2015–16 S.S.C. Napoli season

Napoli

2015–16 season
President	Aurelio De Laurentiis
Manager	Maurizio Sarri
Stadium	Stadio San Paolo
Serie A	2nd
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
UEFA Europa League	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Gonzalo Higuaín (36) All: Gonzalo Higuaín (38)
Highest home attendance	56,452 vs Frosinone (15 May 2016, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance	7,221 vs Hellas Verona (16 December 2015, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance	38,760[1]
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

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

Squad information

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. Position Player 1 GK Rafael Cabral 2 DF Elseid Hysaj 3 DF Ivan Strinić 5 MF Allan 6 MF Mirko Valdifiori 7 FW José Callejón 8 MF Jorginho 9 FW Gonzalo Higuaín 11 DF Christian Maggio (vice-captain) 14 FW Dries Mertens 17 MF Marek Hamšík (captain) 18 DF Vasco Regini 19 MF David López

No. Position Player 20 MF Jacopo Dezi 21 DF Vlad Chiricheș 22 GK Gabriel (on loan from Milan) 23 FW Manolo Gabbiadini 24 FW Lorenzo Insigne 25 GK Pepe Reina 26 DF Kalidou Koulibaly 31 DF Faouzi Ghoulam 33 DF Raúl Albiol 77 MF Omar El Kaddouri 94 MF Nathaniel Chalobah (on loan from Chelsea) 96 DF Sebastiano Luperto

Transfers

In

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

Loans in

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

Total expenditure: €32.2 million

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving to	Fee	Notes	Source
3 July 2015	c MF	Walter Gargano	30	Monterrey	€1.4M		[12]
13 July 2015	c GK	Roberto Colombo	39	Cagliari	Free		[13]
22 July 2015	c DF	Miguel Britos	30	Watford	Free		[14]
19 August 2015	c MF	Gökhan Inler	31	Leicester City	€4.2M		[15]
24 August 2015	c FW	Eduardo Vargas	25	Hoffenheim	€5M		[16]
11 January 2016	c DF	Henrique	29	Fluminense	Undisclosed		[17]

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving to	Fee	Notes	Source
28 January 2016	c MF	Jonathan de Guzmán	28	Carpi			[18]

Total revenue: €10.6 million

Net income: €21.6 million

Pre-season and friendlies

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Friendly		v

Competitions

Overall

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

League table

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[lower-alpha 1]
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 UEFA Europa League group stage
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.^[19]
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. Juventus qualified for the UEFA Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 Coppa Italia. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

Results summary

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	W
Position	14	14	14	11	12	10	6	4	2	2	4	4	2	1	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Last updated: 14 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Sassuolo v Napoli

23 August 2015 1	Sassuolo	2–1	Napoli	Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Magnanelli  4' Floro Flores  32' Berardi  45' Peluso  57' Sansone  84',  86'	Report	Hamšík  3' Chiricheș  18' Valdifiori  39'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 13,755 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Napoli v Sampdoria

30 August 2015 2	Napoli	2–2	Sampdoria	Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Higuaín  9', 39'	Report	Silvestre  33' Éder  58' (pen.), 59' Fernando  76'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 25,128 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni

Empoli v Napoli

13 September 2015 3	Empoli	2–2	Napoli	Empoli
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Saponara  3' Pucciarelli  18' Croce  45+1' Livaja  71'	Report	Insigne  7' Allan  40',  50' Jorginho  79' Hysaj  87'	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 9,632 Referee: Luca Banti

Napoli v Lazio

20 September 2015 4	Napoli	5–0	Lazio	Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Higuaín  14', 59' Allan  35' Insigne  48' Koulibaly  77' Gabbiadini  79'	Report	Lulić  19' Maurício  56'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 18,766 Referee: Antonio Damato

Carpi v Napoli

23 September 2015 5	Carpi	0–0	Napoli	Modena
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Romagnoli  9' Zaccardo  13' Cofie  77'	Report	Valdifiori  7' Mertens  43' Koulibaly  58'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia Attendance: 9,950 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

Napoli v Juventus

26 September 2015 6	Napoli	2–1	Juventus	Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Insigne  26' Ghoulam  50' Callejón  55' Higuaín  62'	Report	Bonucci  51' Evra  53' Lemina  63' Padoin  87' Morata  90+3'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 40,311 Referee: Daniele Orsato

