# 1984–85 UC Sampdoria season

UC Sampdoria recorded its best league season since 1960–61, thanks to a fourth place-finish. President Mantovani had surprised the football world by signing Liverpool stalwart Graeme Souness to the squad, and it paid off, with Souness adapting quickly to Italian football, also helping the team to win the 1985 edition of Coppa Italia, which was the first ever title for the club. The defensive line, with Moreno Mannini, Pietro Vierchowod and Antonio Paganin among the crew, was the main reason for the success, Sampdoria conceding just 23 goals in 30 league matches played. Quite a few of the players were still with the club when it finally won the league title in 1991.

## 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 |
| — | GK | ITA | Ivano Bordon |
| — | GK | ITA | Roberto Bocchino |
| — | DF | ITA | Moreno Mannini |
| — | DF | ITA | Pietro Vierchowod |
| — | DF | ITA | Luca Pellegrini |
| — | DF | ITA | Alessandro Renica |
| — | DF | ITA | Roberto Galia |
| — | DF | ITA | Antonio Paganin |
| — | DF | ITA | Enzo Gambaro |
| — | MF | ITA | Fausto Pari |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SCO | Graeme Souness |
| — | MF | ITA | Alessandro Scanziani |
| — | MF | ITA | Fausto Salsano |
| — | MF | ITA | Evaristo Beccalossi |
| — | MF | ITA | Francesco Casagrande |
| — | MF | ITA | Giovanni Picasso |
| — | FW | ENG | Trevor Francis |
| — | FW | ITA | Roberto Mancini |
| — | FW | ITA | Gianluca Vialli |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Gianluca Vialli | Cremonese | |
| MF | Graeme Souness | Liverpool | |
| MF | Fausto Salsano | Parma | loan ended |
| DF | Moreno Mannini | Como | |
| DF | Antonio Paganin | Bologna | |
| MF | Evaristo Beccalossi | Internazionale | |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | to | Type |
| MF | Liam Brady | Internazionale | |
| FW | Domenico Marocchino | Bologna FC | |
| FW | Nicola Zanone | Perugia | |
| DF | Giovanni Guerrini | Como | |
| MF | Gianfranco Belloto | | end of contract |
| FW | Alviero Chiorri | Cremonese | |
| GK | Mauro Rosin | Perugia | |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 |
| 6 | Juventus | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 36 | Qualification to European Cup |
* 1 2 Position defined by head-to-head points: Milan: 3 pts; Juventus: 1 pt.
* ↑ Juventus gained entry to the 1985–86 European Cup as defending champions.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Worldfootball

#### 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 | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | D | W | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | D | D | D | D | L | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | L | L | D | W |
| Position | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

#### Topscorers

* Trevor Francis 6
* Fausto Salsano 6
* Graeme Souness 5
* Alessandro Scanziani 4
* Roberto Mancini 3
* Gianluca Vialli 3

### Coppa Italia
#### Group phase (Group 6)

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Sampdoria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 8 |
| 2 | Bari | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 |
| 3 | Catanzaro | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 |
| 4 | Udinese | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 5 |
| 5 | Lecce | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 3 |
| 6 | Cavese | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 0 |

#### Final
## Statistics
### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | 1984–85 Serie A | 1984–85 Serie A | 1984–85 Coppa Italia | 1984–85 Coppa Italia |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ITA | Ivano Bordon | 30 | -21 | 30 | -21 |
| | DF | ITA | Moreno Mannini | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Luca Pellegrini | 26 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Pietro Vierchowod | 29 | 2 | 29 | 2 |
| | DF | ITA | Alessandro Renica | 26 | 2 | 23+3 | 2 |
| | MF | ITA | Alessandro Scanziani | 29 | 4 | 29 | 4 |
| | MF | ITA | Fausto Pari | 29 | 0 | 27+2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Graeme Souness | 28 | 5 | 28 | 5 |
| | MF | ITA | Fausto Salsano | 28 | 6 | 22+6 | 6 |
| | FW | ENG | Trevor Francis | 24 | 6 | 23+1 | 6 |
| | FW | ITA | Gianluca Vialli | 28 | 3 | 19+9 | 3 |
| | GK | ITA | Roberto Bocchino | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Roberto Mancini | 24 | 3 | 19+5 | 3 |
| | DF | ITA | Roberto Galia | 24 | 1 | 18+6 | 1 |
| | MF | ITA | Evaristo Beccalossi | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Francesco Casagrande | 11 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Antonio Paganin | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Enzo Gambaro | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Giovanni Picasso | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
* Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1984/908/