2011–12 S.S.C. Napoli season

Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli contested the Serie A, the UEFA Champions League (for the first time) and won the 2011–12 Coppa Italia during the 2011–12 season.

Napoli
2011–12 season
PresidentAurelio De Laurentiis
ManagerWalter Mazzarri
StadiumStadio San Paolo
Serie A5th
Coppa ItaliaWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Edinson Cavani (23)
All:
Edinson Cavani (33)
Highest home attendance60,074 vs Bayern Munich
(18 October 2011, Champions League)
Lowest home attendance25,297 vs Cesena
(1 February 2012, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance45,851[1]

Players

Squad information

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 Morgan De Sanctis
2 DF  ITA Gianluca Grava
3 DF  ARG Ignacio Fideleff
4 MF  ITA Marco Donadel
6 DF  ITA Salvatore Aronica
7 FW  URU Edinson Cavani
8 DF  ITA Andrea Dossena
11 MF  ITA Christian Maggio
14 DF  ARG Hugo Campagnaro
15 GK  ITA Roberto Colombo
16 FW  CHI Eduardo Vargas
17 MF  SVK Marek Hamšík (vice-captain)
18 DF  COL Juan Zúñiga
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   SUI Blerim Džemaili
21 DF  ARG Federico Fernández
22 FW  ARG Ezequiel Lavezzi
23 MF  URU Walter Gargano
28 DF  ITA Paolo Cannavaro (captain)
29 FW  MKD Goran Pandev (on loan from Internazionale)
31 MF  ITA Jacopo Dezi
83 GK  ITA Antonio Rosati
85 DF  URU Miguel Britos
88 MF   SUI Gökhan Inler
90 MF  ITA Massimiliano Ammendola
99 FW  ITA Cristiano Lucarelli

Competitions

Serie A
Main article: 2011–12 Serie A

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Udinese 38 18 10 10 52 35 +17 64 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Lazio 38 18 8 12 56 47 +9 62 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
5 Napoli 38 16 13 9 66 46 +20 61 Qualification to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
6 Internazionale 38 17 7 14 58 55 +3 58 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Roma 38 16 8 14 60 54 +6 56
Source: Lega 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. Napoli qualified to the group stage of the Europa League as winner of the 2011–12 Coppa Italia. As they finished fifth, the sixth-placed team of the league also qualified for the Europa League.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 16 13 9 66 46  +20 61 10 6 3 39 22  +17 6 7 6 27 24  +3

