Juventus FC (women) explained

Clubname:Juventus
Short Name:Juve Women
Current:2022–23 Juventus F.C. (women) season
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Fullname:Juventus Football Club S.p.A.[1]
Nickname:[Le] Bianconere (The Black and Whites)
Juventus Femminile (Female Juventus)
Ground:Juventus Training Center
Capacity:498
Owner:
Chairman:Gianluca Ferrero
Manager:Massimiliano Canzi
Mgrtitle:Head coach
League:Serie A
Season:2023–24
Position:Serie A, 2nd of 10
Website:https://www.juventus.com/en/teams/first-team-women/squad/
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Juventus Football Club (from Latin: iuventūs, 'youth'; pronounced as /it/), known for commercial purposes as Juventus Women or simply Juve Women (pronounced as /it/), is a women's football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. It was established in 2017 as the women's section of the homonymous club, following an acquisition of the sporting license of Cuneo.

The team competes in Serie A, the top flight in national football, since its debut in the 2017–18 season. They have won five league titles, two Coppa Italia titles, and three Supercoppa Italiana titles, becoming one of the country's most successful teams. In 2020–21 they became the first Italian club (women's or men's) to accomplish a perfect season, having won all their league matches. After their 2021–22 league triumph, Juventus became the first team to win five consecutive league titles.

History

Formation

In May 2017 Juventus' general manager Giuseppe Marotta announced that the club was planning to form a women's team.[2] The women's section of Juventus was officially formed on 1 July 2017.[3] Despite there being other women's football clubs in Turin in the past which had adopted the name "Juventus" and the black and white colours, such as Real Juventus and, these have never had any connection with the men's club.

Colloquially known as Juventus Women,[4] the team was formed thanks to the possibility given by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) to professional men's clubs to purchase amateur women's clubs. Already active in women's youth football since 2015,[5] Juventus acquired the sporting licence of Serie A club Cuneo,[6] which in the meantime had dissolved, allowing the newly-formed team to directly compete in the Italian top division;[7] several players were signed from neighbouring Brescia, Italian champions in two of the previous four seasons and runners-up in the others.[8]

Rita Guarino era (2017–2021)

During the tenure of Rita Guarino,[9] Juventus quickly emerged as a dominating force in Italy, winning four consecutive league titles in their first four years of activity.[10] Juventus' first game was on 27 August 2017, in a 13–0 away victory over Torino in the first leg of the first round of ; Martina Rosucci scored the club's first-ever goal.[11] In the 2017–18 Serie A, the club was tied with Brescia for first place at 60 points.[12] The two sides played a single-legged play-off match where, following a goalless draw after 120 minutes, Juventus beat Brescia 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out.

In 2018–19, by virtue of having won the previous season's league title, they qualified for the UEFA Champions League; they lost 3–2 on aggregate to Brøndby in the round of 32.[13], Juventus achieved the domestic double, winning their second Serie A title and first Coppa Italia.[14] In 2019–20, Juventus won both the Supercoppa Italiana, their first title,[15] and their third consecutive league title. In only two years, the team won all the trophies of Italian women's football.

In the 2020–21 season, Juventus won their second Supercoppa Italiana,[16] and their fourth-consecutive league title, becoming only the second club to achieve this streak after Torres in 2013.[17] They finished the season winning all 22 league matches, becoming the first team in the Italian women's top flight to accomplish a perfect season.[18]

Joe Montemurro era (2021–2024)

After four seasons at the club, Guarino left Juventus,[19] and was replaced by former Melbourne City and Arsenal coach Joe Montemurro ahead of the 2021–22 season.[20] Juventus won their fifth-consecutive league title, establishing a record streak in Italian women's football.[21] They also finished among the best eight teams in Europe, reaching the quarterfinals of the 2021–22 Champions League.[22] Having also won the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana that season, their second and third respectively, Juventus achieved their first domestic treble.[23]

The 2022–23 season saw Juventus dwelling with Roma during the whole season on all fronts; against the Giallorosse, Juventus lost the 2022 Supercoppa Italiana at penalty shoot-out (1–1 after extra time)[24] and ended their run of five consecutive scudetti (they finished second behind Roma).[25] Their sole seasonal trophy was the Coppa Italia, after defeating Roma 1–0 thanks to a Barbara Bonansea's stoppage-time goal.[26]

