1996–97 SSC Napoli season
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S.S.C. Napoli continued its steady decline with another lacklustre season. Once more, goalscoring was at a premium, with only 28 goals being scored in the 34 league games. Coach Luigi Simoni was sacked and replaced by youth team coach Vincenzo Montefusco, who led the team to the Coppa Italia final against Vicenza, where Napoli won at home thanks to Fabio Pecchia's goal, but lost 3-0 away from home, and therefore failed to win the trophy. The 13th place in the domestic league was the worst for 14 years, and one year on, Napoli was ultimately relegated.
| 1996–97 season | ||||
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| President | Corrado Ferlaino | |||
| Manager | Luigi Simoni (until 21 April 1997) Vincenzo Montefusco | |||
| Stadium | San Paolo | |||
| Serie A | 13th | |||
| Coppa Italia | Runner-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | Alfredo Aglietti (8) | |||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Milan | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 43 | |
| 12 | Roma | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 41[a] | |
| 13 | Napoli | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 41 | |
| 14 | Piacenza | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 37[b] | Relegation tie-breaker |
| 15 | Cagliari (R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 37[c] | Serie B after tie-breaker |
Source: 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
Notes:
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | D | W | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | D | L | D | D | D | L | D | D | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | W |
| Position | 18 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 1996–97 Serie A | 1996–97 Coppa Italia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | ITA | Giuseppe Taglialatela | 42 | -51 | 34 | -45 | 8 | -6 |
| 16 | DF | ITA | Francesco Colonnese | 38 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ARG | Roberto Ayala | 36 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ITA | Francesco Baldini | 39 | 0 | 31+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ITA | Mauro Milanese | 36 | 1 | 28+1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | DM | BRA | André Cruz | 29 | 6 | 22+2 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | ITA | Francesco Turrini | 30 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | FRA | Alain Boghossian | 29 | 1 | 20+2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | AM | ITA | Fabio Pecchia | 38 | 7 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 14 | FW | ITA | Alfredo Aglietti | 34 | 9 | 20+8 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | ITA | Nicola Caccia | 40 | 7 | 29+4 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ITA | Raffaele Di Fusco | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Beto | 26 | 5 | 17+5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | BEL | Bertrand Crasson | 27 | 0 | 13+9 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | ITA | Massimiliano Esposito | 27 | 3 | 10+12 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | ITA | Roberto Bordin | 22 | 0 | 10+7 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ITA | Raffaele Longo | 18 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ITA | Luca Altomare | 23 | 1 | 8+9 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | BRA | Caio | 24 | 1 | 6+14 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | ITA | Mirko Taccola | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | ITA | Roberto Policano | 11 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ITA | Gennaro Scarlato | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW | ITA | Arturo Di Napoli | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | ITA | Antonio Pietropaolo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | DF | ITA | Luigi Panarelli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ITA | Luigi Malafronte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- ^ 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.