Parma
Full name	Parma Football Club SpA
Nickname(s)	Ducali (Duchy), Gialloblu (Yellow-blues), Crociati (Crusaders)
Founded	July 27, 1913 (AC Parma) 2005 (Parma FC)
Ground	Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma, Italy (Capacity 29,050)
Chairman	Tommaso Ghirardi
Head Coach	Andrea Manzo
League	Serie A
2007-08	Serie A, 19th (relegated)
Home colours 　 Away colours

Parma Football Club (formerly Parma Associazione Calcio) is an Italian football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, team that will play in Serie B from 2008/2009. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stadio Ennio Tardini is a football Stadium in Parma, Italy. It is currently the home of Parma F Parma is a City in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna near Modena famous for its Architecture and the fine countryside around it Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Andrea Manzo (born November 5, 1961 in Mestre) is an Italian football manager and former Midfielder. Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Events Plusvalenze investigation Inquiries are being conducted by the CO Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Parma is a City in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna near Modena famous for its Architecture and the fine countryside around it Emilia-Romagna is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. The capital is Bologna. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. The club plays its home matches in the 29,050 seat Stadio Ennio Tardini. Stadio Ennio Tardini is a football Stadium in Parma, Italy. It is currently the home of Parma F Nicknames include Ducali (The Duchy Men), Crociati (Crusaders) and Gialloblu (Yellow-Blues).

Parma debuted in Serie A in 1990 and would quickly establish themselves as a top-flight team in Italian football from then on. Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The team became one of the top Italian teams in the 1990s and early 2000s, especially in the domestic and European Cup competitions, having been crowned UEFA Cup champions. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 For the Italian rugby competition see Coppa Italia (rugby The Coppa Italia ( Italy Cup, officially known as TIM Cup The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Following the Parmalat scandal in late 2003, which caused the owning company to collapse, Parma has lately experienced a troubled period, having been under controlled administration until January 2007 and forced to fight to avoid relegation. Parmalat SpA ( is a Multinational Italian Dairy and food corporation Parmalat SpA ( is a Multinational Italian Dairy and food corporation Administration is a procedure under the Insolvency laws of a number of Common law jurisdictions which functions as a rescue mechanism for insolvent companies

Contents 1 History 1.1 Serie B and C 1.2 League yo-yoing: 70s and 80s 1.3 Parmalat years: UEFA Cup and Serie A 1.4 Financial troubles and Serie B return: 2000s 2 Current squad 2.1 Out on loan 3 Notable former players 4 Honours 5 Colours 6 References 7 External links

History

The club was founded in July 1913 as Verdi Football Club, it was named so in honour of famous opera composer Giuseppe Verdi, who was born in the city of Parma. Parma is a City in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna near Modena famous for its Architecture and the fine countryside around it By December of the same year, the club had changed its name to Parma FC.

Parma began playing league football during the 1919-20 season, in their first season they ended up second in the qualifying matches for the Emilian Championship. They achieved their first promotion from their regional league during the 1924-25 season, moving them from the second to the first division. A few short seasons later during 1928-29, they won the first division and were promoted, becoming founding members of Serie B. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1.

Serie B and C

The early years of the 1930s were spent by the club in Serie B and around this time they changed the club name to A. S. Parma. In 1932, Parma were relegated and became founding members of Serie C where they spent the rest of the decade. In many Sports leagues around the world (with North American and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions promotion and relegation

After a long decade of trying to gain promotion back into Serie B, they achieved it in the 1941-42 season. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. Italian football was postponed due to World War II but after it was continued Parma played another three seasons in Serie B before being relegated once more in 1948-49. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. Then, they spent another five seasons in Serie C where they ended up in second place on two occasions before gaining promotion once again in 1953-54.

Following this promotion one of the most successful periods in the club's history began; in 1954-55 they ended up ninth (a record for the club at the time). A notable star during this period was Ivo Cocconi who broke the club's appearance record, playing 308 times. Parma made their debut on the European stage during the 1960-61 season, defeating Swiss side Bellinzona in the Coppa delle Alpi. AC Bellinzona is a Swiss football club based in Bellinzona. It was founded in 1904 and won the Swiss league in 1948 Coppa delle Alpi (translated as Cup of the Alps) was a football tournament first organized by the Italian national league to start 1960 and then aided The club's form dropped however, and they were once again relegated to Serie C in the 1964-65 season finishing last.

