2008–09 SSC Napoli season

2008–09 Serie A was the 67th Serie A season in the history of Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, and their 83rd overall.

Napoli
2008–09 Serie A season
ChairmanItaly Aurelio De Laurentiis
ManagerItaly Edoardo Reja
until 8 March 2009, then
Italy Roberto Donadoni
StadiumStadio San Paolo
Serie A12th
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
UEFA Intertoto CupOverall winners
UEFA CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Marek Hamšík (9)
All: Marek Hamšík (12)
Highest home attendance60,240 vs Roma
(25 January 2009)
Lowest home attendance26,553 vs Fiorentina
(14 September 2008)
Average home league attendance39,851

Squad 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 Gennaro Iezzo
2 DF   ITA Gianluca Grava
3 DF   ITA Luigi Vitale
4 MF   ITA Francesco Montervino
5 MF   ITA Michele Pazienza
6 DF   ITA Salvatore Aronica
7 FW   ARG Ezequiel Lavezzi
8 MF   ITA Manuele Blasi
9 FW   ARG Germán Denis
11 MF   ITA Christian Maggio
12 FW   BRA Piá
13 DF   ITA Fabiano Santacroce
14 FW   ITA Roberto De Zerbi
15 MF   ARG Jesús Dátolo
17 MF   SVK Marek Hamšík
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   URU Mariano Bogliacino
20 FW   ITA Andrea Russotto
22 GK   ITA Matteo Gianello
23 MF   URU Walter Gargano
24 MF   ITA Samuele Dalla Bona
25 FW   URU Marcelo Zalayeta
28 DF   ITA Paolo Cannavaro (captain)
30 GK   ARG Nicolás Navarro
32 MF   URU Nicolás Amodio
44 GK   ITA Luigi Sepe
70 GK   ITA Luca Bucci
77 MF   ITA Daniele Mannini
83 DF   ITA Leandro Rinaudo
96 DF   ITA Matteo Contini

Matches edit

UEFA Intertoto Cup edit

20 June 2009 Panionios   0—1   Napoli Athens
Bogliacino   31' Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
26 June 2009 Napoli   1—0
2—0 agg
  Panionios Naples
Hamšík   65' Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

Pre-season friendlies edit

11 July 2009 Hajduk Split   1—0   Napoli
Linić   29'
15 July 2009 Zalaegerszegi TE   1—1   Napoli
Waltner   30' Piá   44'

Serie A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
10 Lazio 38 15 5 18 46 55 −9 50 Qualification to Europa League play-off round[a]
11 Atalanta 38 13 8 17 45 48 −3 47
12 Napoli 38 12 10 16 43 45 −2 46[b]
13 Sampdoria 38 11 13 14 49 52 −3 46[b]
14 Siena 38 12 8 18 33 44 −11 44
Source: lega-calcio.it (in Italian)
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. ^ Lazio qualified for the play-off round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League by winning the 2008–09 Coppa Italia.
  2. ^ a b Napoli finished ahead of Sampdoria on head-to-head points: Napoli 2–0 Sampdoria, Sampdoria 2–2 Napoli.
1 Roma 1–1 Napoli
Aquilani   29' Hamšík   56'
2 Napoli 2–1 Fiorentina
Hamšík   48'
Maggio   70'
Mutu   40'
4 Napoli 2–1 Palermo
Hamšík   14'
Zalayeta   75'
Miccoli   83' (pen.)
5 Bologna 0–1 Napoli
Denis   87'
6 Genoa 3–2 Napoli
Sokratis   44'
Palladino   53'
Milito   72'
Lavezzi   2'
Denis   75'
7 Napoli 2–1 Juventus
Hamšík   64'
Lavezzi   80'
Amauri   61'
8 Lazio 0–1 Napoli
Siviglia   60' (o.g.)
9 Napoli 3–0 Reggina
Denis   8, 16, 64'
10 Milan 1–0 Napoli
Ronaldinho   86'
11 Napoli 2–0 Sampdoria
Mannini   23'
Zalayeta   74'
12 Atalanta 3–1 Napoli
Ferreira Pinto   62'
Manfredini   89'
Floccari   90 + 1'
Hamšík   73' (pen.)
13 Napoli 2–2 Cagliari
Hamšík   9'
Lavezzi   84'
D. López   56'
Conti   90 + 5'
14 Inter 2–1 Napoli
Córdoba   16'
Muntari   24'
Lavezzi   36'
15 Napoli 2–0 Siena
Maggio   62'
Denis   72'
16 Napoli 3–0 Lecce
Hamšík   11' (pen.)
Pazienza   42'
Denis   65'
17 Torino 1–0 Napoli
Bianchi   53'
18 Napoli 1–0 Catania
Maggio   80'
19 Chievo 2–1 Napoli
Marcolini   32, 74' Lavezzi   53'
20 Napoli 0–3 Roma
Mexès   18'
Juan   32'
Vučinić   50'
21 Fiorentina 2–1 Napoli
Santana   47'
Montolivo   77'
Vitale   49'
22 Napoli 2–2 Udinese
Hamšík   24'
Lavezzi   27'
Di Natale   32' (pen.)
Quagliarella   45'
23 Palermo 2–1 Napoli
Migliaccio   2'
F. Simplício   14'
Hamšík   43'
24 Napoli 1–1 Bologna
Maggio   19' Di Vaio   23'
25 Napoli 0–1 Genoa
Janković   69'
27 Napoli 0–2 Lazio
Rocchi   57, 65'
28 Reggina 1–1 Napoli
Corradi   27' Lavezzi   64'
29 Napoli 0–0 Milan
30 Sampdoria 2–2 Napoli
Palombo   28, 63' Zalayeta   44'
Denis   90 + 2'
32 Cagliari 2–0 Napoli
Jeda   5'
Lazzari   90 + 2'
33 Napoli 1–0 Inter
Zalayeta   73'
34 Siena 2–1 Napoli
Kharja   11'
Maccarone   25'
Piá   80'
35 Lecce 1–1 Napoli
Zanchetta   44' (pen.) Piá   33'
36 Napoli 1–2 Torino
Piá   42' Bianchi   51'
Rosina   72'
37 Catania 3–1 Napoli
Morimoto   42'
Mascara   88'
Falconieri   90 + 1'
Bogliacino   28'
38 Napoli 3–0 Chievo
Montervino   4'
Bogliacino   7'
Piá   18'

