2015–16 SSC Napoli season

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Napoli
2015–16 season
PresidentAurelio De Laurentiis
ManagerMaurizio Sarri
StadiumStadio San Paolo
Serie A2nd
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gonzalo Higuaín (36)
All:
Gonzalo Higuaín (38)
Highest home attendance56,452 vs Frosinone
(15 May 2016, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance7,221 vs Hellas Verona
(16 December 2015, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance38,760[1]

The 2015–16 season was Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli's 70th season in Serie A. The team competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, and the UEFA Europa League. In Serie A Napoli enjoyed an immense season, finishing in 2nd place and having been in 1st place for much of the mid-season period. Star striker Gonzalo Higuaín became the player with the most goals in a single season in all of Serie A history, with 36 goals, overtaking Gunnar Nordahl's long-standing record of 35. Napoli were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia by Inter. In the UEFA Europa League, Napoli finished with a perfect 6–0–0 record in the group stage, scoring 22 goals in the process. However, this form did not continue into the knockout phase, where they were eliminated in the round of 32, 2–1 on aggregate by Spanish side and eventual semi-finalists Villarreal.

On 25 May 2015 coach Rafael Benítez was signed by Real Madrid to replace Carlo Ancelotti. Former Empoli manager Maurizio Sarri replaced Benítez on 12 June.[2]

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

As of 2 February 2016[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA Rafael
2 DF Albania ALB Elseid Hysaj
3 DF Croatia CRO Ivan Strinić
5 MF Brazil BRA Allan
6 MF Italy ITA Mirko Valdifiori
7 FW Spain ESP José Callejón
8 MF Italy ITA Jorginho
9 FW Argentina ARG Gonzalo Higuaín
11 DF Italy ITA Christian Maggio (vice-captain)
14 FW Belgium BEL Dries Mertens
17 MF Slovakia SVK Marek Hamšík (captain)
18 DF Italy ITA Vasco Regini
19 MF Spain ESP David López
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Italy ITA Jacopo Dezi
21 DF Romania ROU Vlad Chiricheș
22 GK Brazil BRA Gabriel (on loan from Milan)
23 FW Italy ITA Manolo Gabbiadini
24 FW Italy ITA Lorenzo Insigne
25 GK Spain ESP Pepe Reina
26 DF Senegal SEN Kalidou Koulibaly
31 DF Algeria ALG Faouzi Ghoulam
33 DF Spain ESP Raúl Albiol
77 MF Morocco MAR Omar El Kaddouri
94 MF England ENG Nathaniel Chalobah (on loan from Chelsea)
96 DF Italy ITA Sebastiano Luperto

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
20 June 2015 MF Italy Mirko Valdifiori 29 Italy Empoli €5.5M [4]
23 June 2015 GK Spain Pepe Reina 32 Germany Bayern Munich €2M [5]
22 July 2015 MF Brazil Allan 24 Italy Udinese €12M [6]
30 July 2015 DF Romania Vlad Chiricheș 25 England Tottenham Hotspur €6.2M [7]
3 August 2015 DF Albania Elseid Hysaj 21 Italy Empoli €5M [8]
11 August 2015 MF Italy Raffaele Maiello 24 Italy Crotone €1.5M [9]

Loans in[edit]

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
15 July 2015 GK Brazil Gabriel 22 Italy Milan Loan [10]
1 September 2015 MF England Nathaniel Chalobah 20 England Chelsea Loan [11]

Total expenditure: €32.2 million

Out[edit]

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
3 July 2015 MF Uruguay Walter Gargano 30 Mexico Monterrey €1.4M [12]
13 July 2015 GK Italy Roberto Colombo 39 Italy Cagliari Free [13]
22 July 2015 DF Uruguay Miguel Britos 30 England Watford Free [6]
19 August 2015 MF Switzerland Gökhan Inler 31 England Leicester City €4.2M [14]
24 August 2015 FW Chile Eduardo Vargas 25 Germany Hoffenheim €5M [15]
11 January 2016 DF Brazil Henrique 29 Brazil Fluminense Undisclosed [16]