League yo-yoing: 70s and 80s

By the end of the 60s, Parma were in Serie D falling into relative turmoil by the club's standards; they changed their name on numerous occasions until finally settling for Associazione Calcio Parma in 1967-68. History When in 1948 the three Leagues running Division 3 (Italian Serie C) had to be reorganized due to ever growing regional team joining FIGC decided In the summer of 1969, another local club A. C. Parmense was merged with Parma to form one team.

The club crept back into professional football, with promotion back to Serie B during the 1972-73 season, spending three solid seasons in the league finishing as high as 5th (which set a new club record). Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. However, relegation soon returned to the club and they stayed in Serie C until their eventual promotion under Cesare Maldini in 1978-79. Cesare Maldini (born February 5, 1932) is an Italian football coach and former player They beat Triestina in a play-off match, thanks to two goals from a young Carlo Ancelotti. Unione Sportiva Triestina is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. Carlo Ancelotti (born June 10, 1959 in Reggiolo) is a former footballer and the current manager of AC Milan

However, they only lasted a season in Serie B and began the 1980s back down in Serie C. They came back up as champions in 1984 but were once again relegated, yo-yoing between the leagues. They returned to B under Arrigo Sacchi for the 1986-87 season and remained there for the rest of the 1980s. Arrigo Sacchi (born 1 April 1946 in Fusignano) is an Italian football coach the former head coach of the Italy national football team After making an impression at Parma, Sacchi was scouted by A.C. Milan president Silvio Berlusconi, who brought him to become the new rossoneri coach. Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy (born 29 September 1936 is an Italian politician, Entrepreneur, Real estate and Insurance Tycoon, Bank and Media proprietor

Parmalat years: UEFA Cup and Serie A

Nevio Scala stepped into Sacchi's place as the new manager of Parma. Nevio Scala (born November 22, 1947) is an Italian football coach and former player Scala brought the club into the top flight for the first time in the club's history, on May 27, 1990. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Parma beat their old rivals Reggiana 2-0 at home to secure it, thanks to goals from Marco Osio and Alessandro Melli. Not to be confused with Reggina Calcio, a Serie A team Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919 is an Italian football Marco Osio (born 13 January 1966 in Ancona) is an Italian former football Midfielder, and currently a manager Their first ever game in Serie A was a 2-1 defeat to Turin giants Juventus. Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Their first Serie A victory came 15 days later, against Diego Maradona's Napoli, the game ended 1-0. Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as simply Napoli or the abbreviation SSC Napoli, is an Italian professional football club based

• Promotion team 1989/1990

1. Giacomo Zunico
2. Cornelio Donati
3. Enzo Gambaro
4. Lorenzo Minotti
5. Luigi Apolloni
6. Massimo Susic
7. Alessandro Melli
8. Tarcisio Catanese
9. Marco Osio
10. Fausto Pizzi
11. Maurizio Ganz

The promotion attracted many foreign talents to the club; this achievement was paid for by the multinational dairy concern Parmalat controlled by the Tanzi family, who had become the club's new sponsor in addition to buying a 45% stake. Parmalat SpA ( is a Multinational Italian Dairy and food corporation Calisto Tanzi (born 1938 in Italy) is an Italian Businessman notorious for embezzling an estimated eight-hundred million Euros from Italian company A new era for Parma had begun, described by fans as the club's "Golden Period".

Parma ended ther first ever season in Serie A in sixth place, which meant they qualified for the UEFA Cup. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. However, the 1991-92 season saw Parma exit from the UEFA Cup to CSKA Sofia. PFC CSKA Sofia (ПФК ЦСКА София is a Bulgarian football club from Sofia. Domestically the club was having more success, securing the Italian Cup with a 2-0 victory against Juventus. For the Italian rugby competition see Coppa Italia (rugby The Coppa Italia ( Italy Cup, officially known as TIM Cup An Italian player at the club, Alberto Di Chiara, was called up to the national side.

Their first international throphy was won in 1992-93, Parma won the Cup Winners' Cup, beating Royal Antwerp 3-1 at Wembley in England on May 12, 1993. Royal Antwerp FC is a Belgian football club from the city of Antwerp in Antwerp (province. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The following season, the club were successful in the European Super Cup; winning an all Italian final 2-0 over A.C. Milan. The European Super Cup ( UEFA Super Cup) is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the Champions Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy The same season however, they lost the Cup Winners' Cup, 1-0 in the final against Arsenal. The 1994-1995 season saw perhaps their greatest achievement to date, when they beat Italian rivals Juventus in the UEFA Cup Final.

