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Associazione Calcio Milan (Italian pronunciation"assotSat'tsjo'tsjo'mi) often referred to by the name AC Milan or simply Milan is a professional soccer club located in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899. The club has played for its entire existence apart from the seasons of 1982-83 and 1980-81 in the top division in Italian soccer that is also known as the Serie A since 1929-30.

AC Milan's record of 18 FIFA as well as UEFA awards is the fourth-highest from any team (joint with Boca Juniors) and is the top among every Italian club. Milan has been awarded a joint record of three Intercontinental Cups and one FIFA Club World Cup and seven Champions League and European Cup championships (Italian record) as well as it has won the UEFA Super Cup a joint record five times and also the Cup Winners' Cup two times. With 19 league titles, Milan is tied as the second most successful club in Serie A with local rivals Inter Milan (also with 19 league titles), behind Juventus (36 League titles). They also had the honour of winning their own Coppa Italia five times and they have also won the Supercoppa Italiana seven.

Milan's home matches play on San Siro, which is also known as Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. The stadium, located in the same area as city rivals Internazionale which is the largest in Italian football, having 75,923 spectators. The club has a long-running rivalry with Inter which they play in their annual Derby della Madonnina and it is one of the most watched derbies in football.

The club is among the most wealthy in Italian as well as world football. It was the founding member of the now defunct G-14 group of Europe's most prestigious football clubs and its successor with that of the European Club Association.

 

1. History

AC Milan was founded as Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club in 1899 by English expatriates Alfred Edwards and Herbert Kilpin. The club claims to have founded on 16 December as the date they founded their club however the evidence from history suggests that it was established a few days earlier, probably on the 13th day of December. But, due to the charter of the club being lost the exact date is subject to debate.

In honor of its English origins, the team retains its English version of Milan's city name in contrast to its Italian name, Milano Milano, which it was forced into in the fascist regime. Milan took its first Italian champion at the age of the year 1901 and then two more successively between the years 1906 1907 and 1907.

It was 1908 when Milan was divided in 1908 that was caused by internal conflicts concerning the signing of foreign players. This led to the creation of another Milan-based club, F.C. Internazionale Milano. In the aftermath of these incidents, Milan did not manage to secure one domestic title until 1950-51.[9 The 1950s saw Milan rise up to the top ranks in Italian football, led by the legendary Gre-No Li Swedish trio of Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm. It was one of Milan's most successful times domestically and internationally, including the Scudetto being awarded to Milan in 1953, 1955 1959, and 1962. It was in 1963 that Milan was awarded its very first European title when it beat Benfica at the final of the European Cup. The victory continued during 1969 when Milan won the team winning 4-1 against Ajax during final that then led to winning the Intercontinental Cup title the following year. The time was also a period when Milan also was the first to win the Coppa Italia, with victory against Padova in the final in 1967 and the European Cup winners' cup twice during the years 1967-1968, and 1972-1973.

Milan achieved the 10th league title in 1979, when Milan won a tenth league title however, following the departure from Gianni Rivera during the same season it entered an era of decline. The team in the year 1980 was implicated with an incident known as the Totonero incident and, as a result, was was relegated to the Serie B for the first time in the history of the club. The scandal revolved on a betting syndicate that paid officials and players to alter the outcomes of games. Milan was promoted into Serie A on the first try and won their 1981-82 Serie B title, but they were then relegated after the team concluded the 1981-82 season in the third position. It was in the year 1983, Milan won the Serie B title for the second time in the span of three seasons before returning back to Serie A, where they finished sixth at the end of 1982-84.

20 February 1986 was the date that the entrepreneur Silvio Berlusconi (who has control of Fininvest Mediaset and Fininvest Mediaset) purchased the team and protected it from going bankrupt after investing huge sums of money. He also appointed new manager Arrigo Sacchi as the manager of the Rossoneri and signing Dutch internationals Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten and Frank Rijkaard. The Dutch trio provided an aggressive edge to the team and also complemented the team's Italian nationals Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi, Alessandro Costacurta and Roberto Donadoni. Under the leadership of Sacchi, Milan won its first Scudetto in nine years during its year 1987-1988. The next year, the team was awarded the very first European Cup in two decades, defeating Romanian team Steaua in Bucuresti by a score of 4-0 during final. Milan retained their title with a 1-0 win over Benfica a year later and was the last team to win back-to-back European Cups until Real Madrid's victory in the 2017 season. The Milan team from 1989-1990 was dubbed the "Immortals" by the Italian media was named the most successful club side ever in an international poll of experts carried out by World Soccer magazine.

