Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly known as SSC Napoli or simply Napoli, is an Italian professional association football club based in Naples, Campania. Founded in 1926, Napoli have played their home games at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona since 1959, which was renamed from Stadio San Paolo in 2020 following the former player's death. Napoli are among the most successful clubs in Italian football, winning the Serie A four times, the Coppa Italia six times, the Supercoppa Italiana three times, and the UEFA Cup once. They are the reigning 2025 Serie A champions.
Honours Napoli has won honours both domestically and abroad. Their first trophy came in 1962 when they defeated SPAL 2–1 in the Coppa Italia. They won their first Serie A title in the 1986–87 season, and two seasons later they won the UEFA Cup — their only European trophy to date. They have since won numerous domestic honours, including the 2022–23 and 2024–25 Serie A titles. In its history, Napoli has won the following:
European UEFA Cup Winners (1): 1988–89
Anglo-Italian League Cup Winners (1): 1976
Coppa delle Alpi Winners (1): 1966
Domestic
Serie A Winners (4): 1986–87, 1989–90, 2022–23, 2024–25 Coppa Italia Winners (6): 1961–62, 1975–76, 1986–87, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2019–20 Supercoppa Italiana Winners (3): 1990, 2014, 2025–26 Serie B Winners (2): 1945–46 (Serie A-B Southern Italy co-champions with Bari), 1949–50 Serie C1 Winners (1): 2005–06
Divisional movements SeriesYearsLastPromotionsRelegationsA812026–27 – 6 (1942, 1948, 1961, 1963, 1998, 2001)B122006–07 6 (1946, 1950, 1962, 1965, 2000, 2007) 1 (2004)C22005–06 1 (2006)never95 years of professional football in Italy since 1929SSC Napoli created in National Division in 1927
Player records
Most appearances Midfielder Marek Hamšík holds the record for most appearances by a Napoli player, taking the field 520 times. He also holds the record for league competitions with 408 appearances, and for UEFA competitions with 80 appearances. - Competitive matches only, including substitutes.
RankPlayerYearsLeague (Serie A)Domestic cupsUEFA competitionsOther competitionsTotal1 408 (408)328005202 1972–1988387 (387)962625113 1962–1978394 (355)7220195054 2009–20102012–2022337 (337)237314345 2013–2022295 (295)237903976 1977–1988310 (310)701603967 2016–2024281 (281)196403648 255 (255)256903499 1984–1994247 (247)4728032210 2014–2022236 (236)17640317 Notes
Goalscorers
Most goals scored in all competitions: 148, Dries Mertens Most goals scored in league matches: 113, Dries Mertens Most goals scored in Serie A: 113, Dries Mertens Most goals scored in Coppa Italia: 29, Diego Maradona Most goals scored in European competitions: 28, Dries Mertens Most goals scored in a season in all competitions: 38, Edinson Cavani in 2012–13 and Gonzalo Higuaín in 2015–16 Most league goals in a Serie A season: 36, Gonzalo Higuaín in 2015–16 Most league goals in a Serie B season: 22, Stefan Schwoch in 1999–2000. Most league goals in a Serie C season: 18, Emanuele Calaiò in 2004–05. Most goals in a competitive match: 5, Attila Sallustro against Reggiana, in the 1928–29 Divisione Nazionale, and Daniel Fonseca against Valencia, in the 1992–93 UEFA Cup.
Top goalscorers During a Coppa Italia match against Inter Milan on 13 June 2020, Dries Mertens scored his 122nd goal for Napoli, breaking Marek Hamšík's all-time record for most goals scored by a Napoli player. Mertens would finish his career with Napoli with 148 goals, and remains the club's all-time top goalscorer to this day.
Competitive matches only.
