S.S.C. Napoli
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{{Infobox Football club |
clubname = Napoli |
image = [[Image:SSC Napoli.svg|120px|logo]] | |
fullname = Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli<br/>SpA |
nickname = ''Azzurri'' (blues) <br>''[[Partenopei]]''|
founded = 1904 (Naples Foot-Ball Club)<br>1926 (AC Napoli) |
ground = [[Stadio San Paolo]],<br/>[[Naples]], [[Italy]] |
capacity = 78,210 |
chairman = {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Aurelio De Laurentiis]] |
manager = {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Edoardo Reja]] |
league = [[Serie A]] |
season = [[Serie A 2007-08|2007-08]] |
position = [[Serie A]], 8th |
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'''Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli''', commonly referred to as simply '''Napoli''' or the abbreviation '''SSC Napoli''', is an [[Italy|Italian]] professional [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in [[Naples]], [[Campania]] that was originally founded in 1904.<ref name=calcionap>{{cite news|url=http://www.calcionapolinet.com/storia.asp|publisher=CalcioNapoliNet.com|title=Storia|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> The club has spent most of their history in the top tier in [[Italian football]],<ref name=calcionap>{{cite news|url=http://www.calcionapolinet.com/storia.asp|publisher=CalcioNapoliNet.com|title=Storia|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> where they currently play for the [[Serie A 2007-08|2007–08]] season after recently gaining promotion.
Napoli, who play in [[azure (colour)|azure blue]] shirts with white shorts have won [[Serie A]] twice, first in [[Serie A 1986-87|1986–87]] and then again in [[Serie A 1989-90|1989–90]].<ref name=calcionap>{{cite news|url=http://www.calcionapolinet.com/storia.asp|publisher=CalcioNapoliNet.com|title=Storia|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> They have also won [[Coppa Italia]] in their home country three times. On the European stage, Napoli have won the [[UEFA Cup]], a triumph which was achieved in [[UEFA Cup 1988-89|1988–89]]. Historically, Napoli are the ninth most successful club in [[Italian football]]<ref name=alltime>{{cite news|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/italalltimeall.html|publisher=RSSSF.com|title= Italy -All-Time Table 1898-2002|date=[[23 June]] 2007}}</ref> and the most successful in [[Southern Italy]].<ref name=alltime>{{cite news|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/italalltimeall.html|publisher=RSSSF.com|title= Italy -All-Time Table 1898-2002|date=[[23 June]] 2007}}</ref>
The club have had several names changes since first appearing in 1904; one of these was after a merger with another club called [[U.S. Internazionale Napoli|Internazionale Napoli]]. The most recent change was in 2004,<ref name=rename>{{cite news|url=http://www.mymovies.it/filmclub/2006/12/186/mymovies.pdf|publisher=MyMovies.it|title=Luigi e Aurelio De Laurentiis|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> when the club went [[bankrupt]] but were refounded by film-producer [[Aurelio De Laurentiis]] as ''Napoli Soccer''; he restored the name back to ''Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli'' in early 2006.<ref name=calcionap>{{cite news|url=http://www.calcionapolinet.com/storia.asp|publisher=CalcioNapoliNet.com|title=Storia|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref>
== History ==
:''For more details on this topic, see [[History of S.S.C. Napoli]]''
The club was first founded as '''Naples Foot-Ball & Cricket Club''' in 1904, by [[English people|English]] [[sailor]] William Poths and his associate Hector M. Bayon.<ref name="early history">{{cite news|url=http://napoli2000.etereanetwork.com/StoriaClub_Albori.asp|publisher=Napoli2000.com|title=Storia Del Club, by Pietro Gentile and Valerio Rossano |date=[[23 June]] 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.britishcouncil.org/japan-sport-footballculture-history-garbutt-italy.htm|publisher=BritishCouncil.org|title=Willy Garbutt, The Italian Trailblazer|date=[[23 June]] 2007}}</ref> Neapolitans such as Conforti, Catterina and Amedeo Salsi were also involved, the latter of which was the club's first president.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sscnapoli.it/client/render.aspx?content=0&root=643&lang=en-US|publisher=SSCNapoli.it|title=Dal Naples Football Club all'Internaples|date=[[23 June]] 2007}}</ref> The original kit of the club comprised of a [[sky blue]] and [[navy blue]] striped shirt, with black shorts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://spazioinwind.libero.it/napolissimo/cenni%20storici%201904-1926.htm|publisher=Napolissimo|title=La Storia - Periodo 1904 - 1926|date=[[23 June]] 2007}}</ref> The name of the club was shortened to '''Naples Foot-Ball Club''' in 1906.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/it/Squadra.aspx?IdSquadra=165&SEOTeamName=Napoli|publisher=Goal.com|title=Italian Serie A - Napoli|date=[[23 June]] 2007}}</ref>
Early on, the [[Italian Football Championship]] was limited to just [[Northern Italy|Northern]] clubs, so Southern clubs competed against sailors<ref name="early history">{{cite news|url=http://napoli2000.etereanetwork.com/StoriaClub_Albori.asp|publisher=Napoli2000.com|title=Storia Del Club, by Pietro Gentile and Valerio Rossano |date=[[23 June]] 2007}}</ref> or in cups such as [[Sir Thomas Lipton]]'s ''[[Lipton Challenge Cup]]''. In the cup competed between Naples and [[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo FBC]], Naples won three finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cuorerosanero.com/primianni.htm|publisher=CuoreRosanero.com|title=I Primi 60 Anni: Dalla Nascita Aalla Coppa Lipton|date=[[23 June]] 2007}}</ref> The foreign contingent at the club broke off in 1912 to form [[U.S. Internazionale Napoli|Internazionale Napoli]],<ref name="early history">{{cite news|url=http://napoli2000.etereanetwork.com/StoriaClub_Albori.asp|publisher=Napoli2000.com|title=Storia Del Club, by Pietro Gentile and Valerio Rossano |date=[[23 June]] 2007}}</ref> in time for both club's debut in the Italian Championship of [[Italian Football Championship 1912-13#Campania|1912–13]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://spazioinwind.libero.it/napolissimo/cenni%20storici%201904-1926.html|publisher=Napolissimo|title=La Storia. - Periodo 1904 - 1926 - La Preistoria|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> Though the sides had a keen rivalry in the Campania section, they were not as successful outside of it and a few years after [[World War I]] they merged as '''Foot-Ball Club Internazionale-Naples''' also known as '''FBC Internaples'''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/it/Squadra.aspx?IdSquadra=165&SEOTeamName=Napoli|publisher=Goal.com|title=Napoli|date=[[11 July]] 2007}}</ref>
[[Image:Napoli1927.jpg|thumb|185px|right|[[Attila Sallustro]] in the middle, with Napoli team mates in 1927.]]
