italian former football player and coach.-Biography:Bianchi was born in Brescia. During his playing days, he has won two caps for Italy, and played for a number of teams, including Brescia, Napoli, Atalanta, Milan and Cagliari.He is best remembered for being the coach of... |
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1993 |
| Marcello Lippi Marcello Lippi Marcello Lippi, Commendatore OMRI is a former Italian World Cup-winning football manager and former player. He served as Italian national team head coach from 16 July 2004 to 12 July 2006 and led Italy to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was re-appointed as Italian head coach in the summer of 2008... |
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1993–94 |
| Vincenzo Guerini | |
1994 |
| Vujadin Boškov Vujadin Boškov Vujadin Boškov is a retired Serbian football player and coach.Boškov was born in the village of Begeč near Novi Sad, Danube Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia). He played with FK Vojvodina for most of his career... Jarbas Faustinho Cané Jarbas Faustinho Canè Jarbas Faustinho commonly known as just Cané is a former Brazil professional footballer and coach... |
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1994–95 |
| Vujadin Boškov Vujadin Boškov Vujadin Boškov is a retired Serbian football player and coach.Boškov was born in the village of Begeč near Novi Sad, Danube Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia). He played with FK Vojvodina for most of his career... Aldo Sensibile Aldo Sensibile Aldo Sensibile is an Italian professional football coach and a former player.He played for two seasons in the Serie A for A.S. Roma.... |
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1995–96 |
| Luigi Simoni Luigi Simoni Luigi "Gigi" Simoni is an Italian football manager, currently in office with Gubbio of Serie B, and a former player.-Biography:Luigi Simoni was born at Crevalcore .... |
|
1996–97 |
| Vincenzo Montefusco Vincenzo Montefusco Vincenzo "Enzo" Montefusco is a former Italian football midfielder and manager. He is most noted for his association to his hometown side Napoli, where he played for over a decade as a player and several managerial spells throughout Serie B and Serie C teams such as Cosenza and Pisa, before... |
|
1997 |
| Bortolo Mutti Bortolo Mutti Bortolo Mutti is an Italian football manager and a former player.His older brother Tiziano Mutti also played football professionally... |
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1997 |
| Carlo Mazzone Carlo Mazzone Carlo "Carletto" Mazzone is an Italian football manager.A former centre back who played several seasons for his beloved team, AS Roma, other than Spal and Ascoli, where he played for nine season, Mazzone left the playing career in season 1968-1969, to become the manager of Ascoli itself, in Serie... |
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1997 |
| Giovanni Galeone Giovanni Galeone Giovanni Galeone is an Italian football manager.-Playing career:Galeone, born in Naples, moved to Northern Italy in his youth years, and played for Ponziana Trieste, Monza and Udinese, where he spent most of his playing career.-Managing career:Galeone started his coaching career at 34 for Serie D... |
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1997–98 |
| Vincenzo Montefusco Vincenzo Montefusco Vincenzo "Enzo" Montefusco is a former Italian football midfielder and manager. He is most noted for his association to his hometown side Napoli, where he played for over a decade as a player and several managerial spells throughout Serie B and Serie C teams such as Cosenza and Pisa, before... |
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1998 |
| Renzo Ulivieri Renzo Ulivieri Renzo Ulivieri is an Italian association football manager. He is the current chairman of the Associazione Italiana Allenatori Calcio .-Career:... |
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1998–99 |
| Vincenzo Montefusco Vincenzo Montefusco Vincenzo "Enzo" Montefusco is a former Italian football midfielder and manager. He is most noted for his association to his hometown side Napoli, where he played for over a decade as a player and several managerial spells throughout Serie B and Serie C teams such as Cosenza and Pisa, before... |
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1999 |
| Walter Novellino | |
1999–00 |
| Zdeněk Zeman Zdenek Zeman Zdeněk Zeman is a Czech-Italian football coach. He has managed numerous different teams, mostly in Italian football, over the years, and is currently in charge of Serie B club Pescara.-Biography:... |
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2000 |
