# 1984–85 Hellas Verona season

In the 1984–85 season, manager Osvaldo Bagnoli guided Hellas Verona F.C. to its only Serie A championship, shocking the Italian football public.

## Season

Hellas Verona added to its lineup Briegel (fullback), Preben Elkjær (centre forward), Fanna (winger), Di Gennaro (midfielder) and Galderisi (striker). Bagnoli's side had a good first half of league, losing only a game: it was on Avellino's pitch, where - in the last few minutes - Hellas gave up a 2–1 knockout.
In retour matches, the team achieved its best results in key games. This path - unexpected by most part of its supporters - came to climax on 12 May 1985, the Sunday on which, by drawing at Atalanta's home, Verona clinched its first domestic title.

## Squad
### Goalkeepers

* Claudio Garella
* Sergio Spuri

### Defenders

* Hans-Peter Briegel
* Mauro Ferroni
* Silvano Fontolan
* Fabio Marangon
* Luciano Marangon
* Roberto Tricella

### Midfielders

* Luciano Bruni
* Antonio Di Gennaro
* Dario Donà
* Pietro Fanna
* Luigi Sacchetti
* Domenico Volpati

### Attackers

* Preben Elkjær
* Giuseppe Galderisi
* Franco Turchetta

### Transfers

In :
| P. | Name | from |
| D | Hans-Peter Briegel | FC Kaiserslautern |
| D | Fabio Marangon (II) | Alessandria |
| C | Dario Donà | Bologna F.C. |
| A | Preben Elkjær | Lokeren |
| A | Franco Turchetta | Varese |
Out :
| P. | Name | to |
| D | Władysław Żmuda | Cremonese |
| D | Mario Guidetti | Ancona Calcio |
| D | Massimo Storgato | S.S. Lazio |
| C | Francesco Guidolin | Venezia |
| A | Joe Jordan | Southampton F.C. |
| A | Maurizio Iorio | A.S. Roma |

## Competitions
### Serie A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hellas Verona (C) | 30 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 43 | Qualification to European Cup |
| 2 | Torino | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 39 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Internazionale | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 38 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Sampdoria | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 37 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup |
| 5 | Milan | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 36 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
* ↑ 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 | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | L | D | W | D | D | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches
### Coppa Italia

First round
Eightfinals
Quarterfinals

## Statistics
### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Serie A | Serie A | Coppa | Coppa |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ITA | Claudio Garella | 35 | -22 | 30 | -19 | 5 | -3 |
| | DF | ITA | Mauro Ferroni | 28 | 0 | 15+5 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Roberto Tricella | 37 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| | DF | ITA | Silvano Fontolan | 33 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Luciano Marangon | 36 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| | MF | FRG | Hans-Peter Briegel | 36 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| | MF | ITA | Antonio Di Gennaro | 38 | 9 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| | MF | ITA | Domenico Volpati | 38 | 0 | 29+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Pietro Fanna | 36 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| | FW | DEN | Preben Elkjær Larsen | 32 | 13 | 22+1 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| | FW | ITA | Giuseppe Galderisi | 36 | 13 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| | GK | ITA | Sergio Spuri | 6 | -7 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | -7 |
| | MF | ITA | Luciano Bruni | 35 | 3 | 15+12 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| | MF | ITA | Luigi Sacchetti | 18 | 2 | 11+4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| | FW | ITA | Franco Turchetta | 23 | 0 | 4+12 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Dario Donà | 18 | 1 | 2+10 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| | DF | ITA | Fabio Marangon | 10 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Antonio Terracciano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Residori | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Matteoni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/allenatori_squadra/1984/912/