The 1984–85 Serie A season heralded Hellas Verona's first and so far only Scudetto. Unusually, none of the big three of Juventus, MilanorInternazionale managed to finish in the top two. Ascoli, Lazio and Cremonese all were relegated to Serie B. Italy had one more place from the UEFA ranking.
| 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 played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 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 and Hellas Verona |
| Longest winless run | 19 matches Cremonese |
| Longest losing run | 19 matches Cremonese |
← 1983–84 1985–86 → | |
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 and Cremonese, all from Lombardy, had been promoted from Serie 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 to European Cup |
| 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 |
| 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 to Serie 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 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Michel Platini
|
Juventus | 18 |
| 2 |  Alessandro Altobelli
|
Internazionale | 17 |
| 3 |  Diego Maradona
|
Napoli | 14 |
| 4 | Massimo Briaschi
|
Juventus | 12 |
| 5 | Daniel Bertoni
|
Napoli | 11 |
| Giuseppe Galderisi
|
Hellas Verona | ||
| 7 |  Hans-Peter Briegel
|
Hellas Verona | 9 |
| Aldo Serena
|
Torino | ||
| Pietro Paolo Virdis
|
Milan | ||
| 10 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
|
Internazionale | 8 |
 Preben Elkjær
|
Hellas Verona | ||
| Roberto Pruzzo
|
Roma |
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