Milan v Napoli

4 October 2015 7	Milan	0–4	Napoli	Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Bonaventura  32' Antonelli  64' Ely  66'	Report	Allan  13',  14' Insigne  48', 68' Callejón  61' Ely  77' (o.g.)	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 50,488 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

Napoli v Fiorentina

18 October 2015 8	Napoli	2–1	Fiorentina	Naples
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Jorginho  29' Insigne  46' Koulibaly  63' Higuaín  75' El Kaddouri  90+3'	Report	Badelj  25' Astori  45+1' Roncaglia  66' Kalinić  73' Gonzalo  87'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 49,800 Referee: Luca Banti

Chievo v Napoli

25 October 2015 9	Chievo	0–1	Napoli	Verona
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Meggiorini  54'	Report	Koulibaly  46' Higuaín  59' Mertens  89'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Davide Massa

Napoli v Palermo

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

Genoa v Napoli

1 November 2015 11	Genoa	0–0	Napoli	Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Izzo  36' Ntcham  82' Costa  90+1'	Report	Gabbiadini  85' López  90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 26,292 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Napoli v Udinese

8 November 2015 12	Napoli	1–0	Udinese	Naples
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Koulibaly  42' Higuaín  53' Albiol  75' El Kaddouri  90+4'	Report	Felipe  4' Wagué  38' Piris  57'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 36,144 Referee: Domenico Celi

Hellas Verona v Napoli

22 November 2015 13	Hellas Verona	0–2	Napoli	Verona
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Greco  6' Pisano  53' Janković  56'	Report	Hysaj  53' Insigne  59',  67' Higuaín  74'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 17,483 Referee: Antonio Damato

Napoli v Internazionale

30 November 2015 14	Napoli	2–1	Internazionale	Naples
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Higuaín  2', 62' Koulibaly  11' Hysaj  36' Allan  52' Callejón  84'	Report	Nagatomo  35', 44' Guarín  52' Ljajić  67'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 54,149 Referee: Daniele Orsato

Bologna v Napoli

6 December 2015 15	Bologna	3–2	Napoli	Bologna
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Destro  14', 60',  40' Rossettini  21' Masina  90+2'	Report	Allan  60' Higuaín  87', 90'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 22,334 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

Napoli v Roma

13 December 2015 16	Napoli	0–0	Roma	Naples
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Albiol  59' Mertens  71'	Report	Gyömbér  90' Nainggolan  90+1' De Rossi  90+3'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 55,726 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

Atalanta v Napoli

20 December 2015 17	Atalanta	1–3	Napoli	Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Gómez  54' Cigarini  80' Paletta  90+1'	Report	Koulibaly  42' Hamšík  52' (pen.) Higuaín  62', 85' Jorginho  71', 74'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 17,134 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

Napoli v Torino

6 January 2016 18	Napoli	2–1	Torino	Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Higuaín  6' Insigne  16' Hamšík  41' Albiol  86'	Report	Acquah  2' Quagliarella  33' (pen.) Baselli  47' Glik  59' Bovo  72'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 33,326 Referee: Marco Di Bello

Frosinone v Napoli

10 January 2016 19	Frosinone	1–5	Napoli	Frosinone
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Dionisi  21' Blanchard  32' Sammarco  81'	Report	Albiol  20' Higuaín  30' (pen.), 60' Hysaj  51' Hamšík  59' Gabbiadini  71'	Stadium: Stadio Matusa Attendance: 7,954 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

Napoli v Sassuolo

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  88'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 40,047 Referee: Piero Giacomelli

Sampdoria v Napoli

24 January 2016 21	Sampdoria	2–4	Napoli	Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Cassani  27', 59' Correa  45' Fernando  45+2' Éder  73'	Report	Higuaín  9' Jorginho  13' Insigne  18' (pen.) Hamšík  60' Mertens  79'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 22,635 Referee: Daniele Orsato

Napoli v Empoli

31 January 2016 22	Napoli	5–1	Empoli	Naples
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Higuaín  33' Reina  34' Insigne  37' Hysaj  39' Allan  45' Camporese  52' (o.g.) Callejón  83', 88'	Report	Paredes  28' Zieliński  36' Tonelli  50' Büchel  79'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 39,986 Referee: Davide Massa

