Juve Storia di un Grande Amore

Lore & Background

Juventus have won a record 36 Italian league titles, 15 Coppa Italia trophies, and nine Supercoppa Italiana trophies, making them the leading club in the historical Italian Football Federation (FIGC) classification. 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. With eleven international trophies, Juventus occupy the sixth position in Europe and 12th position worldwide for most confederation titles; they are placed fourth in the all-time Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) ranking, having obtained the highest coefficient score during seven seasons since its introduction in 1979, the most for an Italian team in both cases and joint second overall in the last cited. Founded as Sport-Club Juventus, the club established itself as a major force in Italian football during the 1930s and at international stage during mid-1970s. They enjoyed a period of sustained national and European success under Giovanni Trapattoni between the late 1970s and mid-1980s, winning six league titles, as well as, the UEFA Cup (1976–77), the Cup Winners' Cup (1983–84) and the European Champions' Cup (1984–85), becoming the first club to win all three major UEFA competitions. With additional triumphs in 1984 European Super Cup and 1985 Intercontinental Cup, I Bianconeri became also the first in football history to complete a clean sweep of international trophies; an improved record by winning the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup, and remained the only club to have won every official UEFA men's club tournament until the first 2022 Europa Conference League final. Under Marcello Lippi in the 1990s, Juventus won five league titles and the 1996 Champions League, reaching three consecutive Champions League finals between 1996 and 1998. Between 2012 and 2020, Juventus won a record nine consecutive Serie A titles and reached two UEFA Champions League finals. Previously, in 2000 was voted the seventh best of the FIFA Club of the Century and, nine years later, was placed by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics second in the European best club of the 20th-century ranking, the highest position for an Italian club in both. Owned by the Agnelli family since 1923, Juventus is the most widely supported football club in Ita

In Their Own Story

The rain hammered against the concrete walls of the Allianz Stadium, washing away the dust of the modern era. An old man sat in the upper tier, his hands trembling slightly as he clutched a faded scarf from the 1980s. Below him, the pitch was empty, a sea of green under the floodlights. He closed his eyes and listened; not to the silence, but to the phantom roar of fifty thousand voices chanting 'Forza Juve.' In that moment, the years dissolved. He wasn't in a modern arena; he was back at the Stadio Comunale, watching Platini dance with the ball, feeling the vibration of the ground as Del Piero scored the winner. The black and white stripes on his chest felt heavier then, woven from decades of hope and heartbreak. It was just a story to some, but for him, it was the only truth that mattered.

Reader's Guide

Juventus was founded as Sport-Club Juventus in late 1897 by students from the Massimo d'Azeglio Lyceum school in Turin, including Eugenio and Enrico Canfari. The club was renamed Foot-Ball Club Juventus in 1899, and entered the Italian Football Championship in 1900, playing their first league match on 11 March 1900 in a 1–0 defeat to Torinese. In 1904, businessman Marco Ajmone-Marsan helped stabilise the finances of Juventus, allowing the club to move the training field from Piazza d'Armi to the Velodrome Humbert I. In 1905, Juventus won their first Italian championship. Around this period, the club adopted its famous black-and-white striped shirts, inspired by English side Notts County, replacing its original pink and black colours. In 1906, internal disagreements over the club's future led president Alfred Dick and several players to leave Juventus and form FBC Torino, creating the foundations of the Derby della Mole. Juventus spent the following years rebuilding and remained active through the disruptions of World War I. In 1913, Juventus was relegated to the second division after finishing in last place, but after pressure made by their executives to the Italian Federation, it was decided to increase the number of teams in the following season, allowing Juventus to remain in the top flight. The beginning of Juventus's rise coincided with the arrival of the Agnelli family. In 1923, Edoardo Agnelli, vice president of FIAT, became club president, while the inauguration of a new stadium helped provide the foundations for the club's professional development. Juventus won its second league title in 1925–26, defeating Alba Roma 12–1 on aggregate in the final. During the 1930s, Juventus became Italy's first major professional club and dominated the national championship, winning five consecutive league titles between 1931 and 1935. Several Juventus players, including Raimundo Orsi, Luigi Bertolini, Giovanni Ferrari, and Luis Monti, formed part of the Italy national team that won the 1934 FIFA World Cup. After moving to the Stadio Comunale, the club experienced a period of transition before rebuilding following World War II. Under the continued influence of the Agnelli family, Juventus returned to success in the late 1940s and early 1950s, winning Serie A titles in 1949–50 and 1951–52. The arrival of Welsh forward John Charles and Argentine-born Italian striker O

Did You Know?

• Juventus have long-standing rivalries with Torino, Inter Milan, and AC Milan, with the primary rivalry being with Torino (the Derby della Mole).
• Juventus is the most successful club in Italian football, having won a record 36 Italian league titles.
• Juventus became the first club to win all three major UEFA competitions after winning the 1985 European Cup.