===Associazione Calcio Napoli===
Under the presidency of Giorgio Ascarelli, the club changed its name to '''Associazione Calcio Napoli''' on [[23 August]], [[1926]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://members.fortunecity.com/edvella/roots.html|publisher='O Ciuccio|title=A short history of Napoli's roots: The Spark of Life|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref> After a poor start,<ref name=league>{{cite book| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004| year = 2005}}</ref> Napoli began to improve thanks in part to [[Paraguay]]an born [[Attila Sallustro]] who was the first fully fledged hero to the fans.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cronologia.leonardo.it/sport/napoli.htm|publisher=Cronologia|title=Il primo, e ancora indimenticato idolo, dei tifosi partenope |date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> He was a capable goal-scorer and eventually set the all-time goal-scoring record for Napoli, which still stands today.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://vesuvio.altervista.org/storia.htm|publisher=Vesuvio|title=Storia del Napoli: Gli anni venti e trenta|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref>
Napoli entered the [[Serie A]]-era under the management of English coach [[William Garbutt]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.younapoli.com/storia%20del%20napoli.htm|publisher=YouNapoli.com|title=Gli anni '30|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> during his six year stint the club would be dramatically transformed, frequently finishing in the top parts of the table.<ref name=league>{{cite book| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004| year = 2005}}</ref> This included two third place finishes during the [[Serie A 1932-33|1932–33]] and [[Serie A 1933-34|1933–34]] seasons,<ref name=league>{{cite book| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004| year = 2005}}</ref> with added notables such as [[Antonio Vojak]], [[Arnaldo Sentimenti]] and [[Carlo Buscaglia]].<ref name="playerrecord">{{cite web | url=http://clubanglonapulitano.tripod.com/players.html | title=Napoli Player Statistics | work= ClubAngloNapulitano | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> For the years leading up to [[World War II]] Napoli went into decline, surviving relegation in [[Serie A 1939-40|1939–40]] by goal difference.<ref name=league>{{cite book| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004| year = 2005}}</ref>
Napoli lost a closely contested relegation battle by the end of 1942 and were relegated to [[Serie B]]. They moved from ''[[Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli]]'' to ''[[Stadio Arturo Collana]]'' and stayed in Serie B until after the war. When play continued, Napoli earned the right to compete in Serie A,<ref name=league>{{cite book| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004| year = 2005 }}</ref> but were relegated after two seasons. The club bounced back to ensure top flight football at the start of the 1950s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://it.geocities.com/magiconapoli2004/napoli_sto.htm|publisher=Magico Napoli|title=Storia del Napoli (1904 - 1960)|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> Despite erratic league form with highs and lows during this period, including a further relegation and promotion, Napoli had some cup success when they beat [[Spal]] to lift the [[Coppa Italia]] in 1962, with goals from Corelli and [[Pierluigi Ronzon|Ronzon]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/italcuphistfull.html|publisher=RSSSF.com|title=Italy - Coppa Italia History|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> Their fourth relegation cut celebrations short the following season.<ref name=calcionap>{{cite news|url=http://www.calcionapolinet.com/storia.asp|publisher=CalcioNapoliNet.com|title=Storia|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref>
===Napoli on the rise: mid-'60s onwards===
As the club changed their name to '''Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli''' on [[25 June]] [[1964]]<ref name=calcionap>{{cite news|url=http://www.calcionapolinet.com/storia.asp|publisher=CalcioNapoliNet.com|title=Storia|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> they began to rise up again, gaining promotion in [[Serie B 1964-65|1964–65]]. Under the management of former player [[Bruno Pesaola]] they won the [[Coppa delle Alpi]]<ref name=calcionap>{{cite news|url=http://www.calcionapolinet.com/storia.asp|publisher=CalcioNapoliNet.com|title=Storia|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> and were back amongst the elite in Serie A, with consistent top five finishes.<ref name=league>{{cite book| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004| year = 2005}}</ref> Napoli came very close to winning the league in [[Serie A 1967-68|1967–68]], finishing just behind [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]] in second place.<ref name=league>{{cite book| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004| year = 2005}}</ref> Some of the most popular players from this period were [[Dino Zoff]], [[José Altafini]], [[Omar Sívori]] and hometown defender [[Antonio Juliano]]. Juliano would eventually break the appearance records, which still stand today.<ref name="playerrecord">{{cite web | url=http://clubanglonapulitano.tripod.com/players.html | title=Napoli Player Statistics | work= ClubAngloNapulitano | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
[[Image:SSCNapoli1970-71.jpg|thumb|180px|left|Napoli at the start of the '70s with Zoff, Altafini, and others.]]
