Napoli

Full name	Napoli Soccer SpA
Nickname(s)	Azzurri
Founded	2004
Ground	Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy
Capacity	78,210
Chairman	Aurelio De Laurentiis
Manager	Edoardo Reja
League	Serie C1/B
2004-05	Serie C1/B, 3rd
Home colours Away colours

Napoli Soccer is an Italian football club based in Naples, Campania. As of 2004, the club competes in the Serie C1/B. Despite such low league level, Napoli Soccer is among clubs with the largest fan base in Italy, overcoming some Serie A clubs. Image File history File links Napoli_Soccer_Logo. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... Stadio San Paolo is a multi-use stadium in Naples, Italy and is one of the largest stadiums anywhere in the world. ... Naples panorama Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Nàpule, from Greek Νέα Πόλις - Néa Pólis - meaning New City; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region and the Province of Naples. ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadiums, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ... Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Naples panorama Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Nàpule, from Greek Νέα Πόλις - Néa Pólis - meaning New City; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region and the Province of Naples. ... Campania is a region of Southern Italy, bordering on Lazio to the north-west, Molise to the north, Puglia to the north-east, Basilicata to the east, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ... Serie A is the top division of the Italian Football League, the highest football league in Italy. ...

Napoli Soccer was founded in August 2004 by Mr. Aurelio De Laurentiis, a famous film producer and nephew of Dino De Laurentiis, after the bankruptcy of S.S.C. Napoli. Agostino De Laurentiis, usually credited as Dino De Laurentiis, (born August 8, 1919) is an Italian movie producer born at Torre Annunziata in the province of Naples. ...

History

A.C. Napoli (Associazione Calcio Napoli) was formed in 1926 as Internaples (after the marger of two exisisting clubs: Internazionale Napoli and Naples) and spent most of its history in Serie A, often being the sole representative of the Italian South in the country's top division. The club changed its name to S.S.C. Napoli in 1963. Players who played for Napoli include Guillermo Stábile, José Altafini, Dino Zoff, Ruud Krol, Diego Maradona, Careca, Ciro Ferrara, Laurent Blanc, Gianfranco Zola, and Fabio Cannavaro. 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Serie A is the top division of the Italian Football League, the highest football league in Italy. ... Template:C20YearInnTopic 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Guillermo Stábile (January 17, 1905 - December 27, 1966) was an Argentine footballer. ... José João Altafini (born July 24, 1938 in Piracicaba, Brazil) was a Brazilian-born Italian footballer. ... Dino Zoff (born February 28, 1942 in Mariano del Friuli, Friuli-Venezia Giulia) is an Italian former football goalkeeper and the oldest ever winner of the World Cup as a captain of the Italian national team in Spain in the 1982 World Cup. ... Rudolf Jozef Krol , also known as Ruud or Rudi, (born March 24, 1949 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch footballer who was capped 83 times for his country. ... Diego Armando Maradona (October 30, 1960, Lanús, Buenos Aires), nicknamed El Diez, Pelusa, El Diego and El pibe de oro, is a former Argentine football player. ... Antonio de Oliveira Filho Careca, (born October 5, 1960), is a legendary Brazillian Association Football (soccer) player. ... Ciro Ferrara (born February 11, 1967 in Naples) is a former Italian football defender, who spent most of his career at Juventus. ... Laurent Blanc (born November 19, 1965 in Alès) is a French football defender, who scored the first golden goal in World Cup history in the 1998 World Cup. ... Gianfranco Zola, OBE (born July 5, 1966 in Oliena, Sardinia) is a former Italian footballer, the Football Writers Player of the Year in 1997. ... Fabio Cannavaro (born September 13, 1973 in Naples) is an Italian football player, as of 2005 the captain of the Italian national team. ...

It was Maradona who put Napoli on the world soccer map, leading them to two scudetti in 1987 and 1990 and the UEFA Cup in 1989. They also won the Coppa Italia in 1962, 1976, and 1987, a Coppa delle Alpi in 1966 and a Supercoppa Italiana in 1991. Serie A is the top division of the Italian Football League, the highest football league in Italy. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... UEFA Cup logo The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) is a Italian footballs annual cup competition. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... It has been suggested that Italian_Super_Cup be merged into this article or section. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After Maradona's farewell, it started a slow decline for the Neapolitan team. A first relegation to Serie B came in 1998, and Napoli fans had to wait till 2000 to see their team going back to Italian top division. Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Napoli dropped again to Serie B in 2001, but that was not the worst to come. With a debt estimated up to 70 million euros, the club became bankrupt in August of 2004. A new club, Napoli Soccer, was born to ensure Naples won't be left without football. Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The euro (plural euro, symbol: €; banking code: EUR) is the official currency of the European Union and single currency for over 300 million Europeans in the following twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain; collectively also known as... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in...

2005/2006 Season

On 15th April 2006, Napoli were promoted to Serie B after a 2-0 win at home to A.C. Perugia. This win also secured Napoli as 2005/2006 Serie C champions. It is also noted that Napoli achieved the record for highest attendance at a Serie C match with more than 51,000 attending the match. A.C. Perugia is a football club based in Perugia, Italy. ... Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ...

Current first team squad

No. Position Player GK Matteo Gianello GK Gennaro Iezzo GK Fabio Virgili DF Andrea Briotti DF Andrea Cupi DF David Giubilato DF Gianluca Grava DF Luca Lacrimini DF Ruben Maldonado DF Elio Nigro DF Tommaso Romito DF Mirko Savini MF Nicolás Amodio

No. Position Player MF Mariano Bogliacino MF Marco Capparella MF Gaetano Fontana MF Francesco Montervino MF Cataldo Montesanto MF Ivano Trotta MF Luigi Vitale FW Emanuele Calaiò FW Gaetano Grieco FW Aniello Nappi FW Iniacio Pià FW Roberto Sosa

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Famous players

• Alemão
• José Altafini
• Salvatore Bagni
• Laurent Blanc
• Giuseppe Bruscolotti
• Tarcisio Burgnich
• Fabio Cannavaro
• Claudio Castellini
• Careca
• Fernando De Napoli
• Ciro Ferrara
• Claudio Garella
• Kurt Hamrin
• Hasse Jeppson
• Antonio Juliano
• Ruud Krol
• Diego Armando Maradona
• Nereo Rocco
• Attila Sallustro
• Giuseppe Savoldi
• Omar Sivori
• Luis Vinicio
• Antonio Vojak
• Dino Zoff
• Gianfranco Zola

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Retired numbers

• 10 Diego Maradona, deep-lying forward, 1984-1992

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External links

• Unofficial Napoli Soccer Website
• Another Fans' Website
• Napoli Soccer News (FC Italia)