1984–85 SSC Napoli season

Napoli
1984-85 season
Chairman	Corrado Ferlaino
Manager	Rino Marchesi
Serie A	8th
Coppa Italia	Last 16
Top goalscorer	League: Diego Maradona (14); All: Diego Maradona (17)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1983–84 1985–86 →

Last updated May 24, 2025

S.S.C. Napoli improved by three positions following the arrival of Diego Maradona at the club. The new #10 had been bought from FC Barcelona on a World record transfer fee, and he fulfilled expectations with 14 goals in his debut season, making him the third best scorer in the entire league. The teams' league performance, however, was only average, ending up eight of out 16 teams. The previous season had almost resulted in relegation, so Maradona's arrival certainly boosted the team well before its two scudetti.

Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Luciano Castellini
—	GK	ITA	Raffaele Di Fusco
—	GK	ITA	Enrico Zazzaro
—	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Bruscolotti
—	DF	ITA	Raimondo Marino
—	DF	ITA	Moreno Ferrario
—	DF	ITA	Ciro Ferrara
—	DF	ITA	Antonio Carannante
—	DF	ITA	Simone Boldini
—	DF	ITA	Ugo Napolitano
—	DF	ITA	Marco De Simone


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Luigi Caffarelli
—	MF	ITA	Paolo Dal Fiume
—	MF	ITA	Costanzo Celestini
—	MF	ITA	Salvatore Bagni
—	MF	ITA	Massimiliano Fagno
—	MF	ITA	Walter De Vecchi
10	FW	ARG	Diego Maradona
—	FW	ITA	Domenico Penzo
—	FW	ARG	Daniel Bertoni
—	FW	ITA	Pietro Puzone

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Diego Maradona	FC Barcelona	U$ 10,5 million^[1]
MF	Daniel Bertoni	Fiorentina
DF	Walter De Vecchi	Ascoli
DF	Raimondo Marino	Catanzaro	loan ended
MF	Salvatore Bagni	Inter
FW	Domenico Penzo	Juventus

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Dirceu	Ascoli
DF	Ruud Krol	Cannes
GK	Massimo Assante	Cavese
DF	Carmine Della Pietra	Campobasso
DF	Angelo Frappampina	Taranto
DF	Marco Masi	Pisa
MF	Pasquale Casale	Avellino
MF	Ciro Muro	Monopoli	loan
FW	Massimo Palanca	Foligno
FW	Claudio Pellegrini	Fiorentina	^[2]

Winter

In
Pos.	Name	from	type
DF	Marco De Simone	Cagliari

Out
Pos.	Name	to	type
FW	Gianni De Rosa	Cagliari

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Juventus ^[a]	30	11	14	5	48	33	+15	36^[b]	Qualification to European Cup
7	Roma	30	10	14	6	33	25	+8	34
8	Napoli	30	10	13	7	34	29	+5	33
9	Fiorentina	30	8	13	9	33	31	+2	29
10	Atalanta	30	5	18	7	20	32	−12	28

Source: RSSSF.com
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).^[3]
Notes:

↑ Juventus gained entry to the 1985–86 European Cup as defending champions.
↑ Position defined by head-to-head points: Milan: 3 pts; Juventus: 1 pt.

Results by round

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	W	D	D	L	D	D	W	L	L	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	D	D	W
Position	13	12	14	9	10	8	12	13	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	9	9	8	9	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = 1985–86 European Cup ; = 1985–86 UEFA Cup

Matches

16 September 19841	Verona	3–1	Napoli	Verona
	Briegel 26' Galderisi 33' Di Gennaro 75'	Report	Bertoni 58'

23 September 19842	Napoli	1–1	Sampdoria	Naples
	Maradona 62' (pen.)	Report	Salsano 72'	Stadium: San Paolo

30 September 19843	Torino	3–0	Napoli	Turin
	Serena 1, 79' Francini 57'	Report		Stadium: Comunale

7 October 19844	Napoli	3–0	Como	Naples
	Bertoni 16' Maradona 27' Penzo 56'	Report		Stadium: San Paolo

14 October 19845	Lazio	1–1	Napoli	Rome
	D'Amico 35'	Report	Maradona 51'	Stadium: Olimpico

21 October 19846	Napoli	0–0	Milan	Naples
		Report		Stadium: San Paolo

28 October 19847	Atalanta	1–0	Napoli	Bergamo
	Soldà 32'	Report		Stadium: Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

11 November 19848	Napoli	0–0	Avellino	Naples
		Report		Stadium: San Paolo

18 November 19849	Ascoli	1–1	Napoli	Ascoli Piceno
	Vincenzi 51'	Report	Penzo 8'	Stadium: Cino e Lillo del Duca

25 November 198410	Napoli	1–0	Cremonese	Naples
	Bertoni 27'	Report		Stadium: San Paolo

2 December 198411	Inter	2–1	Napoli	Milan
	Rummenigge 63' Altobelli 88'	Report	Caffarelli 47'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

16 December 1984 12	Napoli	1–2	Roma	Naples
	Bertoni 45'	Report	Falcão 20' Marino 78' (o.g.)	Stadium: San Paolo

23 December 1984 13	Juventus	2–0	Napoli	Turin
	Briaschi 42' Platini 62'	Report		Stadium: Comunale

6 January 198514	Napoli	4–3	Udinese	Naples
	Maradona 22' (pen.), 74' (pen.) Bertoni 40, 82'	Report	Edinho 12' Miano 43' Billia 85'	Stadium: San Paolo

