Juventus team guide: History, trophies won and notable former players of 2025 FIFA Club World Cup club

The Old Lady will be part of the summer festivities in the States, as Juventus take their place at the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time. 

The Serie A heavyweights were two-time winners of the predecessor event, the Intercontinental Cup, and have won a record 36 Serie A titles. But they haven't managed to maintain a championship bid this campaign and have been left battling for a place in next season's Champions League. 

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Juventus team guide

Location

Juventus is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont.

Their famous Juventus Stadium is situated in the Vallette borough of Turin.

Origin

Juventus was founded as Sport-Club Juventus in late 1897 by pupils from the Massimo d'Azeglio Lyceum school in Turin.  It was renamed as Foot-Ball Club Juventus two years later.

During this period, the team wore a pink and black kit, but changed to the now famous black and white stripes after being inspired by English side Notts County.

Nicknames

• La Vecchia Signora (The Old Lady)
• La Fidanzata d'Italia (The Girlfriend of Italy)
• Madama (Piedmontese pronunciation: [maˈdama]; The Lady)
• I Bianconeri (The White and Blacks)[a]
• Le Zebre (The Zebras)
• La Gheuba (Piedmontese pronunciation: [la ˈɡøba]; The Hunchback)

Trophies won

The Old Lady are the most decorated team in Italian football, having won the league championship a record 36 times and the domestic cup on a record 15 occasions.

• Serie A (36)

• Coppa Italia (15)

• Supercoppa Italiana (9)

• UEFA Champions League (2)

• UEFA Europa League (3)

• UEFA Super Cup (2)

• UEFA Cup Winners Cup (1)

• Intercontinental Cup (2)

Notable former players

Some of Italy's greatest names have worn the famous stripes of Juventus as well as the two greatest French players of all time in Platini and Zidane. 

• Giampiero Boniperti (1946-1961) 

• Gaetano Scirea (1974-1988) 

• Michel Platini (1982-1987) 

• Roberto Baggio (1992-1995)

• Gianluca Vialli (1992-1996) 

• Didier Deschamps (1994-1999) 

• Zinedine Zidane (1996-2001) 

• Alessandro Del Piero (2001-2012) 

• Fabio Cannavaro (2004-2006 and 2009-2010)

• Gianluigi Buffon (2012-2018 and 2019-2021) 

• Cristiano Ronaldo (2018-2021)

​Top scorer (Serie A 2024/25) - Dusan Vlahovic (9 goals)

The big Serbian is now in his fourth season at Juventus and remains the focal point of the team’s attack.

Manager -  Igor Tudor (CRO)

A 55-times capped Croatian international who spent a decade playing for Juventus, Tudor returned to the club as manager following the departure of Thiago Motta in March.

How Juventus qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

Juventus are one of a dozen UEFA teams competing in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and qualify as the eighth-best ranked eligible team in the four-year ranking. 

Juventus group, schedule at 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

Juventus have been drawn into Group G, alongside Manchester City, Al Ain and Wydad.

 

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