SSC Napoli endured a horror season in 2003–04 Serie B, relegated to Serie C by the end of the season. The target prior to the season was promotion to Serie A, and several experienced players were brought in to achieve that goal, among them Massimo Carrera, Renato Olive, Rubens Pasino and Gianluca Savoldi. Especially the signing of Savoldi was significant, since he is the son of legendary Napoli striker Giuseppe Savoldi. The club also lost its captain Roberto Stellone to Reggina.
Supporter Sergio Ercolano was killed when falling down from the stands at the derby with Avellino. That forced Napoli to play three home matches in front of an empty stadium. When coach Andrea Agostinelli was replaced by Luigi Simoni, Napoli at least salvaged a 13th place in the table, and looked set to stay in Serie B for the 2004–05 season.
That changed when it became apparent that president Salvatore Naldi could not fund the club any longer, which meant bankruptcy for the second time in the Neapolitan footballing history. By August 2004, Napoli was declared bankrupt. Film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis refounded Napoli under the name "Napoli Soccer", and were placed in the 2004–05 Serie C1.
Squad
Transfers In Pos. Name fromType GK Andrea Argentati Vigor Senigallia GK Pierluigi Brivio Genoa DF Massimo Carrera Atalanta DF Mario Cvitanović Genoa DF Daniele Portanova Messina DF Sean Sogliano Perugia DF Vittorio Tosto Piacenza DF Marco Zamboni Udinese MF Andrea Bernini Sampdoria MF Cataldo Montesanto Ascoli MF Renato Olive Bologna MF Nicola Zanini Como FW Gianluca Savoldi Reggina FW Massimiliano Vieri Juventus Out Pos. Name To Type GK Raffaele Gragnaniello Giugliano GK Francesco Mancini Pisa DF Francesco Baldini Genoa DF Antonio Bocchetti Piacenza DF Maurizio D'Angelo Chievo DF Abdelilah Saber Torino DF Alberto Savino Ternana DF Mariano Stendardo Taranto DF Emanuele Troise Bologna DF Matteo Villa Genoa MF Gonzalo Martínez Udinese FW Carlos Pavón Monarcas Morelia FW Roberto Stellone Reggina
Winter In Pos. Name fromType DF Alessandro Del Grosso Catania MF Gonzalo Martínez Udinese MF Marko Perović Ancona Out Pos. Name To Type DF Massimo Russo Giugliano DF Sean Sogliano Ancona MF Francesco Montervino Catania MF Vincenzo Platone Teramo FW Antonio Floro Flores Sampdoria
Serie B
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
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