1993–94 Parma AC season

Parma
1993–94 season
OwnerParmalat
PresidentGiorgio Pedraneschi
ManagerNevio Scala
StadiumStadio Ennio Tardini
Serie A5th
Coppa ItaliaSemi-finals
European Cup Winners' CupRunners-up
European Super CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Zola (18)

All:
Zola (22)

Parma Associazione Calcio once again troubled the top teams in both Italy and Europe, but had to settle for just the curtain-raising UEFA Super Cup as silverware in its ambitious ascent towards the top of Italian football. It almost repeated the victory in the 1992–93 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup by reaching another final, but lost out to Arsenal.

The purchase of Gianfranco Zola from Napoli was successful, given his second place in the topscoring charts, beaten only by Giuseppe Signori of Lazio. Together with Tomas Brolin and Faustino Asprilla, Parma's attack left many teams without a chance, but the defence was not good enough to match the level of champions Milan, who conceded less than half of the 35 goals Parma did.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Italy ITA Luca Bucci
GK Italy ITA Marco Ballotta
DF Italy ITA Antonio Benarrivo
DF Italy ITA Lorenzo Minotti
DF Argentina ARG Nestor Sensini
DF Italy ITA Luigi Apolloni
DF Italy ITA Alberto Di Chiara
DF Belgium BEL Georges Grün
DF Italy ITA David Balleri
DF Italy ITA Roberto Maltagliati
DF Italy ITA Gianluca Falsini
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Italy ITA Daniele Zoratto
MF Sweden SWE Tomas Brolin
MF Italy ITA Massimo Crippa
MF Italy ITA Gabriele Pin
MF Italy ITA Salvatore Matrecano
MF Italy ITA Fausto Pizzi
MF Italy ITA Roberto Colacone
FW Colombia COL Faustino Asprilla
FW Italy ITA Gianfranco Zola
FW Italy ITA Alessandro Melli
FW Italy ITA Giovanni Sorce

Transfers

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Sampdoria 34 18 8 8 64 39 +25 44 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
4 Lazio 34 17 10 7 55 40 +15 44 Qualification to UEFA Cup
5 Parma 34 17 7 10 50 35 +15 41
6 Napoli 34 12 12 10 41 35 +6 36
7 Roma 34 10 15 9 35 30 +5 35
Source: 1993–94 Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[1]

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWLWWDWDWLWWDLWLDLDWWWWLWLWLWDLWLD
Position2243222223222323444443244354445455
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = 1994–95 UEFA Champions League;   = 1994–95 UEFA Cup

