| Clubname: | Napoli |
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| Fullname: | SocietΓ Sportiva Calcio Napoli S.p.A. |
| Nickname: | Italian: Gli Azzurri (The Blues) Italian: I Partenopei (The Parthenopeans) Italian: I Ciucciarelli (The Little Donkeys) |
| Short Name: | SSC Napoli |
| Founded: | , as Associazione Calcio Napoli , as Napoli Soccer then SSC Napoli |
| Ground: | Stadio Diego Armando Maradona |
| Capacity: | 54,732 |
| Owner: | Filmauro S.r.l. |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Chairman: | Aurelio De Laurentiis |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Antonio Conte |
| Current: | 2025β26 SSC Napoli season |
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SocietΓ Sportiva Calcio Napoli (pronounced as /it/), commonly known as SSC Napoli or simply Napoli, is an Italian professional football club based in Naples, Campania that plays in the Serie A, the top league of Italian football. They are among the most successful clubs in the nation, with four league titles, six Coppa Italia titles, three Supercoppa Italiana trophies, and one UEFA Cup.[1] Napoli are the reigning champions of Italy, having secured their second Serie A title in three seasons in 2024β25.[2]
The club was formed in 1926 as Associazione Calcio Napoli following the merger of US Internazionale Napoli and Naples Foot-Ball Club. Napoli saw relatively little success in their early years, not winning their first major trophy until the 1962 Coppa Italia. The club enjoyed increased success in the 1970s and 1980s, winning the 1976 Coppa Italia and reaching new heights following the arrival of Diego Maradona in 1984. During his time with Napoli, the club won their first two league titles, in 1987 and 1990. His seven seasons in Naples also saw them win the 1987 Coppa Italia, the 1990 Supercoppa Italiana, and the 1989 UEFA Cupβtheir only European trophy. Following Maradona's departure in 1991 however, Napoli struggled financially, and endured relegations and a bankruptcy prior to being re-founded in 2004 by film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis. Napoli returned to the Serie A three years later, and have been among the top clubs in Italian football since, winning three Coppa Italia (2012, 2014, and 2020), two Supercoppa Italiana (2014 and 2025β26), and two Serie A titles (2023 and 2025).
By attendance, Napoli has the fourth-largest fan base in Italy,[3] and was ranked as the fifth-highest-earning football club in Serie A, with $182 million in revenue during the 2017β18 season.[4] In 2018, Forbes estimated Napoli to be worth $379 million, making them the fifth most-valuable club in Italy. Napoli are also one of the associate members of the European Club Association.
Since 1959, the club has played its home games at the Stadio San Paolo, which was renamed Stadio Diego Armando Maradona following the beloved former player's death in 2020. Napoli traditionally wear sky blue shirts, white shorts, and sky blue socks at home and white shirts, white or sky blue shorts, and white or sky blue socks away; this is derived from the shirts of Naples FBC and the shorts of Internazionale Napoli after the clubs merged to form Napoli's predecessor Internaples in 1922. Napoli have rivalries with Juventus, Roma (Derby del Sole), Internazionale, AC Milan and Salernitana (Derby of Campania). The club's anthem is "Napoli", one of the major hits of the Neapolitan singer Nino D'Angelo.[5]
Although the club was officially founded in 1926, Napoli traces its roots to the first relevant Neapolitan club, founded as "Naples Foot-Ball & Cricket Club"[6] in 1905 by English sailor William Poths and his associate Hector M. Bayon.[7] [8] Neapolitans such as Conforti, Catterina and Amedeo Salsi were also involved; Salsi was named the club's first president.[9] The original kit of the club was a sky blue and navy blue striped shirt, with black shorts.[10] Naples' first match was a 3β2 win against the English crew of the boat Arabik with goals from William MacPherson, Michele Scafoglio and LΓ©on Chaudoir.[11]
Early into its existence, the Italian Football Championship was limited to just northern clubs, so southern clubs competed against sailors or in cups such as Thomas Lipton's Lipton Challenge Cup. In the cup competed between Naples FBC and Palermo FBC Naples won three finals.[12] The foreign contingent at the club broke off in 1911 to form Internazionale Napoli, who wore blue shirts with white shorts, in time for both club's debut in the Italian Championship of 1912β13.[13] Each of the teams won a Prima Categoria southern Italian titles and therefore competed in the national semi-finals, Naples doing so in 1912β13 and Internazionale Napoli in 1913β14. They were set to face each other for the southern titles again in 1914β15 but it was cancelled due to World War I.
