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Napoli
S.S.C. Napoli logo.svg
Full name Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli S.p.A.
Nickname(s) Partenopei
Azzurri (The Blues)
Founded 1 August 1926 (86 years ago)
as Associazione Calcio Napoli
Ground Stadio San Paolo Naples
(capacity: 60,240)
Owner Aurelio De Laurentiis
President Aurelio De Laurentiis
Head coach Rafael Benítez
League Serie A
2012–13 Serie A, 2nd
Website Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours
 Current season
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is a professional Italian football club based in Naples and founded in 1926[1] The club has spent most of its history in Serie A,[2] where it currently plays its 2012–13 season. Napoli has won Serie A twice, in 1986–87 and 1989–90.[1] They have also won the Italian Cup four 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.[3] The club is fifteenth football club in terms of annual revenue, generating €148.4million in 2012.
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,[4] 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 two years later. The bankruptcy of the club in 2004 had seen it placed in the third division of Italian football (Serie C1), but progress of the reformed club was swift and after just three years it returned to Serie A.[1]
Contents  [hide]
1 History
1.1 Associazione Calcio Napoli
1.2 Napoli on the rise: Maradona era
1.3 Decline and rebirth
2 Players
2.1 First team squad
2.2 Current technical staff
2.3 Reserve squad
2.4 Out on loan
2.5 Co-ownerships
2.6 Youth team squad
2.7 Retired numbers
2.8 Notable players
3 Presidents
4 Managers
5 Statistics and records
6 Colours, badge and nicknames
6.1 Sponsors and manufacturers
7 Supporters and rivalries
8 SSC Napoli as a company
9 Honours
9.1 National titles
9.2 European titles
10 References
11 External links
History[edit]

For more details on this topic, see History of S.S.C. Napoli
The first club was founded as Naples Foot-Ball & Cricket Club in 1904 by English sailor William Poths and his associate Hector M. Bayon.[5][6] Neapolitans such as Conforti, Catterina and Amedeo Salsi were also involved, the latter of whom was the club's first president.[7] The original kit of the club was a sky blue and navy blue striped shirt, with black shorts.[8] The name of the club was shortened to Naples Foot-Ball Club in 1906.[citation needed]
Early into its existence, the Italian Football Championship was limited to just Northern clubs, so Southern clubs competed against sailors[5] or in cups such as Thomas Lipton's Lipton Challenge Cup. In the cup competed between Naples and Palermo FBC, Naples won three finals.[9] The foreign contingent at the club broke off in 1912 to form Internazionale Napoli,[5] in time for both club's debut in the Italian Championship of 1912–13.[10] 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.[citation needed]
Associazione Calcio Napoli[edit]


Attila Sallustro in the middle, with Napoli teammates in 1927
Under the presidency of Giorgio Ascarelli, the club changed its name to Associazione Calcio Napoli on 23 August 1926.[11] After a poor start, with a sole point in an entire championship,[12] Napoli was readmitted to Serie A's forerunner National Division by the Italian FA, and began to improve thanks in part to Paraguayan-born Attila Sallustro, who was the first fully fledged hero to the fans.[13] He was a capable goal-scorer and eventually set the all-time goal-scoring record for Napoli, which still stands today.[14]


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.[15] During his six-year stint, the club would be dramatically transformed, frequently finishing in the top half of the table.[12] This included two third-place finishes during the 1932–33 and 1933–34 seasons,[12] with added notables such as Antonio Vojak, Arnaldo Sentimenti and Carlo Buscaglia.[16] For the years leading up to World War II Napoli went into decline, surviving relegation in 1939–40 by goal average.[12]
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,[12] but were relegated after two seasons for a bribery scandal.[17] The club bounced back to ensure top flight football at the start of the 1950s.[18] 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.[19] Their fourth relegation cut celebrations short the following season.[1]
Napoli on the rise: Maradona era[edit]


