Juventus FC–SSC Napoli rivalry
Italian professional football rivalry
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The Juventus–Napoli rivalry is an inter-city football rivalry contested between Turin-based Juventus and Naples-based Napoli.[1]
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Divisione Nazionale
Napoli 0–3 Juventus
Serie A
Juventus 3–0 Napoli
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Napoli)
Unofficial matches: 7
Total matches: 193
| First meeting | 21 December 1926 Divisione Nazionale Napoli 0–3 Juventus |
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| Latest meeting | 25 January 2026 Serie A Juventus 3–0 Napoli |
| Stadiums | Allianz Stadium (Juventus) Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Napoli) |
| Statistics | |
| Total meetings | Official matches: 186 Unofficial matches: 7 Total matches: 193 |
| Most wins | Official matches: Juventus (85) Unofficial matches: Juventus (3) Total matches: Juventus (88) |
Largest victory | Juventus 8–0 Napoli Divisione Nazionale (6 March 1927) |
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History
The rivalry between Juventus and Napoli stems from a historical regional rivalry between Northern Italy and Southern Italy, of which the clubs' respective home cities of Turin and Naples are major metropolitan and economic centers.[2] The rivalry started to gain more attention in the 1980s when Napoli became league contenders.[2]
Juventus won the 1985–86 Serie A title with star player Michel Platini, six points clear of third placed Napoli. In the 1986–87 Serie A, Napoli won their first scudetto with star player Diego Maradona, three points ahead of second placed Juventus, the first and only Southern Italian team to win the league. Napoli won another, and final title in the 1989–90 Serie A. After that time, Juventus shared success with Milan in regards to scudetti as Napoli started to decline in the 1990s. In the 1997–98 Serie A, Napoli were relegated to Serie B after winning only two matches.[3] By August 2004, Napoli was declared bankrupt.[4] Film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis refounded Napoli under the name Napoli Soccer, and were placed in the 2004–05 Serie C1.[5] In the 2005–06 Serie C1, they secured promotion to Serie B and De Laurentiis bought back the name Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli in May 2006.[6]
After one season back in the 2006–07 Serie B, Napoli were promoted to Serie A, along with that season's Serie B champions, Juventus, after the bianconeri had been controversially relegated at the end of the 2005–06 Serie A and had their two most recent league titles stripped because of involvement in the Calciopoli scandal.[7][8][9] On the pitch, the rivalry intensified in the 2010s with Napoli's 2–0 win over Juventus in the 2012 Coppa Italia final, Juventus captain Alessandro Del Piero's last game for Juventus.[10] Between the 2011–12 Serie A and the 2016–17 Serie A league seasons, Juventus won each title, with Napoli finishing in at least the top five in each of the seasons. The summer before the 2016–17 season, Argentine forward Gonzalo Higuaín became the third highest football transfer of all-time and highest ever transfer for an Italian club,[11] when he was signed by Juventus for €90 million from Napoli.[12] Higuaín jerseys were burned in the streets of Naples.[2]
Since Higuaín joined Juventus in 2016, Napoli fans were not allowed to travel to Turin for Juventus match-ups and vice versa.[13] That season, Juventus paid many fines and had a partial stadium ban because of the repeated chant "Vesuvius wash them with lava".[2] On 22 April 2018, Napoli fans were allowed to travel to Turin but not those from the Campania region of Italy, where Naples is located.[14] Napoli won the match 1–0 with a 90th-minute header from Kalidou Koulibaly to close the gap to one point behind Juventus in the league table.[15] Despite this, Juventus ended up winning the 2017–18 Serie A title, four points ahead of second placed Napoli, extending their record-breaking run of consecutive championships to seven.[16]
Official matches
- SF = Semi-final
- QF = Quarter-final
- R16 = Round of 16
- R32 = Round of 32
- GS = Group stage
- R1 = Round 1
- R2 = Round 2
- R3 = Round 3
Juventus win Draw Napoli win
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Head-to-head ranking in Serie A (1930–2026)
| P. | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 14 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20 | 20 |
• Total: Juventus with 65 higher finishes, Napoli with 15 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2025–26 season). No head-to-heads in 14 seasons, since Napoli was in Serie B. Another one, the 2006–07 season, took place in the Serie B, with Juventus finishing first and Napoli second.
Notes:
- The 1945–46 Italian Football Championship is not included in Serie A statistics.
- Due to the Calciopoli scandal, Juventus' 2004–05 Serie A title was voided. Their 2005–06 Serie A title was awarded to third-placed Inter Milan and they were relegated.
Statistics
- As of 25 January 2026
| Competition | Total matches played |
Juventus victories |
Draws | Napoli victories |
Juventus goals |
Napoli goals |
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| Divisione Nazionale and Serie A-B | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 3 |
| Serie A | 160 | 72 | 49 | 39 | 232 | 179 |
| Serie B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Total (league) | 168 | 77 | 51 | 40 | 256 | 183 |
| Coppa Italia | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 |
| Supercoppa Italiana | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| UEFA Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total (official) | 186 | 85 | 55 | 46 | 284 | 212 |
| Other meetings | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Total | 193 | 88 | 59 | 46 | 290 | 214 |
Trophies
- As of 22 December 2025
- Numbers with this background denote the competition record.
| Juventus | Competition | Napoli |
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| Domestic | ||
| 36 | Serie A | 4 |
| 15 | Coppa Italia | 6 |
| 9 | Supercoppa Italiana | 3 |
| 60 | Domestic total | 13 |
| International | ||
| 2 | UEFA Champions League | — |
| 1 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) | — |
| 3 | UEFA Europa League | 1 |
| 2 | UEFA Super Cup | — |
| 1 | UEFA Intertoto Cup (defunct) | — |
| 2 | Intercontinental Cup (defunct) | — |
| 11 | International total | 1 |
| 71 | Grand total | 14 |