Napoli
1997–98 season
PresidentCorrado Ferlaino
ManagerBortolo Mutti
(until 6 October 1997)
Carlo Mazzone
(until 24 November 1997)
Giovanni Galeone
(until 9 February 1998)
Vincenzo Montefusco
StadiumSan Paolo
Serie A18th (in 1998-99 Serie B)
Coppa ItaliaLast 16
Top goalscorerClaudio Bellucci (10)

S.S.C. Napoli crashed out of Serie A following a disastrous season. It only clinched 14 points out of 34 matches, despite having the services of several experienced Serie A players. Napoli went through four coaches over the course of the season, and hardly took a point in the second half of the season. Given the disastrous form of the team, Claudio Bellucci's ten goals were impressive, while thought top scorer Igor Protti was one of the largest disappointments of the entire series. The lack of defensive skills cost Napoli many points, and more than two goals were conceded on average. This was despite Roberto Ayala's brilliance, which earned him a transfer to A.C. Milan.

Only eight years following Napoli's second title, the club seemed to be in terminal decline, with hard work being needed to return to the top domestic league. Given that the club had not been relegated since a bankruptcy in 1964, the relegation was a shock, by the extremely poor season.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Italy ITA Giuseppe Taglialatela
GK Italy ITA Raffaele Di Fusco
GK Italy ITA Ferdinando Coppola
DF Argentina ARG Roberto Ayala
DF Italy ITA Francesco Baldini
DF Italy ITA Luigi Malafronte
DF Italy ITA Mauro Facci
DF Belgium BEL Bertrand Crasson
DF Italy ITA Raffaele Sergio
DF Italy ITA Luigi Panarelli
DF France FRA William Prunier
DF Italy ITA Guglielmo Stendardo
DF Italy ITA Mirko Taccola
DF Italy ITA Mirko Conte
MF Italy ITA Marco Zamboni
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Italy ITA Raffaele Longo
MF Italy ITA Francesco Turrini
MF Italy ITA Roberto Goretti
MF Italy ITA Massimiliano Esposito
MF Italy ITA Giuseppe Giannini
MF Italy ITA Fabio Rossitto
MF France FRA Reynald Pedros
MF Italy ITA Gennaro Scarlato
MF Italy ITA Massimiliano Allegri
MF Croatia CRO Aljoša Asanović
MF Italy ITA Angelo Cimadomo
MF Italy ITA Luca Altomare
FW Italy ITA Claudio Bellucci
FW Italy ITA Igor Protti
FW Italy ITA Gennaro Scarlato
FW Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Damir Stojak
FW Italy ITA Salvatore Bruno
FW Argentina ARG José Luis Calderón

Transfers

Winter

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Vicenza 34 9 9 16 36 61 25 36
15 Brescia (R) 34 9 8 17 45 63 18 35 Relegation to Serie B
16 Atalanta (R) 34 7 11 16 25 48 23 32
17 Lecce (R) 34 6 8 20 32 72 40 26
18 Napoli (R) 34 2 8 24 25 76 51 14
Source: 1997–98 Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[1]
(R) Relegated

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultLWDLLLLLLDLLLLDLLDLWLLLDDLLLLLDLLD
Position119812141417171718181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = Leader, 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage;   = 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round;   = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round;   = Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round;   = Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round;   = 1998–99 Serie B