Lazio v Napoli

3 February 2016 23	Lazio	0–2	Napoli	Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Lulić  38' Hoedt  57' Maurício  73' Keita  90+4'	Report	Higuaín  24' Callejón  27' Koulibaly  87' Jorginho  90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 20,189 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

Napoli v Carpi

7 February 2016 24	Napoli	1–0	Carpi	Naples
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Albiol  44' Higuaín  69' (pen.)	Report	Crimi  35' Bianco  45+2', 56' Poli  51' Martinho  54' Romagnoli  89'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 37,274 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Juventus v Napoli

13 February 2016 25	Juventus	1–0	Napoli	Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pogba  67' Marchisio  86' Zaza  88'	Report	Callejón  63' Mertens  90+4'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 41,305 Referee: Daniele Orsato

Napoli v Milan

22 February 2016 26	Napoli	1–1	Milan	Naples
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Insigne  39'	Report	Bonaventura  44' Donnarumma  53' Montolivo  66'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 54,758 Referee: Luca Banti

Fiorentina v Napoli

29 February 2016 27	Fiorentina	1–1	Napoli	Florence
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Alonso  6'	Report	Higuaín  7' Albiol  53'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 31,469 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

Napoli v Chievo

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  11' Cesar  58' Meggiorini  82'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 33,239 Referee: Marco Di Bello

Palermo v Napoli

13 March 2016 29	Palermo	0–1	Napoli	Palermo
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Chochev  52' Quaison  84'	Report	Higuaín  23' (pen.) Albiol  75' López  90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 14,628 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

Napoli v Genoa

20 March 2016 30	Napoli	3–1	Genoa	Naples
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Koulibaly  31' Jorginho  36' Insigne  45+3' Higuaín  51', 81' El Kaddouri  90+1'	Report	Rincón  10' Fiamozzi  44' Džemaili  89'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 43,917 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni

Udinese v Napoli

3 April 2016 31	Udinese	3–1	Napoli	Udine
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Fernandes  14' (pen.), 45+1',  79' Heurtaux  23' Kuzmanović  38' Théréau  57' Widmer  80'	Report	Koulibaly  13' Higuaín  24',  61', 75' Ghoulam  25' Jorginho  62' Mertens  83'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 20,162 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

Napoli v Hellas Verona

10 April 2016 32	Napoli	3–0	Hellas Verona	Naples
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Albiol  23' Gabbiadini  33' Insigne  45+2' (pen.) Chiricheș  61' Callejón  70'	Report	Samir  21' Bianchetti  39' Souprayen  45'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 42,784 Referee: Domenico Celi

Internazionale v Napoli

16 April 2016 33	Internazionale	2–0	Napoli	Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Icardi  4' Nagatomo  14' Murillo  33' Perišić  42' Brozović  44' Kondogbia  62'	Report	Jorginho  22' Albiol  55' Mertens  73'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 59,310 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

Napoli v Bologna

19 April 2016 34	Napoli	6–0	Bologna	Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Gabbiadini  10', 35' (pen.) Mertens  58', 80', 88' Albiol  74' López  89'	Report	Mbaye  37' Diawara  53'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 22,533 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni

Roma v Napoli

25 April 2016 35	Roma	1–0	Napoli	Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pjanić  38' Rüdiger  47' Nainggolan  89'	Report	Koulibaly  41' Ghoulam  41' Mertens  70' Jorginho  74'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 35,273 Referee: Daniele Orsato

Napoli v Atalanta

2 May 2016 36	Napoli	2–1	Atalanta	Naples
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Higuaín  10', 77'	Report	Masiello  62' Djimsiti  68' Albiol  85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 24,514 Referee: Piero Giacomelli

Torino v Napoli

8 May 2016 37	Torino	1–2	Napoli	Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Vives  39', 90+2' Bovo  60' Jansson  63' Peres  66' Benassi  82'	Report	Albiol  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.

