2017–18 SSC Napoli season explained

Club:Napoli
Season:2017–18
Manager:Maurizio Sarri
Chairman:Aurelio De Laurentiis
Chrtitle:President
Stadium:Stadio San Paolo
League:Serie A
League Result:2nd
Cup1:Coppa Italia
Cup1 Result:Quarter-finals
Cup2:UEFA Champions League
Cup2 Result:Group stage
Cup3:UEFA Europa League
Cup3 Result:Round of 32
League Topscorer:
Dries Mertens (18)
Season Topscorer:
Dries Mertens (22)
Highest Attendance:55,567 vs Juventus
(1 December 2017, Serie A)
Lowest Attendance:10,573 vs Shakhtar Donetsk
(21 November 2017, Champions League)
Average Attendance:43,050[1]
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Prevseason:2016–17
Nextseason:2018–19

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.NameNatPosition(s)Date of birth (Age)Signed fromSigned inContract endsApps.Goals
Goalkeepers
1RafaelGK30 June 2018 Santos20132018320
22Luigi SepeGK30 June 2018 Youth Sector2009202220
25Pepe ReinaGK30 June 2018 Bayern Munich201520181110
Defenders
6Mário RuiLB30 June 2018 Roma20172018252
11Christian MaggioRB30 June 2018 Sampdoria2008201823320
19Hrvoje MilićLB30 June 2018Unattached2018201800
21Vlad ChiricheșCB30 June 2018 Tottenham Hotspur20152020293
23Elseid HysajRB30 June 2018 Empoli201520211070
26Kalidou KoulibalyCB30 June 2018 Genk201420211238
31Faouzi GhoulamLB30 June 2018 Saint-Étienne201420221102
33Raúl AlbiolCB30 June 2018 Real Madrid201320201605
62Lorenzo TonelliCB30 June 2018 Empoli2016202073
Midfielders
5AllanCM30 June 2018 Udinese201520231028
8JorginhoDM30 June 2018 Hellas Verona201420201332
17Marek HamšíkCM30 June 2018 Brescia20072020395100
20Piotr ZielińskiCM / RW / LW30 June 2018 Udinese20162021729
27Zinédine MachachCM / DM30 June 2018Unattached2018202200
30Marko RogCM30 June 2018 Dinamo Zagreb20162021431
37Adam OunasRW30 June 2018 Bordeaux2017202270
42Amadou DiawaraDM30 June 2018 Bologna20162021361
Forwards
7José CallejónRW30 June 2018 Real Madrid2013202018857
14Dries MertensCF30 June 2018 PSV Eindhoven2013202017068
18LeandrinhoCF30 June 2018 Ponte Preta2017202100
24Lorenzo InsigneLW30 June 2018 Youth Sector2009202220548
99Arkadiusz MilikST30 June 2018 Ajax201620213210
Players transferred during the season
15Emanuele GiaccheriniCM / RM / LM30 June 2018 Sunderland20162019201
19Nikola MaksimovićCB30 June 2018 Torino20162021101

Transfers

In

DatePlayerMoving fromFeeNotesSource
Jonathan de Guzmán ChievoLoan return
Alberto Grassi AtalantaLoan return
Roberto Insigne LatinaLoan return
Duván Zapata UdineseLoan return
Juan Camilo Zúñiga WatfordLoan return
Adam Ounas Bordeaux€10M€10M + €2M in bonuses if Napoli qualify for the Champions League[2]
Roberto Inglese Chievo€12MPlayer will remain on loan with Chievo for 2017–18 season[3]
Zinédine MachachFree agentFree[4]
Hrvoje MilićFree agentFree[5]

Loans in

Out

DatePlayerMoving toFeeNotesSource
Jonathan de Guzmán Eintracht FrankfurtUndisclosed[7]
Leonardo Pavoletti Cagliari€12M[8]
Ivan Strinić Sampdoria€23MFee part of Duván Zapata deal[9]

Loans out

DatePlayerMoving toFeeNotesSource
Alberto Grassi SPALLoanLoan with an option to buy[10]
Duván Zapata Sampdoria€23MFee part of Ivan Strinić deal; loan with an obligation to buy[11]
Nikola Maksimović Spartak MoscowLoan[12]
Emanuele Giaccherini ChievoLoan[13]

Competitions

Serie A

See main article: 2017–18 Serie A.