Juventus started the 2023–24 season with the early elimination from the Champions League at the hands of Eintracht Frankfurt after penalty shoot-outs at the first qualifying round in September.[27] After a 1–0 defeat to Fiorentina in the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-finals and following a nine-point gap from league leaders Roma, Juventus announed Montemurro's dismissal with immediate effect on 6 March 2024.[28] Montemurro's Juventus won one scudetto, two Coppa Italia and two Supercoppa Italiana (one of which in January 2024).[29] He was replaced ad interim by his assistant coach, Giuseppe Zappella, who brought Juventus to the second place in the league behind Roma, who won their second league in a row.[30]

Massimiliano Canzi era (2024–present)

On 22 May 2024, Juventus announced that Massimiliano Canzi had agreed to become Juventus' coach on a two-year contract.[31]

Season by season

SeasonLeagueCoppa ItaliaSupercoppa ItalianaUEFA Champions League
TierDivisionPosition
1Serie AChampionsQuarter-finalsN/AN/A
ChampionsChampionsFinalRound of 32
2019–20ChampionsNot concludedChampionsRound of 32
2020–21ChampionsSemi-finalsChampionsRound of 32
2021–22ChampionsChampionsChampionsQuarter-finals
Runners-upChampionsFinalGroup stage
Runners-upSemi-finalsChampionsFirst round

Stadiums

Juventus' home ground is the 498-capacity Campo Ale & Ricky ("Ale & Ricky Field"), situated inside the Juventus Training Center in Vinovo.[32] [33] For their UEFA Women's Champions League matches (excluding qualifying rounds), Juventus have been using the men's team's Juventus Stadium in Turin since 2020.[34] Juventus played their home matches of the 2018–19 and 2019–20 Champions League seasons respectively at the Stadio Silvio Piola in Novara, and at the Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta in Alessandria.[35] [36]

On 24 March 2019, Juventus played an important match against Fiorentina at the Juventus Stadium, in which tickets were free;[37] Juventus won 1–0 and the match was seen by 39,000 people, a record number of spectators in a women's football match in Italy.[38]

During their first season in 2017–18, Juventus trained at the Sisport center in Turin. Starting from 2018, Juventus have been training at the Juventus Training Center.[39]

Youth sector

See also: Juventus F.C. Youth Sector. In July 2015, Juventus formed their under-12 team following a partnership with Turin-based club San Bernando Luserno,[40] after FIGC decided that every Serie A club had to have a feminine team.[41] By 2022, Juventus had already had seven youth teams (from U9 to U19 level).[41] In November 2022, Juventus Women's Team Director Stefano Braghin announced a collaboration with Bari-based club Pink Bari's youth set-up.[42]

The under-19 team have won the Women's Torneo di Viareggio twice (in 2019 and 2020)[43] [44] and have reached (and lost) five scudetto finals in six years (2018,[45] 2020,[46] 2021,[47] 2022[48] and 2023[49]), with the addition of a third place in 2019, after defeating 4–2 Pink Bari in the third-place playoff.[50]

The under-17 team have reached two scudetto finals, they won in 2019[51] and lost in 2022.[52] The under-15s have won two scudetti (in 2019[53] and 2022).[54] Juventus U12 have won twice the national phase of the Danone Nations Cup, a prestigious international competition among under-12 teams, in 2017 and in 2022.[55] [56]

Players

Current squad

[57]

Out on loan

Managerial history

Below is a list of Juventus Women coaches from 2017 until the present day.

NameNationalityYears
Rita Guarino Italy2017–2021
Joe Montemurro Australia2021–2024
Giuseppe Zappella Italy2024
Massimiliano Canzi Italy2024–

Honours

Awards

The following Juventus players have been inducted into the Italian Hall of Fame.

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NameNationality
20192017–pres.[58]
20212017–pres.
20222018–pres.

European record

See also: UEFA Women's Champions League.

