2007–08 SSC Napoli season

S.S.C. Napoli returned to Serie A with a stable funding from Aurelio De Laurentiis and a couple of exciting new signings in Marek Hamšík and Ezequiel Lavezzi. With those two quality players in the squad, Napoli was a reliable force, finishing 8th in the standings. Another surprising performer was defensive general Maurizio Domizzi, who scored 11 goals in all competitions, becoming the club's tied top scorer with Lavezzi.

Napoli
2007–08 season
ChairmanAurelio De Laurentiis
ManagerEdoardo Reja
StadiumStadio San Paolo
Serie A8th (in Intertoto Cup)
Coppa ItaliaLast 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Marek Hamšík (9)
All: Ezequiel Lavezzi (11)
Maurizio Domizzi (11)
Highest home attendance59,272 vs Roma
(9 March 2008)
Lowest home attendance31,344 vs Catania
(25 November 2007)
Average home league attendance43,046

Squad

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 Italy ITA Gennaro Iezzo
2 DF Italy ITA Gianluca Grava
3 DF Italy ITA Erminio Rullo
4 MF Italy ITA Francesco Montervino
5 MF Italy ITA Michele Pazienza
5 MF Italy ITA Fabio Gatti
6 DF Paraguay PAR Rubén Maldonado
7 FW Argentina ARG Ezequiel Lavezzi
8 MF Italy ITA Manuele Blasi
9 FW Argentina ARG Roberto Sosa
11 FW Italy ITA Emanuele Calaiò
12 GK Italy ITA Biagio Del Giudice
13 DF Italy ITA Fabiano Santacroce
14 DF Austria AUT György Garics
16 DF Italy ITA Andrea Cupi
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Slovakia SVK Marek Hamšík
18 MF Uruguay URU Mariano Bogliacino
19 DF Italy ITA Mirko Savini
20 FW Italy ITA Roberto De Zerbi
21 DF Italy ITA Maurizio Domizzi
22 GK Italy ITA Matteo Gianello
23 MF Uruguay URU Walter Gargano
24 MF Italy ITA Samuele Dalla Bona
25 FW Uruguay URU Marcelo Zalayeta
27 MF Italy ITA Marco Capparella
28 DF Italy ITA Paolo Cannavaro (captain)
30 GK Argentina ARG Nicolás Navarro
77 MF Italy ITA Daniele Mannini
96 DF Italy ITA Matteo Contini

Serie A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Sampdoria 38 17 9 12 56 46 +10 60 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Udinese 38 16 9 13 48 53 −5 57
8 Napoli 38 14 8 16 50 53 −3 50 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round[1]
9 Atalanta 38 12 12 14 52 56 −4 48[lower-alpha 2]
10 Genoa 38 13 9 16 44 52 −8 48[lower-alpha 2]
Source: 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. The 7th-placed team qualified for the UEFA Cup due to both of the Coppa Italia finalists, Roma and Internazionale, finishing 6th or higher.
  2. Atalanta finished ahead of Genoa on head-to-head points: Genoa 2-1 Atalanta, Atalanta 2-0 Genoa.

