2007–08 S.S.C. Napoli season

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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

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.

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 Italy ITA Gennaro Iezzo
2 DF Italy ITA Gianluca Grava
3 DF Italy ITA Erminio Rullo
4 MF Italy ITA Francesco Montervino
5 MF Italy ITA Michele Pazienza
5 MF Italy ITA Fabio Gatti
6 DF Paraguay PAR Rubén Maldonado
7 FW Argentina ARG Ezequiel Lavezzi
8 MF Italy ITA Manuele Blasi
9 FW Argentina ARG Roberto Sosa
11 FW Italy ITA Emanuele Calaiò
12 GK Italy ITA
13 DF Italy ITA Fabiano Santacroce
14 DF Austria AUT György Garics
16 DF Italy ITA Andrea Cupi
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Slovakia SVK Marek Hamšík
18 MF Uruguay URU Mariano Bogliacino
19 DF Italy ITA Mirko Savini
20 FW Italy ITA Roberto De Zerbi
21 DF Italy ITA Maurizio Domizzi
22 GK Italy ITA Matteo Gianello
23 MF Uruguay URU Walter Gargano
24 MF Italy ITA Samuele Dalla Bona
25 FW Uruguay URU Marcelo Zalayeta
27 MF Italy ITA Marco Capparella
28 DF Italy ITA Paolo Cannavaro (captain)
30 GK Argentina ARG Nicolás Navarro
77 MF Italy ITA Daniele Mannini
96 DF Italy 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[a]
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 Goal 49'
Foggia Goal 59' (pen.)
2 Udinese 0–5 Napoli
Zalayeta Goal 16', 70'
Domizzi Goal 41'
Lavezzi Goal 75'
Sosa Goal 81'
3 Napoli 2–0 Sampdoria
Zalayeta Goal 43'
Hamšík Goal 77'
4 Empoli 0–0 Napoli
5 Napoli 1–0 Livorno
Sosa Goal 85'
6 Napoli 1–2 Genoa
Domizzi Goal 52' P. Cannavaro Goal 12' (o.g.)
Sculli Goal 89'
7 Inter 2–1 Napoli
J. Cruz Goal 20', 36' Sosa Goal 85'
8 Roma 4–4 Napoli
Totti Goal 30'
Perrotta Goal 42'
De Rossi Goal 52'
Pizarro Goal 80'		 Lavezzi Goal 2'
Hamšík Goal 47'
Gargano Goal 64'
Zalayeta Goal 84'
9 Napoli 3–1 Juventus
Gargano Goal 49'
Domizzi Goal 62' (pen.), 70' (pen.)		 Del Piero Goal 46'
10 Fiorentina 1–0 Napoli
Vieri Goal 61'
11 Napoli 1–1 Reggina
Lavezzi Goal 89' Vigiani Goal 54'
12 Palermo 2–1 Napoli
Tedesco Goal 57', 66' Gargano Goal 54'
13 Napoli 2–0 Catania
Zalayeta Goal 43', 65'
14 Atalanta 5–1 Napoli
Floccari Goal 6'
Langella Goal 21'
Doni Goal 36'
Carrozzieri Goal 47'
Ferreira Pinto Goal 73'		 Sosa Goal 60'
15 Napoli 1–0 Parma
Zalayeta Goal 18'
16 Siena 1–1 Napoli
Frick Goal 63' Bogliacino Goal 65'
17 Napoli 1–1 Torino
Hamšík Goal 81' Rosina Goal 36' (pen.)
18 Milan 5–2 Napoli
Ronaldo Goal 15', 46'
Seedorf Goal 31'
Kaká Goal 68'
Pato Goal 74'		 Sosa Goal 28'
Domizzi Goal 38' (pen.)
19 Napoli 2–2 Lazio
Hamšík Goal 5', 90+4' Ledesma Goal 26'
Pandev Goal 31'
20 Cagliari 2–1 Napoli
Matri Goal 90+3'
Conti Goal 90 + 5'		 Hamšík Goal 58'
21 Napoli 3–1 Udinese
Zapata Goal 3' (o.g.)
Lavezzi Goal 74', 75'		 Pepe Goal 9'
22 Sampdoria 2–0 Napoli
G. Delvecchio Goal 76'
Franceschini Goal 82'
23 Napoli 1–3 Empoli
Mannini Goal 37' Pozzi Goal 22', 66'
Budel Goal 81'
24 Livorno 1–2 Napoli
Diamanti Goal 74' Calaiò Goal 12', 45+3'
25 Genoa 2–0 Napoli
Sculli Goal 41'
Borriello Goal 75' (pen.)
26 Napoli 1–0 Inter
Zalayeta Goal 3'
27 Napoli 0–2 Roma
Perrotta Goal 2'
Totti Goal 45' (pen.)
28 Juventus 1–0 Napoli
Iaquinta Goal 88'
29 Napoli 2–0 Fiorentina
Lavezzi Goal 23', 31'
30 Reggina 1–1 Napoli
Brienza Goal 90+3' Sosa Goal 76'
31 Napoli 1–0 Palermo
Hamšík Goal 90+2'
32 Catania 3–0 Napoli
L. Colucci Goal 5'
Spinesi Goal 16'
Vargas Goal 48'
33 Napoli 2–0 Atalanta
Hamšík Goal 62'
Lavezzi Goal 64'
34 Parma 1–2 Napoli
Budan Goal 23' (pen.) Domizzi Goal 45+3'
Bogliacino Goal 72'
35 Napoli 0–0 Siena
36 Torino 2–1 Napoli
Rosina Goal 27' (pen.)
Di Michele Goal 56'		 Contini Goal 53'
37 Napoli 3–1 Milan
Hamšík Goal 36'
Domizzi Goal 69'
Garics Goal 90+2'		 Seedorf Goal 90+4'
38 Lazio 2–1 Napoli
Rocchi Goal 14'
Firmani Goal 71'		 Domizzi Goal 83'

