Juventus is Italy’s most successful football club. Founded in 1897 in Turin, the Bianconeri have won 36 Serie A titles—far more than any other Italian team—and have been a consistent presence in European competition for decades. Their story includes periods of extraordinary dominance, devastating defeats, and genuine controversy. Here’s what the numbers actually tell us.
Serie A: The Foundation of Everything
Juventus have won 36 Serie A titles, putting them well ahead of AC Milan and Inter Milan, each on 19. Their first championship came in 1905, and they’ve added 35 more since.
The most dominant stretch came between 2011 and 2020, when Juventus won nine straight titles—a record in Italian football. They surpassed their own previous record of seven consecutive titles (1931-1935) and beat Bayern Munich’s seven in a row. Antonio Conte and Massimiliano Allegri managed most of these years.
By 2023-2024, Juventus had played over 4,000 Serie A matches, winning more than 1,500. They’ve kept over 1,100 clean sheets in the competition. Gianluigi Buffon holds the Serie A record for consecutive minutes without conceding: 1,142.
European Competition: The Other Side of the Story
Domestically, Juventus have been relentless. In Europe, the record is messier.
The club has reached the Champions League final nine times—second only to Real Madrid, AC Milan, and Bayern Munich. But they’ve lost seven of those finals, the most of any club in the competition’s history. This is the part Juventus fans would rather forget.
They won the European Cup in 1985 (beating Liverpool at Heysel, a match overshadowed by the stadium disaster that killed 39 supporters) and again in 1996 against Ajax Amsterdam. They’ve also won the UEFA Cup three times, the Cup Winners’ Cup once, and the Intertoto Cup once.
In Champions League history, Juventus have scored over 500 goals and played against essentially every major European club. Their rivalries with Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Bayern Munich are well-documented.
Goalscorers: The Men Who Made the Numbers
Alessandro Del Piero is Juventus’ all-time leading scorer with 290 goals in 705 appearances. He played from 1993 to 2012—19 years—and became the face of the club through its lowest moment (more on that below).
Giampiero Boniperti scored 296 goals across all competitions if you include his tally from lower divisions. His 159 Serie A goals held the club record for decades. The stadium was originally named after him.
David Trezeguet scored 171 goals, including the golden goal that won Euro 2000 for France. Michel Platini scored 104 goals in five seasons and won three consecutive Ballon d’Or awards.
Cristiano Ronaldo played for Juventus from 2018 to 2021, scoring 101 goals in 134 appearances. He was the first Juventus player to score 30+ Serie A goals since Del Piero in 2002-03.
Defensive Record: Built to Last
Much of Juventus’ success came from defensive solidity. They won numerous Serie A titles with the best defensive record, playing a style influenced by Giovanni Trapattoni’s catenaccio.
Key defenders over the years include Gaetano Scirea, Claudio Gentile, Ciro Ferrara, and Giorgio Chiellini. Chiellini played 17 years at Juventus, winning nine Serie A titles.
Buffon is the defining goalkeeper: over 680 appearances across two spells, 326 Serie A clean sheets. He played at the highest level into his mid-40s.
Recent Years: Transition and Rebuilding
Since the nine consecutive titles ended, Juventus have faced real competition. Inter Milan, AC Milan, and Napoli have all won Serie A in recent years. The 2023-2024 season saw Juventus finish third, qualifying for the Champions League.
The club has invested in younger players—Manuel Locatelli, Federico Chiesa, Dusan Vlahovic—while keeping experienced figures. Possession and pass completion rates have improved tactically under Allegri’s return.
The 2006 Calciopoli scandal remains significant. Juventus were stripped of two Serie A titles and relegated to Serie B for the first time in their history. They won Serie B and returned immediately. Del Piero stayed through it all, which says something about what the club meant to people.
The Numbers Don’t Tell You Everything
The statistics show a club that has dominated Italian football for over a century. But the human element—the losses in European finals, the scandal and relegation, the players who stayed through the worst years—matters just as much. Juventus remains one of Europe’s great clubs, but their story is still being written. Whether they return to dominance or find a new identity, the numbers will tell that story too.
