Juventus Football Club Youth Sector (Italian: Settore giovanile della Juventus Football Club) is the youth system of Italian football club Juventus.[1] The Youth Sector is made up of various squads divided by age groups. Most of the squads train at the first team's former main training ground, Juventus Training Center, located in Vinovo.[2]
The Youth Sector is divided into 11 squads: "Primavera" (under-19), "Allievi" (under-17), under-16, under-15, "Esordienti" (under-13), under-12, "Pulcini" (under-11), under-10, under-9, under-8 and under-7.[3] In 2018, Juventus formed their reserve team (under-23), competing in the senior league system.[4]
History
Despite an extensive international scouting network, the club has historically placed importance on nurturing local talent and continues to do so.[5] One proof of this is the fact of the Italy national team, coached by Enzo Bearzot during the mid-1970s[6] and mid-1980s,[7] was mainly composed of young Juventus players[8] – nicknamed the Blocco-Juve ("Juve-Block") – who formed the backbone of the national team.[9] Examples include Roberto Bettega, Giuseppe Furino and Paolo Rossi, all former members at the Juventus youth program (then known as Nucleo Addestramento Giovani Calciatori or N.A.G.C.).[10]
From 2021, all clubs with teams competing in the Campionato Primavera 1 (under-19) also have to participate in the under-18 championship. However, since Juventus already have a reserve team they have the choice on whether or not to participate in the under-18 championship.[19]
Structure
An external and internal partial view of the Juventus Academy grounds in La Goulette, Tunisia (2022)
The club maintains several soccer schools, some satellite clubs[5] and camps in Italy, the United States,[20] Mexico[20] and England[21] and football initiatives such as the Juventus University, the first of its kind in the world (run jointly with the University of Turin)[22] and the Juventus National Academy, launched to create a network of Juventus football schools (or academies) throughout Italy addressed to boys aged between 8 and 12 years old.[23]
Juventus College
The Juventus College (J-College) was opened in September 2012.[24][25] It is a boarding school founded mainly to cater to boys who do not reside within the city.[citation needed] It was initially founded as a collaboration with the Istituto Edoardo Agnelli, a high school founded by the Agnelli family's charitable foundation in collaboration with the Salesians, who have a long tradition and history of education in Turin.[26] Since 2014, J-College has been overseen by the International School of Europe.[25] Previously the boys, especially those from outside of the Turin area, would have to drop out of school and move there.[citation needed] J-College was modelled after Premier League clubs' youth academies, which cater to the educational needs of its youth players under 18 years old, in addition to providing lodging for non-local players.[26]
J-College is an accredited scuola secondaria di secondo grado ("upper secondary school", ages 14 to 19) with two streams: a liceo scientifico offering the "applied sciences" option (opzione scienze applicate) and the liceo sportivo.[27] Since 2014, it has been designated a liceo sportivo (sports school), the first of its kind in Italy, by the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR).[28] It also provides practical vocational training for the youth sector players past the mandatory schooling age of 16, in particular older boys in the Primavera age group.[29]
Primavera (under-20s)
A 19-year-old Claudio Marchisio with the Juventus Youth Sector in 2005
From the 2012–13 season, the Primavera team is composed of players who are at least 15 years old and who are under 19 in the calendar year in which the season ends.[30] Until the 2011–12 season, the age limit was 20.[31] Starting from 2023–24, the limit was lifted to 20 again.[32] According to Italian football league system, it is the main youth category.[citation needed] Unlike many teams in the league, Juventus tend to field under-age players to send them to play with Juventus Next Gen later.[33]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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As of 7 August 2025
The following is a list of players who have played in the Juventus youth team and represented a country at full international level.[43] Players in bold are currently playing at Juventus, or for another club on loan from Juventus.
↑ (in English and Italian)"Juventus Summer Camp". Juventus Soccer School Official Website. Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
↑ (in English and Italian)"Juventus University". Juventus Soccer School Official Website. Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
↑ (in English and Italian)"Juventus National Academy". Juventus Soccer School Official Website. Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
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