# 1986–87 SSC Napoli season

S.S.C. Napoli won its first Serie A title with recently crowned World Cup winner Diego Maradona as their most influential player. Central defender Ciro Ferrara got his breakthrough, helping out the team to win the trophy. The two new signings Andrea Carnevale and Fernando De Napoli also proved crucial in the title-winning campaign, which sparked off fanatical celebrations in Naples.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ITA | Claudio Garella |
| — | GK | ITA | Raffaele Di Fusco |
| — | DF | ITA | Giuseppe Bruscolotti |
| — | DF | ITA | Ciro Ferrara |
| — | DF | ITA | Moreno Ferrario |
| — | DF | ITA | Alessandro Renica |
| — | DF | ITA | Giuseppe Volpecina |
| — | DF | ITA | Tebaldo Bigliardi |
| — | DF | ITA | Massimo Filardi |
| — | DF | ITA | Antonio Carannante |
| — | DF | ITA | Raimondo Marino |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ITA | Luciano Sola |
| — | MF | ITA | Salvatore Bagni |
| — | MF | ITA | Fernando De Napoli |
| — | MF | ITA | Francesco Romano |
| — | MF | ITA | Costanzo Celestini |
| — | MF | ITA | Ciro Muro |
| — | MF | ITA | Luigi Caffarelli |
| — | FW | ITA | Bruno Giordano |
| 10 | FW | ARG | Diego Maradona |
| — | FW | ITA | Andrea Carnevale |
| — | FW | ITA | Pietro Puzone |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Andrea Carnevale | Udinese Calcio | |
| MF | Fernando De Napoli | Avellino | |
| MF | Ciro Muro | Pisa | |
| MF | Luciano Sola | A.S. Bari | |
| GK | Raffaele Di Fusco | Catanzaro | loan ended |
| DF | Giuseppe Volpecina | Pisa | loan ended |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | Daniel Bertoni | Udinese Calcio | |
| MF | Ruben Buriani | SPAL | |
| MF | Massimiliano Favo | Salernitana | |
| MF | Eraldo Pecci | Bologna F.C. | |
| FW | Domenico Penzo | Trento | |
| FW | Francesco Baiano | Empoli F.C. | loan |

#### Winter

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | Francesco Romano | Triestina | |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | a | Modalità |
| DF | Raimondo Marino | S.S. Lazio | |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Napoli (C) | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 42 | Qualification to European Cup |
| 2 | Juventus | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 39 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Internazionale | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 38 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Hellas Verona | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 36 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 5 | Milan | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 35 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
* ↑ Milan won the UEFA Cup qualification match against Sampdoria 1–0 then qualified to 1987–88 UEFA Cup.

#### Position 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | D | D | D |
| Position | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Top Scorers

* Diego Maradona 10
* Andrea Carnevale 8
* Bruno Giordano 6
* Salvatore Bagni 6

### Coppa Italia

First Round - Group 5
Eightfinals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

### UEFA Cup

First Round

## Statistics
### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | 1986-87 Serie A | 1986-87 Serie A | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia | 1986-87 UEFA Cup | 1986-87 UEFA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ITA | Garella | 40 | -24 | 29 | -20 | 9 | -3 | 2 | -1 |
| | DF | ITA | Ferrara | 38 | 2 | 26+2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Renica | 40 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Ferrario | 43 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Bruscolotti | 39 | 0 | 21+4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Bagni | 40 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | De Napoli | 40 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Romano | 31 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Carnevale | 42 | 14 | 18+9 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | ITA | Giordano | 41 | 15 | 25+1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ARG | Maradona | 41 | 17 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| | GK | ITA | Di Fusco | 5 | -3 | 1 | -1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Caffarelli | 34 | 4 | 16+5 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Volpecina | 35 | 2 | 15+10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Muro | 26 | 5 | 10+1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Sola | 23 | 0 | 9+7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Marino | 10 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Bigliardi | 10 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Puzone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Micciola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Castellone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1986/933/