After Sacchi quit Milan in 1991 He was replaced in 1991 by former Milan player Fabio Capello. The team was able to win the club's three successive Serie A titles between 1992 between 1992 and 1994, a period that saw a 58-match winless streak through Serie A (which earned the team the title "the Invincibles"), and back-to-back UEFA Champions League final appearances in 1993 1994, 1993 and 1995. After losing 1-0 against Marseille during the 1993 Champions League final, Capello's squad reached its peak during one of Milan's most memorable games ever the famous 4-0 victory against Barcelona at 1994's 1994 Champions League final. Capello's team would go to claim in the the 1995-1996 league title before leaving to run Real Madrid in 1996. Then, in 1998-99 after two years declining, Milan lifted its 16th title in the club's century-year celebrations.

The next phase of Milan's success was from another player who was a former one, Carlo Ancelotti. After his appointment in November 2001, Ancelotti took Milan to the 2003 Champions League final, where they defeated Juventus winning on penalties this club's 6th European Cup. The team then won the Scudetto in 2003-04 before reaching the 2005 Champions League final, where they were beaten by Liverpool on penalties despite being ahead 3-1 at half-time. The following year they met once more during the 2007 Champions League final, which ended with Milan beating Liverpool 2-1 to claim the trophy for the seventh time. The team also was awarded their initial FIFA Club World Cup in December 2007. In 2009, after becoming Milan's second longest serving manager with 420 matches overseen, Ancelotti left the club to take over as manager at title="Chelsea F.C. ">Chelsea.

At the time it was also involved during that time, the club was involved in the Calciopoli controversy in which five teams were accused of rigging matches through the use of referees with favorable ratings. A police investigation ruled out the involvement by Milan managers, however, it was the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) independently decided that it had enough evidence to indict Milan vice president Adriano Galliani. The result was that Milan was initially penalized with a 15-point deduct and was barred from participating in the 2005-07 UEFA Champions League. A re-appeal saw the penalty decreased to eight points that allowed Milan to keep the Champions League participation.

After the events of Calciopoli, local rivals Internazionale had a dominant performance in Serie A, winning four Scudetti. But with the assistance of with a formidable squad featuring players like Zlatan Ibrahimovic Robinho as well as Alexandre Pato along with many of the veteran players who played for the team during the middle of their European achievements, Milan recaptured the Scudetto in the 2010-11 Serie A season, their first since 2003-04 and finishing 18th overall.

After the Scudetto, the club's performance deteriorated. The club failed to reach European tournaments for several years. Fininvest the holding company for the club, also has signed an agreement in principle in 2015 with Bee Taechaubol to purchase a 48% in the team to the tune of EUR480 millions in the year 2015. The deal came after the net deficit of EUR91.3 million during the 2014 financial year , and a subsequent financial contributions from Fininvest. However, the deal fell apart.

On the 28th of June, the year 2016, Vincenzo Montella was hired as manager.

On August 5, 2016 a new preliminary agreement was concluded with an Chinese investment management firm Sino-Europe Sports Investment Management Changxing Co. This was the day that Fininvest purchased 99.93 percent stake in Milan for around EUR520 million, which included the rehabilitation of the club's and financial obligations of EUR220 Million. On April 13, 2017, the transaction was finalised which meant that Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux became the new owner of the team. In order to conclude the agreement, American hedge fund Elliott Management Corporation provided Li with a loan amount of EUR303M (EUR180M to make the loan for Fininvest and EUR123M given directly to the club directly). On the 10th of July, the 10th of July, Li was unable to stay the loan payment schedule, failing to make a payment of EUR32 million at the time he was due to repay the EUR303 million loan debt that was owed by the American hedge fund. The result was that in July 2018, the chairman of Li Yonghong's investment vehicle Rossoneri Champion Inv. Lux. has been removed from the position of sole shareholder of Rossoneri Sport Inv. Lux., the direct parent company of the club. This makes the investment vehicle controlled by Elliott Management Corporation the sole shareholder of Rossoneri Sports Inv. Lux.

On the 27th of November, 2017 Montella was fired for poor performances and was replaced by the former teammate Gennaro Gattuso. Milan had qualified for to play in the season 2018-19 UEFA Europa League Group Stage following a 6th place finish on the table in the 2017-18 Serie A season, however, they were barred by UEFA from participating in European competition because of violations in the Financial Fair Play rules for failing to reach break-even. Milan challenged the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport and was ruled in favor of on the 20th of July, 2018.

