1996–97 Vicenza Calcio season

During the 1996–97 Italian football season, Vicenza competed in Serie A.

Vicenza
1996-97 season
ChairmanPieraldo Dalle Carbonare
Gianni Sacchetto,[1]
Luigi Arena[2]
Virgilio Marzot[3][4]
ManagerFrancesco Guidolin
StadiumRomeo Menti
Serie A8th
Coppa ItaliaWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Marcelo Otero (13)
All: Marcelo Otero (13)
Highest home attendance22,000 vs Napoli (29 May 1997)
Lowest home attendance8,678 vs Bologna (6 February 1997)
Average home league attendance15,962

Summary

In the summer of 1996 transferred in Vicenza the young forward Alessandro Iannuzzi, Giovanni Cornacchini who will be topscorer in Coppa Italia, Massimo Beghetto, teenager Pierre Wome discovered in Africa by technical director Sergio Vignoni[5] also 18-yr-old Fabio Firmani. Out of the team, Joachim Bjorklund, Massimo Lombardini and Gabriele Grossi. In July 1996 the team started pre-season in Enego.[6]

Vicenza had its best season for a long time, winning the Coppa Italia following a victory over Napoli in the final.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK  ITA Pierluigi Brivio
1 GK  ITA Luca Mondini
12 GK  ITA Roberto Verdi
16 DF  ITA Massimo Beghetto
5 DF  ITA Davide Belotti
20 DF  ITA Alessandro Dal Canto[7]
3 DF  ITA Gilberto D'Ignazio
6 DF  ITA Giovanni Lopez (captain)
8 DF  URU Gustavo Mendez
26 DF  ITA Paolo Pasqualin
2 DF  ITA Luigi Sartor
23 MF  ITA Gabriele Ambrosetti
18 MF  ITA Daniele Amerini
MF  ITA Carmine Coppola
MF  ITA Massimo Dalle Nogare
4 MF  ITA Domenico Di Carlo (vice-captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF  ITA Fabio Firmani
25 MF  ITA Giuliano Gentilini[8]
13 MF  ITA Giampiero Maini
MF  ITA Luca Margherita[7]
27 MF  ITA Stefano Mazzocco
7 MF  ITA Maurizio Rossi
14 MF  ITA Mariano Sotgia[7]
10 MF  ITA Fabio Viviani (vice-vice-captain)
17 MF  CMR Pierre Wome
11 FW  ITA Giovanni Cornacchini
FW  ITA Marco Cunico
FW  ITA Ferdinando Gasparini[7]
15 FW  ITA Alessandro Iannuzzi
FW  ITA Andrea Mazzuoccolo
9 FW  ITA Roberto Murgita
19 FW  URU Marcelo Otero

Transfers

In
position Name from
GKRoberto VerdiMassese
DFMassimo BeghettoPerugia
DFAlessandro Dal CantoTorino
MFCarmine CoppolaNola
MFFabio FirmaniLodigiani
MFMariano SotgiaCosenza
MFPierre WomeCanon
FWGiovanni CornacchiniBologna
FWMarco CunicoTreviso
FWFerdinando GaspariniFidelis Andria
FWAlessandro IannuzziS.S. Lazio
Out
Position Name To
GKAlessandro ZermanBrescello
DFJoachim BjorklundGlasgow Rangers
DFGabriele GrossiRoma
MFMassimo LombardiniTorino
MFMassimo LovatoJuve Stabia
MFWilli PittanaUdinese Calcio
FWMarco FrancoSolbiatese
FWDiego VaccarettiMassese

Autumn-Winter

In
Position Name from Date
MFGiuliano GentiliniPadova Calcio27 January 1997
Out
Position Name to Date
FWFerdinando GaspariniRavenna31 October 1996
DFAlessandro Dal CantoVenezia24 November 1996
MFLuca MargheritaValdagno14 December 1996
MFMariano SotgiaPadova26 January 1997

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Sampdoria 34 14 11 9 60 46 +14 53 Qualification to UEFA Cup
7 Bologna 34 13 10 11 50 44 +6 49
8 Vicenza 34 12 11 11 43 38 +5 47 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
9 Fiorentina 34 10 15 9 46 41 +5 45
10 Atalanta 34 11 11 12 44 46 2 44
Source: Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[9]