The trend of Napoli performing well in the league continued into the 1970s, with third place spots in [[Serie A 1970-71|1970–1971]] and [[Serie A 1973-74|1973–74]].<ref name=league>{{cite book| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004| year = 2005}}</ref> Under the coaching of former player [[Luís Vinício]], this gained them entry into the early [[UEFA Cup]] competitions; in [[UEFA Cup 1974-75|1974–75]] they reached the third round knocking out [[Futebol Clube do Porto|FC Porto]] 2–0 on the way. During the [[Serie A 1974-75|same season]] Napoli finished second in Serie A; just two points behind champions [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]].<ref name=league>{{cite book| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004| year = 2005}}</ref> Solid performances from locally born players such as [[Giuseppe Bruscolotti|Bruscolotti]], Juliano and [[Salvatore Esposito|Esposito]] were relied upon during this period, coupled with goals from [[Giuseppe Savoldi]].<ref name="playerrecord">{{cite web | url=http://clubanglonapulitano.tripod.com/players.html | title=Napoli Player Statistics | work= ClubAngloNapulitano | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
After beating [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] 4–1 on aggregate to lift the [[Anglo-Italian League Cup]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/angloitleagcup.html|publisher=RSSSF.com|title=Anglo-Italian League Cup|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref> Napoli were entered into the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] for [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1976-77|1976–77]] where they reached the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1976/round=1425/index.html|publisher=UEFA.com|title=UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> The club won their second Coppa Italia trophy in [[Coppa Italia 1975-76|1975–76]], knocking out AC Milan and [[Fiorentina]] ''en route'', before beating rivals [[Hellas Verona|Verona]] 4–0 in the final.<ref name=calcionap>{{cite news|url=http://www.calcionapolinet.com/storia.asp|publisher=CalcioNapoliNet.com|title=Storia|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> In terms of the Italian league, Napoli were still very much a consistent top six side for much of the late 1970s.<ref name=league>{{cite book| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004| year = 2005}}</ref> Even into the earliest two seasons of the 1980s, the club were performing respectably with a third place finish in [[Serie A 1980-81|1980–81]], however by 1983 they had slipped dramatically and were involved in relegation battles.<ref name=league>{{cite book| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004| year = 2005}}</ref>
===The Maradona era===
Napoli broke the world transfer record fee, turning to [[Diego Maradona]] with a 12 millions [[Italian lira]]s deal from [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in 1984.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.4thegame.com/features/feature/180001/.html|publisher=U4 The Game|title=Finals Countdown: Argentina|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> The squad was gradually re-built, with the likes of [[Ciro Ferrara]], [[Salvatore Bagni]] and [[Fernando De Napoli]] filling the ranks.<ref name="playerrecord">{{cite web | url=http://clubanglonapulitano.tripod.com/players.html | title=Napoli Player Statistics | work= ClubAngloNapulitano | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> The rise up the tables was gradual, by [[Serie A 1985-86|1985–86]] they had a third place finish under their belts, but better was yet to come. The [[Serie A 1986-87|1986–87]] season was the landmark in Napoli's history; they won the double, securing the Serie A title by three points and then beating [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]] 4–0 to lift the Coppa Italia.<ref name=calcionap>{{cite news|url=http://www.calcionapolinet.com/storia.asp|publisher=CalcioNapoliNet.com|title=Storia|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> Because a mainland [[Southern Italian]] team had never won the league before, this turned Diego Maradona into a cultural, social and borderline religious icon<ref name=d10s>{{cite news|url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/articles/maradonagg.html|publisher=Channel4.com|title=People’s champion|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> for Neapolitans, which stretched beyond the realms of just football.<ref name=d10s>{{cite news|url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/articles/maradonagg.html|publisher=Channel4.com|title=People’s champion|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref>
[[Image:MaradonaNapoliUEFACup.jpg|thumb|140px|right|Diego Maradona holding the [[UEFA Cup]] for Napoli.]]
The club were unsuccessful in the [[European Cup]] in the following season and finished runners-up in Serie A. However, Napoli were entered into the UEFA Cup for [[UEFA Cup 1988-89|1988–89]] and won their first major European title.<ref name=calcionap>{{cite news|url=http://www.calcionapolinet.com/storia.asp|publisher=CalcioNapoliNet.com|title=Storia|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> Juventus and [[Bayern Munich]] were defeated on the way to the final, where Napoli beat [[VfB Stuttgart]] 5–4 on aggregate, with two goals from [[Careca]] and one each from Maradona, Ferrara and [[Alemão]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec198889.html|publisher=RSSSF.com|title=European Competitions 1988-89|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref>
Napoli added their second Serie A title in [[Serie A 1989-90|1989–90]], beating AC Milan by two points in the title race.<ref name=calcionap>{{cite news|url=http://www.calcionapolinet.com/storia.asp|publisher=CalcioNapoliNet.com|title=Storia|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> However, this was surrounded by less auspicious circumstances as Napoli were awarded two points for a game, when in [[Bergamo]] an Atalanta fan threw a 100 [[Italian lira|lira]] coin at Alemão's head.<ref name=league>{{cite book| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004| year = 2005}}</ref> A controversial set of events set off at the [[1990 World Cup]], when Maradona made comments pertaining to North-South inequality in the country and the ''[[risorgimento]]'', asking Neapolitans to root for [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in the semi-finals against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] in Naples.<ref>{{cite book| first = Diego | last = Maradona| title = El Diego, pg. 165| year = 2004}}</ref>
{{cquote|''I don't like the fact that now everybody is asking Neapolitans to be Italian and to support their national team. Naples has always been marginalised by the rest of Italy. It is a city that suffers the most unfair racism.''|20px|20px|[[Diego Armando Maradona]], July 1990}}
