Esporte Clube Juventude, also known as
Juventude, is a Brazilian
football team in
Caxias do Sul,
Rio Grande do Sul.
Juventude's greatest rival is
Caxias.
History
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 match, against Serrano, from the city of Carlos Barbosa
, Rio Grande do Sul. The match ended 4-0 in
favour of Juventude.
On
March 8,
1915,
Juventude lost its first match ever. Fußball, from the nearby town
of Montenegro, beat Juventude 4-1, ending a 23-match invincibility
streak.
On
October 10,
1919,
Juventude joined the FA from
Rio
Grande do Sul.
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.
Stadium
Juventude's stadium is Estádio Alfredo Jaconi, inaugurated in 1975,
with a maximum capacity of 30,519 people.
Achievements
2000 Copa Libertadores
Anthem
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
Technical staff
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