Torino FC

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Torino FC
Club crest of FC Turin
Basic data
Surname Torino Football Club SpA
Seat Turin , Italy
founding December 3, 1906
Colours garnet red
president Urbano Cairo
Website torinofc.it
First soccer team
Head coach Marco Giampaolo
Venue Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Places 28,177
league Series A
2019/20 16th place
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The Torino Football Club , Torino FC or Torino for short , known in German-speaking countries as FC Turin , is an Italian football club from the Piedmontese capital, Turin, founded in 1906 . Other names are I Granata ("The Garnets") and Il Toro ("The Bull").

Torino FC is a seven-time Italian champion and five-time Italian cup winner . The club's home venue is the Turin Olympic Stadium .

history

The beginnings

Foot Ball Club Torino in 1907
Alfredo Dick, co-founder and first president of Torino FC.

In 1900 the FC Torinese and Internazionale Torino merged , the new team initially kept the name Football Club Torinese . Six years later, some former Juventus players joined the Torinese Football Club under the leadership of Swiss Alfredo Dick , who had been ousted as president there. Together they founded the Foot Ball Club Torino on December 3, 1906 .

The first national championship was revoked because of the outbreak of the First World War . The championship title of the 1926/27 season was subsequently revoked when it came out that defender Luigi Allemandi was bribed by local rivals Juventus Turin in the run-up to a derby . The player and coach of this legendary early days of FC Turin was the future world champion coach Vittorio Pozzo between 1906 and 1924 , who remained closely associated with the club until the end of his life. During his time as national coach from 1929 to 1948, he often built on the players of his home club. In an international match, he put eleven players from Turin in the starting line-up - ten from FC and one from Juventus. In the 1927/28 season , the club won the Italian championship , the Scudetto, for the first time . For the 1936/37 season, the club name was changed to Associazione Calcio Torino , as the fascist rulers did not tolerate any foreign words in club names.

Il Grande Torino

The Torino FC championship team known as the Grande Torino here in 1948, about a year before the Superga tragedy.
Opera by Ermanno Eandi on the 50th anniversary of the tragedy

His most successful period witnessed the club between 1942 and 1949. The team this time, under the leadership of team captain Valentino Mazzola , went as Grande Torino in the football history and is still regarded as one of the best ever in the Serie A played. Between 1943 and 1949, interrupted by the Second World War , AC Turin won five championship titles in a row, setting the record set by Juventus in the first half of the 1930s. The last of these five title wins is still one of the saddest chapter in the club's history. Already on the fifth last match day they secured the Scudetto with a 1-1 draw at the main pursuer Inter Milan , Valentino Mazzola equalized shortly before the final whistle. Because of this, there was a trip to Portugal , where a friendly against Benfica Lisbon took place. On the return flight on May 4, 1949, the Fiat G.212 crashed in thick fog a few meters below the Superga basilica in the hill of the same name above Turin. Almost all of the team's players were killed, as were club officials and three accompanying journalists. Of the Grande Torino team , only Sauro Tomà survived , who had not started the trip to Lisbon due to an injury. The season was played to the end by the A-youth.

The club did not recover from this loss. After a decade of mediocrity, they rose to Serie B in 1959 , but returned to Serie A after a year. From the early 1960s to the late 1980s, Turin had good results in Serie A, including another championship in the 1975/76 season . For the 1978/79 season, the club was renamed Torino Calcio . Since the end of the 1980s, they switched back and forth between Serie A and Serie B without achieving any further success, apart from winning the Coppa Italia in 1993 and the Mitropa Cup in 1991.

But even in their worst years, I Granata delivered legendary games in the so-called Derby della Mole against local rivals Juventus .