Coppa Italia[]

15 August 2007 First elim. round Napoli 4—0 Siena Naples
20:30 CEST Calai�� Goal 20'
Hamšík Goal 40'
De Zerbi Goal 75'
Domizzi Goal 90'		 Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 19,882
Referee:
18 August 2007 Second elim. round Napoli 3—0 Pisa Naples
20:30 CET Lavezzi Goal 50', 103', 119' Kutuzov Goal 19' Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 24,416
Referee:
29 August 2007 Third elim. round Napoli 1-1 Livorno Naples
20:30 CET Domizzi Goal 24' Tavano Goal 82' Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 25,000
Referee:
19 December 2007 Round of 16
First leg		 Lazio 2-1 Napoli Rome
20:45 CET De Silvestri Goal 66'
Baronio Goal 71'		 Dalla Bona Goal 28' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 5,506
Referee:
17 January 2008 Round of 16
Second leg		 Napoli 1-1 Lazio Naples
20:45 CET Domizzi Goal 79' Tare Goal 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 Argentina Ezequiel Lavezzi 8 3 11
= DF Italy Maurizio Domizzi 8 3 11
2 MF Slovakia Marek Hamšík 9 1 10
3 FW Uruguay Marcelo Zalayeta 8 0 8
4 FW Argentina Roberto Sosa 6 0 6
5 MF Uruguay Mariano Bogliacino 3 0 3
= FW Italy Emanuele Calaiò 2 1 3
6 MF Uruguay Walter Gargano 2 0 2
7 FW Italy Roberto De Zerbi 0 1 1
= MF Italy Daniele Mannini 1 0 1
= MF Italy Samuele Dalla Bona 0 1 1
= DF Italy Paolo Cannavaro 1 0 1
= DF Italy Matteo Contini 1 0 1
= DF Austria György Garics 1 0 1
TOTALS 50 13 63

Last updated: 18 May 2008
Source:[citation needed]

Starting 11[]

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK Italy Iezzo 20
21 CB Italy Domizzi 33
28 CB Italy Cannavaro 39
96 CB Italy Contini 25
14 RWB Austria Garics 18
8 CM Italy Blasi 30
23 CM Uruguay Gargano 37
17 CM Slovakia Hamšík 35
19 LWB Italy Savini 30
7 ST Argentina Lavezzi 35
25 CF Uruguay 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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