1995–96 Juventus F.C. season

Juventus

1995–96 season
President	Vittorio Chiusano
Manager	Marcello Lippi
Stadium	Stadio delle Alpi
Serie A	2nd
Supercoppa Italiana	Winners
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
UEFA Champions League	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Fabrizio Ravanelli (12) All: Fabrizio Ravanelli (17)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 1994–95 1996–97 →

Juventus Football Club finally managed to regain the European Cup trophy after 11 years, winning the Champions League final against Ajax on penalties in Rome. That was the climax of a successful season, that saw Juventus winning the Supercoppa Italiana in the late summer of 1995, before going on to finish second in the league. Following the Champions League title, strikers Gianluca Vialli and Fabrizio Ravanelli were unceremoniously sold to Chelsea and Middlesbrough, respectively. The club also dropped Pietro Vierchowod and Paulo Sousa, much to the surprise of outside observers, since they both were established in the first team. Also Massimo Carrera, who had lost his regular place in the first XI left. Instead, Juventus decided to sign playmaker Zinedine Zidane from Bordeaux, along with young striker Christian Vieri, who signed from Atalanta.

Players

Squad information

Squad at end of season

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Angelo Peruzzi 2 DF Ciro Ferrara 3 DF Moreno Torricelli 4 DF Massimo Carrera 5 DF Sergio Porrini 6 MF Paulo Sousa 7 MF Angelo Di Livio 8 MF Antonio Conte 9 FW Gianluca Vialli (captain) 10 FW Alessandro Del Piero 11 FW Fabrizio Ravanelli 12 GK Michelangelo Rampulla

No. Position Player 13 MF Giancarlo Marocchi 14 MF Didier Deschamps 15 MF Alessio Tacchinardi 18 MF Vladimir Jugović 19 MF Attilio Lombardo 20 DF Pietro Vierchowod 21 FW Michele Padovano 22 DF Gianluca Pessotto 23 MF Juan Pablo Sorín 24 GK Nicola Visentin 26 DF Simone Loria FW Tommaso Rocchi

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player 16 MF Luca Fusi (to Lugano)

Competitions

Supercoppa Italiana

Main article: 1995 Supercoppa Italiana

Juventus v Parma

17 January 1996	Juventus	1–0	Parma	Turin
20:30	Vialli  33' Peruzzi  40'	Report		Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Piero Ceccarini

Serie A

Main article: 1995–96 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Milan (C)	34	21	10	3	60	24	+36	73	1996–97 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2	Juventus	34	19	8	7	58	35	+23	0651
3	Lazio	34	17	8	9	66	38	+28	59	1996–97 UEFA Cup First round
4	Fiorentina	34	17	8	9	53	41	+12	59	1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round
5	Roma	34	16	10	8	51	34	+17	58	1996–97 UEFA Cup First round
6	Parma	34	16	10	8	44	31	+13	58
7	Internazionale	34	15	9	10	51	30	+21	54
8	Sampdoria	34	14	10	10	59	47	+12	52
9	Vicenza	34	13	10	11	36	37	−1	49
10	Cagliari	34	11	8	15	34	47	−13	41
11	Udinese	34	11	8	15	41	49	−8	41
12	Napoli	34	10	11	13	28	41	−13	41
13	Atalanta	34	11	6	17	38	50	−12	39
14	Piacenza	34	9	10	15	31	48	−17	37
15	Bari (R)	34	8	8	18	49	71	−22	32	Relegation to Serie B
16	Torino (R)	34	6	11	17	28	46	−18	29
17	Cremonese (R)	34	5	12	17	37	57	−20	27
18	Padova (R)	34	7	3	24	41	79	−38	24

Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹ Juventus gained entry to the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League as defending champions.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Matches

Juventus v Cremonese

27 August 1995 1	Juventus	4–1	Cremonese	Turin
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Jugović  17' Ravanelli  65', 71' (pen.) Tentoni  87' (o.g.)		Maspero  50'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Roberto Bettin

Piacenza v Juventus

10 September 1995 2	Piacenza	0–4	Juventus	Piacenza
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)			Vialli  45', 84' Torricelli  60' Ravanelli  76'	Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Referee: Graziano Cesari

Juventus v Vicenza

17 September 1995 3	Juventus	1–0	Vicenza	Turin
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Vialli  21'			Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

Cagliari v Juventus

24 September 1995 4	Cagliari	0–0	Juventus	Cagliari
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)				Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Livio Bazzoli

Juventus v Napoli

1 October 1995 5	Juventus	1–1	Napoli	Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Vialli  55'		Pecchia  52'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Stefano Braschi

