1961–62 Juventus FC season

Juventus Football Club
1961–62 season
Owner	Agnelli family
President	Umberto Agnelli
Manager	Carlo Parola
Stadium	Stadio Comunale
Serie A	13th
Coppa Italia	Semi-finals
European Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	Sívori (15)
	← 1960–61 1962–63 →

During the 1961–62 season Juventus Football Club competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the European Cup.

Summary

During summer club legend Forward Giampiero Boniperti is retired after 15 seasons, also, Head coach Renato Cesarini left the club, and Agnelli appointed Carlo Parola as manager.

Since 22 January 1961 President Agnelli had appointed Gunnar Gren as technical director, and during summer the Swedish is handling the first training sessions just until 7 September 1961,^[1] when he returned to Sweden due to family issues. Then, Agnelli appointed his replacement Július Korostelev as new technical director.

On 12 December 1961 Omar Sivori received the Ballon d'Or,^[2] meanwhile John Charles finished at 8th place.^[3]

After a disastrous league season, on 23 May 1962 head coach Carlo Parola is injured and replaced by Július Korostelev.^[4]

Meanwhile, in the European Cup the squad reached the semifinals for the first time ever against Real Madrid even with a won match at Santiago Bernabéu thanks to a goal of Sívori being the first defeat ever as local for the Spanish club in the Continental tournament since 1955. in front of a massive 130,000 attendance.^[5]^[6] However, the team lost the tie-breaker match 3 - 1 at Parc des Princes a week later.

Also, the squad was eliminated in semifinals of Coppa by SPAL with a 1–4 score.

At the end of the season, Welsh Forward John Charles left the club and he was transferred out to Leeds United.

The aftermath of the Trio magique was a difficult time for the Juventus fans despite Omar Sívori scored 15 goals during the campaign which saw the club finishing in a chaotic 12th spot in Serie A.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Squad

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	Roberto Anzolin
—	GK	ITA	Giuseppe Gaspari
—	DF	ITA	Ernesto Càstano
—	DF	ITA	Gianfranco Leoncini
—	DF	ITA	Benito Sarti
—	DF	ITA	Bruno Garzena
—	DF	ITA	Giancarlo Bercellino
—	DF	ITA	Gianfranco Bozzao
—	DF	ITA	Domenico Casati
—	MF	ITA	Flavio Emoli (Captain)
—	MF	ITA	Bruno Mazzia
—	MF	ITA	Bruno Mora


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ITA	Bruno Nicolè
—	MF	ITA	Gino Stacchini
—	MF	ITA	Giorgio Stivanello
—	MF	ARG	Humberto Jorge Rosa
—	MF	ITA	Giorgio Rossano
—	MF	ITA	Antonio Montico
—	MF	ITA	Franco Carrera
—	FW	WAL	John Charles
—	FW	ARG	Omar Sívori
—	FW	ITA	Angelo Caroli
—	FW	ITA	Gianfranco Zigoni
—	MF	BRA	José Ferdinando Puglia

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
GK	Roberto Anzolin	Palermo
GK	Giuseppe Gaspari	Catania
DF	Bruno Garzena	Lanerossi Vicenza
DF	Giancarlo Bercellino	Alessandria
DF	Gianfranco Bozzao	SPAL
DF	Domenico Casati
MF	Humberto Jorge Rosa	Padova
MF	Giorgio Rossano	AS Bari	loan
MF	Antonio Montico	AS Bari	loan
MF	José Ferdinando Puglia
FW	Gianfranco Zigoni

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Giampiero Boniperti		retired
GK	Carlo Mattrel	Palermo	loan
GK	Giuseppe Vavassori	Catania
DF	Guglielmo Burelli	Udinese
DF	Tarcisio Burgnich	Palermo
DF	Sergio Cervato	SPAL
MF	Umberto Colombo	Atalanta
MF	Eugenio Fascetti	Messina
MF	Severino Loiodice	Brescia
GK	Gianni Romano	Udinese

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Catania	34	9	12	13	30	45	−15	30
12	Venezia	34	8	13	13	35	41	−6	29
12	Juventus	34	10	9	15	48	56	−8	29
14	Vicenza	34	8	11	15	29	43	−14	27
14	SPAL	34	9	9	16	30	50	−20	27

Source: Panini

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A
Result	D	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	-	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L
Position	7	12	12	15	11	9	11	11	10	10	10	12	13	11	9	11	9	10	9	9	7	7	8	8	6	7	7	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	12