Matches

29 August 1993 1 Udinese 0–1 Parma Udine
Report Melli 17' Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Angelo Amendolia
5 September 1993 2 Parma 1–0 Lecce Parma
Zola 29' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti
8 September 1993 3 Lazio 2–1 Parma Rome
Fuser 28'
Cravero 48' (pen.)
Report Zola 40' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
12 September 1993 4 Parma 2–1 Genoa Parma
Zola 1'
Crippa 87'
Report Petrescu 19' Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Stefano Braschi
19 September 1993 5 Parma 3–0 Torino Parma
Asprilla 59', 67', 90' Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Gianni Beschin
26 September 1993 6 Sampdoria 1-1 Parma Genova
Lombardo 3' Report 29' (aut.) Sacchetti Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Trentalange, Torino
3 October 1993 7 Parma 3-0 Foggia Parma
Zola 18', 86'
Asprilla 70'
Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Racalbuto (Gallarate)
17 October 1993 8 Cremonese 0-0 Parma Cremona
Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Referee: Nicchi (Arezzo)
24 October 1993 9 Parma 1-0 Reggiana Parma
Melli 14' Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Cinciripini (Ascoli Piceno)
31 October 1993 10 Inter 3-2 Parma Milano
Sosa 16', 37', 65' Report 10' Grün
77' Minotti
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Collina (Viareggio)
7 November 1993 11 Parma 2-0 Juventus Parma
Zola 83'
Brolin 87' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Ennio Tardini
Referee: Livio Bazzoli
21 November 1993 12 Atalanta 0-2 Parma Bergamo
Report Brolin 63'
Zola 84'
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Luciano Luci
28 November 1993 13 Parma 0-0 Milan Parma
Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Ceccarini (Livorno)
5 December 1993 14 A.S. Roma 2-0 Parma Roma
Comi 18'
Cappioli 74'
Report Stadium: Olimpico
Referee: Fabio Baldas
12 December 1993 15 Cagliari 0-4 Parma Cagliari
Report Asprilla 40'
Melli 65'
Melli 72'
Zola
Stadium: Sant'Elia
Referee: Gianni Beschin
19 December 1993 16 Parma 1-3 Napoli Parma
Brolin 33' (rig.) Report 3' Gambaro
60' Fonseca
82' Thern
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Pairetto (Nichelino)
2 January 1994 17 Piacenza 1-1 Parma Piacenza
Ferrante 21' Report 39' Balleri Stadium: Stadio Galleana
Referee: Boggi (Salerno)
9 January 1994 18 Parma 0-1 Udinese Parma
Report Bertotto 33' Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Loris Stafoggia
16 January 1994 19 Lecce 1-1 Parma Lecce
Ayew 32' Report Minotti 51' Stadium: Via del Mare
Referee: Francesco Arena
23 January 1994 20 Parma 2-0 Lazio Parma
Chiara 3'
Asprilla 89'
Report Stadium: Ennio Tardini
Referee: Angelo Amendiola
30 January 1994 21 Genoa 0-4 Parma Genova
Report 43', 90' Zola
45' Brolin
85' (rig.) Asprilla
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Luci (Firenze)
6 February 1994 22 Torino 1-2 Parma Torino
14:30 UTC+1 Francescoli 54' Report 27' Apolloni
53' Zola
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 24.536
Referee: Stafoggia (Pesaro)
13 February 1994 23 Parma 2-1 Sampdoria Parma
Minotti 73'
Zola 90'
Report 28' Jugović Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Collina (Viareggio)
20 February 1994 24 Foggia 3-2 Parma Foggia
Cappellini 35'
Kolyvanov 68', 88'
Report 11' Zola
18' Asprilla
Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria
Referee: Cinciripini (Ascoli Piceno)
27 February 1994 25 Parma 2-1 Cremonese Parma
Melli 57'
Zola 85' (rig.)
Report 62' Maspero Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Ceccarini (Livorno)
6 March 1994 26 Reggiana 2-0 Parma Reggio Emilia
Esposito 49'
Padovano 68' (rig.)
Report Stadium: Stadio Mirabello
Referee: Pairetto (Nichelino)
13 March 1994 27 Parma 4-1 Inter Parma
Zola 45', 58'
Asprilla 63'
Brolin 90'
Report 69' Sosa Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Bettin (Padova)
20 March 1994 28 Juventus 4-0 Parma Torino
Del Piero 20'
Del Piero 57'
Ravanelli 77'
Del Piero 87'
Report Stadium: Delle Alpi
Referee: Loris Stafoggia
25 March 1994 29 Parma 2-1 Atalanta Parma
Minotti 13'
Apolloni 48'
Report Apolloni 11' (o.g) Stadium: Ennio Tardini
Referee: Gennaro Borriello
2 April 1994 30 Milan 1-1 Parma Milano
Massaro 73' Report 84' (rig.) Zola Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Boggi (Salerno)
9 April 1994 31 Parma 0-2 A.S. Roma Parma
Report Balbo 18'
Festa 89'
Stadium: Ennio Tardini
Referee: Fabio Baldas
17 April 1994 32 Parma 3-1 Cagliari Parma
Asprilla 30'
Zola 45'
Crippa 78'
Crinti 89' Stadium: Ennio Tardini
Referee: Virginio Quartuccio
24 April 1994 33 Napoli 2-0 Parma Napoli
Buso 20'
Ferrara 45'
Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Referee: Cinciripini (Ascoli Piceno)
29 April 1994 34 Parma 0-0 Piacenza Parma
Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Baldas (Trieste)