Napoli v Frosinone

15 May 2016 38	Napoli	4–0	Frosinone	Naples
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Jorginho  33' Hamšík  44' Higuaín  52', 62', 71'	Report	Gori  13' Crivello  14'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 56,452 Referee: Domenico Celi

Coppa Italia

Napoli v Hellas Verona

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

Napoli v Internazionale

19 January 2016 Quarter-finals	Napoli	0–2	Internazionale	Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Valdifiori  71' Mertens  79', 88' Higuaín  80'	Report	Miranda  47' Jovetić  74' Ljajić  90+2'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 25,968 Referee: Paolo Valeri

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NAP	MID	CLU	LEG
1	Napoli	6	6	0	0	22	3	+19	18	Advance to knockout phase		—	5–0	5–0	5–2
2	Midtjylland	6	2	1	3	6	12	−6	7			1–4	—	1–1	1–0
3	Club Brugge	6	1	2	3	4	11	−7	5			0–1	1–3	—	1–0
4	Legia Warsaw	6	1	1	4	4	10	−6	4			0–2	1–0	1–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Napoli v Club Brugge

17 September 2015 1	Napoli	5–0	Club Brugge	Naples, Italy
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Callejón  5', 77' Mertens  19', 25' Hamšík  53'	Report	Simons  90'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 13,043 Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Legia Warsaw v Napoli

1 October 2015 2	Legia Warsaw	0–2	Napoli	Warsaw, Poland
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Rzeźniczak  44'	Report	Mertens  53' Higuaín  84'	Stadium: Polish Army Stadium Attendance: 26,357 Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)

Midtjylland v Napoli

22 October 2015 3	Midtjylland	1–4	Napoli	Herning, Denmark
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pušić  43'	Report	Callejón  19' Gabbiadini  31', 40' Koulibaly  83' Higuaín  90+4'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 9,210 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Napoli v Midtjylland

5 November 2015 4	Napoli	5–0	Midtjylland	Naples, Italy
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	El Kaddouri  13' Gabbiadini  23', 38' Maggio  54' Callejón  77' López  83'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 18,475 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Club Brugge v Napoli

26 November 2015 5	Club Brugge	0–1	Napoli	Bruges, Belgium
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00)	Izquierdo  23' Denswil  66'	Report	López  37' Maggio  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.

Napoli v Legia Warsaw

10 December 2015 6	Napoli	5–2	Legia Warsaw	Naples, Italy
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Chalobah  32',  89' Insigne  39' Strinić  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

Round of 32

Villarreal v Napoli

18 February 2016 First leg	Villarreal	1–0	Napoli	Villarreal, Spain
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Suárez  82' Musacchio  86' Soldado  90+1'	Report	Valdifiori  38' Callejón  67' Insigne  83'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 17,686 Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

Napoli v Villarreal

25 February 2016 Second leg	Napoli	1–1 (1–2 agg.)	Villarreal	Naples, Italy
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00)	Hamšík  17',  25' López  33' Jorginho  83'	Report	Rukavina  25' Bruno  36' Pina  59'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 23,928 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia		Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Rafael	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	GK		Gabriel	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
25	GK		Pepe Reina	44	0	37	0	2	0	5	0
Defenders
2	DF		Elseid Hysaj	43	0	37	0	1	0	3+2	0
3	DF		Ivan Strinić	13	0	3+2	0	2	0	5+1	0
11	DF		Christian Maggio	15	1	4+4	0	1	0	5+1	1
18	DF		Vasco Regini	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF		Vlad Chiricheș	17	2	8	1	2	0	7	1
26	DF		Kalidou Koulibaly	42	0	32+1	0	2	0	7	0
31	DF		Faouzi Ghoulam	38	0	32+2	0	0	0	3+1	0
33	DF		Raúl Albiol	39	1	36	1	0	0	2+1	0
96	DF		Sebastiano Luperto	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
5	MF		Allan	43	3	32+3	3	2	0	2+4	0
6	MF		Mirko Valdifiori	15	0	6	0	2	0	7	0
8	MF		Jorginho	38	0	32+3	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
17	MF		Marek Hamšík	46	8	38	6	0+2	0	5+1	2
19	MF		David López	35	1	6+19	1	2	0	8	0
20	MF		Jacopo Dezi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF		Omar El Kaddouri	26	3	0+20	1	1	1	4+1	1
88	MF		Alberto Grassi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
94	MF		Nathaniel Chalobah	9	1	0+5	0	0+1	0	2+1	1
Forwards
7	FW		José Callejón	47	13	35+3	7	1+1	1	5+2	5
9	FW		Gonzalo Higuaín	42	38	35	36	1+1	0	2+3	2
14	FW		Dries Mertens	40	11	6+27	5	2	1	5	5
23	FW		Manolo Gabbiadini	30	9	4+19	5	1	0	4+2	4
24	FW		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

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

Last updated: 14 May 2016

Clean sheets

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

Last updated: 14 May 2016

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