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/allenatori_squadra/1960/501/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, European Cup; = Invited to 1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup; = Relegation to 1961–62 Serie B

Matches

27 August 1961 1	Juventus	1 – 1	Mantova	Torino
16:30 CET	Charles 26'		52'Allemann	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Sebastio

3 September 1961 2	Padova	2 – 1	Juventus	Padova
16:30 CET	Kölbl 4', 27'		78' Sívori	Stadium: Silvio Appiani Referee: Adami

10 September 1961 3	Juventus	2 – 2	Lecco	Torino
16:00 CET	Mora 22' (pen) Sívori 53'		52' Di Giacomo 87' Cardarelli	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Angonese

13 September 1961 4	Atalanta	3 – 1	Juventus	Bergamo
15:30 CET	Olivieri 24', 83' Garzena 74' (o.g.)		63' Charles	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Jonni

17 September 1961 5	Juventus	1 – 0	AS Roma	Torino
15:30 CET	14' Sívori			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Rigato

24 September 1961 6	SPAL	0 – 3	Juventus	Ferrara
15:45 CET			41' Charles 49' Stacchini 90' Sívori	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Genel

1 October 1961 7	Juventus	0 – 1	Torino	Torino
15:30 CET			69' Baker	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Gambarotta

4 October 1961 8	Juventus	1 – 0	Catania	Torino
19:00 CET	Sívori 71'			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Francescon

8 October 1961 9	Palermo	0 – 0	Juventus	Palermo
15:00 CET				Stadium: La Favorita Referee: Rigato

22 October 1961 10	Juventus	2 – 4	Inter	Torino
14:45 CET	Charles 19' Nicolè 68'		15' Hitchens 58' (pen) Suárez 74', 87' Bettini	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Lo Bello

29 October 1961 11	Bologna	2 – 2	Juventus	Bologna
14:30 CET	Perani 47' (pen), 58'		6' Sívori 24'Leoncini	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Jonni

12 November 1961 12	AC Milan	5 – 1	Juventus	Milano
14:30 CET	Altafini 3', 8', 76', 78' Rivera 63'		38' Rosa	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Rigato

19 November 1961 13	Juventus	0 – 0	Fiorentina	Torino
14:30 CET				Stadium: Comunale Referee: Genel

26 November 1961 14	Sampdoria	2 – 3	Juventus	Genova
14:30 CET	15' Cucchiaroni Vincenzi 88' (pen)		2', 4', 43' (pen) Mora	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris Referee: Angelini

3 December 1961 15	Juventus	2 – 0	Lanerossi Vicenza	Torino
14:30 CET	Sívori 30', 72'			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Cataldo

10 December 1961 16	Udinese	2 – 1	Juventus	Udine
14:30 CET	Canella 42', 67'		5' Nicolè	Stadium: Moretti Referee: Adami

17 December 1961 17	Juventus	1 – 0	Venezia	Torino
14:30 CET	Sívori 66 '			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Marchese

24 December 1961 18	Mantova	suspd.	Juventus	Mantova
14:30 CET				Stadium: Danilo Martelli Referee: Giorgio Genel
Note: Match suspended due to field issues.

10 January 1962 18	Mantova	0 – 1	Juventus	Mantova
14:30 CET			3' Emoli	Stadium: Danilo Martelli Referee: Adami
Note: Match rescheduled from 24 December 1961.

31 dicembre 1961 19	Juventus	4 – 0	Padova	Torino
14:30 CET	Stacchini 31' Nicolè 35' Sívori 42' Cervato 57' (o.g.)			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Sbardella

7 January 1962 20	Lecco	2 – 2	Juventus	Lecco
14:30 CET	Di Giacomo 42' Duzioni 85'		25' Mazzia 32' Nicolè	Stadium: Marion Rigamonti Referee: Genel

14 January 1962 21	Juventus	1 – 1	Atalanta	Torino
14:30 CET	Nicolè 77'		78' Maschio	Stadium: Comunale Referee: De Robbio

21 January 1962 22	AS Roma	3 – 3	Juventus	Roma
14:30 CET	Menichelli 21' Jonsson 40' Lojacono 74'		24 'Rosa 29'Nicolè 71'Sívori	Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Francescon

28 January 1962 23	Juventus	2 – 1	SPAL	Torino
14:30 CET	Stacchini 38' Sívori 61'		71' (pen) Cervato	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 7 000 Referee: Campanati

4 February 1962 24	Torino	1 – 3	Juventus	Torino
14:30 CET	Mazzia 46 ' (o.g.)		41', 71' Nicolè 64' Charles	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Jonni

