During the 1996–97 Italian football season, Vicenza competed in Serie A.
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 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.
Vicenza had its best season for a long time, winning the Coppa Italia following a victory over Napoli in the final.
Squad
(captain)
(vice-captain)
(vice-vice-captain)