Bassano Virtus 55 S.T.

Bassano Virtus 55

Full name

Bassano Virtus 55 Soccer Team

Nickname(s)

Giallorossi (yellow-reds)

Founded

31 May 1920
as U.S. Bassano
1968 (refounded)

Ground

Stadio Rino Mercante

Capacity

2,952

Owner

Renzo Rosso

Chairman

Stefano Rosso

Coach

Giuseppe Magi

League

Serie C

2016–17

Lega Pro/B, 10th

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Bassano Virtus 55 Soccer Team, commonly known as Bassano Virtus 55 is a football club based in Bassano del Grappa, Veneto. The club currently plays in Serie C.

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.

Serie C2 and Lega Pro Seconda Divisione

In the 2005–06 season the club debuted in Serie C2, but after suffering a defeat in Montichiari in the last match, they finished only 12th.

In the 2006–07 Serie C2 season the club reached the playoffs, but was defeated by Calcio Lecco 1912, which was later promoted to Serie C1.

In their third consecutive season in Serie C2 (now renamed Lega Pro Seconda Divisione), Bassano had an excellent start: the club peaked the league after 5 days and kept the position in isolation until the 23rd day, thanks to a series of eight consecutive wins. The attacking tactics of coach Ezio Gelerean led the team a step away from promotion: with only 4 matches left, the club is first, 3 points ahead of runners-up Reggiana. In the end of the season Bassano Virtus was surpassed by Reggiana and later lost the promotion play-off final with Portogruaro (2–3 in Portogruaro and 1–2 in Bassano del Grappa) also due to a penalty not granted to Bassano, that could have changed the outcame of the match. However, the club was able to win 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 teams 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.

Ownership

The team is owned by Renzo Rosso, the president of OTB Group (the parent company of Diesel, Maison Margiela, Marni, Paula Cademartori, Viktor & Rolf, Staff International and Brave Kid).

Honours

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

Players

Current squad

As of 9 July 2017

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Gian Maria Rossi
2	DF	Giovanni Formiconi
4	DF	Andrea Trainotti
5	DF	Nicola Bizzotto (captain)
6	DF	Filippo Stevanin
9	FW	Tommy Maistrello
10	MF	Alessandro Bernardi
11	MF	Mattia Minesso
13	DF	Nicola Pasini
14	MF	Roberto Candido
15	MF	Nicolò Bianchi

No.	Position	Player
16	MF	Alberto Tronco
18	MF	Michael Fabbro
20	DF	Tommaso Bortot
21	MF	Gianluca Laurenti
22	GK	Elia Bastianoni
24	FW	Francesco Grandolfo
26	FW	Ardit Gashi
30	GK	Wladimiro Falcone (on loan from Sampdoria)
—	DF	Francesco Karkalis (on loan from Pescara)
—	MF	Stefano Botta

Returning from loan

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

No.	Position	Player
—	GK	Christian Scaranto
—	DF	Alberto Barison
—	DF	Andrea Bonetto

No.		Position	Player
—		DF	Federico Dal Monte
—		MF	Mattia Lovato

Notable former players

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Giuseppe Magi
Goalkeeping coach	Marco Zuccher

External links

Official website (in Italian)