Loans out[edit]

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
28 January 2016 MF Netherlands Jonathan de Guzmán 28 Italy Carpi [17]

Total revenue: €10.6 million

Net income: Decrease €21.6 million

Competitions[edit]

Overall[edit]

Competition Started round Current
position 		Final
position 		First match Last match
Serie A Matchday 1 — Runners-up 23 August 2015 15 May 2016
Coppa Italia Round of 16 — Quarter-finals 16 December 2015 19 January 2016
Europa League Group stage — Round of 32 17 September 2015 25 February 2016

Last updated: 15 May 2016

Serie A[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 Serie A

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus (C) 38 29 4 5 75 20 +55 91 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Napoli 38 25 7 6 80 32 +48 82
3 Roma 38 23 11 4 83 41 +42 80 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Internazionale 38 20 7 11 50 38 +12 67 Qualification to Europa League group stage[a]
5 Fiorentina 38 18 10 10 60 42 +18 64
Source: Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[18]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2015–16 Coppa Italia, Juventus, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to fifth-placed team and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 25 7 6 80 32  +48 82 16 3 0 49 12  +37 9 4 6 31 20  +11

Last updated: 14 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLDDWDWWWWWDWWWLDWWWWWWWWLDDWWWLWLWLWWW
Position14141411121064224421333311111122222222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

