| 1996–97 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Pieraldo Dalle Carbonare Gianni Sacchetto,[1] Luigi Arena[2] Virgilio Marzot[3][4] | |||
| Manager | Francesco Guidolin | |||
| Stadium | Romeo Menti | |||
| Serie A | 8th | |||
| Coppa Italia | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Marcelo Otero (13) All: Marcelo Otero (13) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 22,000 vsNapoli (29 May 1997) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,678 vs Bologna (6 February 1997) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 15,962 | |||
During the 1996–97 Italian football season,Vicenza competed inSerie A.
In the summer of 1996, Vicenza brought young forwardsAlessandro Iannuzzi andGiovanni Cornacchini, the latter going on to become the top scorer in Coppa Italia, centre backMassimo Beghetto, teenage left backPierre Wome who was discovered inAfrica by technical director Sergio Vignoni,[5] as well as 18-year old midfielderFabio Firmani. Leaving the club wereJoachim Bjorklund, Massimo Lombardini and Gabriele Grossi. In July 1996 the team started pre-season inEnego.[6]
Vicenza had its best season ever, winning theCoppa Italia following a victory over Napoli in the final.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| position | Name | from | |
| GK | Roberto Verdi | Massese | |
| DF | Massimo Beghetto | Perugia | |
| DF | Alessandro Dal Canto | Torino | |
| MF | Carmine Coppola | Nola | |
| MF | Fabio Firmani | Lodigiani | |
| MF | Mariano Sotgia | Cosenza | |
| MF | Pierre Wome | Canon | |
| FW | Giovanni Cornacchini | Bologna | |
| FW | Marco Cunico | Treviso | |
| FW | Ferdinando Gasparini | Fidelis Andria | |
| FW | Alessandro Iannuzzi | S.S. Lazio | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | To | |
| GK | Alessandro Zerman | Brescello | |
| DF | Joachim Bjorklund | Glasgow Rangers | |
| DF | Gabriele Grossi | Roma | |
| MF | Massimo Lombardini | Torino | |
| MF | Massimo Lovato | Juve Stabia | |
| MF | Willi Pittana | Udinese Calcio | |
| FW | Marco Franco | Solbiatese | |
| FW | Diego Vaccaretti | Massese | |
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | from | Date |
| MF | Giuliano Gentilini | Padova Calcio | 27 January 1997 |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | to | Date |
| FW | Ferdinando Gasparini | Ravenna | 31 October 1996 |
| DF | Alessandro Dal Canto | Venezia | 24 November 1996 |
| MF | Luca Margherita | Valdagno | 14 December 1996 |
| MF | Mariano Sotgia | Padova | 26 January 1997 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Sampdoria | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 53 | Qualification toUEFA Cup |
| 7 | Bologna | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 49 | |
| 8 | Vicenza | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 47 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup |
| 9 | Fiorentina | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 45 | |
| 10 | Atalanta | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 44 |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | D | D | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | L |
| Position | 3 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 8 September 19961 | Fiorentina | 2-4 | Vicenza | Florence |
| 16:00[8] | Sartor Luis Oliveira | Report | Stadium:Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 36,273 Referee:Daniele Tombolini |
| 15 September 19962 | Vicenza | 0-2 | Roma | Vicenza |
| 16:00[8] | Report | Stadium:Stadio Romeo Menti Referee:Pierluigi Collina |
| 22 September 19963 | Vicenza | 4-1 | Atalanta | Vicenza |
| 16:00[8] | Viviani Rossini Beghetto D'Ignazio | Report | Stadium:Stadio Romeo Menti Referee:Massimo De Santis |
| 29 September 19964 | Piacenza | 1-0 | Vicenza | Piacenza |
| 16:00[8] | Luiso | Report | Stadium:Stadio Galleana Referee:Giancarlo Lana |
| 13 October 19965 | Vicenza | 2-1 | Juventus | Vicenza |
| 15:30[8] | Otero Beghetto | Report | Stadium:Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Robert Boggi |
| 20 October 19966 | Udinese | 1-1 | Vicenza | Udine |
| 15:30[8] | Poggi | Report | Stadium:Stadio Friuli Referee:Pierluigi Collina |
