Juventus still the only exception to Conte’s two-year rule | OneFootball

Antonio Conte is now expected to leave Napoli at the end of the 2025-26 season and his departure from the Stadio Maradona means that Juventus are the only club that the former CT has stayed at for longer than two seasons.

According to reports from all of the leading outlets in Italy, Conte will leave Napoli by mutual agreement at the end of the 2025-26 season, which comes to a close on Sunday. He continues to be linked with a potential return to the Italy national team set-up.

Conte has one year remaining on his Napoli contract, which runs until the summer of 2027, but he is expected to walk away from the Stadio Maradona without severance pay. Maurizio Sarri and Massimiliano Allegri are among the early frontrunners to replace him.

Conte will leave Napoli after two seasons, one year after guiding the club to its fourth Scudetto. He also won the 2025-26 Supercoppa Italiana during his time in Naples.

Napoli is set to become the eighth different club that Conte has left after just two seasons. The figure rises to nine if his two-year spell in charge of the Italy national team is included.

Conte has only stayed for more than two years on one occasion

PISA, ITALY – MAY 17: Antonio Conte manager of SSC Napoli reacts during the Serie A match between Pisa SC and SSC Napoli at Arena Garibaldi on May 17, 2026 in Pisa, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

The 56-year-old had two short spells in charge of Arezzo at the beginning of his career before taking charge of Bari between 2007 and 2009, leaving after reports of a potential move to Juventus, a move that would not materialise for another few years.

Conte’s spell in charge of Atalanta lasted just a matter of months between September 2009 and January 2010. His time in charge of Siena lasted just over a season, taking over in May 2010 and leaving for Juventus ahead of the 2011-12 season.

Juventus remains the only club where Conte has stayed for any longer than two seasons. He guided the Bianconeri to three consecutive Serie A titles and two Supercoppa Italiana trophies before leaving to take over as head coach of the Italy national team in 2014.

MILAN, ITALY – OCTOBER 29: Antonio Conte (C) manager of Juventus FC celebrates a victory with Giorgio Chiellini (L), Andrea Barzagli, Claudio Marchisio and Gianluigi Buffon at the end of the Serie A match between FC Internazionale Milano and Juventus FC at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on October 29, 2011 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

He went on to leave the Italy set-up immediately after the conclusion of EURO 2016 following a quarter-final penalty shoot-out defeat against Germany.

Conte would then go on to serve as head coach of Premier League side Chelsea for two seasons between 2016 and 2018 before being sacked and replaced by compatriot Maurizio Sarri.

After taking a season-long break, Conte returned to the dugout with Inter in 2019, but left the Nerazzurri amidst reported disagreements with the board shortly after guiding the team to the Scudetto at the end of his second season in charge.

Inter Milan’s coach Antonio Conte (C), Inter Milan’s team manager Gabriele Oriali (2-R) and team members celebrate with the Italian Championship trophy after the Italian Serie A soccer match between FC Inter and Udinese at Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milan, Italy, 23 May 2021 (re-issued on 26 May 2021).

He took over as head coach of Tottenham in November of 2021, but infamously left the club, again frustrated with the senior hierarchy, in March of 2023.

And now he is set to leave Napoli after two full seasons in charge. As things stand, he has taken charge of 90 competitive Partenopei fixtures, winning 51, drawing 22 and losing 17 with a win rate of 56.67%.