1958–59 Juventus FC season

During the 1958–59 season Juventus competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and European Cup .

Juventus
1958–59 season
OwnerAgnelli family
PresidentUmberto Agnelli
ManagerLjubiša Broćić
(Until 16 November 1958)
Teobaldo Depetrini
StadiumComunale
Serie A4th
Coppa ItaliaWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
John Charles (19)

All:
Charles
Omar Sivori (25)

Summary edit

During summer President Umberto Agnelli transferred in several plavers such as: Defender Ernesto Castano, midfielder Piero Aggradi (after a loan ended), Luigi Fuin and Gianfranco Leoncini, meanwhile playing his last season Ermes Muccinelli (future club legend), along with Francesco Stacchino and Swedish midfielder Karl-Erik Palmér the latter a notorious flop for the campaign.

On 16 December 1958 in the gala of the 1958 Ballon d'Or, several squad players competed for the trophy,[1] included Welsh Forward John Charles (finishing in a 4th place), Bruno Nicolè and Giampiero Boniperti.

In League, the team reached a disappointing 4th place in spite of the "Trio Magico" (Charles-Sivori-Boniperti) scoring a massive quantity of goals for the third consecutive season.[2]

The club had its debut in the European Cup, and was chaotic, in a series of two-legs in preliminary round against Wiener Sport-Club from Austria, after a 3-1 won match in Torino thanks to a hat-trick of Omar Sívori the squad collapsed in Wien, without and injured John Charles the squad lost 0-7 at the Praterstadion being eliminated early out of the competition.

After a 5-4 lost match in Torino against Milan,[3] included arguments between the head coach and the star Forward Omar Sívori, the Yugoslavian manager Ljubiša Broćić was fired and replaced by Teobaldo Depetrini.[4] · [5]

At the end of the season, however, the squad clinched the 1959 Coppa Italia Final defeating Internazionale in San Siro with a 4-1 score.

Squad edit

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 Carlo Mattrel
GK   ITA Giuseppe Vavassori
DF   ITA Benito Boldi
DF   ITA Giuseppe Corradi
DF   ITA Bruno Garzena
DF   ITA Ernesto Castano
DF   ITA Rino Ferrario
MF   ITA Flavio Emoli
MF   ITA Umberto Colombo
MF   ITA Gianfranco Leoncini
MF   ITA Piero Aggradi
MF   ITA Luigi Fuin
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   SWE Karl-Erik Palmér
MF   ITA Antonio Montico
MF   ITA Giorgio Turchi
FW   ITA Giampiero Boniperti
FW   ITA Bruno Nicolè
FW   ITA Gino Stacchini
FW   ITA Giorgio Stivanello
FW   ITA Ermes Muccinelli
FW   ITA Francesco Stacchino
FW   ARG Omar Sívori
FW   WAL John Charles

Transfers edit

Competitions edit

Serie A edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Fiorentina 34 20 9 5 95 35 +60 49
3 Internazionale 34 20 6 8 77 41 +36 46
4 Juventus 34 16 10 8 74 51 +23 42
5 Sampdoria 34 15 8 11 50 44 +6 38
6 Roma 34 12 11 11 57 41 +16 35
Source: Panini

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHA
ResultDWWWLWDLDL-WWDDWWWDWWDWLWDDLWLDLWLW
Position64213224568634444443343333343444444
Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/partite/1958/477/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1959–60 European Cup;   = Relegation to 1959–60 Serie B

