Napoli Squad, Coach, Transfers and Competitions

Napoli’s profile brings together the club’s long-established place in Naples with a concise view of its present footballing identity. Founded in 1904, the azure-shirted side carries a distinctive Southern Italian character and a celebrated connection with its city. The page sets that enduring character alongside the latest team context, coaching chronology, movement activity and competition record, giving the club’s 2026 profile a clear historical and sporting frame.

Xtra rating

1896

Conservative: 1386

Rank club

Updated: 13 September 2026

Napoli Upcoming matches by league

Serie A

20 September 2026 - 10:30 Regular Season - 5

Fiorentina

Napoli
10 October 2026 - 18:45 Regular Season - 6

Napoli

No H2H

Frosinone
18 October 2026 - 16:30 Regular Season - 7

Venezia

No H2H

Napoli
25 October 2026 - 17:30 Regular Season - 8

Napoli

No H2H

AS Roma

UEFA Champions League

13 October 2026 - 19:00 Group Stage

Villarreal

Napoli
20 October 2026 - 19:00 Group Stage

Napoli

Bodo/Glimt
4 November 2026 - 20:00 Group Stage

FC Porto

Napoli

Napoli Last matches by league

Serie A

13 September 2026 - 16:00 Regular Season - 4

Napoli

1 - 0

Bologna
5 September 2026 - 16:00 Regular Season - 3

Inter

3 - 2

Napoli
30 August 2026 - 16:30 Regular Season - 2

Napoli

1 - 2

Como
22 August 2026 - 18:45 Regular Season - 1

Genoa

0 - 2

Napoli

UEFA Champions League

9 September 2026 - 19:00 League Stage - 1

Napoli

0 - 1

Arsenal
28 January 2026 - 20:00 League Stage - 8

Napoli

2 - 3

Chelsea
20 January 2026 - 20:00 League Stage - 7

FC Copenhagen

1 - 1

Napoli
10 December 2025 - 20:00 League Stage - 6

Benfica

2 - 0

Napoli

Friendlies Clubs

12 August 2026 - 19:00 Club Friendlies

Napoli

6 - 2

Aris Thessalonikis
8 August 2026 - 19:00 Club Friendlies

Napoli

1 - 1

Celta Vigo
5 August 2026 - 16:30 Club Friendlies

Napoli

2 - 1

Osasuna
26 July 2026 - 16:00 Club Friendlies

Napoli

2 - 0

Carrarese

Coppa Italia

10 February 2026 - 20:00 Quarter-finals

Napoli

1 - 1

Como
3 December 2025 - 17:00 3rd Round

Napoli

1 - 1

Cagliari

Super Cup

22 December 2025 - 19:00 Final

Napoli

2 - 0

Bologna
18 December 2025 - 19:00 Semi-finals

Napoli

2 - 0

AC Milan

Napoli Team Roster

Napoli’s recorded squad contains 31 players: seven attackers, 11 defenders, three goalkeepers and 10 midfielders. The attacking group includes M. Politano, N. Lang, L. Lucca and R. Højlund, while the defensive group includes A. Buongiorno, Amir Rrahmani, G. Di Lorenzo, M. Olivera and S. Beukema. A. Meret, N. Contini and V. Milinković-Savić form the goalkeeper group. Midfield features S. Lobotka, A. Zambo Anguissa, S. McTominay, K. De Bruyne and B. Gilmour. Other listed players include Giovane, C. Garofalo, Luca Marianucci, F. Barido and V. Prisco.

