Juventus FC
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| Full name | Juventus Football Club SpA | ||
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| Nickname(s) | La Vecchia Signora (The Old Lady) La Fidanzata d'Italia (The Girlfriend of Italy) Bianconeri (White-Blacks) Zebre (Zebras) Juve | ||
| Founded | November 1,1897 | ||
| Ground | Stadio delle Alpi / Stadio Grande Torino (2006-07) Turin, Italy | ||
| Capacity | 67,229 / 27,128 | ||
| Chairman |  Giovanni Cobolli Gigli | ||
| Head Coach |  Didier Deschamps | ||
| League | Serie B | ||
| 2005-06 | Serie A, 1st (stripped) (relegated; see 2006 corruption scandal) | ||
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Juventus Football Club, also referred to as Juventus Turin (or Juventus Torino), Juventus FC, or simply Juve (Latin word for Youth, pronounced /ju.ˈvɛn.tus/) is, with Torino Calcio, one of main clubs from Turin (in Italian, Torino), Italy.
Founded in 1897, Juventus is one of the oldest and most renowned football clubs of the country (with AC Milan and FC Internazionale) and, historically, one of the top-10 [1] football clubs in the world, the 3rd best club according to the all-time ranking (for performance) [2] of the UEFA's official European tournaments and 4th best club according to the all-time ranking (for performance) [3] of the European Champion Clubs' Cup (now called UEFA Champions League).
Juventus F.C. has been involved in a match-fixing scandal and will not be permitted to compete in major Italian and European competions during the 2006/07 season. They were relegated out of Serie A (the Italian first division) for the first time in their history.
With 40 official national titles in team honours (27 National Championships, 9 National Cups and 4 Italian Supercups), Juventus is the most successful Italian Football club.
With 11 official international titles in team honours (second in Italy, Europe and the world), Juve is one of only three clubs to have won all Three Major European trophies at least once (the European Champions Club' Cup, the European Cup Winner's Cup and the UEFA Cup), the only team in the world to win all International Official Championships (all official european tournaments and the Intercontinental Champions Club' Cup), and one of the founder members of the G-14, the group of the eighteen main football clubs of Europe.
The team plays in black and white striped shirts and white shorts (in some seasons black shorts) since 1903, and is nicknamed la Vecchia Signora (the Old Lady, by the first official name and the Style of the club), La Fidanzata d'Italia (the Italian Girlfriend, by the supporters), i bianconeri (black-and-whites, by the colours of the club), zebre (zebras), or depreciatively gobbi (humpbacks, from latin goeba) by the main opponents.
History
There is no clear information regarding the birth of Juventus. There is no news from those days which document it nor any official papers or newspapers. The only document is the one from 1914, written by Enrico Canfari, one of the founders.
Formation and early years
Juventus F.C. was founded in November 1897 by teachers from Massimo D'Azeglio Lyceum with the name Società Polisportiva Augusta Taurinorum, in a legendary bench in one of Turin's boulevards, Re Umberto Boulevard. The team won a previous version of the national league title as early as 1905, but did not win their second until 1926. In 1923, the Agnelli family (owners of Fiat) gained control of the club, and built a private stadium in Villar Perosa (near Turin) and a complete series of facilities and services.
From 1931, the club collected the record of five consecutive Italian league championships (Italian scudetto). In 1933, they began playing at the Stadio Municipale 'Benito Mussolini' (later renamed Stadio Comunale). Post-war the club was very successful domestically, winning its tenth championship in 1961, but did not win any European titles until 1977 with the UEFA Cup.
Until recently, Juventus' players had to have short (and regular) hair (there was only one exception to this rule: in the 1970s right winger Franco Causio was so popular that the club allowed him to have long hair); the club also provided the team with official formal wear (made by famous tailors) and forced them to complete their educational studies. Most of its players remained with Juventus until the end of their careers; many still work for the club or for Fiat (or related companies).
European champions
The height of European success was not reached until 1985, when they won the European Champions Cup, but this success was largely overshadowed by the Heysel disaster that had occurred during the final between Juventus and Liverpool. Juventus repeated the success by winning the Champions League for a second time in 1996 in a penalty shootout, and have not won it again since, the closest chance being when they lost to A.C. Milan in the 2003 final due to losing in a penalty shootout. Between 1996 and 1998, they appeared in all three Champions League finals, they lost to Dortmund in 1997 and the 1998 final to Real Madrid. Juventus were so revered in the tournament, that in the 98/99 tournament after one of Manchester United's game in the latter stages during a post-match interview United right-back Gary Neville asked if Juventus had gotten through to the next round and upon being told that they had done Neville's anguish was visible.