| 27 October 19967 | Vicenza | 2-0 | Cagliari | Vicenza |
| 14:30[8] | Otero Murgita | Report | Stadium:Stadio Romeo Menti Referee:Francesco Ercolino |
| 3 November 19968 | Lazio | 0-2 | Vicenza | Rome |
| 14:30[8] | Report | Stadium:Stadio Olimpico Referee:Marcello Nicchi |
| 17 November 19969 | Hellas Verona | 2-2 | Vicenza | Verona |
| 14:30[8] | Lopez Maniero | Report | Stadium:Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee:Pierluigi Pairetto |
| 24 November 199610 | Vicenza | 2-0 | Reggiana | Vicenza |
| 14:30[8] | Ambrosetti | Report | Stadium:Stadio Romeo Menti Referee:Gilberto Dagnello |
| 1 December 199611 | Perugia | 1-1 | Vicenza | Perugia |
| 14:30[8] | Gautieri | Report | Stadium:Stadio Renato Curi Referee:Livio Bazzoli |
| 8 December 199612 | Vicenza | 1-1 | Inter | Vicenza |
| 14:30[8] | Maini | Report | Stadium:Stadio Romeo Menti Referee:Graziano Cesari |
| 15 December 199613 | Vicenza | 1-1 | Parma | Vicenza |
| 20:30[8] | Maini | Report | Stadium:Stadio Romeo Menti Referee:Fiorenzo Treossi |
| 22 December 199614 | Sampdoria | 2-1 | Vicenza | Genoa |
| 14:30[8] | Montella | Report | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee:Domenico Messina |
| 5 January 199715 | Vicenza | 2-0 | Bologna | Vicenza |
| 14:30[8] | Otero | Report | Stadium:Stadio Romeo Menti Referee:Marcello Nicchi |
| 12 January 199716 | Milan | 1-0 | Vicenza | Milan |
| 14:30[8] | Dugarry | Report | Stadium:Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee:Pasquale Rodomonti |
| 19 January 199717 | Vicenza | 2-2 | Napoli | Vicenza |
| 14:30[8] | Murgita Otero | Report | Stadium:Stadio Romeo Menti Referee:Alfredo Trentalange |
| 26 January 199718 | Vicenza | 3-2 | Fiorentina | Vicenza |
| 14:30[8] | Otero Murgita Ambrosetti | Report | Stadium:Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 15,766 Referee:Salvatore Racalbuto |
| 2 February 199719 | Roma | 2-0 | Vicenza | Rome |
| 14:30[8] | Balbo | Report | Stadium:Stadio Olimpico Referee:Emilio Pellegrino |
| 16 February 199720 | Atalanta | 3-1 | Vicenza | Bergamo |
| 15:00[8] | Foglio Inzaghi | Report | Stadium:Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee:Stefano Braschi |
| 23 February 199721 | Vicenza | 1-1 | Piacenza | Vicenza |
| 15:00[8] | Beghetto | Report | Stadium:Stadio Romeo Menti Referee:Stefano Farina |
| 1 March 199722 | Juventus | 2-0 | Vicenza | Turin |
| 15:00[8] | Di Livio Padovano | Report | Stadium:Delle Alpi Referee:Massimo De Santis |
| 9 March 199723 | Vicenza | 2-0 | Udinese | Vicenza |
| 15:00[8] | Maini Murgita | Report | Stadium:Stadio Romeo Menti Referee:Piero Ceccarini |
| 16 March 199724 | Cagliari | 2-1 | Vicenza | Cagliari |
| 15:00[8] | Muzzi Tovalieri | Report | Stadium:Stadio Sant'Elia Referee:Fiorenzo Treossi |
| 23 March 199725 | Vicenza | 0-2 | Lazio | Vicenza |
| 15:00[8] | Report | Stadium:Stadio Romeo Menti Referee:Cosimo Bolognino |
| 6 April 199726 | Vicenza | 0-0 | Hellas Verona | Vicenza |
| 16:00[8] | Report | Stadium:Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 14,675 Referee:Daniele Tombolini |
| 13 April 199727 | Reggiana | 0-0 | Vicenza | Reggio Emilia |
| 16:00[8] | Report | Stadium:Stadio Giglio Referee:Lorenzo Branzoni |
| 20 April 199728 | Vicenza | 4-1 | Perugia | Reggio Emilia |
| 16:00[9] | Ambrosetti Cornacchini Otero Beghetto | Report | Stadium:Stadio Giglio Referee:Pierluigi Collina |
| 3 May 199729 | Inter | 0-1 | Vicenza | Milan |
| 20:30[8] | Report | Stadium:Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 46,432 Referee:Alfredo Trentalange |
| 11 May 199730 | Parma | 3-0 | Vicenza | Parma |
| 16:00[8] | Crespo | Report | Stadium:Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee:Pasquale Rodomonti |
| 15 May 199731 | Vicenza | 1-1 | Sampdoria | Vicenza |
| 20:30[8] | Ambrosetti | Report | Stadium:Stadio Romeo Menti Referee:Gennaro Borriello |
| 18 May 199732 | Bologna | 0-0 | Vicenza | Bologna |
| 16:30[8] | Report | Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee:Emilio Pellegrino |
| 25 May 199733 | Vicenza | 2-0 | Milan | Vicenza |
