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S.S.C. Napoli

January 26, 2023

Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli (pronounced [ˈnaːpoli]), is an Italian professional football club based in the city of Naples (Italian: Napoli, Neapolitan: Napule), Campania that plays in Serie A, the top flight of Italian football. Napoli has won two Serie A titles, six Coppa Italia titles, two Supercoppa Italiana titles, and one UEFA Cup.[1][2]

Napoli
Full nameSocietà Sportiva Calcio Napoli S.p.A.
Nickname(s)Gli Azzurri (The Blues)
I Partenopei (The Parthenopeans)
I Ciucciarelli (The Little Donkeys)
Short nameSSC Napoli
Founded
  • 1905; 118 years ago (1905), as Naples Foot-Ball & Cricket Club
  • 25 August 1926; 96 years ago (25 August 1926), as Associazione Calcio Napoli
  • 25 June 1964; 58 years ago (25 June 1964), as S.S.C. Napoli
GroundStadio Diego Armando Maradona
Capacity54,726
OwnerFilmauro S.r.l.
PresidentAurelio De Laurentiis
ManagerLuciano Spalletti
LeagueSerie A
2021–22Serie A, 3rd of 20
WebsiteClub website
Current season
The performance of Napoli in the Italian football league system since the first season of a unified Serie A (1929–30)

The club was formed in 1926 as Associazione Calcio Napoli following the merger of U.S. Internazionale Napoli and Naples Foot-Ball Club. Napoli saw relatively little success in its early years, winning their first major trophy in the 1962 Coppa Italia. Napoli then saw increased success in the late 1970s (including their second Coppa Italia in 1976) and especially in the 1980s, after the club acquired Diego Maradona in 1984. During his time in Naples, Maradona helped the team win several trophies, which led to the club retiring his number 10 jersey. During this period, Napoli won both of their league titles, in 1987 and 1990, the 1987 Coppa Italia, the 1990 Supercoppa Italiana, and their only European trophy with the 1989 UEFA Cup. Following his departure, however, Napoli struggled financially, and endured several relegations and a bankruptcy, prior to being re-founded in 2004 by film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis. Under his leadership, the club has stabilized, which has led to renewed on-field success, winning 2005-06 Serie C1, the 2012, 2014, and 2020 Coppa Italia titles, and the 2014 Supercoppa Italiana.

By attendance, Napoli have the fourth-largest fan base in Italy,[3] and were ranked as the fifth highest-earning football club in Serie A, with $182 million in revenue during the 2017–18 season.[4] In 2018, Forbes estimated the club is the fifth most valuable club in Italy, worth $379 million. Napoli are also one of the associate members of the European Club Association.

Since 1959, the club has played their home games at the Stadio San Paolo, which was renamed Stadio Diego Armando Maradona after the Argentine's death in 2020. Napoli traditionally wear sky blue shirts, white shorts, and sky blue socks at home and white shirts, white or sky blue shorts, and white or sky blue socks away; this is derived from the shirts of Naples FBC and the shorts of Internazionale Napoli after the clubs merged to form Napoli in 1922. Napoli have rivalries with Roma, Juventus and Palermo. The club's anthem is "'O surdato 'nnammurato", one of the most famous songs in the Neapolitan language.[5]

History

Further information: History of S.S.C. Napoli, Naples F.B.C., and U.S. Internazionale Napoli

Origins

Napoli traces its roots to the first relevant Neapolitan club, founded as Naples Foot-Ball & Cricket Club in 1905 by English sailor William Poths and his associate Hector M. Bayon.[6][7] Neapolitans such as Conforti, Catterina and Amedeo Salsi were also involved; Salsi was named the club's first president.[8] The original kit of the club was a sky blue and navy blue striped shirt, with black shorts.[9] Naples' first match was a 3–2 win against the English crew of the boat Arabik with goals from William MacPherson, Michele Scafoglio and Léon Chaudoir.[10]

Early into its existence, the Italian Football Championship was limited to just northern clubs, so southern clubs competed against sailors[6] or in cups such as Thomas Lipton's Lipton Challenge Cup. In the cup competed between Naples FBC and Palermo FBC Naples won three finals.[11] The foreign contingent at the club broke off in 1911 to form Internazionale Napoli, who wore blue shirts with white shorts,[6] in time for both club's debut in the Italian Championship of 1912–13.[12] Each of the teams won a Prima Categoria southern Italian title and therefore competed in the national semifinal, Naples doing so in 1912–13 and Internazionale Napoli in 1913–14. They were set to face each other for the southern title again in 1914–15 but it was canceled due to World War I.

Due to financial pressure, the two rival clubs merged as the Foot-Ball Club Internazionale-Naples, abbreviated as FBC Internaples on 2 October 1922.[13] Internaples', and later Napoli's kits are derived from those of Naples FBC and Internazionale Napoli; adopting the sky blue from Naples' shirts and the white shorts from Internazionale Napoli.

 
The crest used by Internaples

FBC Internaples

The merged club was seen by some media and fans to be a continuation of Internazionale Napoli rather than a new club; it played its games at Internazionale Napoli's Terme di Agnano rather than Naples FBC's Campo del Poligono and kept Internazionale Napoli's nickname of Gli Azzurri (The Blues) rather than I Blucelesti (The Navy Blue and Sky Blues) used by Naples.[14] Internaples were also given the nickname I Puledri (the foals), as the horse is a symbol of Naples.[15]

Internaples were immediately enrolled in the top-flight Prima Divisione Lega Sud championship, as both Internazionale Napoli and Naples competed in that division pre-merger. Since the end of World War I both clubs had lost dominance of the region to the likes of Puteolana and Savoia. Even with the combined strength of Internaples, Savoia still proved to be the top team in southern Italy. Internaples reached the interregional semi-final of Lega Sud in each of its first two seasons, and reached the Lega Sud final in 1925–26. This secured the club a spot in the new Divisione Nazionale for the following season.[16]

The birth of Associazione Calcio Napoli

 
Attila Sallustro in the middle with Napoli teammates in 1927

Under the presidency of Giorgio Ascarelli, and likely under pressure from the new fascist government to "Italianize" the club name,[16] Internaples changed its name to Associazione Calcio Napoli on 25 August 1926.[17] The newly renamed team also moved from the Terme di Agnano to a new stadium, the Stadio Militare dell'Arenaccia. After a poor start, with a sole point in an entire championship,[18] Napoli was re-admitted to Serie A's forerunner, the Divisione Nazionale, by the Italian Football Federation ("FIGC"), and began to improve thanks in part to Paraguayan-born Attila Sallustro, who was the first fully fledged hero to the fans.[19] He was a capable goal-scorer and eventually set the all-time goal-scoring record for Napoli, which was later surpassed by players like Diego Maradona and Marek Hamšík.[20]

 
Napoli moved to the new Stadio San Paolo in 1959, where they have played since.

Napoli entered the Serie A era under the management of William Garbutt.[21] During Garbutt's six-year stint, the club would be dramatically transformed, frequently finishing in the top half of the table.[18] This included two third-place finishes during the 1932–33 and 1933–34 seasons,[22] with added notables such as Antonio Vojak, Arnaldo Sentimenti and Carlo Buscaglia.[23] However, in the years leading up to World War II, Napoli went into decline, only surviving relegation in 1939–40 by goal average.[22]

Napoli lost a closely contested relegation battle at the end of 1942 and were relegated to Serie B. They moved from the Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli to the Stadio Arturo Collana and remained in Serie B until after the war.

Post-war era and first trophies

Play restarted in 1945 with two divisions: one consisting of Serie A teams from the north and one combined division of Serie A and Serie B teams from the central and south, with the top four of each division advancing to the national round that followed. Napoli won the Centro-Sud Serie A-B to secure a place in the Divisione Nazionale (where they placed fifth) and automatic promotion to the next season's Serie A.[22] They were relegated after two seasons for a bribery scandal.[24] The club won the Serie B title that season to ensure top flight football at the start of the 1950s.[25] Napoli moved to their new home ground Stadio San Paolo in 1959.

Despite erratic league form with highs and lows during this period, including multiple relegations and promotions, Napoli won their first major trophy when they beat SPAL to lift the Coppa Italia in 1962, with goals from Gianni Corelli and Pierluigi Ronzon.[26] The victory made Napoli the first team to win the Coppa while in Serie B, and they were promoted to Serie A that season. Their fourth relegation cut celebrations short the following season.[1]

Name change

As the club changed their name to Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli on 25 June 1964[1] 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[1] and were back among the elite in Serie A, with consistent top-five finishes.[22] Napoli came very close to winning the league in 1967–68, finishing just behind Milan in second place.[22] 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 stands today.[23]

League stability and second Coppa Italia

 
Napoli at the start of the 1970s with Dino Zoff, José Altafini, and others

The trend of Napoli performing well in the league continued into the 1970s, with third place spots in 1970–71 and 1973–74.[22] 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 en route. During the same season, Napoli finished second in Serie A, just two points behind champions Juventus.[22] Solid performances from locally born players such as Giuseppe Bruscolotti, Antonio Juliano and Salvatore Esposito were relied upon during this period, coupled with goals from Giuseppe Savoldi.[23]