Juventus also won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1984 and two more UEFA Cup titles (1990, 1993). However, in 1999, due to their poor domestic season, they were forced into the ignominy of entering the UEFA Intertoto Cup in order to qualify for Europe. They have won 27 Italian titles and nine Coppa Italias to date, both national records. The club is also one of only three to have won all Three Major European trophies. (the other two been; Ajax, and Bayern Munich)
Record breaking Juventus
The two stars on the Juventus shirt signify they have won the Scudetto over 20 times. In fact, Juventus won the Italian Championship 27 times, more than any other Italian club; no other club has won the championship over 20 times, but the closest one to that objective is AC Milan. Juventus' 28th and 29th championships—from 2005 and 2006, respectively—were stripped when they were found guilty of sporting fraud (see section below for further details).
Juventus is now a corporation, listed on the Borsa Italiana. The sale of Zinedine Zidane to Real Madrid of Spain in 2001 was the most expensive in football to date, costing the Spanish club over $65 million (US), which is approximately £48 million.
On January 10, 2006 Alessandro Del Piero became the all time leading goalscorer for Juventus when he scored three times in a match against Fiorentina and took his total goals for the club to 185. The previous record holder was Giampiero Boniperti, who scored 182 goals for the club.
Forced relegation
In May 2006, Juventus was involved in an Italian match fixing scandal, which resulted in relegation for the club to Serie B, the Italian Second Division, following lengthy hearings held by the Italian FA. (see 2006 corruption scandal section). They were also handed a 30 point deficit to begin the new season with, though this was subject to an appeal which later reduced the initial points tally to -17.
Manager Fabio Capello left Juventus in early July 2006 to join Real Madrid, a club he had managed previously. He was replaced by former French international Didier Deschamps, who had played for Juventus in the 1990s.[4]
On July 14, 2006 the club was sentenced to relegation to Serie B. The court's decision has created uncertainty over the future of the club's top players. So far six key players have been sold to other clubs. Emerson and Italian national captain Fabio Cannavaro will both rejoin Fabio Capello at Real Madrid, while Cannavaro's fullback colleague Gianluca Zambrotta and French defender Lilian Thuram have been signed by Barcelona. Patrick Vieira has moved to Inter Milan for a reported sum of €9.5m - only a year after he left Arsenal. Striker Zlatan Ibrahimović has joined Patrick Vieira at Inter Milan, for €24.8m. However, in some good news for Juventus, it has been announced that the rest of the squad, including five of their top stars in Gianluigi Buffon, Mauro Camoranesi, Pavel Nedvěd, Alessandro Del Piero, and David Trézéguet have pledged their loyalty to the club, by agreeing to stay.[5]
Colours
The team got its black-and-white striped kits from English side Notts County. Originally the team played in pink shirts with polka dots (pink being the cheapest material available) with a black tie, but continual washing faded the colour so much that in 1903 they sought to replace them. The club asked one of their team members, Englishman John Savage, if he had any contacts in England who could supply new shirts in a colour that would better withstand the elements. By coincidence, his friend back home lived in Nottingham, and being a Notts County supporter, shipped out the black and white striped shirts to Turin. Juventus have worn the shirts ever since.
Supporters
Juventus is the most supported [6] football club in Italy with 11 040 000 (35% of Italian football fans, according to Doxa Institute-L'Expresso’s research of April 2006) and one of the most supported football clubs in the world.
Rivalries
In spite (or perhaps because) of their huge popularity, Juventus have many rivals in Italy. Juventus' main rivals sometimes point to the gap between Juventus' national and international successes, citing "influenced" refereeing in Italy as the cause of this gap, although there are 11 official international titles in Juventus'[7] honours.
Juventus has significant rivalries with several teams, such as Internazionale, Torino, AC Milan, Fiorentina, AS Roma, and S.S. Lazio.
Notably, matches between Juventus and Internazionale are referred to as the Derby d'Italia (Derby of Italy), because these football teams are the most supported in Italy. Another reason for their rivalry is also that in recent years there have been many disagreements between the two clubs.
Doping accusations
In 1998, former A.S. Roma manager Zdeněk Zeman accused Juventus physicians of doping its players from the 1993-94 to 1997-98 seasons. After several years of official inquiries and 2 trials by UEFA and FIGC, the case was dismissed on December 14, 2005 for statute of limitations, and the Juventus physician Riccardo Agricola has been cleared of all the doping charges due to the statute of limitations. (The substances in question were Erythropoietin, legal in sports medicine and used frequently among cyclists, but was prohibited until the 2000-01 season by the World Anti-Doping Agency, and, principally, creatine, which is considered an athletic legal supplement and has never been prohibited by WADA and COI).
