1985–86 S.S.C. Napoli season

Napoli
1985–86 season
Chairman	Corrado Ferlaino
Manager	Ottavio Bianchi
Serie A	3rd
Coppa Italia	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Diego Maradona (11); All: Diego Maradona (13)
	← 1984–85 1986–87 →

S.S.C. Napoli had its best league season in five years, finishing third in the 1985–86 league season. Due to Roma's collapse in the final rounds of the season, Napoli closed to within two points of second place, also having a significant margin to Torino in fourth. Diego Maradona prepared for his glorious World Cup with eleven goals and several assists.

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	Claudio Garella
—	GK	ITA
—	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Bruscolotti
—	DF	ITA
—	DF	ITA	Moreno Ferrario
—	DF	ITA	Ciro Ferrara
—	DF	ITA	Antonio Carannante
—	DF	ITA	Alessandro Renica
—	DF	ITA
—	MF	ITA


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Eraldo Pecci
—	MF	ITA	Costanzo Celestini
—	MF	ITA	Salvatore Bagni
—	MF	ITA
—	MF	ITA	Ruben Buriani
—	FW	ARG	Diego Maradona
—	FW	ITA	Bruno Giordano
—	FW	ARG	Daniel Bertoni
—	FW	ITA	Francesco Baiano
—	FW	ITA	Domenico Penzo

Serie A[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Juventus (C)	30	18	9	3	43	17	+26	45	Qualification to European Cup
2	Roma	30	19	3	8	51	27	+24	41	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
3	Napoli	30	14	11	5	35	21	+14	39	Qualification to UEFA Cup
4	Torino	30	11	11	8	31	26	+5	33
5	Fiorentina	30	10	13	7	29	23	+6	33

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]
(C) Champion

Matches[]

8 September 1985 1	Napoli	2–1	Como	showNapoli
	Giordano 32' Bertoni 43'	Report	78' (o.g.)	Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Marino

15 September 1985 2	Pisa	1–1	Napoli	showPisa
	Berggreen 33'	Report	Giordano 50'	Stadium: Arena Garibaldi Referee: Lanese

22 September 1985 3	Napoli	1–0	Atalanta	showNapoli
	Renica 51'	Report		Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Lo Bello

29 September 1985 4	Napoli	1–1	Roma	showNapoli
	Maradona 52' (pen.)	Report	Tovalieri 37'	Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Pieri

6 October 1985 5	Lecce	0–0	Napoli	showLecce
		Report		Stadium: Via del Mare Referee: Casarin

13 October 1985 6	Fiorentina	0–0	Napoli	showFirenze
		Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Lanese

20 October 1985 7	Napoli	5–0	Verona	showNapoli
	Giordano 21' Bagni 48' Maradona 58' Bertoni 83' Pecci 85'	Report		Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Lo Bello

27 October 1985 8	Torino	2–1	Napoli	showTorino
	Sabato 45' Comi 54'	Report	Maradona 87'	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Bergamo

3 November 1985 9	Napoli	1–0	Juventus	showNapoli
	Maradona 72'	Report		Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Redini

10 November 1985 10	Inter	1–1	Napoli	showMilano
	Brady 73' (pen.)	Report	Maradona 49'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Longhi

24 November 1985 11	Napoli	1–1	Udinese	showNapoli
	Maradona 9'	Report	Galparoli 79'	Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Mattei

1 December 1985 12	Bari	1–2	Napoli	showBari
	3'	Report	Giordano 12, 59'	Stadium: della Vittoria Referee: Casarin

8 December 1985 13	Napoli	2–0	Milan	showNapoli
	Giordano 76' Bagni 86'	Report		Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Lanese

15 December 1985 14	Sampdoria	2–0	Napoli	showGenova
	Lorenzo 14' Mancini 41'	Report		Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

22 December 1985 15	Napoli	1–0	Avellino	showNapoli
	Giordano 59'	Report		Stadium: San Paolo

5 January 1986 16	Como	1–1	Napoli	showComo
	Renica 55' (o.g.)	Report	Maradona 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Giuseppe Sinigaglia Referee: Paparesta

