Juventus Next Gen

Juventus Next Gen (Italian pronunciation: [juˈvɛntus ˌnɛkst ˈdʒɛn]), also known as Juve Next Gen or Juve NG, is a professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, which acts as the reserve team of Serie A club Juventus. They compete in Serie C Group B, and play their home games at the Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta in Alessandria. Following the reintroduction of reserve teams in Italy, Juventus U23 was formed in 2018 and was registered to Serie C, the third level of the Italian league system. The club changed its name to Juventus Next Gen in 2022. They remained the sole Italian reserve team until August 2023 when Atalanta founded Atalanta Under-23 and further clubs followed. Juventus Next Gen have reached two Coppa Italia Serie C finals: one won in 2019–20 and one lost in 2022–23. Due to the nature of the club as a reserve team, Juventus Next Gen needs to comply to certain regulations, such as being ineligible for promotion to Serie A and not competing in the Coppa Italia, the major national cup. The club—and in general FIGC's reserve-team project (not limited to Italy)—faced criticism, especially from fans of other Serie C teams due to their perceived lack of history and the disruption of the league's competitive balance.