Juve History

[Juvewoman 0]

Muchas gracias, amiga juventina.

De nada amigo juventino

[Socrates 7962]

The blue one with the stars on the shoulders is another beloved jersey ... the jersey when we won the Champions League.

[delpiera85 0]

I like that:

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[Socrates 7962]

Wonderful posts, Matteo.

My compliments and thank you for what you do for English Corner.

[Guest Luigi Daniele]

Stupendo

Grazie Matteo

[Gianluigi Buffon 0]

Wonderful posts, Matteo.

My compliments and thank you for what you do for English Corner.

Stupendo

Grazie Matteo

Thank you, Luigi ( Socrates ) and Luigi Daniele . I don't deserve these compliments

[Socrates 7962]

Thank you, Luigi ( Socrates ) and Luigi Daniele . I don't deserve these compliments

[Gianluigi Buffon 0]

Little informations about juventus :

First squad of juve history:

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Platini with one of three golden ball

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Gianluca Vialli with Cup of Champions league of 1996

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Juventus story

The Birth

Juventus are one of Italy?s oldest professional clubs which has earned them the nickname of La Vecchia Signora ? The Grand Old Lady. Founded in 1897 by students, the club originally played in pink shirts, but after the strips became faded and discoloured new strips that would prove more durable were required. An English player at the club had a friend from Nottingham send over a batch of his beloved Notts County strips and the Bianconeri (white and blacks) were born.

Success came fairly quickly as the game of football started to bloom in the peninsula, Juventus? first championship win came in 1905, but just a year later an argument at boardroom level ripped the team apart and several important players followed staff to form Torino Football Club.

The Agnelli family took the club over in the early twenties and the club has been linked with the family and its other major company ? FIAT ever since. This take-over provided the stability that was required after the war and the team being ripped apart and Juventus went on to become one of Italy?s leading clubs eventually netting five consecutive league wins in the early thirties.

Domestic Record

Juventus have become Italy?s most successful club, amassing 29 League wins (2 were rescinded due to the calciopoli scandal), a feat that sees them the only club in Italy to wear 2 stars on their shirt ? a team can wear one star for every ten league wins. In fact Juventus? league record dwarfs those of the other Italian giants, AC Milan have 17 league wins and Inernazionale have 15 (one awarded after calciopoli).

Their 9 Coppa Italia (league cup) wins is also a record achievement, they?ve also won the Super Coppa Italia (league curtain raiser) 4 times and just recently added their first Serie B title.

European Record

Although Juventus? record in European and International competition is fantastic, their haul of 2 European Cup wins is a little on the sparse side when compared to other prestigious clubs, most notably their domestic rivals AC Milan.

The first cup win in Europe?s flagship tournament came in 1985 against Liverpool. The win was completely overshadowed by the terrible events at the Heysel stadium which resulted in the death of 39 fans, 32 of which were Italian Juventus fans. The darkest hour in the club?s history.

The second cup win was against Ajax of Amsterdam in 1996 after a 1-1 draw saw the match go to penalties, Vladimir Jugovic netted the eventual winner in a 4-2 victory for the Italians.

The club?s success has spread to the other senior competitions, 3 UEFA Cup wins, 1 Cup Winner?s Cup win, 2 European Super Cup wins and 2 Intercontinental Cup wins.

Fanbase

Juve are credited as Italy?s most supported club with a recorded third of the country (14 million) following the Turin giants and a further 44 million across Europe.

The huge percentage of fans in Italy is said to be thanks in part to the close connection with the FIAT car company, the company pulled in workers from all over the country to work in its Turin factory in the early days, especially from the south of the country where unemployment was high and life was economically grimmer than the industrial north. The workers followed ?FIAT?s team? and this has passed down the generations. FIAT was also always viewed as Italy?s company, a symbol of the country?s prosperity and strength, with Juventus tied so closely this earned them fans from across the nation.

Club Greats

The club has provided home to some of the world?s greatest players.

Giampiero Boniperti - Spent 15 years at the club and made 444 appearances before his retirement, he went on to become President of the club.

Gaetano Scirea - Was one of the finest defenders to play the game, one of many players who were Synonymous with the club during the halcyon times of the eighties. An elegant, classy sweeper who tragically died in a car crash in 1989 while on scouting duty for the club.

