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Free Parma quiz with explained answers — Scala's European nights, Buffon and Cannavaro, the Parmalat crash and the climb back from Serie D.
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Which Argentine striker did Parma sign from River Plate in 1996?
WhyHernán Crespo joined Parma from River Plate in 1996 and became the club's central striker for four seasons. -
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Parma play their home matches at which stadium?
WhyParma have used the Stadio Ennio Tardini since 1923; the Dall'Ara is Bologna's home, the Ferraris belongs to Genoa and Sampdoria, and the Franchi to Fiorentina. -
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Hernán Crespo left Parma in 2000 for which club, in what was then a world-record transfer fee?
WhyCrespo's 2000 move from Parma to Lazio set a new world transfer record at the time. -
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Which company, whose 2003 collapse plunged the club into crisis, bankrolled Parma during their golden era?
WhyThe dairy giant Parmalat, run by Calisto Tanzi, funded Parma from 1990 until its accounting scandal broke in 2003. -
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Which Parma player scored in both legs of their 1995 UEFA Cup final win?
WhyMidfielder Dino Baggio scored in the first leg at the Tardini and again in the second leg to settle the tie against Juventus. -
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Which manager led Parma to their first Coppa Italia and their first two European trophies?
WhyNevio Scala managed Parma from 1989 to 1996 and delivered the club's first major silverware, including the 1992 Coppa Italia, the 1993 Cup Winners' Cup and the 1995 UEFA Cup. -
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Gianfranco Zola left Parma in November 1996 to join which English club?
WhyZola moved from Parma to Chelsea in November 1996 and was voted the Football Writers' Player of the Year that season. -
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Which defender captained Parma through all three promotions from Serie D back to Serie A?
WhyAlessandro Lucarelli stayed with the club after the 2015 bankruptcy and wore the armband for all three successive promotions. -
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Parma's 1993 European final against Royal Antwerp was played at which stadium?
WhyThe 1993 Cup Winners' Cup final between Parma and Royal Antwerp was played at Wembley in London. -
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Which manager guided Parma to their record second-place Serie A finish?
WhyCarlo Ancelotti managed Parma from 1996 to 1998 and took them to second in Serie A in his first season, 1996-97. -
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Parma beat which club in the 1993 European Super Cup, after Marseille were barred from taking part?
WhyEuropean Cup holders Marseille were excluded following the French match-fixing scandal, so beaten finalists AC Milan faced Parma, who won 2-1 on aggregate. -
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Fabio Cannavaro joined Parma in 1995 from which club?
WhyCannavaro came through Napoli's youth system and made his senior breakthrough there before moving to Parma in 1995. -
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Parma's best Serie A finish is second place. In which season did they achieve it?
WhyParma finished runners-up to Juventus in 1996-97, the highest league placing in the club's history. -
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Which manager took charge of Parma in the mid-1980s before joining AC Milan in 1987?
WhyArrigo Sacchi's work at Parma, including knocking Milan out of the Coppa Italia, persuaded Silvio Berlusconi to hire him in 1987. -
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Which manager led Parma to the UEFA Cup and Coppa Italia double in 1999?
WhyAlberto Malesani took charge in 1998 and won both the UEFA Cup and the Coppa Italia in his first season. -
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How many Coppa Italia titles have Parma won?
WhyParma lifted the Coppa Italia in 1992, 1999 and 2002. -
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Which former Parma manager became president of the refounded club in 2015?
WhyNevio Scala, who had managed Parma's 1990s trophy sides, took the presidency of the newly refounded club after the 2015 bankruptcy. -
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Which club did Faustino Asprilla join when he left Parma in 1996?
WhyAsprilla moved from Parma to Kevin Keegan's Newcastle United in early 1996. -
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Which Italian club did Parma beat in the 1995 UEFA Cup final?
WhyParma beat Juventus 2-1 on aggregate in the all-Italian 1995 UEFA Cup final. -
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Which defender was among the scorers in Parma's 3-0 win over Marseille in the 1999 UEFA Cup final?
WhyFull-back Paolo Vanoli scored alongside Hernán Crespo and Enrico Chiesa in the 1999 final. -
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Against which club did Gianluigi Buffon make his Serie A debut for Parma in November 1995, aged 17?
WhyBuffon's first Serie A appearance was a goalless draw with AC Milan at the Tardini in November 1995. -
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Lilian Thuram joined Parma in 1996 from which club?
WhyThuram began his career at Monaco and signed for Parma in 1996, staying five seasons. -
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Which Japan international joined Parma in 2001 and was part of the squad that won the 2002 Coppa Italia?
WhyHidetoshi Nakata moved from Roma to Parma in 2001 and won the Coppa Italia with the club the following season. -
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Which competition did Parma win in 1993, beating Royal Antwerp in the final?