Napoli [[ultras]] responded by displaying a banner in their ''curva'' that read: "Maradona, Naples loves you, but Italy is our homeland".<ref name=wc90>{{cite book| first = Diego | last = Maradona| title = El Diego, pg. 166| year = 2004}}</ref> It was the only stadium during the competition where the [[Argentine national anthem]] wasn't jeered,<ref name=wc90>{{cite book| first = Diego | last = Maradona| title = El Diego, pg. 166| year = 2004}}</ref> Maradona bowed to the Napoli fans at the end and his country went on to reach the final. However, after the final the [[Italian Football Federation]] forced Maradona to take a doping test, which he failed testing positive for [[cocaine]]; Napoli and he claimed it was a revenge plot for events at the World Cup.<ref name=d10s>{{cite news|url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/articles/maradonagg.html|publisher=Channel4.com|title=People’s champion|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> Maradona was banned for 15 months and would never play for the club again.<ref name=d10s>{{cite news|url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/articles/maradonagg.html|publisher=Channel4.com|title=People’s champion|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> The club still managed to win the [[Supercoppa Italiana]] that year, with a record 5–1 victory against Juventus, but it would be their last major trophy. In the [[European Cup 1990-91|European Cup]] however, they went out in the second round.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/data/method1/match1991.html|publisher=Xs4All.nl|title=UEFA European Cup Matches 1990-1991|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref>
===Decline and rebirth===
Though the club finished fourth during the [[Serie A 1991-92|1991–92]] season,<ref name=league>{{cite book | first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004| year = 2005}}</ref> Napoli gradually went into decline after that season, both financially and on the field. Players such as [[Gianfranco Zola]], [[Daniel Fonseca]] and Careca had all departed by 1994. Though Napoli did manage to qualify for the [[UEFA Cup 1994-95|1994–95]] UEFA Cup, reaching the third round and in [[Coppa Italia 1996-97|1996–97]] Napoli appeared at the Coppa Italia final, but lost 3–1 to [[Vicenza Calcio|Vicenza]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCN/is_5_26/ai_111201162|publisher=FindArticles.com|title=Coppa Italia champions - Names and Numbers; soccer|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref> Napoli's league form had dropped lower, and relegation to Serie B came at the end of [[Serie A 1997-98|1997–98]] when they recorded only two wins all season.<ref name=league>{{cite book | first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004| year = 2005}}</ref>
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:NapoliSoccer.JPG|thumb|180px|right|Shortly after 2004 refounding.]] -->
The club returned to Serie A after gaining promotion in the [[Serie B 1999-00|1999–00]] season, though after a closely contested relegation battle they were relegated back down.<ref name=league>{{cite book | first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004| year = 2005}}</ref> They failed to gain promotion following this and slipped further down. By [[2004 in football (soccer)|August 2004]], Napoli was declared bankrupt with debts estimated up to €70 million <ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/08/02/italy.napoli/|publisher=CNN.com|title=Napoli declared bankrupt says ANSA|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref> To secure football in the city, film producer [[Aurelio De Laurentiis]] rebirthed the club under the name '''Napoli Soccer''',<ref name=rename>{{cite news|url=http://www.mymovies.it/filmclub/2006/12/186/mymovies.pdf|publisher=MyMovies.it|title=Luigi e Aurelio De Laurentiis|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> as they were not allowed to use their old name. [[FIGC]] placed Napoli in [[Serie C1]], where they missed out on promotion after losing a play-off 2–1 to local rivals [[U.S. Avellino|Avellino]].<ref name=calcionap>{{cite news|url=http://www.calcionapolinet.com/storia.asp|publisher=CalcioNapoliNet.com|title=Storia|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref>
Despite the fact that Napoli were playing in such a low division, they retained higher average attendances than most of the [[Serie A]] clubs, breaking the Serie C attendance record with 51,000 at one game.<ref name=restored>{{cite news|url=http://www.solonapoli.com/leggi_news.asp?Id=12814|publisher=SoloNapoli.com|title=De Laurentiis: "Il mio Napoli tra le grandi"|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref> The [[Serie C1 2005-06|following season]], they secured promotion to Serie B and De Laurentiis bought back the club's history, restoring its name to '''Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli''' in May 2006.<ref name=calcionap>{{cite news|url=http://www.calcionapolinet.com/storia.asp|publisher=CalcioNapoliNet.com|title=Storia|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> After just one season back in Serie B, they were promoted on the final day, along with fellow sleeping giants [[Genoa CFC]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://it.eurosport.yahoo.com/10062007/45/serie-b-playoff-playout-si.html|publisher=Eurosport|title=Serie B - Playoff no, playout sì|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref> The [[Serie A 2007-08|2007–08]] season marks the first return of Napoli to Serie A since relegation in 2001.<ref name=calcionap>{{cite news|url=http://www.calcionapolinet.com/storia.asp|publisher=CalcioNapoliNet.com|title=Storia|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref> Napoli finished the season placed 8th in the Serie A, enough to secure a place in the [[Intertoto Cup]] Third round.
==Players==
''As of [[2008-07-04]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sscnapoli.it/client/render.aspx?content=0&root=658&lang=it-IT | title=La Prima Squadra| language=Italian|work=SSCNapoli.it | accessdate=2008-02-01}}</ref>
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{{Fs player|no=2|nat=Italy|name=[[Gianluca Grava]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=Italy|name=[[Francesco Montervino]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=Italy|name=[[Michele Pazienza]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=Argentina|name=[[Ezequiel Lavezzi]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=Italy|name=[[Manuele Blasi]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=Argentina|name=[[Germán Denis]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Italy|name=[[Christian Maggio]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=Italy|name=[[Fabiano Santacroce]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=14|name=[[Roberto De Zerbi]]|pos=MF|nat=Italy}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=Slovakia|name=[[Marek Hamšík]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=Uruguay|name=[[Mariano Bogliacino]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=Italy|name=[[Mirko Savini]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=Italy|name=[[Maurizio Domizzi]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=Italy|name=[[Matteo Gianello]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=Uruguay|name=[[Walter Gargano]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=Italy|name=[[Samuele Dalla Bona]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=Uruguay|name=[[Marcelo Zalayeta]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=Italy|name=[[Paolo Cannavaro]]|pos=DF|other=[[captain (football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=Argentina|name=[[Nicolas Navarro]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=32|name=[[Nicolas Amodio]]|pos=MF|nat=Uruguay}}
{{Fs player|no=77|nat=Italy|name=[[Daniele Mannini]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=83|nat=Italy|name=[[Leandro Rinaudo]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=96|nat=Italy|name=[[Matteo Contini]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=98|nat=Australia|name=[[Tomino Findlayasconi]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs end}}
''For all transfers and loans pertaining to Napoli for the current season, please see [[List of Italian football transfers summer 2008]]''.