Due to financial pressure, the two rival clubs merged as the "Foot-Ball Club Internazionale-Naples", abbreviated as "FBC Internaples" in October 1922.[14] Internaples', and later Napoli's kits are derived from those of Naples FBC and Internazionale Napoli; adopting the sky blue from Naples' shirts and the white shorts from Internazionale Napoli.
The merged club was seen by some media and fans to be a continuation of Internazionale Napoli rather than a new club; it played its games at Internazionale Napoli's Terme di Agnano rather than Naples FBC's Campo del Poligono and kept Internazionale Napoli's nickname of Gli Azzurri (The Blues) rather than I Blucelesti (The Navy Blue and Sky Blues) used by Naples.[15] Internaples were also given the nickname I Puledri (the foals), as the horse is a symbol of Naples.[16]
Internaples were immediately enrolled in the top-flight Prima Divisione Lega Sud championship, as both Internazionale Napoli and Naples competed in that division pre-merger. Since the end of World War I both clubs had lost dominance of the region to the likes of Puteolana and Savoia. Even with the combined strength of Internaples, Savoia still proved to be the top team in southern Italy. Internaples reached the interregional semi-finals of Lega Sud in each of its first two seasons, and reached the Lega Sud finals in 1925β26. This secured the club a spot in the new Divisione Nazionale for the following season.
Under the presidency of Giorgio Ascarelli, and likely under pressure from the new fascist government to "Italianize" the club,[17] Internaples changed its name to Associazione Calcio Napoli on 25 August 1926.[18] [19] The newly renamed team also moved from the Terme di Agnano to a new stadium, the Stadio Militare dell'Arenaccia. After a poor start, with a sole point in an entire championship,[20] Napoli was re-admitted to Serie A's forerunner, the Divisione Nazionale, by the Italian Football Federation ("FIGC"), and began to improve thanks in part to Paraguayan-born Attila Sallustro, who was the first fully fledged hero to the fans.[21] He was a capable goal-scorer and eventually set the all-time goal-scoring record for Napoli, which was later surpassed by players like Diego Maradona and Marek HamΕ‘Γk.[22] Napoli entered the Serie A era under the management of William Garbutt.[23] During Garbutt's six-year stint, the club would be dramatically transformed, frequently finishing in the top half of the table. This included two third-place finishes during the 1932β33 and 1933β34 seasons, with added notables such as Antonio Vojak, Arnaldo Sentimenti and Carlo Buscaglia.[24] However, in the years leading up to World War II, Napoli went into decline, only surviving relegation in 1939β40 by goal average.
Napoli lost a closely contested relegation battle at the end of 1942 and were relegated to Serie B. They moved from the Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli to the Stadio Arturo Collana and remained in Serie B until after the war.
Play restarted in 1945 with two divisions: one consisting of Serie A teams from the north and one combined division of Serie A and Serie B teams from the central and south, with the top four of each division advancing to the national round that followed. Napoli won the Centro-Sud Serie A-B to secure a place in the Divisione Nazionale (where they placed fifth) and automatic promotion to the next season's Serie A. They were relegated after two seasons for a bribery scandal.[25] The club won the Serie B titles that season to ensure top flight football at the start of the 1950s.[26] Napoli moved to their new home ground Stadio San Paolo in 1959.
Despite erratic league form with highs and lows during this period, including multiple relegations and promotions, Napoli won their first major trophy when they beat SPAL to lift the Coppa Italia in 1962, with goals from Gianni Corelli and Pierluigi Ronzon.[27] The victory made Napoli the first team to win the Coppa while in Serie B, and they were promoted to Serie A that season. Their fourth relegation cut celebrations short the following season.
As the club changed their name to SocietΓ Sportiva Calcio Napoli on 25 June 1964 they began to rise up again, gaining promotion in 1964β65. Under the management of former player Bruno Pesaola, they won the Coppa delle Alpi and were back among the elite in Serie A, with consistent top-five finishes. Napoli came very close to winning the league in 1967β68, finishing just behind Milan in second place. Some of the most popular players from this period were Dino Zoff, JosΓ© Altafini, Omar SΓvori and hometown midfielder Antonio Juliano. Juliano would eventually break the appearance records, which still stands today.