The club won their second Coppa Italia trophy in 1975–76, eliminating Milan and Fiorentina en route, before beating rivals Hellas Verona 4–0 in the final. That season, they also defeated Southampton 4–1 on aggregate to lift the 1976 Anglo-Italian League Cup.[27] 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.[28] In the Italian league, Napoli were still very much a consistent top six side for much of the late 1970s.[22] Even into the earliest two seasons of the 1980s, the club were performing respectably with a third-place finish in 1980–81. Napoli's Primavera squad was also doing well at the time, winning the Torneo di Viareggio Cup in 1975 and their only Campionato Nazionale Primavera title in 1979.[29] However, by 1983, they had slipped dramatically and were involved in relegation battles.[22]

Napoli on the rise: Maradona era

Napoli broke the world transfer record fee after acquiring Diego Maradona in a €12 million deal from Barcelona on 30 June 1984.[30] The squad was gradually re-built, with the likes of Ciro Ferrara, Salvatore Bagni and Fernando De Napoli filling the ranks.[23] 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. With the attacking trio of Maradona, Bruno Giordano, and Careca (nicknamed MaGiCa), the 1986–87 season was the landmark in Napoli's history, becoming just the third Italian team to win the double after securing the Serie A title by three points and then beating Atalanta 4–0 to lift the Coppa Italia.[1]

 
Napoli supporters celebrating the team's first scudetto in May 1987

Because a mainland Southern Italian team had never won the league before, this turned Maradona into a cultural, social and borderline religious icon for Neapolitans, which stretched beyond the realms of just football.[31]

 
Diego Maradona celebrating with the UEFA Cup trophy after beating VfB Stuttgart, May 1989

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.[1] Juventus, Bayern Munich and PAOK were defeated en route to the final, where Napoli beat VfB Stuttgart 5–4 on aggregate, with two goals from Careca and one each from Maradona, Ferrara and Alemão.[32]

Napoli added their second Serie A title in 1989–90, defeating Milan by two points in the title race.[1] 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.[22]

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.[33]

I don't like the fact that now everybody is asking Neapolitans to be Italian and to support their national team. Naples has always been marginalised by the rest of Italy. It is a city that suffers the most unfair racism.

— Diego Maradona, July 1990

The Stadio San Paolo was the only stadium during the competition where the Argentine national anthem was not jeered,[34] 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 (FIGC) forced Maradona to take a doping test, which he failed testing positive for cocaine; both Maradona and Napoli staff later claimed it was a revenge plot for events at the World Cup.[31] Maradona was banned for 15 months and would never play for the club again.[31] The club still won the Supercoppa Italiana that year, with a record 5–1 victory against Juventus, but it would be their last major trophy for 22 years. In the European Cup, they were eliminated in the second round.[35]

Decline and resurgence

Though the club finished fourth during the 1991–92 season,[22] Napoli gradually went into decline after that season, both financially and on the field. Players such as Gianfranco Zola, Daniel Fonseca, Ciro Ferrara and Careca had all departed by 1994. Nonetheless, Napoli qualified 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 primavera squad won the Coppa Italia Primavera that season.[36][37] Napoli's league form had dropped lower, and relegation to Serie B came at the end of 1997–98 when they won only two matches all season.[22]

The club returned to Serie A after gaining promotion in the 1999–2000 season, though after a closely contested relegation battle, they were relegated immediately back down the following season.[22] By August 2004, Napoli was declared bankrupt.[38] To secure football in the city, film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis re-founded the club under the name Napoli Soccer, as they were not allowed to use their old name until the next season.[39] FIGC placed Napoli in Serie C1, where they missed out on promotion after losing 2–1 in play-offs to local rivals Avellino in 2004–05.[1]

Despite the fact Napoli were playing in 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 match.[40] The following season, they secured promotion to Serie B and De Laurentiis brought back the club's history, restoring its name to Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli in May 2006.[1] After just one season in Serie B, they were promoted to the top division, along with fellow "sleeping giants" Genoa.[41] In 2010, under manager Walter Mazzarri, Napoli finished in sixth place to qualify for a 2010–11 UEFA Europa League spot.[42] Napoli finished third in the 2010–11 season, qualifying directly for the group stage of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League.[43]

In the 2011–12 season, Napoli ended in fifth place in Serie A, but defeated unbeaten champions Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico to win the Coppa Italia for the fourth time in the club's history, 25 years after their last cup win. The team finished second in its group of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, progressing to the round of 16, where they were eliminated by eventual winners Chelsea. In 2012–13, Napoli finished in second place in Serie A, the club's best performance since winning the 1989–90 Scudetto. Edinson Cavani finished as top scorer in the division with 29 goals, which resulted in him being sold to Paris Saint-Germain for a club-record fee of €64 million.[44]

 
Napoli celebrating their 2014 Supercoppa Italiana win

In the 2013 close-season, Mazzarri left Napoli and Rafael Benítez became the club's manager.[45] They finished the 2013–14 season by winning the 2014 Coppa Italia Final, their fifth title in the tournament, with a 3–1 win against Fiorentina,[46] as well as qualifying for the Champions League, but missed out on the group stage as they lost to Athletic Bilbao in the play-off round. Their subsequent run in the Europa League ended when they lost 2–1 on aggregate to FC Dnipro in the semi-finals. They finished the 2014–15 season in fifth, with Benítez then leaving for Real Madrid and being replaced by Maurizio Sarri.

In Sarri's first season in charge in the 2015–16 season, Napoli finished in 2nd place on 82 points and were knocked out of the Europa League in the round of 32 against Villarreal. In the following season, Napoli finished in 3rd place on 86 points and were knocked out of the Champions League in the round of 16 against Real Madrid. This year saw the breakout season for Dries Mertens who scored 34 goals in all competitions after he was moved from the left-wing to centre-forward following Milik's torn Anterior cruciate ligament.

In the 2017–18 season, Napoli challenged for the title for the entire season, and finished with a club record of 91 points. However, the title ultimately went to Juventus in the penultimate round of matches.[47] On 23 December 2017, Marek Hamšík overtook Diego Maradona as Napoli's all-time leading scorer after scoring his 115th goal.[48] At the end of the season, Sarri left for Chelsea, succeeded by Carlo Ancelotti in May 2018.[49][50] He managed the club to another second-place finish, but was sacked on 10 December 2019, following a poor run of results in the 2019–20 season which left them seventh in the table. Gennaro Gattuso was named head coach the next day.[51] On 14 June 2020, Dries Mertens became Napoli's all-time top scorer after scoring his 122nd goal in a Coppa Italia semi-final match against Inter.[52] Napoli went on to win the 2019–20 Coppa Italia in a penalty shoot-out against Juventus in the final.[53]

In December 2020, Napoli renamed San Paolo after Diego Maradona, after the passing away of their beloved club icon.[54] Napoli finished fifth in Serie A that season after a draw on the final day, missing a Champions League berth by one point.

In the 2021–22 season, Luciano Spalletti replaced Gennaro Gattuso as head coach and led the team to the third place in Serie A, securing a Champions League spot for the azzurri after a two-years absence.[55]

Club staff

Position Staff
Manager   Luciano Spalletti
Assistant Manager   Daniele Baldini
Goalkeeper Coach   Simone Beccaccioli
Technical Coach   Salvatore Russo
  Francesco Sinatti
Athletic Trainer   Francesco Cacciapuoti
Deputy Athletic Coach   Alejandro Rosalen Lopez
Match Analyst   Prof. Raffaele Canonico
Social Doctor   Dr. Gennaro De Luca
First-Team Doctor   Marco Rufolo
Nutritionist   Marco Rufolo
Physiotherapist   Marco Di Lullo
  Vincenzo Longobardo
  Marco Romano
  Fabio Sannino
  Paolo Tartaglione
  Nicola Zazzaro

Presidents

Below is the official presidential history of Napoli, from when Giorgio Ascarelli took over at the club in 1926, until the present day.[56]

 
Name Years
Giorgio Ascarelli 1926–27
Gustavo Zinzaro 1927–28
Giovanni Maresca 1928–29
Giorgio Ascarelli 1929–30
Giovanni Maresca
Eugenio Coppola 		1930–32
Vincenzo Savarese 1932–36
Achille Lauro 1936–40
Gaetano Del Pezzo 1941
Tommaso Leonetti 1942–43
Luigi Piscitelli 1941–43
Annibale Fienga 1943–45
Vincenzo Savarese 1945–46
 
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
 
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) 		1999–2000
Giorgio Corbelli 2000–02
Salvatore Naldi 2002–04
Aurelio De Laurentiis 2004–

Managers

Napoli has had many managers and trainers, co-managers in some seasons, since 1926.[57]

 
Name Nationality    Years   
Antonio Kreutzer   1926–27
Bino Skasa   1927
Technical Commission
Rolf Steiger
Giovanni Terrile
Ferenc Molnár 		      1927–28
Otto Fischer   1928
Giovanni Terrile   1928–29
William Garbutt   1929–35
Károly Csapkay   1935–36
Angelo Mattea   1936–38
Eugen Payer   1938–39
Technical Commission
Amedeo D'Albora
Paolo Jodice
Luigi Castello
Achille Piccini
Nereo Rocco 		  1939
Adolfo Baloncieri   1939–40
Antonio Vojak   1940–43
Paulo Innocenti     1943
Raffaele Sansone     1945–47
Giovanni Vecchina   1947–48
Arnaldo Sentimenti   1948
Felice Placido Borel   1948–49
Luigi de Manes   1949
Vittorio Mosele   1949
Eraldo Monzeglio   1949–56
Amedeo Amadei   1956–59
Annibale Frossi   1959
Amedeo Amadei   1959–61
Amedeo Amadei   1961
Renato Cesarini  
Attila Sallustro     1961
Fioravante Baldi   1961–62
Bruno Pesaola     1962
Bruno Pesaola     1962–63
Eraldo Monzeglio  
Roberto Lerici   1963–64
Giovanni Molino   1964
Bruno Pesaola     1964–68
Giuseppe Chiappella   1968–69
Egidio di Costanzo   1969
Giuseppe Chiappella   1969–73
Luis Vinicio   1973–76
Alberto Delfrati   1976
Rosario Rivellino  
Bruno Pesaola     1976–77
Rosario Rivellino   1977
Giovanni di Marzio   1977–78
Luis Vinicio   1978–80
Angelo Sormani     1980
Rino Marchesi   1980–82
Massimo Giacomini   1982
Bruno Pesaola     1982–83
Pietro Santi   1983–84
Rino Marchesi   1984–85
 
