2007–08 S.S.C. Napoli season

Napoli

2007-08 season
Chairman	Aurelio De Laurentiis
Manager	Edoardo Reja
Stadium	Stadio San Paolo
Serie A	8th
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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

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

Serie A

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

First elim. round 15 August 2007	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

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

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

Round of 16 First leg 19 December 2007	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

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

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches.

Rnk	Pos	Nat	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

Starting 11

No.	Pos	Nat	Name	MS	Notes
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).

Sources

RSSSF - Italy 2007/08

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