Napoli
2008–09 Serie A season
ChairmanItaly Aurelio De Laurentiis
ManagerItaly Edoardo Reja
until 8 March 2009, then
Italy Roberto Donadoni
StadiumStadio San Paolo
Serie A12th
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
UEFA Intertoto CupOverall winners
UEFA CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Marek Hamšík (9)
All: Marek Hamšík (12)
Highest home attendance60,240 vs Roma
(25 January 2009)
Lowest home attendance26,553 vs Fiorentina
(14 September 2008)
Average home league attendance39,851

2008–09 Serie A was the 67th Serie A season in the history of Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, and their 83rd overall.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Gennaro Iezzo
2 DF Italy ITA Gianluca Grava
3 DF Italy ITA Luigi Vitale
4 MF Italy ITA Francesco Montervino
5 MF Italy ITA Michele Pazienza
6 DF Italy ITA Salvatore Aronica
7 FW Argentina ARG Ezequiel Lavezzi
8 MF Italy ITA Manuele Blasi
9 FW Argentina ARG Germán Denis
11 MF Italy ITA Christian Maggio
12 FW Brazil BRA Piá
13 DF Italy ITA Fabiano Santacroce
14 FW Italy ITA Roberto De Zerbi
15 MF Argentina ARG Jesús Dátolo
17 MF Slovakia SVK Marek Hamšík
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Uruguay URU Mariano Bogliacino
20 FW Italy ITA Andrea Russotto
22 GK Italy ITA Matteo Gianello
23 MF Uruguay URU Walter Gargano
24 MF Italy ITA Samuele Dalla Bona
25 FW Uruguay URU Marcelo Zalayeta
28 DF Italy ITA Paolo Cannavaro (captain)
30 GK Argentina ARG Nicolás Navarro
32 MF Uruguay URU Nicolás Amodio
44 GK Italy ITA Luigi Sepe
70 GK Italy ITA Luca Bucci
77 MF Italy ITA Daniele Mannini
83 DF Italy ITA Leandro Rinaudo
96 DF Italy ITA Matteo Contini

Matches

UEFA Intertoto Cup

20 June 2009 Panionios Greece 0—1 Italy Napoli Athens
Bogliacino 31' Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
26 June 2009 Napoli Italy 1—0
2—0 agg		 Greece Panionios Naples
Hamšík 65' Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

Pre-season friendlies

11 July 2009 Hajduk Split Croatia 1—0 Italy Napoli
Linić 29'
15 July 2009 Zalaegerszegi TE Hungary 1—1 Italy Napoli
Waltner 30' Piá 44'

Serie A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
10 Lazio 38 15 5 18 46 55 −9 50 Qualification to Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
11 Atalanta 38 13 8 17 45 48 −3 47
12 Napoli 38 12 10 16 43 45 −2 46[lower-alpha 2]
13 Sampdoria 38 11 13 14 49 52 −3 46[lower-alpha 2]
14 Siena 38 12 8 18 33 44 −11 44
Source: lega-calcio.it (in Italian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Lazio qualified for the play-off round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League by winning the 2008–09 Coppa Italia.
  2. 1 2 Napoli finished ahead of Sampdoria on head-to-head points: Napoli 2–0 Sampdoria, Sampdoria 2–2 Napoli.
6 Genoa 3–2 Napoli
Sokratis 44'
Palladino 53'
Milito 72'		 Lavezzi 2'
Denis 75'
8 Lazio 0–1 Napoli
Siviglia 60' (o.g.)
9 Napoli 3–0 Reggina
Denis 8, 16, 64'
13 Napoli 2–2 Cagliari
Hamšík 9'
Lavezzi 84'		 D. López 56'
Conti 90 + 5'
14 Inter 2–1 Napoli
Córdoba 16'
Muntari 24'		 Lavezzi 36'
15 Napoli 2–0 Siena
Maggio 62'
Denis 72'
16 Napoli 3–0 Lecce
Hamšík 11' (pen.)
Pazienza 42'
Denis 65'
19 Chievo 2–1 Napoli
Marcolini 32, 74' Lavezzi 53'
20 Napoli 0–3 Roma
Mexès 18'
Juan 32'
Vučinić 50'
27 Napoli 0–2 Lazio
Rocchi 57, 65'
29 Napoli 0–0 Milan
30 Sampdoria 2–2 Napoli
Palombo 28, 63' Zalayeta 44'
Denis 90 + 2'
32 Cagliari 2–0 Napoli
Jeda 5'
Lazzari 90 + 2'
33 Napoli 1–0 Inter
Zalayeta 73'
34 Siena 2–1 Napoli
Kharja 11'
Maccarone 25'		 Piá 80'
35 Lecce 1–1 Napoli
Zanchetta 44' (pen.) Piá 33'
36 Napoli 1–2 Torino
Piá 42' Bianchi 51'
Rosina 72'

