Società Sportiva Juve Stabia is a professional football club based in Castellammare di Stabia, Campania, Italy. The team plays in Serie B, the second tier of Italian football, following promotion from Serie C in the 2023–24 season.
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History
From Stabia SC (1907–1930) to FC Stabiese (1930–1933)
Football in Castellammare di Stabia originated in 1907 with the foundation of Stabia Sporting Club by the brothers Romano and Pauzano Weiss. The club joined the Campania regional branch of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) in 1914 and began competing officially in Terza Categoria championships. Following World War I, the club was re-established in 1919 under the leadership of lawyer Vincenzo Bonifacio. In 1920, a merger with Sport Club War, another local club founded the previous year, secured promotion to the 1919–20 Promozione championship.
Stabia later joined the Confederazione Calcistica Italiana (CCI) and competed in the 1921–22 Prima Divisione, the highest level of Italian football at the time. Financial difficulties led to relegation to the Seconda Divisione in 1924, although the club immediately returned to the top tier the following season. After another relegation in 1925–26, it remained in the second division until 1929. Facing severe financial problems, the club voluntarily dropped down a division in 1930 and changed its name to Football Club Stabiese. The club eventually went bankrupt in 1933.
The AC Stabia era (1933–1953)
Re-founded as Associazione Calcio Stabia, the club was required to restart as a newly affiliated side and therefore began again from the Terza Divisione. In 1945, it won the Campania championship after a closely contested title race with Salernitana. During this period, the team featured renowned forward Romeo Menti, after whom the city's stadium is named.
On 17 June 1951, Stabia achieved promotion to Serie B by defeating Foggia 2–0 in a promotion play-off held in Florence, with both goals scored by Cereseto. The club finished bottom of the table in the 1951–52 Serie B season and was relegated after a campaign that included matches against prominent clubs such as Genoa and Roma, the latter winning the championship. Following another relegation at the end of the 1952–53 Serie C season, the club collapsed due to financial difficulties and did not register for the 1953–54 IV Serie championship.
From SS Juventus Stabia (1953–1996) to AC Juve Stabia (1996–2001)
After the bankruptcy of Stabia, a smaller local club, Società Sportiva Juventus Stabia, founded in 1935 by Salvatore Russo and affiliated with the federation in 1945, became the city's leading football team. To mark this transition, the club changed its colours from black and white stripes to yellow and blue stripes. Yellow and blue had also been the colours of the previous Stabia club and correspond to those of the city's coat of arms.
In 1953, Juventus Stabia competed in the Promozione Campania, then the fifth tier of Italian football. The club earned promotion to Serie C in 1971 but was relegated two years later, returning to Serie D. Between then and 1993, it alternated between Serie D and Serie C2 before securing promotion to the third tier, by then renamed Serie C1.
In 1994, Juve Stabia came close to reaching Serie B but lost the promotion play-off final to Salernitana in a regional derby.
The club changed its legal name to Associazione Calcio Juve Stabia in 1996. In 1999, it narrowly missed promotion to Serie B once again after losing to Savoia. Relegation followed the next season, and the club ultimately went bankrupt in 2001.
From Comprensorio Stabia (2002–2003) to S.S. Juve Stabia (2003–present)
Following the collapse of AC Juve Stabia in 2001, Castellammare di Stabia experienced a season without a major representative football club, although Libertas Stabia continued to compete in the lower divisions.
In 2002, a new sporting title was registered in the Terza Categoria and merged with that of Comprensorio Nola, creating Comprensorio Stabia. This arrangement allowed the newly formed club to enter Serie D. In 2003–04, the club adopted the name Società Sportiva Juve Stabia, won promotion to Serie C2, and also lifted the Coppa Italia Serie D. Between 2004 and 2011, the club alternated between the third and fourth tiers of Italian football. During this period, it also participated in a three-team playoff for the Supercoppa di Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, but failed to win the trophy. In 2011, Juve Stabia secured promotion to Serie B by defeating Atletico Roma in the promotion play-off final.
Managed by Piero Braglia and aided by Marco Sau's 21 league goals in the 2011–12 season, Juve Stabia achieved what was then the best result in its history, finishing ninth in Serie B. The club remained in the second tier for three consecutive seasons before being relegated in 2014 following a 3–0 defeat to Trapani.
In the 2014–15 season, Juve Stabia finished fourth with 70 points and qualified for the promotion play-offs but were eliminated in the first round after losing 5–4 on penalties to Bassano. The following season, the team finished tenth with 42 points, avoiding the relegation play-outs. In 2016–17, the club again finished fourth in Lega Pro, later being eliminated from the play-offs by Reggiana. The same occurred in 2017–18, the first season of the restructured Serie C. After defeating Virtus Francavilla in the second round of the play-offs, Juve Stabia was eliminated in the round of 16 by Reggiana on away-seeding rules following draws of 0–0 at home and 1–1 away.
The 2018–19 Serie C season proved highly successful. A 2–1 home victory against Vibonese secured promotion to Serie B with two matches remaining, after the club had led the table from the opening rounds of the championship.
Players
Current squad
As of 27 August 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
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Honours
Campionato Italia Liberata
Winners: 1945
Serie C
Champions: 1950–51, 2018-2019
Lega Pro Prima Divisione
Promoted: 2010–11 (After Play-Offs)
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione
Champions: 1992–93 (Serie C2), 2009–10
Serie D
Promoted: 1971–72, 1978–79, 1990–91, 2003–04
Coppa Italia Lega Pro
Winners: 2010–11
Coppa Italia Serie D
Winners: 2003–04