DICK AND IL TORRO

Football first arrived in the city of Turin at the end of the 19th century, introduced by the industrial Swiss and English. By 1887, Football & Cricket Club – the oldest Italian football club – had already been founded in the capital of Piedmont, followed in 1889 by Nobili Torino. In 1891 the two clubs merged to form Internationale Torino after which Football Club Torinese was founded in 1894. 

In 1900, Football Club Torinese absorbed Internazionale Torino, and on 3 December 1906 at the Voigt Brewery (now Bar Norman) on Via Pietro Micca, an alliance was formed with a group of Juventus dissidents, led by the Swiss financier Alfred Dick. 

Through the merger of Football Club Torinese and the aforementioned group, "Foot-Ball Club Torino" was formed. The first official match was played on 16 December 1906 in the city of Vercelli, against Pro Vercelli (see below) won 3–1 by Torino. 

The origins of football in Vercelli go back to 1892 when it was founded as Società Ginnastica Pro Vercelli (Pro Vercelli Gymnastics Society), and 1903 with its Football Division. The first official match for the football division of S.G. Pro Vercelli took place on 3 August 1903 against the Forza e Costanza. Badge on your left.

The Rise And Fall of Torino: On 3 December 1906, a group (see photo below) that included some former Juventus players and future Italy manager Vittorio Pozzo, founded AC Torino, alternatively one of Italy's most successful and most tragic clubs. The founders met at the Voigt Brewery in Turin and included a number of former Juventus players, including Alfredo Dick, who were upset by their former club's discussions about moving out of Turin. The group also included Swiss businessman Hans Schoenbrod, who served as the club's first chairman, and 20-year old former Grasshopper Zürich player Vittorio Pozzo, who went on to manage the club before later taking charge of Italy for three separate spells, including their victorious 1934 and 1938 World Cup campaigns. The first Derby was played in the new year, dated 13 January 1907, in which Torino defeated Juventus 2–1.

Torino won their first league title in 1928, but became Italy's dominant team in the 1940s with a team known as Il Grande Torino. They won five scudettos in the decade, including four straight from 1946 to 1949. Their run of incredible success ended in tragedy, however, as a plane crash in May 1949 killed 18 players and several club officials, journalists, and the crew. The crash sent Torino into a decline and they have spent the majority of the intervening years moving between Serie A and Serie B, though they did win another league title in 1976. In 2005, the Italian football association expelled Torino from the league for financial reasons, but they returned later that year as Torino FC. 

Founded	3 December 1906; 116 years ago, as Foot-Ball Club Torino 1 September 2005; 18 years ago, as Torino Football Club

Ground	Stadio Olimpico Grande Playing in Serie A (10th 2022-3

Nickname(s)	Il Toro (The Bull) I Granata (The Maroons) Il Vecchio Cuore Granata (The Old Maroon Heart)