Success in cup football and high league finishes in the early 1990s attracted other stars, with the likes of Tomas Brolin, Hristo Stoichkov, Fabio Cannavaro, Gianfranco Zola, Faustino Asprilla, Dino Baggio, Hernán Crespo, Enrico Chiesa, and Diego Fuser joining. Per Tomas Brolin (born November 29, 1969 in Hudiksvall) is a former Swedish professional football player and manager Hristo Stoichkov Stoichkov alternatively spelt Stoitchkov (Христо Стоичков Стоичков (born February 8, 1966, in Plovdiv Fabio Cannavaro, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI (born September 13, 1973 in Naples) is an Italian World Cup -winning footballer Gianfranco Zola OBE (born July 5, 1966 in Oliena, Sardinia) is a retired Italian footballer Faustino Hernán Asprilla Hinestroza (born 10 November 1969 in Tuluá) is a former Colombian football player Dino Baggio (born July 24, 1971 in Camposampiero) is an Italian football Defensive midfielder. Hernán Jorge Crespo (born July 5, Enrico Chiesa (born December 29, 1970 in Genoa) is an Italian Football (soccer Striker, who currently plays for Diego Fuser was (born November 11 1968 in Venaria Reale, Province of Turin) Scala jumped ship in 1996 and was replaced by Carlo Ancelotti. Carlo Ancelotti (born June 10, 1959 in Reggiolo) is a former footballer and the current manager of AC Milan He took the club to its best ever league finish in 1997, second place and only one point behind the champions Juventus.

They were unable to put their form into effect within the Champions League however, they also only followed up their league position with a 6th place. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Under Alberto Malesani in 1998/99 the team won the Coppa Italia against Fiorentina. Alberto Malesani (born June 5, 1954 in Verona) is an Italian Football (soccer manager For the Italian rugby competition see Coppa Italia (rugby The Coppa Italia ( Italy Cup, officially known as TIM Cup ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. He also took the club to their second UEFA Cup final victory, this time they beat Olympique de Marseille 3-0, with goals from Crespo, Vanoli and Chiesa. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Olympique de Marseille (also known as l'OM or Marseille) is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football

Financial troubles and Serie B return: 2000s

Parma started off the 1999-00 season well, winning the Italian Super Cup, but they were knocked out of the Champions League early and ended the season in fourth spot, level with Internazionale but lost the play-off 3-1. The Supercoppa Italiana ( Italian Super Cup) is a pre-season football competition held the week before the season begins in Italy every year Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club

Arrigo Sacchi returned to the club as manager in January 2001, but the former Italy coach soon stepped down due to ill-health. Arrigo Sacchi (born 1 April 1946 in Fusignano) is an Italian football coach the former head coach of the Italy national football team Renzo Ulivieri took over and took the side to fourth in the league once more and another Champions League qualification although they lost the Coppa Italia finals to Fiorentina. Renzo Ulivieri (born February 2, 1941 in San Miniato, Pisa) is an Italian Football (soccer manager Another manager change came for the 2001-02 season as Pietro Carmignani took Parma to another Coppa Italia triumph. They beat Juventus, 1-0 at home before losing 2-1 in Turin; they won the trophy via the away goals rule, this was Parma's third time winning the Italian Cup. The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in Association football and other sports when teams play each other twice once at each

Following Parmalat's financial scandal in 2003-04, the team announced it was to be bought in 2005 by former Real Madrid chairman Lorenzo Sanz, and was reincorporated at that time as Parma Football Club. Parmalat SpA ( is a Multinational Italian Dairy and food corporation Lorenzo Sanz Mancebo (born April 19, 1943 in Madrid Spain is a Spanish business man a former president of Real Madrid and now owner of However, successively Sanz renounced to conclude the bid. Despite all their troubles, Parma FC played a fairly good season, led by team stars such as Marco Marchionni, Domenico Morfeo and Mark Bresciano, and managed by head coach Mario Beretta, being able to avoid relegation in advance of four matches to the end of the championship. Marco Marchionni (born 22 July 1980 in Monterotondo, Province of Rome) is an Italian football right- winger Domenico Morfeo (born 16 January, 1976) is an Italian professional Football (soccer player Mark "Marco" Bresciano (born on 11 February 1980 in Melbourne) is an Australian Mario Beretta (born October 30, 1959 in Milan) is an Italian Football (soccer manager currently in office with Serie Beretta left Parma after the end of the season, and Stefano Pioli, from Modena F.C., was appointed as his replacement. Stefano Pioli (born October 19, 1965 in Parma) is an Italian Football (soccer manager currently in charge with Serie B Modena Football Club is a football club based in Modena, Emilia-Romagna.

