2011–12 SSC Napoli season

Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli contested the Serie A, the UEFA Champions League (for the first time) and won the 2011–12 Coppa Italia during the 2011–12 season.

Napoli
2011–12 season
PresidentAurelio De Laurentiis
ManagerWalter Mazzarri
StadiumStadio San Paolo
Serie A5th
Coppa ItaliaWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Edinson Cavani (23)

All:
Edinson Cavani (33)
Highest home attendance60,074 vs Bayern Munich
(18 October 2011, Champions League)
Lowest home attendance25,297 vs Cesena
(1 February 2012, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance45,851[1]

Players edit

Squad information edit

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 Morgan De Sanctis
2 DF   ITA Gianluca Grava
3 DF   ARG Ignacio Fideleff
4 MF   ITA Marco Donadel
6 DF   ITA Salvatore Aronica
7 FW   URU Edinson Cavani
8 DF   ITA Andrea Dossena
11 MF   ITA Christian Maggio
14 DF   ARG Hugo Campagnaro
15 GK   ITA Roberto Colombo
16 FW   CHI Eduardo Vargas
17 MF   SVK Marek Hamšík (vice-captain)
18 DF   COL Juan Zúñiga
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   SUI Blerim Džemaili
21 DF   ARG Federico Fernández
22 FW   ARG Ezequiel Lavezzi
23 MF   URU Walter Gargano
28 DF   ITA Paolo Cannavaro (captain)
29 FW   MKD Goran Pandev (on loan from Internazionale)
31 MF   ITA Jacopo Dezi
83 GK   ITA Antonio Rosati
85 DF   URU Miguel Britos
88 MF   SUI Gökhan Inler
90 MF   ITA Massimiliano Ammendola
99 FW   ITA Cristiano Lucarelli

Competitions edit

Serie A edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Udinese 38 18 10 10 52 35 +17 64 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Lazio 38 18 8 12 56 47 +9 62 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
5 Napoli 38 16 13 9 66 46 +20 61 Qualification to Europa League group stage[a]
6 Internazionale 38 17 7 14 58 55 +3 58 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[a]
7 Roma 38 16 8 14 60 54 +6 56[b]
Source: Lega Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Napoli qualified to the group stage of the Europa League as winner of the 2011–12 Coppa Italia. As they finished fifth, the sixth-placed team of the league also qualified for the Europa League.
  2. ^ Roma finished ahead of Parma on head–to–head away goals scored: Parma 0–1 Roma, Roma 1–0 Parma.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 16 13 9 66 46  +20 61 10 6 3 39 22  +17 6 7 6 27 24  +3

Last updated: 13 May 2012.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round edit