===Retired numbers===
{{main|Retired numbers in football (soccer)|l1=Retired numbers in football}}
*'''10''' – {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Diego Armando Maradona]], [[midfielder|attacking midfielder]], 1984–1991<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vivadiego.com/news.html|publisher=VivaDiego.com|title=Latest news about Diego|date=[[26 June]] 2007}}</ref>
===Notable players===
{{main|List of S.S.C. Napoli players}}
{{for|a list of all former and current Napoli players with a Wikipedia article|Category:S.S.C. Napoli players}}
==Presidential history==
Below is the official presidential history of Napoli, from when Giorgio Ascarelli took over at the club in [[1926 in football (soccer)|1926]], until the present day.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sscnapoli.it/client/render.aspx?content=0&root=652&lang=en-US|publisher=SSCNapoli.it|title=Tutti i Presidenti da Ascarelli a De Laurentiis|date=[[23 June]] 2007}}</ref>
<div style="font-size:100%">
{|
|width="10"|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="1"|Name
!rowspan="1"|Years
|-
|align=left|Giorgio Ascarelli
|align=left|1926–1927
|-
|align=left|Gustavo Zinzaro
|align=left|1927–1928
|-
|align=left|Giovanni Maresca
|align=left|1928–1929
|-
|align=left|Giorgio Ascarelli
|align=left|1929–1930
|-
|align=left|Giovanni Maresca<br />Eugenio Coppola
|align=left|1930–1932
|-
|align=left|Vincenzo Savarese
|align=left|1932–1936
|-
|align=left|Achille Lauro
|align=left|1936–1940
|-
|align=left|Gaetano Del Pezzo
|align=left|1940
|-
|align=left|Tommaso Leonetti
|align=left|1940–1941
|-
|align=left|Luigi Piscitelli
|align=left|1941–1943
|-
|align=left|Annibale Fienga
|align=left|1943–1945
|-
|align=left|Vincenzo Savarese
|align=left|1945–1946
|-
|}
|width="30"|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="1"|Name
!rowspan="1"|Years
|-
|align=left|Pasquale Russo
|align=left|1946–1948
|-
|align=left|Egidio Musollino
|align=left|1948–1951
|-
|align=left|Alfonso Cuomo
|align=left|1951–1952
|-
|align=left|Achille Lauro
|align=left|1952–1954
|-
|align=left|Alfonso Cuomo
|align=left|1954–1963
|-
|align=left|Luigi Scuotto
|align=left|1963–1964
|-
|align=left|Roberto Fiore
|align=left|1964–1967
|-
|align=left|Gioacchino Lauro
|align=left|1967–1968
|-
|align=left|Antonio Corcione
|align=left|1968–1969
|-
|align=left|Corrado Ferlaino
|align=left|1969–1971
|-
|align=left|Ettore Sacchi
|align=left|1971–1972
|-
|align=left|Corrado Ferlaino
|align=left|1972–1983
|-
|align=left|Marino Brancaccio
|align=left|1983
|}
|width="30"|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="1"|Name
!rowspan="1"|Years
|-
|-
|align=left|Corrado Ferlaino
|align=left|1983–1993
|-
|align=left|Ellenio F. Gallo
|align=left|1993–1995
|-
|align=left|Vincenzo Schiano di Colella<br> <small>(honorary president)</small>
|align=left|1995–1996
|-
|align=left|Gian Marco Innocenti<br><small>(honorary president)</small>
|align=left|1997–1998
|-
|align=left|Federico Scalingi<br><small>(honorary president)</small>
|align=left|1999–2000
|-
|align=left|Giorgio Corbelli
|align=left|2000
|-
|align=left|Salvatore Naldi
|align=left|2002–2004
|-
|align=left|[[Aurelio De Laurentiis]]
|align=left|2004–present
|}
|}
</div>
==Managerial history==
Napoli have had many managers and trainers, some seasons they have had co-managers running the team. Here is a chronological list of them from 1926 onwards:<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.geocities.com/g_armillotta/napoli/napoli.html?200727#allenatori|publisher=Gloria Eterna Al Napoli|title=Omaggio al Napoli di Giovanni Armillotta|date=[[24 June]] 2007|language=Italian}}</ref>
<div style="font-size:100%">
{|
|width="10"|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="1"|Name
!rowspan="1"|Nationality
!rowspan="1"|Years
|-
|align=left|Antonio Kreutzer
|{{flagicon|Austria}}
|align=left|1926–1927
|-
|align=left|Bino Skasa
|{{flagicon|Austria}}
|align=left|1927
|-
|align=left|''Technical Commission'';<br /><small>[[Rolf Steiger]]</small><br><small>Giovanni Terrile</small><br><small>[[Ferenc Molnar (1891)|Ferenc Molnar]]</small>
|<br />{{flagicon|Austria}}<br />{{flagicon|Italy}}<br />{{flagicon|Hungary}}
|align=left|1927–1928
|-
|align=left| Otto Fischer
|{{flagicon|Austria}}
|align=left|1928–1929
|-
|align=left| [[William Garbutt]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|1929–1935
|-
|align=left| [[Károly Csapkay]]
|{{flagicon|Hungary}}
|align=left|1935–1936
|-
|align=left|[[Angelo Mattea]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1936–1938
|-
|align=left|Eugen Payer
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|1938
|-
|align=left|Paolo Jodice
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1938–1939
|-
|align=left|[[Adolfo Baloncieri]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1939–1940
|-
|align=left|[[Antonio Vojak]]
|{{flagicon|Croatia}} {{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1940–1943
|-
|align=left|Giuseppe Innocenti
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1943
|-
|align=left|[[Raffaele Sansone]]
|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} {{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1945–1946
|-
|align=left| [[Attila Sallustro]]<br>[[Giovanni Vecchina]]
|{{flagicon|Paraguay}} {{flagicon|Italy}}<br>{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1947–1948
|-
|align=left| [[Arnaldo Sentimenti]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1948
|-
|align=left| [[Felice Borel|Felice Placido Borel]]<br>Paolo Jodice
|{{flagicon|Italy}}<br>{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1948–1949
|-
|align=left| Domenico Mattioli<br>Luigi De Manes
|{{flagicon|Italy}}<br>{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1949
|-
|align=left| Vittorio Mosele
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1949
|-
|align=left|[[Eraldo Monzeglio]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1949–1956
|-
|align=left|[[Amedeo Amadei]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1956–1959
|-
|align=left|[[Annibale Frossi]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1959
|-
|align=left| [[Amedeo Amadei]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1959–1961
|-
|align=left| [[Amedeo Amadei]]<br />[[Renato Cesarini]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}<br />{{flagicon|Argentina}} {{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1961
|-
|align=left|[[Attila Sallustro]]
|{{flagicon|Paraguay}} {{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1961
|-
|align=left|Fioravante Baldi
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1961–1962
|-
|align=left| [[Bruno Pesaola]]
|{{flagicon|Argentina}}
|align=left|1962
|-
|align=left|[[Bruno Pesaola]]<br />[[Eraldo Monzeglio]]
|{{flagicon|Argentina}}<br />{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1962–1963
|-
|align=left|Roberto Lerici
