Juventus FC

Lore & Background

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. 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 led president Alfred Dick and several players to leave Juventus and form FBC Torino. In 1923, Edoardo Agnelli, vice president of FIAT, became club president. Juventus won its second league title in 1925–26. 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. Under Giovanni Trapattoni between the late 1970s and mid-1980s, Juventus won 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. 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.

In Their Own Story

The 2018–19 campaign began with a new identity. Ronaldo, the €100 million man, stepped onto the pitch as a Juventus player for the first time. The club had spent €242,750,000 in the summer transfer window, bringing in fresh talent while letting go of Buffon, a figure who had defined the club for nearly two decades. By winter, the club recouped €56,950,000 in revenue, trimming the squad. The season ended with a net transfer spend of €52,550,000 from July 2019 disposals alone. Every match carried the weight of Ronaldo's arrival and the absence of Buffon, a double shift that marked a new era for the Bianconeri.

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. Owned by the Agnelli family since 1923, 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. Listed on the Borsa Italiana since 2001.

Did You Know?

• Juventus was founded as Sport-Club Juventus in late 1897 by students from the Massimo d'Azeglio Lyceum school in Turin.
• Juventus became the first club to win all three major UEFA competitions after winning the 1984–85 European Champions' Cup.
• Juventus won a record nine consecutive Serie A titles between 2012 and 2020.
• Juventus players have won eight Ballon d'Or awards and three FIFA World Player of the Year awards.