Matches edit

21 September 1958 1 SPAL 0 – 0 Juventus Ferrara
16:00 CET Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Marchese
28 September 1958 2 Juventus 3 – 0 Udinese Torino
16:00 CET Charles   22'
Boniperti   43',   62'
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Butti
5 October 1958 3 Padova 1 – 4 Juventus Padova
15:30 CET Brighenti   16'   26' (o.g.) Blason
  61' Montico
  77' (o.g.) Zannier
  83' Stacchini
Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani
Referee: Orlandini
12 October 1958 4 Juventus 2 – 0 SSC Napoli Torino
15:30 CET Nicolè   5'
Sívori   47'
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Guarnaschelli
19 October 1958 5 AS Roma 3 – 0 Juventus Roma
15:00 CET Da Costa   55',   67'
Selmosson   76'
Stadium: Olimpico
Referee: Rigato (Mestre)
26 October 1958 6 Juventus 4 – 3 Torino Torino
15:00 CET Sívori   7',   54'
Stacchini   40'
Nicolè   48'
  45' Virgili
  50' (o.g.) Boldi
  72' Mazzero
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Orlandini
2 November 1958 7 Fiorentina 3 – 3 Juventus Firenze
14:30 CET Cervato   30' (pen)
Montuori   45'
Lojacono   60'
  11' (pen) Ferrario
  13' Nicolè
  32' Charles
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Lo Bello
16 November 1958 8 Juventus 4 – 5 AC Milan Torino
14:30 CET Boniperti   39'
Corradi   62'
Charles   73'
Sívori   81'
  24',   90' Grillo
  30' Galli
  33',   66' Altafini
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Jonni
23 November 1958 9 AS Bari 1 – 1 Juventus Bari
14:30 CET Bredesen   50'   63' Boniperti Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria
Referee: Ferrari
30 November 1958 10 Juventus 2 – 3 Lanerossi Vicenza Torino
14:30 CET Charles   6' (pen)
Boniperti   34'
  17' Agnoletto
  61' Menti
  85' Campana
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Butti (Como)
7 December 1958 11 Inter suspd. Juventus Milano
14:00 CET Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Orlandini
Note: Match suspended at 58' due to heavy fog with a score 2-0.
18 December 1958[1] 11 Inter 1 – 3 Juventus Milano
14:00 CET Bicicli   22'   15' Charles
  41' Nicolè
  61' Sívori
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Rigato
Note: Match rescheduled from 7 December 1958.
21 December 1958 12 Juventus 1 – 0 Sampdoria Torino
14:30 CET Sívori   16' Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Moriconi
28 December 1958 13 Alessandria 2 – 2 Juventus Alessandria
14:30 CET Lorenzi   8',   10'   58' Nicolè
  89' Corradi
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Mori
4 January 1959 14 Juventus 2 – 2 Bologna Torino
14:30 CET Sívori   11'
Charles   87' (pen)
  71' Maschio
  90' Bodi
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Adami
11 January 1959 15 Triestina 0 – 3 Juventus Trieste
14:30 CET   11',   58',   75' Nicolè Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Jonni
18 January 1959 16 Juventus 6 – 1 SS Lazio Torino
14:30 CET Sívori   9',   85'
Nicolè   30',   80'
Stivanello   34'
Colombo   60'
  16' Bizzarri Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Lo Bello (Siracusa)
25 January 1959 17 Genoa 0 – 1 Juventus Genova
15:00 CET   28' Sívori Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Orlandini
1 February 1959 18 Juventus 1 – 1 SPAL Torino
14:30 CET Charles   63'   26' Morbello Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Moriconi
8 February 1959 19 Udinese 0 – 4 Juventus Udine
14:30 CET   67',   69' Charles
  80' Boniperti
  82' Nicolè
Stadium: Stadio Moretti
Referee: Jonni
15 February 1959 20 Juventus 2 – 1 Padova Torino
15:00 CET Charles   18',   71'   9' (o.g.) Castano Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Annoscia
22 February 1959 21 SSC Napoli 0 – 0 Juventus Napoli
15:00 CET Stadium: Stadio della Liberazione
Referee: Lo Bello
8 March 1959 22 Juventus 2 – 0 AS Roma Torino
15:00 CET Charles   63'
Nicolè   67'
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Jonni
15 March 1959 23 Torino 3 – 2 Juventus Torino
15:00 CET Virgili   9',   30',   32'   27' Charles
  69' Nicolè
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Orlandini
22 March 1959 24 Juventus 3 – 2 Fiorentina Torino
15:00 CET Sívori   38',   63',   86'   28' (pen) Lojacono
  74' Gratton
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Marchese
29 March 1959 25 AC Milan 1 – 1 Juventus Milano
15:30 CET Altafini   47'   73' Boniperti Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 75 000
Referee: Jonni
5 April 1959 26 Juventus 2 – 2 AS Bari Torino
15:30 CET Sívori   21'
Stacchino   59'
  35' Conti
  47' Erba
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Orlandini
12 April 1959 27 Lanerossi Vicenza 1 – 0 Juventus Vicenza
15:30 CET Conti   55' Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: De Robbio
19 April 1959 28 Juventus 3 – 2 Inter Torino
15:30 CET Emoli   61'
Ferrario   79'
Boniperti   88'
  11' Firmani
  75' Corso
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Lo Bello
26 April 1959 29 Sampdoria 3 – 2 Juventus Genova
15:30 CET Milani   9'
Mora   49',   83'
  71' Leoncini
  88' Charles
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Marchese
17 May 1959 30 Juventus 2 – 2 Alessandria Torino
16:00 CET Colombo   23'
Charles   60'
  8' Filini
  65' Pistorello
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Righi (Milano)
24 May 1959 31 Bologna 4 – 1 Juventus Bologna
16:00 CET Pascutti   10',   85'
Bonafin   52',   55'
  40' Stacchini Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Cariani
28 May 1959 32 Juventus 4 – 0 Triestina Torino
16:30 CET Sívori   13'
Charles   24'
Stivanello   65'
Stacchini   83'
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Grignani
2 June 1959[2] 33 SS Lazio 1 – 0 Juventus Roma
16:30 CET Corradi   37' (o.g.) Stadium: Olimpico
Referee:   Groppi
6 June 1959[3] 34 Juventus 4 – 3 Genoa Torino
21:30 CET Charles   5',   59',   64'
Stivanello   24'
  12' Maccacaro
  42' Pantaleoni
  83' Abbadie
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: De Marchi