Last updated: 13 May 2012.
Source: Competitive matches

Matches
10 September 2011 2 Cesena 1–3 Napoli Cesena
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Guana  24'
Candreva  44'
Benalouane  52'  55'
Lauro  62'		 Report Lavezzi  3',  57'
Santana  34'
Cannavaro  59'
Campagnaro  67'
Hamšík  87'		 Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Attendance: 20,942
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
18 September 2011 3 Napoli 3–1 Milan Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cavani  14', 36', 52',  73'
Aronica  62'
Gargano  73'		 Report Aquilani  11'
Nocerino  24'
Pato  54'
Nesta  62'
Antonini  76'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 51,025
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
21 September 2011 4 Chievo 1–0 Napoli Verona
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Moscardelli  71'
Sorrentino  79'
Rigoni  80'		 Report Fideleff  67' Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Antonio Damato
24 September 2011 5 Napoli 0–0 Fiorentina Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Inler  41'
Hamšík  63'		 Report Vargas  49'
Behrami  82'
Montolivo  86'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 40,653
Referee: Paolo Valeri
1 October 2011 6 Internazionale 0–3 Napoli Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Chivu  37'
Obi  10'  41'
Zanetti  45'
Júlio César  45+1'		 Report Zúñiga  28'
Campagnaro  43'
Maggio  56'
Mascara  73'
Hamšík  75'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 64,824
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
15 October 2011 7 Napoli 1–2 Parma Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lavezzi  73'
Mascara  76'		 Report Gobbi  57'
Biabiany  62'
Modesto  82'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 41,042
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
23 October 2011 8 Cagliari 0–0 Napoli Cagliari
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Nenê  74'
Conti  84'
Cossu  85'		 Report Lavezzi  45+1'
Maggio  90+2'		 Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Referee: Luca Banti
26 October 2011 9 Napoli 2–0 Udinese Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lavezzi  20'
Maggio  44'		 Report Asamoah  43'
Torje  45'
Pinzi  90'
Floro Flores  90+1'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 35,565
Referee: Andrea De Marco
29 October 2011 10 Catania 2–1 Napoli Catania
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Marchese  25'
Bergessio  48'
Bellusci  65'		 Report Cavani  1'
Santana  19'  42'
Cannavaro  61'		 Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
Attendance: 13,589
Referee: Domenico Celi
29 November 2011 11 Napoli 3–3 Juventus Naples
20:45 CET Pandev  16',  40', 68'
Maggio  19'
Hamšík  22',  43'		 Report Bonucci  37'
Matri  40',  48'
Lichtsteiner  43'
Vidal  58'
Estigarribia  72'
Pepe  79'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 57,402
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
Note: The match was initially scheduled on November 6 but was postponed to November 29[2] because of bad weather conditions in Campania.[3]
19 November 2011 12 Napoli 0–0 Lazio Naples
20:45 CET Report Cissé  6'
Radu  81'
Stankevičius  90+2'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
26 November 2011 13 Atalanta 1–1 Napoli Bergamo
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Lavezzi  37'
Denis  64'
Cigarini  79'
Consigli  89'		 Report Džemaili  4'
Zúñiga  41'
Fernández  54'
Lavezzi  90+2'
Cavani  90+4'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 17,827
Referee: Daniele Orsato
3 December 2011 14 Napoli 4–2 Lecce Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Fideleff  13'
Lavezzi  26'
Cavani  33', 81'
Džemaili  41'		 Report Strasser  50'
Muriel  54'
Ferrario  81'
Corvia  90+3'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 39,544
Referee: Andrea Romeo
11 December 2011 15 Novara 1–1 Napoli Novara
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Rigoni  32'
Dellafiore  47'
Radovanović  70'
Centurioni  85'		 Report Džemaili  84' Stadium: Stadio Silvio Piola
Attendance: 16,328
Referee: Andrea De Marco
18 December 2011 16 Napoli 1–3 Roma Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Hamšík  82' Report De Sanctis  3' (o.g.)
Rosi  49'
Totti  55'
Osvaldo  59'
Simplício  90'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 38,048
Referee: Domenico Celi
21 December 2011 1 Napoli 6–1 Genoa Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Cavani  12', 24'
Hamšík  17'
Aronica  21'
Pandev  45+1'
Gargano  49'
Zúñiga  80'		 Report Granqvist  9'
Jorquera  27'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 43,141
Referee: Paolo Valeri
8 January 2012 17 Palermo 1–3 Napoli Palermo
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Miccoli  89' Report Pandev  35'
Cavani  54'
Hamšík  60'		 Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 22,110
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
16 January 2012 18 Napoli 1–1 Bologna Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Cavani  71' (pen.)
Dossena  89'		 Report Acquafresca  14'
Mudingayi  36'
Morleo  66'
Cherubin  77'
Di Vaio  80'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 42,956
Referee: Christian Brighi
22 January 2012 19 Siena 1–1 Napoli Siena
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Vitiello  28'
Pesoli  59'
Calaiò  67'
Bolzoni  72'
D'Agostino  80'		 Report Campagnaro  3'
Aronica  75'
Pandev  86'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena
Attendance: 14,643
Referee: Antonio Damato
29 January 2012 20 Genoa 3–2 Napoli Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Kucka  3'
Palacio  31', 70',  90'
Gilardino  36'
Mesto  44'
Janković  59'		 Report Cannavaro  4'
Lavezzi  41',  82'
Džemaili  50'
