2025 Esporte Clube Juventude season
| 2025 season | ||||
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| Manager | Fábio Matias (until 11 May) Claudio Tencati (13 May–29 July) Thiago Carpini (from 4 August) | |||
| Stadium | Estádio Alfredo Jaconi | |||
| Série A | 19th | |||
| Campeonato Gaúcho | Semi-finals | |||
| Copa do Brasil | First Round | |||
| Average home league attendance | 8,060[1] | |||
| Biggest defeat | Flamengo 6–0 Juventude | |||
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The 2025 season will be Esporte Clube Juventude's 113th overall and 2nd consecutive in Brazil's top division. The club will also compete in the Campeonato Gaúcho and Copa do Brasil.
Squad
- As of 31 March 2025[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Youth players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| GK | Marcão | Amazonas | Free | 1 January 2025 | |
| FW | Vitor Pernambuco | Al Dhafra | Free | 6 January 2025 | |
| GK | Gustavo | Criciúma | Undisclosed | 13 January 2025 | [3] |
| FW | Petterson | Flamengo | Loan | 13 January 2025 | [4] |
| MF | Emerson Batalla | Talleres | Loan | 13 January 2025 | [5] |
| DF | Yan Souto | CRB | Loan return | 8 April 2025 | |
| DF | Marcelo Hermes | Criciúma | Loan | 23 June 2025 | [6] |
| FW | Rafael Bilú | Guarani | Free | 26 June 2025 | [7] |
| MF | Hudson | Portuguesa | Loan | 3 July 2025 | [8] |
| MF | Lucas Fernandes | Portimonense | Free | 9 July 2025 | [9] |
| FW | Gabriel Veron | Porto | Loan | 16 July 2025 | [10] |
| GK | Gastón Guruceaga | Deportivo Cali | Undisclosed | 25 July 2025 | [11] |
| DF | Igor Formiga | Novorizontino | Undisclosed | 13 August 2025 | [12] |
| GK | Jandrei | São Paulo | Loan | 13 August 2025 | [13] |
| DF | Luan Freitas | Fluminense | Loan | 22 August 2025 | [14] |
Transfers Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Yan Souto | CRB | Loan | 1 January 2025 | |
| DF | Yan Souto | Criciúma | Loan | 11 April 2025 | |
| MF | Jean Carlos | Criciúma | R$500,000 | 9 June 2025 | [15] |
| MF | Kelvi | Guarani | Undisclosed | 10 June 2025 | |
| MF | Davi Goes | Palmeiras U20 | Loan | 12 June 2025 | |
| FW | Vitor Pernambuco | Operário Ferroviário | Undisclosed | 8 July 2025 | |
| GK | Marcão | Gol Gohar Sirjan | Contract terminated | 7 August 2025 | [16] |
| GK | Gustavo | América Mineiro | Loan | 22 August 2025 | [17] |
Exhibition matches
| 15 January 2025 | Boca Juniors | 2–0 | Juventude | San Nicolás de los Arroyos |
| 20:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estadio Único de San Nicolás |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 29 March 2025[18] | 21 December 2025 | Matchday 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 18.18 | |
| Campeonato Gaúcho | 22 January 2025 | 1 March 2025 | First Stage | Semi-finals | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 70.00 |
| 2025 Copa do Brasil | 25 February 2025 | 25 February 2025 | First Round | First Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 40.91 | ||||
Last updated: 1 June 2025
Source: Competitions
Série A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Internacional | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 44 | |
| 17 | Ceará (R) | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 43 | Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
| 18 | Fortaleza (R) | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 43 | |
| 19 | Juventude (R) | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 35 | 69 | −34 | 35 | |
| 20 | Sport (R) | 38 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 75 | −47 | 17 |
Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.[19]
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.[19]
(R) Relegated
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 |
Last updated: 20 April 2025.
