| 1997–98 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Parmalat | ||
| President | Calisto Tanzi | ||
| Manager | Carlo Ancelotti | ||
| Stadium | Stadio Ennio Tardini | ||
| Serie A | 6th | ||
| Coppa Italia | Semi-finals | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Hernán Crespo (12) All: Enrico Chiesa (21) | ||
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During the 1997–98 season, the club's eighth in Serie A, Parma Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, and the UEFA Champions League.
Season review
The team had another good season, finishing 6th in the league and thus qualifying for the 1998–99 UEFA Cup, as well as reaching the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia. The team's solitary disappointment was a group stage exit in their first-ever appearance in the UEFA Champions League.
Players
Squad information
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type | 
| MF | Stefano Fiore | Padova Calcio | |
| GK | Matteo Guardalben | Hellas Verona | - | 
| MF | Federico Giunti | Perugia Calcio | |
| MF | Pierluigi Orlandini | Internazionale | |
| MF | Adaílton | Juventude | - | 
| MF | Jesper Blomqvist | A.C. Milan | U$9,0 million | 
| FW | Faustino Asprilla | Newcastle United | loan ended | 
| DF | Mauro Milanese | SSC Napoli | |
| FW | Filippo Maniero | Hellas Verona | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type | 
| FW | Alessandro Melli | Perugia Calcio | |
| MF | Daniel Bravo | Olympique Lyonnais | |
| MF | Reynald Pedros | SSC Napoli | |
| MF | Amaral | Benfica | loan | 
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Roma | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 59 | Qualification to UEFA Cup | 
| 5 | Fiorentina | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 57[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 6 | Parma | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 57 | |
| 7 | Lazio | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 56 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup | 
| 8 | Bologna | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 48[lower-alpha 2] | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round[2] | 
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).[3]
Notes:
- ↑ Fiorentina finished ahead of Parma on head-to-head points: FIO 1–1 PAR; PAR 1–2 FIO.
- ↑ Bologna finished ahead of Sampdoria on head-to-head points: BOL 2–2 SAM; SAM 2–3 BOL.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 57 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 
Last updated: 16 May 1998.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round; = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round; = Qualification to Intertoto Cup; = 1998–99 Serie B
Matches
| 31 August 1997 1 | Bari | 0–2 | Parma | Bari | 
| Report | Strada  43' Benarrivo  71' | Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Referee: Pierluigi Collina | 
| 14 September 1997 2 | Parma | 2–2 | Atalanta | Parma | 
| Maniero  30' Strada  36' | Report | Lucarelli  20', 62' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi | 
| 21 September 1997 3 | Piacenza | 1–3 | Parma | Piacenza | 
| Scienza  45' | Report | Crespo  1', 63' Sensini  29' | Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Referee: Alfredo Trentalange | 
| 27 September 1997 4 | Parma | 4–0 | Udinese | Parma | 
| Crespo  32' Sensini  83' Maniero  86' Strada  89' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto | 
| 5 October 1997 5 | Vicenza | 0–0 | Parma | Vicenza | 
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti | 
| 19 October 1997 6 | Parma | 2–0 | Bologna | Parma | 
| Chiesa  36' D. Baggio  47' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Domenico Messina | 
| 1 November 1997 7 | Internazionale | 1–0 | Parma | Milan | 
| Ronaldo  15' | Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Piero Ceccarini | 
| 9 November 1997 8 | Parma | 2–0 | Empoli | Parma | 
| Adaílton  74' Sensini  85' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Roberto Bettin | 
| 23 November 1997 9 | Juventus | 2–2 | Parma | Turin | 
| Del Piero  43' Amoruso  82' | Report | Chiesa  34' Crespo  45' | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi | 
| 30 November 1997 10 | Parma | 0–2 | Roma | Parma | 
| Report | Totti  9' Paulo Sérgio  22' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Stefano Braschi | 
| 7 December 1997 11 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Parma | Florence | 
| Morfeo  58' | Report | Apolloni  54' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto | 
| 14 December 1997 12 | Napoli | 0–4 | Parma | Naples | 
| Report | Blomqvist  18' D. Baggio  53' Crespo  65', 73' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Livio Bazzoli | 
| 21 December 1997 13 | Parma | 2–1 | Lecce | Parma | 
| D. Baggio  55' Chiesa  62' | Report | Rossi  71' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Daniele Tombolini | 
| 4 January 1998 14 | Parma | 1–1 | Lazio | Parma | 
| Chiesa  55' (pen.) | Report | Bokšić  19' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Roberto Bettin | 
| 11 January 1998 15 | Sampdoria | 5–2 | Parma | Genoa | 
| Montella  5' Signori  26', 83' Vergassola  33' Thuram  49' (o.g.) | Report | Maniero  54', 58' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti | 
