Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli, often referred to as Napoli (pronounced"'na'poli") is an Italian professional football team based in Naples, Campania that plays in Serie A, the top league in Italian football. Napoli has been awarded 2 Serie A titles, six Coppa Italia titles as well as two Supercoppa Italiana titles, and one UEFA Cup.
Performance of Napoli within the Italian soccer league has been exemplary since the very first season of a united Serie A (1929/30).
The club was founded in 1926 under the name Associazione Calcio Napoli following the union between U.S. Internazionale Napoli and Naples Foot-Ball Club. Napoli was not a huge success in its first few years but they did win their first important trophy in 1962's Coppa Italia. Napoli began to see more growth in the late 1970s and in particular in the 1980s, following the club signed Diego Maradona in 1984. In his time at Naples, Maradona helped the team win numerous trophies, which eventually led to the club removing the shirt number 10. In this time, Napoli won their sole league titles between 1987 and the year 1990. They also won as well as the 1987 Coppa Italia and their sole European trophy in 1989 with the UEFA Cup. After his departure, Napoli struggled financially, and suffered relegations, as well as bankruptcy before being revived in 2004 by director Aurelio De Laurentiis. Under his direction the club has stabilized which has resulted in new success on the field, including three consecutive 2012 and 2014 as well as the 2020 Coppa Italia titles.
According to the number of fans, Napoli has the third biggest fan base in Italy.and are listed as the fifth highest-earning soccer club of Serie A, with $182 million in revenues during the season 2017-18. 4. In the year 2018, Forbes estimated the club was the fifth most valuable club in Italy and worth $379 million. Napoli is also among those who are associate members to the European Club Association.
From 1959 onwards, the team has played home matches on the Stadio San Paolo. The stadium was changed to Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in honor of the death of the Argentine in 2020. Napoli generally have sky blue jerseys and white shorts when they play at home, and white shirts with sky blue or white shorts when away. Napoli are in competition between Roma, Juventus and Palermo. Napoli's anthem includes "'O surdato ' 'nnammurato" which is among the most well-known tracks that is in the Neapolitan language.