| Emiliano Mondonico Emiliano Mondonico Emiliano Mondonico is an Italian football manager. He last served as head coach of Serie B side AlbinoLeffe.-Career:... |
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2000–01 |
| Luigi De Canio Luigi De Canio Luigi "Gigi" De Canio is an Italian football manager and former player.-Player:De Canio, a full back, played mostly with Serie C1 and Serie C2 teams, his lone season in Serie B being 1979–80 with Matera, marking his debut in the division on September 16, 1979 against Genoa... |
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2001–02 |
| Franco Colomba Franco Colomba Franco Colomba is an Italian football coach and former player, who is currently in charge of Serie A club Parma.-Playing:... |
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2002 |
| Sergio Buso | |
2002 |
| Francesco Scoglio | |
2002–03 |
| Franco Colomba Franco Colomba Franco Colomba is an Italian football coach and former player, who is currently in charge of Serie A club Parma.-Playing:... |
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2003 |
| Andrea Agostinelli | |
2003 |
| Luigi Simoni Luigi Simoni Luigi "Gigi" Simoni is an Italian football manager, currently in office with Gubbio of Serie B, and a former player.-Biography:Luigi Simoni was born at Crevalcore .... |
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2003–04 |
| Giampiero Ventura Giampiero Ventura Giampiero Ventura is an Italian football manager and the current manager of Torino.-Career:After a short playing career started with Sampdoria, Ventura was forced to retire from active football at the age of 25 because of a serious back injury... |
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2004 |
| Edoardo Reja Edoardo Reja Edoardo "Edy" Reja is an Italian football coach and former player, currently managing Lazio in the Italian Serie A. Born in Italy to Slovenian parents, Reja speaks Slovene and Italian. He is also fluent in Friulan.... |
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2005–09 |
| Roberto Donadoni Roberto Donadoni Roberto Donadoni is an Italian football manager and former player, last in charge of Serie A club Cagliari.An attacking midfielder or winger known for pace and technique, he was a pillar of the powerhouse AC Milan teams of the late 1980s and early 1990s and one of the pioneers of Major League... |
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2009 |
| Walter Mazzarri Walter Mazzarri Walter Mazzarri is a retired Italian footballer and the current manager of S.S.C. Napoli.-Playing career:Mazzarri, a midfielder and a product of Fiorentina's youth system, made his professional debut in 1981 for Pescara of Serie B, and played a short Serie A stint in Cagliari the following season,... |
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Statistics and records
Antonio Juliano holds Napoli's official appearance record, having made 502 over the course of 16 years from 1962 until 1978. Juliano also holds the record for league appearances with 394. The all-time leading goalscorer for Napoli is Attila SallustroAttila Sallustro
Attila Sallustro born in Asunción, Paraguay was a professional Italian-Paraguayan football player. He is considered the first true idol at the club S.S.C. Napoli.-Biography:...
, with 118 league goals scored. In Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
the only Napoli player to finish the season as the league's topscorer, known in Italy as the capocannoniere
Capocannoniere
The Capocannoniere is the name given to the highest goalscorer in Italian football. The Serie A title is currently held by Antonio Di Natale.-SERIE A:...
, is Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona is a retired Argentine football player and widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys, setting...
in the 1987–88
Serie A 1987-88
The 1987/1988 Serie A season marked A.C. Milan's first Scudetto under the Silvio Berlusconi era and their first since the 1978/1979 season. S.S.C. Napoli, with a team including Diego Maradona, Ciro Ferrara and Careca were pre-season favourites. The championship went down to the last day of the...
season with 15 goals.
The biggest ever victory recorded by Napoli was 8–1 against Pro Patria, in the 1955–56
Serie A 1955-56
-Final classification:-Results:...
season of Serie A. Napoli's heaviest championship defeat came during the 1927–28
Italian Football Championship 1927-28
The winner was Torino F.C..-Classification:-Results table:* Please note that the home teams are read down the left hand side while the away teams are indicated along the top.-Classification:-Results table:...
season when eventual champions Torino beat them 11–0.
