Torino Football Club history

The first derby was played in the new year, dated 13 January 1907, in which Torino defeated Juventus 2–1.

Torino did not participate in the 1908 Italian Football Championship as a rule was passed which limited the use of foreign players.

In 1915, Torino were denied their first real championship attempt by the outbreak of World War I. With one match left to play, Torino (in second), were two points behind leaders Genoa.

In the 1920, many Italian football clubs was enforced by South Americans of Italian ancestry who had travelled over the ocean to their old country.

In attack, Torino boasted the Trio delle meraviglie (Trio of Wonders), composed of Julio Libonatti, Adolfo Baloncieri and Gino Rossetti, and won their first scudetto on 10 July 1927 after a 5–0 win against Bologna.

The "Trio of Wonders" scored 89 goals between them, with the title won on 22 July 1928, a 2–2 draw against Milan.

After the resignation of Cinzano, the club began a slow decline in the early 1930s and often finished mid-table. It was not until the 1935–36 season that it began its revival, with a third-place finish in the league and first victory of the Coppa Italia.

The Torino FC badge, created in 1936, featured a traditional heraldic composition in dark red and white, with additional elements in gold, black and light blue.

Renamed "Associazione Calcio Torino" due to the Italian fascist regime, Torino finished in second place in the 1938–39 season, under the technical director Ernest Erbstein.

In 1939–40, Torino finished in fifth place, and saw the arrival of club president Ferruccio Novo.

Fernando Novo's appointment as president in 1940 signaled the beginning of the most successful era in Torino's history.

Their success came to an abrupt end on 4 May 1949 when the Fiat G.212 airliner carrying the whole team crashed against the retaining wall of the Basilica of Superga in Turin.

A slow decline led to the club's first relegation to Serie B, which took place under the name "Talmone Torino" in 1958–59.

The redesign of 1959 kept the idea and composition of the previous badge, but redrawn all elements and switched the shape of the logo from crest to a vertical oval.

The tragedy was a catalyst for the club's slow demise, and for the first time in its history, Torino would find itself in the second division in 1960.

The arrival of Luigi Meroni in 1964 would give additional breath of new life for the club, which managed to place 3rd in Serie A the very same year.

The reconstruction of a winning team, initiated by the club president Pianelli, continued with the victory of another Coppa Italia in the 1970–71 season.

In the 1971–72 season, Torino managed a third-place finish, placed just one point behind Juventus.

Across the following three seasons, Torino placed sixth, fifth, and sixth again ahead of what would be their seventh Serie A title in the 1975–76 season.

In 1977 the Torino logo was redesigned again, with the bull and the crown redrawn using more blue shades and less golden ones.

In 1978, Torino finished second again (tied with a Vicenza side led by Paolo Rossi), still behind Juventus but with a larger gulf in points.

In later years, whilst still remaining one of Serie A's top teams, the team began a slow decline and was not able to replicate past results, with the exception of the second place in 1984–85, where the team finished behind a Verona side led by Osvaldo Bagnoli.

At the end of the 1988–89 season Torino were relegated to Serie B for the second time in their history.

The club was promoted back to Serie A in the 1989–90 season, and after having made important signings, qualified for the UEFA Cup under Emiliano Mondonico.

The following season, Torino knocked Real Madrid out of the 1991–92 UEFA Cup in the semifinals, but lost the final on the away goals rule to Dutch side Ajax, after a 2–2 draw in Turin and 0–0 in Amsterdam.

In the 1992–93 season, Torino won their fifth Coppa Italia after defeating Roma, however the club subsequently went through a period of severe economic difficulties.

In later decades, Torino has for the most time existed in the shadow of the other club in town, Juventus, and they would have to wait another 17 years for their next and final trophy, the 1993 Coppa Italia.

The club was immediately promoted back in the 2000–01 season, and the following year finished in 11th place, and qualified for the Intertoto Cup.

Under Renato Zaccarelli, Torino achieved promotion in the 2004–05 season.

However, due to heavy debts accumulated under the president Francesco Cimminelli, Torino were denied entry into Serie A and the club's bankruptcy was announced on 9 August 2005.

After three seasons, the club once again were relegated to Serie B. During the 2009–10 season, Cairo named Gianluca Petrachi as the new sporting director at Torino, but the club failed to gain promotion that season and the one following.

On 6 June 2011, the club officially announced Gian Piero Ventura as the new manager ahead of the 2011–12 Serie B season, with Ventura signing a one-year contract.

After a long campaign, Torino secured promotion to Serie A on 20 May 2012, after defeating Modena 2–0 in the penultimate round of the season.

The 2014–15 season saw Torino reach the round of 16 of the Europa League, where they were eliminated by Zenit Saint Petersburg.