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.
Bassano Virtus 55 Soccer Team S.p.A., commonly known as Bassano Virtus or just Bassano is a football club based in Bassano del Grappa, Veneto. The first team of the club was relocated to Vicenza in 2018 as L.R. Vicenza Virtus, while the youth system of Bassano Virtus was retained in Bassano del Grappa along with Vicenza Calcio's was retained in Vicenza.
Elvis Abbruscato is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward; he was a youth coach at Arezzo as of 2016–17 season.
Julien Rantier is a former French footballer who played for Vigor Carpaneto as a forward.
Giampietro Perrulli is a former Italian footballer who last played as a winger for Totti Sporting.
Alessandro Bastrini is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender.
Enrico Alfonso is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie C Group A club Virtus Verona on loan from SPAL.
Daniel Semenzato is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie D club Luparense.
Michele Cavion is an Italian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Serie C Group A club Vicenza.
Stefano Padovan is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie D club Asti.
The 2015–16 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 69th edition of the national domestic tournament. It began on 2 August 2015 and ended with the final match on 21 May 2016. Juventus successfully defended their title after beating Milan 1–0 by Morata's goal after extra time. This win secured them a record eleventh cup title.
The 2016–17 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 70th edition of the domestic national tournament. Juventus successfully defended its title by defeating Lazio 2–0 in the final, becoming the first team to win the title for three consecutive years.
The 2017–18 season was the 116th season of competitive football in Italy.
The 2017–18 Serie C was the fourth season of the unified Serie C division, the third tier of the Italian football league system.
Gabriel Tadeu Strefezza Rebelato, sometimes known as Espeto, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or forward for Serie A club Como.
Ardit Gashi is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club FC Bassano. Born in Italy, he has represented the Kosovo U21 national team at international level.
The 2017–18 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 71st edition of the national domestic tournament. As a minimum, the winners of the Coppa Italia earn a place in the 2018–19 Europa League and would begin play in the group stage unless they qualify for a more favourable UEFA placing based on league play. Seventy-eight clubs participated in this season's cup competition.
Janis Cavagna is an Italian football player who plays for Serie D club GS Arconatese.
Luca Ravanelli is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Cremonese.
Alex Redolfi is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Mantova.
