Brazilian association football club based in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilSoccer club
Esporte Clube Juventude, also known as ⚾️ Juventude (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuvẽˈtud(ʒ)i]), is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.
The club currently competes ⚾️ in the second tier of Brazilian football, the Série B, as well as in Campeonato Gaúcho Série A, the first ⚾️ level of the Rio Grande do Sul state football league.
Major titles won by the club include the 1999 Copa do ⚾️ Brasil and the 1994 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
Juventude also competes in the top tier state league of Rio Grande do ⚾️ Sul, having won it once, in 1998.
Their greatest rival is Caxias, with whom it contests the Caxias do Sul derby, ⚾️ also known as CaJu.
History [ edit ]
Juventude was founded on June 29, 1913, by 35 youngsters from Caxias do Sul, ⚾️ descendants of Italian immigrants, being one of the first football clubs in that community.
Antônio Chiaradia Neto was chosen as the ⚾️ club's first president.
On July 20, 1913, Juventude played its first game, against Serrano, from the city of Carlos Barbosa, Rio ⚾️ Grande do Sul.
The game ended 4–0 in favor of Juventude.
On March 8, 1915, Juventude lost its first game ever.
Fußball, from ⚾️ the nearby town of Montenegro, beat Juventude 4–1, ending a 23-game invincibility streak.
On October 10, 1919, Juventude joined the Rio ⚾️ Grande do Sul state football association
In 1920, the club became professional after signing some Uruguayan players.
On December 11, 1975, the ⚾️ first match against Caxias was played, which ended 1–0 to Juventude.
The goal was scored by Da Silva.
This match is known ⚾️ as the Ca-Ju derby.
On May 25, 1993, Juventude signed a partnership with Parmalat, bringing more investment to the club.
On December ⚾️ 4, 1994, Juventude won the second division of Campeonato Brasileiro, which was the first national title won by the club, ⚾️ gaining promotion to the first division.
On June 7, 1998, Juventude won the Campeonato Gaúcho without losing a single match.
On June ⚾️ 27, 1999, Juventude won its most important national title, the Copa do Brasil, gaining the right to contest the Copa ⚾️ Libertadores in the following year.
In 2000, Juventude played the Copa Libertadores for the first time, but the club was eliminated ⚾️ in the first stage.
Finally in 2013 Juventude finished Série D as 2nd and promoted to Série C for 2014 season.
They ⚾️ ascended again to the Série B in 2017.[1]
Juventude returned to the top division of Brazilian Football Série A after a ⚾️ 13-year absence by finishing 3rd in the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
In 2021, they finished in 16th in the tournament, ⚾️ ensuring they remain in Série A for the 2022 championship.
Stadium [ edit ]
Juventude's stadium is Estádio Alfredo Jaconi, inaugurated in ⚾️ 1975, with a maximum capacity of 23,519 people.
Honours [ edit ]National [ edit ]Copa do Brasil: 1
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: ⚾️ 11994State [ edit ]
Campeonato Gaúcho: 11998Copa FGF: 22011, 2012
Copa Governador do Estado: 21975, 1976B team [ edit ]Copa Serrana: 12014Anthem ⚾️ [ edit ]
The club's official anthem lyrics were composed by Ernani Falcão, and the music by Rodolfo Storchi.
There is another ⚾️ anthem, which is an unofficial one, and was composed (both the lyrics and the music) by Paulo Gazola, and is ⚾️ called Hino da Volta do Ju, meaning Anthem of Ju's Return.
Current squad [ edit ]
As of 31 March 2023[2]
Note: Flags ⚾️ indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve team [ edit ]
Note: ⚾️ Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan [ ⚾️ edit ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Technical staff ⚾️ [ edit ]
