1984–85 UC Sampdoria season

U.C. Sampdoria recorded its best league season since 1960-61, thanks to a fourth place-finish. President Mantovani had surprised the football world by signing Liverpool stalwart Graeme Souness to the squad, and it paid off, with Souness adapting quickly to Italian football, also helping the team to win the 1985 edition of Coppa Italia, which was the first ever title for the club. The defensive line, with Moreno Mannini, Pietro Vierchowod and Antonio Paganin among the crew, was the main reason for the success, Sampdoria conceding just 23 goals in 30 league matches played. Quite a few of the players were still with the club when it finally won the league title in 1991.

Sampdoria
1984-85 season
ChairmanPaolo Mantovani
ManagerEugenio Bersellini
Serie A4th
Coppa ItaliaWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Trevor Francis
Fausto Salsano
(6 each)

All:
Trevor Francis (15 goals)

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Torino 30 14 11 5 36 22 +14 39 Qualification to UEFA Cup
3 Internazionale 30 13 12 5 42 28 +14 38
4 Sampdoria 30 12 13 5 36 21 +15 37 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
5 Milan 30 12 12 6 31 25 +6 36[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to UEFA Cup
6 Juventus[lower-alpha 2] 30 11 14 5 48 33 +15 36[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to European Cup
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).[1]
Notes:
  1. Position defined by head-to-head points: Milan: 3 pts; Juventus: 1 pt.
  2. Juventus gained entry to the 1985–86 European Cup as defending champions.

Matches

16 September 1984 1 Sampdoria 1-0 Cremonese Genoa
Souness 37' Report Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
23 September 1984 2 Napoli 1-1 Sampdoria Napoli
Maradona 62'pen Report Fausto Salsano 72' Stadium: San Paolo
30 September 1984 3 Sampdoria 2-0 Ascoli Genoa
Scanziani 21'
Bogoni 90'og
Report Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
7 October 1984 4 Roma 1-1 Sampdoria Roma
Pruzzo 14'pen Report Souness 16'pen) Stadium: Olimpico
21 October 1984 6 Udinese 1-0 Sampdoria Udine
Edinho 33' Report Stadium: Friuli
28 October 1984 7 Sampdoria 2-2 Torino Genoa
Souness 20'
Francis 90'
Report Galbiati 13'
Júnior 28'
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
11 November 1984 8 Sampdoria 1-0 Como Genoa
Mancini 7' Report Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
18 November 1984 9 Verona 0-0 Sampdoria Verona
Report
25 November 1984 10 Milan 0-1 Sampdoria Milan
Report Francis 64'pen Stadium: San Siro
2 December 1984 11 Sampdoria 2-2 Lazio Genoa
Mancini 3'
Salsano 19'
Report Calisti 78'
Batista 83'
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
16 December 1984 12 Sampdoria 1-0 Avellino Genoa
Vialli 73' Report Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
23 December 1984 13 Inter 2-0 Sampdoria Milan
Altobelli 9'
Rummenigge 82'
Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
20 January 1985 16 Cremonese 1-1 Sampdoria Cremona
Nicoletti 78' Report Salsano 35'
27 January 1985 17 Sampdoria 0-0 Napoli Genoa
Report Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
10 February 1985 18 Ascoli 2-0 Sampdoria Ascoli
Iachini 80'
Nicolini 85'pen
Report
17 February 1985 19 Sampdoria 3-0 Roma Genoa
Vialli 45'
Galia 58'
Righetti 67'og
Report Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
24 February 1985 20 Fiorentina 0-3 Sampdoria Firenze
Report Salsano 17'
Francis 27'
Francis 68' (pen)
Stadium: Artemio Franchi
3 March 1985 21 Sampdoria 1-0 Udinese Genoa
Vialli 58' Report Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
17 March 1985 22 Torino 1-1 Sampdoria Torino
Júnior 21' (pen) Report Corradini 62' (og) Stadium: Comunale
24 March 1985 23 Como 0-0 Sampdoria Como
Report
21 April 1985 26 Lazio 0-3 Sampdoria Roma
Report Scanziani 23'
Salsano 45'
Vierchowod 54'
Stadium: Olimpico
28 April 1985 27 Avellino 2-1 Sampdoria Avellino
Diaz 80'
Renica 86'
Report Francis 47' Stadium: Partenio
5 May 1985 28 Sampdoria 1-2 Inter Genoa
Scanziani 81' Report Brady 40'pen
Altobelli 65'
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Topscorers

Coppa Italia

Group phase

Group 6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sampdoria 5 3 2 0 17 6 +11 8
2 Bari 5 3 1 1 10 4 +6 7
3 Catanzaro 5 3 1 1 8 6 +2 7
4 Udinese 5 2 1 2 10 8 +2 5
5 Lecce 5 1 1 3 10 9 +1 3
6 Cavese 5 0 0 5 2 24 22 0
Source:

Eightfinals

13 February 1985 Pisa 1-2 Sampdoria Pisa
27 February 1985 Sampdoria 2-0 Pisa Genoa
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Quarterfinals

12 June 1985 Sampdoria 4-2 Torino Genoa
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
19 June 1985 Torino 0-0 Sampdoria Torino
Stadium: Comunale

Semifinals

23 June 1985 Fiorentina 0-0 Sampdoria Firenze
Stadium: Artemio Franchi
26 June 1985 Sampdoria 3-1 Fiorentina Genoa
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Final

Milan0–1Sampdoria
Souness 24'
Referee: Giancarlo Redini

Sources

RSSSF - Italy 1984/85

  1. "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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