1984–85 S.S.C. Napoli season

Napoli
1984-85 season
Chairman	Corrado Ferlaino
Manager	Rino Marchesi
Serie A	8th
Coppa Italia	Last 16
Top goalscorer	League: Diego Maradona (14); All: Diego Maradona (17)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1985–86 →

S.S.C. Napoli improved by three positions following the arrival of Diego Maradona at the club. The new #10 had been bought from FC Barcelona on a World record transfer fee, and he fulfilled expectations with 14 goals in his debut season, making him the third best scorer in the entire league. The teams' league performance, however, was only average, ending up eight of out 16 teams. The previous season had almost resulted in relegation, so Maradona's arrival certainly boosted the team well before its two scudetti.

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
—	GK	ITA	Luciano Castellini
—	GK	ITA	Raffaele Di Fusco
—	GK	ITA
—	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Bruscolotti
—	DF	ITA
—	DF	ITA	Moreno Ferrario
—	DF	ITA	Ciro Ferrara
—	DF	ITA	Antonio Carannante
—	DF	ITA	Simone Boldini
—	DF	ITA
—	DF	ITA


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA
—	MF	ITA	Paolo Dal Fiume
—	MF	ITA	Costanzo Celestini
—	MF	ITA	Salvatore Bagni
—	MF	ITA
—	MF	ITA	Walter De Vecchi
—	FW	ARG	Diego Maradona
—	FW	ITA	Domenico Penzo
—	FW	ARG	Daniel Bertoni
—	FW	ITA

Competitions[]

Serie A[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Juventus^[a]	30	11	14	5	48	33	+15	36^[b]	Qualification to European Cup
7	Roma	30	10	14	6	33	25	+8	34
8	Napoli	30	10	13	7	34	29	+5	33
9	Fiorentina	30	8	13	9	33	31	+2	29
10	Atalanta	30	5	18	7	20	32	−12	28

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:

^ Juventus gained entry to the 1985–86 European Cup as defending champions.
^ Position defined by head-to-head points: Milan: 3 pts; Juventus: 1 pt.

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	W	D	D	L	D	D	W	L	L	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	D	D	W
Position	13	12	14	9	10	8	12	13	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	9	9	8	9	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = 1985–86 European Cup; = 1985–86 UEFA Cup

Matches[]

16 September 1984 1	Verona	3–1	Napoli	showVerona
	Briegel 26' Galderisi 33' Di Gennaro 75'	Report	Bertoni 58'

23 September 1984 2	Napoli	1–1	Sampdoria	showNapoli
	Maradona 62' (pen.)	Report	Salsano 72'	Stadium: San Paolo

30 September 1984 3	Torino	3–0	Napoli	showTorino
	Serena 1, 79' Francini 57'	Report		Stadium: Comunale

7 October 1984 4	Napoli	3–0	Como	showNapoli
	Bertoni 16' Maradona 27' Penzo 56'	Report		Stadium: San Paolo

14 October 1984 5	Lazio	1–1	Napoli	showRoma
	D'Amico 35'	Report	Maradona 51'	Stadium: Olimpico

21 October 1984 6	Napoli	0–0	Milan	showNapoli
		Report		Stadium: San Paolo

28 October 1984 7	Atalanta	1–0	Napoli	showBergamo
	Soldà 32'	Report		Stadium: Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

11 November 1984 8	Napoli	0–0	Avellino	showNapoli
		Report		Stadium: San Paolo

18 November 1984 9	Ascoli	1–1	Napoli	showAscoli Piceno
	Vincenzi 51'	Report	Penzo 8'	Stadium: Cino e Lillo del Duca

25 November 1984 10	Napoli	1–0	Cremonese	showNapoli
	Bertoni 27'	Report		Stadium: San Paolo

2 December 1984 11	Inter	2–1	Napoli	showMilano
	Rummenigge 63' Altobelli 88'	Report	47'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

16 December 1984 12	Napoli	1–2	Roma	showNapoli
	Bertoni 45'	Report	Falcão 20' 78' (o.g.)	Stadium: San Paolo

23 December 1984 13	Juventus	2–0	Napoli	showTorino
	Briaschi 42' Platini 62'	Report		Stadium: Comunale

6 January 1985 14	Napoli	4–3	Udinese	showNapoli
	Maradona 22' (pen.) 74' (pen.) Bertoni 40, 82'	Report	Edinho 12' 43' Billia 85'	Stadium: San Paolo