Serie C
2017–18 clubs
Girone A	Alessandria Arezzo Arzignano Carrarese Cuneo Gavorrano Giana Erminio Livorno Lucchese Monza Olbia Piacenza Pisa Pontedera Pro Piacenza Pistoiese Prato Siena Viterbese
Girone B	AlbinoLeffe Bassano Virtus Fano FeralpiSalò Fermana Gubbio Mestre Modena Padova Pordenone Ravenna Reggiana Sambenedettese Santarcangelo Südtirol Renate Teramo Triestina Vicenza
Girone C	Akragas Bisceglie Casertana Catania Catanzaro Cosenza Fidelis Andria Fondi Juve Stabia Lecce Matera Monopoli Paganese Reggina Rende Sicula Leonzio Siracusa Trapani Virtus Francavilla
Former clubs	Ancona Rovigo Massese Asti Belluno Cantù Cesena Maceratese Codogno Fanfulla Legnano Magenta Pavia Meda Marzotto Palazzolo Pavia Cremonese Venezia Foggia Lumezzane Perugia Taranto Ponte San Pietro Rimini Mantova Messina Sangiovannese Savoia Sant'Angelo Treviso Tenente Mario Passamonte Virtus Spoleto Bari Casale Parma Cittadella Pro Gorizia Varese Albese Melfi Battipagliese Vibonese Ivrea Panigale Cecina Cynthia Sora Tuttocuoio Igea Virtus Lanciotto Nardò Riccione Forlì Nissa Giovinezza Sanremese Torviscosa Monfalcone Vis Pesaro Vittorio Veneto Juve Pomigliano Nocerina Piombino Pro Patria Benevento Brescia Ponziana Cagliari Lecco Montebelluna Carpi Civitanovese Clodia Sottomarina Colleferro Pescara Derthona Empoli Crotone Viareggio Legnago Pro Vercelli Rieti Vado Sestrese Foligno Frosinone FIAT Torino Rosignano Solvay Grion Pola Genoa Giulianova Verona Vogherese Turris Aosta Ilva Bagnolese Imolese L'Aquila MATER Manfredonia Molinella Montevarchi Novara Potenza Real Vicenza Marsala Torres Aversa Normanna Gallaratese SPAL Ischia Isolaverde Scafatese Tivoli Verbania Lanciano San Donà Jesi Pro Sesto Cirio Internapoli Settimese Trento San Marino Savona Solbiatese Sorrento Spezia Suzzara Pro Italia Ternana AlbinoLeffe Trani Campobasso Centese Palermo-Juventina Como Fiumana Caratese Grosseto Imperia Latina Luparense Palmese Pergocrema Ragusa Salernitana SIAI Marchetti Sestri Levante Seregno Alcamo Cavese Gavinovese Novese Sebinia Udinese Vastese Vigevano Vigor Lamezia Crema Acqui Civitavecchia Biellese Ascoli Bolzano Ampelea Alba Roma Barletta Chieti Acireale Brindisi Andrea Doria Avellino Racing Roma Lupa Roma A.R.S.A. Abbiategrasso Agrigento Ala Littoria Albenga Alfa Romeo Amatori Bologna Andreanelli Ardens Armando Casalini Arsenale Venezia Audace Aullese Avio Calcio Avio Squadra Aviosicula Palermo Baracca Lugo Bondenese Breda Budrio Cantiere Tosi Caproni Carbosarda Centrale del Latte di Genova Cerignola Chinotto Neri Cinzano Città di Castello Corniglianese Cossatese Dipendenti Municipali La Spezia Edera Trieste Enna Falck FEDIT Forlimpopoli Forte dei Marmi Fortitudo Trieste Fossanese Fucecchio Galliate Gerli Guastalla Ilva Savona Isotta Fraschini Juventina Palermo Juventus Domo Juventus Siderno Libertas Trieste Luino Magazzini Generali Marzotto Manerbio Massiminiana Mirandolese Mogliano Molfetta Monsummanese Mortara Omegna Orbetello Parabiago Pieris Pietro Resta Pinerolo Pirelli Pontedecimo Pro Enna Pro Lissone Pro San Giorgio R.S.T. Littorio Rapallo Redaelli Rogoredo Reparto Reggimento Distrettuale Rivarolese Rizzoli Rovereto Saronno Saviglianese Schio Signa SIME Popoli Sparta Novara Tevere Roma Toma Maglie Trevigliese Varazze Ventimigliese Villafranca Villasanta Vincenzo Benini Vis Nova Vittorio Necchi VV.FF. Palermo VV.FF. Roma
Records	Champions

Serie C seasons
Seconda Divisione	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29
Prima Divisione	1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35
Serie C	1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78
Serie C1	1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08
Lega Pro Prima Divisione	2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Lega Pro	2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
Serie C	2017–18

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