Bassano Virtus 55 ST

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Bassano Virtus
Stefano Rosso
2017–18Serie C (group B), 8th
WebsiteClub website

Bassano Virtus 55 Soccer Team

Vicenza Calcio
's was retained in Vicenza.

History

Foundation

Bassano Virtus 55 Soccer Team was founded in 1920 as U.S. Bassano (Unione Sportiva Bassano) and merged with cross-city rivals A.C. Virtus in 1968. In 1996 the club took its current name: the number 55 stands for 1955, owner Renzo Rosso's birthyear. Nowadays, Bassano Virtus is also the only Italian professional football club to use soccer instead of football in its full name.[original research?]

Serie C2 and Lega Pro Seconda Divisione

In the

Montichiari
in the last match, they finished only 12th.

In the

playoffs, but was defeated by Calcio Lecco 1912, which was later promoted to Serie C1
.

In their third consecutive season in

Coppa Italia Lega Pro by defeating Benevento Calcio
with the overwhelming result of 5–0.

Lega Pro Prima Divisione

At the end of 2009–10 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season, the club obtained the repechage in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, given the number of teams in financial difficulty.

Lega Pro Seconda Divisione

Bassano in the season 2011–12 was relegated from Lega Pro Prima Divisione to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In 2013–14 season the club promoted as champions of Group A of Seconda Divisione. At the end of season also saw the merger of the two divisions of Lega Pro, as well as reduction of 69 to 60 teams. In 2013–14 Seconda Divisione season already saw re-admission of 2 teams that originally relegated, as well as 4 additional teams from Serie D.

Serie C

Bassano was among the original 60 teams in Serie C since its reestablishment in 2014. On 24 May 2018, after the bankruptcy of the main football team of the Province of Vicenza,

L.R. Vicenza Virtus, while keeping both the youth systems of Bassano and Vicenza.[1]

Phoenix club

It was reported that another club, Football Club Bassano 1903, was founded in 2018 as a phoenix club, after the original club Bassano Virtus 55 Soccer Team had moved to Vicenza.[2]

Ownership

The team was owned by

Marni, Paula Cademartori, Viktor & Rolf, Staff International and Brave Kid).[citation needed
]

Honours

Bassano Virtus 55 S.T. honours
Type Competition Titles Seasons/Years
Domestic Serie D 1 2004–05
Coppa Italia Lega Pro
2007–08

Current technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Italy Giuseppe Magi
Goalkeeping coach Italy Marco Zuccher

References

  1. ^ "Lettera aperta dal Presidente Stefano Rosso" (Press release) (in Italian). Bassano Virtus 55 Soccer Team. 24 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. ^ "E' ufficiale: è nato il "F.C. Bassano 1903"". Il Gazzettino (in Italian). 4 July 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.

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