RankPlayerYearsLeague (Serie A)Domestic cupsUEFA competitionsOther competitionsTotal (apps)Ratio1 Dries Mertens113 (113)7280148 (397)2 Lorenzo Insigne2009–2010 2012–202296 (96)8180122 (434)3 2007–2019100 (100)5160121 (520)4 1984–199181 (81)2950115 (259)5 Attila Sallustro1926–1937106 (78)101108 (266)6 Edinson Cavani2010–201378 (78)7190104 (138)7 1929–1935102 (102)001103 (194)8 1965–197271 (71)1101597 (234)9 Careca1987–199373 (73)158096 (221)10 Gonzalo Higuaín2013–201671 (71)315291 (149)11 José Callejón2013–202064 (64)612082 (349)12 1975–197955 (55)193077 (165)13 2020–202565 (65)011076 (133)14 1955–196069 (69)30070 (155) Cané 1962–1969 1972–197556 (56)401070 (254)
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International honors won while playing at Napoli
FIFA World Cup The following players have won the FIFA World Cup while playing for Napoli: Giuseppe Cavanna – 1934 Diego Maradona – 1986
UEFA European Championship The following players have won the UEFA European Championship while playing for Napoli: Antonio Juliano – 1968 Dino Zoff – 1968 Alex Meret – 2020 Giovanni Di Lorenzo – 2020 Lorenzo Insigne – 2020
Copa América The following players have won the Copa América while playing for Napoli: Edinson Cavani – 2011
Africa Cup of Nations The following players have won the Africa Cup of Nations while playing for Napoli: Kalidou Koulibaly – 2021
Olympic Games The following players have won a gold medal in football at the Olympic Games while playing for Napoli: Ezequiel Lavezzi – 2008 Nicolás Navarro – 2008
Record transfer fees The highest transfer fee paid for a player in club history was €70 million, which was paid to Lille in exchange for Victor Osimhem on 31 July 2020. Conversely, the highest transfer fee in club history ever received for a player was €90 million, when Juventus paid for Gonzalo Higuain on 27 July 2016.
Managerial records
Fritz Kreutzer was Napoli's manager in the first season of the club's history. The Austrian midfielder spent one season at Napoli as a player-manager. The longest serving manager by number of matches is Eraldo Monzeglio, who managed Napoli from 1949 to 1956, for a total of 236 matches.
Competitive matches only. RankManagerYearsMatches managed 1 Bruno Pesaola 1964–19681976–1977 2652 Eraldo Monzeglio 1949–1956236 Ottavio Bianchi 1985–19891992–1993 4 Walter Mazzarri 2009–20132023–2024 199 5 Giuseppe Chiappella 1968–1973 189 6 Edoardo Reja 2005–2009 188 7 Luís Vinício 1973–19761978–1980 176 8 William Garbutt 1929–1935 169 9 Maurizio Sarri 2015–2018 147 10 Amedeo Amadei 1956–19591959–1961 146
Notes
Club records Goals Most league goals scored in a season: 94 in 38 matches (2016–17) Fewest league goals scored in a season: 18 in 30 matches (1972–73) Most league goals conceded in a season: 76 in 34 matches (1997–98) Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 19 in 30 matches (1970–71)
Points Most points in a season: Two points for a win – 51 in 34 matches (1989–90) Three points for a win – 91 in 38 matches (2017–18)
Matches Record wins Record home win: Napoli 8–1 Pro Patria (Serie A, 16 October 1955)
Record away win: Bologna 1–7 Napoli (Serie A, 4 February 2017)
Record European win: Ajax 1–6 Napoli (Champions League, 4 October 2022)
Record defeats
Record away defeat: Torino 11–0 Napoli (Divisione Nazionale, 4 March 1928) Roma 8–0 Napoli (Serie A, 29 March 1959)
Record consecutive results Record consecutive wins: 13 (30 April 2017 to 14 October 2017) Record consecutive defeats: 6 (1997–98) Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 19 (4 March 2017 to 26 November 2017) Record consecutive wins from the beginning of a league season: 8 (2017–18 and 2021–22)
Statistics in European football
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