SSC Napoli endured a horror season in 2003–04 Serie B, relegated to Serie C by the end of the season. The target prior to the season was promotion to Serie A, and several experienced players were brought in to achieve that goal, among them Massimo Carrera, Renato Olive, Rubens Pasino and Gianluca Savoldi. Especially the signing of Savoldi was significant, since he is the son of legendary Napoli striker Giuseppe Savoldi. The club also lost its captain Roberto Stellone to Reggina.
| 2003–04 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Salvatore Naldi | |||
| Manager | Andrea Agostinelli Luigi Simoni | |||
| Serie B | 13th (relegated to Serie C1) | |||
| Coppa Italia | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | Davide Dionigi (8) | |||
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Supporter Sergio Ercolano was killed when falling down from the stands at the derby with Avellino. That forced Napoli to play three home matches in front of an empty stadium. When coach Andrea Agostinelli was replaced by Luigi Simoni, Napoli at least salvaged a 13th place in the table, and looked set to stay in Serie B for the 2004–05 season.
That changed when it became apparent that president Salvatore Naldi could not fund the club any longer, which meant bankruptcy for the second time in the Neapolitan footballing history. By August 2004, Napoli was declared bankrupt.[1] Film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis refounded Napoli under the name "Napoli Soccer", and were placed in the 2004–05 Serie C1.[2]
Squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
edit| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| GK | Andrea Argentati | Vigor Senigallia | |
| GK | Pierluigi Brivio | Genoa | |
| DF | Massimo Carrera | Atalanta | |
| DF | Mario Cvitanović | Genoa | |
| DF | Daniele Portanova | Messina | |
| DF | Sean Sogliano | Perugia | |
| DF | Vittorio Tosto | Piacenza | |
| DF | Marco Zamboni | Udinese | |
| MF | Andrea Bernini | Sampdoria | |
| MF | Cataldo Montesanto | Ascoli | |
| MF | Renato Olive | Bologna | |
| MF | Nicola Zanini | Como | |
| FW | Gianluca Savoldi | Reggina | |
| FW | Massimiliano Vieri | Juventus | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| GK | Raffaele Gragnaniello | Giugliano | |
| GK | Francesco Mancini | Pisa | |
| DF | Francesco Baldini | Genoa | |
| DF | Antonio Bocchetti | Piacenza | |
| DF | Maurizio D'Angelo | Chievo | |
| DF | Abdelilah Saber | Torino | |
| DF | Alberto Savino | Ternana | |
| DF | Mariano Stendardo | Taranto | |
| DF | Emanuele Troise | Bologna | |
| DF | Matteo Villa | Genoa | |
| MF | Gonzalo Martínez | Udinese | |
| FW | Carlos Pavón | Monarcas Morelia | |
| FW | Roberto Stellone | Reggina | |
Winter
edit| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | Alessandro Del Grosso | Catania | |
| MF | Gonzalo Martínez | Udinese | |
| MF | Marko Perović | Ancona | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| DF | Massimo Russo | Giugliano | |
| DF | Sean Sogliano | Ancona | |
| MF | Francesco Montervino | Catania | |
| MF | Vincenzo Platone | Teramo | |
| FW | Antonio Floro Flores | Sampdoria | |
Serie B
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Torino | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 59 | |
| 13 | Vicenza | 46 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 56 | |
| 14 | Napoli[a] (D, R, E) | 46 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 56 | Revival in Serie C1 |
| 15 | Treviso | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 55 | |
| 16 | Genoa | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 55 |
Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
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.
(D) Disqualified; (E) Eliminated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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.
(D) Disqualified; (E) Eliminated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Folded after bankruptcy, new entity re-admitted to Serie C1 by Lodo Petrucci.
