A.C. Milan

A.C. Milan

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Milan

AC Milan badge

Full name Associazione Calcio Milan S.p.A.[1]

Nickname(s) i Rossoneri (The Red and Blacks)

il Diavolo (The Devil)

Casciavit (Lombard for: Screwdrivers)

Founded 16 December 1899; 115 years ago[2]

Ground San Siro, Milan

Capacity 80,018

Owner Silvio Berlusconi

Honorary President Silvio Berlusconi[3]

Head coach Filippo Inzaghi

League Serie A

2013–14 Serie A, 8th

Website Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Current season

Associazione Calcio Milan (Italian pronunciation: [assotʃatˈtsjoːne ˈkaltʃo ˈmiːlan] ( listen)), commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others.[2][4] The club has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 1980–81 and 1982–83 seasons, in the top flight of Italian football, known as Serie A since 1929–30.[2]

With 18 officially recognised UEFA and FIFA titles, they are the second most successful club in the world in terms of number of international titles, together with Boca Juniors and Real Madrid C.F., and behind Al Ahly SC with twenty titles.[5][6][7] Milan has won a record of three Intercontinental Cups and one of its successor, the FIFA Club World Cup.[7] Milan have also won the European Cup/Champions League on seven occasions,[7] second only to Real Madrid.[8] They have also won the UEFA Super Cup a record five times and the Cup Winners' Cup twice.[7] Milan has won every major competition in which it has competed, with the exception of the Europa League (in this competition they have lost two semi-finals in 1972 and in 2002). Domestically, with 18 league titles Milan is the joint-second most successful club in Serie A behind Juventus (30 titles), along with local rivals Inter.[9] They have also won the Coppa Italia five times, as well as a joint record six Supercoppa Italiana triumphs.[7]

Milan's home games are played at San Siro, also known as the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. The stadium, which is shared with Inter, is the largest in Italian football, with a total capacity of 80,018.[10] Inter are considered their biggest rivals, and matches between the two teams are called Derby della Madonnina, which is one of the most followed derbies in football.[11] As of 2010, Milan is the third most supported team in Italy,[12] and the seventh most supported team in Europe, ahead of any other Italian team.[13]

The owner of the club is former Italian Prime Minister and controlling shareholder of Mediaset Silvio Berlusconi, and the vice-president is Adriano Galliani. The club is one of the wealthiest and most valuable in Italian and world football.[14] It was a founding member of the now-defunct G-14 group of Europe's leading football clubs as well as its replacement, the European Club Association.[15]

Contents [hide]

1 History

2 Colours and badge

3 Stadium

3.1 Giuseppe Meazza Stadium

3.2 AC Milan Emirates Stadium

4 Supporters and rivalries

5 Players

5.1 First team squad

5.2 Out on loan

5.3 Co-ownerships

5.4 Youth team squad

5.5 Notable players

5.6 Retired numbers

6 Current coaching staff

7 Presidents and managers

7.1 Presidential history

7.2 Managerial history

8 Honours

8.1 Domestic

8.1.1 League

8.1.2 Cups

8.2 European

8.3 Worldwide

9 Club statistics and records

10 A.C. Milan as a company

11 Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

11.1 Superleague Formula

12 See also

12.1 Club related topics

12.2 Historical information

12.3 Lists

12.4 Records and recognitions

12.5 Economic rankings

13 References

14 External links

History

Main article: History of A.C. Milan

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A black-and-white picture of Herbert Kilpin, the first captain of A.C. Milan

Herbert Kilpin, the first captain of A.C. Milan

A.C. Milan was founded as Milan Cricket and Foot-Ball Club on 16 December 1899 by English expatriates Alfred Edwards and Herbert Kilpin,[4] who came from the English city of Nottingham. In honour of its English origins, the club has retained the English spelling of the city's name, as opposed to the Italian spelling Milano which it was forced to bear under the fascist regime. Milan won its first Italian championship in 1901 and a further two in succession in 1906 and 1907.[2]

In 1908, Milan experienced a split caused by internal disagreements over the signing of foreign players, which led to the forming of another Milan-based team, F.C. Internazionale Milano.[16] Following these events, Milan did not manage to win a single domestic title until 1950–51.[7] The 1950s saw the club return to the top of Italian football, headed by the famous Gre-No-Li Swedish trio Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm. This was one of the club's most successful periods domestically, with the Scudetto going to Milan in 1951, 1955, 1957, 1959 and 1962.[7] In 1963, Milan won its first continental title by beating S.L. Benfica in the final of the European Cup.[17] This success was repeated in 1969, with a 4–1 win over AFC Ajax in the final, which was followed by the Intercontinental Cup title the same year.[7] During this period Milan also won its first Coppa Italia, with victory

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