1998–99 Parma A.C. season

Parma
1998–99 season
Chairman Calisto Tanzi
Manager Alberto Malesani
Serie A 4th
Coppa Italia Champions
UEFA Cup Champions
Top goalscorer Hernán Crespo (16)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

Parma F.C. won two trophies in one of the club's most successful seasons. The Coppa Italia win over Fiorentina was followed by a spectacular 3-0 victory against French giants Olympique de Marseille in the UEFA Cup Final. In the league, Parma could not quite match Milan and Lazio, but managed to clinch the fourth and final Champions League spot.

In the summer, Parma was hit by playmaker Juan Sebastián Verón departing for Lazio. The club brought in Ariel Ortega instead, but clearly lost a key ingredient in its perennial championship challenge.

Controversy with regard to this season did affect the club a few years later, when video footage of key player Fabio Cannavaro receiving suspicious injections prior to the UEFA Cup final hit the Internet. It has never been proved that Cannavaro was doping, but the legacy of the season was tainted.

Contents

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Serie A

Matches