Juventus Football Club, colloquially known as Juventus and Juve, is a professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football league system. Founded in 1897 by a group of Torinese students, the club has worn a black and white striped home kit since 1903 and has played home matches in different grounds around its city, the latest being the 41,507-capacity Juventus Stadium. Nicknamed Vecchia Signora, the club has won 36 official league titles, 14 Coppa Italia titles and nine Supercoppa Italiana titles, being the record holder for all these competitions; two Intercontinental Cups, two European Cups / UEFA Champions Leagues, one European Cup Winners' Cup, a joint national record of three UEFA Cups, two UEFA Super Cups and a joint national record of one UEFA Intertoto Cup.
Full name | Juventus Football Club S.p.A. |
Nickname(s) | I Bianconeri (The Black and Whites), La Vecchia Signora (The Old Lady), La Fidanzata d'Italia (The Girlfriend of Italy), La Madama (Piedmontese: Madam), Le Zebre (The Zebras), La Signora Omicidi (The Killer Lady), La Gheuba (]: The Hunchback) |
Short name | Juve |
Founded | November 1, 1897, as Sport-Club Juventus |
Ground | Juventus Stadium |
Ground Capacity | 41,507 |
Owner | Agnelli family (through EXOR N.V.) |
Chairman | Andrea Agnelli |
Head coach | Massimiliano Allegri |
League | Serie A |
2015–16 | Serie A, 1st |
About Juventus
Italian soccer club based in Turin that won UEFA Champions League titles in 1985 and 1996.
Achievement of Juventus
The club has won more Italian Football Championship/Serie A championships than any other team, capturing six straight from 2011-12 to 2016-17.
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