1984–85 SSC Napoli season

S.S.C. Napoli improved by three positions following the arrival of Diego Maradona at the club. The new #10 had been bought from FC Barcelona on a World record transfer fee, and he fulfilled expectations with 14 goals in his debut season, making him the third best scorer in the entire league. The teams' league performance, however, was only average, ending up eight of out 16 teams. The previous season had almost resulted in relegation, so Maradona's arrival certainly boosted the team well before its two scudetti.

Napoli
1984-85 season
ChairmanCorrado Ferlaino
ManagerRino Marchesi
Serie A8th
Coppa ItaliaLast 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Diego Maradona (14)
All: Diego Maradona (17)

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 Luciano Castellini
GK   ITA Raffaele Di Fusco
GK   ITA Enrico Zazzaro
DF   ITA Giuseppe Bruscolotti
DF   ITA Raimondo Marino
DF   ITA Moreno Ferrario
DF   ITA Ciro Ferrara
DF   ITA Antonio Carannante
DF   ITA Simone Boldini
DF   ITA Ugo Napolitano
DF   ITA Marco De Simone
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ITA Luigi Caffarelli
MF   ITA Paolo Dal Fiume
MF   ITA Costanzo Celestini
MF   ITA Salvatore Bagni
MF   ITA Massimiliano Fagno
MF   ITA Walter De Vecchi
FW   ARG Diego Maradona
FW   ITA Domenico Penzo
FW   ARG Daniel Bertoni
FW   ITA Pietro Puzone

Transfers

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Out
Pos. Name To Type
MF Dirceu Ascoli
DF Ruud Krol Cannes
GK Massimo Assante Cavese
DF Carmine Della Pietra Campobasso
DF Angelo Frappampina Taranto
DF Marco Masi Pisa
MF Pasquale Casale Avellino
MF Ciro Muro Monopoli loan
FW Massimo Palanca Foligno
FW Claudio Pellegrini Fiorentina [2]

Winter

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In
Pos. Name from type
DF Marco De Simone Cagliari
Out
Pos. Name to type
FW Gianni De Rosa Cagliari

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
6 Juventus[a] 30 11 14 5 48 33 +15 36[b] Qualification to European Cup
7 Roma 30 10 14 6 33 25 +8 34
8 Napoli 30 10 13 7 34 29 +5 33
9 Fiorentina 30 8 13 9 33 31 +2 29
10 Atalanta 30 5 18 7 20 32 −12 28
Source: 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: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ Juventus gained entry to the 1985–86 European Cup as defending champions.
  2. ^ Position defined by head-to-head points: Milan: 3 pts; Juventus: 1 pt.

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLDLWDDLDDWLLLWWDDWDWLWWDDWDDDW
Position131214910812131211121212121211119989887888888
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = 1985–86 European Cup;   = 1985–86 UEFA Cup