UEFA Cup edit

2nd qualifying round edit

14 August 2008 Vllaznia   0—3   Napoli Shkodër
(Report) Piá   28'   47'
Denis   75'
Stadium: Loro-Boriçi Stadium
28 August 2008 Napoli   5—0
8—0 agg
  Vllaznia Naples
Rinaudo   42'   54'
Piá   52'
Lavezzi   80'
Hamšík   87'
(Report) Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

First round edit

18 September 2008 Napoli   3—2   Benfica Naples
Vitale   18'
Denis   19'
Maggio   54'
(Report) Suazo   16'
Luisão   59'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
2 October 2008 Benfica   2—0
4—3 agg
  Napoli Lisbon
Reyes   57'
Gomes   84'
(Report) Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Transfers edit

In edit

Pos. Player From Fee
FW   Germán Denis Independiente €6.3M
DF   Leandro Rinaudo Palermo €4.8M
MF   Christian Maggio Sampdoria €12.1M
FW   Andrea Russotto Bellinzona Loan
DF   Salvatore Aronica Reggina undisclosed
MF   Jesús Dátolo Boca Juniors €8M

Out edit

Pos. Player To Fee
MF   Roberto Sosa Gimnasia Free
DF   György Garics Atalanta Co-ownership, Undisclosed
DF   Andrea Cupi Empoli Free
DF   Tommaso Romito Pescara Co-ownership, Undisclosed
FW   Emanuele Calaiò Siena Co-ownership, Undisclosed
DF   Maurizio Domizzi Udinese Calcio Co-ownership, Undisclosed

Players out on loan edit

Pos. Player On loan to
FW   Christian Bucchi Ascoli
DF   Erminio Rullo Triestina

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Last updated on 30 May 2009

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Cup Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ITA Gennaro Iezzo 16 0 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   ITA Gianluca Grava 9 0 5+1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
3 MF   ITA Luigi Vitale 23 2 17+1 1 2 0 2 1 0+1 0
4 MF   ITA Francesco Montervino 16 1 6+7 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
5 MF   ITA Michele Pazienza 36 1 18+11 1 0+2 0 2+1 0 2 0
6 DF   ITA Salvatore Aronica 25 0 15+8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
7 FW   ARG Ezequiel Lavezzi 34 8 29+1 7 0 0 2+1 1 1 0
8 MF   ITA Manuele Blasi 36 0 31+1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
9 FW   ARG Germán Denis 40 9 22+12 8 2 0 1+2 1 0+1 0
11 MF   ITA Christian Maggio 28 5 22+1 4 2 0 2 1 0+1 0
12 FW   BRA Piá 20 6 8+7 4 0+2 0 1+1 1 1 1
13 DF   ITA Fabiano Santacroce 30 0 27 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
15 MF   ARG Jesús Dátolo 9 0 3+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   SVK Marek Hamšík 39 12 31+1 9 2 1 2+1 1 2 1
18 MF   URU Mariano Bogliacino 19 3 8+7 2 2 1 0 0 0+2 0
19 DF   ITA Mirko Savini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   ITA Andrea Russotto 17 0 0+15 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
22 GK   ITA Matteo Gianello 8 0 5+1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
23 MF   URU Walter Gargano 33 0 23+3 0 2 0 3 0 2 0
24 MF   ITA Samuele Dalla Bona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW   URU Marcelo Zalayeta 32 4 17+10 4 0 0 2+1 0 2 0
28 DF   ITA Paolo Cannavaro 36 0 30 0 2 0 3 0 1 0
30 GK   ARG Nicolás Navarro 22 0 18+1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
32 MF   URU Nicolás Amodio 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 GK   ITA Luigi Sepe 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 GK   ITA Luca Bucci 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 MF   ITA Daniele Mannini 26 0 21+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
83 MF   ITA Leandro Rinaudo 21 0 13+4 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
96 DF   ITA Matteo Contini 40 0 31+3 0 2 0 3 0 1 0

Disciplinary record edit

Disciplinary records for 2008–09 league and cup matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.
No. Nat. Player   Yellow cards   Red cards
2   Luigi Vitale 2 0
4   Francesco Montervino 1 0
5   Michele Pazienza 1 0
6   Salvatore Aronica 2 0
8   Manuele Blasi 2 0
9   Germán Denis 1 0
13   Fabiano Santacroce 3 2
28   Paolo Cannavaro 1 0

Starting 11 edit

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
MS Notes
30 GK   Navarro 21
13 CB   Santacroce 30
28 CB   Cannavaro 36
96 CB   Contini 36
11 RWB   Maggio 26
8 CM   Blasi 35
23 CM   Gargano 30
17 CM   Hamšík 37
77 LWB   Mannini 22
7 ST   Lavezzi 32
9 CF   Denis 25

Last updated: 31 May 2009
Source: Squad statistics and Start formations
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

External links edit