Source:
Matches
| 29 March 2025 1 | Juventude | 2–0 | Vitória | Caxias do Sul |
| 18:30 (UTC-3) | Taliari 8', 52' | Report | Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi Attendance: 6,547 Referee: Paulo Cesar Zanovelli |
| 5 April 2025 2 | Botafogo | 2–0 | Juventude | Rio de Janeiro |
| 21:00 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima |
| 12 April 2025 3 | Juventude | 2–1 | Ceará | Caxias do Sul |
| 17:00 UTC−3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi |
| 16 April 2025 4 | Flamengo | 6–0 | Juventude | Rio de Janeiro |
| 21:30 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 31,445 Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan |
| 20 April 2025 5 | Juventude | 2–2 | Mirassol | Caxias do Sul |
| 11:00 (UTC-3) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi |
| 26 April 2025 6 | Internacional | 3–1 | Juventude | Porto Alegre |
| 16:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Beira-Rio Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza |
| 5 May 2025 7 | Juventude | 0–1 | Atlético Mineiro | Caxias do Sul |
| 20:00 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi Attendance: 7,486 Referee: Bruno Pereira Vasconcelos |
| 10 May 2025 8 | Fortaleza | 5–0 | Juventude | Fortaleza |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) |
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Report | Stadium: Castelão |
| 18 May 2025 9 | Juventude | 1–1 | Fluminense | Caxias do Sul |
| 16:00 UTC−3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi |
| 26 May 2025 10 | Red Bull Bragantino | 1–0 | Juventude | Bragança Paulista |
| 20:00 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques |
| 1 June 2025 11 | Juventude | 0–2 | Grêmio | Caxias do Sul |
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi Attendance: 9,098 Referee: Raphael Claus |
| 14 July 2025 12 | Juventude | 2–0 | Sport | Caxias do Sul |
| 20:00 UTC−3 |
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Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi Attendance: 6,134 Referee: Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes |
| 20 July 2025 15 | Cruzeiro | 4–0 | Juventude | Belo Horizonte |
| 16:00 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 52,850 Referee: Lucas Casagrande |
| 24 July 2025 16 | Juventude | 0–1 | São Paulo | Caxias do Sul |
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi Attendance: 6,095 Referee: Sávio Pereira Sampaio |
| 27 July 2025 17 | Bahia | 3–0 | Juventude | Salvador |
| 18:30 (UTC-3) |
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Report | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
| 4 August 2025 18 | Santos | 3–1 | Juventude | São Paulo |
| 20:00 UTC-03:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 37,485 Referee: Paulo César Zanovelli da Silva |
| 11 August 2025 19 | Juventude | 2–1 | Corinthians | Caxias do Sul |
| 20:00 UTC−3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi Attendance: 8,679 Referee: Lucas Casagrande |
| 16 August 2025 20 | Vitória | 2–2 | Juventude | Salvador |
| 18:30 UTC−3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Barradão |
| 20 August 2025 14 | Juventude | 2–0 | Vasco da Gama | Caxias do Sul |
| 19:00 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi |
| 24 August 2025 21 | Juventude | 1–3 | Botafogo | Caxias do Sul |
| 18:30 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi Referee: Flavio Rodrigues de Souza |
Campeonato Gaúcho
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventude | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 19 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | São Luiz | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 9 | |
| 3 | Monsoon | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 7 | |
| 4 | Brasil de Pelotas | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 7 | Relegation stage |
Source: FGF
Results by round
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 22 January 2025 1 | Juventude | 2–0 | Ypiranga | Caxias do Sul |
| 17:30 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi |
| 25 January 2025 2 | Internacional | 2–0 | Juventude |
| 28 January 2025 3 | Juventude | 1–0 | Guarany | Caxias do Sul |
| Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi |
| 1 February 2025 4 | Caxias | 0–2 | Juventude |
| 5 February 2025 5 | Juventude | 2–0 | Grêmio | Caxias do Sul |
| Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi |
| 9 February 2025 6 | Juventude | 3–1 | São José | Caxias do Sul |
| Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi |
| 12 February 2025 7 | Avenida | 1–1 | Juventude |
| 15 February 2025 8 | Pelotas | 2–3 | Juventude |
Semi-finals
| 22 February 2025 First Leg | Grêmio | 2–1 | Juventude | Porto Alegre |
| 21:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Attendance: 26,072 Referee: Jonathan Benkenstein Pinheiro |
| 1 March 2025 Second Leg | Juventude | 2–1 (2–3 p) | Grêmio | Caxias do Sul |
| 16:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Alfredo Jaconi Attendance: 12,821 Referee: Anderson Daronco |
| Penalties | ||||
Copa do Brasil
| 25 February 2025 First Round | Maringá | 1–0 | Juventude | Maringá |
| 19:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Willie Davids Attendance: 7,868 Referee: Gustavo Ervino Bauermann (Santa Catarina) |
References
- ^ https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co112/brazil-serie-a/attendance/
- ^ "Plantel profissional" [First-team squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Juventude. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Juventude confirma contratação do goleiro Gustavo".
- ^ "Atacante Petterson é do Ju". Juventude.
- ^ "Atacante colombiano Emerson Batalla é o novo reforço do Juventude" [Colombian forward Emerson Batalla is the new addition of Juventude] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Juventude. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Criciúma anuncia empréstimo de Marcelo Hermes ao Juventude". 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Guarani confirma saída de atacante para clube da Série A".
- ^ "Juventude confirma contratação do volante Hudson".
- ^ "Lucas Fernandes é confirmado no Juventude".
- ^ "Reforço na área! Gabriel Veron é do Verdão".
- ^ "Juventude confirma a contratação do goleiro Gastón Guruceaga".
- ^ "Juventude amplia a lista de reforços defensivos com Igor Formiga". ogol (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
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- ^ [2]
- ^ "Jean Carlos rescinde com Juventude e acerta com o Criciúma". 9 June 2025.
- ^ [3]
- ^ [4]
- ^ "Calendário do futebol brasileiro em 2025: veja as datas". ge. November 12, 2024.
- ^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série A 2025" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. 12 February 2025.