Matches edit

10 September 2011 2 Cesena 1–3 Napoli Cesena
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Guana   24'
Candreva   44'
Benalouane   52'   55'
Lauro   62'
Report Lavezzi   3',   57'
Santana   34'
Cannavaro   59'
Campagnaro   67'
Hamšík   87'
Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Attendance: 20,942
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
18 September 2011 3 Napoli 3–1 Milan Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cavani   14', 36', 52',   73'
Aronica   62'
Gargano   73'
Report Aquilani   11'
Nocerino   24'
Pato   54'
Nesta   62'
Antonini   76'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 51,025
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
21 September 2011 4 Chievo 1–0 Napoli Verona
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Moscardelli   71'
Sorrentino   79'
Rigoni   80'
Report Fideleff   67' Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Antonio Damato
24 September 2011 5 Napoli 0–0 Fiorentina Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Inler   41'
Hamšík   63'
Report Vargas   49'
Behrami   82'
Montolivo   86'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 40,653
Referee: Paolo Valeri
1 October 2011 6 Internazionale 0–3 Napoli Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Chivu   37'
Obi   10'   41'
Zanetti   45'
Júlio César   45+1'
Report Zúñiga   28'
Campagnaro   43'
Maggio   56'
Mascara   73'
Hamšík   75'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 64,824
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
15 October 2011 7 Napoli 1–2 Parma Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lavezzi   73'
Mascara   76'
Report Gobbi   57'
Biabiany   62'
Modesto   82'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 41,042
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
23 October 2011 8 Cagliari 0–0 Napoli Cagliari
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Nenê   74'
Conti   84'
Cossu   85'
Report Lavezzi   45+1'
Maggio   90+2'
Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Referee: Luca Banti
26 October 2011 9 Napoli 2–0 Udinese Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lavezzi   20'
Maggio   44'
Report Asamoah   43'
Torje   45'
Pinzi   90'
Floro Flores   90+1'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 35,565
Referee: Andrea De Marco
29 October 2011 10 Catania 2–1 Napoli Catania
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Marchese   25'
Bergessio   48'
Bellusci   65'
Report Cavani   1'
Santana   19'   42'
Cannavaro   61'
Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
Attendance: 13,589
Referee: Domenico Celi
29 November 2011 11 Napoli 3–3 Juventus Naples
20:45 CET Pandev   16',   40', 68'
Maggio   19'
Hamšík   22',   43'
Report Bonucci   37'
Matri   40',   48'
Lichtsteiner   43'
Vidal   58'
Estigarribia   72'
Pepe   79'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 57,402
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
Note: The match was initially scheduled on November 6 but was postponed to November 29[2] because of bad weather conditions in Campania.[3]
19 November 2011 12 Napoli 0–0 Lazio Naples
20:45 CET Report Cissé   6'
Radu   81'
Stankevičius   90+2'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
26 November 2011 13 Atalanta 1–1 Napoli Bergamo
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Lavezzi   37'
Denis   64'
Cigarini   79'
Consigli   89'
Report Džemaili   4'
Zúñiga   41'
Fernández   54'
Lavezzi   90+2'
Cavani   90+4'
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 17,827
Referee: Daniele Orsato
3 December 2011 14 Napoli 4–2 Lecce Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Fideleff   13'
Lavezzi   26'
Cavani   33', 81'
Džemaili   41'
Report Strasser   50'
Muriel   54'
Ferrario   81'
Corvia   90+3'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 39,544
Referee: Andrea Romeo
11 December 2011 15 Novara 1–1 Napoli Novara
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Rigoni   32'
Dellafiore   47'
Radovanović   70'
Centurioni   85'
Report Džemaili   84' Stadium: Stadio Silvio Piola
Attendance: 16,328
Referee: Andrea De Marco
18 December 2011 16 Napoli 1–3 Roma Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Hamšík   82' Report De Sanctis   3' (o.g.)
Rosi   49'
Totti   55'
Osvaldo   59'
Simplício   90'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 38,048
Referee: Domenico Celi
21 December 2011 1 Napoli 6–1 Genoa Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Cavani   12', 24'
Hamšík   17'
Aronica   21'
Pandev   45+1'
Gargano   49'
Zúñiga   80'
Report Granqvist   9'
Jorquera   27'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 43,141
Referee: Paolo Valeri
8 January 2012 17 Palermo 1–3 Napoli Palermo
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Miccoli   89' Report Pandev   35'
Cavani   54'
Hamšík   60'
Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 22,110
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
16 January 2012 18 Napoli 1–1 Bologna Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Cavani   71' (pen.)
Dossena   89'
Report Acquafresca   14'
Mudingayi   36'
Morleo   66'
Cherubin   77'
Di Vaio   80'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 42,956
Referee: Christian Brighi
22 January 2012 19 Siena 1–1 Napoli Siena
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Vitiello   28'
Pesoli   59'
Calaiò   67'
Bolzoni   72'
D'Agostino   80'
Report Campagnaro   3'
Aronica   75'
Pandev   86'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena
Attendance: 14,643
Referee: Antonio Damato
29 January 2012 20 Genoa 3–2 Napoli Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Kucka   3'
Palacio   31', 70',   90'
Gilardino   36'
Mesto   44'
Janković   59'
Report Cannavaro   4'
Lavezzi   41',   82'
Džemaili   50'
Cavani   80'
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 22,418
