2011–12 Juventus F.C. season

Season review

The team started the season with a new coach, former Juventus midfielder Antonio Conte. This season saw also the opening of a new stadium, named Juventus Stadium, built on the site of Stadio delle Alpi; Juventus had played their home matches at Stadio Olimpico since 2006. The inauguration ceremony was held on 8 September 2011. As they had finished seventh during the previous Serie A season, Juventus did not participate in any European competitions.

Juventus won the Serie A title on 6 May 2012 by beating Cagliari on the penultimate day of the season, while A.C. Milan was beaten by Internazionale in the Derby della Madonnina which left Juventus four points ahead Milan with one game remaining. The team also finished the league season unbeaten in both league and cup matches (not including the final). The last Serie A title was won in 2003, after the 2005 and 2006 Scudetti had been revoked because of 2006 Italian football scandal. As such, this was the 28th Scudetto officially won, although many fans and ultras continued waving banners with the number 30 and three stars in protest. This season was the last of club captain Alessandro Del Piero, who scored against Atalanta on the last matchday.

The Bianconeri also made it to the Coppa Italia final. Their winning streak ended with a defeat to Napoli in the final.

Other noteworthy achievements include the best defensive record, best goal difference and second highest number of goals scored. Juventus became the first club to go undefeated in the league in a 38-game season format. It also had the best "team effort" goal tally with twenty players contributing to the 68 league goals scored, over half of which came from the midfield and defence.

Coach

Former club captain and fan favourite Antonio Conte was officially appointed as the new manager on 31 May 2011, taking over the post previously left vacant following the sacking of Luigi Delneri. It was Conte's first appointment at a major Serie A club; he previously managed Siena, Arezzo, Atalanta, and Bari respectively, winning two Serie A promotions in the process (with Bari and Siena).

Club

Last updated: October 2011
Source: Juventus.com – Board of Directors and Committees

Kit

The kits for the 2011–12 season, made by Nike, were revealed on 6 July 2011 at the new stadium inside the Bianconeri's dressing room. The home kit is a reinterpretation of the traditional black and white stripes in order to guarantee a 3D effect. The away shirt is bright pink, dominated by a large black star. As in the previous season, the home shirt sponsor is BetClic, while for the away kit the sponsor is Balocco. The white away kit used in the previous season is now the third kit. Official club jersey numbers for the 2011–12 season were presented on 20 August 2011.

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 January 2012.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Overall

Last updated: 20 May 2012

League table

Updated to games played on 13 May 2012.
Source: Lega Serie A
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored
¹Atalanta were deducted 6 points due to involvement in the 2011–12 Italian football scandal.
²Napoli qualified to the group stage of the Europa League as winner of the 2011–12 Coppa Italia. As they finished fifth, the sixth-placed team of the league also qualified for the Europa League.
³Lecce were originally relegated to Serie B, but further relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione due to involvement in the 2011–12 Italian football scandal.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

Last updated: 13 May 2012.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Last updated: 13 May 2012.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Coppa Italia

Juventus started the Coppa Italia directly in the round of 16, as one of the eight best seeded teams.

Goalscorers

Last updated: 20 May 2012

Clean sheets

Last updated: 20 May 2012

Disciplinary record

Last updated: 20 May 2012