1984–85 S.S.C. Napoli season

S.S.C. Napoli improved by five 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.

Napoli
1984-85 season
ChairmanCorrado Ferlaino
ManagerRino Marchesi
Serie A8th
Coppa ItaliaLast 16
Top goalscorerDiego Maradona (14)

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Competitions

Serie A
Main article: 1984–85 Serie A

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Juventus[lower-alpha 1] 30 11 14 5 48 33 +15 36[lower-alpha 2] Qualification to European Cup first round
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).[1]
Notes:
  1. Juventus gained entry to the 1985–86 European Cup as defending champions.
  2. Position defined by head-to-head points: Milan: 3 pts; Juventus: 1 pt.

Matches
16 September 1984 1Verona3–1NapoliVerona
Briegel  26'
Galderisi  33'
Di Gennaro  75'		 Report Bertoni  58'
23 September 1984 2Napoli1–1SampdoriaNapoli
Maradona  62' (pen.) Report Salsano  72' Stadium: San Paolo
30 September 1984 3Torino3–0NapoliTorino
Serena  1, 79'
Francini  57'		 Report Stadium: Comunale
7 October 1984 4Napoli3–0ComoNapoli
Bertoni  16'
Maradona  27'
Penzo  56'		 Report Stadium: San Paolo
14 October 1984 5Lazio1–1NapoliRoma
D'Amico  35' Report Maradona  51' Stadium: Olimpico
21 October 1984 6Napoli0–0MilanNapoli
Report Stadium: San Paolo
28 October 1984 7Atalanta1–0NapoliBergamo
Soldà  32' Report Stadium: Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
11 November 1984 8Napoli0–0AvellinoNapoli
Report Stadium: San Paolo
18 November 1984 9Ascoli1–1NapoliAscoli Piceno
Vincenzi  51' Report Penzo  8' Stadium: Cino e Lillo del Duca
25 November 1984 10Napoli1–0CremoneseNapoli
Bertoni  27' Report Stadium: San Paolo
2 December 1984 11Inter2–1NapoliMilano
Rummenigge  63'
Altobelli  88'		 Report Caffarelli  47' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
16 December 1984 12Napoli1–2RomaNapoli
Bertoni  45' Report Falcão  20'
Marino  78' (o.g.)		 Stadium: San Paolo
23 December 1984 13Juventus2–0NapoliTorino
Briaschi  42'
Platini  62'		 Report Stadium: Comunale
6 January 1985 14Napoli4–3UdineseNapoli
Maradona  22' (pen.) 74' (pen.)
Bertoni  40, 82'		 Report Edinho  12'
Miano  43'
Billia  85'		 Stadium: San Paolo
13 January 1985 15Fiorentina0–1NapoliFirenze
Report Maradona  49' Stadium: Comunale
20 January 1985 16Napoli0–0VeronaNapoli
Report Stadium: San Paolo
27 January 1985 17Sampdoria0–0NapoliGenova
Report Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
10 February 1985 18Napoli2–1TorinoNapoli
Maradona  23' (pen.)
Caffarelli  45'		 Report Júnior  7' Stadium: San Paolo
17 February 1985 19Como1–1NapoliComo
Todesco  58' Report Maradona  17' (pen.)
24 February 1985 20Napoli4–0LazioNapoli
Maradona  58, 84, 87'
Filisetti  78' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: San Paolo
3 March 1985 21Milan2–1NapoliMilano
Battistini  15'
Incocciati  68'		 Report Wilkins  35' (o.g.) Stadium: San Siro
17 March 1985 22Napoli1–0AtalantaNapoli
Bertoni  21' Report Stadium: San Paolo
24 March 1985 23Avellino0–1NapoliAvellino
Report Caffarelli  64'
31 March 1985 24Napoli1–1AscoliNapoli
Maradona  84' Report Cantarutti  56' Stadium: San Paolo
14 April 1985 25Cremonese1–1NapoliCremona
Bonomi  57' Report Bertoni  53'
21 April 1985 26Napoli3–1InterNapoli
Bertoni  18, 63'
Dal Fiume  50'		 Report G. Baresi  39' Stadium: San Paolo
28 April 1985 27Roma1–1NapoliRoma
Dal Fiume  72' (o.g.) Report Bertoni  40' Stadium: Olimpico
5 May 1985 28Napoli0–0JuventusNapoli
Report Stadium: San Paolo
12 May 1985 29Udinese2–2NapoliUdine
Galparoli  8'
De Agostini  55'		 Report Maradona  4, 88' Stadium: Friuli
19 May 1985 30Napoli1–0FiorentinaNapoli
Caffarelli  39' Report Stadium: San Paolo

Topscorers

Coppa Italia
Main article: 1984–85 Coppa Italia

Group phase

22 August 1984 1Napoli4-1ArezzoNapoli
Maradona  20'
Penzo  52'
Bertoni  64'
De Vecchi  77'		  36' Tovalieri Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
26 August 1984 2Casertana0-3NapoliNapoli
 18' (rig.) Maradona
 44' Penzo
 48' Bertoni		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
29 August 1984 3Perugia0-0NapoliPerugia
Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
2 September 1984 4Pescara0-3NapoliPescara
 16' Penzo
 51' Bertoni
 82' Maradona		 Stadium: Stadio Adriatico
9 September 1984 5Napoli1-1FiorentinaNapoli
Bertoni  65'  55' Monelli Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

Eightfinals

13 February 1985 Milan2-1NapoliMilano
Battistini  14'
Di Bartolomei  51' (rig.)		  46' Bagni Stadium: Stadio San Siro
27 February 1985 Napoli1-1
(2-3 agg.)		MilanNapoli
Caffarelli  78'  40' Battistini Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

Sources
  1. "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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