Current developments

The sporting promotion to Serie A in the 2005/06 season after three years of second-rate status was quickly followed by disillusionment: On July 25, 2005, the sports court of the football association , Torino Calcio, together with FC Messina , decided not to grant a Serie A license, because both clubs had accumulated enormous debts. While the Italian Court of Justice for Sports Matters in Rome overturned the decision in the Messina case, it upheld Torino's license refusal. In total, the association had 34 million euros in liabilities to the tax office. After a guarantee was presented to cover around half of this debt, it turned out that these documents were forged. Nevertheless, Turin was allowed to compete in Serie B in the 2005/06 season after new investors had found. However, it turned out that some of the guarantee papers were also forged and the Torino had a mountain of debt of around 80 million euros. This burden leads to the bankruptcy of the club, with little prospect of the club being saved.

In the 2005/06 season , the newly founded FC Turin managed to rise to the top of the league. In the decisive relegation second leg, AC Mantova was defeated 3-1 in front of almost 60,000 spectators in the well-filled Stadio delle Alpi , after losing the first leg in Mantua 2-4 . The club was able to narrowly escape relegation in the 2006/07 and 2007/08 seasons , but at the end of the 2008/09 season the club had to return to Serie B when they were eighth in the table. After three years in Serie B, he was promoted to Serie A again at the end of the 2011/12 season .

Game and training facilities

Historic venues

FC Turin found its first real home in 1926 in the Stadio Filadelfia , where they played until 1963. To this day, the heart of the Tifosi hangs on the old Filadelfia , which was the home of the Grande Torino . Despite recurring plans to restore it and make it the home of FC Turin again, it has since been demolished.

From 1963 to 1990, the club played its home games in the Stadio Comunale with space for around 65,000 fans, which was shared with local rivals Juve . In 1990 the company moved to the Stadio delle Alpi, which had been newly built for the 1990 World Cup and had a capacity of around 69,000, and which in turn was shared with Juventus. However, the stadium in the north of Turin was extremely unpopular with supporters of both camps because of the poor visibility for spectators.

Stadion

Olympic Stadium Turin

From the 2006/07 season, both Turin clubs played their home games again in the old Stadio Comunale, which can accommodate around 29,000 spectators and was completely modernized for the 2006 Winter Olympics . Since the 2011/12 season, only Torino has played in this stadium, as Juventus has moved to its newly built Juventus Stadium , which is located on the bottom of the Stadio delle Alpi . In April 2016, the venue was renamed Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino in memory of the Grande Torino team .

Fan scene

Torino FC fan curve (2006)

The Fedelissimi Granata group of FC Turin, founded in 1951, is probably the most important precursor of the Italian ultra movement . In the second half of the 1960s, the first group to give itself a name inspired by guerrilla warfare was brought into being at FC Turin with the merger of the Commandos Fedelissimi . An example that was soon followed by other groups in Italy.

FC Turin sees itself as the city's true club, which is reflected in statements such as "We Turinians love the bull, only he represents this wonderful city". It should be noted that the heraldic animal of both the city and the club is a bull . In fact, the city is largely in the hands of the Torino FC fan scene.

Friendships

Friendship scarf from
Torino and Fiorentina

The most intense and longest lasting friendship with fans has been with the fans of Fiorentina since the 1970s . It came about because of the intense mutual dislike for Juventus Turin , the arch-rival of both teams.

Another friendship exists with CFC Genoa , which, however, suffered serious damage after around 30 years and threatened to break. On May 24, 2009, the penultimate matchday of the 2008/09 season , CFC Genoa made a guest appearance at FC Turin. There was a lot going on for both clubs: Genoa still had the opportunity to qualify for the qualifying round for the UEFA Champions League (which instead was achieved by Fiorentina, who are also friends with FC Turin) and FC Turin needed a success in the battle to stay relegated (He was relegated to the second division at the end of the season ). Shortly before the end of the game, the score was 2-2, before the Argentine striker Diego Milito scored the winning goal for Genoa in the 89th minute. This was followed by fights between the players and a heated atmosphere in the stadium. After the rise of the "Toro" three years later, on December 16, 2012, the two clubs played for the first time and their fan groups came closer together.