Below are appearance and goalscoring records pertaining to Napoli players in the Italian leagues.
| Name | Nationality | Appearances | |
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| 1 | Antonio Juliano | |
394 |
| 2 | Giuseppe Bruscolotti Giuseppe Bruscolotti Giuseppe Bruscolotti is a former Italian football player, who spent most of his career with S.S.C. Napoli... |
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387 |
| 3 | Moreno Ferrario Moreno Ferrario Moreno Ferrario is an Italian professional football coach and a former player from Lainate in the Province of Milan. Currently, he manages the youth team of A.S... |
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310 |
| 4 | Attila Sallustro Attila Sallustro Attila Sallustro born in Asunción, Paraguay was a professional Italian-Paraguayan football player. He is considered the first true idol at the club S.S.C. Napoli.-Biography:... |
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273 |
| 5 | Bruno Gramaglia Bruno Gramaglia Bruno Gramaglia was an Italian football player from Genoa in Liguria. He played club football most notably for Napoli and Sampdoria, at Napoli he is joint-fourth in their all-time league appearance records with Attila Sallustro.He was part of the Spezia squad which won the Campionato Alta Italia... |
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273 |
| 6 | Carlo Buscaglia Carlo Buscaglia Carlo Buscaglia was an Italian football player from Bastia di Balocco in the Province of Vercelli. He played club football most notably for Napoli... |
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259 |
| 7 | Ottavio Bugatti Ottavio Bugatti Ottavio Bugatti is an Italian former football player from Lentate sul Seveso, in the province of Milan. He played club football for Napoli and Inter; while at Napoli he played himself into the appearance records books at the club, today he is seventh in the clubs all-time appearance records for... |
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256 |
| 8 | Ciro Ferrara Ciro Ferrara Ciro Ferrara is a former Italian footballer and current head coach of the Italy U-21 team. He spent his playing career as a defender initially at Napoli and later on at Juventus. He is also a former manager of Juventus.-Napoli:... |
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247 |
| 9 | Bruno Pesaola | |
240 |
| 10 | Arnaldo Sentimenti Arnaldo Sentimenti Arnaldo "Cherry" Sentimenti also known as Sentimenti II is a former Italian football player and coach from Bomporto in the Province of Modena... |
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227 |
| Name | Nationality | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Attila Sallustro Attila Sallustro Attila Sallustro born in Asunción, Paraguay was a professional Italian-Paraguayan football player. He is considered the first true idol at the club S.S.C. Napoli.-Biography:... |
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118 |
| 2 | Antonio Vojak Antonio Vojak Antonio Vojak was a famous Italian football player whose career was played out during the 1920s and 1930s.He is most noted for his time with Juventus and Napoli, the latter of which he holds the second place all-time club record for goals scored in the Italian leagues.His younger brother Oliviero... |
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102 |
| 3 | Diego Maradona Diego Maradona Diego Armando Maradona is a retired Argentine football player and widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys, setting... |
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81 |
| 4 | Careca | |
73 |
| 5 | José Altafini José Altafini José João Altafini, is an Italian Brazilian former footballer. He is the joint-third highest scorer in Italian Serie A history with 216 goals. He currently holds the record for the highest no... |
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71 |
| 6 | Luís Vinício Luís Vinício Luís Vinícius de Menezes, more famously known as Vinício was a professional football player, who played as a center forward. Although he is a Brazilian, Vinício played his entire career in Italy.... |
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69 |
| 7 | Canè Jarbas Faustinho Canè Jarbas Faustinho commonly known as just Cané is a former Brazil professional footballer and coach... |
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56 |
| 8 | Savoldi Giuseppe Savoldi Giuseppe Savoldi is a retired Italian professional football player, who played during the sixties, seventies and eighties. He played as an attacker for Atalanta, Bologna and S.S.C. Napoli, as well as the Italian national side.-Biography:Savoldi made his debut in Series A in 1965 with Atalanta... |
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55 |
| 9 | Jeppson Hasse Jeppson Hans "Hasse" Jeppson is a retired Swedish football striker. He was known for his impressive goals to games ratio at several clubs, most of his career was spent with Napoli in Italy... |
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52 |
| 10 | Hamsik Marek Hamšík Marek Hamšík is a Slovak football midfielder who currently plays for Serie A club S.S.C. Napoli and captains the Slovakia national team.-Early career:... |
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50 |
Colours, badge and nicknames
Gulf of Naples
The Gulf of Naples is a c. 15 km wide gulf located in the south western coast of Italy, . It opens to the west into the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered on the north by the cities of Naples and Pozzuoli, on the east by Mount Vesuvius, and on the south by the Sorrentine Peninsula and the main...