11 February 1962 25	Catania	2 – 0	Juventus	Catania
15:00 CET	Szymaniak 47' Ferrigno 84'			Stadium: Cibali Referee: Rigato

18 February 1962 26	Juventus	2 – 4	Palermo	Torino
15:00 CET	Ferrazzi 21' (o.g.) Charles 48'		11' Prato 68', 77' Fernando 82' Burgnich	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Samani

25 February 1962 27	Inter	2 – 2	Juventus	Milano
15:00 CET	Bicicli 13' Hitchens 74'		79' Sívori 87' Stacchini	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Jonni

4 March 1962 28	Juventus	2 – 3	Bologna	Torino
15:00 CET	Leoncini 72' Mazzia 83'		12', 52' Nielsen 42' Perani	Stadium: Comunale Referee: De Robbio

11 March 1962 29	Juventus	2 – 4	AC Milan	Torino
15:00 CET	Charles 42' Mora 80' (pen)		9' Barison 49' Sani 53', 67' Altafini	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Rigato

18 March 1962 30	Fiorentina	1 – 0	Juventus	Firenze
15:30 CET	Dell'Angelo 79'			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Adami

25 March 1962 31	Juventus	0 – 1	Sampdoria	Torino
15:30			14' Brighenti	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Grignani

1 April 1962 32	Lanerossi Vicenza	1 – 0	Juventus	Vicenza
15:30 CET	Vastola 64'			Stadium: Romeo Menti Referee: Jonni

8 April 1962 33	Juventus	2 – 3	Udinese	Torino
15:30 CET	Stacchini 34' Charles 35'		10' Selmosson 20' Delpin 76' Rozzoni	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Varazzani

15 April 1962 34	Venezia	3 – 0	Juventus	Venezia
15:30 CET	60' Siciliano 68' Rossi 70' Santon			Stadium: Pier Luigi Penzo Referee: De Robbio

Coppa Italia

Second round

15 October 1961	Prato	2 – 3	Juventus	Prato
14:30 CET	Taccola 39' Rossi 87'		10' Stacchini 70' (pen) Rossano 84' Rosa	Stadium: Lungobisenzio Referee: Roversi

Third round

25 April 1962	Brescia	0 – 1	Juventus	Brescia
15:30 CET			28 ' Charles	Stadium: Mario Rigamonti Referee: Sbardella

Quarterfinals

30 April 1962	Juventus	3 – 0	Lecco	Torino
21:00 CET	Nicolè 43' Charles 46' Stacchini 77'			Stadium: Filadelfia Attendance: 4 000 Referee: Adami

Semifinals

31 May 1962	SPAL	4 – 1	Juventus	Ferrara
17:00 CET	Micheli 31' Dell'Omodarme 33', 69' Cervato 72' (pen)		79' (o.g.) Muccini	Stadium: Comunale

Third place

21 June 1962	Mantova	1 – 0	Juventus	Mantova
21:00 CET	Mazzero 53' (pen)			Stadium: Danilo Martelli Attendance: 12 000 Referee: Rigato

European Cup

Preliminary Round

20 September 1961	Panathinaikos	1 – 1	Juventus	Athens
15:30 CET	Papaemmanouīl 64'		42' Mora	Stadium: Alexandras Attendance: 23 904 Referee: Galba

27 September 1961	Juventus	2 – 1	Panathinaikos	Torino
21:30 CET	Nicolè 20' Rossano 25'		62' (pen) Cholevas	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 19 452 Referee: Obtulovič

First round

8 November 1961	Partizan	1 – 2	Juventus	Belgrado
14:15 CET	76 'Vasović Gol ’		35 ' Nicolè 73 ' Rosa	Stadium: Narodna Armija Attendance: 23 472 Referee: Schiker

15 November 1961	Juventus	5 – 0	Partizan	Torino
15:00 CET	Nicolè 1' Mora 36', 61' Rosa 55' Stacchini 67'			Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 14 347 Referee:

Quarterfinals

14 February 1962	Juventus	0 – 1	Real Madrid	Torino
15:30 CET			69' Di Stéfano	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 66 403 Referee: Dusch

21 February 1962	Real Madrid	0 – 1	Juventus	Madrid
20:30			38' Sívori	Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu Attendance: 100 000 Referee: Guigue

Tie-breaker

28 February 1962	Real Madrid	3 – 1	Juventus	Paris
20:30 CET	Felo 1 ' Del Sol 65 ' Tejada 82'		33' Sivori	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 36 750 Referee: Schwinté