On an international level, there is a friendship with Manchester City as well as several club friendships that have existed for decades. One of these friendships at club level exists with Benfica Lisbon and was formed in 1949. On May 3, 1949, Il Grande Torino played a friendly game in Lisbon at the invitation of Benfica , which was lost 3: 4. On the return flight to Turin on May 4, 1949, the tragic plane crash of Superga occurred , in which all passengers (including almost the entire tribe of the Grande Torino) were killed.

Another friendship exists with the Argentine club River Plate . After hearing the news of the plane crash, Antonio Vespucio Liberti, President of River Plate at the time, decided that his team should travel to Italy to play a charity match for the victims' families and to show solidarity with Torino FC. The game, in which the Turin FC team was symbolized by a league selection, took place on May 26, 1949 and ended 2-2. Since then, there have been friendly contacts between the two clubs who, in mutual respect, have based some of their third jerseys on the traditional jerseys of the other club. For example, on June 6, 1953, the team of FC Turin competed in a river-like jersey for the first time in a game against AC Milan, and River wears a garnet jersey for matches that take place on May 4th or the next day out.

The longest contacts (for more than a century) exist with the Brazilian association Corinthians São Paulo . In 1914, the Turin FC team made a trip to South America to play friendly games in Argentina and Brazil . All the games in Brazil were played in São Paulo , where there were many residents with Italian roots. On August 15, 1914, the game against the Corinthians took place, who competed against a foreign team for the first time in this encounter. In 1948, the Grande Torino team traveled to Brazil again to face the Corinthians again and to renew friendly contacts. After the plane crash in Turin the following year, the Corinthians team competed in their next game in honor of FC Turin in a garnet red jersey and donated the proceeds from this and the next games to the families of the fatally injured. In 2011, the Corinthians decided on a second third jersey in garnet red.

Rivalries

Game scene from the first
Derby della Mole in 1907
in the Velodrome Humbert I .

In addition to main and city rivals Juventus Turin, against whom the Derby della Mole is contested, there are greater aversions to the two Milanese clubs Milan and Inter , as well as Atalanta Bergamo , FC Bologna , Brescia Calcio , Hellas Verona , US Lecce , AC Perugia Calcio and Piacenza Calcio 1919 . Further rivalries exist with AS Roma , which originated in 1973 when the Torino fans burned a Roma fan banner, and with Sampdoria Genoa , which is primarily due to the fan friendship of the "Toro" with its city rivals CFC Genoa.

Others

Suppliers and sponsors

The supplier has been the Italian sporting goods manufacturer Kappa since 2008 ; the contract runs until 2020.

In 1981, Torino signed an advertising contract with Barbero, who placed their lettering on the jerseys. This was followed by Ariostea (1983–1984), Sweda Italia (1984–1988), Indesit (1988–1991), Fratelli Beretta (1991–1994), Bongioanni Caldaie (1994–1995), SDA Express Courier (1995–2000), Directa (2000–2001), Conto Arancio (2001–2002), Ixfin (2002–2003), Bavaria (2003–2005), Reale Mutua (2005–2008), Renault Trucks (2008–2009), Italporte (2009–2011) , Valmora (2011–2012), Fratelli Beretta (2012–2013) and Fratelli Beretta / Suzuki (since 2013).

Club colors and crests

Since it was founded in 1906, FC Turin has worn garnet red, with white trousers and garnet red socks. The away jersey is traditionally mostly white. Today's club coat of arms in the form of a shield combines the colors of the club and the coat of arms of the city of Turin , it shows the club name and the year of foundation in the upper part and a raised bull in the lower part.

facts and figures

Club successes

The AC Torino championship team in 1975
National title season
Italian championship 7th 1927/28 , 1942/43 , 1945/46 , 1946/47 , 1947/48 , 1948/49 , 1975/76
Italian Cup 5 1935/36, 1942/43 , 1967/68 , 1970/71 , 1992/93
International title season
Coppa delle Alpi 1 1990
Mitropacup 1 1991

