2000–01 SSC Napoli season explained

Season:	2000-01
League Result:	17th (relegated to Serie B)
League Topscorer:	Nicola Amoruso (10)
Cup1 Result:	Second Round
Nextseason:	2001–02

S.S.C. Napoli returned to Serie A, following a couple of years in Serie B, where the club had rebuilt itself following the disastrous 1997-98 season, when it scored merely 14 points from 34 games.

Napoli was relegated once more, when a win against Fiorentina in the final round proved redundant due to all the other teams involved in the battle (to avoid relegation) also winning their matches; including a shocking win for Lecce against title-chasers Lazio. The investment in several new players came back to haunt Napoli when those players did not perform, causing bankruptcy three years later.

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Alberto Fontana
• Francesco Mancini
• Luca Mondini

Defenders

• Rabiu Afolabi
• Dario Baccin
• Francesco Baldini
• Antonio Bocchetti
• Salvatore Fresi
• Steinar Nilsen
• Facundo Quiroga
• Abdelilah Saber
• Emanuele Troise

Midfielders

• Claudio Husaín
• Marek Jankulovski
• Oscar Magoni
• Matuzalém
• Francesco Moriero
• Fabio Pecchia
• Mauricio Pineda
• Giacomo Tedesco
• José Luís Vidigal

Attackers

• Amauri
• Nicola Amoruso
• Claudio Bellucci
• Edmundo
• Antonio Floro Flores
• David Sesa
• Roberto Stellone

Serie A

See main article: 2000–01 Serie A.

Top scorers

• Nicola Amoruso 10
• Fabio Pecchia 6
• Edmundo 4
• Marek Jankulovski 3