2008–09 S.S.C. Napoli season

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

Napoli
2008–09 Serie A season
Chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis
Manager Edoardo Reja
until 8 March 2009, then
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

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

Matches

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

Pre-season friendlies
11 July 2009 Hajduk Split 1—0 Napoli
Linić 29'
15 July 2009 Zalaegerszegi TE 1—1 Napoli
Waltner 30' Piá 44'

Serie A
Main article: 2008–09 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. Napoli finished ahead of Sampdoria on head-to-head points: Napoli 2–0 Sampdoria, Sampdoria 2–2 Napoli.
1 Roma 1–1 Napoli
Aquilani 29' Hamšík 56'
2 Napoli 2–1 Fiorentina
Hamšík 48'
Maggio 70'		 Mutu 40'
3 Udinese 0–0 Napoli
4 Napoli 2–1 Palermo
Hamšík 14'
Zalayeta 75'		 Miccoli 83' (pen.)
5 Bologna 0–1 Napoli
Denis 87'
6 Genoa 3–2 Napoli
Sokratis 44'
Palladino 53'
Milito 72'		 Lavezzi 2'
Denis 75'
7 Napoli 2–1 Juventus
Hamšík 64'
Lavezzi 80'		 Amauri 61'
8 Lazio 0–1 Napoli
Siviglia 60' (o.g.)
9 Napoli 3–0 Reggina
Denis 8, 16, 64'
10 Milan 1–0 Napoli
Ronaldinho 86'
11 Napoli 2–0 Sampdoria
Mannini 23'
Zalayeta 74'
12 Atalanta 3–1 Napoli
Ferreira Pinto 62'
Manfredini 89'
Floccari 90 + 1'		 Hamšík 73' (pen.)
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'
17 Torino 1–0 Napoli
Bianchi 53'
18 Napoli 1–0 Catania
Maggio 80'
19 Chievo 2–1 Napoli
Marcolini 32, 74' Lavezzi 53'
20 Napoli 0–3 Roma
Mexès 18'
Juan 32'
Vučinić 50'
21 Fiorentina 2–1 Napoli
Santana 47'
Montolivo 77'		 Vitale 49'
22 Napoli 2–2 Udinese
Hamšík 24'
Lavezzi 27'		 Di Natale 32' (pen.)
Quagliarella 45'
23 Palermo 2–1 Napoli
Migliaccio 2'
F. Simplício 14'		 Hamšík 43'
24 Napoli 1–1 Bologna
Maggio 19' Di Vaio 23'
25 Napoli 0–1 Genoa
Janković 69'
26 Juventus 1–0 Napoli
Marchisio 44'
27 Napoli 0–2 Lazio
Rocchi 57, 65'
28 Reggina 1–1 Napoli
Corradi 27' Lavezzi 64'
29 Napoli 0–0 Milan
30 Sampdoria 2–2 Napoli
Palombo 28, 63' Zalayeta 44'
Denis 90 + 2'
31 Napoli 0–0 Atalanta
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'
37 Catania 3–1 Napoli
Morimoto 42'
Mascara 88'
Falconieri 90 + 1'		 Bogliacino 28'
38 Napoli 3–0 Chievo
Montervino 4'
Bogliacino 7'
Piá 18'

2nd qualifying round
14 August 2008 Vllaznia 0—3 Napoli Shkodër
(Report) Piá 28' 47'
Denis 75'		 Stadium: Loro-Boriçi Stadium
28 August 2008 Napoli 5—0
8—0 agg		 Vllaznia Naples
Rinaudo 42' 54'
Piá 52'
Lavezzi 80'
Hamšík 87'		 (Report) Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

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

Transfers

In
Pos. Player From Fee
FW Germán DenisIndependiente€6.3M
DF Leandro RinaudoPalermo€4.8M
MF Christian MaggioSampdoria€12.1M
FW Andrea RussottoBellinzonaLoan
DF Salvatore AronicaRegginaundisclosed
MF Jesús DátoloBoca Juniors€8M

Out
Pos. Player To Fee
MF Roberto SosaGimnasiaFree
DF György GaricsAtalantaCo-ownership, Undisclosed
DF Andrea CupiEmpoliFree
DF Tommaso RomitoPescaraCo-ownership, Undisclosed
FW Emanuele CalaiòSienaCo-ownership, Undisclosed
DF Maurizio DomizziUdinese CalcioCo-ownership, Undisclosed

Players out on loan
Pos. Player On loan to
FW Christian BucchiAscoli
DF 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  ITA Gennaro Iezzo 160140200000
2 DF  ITA Gianluca Grava 905+10101010
3 MF  ITA Luigi Vitale 23217+1120210+10
4 MF  ITA Francesco Montervino 1616+71001020
5 MF  ITA Michele Pazienza 36118+1110+202+1020
6 DF  ITA Salvatore Aronica 25015+80000020
7 FW  ARG Ezequiel Lavezzi 34829+17002+1110
8 MF  ITA Manuele Blasi 36031+10202000
9 FW  ARG Germán Denis 40922+128201+210+10
11 MF  ITA Christian Maggio 28522+1420210+10
12 FW  BRA Piá 2068+740+201+1111
13 DF  ITA Fabiano Santacroce 300270002010
15 MF  ARG Jesús Dátolo 903+60000000
17 MF  SVK Marek Hamšík 391231+19212+1121
18 MF  URU Mariano Bogliacino 1938+7221000+20
19 DF  ITA Mirko Savini 0000000000
20 MF  ITA Andrea Russotto 1700+150000+100+10
22 GK  ITA Matteo Gianello 805+10002000
23 MF  URU Walter Gargano 33023+30203020
24 MF  ITA Samuele Dalla Bona 0000000000
25 FW  URU Marcelo Zalayeta 32417+104002+1020
28 DF  ITA Paolo Cannavaro 360300203010
30 GK  ARG Nicolás Navarro 22018+10001020
32 MF  URU Nicolás Amodio 300+30000000
44 GK  ITA Luigi Sepe 100+10000000
70 GK  ITA Luca Bucci 1010000000
77 MF  ITA Daniele Mannini 26021+30000+1010
83 MF  ITA Leandro Rinaudo 21013+40102010
96 DF  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
2Luigi Vitale20
4Francesco Montervino10
5Michele Pazienza10
6Salvatore Aronica20
8Manuele Blasi20
9Germán Denis10
13Fabiano Santacroce32
28Paolo Cannavaro10

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