Dino Zoff ? A professional career that spanned an incredible 32 years saw Zoff captain the World Cup winning side in 1982 at the grand old age of 40. Arguably the greatest ?keeper in history.

Michel Platini ? Regarded by many as the greatest in the club?s history, the Frenchman was the epitome of the continental number ten. A player whose sublime ability saw him crowned European Player of the Year 3 consecutive years in a row as well as World player of the Year two consecutive years in a row.

Roberto Baggio ? Bought for a then World record ?8m from bitter rivals Fiorentina, his sale to Juventus led to riots in the streets of Florence such was the Fiorentina fans rage at losing their idol to a hated rival.

Zinedine Zidane ? A young classy playmaker from Bordeaux moved to the Turin giants for ?3m, 5 successful years later he became the most expensive player in the history of the game moving to Real Madrid for ?47m.

from newcastle-online.com

To be continued ....

Didn't expect to see that, I actually wrote that article for newcastle-online. A Newcastle fan on PESfan.com asked me to contribute it in the lead up to the pre-season friendly against the Premiership club.

It's a small world.

[Miss Dangerous 0]

Juventus is the most well supported football club in Italy with over 11 million fans (28% of Italian football fans), according to an August 2007 research by Italian newspaper La Repubblica, as well as one of the most supported football clubs in the world, with approximately 170 million supporters -43 million of them in Europe alone, particularly in the Mediterranean countries, to which many Italians have emigrated. The Old Lady has fan clubs all over the world outside of Italy, from places as far apart as Canada, United States, Malta, San Marino, England, Iran, Greece, Vietnam, and many more.

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Despite this strong support, attendances at Juventus home matches average about 35,000, much less than many other highly renowned European teams. Contrastingly, demand for Juventus tickets in occasional home games held away from Turin is high; suggesting that Juventus have stronger support in other parts of the country. Juve is widely and especially popular throughout Southern Italy, leading the team to have one of the largest followings in its away matches, more than in Turin itself.

Juventus ultras have good relationships with Piacenza, ADO Den Haag and Legia Warsaw fans and have several rivalries, two of which are highly significant. The first is with local club Torino, they compete in the Derby della Mole (Derby of Torino) together; this rivalry dates back to 1906 when Torino was founded by former Juve members. The other most significant rivalry is with Internazionale; matches between Juventus and Inter are referred to as the Derby d'Italia (Derby of Italy). Up until the 2006 Serie A match-fixing scandal, which saw Juventus relegated, the two were the only Italian clubs to have never played below Serie A. Notably the two sides are the most supported in Italy, the rivalry has intensified since the later part of the 1990s; it has reached its' highest levels ever, post-Calciopoli since Juventus returned to Serie A.

[Gianluigi Buffon 0]

Great work, Miss Dangerous

[Miss Dangerous 0]

Thank you, Gianluigi Buffon! my pleasure

[Gianluigi Buffon 0]

Thank you, Gianluigi Buffon! my pleasure

The compliments are deserved

[Socrates 7962]

Juventus have had numerous presidents over the course of their history, some of which have been the owners of the club, others have been honorary presidents, here is a complete list of them:

Eugenio Canfari from 1897 to 1898

Enrico Canfari from 1898 to 1901

Carlo Favale from 1901 to 1902

Giacomo Parvopassu from 1903 to 1904

Alfred Dick from 1905 to 1906

Carlo Vittorio Varetti from 1907 to 1910

Attilio Ubertalli from 1911 to 1912

Heinrich Josef "Bino" Hess from 1913 to 1915

Gioacchino Armano, Fernando Nizza e Sandro Zambelli (Comitato di Guerra) from 1915 to 05/04/1916

Corrado Corradini from 05/04/1916 to 17/06/1920

Gino Olivetti from 17/06/1920 to 24/07/1923

Edoardo Agnelli from 24/07/1923 to 14/07/1935

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Enrico Craveri, Giovanni Mazzonis e Andrea Remmert from 15/07/1935 to 04/09/1936

Emilio de la Forest de Divonne from 04/09/1936 to 27/01/1945

Pietro Dusio from 27/01/1945 to 22/07/1947

Giovanni Agnelli (Honorary president) from 22/07/1947 to 18/09/1954

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Enrico Craveri, Nino Cravetto e Marcello Giustiniani from 18/09/1954 to 15/11/1955