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
1 February 2012 21 Napoli 0–0 Cesena Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Inler   35'
Gargano   50'
Britos   54'
Džemaili   87'
Report Martinho   49'
Von Bergen   55'
Pudil   62'
Rodríguez   89'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 25,297
Referee: Luca Banti
5 February 2012 22 Milan 0–0 Napoli Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Van Bommel   13'
Seedorf   39'
Ibrahimović   64'
Emanuelson   75'
Mexès   78'
Report Cavani   60'
De Sanctis   63'
Cannavaro   88'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 44,011
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
13 February 2012 23 Napoli 2–0 Chievo Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Britos   15',   90+3'
Cavani   38' (pen.)
Grava   62'
Zúñiga   74'
Report Sardo   56'
Hetemaj   70'
Andreolli   77'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 22,397
Referee: Gabriele Gava
17 February 2012 24 Fiorentina 0–3 Napoli Florence
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Olivera   45+3'
Amauri   45+5'
Report Cavani   3', 55'
Hamšík   35'
Rosati   73'
Lavezzi   90+1'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 20,042
Referee: Daniele Orsato
26 February 2012 25 Napoli 1–0 Internazionale Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Gargano   19'
Lavezzi   59'
Aronica   79'
Report Nagatomo   13'
Milito   45'
Córdoba   67'
Faraoni   70'
Poli   77'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 41,034
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
4 March 2012 26 Parma 1–2 Napoli Parma
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Zaccardo   12',   77'
Mariga   21'
Musacci   39'
Santacroce   66'
Report Grava   2'
Cavani   40'
Džemaili   46'
Lavezzi   57',   86'
Cannavaro   64'
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 16,416
Referee: Paolo Valeri
9 March 2012 27 Napoli 6–3 Cagliari Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Hamšík   10'
Cannavaro   19'
Astori   30' (o.g.)
Lavezzi   56' (pen.)
Gargano   70'
Maggio   84'
Report Larrivey   37', 77', 90+2'
Pisano   42'
Dessena   45'
Canini   51'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 40,022
Referee: Christian Brighi
18 March 2012 28 Udinese 2–2 Napoli Udine
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Coda   26'
Pinzi   28'
Fabbrini   31'   60'
Di Natale   52'
Domizzi   74'
Floro Flores   90+1'
Report Cavani   81', 85',   86'
Cannavaro   82'
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 21,661
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
25 March 2012 29 Napoli 2–2 Catania Naples
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Džemaili   61',   73'
Cavani   67'
Report Barrientos   59'
Spolli   75'
Lanzafame   85'
Ricchiuti   87'
Legrottaglie   89'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 51,055
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
1 April 2012 30 Juventus 3–0 Napoli Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lichtsteiner   38'
Vidal   39',   75'
De Ceglie   45+1'
Vučinić   53'
Marchisio   73'
Quagliarella   83'
Report Gargano   63'
Cannavaro   68'
Zúñiga   86'
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 38,644
Referee: Daniele Orsato
7 April 2012 31 Lazio 3–1 Napoli Rome
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Candreva   9'
Mauri   68'
Ledesma   81' (pen.)
Biava   88'
Brocchi   90+3'
Report Pandev   34'
Cannavaro   62'
Džemaili   78'
Britos   80'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 38,410
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
11 April 2012 32 Napoli 1–3 Atalanta Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lavezzi   13'
Grava   31'
Fernández   54'
Pandev   69'
Džemaili   88'
Report Bonaventura   10'
Denis   17'
Cazzola   42'
Peluso   50'
Bellini   58'
Carmona   68'
Lucchini   72'
Stendardo   74'
Mutarelli   81'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 35,519
Referee: Antonio Danilo Giannoccaro
21 April 2012 34 Napoli 2–0 Novara Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cavani   21'
Cannavaro   37'
Campagnaro   67'
Report Morganella   45' Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 31,675
Referee: Daniele Doveri
25 April 2012 33 Lecce 0–2 Napoli Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cuadrado   41'
Delvecchio   53'
Blasi   77'
Report Hamšík   5'
Cavani   51'
Cannavaro   53'
Fernández   65'
Džemaili   88'
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 18,113
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
28 April 2012 35 Roma 2–2 Napoli Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Taddei   34'
Marquinho   41',   80'
Heinze   76'
Gago   79'
Simplício   87'
Borini   90+3'
Report Zúñiga   48'
Džemaili   50'
Cavani   67'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 29,643
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
1 May 2012 36 Napoli 2–0 Palermo Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cavani   16' (pen.)
Maggio   32'
Hamšík   35'
Fernández   59'
Report Labrín   60' Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 41,397
Referee: Andrea De Marco
6 May 2012 37 Bologna 2–0 Napoli Bologna
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Diamanti   17'
Loria   41'
Cherubin   57'
Rubin   64',   65'
Morleo   90'
Report Gargano   43'
Britos   60'
Cannavaro   73'
Cavani   82'
Džemaili   83'   90'
Aronica   86'
Zúñiga   89'
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 26,647
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
13 May 2012 38 Napoli 2–1 Siena Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Dossena   6', 34',   35'
Campagnaro   30'
Hamšík   40'
Lavezzi   90'
Report Destro   6',   15'
Parravicini   56'
D'Agostino   59'
Terzi   86'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 43,582
Referee: Domenico Celi