In Gattuso's debut season as manager, Milan exceeded expectations and enjoyed a lot of time in the top four. Even though they won their final four matches, Milan missed out on the Champions League by 1 point and finished 5th with an average of 68 points. Following Milan's inability to be able to participate in this year's Champions League, Gattuso resigned as manager. On the 19th of June, 2019 Milan signed ex- Sampdoria director Marco Giampaolo on two-year contract. On the 28th of June, 2019 Milan had been excluded from participation in the 2019-20 UEFA Europa League for breaking Financial Fair Play regulations for the seasons 2014-2017 and 2015-2018.

After just four months as the manager, Giampaolo was sacked after losing four of his initial 7 games . This was caused by his poor performance and insecurity among the supporters. Stefano Pioli was appointed as his replacement. Following the return of Serie A campaign due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Milan went on a 10-match unbeaten streak and won 7 matches during the streak, including games with Juventus, Lazio and Roma. The streak resulted in Milan abstaining from employing the legendary Ralf Rangenick as the new sporting director and manager instead, and instead, Pioli was given a new contract for another two years. After a great start to the 2020-21 Serie A, which was an extension of the final season of the previous season and then a period that were inconsistent throughout the year, Milan under the leadership of Pioli in his debut season saw an overall second place finish in the league, which was the best finish of the squad since their 2012-2013 Serie A, where the team also placed second. their finish saw them get into their 2021-22 UEFA Champions League for the next season. This would be their first participation at the UEFA Champions League in seven years since their last appearance in the 2013-14 UEFA Champions League.

Milan achieved the 19th Italian championship in the final round in the 2021-22 season by achieving the club record score at 86. This was their first league championship in their title in the 2011-11 campaign. At the Serie A Awards, Rafael Leao was named the league's most important footballer, Mike Maignan as the top goalie and Pioli as the coach of the season.

At the beginning of June 2022 RedBird Capital Partners agreed to purchase A.C. Milan at $1.3 billion. Meanwhile, Elliott Management Corporation would keep the minority stake.

2. Colours and badge

The red and black colors are the two colours that represent the club throughout the entirety of its existence. They are the colours that symbolize the players' ferocious enthusiasm (red) as well as the opposition intimidation to their club (black). Rossoneri is the team's most widely popular nickname, literally translates to "the blacks and reds" in Italian in reference to the colours of stripes that are on the jersey.

Another nickname that is derived from the colours of the club one of which is "the Devil. A red devil was used for Milan's logo in the past along with the Golden Star for Sport Excellence located right next to it. Like the customary badges in Italian football the star that is above the logo was presented to the club following its win of 10 league titles in 1979. In the past Milan's badge was the flag of Milan that was initially an emblem of the Saint Ambrose.[61The current badge that is used today symbolizes the colours of the club as well as that of Comune di Milano, with the word ACM in the upper left, and the year of the foundation (1899) at the bottom.

Black socks and white shorts are generally worn on the strip that is home. Milan's strip for away games has been white. It is considered by both the fans and the club to be a lucky strip in Champions League finals, due to the fact that Milan has won six finals out of eight in an all white strip (losing only to Ajax in 1995 and Liverpool during 2005) in 2005, and won only one of three times in the strip that is home to them. A third strip which is seldom used, changes every year and is mostly black with red trims during recent years.

"I cannot think of any kits that can be as easily identified as Milan's. The kits we wear go beyond football."

-- Interview with SoccerBible, Milan player Gianluca Lapadula was a fan of the iconic style of Rossoneri..

2.1. Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Brand Company
1981–82 Linea Milan Pooh Jeans Italiana Manifatture
1982–83 NR Hitachi Hitachi Europe
1983–84 Cuore
1984–85 Rolly Go Oscar Mondadori Arnoldo Mondadori Editore
1985–86 Gianni Rivera          Fotorex U-Bix Olivetti
1986–87 Kappa
1987–90 Mediolanum
1990–92 Adidas
1992–93 Motta
1993–94 Lotto
1994–98 Opel General Motors
1998–06 Adidas
2006–10 Bwin
2010–18 Emirates The Emirates Group
2018–        Puma

2.2. Kit deals

 

