Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli (), commonly known as SSC Napoli or simply Napoli, is an Italian professional

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club based in

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that currently competes in the

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, the highest league of Italian football. Napoli are among the most successful clubs in the nation, having won four league titles, six

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, two

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and one

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. Napoli are the reigning champions of Italy, after securing their second title in the last three seasons this year. The club was formed in 1926 as Associazione Calcio Napoli following the merger of US Internazionale Napoli and Naples Foot-Ball Club. Napoli saw relatively little success in its early years, winning their first major trophy in the 1962 Coppa Italia. Napoli then saw increased success in the late 1970s (including their second Coppa Italia in

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) and especially in the 1980s, after the club acquired

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in 1984. During his time in Naples, Maradona helped the team win its first two league titles (in

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and

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), the 1987 Coppa Italia, the 1990 Supercoppa Italiana, and their only European trophy with the 1989 UEFA Cup. Following his departure, however, Napoli struggled financially, and endured relegations and a bankruptcy, prior to being re-founded in 2004 by film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis. Under his leadership, the club returned to Serie A and experienced a new era of success, winning three Coppa Italia (in

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and

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), the

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and two Serie A titles in

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. By attendance, Napoli have the fourth-largest fan base in Italy, and were ranked as the fifth highest-earning football club in Serie A, with $182 million in revenue during the 2017–18 season. In 2018, Forbes estimated the club is the fifth most valuable club in Italy, worth $379 million. Napoli are also one of the associate members of the

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. Since 1959, the club has played their home games at the Stadio San Paolo, which was renamed Stadio Diego Armando Maradona after the Argentine striker's death in 2020. Napoli traditionally wear sky blue shirts, white shorts, and sky blue socks at home and white shirts, white or sky blue shorts, and white or sky blue socks away; this is derived from the shirts of Naples FBC and the shorts of Internazionale Napoli after the clubs merged to form Napoli's predecessor Internaples in 1922. Napoli have

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with

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, Roma (

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), Internazionale,

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and Salernitana (Derby of

). The club's anthem is "Napoli", one of the major hits of the Neapolitan singer Nino D'Angelo.

History

Origins

Although the club was officially founded in 1926, Napoli traces its roots to the first relevant Neapolitan club, founded as "Naples Foot-Ball & Croquet Club" in 1905 by English sailor William Poths and his associate Hector M. Bayon. Neapolitans such as Conforti, Catterina and Amedeo Salsi were also involved; Salsi was named the club's first president. The original kit of the club was a

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and navy blue striped shirt, with black shorts. Naples' first match was a 3–2 win against the English crew of the boat ''Arabik'' with goals from William MacPherson, Michele Scafoglio and Léon Chaudoir. Early into its existence, the

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was limited to just northern clubs, so southern clubs competed against sailors or in cups such as

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's Lipton Challenge Cup. In the cup competed between Naples FBC and Palermo FBC Naples won three finals. The foreign contingent at the club broke off in 1911 to form Internazionale Napoli, who wore blue shirts with white shorts, in time for both club's debut in the Italian Championship of 1912–13. Each of the teams won a Prima Categoria southern Italian titles and therefore competed in the national semi-finals, Naples doing so in 1912–13 and Internazionale Napoli in 1913–14. They were set to face each other for the southern titles again in 1914–15 but it was cancelled due to World War I. Due to financial pressure, the two rival clubs merged as the "Foot-Ball Club Internazionale-Naples", abbreviated as "FBC Internaples" on 2 October 1922. Internaples', and later Napoli's kits are derived from those of Naples FBC and Internazionale Napoli; adopting the sky blue from Naples' shirts and the white shorts from Internazionale Napoli.

FBC Internaples

The merged club was seen by some media and fans to be a continuation of Internazionale Napoli rather than a new club; it played its games at Internazionale Napoli's Terme di Agnano rather than Naples FBC's Campo del Poligono and kept Internazionale Napoli's nickname of ''Gli Azzurri'' (The Blues) rather than ''I Blucelesti'' (The Navy Blue and Sky Blues) used by Naples. Internaples were also given the nickname ''I Puledri'' (the foals), as the horse is a symbol of Naples. Internaples were immediately enrolled in the top-flight

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Lega Sud championship, as both Internazionale Napoli and Naples competed in that division pre-merger. Since the end of World War I both clubs had lost dominance of the region to the likes of Puteolana and Savoia. Even with the combined strength of Internaples, Savoia still proved to be the top team in southern Italy. Internaples reached the interregional semi-finals of Lega Sud in each of its first two seasons, and reached the Lega Sud finals in 1925–26. This secured the club a spot in the new

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for the following season.

