1992–93 SSC Napoli season

SSC Napoli got extremely close to a shock relegation to Serie B, and only held on to its top-flight status by two points. This was just three years since the club led by playmaker and legend Diego Maradona won the domestic league title. It actually spent Christmas of 1992 in the relegation zone, and climbed out of it thanks to a strong January '93 run. The reason Napoli survived was the above-average offensive skills. Gianfranco Zola, Daniel Fonseca and Careca was a trio capable of leading any teams' attack, and the club looked set to suffer when Zola (Parma) and Careca (Japan) departed at the end of the season. Fonseca's season is mostly remembered for an extremely unusual five goals in one match, as Napoli beat Valencia 5-1 away from home in the UEFA Cup. Then it lost to Paris SG in the next round, rendering it was out of Europe.

Napoli
1992-93 season
ChairmanCorrado Ferlaino
ManagerClaudio Ranieri
(until 9 November 1992)
Ottavio Bianchi
Serie A11th
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
UEFA CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerDaniel Fonseca (16)

Squad

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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 Giovanni Galli
GK   ITA Gian Marco Sansonetti
DF   ITA Ciro Ferrara
DF   ITA Giovanni Francini
DF   ITA Fabio Cannavaro
DF   ITA Giancarlo Corradini
DF   ITA Massimo Tarantino
DF   ITA Carlo Cornacchia
DF   ITA Sebastiano Nela
DF   ITA Paolo Ziliani
MF   SWE Jonas Thern
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ITA Fausto Pari
MF   ITA Roberto Policano
MF   ITA Massimo Mauro
MF   ITA Massimo Crippa
MF   ITA Luca Altomare
MF   ITA Gaetano De Rosa
MF   ITA Angelo Carbone
FW   ITA Gianfranco Zola
FW   URU Daniel Fonseca
FW   BRA Careca
FW   ITA Cristian Baglieri
FW   ITA Giorgio Bresciani

Transfers

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Winter

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Out
Pos. Name To Type
FW Marco Ferrante Parma F.C.

Competitions

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Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
9 Torino 34 9 17 8 38 38 0 35 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
10 Roma 34 8 17 9 42 39 +3 33
11 Napoli 34 10 12 12 49 50 −1 32
12 Foggia 34 10 12 12 39 55 −16 32
13 Genoa 34 7 17 10 41 55 −14 31
Source: 1992–93 Serie A, RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.(Note:[1]

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWLDLLWLLLWLLWWWDLWDDLWDWDDDWDLDLD
Position6287101410131416161616161512121511111112111111111111101010101211
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = 1992–93 European Cup;   = 1992–93 UEFA Cup;   = 1992–93 Serie B

Matches

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6 September 1992 1 Napoli 0–0 Brescia Naples
Report Stadium: San Paolo
13 September 1992 2 Foggia 2–4 Napoli Foggia
P. Bresciani   17, 44' Report Fonseca   11, 89'
Zola   25'
Careca   59'
20 September 1992 3 Napoli 1–2 Inter Naples
Fonseca   84' Report Sammer   54'
Schillaci   57'
Stadium: San Paolo
27 September 1992 4 Ancona 1–1 Napoli Ancona
Détári   60' Report Fonseca   5'
4 October 1992 5 Napoli 2–3 Juventus Naples
Fonseca   84'
Zola   86'
Report R. Baggio   5'
Möller   57'
Vialli   80'
Stadium: San Paolo
18 October 1992 6 Udinese 2–0 Napoli Udine
Branca   11'
Dell'Anno   49'
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25 October 1992 7 Napoli 2–1 Roma Naples
Fonseca   45'
Careca   46'
Report Benedetti   57' Stadium: San Paolo
1 November 1992 8 Atalanta 3–2 Napoli Bergamo
Perrone   21'
Ganz   52, 75'
Report Fonseca   7'
Ferrara   90'
8 November 1992 9 Napoli 1–5 Milan Naples
Zola   83' Report van Basten   6, 26, 68, 74'
Eranio   60'
Stadium: San Paolo
22 November 1992 10 Sampdoria 3–1 Napoli Genoa
Ziliani   42' (o.g.)
Jugović   59'
Mancini   77'
Report Mannini   87' (o.g.)
29 November 1992 11 Napoli 4–1 Fiorentina Naples
Policano   19'
Zola   43, 67'
Careca   90'
Report Di Mauro   14' Stadium: San Paolo
6 December 1992 12 Cagliari 1–0 Napoli Cagliari
Francescoli   64' Report
13 December 1992 13 Genoa 2–1 Napoli Genoa
Skuhravý   30, 79' Report Fonseca   47'
3 January 1993 14 Napoli 2–0 Pescara Naples
Fonseca   16, 67' Report Stadium: San Paolo
10 January 1993 15 Torino 0–1 Napoli Turin
Report Policano   13' Stadium: delle Alpi
17 January 1993 16 Napoli 3–1 Lazio Naples
Crippa   29'
Fonseca   59'
Careca   70'
Report Signori   78' Stadium: San Paolo
24 January 1993 17 Parma 1–1 Napoli Parma
Asprilla   51' Report Fonseca   69' Stadium: Ennio Tardini
31 January 1993 18 Brescia 2–1 Napoli Brescia
Schenardi   55'
Răducioiu   69'
Report Zola   75' Stadium: Mario Rigamonti
7 February 1993 19 Napoli 2–0 Foggia Naples
Zola   20'
Careca   29'
Report Stadium: San Paolo
14 February 1993 20 Inter 0–0 Napoli Milan
Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
28 February 1993 21 Napoli 0–0 Ancona Naples
Report Stadium: San Paolo
7 March 1993 22 Juventus 4–3 Napoli Turin
Di Canio   9'
Platt   16'
Ravanelli   72'
Möller   87'
Report Zola   51'
Ferrara   71'
Fonseca   80' (pen.)
Stadium: delle Alpi
14 March 1993 23 Napoli 3–0 Udinese Naples
Ferrara   45'
Policano   53'
Fonseca   71'
Report Stadium: San Paolo
21 March 1993 24 Roma 1–1 Napoli Rome
Häßler   58' Report Fonseca   74' Stadium: Olimpico
28 March 1993 25 Napoli 1–0 Atalanta Naples
Policano   20' Report Stadium: San Paolo
4 April 1993 26 Milan 2–2 Napoli Milan
Lentini   62, 66' Report Careca   15'
Policano   37'
Stadium: San Siro
10 April 1993 27 Napoli 1–1 Sampdoria Naples
Zola   13' Report Lombardo   26' Stadium: San Paolo
18 April 1993 28 Fiorentina 1–1 Napoli Florence
Batistuta   86' Report Fonseca   25' Stadium: Artemio Franchi
25 April 1993 29 Napoli 1–0 Cagliari Naples
Zola   88' Report Stadium: San Paolo
8 May 1993 30 Napoli 2–2 Genoa Naples
Careca   11'
Ferrara   38'
Report Caricola   41'
Padovano   55'
Stadium: San Paolo
16 May 1993 31 Pescara 3–0 Napoli Pescara
Palladini   52'
Borgonovo   74, 88'
Report Stadium: Adriatico
23 May 1993 32 Napoli 1–1 Torino Naples
Policano   60' Report Poggi   81' Stadium: San Paolo
30 May 1993 33 Lazio 4–3 Napoli Rome
Riedle   1, 4'
Signori   42' (pen.)
Winter   50'
Report Zola   10'  61' (pen.)
Francini   47'
Stadium: Olimpico
6 June 1993 34 Napoli 1–1 Parma Naples
Policano   22' Report Pizzi   87' Stadium: San Paolo