The trend of Napoli performing well in the league continued into the 1970s, with third place spots in 1970β71 and 1973β74. Under the coaching of former player LuΓs VinΓcio, this gained them entry into the early UEFA Cup competitions. In 1974β75, they reached the third round knocking out Porto 2β0 en route. During the same season, Napoli finished second in Serie A, just two points behind champions Juventus. Solid performances from locally born players such as Giuseppe Bruscolotti, Antonio Juliano and Salvatore Esposito were relied upon during this period, coupled with goals from Giuseppe Savoldi.
The club won their second Coppa Italia trophy in 1975β76, eliminating Milan and Fiorentina en route, before beating rivals Hellas Verona 4β0 in the finals. That season, they also defeated Southampton 4β1 on aggregate to lift the 1976 Anglo-Italian League Cup.[28] Napoli were entered into the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup for 1976β77, where they reached the semi-finals, losing 2β1 on aggregate to Anderlecht.[29] In the Italian league, Napoli were still very much a consistent top six side for much of the late 1970s. Even into the earliest two seasons of the 1980s, the club were performing respectably with a third-place finish in 1980β81. Napoli's Primavera squad was also doing well at the time, winning the Torneo di Viareggio Cup in 1975 and their only Campionato Nazionale Primavera title in 1979.[30] However, by 1983, they had slipped dramatically and were involved in relegation battles.
Napoli broke the world transfer record fee after acquiring Diego Maradona in a β¬12 million deal from Barcelona on 30 June 1984.[31] The squad was gradually re-built, with the likes of Ciro Ferrara, Salvatore Bagni and Fernando De Napoli filling the ranks. The rise up the tables was gradual, by 1985β86, they had a third-place finish under their belts, but better was yet to come. With the attacking trio of Maradona, Bruno Giordano, and Careca (nicknamed MaGiCa), the 1986β87 season was the landmark in Napoli's history, becoming just the third Italian team to win the double after securing the Serie A title by three points and then beating Atalanta 4β0 to lift the Coppa Italia.Because a mainland Southern Italian team had never won the league before, this turned Maradona into a cultural, social and borderline religious icon for Neapolitans, which stretched beyond the realms of just football.[32] The club were unsuccessful in the European Cup in the following season and finished runners-up in Serie A. However, Napoli were entered into the UEFA Cup for 1988β89 and won their first major European title. Juventus, Bayern Munich and PAOK were defeated en route to the final, where Napoli beat VfB Stuttgart 5β4 on aggregate, with two goals from Careca and one each from Maradona, Ferrara and AlemΓ£o.[33]
Napoli added their second Serie A title in 1989β90, defeating Milan by two points in the title race. However, this was surrounded by less auspicious circumstances as Napoli were awarded two points for a game, when in Bergamo, an Atalanta fan threw a 100 lira coin at AlemΓ£o's head.
A controversial set of events set off at the 1990 World Cup, when Maradona made comments pertaining to NorthβSouth inequality in the country and the risorgimento, asking Neapolitans to root for Argentina in the semi-finals against Italy in Naples.[34] The Stadio San Paolo was the only stadium during the competition where the Argentine National Anthem was not jeered,[35] Maradona bowed to the Napoli fans at the end and his country went on to reach the finals. However, after the finals, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) forced Maradona to take a doping test, which he failed testing positive for cocaine; both Maradona and Napoli staff later claimed it was a revenge plot for events at the World Cup. Maradona was banned for 15 months and would never play for the club again. The club still won the Supercoppa Italiana that year, with a record 5β1 victory against Juventus, but it would be their last major trophy for 22 years. In the European Cup, they were eliminated in the second round.[36]
Though the club finished fourth during the 1991β92 season, Napoli gradually went into decline after that season, both financially and on the field. Players such as Gianfranco Zola, Daniel Fonseca, Ciro Ferrara and Careca had all departed by 1994. Nonetheless, Napoli qualified for the 1994β95 UEFA Cup, reaching the third round and in 1996β97, Napoli appeared at the Coppa Italia finals, but lost 3β1 to Vicenza; Napoli's primavera squad won the Coppa Italia Primavera that season.[37] [38] Napoli's league form had dropped lower, and relegation to Serie B came at the end of 1997β98 when they won only two matches all season.