| 18 January 1998 16 | Parma | 3–1 | Milan | Parma | 
| Chiesa  33', 75' D. Baggio  44' | Report | Ganz  70' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Piero Ceccarini | 
| 25 January 1998 17 | Brescia | 2–1 | Parma | Brescia | 
| Hübner  15', 60' (pen.) | Report | Fiore  43' | Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee: Stefano Braschi | 
| 1 February 1998 18 | Parma | 1–0 | Bari | Parma | 
| D. Baggio  68' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto | 
| 8 February 1998 19 | Atalanta | 0–0 | Parma | Bergamo | 
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi | 
| 11 February 1998 20 | Parma | 1–1 | Piacenza | Parma | 
| Crespo  13' (pen.) | Report | Buso  28' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Massimo De Santis | 
| 15 February 1998 21 | Udinese | 1–1 | Parma | Udine | 
| Bierhoff  80' | Report | Crespo  33' | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Stefano Farina | 
| 22 February 1998 22 | Parma | 2–1 | Vicenza | Parma | 
| Stanić  63' Chiesa  72' (pen.) | Report | Ambrosetti  59' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Emilio Pellegrino | 
| 1 March 1998 23 | Bologna | 1–2 | Parma | Bologna | 
| Paramatti  11' | Report | Stanić  15' Crippa  28' | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Cosimo Bolognino | 
| 8 March 1998 24 | Parma | 1–0 | Internazionale | Parma | 
| Crespo  78' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti | 
| 15 March 1998 25 | Empoli | 2–0 | Parma | Empoli | 
| Martusciello  26' Bonomi  45+3' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Livio Bazzoli | 
| 22 March 1998 26 | Parma | 2–2 | Juventus | Parma | 
| Stanić  36' Crippa  40' | Report | Tacchinardi  55' Inzaghi  60' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi | 
| 29 March 1998 27 | Roma | 2–2 | Parma | Rome | 
| Totti  10' Paulo Sérgio  25' | Report | Chiesa  26', 53' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Gennaro Borriello | 
| 5 April 1998 28 | Parma | 1–2 | Fiorentina | Parma | 
| Crespo  58' | Report | Edmundo  54' Rui Costa  77' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Cosimo Bolognino | 
| 11 April 1998 29 | Parma | 3–1 | Napoli | Parma | 
| Crespo  3', 86' Apolloni  76' | Report | Bellucci  69' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Diego Preschern | 
| 19 April 1998 30 | Lecce | 0–2 | Parma | Lecce | 
| Report | Casale  39' (o.g.) Adaílton  90' | Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Pierluigi Collina | 
| 26 April 1998 31 | Lazio | 1–2 | Parma | Rome | 
| Nedvěd  57' | Report | Sensini  71' Stanić  74' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto | 
| 3 May 1998 32 | Parma | 2–2 | Sampdoria | Parma | 
| Chiesa  35' Sensini  79' | Report | Soares  66' Boghossian  87' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Pierpaolo Rossi | 
| 10 May 1998 33 | Milan | 1–1 | Parma | Milan | 
| Weah  56' | Report | André Cruz  16' (o.g.) | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Domenico Messina | 
| 16 May 1998 34 | Parma | 1–3 | Brescia | Parma | 
| De Paola  5' (o.g.) | Report | Bizzarri  33', 44' Neri  72' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Graziano Cesari | 
Coppa Italia
Second round
| 3 September 1997 First leg | Venezia | 3–2 | Parma | Venice | 
| Ballarin  19' Antonioli  23' Polesel  48' (pen.) | Maniero  57' Milanese  67' | Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 8,636 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange | 
| 24 September 1997 Second leg | Parma | 3–1 (5–4 agg.) | Venezia | Parma | 
| Chiesa  26', 34' Pavan  45' (o.g.) | Marangon  62' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Cosimo Bolognino | 
Round of 16
| 15 October 1997 First leg | Parma | 2–1 | Bari | Parma | 
| Adaílton  36' Fiore  45' | Zambrotta  60' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Emilio Pellegrino | 
| 19 November 1997 Second leg | Bari | 0–1 (1–3 agg.) | Parma | Bari | 
| Maniero  87' | Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Referee: Domenico Messina | 
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
| 18 February 1998 First leg | Milan | 0–0 | Parma | Milan | 
| Stadium: San Siro Referee: Stefano Braschi | 
| 12 March 1998 Second leg | Parma | 2–2 (2–2a agg.) | Milan | Parma | 
| Chiesa  49' Stanić  85' | Kluivert  45', 90+3' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto | 
UEFA Champions League
Second qualifying round
| 13 August 1997 First leg | Widzew Łódź   | 1–3 |  Parma | Łódź, Poland | 
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mikhalchuk  52' Gęsior  68' | Report | Benarrivo  6' Chiesa  27', 47', 49' Crespo  60' | Stadium: Stadion Widzewa Referee: Marc Batta (France) | 
| 27 August 1997 Second leg | Parma   | 4–0 (7–1 agg.) |  Widzew Łódź | Parma, Italy | 
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Pedros  36' Sensini  41', 52',  46' Adaílton  78' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) | 
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Parma | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Sparta Prague | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Galatasaray | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 | 
| 17 September 1997 1 | Sparta Prague   | 0–0 |  Parma | Prague, Czech Republic | 