UEFA Cup

2nd qualifying round

14 August 2008 Vllaznia Albania 0—3 Italy Napoli Shkodër
(Report) Piá 28' 47'
Denis 75'		 Stadium: Loro-Boriçi Stadium
28 August 2008 Napoli Italy 5—0
8—0 agg		 Albania Vllaznia Naples
Rinaudo 42' 54'
Piá 52'
Lavezzi 80'
Hamšík 87'		 (Report) Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

First round

18 September 2008 Napoli Italy 3—2 Portugal Benfica Naples
Vitale 18'
Denis 19'
Maggio 54'		 (Report) Suazo 16'
Luisão 59'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
2 October 2008 Benfica Portugal 2—0
4—3 agg		 Italy Napoli Lisbon
Reyes 57'
Gomes 84'		 (Report) Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Transfers

In

Pos. Player From Fee
FWArgentina Germán DenisIndependiente€6.3M
DFItaly Leandro RinaudoPalermo€4.8M
MFItaly Christian MaggioSampdoria€12.1M
FWItaly Andrea RussottoBellinzonaLoan
DFItaly Salvatore AronicaRegginaundisclosed
MFArgentina Jesús DátoloBoca Juniors€8M

Out

Pos. Player To Fee
MFArgentina Roberto SosaGimnasiaFree
DFAustria György GaricsAtalantaCo-ownership, Undisclosed
DFItaly Andrea CupiEmpoliFree
DFItaly Tommaso RomitoPescaraCo-ownership, Undisclosed
FWItaly Emanuele CalaiòSienaCo-ownership, Undisclosed
DFItaly Maurizio DomizziUdinese CalcioCo-ownership, Undisclosed

Players out on loan

Pos. Player On loan to
FWItaly Christian BucchiAscoli
DFItaly Erminio RulloTriestina

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 30 May 2009

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie AUEFA Intertoto CupUEFA CupCoppa Italia
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Italy ITA Gennaro Iezzo 160140200000
2 DF Italy ITA Gianluca Grava 905+10101010
3 MF Italy ITA Luigi Vitale 23217+1120210+10
4 MF Italy ITA Francesco Montervino 1616+71001020
5 MF Italy ITA Michele Pazienza 36118+1110+202+1020
6 DF Italy ITA Salvatore Aronica 25015+80000020
7 FW Argentina ARG Ezequiel Lavezzi 34829+17002+1110
8 MF Italy ITA Manuele Blasi 36031+10202000
9 FW Argentina ARG Germán Denis 40922+128201+210+10
11 MF Italy ITA Christian Maggio 28522+1420210+10
12 FW Brazil BRA Piá 2068+740+201+1111
13 DF Italy ITA Fabiano Santacroce 300270002010
15 MF Argentina ARG Jesús Dátolo 903+60000000
17 MF Slovakia SVK Marek Hamšík 391231+19212+1121
18 MF Uruguay URU Mariano Bogliacino 1938+7221000+20
19 DF Italy ITA Mirko Savini 0000000000
20 MF Italy ITA Andrea Russotto 1700+150000+100+10
22 GK Italy ITA Matteo Gianello 805+10002000
23 MF Uruguay URU Walter Gargano 33023+30203020
24 MF Italy ITA Samuele Dalla Bona 0000000000
25 FW Uruguay URU Marcelo Zalayeta 32417+104002+1020
28 DF Italy ITA Paolo Cannavaro 360300203010
30 GK Argentina ARG Nicolás Navarro 22018+10001020
32 MF Uruguay URU Nicolás Amodio 300+30000000
44 GK Italy ITA Luigi Sepe 100+10000000
70 GK Italy ITA Luca Bucci 1010000000
77 MF Italy ITA Daniele Mannini 26021+30000+1010
83 MF Italy ITA Leandro Rinaudo 21013+40102010
96 DF Italy ITA Matteo Contini 40031+30203010

Disciplinary record

Disciplinary records for 2008–09 league and cup matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.
No. Nat. Player Yellow cards Red cards
2ItalyLuigi Vitale20
4ItalyFrancesco Montervino10
5ItalyMichele Pazienza10
6ItalySalvatore Aronica20
8ItalyManuele Blasi20
9ArgentinaGermán Denis10
13ItalyFabiano Santacroce32
28ItalyPaolo Cannavaro10

Starting 11

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
30 GK Argentina Navarro 21
13 CB Italy Santacroce 30
28 CB Italy Cannavaro 36
96 CB Italy Contini 36
11 RWB Italy Maggio 26
8 CM Italy Blasi 35
23 CM Uruguay Gargano 30
17 CM Slovakia Hamšík 37
77 LWB Italy Mannini 22
7 ST Argentina Lavezzi 32
9 CF Argentina Denis 25

Last updated: 31 May 2009
Source: Squad statistics and Start formations
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

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