2015–16 S.S.C. Napoli season

Napoli
2015–16 season
President Aurelio De Laurentiis
Manager Maurizio Sarri
Stadium Stadio San Paolo
Serie A 2nd
Coppa Italia Quarter-finals
UEFA Europa League Round of 32
Top goalscorer League:
Gonzalo Higuaín (36)
All:
Gonzalo Higuaín (38)
Highest home attendance 56,452 vs Frosinone
(15 May 2016, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance 7,221 vs Hellas Verona
(16 December 2015, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance 38,760[1]
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2015–16 season was Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli's 70th season in Serie A. The team competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, and the UEFA Europa League. In Serie A Napoli enjoyed an immense season, finishing in 2nd place and having been in 1st place for much of the mid-season period. Star striker Gonzalo Higuaín became the player with the most goals in a single season in all of Serie A history, with 36 goals, overtaking Gunnar Nordahl's long-standing record of 35. Napoli were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia by Inter. In the UEFA Europa League, Napoli finished with a perfect 6–0–0 record in the group stage, scoring 22 goals in the process. However, this form did not continue into the knockout phase, where they were eliminated in the round of 32, 2–1 on aggregate by Spanish side and eventual semi-finalists Villarreal.

On 25 May 2015 coach Rafael Benítez was signed by Real Madrid to replace Carlo Ancelotti. Former Empoli manager Maurizio Sarri replaced Benítez on 12 June.[2]

Players

Squad information

As of 2 February 2016[3]

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

No. Position Player
1 Brazil GK Rafael
2 Albania DF Elseid Hysaj
3 Croatia DF Ivan Strinić
5 Brazil MF Allan
6 Italy MF Mirko Valdifiori
7 Spain FW José Callejón
8 Italy MF Jorginho
9 Argentina FW Gonzalo Higuaín
11 Italy DF Christian Maggio (vice-captain)
14 Belgium FW Dries Mertens
17 Slovakia MF Marek Hamšík (captain)
18 Italy DF Vasco Regini
19 Spain MF David López
No. Position Player
20 Italy MF Jacopo Dezi
21 Romania DF Vlad Chiricheș
22 Brazil GK Gabriel (on loan from Milan)
23 Italy FW Manolo Gabbiadini
24 Italy FW Lorenzo Insigne
25 Spain GK Pepe Reina
26 Senegal DF Kalidou Koulibaly
31 Algeria DF Faouzi Ghoulam
33 Spain DF Raúl Albiol
77 Morocco MF Omar El Kaddouri
94 England MF Nathaniel Chalobah (on loan from Chelsea)
96 Italy DF Sebastiano Luperto

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
20 June 2015 MF Italy Mirko Valdifiori 29 Italy Empoli €5.5M [4]
23 June 2015 GK Spain Pepe Reina 32 Germany Bayern Munich €2M [5]
22 July 2015 MF Brazil Allan 24 Italy Udinese €12M [6]
30 July 2015 DF Romania Vlad Chiricheș 25 England Tottenham Hotspur €6.2M [7]
3 August 2015 DF Albania Elseid Hysaj 21 Italy Empoli €5M [8]
11 August 2015 MF Italy Raffaele Maiello 24 Italy Crotone €1.5M [9]

Loans in

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
15 July 2015 GK Brazil Gabriel 22 Italy Milan Loan [10]
1 September 2015 MF England Nathaniel Chalobah 20 England Chelsea Loan [11]

Total expenditure: €32.2 million

Out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
3 July 2015 MF Uruguay Walter Gargano 30 Mexico Monterrey €1.4M [12]
13 July 2015 GK Italy Roberto Colombo 39 Italy Cagliari Free [13]
22 July 2015 DF Uruguay Miguel Britos 30 England Watford Free [6]
19 August 2015 MF Switzerland Gökhan Inler 31 England Leicester City €4.2M [14]
24 August 2015 FW Chile Eduardo Vargas 25 Germany Hoffenheim €5M [15]
11 January 2016 DF Brazil Henrique 29 Brazil Fluminense Undisclosed [16]

Loans out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
28 January 2016 MF Netherlands Jonathan de Guzmán 28 Italy Carpi [17]

Total revenue: €10.6 million

Net income: Decrease €21.6 million

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position		 Final
position		 First match Last match
Serie A Matchday 1 — Runners-up 23 August 2015 15 May 2016
Coppa Italia Round of 16 — Quarter-finals 16 December 2015 19 January 2016
Europa League Group stage — Round of 32 17 September 2015 25 February 2016

Last updated: 15 May 2016

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus (C) 38 29 4 5 75 20 +55 91 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Napoli 38 25 7 6 80 32 +48 82
3 Roma 38 23 11 4 83 41 +42 80 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Internazionale 38 20 7 11 50 38 +12 67 Qualification to UEFA Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
5 Fiorentina 38 18 10 10 60 42 +18 64
Source: Serie A, 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.[18]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Since the winners of the 2015–16 Coppa Italia, Juventus, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to fifth-placed team and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 25 7 6 80 32  +48 82 16 3 0 49 12  +37 9 4 6 31 20  +11

