Basket Parma, also known as Lavezzini Parma for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian women's

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club from

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, ...

playing in Serie A1. It was established in 1962 as Associazione Basket Parma. Parma's first major success was winning the 1990

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, beating Jedinstvo Tuzla in the final. This was followed by a second Ronchetti trophy in 1993. The team also reached the final in 1994, 1995 and 1997, but lost to Ahena Cesena, CJM Bourges and

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respectively. After winning the 1998

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, in 2000 it again reached the final and defeated

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to win its third title, which makes it the second most successful team in the competition along with CSKA Moscow and

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. In 2001 Parma won both the Serie A and the national cup, and the following year it reached the

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's Final Four, where it was beaten by Lotos Gdynia and defeated

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to attain a bronze. In addition, it successfully defended its cup title. The team hasn't won any more trophies since then. It has made three more appearances in the Euroleague (2003–05), and four appearances in the Eurocup (2006–09).Profile
in

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's website

Titles

** 1990,

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, 2000 * Serie A1 ** 2001 *

** 1998, 2001, 2002 * Suppercopa Italiana ** 1997, 2002

2011–12 roster

* ''(1.95)'' Rebecca Tobin * ''(1.88)'' Barbara Gibertini * ''(1.87)'' Nicole Antibe * ''(1.87)'' Gabriele Narviciute * ''(1.86)'' Gergana Slavcheva * ''(1.82)'' Claudia Corbani * ''(1.81)'' Maria Chiara Franchini * ''(1.81)'' Monica Vaccari * ''(1.77)'' Valeria Battisodo * ''(1.76)'' Sophie Fall * ''(1.69)'' Adriana Pinto * ''(1.68)'' Francesca Piedimonte

Famous players

* Eva Němcová-Horáková

References

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