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1961-62 Serie A
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Roberto Anzolin	30	-45	30	-45
	DF	ITA	Gianfranco Leoncini	29	2	29	2
	DF	ITA	Benito Sarti	27	0	27	0
	DF	ITA	Bruno Garzena	26	0	26	0
	MF	ITA	Flavio Emoli	29	1	29	1
	MF	ITA	Bruno Mazzia	22	2	22	2
	MF	ITA	Bruno Mora	26	5	26	5
	MF	ITA	Gino Stacchini	26	5	26	5
	FW	ITA	Bruno Nicolè	27	8	27	8
	FW	WAL	John Charles	21	8	21	8
	FW	ARG	Omar Sívori	25	13	25	13
	GK	ITA	Giuseppe Gaspari	4	-11	4	-11
	DF	ITA	Giancarlo Bercellino	21	0	21	0
	MF	ARG	Humberto Jorge Rosa	18	2	18	2
	DF	ITA	Ernesto Càstano	16	0	16	0
	MF	ITA	Giorgio Rossano	10	0	10	0
	DF	ITA	Gianfranco Bozzao	7	0	7	0
	MF	ITA	Giorgio Stivanello	3	0	3	0
	DF	ITA	Domenico Casati	2	0	2	0
	MF	ITA	Antonio Montico	2	0	2	0
	FW	ITA	Angelo Caroli	2	0	2	0
	FW	ITA	Gianfranco Zigoni	1	0	1	0
	MF	BRA	José Ferdinando Puglia

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1961/524/

References

^ "STAGIONE 1961-1962 IL CALENDARIO COMPLETO DELLA JUVENTUS PARTITE UFFICIALI, AMICHEVOLI E TORNEI MINORI" (in Italian). juworld.net.
^ "Ballon d'or 1961". rsssf.com.
^ Victor Sinet (12 December 1961). "1961 – Omar Sivori – Le symbole d'une rivalité profonde" (in French). France Football. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
^ Gianni Giacone (2005). "Argentina sorgente inesauribile di emozioni". Hurrà Juventus (in Italian). No. 6. p. 58.
^ "CURIOSITÀ LE DIVISE INDOSSATE IN GARE UFFICIALI" (in Italian). juworld.net.
^ "Real Madrid - Juventus: 0 - 1," (in Italian). Juworld.net. 21 February 1962.
^ Vittorio Pozzo (30 June 1961). "Il derby Juventus-Torino dai calci di rigore: 5 a 4". La Stampa. p. 8.
^ "Ufficialmente Gren alla guida della Juve". Corriere dello Sport. 10 January 1961. p. 4.
^ "Come Cesarini ha giocato d'anticipo". Corriere dello Sport. 28 December 1960. p. 6.

Also read

Fabrizio Melegari (2004). Almanacco illustrato del calcio - La storia 1898-2004. Modena: Panini.
Panini Calciatori 1971-72. Panini – l'Unità. 1994.
Chiesa,Carlo F. Il grande romanzo dello scudetto. da Calcio 2000.
l'Unità, 1966 and 1967.
La Stampa, 1966 and 1967.

External links

http://www.calcio.com/tutte_le_partite/ita-serie-a-1961-1962/

[1] "STAGIONE 1961-1962 IL CALENDARIO COMPLETO DELLA JUVENTUS PARTITE UFFICIALI, AMICHEVOLI E TORNEI MINORI" (in Italian). juworld.net.

[2] "Ballon d'or 1961". rsssf.com.

[3] Victor Sinet (12 December 1961). "1961 – Omar Sivori – Le symbole d'une rivalité profonde" (in French). France Football. Retrieved 21 July 2010.

[4] Gianni Giacone (2005). "Argentina sorgente inesauribile di emozioni". Hurrà Juventus (in Italian). No. 6. p. 58.

[5] "CURIOSITÀ LE DIVISE INDOSSATE IN GARE UFFICIALI" (in Italian). juworld.net.

[6] "Real Madrid - Juventus: 0 - 1," (in Italian). Juworld.net. 21 February 1962.

[7] Vittorio Pozzo (30 June 1961). "Il derby Juventus-Torino dai calci di rigore: 5 a 4". La Stampa. p. 8.

[8] "Ufficialmente Gren alla guida della Juve". Corriere dello Sport. 10 January 1961. p. 4.

[9] "Come Cesarini ha giocato d'anticipo". Corriere dello Sport. 28 December 1960. p. 6.

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