The 2017–18 season was Parma's first season in Serie B since 2009. Parma were promoted by winning the 2016–17 Lega Pro promotion play-offs, which was the second consecutive promotion for Parma since the club's bankruptcy in 2015.
Parma achieved their third consecutive promotion on 18 May 2018 by finishing second in the 2017–18 Serie B season, making a return to Serie A for the season 2018–19 season. On 23 July 2018, Parma were handed a 5-point deduction for the 2018–19 Serie A season, following text messages from Parma player Emanuele Calaio "eliciting a reduced effort" from two players of Spezia, a match Parma won 2–0 to secure promotion this season.
Squad As of 28 August 2017
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Pierluigi Frattali GK Avellino 22 Michele Nardi GK Santarcangelo 35 Andrea Dini GK San Marino Calcio Defenders 2 Simone Iacoponi RB Virtus Entella 5 Valerio Di Cesare CB Bari 6 Alessandro Lucarelli (captain) CB Genoa 16 Armando Anastasio LB Loan from Napoli 23 Marcello Gazzola CB Sassuolo 28 Riccardo Gagliolo LB Carpi 31 Francisco Sierralta RB Loan from Udinese Midfielders 4 Antonio Junior Vacca MF Foggia 10 Yves Baraye AM Torres 11 Gianni Munari MF Cagliari 17 Antonino Barillà MF Trapani 21 Matteo Scozzarella MF Trapani 26 Luca Siligardi AM Hellas Verona 29 Manuel Scavone MF Pro Vercelli 33 Jacopo Dezi MF Loan from Napoli Forwards 7 Pasquale Mazzocchi FW Rimini 8 Amato Ciciretti FW Loan from Benevento 9 Emanuele Calaiò CF Spezia 14 Marco Frediani LW Ancona 15 Alessio Da Cruz FW Novara 19 Roberto Insigne FW Loan from Napoli 20 Antonio Di Gaudio LW Carpi 30 Fabio Ceravolo FW Loan from Benevento
Out on loan
Transfers
Summer
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Out:
Winter
Competitions
Serie B
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Results
Coppa Italia
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan=14|Players who left Parma during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameSerie BCoppa ItaliaTotal1 FW9Emanuele Calaiò131142 FW30Fabio Ceravolo6063 FW19Roberto Insigne505FW20Antonio Di Gaudio505DF28Riccardo Gagliolo5057 DF6Alessandro Lucarelli404MF17Antonino Barillà4048 MF29Manuel Scavone3039 DF5Valerio Di Cesare202 Own goal20211 DF2Simone Iacoponi101MF4Francesco Corapi101MF10Yves Baraye101MF11Gianni Munari101MF26Luca Siligardi101MF33Jacopo Dezi101TOTALS55156
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameSerie BCoppa ItaliaTotal1GKPierluigi Frattali4000402DFSimone Iacoponi4100414MFAntonio Junior Vacca3000305 DFValerio Di Cesare5100516 DFAlessandro Lucarelli5100517 FWPasquale Mazzocchi3000308 FWAmato Ciciretti3000308 MFLuigi Scaglia1000109 FWEmanuele Calaiò40004010 MFYves Baraye20002011 MFGianni Munari30003015 FWAlessio Da Cruz10001017 MFAntonino Barillà70007019 FWRoberto Insigne50005020 FWAntonio Di Gaudio10001021 FWMatteo Scozzarella40105023 DFMarcello Gazzola40004026 MFLuca Siligardi10001028 DFRiccardo Gagliolo50005029 MFManuel Scavone91009131 DFFrancisco Sierralta30003033 MFJacopo Dezi200020TOTALS76410774
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