1997–98 SSC Napoli season

Napoli
1997–98 season
OwnerCorrado Ferlaino
PresidentGian Marco Innocenti
ManagerBortolo Mutti
(until 6 October 1997)
Carlo Mazzone
(until 24 November 1997)
Giovanni Galeone
(until 9 February 1998)
Vincenzo Montefusco
StadiumSan Paolo
Serie A18th
(in 1998-99 Serie B)
Coppa ItaliaLast 16
Top goalscorerClaudio Bellucci (10)

S.S.C. Napoli crashed out of Serie A following a disastrous season. It only clinched 14 points out of 34 matches, despite having the services of several experienced Serie A players. Napoli went through four coaches over the course of the season, and hardly took a point in the second half of the season. Given the disastrous form of the team, Claudio Bellucci's ten goals were impressive, while thought top scorer Igor Protti was one of the largest disappointments of the entire series. The lack of defensive skills cost Napoli many points, and more than two goals were conceded on average. This was despite Roberto Ayala's brilliance, which earned him a transfer to Milan.

Only eight years following Napoli's second title, the club seemed to be in terminal decline, with hard work being needed to return to the top domestic league. Given that the club had not been relegated since a bankruptcy in 1964, the relegation was a shock, by the extremely poor season.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ITA Giuseppe Taglialatela
2 DF  FRA William Prunier
3 DF  ITA Raffaele Sergio
4 MF  ITA Fabio Rossitto
5 DF  ITA Mauro Facci
6 DF  ARG Roberto Ayala
7 MF  ITA Francesco Turrini
8 MF  ITA Raffaele Longo
9 FW  ITA Claudio Bellucci
10 FW  ITA Igor Protti
11 FW  ARG José Luis Calderón
12 GK  ITA Raffaele Di Fusco
13 DF  ITA Luigi Panarelli
14 MF  ITA Luca Altomare
15 DF  ITA Francesco Baldini
16 DF  ITA Luigi Malafronte
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  ITA Angelo Cimadomo
18 MF  ITA Roberto Goretti
19 MF  ITA Gennaro Scarlato
20 MF  ITA Massimiliano Esposito
21 DF  ITA Alessandro Sbrizzo
22 DF  BEL Bertrand Crasson
23 GK  ITA Ferdinando Coppola
24 DF  ITA Mirko Conte
25 MF  FRA Reynald Pedros
26 MF  ITA Marco Zamboni
27 MF  ITA Giuseppe Giannini
28 MF  ITA Massimiliano Allegri
29 FW  ITA Salvatore Bruno
30 MF  CRO Aljoša Asanović
31 FW  YUG Damir Stojak
32 DF  ITA Emanuele Troise
33 DF  ITA Guglielmo Stendardo

Transfers

Winter

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1997–98 Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Vicenza 34 9 9 16 36 61 −25 36
15 Brescia (R) 34 9 8 17 45 63 −18 35 Relegation to Serie B
16 Atalanta (R) 34 7 11 16 25 48 −23 32
17 Lecce (R) 34 6 8 20 32 72 −40 26
18 Napoli (R) 34 2 8 24 25 76 −51 14
Source: 1997–98 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

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultLWDLLLLLLDLLLLDLLDLWLLLDDLLLLLDLLD
Position119812141417171718181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = Leader, 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage;   = 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round;   = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round;   = Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round;   = Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round;   = 1998–99 Serie B

