Parma Associazione Calcio suffered a major setback in the
2001–02 Serie A season after selling two of their key players in the summer of 2001, as goalkeeper and former youth-team product
Gianluigi Buffon
Gianluigi Buffon (; born 28 January 1978) is an Italian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he is ...
and French international
Lilian Thuram
Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien (; born 1 January 1972) is a French author, Philanthropy, philanthropist and former professional association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. Widely regarded as one of the g ...
both departed for
Juventus
Juventus Football Club (; from , ), commonly known as Juventus or colloquially as Juve (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Turin, Piedmont, who compete in Serie A, the ...
. Parma had a disappointing league campaign, finishing in 10th place, but on the other hand they managed to win the
Coppa Italia
Coppa Italia () is the annual domestic cup of Italian football. The knockout competition was organized by the DDS and the Lega Calcio until the 2009–10 season and by Lega Serie A ever since.
Juventus is the competition's most successf ...
, beating Juventus 1–0 at home, before losing 2–1 away and winning on the
away goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of tiebreaking in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. Under the away goals rule, if the total goals scored by each team are equal, the team that ...
.
Players
Squad information
Transfers
Left club during season
Competitions
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
UEFA Cup
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center, Players transferred out during the season
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:2001-02 Parma A.C. season
Parma Calcio 1913 seasons
Parma
Parma (; ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmesan, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,986 inhabitants as of 2025, ...