Torino FC

Torino FC, based at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino in Turin with a capacity of 28,177, have won 7 Serie A titles, all before 1976, and are known primarily for the Grande Torino side that died in the Superga air disaster on May 4, 1949.

Superga is not just a tragedy in Italian football; it is the tragedy. The Grande Torino side that perished when their plane hit the Basilica di Superga in dense fog on the return from a match in Lisbon were the best team in Italy at the time: five consecutive Serie A champions, the backbone of the Italian national team, and a club whose identity was inseparable from winning. Thirty-one people died, including the entire first-team squad. The crash is commemorated annually at the basilica on the hill above Turin on May 4th. Every year, the current squad makes the pilgrimage. The weight of what that team was has defined what the club is ever since.

Torino and Juventus occupy the same city, sharing the same stadium, and represent Turin’s working-class and establishment identities respectively. The Derby della Mole is not contested by clubs of equal resources, but the intensity in the stands does not acknowledge that imbalance. Torino’s ultras in the Curva Maratona treat the derby as the most important match of the season regardless of European qualification implications.

Paolo Vanoli managed the club in 2024-25 with a squad built around defensive solidity and the forward contributions of Duván Zapata, whose serious knee injury in late 2024 was a significant blow to their season.

When does Torino play? Matches at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino kick off at standard Serie A times: 15:00, 18:00, or 20:45 CET (UTC+1). Turin is in Piedmont in northwest Italy. A 20:45 CET Sunday kickoff means 19:45 GMT in London and 14:45 ET in New York. Check Turin time for live conversions. See the full Serie A schedule.