Editing SSC Napoli (section)

===Decline===
Though the club finished fourth during the [[1991–92 Serie A|1991–92]] season,<ref name="league2" /> Napoli gradually went into decline after that season, both financially and on the field. Players such as [[Gianfranco Zola]], [[Daniel Fonseca]], Ciro Ferrara and Careca had all departed by 1994. Nonetheless, Napoli qualified for the [[1994–95 UEFA Cup]], reaching the third round and in [[1996–97 Coppa Italia|1996–97]], Napoli appeared at the Coppa Italia finals, but lost 3–1 to [[LR Vicenza|Vicenza]]; Napoli's primavera squad won the [[Coppa Italia Primavera]] that season.<ref>{{cite news |date=24 July 2007 |title=Coppa Italia champions&nbsp;– Names and Numbers; soccer |publisher=[[FindArticles]] |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCN/is_5_26/ai_111201162 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040927220852/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCN/is_5_26/ai_111201162 |archive-date=27 September 2004}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Honours List |url=https://www.legaseriea.it/en/coppa-italia-primavera/roll-of-honour |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=Lega Serie A |language=en |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929021236/https://www.legaseriea.it/en/coppa-italia-primavera/roll-of-honour |url-status=dead }}</ref> Napoli's league form had dropped lower, and relegation to Serie B came at the end of [[1997–98 Serie A|1997–98]] when they won only two matches all season.<ref name="league2" />

The club returned to Serie A after gaining promotion in the [[1999–2000 Serie B|1999–2000]] season, though after a closely contested relegation battle, they were relegated immediately back down the following season.<ref name="league2" /> By August 2004, Napoli was declared bankrupt.<ref>{{cite news |date=24 June 2007 |title=Napoli declared bankrupt says ANSA |publisher=CNN |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/08/02/italy.napoli/ |access-date=27 February 2007 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173048/http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/08/02/italy.napoli/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> To secure football in the city, film producer [[Aurelio De Laurentiis]] re-founded the club under the name Napoli Soccer, as they were not allowed to use their old name until the next season.<ref name="rename2">{{cite news |date=26 June 2007 |title=Luigi e Aurelio De Laurentiis |language=it |publisher=My Movies |url=http://www.mymovies.it/filmclub/2006/12/186/mymovies.pdf |access-date=26 August 2007 |archive-date=16 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216041723/http://www.mymovies.it/filmclub/2006/12/186/mymovies.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Italian Football Federation|FIGC]] placed Napoli in [[Lega Pro Prima Divisione|Serie C1]], where they missed out on promotion after losing 2–1 in play-offs to local rivals [[US Avellino 1912|Avellino]] in [[2004–05 Serie C1|2004–05]].<ref name="calcionap2" />

Despite the fact Napoli were playing in a low division, they retained higher average attendances than most of the Serie A clubs, breaking the [[Serie C]] attendance record with 51,000 at one match.<ref name="restored2">{{cite news |date=24 June 2007 |title=De Laurentiis: "Il mio Napoli tra le grandi" |language=it |publisher=Solo Napoli |url=http://www.solonapoli.com/leggi_news.asp?Id=12814 |access-date=3 January 2007 |archive-date=20 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620030604/http://www.solonapoli.com/leggi_news.asp?Id=12814 |url-status=live }}</ref>