On January 24, 2007, Tommaso Ghirardi was announced as new owner of Parma FC, following a public auction sale. ^[1] Ghirardi, a 31-year-old entrepreneur and owner of Serie C2 club Carpenedolo, became also chairman of Parma FC, ending three years of state-controlled management. Associazione Calcio Carpenedolo is an Italian football club based in Carpenedolo, Lombardy. On February 12, second-last placed Parma fired head coach Pioli and replaced him with Claudio Ranieri who, against overwhelming odds, managed to avoid relegation to Serie B on the final day of the season. Claudio Ranieri, born on October 20, 1951 in Rome, is an Italian football manager and former player currently manager ^[2]

In the 2007–08 season, Parma again battled with relegation, presenting three different head coaches (Domenico Di Carlo, Héctor Cúper and caretaker Andrea Manzo) during the whole season, but were ultimately unable to preserve their Serie A status, losing 2–0 at home to champions Inter Milan on the final day of the season, consigning them to Serie B football next season. Domenico "Mimmo" Di Carlo (born 23 March 1964 in Cassino, Frosinone) is an Italian Football (soccer coach Héctor Raúl Cúper (born November 16, 1955 in Chabás Santa Fe Province, Argentina) is a former football defender and the Andrea Manzo (born November 5, 1961 in Mestre) is an Italian football manager and former Midfielder. Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1.

Current squad

As of 2008-03-11^[3]

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No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Radek Petr (born 1987-02-24) is a Czech Football (soccer Goalkeeper currently on the books of Italian Serie A team In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Damiano Zenoni (born 23 April 1977 in Trescore Balneario) is an Italian footballer. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Stefano Morrone (born 26 October, 1978 in Cosenza) is an Italian football player In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Luca Bucci (born March 13, 1969 in Bologna) is a former Italian football Goalkeeper. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Luca Antonelli (born February 11 1987 in Monza) is an Italian football defender. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Paolo Castellini (born 25 March 1979 in Brescia) is an Italian footballer. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Cristiano Lucarelli (born October 4, 1975 in Livorno) is an Italian footballer who plays as forward for Italian Serie B For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Domenico Morfeo (born 16 January, 1976) is an Italian professional Football (soccer player For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Andrea Pisanu (born 7 January 1982 in Cagliari) is an Italian footballer. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Marco Rossi (born 30 September, 1987 in Parma) is an Italian footballer who plays for Parma F Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. McDonald Mariga (born 4 April, 1987) is a Kenyan Football player who currently represents Parma F For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Andrea Gasbarroni (born 6 August 1981 Turin) is an Italian football Midfielder, currently plays for Genoa C Position Player 19 DF Giulio Falcone 20 FW Igor Budan 21 MF Luca Cigarini 22 MF Federico Moretti 23 MF Daniele Dessena 24 DF Fernando Couto 28 DF Massimo Paci 31 FW Stefano Crisci (from youth team) 32 FW Bernardo Corradi (captain, on loan from Manchester City) 33 DF Ferdinand Coly 55 MF Francesco Parravicini 83 FW Reginaldo 99 GK Nicola Pavarini

Out on loan

		MF	Davide Matteini (on loan to Vicenza Calcio)
		FW	Daniele Paponi (on loan to A.C. Cesena)
		DF	Alessio Tombesi (on loan to U.S. Avellino)