Matches

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16 September 1984 1 Verona 3–1 Napoli Verona
Briegel   26'
Galderisi   33'
Di Gennaro   75'
Report Bertoni   58'
23 September 1984 2 Napoli 1–1 Sampdoria Naples
Maradona   62' (pen.) Report Salsano   72' Stadium: San Paolo
30 September 1984 3 Torino 3–0 Napoli Turin
Serena   1, 79'
Francini   57'
Report Stadium: Comunale
7 October 1984 4 Napoli 3–0 Como Naples
Bertoni   16'
Maradona   27'
Penzo   56'
Report Stadium: San Paolo
14 October 1984 5 Lazio 1–1 Napoli Rome
D'Amico   35' Report Maradona   51' Stadium: Olimpico
21 October 1984 6 Napoli 0–0 Milan Naples
Report Stadium: San Paolo
28 October 1984 7 Atalanta 1–0 Napoli Bergamo
Soldà   32' Report Stadium: Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
11 November 1984 8 Napoli 0–0 Avellino Naples
Report Stadium: San Paolo
18 November 1984 9 Ascoli 1–1 Napoli Ascoli Piceno
Vincenzi   51' Report Penzo   8' Stadium: Cino e Lillo del Duca
25 November 1984 10 Napoli 1–0 Cremonese Naples
Bertoni   27' Report Stadium: San Paolo
2 December 1984 11 Inter 2–1 Napoli Milan
Rummenigge   63'
Altobelli   88'
Report Caffarelli   47' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
16 December 1984 12 Napoli 1–2 Roma Naples
Bertoni   45' Report Falcão   20'
Marino   78' (o.g.)
Stadium: San Paolo
23 December 1984 13 Juventus 2–0 Napoli Turin
Briaschi   42'
Platini   62'
Report Stadium: Comunale
6 January 1985 14 Napoli 4–3 Udinese Naples
Maradona   22' (pen.)  74' (pen.)
Bertoni   40, 82'
Report Edinho   12'
Miano   43'
Billia   85'
Stadium: San Paolo
13 January 1985 15 Fiorentina 0–1 Napoli Florence
Report Maradona   49' Stadium: Comunale
20 January 1985 16 Napoli 0–0 Verona Naples
Report Stadium: San Paolo
27 January 1985 17 Sampdoria 0–0 Napoli Genoa
Report Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
10 February 1985 18 Napoli 2–1 Torino Naples
Maradona   23' (pen.)
Caffarelli   45'
Report Júnior   7' Stadium: San Paolo
17 February 1985 19 Como 1–1 Napoli Como
Todesco   58' Report Maradona   17' (pen.)
24 February 1985 20 Napoli 4–0 Lazio Naples
Maradona   58, 84, 87'
Filisetti   78' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: San Paolo
3 March 1985 21 Milan 2–1 Napoli Milan
Battistini   15'
Incocciati   68'
Report Wilkins   35' (o.g.) Stadium: San Siro
17 March 1985 22 Napoli 1–0 Atalanta Naples
Bertoni   21' Report Stadium: San Paolo
24 March 1985 23 Avellino 0–1 Napoli Avellino
Report Caffarelli   64'
31 March 1985 24 Napoli 1–1 Ascoli Naples
Maradona   84' Report Cantarutti   56' Stadium: San Paolo
14 April 1985 25 Cremonese 1–1 Napoli Cremona
Bonomi   57' Report Bertoni   53'
21 April 1985 26 Napoli 3–1 Inter Naples
Bertoni   18, 63'
Dal Fiume   50'
Report G. Baresi   39' Stadium: San Paolo
28 April 1985 27 Roma 1–1 Napoli Rome
Dal Fiume   72' (o.g.) Report Bertoni   40' Stadium: Olimpico
5 May 1985 28 Napoli 0–0 Juventus Naples
Report Stadium: San Paolo
12 May 1985 29 Udinese 2–2 Napoli Udine
Galparoli   8'
De Agostini   55'
Report Maradona   4, 88' Stadium: Friuli
19 May 1985 30 Napoli 1–0 Fiorentina Naples
Caffarelli   39' Report Stadium: San Paolo

Topscorers

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Coppa Italia

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Group phase

22 August 1984 1 Napoli 4-1 Arezzo Naples
Maradona   20'
Penzo   52'
Bertoni   64'
De Vecchi   77'
  36' Tovalieri Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
26 August 1984 2 Casertana 0-3 Napoli Naples
  18' (rig.) Maradona
  44' Penzo
  48' Bertoni
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
29 August 1984 3 Perugia 0-0 Napoli Perugia
Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
2 September 1984 4 Pescara 0-3 Napoli Pescara
  16' Penzo
  51' Bertoni
  82' Maradona
Stadium: Stadio Adriatico
9 September 1984 5 Napoli 1-1 Fiorentina Naples
Bertoni   65'   55' Monelli Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

Eightfinals

13 February 1985 Milan 2-1 Napoli Milan
Battistini   14'
Di Bartolomei   51' (rig.)
  46' Bagni Stadium: Stadio San Siro
27 February 1985 Napoli 1-1
(2-3 agg.)
Milan Naples
Caffarelli   78'   40' Battistini Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

Statistics

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Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A
Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ITA Castellini 25 -27 25 -27
DF   ITA Bruscolotti 27 0 27 0
DF   ITA Marino 22 0 22 0
DF   ITA Ferrario 29 0 29 0
MF   ITA Caffarelli 30 4 22+8 4
MF   ITA De Vecchi 23 0 19+4 0
MF   ITA Dal Fiume 24 0 23+1 0
MF   ITA Celestini 26 0 26 0
MF   ITA Bagni 25 0 25 0
FW   ARG Maradona 30 14 30 14
FW   ARG Bertoni 27 11 25+2 11
GK   ITA Di Fusco 8 -2 5+3 -2
DF   ITA De Simone 16 0 15+1 0
DF   ITA Boldini 22 0 14+8 0
FW   ITA Penzo 15 2 12+3 2
DF   ITA Carannante 17 0 9+8 0
MF   ITA Favo 5 0 1+4 0
DF   ITA Ferrara 2 0 1+1 0
FW   ITA Puzone 2 0 0+2 0
DF   ITA Napolitano 1 0 0+1 0
GK   ITA Zazzaro

Sources

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References

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  1. ^ Francesco Letizia (27 January 2016). "Calciomercato story, i colpi più costosi anno per anno: Maradona e gli Anni 80" (in Italian). Gazzetta.it. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Pellegrini viola - La sua panchina vale 55 milioni". La Repubblica. 8 July 1984. p. 26. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2018.