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.
Players
Squad information
Transfers
In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Mirko Valdifiori Empoli €5.5M Pepe Reina Bayern Munich €2M Allan Udinese €12M Vlad Chiricheș Tottenham Hotspur €6.2M Elseid Hysaj Empoli €5M Raffaele Maiello Crotone €1.5M
Loans in Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Gabriel Milan Loan Nathaniel Chalobah Chelsea Loan
Total expenditure: €32.2 million
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Walter Gargano Monterrey €1.4M Roberto Colombo Cagliari Free Miguel Britos Watford Free Gökhan Inler Leicester City €4.2M Eduardo Vargas Hoffenheim €5M Henrique Fluminense Undisclosed
Loans out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Jonathan de Guzmán Carpi
Total revenue: €10.6 million
Net income: €21.6 million
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
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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! colspan=14 style="background:#5DAFE3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA ELTotal19FWGonzalo Higuaín36023827FWJosé Callejón7151324FWLorenzo Insigne120113414FWDries Mertens51511523FWManolo Gabbiadini5049617MFMarek Hamšík602875MFAllan300377MFOmar El Kaddouri1113921DFVlad Chiricheș10121011DFChristian Maggio001119MFDavid López100133DFRaúl Albiol100194MFNathaniel Chalobah0011Own goal2002Totals80323106
Last updated: 14 May 2016
Clean sheets NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA ELTotal125GKPepe Reina151218222GKGabriel0022Totals151420 Last updated: 14 May 2016
References