The 1996–97 season was Parma Associazione Calcio's seventh consecutive season in Serie A. The team competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, and the UEFA Cup, where it suffered a shock first round exit to Portuguese club Vitória de Guimarães.
Season review Parma came the closest it had ever been to winning the Italian championship, but came up short by finishing only two points behind Juventus. The season started with Luca Bucci still as Parma's starting keeper. Young goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, along with new recruits Lilian Thuram, Enrico Chiesa and Hernán Crespo, proved to be the driving force in Parma's title bid, which nearly reached ultimate success. However, a dubious penalty for Juventus in a 1–1 draw against the Turin club in May sealed Juventus' title.
Players
Squad at end of season
Transfers In Pos. Name from Type FW Enrico Chiesa Sampdoria €13.80 million DF Lilian Thuram AS Monaco FW Hernan Crespo CA River Plate €4.13 million MF Pietro Strada AC Reggiana MF Amaral Palmeiras DF Zé Maria Flamengo MF Daniel Bravo Paris Saint Germain Out Pos. Name To Type FW Hristo Stoichkov FC Barcelona FW Filippo Inzaghi Atalanta BC DF Fernando Couto FC Barcelona MF Alberto Di Chiara Perugia Calcio MF Gabriele Pin Piacenza Calcio FW Faustino Asprilla Newcastle United DF Lorenzo Minotti Cagliari Calcio DF Marcello Castellini Perugia Calcio
Winter In Pos. Name from Type MF Mario Stanic Club Brugge MF Tomas Brolin Leeds United loan MF Reynald Pedros Olympique Marseille Out Pos. Name To Type FW Gianfranco Zola Chelsea GK Luca Bucci Perugia MF Amaral Benfica loan MF Massimo Brambilla Bologna
Competitions
Serie A
League table
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
UEFA Cup
First round
Statistics
Players statistics
References