Coppa Italia edit

Eightfinals edit

22 April 1959 Juventus 6 – 2 (a.e.t.) Alessandria Torino
21:15 CET Charles   43',   97',   116'
Sívori   52',   92',   108'
  67' Filini
  68' Vonlanthen
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Gay (Asti)

Quarterfinals edit

10 June 1959 Juventus 3 – 1 Fiorentina Torino
21:30 CET Stivanello   39' (pen)
Charles   59'
Nicolè   89'
  65' Petris Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 8 000
Referee: Gambarotta

Semifinals edit

6 September 1959 Juventus 3 – 1 Genoa Torino
21:30 CET Cervato   35' (pen)
Sívori   60'
Nicolè   74'
  50' Barison Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Marchese

Final edit

13 September 1959 Inter 1 – 4 Juventus Milano
16:30 Bicicli   36'   7' Charles
  27',   79' (pen) Cervato
  65' Sívori
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 80 000
Referee: Jonni

European Cup edit

Preliminary round edit

24 September 1958 1 Juventus  3 – 1   Wiener SK Torino
21:30 CET Sívori   2',   56',   62'   8' Horak Stadium: Comunale
Referee:   Gulde
1 October 1958 2 Wiener SK  7 – 0   Juventus Wien
19:00 CET Skerlan   24'
Hamerl   34',   38',   64',   80'
Hof   82' (pen),   85'
Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 35 000
Referee:   Wyssling

Statistics edit

Players statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total 1958-59 Serie A
Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ITA Carlo Mattrel 20 -36 20 -36
DF   ITA Giuseppe Corradi 32 2 32 2
DF   ITA Bruno Garzena 27 0 27 0
MF   ITA Flavio Emoli 26 1 26 1
MF   ITA Umberto Colombo 28 2 28 2
MF   ITA Gino Stacchini 25 4 25 4
FW   ITA Giampiero Boniperti 26 8 26 8
FW   ITA Giorgio Stivanello 23 3 23 3
FW   ITA Bruno Nicolè 21 13 21 13
FW   ARG Omar Sívori 24 15 24 15
FW   WAL John Charles 29 19 29 19
GK   ITA Giuseppe Vavassori 14 -15 14 -15
DF   ITA Rino Ferrario 20 2 20 2
FW   ITA Ermes Muccinelli 15 0 15 0
DF   ITA Ernesto Castano 14 0 14 0
MF   ITA Luigi Fuin 8 0 8 0
DF   ITA Benito Boldi 6 0 6 0
MF   ITA Giorgio Turchi 4 0 4 0
MF   ITA Antonio Montico 3 0 3 0
MF   SWE Karl-Erik Palmér 3 0 3 0
MF   ITA Gianfranco Leoncini 3 0 3 0
FW   ITA Francesco Stacchino 2 0 2 0
MF   ITA Piero Aggradi 1 0 1 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Ballon d'or 1958". rsssf.com. 20 April 2001. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ "tabellini" (in Italian). rsssf.com. 20 April 1999. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ Corriere dello Sport (17 November 1958). "Chaos at Torino" (in Italian). emeroteca.coni.it. p. 3.
  4. ^ Renato Tavella. Dizionario della grande Juventus (in Italian). Newton & Compton editori. p. 35.
  5. ^ Corriere dello Sport (20 November 1958). "Brocic Out" (in Italian). emeroteca.coni.it. p. 5.