Matches
1 Napoli 0–2 Cagliari
Matri 49'
Foggia 59' (pen.)
2 Udinese 0–5 Napoli
Zalayeta 16', 70'
Domizzi 41'
Lavezzi 75'
Sosa 81'
3 Napoli 2–0 Sampdoria
Zalayeta 43'
Hamšík 77'
4 Empoli 0–0 Napoli
5 Napoli 1–0 Livorno
Sosa 85'
6 Napoli 1–2 Genoa
Domizzi 52' P. Cannavaro 12' (o.g.)
Sculli 89'
7 Inter 2–1 Napoli
J. Cruz 20', 36' Sosa 85'
8 Roma 4–4 Napoli
Totti 30'
Perrotta 42'
De Rossi 52'
Pizarro 80'		 Lavezzi 2'
Hamšík 47'
Gargano 64'
Zalayeta 84'
9 Napoli 3–1 Juventus
Gargano 49'
Domizzi 62' (pen.), 70' (pen.)		 Del Piero 46'
10 Fiorentina 1–0 Napoli
Vieri 61'
11 Napoli 1–1 Reggina
Lavezzi 89' Vigiani 54'
12 Palermo 2–1 Napoli
Tedesco 57', 66' Gargano 54'
13 Napoli 2–0 Catania
Zalayeta 43', 65'
14 Atalanta 5–1 Napoli
Floccari 6'
Langella 21'
Doni 36'
Carrozzieri 47'
Ferreira Pinto 73'		 Sosa 60'
15 Napoli 1–0 Parma
Zalayeta 18'
16 Siena 1–1 Napoli
Frick 63' Bogliacino 65'
17 Napoli 1–1 Torino
Hamšík 81' Rosina 36' (pen.)
18 Milan 5–2 Napoli
Ronaldo 15', 46'
Seedorf 31'
Kaká 68'
Pato 74'		 Sosa 28'
Domizzi 38' (pen.)
19 Napoli 2–2 Lazio
Hamšík 5', 90+4' Ledesma 26'
Pandev 31'
20 Cagliari 2–1 Napoli
Matri 90+3'
Conti 90 + 5'		 Hamšík 58'
21 Napoli 3–1 Udinese
Zapata 3' (o.g.)
Lavezzi 74', 75'		 Pepe 9'
22 Sampdoria 2–0 Napoli
G. Delvecchio 76'
Franceschini 82'
23 Napoli 1–3 Empoli
Mannini 37' Pozzi 22', 66'
Budel 81'
24 Livorno 1–2 Napoli
Diamanti 74' Calaiò 12', 45+3'
25 Genoa 2–0 Napoli
Sculli 41'
Borriello 75' (pen.)
26 Napoli 1–0 Inter
Zalayeta 3'
27 Napoli 0–2 Roma
Perrotta 2'
Totti 45' (pen.)
28 Juventus 1–0 Napoli
Iaquinta 88'
29 Napoli 2–0 Fiorentina
Lavezzi 23', 31'
30 Reggina 1–1 Napoli
Brienza 90+3' Sosa 76'
31 Napoli 1–0 Palermo
Hamšík 90+2'
32 Catania 3–0 Napoli
L. Colucci 5'
Spinesi 16'
Vargas 48'
33 Napoli 2–0 Atalanta
Hamšík 62'
Lavezzi 64'
34 Parma 1–2 Napoli
Budan 23' (pen.) Domizzi 45+3'
Bogliacino 72'
35 Napoli 0–0 Siena
36 Torino 2–1 Napoli
Rosina 27' (pen.)
Di Michele 56'		 Contini 53'
37 Napoli 3–1 Milan
Hamšík 36'
Domizzi 69'
Garics 90+2'		 Seedorf 90+4'
38 Lazio 2–1 Napoli
Rocchi 14'
Firmani 71'		 Domizzi 83'

Coppa Italia
15 August 2007 First elim. round Napoli 4—0 Siena Naples
20:30 CEST Calaiò 20'
Hamšík 40'
De Zerbi 75'
Domizzi 90'		 Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 19,882
Referee: Massimiliano Velotto
18 August 2007 Second elim. round Napoli 3—0 Pisa Naples
20:30 CET Lavezzi 50', 103', 119' Kutuzov 19' Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 24,416
Referee: Riccardo Pinzani
29 August 2007 Third elim. round Napoli 1-1 Livorno Naples
20:30 CET Domizzi 24' Tavano 82' Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Domenico Celi
19 December 2007 Round of 16
First leg		 Lazio 2-1 Napoli Rome
20:45 CET De Silvestri 66'
Baronio 71'		 Dalla Bona 28' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 5,506
Referee: Nicola Stefanini
17 January 2008 Round of 16
Second leg		 Napoli 1-1 Lazio Naples
20:45 CET Domizzi 79' Tare 55' Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 29,564
Referee: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni

Statistics

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches.

Rnk Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 FW Argentina Ezequiel Lavezzi 8 3 11
= DF Italy Maurizio Domizzi 8 3 11
2 MF Slovakia Marek Hamšík 9 1 10
3 FW Uruguay Marcelo Zalayeta 8 0 8
4 FW Argentina Roberto Sosa 6 0 6
5 MF Uruguay Mariano Bogliacino 3 0 3
= FW Italy Emanuele Calaiò 2 1 3
6 MF Uruguay Walter Gargano 2 0 2
7 FW Italy Roberto De Zerbi 0 1 1
= MF Italy Daniele Mannini 1 0 1
= MF Italy Samuele Dalla Bona 0 1 1
= DF Italy Paolo Cannavaro 1 0 1
= DF Italy Matteo Contini 1 0 1
= DF Austria György Garics 1 0 1
TOTALS 50 13 63

Last updated: 18 May 2008
Source:

Starting 11
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK Italy Iezzo 20
21 CB Italy Domizzi 33
28 CB Italy Cannavaro 39
96 CB Italy Contini 25
14 RWB Austria Garics 18
8 CM Italy Blasi 30
23 CM Uruguay Gargano 37
17 CM Slovakia Hamšík 35
19 LWB Italy Savini 30
7 ST Argentina Lavezzi 35
25 CF Uruguay Zalayeta 23

Last updated: 18 May 2008
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).

References
  1. Napoli then qualified to the 2008–09 UEFA Cup First round.

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