Juventus Soccer Team
Juventus F.C. (Latin for
Youth) is one of Italy's oldest and most successful football
clubs, based in Turin. It competes in Serie A.
Juventus F.C. was founded in November 1897 by
students from Massimo D'Azeglio Lyceum, and won a previous
version of the national league titles 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 won five consecutive Italian
league championships (Italian scudetto). In 1933, they began
playing at the 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. The height of European success was not reached
until 1985, when they won the European Champions Cup, and
then repeated the success in 1996. Juventus also won the Cup
Winners' Cup in 1984 and two more UEFA Cup (1990, 1993). They
have won 27 Italian titles and nine Coppa Italias to date,
both national records.
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