Founded as '' Foot-Ball Club Torino '' in 1906 , Torino are among the most successful clubs in Italy with seven league titles , including five consecutive league titles during the 1940s . The '' Grande Torino '' , as the team was known , was widely recognised as one of the strongest footballing sides of the period , until the entire team was killed in the 1949 Superga air disaster . They have also won the Coppa Italia five times , the last of which was in the 1992 – 93 season . Internationally , Torino won the Mitropa Cup in 1991 and were finalists in the UEFA Cup in 1991 – 92
Superga air disaster
Superga air disaster
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