The 2017–18 season was Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli's 72nd season in Serie A. The team competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Europa League.
In the league, Napoli set a new club record for points in a single Serie A season, finishing with 91, though this would only be good enough for 2nd place behind champions Juventus, with 95. Dries Mertens was once again the club's top league goalscorer, albeit with ten fewer goals than the previous season; he scored 18 in Serie A and 22 in all competitions. In the Coppa Italia Napoli were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Atalanta. In the Champions League, Napoli had first to navigate through the play-off round, successfully eliminating French club Nice with 2–0 wins in both legs, 4–0 on aggregate. However, having been drawn into a group with English club Manchester City, Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk, and Dutch club Feyenoord, Napoli finished a disappointing third, with four defeats and only two victories. As a result Napoli dropped down to the round of 32 of the Europa League, once again experiencing European disappointment as they were eliminated on away goals after drawing 3–3 across two legs with German club RB Leipzig.
This was Maurizio Sarri's third and final season in charge of the club after signing from Empoli in the summer of 2015.
Players
Squad information Last updated on 20 May 2018 Appearances include league matches only No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Rafael GK Santos 2013 2018 32 0 22 Luigi Sepe GK Youth Sector 2009 2022 2 0 25 Pepe Reina GK Bayern Munich 2015 2018 111 0 Defenders 6 Mário Rui LB Roma 2017 2018 25 2 11 Christian Maggio RB Sampdoria 2008 2018 233 20 19 Hrvoje Milić LB Unattached 2018 2018 0 0 21 Vlad Chiricheș CB Tottenham Hotspur 2015 2020 29 3 23 Elseid Hysaj RB Empoli 2015 2021 107 0 26 Kalidou Koulibaly CB Genk 2014 2021 123 8 31 Faouzi Ghoulam LB Saint-Étienne 2014 2022 110 2 33 Raúl Albiol CB Real Madrid 2013 2020 160 5 62 Lorenzo Tonelli CB Empoli 2016 2020 7 3 Midfielders 5 Allan CM Udinese 2015 2023 102 8 8 Jorginho DM Hellas Verona 2014 2020 133 2 17 Marek Hamšík CM Brescia 2007 2020 395 100 20 Piotr Zieliński CM / RW / LW Udinese 2016 2021 72 9 27 Zinédine Machach CM / DM Unattached 2018 2022 0 0 30 Marko Rog CM Dinamo Zagreb 2016 2021 43 1 37 Adam Ounas RW Bordeaux 2017 2022 7 0 42 Amadou Diawara DM Bologna 2016 2021 36 1 Forwards 7 José Callejón RW Real Madrid 2013 2020 188 57 14 Dries Mertens CF PSV Eindhoven 2013 2020 170 68 18 Leandrinho CF Ponte Preta 2017 2021 0 0 24 Lorenzo Insigne LW Youth Sector 2009 2022 205 48 99 Arkadiusz Milik ST Ajax 2016 2021 32 10 Players transferred during the season 15 Emanuele Giaccherini CM / RM / LM Sunderland 2016 2019 20 1 19 Nikola Maksimović CB Torino 2016 2021 10 1
Transfers
In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Jonathan de Guzmán Chievo Loan return Alberto Grassi Atalanta Loan return Roberto Insigne Latina Loan return Duván Zapata Udinese Loan return Juan Camilo Zúñiga Watford Loan return Adam Ounas Bordeaux €10M €10M + €2M in bonuses if Napoli qualify for the Champions League Roberto Inglese Chievo €12M Player will remain on loan with Chievo for 2017–18 season Zinédine Machach Free agent Free Hrvoje Milić Free agent Free
Loans in Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Mário Rui Roma €3.75M Loan with an obligation to buy for €5.5M
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Jonathan de Guzmán Eintracht Frankfurt Undisclosed Leonardo Pavoletti Cagliari €12M Ivan Strinić Sampdoria €23M Fee part of Duván Zapata deal
Loans out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Alberto Grassi SPAL Loan Loan with an option to buy Duván Zapata Sampdoria €23M Fee part of Ivan Strinić deal; loan with an obligation to buy Nikola Maksimović Spartak Moscow Loan Emanuele Giaccherini Chievo Loan
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
UEFA Champions League
Play-off round
Group stage
UEFA Europa League
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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! colspan=14 style="background:#5DAFE3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Forwards
! colspan=14 style="background:#5DAFE3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA CLUEFA ELTotal114FWDries Mertens1813022224FWLorenzo Insigne81411437FWJosé Callejón1002012417MFMarek Hamšík7000720MFPiotr Zieliński4021699FWArkadiusz Milik50106726DFKalidou Koulibaly5000585MFAllan400048MFJorginho20201033DFRaúl Albiol30003116DFMário Rui2000231DFFaouzi Ghoulam200042MFAmadou Diawara10101430MFMarko Rog1000137MFAdam Ounas000162DFLorenzo Tonelli1000Own goals40004Totals77215397
Clean sheets NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA CLUEFA ELTotal125GKPepe Reina1803122222GKLuigi Sepe11002Totals1913124
Last updated: 20 May 2018
Disciplinary record NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA CLUEFA ELTotal25GKPepe Reina1000001000002006DFMário Rui81000000010091011DFChristian Maggio00000020000020021DFVlad Chiricheș10000010000020023DFElseid Hysaj30100000000030126DFKalidou Koulibaly501100400100110131DFFaouzi Ghoulam10000000000010033DFRaúl Albiol70000010000080062DFLorenzo Tonelli0000000001001005MFAllan2000000000002008MFJorginho50000000000050015MFEmanuele Giaccherini20000000000020017MFMarek Hamšík20000000000020020MFPiotr Zieliński30000000010040030MFMarko Rog20010000000030042MFAmadou Diawara1000001000002007FWJosé Callejón30000000000030014FWDries Mertens40000030000070024FWLorenzo Insigne40000020000060099FWArkadiusz Milik200000000000200Totals561220015004007712
Last updated: 18 April 2018
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