Libyan shareholders
The family of the Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, holds a 7.5 percent stake of Juventus shares through the Libyan Arab Foreign Investment Company (LAFICO) since 2002.[8]
Also, the sole Official Sponsor is Tamoil, an oil company based in the Netherlands and set up by the Libyan state.
2006 corruption scandal
- For a comprehensive report, see 2006 Serie A scandal.
2006 saw Juventus and three other Serie A clubs, A.C. Milan, ACF Fiorentina, and S.S. Lazio Roma, involved in a corruption scandal, which developed around Luciano Moggi, Juventus' former controversial general manager. Moggi and other figures of the Italian football federation were accused of associazione a delinquere (conspiracy to commit a crime). Moggi was accused of trying to "influence" specific referees appointed for some matches, in addition to falsely imprisoning referees after a loss. On May 13, Moggi along with Roberto Bettega (who was not accused of corruption) and Antonio Giraudo, resigned together, along with the entire Juventus administrative council. No Juventus players were accused of wrongdoing.
June 22, 2006 saw, Juventus, A.C. Milan, ACF Fiorentina and S.S. Lazio ordered to stand trial on June 28 2006. The teams were expected to be relegated if found guilty by the Italian Football Federation.[citation needed]
On June 27, 2006, Juventus's new director of sport, Gianluca Pessotto fell from a 4th story window, seriously injuring himself. Reports are unclear on whether the incident has anything to do with the possible match-fixing scandal, however, there are some reports that Pessoto was clutching a rosary, an indication of a possible suicide attempt.[9]
The Italian Football Federation's prosecutor, Stefano Palazzi, called for Juventus, Lazio, Fiorentina and AC Milan to be thrown out of Serie A. He called for Juventus to drop to at least Serie C1 and for AC Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio to drop to at least Serie B. He also asked for points penalties to be imposed and that Juventus be stripped of their 2005 and 2006 scudetti.[10]
When the sentences were handed down on July 14, Juventus were stripped of their 2005 and 2006 scudetti and relegated to Serie B.[11] They were was also kicked out of the UEFA Champions League for the upcoming 2006-07 season. Juventus was also docked 30 points for the upcoming season, which club president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli called the equivalent of being knocked down to Serie C1. Indeed, the 30-point hit would have made it very unlikely that Juventus would have made it back to Serie A until 2008 at the earliest.
Juventus appealed the decision. On July 25, the court turned down Juventus' request for reinstatement to Serie A. It also refused to restore Juventus' 2005 and 2006 titles. However, the court reduced Juventus' point deduction from 30 to 17, making it much more likely that the club will return to the top flight in 2007-08. The court also required Juventus to play their first three home matches at neutral sites.[12] The 2006 scudetto was awarded to Inter Milan, while the 2005 title is vacant. In a statement, Gigli said that Juventus "absolutely cannot accept" the new sanctions, and will pursue further appeals.
Should the sanctions hold, Juventus will be out of the top flight for the first time in its history, leaving Inter as the only Italian club to have never been relegated.
Current squad
As of 17 August 2006[13] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers 06/07
In
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Marco Marchionni (from Parma) (free transfer) |
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Cristiano Zanetti (from Inter) (free transfer) |
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Emanuele Belardi (on loan from Reggina) |
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Valeri Bojinov (on loan from Fiorentina) |
| — | FW |  PAR
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Tomás Guzmán (return from Siena) |
| — | DF | ITA
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Nicola Legrottaglie (return from Siena) |
| — | GK | ITA
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Antonio Mirante (return from Siena) |
| — | DF |  CRO
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Igor Tudor (return from Siena) |
| — | DF | ITA
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Giovanni Bartolucci (return from Torres) |
| — | FW | ITA
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Raffaele Palladino (return from Livorno) |
| — | FW | ITA
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Giuseppe Sculli (return from Messina) |
| — | DF | ITA
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Orlando Urbano (return from Catanzaro) |
| — | MF | ITA
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Matteo Paro (from Siena) (co-ownership resolved in favour Juventus) |
| — | DF | ITA
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Felice Piccolo (return from Lazio) (co-ownership with Reggina resolved in favour Juventus) |
Out
Noted former players
See Also: List of Juventus players and Category:Juventus F.C. players
Player records
- All-time Top 10 Juve Goalscorers
| Player | Goals | |
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| Alessandro Del Piero (*) |
194 | |
| Giampiero Boniperti |
182 | |
| Roberto Bettega |
178 | |
 Omar Sivori |
167 | |
| Felice Placido Borel II |
161 | |
| Pietro Anastasi |
131 | |
| David Trézéguet (*) |
125 | |
 John Hansen |
124 | |
| Roberto Baggio |
115 | |
| Federico Munerati |
114 |
(*) player still active in the Juventus FC team.