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 56 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 28 | −13 |
Results by round
editMatches
edit| 7 September 2003 2 | Napoli | 0–1 | Como | Naples |
| Report | Bressan 78' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 20,038 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
| 11 September 2003 3 | Messina | 1–1 | Napoli | Messina |
| Sullo 88' (pen.) | Report | Zamboni 69' | Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Celeste Attendance: 10,619 Referee: Luca Palanca |
| 14 September 2003 4 | Napoli | 1–1 | Piacenza | Naples |
| Dionigi 14' (pen.) | Report | Riccio 42' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 20,564 Referee: Marco Gabriele |
| 20 September 2003 5 | Avellino | 3–0 (Awarded) | Napoli | Avellino |
| Stadium: Stadio Partenio Referee: Luca Palanca |
| 23 September 2003 1 | Hellas Verona | 1–1 | Napoli | Verona |
| Myrtaj 66' (pen.) | Report | Tosto 89' | Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 13,091 Referee: Tiziano Pieri |
| 27 September 2003 6 | Napoli | 1–1 | Ascoli | Campobasso |
| Savoldi 57' (pen.) | Report | G. Fontana 50' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Nuovo Romagnoli Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrea De Marco |
| 4 October 2003 7 | Triestina | 0–0 | Napoli | Trieste |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Nereo Rocco Attendance: 10,356 Referee: Danilo Nucini |
| 12 October 2003 8 | Napoli | 0–0 | Livorno | Campobasso |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Nuovo Romagnoli Attendance: 0 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni |
| 15 October 2003 9 | Treviso | 0–1 | Napoli | Treviso |
| Report | Zanini 61' | Stadium: Stadio Omobono Tenni Attendance: 4,951 Referee: Paolo Bertini |
| 18 October 2003 10 | Napoli | 1–1 | Vicenza | Campobasso |
| Zamboni 60' (pen.) | Report | Moscardi 8' | Stadium: Stadio Nuovo Romagnoli Attendance: 0 Referee: Mauro Bergonzi |
| 25 October 2003 11 | Napoli | 2–2 | Torino | Campobasso |
| Dionigi 6' M. Vieri 60' |
Report | Ferrante 11', 21' | Stadium: Stadio Nuovo Romagnoli Attendance: 0 Referee: Paolo Bertini |
| 2 November 2003 12 | Cagliari | 1–1 | Napoli | Tempio Pausania |
| Loria 81' | Report | Pasino 11' | Stadium: Stadio Nino Manconi Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Andrea De Marco |
| 9 November 2003 13 | Napoli | 0–0 | Salernitana | Campobasso |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Nuovo Romagnoli Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Palanca |
| 16 November 2003 14 | Palermo | 4–0 | Napoli | Palermo |
| Ferri 27' Toni 37', 60' Zauli 48' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 24,293 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
| 20 November 2003 15 | Napoli | 2–1 | Ternana | Naples |
| M. Vieri 7', 61' | Report | Borgobello 65' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 23,071 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
| 23 November 2003 16 | Atalanta | 0–0 | Napoli | Bergamo |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 11,488 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta |
| 30 November 2003 17 | Napoli | 1–0 | Pescara | Naples |
| Floro Flores 58' | Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 25,278 Referee: Mauro Bergonzi |
| 7 December 2003 18 | Venezia | 0–0 | Napoli | Venezia |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo Attendance: 4,233 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento |
| 14 December 2003 19 | Catania | 1–0 | Napoli | Catania |
| Oliveira 51' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Attendance: 9,055 Referee: Michele Cruciani |
| 21 December 2003 20 | Napoli | 2–2 | Fiorentina | Naples |
| Zanini 77' Tosto 90+1' |
Report | Riganò 59' (pen.) Graffiedi 83' |
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 25,052 Referee: Paolo Dondarini |
| 6 January 2004 21 | Bari | 0–0 | Napoli | Bari |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 5,008 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
| 11 January 2004 22 | Napoli | 0–0 | Genoa | Naples |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 17,253 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani |
| 18 January 2004 23 | AlbinoLeffe | 1–0 | Napoli | Bergamo |
| Possanzini 53' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 2,327 Referee: Diego Preschern |