Matches

8 September 1996 1 Fiorentina 2-4 Vicenza Firenze
16:00[10] Sartor  36' (o.g.)
Luis Oliveira  80'
Report  8' Otero
 29'Otero
 67' Otero
 90' (pen) Otero
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 36,273
Referee: Daniele Tombolini
15 September 1996 2 Vicenza 0-2 Roma Vicenza
16:00[10] Report  32' Fonseca
 65' Balbo
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
22 September 1996 3 Vicenza 4-1 Atalanta Vicenza
16:00[10] Viviani  44'
Rossini  45' (o.g.)
Beghetto  70'
D'Ignazio  85'
Report  40' (pen) Inzaghi Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Massimo De Santis
29 September 1996 4 Piacenza 1-0 Vicenza Piacenza
16:00[10] Luiso  44' Report Stadium: Stadio Galleana
Referee: Giancarlo Lana
13 October 1996 5 Vicenza 2-1 Juventus Vicenza
15:30[10] Otero  19'
Beghetto  71'
Report  46' Ferrara Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Robert Boggi
20 October 1996 6 Udinese 1-1 Vicenza Udine
15:30[10] Poggi  71' Report  89' Maini Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
27 October 1996 7 Vicenza 2-0 Cagliari Vicenza
14:30[10] Otero  35'
Murgita  62'
Report Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Francesco Ercolino
3 November 1996 8 Lazio 0-2 Vicenza Roma
14:30[10] Report  35' Murgita
 90' Maini
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Marcello Nicchi
17 November 1996 9 Hellas Verona 2-2 Vicenza Verona
14:30[10] Lopez  13' (o.g)
Maniero  24'
Report  36' Murgita
 77' (o.g) Marco Baroni
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
24 November 1996 10 Vicenza 2-0 Reggiana Vicenza
14:30[10] Ambrosetti  34', 76' Report Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Gilberto Dagnello
1 December 1996 11 Perugia 1-1 Vicenza Perugia
14:30[10] Gautieri  34' Report  10' Iannuzzi Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
Referee: Livio Bazzoli
8 December 1996 12 Vicenza 1-1 Inter Vicenza
14:30[10] Maini  19' Report  63' (pen) Djorkaeff Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Graziano Cesari
15 December 1996 13 Vicenza 1-1 Parma Vicenza
20:30[10] Maini  50' Report  72' Benarrivo Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
22 December 1996 14 Sampdoria 2-1 Vicenza Genova
14:30[10] Montella  15', 25' Report  82' (pen) Otero Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Domenico Messina
5 January 1997 15 Vicenza 2-0 Bologna Vicenza
14:30[10] Otero  64', 82' (pen) Report Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Marcello Nicchi
12 January 1997 16 Milan 1-0 Vicenza Milano
14:30[10] Dugarry  21' Report Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti
19 January 1997 17 Vicenza 2-2 Napoli Vicenza
14:30[10] Murgita  12'
Otero  32'
Report  38' (o.g) Mendez
 55' Pecchia
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
26 January 1997 18 Vicenza 3-2 Fiorentina Vicenza
14:30[10] Otero  1'
Murgita  37'
Ambrosetti  57'
Report  22' Padalino
 65' Batistuta
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 15,766
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
2 February 1997 19 Roma 2-0 Vicenza Roma
14:30[10] Balbo  7', 86' Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
16 February 1997 20 Atalanta 3-1 Vicenza Bergamo
15:00[10] Foglio  58'
Inzaghi  68', 89'
Report  88' (pen) Otero Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Referee: Stefano Braschi
23 February 1997 21 Vicenza 1-1 Piacenza Vicenza
15:00[10] Beghetto  14' Report  4' Piovani Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Stefano Farina
1 March 1997 22 Juventus 2-0 Vicenza Torino
15:00[10] Di Livio  22'
Padovano  62' (pen)
Report Stadium: Delle Alpi
Referee: Massimo De Santis
9 March 1997 23 Vicenza 2-0 Udinese Vicenza
15:00[10] Maini  37'
Murgita  50'
Report Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Piero Ceccarini
16 March 1997 24 Cagliari 2-1 Vicenza Cagliari
15:00[10] Muzzi  36'
Tovalieri  49'
Report  1' Lopez Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
23 March 1997 25 Vicenza 0-2 Lazio Vicenza
15:00[10] Report  19' Nedved
 90' Fuser
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Cosimo Bolognino
6 April 1997 26 Vicenza 0-0 Hellas Verona Vicenza
16:00[10] Report Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 14,675
Referee: Daniele Tombolini
13 April 1997 27 Reggiana 0-0 Vicenza Reggio Emilia
16:00[10] Report Stadium: Stadio Giglio
Referee: Lorenzo Branzoni
20 April 1997 28 Vicenza 4-1 Perugia Reggio Emilia
16:00 [11] Ambrosetti  24'
Cornacchini  26'
Otero  36'
Beghetto  46'
Report  65' Goretti Stadium: Stadio Giglio
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
3 May 1997 29 Inter 0-1 Vicenza Milano
20:30[10] Report  22' Alessandro Iannuzzi Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 46,432
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
11 May 1997 30 Parma 3-0 Vicenza Parma
16:00[10] Crespo  16', 56', 60' Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti
15 May 1997 31 Vicenza 1-1 Sampdoria Vicenza
20:30[10] Ambrosetti  2' Report  1' Mancini Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Gennaro Borriello
18 May 1997 32 Bologna 0-0 Vicenza Bologna
16:30[10] Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
25 May 1997 33 Vicenza 2-0 Milan Vicenza
16:30[10] Ambrosetti  6'
Baresi  90' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 15,416
Referee: Stefano Farina
1 June 1997 34 Napoli 1-0 Vicenza Napoli
16:30[10] Beto  4' Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Referee: Giancarlo Lana