Napoli at the start of the '70s with Dino Zoff, José Altafini, and others.
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 amongst the elite in Serie A, with consistent top five finishes.[12] Napoli came very close to winning the league in 1967–68, finishing just behind AC Milan in second place.[12] 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.[16]
The trend of Napoli performing well in the league continued into the 1970s, with third place spots in 1970–71 and 1973–74.[12] 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.[12] Solid performances from locally born players such as Bruscolotti, Juliano and Esposito were relied upon during this period, coupled with goals from Giuseppe Savoldi.[16]
After beating Southampton 4–1 on aggregate to lift the Anglo-Italian League Cup,[20] 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.[21] 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.[1] In terms of the Italian league, Napoli were still very much a consistent top six side for much of the late 1970s.[12] 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.[12] Napoli broke the world transfer record fee, turning to Diego Maradona with a €12 million deal from Barcelona on 30 June 1984.[22] The squad was gradually re-built, with the likes of Ciro Ferrara, Salvatore Bagni, and Fernando De Napoli filling the ranks.[16] 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.[1]
Because a mainland Southern Italian team had never won the league before, this turned Diego Maradona into a cultural, social and borderline religious icon[23] for Neapolitans, which stretched beyond the realms of just football.[23]
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 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.[24]
Napoli added their second Serie A title in 1989–90, beating 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.[12] 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.[25]
“ 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 Armando Maradona, July 1990
San Paolo was the only stadium during the competition where the Argentine National Anthem wasn't jeered,[26] 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; both Maradona and Napoli staff later claimed it was a revenge plot for events at the World Cup.[23] Maradona was banned for 15 months and would never play for the club again.[23] 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 for 22 years. In the European Cup however, they went out in the second round.[27]
Decline and rebirth[edit]
Though the club finished fourth during the 1991–92 season,[12] 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. 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.[28] Napoli's league form had dropped lower, and relegation to Serie B came at the end of 1997–98 when they recorded only three wins all season.[12]
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.[12] They failed to gain promotion following this and slipped further down. The failed 2001–02 Serie B campaign was costly, the cost of production was €70,895,838, just about €10 million fewer than in 2000–01 Serie A, heavily due to the high amortization of the player asset (€33,437,075). However value of production was just €21,183736 (excluding player profit) and the net loss was €28,856,093 that season.[29] Net asset on 30 June 2002 was €2,166,997, already including about €20 million recapitalization. The club once quoted the law "21 February 2003 No.27" in order to lower the amortization expense by extending the amortization period beyond the contract length of players to 10-year (UEFA ruled the Italian special law was not lawful and all club should use IFRS standards, thus causing a re-capitalization crisis in 2006), which some players contract (with a total residual accounting value of €46,601,225) was amortize in special way for €4,660,123 only and the rest for €1,659,088 in 2002–03, however the cost of production was still exceed the value of production for €19,071,218 in 2002–03.[29] By August 2004, Napoli was declared bankrupt with debts[clarification needed] estimated up to €70 million.[30] To secure football in the city, film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis refounded the club under the name Napoli Soccer,[4] 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 in 2004–05 Serie C1.[1]
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.[31] 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.[1] After just one season back in Serie B, they were promoted on the final day, along with fellow sleeping giants Genoa.[32] Napoli finished the season placed eighth in the Serie A, enough to secure a place in the Intertoto Cup third round.
The 2008–09 season saw Napoli qualify for the UEFA Cup via the Intertoto Cup. The team was eliminated in the first round, however, 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; results and performances, however, quickly declined in mid-season, causing Napoli to fall down to 11th place in the league table, which lead to the dismissal of manager Edy Reja in March 2009, with former Italy manager Roberto Donadoni being appointed as his replacement.[33]
Despite reinforcements in the summer transfer window,[34] Napoli began the 2009–10 season 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.[35] Under Mazzarri, Napoli climbed up the table, finishing in sixth place to qualify for a Europa League spot.[36] Napoli, under Mazzarri's guide and reinforced by players such as Edinson Cavani, spent part of the 2010–11 season in the second place, finishing third and qualifying directly to the group phase of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League.[37]
In the 2011–12 season, Napoli ended in fifth place in Serie A, but managed to defeat unbeaten champions Juventus in the Stadio Olimpico to win the Coppa Italia for the fourth time in the club's history, 25 years after their last cup win. Star striker Edinson Cavani scored from a penalty kick in the 63rd minute and Marek Hamšík decided the game in the 83rd minute. Napoli also had a successful season in the Champions League, its first participation in the European Cup since the 1990–91 season. The team finished second in its group behind Bayern Munich, and ahead of Manchester City, progressing to the round of 16, where it was knocked out 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.
In the 2013 close-season, Walter Mazzarri left Napoli to become coach of Internazionale. He was replaced by Spaniard Rafael Benítez, who became the club's first foreign coach since Zdeněk Zeman in 2000.[38]
Players[edit]

