1902 is the year L.R. Vicenza S.p.A. was founded, the Lanerossi club based in Vicenza, Italy and today playing in Serie C, and Walkouts presents the most collectible shirts from that long local tradition. The club traces its sporting roots to 9 March 1902 and has worn the Lanerossi identity through several eras, a history that shapes provenance and desirability for collectors.
Vicenza’s profile in Italian football is defined by landmark campaigns and cup runs. The club’s headline domestic honour remains the Coppa Italia 1996-97 victory, and at continental level the best campaign was reaching the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semi-final, a sequence of results that attracts deep interest in shirts from the 1990s and the late 1970s. Historic ties to Pro Vercelli and a runners-up finish to Juventus underline the club’s early and modern relevance.
For collectors, anniversary issues and centenary releases are important reference points. Milestone recreations that mark the club’s first hundred years, and later limited editions that celebrate reformation phases, offer clear provenance and are commonly chased by specialists. Shirts issued around major anniversaries are often described in club catalogues and can carry distinct embroidery or commemorative badges tied to the original founding date.
An iconic away colourway has proven especially collectible, with many sought examples described as white with red trim and associated with decisive cup fixtures from the 1990s. Beyond match-worn pieces, contemporary demand includes fanshop releases and player-issue variants, early retail runs and region-specific editions, so signed retail shirts and limited framed retail items are actively collected alongside match-issued pieces.
Season and fixture magnets remain central to provenance stories: the club’s rise to a best-ever league placing as a newly promoted side in 1977-78, the Coppa Italia run of the mid 1990s and the subsequent European campaign create clear collecting narratives. Specialist attention also falls on shirts tied to the 1910-11 national final appearance and later cup eliminations that defined squad lists and match photographs used to verify signatures and match use.
The Lanerossi sponsorship era and the 2018 reformation via the Bassano Virtus move are part of Vicenza’s kit biography, and collectors prize original sponsor-era apparel from 1953 to 1989 as distinct from modern reproductions. Signed shirts often come with provenance documentation, and certified pieces that include Centenary 2002 provenance or a COA are the clearest examples for archive-grade presentation, a detail Walkouts highlights when listing framed and signed items. The most pursued garments reference seasons such as 1996-97 and 1997-98, linking trophy success to European progression.
