2015–16 SSC Napoli season

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.

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
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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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BRA Rafael 2 DF  ALB Elseid Hysaj 3 DF  CRO Ivan Strinić 5 MF  BRA Allan 6 MF  ITA Mirko Valdifiori 7 FW  ESP José Callejón 8 MF  ITA Jorginho 9 FW  ARG Gonzalo Higuaín 11 DF  ITA Christian Maggio (vice-captain) 14 FW  BEL Dries Mertens 17 MF  SVK Marek Hamšík (captain) 18 DF  ITA Vasco Regini 19 MF  ESP David López

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

Transfers

In

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

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving from	Fee	Notes	Source
15 July 2015	GK	Gabriel	22	Milan	Loan		[10]
1 September 2015	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	MF	Walter Gargano	30	Monterrey	€1.4M		[12]
13 July 2015	GK	Roberto Colombo	39	Cagliari	Free		[13]
22 July 2015	DF	Miguel Britos	30	Watford	Free		[6]
19 August 2015	MF	Gökhan Inler	31	Leicester City	€4.2M		[14]
24 August 2015	FW	Eduardo Vargas	25	Hoffenheim	€5M		[15]
11 January 2016	DF	Henrique	29	Fluminense	Undisclosed		[16]

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving to	Fee	Notes	Source
28 January 2016	MF	Jonathan de Guzmán	28	Carpi			[17]

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

Main article: 2015–16 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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
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 Europa League group stage[a]
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.^[18]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Since the winners of the 2015–16 Coppa Italia, Juventus, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to fifth-placed team and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.

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

Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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' Valdifiori  58' 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.) Jorginho  80'	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 51' (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

14 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

Main article: 2015–16 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

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NAP	MID	BRU	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: Soccerway
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

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League 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	BRA	Rafael	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	GK	BRA	Gabriel	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
25	GK	ESP	Pepe Reina	44	0	37	0	2	0	5	0
Defenders
2	DF	ALB	Elseid Hysaj	43	0	37	0	1	0	3+2	0
3	DF	CRO	Ivan Strinić	13	0	3+2	0	2	0	5+1	0
11	DF	ITA	Christian Maggio	15	1	4+4	0	1	0	5+1	1
18	DF	ITA	Vasco Regini	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	ROU	Vlad Chiricheș	17	2	8	1	2	0	7	1
26	DF	SEN	Kalidou Koulibaly	42	0	32+1	0	2	0	7	0
31	DF	ALG	Faouzi Ghoulam	38	0	32+2	0	0	0	3+1	0
33	DF	ESP	Raúl Albiol	39	1	36	1	0	0	2+1	0
96	DF	ITA	Sebastiano Luperto	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
5	MF	BRA	Allan	43	3	32+3	3	2	0	2+4	0
6	MF	ITA	Mirko Valdifiori	15	0	6	0	2	0	7	0
8	MF	ITA	Jorginho	38	0	32+3	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
17	MF	SVK	Marek Hamšík	46	8	38	6	0+2	0	5+1	2
19	MF	ESP	David López	35	1	6+19	1	2	0	8	0
20	MF	ITA	Jacopo Dezi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF	MAR	Omar El Kaddouri	26	3	0+20	1	1	1	4+1	1
88	MF	ITA	Alberto Grassi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
94	MF	ENG	Nathaniel Chalobah	9	1	0+5	0	0+1	0	2+1	1
Forwards
7	FW	ESP	José Callejón	47	13	35+3	7	1+1	1	5+2	5
9	FW	ARG	Gonzalo Higuaín	42	38	35	36	1+1	0	2+3	2
14	FW	BEL	Dries Mertens	40	11	6+27	5	2	1	5	5
23	FW	ITA	Manolo Gabbiadini	30	9	4+19	5	1	0	4+2	4
24	FW	ITA	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