Kit supplier Period Contract
announcement
Contract
duration
Value Notes
Adidas 1998–2018 9 October 2013 2013–2018 €20 million per year Original contract duration: 2013–2023
Contract prematurely terminated by mutual consent
at the end of the 2017–18 season.
Puma 2018–present 12 February 2018 2018–present Between €10 million and 15 million per year

3. Stadium

The stadium of the team is the 75,923-seat San Siro, officially referred to in the official name of Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in honor of Meazza, a Former player who was a part of the club in both Milan as well as Internazionale. The name that is more popularly used, "San Siro", is the name given to the area in which it is situated. San Siro has been the residence for Milan since 1926 the time it was constructed with the help of Milan's then president, Piero Pirelli. The construction was completed by 120 people and took 13 1/2 years to finish. The stadium was the property of this club up until the time it was transferred to the City in the year 1935 and, since 1947, it was shared with Internazionale as the major Milanese club was accepted as a joint tenants.

The first match played in the stadium was 19 September 1926, and Milan was defeated 3-1 in a friendly game against Internazionale. Milan was the first club to play a league game at San Siro on 19 September 1926, and lost 1-1 in a game against Sampierdarenese. From its initial capacity of 35,000 people The stadium has been through numerous major improvements including in preparation in preparation for the 1990 FIFA World Cup when the capacity was increased to 85,700. The stadium was then covered by a roof made of polycarbonate. In the summer of 2008, the capacity was reduced to 80,018, which was in line with the standards of UEFA.

Modelled in the English model of stadiums, San Siro is specifically designed specifically for football games unlike several multi-purpose stadiums for Serie A. This is why it is famous throughout Italy for its great atmosphere at matches, mostly because of the proximity of the stadium close to the pitch. The widespread utilization in the use of flares by fans adds to the atmosphere however this practice can cause difficulties.

On the 19th of December, 2005 Milan Vice-President, Executive Director and vice president Adriano Galliani stated that his club is looking at a move. The stadium he announced will largely be based in the Veltins-Arena which is home to Schalke 04 in Gelsenkirchen and will be built to the same standards as soccer stadiums in Germany, the United States, Germany and Spain. Contrary to the majority of stadiums in Italy the Milan's stadium will likely be a football stadium only with no track for athletics. On the 11th of December, 2014 Barbara Berlusconi announced a proposal to construct a stadium that will have 42,000 seats. Portello located behind the new headquarters of the Rossoneri as well as the huge area known as the "Piazza Gino Valle". The village, which includes hotels and shopping malls is situated near the CityLife district , and it is accessible by metro. subway. The 20th September of 2015 was Silvio Berlusconi declared an end to his team's plans to construct a new arena in Milan. In 2017, the newly appointed director of operations Marco Fassone stated that the club might consider staying at San Siro San Siro or moving to another stadium. The management of the club highlighting the necessity of increasing the average attendance at home matches.

4. Supporters and rivalries

Milan is among the clubs with the highest support in Italy according to research carried out by Italian newspaper La Repubblica. The past was that Milan was a favorite of the city's poor. In contrast Inter Milan's crosstown rivals Inter Milan were mainly supported by the wealthy middle class. The oldest ultras groups in all of Italian football, Fossa dei Leoni, originated in Milan. The main ultras section within the base of support includes Brigate Rossonere. Milan ultras never been a particular political group However, the media have typically portrayed them as part of the left-wing until recently in the time of Berlusconi's presidency, which changed the perception.

Based on a study conducted in the year 2010, Milan has the top position as the best popular Italian soccer team across Europe and 7th overall with more than 18.4 million supporters. It had the thirteenth highest average attendance of European football clubs during the 2019-20 season, behind Borussia DortmundBayern MunichManchester United, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter, Schalke 04, Tottenham Hotspur, Celtic, Atletico MadridWest Ham United and Arsenal.

Genoa fans think Milan an unpopular rival following the murder of Genoa supporter Vincenzo Spagnolo was stabbed to death by an Milan fan in January 1995. The most significant rivalry of Milan however is with Inter Milan, its neighbor club. Inter Milan, which both teams play in the much-anticipated Derby della Madonnina twice per Serie A season. The name derby is in reference to the Holy Virgin Mary, whose statue is atop Milan Cathedral is one of Milan's most popular landmarks. The derby usually has an atmosphere of excitement, with many (often hilarious as well as offensive) banners displaying before the game starts. flares are often present and can add excitement however, they've also led to problems, for example, the decision to cancel the second game of the 2004-2005 Champions League quarter-final match between Milan and Inter on the 12th of April, 2005, following an erupting flare into the air by an Inter fan struck Milan goalkeeper Dida on the shoulder.

