1997–98 SSC Napoli season
1997–98 season | ||||
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President | Corrado Ferlaino | |||
Manager | Bortolo Mutti (until 6 October 1997) Carlo Mazzone (until 24 November 1997) Giovanni Galeone (until 9 February 1998) Vincenzo Montefusco | |||
Stadium | San Paolo | |||
Serie A | 18th (in 1998-99 Serie B) | |||
Coppa Italia | Last 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | Claudio Bellucci (10) | |||
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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 A.C. 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
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]In | |||
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Pos. | Name | from | Type |
FW | Igor Protti | S.S. Lazio | loan |
MF | Fabio Rossitto | Udinese | |
DF | Raffaele Sergio | Udinese | |
FW | Claudio Bellucci | Venezia | |
FW | José Luis Calderón | Independiente | |
DF | Mirko Conte | Piacenza Calcio | |
MF | Giuseppe Giannini | Sturm Graz | |
DF | William Prunier | Manchester United | |
DF | Mauro Facci | Salernitana |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
MF | Beto | Flamengo | |
FW | Nicola Caccia | Atalanta | |
MF | Alain Boghossian | Sampdoria | |
DF | Francesco Colonnese | Inter | |
DF | André Cruz | A.C. Milan | |
FW | Alfredo Aglietti | Verona | |
FW | Dino Fava Passaro | Acireale | |
MF | Fabio Pecchia | Juventus | |
DF | Mauro Milanese | Parma F.C. | |
FW | Caio | Santos |
Winter
[edit]In | |||
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Pos. | Name | from | Type |
FW | Damir Stojak | Vojvodina | |
MF | Reynald Pedros | Parma F.C. | |
MF | Massimiliano Allegri | Padova Calcio | |
FW | Aljoša Asanović | Derby County |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
FW | José Luis Calderón | Independiente | |
DF | Mirko Conte | Vicenza Calcio | |
DF | Mirko Taccola | Lucchese | |
DF | Alessandro Sbrizzo | Padova Calcio | |
DF | William Prunier | Hearts | |
MF | Massimiliano Esposito | Hellas Verona | |
DF | Marco Zamboni | Chievo Verona | |
MF | Giuseppe Giannini | U.S. Lecce |
Competitions
[edit]Serie A
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]14 September 1997 2 | Napoli | 2–1 | Empoli | Napoli |
Bellucci ![]() Protti ![]() |
C. Esposito ![]() |
Stadium: San Paolo |
05 October 1997 5 | Roma | 6–2 | Napoli | Roma |
Candela ![]() Gautieri ![]() Balbo ![]() Di Francesco ![]() |
Altomare ![]() Bellucci ![]() |
Stadium: Olimpico |
02 November 1997 7 | Bologna | 5–1 | Napoli | Bologna |
R. Baggio ![]() ![]() ![]() K. Andersson ![]() |
Goretti ![]() |
Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara |
09 November 1997 8 | Napoli | 1–2 | Juventus | Napoli |
Bellucci ![]() |
Zidane ![]() Fonseca ![]() |
Stadium: San Paolo |
14 December 1997 12 | Napoli | 0–4 | Parma | Napoli |
Blomqvist ![]() D. Baggio ![]() Crespo ![]() |
Stadium: San Paolo |
21 December 1997 13 | Sampdoria | 6–3 | Napoli | Genova |
Boghossian ![]() Montella ![]() ![]() ![]() Klinsmann ![]() Laigle ![]() |
Bellucci ![]() Protti ![]() Rossitto ![]() |
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris |
18 January 1998 16 | Napoli | 0–3 | Brescia | Napoli |
Pirlo ![]() Koźmiński ![]() Diana ![]() |
Stadium: San Paolo |
08 February 1998 19 | Empoli | 5–0 | Napoli | Empoli |
C. Esposito ![]() Cappellini ![]() Pane ![]() Florijančič ![]() |
28 February 1998 23 | Inter | 2–0 | Napoli | Milano |
Zamorano ![]() Ronaldo ![]() |
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza |
14 March 1998 25 | Juventus | 2–2 | Napoli | Torino |
Del Piero ![]() Zalayeta ![]() |
Turrini ![]() Protti ![]() |
Stadium: delle Alpi |
22 March 1998 26 | Napoli | 2–4 | Lecce | Napoli |
Protti ![]() Altomare ![]() |
Casale ![]() Palmieri ![]() Ayala ![]() Atelkin ![]() |
Stadium: San Paolo |
29 March 1998 27 | Fiorentina | 4–0 | Napoli | Firenze |
Batistuta ![]() Robbiati ![]() Edmundo ![]() |
Stadium: Artemio Franchi |
05 April 1998 28 | Napoli | 1–2 | Piacenza | Napoli |
Bellucci ![]() |
Scienza ![]() Dionigi ![]() |
Stadium: San Paolo |
03 May 1998 32 | Napoli | 1–3 | Udinese | Napoli |
Turrini ![]() |
Poggi ![]() Bierhoff ![]() |
Stadium: San Paolo |
16 May 1998 34 | Napoli | 2–2 | Bari | Napoli |
Bellucci ![]() Stojak ![]() |
Guerrero ![]() Volpi ![]() |
Stadium: San Paolo |
Statistics
[edit]Players statistics
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.