Matches

1 Lazio 2–0 Napoli
Mancini 68'
Pancaro 76'
5 Roma 6–2 Napoli
Candela 16'
Gautieri 34'
Balbo 51, 60, 89'
Di Francesco 53'
Altomare 71'
Bellucci 87' (pen.)
6 Napoli 0–2 Inter
Galante 10'
Turrini 69' (o.g.)
7 Bologna 5–1 Napoli
R. Baggio 48' (pen.) 90' 90 + 5' (pen.)
K. Andersson 55, 90 + 3'
Goretti 14'
9 Lecce 2–0 Napoli
M. Rossi 50'
Palmieri 61'
12 Napoli 0–4 Parma
Blomqvist 18'
D. Baggio 53'
Crespo 65, 73'
13 Sampdoria 6–3 Napoli
Boghossian 35'
Montella 42' (pen.) 61' 90' (pen.)
Klinsmann 73'
Laigle 76'
Bellucci 15'
Protti 70'
Rossitto 78'
14 Napoli 1–2 Milan
Bellucci 75' Ganz 52'
Leonardo 71'
15 Udinese 1–1 Napoli
Crasson 90 + 2' (o.g.) Bellucci 27'
16 Napoli 0–3 Brescia
Pirlo 13'
Koźmiński 53'
Diana 90 + 3'
17 Bari 2–0 Napoli
Marcolini 74'
Sala 90 + 3'
18 Napoli 0–0 Lazio
19 Empoli 5–0 Napoli
C. Esposito 24'
Cappellini 37'
Pane 50'
Florijančič 70, 75'
20 Napoli 2–0 Vicenza
Turrini 43' (pen.)
Stojak 47'
23 Inter 2–0 Napoli
Zamorano 63'
Ronaldo 73' (pen.)
26 Napoli 2–4 Lecce
Protti 35' (pen.)
Altomare 73'
Casale 2'
Palmieri 29'
Ayala 75' (o.g.)
Atelkin 90 + 3'
29 Parma 3–1 Napoli
Crespo 3, 86'
Apolloni 76'
Bellucci 69'
31 Milan 0–0 Napoli
32 Napoli 1–3 Udinese
Turrini 12' (pen.) Poggi 4'
Bierhoff 45, 87'
33 Brescia 2–1 Napoli
Adani 57'
Neri 81'
Bellucci 56'
34 Napoli 2–2 Bari
Bellucci 13'
Stojak 48'
Guerrero 6'
Volpi 37'

Statistics

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total1997-98 Serie A
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Italy ITA Giuseppe Taglialatela 28-5527+1-55
6 DF Argentina ARG Roberto Ayala 280280
15 DF Italy ITA Francesco Baldini 300300
22 DF Belgium BEL Bertrand Crasson 22019+30
14 MF Italy ITA Luca Altomare 24216+82
8 MF Italy ITA Raffaele Longo 29024+50
7 MF Italy ITA Francesco Turrini 27526+15
18 MF Italy ITA Roberto Goretti 26125+11
4 MF Italy ITA Fabio Rossitto 281281
9 FW Italy ITA Claudio Bellucci 27102710
10 FW Italy ITA Igor Protti 27424+34
12 GK Italy ITA Raffaele Di Fusco 7-195+2-19
5 DF Italy ITA Mauro Facci 170170
3 DF Italy ITA Raffaele Sergio 12011+10
16 DF Italy ITA Luigi Malafronte 1009+10
30 MF Croatia CRO Aljoša Asanović 1508+70
31 FW Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Damir Stojak 1328+52
13 DF Italy ITA Luigi Panarelli 1706+110
19 MF Italy ITA Gennaro Scarlato 1906+130
28 MF Italy ITA Massimiliano Allegri 706+10
25 MF France FRA Reynald Pedros 301+20
23 GK Italy ITA Ferdinando Coppola 1-21-2
29 FW Italy ITA Salvatore Bruno 301+20
17 MF Italy ITA Angelo Cimadomo 200+20
33 DF Italy ITA Guglielmo Stendardo 100+10
32 DF Italy ITA Emanuele Troise 0000
Players transferred out during the season
24 DF Italy ITA Mirko Conte 908+10
27 MF Italy ITA Giuseppe Giannini 4040
26 MF Italy ITA Marco Zamboni 403+10
11 FW Argentina ARG José Luis Calderón 602+40
2 DF France FRA William Prunier 302+10
20 MF Italy ITA Massimiliano Esposito 401+30
21 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Sbrizzo 200+20

References

  1. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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