Coppa Italia

Second round

28 August 1996 Lucchese 1-2 Vicenza Lucca
20:30[12] Rastelli  31' Report  8' Rossi
 39' Cornacchini
Stadium: Stadio Porta Elisa
Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

Eightfinals

23 October 1996 Genoa 1-1 Vicenza Genova
20:30[12] Masolini  72' (pen) Report  52' (pen) Viviani Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Domenico Messina
6 November 1996 Vicenza 1-0 Genoa Vicenza
20:30[12] Cornacchini  61' Report Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

Quarterfinals

12 November 1996 Milan 1-1 Vicenza Milano
20:45[12] Baggio  20' Report  11' Ambrosetti Referee: Robert Boggi
27 November 1996 Vicenza 0-0
(1a-1 agg.)
Milan Vicenza
20:45[12] Report Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Piero Ceccarini

Semifinals

6 February 1997 Vicenza 1-0 Bologna Vicenza
20:45 [13] Murgita  45' Report Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 8,678
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
25 February 1997 Bologna 1-1 Vicenza Bologna
20:45[12] Scapolo  43' Report  88' Cornacchini Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Referee: Robert Boggi

Final

29 May 1997 Vicenza 3-0 aet
(3-1 agg.)
Napoli Vicenza
20:45[12] Maini  20'
Rossi  118'
Ianuzzi  120'
Report Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Stefano Braschi

Statistics

Squad

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 A47179622915173591121341211114338+5
Coppa Italia-4310505131559441105+5
Total-21127234152248101626431615125343+10

Position by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Position384964322122222443476888111098788888

Players statistics

Goalscorers Serie A
13 Marcelo Otero
7 Gabriele Ambrosetti
6 Roberto Murgita
5 Massimo Beghetto
5 Giampiero Maini
2 Alessandro Iannuzzi
1 Giovanni Cornacchini
1 Gilberto D'Ignazio
1 Giuliano Gentilini
1 Giovanni Lopez
1 Fabio Viviani
Goalscorers Coppa Italia
3 Giovanni Cornacchini
2 Maurizio Rossi
1 Gabriele Ambrosetti
1 Alessandro Iannuzzi
1 Giampiero Maini
1 Roberto Murgita
1 Fabio Viviani
Appearances Serie A
32 Luca Mondini
32 Roberto Murgita
31 Massimo Beghetto
30 Giampiero Maini
29 Domenico Di Carlo
29 Giovanni Lopez
29 Maurizio Rossi
29 Fabio Viviani
27 Davide Belotti
27 Gilberto D'Ignazio
26 Luigi Sartor
25 Gabriele Ambrosetti
24 Marcelo Otero
23 Gustavo Mendez
18 Giovanni Cornacchini
17 Alessandro Iannuzzi
16 Daniele Amerini
8 Giuliano Gentilini
4 Mariano Sotgia
3 Pierluigi Brivio
3 Pierre Wome
2 Alessandro Dal Canto
2 Fabio Firmani
1 Stefano Mazzocco
Appearances Coppa Italia
9 Pierluigi Brivio
9 Gilberto D'Ignazio
8 Massimo Beghetto
8 Domenico Di Carlo
8 Giampiero Maini
8 Maurizio Rossi
8 Fabio Viviani
7 Davide Belotti
7 Giovanni Lopez
7 Roberto Murgita
7 Luigi Sartor
6 Gabriele Ambrosetti
6 Giovanni Cornacchini
6 Gustavo Mendez
5 Daniele Amerini
5 Marcelo Otero
3 Giuliano Gentilini
3 Alessandro Iannuzzi
1 Alessandro Dal Canto
1 Fabio Firmani
1 Mariano Sotgia

References

  1. Alberta Mantovani (31 January 1997). "Vicenza: sequestro confermato" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport.
  2. Massimo Manduzio (30 April 1997). "Caso Vicenza, Sacchetto interrogato ieri". La Gazzetta dello Sport.
  3. Alberta Mantovani (1 May 1997). "Vicenza: arriva un nuovo presidente". La Gazzetta dello Sport.
  4. Amministratore unico, nominato dal custode giudiziario Giuseppe Iannaccone, cfr. Alberta Mantovani (29 April 1997). ""Il Vicenza non corre rischi", parola di custode giudiziario". La Gazzetta dello Sport.
  5. "Pierre Wome a Vicenza da Yaounde". L'Unità. 24 August 1996.
  6. "Archivio Corriere della Sera". archivio.corriere.it. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. Transferred in autumn
  8. Transferred in winter
  9. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  10. http://www.clubbiancorossonoventavi.altervista.org/serie-a-1996-1997.html

  11. Match Vicenza-Perugia was played on neutral field stadio Giglio of Reggio Emilia due to field invasion by Vicenza fans on 23 March 1997 against Lazio sanctioned a ban on stadio Romeo Menti per one game.
  12. http://www.clubbiancorossonoventavi.altervista.org/coppa-italia-1996-1997.html
  13. On 30 January 1997 the match Vicenza-Bologna did not played due to intense fog and re-scheduled to 6 February 1997


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