From Serie C1 to the European stage in four seasons-that's the impressive feat former Partenopei coach Edy Reja managed to accomplish during his time at the club.

Despite beginning the season in a fashionable way-when even the prospect of Champions League seemed highly possible-a string of disastrous results after the turn of the year has seen Napoli freefall in the table down to 12th place.

There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the club with stubborn reports of late night parties and fistfights in training. At one point during the season representatives of the Napoli Ultras sat down with players, coaches, and club representatives to discuss a plan of action.

The aim was to bring back the team spirit that had seen the team flying high ever since Reja took over the reins at the Naples club.

There have been quite a few surprise packages this season in Italy, but no club has quite exceeded expectations as Napoli.

SSC Napoli declared bankruptcy only four years ago and were demoted by FIGC to play in Serie C1. To secure football in the city with perhaps Italy's most passionate supporters, film producer Aurelio Di Laurentiis bought the club for 30 million, laying out a five-year plan to bring Napoli back to the European stage.

The film producer brought in Udinese's sporting director, Pierpaolo Marino, who had a past with the Naples club, along with Edoardo Reja to coach the team.