Parma F.C. youth teams ( it. ''i giovanili'') form the youth set-up of

S.S.D. Parma Calcio 1913 Parma Calcio 1913 (), 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. ''Parma Football Club'' was originally founded in Decembe ...

, comprising six squads divided by age group: ''Juniores'', ''Allievi'', ''Regionali'', ''Prof B'' ''Esordienti'', and ''Pulcini''.

Juniores

The ''Juniores'' are the Parma football team composed of

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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

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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 The Campionato Nazionale Primavera – Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti, was an Italian football youth competition. It is organised by the Lega Serie A and the participating teams that take part in Serie A and Serie B: the first edition was held in th ...

, which has been known as the ''Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti'' since 2006, but has never won the title. The squad has also competed in the

Coppa Italia Primavera The Coppa Italia Primavera (Italian for Spring Italian Cup) is an Italian football competition played by youth teams from Campionato Primavera. All players are under 20 of age. The first edition was held in the 1972–73 season. Due to sponsorshi ...

, the national Italian youth cup competition, but have also failed to win that competition Having won neither of the two Italian Primavera competitions, Parma have never competed in the

Supercoppa Primavera The Supercoppa Primavera is an Italian youth teams football match played by the winners of the Campionato Primavera championship and the winners of the Coppa Italia Primavera at the beginning of the season. The competition has been held since 200 ...

. 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

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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

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. 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.

Staff

* Head coach:

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* Assistant coach: Fabio Alimehmeti * Goalkeeping coach:

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* Dirigente Accompagnatore: Andrea Piroli

Honours

* Torneo di Viareggio ** Runners-up (1): 1996 * Torneo Città di Vignola ** Winners (2): 2001, 2013

Primavera

Current squad

''Updated 23 February 2016''

Out on loan

Other youth teams

Below the ''Juniores'', are the following youth teams: *''Allievi'' (under 17s) ** League winners in 2003–04 and 2012–13 *''Regionali'' (under 14s) – Players born in 2002 *''Prof B'' (under 13s) – Players born in 2003 *''Esordienti'' (under 12s) – Players born in 2004 *''Pulcini'' (under 11s) – Players born in 2005

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

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. * Ibrahim Babatunde *

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* Gianluigi Buffon * Ibrahima Camara *

Alberto Cerri Alberto Cerri (born 16 April 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie B club Como, on loan from Cagliari. Club career Parma On 30 March 2013, Cerri made his debut for Parma as a substitute replacing Amauri ...

Luca Cigarini Luca Cigarini (; born 20 June 1986) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Reggiana. Club career Parma Cigarini was one of the notable youth products in the 2005 Parma squad, alongside Daniele Dessena. Atala ...

Roberto Colacone Roberto Colacone (born 26 April 1974) is an Italian former footballer who played as a forward. He spent most of his career in Serie B and Serie C1, and only played once in Serie A. Career Colacone started his career at Parma. He made his Serie ...

* Gianluca De Angelis * Alfonso De Lucia *

Grégoire Defrel Grégoire André Defrel (born 17 June 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Sassuolo. Club career Parma Defrel joined Parma in 2009, and made his debut for the club as a substitute at the age of 19 on ...

Daniele Dessena Daniele Dessena (born 10 May 1987) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Olbia on loan from Virtus Entella. Club career Parma Dessena began his football career in the youth ranks of Parma and made his official ...

Gianluca Falsini Gianluca Falsini (born 2 October 1975 in Arezzo) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a defender. He last played for Legnago Salus, and formerly also played in Serie A for Verona, Parma, Atalanta, Reggina, Siena and ...

* Ivan Franceschini * Niccolò Galli *

Marcello Gazzola Marcello Gazzola (born 3 April 1985) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender. Club career Early career Born in Borgo Val di Taro, Gazzola started his youth career at Parma in 1995. The defender remained within the youth syste ...

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* Pietro Lorenzini * Carlalberto Ludi *

Matteo Mandorlini Matteo Mandorlini (born 22 October 1988) is an former Italian footballer who played as midfielder. He is the son of football coach Andrea Mandorlini, who also played as a footballer with Inter Milan in the 1980s. His brother Davide is also a fo ...

* Leandro Martínez *

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Vittorio Mero Vittorio Mero (21 May 1974 – 23 January 2002) was an Italian footballer who played as a defender. He spent his whole career in Italy playing for lower and high division clubs such as A.S. Casale Calcio, Parma F.C., Crevalcore, Ravenna Calcio ...

* Francesco Montervino *

Nicola Mora Nicola Mora (born 31 July 1979) is an Italian footballer who played as a defender. Career Mora started his career at hometown club Parma. After played 3 league matches, he joined Napoli of Serie B in temporary deal and was signed by another seco ...

* Enrico Morello *

Federico Moretti Federico Nicolas Moretti (born 28 October 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays for Busalla Calcio. Club career Early career Born in Genoa, Italy, Moretti began his youth career within the youth academy of local side, U.C. Sampdoria. He rem ...

Daniele Paponi Daniele Paponi (born 16 April 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for club Fermana. Club career Parma Paponi started his career with Ancona, playing into the ''biancorossi'' youth ranks. In the summer 2004, following the fo ...

* Riccardo Pasi *

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* Filippo Porcari *

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* Alessandro Rosina * Giuseppe Rossi * Marco Rossi *

Francesco Ruopolo Francesco Ruopolo (born 10 March 1983) is an Italian former footballer who played as a forward. He spent most of his career in the 2nd highest division of Italian football, Serie B. Club career Parma Born in Aversa, Campania region, Ruopol ...

* Filippo Savi *

Tonino Sorrentino Tonino Sorrentino (born 12 March 1985 in Melito Irpino) is an Italian association footballer who plays for FC Südtirol. Career Sorrentino played a game in UEFA Cup for Parma F.C., Parma in 2003–04 season (as B squad player), before left on ...

* Emiliano Tarana *

Roberto Vitiello Roberto Vitiello (born 8 May 1983) is an Italian footballer who played as a right back. Career Vitiello started his career at Parma, in 2002, he participated in Torneo di Viareggio with Parma and highly rated. He then awarded no.34 of the first t ...

* Davide Zoboli

Footnotes and references

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Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...