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1963–1964
|-
|align=left|Giovanni Molino
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1964
|-
|align=left|[[Bruno Pesaola]]
|{{flagicon|Argentina}}
|align=left|1964–1968
|-
|align=left|[[Giuseppe Chiappella]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1968–1969
|-
|align=left| Egidio Di Costanzo
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1969
|-
|align=left|[[Giuseppe Chiappella]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1969–1973
|-
|align=left|[[Luis Vinicio]]
|{{flagicon|Brazil}}
|align=left|1973–1976
|-
|align=left| Alberto Del Frati
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1976
|-
|}
|width="30"|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="1"|Name
!rowspan="1"|Nationality
!rowspan="1"|Years
|-
|align=left| [[Bruno Pesaola]]
|{{flagicon|Argentina}}
|align=left|1976–77
|-
|align=left|Rosario Rivellino
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1977
|-
|align=left|Giovanni Di Marzio
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1977–78
|-
|align=left| [[Luis Vinicio]]
|{{flagicon|Brazil}}
|align=left|1978–80
|-
|align=left|[[Angelo Sormani]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}} {{flagicon|Brazil}}
|align=left|1980
|-
|align=left|[[Rino Marchesi]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1980–1982
|-
|align=left|Massimo Giacomini
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1982
|-
|align=left|[[Bruno Pesaola]]
|{{flagicon|Argentina}}
|align=left|1982–1983
|-
|align=left|Pietro Santi
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1983–1984
|-
|align=left|[[Rino Marchesi]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1984–1985
|-
|align=left|[[Ottavio Bianchi]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1985–1989
|-
|align=left| [[Alberto Bigon]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1989–1991
|-
|align=left|[[Claudio Ranieri]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1991–1993
|-
|align=left|[[Ottavio Bianchi]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1993
|-
|align=left|[[Marcello Lippi]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1993–1994
|-
|align=left|Vincenzo Guerini
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1994
|-
|align=left|[[Vujadin Boškov]]<br />[[Jarbas Faustinho Cané]]
|{{flagicon|YUG}}<br />{{flagicon|Brazil}}
|align=left|1994–1995
|-
|align=left|[[Vujadin Boškov]]<br />Aldo Sensibile
|{{flagicon|YUG}}<br />{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1995–1996
|-
|align=left|[[Luigi Simoni]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1996–1997
|-
|align=left|[[Vincenzo Montefusco]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1997
|-
|align=left|[[Bortolo Mutti]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1997
|-
|align=left|[[Carlo Mazzone]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1997
|-
|align=left|[[Giovanni Galeone]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1997–1998
|-
|align=left|[[Vincenzo Montefusco]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1998
|-
|align=left|[[Renzo Ulivieri]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1998–1999
|-
|align=left|[[Vincenzo Montefusco]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1999
|-
|align=left|[[Walter Novellino]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1999–2000
|-
|align=left|[[Zdeněk Zeman]]
|{{flagicon|Czech Republic}}
|align=left|2000
|-
|align=left|[[Emiliano Mondonico]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2000–2001
|-
|align=left|[[Luigi De Canio]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2001–2002
|-
|align=left|[[Franco Colomba]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2002
|-
|align=left|Sergio Buso
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2002
|-
|align=left|[[Franco Scoglio]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2002–2003
|-
|align=left|[[Franco Colomba]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2003
|-
|align=left|Andrea Agostinelli
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2003
|-
|align=left|[[Luigi Simoni]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2003–2004
|-
|align=left|[[Giampiero Ventura]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2004
|-
|align=left|[[Edoardo Reja]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2005–present
|}
|}
</div>
==Club statistics and records==
[[Antonio Juliano]] holds Napoli's official appearance record, having made 502 over the course of 16 years from 1962 until 1978.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://forum.kooora.com/f.aspx?t=5266665 | title=Napoli Football| work= Kooran| accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> Juliano also holds the record for league appearances with 394.<ref name="playerrecord">{{cite web | url=http://clubanglonapulitano.tripod.com/players.html | title=Napoli Player Statistics | work= ClubAngloNapulitano | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> Of the current Napoli squad [[Francesco Montervino]] has the most appearances with 124 (as of August 2007).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.calcionapolinews.it/archivio/calciatore_view.asp?q=61&n=4914 | title=Francesco Montervino Statistics | work= CalcioNapoliNews | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> The all-time leading goalscorer for Napoli is [[Attila Sallustro]], with 118 league goals scored.<ref name="playerrecord">{{cite web | url=http://clubanglonapulitano.tripod.com/players.html | title=Napoli Player Statistics | work= ClubAngloNapulitano | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> In [[Serie A]] the only Napoli player to finish the season as the league's topscorer, known in Italy as the ''capocannonieri'', is [[Diego Maradona]] in the [[Serie A 1987-88|1987–88]] season with 15 goals.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/italtops.html | title=Italy - Serie A Top Scorers| work= RSSSF.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
The first ever official league game participated in by Napoli was in the sixteenth [[Italian Football Championship]], against Internazionale Napoli; the club won 2–1.<ref name=league>{{cite book| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004| year = 2005}}</ref> The biggest ever victory recorded by Napoli was 8–1 against [[Pro Patria]], in the [[Serie A 1955-56|1955–56]] season of Serie A.<ref name=league>{{cite book| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004| year = 2005}}</ref> Napoli's heaviest championship defeat came during the [[Italian Football Championship 1927-28|1927–28]] season when eventual champions [[Torino Calcio|Torino]] beat them 11–0.<ref name=league>{{cite book| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004| year = 2005
}}</ref>
Below are appearance and goalscoring records pertaining to Napoli players in the Italian leagues.
