Juventus F.C. Under-23

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Juventus U23
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Full nameJuventus Football Club Under-23
Nickname(s)Juventus B
Juventus II
Short nameJuve U23
Founded3 August 2018; 3 years ago (2018-08-03)
GroundStadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Capacity5,926
ChairmanAndrea Agnelli
ManagerLamberto Zauli
LeagueSerie C Group A
2020–21Serie C Group A, 10th of 20
WebsiteClub website
Away colours
Current season
Active teams of Juventus F.C.
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Serie A
(Men)
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(Women)
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Juventus Football Club Under-23, also known as Juventus U23 or colloquially as Juventus B, is a professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, which acts as the reserve team of Serie A club Juventus. Juventus U23 play their home games at the Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta in Alessandria, a comune about 100 km away from Turin.

Founded in 2018, Juventus U23 competes in Serie C, the third level of the Italian football league system. The team plays in the same professional league system as their senior team, rather than a separate league dedicated for youth teams. However, the reserve team cannot play in the same division or higher as their senior team, nor in the Coppa Italia, currently making Juventus U23 ineligible for promotion to the Serie A. Juventus U23 won a Coppa Italia Serie C, in the 2019–20 season, after beating Ternana in the final.

History[]

Juventus U23 were founded on 3 August 2018,[1] following the reintroduction of reserve teams in Italian football after over sixty years, and was officially admitted to the Serie C championship.[2] The club cannot play in the same division—or higher—as their senior team, nor can they compete in the Coppa Italia.[3]

On 21 August, Luca Zanimacchia became the first scorer of the team's history after scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win over Cuneo in the group stage of the Coppa Italia Serie C.[4] Juventus U23's first game in Serie C was a 1–2 away defeat to Alessandria, with Claudio Zappa scoring the team's first league goal.[5] Juventus U23 ended their first season in 12th place with 42 points in 37 games,[6] and were eliminated in the group stage of the Coppa Italia Serie C.[7]

On 27 June 2020, Juventus U23 beat Ternana 2–1 in the 2020 Coppa Italia Serie C final, winning their first trophy in their second year as a professional club.[8][9] Despite finishing 10th in the league, Juventus U23 gained direct access to the third round of promotion play-offs by virtue of their cup win.[9] After beating Padova 2–0,[10] Juventus U23 reached the fourth round where they drew 2–2 to Carrarese.[11] Due to the opponent's higher placement in the regular reason, they advanced to the Final Four, and Juventus U23 were eliminated.[11]

Season to season[]

Season League Coppa Italia Serie C
Tier Division Position
 [it] 3 Serie C 12th of 20 Group stage
2019–20 10th of 20 Champions
2020–21 10th of 20 Cancelled
2021–22 TBD Round of 16
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place/semi-finalists  

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 28 November 2021[12][13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Uruguay URU Franco Israel
2 DF Switzerland  SUI Daniel Leo
3 DF Italy ITA Diego Stramaccioni
4 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Pio Riccio
5 DF Belgium BEL Koni De Winter
6 DF Italy ITA Matteo Anzolin
7 MF Italy ITA Nikola Sekulov
8 MF Italy ITA Giuseppe Leone
9 FW Italy ITA Marco Da Graca
10 MF Argentina ARG Matías Soulé
11 FW Italy ITA Andrea Brighenti
12 GK Italy ITA Giovanni Garofani
13 DF Italy ITA Fabrizio Poli
14 MF Italy ITA Mattia Compagnon
16 MF Italy ITA Alessandro Sersanti
17 MF Italy ITA Emanuele Zuelli
18 DF France FRA Jean-Claude Ntenda
19 MF Norway NOR Martin Palumbo (on loan from Udinese)
21 MF Italy ITA Fabio Miretti
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK Italy ITA
23 FW France FRA Marley Aké
24 DF Italy ITA Davide De Marino
25 FW England ENG Samuel Iling-Junior
26 DF Italy ITA Tommaso Barbieri
27 FW Italy ITA Nicolò Cudrig
28 MF Argentina ARG Enzo Barrenechea
29 FW Switzerland  SUI Yannick Cotter
30 DF Romania ROU
31 FW Italy ITA Emanuele Pecorino
33 MF Switzerland  SUI
34 DF Italy ITA Riccardo Turicchia
35 DF Italy ITA
36 DF Italy ITA Filippo Fiumanò
37 GK Italy ITA
39 DF Italy ITA
40 GK Hungary HUN Zsombor Senkó
41 MF Italy ITA Hans Nicolussi

Youth Academy[]

Main article: Juventus F.C. Youth Sector

Coaching staff[]

Position Staff
Head coach Italy Lamberto Zauli
Assistant coach Italy Mirko Conte
Athletic coach Italy Stefano Cellio
Italy Daniele Palazzolo
Goalkeeper coach Italy Cristiano Lupatelli
Match Analyst Italy Alessio Varzi
Doctor Italy Andrea Marchini
Italy Massimo Magistrali
Healthcare professional Italy Marco Casalis
Italy Nicola Sasso
Rehabilitator Italy Luca Margaglia
Italy Giuseppe Maggio

Last updated: 13 December 2020
Source: Juventus.com

Managerial history[]

Below is a list of Juventus U23 managers from 2018 until the present day.

Name Nationality Years
Mauro Zironelli Italy 2018–2019
Fabio Pecchia Italy 2019–2020
Andrea Pirlo Italy 2020
Lamberto Zauli Italy 2020–present

Honours[]

See also[]

  • Juventus F.C. Youth Sector

References[]

  1. ^ "La seconda squadra bianconera è realtà!". Juventus.com. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Ammissione Seconda Squadra Juventus FC - Campionato Serie C" (PDF). Figc.it. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Serie C, determinato il regolamento per l'iscrizione della Juventus U23 al torneo 2020-21 - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Juventus Under 23-Cuneo 1-0". Goal.com. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Juventus II vs. Alessandria - 16 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Summary - Serie C - Italy - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Under23 ancora imbattuta ma non basta". Juventus.com. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  8. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (27 June 2020). "Ternana-Juventus U23 1-2: bianconeri nella storia, è trionfo in Coppa Italia!". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Serie C, Coppa Italia: trionfa la Juventus Under 23, Ternana battuta 2-1". la Repubblica (in Italian). 27 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  10. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (9 July 2020). "Juventus U23-Padova 2-0: orgoglio in dieci, bianconeri avanti nei playoff!". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  11. ^ a b "LIVE TJ - Carrarese-Juventus U23 2-2: bianconeri eliminati. Termina la splendida stagione dei ragazzi di Pecchia". Tutto Juve (in Italian). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Under 23". Juventus F.C. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Juventus FC U23". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

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