Topscorers

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Coppa Italia

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Second round

26 August 1992 Napoli 3–0 Modena Naples
2 September 1992 Modena 0–3 Napoli Modena

Eightfinals

7 October 1992 Napoli 2–1 Hellas Verona Naples
Stadium: San Paolo
28 October 1992 Hellas Verona 1–5 Napoli Verona
Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi

Quarter-finals

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27 January 1993 Napoli 0–0 Roma Naples
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Referee: Luciano Luci
9 February 1993 Roma 2–0
(2–0 agg.)
Napoli Rome
Carnevale   10'
Häßler   71' (pen.)
Stadium: Olimpico
Referee: Pierluigi Collina

UEFA Cup

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First round

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16 September 1992 Valencia   1–5 Napoli Valencia
Roberto   54' Report Fonseca   20'
Fonseca   60'
Fonseca   63'
Fonseca   87'
Fonseca   89'
Stadium: Luis Casanova Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee:  Hubert Forstinger
30 September 1992 Napoli 1–0   Valencia Naples
Fonseca   7' Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 25,000
Referee:  Bo Karlsson

Second round

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21 October 1992 Napoli   0–2   Paris Saint-Germain Napoli
20:30 Report Weah   16', 35' Stadium: San Paolo
Attendance: 35,378
Referee:  Karl-Josef Assenmacher

Statistics

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Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa UEFA
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ITA Giovanni Galli 42 -55 32 -49 6 -3 4 -3
DF   ITA Ciro Ferrara 39 4 31 4 5 0 3 0
DF   ITA Giancarlo Corradini 38 0 26+5 0 3 0 4 0
DF   ITA Sebastiano Nela 25 0 23 0 2 0
DF   ITA Giovanni Francini 35 2 24+1 1 6 1 4 0
MF   ITA Massimo Crippa 38 1 25+4 1 5 0 4 0
MF   SWE Jonas Thern 34 0 27 0 3 0 4 0
MF   ITA Roberto Policano 38 10 27+3 7 6 3 2 0
FW   URU Daniel Fonseca 40 24 30+1 16 5 2 4 6
FW   BRA Careca 31 10 23+1 7 3 3 4 0
FW   ITA Gianfranco Zola 43 14 33 12 6 2 4 0
GK   ITA Gian Marco Sansonetti 2 -1 2 -1
MF   ITA Angelo Carbone 34 0 21+6 0 4 0 3 0
DF   ITA Massimo Tarantino 36 0 18+12 0 3 0 3 0
MF   ITA Fausto Pari 20 0 10+3 0 3 0 4 0
MF   ITA Luca Altomare 17 0 10+4 0 3 0
FW   ITA Giorgio Bresciani 12 0 3+8 0 1 0
MF   ITA Massimo Mauro 16 0 3+7 0 3 0 3 0
FW   ITA Marco Ferrante 7 2 2+2 0 3 2
DF   ITA Fabio Cannavaro 3 0 2 0 1 0
DF   ITA Paolo Ziliani 2 0 1+1 0
FW   ITA Cristian Baglieri 2 0 1 0 1 0
DF   ITA Carlo Cornacchia 6 0 0+3 0 2 0 1 0
MF   ITA Gaetano De Rosa 3 0 0+3 0
GK   ITA Angelo Pagotto 0 0 0 0
GK   ITA Giuseppe Taglialatela 0 0 0 0
FW   ITA Carli 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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