First team squad[edit]
As of 25 July 2013[39]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player
4 Italy MF Marco Donadel
5 Uruguay DF Miguel Britos
9 Italy FW Emanuele Calaiò
11 Italy DF Christian Maggio
14 Belgium FW Dries Mertens
15 Italy GK Roberto Colombo
16 Italy DF Giandomenico Mesto
17 Slovakia MF Marek Hamšík (vice-captain)
18 Colombia DF Juan Zúñiga
19 Republic of Macedonia FW Goran Pandev
20 Switzerland MF Blerim Džemaili
24 Italy FW Lorenzo Insigne
25 Croatia MF Josip Radošević
27 Colombia DF Pablo Armero
28 Italy DF Paolo Cannavaro (captain)
55 Italy DF Alessandro Gamberini
No. Position Player
85 Switzerland MF Valon Behrami
88 Switzerland MF Gökhan İnler
– Brazil GK Rafael
– Spain GK Pepe Reina (on loan from Liverpool)
– Spain DF Raúl Albiol
– Spain FW José Callejón
– Argentina FW Gonzalo Higuaín
Italy GK Luigi Sepe
Argentina DF Federico Fernández
Brazil DF Bruno Uvini
Italy MF Davide Bariti
Italy MF Andrea Dossena
Uruguay MF Walter Gargano
Italy MF Luigi Vitale
Hungary FW Soma Novothny
Italy FW Gennaro Tutino

Current technical staff[edit]


Current manager: Rafael Benítez


Current assistant coach: Fabio Pecchia

Position
Head coach Rafael Benítez
Assistant coach Fabio Pecchia
Fitness coach Francisco de Miguel Moreno
Fitness coach Corrado Saccone
Goalkeeping coach Xabi Valero
Analyst Antonio Gómez Pérez
Analyst Pedro Jiménez Campos
Health director dr. Alfonso De Nicola
Physiatrist Henry D'Andrea
Sports doctor dr. Raffaele Canon
Rehabilitator Rosario D'Onofrio
Physiotherapists John D'Avino and Augustine Santaniello
Masseur Marco Di Lullo
Last updated: 26 July 2013
Source: [1]
Reserve squad[edit]
The following players were not called up to pre-season training despite eligibility.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player
Italy GK Francesco Scarpa
Italy DF Francesco Bruno
Argentina DF Ignacio Fideleff
Italy DF Michele Girardi
Italy DF Diego Petrarca
No. Position Player
Italy MF Carlo Colella
Italy MF Walter Guerra
Italy MF Davide Schiavo
Austria FW Erwin Hoffer
Italy FW Gennaro Signorelli
Out on loan[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player
Italy GK Diamante Crispino (on loan at Calcio Como)
Italy GK Antonio Rosati (on loan at Sassuolo)
Italy DF Emanuele Allegra (on loan at Virtus Entella)
Italy DF Daniele Celiento (on loan at Viareggio)
Italy DF Daniele Donnarumma (on loan at Calcio Como)
Italy DF Giuseppe Nicolao (on loan at Virtus Lanciano)
Italy MF Jacopo Dezi (on loan at Crotone)
Morocco MF Omar El Kaddouri (on loan at Torino F.C.)
No. Position Player
Italy MF Giuseppe Fornito (on loan at Pescara Calcio)
Italy MF Raffaele Maiello (on loan at Ternana)
Italy MF Giuseppe Palma (on loan at Vicenza)
Italy FW Camillo Ciano (on loan at Padova)
Italy FW Nicolao Dumitru (on loan at Cittadella, co-owned with Empoli)
Italy FW Roberto Insigne (on loan at Perugia)
Chile FW Eduardo Vargas (on loan at Grêmio)
Co-ownerships[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player
Italy DF Armando Izzo (ownership with Avellino)
Italy MF Luca Cigarini (ownership with Atalanta)
Italy MF Vincenzo Gatto (ownership with Aversa Normanna)
Italy MF Giuseppe Iuliano (ownership with Pro Patria)
No. Position Player
Italy MF Mario Sgambato (ownership with Vicenza)
Italy FW Alessandro De Vena (ownership with Viareggio)
Italy FW Simone Simeri (ownership with AS Melfi)
Youth team squad[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player
Ukraine GK Nikita Contini Baranovsky
Italy GK Salvatore Capotosto
Italy DF Aniello Cretella
Italy DF Vincenzo Guardiglio
Poland DF Igor Lasicki
Italy DF Francesco Savarise
Italy DF Pierfrancesco Zambrano
Italy MF Francesco Del Bono
No. Position Player
Italy MF Felice Gaetano
Italy MF Simone La Torre
Italy MF Luca Palmiero
Italy MF Antonio Romano
Italy FW Vincenzo Barone
Italy FW Gianluca D'Auria (on loan from Internazionale)
Italy FW Andrea Mancini (on loan from Pescara Calcio)
Retired numbers[edit]
Main article: Retired numbers in football
10 – Argentina Diego Armando Maradona, Second Striker, 1984–91[40]
Notable players[edit]
Main article: List of S.S.C. Napoli players
For a list of all former and current Napoli players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:S.S.C. Napoli players.
Presidents[edit]

