List of Parma F.C. seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Parma Football Club, an Italian professional football club currently playing in Serie A based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna. It details Parma's achievements in major competitions, together with the top scorers for each season of their existence up to the most recent completed season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the English league that season. Parma have never won a domestic league title, but have won three Italian Cups, one Supercoppa Italiana, as well as two UEFA Cups, one European Super Cup and one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. The club won all eight of these trophies between 1992 and 2002, a period in which it is also achieved its best ever league finish as runners-up in the 1996–97 season.

As of June 2014, although Parma had spent just twenty seasons in Serie A, they had amassed the sixteenth most points in the league's history and had the sixth best average points total per season in the division (assuming 3 points for a win throughout its history), whose inception was in 1929.[1] Including the 2014–15 season and since 1929, Parma have spent 24 seasons in the top flight of Italian football, 27 at the second level, 31 at the third and 4 at the fourth.

History

The club was founded as Parma Foot Ball Club in December 1913.[2] At this time Parma's matches were less well-organised and arranged on a largely ad-hoc basis. Official records from these matches are sketchy at best. The club began playing league football in 1919 and became founder members of Serie B in 1928. The club would then be renamed Associazione Sportiva Parma in 1932. Much of the next few decades was spent in the doldrums; a time which included the absorption of A.C. Parmense and another rename to Associazone Club Parma in 1968 due to financial difficulties.

Easily Parma's most successful period followed promotion to Serie A in 1990 under Nevio Scala.[3] Scala remained at the club until 1996 and won the Crociati's first ever major trophies – securing one Coppa Italia, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, one UEFA Cup and one Supercoppa Italiana win. Four more triumphs – two in the Coppa Italia, one in the UEFA Cup and another in the Supercoppa Italiana – followed before 2002. The club became embroiled in financial disaster after the fraud of the Parmalat and A.C. Parma owners came to a head soon after and no major trophies have been won since. The club was re-founded as Parma Football Club in 2004 and a sale to current owner Tommaso Ghirardi in early 2007.

Key

  • P = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • F = Goals for
  • A = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position
  • Grp = Group stage
  • R1 = First Round
  • R2 = Second Round
  • R32 = Round of 32
  • R16 = Round of 16
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • RU = Runners-up
  • W = Winners

Champions Runners-up

Seasons

Season League[nb 1][nb 2] Cup[nb 3] Europe / Other Top league goalscorer(s)
Level Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
1919–20 2 Promozione/Emilia13 8 5 1 2 27 13 11 2nd ↑[nb 4] Was not held —
1920–21 1 Prima Categoria/Emilia/A17 8 5 1 2 27 13 11 2nd
Prima Categoria/Emilia/Final8 2 1 0 1 0 5 1 2nd
1921–22 Prima Categoria/Emilia/A10 4 2 1 1 6 4 5 2nd R1
Prima Categoria/Emilia/Final6 6 1 2 3 8 13 4 3rd
1922–23 2 Seconda Divisione/D6 14 7 2 5 33 17 16 3rd Was not held
1923–24 Seconda Divisione/F6 14 8 4 2 30 13 20 2nd
1924–25 Seconda Divisione/Nord/C9 16 12 1 3 45 16 25 1st
Seconda Divisione/Nord/Final2 6 3 1 2 9 10 7 1st ↑
1925–26 1 Prima Divisione/B2 22 5 2 15 23 58 16 11th ↓ Italy Mattioli 10
1926–27 2 Prima Divisione/C4 18 8 4 6 27 25 20 4th R3
1927–28 Prima Divisione/B4 18 21 4th Was not held
1928–29 Prima Divisione/B3 26 15 6 5 57 31 36 1st
Prima Divisione/Final 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 2nd
1929–30 Serie B 34 12 8 14 38 57 32 12th
1930–31 Serie B 34 10 7 17 45 64 27 13th
1931–32 Serie B 34 3 3 28 25 98 9 18th ↓
1932–33 3 Prima Divisione/E9 24 13 4 7 41 33 30 2nd
1933–34 Prima Divisione/B8 26 17 4 5 61 22 38 1st
Prima Divisione/Final B4 6 2 0 4 7 11 4 4th
1934–35 Prima Divisione/B8 26 15 7 4 58 18 37 2nd Italy Giuseppe Cella 15
1935–36 Serie C/B4 30 12 6 12 39 39 30 9th R3
1936–37 Serie C/B5 30 9 11 10 39 40 29 10th R3
1937–38 Serie C/B5 30 4 9 17 25 57 17 15th R1
1938–39 Serie C/B8 26 12 6 8 34 26 30 5th R1
1939–40 Serie C/B8 30 14 8 8 42 33 36 4th R2 Italy Alessandro Fornasaris 20
1940–41 Serie C/B8 30 15 5 10 56 46 35 5th Qual
1941–42 Serie C/B8 30 20 7 3 89 37 47 2nd DNQ Italy Luciano Degara 30
1942–43 Serie C/G12 19 17 1 1 82 11 35 1st DNQ Italy Luciano Degara 31
Serie C/Final B2 10 6 1 3 23 10 13 DQ - 6th
1943–44 Leagues suspended for World War II Was not held Campionato Alto Italia Grp Italy Enzo Loni 11
1944–45 —
1945–46 2 Serie B-C/C3 22 12 4 6 36 20 28 3rd
1946–47 Serie B/B3 40 14 10 16 41 45 38 14th
1947–48 Serie B/B3 34 12 14 8 33 28 38 7th[nb 5]
1948–49 Serie B 42 12 13 17 42 59 37 19th ↓[nb 6]
1949–50 3 Serie C/B4 40 21 9 10 64 28 52 2nd
1950–51 Serie C/B4 38 21 7 10 57 32 49 3rd Italy William Bronzoni 20
1951–52 Serie C/B4 34 21 10 3 75 24 52 2nd Italy Edmundo Fabbri 20
1952–53 Serie C 34 14 8 12 47 31 36 6th Czech Republic Július Korostelev 15
1953–54 Serie C 34 17 9 8 45 23 43 1st ↑ Czech Republic Július Korostelev 15
1954–55 2 Serie B 34 8 17 9 37 40 33 9th Italy Aldo Fontana
Czech Republic Čestmír Vycpálek		 8
1955–56 Serie B 34 10 8 16 36 46 28 15th Italy Paolo Erba 14
1956–57 Serie B 34 9 13 12 33 38 31 12th Italy Paolo Erba 16
1957–58 Serie B 34 5 14 15 25 49 24 18th DNQ Italy Carlo Dell'Omodarme 6
1958–59 Serie B 38 10 12 16 41 64 32 18th R2 Italy Franco Marmiroli 13
1959–60 Serie B 38 9 16 13 38 50 34 14th R32 Italy Giuseppe Calzolari
Italy Giampaolo Menichelli		 8
1960–61 Serie B 38 12 11 15 36 36 35 13th R32 Coppa delle Alpi[nb 7][nb 8] W Italy Giuseppe Calzolari 13
1961–62 Serie B 38 9 17 12 25 33 35 12th R1 — Italy Giovanni Meregalli 6
1962–63 Serie B 38 12 11 15 32 44 35 13th R1 Italy Giovanni Meregalli 6
1963–64 Serie B 38 8 16 14 31 43 32 15th R16 Italy Dario Cavallito
Italy Dimitri Pinti		 8
1964–65 Serie B 38 7 9 22 23 54 23 20th ↓ R16 Italy Giovanni Meregalli
Italy Dimitri Pinti		 3
1965–66 3 Serie C/A3 34 3 19 12 15 28 25 17th ↓ DNQ Italy Armando Onesti 5
1966–67 4 Serie D/C6 34 14 11 9 39 29 39 6th DNQ Italy Giuseppe Mattei 8
1967–68 Serie D/B9 34 10 14 10 28 23 34 6th DNQ
1968–69 Serie D/B9 34 8 13 13 21 31 29 14th DNQ Italy William Rizzi 6
1969–70 Serie D/B9 34 23 6 5 40 15 52 1st ↑ DNQ Italy Carlo Rancati 14
1970–71 3 Serie C/A3 38 14 13 11 50 39 41 5th DNQ Italy Orazio Rancati 18
1971–72 Serie C/B3 38 17 16 5 48 26 40 2nd DNQ Italy Fabio Bonci 20
1972–73 Serie C/A3 38 19 14 5 40 15 52 1st ↑ DNQ Coppa Italia Semiprofessionisti QF Italy Alberto Rizzati 13
1973–74 2 Serie B 38 10 19 9 39 32 39 5th Grp — Italy Alberto Rizzati 15
1974–75 Serie B 38 9 15 14 30 37 30 20th ↓ Grp Italy Fabio Bonci 14
1975–76 3 Serie C/B3 38 16 14 8 42 25 46 2nd DNQ Coppa Italia Semiprofessionisti Italy Alberto Rizzati 10
1976–77 Serie C/B3 38 16 14 8 46 33 46 2nd DNQ Coppa Italia Semiprofessionisti R16
Anglo-Italian Cup Grp
1977–78 Serie C/B3 38 16 14 8 50 37 46 4th DNQ Coppa Italia Semiprofessionisti R32
1978–79 Serie C1/A2 34 16 12 6 43 16 48 2nd ↑ DNQ Coppa Italia Semiprofessionisti Grp
1979–80 2 Serie B 38 7 13 18 27 49 27 19th ↓ Grp —
1980–81 3 Serie C1/A2 34 8 14 12 25 32 30 13th DNQ Coppa Italia Semiprofessionisti Italy Sergio D'Agostino 9
1981–82 Serie C1/A2 34 9 13 12 30 32 31 9th DNQ Coppa Italia Serie C R16 Italy Enrico Cannata 10
1982–83 Serie C1/A2 34 10 14 10 28 26 34 6th DNQ Coppa Italia Serie C R32 Italy Massimo Barbuti 10
1983–84 Serie C1/A2 34 18 12 4 47 20 48 1st ↑ Grp Coppa Italia Serie C R32 Italy Massimo Barbuti 17
1984–85 2 Serie B 38 6 14 18 25 47 26 18th ↓ QF — Italy Massimo Barbuti 10
1985–86 3 Serie C1/A2 34 16 15 3 39 14 47 1st ↑ Grp Coppa Italia Serie C R32 Italy Marco Rossi 10
1986–87 2 Serie B 38 11 18 9 30 26 40 7th QF — Italy Mario Bortolazzi 7
1987–88 Serie B 38 9 20 9 33 33 38 11th R16 Italy Marco Osio
Italy Davide Zannoni		 7
1988–89 Serie B 38 8 21 9 29 31 37 9th Grp Italy Lorenzo Minotti 7
1989–90 Serie B 38 16 14 8 49 30 46 4th ↑ R1 Italy Fausto Pizzi 12
1990–91 1 Serie A 34 13 12 9 35 31 38 6th R2 Italy Alessandro Melli 13
1991–92 Serie A 34 11 16 7 32 28 38 6th W UEFA Cup R1 Italy Alessandro Melli 6
1992–93 Serie A 34 16 9 9 47 34 41 3rd QF Cup Winners' Cup W Italy Alessandro Melli 12
Supercoppa Italiana RU
1993–94 Serie A 34 17 7 10 50 35 41 5th SF Cup Winners' Cup RU Italy Gianfranco Zola 18
Super Cup W
1994–95 Serie A 34 18 9 7 51 31 63[nb 9] 3rd RU UEFA Cup W Italy Gianfranco Zola 19
1995–96 Serie A 34 16 10 8 44 31 58 5th R2 Cup Winners' Cup QF Italy Gianfranco Zola 10
Supercoppa Italiana RU
1996–97 Serie A 34 18 9 7 41 26 63 2nd R2 UEFA Cup R32 Italy Enrico Chiesa 14
1997–98 Serie A 34 15 12 7 55 39 57 5th SF Champions League Grp Argentina Hernán Crespo 12
1998–99 Serie A 34 15 10 9 55 36 55 4th W UEFA Cup W Argentina Hernán Crespo 16
1999–2000 Serie A 34 16 10 8 52 37 58 5th[nb 10] R16 Champions League Qual Argentina Hernán Crespo 22
UEFA Cup R16
Supercoppa Italiana W
2000–01 Serie A 34 16 8 10 51 31 56 4th RU UEFA Cup R16 Italy Marco Di Vaio 15
2001–02 Serie A 34 12 8 14 43 47 44 10th W Champions League Qual Italy Marco Di Vaio 20
UEFA Cup R16
2002–03 Serie A 34 15 11 8 55 36 56 5th R2 UEFA Cup R2 Romania Adrian Mutu 16
Supercoppa Italiana RU
2003–04 Serie A 34 16 10 8 57 46 58 5th QF UEFA Cup R32 Italy Alberto Gilardino 23
2004–05 Serie A 38 10 12 16 48 65 42 17th[nb 11] R16 UEFA Cup SF Italy Alberto Gilardino 23
2005–06 Serie A 38 12 9 17 46 60 45 7th R16 — Italy Bernardo Corradi
Brazil Fábio Simplício		 10
2006–07 Serie A 38 10 12 16 41 56 42 12th QF UEFA Cup R32 Croatia Igor Budan 13
2007–08 Serie A 38 7 13 18 42 62 34 19th ↓ R32 — Croatia Igor Budan 7
2008–09 2 Serie B 42 19 19 4 65 34 76 2nd ↑ R32 Italy Cristiano Lucarelli
Italy Alberto Paloschi		 12
2009–10 1 Serie A 38 14 10 14 46 51 52 8th R32 Bulgaria Valeri Bojinov 8
2010–11 Serie A 38 11 13 14 39 47 46 12th QF Argentina Hernán Crespo 9
2011–12 Serie A 38 15 11 12 54 53 56 8th R32 Italy Sebastian Giovinco 15
2012–13 Serie A 38 13 10 15 45 46 49 10th R16 Italy Amauri 10
2013–14 Serie A 38 15 13 10 58 46 58 6th R16 Italy Antonio Cassano 12

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Before the establishment of the modern Serie A in 1929, the championship was contested under several different formats, including knock-out competitions or successive group stages.
  2. ↑ The number in superscript represents the number of parallel divisions there were to the one in which Parma were competing, where there were two or more (including the division in which Parma competed).
  3. ↑ The Coppa Italia was founded in 1922, but - despite an abortive attempt in 1927 - a second edition did not take place before the 1935–36 season. Since then the tournament was played on a regular basis until 1943, when it was suspended due to WWII. The competition was eventually resumed only in 1958.
  4. ↑ Parma lost a two-legged tie-breaker 4–1 to Mantova, so failed to qualify for the northern finals.
  5. ↑ Parma avoided relegation after finishing second three-way relegation tie-breaker with Cremonese and Prato.
  6. ↑ Parma lost a relegation tie-breaker 4–1 to Spezia to consign themselves to relegation.
  7. ↑ Teams from Italy – Parma, Brescia, Lecco, Pro Patria, Reggiana, Monza, Lazio and Fiorentina – took on teams from Switzerland – Lugano, Lucerne, YF Zurigo, Schaffhausen, Biel-Bienne, Bellinzona, Grasshopper, Young Boys – and the Italians emerged victorious.
  8. ↑ "Cup of the Alps 1961".
  9. ↑ The 1994–95 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.
  10. ↑ Parma lost a UEFA Champions League qualification tie-breaker 3–1 to Internazionale to consign themselves to a place in the UEFA Cup.
  11. ↑ Parma won a relegation tie-breaker 2–1 against Bologna over two legs to avoid relegation.

References

  1. ↑ "Italian Serie A: All time overall table". WildStat.com. WildSoft. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Parma Club History". Football Italia. football-italia.net. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Parma: '90s Phenomenon". 19 May 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2010.