The club returned to Serie A after gaining promotion in the 1999β2000 season, though after a closely contested relegation battle, they were relegated immediately back down the following season. By August 2004, Napoli was declared bankrupt.[39] To secure football in the city, film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis re-founded the club under the name Napoli Soccer, as they were not allowed to use their old name until the next season.[40] FIGC placed Napoli in Serie C1, where they missed out on promotion after losing 2β1 in play-offs to local rivals Avellino in 2004β05.
Despite the fact Napoli were playing in a low division, they retained higher average attendances than most of the Serie A clubs, breaking the Serie C attendance record with 51,000 at one match.[41]
The following season, they secured promotion to Serie B and De Laurentiis brought back the club's history, restoring its name to SocietΓ Sportiva Calcio Napoli in May 2006. After just one season in Serie B, they were promoted to the top division, along with Juventus and other fellow "sleeping giants" Genoa.[42] In 2010, under manager Walter Mazzarri, Napoli finished in sixth place to qualify for a 2010β11 UEFA Europa League spot.[43] Napoli finished third in the 2010β11 season, qualifying directly for the group stage of the 2011β12 UEFA Champions League.[44]
In the 2011β12 season, Napoli ended in fifth place in Serie A, but defeated unbeaten champions Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico to win the Coppa Italia for the fourth time in the club's history, 25 years after their last cup win. The team finished second in its group of the 2011β12 UEFA Champions League, progressing to the round of 16, where they were eliminated by eventual winners Chelsea. In 2012β13, Napoli finished in second place in Serie A, the club's best performance since winning the 1989β90 Scudetto. Edinson Cavani finished as top scorer in the division with 29 goals, which resulted in him being sold to Paris Saint-Germain for a club-record fee of β¬64 million.[45] In the 2013 close-season, Mazzarri left Napoli and Rafael BenΓtez became the club's manager.[46] They finished the 2013β14 season by winning the 2014 Coppa Italia finals, their fifth title in the tournament, with a 3β1 win against Fiorentina,[47] as well as qualifying for the Champions League, but missed out on the group stage as they lost to Athletic Bilbao in the play-off round. Their subsequent run in the Europa League ended when they lost 2β1 on aggregate to Dnipro in the semi-finals. They finished the 2014β15 season in fifth, with BenΓtez then leaving for Real Madrid and being replaced by Maurizio Sarri.
In Sarri's first season in charge in the 2015β16 season, Napoli finished in second place with 82 points, and were knocked out of the Europa League in the round of 32 against Villarreal. In the following season, Napoli finished in third place on 86 points and were knocked out of the Champions League in the round of 16 against Real Madrid. This year saw the breakout season for Dries Mertens who scored 34 goals in all competitions after he was moved from the left-wing to centre-forward following Milik's torn Anterior cruciate ligament.
In the 2017β18 season, Napoli challenged for the title for the entire season, and finished with a club record of 91 points. However, the title ultimately went to Juventus in the penultimate round of matches.[48] On 23 December 2017, Marek HamΕ‘Γk overtook Diego Maradona as Napoli's all-time leading scorer after scoring his 115th goal.[49] At the end of the season, Sarri left for Chelsea, succeeded by Carlo Ancelotti in May 2018.[50] [51] He managed the club to another second-place finish, but was sacked on 10 December 2019, following a poor run of results in the 2019β20 season which left them seventh in the table. Gennaro Gattuso was named head coach the next day.[52] On 14 June 2020, Dries Mertens became Napoli's all-time top scorer after scoring his 122nd goal in a Coppa Italia semi-finals match against Inter.[53] Napoli went on to win the 2019β20 Coppa Italia in a penalty shoot-out against Juventus in the finals.[54]
In December 2020, Napoli renamed Stadio San Paolo after club icon Diego Maradona, following his passing.[55] Napoli finished fifth in Serie A that season after a draw on the finals day, missing a Champions League berth by one point.
