1996–97 S.S.C. Napoli season

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.

Napoli
1996–97 season
ManagerLuigi Simoni
Vincenzo Montefusco
Serie A13th
Coppa ItaliaFinal
Top goalscorerAlfredo Aglietti (8)

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Serie A

League table
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[lower-alpha 1]
13 Napoli 34 9 14 11 38 45 −7 41
14 Piacenza 34 7 16 11 29 45 −16 37[lower-alpha 2] Relegation tie-breaker
15 Cagliari (R) 34 9 10 15 45 55 −10 37[lower-alpha 3] Relegation to 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:
  1. Roma finished ahead of Napoli on Goal difference: Roma -1, Napoli -7.
  2. CAG: 7 pts; PIA: 5 pts; PER: 4 pts.
  3. CAG: 7 pts; PIA: 5 pts; PER: 4 pts.

Position by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Napoli1812118914910555573610108810910111313131313131313131313
Source: Serie A
  = 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round;   = Relegation to 1997–98 Serie B

Matches
1Parma3–0Napoli
D. Baggio  14'
Chiesa  22'
Zola  87'
2Napoli1–0Reggiana
Caccia  4'
3Napoli1–1Piacenza
Caccia  30' Luiso  67'
4Sampdoria0–1Napoli
Beto  73'
5Napoli1–1Udinese
Pecchia  59' Bierhoff  76'
6Milan3–1Napoli
Weah  40, 58'
R. Baggio  77'		 André Cruz  61'
7Napoli3–2Bologna
Caccia  42' (pen.)
Aglietti  51'
André Cruz  61'		 Nervo  20'
P. Bresciani  74'
8Juventus1–1Napoli
Zidane  42' Aglietti  53'
9Napoli4–2Perugia
Aglietti  29, 59'
Beto  46'
André Cruz  90'		 Kreek  30'
Allegri  66'
10Cagliari1–1Napoli
Muzzi  57' Pecchia  90'
11Atalanta2–2Napoli
Morfeo  40'
Sgrò  75'		 Aglietti  46'
Caccia  50'
12Napoli1–0Verona
Milanese  90'
13Roma1–0Napoli
Aldair  78'
14Napoli1–0Lazio
André Cruz  90'
15Fiorentina3–0Napoli
Colonnese  50' (o.g.)
L. Oliveira  54'
Robbiati  90'
16Napoli1–2Inter
Caccia  90' Branca  43'
Djorkaeff  88'
17Vicenza2–2Napoli
Murgita  12'
Otero  32'		 Méndez  38' (o.g.)
Pecchia  55'
18Napoli2–1Parma
Pecchia  22'
André Cruz  56'		 Chiesa  32'
19Reggiana1–1Napoli
Beiersdorfer  60' Aglietti  44'
20Piacenza1–0Napoli
Scienza  34'
21Napoli1–1Sampdoria
Boghossian  57' Mihajlović  88'
22Udinese2–2Napoli
Poggi  9, 77' Pecchia  26'
Helveg  46' (o.g.)
23Napoli0–0Milan
24Bologna2–1Napoli
K. Andersson  40'
Kolyvanov  46' (pen.)		 Altomare  45'
25Napoli0–0Juventus
26Perugia1–1Napoli
Rapaić  60' Aglietti  23'
27Napoli1–1Cagliari
Esposito  75' (pen.) Tovalieri  83'
28Napoli0–1Atalanta
F. Inzaghi  23'
29Verona2–0Napoli
Maniero  47'
De Vitis  89'
30Napoli1–0Roma
Caccia  32'
31Lazio3–2Napoli
Casiraghi  24'
Fuser  39, 70'		 Ayala  10'
Beto  66'
32Napoli2–2Fiorentina
Aglietti  67'
Esposito  83'		 L. Oliveira  8, 40'
33Inter3–2Napoli
Ince  50'
Zamorano  66'
Djorkaeff  82'		 Ince  35' (o.g.)
Caccia  90'
34Napoli1–0Vicenza
Beto  4'

Topscorers

References
  1. 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.

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