Canberra Juventus SC
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| Full name | Canberra Juventus Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Juventus | ||
| Founded | 1963 (as Juventus SC) 1997 (as Gungahlin Juventus) | ||
| Ground | Ainslie Enclosed Oval | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Coordinates | 35°11′6″S 149°7′38″E / 35.18500°S 149.12722°ECoordinates: 35°11′6″S 149°7′38″E / 35.18500°S 149.12722°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. | ||
| President | Michael Sergi | ||
| Head Coach | Nicholas Vecchi | ||
| League | NPL Capital Football | ||
| NPL Capital Football | 3rd of 8 (note 2021 season cancelled) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Canberra Juventus Football Club (formerly Juventus SC and Gungahlin Juventus SC) is an Australian professional soccer club based in the ACT. Juventus currently competes in the Capital Premier League (ACT) with home matches played at the Ainslie Enclosed Oval.
History
The club was established by the local Canberra Italian community in 1963 under the name Juventus Soccer Club, inspired by the Italian club of the same name. Juventus competed in the ACT Division One and the Federation Cup in their inaugural season. The following year the club won the league, receiving qualification to the Australia Cup. They competed in the 1965 and 1967 Australia Cup, where they failed to progress past the first round.[1][2]
In 1973, Juventus SC toured New Zealand between 30 September and 7 October. Juventus was one of the first sporting teams from the ACT to tour New Zealand. The club started the tour in Auckland at Newmarket Park with matches against Auckland and Auckland U23s. Juventus lost both matches 1–3 and 0–3 respectively. Juventus' second tour destination took the club to Muir Park in Hamilton to take on Hamilton AFC on 4 October. Juventus and Hamilton drew 1–1 with a goal from M Valeri securing the visitors a draw. On 6 October, Juventus continued its tour in the New Zealand capital of Wellington when they faced off against Wellington City at Rongotai College. Juventus repeated its feats in Hamilton and secured a second 1–1 draw of the tour with J Campbell scoring for Juve. Juventus finished its tour on 7 October at English Oval in the city of Christchurch. Juve succumbed to a 2–0 loss at the hands of Christchurch United.[3]
In 1997, Juventus Soccer Club established the Gungahlin Juventus Soccer Club to cater for the growing number of players in the Gungahlin region.[4]
On 27 September 2002, Gungahlin Juventus expanded junior operations for boys and girls by incorporating a new separate association under the name Gungahlin Junior Soccer Club (ACT). The new association retained the traditional colours and style of the senior Juventus club.[4]
On 25 January 2005, Juventus acted to align itself with the national naming scheme to attract a broader base of players for both seniors and juniors and changed its name to Gungahlin United Football Club.[4]
In 2006, following the conclusion of the 2006 ACT Premier League season, Capital Football restructured the Premier League and Gungahlin was removed from the top-tier competition.[4]
Capital Premier League
Today, following a resurgence, from being in the Capital Football State Leagues (Amateur Football), Canberra Juventus made the return to Canberra's second division in 2022 CPL, and have remained there as of 2024.
Players
Juventus Old Boys (Past Notable Former players)
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club Honour Board
Juventus Canberra Past Members (Juventus Old Boys)
Honorary Juventus Members of the Committee.
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| # | Name | From | To |
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| 1 | Juventus Soccer Club | 1963 | 1996 |
| 2 | Gungahlin Juventus Soccer Club | 1997 | 2022 |
| 3 | Canberra Juventus Football Club | 2023 | Current |
Club colours and crest
Juventus still uses its traditional colours of white, black and yellow. The club has gone through a number of crest changes since its inception in 1963.
Home venue
Ainslie Enclosed Oval.
Honours
- Premiers (8): 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 2000
- Runners-up (6): 1966, 1973, 1986, 2001, 2002, 2004
- Champions (8): 1964, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1986, 2001
- Runners-up (6): 1963, 1966, 1973, 1995, 2000, 2004
- Winners (9): 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2003,
- Runners-up (7): 1969, 1972, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2002
See also
- Gungahlin United FC
- List of sports clubs inspired by others
- Sport in the Australian Capital Territory
- Soccer in the Australian Capital Territory
References
- ↑ "1966 South Australian Soccer Yearbook". South Australian Soccer Federation: 52.
- ↑ Gorman, Joe (8 May 2014). "Should the FFA Cup award the Attila Abonyi Medal?". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ Zlotkowski, Andre (15 October 2015). "Juventus SC (Canberra) Tour of New Zealand 1973". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Club history". gufc.org.au. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
External links
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