13 January 198515	Fiorentina	0–1	Napoli	Florence
		Report	Maradona 49'	Stadium: Comunale

20 January 198516	Napoli	0–0	Verona	Naples
		Report		Stadium: San Paolo

27 January 198517	Sampdoria	0–0	Napoli	Genoa
		Report		Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

10 February 198518	Napoli	2–1	Torino	Naples
	Maradona 23' (pen.) Caffarelli 45'	Report	Júnior 7'	Stadium: San Paolo

17 February 198519	Como	1–1	Napoli	Como
	Todesco 58'	Report	Maradona 17' (pen.)

24 February 198520	Napoli	4–0	Lazio	Naples
	Maradona 58, 84, 87' Filisetti 78' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: San Paolo

3 March 198521	Milan	2–1	Napoli	Milan
	Battistini 15' Incocciati 68'	Report	Wilkins 35' (o.g.)	Stadium: San Siro

17 March 198522	Napoli	1–0	Atalanta	Naples
	Bertoni 21'	Report		Stadium: San Paolo

24 March 198523	Avellino	0–1	Napoli	Avellino
		Report	Caffarelli 64'

31 March 198524	Napoli	1–1	Ascoli	Naples
	Maradona 84'	Report	Cantarutti 56'	Stadium: San Paolo

14 April 198525	Cremonese	1–1	Napoli	Cremona
	Bonomi 57'	Report	Bertoni 53'

21 April 198526	Napoli	3–1	Inter	Naples
	Bertoni 18, 63' Dal Fiume 50'	Report	G. Baresi 39'	Stadium: San Paolo

28 April 1985 27	Roma	1–1	Napoli	Rome
	Dal Fiume 72' (o.g.)	Report	Bertoni 40'	Stadium: Olimpico

5 May 1985 28	Napoli	0–0	Juventus	Naples
		Report		Stadium: San Paolo

12 May 198529	Udinese	2–2	Napoli	Udine
	Galparoli 8' De Agostini 55'	Report	Maradona 4, 88'	Stadium: Friuli

19 May 198530	Napoli	1–0	Fiorentina	Naples
	Caffarelli 39'	Report		Stadium: San Paolo

Topscorers

Coppa Italia

Group phase

22 August 19841	Napoli	4-1	Arezzo	Naples
	Maradona 20' Penzo 52' Bertoni 64' De Vecchi 77'		36' Tovalieri	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

26 August 19842	Casertana	0-3	Napoli	Naples
			18' (rig.) Maradona 44' Penzo 48' Bertoni	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

29 August 19843	Perugia	0-0	Napoli	Perugia
				Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi

2 September 19844	Pescara	0-3	Napoli	Pescara
			16' Penzo 51' Bertoni 82' Maradona	Stadium: Stadio Adriatico

9 September 19845	Napoli	1-1	Fiorentina	Naples
	Bertoni 65'		55' Monelli	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

Eightfinals

13 February 1985	Milan	2-1	Napoli	Milan
	Battistini 14' Di Bartolomei 51' (rig.)		46' Bagni	Stadium: Stadio San Siro

27 February 1985	Napoli	1-1 (2-3 agg.)	Milan	Naples
	Caffarelli 78'		40' Battistini	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Castellini	25	-27	25	-27
	DF	ITA	Bruscolotti	27	0	27	0
	DF	ITA	Marino	22	0	22	0
	DF	ITA	Ferrario	29	0	29	0
	MF	ITA	Caffarelli	30	4	22+8	4
	MF	ITA	De Vecchi	23	0	19+4	0
	MF	ITA	Dal Fiume	24	0	23+1	0
	MF	ITA	Celestini	26	0	26	0
	MF	ITA	Bagni	25	0	25	0
	FW	ARG	Maradona	30	14	30	14
	FW	ARG	Bertoni	27	11	25+2	11
	GK	ITA	Di Fusco	8	-2	5+3	-2
	DF	ITA	De Simone	16	0	15+1	0
	DF	ITA	Boldini	22	0	14+8	0
	FW	ITA	Penzo	15	2	12+3	2
	DF	ITA	Carannante	17	0	9+8	0
	MF	ITA	Favo	5	0	1+4	0
	DF	ITA	Ferrara	2	0	1+1	0
	FW	ITA	Puzone	2	0	0+2	0
	DF	ITA	Napolitano	1	0	0+1	0
	GK	ITA	Zazzaro

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1984/913/

Sources

References

↑ Francesco Letizia (27 January 2016). "Calciomercato story, i colpi più costosi anno per anno: Maradona e gli Anni 80" (in Italian). Gazzetta.it. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
↑ "Pellegrini viola - La sua panchina vale 55 milioni". La Repubblica. 8 July 1984. p. 26. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
↑ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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[table_note_JUV0.64211140649492-3] Juventus gained entry to the 1985–86 European Cup as defending champions.

[table_hth_MIL0.64211140649492-4] Position defined by head-to-head points: Milan: 3 pts; Juventus: 1 pt.

[1] Francesco Letizia (27 January 2016). "Calciomercato story, i colpi più costosi anno per anno: Maradona e gli Anni 80" (in Italian). Gazzetta.it. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

[2] "Pellegrini viola - La sua panchina vale 55 milioni". La Repubblica. 8 July 1984. p. 26. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

[5] "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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