Umberto Agnelli from 15/11/1955 to 19/07/1962

Vittore Catella from 27/07/1962 to 13/07/1971

Giampiero Boniperti (Honorary president) from 13/07/1971 to 05/02/1990

Vittorio Caissotti di Chiusano from 12/02/1990 to 31/07/2003

Franzo Grande Stevens (Honorary president) from 12/08/2003 to 29/06/2006

Giovanni Cobolli Gigli from 29/06/2006 to 27/10/2009

Jean-Claude Blanc from 27/10/2009 to 19/05/2010

Andrea Agnelli from 19/05/2010

[Socrates 7962]

Founded on 1 November 1897

In Turin, Italy

A bench in Corso Re Umberto, one of noble boulevards in downtown Torino.
A group of friends, with the passion for football, a special game that had recently been “imported” from England, met on a bench. They had an intriguing idea, to create a Sports Club. The boys attended the “Massimo D’Azeglio” high school which specialized in Classical Studies, they were well educated but the eldest was only 17 years old. This paved the way for the name, in old Latin language the name “Juventus” means youth. They weren’t yet aware of it, but on 1st November 1897, they had given birth to a legend.

[Socrates 7962]

1st Scudetto

9 April 1905

1905: the first magical year for the Bianconeri, wearing new club colours taken from Notts County. In goal there was Durante, who was a painter. The full backs were Armano and Mazzia, in the middle were Walty, Goccione and Diment. The strikers were Barberis, Varetti, Forlano, Squire and Donna.Upon winning the Piemontese round, Juve beat Milanese twice and drew against Genoa, who in their return match lost a point in Milan. The final placings: Juventus Champions of Italy ahead of the team from Liguria. There was not a shield on the shirt, the Federation gave them a plate. The president was Alfred Dick, from Switzerland, who was also the sponsor. The squad was strong, also thanks to many foreign players, who were employees of his textiles business.

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2nd Scudetto

8 August 1926

Juventus already had a great president, Edoardo Agnelli, and a proper stadium, in Corso Marsiglia. Now the final pieces of the jigsaw came together to give Juve a strong squad. Manager Karoly charmed and won over both the footballing society and the public. Juve won the B round of the Northern League and played against the reigning champions Bologna in the final which, was actually for the title. On the 11th July 1926 Juventus drew 2-2 in Bologna; and drew again, this time without scoring, on the 25th of July in Torino. A decider was needed. On the 2nd of August in Milan,Juventus finally emerged victorious, 2-1, which saw them clinch the title. The squad dedicated their title win to him. In terms of the record books, the title is dated the 22nd of August: in fact Juventus still had to beat Alba di Roma, who won the Central-Southern league, and they did so as predicted, by winning 7-1 in Torino and 5-0 in Rome.

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3rd Scudetto

28 June 1931

Juventus, who already had a trio of legends in defence (Combi-Rosetta-Caligaris) now also had a high quality forward line that could compete with Ambrosiana Inter, the current champions. From right to left, Munerati-Cesarini-Vecchina-Ferrari-Orsi. On the 26th October, in Torino, the first Scudetto clash,against Roma, was a narrow victory, 3-2. Then, on 7th December, Bologna were beaten 2-0. Finally, on 18th January 1931, it was the time of Inter, who at the Arena were beaten by a Juventus side that was stronger both individually and collectively. Juve were first and out in front, they stumbled in their first springtime fixture against Roma (a crushing 0-5 on 15th March 1931) but then stood up, also winning the return match in Torino against Inter, on 21st June, on the penultimate day. They clinched the title on points, before the season had ended.

[Socrates 7962]

4th Scudetto

12 June 1932

As Juventus had won their third title, wholesale changes did not need to be made to Carcano’s squad. Actually there were no big expectations from the major signing, the veteran Argentinian central midfielder Luisito Monti, who arrived in Italy and looked like a former player, due to his considerable size. Boasting a determined character and a strong will, Monti worked hard individually to regain his best form. When the championship started, at the centre of defence, Juve had the most extraordinary defender in the league. For Juventus it was a little bit harder because they were the side everyone wanted to beat, but they soon found their impetus, their rhythm and supremacy. A decisive moment came on 17th January 1932, with the 6-2in which Orsi and his team mates crushed Ambrosiana Inter, almost as decisive was the 7-1 against Roma on 6th March 1932. And on 1st May at Corso Marsiglia, Bologna also fell victim to Juve’s form. The Bianconeri started badly and went behind twice, but recovered in the second half thanks to a resounding double from centre forward Vecchina. A 3-2 which sealed the Scudetto, the second in succession.