23 August 2015 1 Sassuolo 2–1 Napoli Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Magnanelli Yellow card 4'
Floro Flores 32'
Berardi Yellow card 45'
Peluso Yellow card 57'
Sansone 84', Yellow card 86'		 Report Hamšík 3'
Chiricheș Yellow card 18'
Valdifiori Yellow card 39'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 13,755
Referee: Daniele Doveri
30 August 2015 2 Napoli 2–2 Sampdoria Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Higuaín 9', 39' Report Silvestre Yellow card 33'
Éder 58' (pen.), 59'
Fernando Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 25,128
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
13 September 2015 3 Empoli 2–2 Napoli Empoli
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Saponara 3'
Pucciarelli 18'
Croce Yellow card 45+1'
Livaja Yellow card 71'		 Report Insigne 7'
Allan Yellow card 40', 50'
Valdifiori Yellow card 58'
Jorginho Yellow card 79'
Hysaj Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 9,632
Referee: Luca Banti
20 September 2015 4 Napoli 5–0 Lazio Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Higuaín 14', 59'
Allan 35'
Insigne 48'
Koulibaly Yellow card 77'
Gabbiadini 79'		 Report Lulić Yellow card 19'
Maurício Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 18,766
Referee: Antonio Damato
23 September 2015 5 Carpi 0–0 Napoli Modena
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Romagnoli Yellow card 9'
Zaccardo Yellow card 13'
Cofie Yellow card 77'		 Report Valdifiori Yellow card 7'
Mertens Yellow card 43'
Koulibaly Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia
Attendance: 9,950
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
26 September 2015 6 Napoli 2–1 Juventus Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Insigne 26'
Ghoulam Yellow card 50'
Callejón Yellow card 55'
Higuaín 62'		 Report Bonucci Yellow card 51'
Evra Yellow card 53'
Lemina 63'
Padoin Yellow card 87'
Morata Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 40,311
Referee: Daniele Orsato
4 October 2015 7 Milan 0–4 Napoli Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bonaventura Yellow card 32'
Antonelli Yellow card 64'
Ely Yellow card 66'		 Report Allan 13', Yellow card 14'
Insigne 48', 68'
Callejón Yellow card 61'
Ely 77' (o.g.)
Jorginho Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 50,488
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
18 October 2015 8 Napoli 2–1 Fiorentina Naples
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jorginho Yellow card 29'
Insigne 46'
Koulibaly Yellow card 63'
Higuaín 75'
El Kaddouri Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Badelj Yellow card 25'
Astori Yellow card 45+1'
Roncaglia Yellow card 66'
Kalinić 73'
Gonzalo Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 49,800
Referee: Luca Banti
25 October 2015 9 Chievo 0–1 Napoli Verona
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Meggiorini Yellow card 54' Report Koulibaly Yellow card 46'
Higuaín 59'
Mertens Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Davide Massa
28 October 2015 10 Napoli 2–0 Palermo Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Higuaín 39'
Mertens 80'		 Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 27,580
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
1 November 2015 11 Genoa 0–0 Napoli Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Izzo Yellow card 36'
Ntcham Yellow card 82'
Costa Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Gabbiadini Yellow card 85'
López Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 26,292
Referee: Daniele Doveri
8 November 2015 12 Napoli 1–0 Udinese Naples
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Koulibaly Yellow card 42'
Higuaín 53'
Albiol Yellow card 75'
El Kaddouri Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Felipe Yellow card 4'
Wagué Yellow card 38'
Piris Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 36,144
Referee: Domenico Celi
22 November 2015 13 Hellas Verona 0–2 Napoli Verona
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Greco Yellow card 6'
Pisano Yellow card 53'
Janković Yellow card 56'		 Report Hysaj Yellow card 53'
Insigne Yellow card 59', 67'
Higuaín 74'		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 17,483
Referee: Antonio Damato
30 November 2015 14 Napoli 2–1 Internazionale Naples
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Higuaín 2', 62'
Koulibaly Yellow card 11'
Hysaj Yellow card 36'
Allan Yellow card 52'
Callejón Yellow card 84'		 Report Nagatomo Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 44'
Guarín Yellow card 52'
Ljajić 67'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 54,149
Referee: Daniele Orsato
6 December 2015 15 Bologna 3–2 Napoli Bologna
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Destro 14', 60', Yellow card 40'
Rossettini 21'
Masina Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Allan Yellow card 60'
Higuaín 87', 90'		 Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 22,334
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
13 December 2015 16 Napoli 0–0 Roma Naples
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Albiol Yellow card 59'
Mertens Yellow card 71'		 Report Gyömbér Yellow card 90'
Nainggolan Yellow card 90+1'
De Rossi Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 55,726
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
20 December 2015 17 Atalanta 1–3 Napoli Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Gómez 54'
Cigarini Yellow card 80'
Paletta Red card 90+1'		 Report Koulibaly Yellow card 42'
Hamšík 52' (pen.)
Higuaín 62', 85'
Jorginho Yellow card 71' Yellow-red card 74'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 17,134
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
6 January 2016 18 Napoli 2–1 Torino Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Higuaín Yellow card 6'
Insigne 16'
Hamšík 41'
Albiol Yellow card 86'		 Report Acquah Yellow card 2'
Quagliarella 33' (pen.)
Baselli Yellow card 47'
Glik Yellow card 59'
Bovo Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 33,326
Referee: Marco Di Bello
10 January 2016 19 Frosinone 1–5 Napoli Frosinone
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Dionisi Yellow card 21'
Blanchard Yellow card 32'
Sammarco 81'		 Report Albiol 20'
Higuaín 30' (pen.), 60'
Hysaj Yellow card 51'
Hamšík 59'
Gabbiadini 71'		 Stadium: Stadio Matusa
Attendance: 7,954
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
16 January 2016 20 Napoli 3–1 Sassuolo Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Callejón 19'