Below is the official presidential history of Napoli, from when Giorgio Ascarelli took over at the club in 1926, until the present day.[41]
 
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) 1999–00
Giorgio Corbelli 2000-02
Salvatore Naldi 2002–04
Aurelio De Laurentiis 2004–
Managers[edit]

Napoli has 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:[42]
 
Name Nationality Years
Antonio Kreutzer Austria 1926–27
Bino Skasa Austria 1927
Technical Commission
Rolf Steiger
Giovanni Terrile
Ferenc Molnár
Austria
Italy
Hungary 1927–28
Otto Fischer Austria 1928–29
William Garbutt England 1929–35
Károly Csapkay Hungary 1935–36
Angelo Mattea Italy 1936–38
Eugen Payer Hungary 1938
Paolo Jodice Italy 1938–39
Adolfo Baloncieri Italy 1939–40
Antonio Vojak Italy 1940–43
Paulo Innocenti Italy 1943
Raffaele Sansone Italy Uruguay 1945–46
Attila Sallustro
Giovanni Vecchina Italy
Italy 1947–48
Arnaldo Sentimenti Italy 1948
Felice Placido Borel
Paolo Jodice Italy
Italy 1948–49
Domenico Mattioli
Luigi de Manes Italy
Italy 1949
Vittorio Mosele Italy 1949
Eraldo Monzeglio Italy 1949–56
Amedeo Amadei Italy 1956–59
Annibale Frossi Italy 1959
Amedeo Amadei Italy 1959–61
Amedeo Amadei
Renato Cesarini Italy
Italy 1961
 
Name Nationality Years
Attila Sallustro Italy 1961
Fioravante Baldi Italy 1961–62
Bruno Pesaola Argentina 1962
Bruno Pesaola
Eraldo Monzeglio Argentina
Italy 1962–63
Roberto Lerici Italy 1963–64
Giovanni Molino Italy 1964
Bruno Pesaola Argentina 1964–68
Giuseppe Chiappella Italy 1968–69
Egidio di Costanzo Italy 1969
Giuseppe Chiappella Italy 1969–73
Luis Vinicio Brazil 1973–76
Alberto del Frati Italy 1976
Bruno Pesaola Argentina 1976–77
Rosario Rivellino Italy 1977
Giovanni di Marzio Italy 1977–78
Luis Vinicio Brazil 1978–80
Angelo Sormani Italy Brazil 1980
Rino Marchesi Italy 1980–82
Massimo Giacomini Italy 1982
Bruno Pesaola Argentina 1982–83
Pietro Santi Italy 1983–84
Rino Marchesi Italy 1984–85
Ottavio Bianchi Italy July 1986–June 89
Alberto Bigon Italy 1989–91
Claudio Ranieri Italy July 1991–June 93
Ottavio Bianchi Italy Nov 1992–June 93
Marcello Lippi Italy July 1993–June 94
Vincenzo Guerini Italy July 1994–Oct 94
 