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5th Scudetto

15 June 1933

After the two consecutive title wins, Juventus might have been satisfied with the squad that helped them achieve this. Instead, during the transfer season of the summer of 1932, the Bianconeri welcomed midfielder Bertolini and winger Sernagiotto. But the major reinforcement arrived from within, the young striker Felice Placido Borel, known as “Farfallino”.

After a hesitant start, leaving the Bianconeri adrift from the top, they recovered in November and through goals from Borel they found what was lacking to be irresistable. The return games were a formality for the Bianconeri, who always thanks to a goal from Borel overcame Roma (1-0) on 12th March, and won the return derby game (2-1, Borel scoring the decisive goal). The third successive title win occured after a 2-2 draw against Ambrosiana in Milan (25th May 1933), and a 2-1 victory over Bologna (4th June, goals coming from Borel and Orsi). Juventus finished first with 54 points, 8 more than Ambrosiana and 12 ahead of Bologna and Napoli. Borel had an extraordinary season, scoring 29 goals in 28 games.

[Socrates 7962]

6th Scudetto

6 May 1934

Juve started the 1933/34 season in a dominant manner: winning against Roma (3-2) and then breezing past Torino in the derby (4-0). However, they lost in Milan against Ambrosiana, who were their biggest rivals. The return matches confirmed the Bianconeri’s supremacy, which was displayed against Napoli, Roma and Bologna before drawing 0-0 with Ambrosiana in Torino, in the game that confirmed yet another Juventus title. The fourth successive title was once again sealed by Borel, who struck 31 times throughout the season. He was supported by the unlikely contribution of 16 goals from central midfielder Ferrari, the second top scorer in Carcano’s squad. Juventus finished 4 points above Ambrosiana, strong and undefeated in their games against each other, yet striving for more quality to achieve success.

[Socrates 7962]

7th Scudetto

2 June 1935

The wonder team were almost at the end of the line, but still managed to record their fifth successive title in 1935. The championship had a constant rhythm: Juve and Ambrosiana fighting from the beginning to the end and the title was clinched only in the final run in, on the last day. he Bianconeri lost their first round games away at Lazio and Bologna but beat the Nerazzuri in Torino. It was a less spectacular side, but more solid in defence. The team drew without scoring in Milan with the Nerazzurri and held onto their minimal lead in the table up until the last day, when they overcame Fiorentina.

[Socrates 7962]

1st Coppa Italia

28 June 1938

The double matche, played on 21st and 28th June, against Milan. The Rossoneri were a side to be respected, with the experienced Meazza and fresh faced Capello. The first half ended goalless, but Bellini broke the deadlock for Juve after the restart and the Bianconeri almost managed to resist strong Milan pressure until the 90th minute. However, Capello’s late goal broke Juve hearts and the match would have to be settled on another day. On June 28th, in the presence of the military, civil and sports authorities, Juve blitzed Milan 4-1.

[Socrates 7962]

2nd Coppa Italia

28 June 1942

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8th Scudetto

28 May 1950

Summer 49. The great Torino were no more, the Superga air disaster was a lasting blow to Italian football. But Juventus, with the best talent of the championship, Boniperti, and the world class John Hansen reignited the national game: goalkeeper Giovanni Viola, full back Bertuccelli, midfielder Piccinini and center forward Vivolo. But above all, wingers Rinaldo Martino and Karl Aege Praest. The season began with a tremendous run. 11th September 1949, 5-2 over Fiorentina, with a hat trick from John Hansen and goals scored by Boniperti and Martino. The Bianconeri beat Lazio 3-1, Bari 4-0, Milan 1-0 and ran out 3-0 winners against Triestina. It felt like a stroll, and maybe it would have been but for 5th February 1950, in a packed Stadio Comunale, where the Milanof Gren-Nordahl-Liedholm inflicted a heavy defeat on front runners Juve: 7-1. A bleak afternoon immediately forgotten, buried under the weight of other victories, beating Triestina 3-2, Atalanta 2-0, Venezia 4-1, Genoa 6-1, Como 6-2, Torino 4-3, Inter 4-2 and in this vein of form, the Bianconeri sealed title number eight, clinched four weeks before the end of the season.