50 Fun Facts About Juventus

In what year was Juventus founded?

A group of students from the Massimo d'Azeglio Lyceum in Turin started Sport-Club Juventus.

What does the Latin word 'iuventus' mean?

The 'Old Lady' nickname is a pun on it.

What colour were Juventus's original shirts?

They were worn with a black tie, and the colour faded so badly in the wash that the club sought replacements.

Which English club's shirts gave Juventus their black and white stripes?

An English team-mate, John Savage, had a friend in Nottingham who shipped a set to Turin.

Which English team member was asked to find a supplier for new shirts in 1901?

The club wanted a colour that would better withstand the elements.

In which year did Juventus win their first Italian championship?

Businessman Marco Ajmone-Marsan had stabilised the finances a year earlier.

Which club was formed in 1906 by a breakaway of Juventus's president and several players?

President Alfred Dick led the split, laying the foundations of the Derby della Mole.

How did Juventus avoid the drop after finishing last in 1913?

Club executives pressured the federation into adding teams for the following season.

Which family took control of Juventus in 1923?

Edoardo Agnelli, FIAT's vice president, became club president.

Juventus won the 1925–26 title by thrashing which club 12–1 on aggregate in the final?

It was the club's second championship, the first under the Agnellis.

How many consecutive league titles did Juventus win from 1931 to 1935?

The 'Quinquennio d'Oro' side supplied nine players to Italy's 1934 World Cup winners.

Which Welsh forward was part of the late-1950s 'Magical Trio'?

He lined up with Omar Sívori and Giampiero Boniperti.

Juventus were the first club to add what above their badge, in 1958, for a tenth title?

The idea has since been copied across world football.

Who scored six goals in a single match against Inter in 1960–61, an Italian record?

He was an Argentine-born Italian striker and one of the Magical Trio.

Under which coach did Juventus win its first major European trophy, the 1977 UEFA Cup?

It was won with a squad made up entirely of Italian players, a unique feat.

Which Juventus player won the Ballon d'Or three years running from 1983 to 1985?

He also won Euro 1984 with France while at the club.

Whom did Juventus beat in the 1985 European Cup final at Heysel?

The win made Juventus the first club to have won all three major UEFA competitions.

Which former goalkeeper coached Juventus to the 1990 Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup double?

The club moved into the Stadio delle Alpi that same year.

Whom did Juventus beat on penalties in the 1996 Champions League final?

Fabrizio Ravanelli scored in the 1–1 draw in Rome.

Who beat Juventus in the 1997 and 1998 Champions League finals?

Three consecutive finals under Marcello Lippi yielded one trophy.

Which 1999 trophy made Juventus the first club to win all six major UEFA competitions?

They remained the only club to have won every UEFA men's tournament until the Conference League arrived.

Who beat Juventus on penalties in the 2003 Champions League final?

It was the first all-Italian final, played at Old Trafford.

What was the name of the 2006 scandal that sent Juventus down to Serie B?

They were stripped of the 2004–05 title; the 2005–06 title went to Inter.

Which club was awarded the 2005–06 title that Juventus had won on the pitch?

Juventus later protested with the message '30 sul campo' under the badge.

Which manager won the 2011–12 title unbeaten, the first in the 20-team era to do so?

It began the run of nine straight titles.

How many points did Juventus collect in 2013–14, a Serie A record?

It was Conte's third and final title before Allegri took over.

How many consecutive Serie A titles did Juventus win from 2011–12 to 2019–20?

Inter ended the streak in 2021.

Who beat Juventus in the 2015 and 2017 Champions League finals?

The club then signed Cristiano Ronaldo in 2018 in search of the trophy.

For what fee did Juventus sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid in 2018?

It was the highest ever transfer for an Italian club.

Which club ended Juventus's nine-year title run in 2021?

Andrea Pirlo's single season yielded the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa.

What does the nickname 'la Vecchia Signora' mean?

'Old' puns on the club's name meaning youth; fans had called the club 'the lady' before the 1930s.

Why is Juventus called 'la Fidanzata d'Italia', the Girlfriend of Italy?

Workers from Naples and Palermo arrived in Turin from the 1930s and adopted the club.

The fans' nickname 'i gobbi' means what?

A 1950s laced jersey ballooned over players' backs like a parachute, making them look hunched.

What animal is the club mascot J, introduced in 2015?

He has golden piping and three gold stars on his neck.

Which animal on the pre-2017 crest is a symbol of the city of Turin?

Above it sat a mural crown recalling Roman-era Augusta Taurinorum.

What shape is the logo Juventus adopted in 2017?

Andrea Agnelli said it reflected 'the Juventus way of living'.

What message did Juventus put under the badge in 2012–13 instead of stars?

It meant '30 on the pitch', counting the two titles vacated after Calciopoli.

The Juventus Stadium was built on the site of which previous ground?

It opened in September 2011 and is commercially known as the Allianz Stadium.

How far is the pitch from the stands at the Juventus Stadium?

Unlike the delle Alpi, there is no running track; capacity is 41,507.

For how many years did Juventus play at the Stadio Comunale?

It was built as the Stadio Benito Mussolini for the 1934 World Cup and hosted 890 league matches.

What are matches between Juventus and Inter called?

Until Calciopoli they were the only two Italian clubs never to have played below Serie A.

Who holds the Juventus appearance record with 705 games?

He is also the club's all-time top scorer with 290 goals.

Who was the club's all-time top scorer from 1961 until Del Piero passed him?

He finished with 182 goals and was part of the Magical Trio.

What is Juventus's biggest ever win, a 15–0 in the 1926–27 Coppa Italia?

Fiorentina and Fiumana were both beaten 11–0 in the league in 1928–29.

How long did Gianluigi Buffon go without conceding in 2015–16, a Serie A record?

The run ended in the Derby della Mole.

Whose €105 million sale to Manchester United in 2016 was then a world record?

He was returning to his first club; Zidane's 2001 sale to Real Madrid had been an earlier record.

How many Juventus players were in Italy's 1934 World Cup-winning squad?

The media called the arrangement 'Nazio-Juve'; six Juve players won it again in 1982.

Which two Juventus players won the 1998 World Cup with France?

The club has supplied more World Cup winners, 27, than any other.

Juventus joined the Borsa Italiana in 2001 as the third Italian club, after which two?

The Agnellis' EXOR still held 63.8% of the shares in 2021.

Which sport was the most successful of Juventus's non-football sections before World War II?

The multisport Juventus O.S.A. was dissolved after the war.