Name Nationality    Years   
Ottavio Bianchi   1 July 1986 – 30 June 1989
Alberto Bigon   1989–91
Claudio Ranieri   1 July 1991 – 30 June 1993
Ottavio Bianchi   1 November 1992 – 30 June 1993
Marcello Lippi   1 July 1993 – 30 June 1994
Vincenzo Guerini   1 July 1994 – 17 October 1994
Vujadin Boškov
Cané (Jarbas Faustinho) 		    18 October 1994 – 1995
Vujadin Boškov
Aldo Sensibile 		    1995 – 30 June 1996
Luigi Simoni   1996–97
Vincenzo Montefusco   1997
Bortolo Mutti   1 July 1997 – 6 October 1997
Carlo Mazzone   19 October 1997 – 24 November 1997
Giovanni Galeone   1997–98
Vincenzo Montefusco   1998
Renzo Ulivieri   1998–99
Vincenzo Montefusco   1999
Walter Novellino   1999–2000
Zdeněk Zeman   1 July 2000 – 12 November 2000
Emiliano Mondonico   13 November 2000 – 30 June 2001
Luigi De Canio   1 July 2001 – 30 June 2002
Franco Colomba   1 July 2002 – 16 December 2002
Sergio Buso   2002
Francesco Scoglio   18 December 2002 – 30 June 2003
Franco Colomba   2003
Andrea Agostinelli   19 June 2003 – 9 November 2003
Luigi Simoni   10 November 2003 – 30 June 2004
Gian Piero Ventura   1 July 2004 – 25 January 2005
Edoardo Reja   3 January 2005 – 10 March 2009
Roberto Donadoni   10 March 2009 – 5 October 2009
Walter Mazzarri   6 October 2009 – 20 May 2013
Rafael Benítez   27 May 2013 – 31 May 2015
Maurizio Sarri   11 June 2015 – 23 May 2018
Carlo Ancelotti   23 May 2018 – 10 December 2019
Gennaro Gattuso   11 December 2019 – 23 May 2021
Luciano Spalletti   29 May 2021 –

Current squad

As of 25 January 2023[58]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ITA Alex Meret (5th captain)
3 DF   KOR Kim Min-jae
4 MF   GER Diego Demme
5 DF   BRA Juan Jesus
6 DF   POR Mário Rui (vice-captain)
7 MF   MKD Elif Elmas (4th captain)
9 FW   NGA Victor Osimhen
11 FW   MEX Hirving Lozano
12 GK   ITA Davide Marfella
13 DF   KOS Amir Rrahmani
16 GK   POL Hubert Idasiak
17 DF   URU Mathías Olivera
18 FW   ARG Giovanni Simeone (on loan from Hellas Verona)
19 DF   POL Bartosz Bereszyński (on loan from Sampdoria)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   POL Piotr Zieliński (3rd captain)
21 FW   ITA Matteo Politano
22 DF   ITA Giovanni Di Lorenzo (captain)
23 FW   ITA Alessio Zerbin
31 MF   ALG Karim Zedadka
55 DF   NOR Leo Østigård
68 MF   SVK Stanislav Lobotka
70 MF   ITA Gianluca Gaetano
77 FW   GEO Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
81 FW   ITA Giacomo Raspadori (on loan from Sassuolo)
91 MF   FRA Tanguy Ndombele (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
95 GK   ITA Pierluigi Gollini (on loan from Atalanta)
99 MF   CMR André-Frank Zambo Anguissa

Out on loan

As of 13 January 2023.

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 Nikita Contini (at Reggina until 30 June 2023)
— DF   ITA Filippo Costa (at Foggia until 30 June 2023)
— DF   ITA Sebastiano Luperto (at Empoli until 30 June 2023)
— DF   ITA Francesco Mezzoni (at Ancona until 30 June 2023)
— DF   ITA Lorenzo Sgarbi (at Pro Sesto until 30 June 2023)
— DF   ITA Davide Costanzo (at Alessandria until 30 June 2023)
— DF   ITA Alessandro Zanoli (at Sampdoria until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   ITA Giuseppe Ambrosino (at Cittadella until 30 June 2023)
— FW   ITA Leonardo Candellone (at Pordenone until 30 June 2023)
— FW   ITA Antonio Cioffi (at Pontedera until 30 June 2023)
— FW   ITA Giuseppe D'Agostino (at Juve Stabia until 30 June 2023)
— FW   ITA Michael Folorunsho (at Bari until 30 June 2023)
— FW   ITA Andrea Petagna (at Monza until 30 June 2023)

Primavera squad

Main article: S.S.C. Napoli Youth Sector

Retired numbers

Main article: Retired numbers in football

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW   ARG Diego Maradona (1984–91)
 
Jersey number 10, retired in 2000 as tribute to Diego Maradona

In the summer of 2000, Napoli retired the jersey number 10 belonged to former club legend Diego Maradona, who played for the club from 1984 to 1991. In order, the last players to wear number 10 were Fausto Pizzi (1995–1996), Beto (in 1996–1997), Igor Protti in 1997–1998 was the last player to play and score a goal with the number 10 shirt in Serie A and Claudio Bellucci in 1998–1999 and 1999–2000 in Serie B. Karl Corneliusson wore the number 10 shirt in 2004–2005 in Serie C. In Serie C the starting players had to wear shirts with the number 1-11

However, for regulatory reasons, the number was reissued on blue shirts 2004 to 2006 Serie C1, a tournament where there is the old numbering from 1 to 11. The last player to wear and score goals with this shirt in an official match was Mariano Bogliacino in the home match of 18 May 2006 against Spezia, valid for the final leg of the Supercoppa di Lega Serie C1; primacy belongs to him also for last appearance in the championship, 12 May 2006 at the home match against Lanciano. As regards exclusively the championship, however, the honour goes to the Argentine footballer Roberto Sosa, the distinction of being the last to wear the 10 at the San Paolo and at the same time to score in the match against Frosinone on 30 April 2006.[59]

Culture

Colours, badge and nicknames

 
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As Naples is a coastal city, the colours of the club have always been derived from the blue waters of the Gulf of Naples.[60] Originally, while using the name Naples FBC, the colours of the club implemented two shades of blue.[61] However, since the 1920s, a singular blue tone has been used in the form of azure. Thus, Napoli share the nickname "Azzurri" with the Italy national team.[62] The shade of blue has been sky blue in many instances.

Napoli typically wear azure shirts with white shorts at home and white shirts with either white or blue shorts away, though in recent years the away kits have often deviated from this tradition.

One of the nicknames of Napoli is "I ciucci", which means "the donkeys" in the Neapolitan language. Napoli were given this name after a particularly poor performance during the 1926–27 season. It was originally meant to be derogatory, as the Neapolitan symbol is a rampant black horse,[63] but the club adopted the donkey as a mascot named "'O Ciuccio".[64]

Napoli's first badge featured a rampant horse on top of a football with the letters "ACN" around it. The current club badge features a large "N" placed within a circle. This crest can be traced back to Internazionale Napoli, which used a similar design on their shirts.[65] 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.[66] The main difference between each badge is the shade of blue used. Usually the "N" is white, although it has occasionally been gold (especially prior to 1980).[67]

"Partenopei" is a popular nickname for the club and people from the city of Naples in general.[68] It is derived from Greek mythology where the siren Parthenope tried to enchant Odysseus from his ship to Capri. 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. Consequently, Parthenope, unable to live with the rejection of her love, drowned herself and her body was washed up upon the shore of Naples.[69]

Supporters and rivalries

See also: Derby del Sole, Juventus F.C.–S.S.C. Napoli rivalry, and Derby delle Due Sicilie

Support

 
Napoli ultras at Stadio San Paolo

Napoli is the fourth most supported football club in Italy with around 13% of Italian football fans supporting the club.[70] Like other top clubs in the country, Napoli's fanbase goes beyond the Italian border; in 2018 the society announced that the team had over 35 million supporters worldwide and 120 million people who liked to watch Napoli matches.

