# 2007–08 SSC Napoli season

SSC Napoli returned to Serie A with a stable funding from Aurelio De Laurentiis and a couple of exciting new signings in Marek Hamšík and Ezequiel Lavezzi. With those two quality players in the squad, Napoli was a reliable force, finishing 8th in the standings. Another surprising performer was defensive general Maurizio Domizzi, who scored 11 goals in all competitions, becoming the club's tied top scorer with Lavezzi.

## 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 | Gennaro Iezzo |
| 2 | DF | ITA | Gianluca Grava |
| 3 | DF | ITA | Erminio Rullo |
| 4 | MF | ITA | Francesco Montervino |
| 5 | MF | ITA | Michele Pazienza |
| 5 | MF | ITA | Fabio Gatti |
| 6 | DF | PAR | Rubén Maldonado |
| 7 | FW | ARG | Ezequiel Lavezzi |
| 8 | MF | ITA | Manuele Blasi |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Roberto Sosa |
| 11 | FW | ITA | Emanuele Calaiò |
| 12 | GK | ITA | Biagio Del Giudice |
| 13 | DF | ITA | Fabiano Santacroce |
| 14 | DF | AUT | György Garics |
| 16 | DF | ITA | Andrea Cupi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | SVK | Marek Hamšík |
| 18 | MF | URU | Mariano Bogliacino |
| 19 | DF | ITA | Mirko Savini |
| 20 | FW | ITA | Roberto De Zerbi |
| 21 | DF | ITA | Maurizio Domizzi |
| 22 | GK | ITA | Matteo Gianello |
| 23 | MF | URU | Walter Gargano |
| 24 | MF | ITA | Samuele Dalla Bona |
| 25 | FW | URU | Marcelo Zalayeta |
| 27 | MF | ITA | Marco Capparella |
| 28 | DF | ITA | Paolo Cannavaro (captain) |
| 30 | GK | ARG | Nicolás Navarro |
| 77 | MF | ITA | Daniele Mannini |
| 96 | DF | ITA | Matteo Contini |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Sampdoria | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 60 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Udinese | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 57 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 8 | Napoli | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 50 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
| 9 | Atalanta | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 48 | |
| 10 | Genoa | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 48 | |
* ↑ The 7th-placed team qualified for the UEFA Cup due to both of the Coppa Italia finalists, Roma and Internazionale, finishing 6th or higher.
* 1 2 Atalanta finished ahead of Genoa on head-to-head points: Genoa 2-1 Atalanta, Atalanta 2-0 Genoa.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 18 May 2008. Source: Competitive matches

#### 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | L |
| Position | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |

#### Matches
### Coppa Italia
## Statistics
### Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches.
| Rnk | Pos | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
| 1 | FW | Ezequiel Lavezzi | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| = | DF | Maurizio Domizzi | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | MF | Marek Hamšík | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | FW | Marcelo Zalayeta | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | FW | Roberto Sosa | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | Mariano Bogliacino | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| = | FW | Emanuele Calaiò | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | Walter Gargano | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | Roberto De Zerbi | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | MF | Daniele Mannini | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | Samuele Dalla Bona | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | DF | Paolo Cannavaro | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | DF | Matteo Contini | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | DF | György Garics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 50 | 13 | 63 |
Last updated: 18 May 2008 Source:

### Starting 11

| No. | Pos. | Name | MS |
| 1 | GK | Iezzo | 20 |
| 21 | CB | Domizzi | 33 |
| 28 | CB | Cannavaro | 39 |
| 96 | CB | Contini | 25 |
| 14 | RWB | Garics | 18 |
| 8 | CM | Blasi | 30 |
| 23 | CM | Gargano | 37 |
| 17 | CM | Hamšík | 35 |
| 19 | LWB | Savini | 30 |
| 7 | ST | Lavezzi | 35 |
| 25 | CF | Zalayeta | 23 |
Last updated: 18 May 2008 Source: Squad statistics and Start formations
Only competitive matches. Using the most used start formation. Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).