WhyParma won the 1992-93 European Cup Winners' Cup, beating Royal Antwerp 3-1 in the final. -
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Which defender spent seven seasons at Parma from 1995 before later captaining Italy to the 2006 World Cup?
WhyFabio Cannavaro played for Parma from 1995 to 2002, winning the UEFA Cup there before his 2006 World Cup triumph as Italy's captain. -
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Which former Parma defender managed the refounded club to promotion out of Serie D in 2016?
WhyLuigi Apolloni, a defender in Parma's 1990s trophy sides, coached the refounded club to the Serie D title in 2015-16. -
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After the club went bankrupt in 2015, the refounded Parma restarted in which division?
WhyThe refounded club was admitted to Serie D, Italy's fourth tier, for the 2015-16 season. -
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Which Colombia international played for Parma in the early 1990s?
WhyFaustino Asprilla signed for Parma in 1992 and was a key figure in the club's first European trophy-winning sides. -
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Parma lost the 1994 Cup Winners' Cup final to which club?
WhyArsenal beat holders Parma 1-0 in Copenhagen in the 1994 Cup Winners' Cup final through Alan Smith's volley. -
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Parma are based in which Italian region?
WhyThe city of Parma sits in Emilia-Romagna, the same region as Bologna and Sassuolo. -
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Which goalkeeper came through Parma's youth system before becoming Italy's World Cup-winning number one?
WhyGianluigi Buffon was developed at Parma and broke into their first team as a teenager before winning the 2006 World Cup as Italy's first-choice keeper. -
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Which manager led Parma to consecutive promotions from Serie C to Serie A in 2017 and 2018?
WhyRoberto D'Aversa took over in 2016 and won promotion in back-to-back seasons, completing Parma's climb from Serie D to Serie A in three years. -
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Parma's 1999 UEFA Cup final win came against which French club?
WhyParma beat Marseille 3-0 in the 1999 UEFA Cup final to claim their second UEFA Cup. -
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Which major trophy have Parma never won?
WhyParma have won three Coppa Italias, two UEFA Cups and the 1993 Cup Winners' Cup, but their best league finish is second place in 1996-97. -
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Which Ballon d'Or winner spent the 1995-96 season at Parma between two spells at Barcelona?
WhyHristo Stoichkov, the 1994 Ballon d'Or winner, left Barcelona for Parma in 1995 and returned to the Camp Nou a year later. -
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Which Parma forward scored the goal that ended AC Milan's long unbeaten run in Serie A in March 1993?
WhyAsprilla's finish gave Parma a 1-0 win in March 1993 and brought Milan's record-breaking unbeaten league sequence to an end.
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Parma play at the Stadio Ennio Tardini, their home since 1923, in the Emilia-Romagna city famous for its ham and its cheese — and for a decade in the 1990s they were one of the best teams in Europe. This free Parma quiz covers the whole arc: the Nevio Scala sides that won the club's first major trophies, the Parmalat money that funded them, the 2003 accounting scandal and the 2015 bankruptcy that sent the Crociati all the way down to Serie D, and the three straight promotions that brought them back to Serie A.
The trophies came in a rush. Scala, in charge from 1989 to 1996, won the 1992 Coppa Italia and then the 1993 European Cup Winners' Cup, beating Royal Antwerp 3-1 in the final at Wembley — and later that year Parma took the European Super Cup, facing AC Milan after holders Marseille were barred from taking part. The 1995 UEFA Cup was an all-Italian final against Juventus, settled by Dino Baggio scoring in both legs. Alberto Malesani then delivered a UEFA Cup and Coppa Italia double in his first season, 1999, Marseille beaten 3-0 in the final with Hernán Crespo, Enrico Chiesa and full-back Paolo Vanoli among the scorers. The one prize that never came was the league: Carlo Ancelotti's 1996-97 side finished second, still the best placing in Parma's history.
The squads were extraordinary. Gianluigi Buffon came through the youth system and made his Serie A debut in November 1995, aged 17, in a goalless draw with AC Milan; Fabio Cannavaro arrived from Napoli that same year and stayed seven seasons; Lilian Thuram came from Monaco in 1996. Add Faustino Asprilla — whose finish ended AC Milan's record unbeaten league run in March 1993 before he left for Newcastle United — Crespo, signed from River Plate and sold to Lazio in 2000 for what was then a world-record fee, Gianfranco Zola's mid-season move to Chelsea in 1996, a season of Hristo Stoichkov between two spells at Barcelona, and Hidetoshi Nakata, part of the 2002 Coppa Italia-winning squad. Arrigo Sacchi had managed here in the mid-1980s before Silvio Berlusconi took him to Milan. Then Parmalat collapsed, and in 2015 so did the club: refounded in Serie D with Scala as president, Serie D champions under former defender Luigi Apolloni, and back-to-back promotions under Roberto D'Aversa in 2017 and 2018 — captain Alessandro Lucarelli, who had stayed through the bankruptcy, wearing the armband for all three.
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