The birth of Associazione Calcio Napoli

Under the presidency of Giorgio Ascarelli, and likely under pressure from the new fascist government to "Italianize" the club,Pacileo e Gargano, ''80 anni di passione'', p. 14. Internaples changed its name to Associazione Calcio Napoli on 25 August 1926. The newly renamed team also moved from the Terme di Agnano to a new stadium, the Stadio Militare dell'Arenaccia. After a poor start, with a sole point in an entire championship, Napoli was re-admitted to Serie A's forerunner, the Divisione Nazionale, by the

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("FIGC"), and began to improve thanks in part to Paraguayan-born Attila Sallustro, who was the first fully fledged hero to the fans. He was a capable goal-scorer and eventually set the all-time goal-scoring record for Napoli, which was later surpassed by players like

and Marek Hamšík. Napoli entered the Serie A era under the management of William Garbutt. During Garbutt's six-year stint, the club would be dramatically transformed, frequently finishing in the top half of the table. This included two third-place finishes during the 1932–33 and 1933–34 seasons, with added notables such as Antonio Vojak, Arnaldo Sentimenti and Carlo Buscaglia. However, in the years leading up to World War II, Napoli went into decline, only surviving relegation in 1939–40 by goal average. Napoli lost a closely contested relegation battle at the end of 1942 and were relegated to

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. They moved from the Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli to the Stadio Arturo Collana and remained in Serie B until after the war.

Post-war era and first trophies

Play restarted in 1945 with two divisions: one consisting of Serie A teams from the north and one combined division of Serie A and Serie B teams from the central and south, with the top four of each division advancing to the national round that followed. Napoli won the Centro-Sud Serie A-B to secure a place in the Divisione Nazionale (where they placed fifth) and automatic promotion to the next season's Serie A. They were relegated after two seasons for a bribery scandal. The club won the Serie B titles that season to ensure top flight football at the start of the 1950s. Napoli moved to their new home ground

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in 1959. Despite erratic league form with highs and lows during this period, including multiple relegations and promotions, Napoli won their first major trophy when they beat SPAL to lift the

in 1962, with goals from Gianni Corelli and Pierluigi Ronzon. The victory made Napoli the first team to win the Coppa while in Serie B, and they were promoted to Serie A that season. Their fourth relegation cut celebrations short the following season.

Name change

As the club changed their name to Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli on 25 June 1964 they began to rise up again, gaining promotion in 1964–65. Under the management of former player Bruno Pesaola, they won the Coppa delle Alpi and were back among the elite in Serie A, with consistent top-five finishes. Napoli came very close to winning the league in 1967–68, finishing just behind

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in second place. Some of the most popular players from this period were

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, Omar Sívori and hometown midfielder Antonio Juliano. Juliano would eventually break the appearance records, which still stands today.

League stability and second Coppa Italia

The trend of Napoli performing well in the league continued into the 1970s, with third place spots in 1970–71 and 1973–74. Under the coaching of former player Luís Vinício, this gained them entry into the early

competitions. In 1974–75, they reached the third round knocking out

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2–0 ''en route''. During the same season, Napoli finished second in Serie A, just two points behind champions

. Solid performances from locally born players such as Giuseppe Bruscolotti, Antonio Juliano and Salvatore Esposito were relied upon during this period, coupled with goals from Giuseppe Savoldi. The club won their second Coppa Italia trophy in 1975–76, eliminating Milan and

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''en route'', before beating rivals

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4–0 in

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. That season, they also defeated

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4–1 on aggregate to lift the 1976 Anglo-Italian League Cup. Napoli were entered into the

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for 1976–77, where they reached the semi-finals, losing 2–1 on aggregate to

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. In the Italian league, Napoli were still very much a consistent top six side for much of the late 1970s. Even into the earliest two seasons of the 1980s, the club were performing respectably with a third-place finish in 1980–81. Napoli's Primavera squad was also doing well at the time, winning the Torneo di Viareggio Cup in 1975 and their only

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title in 1979. However, by 1983, they had slipped dramatically and were involved in relegation battles.