The main ultra groups of Napoli are Fedayn EAM 1979, Ultras Napoli, Fossato Flegreo, Secco Vive, Mastiffs, Brigata Carolina, Teste Matte, Sud1996, Nuova Guardia, Vecchi Lions and Masseria.[71]

Napoli fans have occasionally cheered loud enough to register as earthquakes on seismographs at University of Naples Federico II.[72]

In the morning we went to the San Paolo to warm up, Carlos (Tevez) was telling me about this stadium, but I've played for Barça so I said to myself, it can't be that big of a deal! Yet when I set foot on that pitch I felt something magical, different. In the evening, when there was the anthem of the Champions League, hearing 80,000 people whistling us I realized what a mess we were in! I did play some important matches in my career, but when I heard that cry for the first time my legs were shaking! Well, it was there that I realized that for those people this is not just a team, it is a visceral love, like the one between a mother and a son! It was the only time I remained on the pitch after losing a match, just to enjoy the show.[73]

— Yaya Touré

Rivalries

Unlike other Italian cities such as Genoa, Milan, Rome and Turin, Napoli is the only major football club in the city and therefore there is no derby in the strict sense of the term. The now-infrequent derby with Savoia, the next largest club in Naples, was played for the first time 24 December 1939, during the knockout phase of the 1939–40 Coppa Italia, the score was 1–3 in favor of Napoli.[74] The last meeting between the clubs was in Serie B in 2000, won 0–1 by Napoli.

Napoli's most hated rivals are AS Roma, known as the Derby del Sole (Derby of the Sun). and the principal northern team Juventus[75] [76]. As Napoli is the most important southern italian team, there are a lot of rivalries with several northern teams, like Milan, Internazionale, Atalanta and Hellas Verona[77] They also have a rivalry with the other Roman club Lazio,[citation needed] and contest the Derby Mezzogiorno (Midday Derby/Derby of Southern Italy) against Bari and Derby Bourbon (referencing the family that ruled the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies) against Foggia.

The Derby del Sud Italia (Derby of Southern Italy) against Catanzaro was considered one of the most important rivalries in Italy during the 1970s.[78]

The fans of Napoli do co-star in two particular derbies in Italy against other regional teams: Derby della Campania generally refers to a rivalry with regional clubs, mainly Avellino and Salernitana.[79]

Friendships

A "friendly rivalry" with Palermo is contested, known as the Derby delle Due Sicilie (Derby of the Two Sicilies), in reference to the historical link of the former Kingdom of Two Sicilies.[80] Another friendly rivalry exists with Catania known as the Derby del Vulcano (Volcano Derby), referencing Mount Vesuvius near Naples and Mount Etna near Catania.

Friendships with teams outside Italy exist Borussia Dortmund,[81] Paris Saint-Germain,[82] Celtic,[83] and Lokomotiv Plovdiv,[84] among others.

Napoli formerly had a famous and long-standing friendship with the fans of Genoa, but the friendship ended in 2019.[85][86] Napoli also once had a friendship with Roma.[87]

Finances

S.S.C. Napoli was expelled from the professional league in 2004. Thanks to Article 52 of N.O.I.F., the sports title was transferred to Napoli Soccer (later the "new" Napoli) in the same year, while the corporate entity which administered the "old" Napoli was liquidated. In the second last season before bankruptcy, the club was partially saved by the non-standard accounting practice of amortization after Silvio Berlusconi, owner of Milan and Prime Minister of Italy, introduced Italian Law 91/1981, Article 18B.[88]

Since re-foundation in 2004, the club's large numbers of supporters provided the main source of income, particularly through gate revenues and TV rights. Napoli made an aggregate profit in 2006–07 Serie B.[89] They have continued to be profitable since returning to Serie A.[90] Napoli equity in 2005 was a negative €261,466, having started from €3 million capital. By 2010 the equity was at €25,107,223 and Napoli achieved self-sustainability.

S.S.C. Napoli S.p.A.separate financial statements[91]
Year Turnover Result Total Assets Net Assets Re-capitalization
S.S.C. Napoli S.p.A. (P.I. 03486600632) exchange rate €1 = L1936.27
1999–2000 Serie B[92] €25,120,308*# €203,378*[93] €111,556,811* €5,952,921*
2000–01 Serie A[92]   €54,966,464*#   (€2,036,451)*   €154,624,699*   €3,896,132* €0
2001–02 Serie B[94]   €21,183,736*#   (€28,856,093)*   €92,721,662*   (€2,166,997)*   ~€22.8 million
2002–03 Serie B[88]   €20,428,522*#   (€13,754,506)*¶   €67,994,171*¶   (€966,735)*¶   ~€15 million
2003–04 Serie B Not available due to bankruptcy
S.S.C. Napoli S.p.A. (P.I. 04855461218) startup capital: €3 million**
2004–05 Serie C1[95] €11,174,000 (€7,061,463)   €37,117,126   (€261,466) €3,800,000
2005–06 Serie C1[96]   €12,068,630   (€9,088,780)   €37,299,498   €211,220   €9,561,466
2006–07 Serie B[89]   €41,411,837   €1,419,976   €47,917,274   €1,916,975   €288,780
2007–08 Serie A[90]   €88,428,490   €11,911,041   €86,244,038   €13,829,015   €1,000
2008–09 Serie A[97]   €108,211,134   €10,934,520   €81,199,725   €24,763,537   €0
2009–10 Serie A[98]   €110,849,458   €343,686   €117,237,581   €25,107,223   €0
2010–11 Serie A   €131,476,940   €4,197,829   €110,053,332   €29,305,052
2011–12 Serie A   €155,929,550   €14,720,757   €138,168,981   €44,025,810
2012–13 Serie A   €151,922,436   €8,073,447   €136,748,114   €52,099,258
2013–14 Serie A   €237,034,664   €20,217,304   €215,764,185   €72,316,563
2014–15 Serie A
Aggregate
Average


Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

[99][100]

Period Kit manufacturer Front sponsor(s) Back sponsor Sleeve sponsor Notes
1926–78 In-house None None None
1978–80 Puma
1980–81 NR (Ennerre)
1981–82 Snaidero
1982–83 Cirio
1983–84 Latte Berna
1984–85 Linea Time Cirio
1985–88 NR (Ennerre) Buitoni
1988–91 Mars
1991–94 Umbro Voiello
1994–95 Lotto Record Cucine
1995–96 Record Cucine (home and away kits) / Centrale del Latte di Napoli (third kit)
1996–97 Centrale del Latte di Napoli
1997–99 Nike Polenghi
1999–2000 Peroni
2000–03 Diadora
2003–04 Legea Russo Cicciano
2004–05 Kappa None (matches 1-7) / various Filmauro films (rest of season)[a][101]
2005–06 Lete
2006–09 Diadora
2009–11 Macron
2011–14 Lete / MSC Cruises European competitions Lete only
2014–16 Lete / Pasta Garofalo
2016–19 Kappa Kimbo
2019–21 Lete / MSC Cruises
2021– Emporio Armani Floki Inu Amazon European competitions Lete and Amazon only
  1. ^ Sky Captain (matches 8–11) / Christmas in Love (matches 12–19) / Manuale d'amore (matches 19–23) / Mandi (match 24–end of season)

Stature and statistics

League history

  • 1926–1929 Divisione Nazionale (1st tier)
  • 1929–1942 Serie A (1st tier)
  • 1942–1943 Serie B (2nd tier)
  • 1943–1946 No contests (World War II)
  • 1946–1948 Serie A (1st tier)
  • 1948–1950 Serie B (2nd tier) – Champions: 1950
  • 1950–1961 Serie A (1st tier)
  • 1961–1962 Serie B (2nd tier)
  • 1962–1963 Serie A (1st tier)
  • 1963–1965 Serie B (2nd tier)
  • 1965–1998 Serie A (1st tier) – Champions: 1987, 1990
  • 1998–2000 Serie B (2nd tier)
  • 2000–2001 Serie A (1st tier)
  • 2001–2004 Serie B (2nd tier)
  • 2004–2006 Serie C1 (3rd tier) – Champions: 2006
  • 2006–2007 Serie B (2nd tier)
  • 2007–present Serie A (1st tier)

Honours

National

League

Cups

European

Further information: S.S.C. Napoli in European football

Other titles

UEFA club coefficient ranking

As of 14 December 2022[102]
Rank Team Points
20   Eintracht Frankfurt 77.000
21   Benfica 76.000
22   Napoli 75.000
23   Arsenal 74.000
24   Shakhtar Donetsk 61.000

Records and statistics

Main article: List of S.S.C. Napoli records and statistics
Main article: List of S.S.C. Napoli players
 
Marek Hamšík is Napoli's record appearance holder.

Marek Hamšík holds Napoli's official appearance record, having made 520. He also holds the record for league appearances with 408 over the course of 12 years from 2007 to 2019.

The all-time leading goalscorer for Napoli is Dries Mertens, with 148 goals.[103]

Diego Maradona finished the season of Serie A as the league's top scorer, known in Italy as the Capocannoniere, in the 1987–88 season with 15 goals.[104] This achievement was matched by Edinson Cavani in 2012–13, and Gonzalo Higuaín in 2015–16.

