Esporte Clube Juventude

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 game, against Serrano, from the city of Carlos Barbosa, Rio Grande do Sul. The game ended 4–0 in favor of Juventude.

On March 8, 1915, Juventude lost its first game ever. Fußball, from the nearby town of Montenegro, beat Juventude 4–1, ending a 23-game invincibility streak.

On October 10, 1919, Juventude joined the Rio Grande do Sul state football association

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.

Finally in 2013 Juventude finished Série D as 2nd and promoted to Série C for 2014 season. They will compete in the Série B in 2017.[1]

Juventude returned to the top division of Brazilian Football after a 13-year absence by finishing 3rd in the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.

Juventude's stadium is Estádio Alfredo Jaconi, inaugurated in 1975, with a maximum capacity of 23,519 people.

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 1

1994

• Copa do Brasil: 1

1999

• Campeonato Gaúcho (State Championship): 1

1998

• Copa FGF: 2

2011, 2012

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.

As of 29 November 2021[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  COL Juan Quintero (on loan from Fortaleza) 4 DF  BRA Cleberson 5 MF  BRA Ricardinho 7 FW  BRA Capixaba 9 FW  BRA Ricardo Bueno 10 MF  BRA Wescley (on loan from Ceará) 12 DF  BRA Rafael Forster (on loan from Botafogo) 15 MF  BRA Kelvi 16 MF  BRA Jadson 17 FW  PER Fernando Pacheco (on loan from Fluminense) 19 FW  BRA Roberson 20 MF  BRA Wágner 21 GK  BRA William 22 GK  BRA Marcelo Carné 23 MF  KOR Chico 27 FW  BRA Matheuzinho

No. Pos. Nation Player 29 MF  BRA Bruninho (on loan from Atlético Mineiro) 30 FW  CHI Nicolás Castillo (on loan from América) 31 MF  BRA Elton (on loan from Bahia) 32 GK  BRA Douglas Friedrich (on loan from Bahia) 33 DF  BRA Guilherme Santos 34 DF  BRA Vitor Mendes (on loan from Atlético Mineiro) 36 DF  BRA Dudu 37 FW  BRA Rafael Bilú (on loan from Corinthians) 53 DF  BRA Didi 66 DF  BRA William Matheus 77 FW  BRA Sorriso 78 MF  BRA Dawhan (on loan from Santa Rita) 88 DF  BRA Michel Macedo (on loan from Corinthians) 96 DF  BRA Paulo Henrique 99 MF  BRA Guilherme Castilho (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)

Reserve team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  BRA Nicolas

Out on loan

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  BRA Samuel Deuner (at Veranópolis until 30 November 2021) — DF  BRA Kelvin (at Veranópolis until 30 November 2021) — DF  BRA Odivan (at Operário Ferroviário until 30 November 2021) — DF  BRA Samuel Santos (at Guarani until 30 November 2021)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA Bruno Camilo (at Bahia until 31 December 2021) — MF  BRA Yago (at Ponte Preta until 30 November 2021) — FW  BRA Caprini (at Londrina until 30 November 2021) — FW  BRA Dalberto (at Coritiba until 30 November 2021)

• Head Coach : Jair Ventura
• Assistant Coach : Emerson Ávila, Eduardo Barros, Lucas Zanella
• Fitness Coach : Gian Oliveira
• Goalkeeping Coach : Marcio Angonese
• Physiologist : Marcos Galgaro
• Nutritionist : Juliana Veber
• Assistant Fitness Coach : Antônio Dal Pizzol
• Development Analyst : Antônio Macedo, Josué Romero, Luan Garcia
• Club Doctor : Michel Vigo, Rodrigo Zampieri, Alexandre Fay, Cristiano Raymondi
• Physiotherapist : Ricardo Finger, Jean Michelon
• Masseurs : Cleber Fernandes, Leonardo Zapello

• Juventude Official Web Site
• Unofficial Web Site