The 2014-15 campaign delivered ultimate heartbreak and financial ruin for Parma as Il Crociati crashed to a devastating 20th-place finish in Serie A. The season was not defined by results, but by the catastrophic financial crisis and bankruptcy that saw the club sold twice for the symbolic price of one euro and players go unpaid for months. Amid this turmoil, the enigmatic Antonio Cassano managed 5 crucial goals before his departure, but the point deductions and insurmountable debt led to the club's administrative relegation and dissolution, forcing a historic, painful restart in the amateur fourth tier, Serie D.