Name Nationality Years
Vujadin Boškov
Cané Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Brazil 1994–95
Vujadin Boškov
Aldo Sensibile Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Italy 1995–96
Luigi Simoni Italy 1996–97
Vincenzo Montefusco Italy 1997
Bortolo Mutti Italy July 1997–June 98
Carlo Mazzone Italy Oct 1997–Nov 97
Giovanni Galeone Italy 1997–98
Vincenzo Montefusco Italy 1998
Renzo Ulivieri Italy 1998–99
Vincenzo Montefusco Italy 1999
Walter Novellino Italy 1999–00
Zdeněk Zeman Czech Republic July 2000–Nov 00
Emiliano Mondonico Italy Nov 2000–May 1
Luigi De Canio Italy July 2001–June 2
Franco Colomba Italy July 2002–Dec 02
Sergio Buso Italy 2002
Francesco Scoglio Italy 2002–03
Franco Colomba Italy 2003
Andrea Agostinelli Italy June 2003–Nov 03
Luigi Simoni Italy Nov 2003–June 4
Giampiero Ventura Italy July 2004–Jan 05
Edoardo Reja Italy Jan 2005–March 9
Roberto Donadoni Italy March 2009–Oct 09
Walter Mazzarri Italy Oct 2009–May 13
Rafael Benítez Spain May 2013–
Statistics and records[edit]