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!<ref name="playerrecord">{{cite web | url=http://clubanglonapulitano.tripod.com/players.html | title=Napoli Player Statistics | work= ClubAngloNapulitano | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
!Name
!Nationality
!Appearances
|-
!1
|align="left"|[[Antonio Juliano]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|394
|-
!2
|align="left"|[[Giuseppe Bruscolotti]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|387
|-
!3
|align="left"|[[Moreno Ferrario]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|310
|-
!4
|align="left"|[[Attila Sallustro]]
|{{flagicon|Paraguay}} {{flagicon|Italy}}
|273
|-
!
|align="left"|[[Bruno Gramaglia]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|273
|-
!6
|align="left"|[[Carlo Buscaglia]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|259
|-
!7
|align="left"|[[Ottavio Bugatti]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|256
|-
!8
|align="left"|[[Ciro Ferrara]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|247
|-
!9
|align="left"|[[Bruno Pesaola]]
|{{flagicon|Argentina}}
|240
|-
!10
|align="left"|[[Arnaldo Sentimenti]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|227
|-
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!<ref name="playerrecord">{{cite web | url=http://clubanglonapulitano.tripod.com/players.html | title=Napoli Player Statistics | work= ClubAngloNapulitano | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
!Name
!Nationality
!Goals
|-
!1
|align="left"|[[Attila Sallustro]]
|{{flagicon|Paraguay}} {{flagicon|Italy}}
|118
|-
!2
|align="left"|[[Antonio Vojak]]
|{{flagicon|Croatia}} {{flagicon|Italy}}
|102
|-
!3
|align="left"|[[Diego Maradona]]
|{{flagicon|Argentina}}
|81
|-
!4
|align="left"|[[Careca]]
|{{flagicon|Brazil}}
|73
|-
!5
|align="left"|[[José Altafini]]
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} {{flagicon|Italy}}
|71
|-
!6
|align="left"|[[Luís Vinício]]
|{{flagicon|Brazil}}
|69
|-
!7
|align="left"|[[Jarbas Faustinho Canè|Canè]]
|{{flagicon|Brazil}}
|56
|-
!8
|align="left"|[[Giuseppe Savoldi]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|52
|-
!9
|align="left"|[[Hasse Jeppson]]
|{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|52
|-
!10
|align="left"|[[Amedeo Amadei]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|47
|-
|}
{{col-end}}
==Colours, badge and nicknames==
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As Naples is a coastal city, the colours of the club have always been derived from the blue waters of the [[Gulf of Naples]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.agendaonline.it/napolicalcio/|publisher=Agenda Online|title=Napoli Calcio|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref> Originally while using the name ''Naples FBC'', the colours of the club implemented two shades of blue.<ref name=blues>{{cite news|url=http://spazioinwind.libero.it/napolissimo/cenni%20storici%201904-1926.htm|publisher=Napolissimo|title=La Storia - Periodo 1904 - 1926|date=[[23 June]] 2007}}</ref> Since the 1920s however, a singular blue tone has been used in the form of [[Azure (color)|azure]]; as thus they share the nickname ''[[azzurri]]'' with the [[Italy national football team|Italian national side]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5473205|publisher=NPR|title=What's In a Nickname? The Answer Is in the Cup|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref>
[[Image:ACNapoliLogo.PNG|thumb|right|100px|An ''AC Napoli'' period club logo.]]
One of the nicknames of Napoli is ''I ciucciarelli'' which means "the little [[donkeys]]", they were given this name after a particularly poor performance during the [[Italian Football Championship 1926-27|1926–27]] season. It was originally meant to be derogatory, as the Neapolitan symbol is a rampant black horse,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.comuni-italiani.it/063/stemma.html|publisher=Comuni-Italiani|title=Stemma Provincia di Napoli|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref> the club however adopted the donkey as a mascot called ''O Ciuccio'', displaying it with pride.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://members.fortunecity.com/edvella/mascot.html|publisher='O Ciuccio|title=A short history of Napoli's roots|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref>
The club badge which Napoli are most famous for is a large N placed within a circle, it can be traced back to [[U.S. Internazionale Napoli|Internazionale Napoli]] who used a similar design on their shirts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.riccardocassero.it/napolistory.htm#1|publisher=Riccardo Cassero|title=Napoli Story|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref> Since the club officially adopted the N badge as its representative, Napoli have altered it slightly at various times; sometimes it features the club's name around it, sometimes it does not.<ref name=badge>{{cite news|url=http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com/NapoliSoccer.html|publisher=WeltFussballarchiv.com|title=Napoli Information|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref> The main difference between each badge is the shade of blue used, usually the N is white, though it has previously been gold.<ref name=badge>{{cite news|url=http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com/NapoliSoccer.html|publisher=WeltFussballarchiv.com|title=Napoli Information|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref>
''[[Partenopei]]'' is a popular nickname for the club and people from the city of Naples in general.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lapartenope.net/index.php?id=85|publisher=LaPartenope.net|title=The Story of La Partenope|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref> It is derived from [[Greek mythology]] where the siren Partenope tried to enchant the hero of the story [[Odysseus]] from his ship to [[Capri]]. In the story Odysseus had his men tie him to the ship so he was able to resist the song of the sirens; as a result Partenope unable to live with the rejection of love, drowned herself and her body was washed up upon the shore of Naples.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chabadnapoli.com/travel.aspx|publisher=Chadab Napoli|title=Center of Naples, Italy|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref>
===Shirt sponsors and manufacturers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Period
!Kit manufacturer
!Shirt sponsor
|-
|1978–1980
|rowspan=2|[[Puma]]
|rowspan=1|''None''
|-
|1981–1982
|rowspan=2|Snaidero
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|1981–1981
|rowspan=3|NR
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|1982–1983
|rowspan=1|[[Francesco Cirio|Cirio]]
|-
|1983–1984
|rowspan=1|Latte Berna
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|1984–1985
|rowspan=1|Linea Time
|rowspan=1|[[Francesco Cirio|Cirio]]
|-
|rowspan=1|1985–1988
|rowspan=2|NR
|rowspan=1|Buitoni
|-
|1985–1991
|[[Mars, Incorporated|Mars]]
|-
|rowspan=1|1991–1994
|rowspan=1|[[Umbro]]
|rowspan=1|Voiello
|-
|rowspan=1|1994–1996
|rowspan=2|[[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]]
|rowspan=1|Record Cucine
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|rowspan=1|1996–1997
|rowspan=1|Centrale del Latte di Napoli
|-
|rowspan=1|1997–1999
|rowspan=1|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|rowspan=1|Polenghi
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|rowspan=1|1999–2003
|rowspan=1|[[Diadora]]
|rowspan=1|[[Peroni]]
|-
|rowspan=1|2003–2004
|rowspan=1|[[Legea]]
|rowspan=1|Russo Cicciano
|-
|rowspan=1|2004–2005
|rowspan=2|[[Kappa]]
|rowspan=1|[[Manuale d'amore]] / [[Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow|Sky Captain]] / [[Crash (2004 film)|Crash - Contatto fisico]] / Christmas in Love / [[Mandi]]
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|rowspan=1|2005–2006
|rowspan=2|[[Lete]]
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|rowspan=1|2005–present
|rowspan=1|[[Diadora]]
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==Supporters and rivalries==
[[Image:NapoliUltras1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Napoli ultras at ''[[Stadio San Paolo]]''.]]
