2007–08 SSC Napoli season

Napoli
2007–08 season
Chairman	Aurelio De Laurentiis
Manager	Edoardo Reja
Stadium	Stadio San Paolo
Serie A	8th (in Intertoto Cup)
Coppa Italia	Last 16
Top goalscorer	League: Marek Hamšík (9); All: Ezequiel Lavezzi (11) ; Maurizio Domizzi (11)
Highest home attendance	59,272 vs Roma; (9 March 2008)
Lowest home attendance	31,344 vs Catania; (25 November 2007)
Average home league attendance	43,046
	← 2006–07 2008–09 →

S.S.C. Napoli returned to Serie A with a stable funding from Aurelio De Laurentiis and a couple of exciting new signings in Marek Hamšík and Ezequiel Lavezzi. With those two quality players in the squad, Napoli was a reliable force, finishing 8th in the standings. Another surprising performer was defensive general Maurizio Domizzi, who scored 11 goals in all competitions, becoming the club's tied top scorer with Lavezzi.

Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ITA	Gennaro Iezzo
2	DF	ITA	Gianluca Grava
3	DF	ITA	Erminio Rullo
4	MF	ITA	Francesco Montervino
5	MF	ITA	Michele Pazienza
5	MF	ITA	Fabio Gatti
6	DF	PAR	Rubén Maldonado
7	FW	ARG	Ezequiel Lavezzi
8	MF	ITA	Manuele Blasi
9	FW	ARG	Roberto Sosa
11	FW	ITA	Emanuele Calaiò
12	GK	ITA	Biagio Del Giudice
13	DF	ITA	Fabiano Santacroce
14	DF	AUT	György Garics
16	DF	ITA	Andrea Cupi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	SVK	Marek Hamšík
18	MF	URU	Mariano Bogliacino
19	DF	ITA	Mirko Savini
20	FW	ITA	Roberto De Zerbi
21	DF	ITA	Maurizio Domizzi
22	GK	ITA	Matteo Gianello
23	MF	URU	Walter Gargano
24	MF	ITA	Samuele Dalla Bona
25	FW	URU	Marcelo Zalayeta
27	MF	ITA	Marco Capparella
28	DF	ITA	Paolo Cannavaro (captain)
30	GK	ARG	Nicolás Navarro
77	MF	ITA	Daniele Mannini
96	DF	ITA	Matteo Contini

Serie A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Sampdoria	38	17	9	12	56	46	+10	60	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round^[a]
7	Udinese	38	16	9	13	48	53	−5	57	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round^[a]
8	Napoli	38	14	8	16	50	53	−3	50	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round^[1]
9	Atalanta	38	12	12	14	52	56	−4	48^[b]
10	Genoa	38	13	9	16	44	52	−8	48^[b]

Source: Serie A
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:

^ The 7th-placed team qualified for the UEFA Cup due to both of the Coppa Italia finalists, Roma and Internazionale, finishing 6th or higher.
^ ^a ^b Atalanta finished ahead of Genoa on head-to-head points: Genoa 2-1 Atalanta, Atalanta 2-0 Genoa.

