Торино / Torino F.C.

Full name Torino Football Club SpA

Nickname(s) Granata, Toro (Bull)
Founded 1906
Ground Stadio Olimpico di Torino/ Stadio delle Alpi, Turin, Italy
Capacity 27,168
Chairman Urbano Cairo
Head Coach Alberto Zaccheroni
League Serie A
2005-06 Serie B, 3rd

Torino Football Club is one of the most popular Italian football clubs, based in Turin. Torino are nicknamed 'I Granata' (the Maroons) from the color of the team shirts, or 'Il Toro' (the Bull), an abbreviation of the team name which refers to both the Toro Rampante (Prancing Bull), the emblem of the city of Turin and a distinctive feature of the team's iconography since its inception, and to the city name of Turin in Italian language. The club was known as A.C. Torino until 1970, and as Torino Calcio from 1970 to 2005.