1975–76 Juventus FC season

During the 1975–76 season, Juventus competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, and the European Cup.

Juventus FC
1975-76 season
OwnerAgnelli family
PresidentGiampiero Boniperti
ManagerCarlo Parola
StadiumComunale
Serie A2nd (in UEFA Cup)
Coppa ItaliaFirst round
European CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerBettega (15)
Average home league attendance35,410[1]
← 1974-75
1976-77 →

Summary edit

During the summer, president Giampiero Boniperti transferred in midfielder Marco Tardelli from Como Calcio (in an exchange loan of youngster Paolo Rossi to that club[2]) and striker Sergio Gori from Cagliari Calcio (in an exchange in which defender Silvio Longobucco transferred out to the island).[3]

Carlo Parola, in his second season as manager, led the team to a second-place league finish behind champion Torino F.C. (for whom this was the first league title in 27 years since the Superga air disaster). During this season, Juventus lost both matches against its local rivals, and disagreements between Parola and several players occurred, especially veterans Fabio Capello and Pietro Anastasi and the group of players headed by Giuseppe Furino and Roberto Bettega. At the end of the season, Boniperti sacked Parola and appointed Giovanni Trapattoni for the next season as head coach.[4]

The team was eliminated from the Coppa Italia in the group phase by Internazionale after a 1–0 defeat in San Siro. In the European Cup, the team won the first-round tie against CSKA Sofia, but was defeated in the round of 16 by German side Borussia Mönchengladbach (with an aggregate score of 1–2).

Squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ITA Dino Zoff
GK   ITA Giancarlo Alessandrelli
DF   ITA Gaetano Scirea
DF   ITA Francesco Morini
DF   ITA Claudio Gentile
DF   ITA Luciano Spinosi
MF   ITA Franco Causio
MF   ITA Antonello Cuccureddu
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ITA Giuseppe Furino
MF   ITA Marco Tardelli
MF   ITA Fabio Capello
MF   ITA Giuseppe Damiani
FW   ITA Roberto Bettega
FW   ITA Sergio Gori
FW   ITA Pietro Anastasi
FW   BRA José Altafini

Transfers edit

Competitions edit

Serie A edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Torino (C) 30 18 9 3 49 22 +27 45 Qualification to European Cup
2 Juventus 30 18 7 5 46 26 +20 43 Qualification to UEFA Cup
3 Milan 30 15 8 7 42 28 +14 38
4 Internazionale 30 14 9 7 36 28 +8 37
5 Napoli 30 13 10 7 40 27 +13 36 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHA
ResultWDWWWWDLWWWWWWWWDDWWDLLLWDDWWL
Position111111121111111111111112222222
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = Leader, 1976–77 European Cup;   = 1976–77 UEFA Cup;   = 1976-77 Serie B