SeasonRoundOppositionHomeAwayAggregate
2018–19Round of 32 Brøndby IF2–20–12–3[59]
2019–20Round of 32 Barcelona0–21–21–4[60]
2020–21Round of 32 Lyon2–30–32–6[61]
2021–22First round Kamenica Sasa12–0 (H)[62]
St. Pölten4–1 (H)
Second round Vllaznia1–02–03–0
Group A Servette4–03–02nd
Chelsea1–20–0
VfL Wolfsburg2–22–0
Quarter-finals Lyon2–11–33–4
2022–23First round Racing FC4–0 (H)
Kiryat Gat3–1 (H)
Second round HB Køge2–01–13–1
Group C Zürich2–05–03rd
Lyon1–10–0
Arsenal1–11–0
2023–24First round Okzhetpes6–0 (N)
Eintracht Frankfurt1–1 (A)

Overall record

By country

CountryPldWDLGFGAGDWin%
bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=left Albania
bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=left Austria
bgcolor=#FFCCCC align=left
bgcolor=#FFCCCC align=left Denmark
bgcolor=#FFCCCC align=left France
bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=left Germany
bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=left Israel
bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=left Kazakhstan
bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=left Luxembourg
bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=left
bgcolor=#FFCCCC align=left Spain
bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=left Switzerland

By club

TeamCountryPldWDLGFGAGDWin%
Arsenal
Barcelona
Brøndby IF
Chelsea
Eintracht Frankfurt
HB Køge
Kamenica Sasa
Kiryat Gat
Lyon
Okzhetpes
Racing FC
Servette
St. Pölten
Vllaznia
VfL Wolfsburg
Zürich

