Full name | Juventus Football Club S.p.A. |
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Nickname(s) |
[La] Vecchia Signora (The Old Lady) [La] Fidanzata d'Italia (The Girlfriend of Italy) [La] Madama (Piedmontese for: Madam) [I] Bianconeri (The Black and white) [Le] Zebre (The Zebras) [La] Signora Omicidi (The Killer Lady) [La] Goeba (Gallo-Italic for: Hunchback) |
Short name | Juventus Women, Juventus Femminile, JWFC |
Founded | 1 July 2017 |
Ground | Juventus Center |
Owner |
Agnelli family (through EXOR N.V.) Public shareholders of EXOR and Juventus (JUVE) |
Chairman | Andrea Agnelli |
Manager | Rita Guarino |
League | Serie A |
2016–17 | N/A |
Website | Club website |
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. (from Latin iuventūs, "youth"; Italian pronunciation: [juˈvɛntus]), colloquially known as Juventus Women, is an Italian women's association football club affiliated with the homonymous professional football club in Turin, Piedmont. It was established in 2017 by acquiring the Serie A licence of a Cuneo-based team Cuneo Calcio Femminile. The team competed in Serie A. At the same time, Cuneo Calcio Femminile became an affiliated club of A.C. Cuneo 1905 for girl youth football.
Before the 2017–18 season, Juventus only had women's youth teams. A club playing under the name A.S.D. Femminile Juventus Torino in Serie B and Serie A in the past has no connection to Juventus F.C.
Juventus' general manager Giuseppe Marotta announced in May 2017 that the club would found a women's team. The club the required the Serie A licence from A.S.D. Cuneo Calcio Femminile.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.