Juventus F.C.

Juventus

Full name	Juventus Football Club
Nickname(s)	[La] Vecchia Signora (The Old Lady) [La] Fidanzata d'Italia (The Girlfriend of Italy) [La] Madama (Piedmontese for: Madam) [I] Bianconeri (The White and Blacks) [Le] Zebre (The Zebras) [La] Signora Omicidi (The Killer Lady) [La] Goeba (Gallo-Italic for: Hunchback)
Short name	Juve, JFC
Founded	1 November 1897; 119 years ago (1897-11-01), as Sport-Club Juventus
Ground	Juventus Stadium
Ground Capacity	41,507
Owner	Agnelli family (through EXOR S.p.A) BIT: JUVE
Chairman	Andrea Agnelli
Manager	Massimiliano Allegri
League	Serie A
2015–16	Serie A, 1st
Website	Club home page
Current season

Juventus Stadium

Location	Corso Gaetano Scirea, 5010151 Turin, Italy
Owner	Juventus F.C.
Operator	Juventus F.C.
Capacity	41,507 seated
Construction
Broke ground	1 March 2009
Opened	8 September 2011
Construction cost	€155,000,000
Architect	Hernando Suarez, Gino Zavanella, Giorgetto Giugiaro

Agnelli family (through EXOR S.p.A)

Juventus Football Club (from Latin iŭventūs, "youth"; Italian pronunciation: [juˈvɛntus]), colloquially known as Juve (pronounced [ˈjuːve]), is a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont. Founded in 1897 as Sport-Club Juventus by a group of young Torinese students, among them, who was their first president, Eugenio Canfari, and his brother Enrico, author of the company's historical memory; they have been managed by the industrial Agnelli family since 1923, which constitutes the oldest sporting partnership in Italy, thus making Juventus the first professional club in the country. The club is the second oldest of its kind still active in the country after Genoa's football section and has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 2006–07 season, in the top flight First Division (known as Serie A since 1929).

Over time, the club has become a symbol of the nation's ("Italianness"), due to their tradition of success, some of which have had a significant impact in Italian society, especially in the 1930s and the first post-war decade; and the ideological politics and socio-economic origin of the club's sympathisers. This is reflected, among others, in the club's contribution to the national team, uninterrupted since the second half of the 1920s and recognised as one of the most influential in international football, having performed a decisive role in the World Cup triumphs of 1934, 1982 and 2006. The club's fan base is larger than any other Italian football club and is one of the largest worldwide. Support for Juventus is widespread throughout the country and abroad, mainly in countries with a significant presence of Italian immigrants.