Looking at all league-winning campaigns of Napoli

They’ve finally done it. After 33 years of hurt, some close finishes, some collapses, and some dominance by others, Napoli have secured the Serie A title with five games to spare. Luciano Spalletti and his men have etched their names in Napoli’s history alongside icons of the game like Diego Maradona.

Napoli’s league title win was their third in history. The Neapolitans last won the title in 1990, when Diego Maradona was the talisman of his side as he scored 16 goals to lead his team to their second Serie A title in four years. Nobody knew then that that would be their last Serie A title for another 33 years.

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Now that the decades of drought is over, we look back at Napoli’s league titles-

Napoli league titles- 

First- 1986/87 season

Diego Maradona had arrived to great fanfare from Barcelona two years earlier, in 1984. Napoli had never won the Scudetto, coming close on a few occasions.

Maradona’s first two seasons were promising but nothing special. Napoli finished 8th and 3rd, showing continuous improvements. They finally made the jump to the championship in the 1986/87 season.

With Ciro Ferrara coming of age in defence, and Maradona weaving his magic as the No 10, or “The Trequartista“, Napoli delighted the fans and neutrals. They finished three points ahead of Juventus and made history.

Napoli had arrived, and they were going nowhere. Manager Ottavio Bianchi heralded a golden era for the club in which they did the double by winning the Serie A title and Coppa Italia and followed it up with a UEFA Cup victory in the 1988/89 season.

Second- 1989/90 season

New manager, and some new players, but Diego Maradona was still there. After the departure of Ottavio Bianchi and the arrival of Alberto Bigon, Napoli began their assault on another Scudetto. The Milan clubs won one each in the two years in between, with Napoli finishing second both times.

However, they were not to be denied in the 1989/90 season. Diego Maradona upped his goalscoring game, finishing 3rd in the charts. He was ably assisted by a fresh-faced Gianfranco Zola in the attack. Ciro Ferrara developed into a leader in defence after two close shaves with the titles.

Napoli finished with 51 points (two points for a win instead of three), two points ahead of Milan. They celebrated their second league title in just four years. The trophies were flowing in Naples. Nobody saw the…