Napoli on the rise: Maradona era

Napoli broke the world transfer record fee after acquiring

in a €12 million deal from

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on 30 June 1984. The squad was gradually re-built, with the likes of

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, Salvatore Bagni and Fernando De Napoli filling the ranks. The rise up the tables was gradual, by 1985–86, they had a third-place finish under their belts, but better was yet to come. With the attacking trio of Maradona, Bruno Giordano, and Careca (nicknamed MaGiCa), the 1986–87 season was the landmark in Napoli's history, becoming just the third Italian team to win the double after securing the Serie A title by three points and then beating

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4–0 to lift the

Because a mainland Southern Italian team had never won the league before, this turned Maradona into a cultural, social and borderline religious icon for Neapolitans, which stretched beyond the realms of just football. Maradona_napoli_uefa_cup

The club were unsuccessful in the

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in the following season and finished runners-up in

. However, Napoli were entered into the UEFA Cup for 1988–89 and won their first major European titles. Juventus, Bayern Munich and

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were defeated ''en route'' to the final, where Napoli beat

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5–4 on aggregate, with two goals from Careca and one each from Maradona, Ferrara and Alemão. Napoli added their second Serie A titles in 1989–90, defeating Milan by two points in the titles race. However, this was surrounded by less auspicious circumstances as Napoli were awarded two points for a game, when in

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, an Atalanta fan threw a 100

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coin at Alemão's head. A controversial set of events set off at the

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, when Maradona made comments pertaining to North–South inequality in the country and the ''

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'', asking Neapolitans to root for

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in the semi-finals against

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in Naples. The Stadio San Paolo was the only stadium during the competition where the

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was not jeered, Maradona bowed to the Napoli fans at the end and his country went on to reach the finals. However, after the finals, the

(FIGC) forced Maradona to take a doping test, which he failed testing positive for

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; both Maradona and Napoli staff later claimed it was a revenge plot for events at the World Cup. Maradona was banned for 15 months and would never play for the club again. The club still won the

that year, with a record 5–1 victory against Juventus, but it would be their last major trophy for 22 years. In the

, they were eliminated in the second round.

Decline

Though the club finished fourth during the 1991–92 season, Napoli gradually went into decline after that season, both financially and on the field. Players such as

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, Daniel Fonseca, Ciro Ferrara and Careca had all departed by 1994. Nonetheless, Napoli qualified for the 1994–95 UEFA Cup, reaching the third round and in 1996–97, Napoli appeared at the Coppa Italia finals, but lost 3–1 to

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; Napoli's primavera squad won the Coppa Italia Primavera that season. Napoli's league form had dropped lower, and relegation to Serie B came at the end of 1997–98 when they won only two matches all season. The club returned to Serie A after gaining promotion in the 1999–2000 season, though after a closely contested relegation battle, they were relegated immediately back down the following season. By August 2004, Napoli was declared bankrupt. To secure football in the city, film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis re-founded the club under the name Napoli Soccer, as they were not allowed to use their old name until the next season.

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placed Napoli in

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, where they missed out on promotion after losing 2–1 in play-offs to local rivals

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in 2004–05. Despite the fact Napoli were playing in a low division, they retained higher average attendances than most of the Serie A clubs, breaking the

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attendance record with 51,000 at one match.