Matches edit

5 October 1975 1 Juventus 2-1 Hellas Verona Torino
15:00 CET Causio   33' (pen), 37' Report   88' Moro Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Giulio Ciacci
12 October 1975 2 Como Calcio 2-2 Juventus Como
15:00 CET Pozzato   31'
Fontolan   62'
Report   1' Furino
  89' (aut) Fontolan
Stadium: Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Referee: Menegali
19 October 1975 3 Juventus 4-2 Fiorentina Torino
15:00 CET Gori   20'
Causio   41' (pen), 72'
Anastasi   78'
Report   23' Speggiorin
  85' Bresciani
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Agnolin
2 November 1975 4 Cagliari Calcio 0-1 Juventus Cagliari
14:30 CET Report   19' Gori Stadium: Sant'Elia
Referee: Barbaresco
9 November 1975 5 Juventus 2-0 S.S. Lazio Torino
14:30 CET Damiani   47', 53' Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Casarin
16 November 1975 6 A.C. Milan 0-1 Juventus Milano
14:30 CET Report   75' Gori Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Gino Menicucci
30 November 1975 7 Juventus 3-3 Cesena Torino
14:30 CET Capello   49'
Bettega   52'
Gentile   81'
Report   21' (pen) Frustalupi
  40' Urban
  66' Petrini
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Cesare Gussoni
7 December 1975 8 Torino F.C. 2-0 Juventus Torino
14:30 CET Graziani   75'
Pulici   78' (pen)
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Alberto Michelotti
14 December 1975 9 Juventus 2-0 Inter Torino
14:30 CET Bettega   36'
Tardelli   74'
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi
21 December 1975 10 Ascoli Calcio 0-3 Juventus Ascoli Piceno
14:30 CET Report   26' Damiani
  41' Gori
  89' Bettega
Stadium: Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Referee: Paolo Casarin
4 January 1976 11 Juventus 2-1 S.S.C. Napoli Torino
14:30 CET Damiani   34'
Gori   86'
Report   4' (pen) Savoldi Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Michelotti
11 January 1976 12 A.S. Roma 0-1 Juventus Roma
14:30 CET Report   46' Bettega Stadium: Olimpico
Referee: Luigi Agnolin
18 January 1976 13 Juventus 1-0 Bologna F.C. Torino
14:30 CET Bettega   15' Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Domenico Serafino
25 January 1976 14 Sampdoria 0-2 Juventus Bergamo
14:30 CET Report   53' Bettega
  79' Causio
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Paolo Casarin
Note: Played in Bergamo due to a ban on Stadio Luigi Ferraris of Genova after a field invasion in a match.[5]
1 February 1976 15 Juventus 1-0 Perugia Calcio Torino
15:00 CET Damiani   60' Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Enzo Barbaresco
8 February 1976 16 Hellas Verona 1-2 Juventus Verona
15:00 CET Cozzi   6' Report   53' Tardelli
  63' Bettega
Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi
15 February 1976 17 Juventus 1-1 Como Torino
15:00 CET Bettega   56' Report   57' Pozzato Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Ciulli
22 February 1976 18 Fiorentina 1-1 Juventus Firenze
15:00 CET Bresciani   60' Report   26' Bettega Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Gianfranco Menegali
29 February 1976 19 Juventus 1-0 Cagliari Calcio Torino
15:00 CET Damiani   35' (pen) Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Levrero
7 March 1976 20 S.S. Lazio 1-2 Juventus Roma
15:30 CET Gentile   10' (o.g.) Report   37' Bettega
  50' Gori
Stadium: Olimpico
Referee: Panzino
14 March 1976 21 Juventus 1-1 A.C. Milan Torino
15:30 CET Capello   60' Report   30' Sabadini Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Agnolin
21 March 1976 22 Cesena 2-1 Juventus Cesena
15:30 CET Bertarelli   48', 60' Report   11' Damiani Stadium: La Fiorita
Referee: Domenico Serafino
28 March 1976 23 Juventus 0-2
(awarded)
Torino F.C. Torino
15:30 CET Bettega   70' Report   2' (aut) Cuccureddu
  45' (aut) Damiani
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Menicucci
Note: Match finishes 1-2 but Torino F.C. were awarded a 2–0 win after Italian Federation sanctioned a throwing of a firework from the stands by Juventus fans exploded next to Castellini at the end of the first half.[6]
4 April 1976 24 Inter 1-0 Juventus Milano
15:30 CET Bertini   80' Report Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Alberto Michelotti
11 April 1976 25 Juventus 2-1 Ascoli Calcio Bergamo
15:30 CET Bettega   13'
Altafini   71'
Report   53' (pen) Gola Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Lazzaroni
Note: Played in Bergamo due to a ban against Juventus;[7]
18 April 1976 26 S.S.C. Napoli 1-1 Juventus Napoli
15:30 CET Boccolini   40' Report   55' Bettega Stadium: San Paolo
Referee: Paolo Casarin
25 April 1976 27 Juventus 1-1 A.S. Roma Torino
15:30 CET Bettega   33' Report   63' Petrini Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Prati
2 May 1976 28 Bologna F.C. 1-4 Juventus Bologna
16:00 CET Massimelli   59' Report   36' Gori
  69' (o.g.) Mancini
  76', 87' Bettega
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Giulio Ciacci
9 May 1976 29 Juventus 2-0 Sampdoria Torino
16:00 CET Capello   47'
Furino   72'
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Alberto Michelotti
16 May 1976 30 Perugia Calcio 1-0 Juventus Perugia
16:00 CET Curi   55' Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Gianfranco Menegali