| 16:30[8] | Ambrosetti Baresi | Report | Stadium:Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 15,416 Referee:Stefano Farina |
| 1 June 199734 | Napoli | 1-0 | Vicenza | Naples |
| 16:30[8] | Beto | Report | Stadium:Stadio San Paolo Referee:Giancarlo Lana |
| 28 August 1996 | Lucchese | 1-2 | Vicenza | Lucca |
| 20:30[10] | Rastelli | Report | Stadium:Stadio Porta Elisa Referee:Cosimo Bolognino |
| 23 October 1996 | Genoa | 1-1 | Vicenza | Genoa |
| 20:30[10] | Masolini | Report | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee:Domenico Messina |
| 6 November 1996 | Vicenza | 1-0 | Genoa | Vicenza |
| 20:30[10] | Cornacchini | Report | Stadium:Stadio Romeo Menti Referee:Emilio Pellegrino |
| 12 November 1996 | Milan | 1-1 | Vicenza | Milan |
| 20:45[10] | Baggio | Report | Referee: Robert Boggi |
| 27 November 1996 | Vicenza | 0-0 (1a-1agg.) | Milan | Vicenza |
| 20:45[10] | Report | Stadium:Stadio Romeo Menti Referee:Piero Ceccarini |
| 6 February 1997 | Vicenza | 1-0 | Bologna | Vicenza |
| 20:45[11] | Murgita | Report | Stadium:Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 8,678 Referee:Pierluigi Pairetto |
| 25 February 1997 | Bologna | 1-1 | Vicenza | Bologna |
| 20:45[10] | Scapolo | Report | Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Robert Boggi |
| 8 May 1997 | Napoli | 1-0 | Vicenza | Naples |
| 20:45[10] | Pecchia | Report | Stadium:Stadio San Paolo Referee:Piero Ceccarini |
| 29 May 1997 | Vicenza | 3-0aet (3-1agg.) | Napoli | Vicenza |
| 20:45[10] | Maini Rossi Ianuzzi | Report | Stadium:Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 22,000 Referee:Stefano Braschi |
| Competition | Points | Home | Away | Total | DR | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Gf | Gs | G | W | D | L | Gf | Gs | G | W | D | L | Gf | Gs | |||
| Serie A | 47 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 38 | +5 |
| Coppa Italia | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
| Total | - | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 43 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 53 | 43 | +10 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Mondini | 32 | -38 | 32 | -38 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | DF | Mendez | 29 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Sartor | 33 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Belotti | 34 | 0 | 26+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Lopez | 36 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Viviani | 37 | 2 | 24+5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| 4 | MF | Di Carlo | 37 | 0 | 27+2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF | Maini | 38 | 6 | 28+2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | |
| 23 | MF | Ambrosetti | 31 | 7 | 18+7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | Murgita | 39 | 7 | 25+7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | |
| 19 | FW | Otero | 29 | 13 | 22+2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | Brivio | 12 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | D'Ignazio | 36 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Beghetto | 39 | 4 | 21+10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Cornacchini | 24 | 4 | 13+5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | MF | Rossi | 37 | 2 | 11+18 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| 18 | MF | Amerini | 21 | 0 | 9+7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 15 | FW | Ianuzzi | 20 | 3 | 6+11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 25 | MF | Gentilini | 11 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Sotgia | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | Firmani | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Dal Canto | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | Mazzocco | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 26 | DF | Pasqualin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | GK | Verdi | |||||||
| MF | Coppola | ||||||||
| MF | Nogare | ||||||||
| MF | Margherita | ||||||||
| 17 | MF | Wome | |||||||
| FW | Cunico | ||||||||
| FW | Gasparini | ||||||||
| FW | Mazzuocolo | ||||||||