Resurgence

The following season, they secured promotion to

and De Laurentiis brought back the club's history, restoring its name to Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli in May 2006. After just one season in Serie B, they were promoted to the top division, along with Juventus and other fellow "sleeping giants"

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. In 2010, under manager Walter Mazzarri, Napoli finished in sixth place to qualify for a

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spot. Napoli finished third in the 2010–11 season, qualifying directly for the

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of the

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. In the 2011–12 season, Napoli ended in fifth place in

, but defeated unbeaten champions Juventus at the

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to win the

for the fourth time in the club's history, 25 years after their last cup win. The team finished second in its group of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, progressing to the round of 16, where they were eliminated by eventual winners Chelsea. In 2012–13, Napoli finished in second place in

, the club's best performance since winning the 1989–90

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. Edinson Cavani finished as top scorer in the division with 29 goals, which resulted in him being sold to

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for a club-record fee of €64 million. Champions_Napoli

In the 2013 close-season, Mazzarri left Napoli and

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became the club's

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. They finished the 2013–14 season by winning the 2014 Coppa Italia finals, their fifth title in the tournament, with a 3–1 win against

, as well as qualifying for the Champions League, but missed out on the group stage as they lost to

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in the play-off round. Their subsequent run in the Europa League ended when they lost 2–1 on aggregate to

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in the semi-finals. They finished the 2014–15 season in fifth, with Benítez then leaving for

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and being replaced by Maurizio Sarri. In Sarri's first season in charge in the 2015–16 season, Napoli finished in second place with 82 points, and were knocked out of the Europa League in the round of 32 against

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. In the following season, Napoli finished in third place on 86 points and were knocked out of the Champions League in the round of 16 against Real Madrid. This year saw the breakout season for

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who scored 34 goals in all competitions after he was moved from the left-wing to centre-forward following Milik's torn

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. In the 2017–18 season, Napoli challenged for the titles for the entire season, and finished with a club record of 91 points. However, the titles ultimately went to Juventus in the penultimate round of matches. On 23 December 2017, Marek Hamšík overtook Diego Maradona as Napoli's all-time leading scorer after scoring his 115th goal. At the end of the season, Sarri left for Chelsea, succeeded by

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in May 2018. He managed the club to another second-place finish, but was sacked on 10 December 2019, following a poor run of results in the 2019–20 season which left them seventh in the table.

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was named head coach the next day. On 14 June 2020, Dries Mertens became Napoli's all-time top scorer after scoring his 122nd goal in a Coppa Italia semi-finals match against Inter. Napoli went on to win the 2019–20 Coppa Italia in a

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against Juventus in the

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. In December 2020, Napoli renamed San Paolo after club icon

, following his passing. Napoli finished fifth in Serie A that season after a draw on the finals day, missing a Champions League berth by one point. In the 2021–22 season,

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replaced Gennaro Gattuso as head coach and led the team to the third place in Serie A, securing a Champions League spot for the azzurri after a two-years absence.

Scudetto return

In the 2022–23 season, Napoli clinched the Serie A title for the first time since the 1989–90 season, and their third title overall, following a 1–1 draw against Udinese on 4 May 2023, their first time as titleholders since the days of Diego Maradona. Meanwhile, in the Champions League, Spalletti led them to the quarter-finals for the first time in their European history, where they were beaten 2–1 (1–0 away and 1–1 at home) by fellow Serie A side Milan. The 2023–24 season proved to be extremely difficult for the club, as they went through three different coaches - Rudi Garcia, a returning Walter Mazzarri, and Francesco Calzona; this managerial instability, as well as the new hires largely not performing to the club's expectations, led the Azzurri to finish 10th in the league, 41 points behind eventual champions Inter. In Europe, the club passed the group stage of the

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in a group with

, Union Berlin and

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, but were ultimately eliminated by

in the round of 16. For the 2024–25 season, the club signed

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in a bid to contest the title again. Their season started out with a 3–0 away loss against

, but the Azzurri quickly bounced back with five wins and one draw in the following six matches. The team also signed Scott McTominay and

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late during summer, both players turning out to be very important for the title campaign. Napoli maintained strong form throughout the campaign and entered the final matchday one point ahead of

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, and won the title by winning 2-0 over

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on 23 May, winning their fourth title, the second in a three-year span, cementing Napoli as a consistent contender in the Serie A.

Club staff

Presidents

Below is the official presidential history of Napoli, from when Giorgio Ascarelli took over at the club in 1926, until the present day.

Managers

Napoli has had many managers and trainers, co-managers in some seasons, since 1926.