- All-time Top 10 Juve Appearances
| Player | Appearance | |
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| Gaetano Scirea |
552 | |
| Giuseppe Furino |
528 | |
| Alessandro Del Piero (*) |
482 | |
| Roberto Bettega |
481 | |
| Dino Zoff |
476 | |
| Giampiero Boniperti |
460 | |
| Sandro Salvatore |
450 | |
| Franco Causio |
447 | |
| Antonio Cabrini |
440 | |
| Antonello Cuccureddu |
433 | |
 Sam Doherty |
433 |
(*) player still active in the Juventus FC team.
Honours and records
The club is the most successful in Italian football[14] and, internationally (with 11 official international titles), one of the most successful around the world.
- Italian Championships: 27 (record). (note: 2005 and 2006 titles stripped)
- 1905, 1925-26, 1930-31, 1931-32, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1949-50, 1951-52, 1957-58, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1966-67, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2002-03
- Italian Cups: 9 (record).
- Winners: 1937-38, 1941-42, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1964-65, 1978-79, 1982-83, 1989-90, 1994-95.
- Runner-up: 1972-73, 1991-92, 2001-02, 2003-04
- Italian Supercups: 4
- Winners: 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003.
- Runner-up: 1990, 1998, 2005.
- European Cups: 2 (now called: UEFA Champions League).
- Winners: 1984-85, 1995-96.
- Runner-up: 1972-73, 1982-83, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2002-03
- Cup Winners' Cups: 1
- 1983-84.
- UEFA Cups: 3 (record).
- Winners: 1976-77, 1989-90, 1992-93.
- Runner-up: 1994-95
- European Super Cups: 2
- 1984, 1996
(1985 final with Everton FC[15] not played due to Heysel Stadium disaster).
- Intertoto Cups: 1
- 1999-2000.
- Intercontinental Cups: 2
- Winners: 1985, 1996.
- Runner-up: 1973
Also:
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (unofficcial tournament[16] by the Union of European Football Associations)
- Runner-up: 1964-65, 1970-71
Other Trophies:
- Coppa delle Alpi (1): 1963
- Joan Gamper Trophy (1): 2005
- National Department of Public Education Cup (3): 1900; 1901; 1902
- Government of Torino’s Gold Medal (1901)
- First Centenary 1897-1997 Cup: Republic of San Marino Trophy (1997)
- Viareggio Tournament (5): 1961, 1994, 2003, 2004, 2005
- Italian youth team's Championship (4): 1962-63, 1971-72, 1993-94, 2005-06
- Coppa Italia for youth teams (2): 1994-95, 2003-04
Juventus holds several records in regards to trophies they have won;
- First team in Europe to win all Three Major European Trophies, also known as The European Grand Slam, which includes; UEFA Champions League (1985), UEFA Cup Winner's Cup (1984) and UEFA Cup (1977). To date, only three clubs have achieved this; Juventus, Ajax and Bayern München. The Old Lady has received in recognition the Targa UEFA, by the Union of European Football Associations, in 1987.
- The only team in Europe to win all UEFA's Official Championships (the European Intertoto Cup of 1962 and European SuperCup of 1971 in AFC Ajax's palmares are not official trophies by UEFA).
- The only Italian team to win a European Official Tournament only with Italian players in First team Squad (the UEFA Cup in 1977 as the first southern European club).
Juve and the Italian Squad
Juve has formed the backbone [17] of the World Champion Italian squads in the FIFA World Cups - Italy 1934 (with 9 players), France 1938 (with 2 players), Spain 1982 (with 6 players) and Germany 2006 (with 5 players).
Reference
- ^ Performance of the clubs of the world in official international tournaments: The all-time ranking (in spanish), legalize by the Worldwide Historical Ranking of Clubs of Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF), updated until 03/07/2006
- ^ European Clubs Ranking: The all-time table since 1955-56 season, by the Union of European Football Associations
- ^ The C1 (UEFA Champion Clubs' Cup and UEFA Champions League) all-time table since 1955-56 season, by the Union of European Football Associations
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ L'altra metà del pallone: Supporters of football clubs in Italy, L'Expresso April 2006
- ^ Juventus FC: the successes, legalize by Juventus FC: official international Records by the Union of European Football Associations
- ^ [3]
- ^ "Finally, joy for Italy". Belfast Telegraph. 5 July 2006.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Relegation call for Italian four", BBC, 4 July 2006.
- ^ [4]
- ^ [5]
- ^ Numerazione Ufficiale 2006/07
- ^ Italian Serie A all-time table since 1929 legalize by Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation: RSSSF
- ^ History of the European Super Cup by the Union of European Football Associations
- ^ History of the UEFA Cup by the Union of European Football Associations
- ^ Articles: "Juve players at the World Cup" and "1982-2006: The ‘azzurri’ bianconeri" in the official Website
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