The record for most goals in the league (also including the Divisione Nazionale tournaments) belongs to Attila Sallustro, with 106 goals,[105] while the highest scorer in Serie A is Dries Mertens with 103 goals.[106] The record for most goals in a single league season belongs to Gonzalo Higuaín, with 36 in the 2015–16 Serie A.[107]

The biggest ever victory recorded by Napoli was 8–1 against Pro Patria, in the 1955–56 season of Serie A.[22] Napoli's heaviest championship defeat came during the 1927–28 season when eventual champions Torino beat them 11–0.[22]

On 26 July 2016, Gonzalo Higuaín became the third-highest football transfer of all-time and highest ever transfer for an Italian club[108] when he joined Juventus for €90 million.[109]

On 31 July 2020, Napoli confirmed the signing of Victor Osimhen from Lille for a transfer fee of €70 million, making him Napoli's most expensive signing.[110]

See also

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  1. ^ 1945–46 Serie A-B Southern Italy co-champions with Bari

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Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli commonly referred to as Napoli pronounced ˈnaːpoli is an Italian professional football club based in the city of Naples Italian Napoli Neapolitan Napule Campania that plays in Serie A the top flight of Italian football Napoli has won two Serie A titles six Coppa Italia titles two Supercoppa Italiana titles and one UEFA Cup 1 2 NapoliFull nameSocieta Sportiva Calcio Napoli S p A Nickname s Gli Azzurri The Blues I Partenopei The Parthenopeans I Ciucciarelli The Little Donkeys Short nameSSC NapoliFounded1905 118 years ago 1905 as Naples Foot Ball amp Cricket Club25 August 1926 96 years ago 25 August 1926 as Associazione Calcio Napoli25 June 1964 58 years ago 25 June 1964 as S S C NapoliGroundStadio Diego Armando MaradonaCapacity54 726OwnerFilmauro S r l PresidentAurelio De LaurentiisManagerLuciano SpallettiLeagueSerie A2021 22Serie A 3rd of 20WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursThird coloursCurrent season The performance of Napoli in the Italian football league system since the first season of a unified Serie A 1929 30 The club was formed in 1926 as Associazione Calcio Napoli following the merger of U S Internazionale Napoli and Naples Foot Ball Club Napoli saw relatively little success in its early years winning their first major trophy in the 1962 Coppa Italia Napoli then saw increased success in the late 1970s including their second Coppa Italia in 1976 and especially in the 1980s after the club acquired Diego Maradona in 1984 During his time in Naples Maradona helped the team win several trophies which led to the club retiring his number 10 jersey During this period Napoli won both of their league titles in 1987 and 1990 the 1987 Coppa Italia the 1990 Supercoppa Italiana and their only European trophy with the 1989 UEFA Cup Following his departure however Napoli struggled financially and endured several relegations and a bankruptcy prior to being re founded in 2004 by film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis Under his leadership the club has stabilized which has led to renewed on field success winning 2005 06 Serie C1 the 2012 2014 and 2020 Coppa Italia titles and the 2014 Supercoppa Italiana By attendance Napoli have the fourth largest fan base in Italy 3 and were ranked as the fifth highest earning football club in Serie A with 182 million in revenue during the 2017 18 season 4 In 2018 Forbes estimated the club is the fifth most valuable club in Italy worth 379 million Napoli are also one of the associate members of the European Club Association Since 1959 the club has played their home games at the Stadio San Paolo which was renamed Stadio Diego Armando Maradona after the Argentine s death in 2020 Napoli traditionally wear sky blue shirts white shorts and sky blue socks at home and white shirts white or sky blue shorts and white or sky blue socks away this is derived from the shirts of Naples FBC and the shorts of Internazionale Napoli after the clubs merged to form Napoli in 1922 Napoli have rivalries with Roma Juventus and Palermo The club s anthem is O surdato nnammurato one of the most famous songs in the Neapolitan language 5 Contents 1 History 1 1 Origins 1 2 FBC Internaples 1 3 The birth of Associazione Calcio Napoli 1 4 Post war era and first trophies 1 5 Name change 1 6 League stability and second Coppa Italia 1 7 Napoli on the rise Maradona era 1 8 Decline and resurgence 2 Club staff 2 1 Presidents 2 2 Managers 3 Current squad 3 1 Out on loan 3 2 Primavera squad 3 3 Retired numbers 4 Culture 4 1 Colours badge and nicknames 5 Supporters and rivalries 5 1 Support 5 2 Rivalries 5 3 Friendships 6 Finances 6 1 Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors 7 Stature and statistics 7 1 League history 8 Honours 8 1 National 8 1 1 League 8 1 2 Cups 8 2 European 8 2 1 Other titles 9 UEFA club coefficient ranking 10 Records and statistics 11 See also 12 References 13 External linksHistory EditFurther information History of S S C Napoli Naples F B C and U S Internazionale Napoli Origins Edit Napoli traces its roots to the first relevant Neapolitan club founded as Naples Foot Ball amp Cricket Club in 1905 by English sailor William Poths and his associate Hector M Bayon 6 7 Neapolitans such as Conforti Catterina and Amedeo Salsi were also involved Salsi was named the club s first president 8 The original kit of the club was a sky blue and navy blue striped shirt with black shorts 9 Naples first match was a 3 2 win against the English crew of the boat Arabik with goals from William MacPherson Michele Scafoglio and Leon Chaudoir 10 Early into its existence the Italian Football Championship was limited to just northern clubs so southern clubs competed against sailors 6 or in cups such as Thomas Lipton s Lipton Challenge Cup In the cup competed between Naples FBC and Palermo FBC Naples won three finals 11 The foreign contingent at the club broke off in 1911 to form Internazionale Napoli who wore blue shirts with white shorts 6 in time for both club s debut in the Italian Championship of 1912 13 12 Each of the teams won a Prima Categoria southern Italian title and therefore competed in the national semifinal Naples doing so in 1912 13 and Internazionale Napoli in 1913 14 They were set to face each other for the southern title again in 1914 15 but it was canceled due to World War I Due to financial pressure the two rival clubs merged as the Foot Ball Club Internazionale Naples abbreviated as FBC Internaples on 2 October 1922 13 Internaples and later Napoli s kits are derived from those of Naples FBC and Internazionale Napoli adopting the sky blue from Naples shirts and the white shorts from Internazionale Napoli The crest used by Internaples FBC Internaples Edit The merged club was seen by some media and fans to be a continuation of Internazionale Napoli rather than a new club it played its games at Internazionale Napoli s Terme di Agnano rather than Naples FBC s Campo del Poligono and kept Internazionale Napoli s nickname of Gli Azzurri The Blues rather than I Blucelesti The Navy Blue and Sky Blues used by Naples 14 Internaples were also given the nickname I Puledri the foals as the horse is a symbol of Naples 15 Internaples were immediately enrolled in the top flight Prima Divisione Lega Sud championship as both Internazionale Napoli and Naples competed in that division pre merger Since the end of World War I both clubs had lost dominance of the region to the likes of Puteolana and Savoia Even with the combined strength of Internaples Savoia still proved to be the top team in southern Italy Internaples reached the interregional semi final of Lega Sud in each of its first two seasons and reached the Lega Sud final in 1925 26 This secured the club a spot in the new Divisione Nazionale for the following season 16 The birth of Associazione Calcio Napoli Edit Attila Sallustro in the middle with Napoli teammates in 1927 Under the presidency of Giorgio Ascarelli and likely under pressure from the new fascist government to Italianize the club name 16 Internaples changed its name to Associazione Calcio Napoli on 25 August 1926 17 The newly renamed team also moved from the Terme di Agnano to a new stadium the Stadio Militare dell Arenaccia After a poor start with a sole point in an entire championship 18 Napoli was re admitted to Serie A s forerunner the Divisione Nazionale by the Italian Football Federation FIGC and began to improve thanks in part to Paraguayan born Attila Sallustro who was the first fully fledged hero to the fans 19 He was a capable goal scorer and eventually set the all time goal scoring record for Napoli which was later surpassed by players like Diego Maradona and Marek Hamsik 20 Napoli moved to the new Stadio San Paolo in 1959 where they have played since Napoli entered the Serie A era under the management of William Garbutt 21 During Garbutt s six year stint the club would be dramatically transformed frequently finishing in the top half of the table 18 This included two third place finishes during the 1932 33 and 1933 34 seasons 22 with added notables such as Antonio Vojak Arnaldo Sentimenti and Carlo Buscaglia 23 However in the years leading up to World War II Napoli went into decline only surviving relegation in 1939 40 by goal average 22 Napoli lost a closely contested relegation battle at the end of 1942 and were relegated to Serie B They moved from the Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli to the Stadio Arturo Collana and remained in Serie B until after the war Post war era and first trophies Edit Play restarted in 1945 with two divisions one consisting of Serie A teams from the north and one combined division of Serie A and Serie B teams from the central and south with the top four of each division advancing to the national round that followed Napoli won the Centro Sud Serie A B to