1995–96 season | ||||
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President | Giorgio Pedraneschi | |||
Manager | Nevio Scala | |||
Stadium | Stadio Ennio Tardini | |||
Serie A | 6th | |||
Coppa Italia | Second round | |||
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Gianfranco Zola (10) All: Gianfranco Zola (12) | |||
Parma Associazione Calcio played its sixth consecutive Serie A season, which was the last under legendary coach Nevio Scala, who stepped down at the end of the season. Defensive stalwarts Alberto Di Chiara and Lorenzo Minotti also left the club following the season's conclusion. Despite being only one point behind third-placed Lazio, Parma finished 6th in the standings. In contrast to the previous four seasons, Parma did not win any cups either. The most significant moment of Parma's season was the debut of the club's new superstar, 17-year-old goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who saved a penalty on his debut against A.C. Milan.
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Nevio Scala is an Italian football sporting director, coach and former player, who currently serves as the president of Italian club Parma. Throughout his footballing career, he played as a midfielder for several Italian clubs, and won several titles during his time with A.C. Milan. As a manager, he is mostly known for his role as head coach of Parma during the club's golden age of the 1990s, which saw him lead the team from Serie B to several European triumphs.
Alberto Di Chiara is an Italian former professional footballer, who played for Roma, Reggiana, Lecce, Fiorentina, Parma and Perugia, as well as for the Italian national side, as a winger and full back. He is the younger brother of the Italian footballer Stefano Di Chiara.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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4 | Fiorentina | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 59 [lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners Cup |
5 | Roma | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 58 [lower-alpha 2] | Qualification for the 1996–97 UEFA Cup |
6 | Parma | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 58 | |
7 | Internazionale | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 54 | |
8 | Sampdoria | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 52 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 58 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 22 | −7 |
Last updated: 12 May 1996.
Source: Competitive matches
27 August 19951 | Atalanta | 1–1 | Parma | Bergamo |
Vieri | Report | Stoichkov | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Stefano Braschi |
10 September 19952 | Parma | 2–1 | Internazionale | Parma |
Zola D. Baggio | Report | Roberto Carlos | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Loris Stafoggia |
17 September 19953 | Sampdoria | 3–0 | Parma | Genoa |
Karembeu Bellucci | Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
24 September 19954 | Parma | 3–0 | Fiorentina | Parma |
Stoichkov Crippa Benarrivo | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
1 October 19955 | Padova | 1–3 | Parma | Padua |
Amoruso | Report | Stoichkov Zola | Stadium: Stadio Euganeo Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
15 October 19956 | Parma | 1–0 | Udinese | Parma |
Melli | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Stefano Farina |
22 October 19957 | Roma | 1–1 | Parma | Rome |
Fonseca | Report | D. Baggio | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Marcello Nicchi |
29 October 19958 | Parma | 3–2 | Piacenza | Parma |
Zola Inzaghi | Report | Carbone Rossini Caccia | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
5 November 19959 | Cremonese | 0–2 | Parma | Cremona |
Report | Cannavaro Zola | Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
19 November 199510 | Parma | 0–0 | Milan | Parma |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
26 November 199511 | Parma | 1–1 | Juventus | Parma |
Asprilla | Report | Ferrara | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Stefano Braschi |
3 December 199512 | Napoli | 1–1 | Parma | Naples |
Pizzi | Report | Zola | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
10 December 199513 | Parma | 2–1 | Lazio | Parma |
Asprilla Zola | Report | Di Matteo | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
17 December 199514 | Bari | 1–1 | Parma | Bari |
Protti | Report | Asprilla Melli | Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
23 December 199515 | Parma | 0–1 | Vicenza | Parma |
Report | Murgita | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Virginio Quartuccio |
7 January 199616 | Torino | 2–2 | Parma | Turin |
Dionigi Cristallini Angloma | Report | Sensini D. Baggio | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Graziano Cesari |
14 January 199617 | Parma | 4–0 | Cagliari | Parma |
Mussi Apolloni Di Chiara Firicano | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Loris Stafoggia |
21 January 199618 | Parma | 2–0 | Atalanta | Parma |
Pin Melli | Report | Vieri | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
28 January 199619 | Internazionale | 1–1 | Parma | Milan |
Branca | Report | Stoichkov | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
4 February 199620 | Parma | 1–0 | Sampdoria | Parma |
Lamonica | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Gianni Beschin |
11 February 199621 | Fiorentina | 1–0 | Parma | Florence |
Amoruso | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Domenico Messina |
18 February 201622 | Parma | 2–1 | Padova | Parma |
Melli Benarrivo | Report | Kreek | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
25 February 199623 | Udinese | 0–0 | Parma | Udine |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Stefano Braschi |
2 March 199624 | Parma | 1–1 | Roma | Parma |
Sensini Crippa | Report | Fonseca Giannini | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Roberto Bettin |
10 March 199625 | Piacenza | 2–1 | Parma | Piacenza |
Caccia | Report | Arioli | Stadium: Stadio Galleana Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
10 April 199626 | Parma | 2–0 | Cremonese | Parma |
Mussi Zola | Report | Perović | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
24 March 199627 | Milan | 3–0 | Parma | Milan |
R. Baggio Donadoni Savićević | Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
30 March 199628 | Juventus | 1–0 | Parma | Turin |
Bucci | Report | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Loris Stafoggia |
6 April 199629 | Parma | 1–0 | Napoli | Parma |
Apolloni Di Chiara | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
14 April 199630 | Lazio | 2–1 | Parma | Rome |
Fuser Casiraghi | Report | Zola | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
20 April 199631 | Parma | 3–1 | Bari | Parma |
D. Baggio Inzaghi Piro | Report | Andersson | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Graziano Cesari |
28 April 199632 | Vicenza | 0–1 | Parma | Vicenza |
Report | Benarrivo | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
5 May 199633 | Parma | 1–0 | Torino | Parma |
Zola | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Massimo De Santis |
12 May 199634 | Cagliari | 2–0 | Parma | Cagliari |
Sensini Oliveira | Report | Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Stefano Farina |
14 September 1995 First leg | KS Teuta | 0–2 | Tirana, Albania | |
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Zola | Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 8,100 Referee: Dimitar Momirov (Bulgaria) |
28 September 1995 Second leg | Parma | 2–0 (4–0 agg.) | Parma, Italy | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+01:00) | Melli Inzaghi | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 10,291 Referee: Milan Mitrović (Slovenia) |
19 October 1995 First leg | Halmstad | 3–0 | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
20:05 CEST (UTC+01:00) | Gudmundsson R. Andersson | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 9,306 Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany) |
2 November 1995 Second leg | Parma | 4–0 (4–3 agg.) | Parma, Italy | |
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) | Inzaghi D. Baggio Stoichkov Benarrivo | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 13,053 Referee: Finn Lambek (Denmark) |
7 March 1996 First leg | Parma | 1–0 | Parma, Italy | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+01:00) | D. Baggio Stoichkov Mussi | Loko | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 12,447 Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary) |
21 March 1996 Second leg | Paris Saint-Germain | 3–1 (3–2 agg.) | Paris, France | |
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) | Raí Loko | Melli Pin | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,686 Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden) |
17 January 1996 | Juventus | 1–0 | Parma | Turin |
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) | Vialli Peruzzi | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 5,289 Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
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