| 1991-92 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Corrado Ferlaino | |||
| Manager | Claudio Ranieri | |||
| Stadium | San Paolo | |||
| Serie A | 4th | |||
| Coppa Italia | Last 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | Careca (15) | |||
SSC Napoli finished a creditable fourth in its first season without the club legend Diego Maradona in the squad. With the Argentinian having failed a doping test in the spring 1991, Napoli was facing an uphill battle, but coped remarkably well, actually improving on its fortunes from Maradona's final season with the club.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | Laurent Blanc | HSC Montpellier | |
| DF | Vittorio Pusceddu | Hellas Verona | |
| FW | Michele Padovano | A.C. Pisa 1909 | |
| MF | Stefano De Agostini | A.C. Reggiana | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | Diego Maradona | ||
| DF | Gianluca Francesconi | A.C. Reggiana | |
| DF | Alessandro Renica | Hellas Verona | |
| DF | Marco Baroni | Bologna F.C. | |
| MF | Giorgio Venturin | Torino F.C. | loan ended |
| FW | Giuseppe Incocciati | Bologna F.C. | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Juventus | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 48 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Torino | 34 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 43 | |
| 4 | Napoli | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 42 | |
| 5 | Roma | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 40 | |
| 6 | Sampdoria | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 38 |
| 8 September 19912 | Cremonese | 0–0 | Napoli | Cremona |
| Report | Stadium: Giovanni Zini |
| 15 September 19913 | Napoli | 2–2 | Parma | Naples |
Zola  20'Careca 40' | Report | Corradini 13' (o.g.) Brolin 50' | Stadium: San Paolo |
| 22 September 19914 | Torino | 0–0 | Napoli | Turin |
| Report | Stadium: delle Alpi |
| 29 September 19915 | Napoli | 3–1 | Verona | Naples |
| Crippa 7' Careca 59'Padovano 68' | Report | Prytz 74' (pen.) | Stadium: San Paolo |
| 6 October 19916 | Ascoli | 1–4 | Napoli | Ascoli Piceno |
| Zaini 28' | Report | Careca 2, 60' Zola 51, 85' | Stadium: Cino e Lillo Del Duca |
| 27 October 19918 | Inter | 0–0 | Napoli | Milan |
| Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza |
| 3 November 19919 | Napoli | 2–1 | Sampdoria | Naples |
| Zola 3' Careca 38' (pen.) | Report | Blanc 40' (o.g.) | Stadium: San Paolo |
| 1 December 199112 | Lazio | 3–3 | Napoli | Rome |
| Riedle 25, 57' Sosa 68' (pen.) | Report | Ferrara 43' Blanc 79'Zola 90' | Stadium: Olimpico |
| 8 December 199113 | Napoli | 4–0 | Cagliari | Naples |
| Careca 28, 43' Francini 68'Padovano 77' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: San Paolo |
| 15 December 199114 | Napoli | 3–3 | Foggia | Naples |
| Padovano 12' Careca 21, 53' | Report | Signori 22, 88' Shalimov 77' | Stadium: San Paolo |
| 5 January 199215 | Milan | 5–0 | Napoli | Milan |
| Maldini 1' Rijkaard 27'Massaro 42'Donadoni 65'van Basten 81' | Report | Stadium: San Siro |
| 19 January 199217 | Genoa | 3–4 | Napoli | Genoa |
| Skuhravý 30, 58, 90' | Report | Zola 14' Silenzi 29'Careca 40'Alemão 84' | Stadium: Luigi Ferraris |
| 26 January 199218 | Atalanta | 1–1 | Napoli | Bergamo |
| Bianchezi 69' (pen.) | Report | Silenzi 17' | Stadium: Comunale |
| 9 February 199220 | Parma | 2–1 | Napoli | Parma |
| Melli 38' (pen.) Grün 90' | Report | Careca 21' (pen.) | Stadium: Ennio Tardini |
| 1 March 199223 | Napoli | 5–1 | Ascoli | Naples |
| Careca 7' Padovano 16, 61'Francini 30'Alemão 70' | Report | Ferrara 47' (o.g.) | Stadium: San Paolo |
| 8 March 1992 24 | Juventus | 3–1 | Napoli | Turin |
| Baggio 3, 44' Marocchi 54' | Report | Padovano 85' | Stadium: delle Alpi |
| 5 April 1992 27 | Napoli | 3–2 | Roma | Naples |
| Silenzi 47' Careca 55'Zola 66' | Report | Corradini 8' (o.g.) Giannini 18' | Stadium: San Paolo |
| 12 April 199228 | Bari | 1–3 | Napoli | Bari |
| Platt 21' (pen.) | Report | Zola 47' Bellucci 52' (o.g.)Alemão 89' | Stadium: della Vittoria |
| 3 May 199231 | Foggia | 1–0 | Napoli | Foggia |
| Padalino 84' | Report | Stadium: Pino Zaccheria Referee: Massimo Chiesa |
| 17 May 199233 | Fiorentina | 4–2 | Napoli | Florence |
| Borgonovo 29, 39, 77' Dunga 58' | Report | Blanc 37' De Napoli 50' | Stadium: Artemio Franchi |
Second round
| 3 September 1991 | Reggiana | 0–0 | Napoli | Reggio Emilia |
| Stadium: Mappei |
| 30 October 1991First leg | Roma | 1–0 | Napoli | Rome |
| Rizzitelli 85' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Tullio Lanese |
| 4 December 1991Second leg | Napoli | 3–2 (3–3a agg.) | Roma | Naples |
| Pusceddu 44' Careca 50', 70' | Rizzitelli 18', 26' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Rosario Lo Bello |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  ITA | Giovanni Galli | 37 | -43 | 33 | -40 | 4 | -3 | |
| DF | ITA | Ciro Ferrara | 34 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF |  FRA | Laurent Blanc | 34 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA | Giancarlo Corradini | 34 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA | Giovanni Francini | 34 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | Massimo Crippa | 32 | 2 | 26+2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF |  BRA | Alemão | 32 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | Fernando De Napoli | 32 | 1 | 26+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | ITA | Michele Padovano | 31 | 7 | 18+9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | BRA | Careca | 37 | 17 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 2 | |
| FW | ITA | Gianfranco Zola | 38 | 13 | 33+1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | |
| GK | ITA | Marco Sansonetti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ITA | Andrea Silenzi | 22 | 4 | 16+4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA | Vittorio Pusceddu | 25 | 1 | 11+10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| DF | ITA | Massimo Tarantino | 15 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | De Agostini | 24 | 0 | 7+14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | Massimo Mauro | 10 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | |||
| DF | ITA | Massimo Filardi | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | |||
| GK | ITA | Angelo Pagotto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | ITA | Fabio Cannavaro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | ITA | M. Baroni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
During the 1991–92 Serie A, under the guidance of Fabio Capello, Milan completed a remarkable unbeaten season, a run that eventually totalled 58 games. They finished eight points ahead of Serie A runners-up Juventus. However, it was a disappointing season for Internazionale, who could only manage an eighth-place finish, meaning that 1992–93 would bring no European action for them — something which had been a rare occurrence over the last three decades. Defending champions Sampdoria finished sixth and their last chance of European action for the following season was lost when they were beaten by the Spanish champions Barcelona in the final of the European Cup. Bari, Hellas Verona, Cremonese and Ascoli were all relegated.
S.S. Lazio finished in second place in Serie A this season and reached the quarter-final of the UEFA Cup.
S.S. Lazio finished in 10th in Serie A and reached the round of 16 in the Coppa Italia this season. The most significant event was that Sergio Cragnotti, took charge of the club on 20 February 1992, which reignited the club as a force on the transfer market.
Associazione Calcio Milan returned to its winning ways with the appointment of Fabio Capello as the club's new manager during the 1991–92 season, following the departure of Arrigo Sacchi. Marco van Basten had his last season uninterrupted by injury, netting 25 goals, which was one of the main reasons Milan was able to overhaul Juventus to claim the Serie A title. Milan ran through entire the 34–game league season unbeaten, a rare feat in footballing history. The team's unbeaten run totalled 58 matches between 1991 and 1993, a record in Italian football, encompassing the next season as well. For their achievements, the 1991–92 Milan side received the nickname "Gli invincibili" in the media.
Juventus F.C. finished second in Serie A and reached the final of the Coppa Italia in this season.
Torino Calcio enjoyed its most successful season in the 1990s, finishing third in the extremely competitive Serie A, plus nearly added the UEFA Cup to the trophy room, only missing out on away goals against Dutch side Ajax in the two-legged final.
Associazione Calcio Fiorentina failed to take off under former Brazil national team coach Sebastião Lazaroni, and ended the season in 12th place. The result prompted president Cecchi Gori to sign German star Stefan Effenberg among others for the coming season, also replacing Lazaroni with Luigi Radice. The most significant event in Fiorentina's season was the arrival of Argentine striker Gabriel Batistuta, who was to become Fiorentina's all-time top scorer during his nine years at the club.
Parma Associazione Calcio eased through the infamous second season following promotion, and ended it in style by winning Coppa Italia, the club's first ever significant silverware. That also qualified the club for the 1992–93 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, a tournament it went on to win. Its inaugural European adventure was in the autumn of 1991, when it lost to CSKA Sofia of Bulgaria in the first round of the UEFA Cup. It did not improve on 1991's famous fifth place in Serie A as rookies, but only slipped one position, with the defence playing as well as ever. The lack of a top scorer cost Parma the chance to fight Torino for third in the championship.
The 1991–92 season saw Sampdoria compete in this season's editions of the Serie A, Coppa Italia, and European Cup. The club reached the 1992 European Cup Final only to suffer a 1–0 loss in extra time to Barcelona.
Associazione Sportiva Roma did not repeat its Coppa Italia victory from the previous season, but retained its status as the top team from the Capital with fifth in the league standings. Roma's main struggle was its inability to seal matches by a close margin, drawing on 14 occasions, and it neither had a watertight defence, nor a fearsome attack. Despite those shortcomings, Roma was only three points behind Torino for third.
Parma Associazione Calcio had one of its most successful seasons ever, thanks to a third-place finish in Serie A with the same points as runner-up Lazio, plus a victory against Juventus in the UEFA Cup Final. It also reached the Coppa Italia Final, where they were defeated by Juventus.
Associazione Sportiva Roma was rejuvenated in Carlo Mazzone's second season as coach, much due to Abel Balbo being the goalscorer it had lacked for the previous years. The summer signings of 1994 helped, with internationally recognized players Jonas Thern and Daniel Fonseca joining the club from rivals Napoli. Also Francesco Moriero became a household player since he proved his worth in the club, recently coming from Cagliari.
During the 1994–95 Italian football season, Brescia Calcio competed in the Serie A and their first season in the top flight since the 1992–93 season.
During the 1991–92 English football season, U.S. Foggia competed in Serie A.
The 2017–18 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 71st edition of the national cup in Italian football. As a minimum, the winners of the Coppa Italia earn a place in the 2018–19 Europa League and would begin play in the group stage unless they qualify for a more favourable UEFA placing based on league play. Seventy-eight clubs participated in this season's cup competition.
In the 1994–95 season Cagliari Calcio is competing in Serie A and Coppa Italia.