In the 2021β22 season, Luciano Spalletti replaced Gennaro Gattuso as head coach and led the team to the third place in Serie A, securing a Champions League spot for the azzurri after a two-years absence.[56]
In the 2022β23 season, Napoli clinched the Serie A title for the first time since the 1989β90 season, and their third title overall, following a 1β1 draw against Udinese on 4 May 2023, their first time as titleholders since the days of Diego Maradona.[57] [58] Meanwhile, in the Champions League, Spalletti led them to the quarter-finals for the first time in their European history, where they were beaten 2β1 (1β0 away and 1β1 at home) by fellow Serie A side Milan.[59]
The 2023β24 season proved to be extremely difficult for the club, as they went through three different coaches β Rudi Garcia, a returning Walter Mazzarri, and Francesco Calzona; this managerial instability, as well as the new hires largely not performing to the club's expectations, led the Azzurri to finish 10th in the league, 41 points behind eventual champions Inter. In Europe, the club passed the group stage of the 2023β24 UEFA Champions League in a group with Real Madrid, Union Berlin and Braga, but were ultimately eliminated by Barcelona in the round of 16.
For the 2024β25 season, the club signed Antonio Conte in a bid to contest the title again.[60] Their season started out with a 3β0 away loss against Hellas Verona, but the Azzurri quickly bounced back with five wins and one draw in the following six matches. The team also signed Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku late during summer, both players turning out to be very important for the title campaign. Napoli maintained strong form throughout the campaign and entered the final matchday one point ahead of Inter Milan, and won the title by winning 2β0 over Cagliari on 23 May, winning their fourth title, the second in a three-year span, cementing Napoli as a consistent contender in the Serie A.[61]
| Position | Staff | |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach |  Antonio Conte | |
| Assistant head coach | Cristian Stellini | |
| Technical coach | Elvis Abbruscato Gianluca Conte Mauro Sandreani | |
| Match analyst | Giuseppe Maiuri | |
| Athletic trainer | Alfonso De Felice Costantino Coratti | |
| Assistant athletic trainer | Francesco Cacciapuoti Giuseppe Trepiccione | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Marco Giglio  Alejandro RosalΓ©n | |
| Head of medical staff | Raffaele Canonico | |
| Club doctor | Vincenzo Corrado Gennaro De Luca | |
| Social physician | Beniamino Casillo | |
| Medical consultant | Raffaele Landolfi | |
| Medical reviewer, orthopedist, and physiatrist | Angelo Cavallo | |
| Cardiologist and cardiology consultant | Antonio Russo | |
| Food technologist and nutritionist | Marco Rufolo | |
| Physiotherapist | Marco Di Lullo Vincenzo Longobardo Vittorio Mennella Marco Romano Paolo Tartaglione Nicola Zazzaro |
Below is the official presidential history of Napoli, from when Giorgio Ascarelli took over at the club in 1926, until the present day.[62]
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Napoli has had many managers and trainers, co-managers in some seasons, since 1926.[63]
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See main article: SSC Napoli Youth Sector.
See main article: Retired numbers in football.
In the summer of 2000, Napoli retired the jersey number 10 belonged to former club legend Diego Maradona, who played for the club from 1984 to 1991. Since the adoption of persistent squad numbers with players names printed on the jersey, the last players to wear the number 10 were Fausto Pizzi (in 1995β1996), Beto (in 1996β1997), Igor Protti (in 1997β1998) who was the last player to play and score a goal with the number 10 shirt in Serie A and Claudio Bellucci (from 1998 to 2000 in Serie B).
However, for regulatory reasons, the number was reissued from 2004 to 2006 in Serie C1, as at the time Italy's third level tournament still used the old numbering from 1 to 11, without printed names. The last player to wear and score goals with this shirt in an official match was Mariano Bogliacino in the home match of 18 May 2006 against Spezia, valid for the finals leg of the Supercoppa di Lega Serie C1; primacy belongs to him also for last appearance in the championship, 12 May 2006 at the home match against Lanciano. As regards exclusively the championship, however, the honour goes to the Argentine footballer Roberto Sosa, the distinction of being the last to wear the 10 at the San Paolo and at the same time to score in the match against Frosinone on 30 April 2006.[65]
As Naples is a coastal city, the colours of the club have always been derived from the blue waters of the Gulf of Naples.[66] Originally, while using the name Naples FBC, the colours of the club implemented two shades of blue.[67] However, since the 1920s, a singular blue tone has been used in the form of azure. Thus, Napoli share the nickname "Azzurri" with the Italy national team.[68] The shade of blue has been sky blue in many instances.
