1996–97 S.S.C. Napoli season

Napoli
1996–97 season
Manager	Luigi Simoni ; Vincenzo Montefusco
Serie A	13th
Coppa Italia	Final
Top goalscorer	Alfredo Aglietti (8)
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →

S.S.C. Napoli continued its steady decline with another lacklustre season. Once more, goalscoring was at a premium, with only 28 goals being scored in the 34 league games. Coach Luigi Simoni was sacked and replaced by youth team coach Vincenzo Montefusco, who led the team to the Coppa Italia final against Vicenza, where Napoli won at home thanks to Fabio Pecchia's goal, but lost 3-0 away from home, and therefore failed to win the trophy. The 13th place in the domestic league was the worst for 14 years, and one year on, Napoli was ultimately relegated.

Squad[]

Goalkeepers[]

Defenders[]

Midfielders[]

Attackers[]

Serie A[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
11	Milan	34	11	10	13	43	45	−2	43
12	Roma	34	10	11	13	46	47	−1	41^[a]
13	Napoli	34	9	14	11	38	45	−7	41
14	Piacenza	34	7	16	11	29	45	−16	37^[b]	Relegation tie-breaker
15	Cagliari (R)	34	9	10	15	45	55	−10	37^[c]	Serie B after tie-breaker

Source: Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
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]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Roma finished ahead of Napoli on Goal difference: Roma -1, Napoli -7.
^ CAG: 7 pts; PIA: 5 pts; PER: 4 pts.
^ CAG: 7 pts; PIA: 5 pts; PER: 4 pts.

Position 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	31	32	33	34
Napoli	18	12	11	8	9	14	9	10	5	5	5	5	7	3	6	10	10	8	8	10	9	10	11	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

Source: Serie A
= 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round; = Relegation to 1997–98 Serie B

Matches[]

1	Parma	3–0	Napoli
	D. Baggio 14' Chiesa 22' Zola 87'

2	Napoli	1–0	Reggiana
	Caccia 4'

3	Napoli	1–1	Piacenza
	Caccia 30'		Luiso 67'

4	Sampdoria	0–1	Napoli
			Beto 73'

5	Napoli	1–1	Udinese
	Pecchia 59'		Bierhoff 76'

6	Milan	3–1	Napoli
	Weah 40, 58' R. Baggio 77'		André Cruz 61'

7	Napoli	3–2	Bologna
	Caccia 42' (pen.) Aglietti 51' André Cruz 61'		Nervo 20' 74'

8	Juventus	1–1	Napoli
	Zidane 42'		Aglietti 53'

9	Napoli	4–2	Perugia
	Aglietti 29, 59' Beto 46' André Cruz 90'		Kreek 30' Allegri 66'

10	Cagliari	1–1	Napoli
	Muzzi 57'		Pecchia 90'

11	Atalanta	2–2	Napoli
	Morfeo 40' 75'		Aglietti 46' Caccia 50'

12	Napoli	1–0	Verona
	Milanese 90'

13	Roma	1–0	Napoli
	Aldair 78'

14	Napoli	1–0	Lazio
	André Cruz 90'

15	Fiorentina	3–0	Napoli
	Colonnese 50' (o.g.) L. Oliveira 54' Robbiati 90'

16	Napoli	1–2	Inter
	Caccia 90'		Branca 43' Djorkaeff 88'

17	Vicenza	2–2	Napoli
	12' Otero 32'		Méndez 38' (o.g.) Pecchia 55'

18	Napoli	2–1	Parma
	Pecchia 22' André Cruz 56'		Chiesa 32'

19	Reggiana	1–1	Napoli
	Beiersdorfer 60'		Aglietti 44'

20	Piacenza	1–0	Napoli
	Scienza 34'

21	Napoli	1–1	Sampdoria
	Boghossian 57'		Mihajlović 88'

22	Udinese	2–2	Napoli
	Poggi 9, 77'		Pecchia 26' Helveg 46' (o.g.)

23

Napoli

0–0

Milan

24	Bologna	2–1	Napoli
	K. Andersson 40' Kolyvanov 46' (pen.)		Altomare 45'

25

Napoli

0–0

Juventus

26	Perugia	1–1	Napoli
	Rapaić 60'		Aglietti 23'

27	Napoli	1–1	Cagliari
	Esposito 75' (pen.)		Tovalieri 83'

28	Napoli	0–1	Atalanta
			F. Inzaghi 23'

29	Verona	2–0	Napoli
	Maniero 47' De Vitis 89'

30	Napoli	1–0	Roma
	Caccia 32'

31	Lazio	3–2	Napoli
	Casiraghi 24' Fuser 39, 70'		Ayala 10' Beto 66'

32	Napoli	2–2	Fiorentina
	Aglietti 67' Esposito 83'		L. Oliveira 8, 40'

33	Inter	3–2	Napoli
	Ince 50' Zamorano 66' Djorkaeff 82'		Ince 35' (o.g.) Caccia 90'

34	Napoli	1–0	Vicenza
	Beto 4'

Topscorers[]

References[]

^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

Sources[]

RSSSF - Italy 1996/97

[table_hth_ROM0.91475919816399-1] Roma finished ahead of Napoli on Goal difference: Roma -1, Napoli -7.

[table_hth_PIA0.91475919816399-2] CAG: 7 pts; PIA: 5 pts; PER: 4 pts.

[table_hth_CAG0.91475919816399-3] CAG: 7 pts; PIA: 5 pts; PER: 4 pts.

[4] Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

[a]

[b]

[c]

[1]