| 1993–94 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Parmalat | ||
| President | Giorgio Pedraneschi | ||
| Manager | Nevio Scala | ||
| Stadium | Stadio Ennio Tardini | ||
| Serie A | 5th | ||
| Coppa Italia | Semi-finals | ||
| European Cup Winners' Cup | Runners-up | ||
| European Super Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: 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-raisingUEFA Super Cup as silverware in its ambitious ascent towards the top of Italian football. It almost repeated the victory in the1992–93UEFA Cup Winners' Cup by reaching anotherfinal, but lost out toArsenal.
The purchase ofGianfranco Zola fromNapoli was successful, given his second place in the topscoring charts, beaten only byGiuseppe Signori ofLazio. Together withTomas Brolin andFaustino Asprilla, Parma's attack left many teams without a chance, but the defence was not good enough to match the level of championsMilan, who conceded less than half of the 35 goals Parma did.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Gianfranco Zola | SSC Napoli | |
| MF | Massimo Crippa | SSC Napoli | |
| DF | Nestor Sensini | Udinese | |
| GK | Luca Bucci | AC Reggiana | |
| DF | David Balleri | Cosenza | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| GK | Cláudio Taffarel | AC Reggiana | |
| MF | Marco Osio | Torino | |
| DF | Cornelio Donati | released | |
| FW | Graziano Mannari | Fiorenzuola | loan |
| MF | Sergio Berti | River Plate | |
| MF | Stefano Cuoghi | released | |
| MF | Ivo Pulga | Vicenza | |
| MF | Fausto Pizzi | Udinese | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Lazio | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 44 | Qualification toUEFA Cup |
| 4 | Sampdoria | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 44 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup |
| 5 | Parma | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 41 | Qualification toUEFA Cup |
| 6 | Napoli | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 36 | |
| 7 | Roma | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 35 |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | D |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 29 August 19931 | Udinese | 0–1 | Parma | Udine |
| Report | Melli | Stadium:Stadio Friuli Referee: Angelo Amendolia |
| 5 September 19932 | Parma | 1–0 | Lecce | Parma |
| Zola | Report | Stadium:Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
| 8 September 19933 | Lazio | 2–1 | Parma | Rome |
| Fuser Cravero | Report | Zola | Stadium:Stadio Olimpico Referee:Pierluigi Pairetto |
| 12 September 19934 | Parma | 2–1 | Genoa | Parma |
| Zola Crippa | Report | Petrescu | Stadium:Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee:Stefano Braschi |
| 19 September 19935 | Parma | 3–0 | Torino | Parma |
| Asprilla | Report | Stadium:Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Gianni Beschin |
| 26 September 19936 | Sampdoria | 1-1 | Parma | Genoa |
| Lombardo | Report | Stadium:Luigi Ferraris Referee:Trentalange,Turin |
| 3 October 19937 | Parma | 3-0 | Foggia | Parma |
| Zola Asprilla | Report | Stadium:Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee:Racalbuto (Gallarate) |
| 17 October 19938 | Cremonese | 0-0 | Parma | Cremona |
| Report | Stadium:Stadio Giovanni Zini Referee:Nicchi (Arezzo) |
| 24 October 19939 | Parma | 1-0 | Reggiana | Parma |
| Melli | Report | Stadium:Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee:Cinciripini (Ascoli Piceno) |
| 31 October 199310 | Inter | 3-2 | Parma | Milan |
| Sosa | Report | Stadium:Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee:Collina (Viareggio) |
| 7 November 199311 | Parma | 2-0 | Juventus | Parma |
| Zola Brolin | Report | Stadium:Ennio Tardini Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
| 21 November 199312 | Atalanta | 0-2 | Parma | Bergamo |
| Report | Brolin Zola | Stadium:Comunale Referee: Luciano Luci |
| 28 November 199313 | Parma | 0-0 | Milan | Parma |
| Report | Stadium:Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee:Ceccarini (Livorno) |
| 5 December 199314 | A.S. Roma | 2-0 | Parma | Rome |
| Comi Cappioli | Report | Stadium:Olimpico Referee: Fabio Baldas |
| 12 December 199315 | Cagliari | 0-4 | Parma | Cagliari |
| Report | Asprilla Melli Melli Zola | Stadium:Sant'Elia Referee: Gianni Beschin |
| 19 December 199316 | Parma | 1-3 | Napoli | Parma |
| Brolin | Report | Stadium:Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee:Pairetto (Nichelino) |
| 2 January 199417 | Piacenza | 1-1 | Parma | Piacenza |
| Ferrante | Report | Stadium:Stadio Galleana Referee: Boggi (Salerno) |
| 9 January 199418 | Parma | 0-1 | Udinese | Parma |
| Report | Bertotto | Stadium:Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Loris Stafoggia |
| 16 January 199419 | Lecce | 1-1 | Parma | Lecce |
| Ayew | Report | Minotti | Stadium:Via del Mare Referee: Francesco Arena |
| 23 January 199420 | Parma | 2-0 | Lazio | Parma |
| Chiara Asprilla | Report | Stadium:Ennio Tardini Referee: Angelo Amendiola |
| 30 January 199421 | Genoa | 0-4 | Parma | Genoa |
| Report | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee:Luci (Florence) |
| 6 February 199422 | Torino | 1-2 | Parma | Turin |
| 14:30UTC+1 | Francescoli | Report | Stadium:Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 24.536 Referee:Stafoggia (Pesaro) |
| 13 February 199423 | Parma | 2-1 | Sampdoria | Parma |
| Minotti Zola | Report | Stadium:Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee:Collina (Viareggio) |
