Juve Storia di un Grande Amore
La Vecchia Signora – Italy's most decorated club.
Juventus Football Club, commonly known as Juventus or colloquially as Juve, 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.
Quick Facts
- Founding year
- 1897
- Home city
- Turin, Italy
- Club nickname
- La Vecchia Signora (The Old Lady)
- Primary rivalry
- Torino (Derby della Mole)
- Historic home grounds
- Stadio Comunale, Stadio delle Alpi, Allianz Stadium
Lore & Background
Nicknamed 'the Old Lady', Juventus is the most successful club in Italian football. They 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 was the first club to win all three major UEFA competitions and the first to complete a clean sweep of international trophies. The club has been owned by the Agnelli family since 1923.
Reader's Guide
Juventus has played their home matches at the Juventus Stadium since 2011. Previously, they played at the Stadio Comunale and later the Stadio delle Alpi. The club's historic home grounds do not include Allianz Stadium, which is the current naming rights name for Juventus Stadium.
Did You Know?
- Juventus was founded in 1897 by students from the Massimo d'Azeglio Lyceum school in Turin.
- The club adopted its famous black-and-white striped shirts in 1905, inspired by English side Notts County.
- The club has provided more players to the Italy national team than any other club, including to World Cup-winning squads of 1934, 1982, and 2006.
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