Editing SSC Napoli (section)

===League stability and second Coppa Italia===
[[File:SSCNapoli1970-71.jpg|thumb|Napoli at the start of the 1970s with [[Dino Zoff]], [[José Altafini]], and others]]
The trend of Napoli performing well in the league continued into the 1970s, with third place spots in [[1970–71 Serie A|1970–71]] and [[1973–74 Serie A|1973–74]].<ref name="league2" /> Under the coaching of former player [[Luís Vinício]], this gained them entry into the early [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] competitions. In [[1974–75 UEFA Cup|1974–75]], they reached the third round knocking out [[FC Porto|Porto]] 2–0 ''en route''. During the [[1974–75 Serie A|same season]], Napoli finished second in Serie A, just two points behind champions [[Juventus FC|Juventus]].<ref name="league2" /> Solid performances from locally born players such as [[Giuseppe Bruscolotti]], Antonio Juliano and [[Salvatore Esposito (footballer, born 1948)|Salvatore Esposito]] were relied upon during this period, coupled with goals from [[Giuseppe Savoldi]].<ref name="playerrecord2" />

The club won their second Coppa Italia trophy in [[1975–76 Coppa Italia|1975–76]], eliminating Milan and [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] ''en route'', before beating rivals [[Hellas Verona FC|Hellas Verona]] 4–0 in [[1976 Coppa Italia final|the finals]]. That season, they also defeated [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] 4–1 on aggregate to lift the 1976 [[Anglo-Italian League Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |date=24 June 2007 |title=Anglo-Italian League Cup |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/angloitleagcup.html |access-date=3 February 2023 |archive-date=29 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629074603/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/angloitleagcup.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Napoli were entered into the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] for [[1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup|1976–77]], where they reached the semi-finals, losing 2–1 on aggregate to [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]].<ref>{{cite news |date=26 June 2007 |title=UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |publisher=UEFA |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1976/round=1425/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111202103/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season%3D1976/round%3D1425/index.html |archive-date=11 January 2008}}</ref> In the Italian league, Napoli were still very much a consistent top six side for much of the late 1970s.<ref name="league2" /> Even into the earliest two seasons of the 1980s, the club were performing respectably with a third-place finish in [[1980–81 Serie A|1980–81]]. [[SSC Napoli Youth Sector|Napoli's Primavera squad]] was also doing well at the time, winning the [[Torneo di Viareggio]] Cup in 1975 and their only [[Campionato Nazionale Primavera]] title in 1979.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Albo d'oro |url=https://www.legaseriea.it/it/primavera-1/albo-d-oro |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=Lega Serie A |language=it |archive-date=2 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002030321/https://www.legaseriea.it/it/primavera-1/albo-d-oro |url-status=live }}</ref> However, by 1983, they had slipped dramatically and were involved in relegation battles.<ref name="league2" />