Matches

1	Napoli	0–2	Cagliari
			Matri 49' Foggia 59' (pen.)

2	Udinese	0–5	Napoli
			Zalayeta 16', 70' Domizzi 41' Lavezzi 75' Sosa 81'

3	Napoli	2–0	Sampdoria
	Zalayeta 43' Hamšík 77'

4

Empoli

0–0

Napoli

5	Napoli	1–0	Livorno
	Sosa 85'

6	Napoli	1–2	Genoa
	Domizzi 52'		P. Cannavaro 12' (o.g.) Sculli 89'

7	Inter	2–1	Napoli
	J. Cruz 20', 36'		Sosa 85'

8	Roma	4–4	Napoli
	Totti 30' Perrotta 42' De Rossi 52' Pizarro 80'		Lavezzi 2' Hamšík 47' Gargano 64' Zalayeta 84'

9	Napoli	3–1	Juventus
	Gargano 49' Domizzi 62' (pen.), 70' (pen.)		Del Piero 46'

10	Fiorentina	1–0	Napoli
	Vieri 61'

11	Napoli	1–1	Reggina
	Lavezzi 89'		Vigiani 54'

12	Palermo	2–1	Napoli
	Tedesco 57', 66'		Gargano 54'

13	Napoli	2–0	Catania
	Zalayeta 43', 65'

14	Atalanta	5–1	Napoli
	Floccari 6' Langella 21' Doni 36' Carrozzieri 47' Ferreira Pinto 73'		Sosa 60'

15	Napoli	1–0	Parma
	Zalayeta 18'

16	Siena	1–1	Napoli
	Frick 63'		Bogliacino 65'

17	Napoli	1–1	Torino
	Hamšík 81'		Rosina 36' (pen.)

18	Milan	5–2	Napoli
	Ronaldo 15', 46' Seedorf 31' Kaká 68' Pato 74'		Sosa 28' Domizzi 38' (pen.)

19	Napoli	2–2	Lazio
	Hamšík 5', 90+4'		Ledesma 26' Pandev 31'

20	Cagliari	2–1	Napoli
	Matri 90+3' Conti 90 + 5'		Hamšík 58'

21	Napoli	3–1	Udinese
	Zapata 3' (o.g.) Lavezzi 74', 75'		Pepe 9'

22	Sampdoria	2–0	Napoli
	G. Delvecchio 76' Franceschini 82'

23	Napoli	1–3	Empoli
	Mannini 37'		Pozzi 22', 66' Budel 81'

24	Livorno	1–2	Napoli
	Diamanti 74'		Calaiò 12', 45+3'

25	Genoa	2–0	Napoli
	Sculli 41' Borriello 75' (pen.)

26	Napoli	1–0	Inter
	Zalayeta 3'

27	Napoli	0–2	Roma
			Perrotta 2' Totti 45' (pen.)

28	Juventus	1–0	Napoli
	Iaquinta 88'

29	Napoli	2–0	Fiorentina
	Lavezzi 23', 31'

30	Reggina	1–1	Napoli
	Brienza 90+3'		Sosa 76'

31	Napoli	1–0	Palermo
	Hamšík 90+2'

32	Catania	3–0	Napoli
	L. Colucci 5' Spinesi 16' Vargas 48'

33	Napoli	2–0	Atalanta
	Hamšík 62' Lavezzi 64'

34	Parma	1–2	Napoli
	Budan 23' (pen.)		Domizzi 45+3' Bogliacino 72'

35

Napoli

0–0

Siena

36	Torino	2–1	Napoli
	Rosina 27' (pen.) Di Michele 56'		Contini 53'

37	Napoli	3–1	Milan
	Hamšík 36' Domizzi 69' Garics 90+2'		Seedorf 90+4'

38	Lazio	2–1	Napoli
	Rocchi 14' Firmani 71'		Domizzi 83'

Coppa Italia

15 August 2007 First elim. round	Napoli	4—0	Siena	Naples
20:30 CEST	Calaiò 20' Hamšík 40' De Zerbi 75' Domizzi 90'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 19,882 Referee: Massimiliano Velotto

18 August 2007 Second elim. round	Napoli	3—0	Pisa	Naples
20:30 CET	Lavezzi 50', 103', 119'		Kutuzov 19'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 24,416 Referee: Riccardo Pinzani

29 August 2007 Third elim. round	Napoli	1-1	Livorno	Naples
20:30 CET	Domizzi 24'		Tavano 82'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Domenico Celi

19 December 2007 Round of 16 First leg	Lazio	2-1	Napoli	Rome
20:45 CET	De Silvestri 66' Baronio 71'		Dalla Bona 28'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 5,506 Referee: Nicola Stefanini

17 January 2008 Round of 16 Second leg	Napoli	1-1	Lazio	Naples
20:45 CET	Domizzi 79'		Tare 55'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 29,564 Referee: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni

Statistics

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches.

Rnk	Pos	Name	Serie A	Coppa Italia	Total
1	FW	Ezequiel Lavezzi	8	3	11
=	DF	Maurizio Domizzi	8	3	11
2	MF	Marek Hamšík	9	1	10
3	FW	Marcelo Zalayeta	8	0	8
4	FW	Roberto Sosa	6	0	6
5	MF	Mariano Bogliacino	3	0	3
=	FW	Emanuele Calaiò	2	1	3
6	MF	Walter Gargano	2	0	2
7	FW	Roberto De Zerbi	0	1	1
=	MF	Daniele Mannini	1	0	1
=	MF	Samuele Dalla Bona	0	1	1
=	DF	Paolo Cannavaro	1	0	1
=	DF	Matteo Contini	1	0	1
=	DF	György Garics	1	0	1
		TOTALS	50	13	63

Last updated: 18 May 2008
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Starting 11

No.	Pos.	Name	MS
1	GK	Iezzo	20
21	CB	Domizzi	33
28	CB	Cannavaro	39
96	CB	Contini	25
14	RWB	Garics	18
8	CM	Blasi	30
23	CM	Gargano	37
17	CM	Hamšík	35
19	LWB	Savini	30
7	ST	Lavezzi	35
25	CF	Zalayeta	23

Last updated: 18 May 2008
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).

References

^ Napoli then qualified to the 2008–09 UEFA Cup First round.

Sources

RSSSF - Italy 2007/08

[table_note_res_UC10.82918133904654-2] The 7th-placed team qualified for the UEFA Cup due to both of the Coppa Italia finalists, Roma and Internazionale, finishing 6th or higher.

[table_hth_ATA0.82918133904654-3] Atalanta finished ahead of Genoa on head-to-head points: Genoa 2-1 Atalanta, Atalanta 2-0 Genoa.

[1] Napoli then qualified to the 2008–09 UEFA Cup First round.

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