On this day in 1897, students from the Massimo D’Azeglio Lyceum School in Turin formed a football club called Juventus.
The young students went through a long list of names which included the likes of ‘Iris Club’, ‘Società Massimo d’Azeglio’, ‘Società Polisportiva Augusta Taurinorum’ and ‘Vigore Robur’ among others before settling on ‘Juventus’ which means ‘youth’ in Latin.
The brothers Eugenio and Enrico Canfari played a pivotal role in the club’s running in the early years. Eugenio presided over as Juventus’ first president before Enrico took over in 1898. The same year, the Italian Football Federation was founded which for some reason, Juventus did not join.