The rivalry with Juventus F.C. The match is an ongoing rivalry between two of the teams with the highest acclaim in Italy. The game also involves two clubs with a more fans as well as the ones with the highest turnover and values in Italy. The clash of Milan and Juventus are regarded as the title match of Serie A, and both teams often fought to be at the top of the league, and were sometimes important in the decision to award the title. Milan also has competitions against Roma as well as Napoli.

5. Honours

Milan is one of the most successful clubs in Italy, having won a total of 30 domestic honours, in addition to their continental successes. Milan has earned the right to place a star on its jersey in recognition of the fact that it has won at least ten scudetti. In addition, the club is permanently allowed to display a multiple-winner badge on its shirt as it has won more than five European Cups.

AC Milan honours
Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic Serie A 19 1901, 1906, 1907, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1967–68, 1978–79, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2010–11, 2021–22
Serie B 2 1980–81, 1982–83
Coppa Italia 5 1966–67, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1976–77, 2002–03
Supercoppa Italiana 7 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2004, 2011, 2016
Continent European Cup / UEFA Champions League 7 1962–63, 1968–69, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 2002–03, 2006–07
European Cup Winners' Cup 2 1967–68, 1972–73
European Super Cup / UEFA Super Cup 5s 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007
Worldwide Intercontinental Cup 3s 1969, 1989, 1990
FIFA Club World Cup 1 2007
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6. Club statistics and records

Paolo Maldini holds the record for total appearances as well as Serie A appearances for Milan having played 902 official matches played total and 647 appearing in Serie A (as of 31 May 2009, excluding playoff games) which is the All-Time Serie A record.

Swedish forward Gunnar Nordahl scored 38 goals during the 1950-51 season 35 of them were scored in Serie A, setting an Italian football and club record. He then became the Milan's top goal scorer with 221 goals scored for Milan during 268 of their games. He is followed by Andriy Shevchenko with 175 goals over 322 games. He is followed by Gianni Rivera third in the rankings with scores of 164 goals over 658 games. Rivera is the youngest goal-scorer in Milan's history with a goal in a league game against Juventus at just 17 years old.

Famous player Nereo Rocco was the first to advocate catenaccio in Italy was Milan's longest-serving coach and was at the back bench for more than 9 years (in two periods) during the 1960s as well as the in the 1970s. He also won their the first European Cup triumphs. Italian Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian Prime Minister was the owner of the club in 1986 was Milan's president for the longest time (23 years due to a two-year gap between 2004 between 2004 and in 2006).

The first game in which Milan took part was the Third Federal Football Championship which was the predecessor to Serie A, losing 3-0 to Torinese. Milan's largest ever victory was 13-0 against Audax Modena, in a match in the season 1914-15. The team's most crushing defeat was in the league during the 1922-23 season, when Modena was defeated by 0-8 Bologna.

In during the 1992-93 season The club was able to achieve the distinction as the very first club to take home the Serie A title without losing even one game. In the past the only team, Perugia had been able to win without losing a single game during the course of a Serie A season ( 1978-79) however, they ended up finishing second in the league. The Milan's streak of unbeaten games lasted 58 beginning with a 0-0 draw with Parma on the 26th of May, 1991, and concluding with a 1-0 loss at home to Parma on the 21st of March, 1993. This is a Serie A record as well as the third-longest unbeaten run in top flight European football, coming in behind Steaua Bucuresti's record of 104 unbeaten games and Celtic's 68 game unbeaten run.

Since 2007, in addition to Boca Juniors, Milan has been awarded the most FIFA recognized International club championships more than the rest of the clubs in the world, with 18 titles. They were surpassed by Al Ahly SC from Egypt following they won the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup win.

The transfer of Kaka to Real Madrid in 2009 broke the 8-year-old record of world football transfers set by Zinedine Zidane and cost Real Madrid Spanish football club EUR67 millions (about the equivalent of PS56 million). This record, however only lasted for about one month before it was which was broken in the wake of Cristiano Ronaldo's PS80 million transfer to Real Madrid in the year 2009. This record is based on nominal British rates for pound, not adjusted for inflation or the actual price of euros. Madrid purchased Zidane in 2001 for EUR77.5 millions in the year 2001, which was around PS46 million at the time.