Last updated: 14 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLDDWDWWWWWDWWWLDWWWWWWWWLDDWWWLWLWLWWW
Position14141411121064224421333311111122222222222222

Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Coppa Italia

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAP MID BRU LEG
1 Italy Napoli 6 6 0 0 22 3 +19 18 Advance to knockout phase — 5–0 5–0 5–2
2 Denmark Midtjylland 6 2 1 3 6 12 −6 7 1–4 — 1–1 1–0
3 Belgium Club Brugge 6 1 2 3 4 11 −7 5 0–1 1–3 — 1–0
4 Poland Legia Warsaw 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 0–2 1–0 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout phase

Round of 32

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa ItaliaEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Brazil Rafael 00000000
22 GK Brazil Gabriel 40100030
25 GK Spain Pepe Reina 4403702050
Defenders
2 DF Albania Elseid Hysaj 430370103+20
3 DF Croatia Ivan Strinić 1303+20205+10
11 DF Italy Christian Maggio 1514+40105+11
18 DF Italy Vasco Regini 100+100000
21 DF Romania Vlad Chiricheș 172812071
26 DF Senegal Kalidou Koulibaly 42032+102070
31 DF Algeria Faouzi Ghoulam 38032+20003+10
33 DF Spain Raúl Albiol 391361002+10
96 DF Italy Sebastiano Luperto 1000000+10
Midfielders
5 MF Brazil Allan 43332+33202+40
6 MF Italy Mirko Valdifiori 150602070
8 MF Italy Jorginho 38032+300+101+10
17 MF Slovakia Marek Hamšík 4683860+205+12
19 MF Spain David López 3516+1912080
20 MF Italy Jacopo Dezi 00000000
77 MF Morocco Omar El Kaddouri 2630+201114+11
88 MF Italy Alberto Grassi 00000000
94 MF England Nathaniel Chalobah 910+500+102+11
Forwards
7 FW Spain José Callejón 471335+371+115+25
9 FW Argentina Gonzalo Higuaín 423835361+102+32
14 FW Belgium Dries Mertens 40116+2752155
23 FW Italy Manolo Gabbiadini 3094+195104+24
24 FW Italy Lorenzo Insigne 421334+312003+21
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 14 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA EL Total
1 9 FW Argentina Gonzalo Higuaín 36 0 2 38
2 7 FW Spain José Callejón 7 1 5 13
24 FW Italy Lorenzo Insigne 12 0 1 13
4 14 FW Belgium Dries Mertens 5 1 5 11
5 23 FW Italy Manolo Gabbiadini 5 0 4 9
6 17 MF Slovakia Marek Hamšík 6 0 2 8
7 5 MF Brazil Allan 3 0 0 3
77 MF Morocco Omar El Kaddouri 1 1 1 3
9 21 DF Romania Vlad Chiricheș 1 0 1 2
10 11 DF Italy Christian Maggio 0 0 1 1
19 MF Spain David López 1 0 0 1
33 DF Spain Raúl Albiol 1 0 0 1
94 MF England Nathaniel Chalobah 0 0 1 1
Own goal 2 0 0 2
Totals 80 3 23 106

Last updated: 14 May 2016

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA EL Total
1 25 GK Spain Pepe Reina 15 1 2 18
2 22 GK Brazil Gabriel 0 0 2 2
Totals 15 1 4 20

Last updated: 14 May 2016

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiche Spettatori Serie A - Attendance Statistics Serie A". Stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Conor Dowley. "Report: Maurizio Sarri has signed and is planning summer transfers". The Siren's Song.
  3. ↑ "Team". Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Visite mediche e firma del contratto per Mirko Valdifiori". Sscnapoli.it. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Pepe Reina al Napoli". Sscnapoli.it. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Allan al Napoli". Sscnapoli.it. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Chiriches al Napoli". Sscnapoli.it. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Il Napoli ufficializza Vargas all'Hoffenheim". Sscnapoli.it. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "News - F.C. Crotone". F.C. Crotone. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Napoli, acquisito Gabriel in prestito". Sscnapoli.it. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Napoli sign Chelsea's Nathaniel Chalobah on loan". Bbc.co.uk. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "Llega Walter Gargano a Monterrey". Rayados.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Roberto Colombo al Cagliari". Cagliaricalcio.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "Gokhan Inler Joins Leicester City". Lcfc.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "Il Napoli ufficializza Vargas all'Hoffenheim". Sscnapoli.it. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  16. ↑ "Página Inicial — Fluminense Football Club". Fluminense Football Club. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "Carpi: Marrone out, De Guzman in - Football Italia". Football-italia.net. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  18. ↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale n. 262/A" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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