Juventus F.C. Under-23

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.

Juventus U23
Full nameJuventus Football Club Under-23
Nickname(s)Juventus B
Juventus II
Short nameJuve U23
Founded3 August 2018 (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
Active teams of Juventus F.C.

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]

Season to season
Season League Coppa Italia Serie C
Tier Division Position
2018–19 3 Serie C 12th of 20 Group stage
2019–20 10th of 20 Champions
2020–21 10th of 20 Cancelled
2021–22 8th of 20 Round of 16
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place/semi-finalists  

Players

Current squad
As of 5 April 2022[10][11]

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  URU Franco Israel
2 DF   SUI Daniel Leo
3 DF  ITA Diego Stramaccioni
4 DF  ITA Alessandro Pio Riccio
5 DF  BEL Koni De Winter
6 DF  ITA Matteo Anzolin
7 MF  ITA Nikola Sekulov
8 MF  ITA Giuseppe Leone
9 FW  ITA Marco Da Graca
10 MF  ARG Matías Soulé
11 FW  ITA Andrea Brighenti
12 GK  ITA Giovanni Garofani
13 DF  ITA Fabrizio Poli
14 MF  ITA Mattia Compagnon
15 DF  ITA Giuseppe Verduci
16 MF  ITA Alessandro Sersanti
17 MF  ITA Emanuele Zuelli
18 DF  FRA Jean-Claude Ntenda
19 MF  NOR Martin Palumbo (on loan from Udinese)
20 MF  ITA Simone Iocolano
21 MF  ITA Fabio Miretti
22 GK  ITA Marco Raina
23 FW  FRA Marley Aké
24 DF  AUT Ervin Omić
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 FW  ENG Samuel Iling-Junior
26 DF  ITA Tommaso Barbieri
27 FW  ITA Nicolò Cudrig
28 MF  ARG Enzo Barrenechea
29 FW  BRA Kaio Jorge
30 DF  ROU Gabriele Boloca
31 FW  ITA Emanuele Pecorino
32 FW  BEN Angel Chibozo
33 MF   SUI Kristian Sekularac
34 DF  ITA Riccardo Turicchia
35 DF  ITA Gabriele Mulazzi
36 DF  ITA Filippo Fiumanò
37 GK  ITA Giovanni Daffara
38 GK  ITA Simone Scaglia
39 DF  ITA Alessandro Citi
40 GK  HUN Zsombor Senkó
41 MF  ITA Hans Nicolussi
42 FW  ITA Leonardo Cerri
43 GK  ITA Leonardo Ratti
44 GK  ITA Alessandro Siano
45 FW  ITA Mirco Lipari
47 MF  ITA Tommaso Maressa
48 FW   SUI Yannick Cotter
— GK  ITA Mattia Del Favero

Youth Academy
Main article: Juventus F.C. Youth Sector

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Head coach Lamberto Zauli
Assistant coach Mirko Conte
Athletic coach Stefano Cellio
Daniele Palazzolo
Goalkeeper coach Cristiano Lupatelli
Match Analyst Alessio Varzi
Doctor Andrea Marchini
Massimo Magistrali
Healthcare professional Marco Casalis
Nicola Sasso
Rehabilitator Luca Margaglia
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 2018–2019
Fabio Pecchia 2019–2020
Andrea Pirlo 2020
Lamberto Zauli 2020–present

Honours

See also

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. "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. "Under 23". Juventus F.C. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  11. "Juventus FC U23". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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