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| Season | 1984 (1984)–85 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 September 1984 – 19 May 1985 |
| Champions | Hellas Verona 1st title |
| Relegated | Ascoli Cremonese Lazio |
| European Cup | Hellas Verona Juventus |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Sampdoria |
| UEFA Cup | Torino Internazionale Milan |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 504 (2.1 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Michel Platini (18 goals) |
| Longest winning run | 15 matches Hellas Verona |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Inter Milan andHellas Verona |
| Longest winless run | 19 matches Cremonese |
| Longest losing run | 19 matches Cremonese |
1985–86 → All statistics correct as of 19 May 1985. | |
The1984–85 Serie A season heraldedHellas Verona's first and so far only Scudetto. Unusually, none of the big three ofJuventus,Milan orInternazionale managed to finish in the top two.Ascoli,Lazio andCremonese all were relegated toSerie B. Italy had one more place from theUEFA ranking.
It was the only season when referees were assigned to matches by way of a random draw instead of being assigned to a specific match by a special commission of referees ('designatori arbitrali'). After the betting scandal of the early 1980s (the 'calcioscommesse' scandal) it had been decided to clean up the image of Italian football by assigning referees randomly instead of picking them, in order to clear up all the suspicions and accusations.
Atalanta,Como andCremonese, all fromLombardy, had been promoted fromSerie B.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hellas Verona(C) | 30 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 43 | Qualification toEuropean Cup |
| 2 | Torino | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 39 | Qualification toUEFA Cup |
| 3 | Internazionale | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 38 | |
| 4 | Sampdoria | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 37 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup |
| 5 | Milan | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 36[a] | Qualification toUEFA Cup |
| 6 | Juventus[b] | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 36[a] | Qualification toEuropean Cup |
| 7 | Roma | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 34 | |
| 8 | Napoli | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 33 | |
| 9 | Fiorentina | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 29 | |
| 10 | Atalanta | 30 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 28 | |
| 11 | Como | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 25 | |
| 12 | Udinese | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 25 | |
| 13 | Avellino | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 25 | |
| 14 | Ascoli(R) | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 22 | Relegation toSerie B |
| 15 | Lazio(R) | 30 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 45 | −29 | 15 | |
| 16 | Cremonese(R) | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 48 | −26 | 15 |
| Home \ Away | ASC | ATA | AVE | COM | CRE | FIO | INT | JUV | LAZ | MIL | NAP | ROM | SAM | TOR | UDI | VER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascoli | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Atalanta | 0–0 | — | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Avellino | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Como | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Cremonese | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Fiorentina | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 |
| Internazionale | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Juventus | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Lazio | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 |
| Milan | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Napoli | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 |
| Roma | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Sampdoria | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Torino | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Udinese | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 3–5 |
| Hellas Verona | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
| # | Football club | Average attendance[2] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SSC Napoli | 77,597 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 60,941 |
| 3 | Internazionale | 52,572 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 51,421 |
| 5 | Fiorentina | 42,360 |
| 6 | Juventus | 41,271 |
| 7 | Hellas Verona | 40,111 |
| 8 | SS Lazio | 38,544 |
| 9 | Torino FC | 37,328 |
| 10 | Udinese | 35,485 |
| 11 | Atalanta BC | 33,647 |
| 12 | Sampdoria | 32,544 |
| 13 | US Avellino 1912 | 26,407 |
| 14 | Ascoli Calcio | 20,165 |
| 15 | Como Calcio | 16,329 |
| 16 | US Cremonese | 15,222 |