Forza Juve
La Vecchia Signora – Italy's most successful club.
Juventus Football Club (yoo-VEN-təs; Italian: [juˈvɛntus]; from iuventūs, Latin for 'youth'), commonly known as Juventus or colloquially as Juve (Italian: [ˈjuːve]), is a professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. They compete in Serie A, the top tier of Italian football. Founded in 1897 by a group of Turinese students, Juventus is one of Italy's oldest football clubs and has played their home matches at the Juventus Stadium since 2011. Nicknamed la Vecchia Signora ("the Old Lady"), Juventus is the most successful club in Italian football and one of the most decorated at worldwide level.
- Home Ground History
- Stadio Comunale (1933-1990), Stadio delle Alpi (1990-2006), Stadio Olimpico di Torino (2006-2011), Allianz Stadium (2011-present)
- Key Rivalry
- Derby della Mole (vs. Torino FC) and Derby d'Italia (vs. Inter Milan)
Lore & Background
Founded as Sport-Club Juventus in late 1897 by students from the Massimo d'Azeglio Lyceum school in Turin, the club was renamed Foot-Ball Club Juventus in 1899. Juventus won its first Italian championship in 1905. The Agnelli family has owned the club since 1923. Juventus won five consecutive league titles from 1931 to 1935. Under Giovanni Trapattoni between the late 1970s and mid-1980s, the club won six league titles and became the first to win all three major UEFA competitions. Under Marcello Lippi in his first stint (1994-1999), Juventus won three Serie A titles and the 1996 Champions League. Between 2012 and 2020, Juventus won a record nine consecutive Serie A titles.
In Their Own Story
The rain slicks the pitch at the Allianz Stadium, but the Curva Sud burns with an inner fire. A young boy, clutching a vintage Del Piero jersey, stands beside his grandfather who has cheered in the Stadio delle Alpi for forty years. As the referee blows the whistle for kickoff, the roar rises—a unified wall of sound that shakes the very foundations of Turin. 'Forza Juve,' they chant, a prayer and a promise echoing through the night, binding past legends to present hopes.
Reader's Guide
Juventus have won a record 36 Italian league titles, 15 Coppa Italia trophies, and nine Supercoppa Italiana trophies. Internationally, the club has won two European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles, one European Cup Winners' Cup, three UEFA Cups, two Intercontinental Cups, two UEFA Super Cups, and one UEFA Intertoto Cup. Juventus have long-standing rivalries with Torino, Inter Milan, and AC Milan. The club is listed on the Borsa Italiana since 2001.
Did You Know?
- Juventus is the most widely supported football club in Italy and among the most supported worldwide.
- Juventus players have won eight Ballon d'Or awards and three FIFA World Player of the Year awards.
- The club has provided more players to the Italy national team than any other, including to its FIFA World Cup-winning squads of 1934, 1982, and 2006.
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