Juventus F.C. is the record champion in Italy – winning the Serie A title on 28 occasions. The Old Lady or Juventus as they are known is recognized as one of the best clubs in the world. The biggest rivals are Turino, Inter and Fiorentina.
Current
Manager Antonio Conte won another league title in the past 2011/12 season and qualified for the Champions League. However, Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero left the club for Sidney FC after almost a decade. Other players that left were Motta, Melo and Martinez. However, Juventus also added quality with striker Bendtner who came from Arsenal and Lucio from Inter Milan. Juventus is once again a clear favorite for the title. In the Champions League, Juventus faces Chelsea, Shakhtar Donetsk and Nordsjælland in Group E.
Stadium
Juventus plays its home games at the Juventus Stadium. It is an all-seater football stadium with a capacity of 41,000 that was built on the site of Juventus’s former home, Stadio delle Alpi. It is the only club-owned football stadium in Serie A.
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Juventus was founded as Sport Club Juventus in 1897, but renamed it two years later to Foot-Ball Club Juventus. The first title was won in 1905. In 1906, Juve faced internal disagreements and wanted to move Juventus out of Turin. President Alfredo Dick unhappily left and took the most dominant players with him and founded FBC Turino. In 1923, Agnelli acquired the club and built a new stadium. In 1925/26, Juve secured the second scudetto after beating Alba Roma and became a major force in Italian football and won 5 consequtive championships. Leading players in the 30’s were star Orsi, Bertolini and Luis Monti. In the 30’s, Juve also moved to the Stadio Comunale.
After the war, Juventus won 2 more league titles. Another golden era, started in the early 80’s under Manager Trapattoni. Trapattoni led the club to 3 Serie A titles and Paolo Rossi was named European Footballer of the Year. Also, Platini was named European Footballer of the Year in 1983,1984 and 1985 – something never done by any other player. In 1985, Juventus became the first European club that won all three UEFA competitions.
In 1990, Juve moved into the Stadio delle Alpi, which was built for the 1990 World Cup. In 1994, Marcello Lippi took over as a manager and his team featured some of the best players in the world such as Roberto Baggio, Gianluca Vialli and Alessandro Del Piero. More regarded players followed with of Zinedine Zidane, Filippo Inzaghi and Edgar Davids. Certainly one of the best teams in Europe, They reached the Champions League finals in 1997 and 1998 but lost to Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid respectively. In 2006, Juventus Turin was part of the Calciopoli scandal and stripped of two titles and move to Serie B. They returned the following season.