Successes of the youth teams

staff

Professional team squad (2019/20)

No. Nat. Surname Date of birth In the team since Contract until
goalkeeper
18th KosovoKosovo Samir Ujkani 5th July 1988 2019 2020
25th ItalyItaly Antonio Rosati June 26, 1983 2018 2021
39 ItalyItaly Salvatore Sirigu January 12, 1987 2017 2022
Defender
04th BrazilBrazil Lyanco February 1, 1997 2017 2024
05 ItalyItaly Armando Izzo March 2, 1992 2018 2024
14th ItalyItaly Kevin Bonifazi May 19, 1996 2014 2022
15th ArgentinaArgentina Cristian Ansaldi September 20, 1986 2019 2021
29 ItalyItaly Lorenzo De Silvestri May 23, 1988 2016 2020
30th Ivory CoastIvory Coast Koffi Djidji November 30, 1992 2019 2021
33 CameroonCameroon Nicolas N'Koulou March 27, 1990 2018 2021
34 NigeriaNigeria Ola Aina October 8, 1996 2019 2023
36 BrazilBrazil Bremer March 18, 1997 2018 2023
midfield player
07th SerbiaSerbia Saša Lukić August 13, 1996 2016 2023
08th ItalyItaly Daniele Baselli March 12, 1992 2015 2022
23 FranceFrance Soualiho Meïté March 17, 1994 2018 2023
88 VenezuelaVenezuela Tomás Rincon January 13, 1988 2018 2021
striker
09 ItalyItaly Andrea Belotti (C)Captain of the crew December 20, 1993 2015 2022
10 SpainSpain Iago Falque 4th January 1990 2017 2022
11 ItalyItaly Simone Zaza June 25, 1991 2019 2023
21st SpainSpain Álex Berenguer 4th July 1995 2017 2022
22nd ItalyItaly Vincenzo Millico August 12, 2000 2011 2023
24 ItalyItaly Simone Verdi July 12, 1992 2019 2024
27 ItalyItaly Vittorio Parigini March 25, 1996 2013 2020
As of September 2, 2019

Former players

Player records

(Status: end of season 2019/20; all competitive games and goals are indicated, players in bold are still active in the club)

Calls
01 ItalyItaly Giorgio Ferrini 1959-1975 566
02 ItalyItaly Paolo Pulici 1967-1982 437
03 ItalyItaly Renato Zaccarelli 1974-1987 413
04th ItalyItaly Claudio Sala 1969-1980 360
05 ItalyItaly Lido Vieri 1958-1969 357
06th Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Cesare Martin 1919-1936 345
07th Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Luigi Danova 1919-1936 340
08th ItalyItaly Natalino Fossati 1964-1974 336
09 Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Antonio Janni 1920-1937 330
10 ItalyItaly Giorgio Puia 1963-1972 326
Gates
01 ItalyItaly Paolo Pulici 1967-1982 172
02 Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Julio Libonatti 1925-1934 157
03 Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Gino Rossetti 1926-1933
1937-1938
144
04th ItalyItaly Guglielmo Gabetto 1941-1949 127
05 ItalyItaly Marco Ferrante 1996-2004 125
06th ItalyItaly Valentino Mazzola 1942-1949 123
07th ItalyItaly Francesco Graziani 1973-1981 122
08th Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Adolfo Baloncieri 1925-1932 100
09 ItalyItaly Andrea Belotti 2015–0000 92
10 ItalyItaly Franco Ossola 1939-1949 85