Napoli typically wear azure shirts with white shorts at home and white shirts with either white or blue shorts away, though in recent years the away kits have often deviated from this tradition.
One of the nicknames of Napoli is "I ciucci", which means "the donkeys" in the Neapolitan language. Napoli were given this name after a particularly poor performance during the 1926β27 season. It was originally meant to be derogatory, as the Neapolitan symbol is a rampant black horse,[69] but the club adopted the donkey as a mascot named "O Ciuccio".[70]
Napoli's first badge featured a rampant horse on top of a football with the letters "ACN" around it. The current club badge features a large "N" placed within a circle. This crest can be traced back to Internazionale Napoli, which used a similar design on their shirts.[71] Since the club officially adopted the "N badge" as its representative, Napoli have altered it slightly at various times; sometimes it features the club's name around it, sometimes it does not.[72] The main difference between each badge is the shade of blue used. Usually the "N" is white, although it has occasionally been gold (especially prior to 1980).[73]
"Partenopei" is a popular nickname for the club and people from the city of Naples in general.[74] It is derived from Greek mythology where the siren Parthenope tried to enchant Odysseus from his ship to Capri. In the story, Odysseus had his men tie him to the ship's mast so he was able to resist the song of the siren. Consequently, Parthenope, unable to live with the rejection of her love, drowned herself and her body was washed up upon the shore of Naples.[75]
See also: Derby del Sole, Juventus FCβSSC Napoli rivalry and Derby delle Due Sicilie.
Napoli is the fourth most supported football club in Italy with around 13% of Italian football fans supporting the club.[76] Like other top clubs in the country, Napoli's fanbase goes beyond the Italian border; in 2018, the society announced that the team had over 35 million supporters worldwide and 120 million people who liked to watch Napoli matches.
The main ultra groups of Napoli are Fedayn EAM 1979, Ultras Napoli, Fossato Flegreo, Secco Vive, Mastiffs, Brigata Carolina, Teste Matte, Sud1996, Nuova Guardia, Vecchi Lions and Masseria.[77]
Napoli fans have occasionally cheered loud enough to register as earthquakes on seismographs at University of Naples Federico II.[78]
Unlike other Italian cities such as Genoa, Milan, Rome and Turin, Napoli is the only major football club in the city, and therefore there is no derby in the strict sense of the term. The now-infrequent derby with Savoia, the next largest club in Naples, was played for the first time 24 December 1939, during the knockout phase of the 1939β40 Coppa Italia, the score was 1β3 in favor of Napoli.[79] The last meeting between the clubs was in Serie B in 2000, won 0β1 by Napoli.
Napoli's most hated rivals are Juventus.[80] [81] There is also a strong rivalry with Roma. Even though there used to be an official friendship between Napoli and AS Roma fans, particularly strong in the 70s and 80s and known as the Derby del Sole (Derby of the Sun), the friendship ended in 1987 and became a rivalry who got worse around 2001, and reached its peak after the 2014 Coppa Italia final, when a Roma fan killed Napoli fan Ciro Esposito near the Stadio Olimpico, shooting him with a gun.As Napoli is one of the most important southern Italian teams, there are a lot of rivalries with several northern teams, like Milan, Internazionale, Fiorentina, Atalanta BC and Hellas Verona.[82] Napoli fans also have a fierce rivalry with the other Roman club Lazio,[83] and contest the Derby del Mezzogiorno (Midday Derby/Derby of Southern Italy) against Bari and Derby Bourbon (referencing the family that ruled the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies) against Foggia.
The Derby del Sud Italia (Derby of Southern Italy) against Catanzaro was considered one of the most important rivalries in Italy during the 1970s.[84]
The fans of Napoli do co-star in two particular derbies in Italy against other regional teams: Derby della Campania generally refers to a rivalry with regional clubs, mainly Avellino and Salernitana.[85]
A "friendly rivalry" with Palermo is contested, known as the Derby delle Due Sicilie (Derby of the Two Sicilies), in reference to the historical link of the former Kingdom of Two Sicilies.[86] Another friendly rivalry exists with Catania known as the Derby del Vulcano (Volcano Derby), referencing Mount Vesuvius near Naples and Mount Etna near Catania. A friendship also exists with Juve Stabia.
