S.S.C. Napoli endured a horror season in 2003–04 Serie B, relegated to Serie C by the end of the season. The target prior to the season was promotion to Serie A, and several experienced players were brought in to achieve that goal, among them Massimo Carrera, Renato Olive, Rubens Pasino and Gianluca Savoldi. Especially the signing of Savoldi was significant, since he is the son of legendary Napoli striker Giuseppe Savoldi. The club also lost its captain Roberto Stellone to Reggina.
| 2003-04 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Salvatore Naldi |
| Manager | Andrea Agostinelli Luigi Simoni |
| Serie B | 13th (relegated to Serie C1) |
| Coppa Italia | Primary Round |
| Top goalscorer | Davide Dionigi (8) |
Supporter Sergio Ercolano was killed when falling down from the stands at the derby with Avellino. That forced Napoli to play three home matches in front of an empty stadium. When coach Andrea Agostinelli was replaced by Luigi Simoni, Napoli at least salvaged a 13th place in the table, and looked set to stay in Serie B for 2004-05.
That changed when it became apparent that president Salvatore Naldi could not fund the club any longer, which meant bankruptcy for the second time in the Neapolitan footballing history. By August 2004, Napoli was declared bankrupt.[1] Film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis refounded Napoli under the name "Napoli Soccer", and were placed in the 2004–05 Serie C1.[2]
Squad
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Defenders
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Alessandro Del Grosso- Marco Zamboni
- Vittorio Tosto
- Sean Sogliano
Mario Cvitanović- Marco Quadrini
- Massimo Carrera
- Daniele Portanova
- Mauro Bonomi
Midfielders
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José Luís Vidigal
Marko Perović- Dario Marcolin
Montezine- Renato Olive
- Rubens Pasino
- Nicola Zanini
- Andrea Bernini
- Cataldo Montesanto
- Francesco Montervino
- Gennaro Esposito
Gonzalo Martínez
Attackers
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Serie B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Torino | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 59 | |
| 13 | Vicenza | 46 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 56 | |
| 14 | Napoli[a] (D, R, E) | 46 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 56 | Revival in Serie C1 |
| 15 | Treviso | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 55 | |
| 16 | Genoa | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 55 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(D) Disqualified; (E) Eliminated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Folded after bankruptcy, new entity re-admitted to Serie C1 by Lodo Petrucci.
References
edit- ^ "Napoli declared bankrupt says ANSA". CNN. 24 June 2007.
- ^ "Luigi e Aurelio De Laurentiis" (PDF) (in Italian). My Movies. 26 June 2007.