Players

First-team squad

Napoli Primavera

Out on loan

Retired numbers

In the summer of 2000, Napoli retired the jersey number 10 belonged to former club legend

, who played for the club from 1984 to 1991. Since the adoption of persistent squad numbers with players names printed on the jersey, the last players to wear the number 10 were Fausto Pizzi (in 1995–1996), Beto (in 1996–1997), Igor Protti (in 1997–1998) who was the last player to play and score a goal with the number 10 shirt in Serie A and Claudio Bellucci (from 1998 to 2000 in

). However, for regulatory reasons, the number was reissued from 2004 to 2006 in

, as at the time Italy’s third level tournament still used the old numbering from 1 to 11, without printed names. The last player to wear and score goals with this shirt in an official match was Mariano Bogliacino in the home match of 18 May 2006 against Spezia, valid for the finals leg of the Supercoppa di Lega Serie C1; primacy belongs to him also for last appearance in the championship, 12 May 2006 at the home match against

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. As regards exclusively the championship, however, the honour goes to the Argentine footballer Roberto Sosa, the distinction of being the last to wear the 10 at the San Paolo and at the same time to score in the match against Frosinone on 30 April 2006.

Culture

Colours, badge and nicknames

As Naples is a coastal city, the colours of the club have always been derived from the blue waters of the

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. Originally, while using the name ''Naples FBC'', the colours of the club implemented two shades of blue. However, since the 1920s, a singular blue tone has been used in the form of azure. Thus, Napoli share the nickname "''Azzurri''" with the Italy national team. The shade of blue has been

in many instances. SSC Neapel

Napoli typically wear azure shirts with white shorts at home and white shirts with either white or blue shorts away, though in recent years the away kits have often deviated from this tradition. One of the nicknames of Napoli is "''I ciucci''", which means "the

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s" in the

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. Napoli were given this name after a particularly poor performance during the 1926–27 season. It was originally meant to be derogatory, as the Neapolitan symbol is a rampant black horse, but the club adopted the donkey as a mascot named "O Ciuccio''". Napoli's first badge featured a rampant horse on top of a football with the letters "ACN" around it. The current club badge features a large "N" placed within a circle. This crest can be traced back to Internazionale Napoli, which used a similar design on their shirts. 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. The main difference between each badge is the shade of blue used. Usually the "N" is white, although it has occasionally been gold (especially prior to 1980). "''Partenopei''" is a popular nickname for the club and people from the city of Naples in general. It is derived from

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where the siren

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tried to enchant

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from his ship to

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. In the story, Odysseus had his men tie him to the ship's mast so he was able to resist the song of the siren. Consequently, Parthenope, unable to live with the rejection of her love, drowned herself and her body was washed up upon the shore of Naples.

Supporters and rivalries

Support

Napoli is the fourth most supported football club in Italy with around 13% of Italian football fans supporting the club. Like other top clubs in the country, Napoli's fanbase goes beyond the Italian border; in 2018, the society announced that the team had over 35 million supporters worldwide and 120 million people who liked to watch Napoli matches. The main ultra groups of Napoli are ''Fedayn EAM 1979'', ''Ultras Napoli'', ''Fossato Flegreo'', ''Secco Vive'', ''Mastiffs'', ''Brigata Carolina'', ''Teste Matte'', ''Sud1996'', ''Nuova Guardia'', ''Vecchi Lions'' and ''Masseria''. Napoli fans have occasionally cheered loud enough to register as earthquakes on

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Rivalries

Unlike other Italian cities such as

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and

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, Napoli is the only major football club in the city, and therefore there is no derby in the strict sense of the term. The now-infrequent derby with Savoia, the next largest club in Naples, was played for the first time 24 December 1939, during the knockout phase of the 1939–40 Coppa Italia, the score was 1–3 in favor of Napoli. The last meeting between the clubs was in Serie B in 2000, won 0–1 by Napoli. Napoli's most hated rivals are Roma, known as the

(Derby of the Sun), and the principal northern team

. As Napoli is one of the most important southern Italian teams, there are a lot of rivalries with several northern teams, like

, Internazionale,

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and

They also have a rivalry with the other Roman club

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, and contest the Derby Mezzogiorno (Midday Derby/Derby of Southern Italy) against

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and Derby Bourbon (referencing the family that ruled the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies) against

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. The Derby del Sud Italia (Derby of Southern Italy) against

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was considered one of the most important rivalries in Italy during the 1970s. The fans of Napoli do co-star in two particular derbies in Italy against other regional teams: Derby della Campania generally refers to a rivalry with

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clubs, mainly

and Salernitana.