Friendships with teams outside Italy exist with Borussia Dortmund,[87] Celtic,[88] Lokomotiv Plovdiv,[89] Paris Saint-Germain, and Red Star Belgrade.
Napoli formerly had a famous and long-standing friendship with the fans of Genoa, but the friendship ended in 2019.[90] [91] Napoli also once had a friendship with Roma.[92]
SSC Napoli was expelled from the professional league in 2004. Thanks to Article 52 of NOIF, the sports title was transferred to Napoli Soccer (later the "new" Napoli) in the same year, while the corporate entity which administered the "old" Napoli was liquidated. In the second last season before bankruptcy, the club was partially saved by the non-standard accounting practice of amortization after Silvio Berlusconi, owner of Milan and Prime Minister of Italy, introduced Italian Law 91/1981, Article 18B.[93]
Since re-foundation in 2004, the club's large numbers of supporters provided the main source of income, particularly through gate revenues and TV rights. Napoli made an aggregate profit in 2006β07 Serie B.[94] They have continued to be profitable since returning to Serie A.[95] Napoli equity in 2005 was a negative β¬261,466, having started from β¬3 million capital. By 2010 the equity was at β¬25,107,223 and Napoli achieved self-sustainability.
| S.S.C. Napoli S.p.A. (P.I. 03486600632) exchange rate β¬1 = L1936.27 | ||||||
| 1999β2000 Serie B[97] | β¬25,120,308*# | β¬203,378*[98] | β¬111,556,811* | β¬5,952,921* | ||
| 2000β01 Serie A | β¬54,966,464*# | * | β¬154,624,699* | β¬3,896,132* | β¬0 | |
| 2001β02 Serie B[99] | β¬21,183,736*# | * | β¬92,721,662* | * | ~β¬22.8 million | |
| 2002β03 Serie B | β¬20,428,522*# | *ΒΆ | β¬67,994,171*ΒΆ | *ΒΆ | ~β¬15 million | |
| 2003β04 Serie B | Not available due to bankruptcy | |||||
| S.S.C. Napoli S.p.A. (P.I. 04855461218) startup capital: β¬3 million** | ||||||
| 2004β05 Serie C1[100] | β¬11,174,000 | β¬37,117,126 | β¬3,800,000 | |||
| 2005β06 Serie C1[101] | β¬12,068,630 | β¬37,299,498 | β¬211,220 | β¬9,561,466 | ||
| 2006β07 Serie B | β¬41,411,837 | β¬1,419,976 | β¬47,917,274 | β¬1,916,975 | β¬288,780 | |
| 2007β08 Serie A | β¬88,428,490 | β¬11,911,041 | β¬86,244,038 | β¬13,829,015 | β¬1,000 | |
| 2008β09 Serie A[102] | β¬108,211,134 | β¬10,934,520 | β¬81,199,725 | β¬24,763,537 | β¬0 | |
| 2009β10 Serie A[103] | β¬110,849,458 | β¬343,686 | β¬117,237,581 | β¬25,107,223 | β¬0 | |
| 2010β11 Serie A | β¬131,476,940 | β¬4,197,829 | β¬110,053,332 | β¬29,305,052 | ||
| 2011β12 Serie A | β¬155,929,550 | β¬14,720,757 | β¬138,168,981 | β¬44,025,810 | ||
| 2012β13 Serie A | β¬151,922,436 | β¬8,073,447 | β¬136,748,114 | β¬52,099,258 | ||
| 2013β14 Serie A | β¬237,034,664 | β¬20,217,304 | β¬215,764,185 | β¬72,316,563 | ||
| 2014β15 Serie A | (β¬13.1m) | |||||
| 2015β16 Serie A | (β¬3.2m) | |||||
| 2016β17 Serie A | β¬66.6m | |||||
| 2017β18 Serie A | (β¬6.4m) | |||||
| 2018β19 Serie A | β¬216.6m | β¬29.2m | ||||
| 2019β20 Serie A[104] | β¬178.9m | (β¬19.0m) | ||||
| 2020β21 Serie A | β¬179.4m | (β¬58.9m) | ||||
| 2021β22 Serie A[105] | β¬165.2m | (β¬52.0m)[106] | ||||
| 2022β23 Serie A[107] | β¬359.2m | β¬79.7m | ||||
| 2023β24 Serie A | β¬328.2m | β¬63.0m | ||||
