AC Milan

Associazione Calcio Milan

Founded In: 1899

Nick Name: I Rossoneri

Ground: San Siro(Capacity- 75,923)

Opening: 19 September 1926

Owner: Elliott Management Corporation

Alfred Edwards and Herbert Kilpin, English expatriates, founded A.C. Milan as Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club in 1899. The club is one of the most prosperous in Italian and international football. It was a founding member of the G-14 alliance of Europe’s top football clubs, which has since disbanded.

The club is said to have been formed on December 16, 1899. The club has kept the English spelling of the city’s name, rather than the Italian spelling Milano, to honour its English roots. Milan won its first Italian title in 1901 and then two more in a row in 1906 and 1907.

The Scudetto was won by Milan in 1951, 1955, 1957, 1959, and 1962 and was the club’s most prolific time domestically. Milan won the first European Cup in 1963 and repeated the feat in 1969. Milan captured their tenth league title in 1979, but the following year, after Gianni Rivera’s retirement, the team began to decline.

The team suffered after that and was relegated to Serie B in 1981. Between 1992 and 1994, Fabio Capello was the manager of a team that won three consecutive Serie A titles, including a 58-match unbeaten run in the league. However, after 2005’s champions league win, the club has declined relatively and, in the last decade, failed to capture a larger number of major titles.

As one of the best clubs in the Italian league, AC Milan has had an influx of great players over the years, with many of them retiring as club legends.

Paolo Maldini is a club legend and considered one of the best defenders of all time. A.C. Milan’s Franco Baresi has been named the player of the century. He is regarded as one of the greatest defenders in history. Marco Van Basten, a Dutch international, is regarded as one of the greatest strikers in the game’s history, having spent eight years with AC Milan.

Paolo Maldini has the highest number of appearances for the club(902). 

Gunnar Nordahl is the top goalscorer with 221 goals.

The Derby Della Madonnina, also known as the Derby di Milano, is a football match between Internazionale and A.C. Milan, two prominent Milanese clubs. Both clubs are associated with the city of Milan. In the final of the Chiasso Cup in 1908, the two Milanese rivals played the first derby match. Despite the fact that AC Milan has won more trophies, Inter has a better record in derbies, with 84 victories to AC Milan’s 77.

Trophies and Honours

The current team consists of 30 men squad with Stefano Pioli as team Manager.

GoalKeepers:

Defence:

Midfield:

Forwards:

Nereo Rocco was Milan’s most prolific manager, winning two Serie A titles, three Coppa Italia, two European Cups, two Cup Winners’ Cups, and one Intercontinental Cup during his time in charge. Carlo Ancelotti, who led Milan for seven years and 236 days from November 6, 2001, to June 30, 2009, is the club’s longest-serving manager over a single period.

Stefano Pioli is the current manager since 2019.