Giuseppe Bruscolotti holds Napoli's official appearance record, having made 511 over the course of 16 years from 1972 until 1988.[43] Antonio Juliano holds the record for league appearances with 394 over the course of 16 years from 1962 until 1978 .[16]
The all-time leading goalscorer for Napoli is Diego Armando Maradona, with 115 league goals scored.[16] He finish the season of Serie A as the league's topscorer, known in Italy as the capocannoniere,in the 1987–88 season with 15 goals.[44] The record for most goals in the league (also including tournaments Divisione Nazionale) belongs to Attila Sallustro, with 108 goals,[45] while the maximum scorer in Serie A is Antonio Vojak, with 102 goals.[45] The record for most goals in a single tournament maximum number belongs to Edinson Cavani, with 28 goals scored in the season 2012-2013
The biggest ever victory recorded by Napoli was 8–1 against Pro Patria, in the 1955–56 season of Serie A.[12] Napoli's heaviest championship defeat came during the 1927–28 season when eventual champions Torino beat them 11–0.[12]
Below are appearance and goalscoring records pertaining to Napoli players of all time. Still active players in bold:[45]
As of 20 may 2012
Overall Most Appearances
Name Nationality Period Appearances
1 Giuseppe Bruscolotti Italy 1972 - 1988 511
2 Antonio Juliano Italy 1962 - 1978 505
3 Moreno Ferrario Italy 1977 - 1988 396
4 Ciro Ferrara Italy 1984 - 1994 322
5 Bruno Gramaglia Italy 1938 - 1943/ 1949 - 1955 275
6 Paolo Cannavaro Italy 1998 - 1999/ 2006 - 274
7 Carlo Buscaglia Italy 1928 - 1938 273
8 Attila Sallustro Paraguay Italy 1926 - 1937 268
9 Luigi Pogliana Italy 1967 - 1977 263
10 Marek Hamšík Slovakia 2007 - 262
11 Dino Panzanato Italy 1964 - 1973 262
12 Ottavio Bugatti Italy 1953 - 1961 261
13 Luciano Castellini Italy 1978 - 1985 259
14 Diego Armando Maradona Argentina 1984 - 1992 259
15 Mario Zurlini Italy 1964 - 1974 254
16 Canè Brazil 1962 - 1969/ 1972 - 1975 253
17 Bruno Pesaola Argentina Italy 1952 - 1960 253
18 Luciano Comaschi Italy 1951 - 1960 251
19 Claudio Vinazzani Italy 1976 - 1983 251
20 Giovanni Francini Italy 1987 - 1994 250
21 Fernando De Napoli Italy 1986 - 1992 241
22 Arnaldo Sentimenti Italy 1934 - 1943/ 1945 - 1948 235
23 José Altafini Brazil Italy 1965 - 1972 234
24 Giancarlo Corradini Italy 1988 - 1994 230
25 Mario Pretto Italy 1937- 1949 229
26 Antonio Girardo Italy 1960- 1968 226
27 Careca Brazil 1987 - 1993 221
Overall Top Scorers
Name Nationality Period Goals
1 Diego Armando Maradona Argentina 1984 - 1991 115
2 Attila Sallustro Paraguay Italy 1926 - 1937 111
3 Edinson Cavani Uruguay 2010 - 2013 104
4 Antonio Vojak Italy 1929 - 1935 103
5 José Altafini Brazil Italy 1965 - 1972 97
6 Careca Brazil 1987 - 1993 96
7 Giuseppe Savoldi Italy 1975 - 1979 77
8 Marek Hamšík Slovakia 2007 - 70
= Luís Vinício Brazil 1955 - 1960 70
= Cané Brazil 1962 - 1969/ 1972 - 1975 70
11 Hasse Jeppson Sweden 1952 - 1956 52
12 Ezequiel Lavezzi Argentina 2007 - 2012 48
13 Amedeo Amadei Italy 1950 - 1956 47
= Andrea Carnevale Italy 1986 - 1990 47
15 Umberto Busani Italy 1940 - 1948 46
16 Emanuele Calaiò Italy 2005 - 2008/ 2013 - 44
17 Carlo Buscaglia Italy 1928 - 1938 41
= Claudio Pellegrino Italy 1978 - 1979/ 1980 - 1984 41
= Giancarlo Vitali Italy 1952 - 1957 41
20 Naim Krieziu Albania 1947 - 1952 39
= Daniel Fonseca Uruguay 1992 - 1994 39
21 Antonio Juliano Italy 1962 - 1978 38
22 Bruno Giordano Italy 1985 - 1988 37
23 Beniamino Di Giacomo Italy 1957 - 1961 36
= Giuseppe Massa Italy 1974 - 1978 36
= Gianfranco Zola Italy 1989 - 1993 36
24 Giorgio Braglia Italy 1973 - 1976 35
= Giovanni Venditto Italy 1933 - 1943 35
Colours, badge and nicknames[edit]



An AC Napoli period club logo
As Naples is a coastal city, the colours of the club have always been derived from the blue waters of the Gulf of Naples.[46] Originally while using the name Naples FBC, the colours of the club implemented two shades of blue.[47][dead link] Since the 1920s however, a singular blue tone has been used in the form of azure; as thus they share the nickname azzurri with the Italian national side.[48]
One of the nicknames of Napoli is I ciucciarelli which means "the little donkeys" in the local dialect, they 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,[49] the club however adopted the donkey as a mascot called 'O Ciuccio, displaying it with pride.[50]
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, who used a similar design on their shirts.[51] 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.[52] The main difference between each badge is the shade of blue used. Usually the N is white, although it has occasionally been gold.[53]
Partenopei is a popular nickname for the club and people from the city of Naples in general.[54] It is derived from Greek mythology where the siren Parthenópē 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; 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.[55]
Sponsors and manufacturers[edit]
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1978–80 Puma None
1981–82 Snaidero
1981–81 NR
1982–83 Cirio
1983–84 Latte Berna
1984–85 Linea Time Cirio
1985–88 NR Buitoni
1985–91 Mars
1991–94 Umbro Voiello
1994–96 Lotto Record Cucine
1996–97 Centrale del Latte di Napoli
1997–99 Nike Polenghi
1999–00 Peroni
2000–03 Diadora
2003–04 Legea Russo Cicciano
2004–06 Kappa Manuale d'amore / Sky Captain / Crash – Contatto fisico / Christmas in Love / Mandi
2005–06 Lete
2006–09 Diadora
2009–2011 Macron
2011– Lete-MSC (Champions League and Europa League Lete only)
Supporters and rivalries[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.[3] Like other top clubs in the country, Napoli's fanbase goes beyond the Italian border; it has been estimated by the club that there are around 5 to 26 million fans worldwide.[56]
Napoli have several rivalries, the most significant of which are with Juventus and Hellas Verona. There is also a big rivalry with Roma. In terms of location Napoli and Roma are quite close, together they compete in the Derby del Sole ("Derby of the Sun"), a rivalry which was at its peak in the 1980s.[57] There are also strong rivalries with Lazio and Atalanta,[58] as well as two local Campanian ones with Salernitana and Avellino.[57][59]
Conversely, the fans of Napoli have a long standing friendship with Genoa, which goes back to 1982,[60] and with Palermo 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 could be seen holding up banners saying "Benvenuto fratello napoletano", meaning "Welcome, Neapolitan brother".[61]
SSC Napoli as a company[edit]