Napoli is the fourth<ref>Fonte: [http://www.repubblica.it/2007/08/sezioni/sport/calcio/tifo-contro/tifo-contro/tifo-contro.html</ref> most supported football club in Italy with around 9% of Italian football fans supporting the club (according to the important italian Newspaper, [[Repubblica]]. Like other top clubs in the country, Napoli's fanbase goes beyond the Italian border; it has been estimated by the club that there are around 5 to 6 million fans worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.solonapoli.com/leggi_news.asp?Id=12814|publisher=SoloNapoli.com|title=De Laurentiis: "Il mio Napoli tra le grandi"|date=[[29 June]] [[2006]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.napoli.azplayers.com/history.html
|publisher=Napoli AZplayers |title= Napoli History|date=[[29 June]] [[2007]]}}</ref>
Napoli have several rivalries, the most significant of which is with [[A.S. Roma|Roma]]. In terms of location Napoli and Roma are quite close, together they compete in the'' [[Derby del Sole]]'' ("Derby of the Sun"), a rivalry which was at its peak in the 1980s.<ref name="rival">{{cite news|url=http://www.footballderbies.com/index.php?country=2
|publisher=FootballDerbies.com|title= Football Derby matches in Italy|date=[[29 June]] [[2007]]}}</ref> There are also strong rivalries with [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] and [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]],<ref name="fans">{{cite news|url=http://website.lineone.net/~view_from_the_terrace/italsce.html
|publisher=View from the Terrace|title= Italian Ultras Scene|date=[[29 June]] [[2007]]}}</ref> as well as local Campanian ones with [[Salernitana Calcio 1919|Salernitana]] and [[U.S. Avellino|Avellino]].<ref name="rival">{{cite news|url=http://www.footballderbies.com/index.php?country=2
|publisher=FootballDerbies.com|title= Football Derby matches in Italy|date=[[29 June]] [[2007]]}}</ref>
Conversely, the fans of Napoli have a long standing friendship with [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa CFC]]<ref name="fans">{{cite news|url=http://website.lineone.net/~view_from_the_terrace/italsce.html
|publisher=View from the Terrace|title= Italian Ultras Scenedate=[[29 June]] [[2007]]}}</ref> which goes back to 1982. On the last day of the [[Serie B 2006-07|2006–07]] season, the clubs drew 0–0 ensuring both were promoted back into Serie A; Genoa [[ultras]] could be seen holding up banners saying "benvenuto fratello napoletano", meaning Welcome Neapolitan brother.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sscnapoli.it/UserFiles/File/photogallery/stagione_06_07/070610_genoa_napoli/index.html
|publisher=SSCNapoli.it|title= Genoa and Napoli|date=[[29 June]] [[2007]]}}</ref> There are also good relationships with fans of [[A.C. Ancona|Ancona]] and [[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]].
==Honours==
===National titles===
'''[[Serie A]]: 2'''
:*'''Champions''': [[Serie A 1986-87|1986–87]]; [[Serie A 1989-90|1989–90]]
:*'''Runners-up''': [[Serie A 1967-68|1967–68]]; [[Serie A 1974-75|1974–75]]; [[Serie A 1987-88|1987–88]]; [[Serie A 1988-89|1988–89]]
'''[[Coppa Italia]]: 3'''
:*'''Winners''': [[Coppa Italia 1961-62|1961–62]]; [[Coppa Italia 1975-76|1975–76]]; [[Coppa Italia 1986-87|1986–87]]
:*'''Runners-up''': [[Coppa Italia 1971-72|1971–72]]; [[Coppa Italia 1977-78|1977–78]]; [[Coppa Italia 1988-89|1988–89]]; [[Coppa Italia 1996-97|1996–97]]
'''[[Supercoppa Italiana]]: 1'''
:*'''Winners''': 1990–91
'''[[Serie B]]: 1'''
:*'''Champions''': [[Serie B 1949-50|1949–50]]
:*'''Runners-up''': [[Serie B 1961-62|1961–62]]; [[Serie B 1964-65|1964–65]]; [[Serie B 1999-00|1999–00]]; [[Serie B 2006-07|2006–07]]
'''[[Serie C1]]: 1'''
:*'''Champions''': [[Serie C1 2005-06|2005–06]]
'''[[Lipton Challenge Cup]]'''
:* '''Winners''': 1909; 1911; 1914
:* '''Runners-up''': 1910; 1912; 1913
===European titles===
'''[[UEFA Cup]]: 1'''
:*'''Winners''': [[UEFA Cup 1988-89|1988–89]]
'''[[Cup Winners' Cup]]'''
:*'''Semi-finalists''': [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1976-77|1976–77]]
:*'''Quarter-finalists''': [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1962-63|1962–63]]
'''[[Coppa delle Alpi]]: 1'''
:*'''Winners''': 1966
'''[[Anglo-Italian League Cup]]: 1'''
:*'''Winners''': 1976
== References ==
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==External links==
*{{en icon}} / {{it icon}} [http://www.sscnapoli.it/ Official website]
*{{en icon}} [http://www.fanatical.hu/category/napoli/ Ultras Napoli - Videoblog]
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