2007–08 S.S.C. 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
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  ITA Gennaro Iezzo
2 DF  ITA Gianluca Grava
3 DF  ITA Erminio Rullo
4 MF  ITA Francesco Montervino
5 MF  ITA Michele Pazienza
5 MF  ITA Fabio Gatti
6 DF  PAR Rubén Maldonado
7 FW  ARG Ezequiel Lavezzi
8 MF  ITA Manuele Blasi
9 FW  ARG Roberto Sosa
11 FW  ITA Emanuele Calaiò
12 GK  ITA Biagio Del Giudice
13 DF  ITA Fabiano Santacroce
14 DF  AUT György Garics
16 DF  ITA Andrea Cupi
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  SVK Marek Hamšík
18 MF  URU Mariano Bogliacino
19 DF  ITA Mirko Savini
20 FW  ITA Roberto De Zerbi
21 DF  ITA Maurizio Domizzi
22 GK  ITA Matteo Gianello
23 MF  URU Walter Gargano
24 MF  ITA Samuele Dalla Bona
25 FW  URU Marcelo Zalayeta
27 MF  ITA Marco Capparella
28 DF  ITA Paolo Cannavaro (captain)
30 GK  ARG Nicolás Navarro
77 MF  ITA Daniele Mannini
96 DF  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
10 Genoa 38 13 9 16 44 52 −8 48
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.

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 Ezequiel Lavezzi 8 3 11
= DF Maurizio Domizzi 8 3 11
2 MF Marek Hamšík 9 1 10
3 FW Marcelo Zalayeta 8 0 8
4 FW Roberto Sosa 6 0 6
5 MF Mariano Bogliacino 3 0 3
= FW Emanuele Calaiò 2 1 3
6 MF Walter Gargano 2 0 2
7 FW Roberto De Zerbi 0 1 1
= MF Daniele Mannini 1 0 1
= MF Samuele Dalla Bona 0 1 1
= DF Paolo Cannavaro 1 0 1
= DF Matteo Contini 1 0 1
= DF 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 Iezzo 20
21 CB Domizzi 33
28 CB Cannavaro 39
96 CB Contini 25
14 RWB Garics 18
8 CM Blasi 30
23 CM Gargano 37
17 CM Hamšík 35
19 LWB Savini 30
7 ST Lavezzi 35
25 CF 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.

Sources
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