L.R. Vicenza
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| Full name | Vicenza Calcio S.p.A. |
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| Nickname(s) |
Biancorossi (white-reds), Berici, Lanerossi |
| Founded | 9 March 1902 |
| Ground | Stadio Romeo Menti |
| Capacity | 12,000 |
| Owner | Vi.Fin. S.p.A. |
| Chairman & CEO | Alfredo Pastorelli |
| Manager | Vincenzo Torrente |
| League | Lega Pro |
| 2016–17 | Serie B, 20th (relegated) |
| Website | Club website |
Vicenza Calcio is an Italian professional football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. Founded in 1902 as Associazione del Calcio in Vicenza, they became Lanerossi Vicenza in 1953. It is the oldest team in Veneto; officially founded on 9 March 1902 by the then dean of Liceo Lioy, Tito Buy, and the physical education teacher of the same school, Libero Antonio Scarpa.
The club currently plays in Italy's Serie C, having spent the entire 1960s, most of the 1970s and a large part of the 1990s in Serie A.
Vicenza competed in the Italian Championship for the first time in 1911; reaching the finals for the title before being defeated by Pro Vercelli, one of the top Italian clubs at the time. During the 20s and the 30s, the team played in the lower divisions, reaching the first division for the first time in 1942. In the last round of the season, a 6–2 win versus Juventus in Turin, meant a final relegation escape.
In 1947, Vicenza finished fifth in Serie A, but were relegated at the end of the following season.
The early 1950s were quite troublesome due to economic problems, but in 1953 the club was bought by Lanerossi, a woolen firm from Schio, with the side being renamed Lanerossi Vicenza.
Between 1955 and 1975 Vicenza never left the top level, always putting a hard fight against more established clubs. In this period the side was also known as Nobile Provinciale (Noble Provincial). In 1964 and 1966 it finished 6th, with the Brazilian Luis Vinicio finishing league's top-scorer in the former with 25 goals.
In 1975 the club was relegated, however, after winning the 1976–77 second division, they would eventually finish runners-up in the following season with a young Paolo Rossi led the scoring charts with 24 goals. In that year the side was nicknamed Real Vicenza. Club chairman Giuseppe Farina had just bought the striker from Juventus for a then record fee of 2.6 billion lire, but the team would eventually drop two divisions in just three seasons.
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