Coppa Italia

Quarterfinals

4 January 1993 Foggia 0-3 Parma Foggia
12' Brolin
52' Zola
72' Asprilla
Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria
Referee: Luci
26 January 1994 Parma 6-1 Foggia Parma
Brolin 15', 75'
Zola 41'
Sorce 77' (rig.)
Di Chiara II 82'
Matrecano 90'
56' Stroppa Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Pellegrino

Semifinals

8 February 1994 Sampdoria 2-1 Parma Genova
Lombardo 55'
Platt 56'
31' Asprilla Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Bazzoli
23 February 1994 Parma 0-1 Sampdoria Parma
22' Gullit Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Beschin

European Cup Winners' Cup

First round

14 September 1993 First leg Degerfors Sweden 1–2 Italy Parma Degerfors, Sweden
Berger 72' Asprilla 87', 88' Stadium: Stora Valla
28 September 1993 Second leg Parma Italy 2–0
(4–1 agg.)
Sweden Degerfors Parma, Italy
Brolin 2', 67' Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini

Second round

Quarter-finals

3 March 1994 First leg Ajax Netherlands 0–0 Italy Parma Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:00 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Philip Don (England)
16 March 1994 Second leg Parma Italy 2–0
(2–0 agg.)
Netherlands Ajax Parma, Italy
17:45 Minotti 16'
Brolin 49'
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 24,212
Referee: Frans van den Wijngaert (Belgium)

Semi-finals

29 March 1994 First leg Benfica Portugal 2–1 Italy Parma Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 Isaías 11'
Rui Costa 60'
Zola 13' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)
13 April 1994 Second leg Parma Italy 1–0
(2a–2 agg.)
Portugal Benfica Parma, Italy
17:45 Sensini 74' Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 21,500
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

Final

4 May 1994 Final Arsenal England 1–0 Italy Parma Copenhagen, Denmark
20:15 Smith 22'
Adams Yellow card 25'
Selley Yellow card 51'
Campbell Yellow card 78'
Crippa Yellow card 44'
Asprilla Yellow card 45'
Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 33,765
Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)

European Super Cup

First leg Parma Italy 0–1 Italy Milan
Second leg Milan Italy 0–2
(1–2 agg.)
Italy Parma

Statistics

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa UEFA CWC
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Italy ITA Bucci 41 -37 32 -32 0 0 9 -5
DF Italy ITA Benarrivo 41 0 28 0 6 0 7 0
DF Italy ITA Minotti 47 5 33 4 7 0 7 1
DF Argentina ARG Sensini 31 1 20 0 6 0 5 1
DF Italy ITA Apolloni 43 2 30 2 5 0 8 0
DF Italy ITA Di Chiara 39 2 29 1 4 1 6 0
MF Italy ITA Zoratto 31 0 19+2 0 3 0 7 0
MF Sweden SWE Brolin 45 12 29 5 7 4 9 3
MF Italy ITA Crippa 46 3 31 2 6 1 9 0
FW Colombia COL Asprilla 42 16 24+3 10 7 4 8 2
FW Italy ITA Zola 49 22 33 18 7 3 9 1
GK Italy ITA Ballotta 11 -10 2+1 -3 8 -7 0 0
DF Belgium BEL Grün 21 1 16 1 1 0 4 0
MF Italy ITA Pin 37 0 15+7 0 8 0 7 0
FW Italy ITA Melli 32 8 13+9 5 6 3 4 0
DF Italy ITA Balleri 35 2 10+10 1 8 0 7 1
MF Italy ITA Matrecano 25 1 6+10 0 6 1 3 0
DF Italy ITA Maltagliati 16 0 4+6 0 4 0 2 0
MF Italy ITA Pizzi 4 0 0+3 0 1 0 0 0
FW Italy ITA Sorce 2 1 0+1 0 1 1 0 0
MF Italy ITA Colacone 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
DF Italy ITA Falsini 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.