Notable former players

Italy Carlo Ancelotti (1977-1979) Luigi Apolloni (1987-1999) Dino Baggio (1994-2000) Marco Ballotta (1991-1994) Simone Barone (1997-2004) Antonio Benarrivo (1991-2004) Nicola Berti (1982-1985) Daniele Bonera (2002-2006) Luca Bucci (1986-1990, 1993-1997 & 2005-present) Gianluigi Buffon (1995-2001) Fabio Cannavaro (1995-2002) Enrico Chiesa (1996-1999) Massimo Crippa (1993-1998) Alberto Di Chiara (1991-1996) Marco Di Vaio (1999-2002) Stefano Fiore (1996-1997) Diego Fuser (1998-2001) Alberto Gilardino (2002-2005) Filippo Inzaghi (1995-1996) Marco Marchionni (2001-2006) Alessandro Melli (1985-1994 & 1995-1997) Lorenzo Minotti (1987-1996) Domenico Morfeo (2003-present) Roberto Mussi (1984-1987 & 1994-1999) Marco Osio (1987-1993) Gabriele Pin (1983-1985 & 1992-1996) Fausto Pizzi (1989-1990 & 1992-1993) Giuseppe Rossi (2007) Gianfranco Zola (1993-1996) Daniele Zoratto (1988-1995) Argentina Abel Balbo (1998-1999) Hernán Crespo (1996-2000) Ariel Ortega (1999-2000) Roberto Néstor Sensini (1993-1999 & 2000-2002) Juan Sebastián Verón (1998-1999) Luciano Galletti (1999) Australia Mark Bresciano (2002-2006) Vince Grella (2002-2007) Belgium Georges Grün (1990-1994) Johan Walem (1999-2000)

Bosnia & Hercegovina Zlatan Muslimović (2005-2006) Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov (1995-1996) Brazil Adaílton (1997-1998) Adriano (2002-2004) Márcio Amoroso (1999-2001) Junior (1999-2005) Fábio Simplício (2004-2006) Cláudio Taffarel (1990-1993 & 2001-2002) Cameroon Patrick Mboma (1999-2001) Colombia Faustino Asprilla (1992-1996 & 1998-1999) Croatia Mario Stanić (1996-2000) France Alain Boghossian (1998-2003) Sébastien Frey (2001-2005) Sabri Lamouchi (2000-2003) Johan Micoud (2000-2002) Lilian Thuram (1996-2001) Ousmane Dabo (1999-2000) Ghana Stephen Appiah (2000-2003) Japan Hidetoshi Nakata (2001-2004) Portugal Sergio Conceiçao (2000-2002) Fernando Couto (1994-1996 & 2005-present) Romania Adrian Mutu (2002-2003) Serbia Savo Milošević (2000-2001) Sweden Tomas Brolin (1990-1995 & 1997) Jesper Blomqvist (1997-1998) Turkey Hakan Şükür (2002)

• See also: Category:Parma F.C. players

Honours

UEFA Cup (2):

• Winners: 1994-95, 1998-99

European Super Cup:

• Winners: 1993

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:

• Winners: 1992-93
  • Runners-up: 1993-94

Coppa Italia (3):

• Winners: 1991-92, 1998-99, 2001-02
  • Runners-up: 1994-95, 2000-01

Italian Super Cup:

• Winners: 1999

Serie A:

• Runners up: 1996-97

Serie B:

• Promoted: 1989-1990

Serie C: (7)

• Promoted: 1928-29, 1943-44, 1953-54, 1972-73, 1978-79, 1983-84, 1985-86

Serie D:

• Promoted: 1969-70

Ciutat de Barcelona Trophy:

• Winners: 2003

Emilian League Division 1:

• Champions: 1928-29

Emilian League Division 2:

• Promoted: 1924-25
  • Runners-up: 1919-20

Colours

Originally, the club wore white shirts with a black cross on the chest; this is the colour they currently wear. A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two lines or bars perpendicular to each other dividing one or two of the lines in half

From 1998 to 2004 the club wore yellow and navy blue hooped shirts. Parma were quite successful during this time (winning the UEFA Cup) and had a lot of high key players at the club, thus the shirts have become synonymous with Parma even though they have reverted back to their traditional colours recently. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA.

The traditional colours of the city of Parma are yellow and blue.

References

1. ^ Ufficiale: Il Parma è di Ghirardi - Gazzetta dello Sport
2. ^ La salvezza abita a Parma - Gazzetta dello Sport
3. ^ Prima squadra (Italian). FC Parma. Retrieved on 2008-03-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty

External links

• Official website (Italian) / (English)
• The history of Parma F.C. (Italian)
• Parma statistics (English)

Preceded by Werder Bremen

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Winner 1993 Runner up: Royal Antwerp

Succeeded by Arsenal

Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Royal Antwerp FC is a Belgian football club from the city of Antwerp in Antwerp (province.

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