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===Post-war era and first trophies=== Play restarted in 1945 with two divisions: one consisting of Serie A teams from the north and one combined division of Serie A and Serie B teams from the central and south, with the top four of each division advancing to the national round that followed. Napoli won the [[1945β46 Italian Football Championship#Central and Southern Italy Serie A-B Championship|Centro-Sud Serie A-B]] to secure a place in the Divisione Nazionale (where they placed fifth) and automatic promotion to the next season's Serie A.<ref name="league2" /> They were relegated after two seasons for a bribery scandal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Italy 1947/48 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ital48.html |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |access-date=3 February 2023 |archive-date=7 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007064232/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ital48.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The club won the Serie B titles that season to ensure top flight football at the start of the 1950s.<ref>{{cite news |date=26 June 2007 |title=Storia del Napoli (1904β1960) |language=it |publisher=Magico Napoli |url=http://it.geocities.com/magiconapoli2004/napoli_sto.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050307202148/http://it.geocities.com/magiconapoli2004/napoli_sto.htm |archive-date=7 March 2005}}</ref> Napoli moved to their new home ground [[Stadio Diego Armando Maradona|Stadio San Paolo]] in 1959.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} Despite erratic league form with highs and lows during this period, including multiple relegations and promotions, Napoli won their first major trophy when they beat [[SPAL]] to lift the [[Coppa Italia]] in 1962, with goals from Gianni Corelli and [[Pierluigi Ronzon]].<ref>{{cite news |date=26 June 2007 |title=Italy β Coppa Italia History |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/italcuphistfull.html |access-date=26 June 2024 |archive-date=12 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012025104/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/italcuphistfull.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The victory made Napoli the first team to win the Coppa while in Serie B, and they were promoted to Serie A that season. Their fourth relegation cut celebrations short the following season.<ref name="calcionap2" />
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