Coppa Italia edit

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Internazionale (A) 4 4 0 0 7 0 +7 8 Qualified to the Quarterfinals
2 Juventus (A) 4 2 1 1 9 4 +5 5
3 Taranto (B) 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 4
4 Ternana (B) 4 1 0 3 5 10 −5 2
5 Sambenedettese (B) 4 0 1 3 3 10 −7 1
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Serie A; (B) Serie B
Matches edit
27 August 1975 1 Juventus 2-0 Taranto Torino
20:30 CEST Bettega   67'
Causio   89'
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Vittorio Benedetti
31 August 1975 2 Inter 1-0 Juventus Milano
20:30 CEST Libera   34' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65,500
Referee: Arnaldo Prati
Note: Rescheduled from 21:00, match started 30 minutes later.[8]
7 September 1975 3 Juventus 5-1 Ternana Torino
20:30 CEST Damiani   5'
Anastasi   55'
Bettega   64'
Altafini   65'
Cuccureddu   80'
Report   30' Traini Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Fernando Lazzaroni
21 September 1975 5 Sambenedettese 2-2 Juventus San Benedetto del Tronto
16:30 CEST Chimenti   45'
Simonato   50'
Report   26', 31' Capello Stadium: Fratelli Ballarin
Referee: Pierluigi Levrero

European Cup edit

First round edit

17 September 1975 1 CSKA Sofia   2-1   Juventus Sofia
19:00 CEST Penev   80'
Marasliev   89'
Report   40' Anastasi Stadium: Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski
Referee:   Rion
1 October 1975 2 Juventus   2-0   CSKA Sofia Torino
20:30 CET Furino   39'
Anastasi   52'
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee:   Davidson

Second round edit

22 October 1975 Borussia Mönchengladbach   2-0   Juventus Düsseldorf
20:00 CET Heynckes   27'
Simonsen   36'
Report Stadium: Rheinstadion
Attendance: 57,195
Referee:   Wurtz
Note: Match not played in Bökelbergstadion at Mönchengladbach due to expecting a high-attendance.[9]
5 November 1975 Juventus   2-2   Borussia Mönchengladbach Torino
20:30 CET Gori   35'
Bettega   62'
Report   70' Danner
  88' Simonsen
Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 62,773
Referee:   Linemayr

Statistics edit

Players statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total 1975-76 Serie A 1975-76 Coppa Italia 1975-76 European Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ITA Dino Zoff 30 0 30 0
DF   ITA Antonello Cuccureddu 28 0 28 0
DF   ITA Gaetano Scirea 30 0 30 0
DF   ITA Francesco Morini 25 0 25 0
DF   ITA Claudio Gentile 22 1 21+1 1
MF   ITA Franco Causio 29 5 29 5
MF   ITA Marco Tardelli 26 2 25+1 2
MF   ITA Giuseppe Furino 26 2 26 2
MF   ITA Fabio Capello 27 3 27 3
FW   ITA Roberto Bettega 29 15 29 15
FW   ITA Sergio Gori 22 6 19+3 6
GK   ITA Giancarlo Alessandrelli 0 0 0 0
MF   ITA Giuseppe Damiani 20 7 19+1 7
FW   ITA Pietro Anastasi 16 1 15+1 1
DF   ITA Luciano Spinosi 7 0 6+1 0
FW   BRA José Altafini 10 1 1+9 1
GK   ITA Carraro 0 0 0 0
MF   ITA Gianluigi Savoldi 0 0 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A – 1974-75 to 1985-86". stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. ^ "PAOLO ROSSI: NOI, RAGAZZI DELL'82" [Paolo Rossi: We, the guys of '82] (in Italian). Famiglia Cristiana. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. ^ "SERGIO "BOBO" GORI" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Gren costretto a ritornare a Goteborg: la Juventus affianca Parola a Korostolev" (in Italian). La Stampa. 8 September 1961. p. 6.
  5. ^ "Sampdoria prepares "dossier-Ciacci"". Corriere d'Informazione (in Italian). 15 January 1976. p. 11.
  6. ^ Giorgio Gandolfi (1 April 1976). "Juve-Ascoli will be played in a neutral field" (in Italian). La Stampa. p. 17. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  7. ^ cfr. Bruno Bernardi (2 April 1976). "For Capello Any Inter". La Stampa. p. 16. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Inter-Juve anticipato alle ore 20,30" (in Italian). Stampa Sera. 28 August 1975. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  9. ^ Bruno Perucca (22 October 1975). "Bianconeri, squadra sconvolta. Si punta tutto sulle "barricate"" (in Italian). La Stampa. p. 14. Retrieved 22 October 2020.