secure a place in the Divisione Nazionale where they placed fifth and automatic promotion to the next season s Serie A 22 They were relegated after two seasons for a bribery scandal 24 The club won the Serie B title that season to ensure top flight football at the start of the 1950s 25 Napoli moved to their new home ground Stadio San Paolo in 1959 Despite erratic league form with highs and lows during this period including multiple relegations and promotions Napoli won their first major trophy when they beat SPAL to lift the Coppa Italia in 1962 with goals from Gianni Corelli and Pierluigi Ronzon 26 The victory made Napoli the first team to win the Coppa while in Serie B and they were promoted to Serie A that season Their fourth relegation cut celebrations short the following season 1 Name change Edit As the club changed their name to Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli on 25 June 1964 1 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 1 and were back among the elite in Serie A with consistent top five finishes 22 Napoli came very close to winning the league in 1967 68 finishing just behind Milan in second place 22 Some of the most popular players from this period were Dino Zoff Jose Altafini Omar Sivori and hometown midfielder Antonio Juliano Juliano would eventually break the appearance records which still stands today 23 League stability and second Coppa Italia Edit Napoli at the start of the 1970s with Dino Zoff Jose Altafini and others The trend of Napoli performing well in the league continued into the 1970s with third place spots in 1970 71 and 1973 74 22 Under the coaching of former player Luis Vinicio this gained them entry into the early UEFA Cup competitions In 1974 75 they reached the third round knocking out Porto 2 0 en route During the same season Napoli finished second in Serie A just two points behind champions Juventus 22 Solid performances from locally born players such as Giuseppe Bruscolotti Antonio Juliano and Salvatore Esposito were relied upon during this period coupled with goals from Giuseppe Savoldi 23 The club won their second Coppa Italia trophy in 1975 76 eliminating Milan and Fiorentina en route before beating rivals Hellas Verona 4 0 in the final That season they also defeated Southampton 4 1 on aggregate to lift the 1976 Anglo Italian League Cup 27 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 28 In the Italian league Napoli were still very much a consistent top six side for much of the late 1970s 22 Even into the earliest two seasons of the 1980s the club were performing respectably with a third place finish in 1980 81 Napoli s Primavera squad was also doing well at the time winning the Torneo di Viareggio Cup in 1975 and their only Campionato Nazionale Primavera title in 1979 29 However by 1983 they had slipped dramatically and were involved in relegation battles 22 Napoli on the rise Maradona era Edit Napoli broke the world transfer record fee after acquiring Diego Maradona in a 12 million deal from Barcelona on 30 June 1984 30 The squad was gradually re built with the likes of Ciro Ferrara Salvatore Bagni and Fernando De Napoli filling the ranks 23 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 With the attacking trio of Maradona Bruno Giordano and Careca nicknamed MaGiCa the 1986 87 season was the landmark in Napoli s history becoming just the third Italian team to win the double after securing the Serie A title by three points and then beating Atalanta 4 0 to lift the Coppa Italia 1 Napoli supporters celebrating the team s first scudetto in May 1987 Because a mainland Southern Italian team had never won the league before this turned Maradona into a cultural social and borderline religious icon for Neapolitans which stretched beyond the realms of just football 31 Diego Maradona celebrating with the UEFA Cup trophy after beating VfB Stuttgart May 1989 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 1 Juventus Bayern Munich and PAOK were defeated en route to the final where Napoli beat VfB Stuttgart 5 4 on aggregate with two goals from Careca and one each from Maradona Ferrara and Alemao 32 Napoli added their second Serie A title in 1989 90 defeating Milan by two points in the title race 1 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 Alemao s head 22 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 33 I don t like the fact that now everybody is asking Neapolitans to be Italian and to support their national team Naples has always been marginalised by the rest of Italy It is a city that suffers the most unfair racism Diego Maradona July 1990 The Stadio San Paolo was the only stadium during the competition where the Argentine national anthem was not jeered 34 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 FIGC forced Maradona to take a doping test which he failed testing positive for cocaine both Maradona and Napoli staff later claimed it was a revenge plot for events at the World Cup 31 Maradona was banned for 15 months and would never play for the club again 31 The club still won the Supercoppa Italiana that year with a record 5 1 victory against Juventus but it would be their last major trophy for 22 years In the European Cup they were eliminated in the second round 35 Decline and resurgence Edit Though the club finished fourth during the 1991 92 season 22 Napoli gradually went into decline after that season both financially and on the field Players such as Gianfranco Zola Daniel Fonseca Ciro Ferrara and Careca had all departed by 1994 Nonetheless Napoli qualified 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 primavera squad won the Coppa Italia Primavera that season 36 37 Napoli s league form had dropped lower and relegation to Serie B came at the end of 1997 98 when they won only two matches all season 22 The club returned to Serie A after gaining promotion in the 1999 2000 season though after a closely contested relegation battle they were relegated immediately back down the following season 22 By August 2004 Napoli was declared bankrupt 38 To secure football in the city film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis re founded the club under the name Napoli Soccer as they were not allowed to use their old name until the next season 39 FIGC placed Napoli in Serie C1 where they missed out on promotion after losing 2 1 in play offs to local rivals Avellino in 2004 05 1 Despite the fact Napoli were playing in 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 match 40 The following season they secured promotion to Serie B and De Laurentiis brought back the club s history restoring its name to Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli in May 2006 1 After just one season in Serie B they were promoted to the top division along with fellow sleeping giants Genoa 41 In 2010 under manager Walter Mazzarri Napoli finished in sixth place to qualify for a 2010 11 UEFA Europa League spot 42 Napoli finished third in the 2010 11 season qualifying directly for the group stage of the 2011 12 UEFA Champions League 43 In the 2011 12 season Napoli ended in fifth place in Serie A but defeated unbeaten champions Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico to win the Coppa Italia for the fourth time in the club s history 25 years after their last cup win The team finished second in its group of the 2011 12 UEFA Champions League progressing to the round of 16 where they were eliminated by eventual winners Chelsea In 2012 13 Napoli finished in second place in Serie A the club s best performance since winning the 1989 90 Scudetto Edinson Cavani finished as top scorer in the division with 29 goals which resulted in him being sold to Paris Saint Germain for a club record fee of 64 million 44 Napoli celebrating their 2014 Supercoppa Italiana win In the 2013 close season Mazzarri left Napoli and Rafael Benitez became the club s manager 45 They finished the 2013 14 season by winning the 2014 Coppa Italia Final their fifth title in the tournament with a 3 1 win against Fiorentina 46 as well as qualifying for the Champions League but missed out on the group stage as they lost to Athletic Bilbao in the play off round Their subsequent run in the Europa League ended when they lost 2 1 on aggregate to FC Dnipro in the semi finals They finished the 2014 15 season in fifth with Benitez then leaving for Real Madrid and being replaced by Maurizio Sarri In Sarri s first season in charge in the 2015 16 season Napoli finished in 2nd place on 82 points and were knocked out of the Europa League in the round of 32 against Villarreal In the following season Napoli finished in 3rd place on 86 points and were knocked out of the Champions League in the round of 16 against Real Madrid This year saw the breakout season for Dries Mertens who scored 34 goals in all competitions after he was moved from the left wing to centre forward following Milik s torn Anterior cruciate ligament In the 2017 18 season Napoli challenged for the title for the entire season and finished with a club record of 91 points However the title ultimately went to Juventus in the penultimate round of matches 47 On 23 December 2017 Marek Hamsik overtook Diego Maradona as Napoli s all time leading scorer after scoring his 115th goal 48 At the end of the season Sarri left for Chelsea succeeded by Carlo Ancelotti in May 2018 49 50 He managed the club to another second place finish but was sacked on 10 December 2019 following a poor run of results in the 2019 20 season which left them seventh in the table Gennaro Gattuso was named head coach the next day 51 On 14 June 2020 Dries Mertens became Napoli s all time top scorer after scoring his 122nd goal in a Coppa Italia semi final match against Inter 52 Napoli went on to win the 2019 20 Coppa Italia in a penalty shoot out against Juventus in the final 53 In December 2020 Napoli renamed San Paolo after Diego Maradona after the passing away of their beloved club icon 54 Napoli finished