Coach history

Head coach
Term of office Surname
1912-1922 Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Vittorio Pozzo
1922-1924 AustriaAustria Karl Striker
1924-1926 EnglandEngland Peter Farmer
1926-1927 Hungary 1918Hungary Imre Schoffer
1927-1929 AustriaAustria Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Anton Cargnelli
1929-1930 AustriaAustria Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Anton Cargnelli Karl striker
AustriaAustria 
1930-1931 Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Vittorio Morelli di Popolo
1931-1932 Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Adolfo Baloncieri Giuseppe Aliberti
Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) 
1932-1933 Czechoslovakia 1920Czechoslovakia Franz Hansel Augusto Rangone
Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) 
1933-1934 Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Augusto Rangone Eugen Payer
Hungary 1918Hungary 
1934-1936 Hungary 1918Hungary Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Anton Cargnelli
1936-1938 Hungary 1918Hungary Gyula Feldmann Mario Sperone
Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) 
1938-1939 Hungary 1918Hungary Ernő heirstone
1939-1940 Hungary 1918Hungary Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) András Kuttik Angelo Mattea
Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) 
1940-1942 German Reich NSGerman Reich (Nazi era) Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Anton Cargnelli
1942-1943 Hungary 1918Hungary Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Andreas Kutik Antonio Janni
Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) 
194400000 Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Antonio Janni
1945-1947 Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Luigi Ferrero
1947-1948 ItalyItaly Mario Sperone Roberto Copernico (Technical Director)
ItalyItaly 
1948-1949 EnglandEngland Leslie Lievesley Ernő Erbstein (Technical Director)
Hungary 1918Hungary 
1949-1951 ItalyItaly Giuseppe Bigogno Roberto Copernico (Technical Director)
ItalyItaly 
1951-1952 ItalyItaly Mario Sperone , Oberdan Ussello Roberto Copernico (Technical Director) ItalyItaly 
ItalyItaly 
1952-1953 ItalyItaly Oberdan Ussello Roberto Copernico (Technical Director) Jesse Carver (Technical Director)
ItalyItaly 
EnglandEngland 
1953-1954 ItalyItaly Oberdan Ussello Jesse Carver (Technical Director) Luigi Miconi Annibale Frossi (Technical Director)
EnglandEngland 
ItalyItaly 
ItalyItaly 
Head coach
Term of office Surname
1954-1956 ItalyItaly Annibale Frossi
1956-1957 ItalyItaly Fioravante Baldi Blagoje Marjanović
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia 
1957-1958 Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Blagoje Marjanović Fioravante Baldi
ItalyItaly 
1958-1959 ItalyItaly Federico Allasio Quinto Bertoloni Imre Senkey
ItalyItaly 
Hungary 1957Hungary 
1959-1960 Hungary 1957Hungary Imre Senkey Giacinto Ellena
ItalyItaly 
1960–1962 ArgentinaArgentina Beniamino Santos
1962-1963 ArgentinaArgentina Beniamino Santos Giacinto Ellena
ItalyItaly 
1963-1966 ItalyItaly Nereo Rocco
1966-1967 ItalyItaly Marino Bergamasco Nereo Rocco (Technical Director)
ItalyItaly 
1967-1969 ItalyItaly Edmondo Fabbri
1969-1971 ItalyItaly Giancarlo Cadè
1971-1973 ItalyItaly Gustavo Giagnoni
1973-1974 ItalyItaly Gustavo Giagnoni Edmondo Fabbri
ItalyItaly 
1974-1975 ItalyItaly Edmondo Fabbri
1975-1979 ItalyItaly Luigi Radice
1979-1980 ItalyItaly Luigi Radice Ercole Rabitti
ItalyItaly 
1980-1981 ItalyItaly Ercole Rabitti Romano Cazzaniga
ItalyItaly 
1981-1982 ItalyItaly Massimo Giacomini
1982-1984 ItalyItaly Eugenio Bersellini
1984-1988 ItalyItaly Luigi Radice
1988-1989 ItalyItaly Luigi Radice Claudio Sala Sergio Vatta
ItalyItaly 
ItalyItaly 
1989-1990 ItalyItaly Eugenio Fascetti
1990-1994 ItalyItaly Emiliano Mondonico
1994-1995 ItalyItaly Rosario Rampanti Nedo Sonetti
ItalyItaly 
1995-1996 ItalyItaly Nedo Sonetti Franco Scoglio Lido Vieri
ItalyItaly 
ItalyItaly 
Head coach
Term of office Surname
1996-1997 ItalyItaly Mauro Sandreani Lido Vieri
ItalyItaly 
1997-1998 ItalyItaly Giancarlo Camolese Graeme Souness (Technical Director) Edoardo Reja
ScotlandScotland 
ItalyItaly 
1998-2000 ItalyItaly Emiliano Mondonico
2000-2001 ItalyItaly Luigi Simoni Giancarlo Camolese
ItalyItaly 
2001-2002 ItalyItaly Giancarlo Camolese
2002-2003 ItalyItaly Giancarlo Camolese Renzo Ulivieri Renato Zaccarelli
ItalyItaly 
ItalyItaly 
2003-2004 ItalyItaly Ezio Rossi
2004-2005 ItalyItaly Ezio Rossi Renato Zaccarelli
ItalyItaly 
2005-2006 ItalyItaly Daniele Arrigoni
2005-2006 ItalyItaly Paolo Stringara
2005-2006 ItalyItaly Gianni De Biasi
2006-2007 ItalyItaly Gianni De Biasi Alberto Zaccheroni Gianni De Biasi
ItalyItaly 
ItalyItaly 
2007-2008 ItalyItaly Walter Novellino Gianni De Biasi
ItalyItaly 
2008-2009 ItalyItaly Gianni De Biasi Walter Novellino Giancarlo Camolese
ItalyItaly 
ItalyItaly 
2009-2010 ItalyItaly Stefano Colantuono Mario Beretta Stefano Colantuono
ItalyItaly 
ItalyItaly 
2010-2011 ItalyItaly Franco Lerda Giuseppe Papadopulo Franco Lerda
ItalyItaly 
ItalyItaly 
2011-2016 ItalyItaly Gian Piero Ventura
2016-2018 SerbiaSerbia Sinisa Mihajlovic
2018-2020 ItalyItaly Walter Mazzarri
202000000 ItalyItaly Moreno Longo
2020–0000 ItalyItaly Marco Giampaolo