Cavani  80'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 22,418
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
1 February 2012 21 Napoli 0–0 Cesena Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Inler  35'
Gargano  50'
Britos  54'
Džemaili  87'		 Report Martinho  49'
Von Bergen  55'
Pudil  62'
Rodríguez  89'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 25,297
Referee: Luca Banti
5 February 2012 22 Milan 0–0 Napoli Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Van Bommel  13'
Seedorf  39'
Ibrahimović  64'
Emanuelson  75'
Mexès  78'		 Report Cavani  60'
De Sanctis  63'
Cannavaro  88'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 44,011
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
13 February 2012 23 Napoli 2–0 Chievo Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Britos  15',  90+3'
Cavani  38' (pen.)
Grava  62'
Zúñiga  74'		 Report Sardo  56'
Hetemaj  70'
Andreolli  77'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 22,397
Referee: Gabriele Gava
17 February 2012 24 Fiorentina 0–3 Napoli Florence
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Olivera  45+3'
Amauri  45+5'		 Report Cavani  3', 55'
Hamšík  35'
Rosati  73'
Lavezzi  90+1'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 20,042
Referee: Daniele Orsato
26 February 2012 25 Napoli 1–0 Internazionale Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Gargano  19'
Lavezzi  59'
Aronica  79'		 Report Nagatomo  13'
Milito  45'
Córdoba  67'
Faraoni  70'
Poli  77'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 41,034
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
4 March 2012 26 Parma 1–2 Napoli Parma
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Zaccardo  12',  77'
Mariga  21'
Musacci  39'
Santacroce  66'		 Report Grava  2'
Cavani  40'
Džemaili  46'
Lavezzi  57',  86'
Cannavaro  64'		 Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 16,416
Referee: Paolo Valeri
9 March 2012 27 Napoli 6–3 Cagliari Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Hamšík  10'
Cannavaro  19'
Astori  30' (o.g.)
Lavezzi  56' (pen.)
Gargano  70'
Maggio  84'		 Report Larrivey  37', 77', 90+2'
Pisano  42'
Dessena  45'
Canini  51'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 40,022
Referee: Christian Brighi
18 March 2012 28 Udinese 2–2 Napoli Udine
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Coda  26'
Pinzi  28'
Fabbrini  31'  60'
Di Natale  52'
Domizzi  74'
Floro Flores  90+1'		 Report Cavani  81', 85',  86'
Cannavaro  82'		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 21,661
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
25 March 2012 29 Napoli 2–2 Catania Naples
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Džemaili  61',  73'
Cavani  67'		 Report Barrientos  59'
Spolli  75'
Lanzafame  85'
Ricchiuti  87'
Legrottaglie  89'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 51,055
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
1 April 2012 30 Juventus 3–0 Napoli Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lichtsteiner  38'
Vidal  39',  75'
De Ceglie  45+1'
Vučinić  53'
Marchisio  73'
Quagliarella  83'		 Report Gargano  63'
Cannavaro  68'
Zúñiga  86'		 Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 38,644
Referee: Daniele Orsato
7 April 2012 31 Lazio 3–1 Napoli Rome
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Candreva  9'
Mauri  68'
Ledesma  81' (pen.)
Biava  88'
Brocchi  90+3'		 Report Pandev  34'
Cannavaro  62'
Džemaili  78'
Britos  80'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 38,410
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
11 April 2012 32 Napoli 1–3 Atalanta Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lavezzi  13'
Grava  31'
Fernández  54'
Pandev  69'
Džemaili  88'		 Report Bonaventura  10'
Denis  17'
Cazzola  42'
Peluso  50'
Bellini  58'
Carmona  68'
Lucchini  72'
Stendardo  74'
Mutarelli  81'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 35,519
Referee: Antonio Danilo Giannoccaro
21 April 2012 34 Napoli 2–0 Novara Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cavani  21'
Cannavaro  37'
Campagnaro  67'		 Report Morganella  45' Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 31,675
Referee: Daniele Doveri
25 April 2012 33 Lecce 0–2 Napoli Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cuadrado  41'
Delvecchio  53'
Blasi  77'		 Report Hamšík  5'
Cavani  51'
Cannavaro  53'
Fernández  65'
Džemaili  88'		 Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 18,113
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
28 April 2012 35 Roma 2–2 Napoli Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Taddei  34'
Marquinho  41',  80'
Heinze  76'
Gago  79'
Simplício  87'
Borini  90+3'		 Report Zúñiga  48'
Džemaili  50'
Cavani  67'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 29,643
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
1 May 2012 36 Napoli 2–0 Palermo Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cavani  16' (pen.)
Maggio  32'
Hamšík  35'
Fernández  59'		 Report Labrín  60' Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 41,397
Referee: Andrea De Marco
6 May 2012 37 Bologna 2–0 Napoli Bologna
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Diamanti  17'
Loria  41'
Cherubin  57'
Rubin  64',  65'
Morleo  90'		 Report Gargano  43'
Britos  60'
Cannavaro  73'
Cavani  82'
Džemaili  83'  90'
Aronica  86'
Zúñiga  89'		 Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 26,647
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
13 May 2012 38 Napoli 2–1 Siena Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Dossena  6', 34',  35'
Campagnaro  30'
Hamšík  40'
Lavezzi  90'		 Report Destro  6',  15'
Parravicini  56'
D'Agostino  59'
Terzi  86'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 43,582
Referee: Domenico Celi