Higuaín 42', 90+3'		 Report Falcinelli 3' (pen.)
Acerbi Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 40,047
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
24 January 2016 21 Sampdoria 2–4 Napoli Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Cassani Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 59'
Correa 45'
Fernando Yellow card 45+2'
Éder 73'		 Report Higuaín 9'
Jorginho Yellow card 13'
Insigne 18' (pen.)
Hamšík 60'
Mertens 79'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 22,635
Referee: Daniele Orsato
31 January 2016 22 Napoli 5–1 Empoli Naples
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Higuaín 33'
Reina Yellow card 34'
Insigne 37'
Hysaj Yellow card 39'
Allan Yellow card 45'
Camporese 51' (o.g.)
Callejón 83', 88'		 Report Paredes 28'
Zieliński Yellow card 36'
Tonelli Yellow card 50'
Büchel Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 39,986
Referee: Davide Massa
3 February 2016 23 Lazio 0–2 Napoli Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Lulić Yellow card 38'
Hoedt Yellow card 57'
Maurício Yellow card 73'
Keita Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Higuaín 24'
Callejón 27'
Koulibaly Yellow card 87'
Jorginho Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 20,189
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
7 February 2016 24 Napoli 1–0 Carpi Naples
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Albiol Yellow card 44'
Higuaín 69' (pen.)		 Report Crimi Yellow card 35'
Bianco Yellow card 45+2' Yellow-red card 56'
Poli Yellow card 51'
Martinho Yellow card 54'
Romagnoli Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 37,274
Referee: Daniele Doveri
13 February 2016 25 Juventus 1–0 Napoli Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Pogba Yellow card 67'
Marchisio Yellow card 86'
Zaza 88'		 Report Callejón Yellow card 63'
Mertens Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 41,305
Referee: Daniele Orsato
22 February 2016 26 Napoli 1–1 Milan Naples
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Insigne 39' Report Bonaventura 44'
Donnarumma Yellow card 53'
Montolivo Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 54,758
Referee: Luca Banti
29 February 2016 27 Fiorentina 1–1 Napoli Florence
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Alonso 6' Report Higuaín 7'
Albiol Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 31,469
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
5 March 2016 28 Napoli 3–1 Chievo Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Higuaín 6'
Chiricheș 38'
Callejón 70'		 Report Rigoni 2'
Castro Yellow card 11'
Cesar Yellow card 58'
Meggiorini Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 33,239
Referee: Marco Di Bello
13 March 2016 29 Palermo 0–1 Napoli Palermo
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Chochev Yellow card 52'
Quaison Yellow card 84'		 Report Higuaín 23' (pen.)
Albiol Yellow card 75'
López Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 14,628
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
20 March 2016 30 Napoli 3–1 Genoa Naples
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Koulibaly Yellow card 31'
Jorginho Yellow card 36'
Insigne Yellow card 45+3'
Higuaín 51', 81'
El Kaddouri 90+1'		 Report Rincón 10'
Fiamozzi Yellow card 44'
Džemaili Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 43,917
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
3 April 2016 31 Udinese 3–1 Napoli Udine
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Fernandes 14' (pen.), 45+1', Yellow card 79'
Heurtaux Yellow card 23'
Kuzmanović Yellow card 38'
Théréau 57'
Widmer Yellow card 80'		 Report Koulibaly Yellow card 13'
Higuaín 24', Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 75'
Ghoulam Yellow card 25'
Jorginho Yellow card 62'
Mertens Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 20,162
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
10 April 2016 32 Napoli 3–0 Hellas Verona Naples
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Albiol Yellow card 23'
Gabbiadini 33'
Insigne 45+2' (pen.)
Chiricheș Yellow card 61'
Callejón 70'		 Report Samir Yellow card 21'
Bianchetti Yellow card 39'
Souprayen Red card 45'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 42,784
Referee: Domenico Celi
16 April 2016 33 Internazionale 2–0 Napoli Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Icardi 4'
Nagatomo Yellow card 14'
Murillo Yellow card 33'
Perišić Yellow card 42'
Brozović 44'
Kondogbia Yellow card 62'		 Report Jorginho Yellow card 22'
Albiol Yellow card 55'
Mertens Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 59,310
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
19 April 2016 34 Napoli 6–0 Bologna Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gabbiadini 10', 35' (pen.)
Mertens 58', 80', 88'
Albiol Yellow card 74'
López 89'		 Report Mbaye Yellow card 37'
Diawara Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 22,533
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
25 April 2016 35 Roma 1–0 Napoli Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pjanić Yellow card 38'
Rüdiger Yellow card 47'
Nainggolan 89'		 Report Koulibaly Yellow card 41'
Ghoulam Yellow card 41'
Mertens Yellow card 70'
Jorginho Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 35,273
Referee: Daniele Orsato
2 May 2016 36 Napoli 2–1 Atalanta Naples
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Higuaín 10', 77' Report Masiello Yellow card 62'
Djimsiti Yellow card 68'
Albiol 85' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 24,514
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
8 May 2016 37 Torino 1–2 Napoli Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vives Yellow card 39' Yellow-red card 90+2'
Bovo Yellow card 60'
Jansson Yellow card 63'
Peres 66'
Benassi Yellow card 82'		 Report Albiol Yellow card 3'
Higuaín 12'
Callejón 20'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 23,095
Referee: Antonio Damato
Note: On 24 April Torino announced that the Stadio Olimpico di Torino would be renamed the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, in honour of the Grande Torino team of the 1940s.
14 May 2016 38 Napoli 4–0 Frosinone Naples
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jorginho Yellow card 33'
Hamšík 44'
Higuaín 52', 62', 71'		 Report Gori Red card 13'
Crivello Yellow card 14'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 56,452
Referee: Domenico Celi