fifth in Serie A that season after a draw on the final day missing a Champions League berth by one point In the 2021 22 season Luciano Spalletti replaced Gennaro Gattuso as head coach and led the team to the third place in Serie A securing a Champions League spot for the azzurri after a two years absence 55 Club staff EditPosition StaffManager Luciano SpallettiAssistant Manager Daniele BaldiniGoalkeeper Coach Simone BeccaccioliTechnical Coach Salvatore Russo Francesco SinattiAthletic Trainer Francesco CacciapuotiDeputy Athletic Coach Alejandro Rosalen LopezMatch Analyst Prof Raffaele CanonicoSocial Doctor Dr Gennaro De LucaFirst Team Doctor Marco RufoloNutritionist Marco RufoloPhysiotherapist Marco Di Lullo Vincenzo Longobardo Marco Romano Fabio Sannino Paolo Tartaglione Nicola ZazzaroPresidents EditBelow is the official presidential history of Napoli from when Giorgio Ascarelli took over at the club in 1926 until the present day 56 Name YearsGiorgio Ascarelli 1926 27Gustavo Zinzaro 1927 28Giovanni Maresca 1928 29Giorgio Ascarelli 1929 30Giovanni MarescaEugenio Coppola 1930 32Vincenzo Savarese 1932 36Achille Lauro 1936 40Gaetano Del Pezzo 1941Tommaso Leonetti 1942 43Luigi Piscitelli 1941 43Annibale Fienga 1943 45Vincenzo Savarese 1945 46 Name YearsPasquale Russo 1946 48Egidio Musollino 1948 51Alfonso Cuomo 1951 52Achille Lauro 1952 54Alfonso Cuomo 1954 63Luigi Scuotto 1963 64Roberto Fiore 1964 67Gioacchino Lauro 1967 68Antonio Corcione 1968 69Corrado Ferlaino 1969 71Ettore Sacchi 1971 72Corrado Ferlaino 1972 83Marino Brancaccio 1983 Name YearsCorrado Ferlaino 1983 93Ellenio F Gallo 1993 95Vincenzo Schiano di Colella honorary president 1995 96Gian Marco Innocenti honorary president 1997 98Federico Scalingi honorary president 1999 2000Giorgio Corbelli 2000 02Salvatore Naldi 2002 04Aurelio De Laurentiis 2004 Managers Edit Napoli has had many managers and trainers co managers in some seasons since 1926 57 Name Nationality Years Antonio Kreutzer 1926 27Bino Skasa 1927Technical CommissionRolf Steiger Giovanni Terrile Ferenc Molnar 1927 28Otto Fischer 1928Giovanni Terrile 1928 29William Garbutt 1929 35Karoly Csapkay 1935 36Angelo Mattea 1936 38Eugen Payer 1938 39Technical CommissionAmedeo D Albora Paolo Jodice Luigi Castello Achille Piccini Nereo Rocco 1939Adolfo Baloncieri 1939 40Antonio Vojak 1940 43Paulo Innocenti 1943Raffaele Sansone 1945 47Giovanni Vecchina 1947 48Arnaldo Sentimenti 1948Felice Placido Borel 1948 49Luigi de Manes 1949Vittorio Mosele 1949Eraldo Monzeglio 1949 56Amedeo Amadei 1956 59Annibale Frossi 1959Amedeo Amadei 1959 61Amedeo Amadei 1961Renato Cesarini Attila Sallustro 1961Fioravante Baldi 1961 62Bruno Pesaola 1962Bruno Pesaola 1962 63Eraldo Monzeglio Roberto Lerici 1963 64Giovanni Molino 1964Bruno Pesaola 1964 68Giuseppe Chiappella 1968 69Egidio di Costanzo 1969Giuseppe Chiappella 1969 73Luis Vinicio 1973 76Alberto Delfrati 1976Rosario Rivellino Bruno Pesaola 1976 77Rosario Rivellino 1977Giovanni di Marzio 1977 78Luis Vinicio 1978 80Angelo Sormani 1980Rino Marchesi 1980 82Massimo Giacomini 1982Bruno Pesaola 1982 83Pietro Santi 1983 84Rino Marchesi 1984 85 Name Nationality Years Ottavio Bianchi 1 July 1986 30 June 1989Alberto Bigon 1989 91Claudio Ranieri 1 July 1991 30 June 1993Ottavio Bianchi 1 November 1992 30 June 1993Marcello Lippi 1 July 1993 30 June 1994Vincenzo Guerini 1 July 1994 17 October 1994Vujadin BoskovCane Jarbas Faustinho 18 October 1994 1995Vujadin BoskovAldo Sensibile 1995 30 June 1996Luigi Simoni 1996 97Vincenzo Montefusco 1997Bortolo Mutti 1 July 1997 6 October 1997Carlo Mazzone 19 October 1997 24 November 1997Giovanni Galeone 1997 98Vincenzo Montefusco 1998Renzo Ulivieri 1998 99Vincenzo Montefusco 1999Walter Novellino 1999 2000Zdenek Zeman 1 July 2000 12 November 2000Emiliano Mondonico 13 November 2000 30 June 2001Luigi De Canio 1 July 2001 30 June 2002Franco Colomba 1 July 2002 16 December 2002Sergio Buso 2002Francesco Scoglio 18 December 2002 30 June 2003Franco Colomba 2003Andrea Agostinelli 19 June 2003 9 November 2003Luigi Simoni 10 November 2003 30 June 2004Gian Piero Ventura 1 July 2004 25 January 2005Edoardo Reja 3 January 2005 10 March 2009Roberto Donadoni 10 March 2009 5 October 2009Walter Mazzarri 6 October 2009 20 May 2013Rafael Benitez 27 May 2013 31 May 2015Maurizio Sarri 11 June 2015 23 May 2018Carlo Ancelotti 23 May 2018 10 December 2019Gennaro Gattuso 11 December 2019 23 May 2021Luciano Spalletti 29 May 2021 Current squad EditAs of 25 January 2023 58 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK ITA Alex Meret 5th captain 3 DF KOR Kim Min jae4 MF GER Diego Demme5 DF BRA Juan Jesus6 DF POR Mario Rui vice captain 7 MF MKD Elif Elmas 4th captain 9 FW NGA Victor Osimhen11 FW MEX Hirving Lozano12 GK ITA Davide Marfella13 DF KOS Amir Rrahmani16 GK POL Hubert Idasiak17 DF URU Mathias Olivera18 FW ARG Giovanni Simeone on loan from Hellas Verona 19 DF POL Bartosz Bereszynski on loan from Sampdoria No Pos Nation Player20 MF POL Piotr Zielinski 3rd captain 21 FW ITA Matteo Politano22 DF ITA Giovanni Di Lorenzo captain 23 FW ITA Alessio Zerbin31 MF ALG Karim Zedadka55 DF NOR Leo Ostigard68 MF SVK Stanislav Lobotka70 MF ITA Gianluca Gaetano77 FW GEO Khvicha Kvaratskhelia81 FW ITA Giacomo Raspadori on loan from Sassuolo 91 MF FRA Tanguy Ndombele on loan from Tottenham Hotspur 95 GK ITA Pierluigi Gollini on loan from Atalanta 99 MF CMR Andre Frank Zambo AnguissaOut on loan Edit As of 13 January 2023 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 Nikita Contini at Reggina until 30 June 2023 DF ITA Filippo Costa at Foggia until 30 June 2023 DF ITA Sebastiano Luperto at Empoli until 30 June 2023 DF ITA Francesco Mezzoni at Ancona until 30 June 2023 DF ITA Lorenzo Sgarbi at Pro Sesto until 30 June 2023 DF ITA Davide Costanzo at Alessandria until 30 June 2023 DF ITA Alessandro Zanoli at Sampdoria until 30 June 2023 No Pos Nation Player FW ITA Giuseppe Ambrosino at Cittadella until 30 June 2023 FW ITA Leonardo Candellone at Pordenone until 30 June 2023 FW ITA Antonio Cioffi at Pontedera until 30 June 2023 FW ITA Giuseppe D Agostino at Juve Stabia until 30 June 2023 FW ITA Michael Folorunsho at Bari until 30 June 2023 FW ITA Andrea Petagna at Monza until 30 June 2023 Primavera squad Edit Main article S S C Napoli Youth Sector Retired numbers Edit Main article Retired numbers in football Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player10 FW ARG Diego Maradona 1984 91 Jersey number 10 retired in 2000 as tribute to Diego Maradona In the summer of 2000 Napoli retired the jersey number 10 belonged to former club legend Diego Maradona who played for the club from 1984 to 1991 In order the last players to wear number 10 were Fausto Pizzi 1995 1996 Beto in 1996 1997 Igor Protti in 1997 1998 was the last player to play and score a goal with the number 10 shirt in Serie A and Claudio Bellucci in 1998 1999 and 1999 2000 in Serie B Karl Corneliusson wore the number 10 shirt in 2004 2005 in Serie C In Serie C the starting players had to wear shirts with the number 1 11However for regulatory reasons the number was reissued on blue shirts 2004 to 2006 Serie C1 a tournament where there is the old numbering from 1 to 11 The last player to wear and score goals with this shirt in an official match was Mariano Bogliacino in the home match of 18 May 2006 against Spezia valid for the final leg of the Supercoppa di Lega Serie C1 primacy belongs to him also for last appearance in the championship 12 May 2006 at the home match against Lanciano As regards exclusively the championship however the honour goes to the Argentine footballer Roberto Sosa the distinction of being the last to wear the 10 at the San Paolo and at the same time to score in the match against Frosinone on 30 April 2006 59 Culture EditColours badge and nicknames Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to S S C Napoli kits As Naples is a coastal city the colours of the club have always been derived from the blue waters of the Gulf of Naples 60 Originally while using the name Naples FBC the colours of the club implemented two shades of blue 61 However since the 1920s a singular blue tone has been used in the form of azure Thus Napoli share the nickname Azzurri with the Italy national team 62 The shade of blue has been sky blue in many instances Napoli typically wear azure shirts with white shorts at home and white shirts with either white or blue shorts away though in recent years the away kits have often deviated from this tradition One of the nicknames of Napoli is I ciucci which means the donkeys in the Neapolitan language Napoli were given this name after a particularly poor performance during the 1926 27 season It was originally meant to be derogatory as the Neapolitan symbol is a rampant black horse 63 but the club adopted the donkey as a mascot named O Ciuccio 64 Napoli s first badge featured a rampant horse on top of a football with the letters ACN around it The current club badge features a large N placed within a circle This crest can be traced back to Internazionale Napoli which used a similar design on their shirts 65 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 66 The main difference between each badge is the shade of blue used Usually the N is white although it has occasionally been gold especially prior to 1980 67 Partenopei is a popular nickname for the club and people from the city of Naples in general 68 It is derived from Greek mythology where the siren Parthenope tried to enchant Odysseus from his ship to Capri 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 Consequently Parthenope unable to live with the rejection of her love drowned herself and her body was washed up upon the shore of Naples 69 Supporters and rivalries EditSee also Derby del Sole Juventus F C S S C Napoli rivalry and Derby delle Due Sicilie Support Edit Napoli ultras at Stadio San Paolo Napoli is the fourth most supported football club in Italy with around 13 of Italian football