Milan v Juventus

15 October 1995 6	Milan	2–1	Juventus	Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Simone  7' Weah  14'		Del Piero  81'	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

Juventus v Padova

22 October 1995 7	Juventus	3–1	Padova	Turin
14:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Del Piero  39' Ravanelli  54' Conte  90'		Amoruso  76'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Daniele Tombolini

Lazio v Juventus

29 October 1995 8	Lazio	4–0	Juventus	Rome
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Signori  40' Casiraghi  45', 77' Rambaudi  71'			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Udinese v Juventus

5 November 1995 9	Udinese	1–0	Juventus	Udine
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Bierhoff  73'			Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Piero Ceccarini

Juventus v Fiorentina

19 November 1995 10	Juventus	1–0	Fiorentina	Turin
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Del Piero  11'			Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Livio Bazzoli

Parma v Juventus

26 November 1995 11	Parma	1–1	Juventus	Parma
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Asprilla  45'		Ferrara  8'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Stefano Braschi

Juventus v Torino

3 December 1995 12	Juventus	5–0	Torino	Turin
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Vialli  3', 27', 43' Ferrara  47' Ravanelli  67'			Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Marcello Nicchi

Sampdoria v Juventus

10 December 1995 13	Sampdoria	2–0	Juventus	Genoa
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Chiesa  41', 53'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

Juventus v Internazionale

17 December 1995 14	Juventus	1–0	Internazionale	Turin
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Vialli  29'			Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Piero Ceccarini

Juventus v Roma

23 December 1995 15	Juventus	0–2	Roma	Turin
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00)			Balbo  45' Ferrara  66' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Atalanta v Juventus

7 January 1996 16	Atalanta	0–1	Juventus	Bergamo
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00)			Ravanelli  59' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

Juventus v Bari

14 January 1996 17	Juventus	1–1	Bari	Turin
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Ravanelli  40' (pen.)		Protti  9'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

Cremonese v Juventus

21 January 1996 18	Cremonese	3–3	Juventus	Cremona
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Peruzzi  21' (o.g.) Maspero  57' (pen.) Tentoni  77'		Vialli  11' Ravanelli  67' (pen.) Vierchowod  90'	Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Referee: Loris Stafoggia

Juventus v Piacenza

28 January 1996 19	Juventus	2–0	Piacenza	Turin
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Conte  34' Ferrara  61'			Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Stefano Farina

Vicenza v Juventus

4 February 1996 20	Vicenza	2–1	Juventus	Vicenza
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Otero  18' (pen.) Murgita  48'		Ravanelli  66'	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Domenico Messina

Juventus v Cagliari

11 February 1996 21	Juventus	4–1	Cagliari	Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Bonomi  10' (o.g.) Ravanelli  22' Del Piero  79' Jugović  90'		Oliveira  89'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

Napoli v Juventus

18 February 1996 22	Napoli	0–1	Juventus	Naples
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)			Ravanelli  81'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

Juventus v Milan

25 February 1996 23	Juventus	1–1	Milan	Turin
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Conte  3'		Weah  30'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

Padova v Juventus

2 March 1996 24	Padova	0–5	Juventus	Padua
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)			Del Piero  29', 67' Lombardo  42' Padovano  72', 90'	Stadium: Stadio Euganeo Referee: Stefano Farina

Juventus v Lazio

10 March 1996 25	Juventus	4–2	Lazio	Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Deschamps  35' Chamot  70' (o.g.) Conte  72' Padovano  83'		Favalli  3' Casiraghi  18'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Domenico Messina

Fiorentina v Juventus

24 March 1996 27	Fiorentina	0–1	Juventus	Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)			L. Amoruso  28' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Graziano Cesari

Juventus v Parma

30 March 1996 28	Juventus	1–0	Parma	Turin
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Bucci  63' (o.g.)			Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Loris Stafoggia

Torino v Juventus

6 April 1996 29	Torino	1–2	Juventus	Turin
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Rizzitelli  32'		Sogliano  47' (o.g.) Vialli  65'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Piero Ceccarini

Juventus v Udinese

10 April 1996 26	Juventus	2–1	Udinese	Turin
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ravanelli  26' Vierchowod  83'		Stroppa  15'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

Juventus v Sampdoria

13 April 1996 30	Juventus	0–3	Sampdoria	Turin
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)			Chiesa  1' Balleri  57' Seedorf  62'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Gennaro Borriello

Internazionale v Juventus

20 April 1996 31	Internazionale	1–2	Juventus	Milan
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ganz  79'		Lombardo  4' Conte  55'	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Marcello Nicchi