Matches

Coppa Italia

See main article: 2017–18 Coppa Italia.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League.

Group stage

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

Knockout phase

See main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase.

Round of 32

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|-! colspan=14 style="background:#5DAFE3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers|-! colspan=14 style="background:#5DAFE3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Defenders|-! colspan=14 style="background:#5DAFE3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Midfielders|-! 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

width=15width=15width=15width=15width=145Namewidth=80Serie Awidth=80Coppa Italiawidth=80UEFA CLwidth=80UEFA ELwidth=80Total
114FWDries Mertens1813022
224FWLorenzo Insigne814114
37FWJosé Callejón1002012
417MFMarek Hamšík70007
20MFPiotr Zieliński4021
699FWArkadiusz Milik50106
726DFKalidou Koulibaly50005
85MFAllan40004
8MFJorginho2020
1033DFRaúl Albiol30003
116DFMário Rui20002
31DFFaouzi Ghoulam2000
42MFAmadou Diawara1010
1430MFMarko Rog10001
37MFAdam Ounas0001
62DFLorenzo Tonelli1000
Own goals40004
Totals77215397

Clean sheets

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125GKPepe Reina1803122
222GKLuigi Sepe11002
Totals1913124

Last updated: 20 May 2018

Disciplinary record

NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA CLUEFA ELTotal
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25GKPepe Reina100000100000200
6DFMário Rui810000000100910
11DFChristian Maggio000000200000200
21DFVlad Chiricheș100000100000200
23DFElseid Hysaj301000000000301
26DFKalidou Koulibaly5011004001001101
31DFFaouzi Ghoulam100000000000100
33DFRaúl Albiol700000100000800
62DFLorenzo Tonelli000000000100100
5MFAllan200000000000200
8MFJorginho500000000000500
15MFEmanuele Giaccherini200000000000200
17MFMarek Hamšík200000000000200
20MFPiotr Zieliński300000000100400
30MFMarko Rog200100000000300
42MFAmadou Diawara100000100000200
7FWJosé Callejón300000000000300
14FWDries Mertens400000300000700
24FWLorenzo Insigne400000200000600
99FWArkadiusz Milik200000000000200
Totals561220015004007712

Last updated: 18 April 2018

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistiche Spettatori Serie a 2017-2018 Attendance Statistics of Serie A (1st Div) 2017-2018 Fiorentina,Inter,Inter,Lazio,Milan.
  2. Web site: Official: Napoli sign Ounas. Football Italia. 3 July 2017. 3 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Official: Napoli sign Inglese. Football Italia. 31 August 2017. 2 September 2017.
  4. Web site: Official: Napoli sign Machach. Football Italia. 11 January 2018. 6 June 2018.
  5. Web site: Napoli confirm Milic signing. Football Italia. 23 February 2018. 6 June 2018.
  6. Web site: Official: Napoli sign Mario Rui. Football Italia. 13 July 2017. 13 July 2017.
  7. Web site: Official: Napoli sell De Guzman. Football Italia. 6 July 2017. 7 July 2017.
  8. Web site: Official: Cagliari sign Pavoletti. Football Italia. 30 August 2017. 1 September 2017.
  9. Web site: Official: Zapata and Strinic to Samp. Football Italia. 31 August 2017. 2 September 2017.
  10. Web site: Official: Spal sign Grassi. Football Italia. 27 July 2017. 27 July 2017.
  11. Web site: Official: Zapata and Strinic to Samp. Football Italia. 31 August 2017. 2 September 2017.
  12. Web site: Official: Spartak sign Maksimovic. Football Italia. 26 January 2018. 31 January 2018.
  13. Web site: Official: Chievo sign Giaccherini. Football Italia. 31 January 2018. 31 January 2018.

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