LR Vicenza
L.R. Vicenza, commonly referred to as Vicenza, is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. Founded in 1902 as Associazione del Calcio in Vicenza, they became Lanerossi Vicenza in 1953, then Vicenza Calcio from 1990 to 2018, a year which saw the club going bankrupt and being put under controlled administration to preserve the Serie C spot at the end of the 2017–18 season. Renzo Rosso, owner of fashion brand Diesel, merged its Bassano Virtus and some of the assets of Vicenza Calcio into one team, L.R. Vicenza Virtus, which will play in Vicenza, while the two sides will preserve their distinct youth teams. Vicenza 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.
| Full name | L.R. Vicenza S.p.A. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | I Biancorossi (The White and Reds) I Berici Lanerossi | ||
| Founded | 9 March 1902 | ||
| Ground | Stadio Romeo Menti | ||
| Capacity | 12,000 | ||
| Owner | OTB Group | ||
| Chairman | Renzo Rosso | ||
| Head coach | Stefano Vecchi | ||
| League | Serie C Group A | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie C Group A, 7th of 20 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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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. They won the 1996–97 Coppa Italia and reached the semi-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup the following season, losing to eventual winners Chelsea. Their best finish in Serie A is as runner-up in the 1977–78 season, led by top scorer Paolo Rossi with 24 goals.