Friendships

A "friendly rivalry" with

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is contested, known as the Derby delle Due Sicilie (Derby of the Two Sicilies), in reference to the historical link of the former Kingdom of Two Sicilies. Another friendly rivalry exists with

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known as the Derby del Vulcano (Volcano Derby), referencing

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near Naples and

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near Catania. Friendships with teams outside Italy exist with

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, and

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. Napoli formerly had a famous and long-standing friendship with the fans of

, but the friendship ended in 2019. Napoli also once had a friendship with Roma.

Finances

SSC Napoli was expelled from the professional league in 2004. Thanks to

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, the sports title was transferred to Napoli Soccer (later the "new" Napoli) in the same year, while the corporate entity which administered the "old" Napoli was liquidated. In the second last season before bankruptcy, the club was partially saved by the non-standard accounting practice of

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after

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, owner of Milan and

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, introduced Italian Law 91/1981, Article 18B.S.S.C. Napoli S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2003
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Since re-foundation in 2004, the club's large numbers of supporters provided the main source of income, particularly through gate revenues and TV rights. Napoli made an aggregate profit in

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.S.S.C. Napoli S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2007
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They have continued to be profitable since returning to Serie A.S.S.C. Napoli S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008
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Napoli equity in 2005 was a negative €261,466, having started from €3 million capital. By 2010 the equity was at €25,107,223 and Napoli achieved self-sustainability.

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Stature and statistics

League history

* 1926–1929 Divisione Nazionale (1st tier) * 1929–1942 Serie A (1st tier) * 1942–1943 Serie B (2nd tier) * 1943–1946 No contests (World War II) * 1946–1948 Serie A (1st tier) * 1948–1950 Serie B (2nd tier) – ''Champions: 1950'' * 1950–1961 Serie A (1st tier) * 1961–1962 Serie B (2nd tier) * 1962–1963 Serie A (1st tier) * 1963–1965 Serie B (2nd tier) * 1965–1998 Serie A (1st tier) – ''Champions: 1987, 1990'' * 1998–2000 Serie B (2nd tier) * 2000–2001 Serie A (1st tier) * 2001–2004 Serie B (2nd tier) * 2004–2006 Serie C1 (3rd tier) – ''Champions: 2006'' * 2006–2007 Serie B (2nd tier) * 2007–''present'' Serie A (1st tier) – ''Champions: 2023, 2025''

Honours

Source:

Other titles

* Coppa delle Alpi ** Winners: (1)

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* Anglo-Italian League Cup ** Winners: (1)

** Winners: (2) 1945–46, 1949–50 *

** Winners: (1) 2005–06 (Group B)

UEFA club coefficient ranking

Records and statistics

Marek Hamšík holds Napoli's official appearance record, having made 520. He also holds the record for league appearances with 408 over the course of 12 years from 2007 to 2019. The all-time leading goal scorer for Napoli is

, with 148 goals. He also holds the record for league goals with 113.

finished the season of Serie A as the league's top scorer, known in Italy as the ''

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'', in the 1987–88 season with 15 goals. This achievement was matched by Edinson Cavani in 2012–13, Gonzalo Higuaín in 2015–16, and

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in 2022–23. The record for most goals in a single league season belongs to Gonzalo Higuaín, with 36 in the 2015–16 Serie A. The biggest ever victory recorded by Napoli was 8–1 against Pro Patria, in the 1955–56 season of Serie A. Napoli's heaviest championship defeat came during the 1927–28 season when eventual champions

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beat them 11–0. On 26 July 2016, Gonzalo Higuaín became the third-highest football transfer of all-time and highest ever transfer for an Italian club when he joined Juventus for €90 million. On 31 July 2020, Napoli confirmed the signing of Victor Osimhen from

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for a transfer fee of €70 million, making him Napoli's most expensive signing of his history.

References

External links

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