Web links

Commons : Turin FC  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. torinofc.it - ​​La Storia del Torino FC
  2. Torino: Serie A alternative club guide (English; article from April 16, 2015)
  3. Ernst Christian Steinecke (11 friends): The bull is still alive - Why FC Turin is the most extraordinary club in Italy (article from May 29, 2018)
  4. Italy expert Tippmann: “Juve is hated!” (Article of October 20, 2015)
  5. War and Peace in Italian Football: The Ultras, Gemellaggio and Unexpected Friendships (English; article from August 25, 2015)
  6. Torino-Fiorentina, storia di un'amicizia che il tempo non ha scalfito (Italian; article from September 29, 2016)
  7. Genoa, la triste fine di un gemellaggio storico (Italian; article from May 25, 2009)
  8. Genoa: oltre 400 tifosi in corteo Prima della gara con il Torino per sostenere la squadra ( Memento from November 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (Italian; article from December 16, 2012)
  9. Da Torino a Manchester: 1600 chilometri di passione per il Manchester City (Italian; article from November 25, 2016)
  10. Presente A Bormio Le Maglie de Torino 2013-2014 Firmate Kappa (Italian; accessed April 2, 2019)
  11. The last game of Grande Torino at Lisbon, May 4th 1949 (article from August 12, 2018)
  12. River Plate and Torino: a tale of friendship (English; article from June 28, 2011)
  13. Dramma River Plate: piange anche il Torino (Italian; article from June 27, 2011)
  14. Torino and the Corinthian Spirit (English; article from March 4, 2013)
  15. Gemellaggi e Rivalità degli Ultras Italiani (Italian; accessed April 2, 2019)
  16. Friendships and rivalries (article from September 6, 2014)
  17. Curva Ospiti | I tifosi della Roma (Italian; article from October 6, 2018)
  18. Samp e Toro: so vicine, so lontane (Italian; article from February 14, 2012)
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