position Goalkeeper

Alex Meret

GK Italy

Nikita Contini Baranovsky

GK Ukraine

Vanja Milinković-Savić

GK Spain

position Defender

Costantino Favasuli

DEF Italy

Alessandro Buongiorno

DEF Italy

Benoît Ntambue Badiashile Mukinayi Baya

DEF France

Amir Rrahmani

DEF Kosovo

Rafael Marín Zamora

DEF Spain

Mathías Olivera Miramontes

DEF Uruguay

Giovanni Di Lorenzo

DEF Italy

Sam Beukema

DEF Netherlands

Luca Marianucci

DEF Italy

Leonardo Spinazzola

DEF Italy

position Midfielder

Billy Clifford Gilmour

MID Scotland

Scott Francis McTominay

MID England

Kevin De Bruyne

MID Belgium

Matteo Politano

MID Italy

Antonio Vergara

MID Italy

F. Barido

MID

Stanislav Lobotka

MID Slovakia

André-Frank Zambo Anguissa

MID Cameroon

position Attacker

David Neres Campos

FWD Brazil

Rasmus Winther Højlund

FWD Denmark

Lorenzo Lucca

FWD Italy

Giovane Santana do Nascimento

FWD Brazil

Alisson de Almeida Santos

FWD Brazil

Noa Noëll Lang

FWD Netherlands

Last Napoli Coachs

Antonio Conte is Napoli’s current head coach, after beginning his tenure on June 1, 2024. The coaching timeline also records Francesco Calzona from February to June 2024 and Walter Mazzarri from November 2023 to February 2024. Rudi Garcia held the role from July to November 2023, while Luciano Spalletti’s spell ran from May 2021 to June 2023. This makes Conte the latest recorded appointment, with four preceding coaches providing recent context for the club’s technical leadership.

Massimiliano Allegri

Italy

Coach since 1 July 2026

Coach until

History

Coach	Coach country	Coach since	Coach until
Massimiliano Allegri	Italy	1 July 2026
Antonio Conte	Italy	1 June 2024
Francesco Calzona	Italy	1 February 2024	1 June 2024
Walter Mazzarri	Italy	1 November 2023	1 February 2024
Rudi Garcia	France	1 July 2023	1 November 2023
Luciano Spalletti	Italy	1 May 2021	1 June 2023
Ivan Gennaro Gattuso	Italy	1 December 2019	1 May 2021
Carlo Ancelotti	Italy	1 May 2018	1 December 2019
Maurizio Sarri	Italy	1 June 2015	1 May 2018
Rafael Benítez Maudes	Spain	1 July 2013	1 June 2015
Walter Mazzarri	Italy	1 October 2009	1 June 2013
Roberto Donadoni	Italy	1 March 2009	1 October 2009
Edoardo Reja	Italy	1 January 2005	1 March 2009
Giampiero Ventura	Italy	1 July 2004	1 January 2005
Marcello Lippi	Italy	1 July 1993	1 June 1994

Napoli Transfers

Napoli’s latest listed arrivals include direct transfers for M. Esposito from Sorrento, R. Højlund from Manchester United, Alisson Santos from Sporting CP and V. Milinković-Savić from Torino. The same movement list includes loan returns involving C. Ngonge, Rafa Marín, L. Lucca, J. Lindstrøm, M. Folorunsho, N. Obaretin and W. Cheddira, along with several players returning from spells at Italian clubs. The entries distinguish direct transfer activity from returns to Napoli after loans. No free-agent arrival is identified in this listed sample, which is not a complete account of the recruitment period.

Latest player transfers from

Player	Team from	Transfer type	Transfer date
Dinis Rodrigues	FC Sion	Transfer	30 August 2026
Dinis Rodrigues	FC Sion	Transfer	30 August 2026
B. Badiashile	Chelsea	Loan	21 August 2026
C. Favasuli	Catanzaro	Loan	18 August 2026
M. Esposito	Sorrento	Transfer	2 August 2026
M. Esposito	Sorrento	Transfer	2 August 2026
M. Esposito	Sorrento	Transfer	2 August 2026
V. Milinković-Savić	Torino	Transfer	30 June 2026
Alisson Santos	Sporting CP	Transfer	30 June 2026
R. Højlund	Manchester United	Transfer	30 June 2026
G. Vigliotti	Pineto	Return from loan	29 June 2026
L. Russo	Guidonia Montecelio 1937	Return from loan	29 June 2026
E. Rao	Bari	Return from loan	29 June 2026
Luca Marianucci	Torino	Return from loan	29 June 2026
N. Lang	Galatasaray	Return from loan	29 June 2026

Napoli’s latest listed departures combine direct transfers, loans and returns from loan. Direct moves include Gennaro Iaccarino to Arezzo, R. Lukaku to Fenerbahçe, Miguel Gutiérrez to Bayer Leverkusen, C. Saco to Riga, A. Zerbin and L. Hasa to Frosinone, plus G. Simeone to Torino and A. Zanoli to Udinese. Loans sent L. Sgarbi to Sambenedettese, M. Esposito to Bari and E. Rao to Pisa, among others. Several June exits are recorded as returns to previous clubs, including R. Højlund, Alisson Santos and V. Milinković-Savić. This is a listed sample, not a complete departure ledger.

