Juventus

Club Name: Juventus Football Club S.p.A.
Nicknames: La Vecchia Signora (The Old Lady), La Fidanzata d'Italia (The Girlfriend of Italy), I bianconeri (The black-and-whites), Le zebre (The zebras)

Ground: Stadio delle Alpi
Capacity: 67,229

1897

Coach: Claudio Ranieri
President: Giovanni Cobolli Gigli

1905, 1925-26 [46], 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, 2004-05, 2005-06

1937-38, 1941-42, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1964-65, 1978-79, 1982-83, 1989-90, 1994-95

1984-85, 1995-96

1976-77, 1989-90, 1992-93

Founded in 1897 by a group of school boys Juventus have grown to become one of the largest and most successful clubs in Europe. Juventus' position as major contenders in European football is underlined in their founding membership of the G-14, a group which represents 18 of the largest and most prominent football clubs in Europe.

Edoardo Agnelli took contol of Juventus in 1923 and a period of major investment ensued at the club which led to second Championship win in 1926. The 1930’s hailed further success for Juventus as they collected a further five consecutive League titles from 1931 through to 1935. Following the death of Agnelli Juventus took a downward turn in performance struggling to find the form that had propelled them to success in the first half of the 1930's. Following the Second World War Juventus were back to winning ways collecting further Championship titles. This form continued into the 1950’s as Juventus built up a reputation as skilled competitors hungry for success and the club reaped the rewards as they completed the double in the 1959-60 season.

Juventus' stronghold in Italian football was further solidified in the 1970’s as the club lifted the Scudetto on four occasions due to performances of influential players such as Fabio Capello. Despite the success enjoyed domestically a European trophy still eluded Juventus until 1977 when the club lifted the UEFA Cup for the first time under the management of Giovanni Trapattoni. Trapattoni's management led to further dominance in the League in the early 1980's helped by notable players such as Michel Platini. The 1980's were highlighted by a European Cup win in 1985 when Juventus beat Liverpool in the final. Tragically thirty nine fans lost their lives on this night as a stadium collapsed in what has become known as the Heysel Stadium disaster.

Recently Juventus have been marred in a wave of controversy due to a match fixing scandal in which Juventus were sentenced to relegation to Serie B and stripped of two of their Serie A titles and docked points for the 2006-07 season. The 2006-07 season saw Juventus play outside the top tier of Italian football for the first time in the club's history and immediately bounce back to Serie A securing promotion at the first attempt.