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Svoboda  40' Řepka  54' Hašek  63' Němeček  82' Baranek  85' | Report | Chiesa  27' Thuram  30' Crippa  36' Benarrivo  41' Cannavaro  77' | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 17,846 Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands) | 
| 1 October 1997 2 | Parma   | 2–0 |  Galatasaray | Parma, Italy | 
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Sensini  24' Crespo  30' | Report | Okan  83' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 15,922 Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland) | 
| 22 October 1997 3 | Parma   | 1–0 |  Borussia Dortmund | Parma, Italy | 
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Crespo  62' Stanić  89' | Report | Reuter  21' Sousa  43' Chapuisat  65' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 13,449 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France) | 
| 5 November 1997 4 | Borussia Dortmund   | 2–0 |  Parma | Dortmund, Germany | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Möller  50', 75' | Report | D. Baggio  37' Mussi  45' Crippa  79' | Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) | 
Statistics
Players statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Champions League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  ITA | Buffon | 40 | -39 | 32 | -33 | 8 | -6 | 
| 21 | DF |  FRA | Thuram | 40 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 
| 3 | DF |  ITA | Benarrivo | 29 | 1 | 23+1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 
| 17 | DF |  ITA | Cannavaro | 38 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 
| 7 | DF |  ARG | Sensini | 30 | 8 | 23+1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 
| 13 | MF |  CRO | Stanic | 27 | 4 | 20+3 | 4 | 3+1 | 0 | 
| 8 | MF |  ITA | Dino Baggio | 37 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 
| 9 | MF |  ITA | Crippa | 33 | 2 | 18+8 | 2 | 6+1 | 0 | 
| 28 | MF |  SWE | Blomqvist | 28 | 1 | 24+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 11 | FW |  ARG | Crespo | 33 | 14 | 22+3 | 12 | 7+1 | 2 | 
| 20 | FW |  ITA | Chiesa | 41 | 16 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 
| 12 | GK |  ITA | Guardalben | 2 | -4 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2 | DF |  BRA | Zé Maria | 26 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 
| 14 | DF |  ITA | Mussi | 25 | 0 | 14+6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 
| 4 | MF |  ITA | Fiore | 32 | 1 | 13+13 | 1 | 2+4 | 0 | 
| 16 | DF |  ITA | Apolloni | 15 | 2 | 10+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 
| 18 | MF |  ITA | Giunti | 14 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 10 | MF |  ITA | Strada | 14 | 3 | 5+4 | 3 | 1+4 | 0 | 
| 6 | DF |  ITA | Milanese | 10 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 
| 25 | FW |  BRA | Adaílton | 15 | 3 | 4+9 | 2 | 0+2 | 1 | 
| 19 | MF |  ITA | Orlandoni | 15 | 0 | 4+9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 
| 22 | FW |  ITA | Maniero | 16 | 4 | 2+8 | 4 | 5+1 | 0 | 
| 31 | FW |  COL | Asprilla | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | ||
| 30 | DF |  ITA | Mora | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||
| 23 | GK |  ITA | Nista | 1 | -2 | 0+1 | -2 | ||
| 15 | MF |  FRA | Pedros | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 
| 26 | MF |  ITA | Barone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | DF |  ITA | Tiozzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | FW |  ITA | Melli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | DF |  ITA | Calabro | ||||||
| 33 | MF |  ITA | Apolloni | ||||||
Goalscorers
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | UEFA CL | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | FW |  | Enrico Chiesa | 10 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 
| 2 | 11 | FW |  | Hernán Crespo | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 
| 3 | 7 | DF |  | Roberto Sensini | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 
| 4 | 22 | FW |  | Filippo Maniero | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 
| 5 | 8 | MF |  | Dino Baggio | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 
| 13 | MF |  | Mario Stanić | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 7 | 25 | FW |  | Adaílton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 
| 8 | 10 | MF |  | Pietro Strada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 
| 9 | 4 | MF |  | Stefano Fiore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| 9 | MF |  | Massimo Crippa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 16 | DF |  | Luigi Apolloni | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | 3 | DF |  | Antonio Benarrivo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 6 | DF |  | Mauro Milanese | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | MF |  | Reynald Pedros | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 28 | MF |  | Jesper Blomqvist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Totals | 55 | 12 | 13 | 80 | ||||
Last updated: 16 May 1998
References
- ↑ "FootballSquads - Parma - 1997/98".
- ↑ With consequent qualification to UEFA Cup
- ↑ 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.