fans supporting the club 70 Like other top clubs in the country Napoli s fanbase goes beyond the Italian border in 2018 the society announced that the team had over 35 million supporters worldwide and 120 million people who liked to watch Napoli matches The main ultra groups of Napoli are Fedayn EAM 1979 Ultras Napoli Fossato Flegreo Secco Vive Mastiffs Brigata Carolina Teste Matte Sud1996 Nuova Guardia Vecchi Lions and Masseria 71 Napoli fans have occasionally cheered loud enough to register as earthquakes on seismographs at University of Naples Federico II 72 In the morning we went to the San Paolo to warm up Carlos Tevez was telling me about this stadium but I ve played for Barca so I said to myself it can t be that big of a deal Yet when I set foot on that pitch I felt something magical different In the evening when there was the anthem of the Champions League hearing 80 000 people whistling us I realized what a mess we were in I did play some important matches in my career but when I heard that cry for the first time my legs were shaking Well it was there that I realized that for those people this is not just a team it is a visceral love like the one between a mother and a son It was the only time I remained on the pitch after losing a match just to enjoy the show 73 Yaya Toure Rivalries Edit Unlike other Italian cities such as Genoa Milan Rome and Turin Napoli is the only major football club in the city and therefore there is no derby in the strict sense of the term The now infrequent derby with Savoia the next largest club in Naples was played for the first time 24 December 1939 during the knockout phase of the 1939 40 Coppa Italia the score was 1 3 in favor of Napoli 74 The last meeting between the clubs was in Serie B in 2000 won 0 1 by Napoli Napoli s most hated rivals are AS Roma known as the Derby del Sole Derby of the Sun and the principal northern team Juventus 75 76 As Napoli is the most important southern italian team there are a lot of rivalries with several northern teams like Milan Internazionale Atalanta and Hellas Verona 77 They also have a rivalry with the other Roman club Lazio citation needed and contest the Derby Mezzogiorno Midday Derby Derby of Southern Italy against Bari and Derby Bourbon referencing the family that ruled the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies against Foggia The Derby del Sud Italia Derby of Southern Italy against Catanzaro was considered one of the most important rivalries in Italy during the 1970s 78 The fans of Napoli do co star in two particular derbies in Italy against other regional teams Derby della Campania generally refers to a rivalry with regional clubs mainly Avellino and Salernitana 79 Friendships Edit A friendly rivalry with Palermo is contested known as the Derby delle Due Sicilie Derby of the Two Sicilies in reference to the historical link of the former Kingdom of Two Sicilies 80 Another friendly rivalry exists with Catania known as the Derby del Vulcano Volcano Derby referencing Mount Vesuvius near Naples and Mount Etna near Catania Friendships with teams outside Italy exist Borussia Dortmund 81 Paris Saint Germain 82 Celtic 83 and Lokomotiv Plovdiv 84 among others Napoli formerly had a famous and long standing friendship with the fans of Genoa but the friendship ended in 2019 85 86 Napoli also once had a friendship with Roma 87 Finances EditS S C Napoli was expelled from the professional league in 2004 Thanks to Article 52 of N O I F the sports title was transferred to Napoli Soccer later the new Napoli in the same year while the corporate entity which administered the old Napoli was liquidated In the second last season before bankruptcy the club was partially saved by the non standard accounting practice of amortization after Silvio Berlusconi owner of Milan and Prime Minister of Italy introduced Italian Law 91 1981 Article 18B 88 Since re foundation in 2004 the club s large numbers of supporters provided the main source of income particularly through gate revenues and TV rights Napoli made an aggregate profit in 2006 07 Serie B 89 They have continued to be profitable since returning to Serie A 90 Napoli equity in 2005 was a negative 261 466 having started from 3 million capital By 2010 the equity was at 25 107 223 and Napoli achieved self sustainability S S C Napoli S p A separate financial statements 91 Year Turnover Result Total Assets Net Assets Re capitalizationS S C Napoli S p A P I 03486600632 exchange rate 1 L1936 271999 2000 Serie B 92 25 120 308 203 378 93 111 556 811 5 952 921 2000 01 Serie A 92 54 966 464 2 036 451 154 624 699 3 896 132 02001 02 Serie B 94 21 183 736 28 856 093 92 721 662 2 166 997 22 8 million2002 03 Serie B 88 20 428 522 13 754 506 67 994 171 966 735 15 million2003 04 Serie B Not available due to bankruptcyS S C Napoli S p A P I 04855461218 startup capital 3 million 2004 05 Serie C1 95 11 174 000 7 061 463 37 117 126 261 466 3 800 0002005 06 Serie C1 96 12 068 630 9 088 780 37 299 498 211 220 9 561 4662006 07 Serie B 89 41 411 837 1 419 976 47 917 274 1 916 975 288 7802007 08 Serie A 90 88 428 490 11 911 041 86 244 038 13 829 015 1 0002008 09 Serie A 97 108 211 134 10 934 520 81 199 725 24 763 537 02009 10 Serie A 98 110 849 458 343 686 117 237 581 25 107 223 02010 11 Serie A 131 476 940 4 197 829 110 053 332 29 305 0522011 12 Serie A 155 929 550 14 720 757 138 168 981 44 025 8102012 13 Serie A 151 922 436 8 073 447 136 748 114 52 099 2582013 14 Serie A 237 034 664 20 217 304 215 764 185 72 316 5632014 15 Serie AAggregateAverage Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors Edit 99 100 Period Kit manufacturer Front sponsor s Back sponsor Sleeve sponsor Notes1926 78 In house None None None1978 80 Puma1980 81 NR Ennerre 1981 82 Snaidero1982 83 Cirio1983 84 Latte Berna1984 85 Linea Time Cirio1985 88 NR Ennerre Buitoni1988 91 Mars1991 94 Umbro Voiello1994 95 Lotto Record Cucine1995 96 Record Cucine home and away kits Centrale del Latte di Napoli third kit 1996 97 Centrale del Latte di Napoli1997 99 Nike Polenghi1999 2000 Peroni2000 03 Diadora2003 04 Legea Russo Cicciano2004 05 Kappa None matches 1 7 various Filmauro films rest of season a 101 2005 06 Lete2006 09 Diadora2009 11 Macron2011 14 Lete MSC Cruises European competitions Lete only2014 16 Lete Pasta Garofalo2016 19 Kappa Kimbo2019 21 Lete MSC Cruises2021 Emporio Armani Floki Inu Amazon European competitions Lete and Amazon only Sky Captain matches 8 11 Christmas in Love matches 12 19 Manuale d amore matches 19 23 Mandi match 24 end of season Stature and statistics EditLeague history Edit 1926 1929 Divisione Nazionale 1st tier 1929 1942 Serie A 1st tier 1942 1943 Serie B 2nd tier 1943 1946 No contests World War II 1946 1948 Serie A 1st tier 1948 1950 Serie B 2nd tier Champions 1950 1950 1961 Serie A 1st tier 1961 1962 Serie B 2nd tier 1962 1963 Serie A 1st tier 1963 1965 Serie B 2nd tier 1965 1998 Serie A 1st tier Champions 1987 1990 1998 2000 Serie B 2nd tier 2000 2001 Serie A 1st tier 2001 2004 Serie B 2nd tier 2004 2006 Serie C1 3rd tier Champions 2006 2006 2007 Serie B 2nd tier 2007 present Serie A 1st tier Honours EditNational Edit League Edit Serie AWinners 1986 87 1989 90Serie BWinners 1945 46 a 1949 50Serie C1 SouthWinners 2005 06 SouthCups Edit Coppa ItaliaWinners 1961 62 1975 76 1986 87 2011 12 2013 14 2019 20Supercoppa ItalianaWinners 1990 2014European Edit Further information S S C Napoli in European football UEFA CupWinners 1988 89Other titles Edit Anglo Italian League CupWinners 1976Coppa delle AlpiWinners 1966UEFA club coefficient ranking EditAs of 14 December 2022 102 Rank Team Points20 Eintracht Frankfurt 77 00021 Benfica 76 00022 Napoli 75 00023 Arsenal 74 00024 Shakhtar Donetsk 61 000Records and statistics EditMain article List of S S C Napoli records and statistics Main article List of S S C Napoli players Marek Hamsik is Napoli s record appearance holder Marek Hamsik holds Napoli s official appearance record having made 520 He also holds the record for league appearances with 408 over the course of 12 years from 2007 to 2019 The all time leading goalscorer for Napoli is Dries Mertens with 148 goals 103 Diego Maradona finished the season of Serie A as the league s top scorer known in Italy as the Capocannoniere in the 1987 88 season with 15 goals 104 This achievement was matched by Edinson Cavani in 2012 13 and Gonzalo Higuain in 2015 16 The record for most goals in the league also including the Divisione Nazionale tournaments belongs to Attila Sallustro with 106 goals 105 while the highest scorer in Serie A is Dries Mertens with 103 goals 106 The record for most goals in a single league season belongs to Gonzalo Higuain with 36 in the 2015 16 Serie A 107 The biggest ever victory recorded by Napoli was 8 1 against Pro Patria in the 1955 56 season of Serie A 22 Napoli s heaviest championship defeat came during the 1927 28 season when eventual champions Torino beat them 11 0 22 On 26 July 2016 Gonzalo Higuain became the third highest football transfer of all time and highest ever transfer for an Italian club 108 when he joined Juventus for 90 million 109 On 31 July 2020 Napoli confirmed the signing of Victor Osimhen from Lille for a transfer fee of 70 million making him Napoli s most expensive signing 110 See also EditEuropean Club Association Napoli futsal References Edit a b c d e f g h i La storia del Calcio Napoli sino ai giorni nostri in Italian Ale Napoli Archived from the original on 24 October 2008 Storia in Italian Calcio Napoli Net 26 June 2007 Archived from the original on 9 August 2007 Il tifo calcistico in Italia Settembre 2012 in Italian September 2012 Retrieved 18 September 2012 Deloitte Football Money League 2014 Deloitte Retrieved 9 October 2014 Joseph Sciorra Italian Folk Vernacular Culture in Italian American Lives 2010 page 116 the Neapolitan standardO surdato nnammurato A Soldier in Love a b c Storia Del Club by Pietro 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