See also

Notes and References

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  4. Web site: 10 August 2017. La conferenza stampa di presentazione della Juventus Women. 24 August 2020. Juventus.com. it.
  5. Web site: 10 November 2016. Descubrimos la Juve femenina. 13 August 2017. Juventus F.C.. es.
  6. Web site: 6 July 2017. Comunicato ufficiale n°15. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170804173045/http://www.lnd.it/documenti/leggi/comunicati/2606892. 4 August 2017. 24 August 2020. Lega Nazionale Dilettanti.
  7. Web site: 1 August 2017. Ammissioni Campionati Nazionali Femminili - S.S. 2017/18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170807011802/http://www.lnd.it/documenti/leggi/comunicati/2621934. 7 August 2017. 24 August 2020. Lega Nazionale Dilettanti.
  8. https://www.blackwhitereadallover.com/2017/12/7/16732904/juventus-women-2017-serie-a-legacy Juventus Women are building their own legacy
  9. Web site: 21 June 2017. Rita Guarino to coach Juventus Women. 24 August 2020. Juventus.com. en.
  10. Web site: 25 June 2020.
    1. LEAD3RS Women campionesse d'Italia!
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  11. Web site: Juventus.com. Che esordio per le Juventus Women! - Juventus. 2021-06-04. Juventus.com. it.
  12. Web site: 21 May 2018.
    1. WOMENF1RST
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  13. Web site: Maschio. Tommaso. 26 September 2018. CL femminile, Juve eliminata dal Brondby: decide Sorensen. 17 December 2021. TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. it.
  14. Web site: 28 April 2019. DOUBLE DELLE JUVENTUS WOMEN! LA COPPA ITALIA E' BIANCONERA!. 24 August 2020. Juventus.com. it.
  15. Web site: 27 October 2019. SUPER Juventus Women!. 24 August 2020. Juventus.com. it.
  16. Web site: 10 January 2021. La Juve trionfa in Supercoppa, Fiorentina ko 2–0. 10 January 2021. sport.sky.it. it.
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  18. Web site: Record per la Juventus femminile: 22 vittorie su 22 partite in campionato. 2021-05-23. Globalist. it.
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  20. Web site: Juventus.com . Joe Montemurro è il nuovo Coach delle Juventus Women! - Juventus . 2021-06-08 . Juventus.com . it.
  21. Web site: Juventus.com . Che numeri, Campionesse! - Juventus . 2022-05-23 . Juventus.com . it.
  22. Web site: Poker della Juventus Women al Servette: bianconere ai quarti di Champions da seconde Goal.com . 2022-05-23 . www.goal.com.
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  26. Web site: CalcioNews24 . Redazione . 2023-06-04 . Coppa Italia femminile, Bonansea beffa la Roma al 93′! Vince la Juve . 2023-06-04 . Calcio News 24 . it-IT.
  27. Web site: 2023-09-09 . Delusione Juve Women: sconfitte ai rigori dall'Eintracht, già fuori dalla Champions League . 2024-03-06 . La Gazzetta dello Sport . it-IT.
  28. Web site: 2024-03-06 . La Juve femminile cambia, esonerato Montemurro . 2024-03-06 . Calcio - La Repubblica . it.
  29. Web site: Munno . Mauro . 2024-01-07 . Roma Juventus Women Supercoppa 1-2: trionfo delle bianconere a Cremona . 2024-03-06 . Juventus News 24 . it-IT.
  30. Web site: Vitali . Giulio . 2024-05-13 . Calcio femminile, la Juventus supera la Roma e si assicura il secondo posto in classifica . 2024-06-07 . OA Sport . it-IT.
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  34. Web site: 27 November 2020 . Juventus Women-Lione all'Allianz Stadium! . 2023-06-05 . Juventus.com . it.
  35. Web site: Juventus.com . Juventus Women: la Champions League si giocherà a Novara - Juventus . 2023-06-06 . Juventus.com . it.
  36. Web site: 2022-09-28 . Spettatori Juventus Women Koge: in 1100 al Moccagatta . 2023-06-06 . Juventus News 24 . it-IT.
  37. Web site: 6 March 2019 . Juventus Women, il big match contro la Fiorentina Women's si giocherà all'Allianz Stadium! . 2023-06-05 . . it.
  38. Web site: Juventus.com . Un anno fa, la Première - Juventus . 2023-06-05 . Juventus.com . it.
  39. Web site: 2018-07-09 . Guida alla Continassa: Juventus Training Center, J-Hotel e J-Village Goal.com Italia . 2023-06-05 . www.goal.com . it.
  40. Web site: Juventus.com . Nasce una squadra di calcio femminile bianconera - Juventus . 2023-06-06 . Juventus.com . it.
  41. Web site: 2022-06-27 . Stefano Braghin a GOAL: "In Italia il calcio femminile sta crescendo" Goal.com Italia . 2023-06-06 . www.goal.com . it.
  42. Web site: Juventus.com . Presentata la nuova partnership tra Juventus e Pink Bari - Juventus . 2023-06-06 . Juventus.com . it.
  43. Web site: Billone . Giorgio . 2019-03-24 . Torneo di Viareggio femminile 2019, risultati e classifiche . 2023-06-07 . SportFace . it-IT.
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  45. Web site: Juventus.com . Primavera Femminile sfortunata in finale - Juventus . 2023-06-07 . Juventus.com . it.
  46. Web site: Juventus.com . Un'ottima Juve non basta: lo Scudetto femminile Under 19 va alla Roma - Juventus . 2023-06-07 . Juventus.com . it.
  47. Web site: Juventus.com . Under 19 Femminile Grande prova, ma nel finale passa la Roma - Juventus . 2023-06-07 . Juventus.com . it.
  48. Web site: Juventus.com . L'Under 19 femminile si ferma in Finale: Scudetto alla Roma - Juventus . 2023-06-07 . Juventus.com . it.
  49. Web site: Ravasio . Elisa . 2023-05-14 . La Roma Femminile Primavera è Campione d'Italia per la quarta volta: battuta la Juventus . 2023-06-07 . L Football . it-IT.
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  51. Web site: Juventus.com . Under 17 Femminile Campione d'Italia! - Juventus . 2023-06-07 . Juventus.com . it.
  52. Web site: https://twitter.com/JuventusFCYouth/status/1542567112840978434 . 2023-06-07 . Twitter . en.
  53. Web site: Juventus.com . La Under 15 femminile è Campione d'Italia! - Juventus . 2023-06-07 . Juventus.com . it.
  54. Web site: Juventus.com . L'Under 15 femminile è Campione d'Italia! - Juventus . 2023-06-07 . Juventus.com . it.
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  56. Web site: FIGC . 2022-06-19 . La Juventus vince l'edizione 2022 della Danone Nations Cup . 2023-06-07 . Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio . en.
  57. Web site: Women | Giulia Bison joins Juventus - Juventus .
  58. Web site: 2023-05-05 . La Composizione . 2023-06-09 . Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio . en.
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