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Front sponsor(s) | Back sponsor | Sleeve sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926β78 | In-house | None | None | None | |
| 1978β80 | Puma | ||||
| 1980β81 | NR (Ennerre) | ||||
| 1981β82 | Snaidero | ||||
| 1982β83 | Cirio | ||||
| 1983β84 | Latte Berna | ||||
| 1984β85 | Linea Time | Cirio | |||
| 1985β88 | NR (Ennerre) | Buitoni | |||
| 1988β91 | Mars | ||||
| 1991β94 | Umbro | Voiello | |||
| 1994β96 | Lotto | Record Cucine | |||
| 1996β97 | Centrale del Latte di Napoli | ||||
| 1997β99 | Nike | Polenghi | |||
| 1999β2000 | Peroni | ||||
| 2000β03 | Diadora | ||||
| 2003β04 | Legea | Russo Cicciano | |||
| 2004β05 | Kappa | None (matches 1β7) / various Filmauro films (matches 8β23)[110] / Mandi (match 24 β end of season) | |||
| 2005β06 | Lete | ||||
| 2006β09 | Diadora | ||||
| 2009β11 | Macron | ||||
| 2011β14 | Lete / MSC Cruises | European competitions Lete only | |||
| 2014β16 | Lete / Pasta Garofalo | ||||
| 2016β19 | Kappa | Kimbo | |||
| 2019β21 | Lete / MSC Cruises | ||||
| 2021β23 | EA7 | Floki Inu | Amazon | European competitions Lete and Amazon only | |
| 2023β24 | MSC Cruises | Upbit | eBay | European competitions MSC Cruises and eBay only | |
| 2024βpresent | Sorgesana | None |
See also: SSC Napoli in European football.
| Type[111] | Competition | Titles | Seasons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | Serie A | 4 | 1986β87, 1989β90, 2022β23, 2024β25 | |
| Coppa Italia | 6 | 1961β62, 1975β76, 1986β87, 2011β12, 2013β14, 2019β20 | ||
| Supercoppa Italiana | 3 | 1990, 2014, 2025β26 | ||
| Continental | UEFA Cup | 1 | 1988β89 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 28 |  Lille | 64.000 |
| 29 | Real Betis | 62.250 |
| 30 | Napoli | 62.000 |
| 31 | RB Leipzig | 61.000 |
| 32 | Villarreal | 59.000 |
See also: List of SSC Napoli records and statistics and List of SSC Napoli players. Marek HamΕ‘Γk holds Napoli's official appearance record, having made 520. He also holds the record for league appearances with 408 over the course of 12 years from 2007 to 2019.
The all-time leading goal scorer for Napoli is Dries Mertens, with 148 goals.[112] He also holds the record for league goals with 113.
Diego Maradona finished the season of Serie A as the league's top scorer, known in Italy as the Capocannoniere, in the 1987β88 season with 15 goals.[113] This achievement was matched by Edinson Cavani in 2012β13, Gonzalo HiguaΓn in 2015β16, and Victor Osimhen in 2022β23.
The record for most goals in a single league season belongs to Gonzalo HiguaΓn, with 36 in the 2015β16 Serie A.[114]
The biggest ever victory recorded by Napoli was 8β1 against Pro Patria, in the 1955β56 season of Serie A.[20] Napoli's heaviest championship defeat came during the 1927β28 season when eventual champions Torino beat them 11β0.
On 26 July 2016, Gonzalo HiguaΓn became the third-highest football transfer of all-time and highest ever transfer for an Italian club[115] when he joined Juventus for β¬90 million.[116]
On 31 July 2020, Napoli confirmed the signing of Victor Osimhen from Lille for a transfer fee of β¬70 million, making him Napoli's most expensive signing of his history.[117]
