Juventus Football ClubJuventus Football Club(from Latin iuventus: youth, pronounced ), commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve (pronounced, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont. They were founded in 1897 and have spent their entire history, with the exception of the 2006–07 season, in the top flight First Division (called Serie A since 1929).Juventus are historically the most successful team in Italian football and one of the most successful and recognized in the world. According to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, an organization recognised by FIFA, Juventus were Italy's best club of the 20th century and the second most successful European club in the same period.
Overall, Juventus have won 51 official competitions, more than any other team in the country; 40 in the national First Division, which is also a record, and 11 in UEFA and world competitions, making them the third team in Europe and sixth in the world with the most international titles won officially recognised by their respective continental football confederation and FIFA.
In 1985, Juventus became the first club in the history of European football to have won all three major UEFA club competitions, the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the (now-defunct) UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Cup (first Italian and Southern European side to win the competition). After their triumph in the World Club Cup in the same year, Juventus FC also became the first football team ever —remains the only one at present— to have won all official international competitions.
Juventus have a larger fan base than any other Italian club, and at 170 million, they also have one of the highest numbers of supporters world-wide (it. the tifosi). The club are one of the founders of the European Club Association, which was formed after the dissolution of the G-14, a collection of Europe's most elite clubs. The Torinese side is also recognised for its contributions to the Italian national team.
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