Coppa Italia
Main article: 2011–12 Coppa Italia
12 January 2012 Round of 16 Napoli 2–1 Cesena Naples
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Cavani  65'
Pandev  86'		 Report Popescu  20' Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Referee: Daniele Doveri
25 January 2012 Quarter-finals Napoli 2–0 Internazionale Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Cavani  50' (pen.), 90+3' Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Referee: Domenico Celi
9 February 2012 Semi-finals
First leg		 Siena 2–1 Napoli Siena
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Reginaldo  42'
D'Agostino  66'		 Report Pesoli  86' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena
Referee: Andrea De Marco
21 March 2012 Semi-finals
Second leg		 Napoli 2–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Siena Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Vergassola  11' (o.g.)
Cavani  32'
Gargano  38'		 Report Mannini  55'
Pesoli  80'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Referee: Paolo Valeri
20 May 2012 Final Juventus 0–2 Napoli Rome
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Cavani  63' (pen.)
Hamšík  83'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Christian Brighi

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group A
Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bayern Munich 6411116+513
Napoli 6321106+411
Manchester City 631296+310
Villarreal 6006214−120
14 September 2011 1 Manchester City 1–1 Napoli Manchester, England
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Zabaleta  24'
Kolarov  74'		 Report Maggio  15'
Cannavaro  31'
Aronica  43'
Inler  59'
Cavani  69'		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 44,026
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
27 September 2011 2 Napoli 2–0 Villarreal Naples, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Aronica  5'
Hamšík  15'
Cavani  17' (pen.)
Cannavaro  57'		 Report Rodríguez  16'
Cani  85'
Rossi  85'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 46,747
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
18 October 2011 3 Napoli 1–1 Bayern Munich Naples, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cannavaro  28'
Badstuber  39' (o.g.)
Maggio  42'
Zúñiga  44'
Lavezzi  65'		 Report Kroos  2',  84'
Badstuber  7'
Schweinsteiger  28'
Ribéry  59'
Müller  79'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 60,074
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
2 November 2011 4 Bayern Munich 3–2 Napoli Munich, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Gómez  17', 23', 42'
Boateng  73'
Badstuber  14'  77'		 Report Džemaili  36'
Fernández  45', 79',  64'
Cavani  69'
Zúñiga  69'  70'		 Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 43,326
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
22 November 2011 5 Napoli 2–1 Manchester City Naples, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Cavani  17', 49' Report Balotelli  33',  54'
Silva  61'
Kompany  77'
Kolarov  86'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
7 December 2011 6 Villarreal 0–2 Napoli Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) De Guzmán  4'
Zapata  22'
Pérez  38'
Ángel  90'		 Report Inler  65'
Hamšík  76'
Campagnaro  90'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 15,350
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Knockout phase
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Round of 16
21 February 2012 First leg Napoli 3–1 Chelsea Naples, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Lavezzi  38', 65'
Cavani  39',  45+2'		 Report Mata  27'
Meireles  41'
Cahill  56'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 52,495
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
14 March 2012 Second leg Chelsea 4–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 agg.)		 Napoli London, England
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Drogba  28'
Terry  47'
Lampard  43',  74' (pen.)
A. Cole  98'
Ivanović  105+1'		 Report Cannavaro  53'
Inler  55',  112'
Dossena  68'
Campagnaro  115'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,784
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Statistics

Goalscorers
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA CL Total
1 7 FW Edinson Cavani 23 5 5 33
2 17 MF Marek Hamšík 9 1 2 12
3 22 FW Ezequiel Lavezzi 9 0 2 11
4 29 FW Goran Pandev 6 1 0 7
5 11 DF Christian Maggio 3 0 0 3
20 MF Blerim Džemaili 3 0 0 3
7 8 DF Andrea Dossena 2 0 0 2
14 DF Hugo Campagnaro 2 0 0 2
18 DF Juan Zúñiga 2 0 0 2
21 DF Federico Fernández 0 0 2 2
23 MF Walter Gargano 2 0 0 2
28 DF Paolo Cannavaro 2 0 0 2
88 MF Gökhan Inler 0 0 2 2
13 9 FW Giuseppe Mascara 1 0 0 1
85 DF Miguel Britos 1 0 0 1
Own goal 1 2 1 4
Total 66 9 14 89

References
  1. http://www.stadiapostcards.com/A11-12.htm
  2. "Comunicato ufficiale n. 79 del 7 novembre 2011" (pdf). Lega Serie A. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  3. "Napoli V Juventus postponed". Juventus.com. 6 November 2011.
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