Coppa Italia edit

12 January 2012 Round of 16 Napoli 2–1 Cesena Naples
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Cavani   65'
Pandev   86'
Report Popescu   20' Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Referee: Daniele Doveri
25 January 2012 Quarter-finals Napoli 2–0 Internazionale Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Cavani   50' (pen.), 90+3' Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Referee: Domenico Celi
9 February 2012 Semi-finals
First leg
Siena 2–1 Napoli Siena
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Reginaldo   42'
D'Agostino   66'
Report Pesoli   86' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena
Referee: Andrea De Marco
21 March 2012 Semi-finals
Second leg
Napoli 2–0
(3–2 agg.)
Siena Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Vergassola   11' (o.g.)
Cavani   32'
Gargano   38'
Report Mannini   55'
Pesoli   80'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Referee: Paolo Valeri
20 May 2012 Final Juventus 0–2 Napoli Rome
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Cavani   63' (pen.)
Hamšík   83'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Christian Brighi

UEFA Champions League edit

Group stage edit

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Bayern Munich 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13
  Napoli 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
  Manchester City 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10
  Villarreal 6 0 0 6 2 14 −12 0
14 September 2011 1 Manchester City   1–1   Napoli Manchester, England
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Zabaleta   24'
Kolarov   74'
Report Maggio   15'
Cannavaro   31'
Aronica   43'
Inler   59'
Cavani   69'
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 44,026
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
27 September 2011 2 Napoli   2–0   Villarreal Naples, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Aronica   5'
Hamšík   15'
Cavani   17' (pen.)
Cannavaro   57'
Report Rodríguez   16'
Cani   85'
Rossi   85'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 46,747
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
18 October 2011 3 Napoli   1–1   Bayern Munich Naples, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cannavaro   28'
Badstuber   39' (o.g.)
Maggio   42'
Zúñiga   44'
Lavezzi   65'
Report Kroos   2',   84'
Badstuber   7'
Schweinsteiger   28'
Ribéry   59'
Müller   79'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 60,074
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
2 November 2011 4 Bayern Munich   3–2   Napoli Munich, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Gómez   17', 23', 42'
Boateng   73'
Badstuber   14'   77'
Report Džemaili   36'
Fernández   45', 79',   64'
Cavani   69'
Zúñiga   69'   70'
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 43,326
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
22 November 2011 5 Napoli   2–1   Manchester City Naples, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Cavani   17', 49' Report Balotelli   33',   54'
Silva   61'
Kompany   77'
Kolarov   86'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
7 December 2011 6 Villarreal   0–2   Napoli Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) De Guzmán   4'
Zapata   22'
Pérez   38'
Ángel   90'
Report Inler   65'
Hamšík   76'
Campagnaro   90'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 15,350
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Knockout phase edit

Round of 16 edit
21 February 2012 First leg Napoli   3–1   Chelsea Naples, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Lavezzi   38', 65'
Cavani   39',   45+2'
Report Mata   27'
Meireles   41'
Cahill   56'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 52,495
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
14 March 2012 Second leg Chelsea   4–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 agg.)
  Napoli London, England
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Drogba   28'
Terry   47'
Lampard   43',   74' (pen.)
A. Cole   98'
Ivanović   105+1'
Report Cannavaro   53'
Inler   55',   112'
Dossena   68'
Campagnaro   115'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,784
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA CL Total
1 7 FW   Edinson Cavani 23 5 5 33
2 17 MF   Marek Hamšík 9 1 2 12
3 22 FW   Ezequiel Lavezzi 9 0 2 11
4 29 FW   Goran Pandev 6 1 0 7
5 11 DF   Christian Maggio 3 0 0 3
20 MF   Blerim Džemaili 3 0 0 3
7 8 DF   Andrea Dossena 2 0 0 2
14 DF   Hugo Campagnaro 2 0 0 2
18 DF   Juan Zúñiga 2 0 0 2
21 DF   Federico Fernández 0 0 2 2
23 MF   Walter Gargano 2 0 0 2
28 DF   Paolo Cannavaro 2 0 0 2
88 MF   Gökhan Inler 0 0 2 2
13 9 FW   Giuseppe Mascara 1 0 0 1
85 DF   Miguel Britos 1 0 0 1
Own goal 1 2 1 4
Total 66 9 14 89

References edit

  1. ^ "Statistiche Spettatori Serie A - Attendance Statistics Serie A".
  2. ^ "Comunicato ufficiale n. 79 del 7 novembre 2011" (pdf). Lega Serie A. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Napoli V Juventus postponed". Juventus.com. 6 November 2011.