Virtus Verona

Virtus Verona

Full name	Associazione Virtusvecomp Verona
Nickname(s)	Virtussini Rossoblù (The Red-Blues) I Borgo-Veneziani (The Borgo-Venetians) I Ribelli Veronesi (The Veronan Rebels)
Founded	1921(1921)
Ground	Stadio Gavagnin Nocini, Verona,Italy
Capacity	1,200
Chairman	Luigi Fresco
Manager	Luigi Fresco
League	Serie CGroup A
2023–24	Serie C Group A, 11th of 20
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Virtus Verona,founded asUnione Sportiva Virtus Borgo Veneziain 1921, sometimes referred to asVirtus Vecomp Veronafor sponsorship reasons, is anItalian association footballclub located in Borgo Venezia, a district ofVerona,Veneto.It currently plays inSerie C.

History

The club was founded in 1921 asUnione Sportiva Virtus Borgo Venezia.

Virtus Verona, the third football club inVeronabehindChievoandHellas Verona,is a unique case in Italy of a club whose chairman, Luigi Fresco, had also been the head coach of the first team for over 41 years, since 1982, after the other historic president Sinibaldo Nocini, who was in charge for 20 years. The club is also notable for being the only Italian professional football team to field a reserve team in the regional amateur divisions.

The club was promoted into professionalism for its first time ever at the end of the2012–13 season,after winning the national playoff tournament in which they were qualified as fourth-placed in theGirone CofSerie D. At the end of the2017–18 season,the club return into professionalism, inSerie C,the third tier of Italian soccer.

Colours and badge

The social colours are red and blue, traditionally arranged in vertical stripes.

The club’s historical badge is an ancile red palate, closed externally by a white crown, suitable to contain the social name (sometimes written in abbreviated form).

In 2014 this badge was replaced by a shield, in which the corporate name is simplified in Associazione Virtus Verona: the first and third words are placed in the palate field, while the second (colored red) is placed in a curved white band placed in a shield.

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  The bage from 2014 to 2022.

Current squad

As of 13 July 2024.

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ITA	Alberto Zecchin
5	MF	ITA	Dino Mehic
6	DF	ITA	Manuel Daffara
7	FW	ITA	Andrea Nalini
11	DF	ITA	Gianni Manfrin
13	DF	ITA	Marco Ruggero
14	MF	ITA	Leonardo Zarpellon
16	MF	ITA	Marco Amadio
17	FW	ITA	Gianmarco Zigoni
18	FW	COL	Damir Ceter
21	FW	ARG	Juanito
22	GK	GAM	Sheikh Sibi
23	MF	ITA	Francesco Toffanin

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	MF	ITA	Antonio Metlika
28	MF	NGA	Christian Odogwu
35	DF	ITA	Eddy Cabianca
42	DF	ITA	Riccardo Lodovici
77	MF	ITA	Filippo Vesentini
90	FW	ITA	Alessio Menato
97	FW	ITA	Luca Ambrosi
—	DF	ITA	Luca Munaretti
—	FW	ITA	Federico Caia
—	DF	ITA	Mattia Rigo

Supporters

Virtus Verona supporters are known for their hardline anti-fascist and left-wing leanings. The groupVirtus Fanscreated in 2006, was split up in 2015, from which 2 new groups emerged:Virtus Verona Rude Firm 1921and theLost Boys.TheVirtus Verona Rude Firm 1921have friendships withantifasupporters groups all over the world:Livorno Calcio,Cosenza Calcio,Wrexham,Olympique Marseille,FC St. Pauli,RSV Goettingen 05.

External links

• Official site