| 20 February 199424 | Foggia | 3-2 | Parma | Foggia |
| Cappellini Kolyvanov | Report | Stadium:Stadio Pino Zaccheria Referee:Cinciripini (Ascoli Piceno) |
| 27 February 199425 | Parma | 2-1 | Cremonese | Parma |
| Melli Zola | Report | Stadium:Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee:Ceccarini (Livorno) |
| 6 March 199426 | Reggiana | 2-0 | Parma | Reggio Emilia |
| Esposito Padovano | Report | Stadium:Stadio Mirabello Referee:Pairetto (Nichelino) |
| 13 March 199427 | Parma | 4-1 | Inter | Parma |
| Zola Asprilla Brolin | Report | Stadium:Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee:Bettin (Padua) |
| 20 March 199428 | Juventus | 4-0 | Parma | Turin |
| Del Piero Del Piero Ravanelli Del Piero | Report | Stadium:Delle Alpi Referee: Loris Stafoggia |
| 25 March 199429 | Parma | 2-1 | Atalanta | Parma |
| Minotti Apolloni | Report | Apolloni | Stadium:Ennio Tardini Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
| 2 April 199430 | Milan | 1-1 | Parma | Milan |
| Massaro | Report | Stadium:Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Boggi (Salerno) |
| 9 April 199431 | Parma | 0-2 | A.S. Roma | Parma |
| Report | Balbo Festa | Stadium:Ennio Tardini Referee: Fabio Baldas |
| 17 April 199432 | Parma | 3-1 | Cagliari | Parma |
| Asprilla Zola Crippa | Crinti | Stadium:Ennio Tardini Referee: Virginio Quartuccio |
| 24 April 199433 | Napoli | 2-0 | Parma | Napoli |
| Buso Ferrara | Report | Stadium:Stadio San Paolo Referee:Cinciripini (Ascoli Piceno) |
| 29 April 199434 | Parma | 0-0 | Piacenza | Parma |
| Report | Stadium:Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee:Baldas (Trieste) |
Quarterfinals
| 4 January 1993 | Foggia | 0-3 | Parma | Foggia |
| Stadium:Stadio Pino Zaccheria Referee:Luci |
| 26 January 1994 | Parma | 6-1 | Foggia | Parma |
| Brolin Zola Sorce Di Chiara II Matrecano | Stadium:Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee:Pellegrino |
Semifinals
| 8 February 1994 | Sampdoria | 2-1 | Parma | Genoa |
| Lombardo Platt | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee:Bazzoli |
| 23 February 1994 | Parma | 0-1 | Sampdoria | Parma |
| Stadium:Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee:Beschin |
| 14 September 1993First leg | Degerfors | 1–2 | Degerfors,Sweden | |
| Berger | Asprilla | Stadium:Stora Valla |
| 28 September 1993Second leg | Parma | 2–0 (4–1agg.) | Parma,Italy | |
| Brolin | Stadium:Stadio Ennio Tardini |
| 20 October 1993First leg | Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | Haifa,Israel | |
| Brolin | Stadium:Kiryat Eliezer Stadium |
| 3 November 1993Second leg | Parma | 0–1 (a.e.t.) (1–1agg.) (3–1p) | Parma,Italy | |
| Mizrahi | Stadium:Stadio Ennio Tardini | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Crippa Minotti Brolin | ||||
| 3 March 1994First leg | Ajax | 0–0 | Amsterdam,Netherlands | |
| 20:00 | Stadium:Olympic Stadium Attendance: 42,000 Referee:Philip Don (England) |
| 16 March 1994Second leg | Parma | 2–0 (2–0agg.) | Parma,Italy | |
| 17:45 | Minotti Brolin | Stadium:Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 24,212 Referee:Frans van den Wijngaert (Belgium) |
| 29 March 1994First leg | Benfica | 2–1 | Lisbon,Portugal | |
| 21:00 | Isaías Rui Costa | Zola | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Attendance: 80,000 Referee:Bernd Heynemann (Germany) |
| 13 April 1994Second leg | Parma | 1–0 (2a–2agg.) | Parma,Italy | |
| 17:45 | Sensini | Stadium:Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 21,500 Referee:Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) |
| 4 May 1994Final | Arsenal | 1–0 | Copenhagen,Denmark | |
| 20:15 | Smith Adams Selley Campbell | Crippa Asprilla | Stadium:Parken Stadium Attendance: 33,765 Referee:Václav Krondl (Czech Republic) |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa | UEFA CWC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Bucci | 41 | -37 | 32 | -32 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -5 | ||
| DF | Benarrivo | 41 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| DF | Minotti | 47 | 5 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| DF | Sensini | 31 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| DF | Apolloni | 43 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| DF | Di Chiara | 39 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| MF | Zoratto | 31 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| MF | Brolin | 45 | 12 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | ||
| MF | Crippa | 46 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| FW | Asprilla | 42 | 16 | 24+3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ||
| FW | Zola | 49 | 22 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | ||
| GK | Ballotta | 11 | -10 | 2+1 | -3 | 8 | -7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Grün | 21 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MF | Pin | 37 | 0 | 15+7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| FW | Melli | 32 | 8 | 13+9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | Balleri | 35 | 2 | 10+10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| MF | Matrecano | 25 | 1 | 6+10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DF | Maltagliati | 16 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | Pizzi | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Sorce | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Colacone | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Falsini | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||