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Coordinates: 35°11′6″S 149°7′38″E / 35.18500°S 149.12722°E / -35.18500; 149.12722
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Canberra Juventus FC
Full nameCanberra Juventus Football Club
Nickname(s)Juventus
Founded1963 (as Juventus SC)
1997 (as Gungahlin Juventus)
GroundAinslie Enclosed Oval
Capacity5,000
Coordinates35°11′6″S 149°7′38″E / 35.18500°S 149.12722°E / -35.18500; 149.12722
PresidentMichael Sergi
Head CoachNicholas Vecchi
LeagueCapital Premier League
Capital Premier League2nd of 8
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/CBRJUVE/:
Current season

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

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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. 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]

Juventus Reserves 1989

In 1997, Juventus Soccer Club established the Gungahlin Juventus Soccer Club to cater for the growing number of players in the Gungahlin region.[4]

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]

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

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Canberra Juventus' CPL Team 2024

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

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Juventus Old Boys (Past Notable Former players)

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
Australia AUS Nunzio Rinaudo
FW Australia AUS Frank Pelle
FW Australia AUS Paolo Macor
FW Australia AUS Wayne Fusca
MF Australia AUS Nino Taurasi
DF Australia AUS Steve Portelli
MF Australia AUS Angelo Ruberto
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Australia AUS Franco Frino
DF Australia AUS Oliver Ciano
MF Australia AUS Alessio Guarino
FW Australia AUS Frank Barresi
MF Australia AUS Tony Guarino

Club Honour Board

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Juventus Canberra Past Members (Juventus Old Boys)

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Honorary Juventus Members of the Committee.

Members
Position Name
President ItalyAustraliaVince Ciano
Committee ItalyAustraliaMichele Barresi
Committee ItalyAustraliaDante Gaspari
Committee ItalyAustraliaGianni Cerundolo
President ItalyAustralia Giulio Domenici
Committee Australia ItalyArgentina Carlo D'Ambrosio
President Italy Australia Pasquale Calabria
==Club identity==

Club name

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Canberra Juventus has gone through a handful of club names during the course of its history since 1968.[4] These naming incarnations are listed below:

# Name From To
1 Juventus Soccer Club 1963 1996
2 Gungahlin Juventus Soccer Club 1997 2022
3 Canberra Juventus Football Club 2023 Current
Additionally, between 2002 and 2005 the club set up an affiliate junior club to provide youngsters in the Gungahlin district of Canberra a junior pathway to participate in. The club was known as Gungahlin Junior Soccer Club and in 2006 this club was merged with the senior club to create Gungahlin United FC. Canberra Juventus went on with their mens team going on to play in the act capital league.

Club colours and crest

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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

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Ainslie Enclosed Oval.

Honours

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "1966 South Australian Soccer Yearbook" (Document). South Australian Soccer Federation. p. 52.
  2. ^ Gorman, Joe (8 May 2014). "Should the FFA Cup award the Attila Abonyi Medal?". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. ^ Zlotkowski, Andre (15 October 2015). "Juventus SC (Canberra) Tour of New Zealand 1973". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Club history". gufc.org.au. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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