Coppa Italia[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 Coppa Italia
16 December 2015 Round of 16 Napoli 3–0 Hellas Verona Naples
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) El Kaddouri 4'
Mertens 12'
Callejón 75'		 Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 7,221
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
19 January 2016 Quarter-finals Napoli 0–2 Internazionale Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Valdifiori Yellow card 71'
Mertens Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card 88'
Higuaín Yellow card 80'		 Report Miranda Yellow card 47'
Jovetić 74'
Ljajić 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 25,968
Referee: Paolo Valeri

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAP MID BRU LEG
1 Italy Napoli 6 6 0 0 22 3 +19 18 Advance to knockout phase — 5–0 5–0 5–2
2 Denmark Midtjylland 6 2 1 3 6 12 −6 7 1–4 — 1–1 1–0
3 Belgium Club Brugge 6 1 2 3 4 11 −7 5 0–1 1–3 — 1–0
4 Poland Legia Warsaw 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 0–2 1–0 1–1 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
17 September 2015 1 Napoli Italy 5–0 Belgium Club Brugge Naples, Italy
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Callejón 5', 77'
Mertens 19', 25'
Hamšík 53'		 Report Simons Yellow card 90' Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 13,043
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
1 October 2015 2 Legia Warsaw Poland 0–2 Italy Napoli Warsaw, Poland
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rzeźniczak Yellow card 44' Report Mertens 53'
Higuaín 84'		 Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 26,357
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)
22 October 2015 3 Midtjylland Denmark 1–4 Italy Napoli Herning, Denmark
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pušić 43' Report Callejón 19'
Gabbiadini 31', 40'
Koulibaly Yellow card 83'
Higuaín 90+4'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 9,210
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
5 November 2015 4 Napoli Italy 5–0 Denmark Midtjylland Naples, Italy
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) El Kaddouri 13'
Gabbiadini 23', 38'
Maggio 54'
Callejón 77'
López Yellow card 83'		 Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 18,475
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
26 November 2015 5 Club Brugge Belgium 0–1 Italy Napoli Bruges, Belgium
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Izquierdo Yellow card 23'
Denswil Yellow card 66'		 Report López Yellow card 37'
Maggio Yellow card 38'
Chiricheș 41'		 Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marius Avram (Romania)
Note: The match was played behind closed doors due to the security situation in Belgium in the aftermath of the November 2015 Paris attacks.
10 December 2015 6 Napoli Italy 5–2 Poland Legia Warsaw Naples, Italy
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Chalobah 32', Yellow card 89'
Insigne 39'
Strinić Yellow card 55'
Callejón 57'
Mertens 65', 90+1'		 Report Vranješ 62'
Prijović 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 7,922
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)