S.S.C. Napoli S.p.A.
Revenue Increase €131,476,940 (2010–11)
Operating income Increase €15,712,096 (2010–11)
Net income Increase €4,197,829 (2010–11)
Total assets Decrease €110,053,332 (2010–11)
Total equity Increase €29,305,052 (2010–11)
Since refound in 2004, SSC Napoli had a sustainable management strategy. The club has one of thee largest supporting group in Italy (or fourth, behind Juventus and Milan teams) which was the main source of income, in terms of gate revenue and TV rights. Except the first few seasons, Napoli made an aggregate profit in successive years: in 2004–05 and 2005–06 season the net loss were €7,061,463 and €9,088,780.[62] In 2006–07 Serie B, Napoli made its first profit of €1,416,976[63] The first Serie A season made new born Napoli had a net profit of €11,911,041[64] It followed by a net profit of €10,934,520,[65] 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.[66] In 2010–11 Serie A, Napoli returned to the right track with €4,197,829 net profit. It was due to the new collective TV rights of Serie A, as well as qualified to 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.[67]
Napoli shareholder equity on 30 June 2005 was a negative of €261,466, which the club started from €3 million capital and re-capitalized €3.8 million during 2004–05 Serie C1. On 30 June 2005 the equity was increased to €211,220, as the net loss was backup by a re-capitalisation of €9.3 million + €261,466 for previous net loss. On 30 June 2007 the equity was increased to €1,961,975, due to the net profit and a re-capitalised of €288,780 (to make the share capital back to €500,000). On 30 June 2008 the equity was increased to €13,829,015 with a capital increase of just €1,000. The net income contributed the increase in equity on 30 June 2009, which was €24,763,537. On 30 June 2010 the equity was at €25,107,223.O 30 June 2011 the equity was increased to €29,305,052. Though less than €17 million equity contribution in total from Filmauro, Napoli achieved self-sustainability by good management and its large fans base.
Honours[edit]

National titles[edit]
Serie A: 2
Champions: 1986–87; 1989–90
Runners-up (5): 1967–68; 1974–75; 1987–88; 1988–89; 2012–13
3rd place (8): 1932–33; 1933-34; 1965–66; 1970–71; 1973–74; 1980–81; 1985–86; 2010–11
Coppa Italia: 4
Winners: 1961–62; 1975–76; 1986–87; 2011–12
Runners-up (4): 1971–72, 1977–78, 1988–89, 1996–97
Supercoppa Italiana: 1
Winners: 1990
Runners-up (1): 2012
Serie B: 1
Champions: 1949–50
Runners-up (1): 2006–07
Serie C1: 1
Southern Champions: 2005–06
European titles[edit]
UEFA Cup: 1
Winners: 1988–89
Anglo-Italian League Cup: 1
Winners: 1976
Runners-up (1): 1969-70
Coppa delle Alpi: 1
Winners: 1966
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