. Originally while using the name Naples FBC, the colours of the club implemented two shades of blue. Since the 1920s however, a singular blue tone has been used in the form of azure; as thus they share the nickname azzurri
Azzurri
Azzurri is the Italian plural form of azzurro, light blue . Light blue was the official color of the Savoia family, Italy's monarchs until 1946. For this reason azure is the color usually worn by Italians in sport events....
with the Italian national side
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
.
One of the nicknames of Napoli is I ciucciarelli which means "the little donkey
Donkey
The donkey or ass, Equus africanus asinus, is a domesticated member of the Equidae or horse family. The wild ancestor of the donkey is the African Wild Ass, E...
s" in the local dialect, they were given this name after a particularly poor performance during the 1926–27
Italian Football Championship 1926-27
On the field, the winner was Torino F.C..The Scudetto, however, was revoked during the following season.A member of Torino's board of directors declared to have paid for winning the match Torino-Juventus , played on 5 June 1927....
season. It was originally meant to be derogatory, as the Neapolitan symbol is a rampant black horse, the club however adopted the donkey as a mascot called O Ciuccio, displaying it with pride.
The club badge Napoli are most famous for is a large N placed within a circle. This crest can be traced back to Internazionale Napoli
U.S. Internazionale Napoli
Unione Sportiva Internazionale Napoli was an Italian football club from Naples. They were founded in 1912 and competed until their merger with Naples FBC to form what is today known as S.S.C. Napoli in 1922.-History:...
, who used a similar design on their shirts. Since the club officially adopted the N badge as its representative, Napoli have altered it slightly at various times; sometimes it features the club's name around it, sometimes it does not. The main difference between each badge is the shade of blue used. Usually the N is white, although it has occasionally been gold.
Partenopei is a popular nickname for the club and people from the city of Naples in general. It is derived from Greek mythology
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
where the siren
Siren
In Greek mythology, the Sirens were three dangerous mermaid like creatures, portrayed as seductresses who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. Roman poets placed them on an island called Sirenum scopuli...
Parthenópē tried to enchant Odysseus
Odysseus
Odysseus or Ulysses was a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey. Odysseus also plays a key role in Homer's Iliad and other works in the Epic Cycle....
from his ship to Capri
Capri
Capri is an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples, in the Campania region of Southern Italy...
. In the story Odysseus had his men tie him to the ship's mast so he was able to resist the song of the siren; as a result Parthenope, unable to live with the rejection of her love, drowned herself and her body was washed up upon the shore of Naples.