Knockout phase[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32[edit]
18 February 2016 First leg Villarreal Spain 1–0 Italy Napoli Villarreal, Spain
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Suárez 82'
Musacchio Yellow card 86'
Soldado Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Valdifiori Yellow card 38'
Callejón Yellow card 67'
Insigne Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,686
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
25 February 2016 Second leg Napoli Italy 1–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Spain Villarreal Naples, Italy
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Hamšík 17', Yellow card 25'
López Yellow card 33'
Jorginho Yellow card 83'		 Report Rukavina Yellow card 25'
Bruno Yellow card 36'
Pina 59'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 23,928
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Brazil BRA Rafael 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK Brazil BRA Gabriel 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
25 GK Spain ESP Pepe Reina 44 0 37 0 2 0 5 0
Defenders
2 DF Albania ALB Elseid Hysaj 43 0 37 0 1 0 3+2 0
3 DF Croatia CRO Ivan Strinić 13 0 3+2 0 2 0 5+1 0
11 DF Italy ITA Christian Maggio 15 1 4+4 0 1 0 5+1 1
18 DF Italy ITA Vasco Regini 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Romania ROU Vlad Chiricheș 17 2 8 1 2 0 7 1
26 DF Senegal SEN Kalidou Koulibaly 42 0 32+1 0 2 0 7 0
31 DF Algeria ALG Faouzi Ghoulam 38 0 32+2 0 0 0 3+1 0
33 DF Spain ESP Raúl Albiol 39 1 36 1 0 0 2+1 0
96 DF Italy ITA Sebastiano Luperto 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
5 MF Brazil BRA Allan 43 3 32+3 3 2 0 2+4 0
6 MF Italy ITA Mirko Valdifiori 15 0 6 0 2 0 7 0
8 MF Italy ITA Jorginho 38 0 32+3 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
17 MF Slovakia SVK Marek Hamšík 46 8 38 6 0+2 0 5+1 2
19 MF Spain ESP David López 35 1 6+19 1 2 0 8 0
20 MF Italy ITA Jacopo Dezi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 MF Morocco MAR Omar El Kaddouri 26 3 0+20 1 1 1 4+1 1
88 MF Italy ITA Alberto Grassi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
94 MF England ENG Nathaniel Chalobah 9 1 0+5 0 0+1 0 2+1 1
Forwards
7 FW Spain ESP José Callejón 47 13 35+3 7 1+1 1 5+2 5
9 FW Argentina ARG Gonzalo Higuaín 42 38 35 36 1+1 0 2+3 2
14 FW Belgium BEL Dries Mertens 40 11 6+27 5 2 1 5 5
23 FW Italy ITA Manolo Gabbiadini 30 9 4+19 5 1 0 4+2 4
24 FW Italy ITA Lorenzo Insigne 42 13 34+3 12 0 0 3+2 1
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 14 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers[edit]

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA EL Total
1 9 FW Argentina Gonzalo Higuaín 36 0 2 38
2 7 FW Spain José Callejón 7 1 5 13
24 FW Italy Lorenzo Insigne 12 0 1 13
4 14 FW Belgium Dries Mertens 5 1 5 11
5 23 FW Italy Manolo Gabbiadini 5 0 4 9
6 17 MF Slovakia Marek Hamšík 6 0 2 8
7 5 MF Brazil Allan 3 0 0 3
77 MF Morocco Omar El Kaddouri 1 1 1 3
9 21 DF Romania Vlad Chiricheș 1 0 1 2
10 11 DF Italy Christian Maggio 0 0 1 1
19 MF Spain David López 1 0 0 1
33 DF Spain Raúl Albiol 1 0 0 1
94 MF England Nathaniel Chalobah 0 0 1 1
Own goal 2 0 0 2
Totals 80 3 23 106

Last updated: 14 May 2016

Clean sheets[edit]

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA EL Total
1 25 GK Spain Pepe Reina 15 1 2 18
2 22 GK Brazil Gabriel 0 0 2 2
Totals 15 1 4 20

Last updated: 14 May 2016

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