Parma, 18 June 2026 – The 2026 summer of Parma Calcio will feature the Men’s First Team, the Women’s First Team, and the Primavera side in a pre-season training programme in Trentino. For the upcoming season, Pinzolo and the Val Rendena area will be the exclusive location of Parma Calcio’s official training camp for the 2026/27 season, hosting the Gialloblù squads during the main phase of their summer preparation.
The Men’s First Team will gather between Monday, 13, and Tuesday, 14 July at the Mutti Training Center in Collecchio for medical examinations and physical tests, before beginning training under head coach Carlos Cuesta and his technical staff.
The Women’s First Team will instead start the new season on Wednesday, 15 July at the Noceto training centre, where preparations for the upcoming campaign will begin. Afterwards, both first teams will move to Trentino, sharing the ‘Pineta’ Sports Centre in Pinzolo, in the heart of the Val Rendena. The men’s team will be based in Pinzolo from 25 July to 2 August, while the women’s team will hold their camp there from 3 to 13 August.
The Primavera side will also spend a key part of their summer preparation in Trentino. The team will stay in Spiazzo, a few kilometres from Pinzolo, from 25 July to 2 August.
MEN’S FIRST TEAM: FULL PRE-SEASON PROGRAMME 2026/27
The Men’s First Team preparation will officially begin by coming together and with medical tests on Monday, 13 and Tuesday, 14 July at the Mutti Training Center in Collecchio, while the first on-pitch appointment will be an in-house friendly against the Primavera side, scheduled for Sunday, 19 July at 20:00 CEST, at a venue still to be confirmed.
INITIAL PHASE AND TRIP TO TRENTINO
After the first training period in Collecchio, the squad will travel on Friday, 24 July to Trento to continue their summer preparation. The following day, Saturday 25 July, a three-way friendly tournament is scheduled at the Briamasco Stadium: at 18:30, Parma will face Sassuolo, followed by a match against Trento. After the games, the team will move to Pinzolo, the base for the summer training camp.
TRAINING CAMP IN PINZOLO AND FRIENDLIES
On Sunday, 26 July, the squad will complete their first training session at the ‘Pineta’ Sports Centre, which will host the team during their stay in Trentino. The schedule will continue with a series of friendlies: on Thursday, 30 July, Parma will face Arezzo at 17:00 CEST, again at the ‘Pineta’ Sports Centre, and on Sunday, 2 August, there will be another friendly with the opponent yet to be confirmed. After the camp concludes, the team will return to Parma for the final phase of summer preparation.
RETURN TO PARMA
Training will continue at the Mutti Training Center, and on Sunday, 9 August at 20:00 CEST at the Ennio Tardini, the squad will play a friendly against Sampdoria.
This will be the final fixture of the pre-season before the start of the 2026/27 official campaign, which will begin the following week with the first round of the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa (Round of 64).
