Serie A Championships
The reserve team of Juventus, competing in Serie C.
Juventus Next Gen (Italian pronunciation: [juˈvɛntus ˌnɛkst ˈdʒɛn]), also known as Juve Next Gen or Juve NG, is a professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, which acts as the reserve team of Serie A club Juventus. They compete in Serie C Group B, and play their home games at the Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta in Alessandria.
Quick Facts
- Key era dominance
- The Trapattoni years and The Allegri Treble
Lore & Background
Following the reintroduction of reserve teams in Italy, Juventus U23 was formed in 2018 and was registered to Serie C, the third level of the Italian league system. In the first years, the team reached the promotion play-off stages of Serie C, without gaining promotion. In the 2019–20 season, under coach Fabio Pecchia, Juventus U23 won the Coppa Italia Serie C after defeating Ternana in the final. The club changed its name to Juventus Next Gen in 2022. They remained the sole Italian reserve team until August 2023 when Atalanta founded Atalanta Under-23 and further clubs followed.
Reader's Guide
Due to the nature of the club as a reserve team, Juventus Next Gen needs to comply to certain regulations, such as being ineligible for promotion to Serie A and not competing in the Coppa Italia, the major national cup. The club—and in general FIGC's reserve-team project (not limited to Italy)—faced criticism, especially from fans of other Serie C teams due to their perceived lack of history and the disruption of the league's competitive balance.
More in Honours & Records
Elsewhere in Juventus
Spotted an error? Know more?
Reader corrections go straight into our review queue. Suggest an edit · How this site is sourced