Italian club Parma are desperately battling for survival
and are auctioning seven trophies to raise some much-
needed funds.
The Gialloblu ended the 2014/2015 campaign bottom of
Serie A after being deducted points on several
occasions for their failure to pay players and staff and
were declared bankrupt in March before entering
administration pending the search for new investors.
With debts spiralling to over £143m and the club
offered for sale for £14m in April, they failed to find a
new owner and suffered a miserable drop to Serie D -
the top tier of non-professional football in Italy.
They were then forced into reforming as Parma Calcio
1913 by the Italian Football Federation.
In a desperate move to avoid disappearing from the
sport, the club revealed on Thursday they had opted to
put seven pieces of silverware up for sale.
These trophies were: three Coppa Italias (1992, 1999
and 2002), Cup Winners’ Cup (1993), European Super
Cup (1994), UEFA Cups (1995, 1999) and the Italian
Super Cup (1999).
Bids need to be submitted by September 11, although
UEFA regulations may halt the sale as "replica trophies
awarded to winners of the competition must remain
within the relevant club's control at all times and must
not leave the club's country without UEFA's prior
written consent".
Parma have never won the league title in Italy's top
flight but won these seven trophies during their
1992-2002 heyday.
and are auctioning seven trophies to raise some much-
needed funds.
The Gialloblu ended the 2014/2015 campaign bottom of
Serie A after being deducted points on several
occasions for their failure to pay players and staff and
were declared bankrupt in March before entering
administration pending the search for new investors.
With debts spiralling to over £143m and the club
offered for sale for £14m in April, they failed to find a
new owner and suffered a miserable drop to Serie D -
the top tier of non-professional football in Italy.
They were then forced into reforming as Parma Calcio
1913 by the Italian Football Federation.
In a desperate move to avoid disappearing from the
sport, the club revealed on Thursday they had opted to
put seven pieces of silverware up for sale.
These trophies were: three Coppa Italias (1992, 1999
and 2002), Cup Winners’ Cup (1993), European Super
Cup (1994), UEFA Cups (1995, 1999) and the Italian
Super Cup (1999).
Bids need to be submitted by September 11, although
UEFA regulations may halt the sale as "replica trophies
awarded to winners of the competition must remain
within the relevant club's control at all times and must
not leave the club's country without UEFA's prior
written consent".
Parma have never won the league title in Italy's top
flight but won these seven trophies during their
1992-2002 heyday.