1984–85 SSC Napoli season explained

Season:	1984-85
League Result:	8th
Cup1 Result:	Last 16
League Topscorer:	Diego Maradona (14)
Season Topscorer:	Diego Maradona (17)
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Nextseason:	1985–86

S.S.C. Napoli improved by three positions following the arrival of Diego Maradona at the club. The new #10 had been bought from FC Barcelona on a World record transfer fee, and he fulfilled expectations with 14 goals in his debut season, making him the third best scorer in the entire league. The teams' league performance, however, was only average, ending up eight of out 16 teams. The previous season had almost resulted in relegation, so Maradona's arrival certainly boosted the team well before its two scudetti.

Squad

Transfers

In
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FW			U$ 10,5 million^[1]
MF
DF
DF			loan ended
MF
FW

Out
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MF
DF		Cannes
GK	Massimo Assante	Cavese
DF		Campobasso
DF		Taranto
DF		Pisa
MF		Avellino
MF		Monopoli	loan
FW		Foligno
FW			^[2]

Winter

In
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DF

Out
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FW

Competitions

Serie A

See main article: 1984–85 Serie A.

Topscorers

• Diego Maradona 14
• Daniel Bertoni 11
• Luigi Caffarelli 6

Coppa Italia

See main article: 1984–85 Coppa Italia. Group phaseEightfinals

Statistics

Players statistics

Sources

• RSSSF - Italy 1984/85 (for stats)
• Italian Wikipedia (for squad)

Notes and References

1. News: Calciomercato story, i colpi più costosi anno per anno: Maradona e gli Anni 80. it. 27 January 2016. Gazzetta.it. Francesco Letizia. 20 May 2022.
2. News: Pellegrini viola - La sua panchina vale 55 milioni. La Repubblica. 8 July 1984. 26. 20 May 2022.