Roma v Juventus

28 April 1996 32	Roma	2–2	Juventus	Rome
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Delvecchio  4' Moriero  54'		Cappioli  62' (o.g.) Padovano  70'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Juventus v Atalanta

5 May 1996 33	Juventus	1–0	Atalanta	Turin
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Deschamps  67'			Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Daniele Tombolini

Bari v Juventus

12 May 1996 34	Bari	2–2	Juventus	Bari
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Protti  45', 85'		Montanari  20' (o.g.) Vialli  67'	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Referee: Domenico Messina

Top scorers

• Fabrizio Ravanelli 12 (5)
• Gianluca Vialli 11
• Alessandro Del Piero 6
• Antonio Conte 5
• Michele Padovano 4

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1995–96 Coppa Italia

Avellino v Juventus

30 August 1995 Second round	Avellino	1–4	Juventus	Avellino
20:30	Bortoluzzi  30'		Padovano  25' Ravanelli  44' Del Piero  72' Jugović  76'	Stadium: Stadio Partenio Referee: Gianni Beschin

Atalanta v Juventus

25 October 1995 Third round	Atalanta	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Juventus	Bergamo
20:30	Gallo  118'			Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Roberto Bettin

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group C

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Juventus	6	4	1	1	15	4	+11	13
Borussia Dortmund	6	2	3	1	8	8	0	9
Steaua București	6	1	3	2	2	5	−3	6
Rangers	6	0	3	3	6	14	−8	3

Borussia Dortmund v Juventus

13 September 1995 1	Borussia Dortmund	1–3	Juventus	Dortmund, Germany
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Möller  1'	Report	Padovano  12',  22' Del Piero  37' Torricelli  56' Conte  69'	Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 35,800 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

Juventus v Steaua București

27 September 1995 2	Juventus	3–0	Steaua București	Turin, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Deschamps  4' Pessotto  10' Ravanelli  29',  49' Di Livio  35' Del Piero  40' Conte  79'	Report	Lăcătuș  8'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 34,500 Referee: Dermot Gallagher (England)

Juventus v Rangers

18 October 1995 3	Juventus	4–1	Rangers	Turin, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ravanelli  15', 76' Conte  17' Del Piero  23'	Report	Durie  25' Cleland  55' Gough  79'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 49,625 Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)

Rangers v Juventus

1 November 1995 4	Rangers	0–4	Juventus	Glasgow, Scotland
21:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Petrić  73' Gough  88' Brown  89'	Report	Torricelli  5',  65' Del Piero  16' Ravanelli  88' Marocchi  90'	Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 42,523 Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

Juventus v Borussia Dortmund

22 November 1995 5	Juventus	1–2	Borussia Dortmund	Turin, Italy
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Carrera  16' Del Piero  90'	Report	Ricken  4',  65' Zorc  29' Kohler  50' Reuter  90'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Steaua București v Juventus

6 December 1995 6	Steaua București	0–0	Juventus	Bucharest, Romania
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Doboș  53' Vladoiu  59'	Report	Marocchi  62'	Stadium: Stadionul Ghencea Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

Knockout phase

Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Real Madrid v Juventus

6 March 1996 First leg	Real Madrid	1–0	Juventus	Madrid, Spain
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Raúl  20' Hierro  57'	Report	Carrera  15' Ravanelli  71' Torricelli  88'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

Juventus v Real Madrid

20 March 1996 Second leg	Juventus	2–0 (2–1 agg.)	Real Madrid	Turin, Italy
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Del Piero  17',  29' Jugović  32' Padovano  54' Deschamps  59' Torricelli  79' Conte  81'	Report	Míchel  19' Luis Enrique  31' Alkorta  72' Milla  82'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 69,000 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

Semi-finals

Juventus v Nantes

3 April 1996 First leg	Juventus	2–0	Nantes	Turin, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Vialli  49' Jugović  66'	Report	Gourvennec  24' Carotti  44' Ferri  56' Guyot  75' Pignol  79' Le Dizet  81'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Dermot Gallagher (England)

Nantes v Juventus

17 April 1996 Second leg	Nantes	3–2 (3–4 agg.)	Juventus	Nantes, France
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Capron  44' N'Doram  69' Renou  82'	Report	Vialli  17' Paulo Sousa  50'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

Final

Main article: 1996 UEFA Champions League Final

Ajax v Juventus

22 May 1996 Final	Ajax	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Juventus	Rome, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	George  22' Litmanen  40' Blind  83' Wooter  90+2'	Report	Ravanelli  12' Jugović  50' Deschamps  86' Torricelli  102' Di Livio  106'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 67,000 Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
		Penalties
	Davids Litmanen Scholten Silooy		Ferrara Pessotto Padovano Jugović