| 23 January 2004 24 | Napoli | 2–2 | Hellas Verona | Naples |
| Perović 26', 38' | Report | Salvetti 7' Adaílton 67' |
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 15,772 Referee: Christian Brighi |
| 1 February 2004 25 | Como | 2–0 | Napoli | Como |
| Carparelli 61', 80' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Attendance: 4,649 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
| 8 February 2004 26 | Napoli | 1–0 | Messina | Naples |
| Zamboni 71' | Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 13,700 Referee: Daniele Tombolini |
| 15 February 2004 27 | Piacenza | 2–3 | Napoli | Piacenza |
| Beghetto 45+2' (pen.) Cacia 79' |
Report | Tosto 42', 71' Zanini 86' |
Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Attendance: 5,910 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
| 22 February 2004 28 | Napoli | 1–0 | Avellino | Naples |
| Savoldi 52' | Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 26,062 Referee: Paolo Dondarini |
| 29 February 2004 29 | Ascoli | 1–1 | Napoli | Ascoli Piceno |
| Di Venanzio 62' | Report | Del Grosso 72' | Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Attendance: 7,639 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino |
| 4 March 2004 30 | Napoli | 0–0 | Triestina | Naples |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 24,394 Referee: Daniele Tombolini |
| 7 March 2004 31 | Livorno | 3–0 | Napoli | Livorno |
| Protti 23', 36', 86' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi Attendance: 10,405 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta |
| 14 March 2004 32 | Napoli | 1–0 | Treviso | Naples |
| Dionigi 5' | Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 14,192 Referee: Michele Cruciani |
| 18 March 2004 33 | Vicenza | 1–0 | Napoli | Vicenza |
| Tamburini 79' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 11,972 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
| 21 March 2004 34 | Torino | 1–2 | Napoli | Turin |
| Conticchio 68' | Report | Dionigi 45' M. Vieri 87' |
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 13,077 Referee: Diego Preschern |
| 27 March 2004 35 | Napoli | 1–0 | Cagliari | Naples |
| Dionigi 72' | Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 20,945 Referee: Stefano Cassarà |
| 4 April 2004 36 | Salernitana | 0–0 | Napoli | Salerno |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 15,697 Referee: Stefano Cassarà |
| 10 April 2004 37 | Napoli | 1–1 | Palermo | Naples |
| Dionigi 28' | Report | A.Filippini 40' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 21,290 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
| 17 April 2004 38 | Ternana | 0–0 | Napoli | Terni |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Libero Liberati Attendance: 7,234 Referee: Oscar Girardi |
| 24 April 2004 39 | Napoli | 0–0 | Atalanta | Naples |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 16,642 Referee: Christian Brighi |
| 2 May 2004 40 | Pescara | 1–2 | Napoli | Pescara |
| D. Russo 78' | Report | Zanini 32' Tosto 65' |
Stadium: Stadio Adriatico Attendance: 4,543 Referee: Andrea Romeo |
| 8 May 2004 41 | Napoli | 1–1 | Venezia | Naples |
| Dionigi 54' | Report | Carrera 4' (o.g.) | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 13,456 Referee: Stefano Cassarà |
| 15 May 2004 42 | Napoli | 2–3 | Catania | Naples |
| Perović 52' M. Vieri 82' |
Report | Terra 27' Berrettoni 37', 50' |
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Andrea Romeo |
| 22 May 2004 43 | Fiorentina | 2–1 | Napoli | Florence |
| Fontana 49' Delli Carri 87' |
Report | Dionigi 26' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 23,154 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
| 29 May 2004 44 | Napoli | 0–0 | Bari | Naples |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 12,563 Referee: Diego Preschern |
| 5 June 2004 45 | Genoa | 2–2 | Napoli | Genoa |
| Bjelanović 48' Grieco 81' (pen.) |
Report | Zanini 49' (pen.) Bernini 75' |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 17,186 Referee: Alberto Castellani |
| 12 June 2004 46 | Napoli | 0–0 | AlbinoLeffe | Naples |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 10,605 Referee: Andrea Romeo |
References
edit- ^ "Napoli declared bankrupt says ANSA". CNN. 24 June 2007.
- ^ "Luigi e Aurelio De Laurentiis" (PDF) (in Italian). My Movies. 26 June 2007.