13 January 1985 15	Fiorentina	0–1	Napoli	showFirenze
		Report	Maradona 49'	Stadium: Comunale

20 January 1985 16	Napoli	0–0	Verona	showNapoli
		Report		Stadium: San Paolo

27 January 1985 17	Sampdoria	0–0	Napoli	showGenova
		Report		Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

10 February 1985 18	Napoli	2–1	Torino	showNapoli
	Maradona 23' (pen.) 45'	Report	Júnior 7'	Stadium: San Paolo

17 February 1985 19	Como	1–1	Napoli	showComo
	58'	Report	Maradona 17' (pen.)

24 February 1985 20	Napoli	4–0	Lazio	showNapoli
	Maradona 58, 84, 87' 78' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: San Paolo

3 March 1985 21	Milan	2–1	Napoli	showMilano
	Battistini 15' Incocciati 68'	Report	Wilkins 35' (o.g.)	Stadium: San Siro

17 March 1985 22	Napoli	1–0	Atalanta	showNapoli
	Bertoni 21'	Report		Stadium: San Paolo

24 March 1985 23	Avellino	0–1	Napoli	showAvellino
		Report	64'

31 March 1985 24	Napoli	1–1	Ascoli	showNapoli
	Maradona 84'	Report	56'	Stadium: San Paolo

14 April 1985 25	Cremonese	1–1	Napoli	showCremona
	57'	Report	Bertoni 53'

21 April 1985 26	Napoli	3–1	Inter	showNapoli
	Bertoni 18, 63' Dal Fiume 50'	Report	G. Baresi 39'	Stadium: San Paolo

28 April 1985 27	Roma	1–1	Napoli	showRoma
	Dal Fiume 72' (o.g.)	Report	Bertoni 40'	Stadium: Olimpico

5 May 1985 28	Napoli	0–0	Juventus	showNapoli
		Report		Stadium: San Paolo

12 May 1985 29	Udinese	2–2	Napoli	showUdine
	Galparoli 8' De Agostini 55'	Report	Maradona 4, 88'	Stadium: Friuli

19 May 1985 30	Napoli	1–0	Fiorentina	showNapoli
	39'	Report		Stadium: San Paolo

Topscorers[]

Coppa Italia[]

Group phase

22 August 1984 1	Napoli	4-1	Arezzo	showNapoli
	Maradona 20' Penzo 52' Bertoni 64' De Vecchi 77'		36' Tovalieri	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

26 August 1984 2	Casertana	0-3	Napoli	showNapoli
			18' (rig.) Maradona 44' Penzo 48' Bertoni	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

29 August 1984 3	Perugia	0-0	Napoli	showPerugia
				Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi

2 September 1984 4	Pescara	0-3	Napoli	showPescara
			16' Penzo 51' Bertoni 82' Maradona	Stadium: Stadio Adriatico

9 September 1984 5	Napoli	1-1	Fiorentina	showNapoli
	Bertoni 65'		55'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

Eightfinals

13 February 1985	Milan	2-1	Napoli	showMilano
	Battistini 14' Di Bartolomei 51' (rig.)		46' Bagni	Stadium: Stadio San Siro

27 February 1985	Napoli	1-1 (2-3 agg.)	Milan	showNapoli
	78'		40' Battistini	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

Statistics[]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Luciano Castellini	25	-27	25	-27
	GK		Raffaele Di Fusco	8	-2	8	-2
	GK
	DF		Giuseppe Bruscolotti	27	0	27	0
	DF			22	0	22	0
	DF		Moreno Ferrario	29	0	29	0
	DF		Ciro Ferrara	2	0	2	0
	DF		Antonio Carannante	17	0	17	0
	DF		Simone Boldini	22	0	22	0
	DF			1	0	1	0
	DF			16	0	16	0
	MF			30	4	30	4
	MF		Paolo Dal Fiume	24	0	24	0
	MF		Costanzo Celestini	26	0	26	0
	MF		Salvatore Bagni	25	0	25	0
	MF		Massimiliano Favo	5	0	5	0
	MF		Walter De Vecchi	23	0	23	0
	FW		Diego Maradona	30	14	30	14
	FW		Domenico Penzo	15	2	15	2
	FW		Daniel Bertoni	27	11	27	11
	FW			2	0	2	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Sources[]

References[]

^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

[table_note_JUV0.39326772717446-1] Juventus gained entry to the 1985–86 European Cup as defending champions.

[table_hth_MIL0.39326772717446-2] Position defined by head-to-head points: Milan: 3 pts; Juventus: 1 pt.

[3] "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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