# 2003–04 SSC Napoli season

SSC 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.
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 the 2004–05 season.
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. Film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis refounded Napoli under the name "Napoli Soccer", and were placed in the 2004–05 Serie C1.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ITA | Emanuele Manitta |
| 2 | DF | ITA | Alessandro Del Grosso |
| 3 | DF | ITA | Marco Zamboni |
| 4 | MF | POR | José Luís Vidigal |
| 5 | DF | ITA | Vittorio Tosto |
| 6 | MF | SCG | Marko Perović |
| 7 | FW | SUI | David Sesa |
| 8 | MF | ITA | Dario Marcolin |
| 9 | FW | ITA | Gianluca Savoldi |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Fábio César |
| 12 | GK | ITA | Andrea Argentati |
| 13 | DF | CRO | Mario Cvitanović |
| 14 | MF | ITA | Renato Olive |
| 16 | FW | ITA | Davide Dionigi (Vice-captain) |
| 17 | MF | ITA | Vincenzo Platone |
| 18 | FW | ITA | Nunzio Di Roberto |
| 19 | MF | ITA | Rubens Pasino |
| 20 | MF | ITA | Nicola Zanini |
| 21 | FW | AUS | Massimiliano Vieri |
| 22 | DF | ITA | Marco Quadrini |
| 23 | MF | ITA | Andrea Bernini |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | MF | ITA | Cataldo Montesanto |
| 25 | DF | ITA | Luigi Piccirillo |
| 26 | FW | ITA | Raffaele Pianese |
| 27 | GK | ITA | Pierluigi Brivio |
| 31 | DF | ITA | Gaetano Avolio |
| 36 | DF | ITA | Michele Iorio |
| 40 | DF | ITA | Massimo Carrera |
| 41 | DF | ITA | Nicola Stroffolino |
| 42 | FW | ITA | Pasquale Iadaresta |
| 49 | MF | ITA | Francesco Rega |
| 53 | MF | ITA | Giuseppe Vitagliano |
| 64 | MF | ITA | Marcello D'Angelo |
| 65 | MF | ITA | Gennaro Esposito |
| 77 | DF | COL | Gonzalo Martínez |
| 85 | MF | ITA | Raffaele Corsale |
| 86 | GK | ITA | Giulio Coppola |
| 87 | GK | ITA | Raffaele Sorriso |
| 90 | DF | ITA | Daniele Portanova |
| 91 | DF | ITA | Mauro Bonomi |
| 97 | MF | ITA | Gennaro Sileno |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from |
| GK | Andrea Argentati | Vigor Senigallia |
| GK | Pierluigi Brivio | Genoa |
| DF | Massimo Carrera | Atalanta |
| DF | Mario Cvitanović | Genoa |
| DF | Daniele Portanova | Messina |
| DF | Sean Sogliano | Perugia |
| DF | Vittorio Tosto | Piacenza |
| DF | Marco Zamboni | Udinese |
| MF | Andrea Bernini | Sampdoria |
| MF | Cataldo Montesanto | Ascoli |
| MF | Renato Olive | Bologna |
| MF | Nicola Zanini | Como |
| FW | Gianluca Savoldi | Reggina |
| FW | Massimiliano Vieri | Juventus |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To |
| GK | Raffaele Gragnaniello | Giugliano |
| GK | Francesco Mancini | Pisa |
| DF | Francesco Baldini | Genoa |
| DF | Antonio Bocchetti | Piacenza |
| DF | Maurizio D'Angelo | Chievo |
| DF | Abdelilah Saber | Torino |
| DF | Alberto Savino | Ternana |
| DF | Mariano Stendardo | Taranto |
| DF | Emanuele Troise | Bologna |
| DF | Matteo Villa | Genoa |
| MF | Gonzalo Martínez | Udinese |
| FW | Carlos Pavón | Monarcas Morelia |
| FW | Roberto Stellone | Reggina |

#### Winter

In :
| Pos. | Name | from |
| DF | Alessandro Del Grosso | Catania |
| MF | Gonzalo Martínez | Udinese |
| MF | Marko Perović | Ancona |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To |
| DF | Massimo Russo | Giugliano |
| DF | Sean Sogliano | Ancona |
| MF | Francesco Montervino | Catania |
| MF | Vincenzo Platone | Teramo |
| FW | Antonio Floro Flores | Sampdoria |

## Serie B
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 (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 | |
* ↑ Folded after bankruptcy, new entity re-admitted to Serie C1 by Lodo Petrucci.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

### 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | D | D | L | D | D | D | W | D | D | D | D | L | W | D | W | D | L | D | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | D | D | D | D | W | D | L | L | D | D | D |
| Position | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |