The 2008–09 Parma F.C. season was Parma's campaign in Serie B, the second tier of Italian football. The club finished 2nd in the league and were promoted to Serie A. Luigi Cagni served as manager until 30 September 2008, when he was replaced by Francesco Guidolin. The season's top scorers were Cristiano Lucarelli and Alberto Paloschi, who each scored 12 goals across all competitions.
Squad
Competitions Serie B
Results
Table
Coppa Italia
Squad statistics Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Parma that left during the season:
Top scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameSerie BCoppa ItaliaTotal1 FW Cristiano Lucarelli 12 0 12 FW Alberto Paloschi 12 0 123 MF Julio César de León 6 0 64 FW Reginaldo 5 0 55 FW Daniele Vantaggiato 4 0 4MF Stefano Morrone 3 1 47DF McDonald Mariga 3 0 3 Own goal 3 0 3 MF Alessandro Budel 3 0 3 FW Daniele Paponi 2 1 3DF Magnus Troest 2 1 312 DF Alessandro Lucarelli 2 0 2 MF Andrea Pisanu 2 0 2DF Massimo Paci 1 1 2FW Davide Matteini 1 1 2 15 DF Damiano Zenoni 1 0 1DF Paolo Castellini 1 0 1MF Alessio Manzoni 1 0 1MF Francesco Lunardini 1 0 1TOTALS65 4 69
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameSerie BCoppa ItaliaTotal GKNicola Pavarini 1 0 0 0 1 0 DFPaolo Castellini 6 0 0 0 6 0 DFMassimo Paci 11 0 0 0 11 0 DFAlessandro Lucarelli 13 2 0 0 13 2 DFMagnus Troest 4 0 0 0 4 0 DFDamiano Zenoni 8 0 0 0 8 0 DFLuca Antonelli 1 0 0 0 1 0 DFGiulio Falcone 2 1 0 0 2 1 DFMarco Rossi 3 0 0 0 3 0 MFStefano Morrone 8 0 0 0 8 0 MFAlessandro Budel 6 0 0 0 6 0 MFJulio César de León 10 1 0 0 10 1 MFMcDonald Mariga 7 0 0 0 7 0 MFFrancesco Parravicini 1 0 0 0 1 0 MFFrancesco Lunardini 4 0 0 0 4 0 FWReginaldo 3 0 0 0 3 0 FWCristiano Lucarelli 5 0 0 0 5 0 FWAlberto Paloschi 4 0 0 0 4 0 FWDaniele Paponi 2 0 0 0 2 0 FWDaniele Vantaggiato 3 0 0 0 3 0 TOTALS1024001024
Sources RSSSF - Italy 2008/09