Parma F.C. youth teams (it. i giovanili) form the youth set-up of S.S.D. Parma Calcio 1913, comprising six squads divided by age group: Juniores, Allievi, Regionali, Prof B Esordienti, and Pulcini.[2]
Full name | Gli Juniores della S.S.D. Parma Calcio 1913 | |||
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Nickname(s) | I Crociatini (The Young Crusaders) | |||
Ground | Centro Sportivo Parma Calcio, Collecchio | |||
Capacity | 1,200[1] | |||
President | Nevio Scala | |||
Head coach | Simone Barone | |||
League | Campionato Nazionale Juniores | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Juniores
The Juniores are the Parma football team composed of footballers between 17 and 20 years old, which is the most senior youth category according to Italian football's hierarchy. Each season, the squad is trialled for promotion to the first team before the beginning of the season. Players deemed ready for first team football are registered.
The team has competed in the Italian Campionato Nazionale Primavera, which has been known as the Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti since 2006, but has never won the title.[3] The squad has also competed in the Coppa Italia Primavera, the national Italian youth cup competition, but have also failed to win that competition[4] Having won neither of the two Italian Primavera competitions, Parma have never competed in the Supercoppa Primavera.
The closest the team has come to a major honour was in the Torneo di Viareggio, a major youth tournament contested by teams from all over the world, succumbing to a 3–1 defeat at the hands of Brescia Calcio in 1996. Appearances in the third place play-off of that competition have ended in a 1988 win on penalties over A.C. Milan and a 1–0 defeat to Internazionale in 1989.[5] The play-off was abolished in 2009, but Parma did manage a fourth semi-final appearance in 2012, losing 1–0 to Juventus F.C.[6]
Staff
- Head coach: Simone Barone[7]
- Assistant coach: Fabio Alimehmeti[7]
- Goalkeeping coach: Luca Mondini[7]
- Dirigente Accompagnatore: Andrea Piroli[7]
Honours
- Torneo di Viareggio
- Runners-up (1): 1996
- Torneo Città di Vignola
- Winners (2): 2001, 2013
Primavera
Current squad
Updated 23 February 2016[8] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Other youth teams
Below the Juniores, are the following youth teams:
Notable former players
Many players from Parma's youth teams go on to have careers in professional football, whether at Parma or at other clubs. The following is a list of players who have played in Serie A.
- Ibrahim Babatunde
- Simone Barone
- Alessandro Bernardini
- Luca Bucci
- Gianluigi Buffon
- Ibrahima Camara
- Alberto Cerri
- Luca Cigarini
- Roberto Colacone
- Gianluca De Angelis
- Alfonso De Lucia
- Grégoire Defrel
- Daniele Dessena
- Gianluca Falsini
- Ivan Franceschini
- Niccolò Galli
- Marcello Gazzola
- Abel Gigli
- Pietro Lorenzini
- Carlalberto Ludi
- Matteo Mandorlini
- Leandro Martínez
- Alessandro Melli
- Vittorio Mero
- Francesco Montervino
- Nicola Mora
- Enrico Morello
- Federico Moretti
- Daniele Paponi
- Riccardo Pasi
- Stefano Pioli
- Filippo Porcari
- Aleksandar Prijović
- Alessandro Rosina
- Giuseppe Rossi
- Marco Rossi
- Francesco Ruopolo
- Filippo Savi
- Tonino Sorrentino
- Emiliano Tarana
- Roberto Vitiello
- Davide Zoboli
Footnotes and references
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