# 2008–09 SSC Napoli season

2008–09 Serie A was the 67th Serie A season in the history of Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, and their 83rd overall.

## 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 | Luigi Vitale |
| 4 | MF | ITA | Francesco Montervino |
| 5 | MF | ITA | Michele Pazienza |
| 6 | DF | ITA | Salvatore Aronica |
| 7 | FW | ARG | Ezequiel Lavezzi |
| 8 | MF | ITA | Manuele Blasi |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Germán Denis |
| 11 | MF | ITA | Christian Maggio |
| 12 | FW | BRA | Piá |
| 13 | DF | ITA | Fabiano Santacroce |
| 14 | FW | ITA | Roberto De Zerbi |
| 15 | MF | ARG | Jesús Dátolo |
| 17 | MF | SVK | Marek Hamšík |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | URU | Mariano Bogliacino |
| 20 | FW | ITA | Andrea Russotto |
| 22 | GK | ITA | Matteo Gianello |
| 23 | MF | URU | Walter Gargano |
| 24 | MF | ITA | Samuele Dalla Bona |
| 25 | FW | URU | Marcelo Zalayeta |
| 28 | DF | ITA | Paolo Cannavaro (captain) |
| 30 | GK | ARG | Nicolás Navarro |
| 32 | MF | URU | Nicolás Amodio |
| 44 | GK | ITA | Luigi Sepe |
| 70 | GK | ITA | Luca Bucci |
| 77 | MF | ITA | Daniele Mannini |
| 83 | DF | ITA | Leandro Rinaudo |
| 96 | DF | ITA | Matteo Contini |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 10 | Lazio | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 50 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 11 | Atalanta | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 47 | |
| 12 | Napoli | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 46 | |
| 13 | Sampdoria | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 46 | |
| 14 | Siena | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 44 | |
* ↑ Lazio qualified for the play-off round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League by winning the 2008–09 Coppa Italia.
* 1 2 Napoli finished ahead of Sampdoria on head-to-head points: Napoli 2–0 Sampdoria, Sampdoria 2–2 Napoli.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 31 May 2009. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | D | D | L | W | L | D | L | L | W |
| Position | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Cup
#### Second qualifying round
#### First round
## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| FW | Germán Denis | Independiente | €6.3M |
| DF | Leandro Rinaudo | Palermo | €4.8M |
| MF | Christian Maggio | Sampdoria | €12.1M |
| FW | Andrea Russotto | Bellinzona | Loan |
| DF | Salvatore Aronica | Reggina | undisclosed |
| MF | Jesús Dátolo | Boca Juniors | €8M |

### Out

| Pos. | Player | To | Fee |
| MF | Roberto Sosa | Gimnasia | Free |
| DF | György Garics | Atalanta | Co-ownership, Undisclosed |
| DF | Andrea Cupi | Empoli | Free |
| DF | Tommaso Romito | Pescara | Co-ownership, Undisclosed |
| FW | Emanuele Calaiò | Siena | Co-ownership, Undisclosed |
| DF | Maurizio Domizzi | Udinese | Co-ownership, Undisclosed |

### Players out on loan

| Pos. | Player | On loan to |
| FW | Christian Bucchi | Ascoli |
| DF | Erminio Rullo | Triestina |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

Last updated on 30 May 2009
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Serie A | Serie A | UEFA Intertoto Cup | UEFA Intertoto Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ITA | Gennaro Iezzo | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ITA | Gianluca Grava | 9 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | ITA | Luigi Vitale | 23 | 2 | 17+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ITA | Francesco Montervino | 16 | 1 | 6+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ITA | Michele Pazienza | 36 | 1 | 18+11 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ITA | Salvatore Aronica | 25 | 0 | 15+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ARG | Ezequiel Lavezzi | 34 | 8 | 29+1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ITA | Manuele Blasi | 36 | 0 | 31+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Germán Denis | 40 | 9 | 22+12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ITA | Christian Maggio | 28 | 5 | 22+1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | BRA | Piá | 20 | 6 | 8+7 | 4 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | ITA | Fabiano Santacroce | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ARG | Jesús Dátolo | 9 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SVK | Marek Hamšík | 39 | 12 | 31+1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | URU | Mariano Bogliacino | 19 | 3 | 8+7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ITA | Mirko Savini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ITA | Andrea Russotto | 17 | 0 | 0+15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ITA | Matteo Gianello | 8 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | URU | Walter Gargano | 33 | 0 | 23+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ITA | Samuele Dalla Bona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | URU | Marcelo Zalayeta | 32 | 4 | 17+10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ITA | Paolo Cannavaro | 36 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ARG | Nicolás Navarro | 22 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | URU | Nicolás Amodio | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | GK | ITA | Luigi Sepe | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | GK | ITA | Luca Bucci | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | ITA | Daniele Mannini | 26 | 0 | 21+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | MF | ITA | Leandro Rinaudo | 21 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | DF | ITA | Matteo Contini | 40 | 0 | 31+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

    Disciplinary records for 2008–09 league and cup matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.

### Starting 11

| No. | Pos. | Name | MS |
| 30 | GK | Navarro | 21 |
| 13 | CB | Santacroce | 30 |
| 28 | CB | Cannavaro | 36 |
| 96 | CB | Contini | 36 |
| 11 | RWB | Maggio | 26 |
| 8 | CM | Blasi | 35 |
| 23 | CM | Gargano | 30 |
| 17 | CM | Hamšík | 37 |
| 77 | LWB | Mannini | 22 |
| 7 | ST | Lavezzi | 32 |
| 9 | CF | Denis | 25 |
Last updated: 31 May 2009 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).