Latest player transfers to

Player	Team to	Transfer type	Transfer date
Dinis Rodrigues	Eldense	Loan	31 August 2026
Dinis Rodrigues	Eldense	Loan	31 August 2026
J. Lindstrøm	Red Bull Salzburg	Loan	31 August 2026
J. Cajuste	Malaga	Loan	31 August 2026
Juan Jesus	Venezia	Free agent	30 August 2026
P. Mazzocchi	Venezia	Loan	30 August 2026
L. Russo	Crotone	Loan	27 August 2026
C. Ngonge	Monza	Loan	27 August 2026
M. Folorunsho	Monza	Loan	27 August 2026
W. Cheddira	Avellino	Transfer	26 August 2026
N. Obaretin	Lorient	Loan	24 August 2026
A. Cioffi	Latina	Transfer	14 August 2026
G. D'Angelo	Lumezzane	Loan	13 August 2026
V. Gambardella	Avellino	Transfer	11 August 2026
R. Lukaku	Fenerbahçe	Transfer	11 August 2026

Transfers Synthesis

Taken together, the listed movements show Napoli moving through several forms of squad change rather than a single transfer pattern. The arrivals combine direct additions with a substantial set of loan returns, while the departures include direct transfers, outgoing loans and players returning to their previous clubs. This creates instances in which the same name appears in both directions across the recorded dates, including R. Højlund, Alisson Santos, V. Milinković-Savić and M. Esposito. Such entries describe movement events at particular points in the cycle and should not be read as a net balance or a complete seasonal ledger. The entries span direct arrivals and departures alongside loan returns and outgoing loans, but they do not establish the sporting purpose behind each transaction. Overall, the documented activity is best understood as a mixed, time-stamped snapshot of recruitment, reintegration and squad release.

Leagues Napoli has participated in

Napoli’s recent competition profile includes Serie A, Coppa Italia, the UEFA Champions League and Friendlies Clubs, with each having recorded participation through 2025. Serie A entries span 2010 to 2025, while Coppa Italia runs from 2016 to 2025 and Champions League records from 2011 to 2025. Friendlies Clubs is recorded from 2021 to 2025. Super Cup participation is historical in this profile, covering 2014 to 2023, and UEFA Europa League records cover 2014 to 2021. The latter two are not presented as recent competitions here.

Serie A

Italy

UEFA Champions League

Europe

Friendlies Clubs

Coppa Italia

Italy

Super Cup

Italy

More about Napoli

Napoli, officially Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, is the leading football club of Naples and one of Italy’s most distinctive sporting institutions. Founded in 1904, it carries the identity of the city through its azure colours, circular N crest and strong connection with local supporters. Home matches are played at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Fuorigrotta, a major stadium and an emotional centre of Neapolitan football.

The club’s history is closely associated with Diego Maradona, whose presence defined its golden era and remains central to Napoli’s cultural image. The 1989 UEFA Cup triumph stands among the landmarks of that period. More broadly, Napoli is widely regarded as the most successful club in Southern Italy, giving it a distinctive place in the national game and a historic role as a counterweight to the established power of Northern Italian football.

Napoli’s sporting ecosystem is anchored in Serie A, where its recorded participation extends through 2025. Its wider competitive history includes the Coppa Italia, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and Super Cup, while European football has repeatedly connected the club with opponents beyond Italy. The club’s identity combines domestic ambition with a broad international profile, reflected in a squad that brings together Italian players and footballers from different countries.

The modern institution is associated with centralized private ownership and a disciplined fiscal philosophy. A centralized private ownership model helped rescue the entity from financial collapse in the early 2000s and supported a more stable platform. Its visual language remains simple and recognizable: sky blue shirts, white shorts and the encircled N. Together, the city, stadium, colours, Maradona legacy and competitive reach make Napoli a club whose sporting profile is inseparable from the culture of Naples.

Last matches statistics for Napoli

match	shots	Poss.	Pass %	Fouls	Cards	Saves
Napoli 1 - 3 Arezzo 22 July 2026	0 / 0	0%	0%	0	-	0
Napoli 2 - 0 Carrarese 26 July 2026	0 / 0	0%	0%	0	-	0
Napoli 2 - 1 Osasuna 5 August 2026	0 / 0	0%	0%	0	-	0
Napoli 1 - 1 Celta Vigo 8 August 2026	0 / 0	0%	0%	0	-	0
Napoli 6 - 2 Aris Thessalonikis 12 August 2026	0 / 0	0%	0%	0	-	0
Genoa 0 - 2 Napoli 22 August 2026	4 / 13	54	89	8	1	2
Napoli 1 - 2 Como 30 August 2026	2 / 13	42	87	9	1	4
Inter 3 - 2 Napoli 5 September 2026	7 / 16	37	0%	7	2	5
Napoli 0 - 1 Arsenal 9 September 2026	3 / 5	42	0%	12	2	6
Napoli 1 - 0 Bologna 13 September 2026	3 / 15	58	90	15	-	2