Real Vicenza V.S. is an

Italian football Football ( it, calcio ) is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italy national football team is considered to be one of the best national teams in the world. They have won the FIFA World Cup four times (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006), trailing only ...

club based in

Vicenza Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the '' Monte Berico'', where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and east of Milan. Vicenza is a t ...

, Veneto region. The club concentrated in youth football since the 2015–16 season.

History

Foundation

The club was founded in 2010 after the merger of the teams ''Leodari Sole'', ''Cavazzale'' and ''Real Vicenza-Laghetto''.

Serie D

At the end of the 2011–12 season, the team was promoted from Eccellenza Veneto/A to

Serie D The Serie D () is the top level of semi-professional football in the country. The fourth tier of the Italian league system, the competition sits beneath the third professional league, Serie C. It is administered by the Lega Nazionale Dilettant ...

after playoffs.

Lega Pro

After only one season in the ''Girone C'' of the

league, ended in fifth place, Real Vicenza opted to apply for repechage to

Lega Pro Seconda Divisione Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of ...

, the bottom level of Italian professional football, to fill any potential vacancies. The application was accepted on 5 August 2013, and Real Vicenza was successfully admitted into Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, with only one tier behind the historical main local club

(who were relegated to

Lega Pro Prima Divisione Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1. Before the 1978 ...

on the same season). In the 2013–14 season, a transitional one from a two-tier to a single-tier Lega Pro system, Real Vicenza managed to ensure a place for the inaugural season of the unified third division, the

2014–15 Lega Pro The 2014–15 Lega Pro was the first season of the unified Lega Pro division in place of the old Prima Divisione and Seconda Divisione. The league is composed of 60 teams divided into three different groups of 20 each. Teams A total of 60 team ...

. The club voluntarily withdrew from the Lega Pro by the end of the season, citing the lack of fanbase and support from the city of Vicenza as the main reasons, becoming a youth-only football team ever since.

Colours and badge

The team's colours are white and red.

Honours

*Coppa Italia Veneto: **Winner (1): 2011–12

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Real Vicenza Football clubs in Italy Association football clubs established in 2010 Serie C clubs Sport in Vicenza Companies based in Vicenza Football clubs in Veneto 2010 establishments in Italy