12 January 1986 17	Napoli	0–1	Pisa	showNapoli
		Report	Berggreen 39'	Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Lombardo

19 January 1986 18	Atalanta	0–0	Napoli	showBergamo
		Report		Stadium: Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Agnolin

26 January 1986 19	Roma	2–0	Napoli	showRoma
	Gerolin 42' Boniek 61'	Report		Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Magni

9 February 1986 20	Napoli	1–0	Lecce	showNapoli
	Bertoni 43'	Report		Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Longhi

16 February 1986 21	Napoli	0–0	Fiorentina	showNapoli
		Report		Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Lo Bello

23 February 1986 22	Verona	2–2	Napoli	showVerona
	28' Galderisi 53' (pen.)	Report	Maradona 55' (pen.) 80'	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Bianciardi

2 March 1986 23	Napoli	3–1	Torino	showNapoli
	Ferri 15' (o.g.) 16' Bagni 50'	Report	14'	Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Magni

9 March 1986 24	Juventus	1–1	Napoli	showTorino
	Brio 49'	Report	Favero 34' (o.g.)	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Lo Bello

16 March 1986 25	Napoli	1–0	Inter	showNapoli
	Maradona 71' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Pairetto

23 March 1986 26	Udinese	2–0	Napoli	showUdine
	Carnevale 20' Carnevale 61'	Report		Stadium: Friuli Referee: Casarin

6 April 1986 27	Napoli	1–0	Bari	showNapoli
	Renica 51'	Report		Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Sguizzato

13 April 1986 28	Milan	1–2	Napoli	showMilano
	Di Bartolomei 59'	Report	Giordano 12' Maradona 23'	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Paparesta

20 April 1986 29	Napoli	3–0	Sampdoria	showNapoli
	Giordano 28' Bagni 40' Celestini 85'	Report		Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Pairetto

27 April 1986 30	Avellino	0–1	Napoli	showAvellino
		Report	Giordano 52'	Stadium: Partenio Referee: Baldas

Topscorers[]

Coppa Italia[]

First round

21 August 1985 1	Napoli	0-0	Pescara	showNapoli
				Stadium: San Paolo Referee:

25 August 1985 2	Lanerossi	1-0	Napoli	showVicenza
	Filippi 30'			Stadium: Romeo Menti Referee:

28 August 1985 3	Padova	0-0	Napoli	showPadova
				Stadium: Silvio Appiani Referee: Lanese

1 September 1985 4	Napoli	3-1	Salernitana	showNapoli
	Maradona 5', 35' (pen) 77' (o.g.)		25' (pen)	Stadium: San Paolo Referee:

4 September 1985 5	Napoli	2-0	Lecce	showNapoli
	Giordano 23' Bagni 85'			Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Mattei

Statistics[]

Players statistics[]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Claudio Garella	30	-21	30	-21
	GK			0	0	0	0
	DF			25	0	25	0
	DF			12	0	12	0
	DF		Moreno Ferrario	26	0	26	0
	DF		Ciro Ferrara	14	0	14	0
	DF		Antonio Carannante	20	0	20	0
	DF		Alessandro Renica	28	2	28	2
	DF			26	0	26	0
	MF			26	1	26	1
	MF		Eraldo Pecci	24	1	24	1
	MF		Costanzo Celestini	25	1	25	1
	MF		Salvatore Bagni	27	4	27	4
	MF			5	0	5	0
	MF		Ruben Buriani	5	0	5	0
	MF		Giuseppe Cimmaruta	1	0	1	0
	FW		Diego Maradona	29	11	29	11
	FW		Bruno Giordano	25	10	25	10
	FW		Daniel Bertoni	26	3	26	3
	FW		Francesco Baiano	4	0	4	0
	FW		Domenico Penzo	6	0	6	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

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.

[1] "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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