Matches

31 August 1997 1 Lazio 2–0 Napoli Roma
Mancini 68'
Pancaro 76'		 Stadium: Olimpico
14 September 1997 2 Napoli 2–1 Empoli Naples
Bellucci 33'
Protti 48'		 C. Esposito 77' Stadium: San Paolo
21 September 1997 3 Vicenza 1–1 Napoli Vicenza
Di Napoli 17' Turrini 18'
28 September 1997 4 Napoli 0–1 Atalanta Naples
Caccia 50' Stadium: San Paolo
05 October 1997 5 Roma 6–2 Napoli Roma
Candela 16'
Gautieri 34'
Balbo 51, 60, 89'
Di Francesco 53'		 Altomare 71'
Bellucci 87' (pen.)		 Stadium: Olimpico
18 October 1997 6 Napoli 0–2 Inter Milan Naples
Galante 10'
Turrini 69' (o.g.)		 Stadium: San Paolo
02 November 1997 7 Bologna 5–1 Napoli Bologna
R. Baggio 48' (pen.) 90' 90 + 5' (pen.)
K. Andersson 55, 90 + 3'		 Goretti 14' Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara
09 November 1997 8 Napoli 1–2 Juventus Naples
Bellucci 55' Zidane 38'
Fonseca 88'		 Stadium: San Paolo
23 November 1997 9 Lecce 2–0 Napoli Lecco
M. Rossi 50'
Palmieri 61'
30 November 1997 10 Napoli 1–1 Fiorentina Naples
Turrini 34' 28' Firicano Stadium: San Paolo
07 December 1997 11 Piacenza 1–0 Napoli Piacenza
Rastelli 87'
14 December 1997 12 Napoli 0–4 Parma Naples
Blomqvist 18'
D. Baggio 53'
Crespo 65, 73'		 Stadium: San Paolo
21 December 1997 13 Sampdoria 6–3 Napoli Genoa
Boghossian 35'
Montella 42' (pen.) 61' 90' (pen.)
Klinsmann 73'
Laigle 76'		 Bellucci 15'
Protti 70'
Rossitto 78'		 Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
04 January 1998 14 Napoli 1–2 Milan Naples
Bellucci 75' Ganz 52'
Leonardo 71'		 Stadium: San Paolo
11 January 1998 15 Udinese 1–1 Napoli Udine
Crasson 90 + 2' (o.g.) Bellucci 27'
18 January 1998 16 Napoli 0–3 Brescia Naples
Pirlo 13'
Koźmiński 53'
Diana 90 + 3'		 Stadium: San Paolo
25 January 1998 17 Bari 2–0 Napoli Bari
Marcolini 74'
Sala 90 + 3'
01 February 1998 18 Napoli 0–0 Lazio Naples
Stadium: San Paolo
08 February 1998 19 Empoli 5–0 Napoli Empoli
C. Esposito 24'
Cappellini 37'
Pane 50'
Florijančič 70, 75'
11 February 1998 20 Napoli 2–0 Vicenza Naples
Turrini 43' (pen.)
Stojak 47'		 Stadium: San Paolo
15 February 1998 21 Atalanta 1–0 Napoli Atalanta
Lucarelli 16'
22 February 1998 22 Napoli 0–2 Roma Naples
Totti 54'
Di Biagio 62'		 Stadium: San Paolo
28 February 1998 23 Inter Milan 2–0 Napoli Milan
Zamorano 63'
Ronaldo 73' (pen.)		 Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
08 March 1998 24 Napoli 0–0 Bologna Naples
Stadium: San Paolo
14 March 1998 25 Juventus 2–2 Napoli Turin
Del Piero 46'
Zalayeta 75'		 Turrini 69'
Protti 90 + 2'		 Stadium: delle Alpi
22 March 1998 26 Napoli 2–4 Lecce Naples
Protti 35' (pen.)
Altomare 73'		 Casale 2'
Palmieri 29'
Ayala 75' (o.g.)
Atelkin 90 + 3'		 Stadium: San Paolo
29 March 1998 27 Fiorentina 4–0 Napoli Firenze
Batistuta 40, 67'
Robbiati 80'
Edmundo 86'		 Stadium: Artemio Franchi
05 April 1998 28 Napoli 1–2 Piacenza Naples
Bellucci 51' Scienza 34'
Dionigi 84' (pen.)		 Stadium: San Paolo
11 April 1998 29 Parma 3–1 Napoli Parma
Crespo 3, 86'
Apolloni 76'		 Bellucci 69' Stadium: Il Tardini
19 April 1998 30 Napoli 0–2 Sampdoria Naples
Crasson 33' (o.g.)
Laigle 87'		 Stadium: San Paolo
26 April 1998 31 Milan 0–0 Napoli Milan
Stadium: San Siro
03 May 1998 32 Napoli 1–3 Udinese Naples
Turrini 12' (pen.) Poggi 4'
Bierhoff 45, 87'		 Stadium: San Paolo
10 May 1998 33 Brescia 2–1 Napoli Brescia
Adani 57'
Neri 81'		 Bellucci 56'
16 May 1998 34 Napoli 2–2 Bari Naples
Bellucci 13'
Stojak 48'		 Guerrero 6'
Volpi 37'		 Stadium: San Paolo

Statistics

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ITA Giuseppe Taglialatela 31 -63 27+1 -55 3 -8
6 DF  ARG Roberto Ayala 30 0 28 0 2 0
15 DF  ITA Francesco Baldini 33 0 30 0 3 0
22 DF  BEL Bertrand Crasson 24 0 19+3 0 2 0
14 MF  ITA Luca Altomare 26 2 16+8 2 2 0
8 MF  ITA Raffaele Longo 33 0 24+5 0 4 0
7 MF  ITA Francesco Turrini 30 5 26+1 5 3 0
18 MF  ITA Roberto Goretti 30 1 25+1 1 4 0
4 MF  ITA Fabio Rossitto 32 2 28 1 4 1
9 FW  ITA Claudio Bellucci 31 13 27 10 4 3
10 FW  ITA Igor Protti 31 6 24+3 4 4 2
12 GK  ITA Raffaele Di Fusco 8 -19 5+2 -19 1 0
5 DF  ITA Mauro Facci 20 0 17 0 3 0
3 DF  ITA Raffaele Sergio 15 0 11+1 0 3 0
16 DF  ITA Luigi Malafronte 10 0 9+1 0
30 MF  CRO Aljoša Asanović 15 0 8+7 0
31 FW  YUG Damir Stojak 13 2 8+5 2
13 DF  ITA Luigi Panarelli 18 0 6+11 0 1 0
19 MF  ITA Gennaro Scarlato 21 0 6+13 0 2 0
28 MF  ITA Massimiliano Allegri 7 0 6+1 0
25 MF  FRA Reynald Pedros 4 0 1+2 0 1 0
23 GK  ITA Ferdinando Coppola 1 -2 1 -2
29 FW  ITA Salvatore Bruno 3 0 1+2 0
17 MF  ITA Angelo Cimadomo 2 0 0+2 0
33 DF  ITA Guglielmo Stendardo 1 0 0+1 0
32 DF  ITA Emanuele Troise 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
24 DF  ITA Mirko Conte 10 0 8+1 0 1 0
27 MF  ITA Giuseppe Giannini 5 1 4 0 1 1
26 MF  ITA Marco Zamboni 5 0 3+1 0 1 0
11 FW  ARG José Luis Calderón 7 0 2+4 0 1 0
2 DF  FRA William Prunier 4 0 2+1 0 1 0
20 MF  ITA Massimiliano Esposito 6 0 1+3 0 2 0
21 DF  ITA Alessandro Sbrizzo 5 0 0+2 0 3 0

References

  1. ^ 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.

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