Stadia/StadiumFor more details on this topic, see
Stadio Olimpico di Torino,
Stadio delle Alpi,
Stadio di Corso Marsiglia and
Stadio Motovelodromo Umberto I.For information on Juventus' proposed new stadium, see
Juventus Arena.
Stadio Olimpico di Torino, home ground from 1933 to 1990 and from 2006 to the presentAfter the first two years (1897 and 1898), during which Juventus played in the Parco del Valentino and Parco Cittadella, their matches were held in the Piazza d'Armi Stadium until 1908, except in 1905,
the first year of the scudetto, and in 1906, years in which it played quickly
Corso Re Umberto.From 1909 to 1922, Juventus played their internal competitions at Corso Sebastopoli Camp, and before moving the following year to Corso Marsiglia Camp where they remained until 1933, winning four league titles. At the end of 1933 they began to play at the new Stadio
Mussolini stadium inaugurated for the
1934 World Championships. After the Second World War, the stadium was renamed as Stadio Comunale
Vittorio Pozzo. Juventus played home matches at the ground for 57 years, a total of 890 league matches.
[44] The team continued to host training sessions at the stadium until July 2003.
[45]Stadio delle Alpi, home ground from 1990 to 2006From 1990 until the 2005–06 season, the Torinese side contested their home matches at
Stadio delle Alpi, built for the
1990 FIFA World Cup, although in very rare circumstances, the club played some home games in other stadia such as
Renzo Barbera at
Palermo,
Dino Manuzzi at
Cesena and the
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza at
Milan.
[45]In August 2006, the bianconeri returned to play in the Stadio Comunale, now known as
Stadio Olimpico, after the restructuring of the stadium for the
2006 Winter Olympics onwards.In November 2008 Juventus announced that they will invest around €100 million to build a
new stadium on the site of the old Delle Alpi ground. Unlike the Delle Alpi there will not be a running track; instead the pitch will be only 8.5 meters away from the stands. The planned capacity is 41,000. Work began during spring 2009 and is scheduled for completion in time for the start of the 2011–12 season.
[46]SupportersFor more details on this topic, see
Derby della Mole,
Derby d'Italia and
Juventus Ultras.
Juventus supporters during a matchJuventus are the best supported football club in
Italy, with over 12 million fans or
tifosi, which represent approximately 29% of the total Italian football fans according to a research published in September 2010 by Italian research agency Demos & Pi,
[11] and one of the most supported football clubs in the world, with 180 million supporters (43 million in Europe alone),
[12] particularly in the Mediterranean countries, to which a large number of
Italian diaspora have emigrated.
[47] The Torinese side has fan clubs branches across the globe.
[48]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 mainland
Southern Italy,
Sicily and
Malta, leading the team to have one of the largest followings in its away matches,
[49] more than in Turin itself.RivalriesMain articles:
Derby della Mole and
Derby d'ItaliaJuventus have significant rivalries with two clubs. Their traditional rivals are intercity club
Torino F.C. and matches between the two side are known as the
Derby della Mole (Derby of
Turin). The rivalry dates back to 1906 as Torino was founded by break-away Juventus players and staff. Their most high-profile rivalry is with
Internazionale, another big
Serie A club located in
Milan, the capital of the neighbouring region of
Lombardy. Matches between these two clubs are referred to as the
Derby d'Italia (Derby of Italy) and the two regularly challenge each other at the top of the league table, hence the intense rivalry.
[50] Up until the
Calciopoli scandal which saw Juventus forcibly relegated, the two were the only Italian clubs to have never played below
Serie A. Notably the two sides are the first and the second most supported clubs in Italy and the rivalry has intensified since the later part of the 1990s; reaching its highest levels ever post-Calciopoli, with the return of Juventus to Serie A.
[50]They also have rivalries with
Milan,
[51] Roma[52] and
Fiorentina.
[53]Youth programmeMain article:
Juventus F.C. Youth SectorThe Juventus youth set-up has been recognised as one of the best in Italy for producing young talents.
[54] While not all graduates made it to the first team, many have enjoyed successful careers in the Italian
top flight. Under long-time coach
Vincenzo Chiarenza, the Primavera (Under-20) squad enjoyed one of its successful periods, winning all age-group competitions from 2004 to 2006.The youth system is also notable for its contribution to the Italian national senior and youth teams.
1934 World Cup winner
Gianpiero Combi,
1936 Gold Medal and
1938 World Cup winner
Pietro Rava,
Giampiero Boniperti,
Roberto Bettega,
1982 World Cup hero
Paolo Rossi and more recently,
Domenico Criscito and
Claudio Marchisio are a number of former graduates who have been capped at the full international level.
[55]Like Dutch club
Ajax and many English
Premier League clubs, Juventus operates several satellite clubs and soccer schools outside of the country (i.e.
United States,
Canada,
Greece,
Saudi Arabia, Australia and
Switzerland) and numerous camps in the local region to expand talent scouting.
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