1984–85 UC Sampdoria season
| 1984-85 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Paolo Mantovani |
| Manager | Eugenio Bersellini |
| Serie A | 4th |
| Coppa Italia | Champions |
| Top goalscorer | Trevor Francis (6) Fausto Salsano (6) |
U.C. Sampdoria recorded its best league season since 1960-61, thanks to a fourth place-finish. President Mantovani had surprised the football world by signing Liverpool stalwart Graeme Souness to the squad, and it paid off, with Souness adapting quickly to Italian football, also helping the team to win the 1985 edition of Coppa Italia, which was the first ever title for the club. The defensive line, with Moreno Mannini, Pietro Vierchowod and Antonio Paganin among the crew, was the main reason for the success, Sampdoria conceding just 23 goals in 30 league matches played. Quite a few of the players were still with the club when it finally won the league title in 1991.
Squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Fausto Pari
Graeme Souness- Alessandro Scanziani
- Fausto Salsano
- Evaristo Beccalossi
- Francesco Casagrande
- Giovanni Picasso
Attackers
Competitions
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Torino | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 39 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Internazionale | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 38 | |
| 4 | Sampdoria | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 37 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup |
| 5 | Milan | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 36[a] | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 6 | Juventus[b] | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 36[a] | Qualification to European Cup |
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[1]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[1]
Notes:
- ^ a b Position defined by head-to-head points: Milan: 3 pts; Juventus: 1 pt.
- ^ Juventus gained entry to the 1985–86 European Cup as defending champions.
Matches
| 23 September 1984 2 | Napoli | 1-1 | Sampdoria | Napoli |
Maradona 62'pen |
Report | Fausto Salsano 72' |
Stadium: San Paolo |
| 30 September 1984 3 | Sampdoria | 2-0 | Ascoli | Genoa |
| Scanziani 21' Bogoni 90'og |
Report | Stadium: Luigi Ferraris |
| 14 October 1984 5 | Sampdoria | 2-0 | Fiorentina | Genoa |
| Alessandro Renica 52' Passarella 67'og |
Report | Stadium: Luigi Ferraris |
| 28 October 1984 7 | Sampdoria | 2-2 | Torino | Genoa |
| Souness 20' Francis 90' |
Report | Galbiati 13' Júnior 28' |
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris |
| 2 December 1984 11 | Sampdoria | 2-2 | Lazio | Genoa |
| Mancini 3' Salsano 19' |
Report | Calisti 78' Batista 83' |
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris |
| 23 December 1984 13 | Inter | 2-0 | Sampdoria | Milano |
| Altobelli 9' Rummenigge 82' |
Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza |
| 6 January 1985 14 | Sampdoria | 1-1 | Juventus | Genoa |
| Souness 74' |
Report | Platini 5' |
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris |
| 27 January 1985 17 | Sampdoria | 0-0 | Napoli | Genoa |
| Report | Stadium: Luigi Ferraris |
| 17 February 1985 19 | Sampdoria | 3-0 | Roma | Genoa |
| Vialli 45' Galia 58'Righetti 67'og |
Report | Stadium: Luigi Ferraris |
| 24 February 1985 20 | Fiorentina | 0-3 | Sampdoria | Firenze |
| Report | Salsano 17' Francis 27'Francis 68' (pen) |
Stadium: Artemio Franchi |
| 17 March 1985 22 | Torino | 1-1 | Sampdoria | Torino |
| Júnior 21' (pen) |
Report | Corradini 62' (og) |
Stadium: Comunale |
| 31 March 1985 24 | Sampdoria | 1-1 | Hellas Verona | Genoa |
| Renica 11' |
Report | Galderisi 6' |
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris |
| 14 April 1985 25 | Sampdoria | 2-1 | Milan | Genoa |
| Vierchowod 40' Souness 72' |
Report | Battistini 83' |
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris |
| 21 April 1985 26 | Lazio | 0-3 | Sampdoria | Roma |
| Report | Scanziani 23' Salsano 45'Vierchowod 54' |
Stadium: Olimpico |
| 28 April 1985 27 | Avellino | 2-1 | Sampdoria | Avellino |
| Diaz 80' Renica 86' |
Report | Francis 47' |
Stadium: Partenio |
| 5 May 1985 28 | Sampdoria | 1-2 | Inter | Genoa |
| Scanziani 81' |
Report | Brady 40'pen Altobelli 65' |
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris |
| 12 May 1985 29 | Juventus | 1-1 | Sampdoria | Torino |
| Michel Platini 57' |
Report | Alessandro Scanziani 76' |
Stadium: Comunale |
| 19 May 1985 30 | Sampdoria | 3-0 | Atalanta | Genoa |
| Trevor Francis 11' Fausto Salsano 19'Roberto Mancini 53' |
Report | Stadium: Luigi Ferraris |
Topscorers
Trevor Francis 6- Fausto Salsano 6
- Graeme Souness 5
- Alessandro Scanziani 4
- Roberto Mancini 3
- Gianluca Vialli 3
Coppa Italia
Group phase
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sampdoria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 8 |
| 2 | Bari | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 |
| 3 | Catanzaro | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 |
| 4 | Udinese | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 5 |
| 5 | Lecce | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 3 |
| 6 | Cavese | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Eightfinals
| 27 February 1985 | Sampdoria | 2-0 | Pisa | Genoa |
| Stadium: Luigi Ferraris |
Quarterfinals
| 12 June 1985 | Sampdoria | 4-2 | Torino | Genoa |
| Stadium: Luigi Ferraris |
Semifinals
| 23 June 1985 | Fiorentina | 0-0 | Sampdoria | Firenze |
| Stadium: Artemio Franchi |
| 26 June 1985 | Sampdoria | 3-1 | Fiorentina | Genoa |
| Stadium: Luigi Ferraris |
Final
Sources
- ^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2018.