Napoli Sempre

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Lore & Background

On 5 June 2024, Napoli officially completed the appointment of head coach Antonio Conte, to be in charge of the team for the next three seasons. For the month of September 2024, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was named the Serie A Player of the Month while Antonio Conte picked up the Coach of the Month award. On 17 January 2025, Kvaratskhelia moved to French club PSG for a reported transfer fee of €80 million (70 million + 10 million in attainable bonuses). It was the second biggest sale in club history, only behind Gonzalo Higuaín's €90 million move to Juventus in 2016. Napoli finished the season in second place, one point behind champions Internazionale, after a 2–0 home win over Cagliari on the final match day.

In Their Own Story

The final match day of the 2024–25 season arrived with Napoli needing a win against Cagliari to claim the Scudetto. The Stadio Diego Armando Maradona was a sea of blue, the air thick with anticipation. An old man in the Curva A, his face weathered by years of hope and heartbreak, watched as the team took the field. He remembered the dark days of the early 2000s, when bankruptcy nearly dissolved the club, and the fans never abandoned their colors. Now, with the score 2–0 and the final whistle approaching, he turned to a young boy beside him. 'We do not play for points,' he whispered, his Neapolitan dialect thick with emotion. 'We play because we are here. Napoli Sempre.' The crowd erupted as the title was confirmed, a sound that had survived relegations, financial ruin, and the departure of legends. It was a victory not just for the players, but for every tifoso who had never stopped believing.

Did You Know?

• The 2024–25 season was the 99th season in the history of SSC Napoli.
• Napoli did not play in any European competition for the first time since the 2009–10 season.
• Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's €80 million move to PSG was the second biggest sale in club history, behind Gonzalo Higuaín's €90 million move to Juventus in 2016.
• Napoli finished as runners-up in Serie A, one point behind champions Internazionale, after a 2–0 home win against Cagliari on the final match day.