Sponsors and manufacturers
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 1978–80 | Puma PUMA AG Puma SE, officially branded as PUMA, is a major German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear and other sportswear. Formed in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, relationships between the two brothers deteriorated until the two... |
None |
| 1981–82 | Snaidero | |
| 1981–81 | NR | |
| 1982–83 | Cirio Francesco Cirio Francesco Cirio was an Italian businessman and the inventor of canned vegetables and meat. He was born in Nizza Monferrato, then part of the Kingdom of Sardinia, to a poor and illiterate family. When he was 14 years old he came to the capital of the kingdom, Turin... |
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| 1983–84 | Latte Berna | |
| 1984–85 | Linea Time | Cirio Francesco Cirio Francesco Cirio was an Italian businessman and the inventor of canned vegetables and meat. He was born in Nizza Monferrato, then part of the Kingdom of Sardinia, to a poor and illiterate family. When he was 14 years old he came to the capital of the kingdom, Turin... |
| 1985–88 | NR | Buitoni |
| 1985–91 | Mars Mars, Incorporated Mars, Incorporated is a worldwide manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products with US$30 billion in annual sales in 2010, and is ranked as the 5th largest privately held company in the United States by Forbes. Headquartered in McLean, unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia,... |
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| 1991–94 | Umbro Umbro Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment... |
Voiello |
| 1994–96 | Lotto Lotto Sport Italia Lotto Sport Italia is an Italian sports apparel manufacturer. Its products are now distributed in more than 60 countries.-History:Lotto was established in 1973 by the Caberlotto family in Montebelluna, northern Italy, the world centre of footwear manufacturing. In June 1973, Lotto made its debut... |
Record Cucine |
| 1996–97 | Centrale del Latte di Napoli | |
| 1997–99 | Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area... |
Polenghi |
| 1999–00 | Peroni Peroni Brewery Peroni Brewery , is a brewing company, founded in Vigevano in Lombardia, Italy in 1846. It is now based in Rome and is owned by SABMiller.... |
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| 2000–03 | Diadora Diadora Diadora is an Italian football, tennis, running, cycling, rugby, athletic shoe, clothing, and fashion accessory manufacturer with locations in Italy, the United States, and Hong Kong.-History:... |
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| 2003–04 | Legea Legea Legea is a sportswear company founded in 1990, in Pompei, Italy. It is one of the most popular brands among Italian amateur football teams, now heavily expanding also among top division professional clubs.... |
Russo Cicciano |
| 2004–06 | Kappa Kappa (company) Kappa is an Italian company specialized at the manufacture of sporting clothes and accessories, that started as a sock and underwear manufacturer in 1916 in Turin.-Logo:... |
Manuale d'amore Manuale d'amore Manuale d'amore is a 2005 Italian blockbuster love comedy composed of four episodes. It was directed by Giovanni Veronesi, who made two sequels, Manuale d'amore 2 – Capitoli successivi in 2007, and Manuale d'amore 3 in 2011.-Plot:... / Sky Captain Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is a 2004 American pulp adventure science-fiction film written and directed by Kerry Conran in his directorial debut. The film is set in an alternative 1939 and follows the adventures of Polly Perkins , a newspaper reporter, and Harry Joseph "Joe" Sullivan ,... / Crash – Contatto fisico Crash (2004 film) Crash is a 2004 American drama film co-written, produced, and directed by Paul Haggis. The film is about racial and social tensions in Los Angeles, California. A self-described "passion piece" for Haggis, Crash was inspired by a real life incident in which his Porsche was carjacked outside a video... / Christmas in Love / Mandi Mandi -Places:*Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, a city in Himachal Pradesh, India* Mandi State, former princely state.*Mandi *Mandi district, a district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India*Mandı, Azerbaijan... |
| 2005–06 | Lete | |
| 2006–09 | Diadora Diadora Diadora is an Italian football, tennis, running, cycling, rugby, athletic shoe, clothing, and fashion accessory manufacturer with locations in Italy, the United States, and Hong Kong.-History:... |
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| 2009–2011 | Macron Macron (sportswear) Macron is an Italian association football, basketball, baseball, rugby, handball, futsal, and volleyball sportswear manufacturer. It has links throughout Europe and its headquarters are located in Crespellano, Italy. It was founded in 1971... |
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| 2011– | Lete Lete Lete was an ancient city in Mygdonia, Macedon and Roman Catholic titular see in Macedonia . As Liti, it is a town in the northern suburbs of Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece... -MSC |
Supporters and rivalries
Napoli have several rivalries, the most significant of which is with Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
. In terms of location Napoli and Roma are quite close, together they compete in the Derby del Sole
Derby del Sole
Derby del Sole, known in English as the Derby of the Sun is an Italian football derby match between SSC Napoli and AS Roma. The two clubs are relatively close to each other; Roma being from Central Italy and Napoli from Southern Italy...
