#6 Juventus
03.29.07, 6:00 PM ET
Italy
League: Serie B, Italy
www.juventus.com
Founded by Turin high school students, Juventus was turned into the most successful team in Italy by the Agnelli family fortune. In one 15 year spell (1972 to 1986), Juventus won all of the most important international competitions, a feat matched only by Ajax. Juve and Internazionale were the only clubs never to have been relegated from Serie A since the league's formation in 1930 — until this season when Juve was demoted to Serie B in punishment for match fixing. Listed on the Milan bourse in 2001, Juventus is developing itself as a media and leisure business.
Team Value 1 $567 mil (€443 mil / £306 mil)
(2006: #6)
Owner/Major Shareholder:
Agnelli family
Chief Executive:
Jean-Claude Blanc
Head Coach:
Didier Deschamps
Club President:
Giovanni Coboli Gigli (Chairman)
European Trophies:
2 European Champions Cups: 1984-85; 1995-96; 3 UEFA Cups: 1976-77; 1989-90; 1992-93; 1 Cup Winners Cup: 1983-84; 2 Intercontinental Cups: 1985; 1996
Domestic Championships:
27: 1905; 1925-26 [33]; 1930-31; 1931-32; 1932-33; 1933-34; 1934-35; 1949-50; 1951-52; 1957-58; 1959-60; 1960-61; 1966-67; 1971-72; 1972-73; 1974-75; 1976-77; 1977-78; 1980-81; 1981-82; 1983-84; 1985-86; 1994-95; 1996-97; 1997-98; 2001-02; 2002-03
Domestic Cups:
9 Italian Cups: 1937-38; 1941-42; 1958-59; 1959-60; 1964-65; 1978-79; 1982-83; 1989-90; 1994-95; 4 Italian Super Cups: 1995; 1997; 2002; 2003
Iconic Star:
Gianluigi Buffon
Legend of the Past:
Michel Platini, rated as the best footballer France has produced, scored 68 goals in 147 games for Juventus from midfield and won the European Footballer of the Year award in 1983, 1984 and 1985.
Main Sponsor/Uniform Sponsor:
Tamoil/Nike
Founded 1897
1-Yr Value Chg. -18%
Debt/Value 2 17%
Revenue $321 mil (€251 mil / £174 mil)
Income 3 $45 mil (€35 mil / £24 mil)
Home Uniform
Black and white striped shirts, white shorts
G14 Member 4 Yes
Stadium
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Stadio Delle Alpi
Capacity: 71,000
Revenues and operating income are for the 2005-2006 season and converted into U.S. dollars based on June 30, 2006 exchange rates.
1 Forbes estimates based on past transactions, enterprise values (market value plus debt) of publicly traded teams and current stadium deal (unless a new stadium is pending).
2Includes stadium debt.
3Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
4G14 is a business association to advance the interests of 18 leading European football clubs.
NA: Not available.