Old Lady Nickname

The Old Lady of Italian football.

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. Nicknamed "the Old Lady", Juventus is the most successful club in Italian football and one of the most decorated at worldwide level.

Quick Facts

Origin era: Late 1897
Primary language: Italian (La Vecchia Signora)
Associated colors: Black and White Stripes

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. It entered the Italian Football Championship in 1900, winning its first title in 1905. The club adopted its famous black-and-white striped shirts, inspired by English side Notts County. Owned by the Agnelli family since 1923, Juventus has long-standing rivalries with Torino, Inter Milan, and AC Milan.

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. With eleven international trophies, Juventus occupy the sixth position in Europe and 12th position worldwide for most confederation titles.

Did You Know?

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.