Parma Calcio 1913
Parma Calcio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈparma]), commonly known as Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, which competes in the Serie B, the second tier of Italian football.
| Full name | Parma Calcio S.r.l. | |||
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| Nickname(s) | I Crociati (The Crusaders) I Gialloblu (The Yellow and Blues) I Ducali (The Duchy Men) Gli Emiliani (The Emilians) | |||
| Founded | 27 July 1913, (as Verdi Foot Ball Club) | |||
| Stadium | Stadio Ennio Tardini | |||
| Capacity | 27,906 | |||
| President | Kyle Krause | |||
| Manager | Fabio Pecchia | |||
| League | Serie B | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie B, 4th of 20 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Parma Football Club was originally founded in December 1913, while the current society dates back to 2015. The team has been playing its home matches in the 27,906-seat Stadio Ennio Tardini, often referred to as simply Il Tardini, since 1923.
Financed by Calisto Tanzi, the club won eight trophies between 1992 and 2002, a period in which it achieved its best ever league finish as runners-up in the 1996–97 season. The club has won three Coppa Italia, one Supercoppa Italiana, two UEFA Cups, one European Super Cup and one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
Financial troubles were brought about in late 2003 by the Parmalat scandal which caused the parent company to collapse and resulted in the club operating in controlled administration until January 2007. The club was declared bankrupt in 2015 and refounded in the Serie D, but secured a record three straight promotions to return to the top flight in 2018.