("Derby of the Sun"), a rivalry which was at its peak in the 1980s. There are also strong rivalries with Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
and Hellas Verona
Hellas Verona F.C.
Hellas Verona Football Club is a professional Italian association football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu is the team's most widely used nickname...
, as well as local Campanian ones with Salernitana
Salernitana Calcio 1919
Salerno Calcio, or simply Salerno is an Italian association football club from Salerno, Campania.The club is not the legitimate heir of the former Salernitana Calcio 1919, but there is however a sports continuity between the two companies thanks to Article 52 NOIF of FIGC, and the fact that they...
and Avellino
U.S. Avellino
Associazione Sportiva Avellino 1912 , since summer 2010, is the new name of the Italian football club, based in Avellino, Campania. The club was founded in 1912 and its traditional colours are green and white...
.
Conversely, the fans of Napoli have a long standing friendship with Genoa
Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria...
, which goes back to 1982, and with Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
and Catania. On the last day of the 2006–07 season, the club drew 0–0 with Genoa ensuring both were promoted back into Serie A; Genoa ultras
Ultras
Ultras are a type of sports fans renowned for their fanatical support and elaborate displays. They are predominantly European followers of football teams...
could be seen holding up banners saying "Benvenuto fratello napoletano", meaning "Welcome, Neapolitan brother".
SSC Napoli as a company
Since refound in 2004, SSC Napoli had a sustainable management strategy. The club has one of thee largest supporting group in Italy which was the main source of income, in terms of gate revenue and TV rights. Except the first few seasons, Npaoli made a aggregate profit in successive years: in 2004–05 and 2005–06 season the net loss were €7,061,463 and €9,088,780. In 2006–07 Serie B, Napoli made its first profit of €1,416,976 The first Serie A season made new born Napoli had a net profit of €11,911,041 It followed by a net profit of €10,934,520, due to the income from European matches was offset by the increase in cost. In 2009–10 season, Napoli heavily invested on players, made that season had a net profit of just €343,686.National titles
Serie ASerie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
: 2
- Champions: 1986–87; 1989–90
Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
: 1
- Champions: 1949–50
Serie C1
Serie C1
Lega Pro Prima Divisione is the name of the third highest football league in Italy. It consists of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 18 teams each. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1....
: 1
- Southern Champions: 2005–06
Coppa Italia
Coppa Italia
The Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Roma and Juventus lead the way with nine wins. Roma has contested more finals, 16, while Torino and Juventus follow with 13...
: 3
- Winners: 1961–62; 1975–76; 1986–87
Supercoppa Italiana
Supercoppa Italiana
The Supercoppa Italiana is a pre-season football competition held the week before the season begins in Italy every year. It is contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season, as a curtain raiser to the new season. It is usually played at the home of the Serie A...
: 1
- Winners: 1990–91
European titles
UEFA Cup: 1- Winners: 1988–89
Coppa delle Alpi
Coppa delle Alpi
Coppa delle Alpi , was a football tournament, first organized by the Italian national league to start 1960 and then aided by the Swiss League in 1962 for the reason that the majority of the Alps are in Switzerland...
: 1
- Winners: 1966
Anglo-Italian League Cup
Anglo-Italian League Cup
The Anglo-Italian League Cup was a short-lived football competition between clubs in England and Italy.-History:...
: 1
- Winners: 1976
UEFA club coefficient ranking
(As of 2 December 2011), Source: Bert Kassies website| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 59 | Udinese |
| 60 |  CelticCeltic The words Celt and Celtic can refer to:In ethno-linguistics:*Celts, a people of the Celtic nations*Celts , the modern Celtic identity*Celtic languages... |
| 61 |  Athletic BilbaoAthletic Bilbao Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions... |
| 62 | S.S.C Napoli |
| 63 |  BATE Borisov |
| 64 |  Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football... |
| 65 |  Hapoel Tel-Aviv |