7. Players

Please see below.

7.1. First team squad

As of 1 July 2022

 
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ROU Ciprian TătăruÈ™anu
2 DF  ITA Davide Calabria (captain)[97]
4 MF  ALG Ismaël Bennacer
5 DF  SEN Fodé Ballo-Touré
7 MF  ESP Samu Castillejo
8 MF  ITA Sandro Tonali
9 FW  FRA Olivier Giroud
10 MF  ESP Brahim Díaz (on loan from Real Madrid)[98]
12 FW  CRO Ante Rebić
16 GK  FRA Mike Maignan
17 FW  POR Rafael Leão
19 DF  FRA Theo Hernandez (vice-captain)[97]
20 DF  FRA Pierre Kalulu
22 FW  SRB Marko Lazetić
23 DF  ENG Fikayo Tomori
 
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF  DEN Simon Kjær
25 DF  ITA Alessandro Florenzi
27 FW  ITA Daniel Maldini
33 MF  BIH Rade Krunić
41 MF  FRA Tiémoué Bakayoko (on loan from Chelsea)[99]
46 DF  ITA Matteo Gabbia
56 MF  BEL Alexis Saelemaekers
83 GK  ITA Antonio Mirante
GK  ITA Alessandro Plizzari
DF  ITA Mattia Caldara
DF  BRA Léo Duarte
MF  FRA Yacine Adli
MF  ITA Marco Brescianini
MF  ITA Tommaso Pobega
FW  ITA Lorenzo Colombo

7.2. Other players under contract

 
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  FRA Leroy Abanda
DF  ITA Gabriele Bellodi
DF  GRE Nikos Michelis
MF  ITA Marco Frigerio
MF  CRO Antonio Mionić
 
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  ITA Gabriele Capanni
FW  BRA Luan Capanni
FW  ITA Riccardo Tonin
FW  ITA Frank Tsadjout

7.3. Out On Loan

As of 1 July 2022

There is no player for Out on Loan.

7.4. Youth Sector

 
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ITA Sebastiano Desplanches
2 DF  ROU Andrei Coubiá¹£
4 DF  ITA Nosa Obaretin
6 DF  FRA Clinton Nsiala
7 MF  ITA Enrico Di Gesù
8 MF  ITA Giovanni Robotti
9 FW  ITA Marco Nasti
10 FW  ITA Andrea Capone (captain)[5]
11 FW  ITA Youns El Hilali
14 MF  ITA Filippo Tolomello
15 DF  GUI Almamy Camara
16 DF  GER Lenny Borges
17 MF  ITA Christian Foglio
18 MF  ITA Bob Murphy Omoregbe
19 MF  SWE Lukas Björklund
 
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK  DEN Andreas Jungdal
23 DF  ITA Luca Stanga
24 MF  ITA Antonio Gala
25 DF  FRA Riad Tahar
27 FW  ITA Leonardo Rossi
30 FW  ITA Gabriele Alesi
45 FW  SWE Emil Roback
69 GK  ITA Lapo Nava
71 DF  ITA Andrea Bozzolan
77 MF  ITA Niccolò Sette
88 FW  CIV Chaka Traorè
99 GK  GRE Fotios Pseftis
GK  ITA Leonardo Moleri
DF  IRL Cathal Heffernan

7.5. Milan Women

 
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ITA Laura Giuliani
3 DF  DEN Sara Thrige
4 DF  ISL Guðný Árnadóttir
6 DF  ITA Laura Fusetti
7 FW  ITA Valentina Bergamaschi (captain)
8 MF  ITA Greta Adami
10 FW   SUI Nina Stapelfeldt
11 MF  SCO Christy Grimshaw
13 DF  GER Merle Kirschstein
14 FW  ITA Martina Piemonte
15 MF  RSA Refiloe Jane
16 MF  USA Celeste Boureille
 
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  ISR Noa Selimhodzic
19 FW  FRA Lindsey Thomas
21 FW  LTU RimantÄ— JonušaitÄ—
22 GK  ITA Noemi Fedele
23 FW  ITA Miriam Longo
27 DF  ITA Linda Tucceri Cimini
32 GK  NED Selena Delia Babb
36 DF  FRA Laura Agard
37 DF  ITA Alia Guagni
44 FW  ITA Giorgia Miotto
64 FW  ITA Selena Cortesi
FW  SWE Kosovare Asllani

7.6. Former players

Further information: List of A.C. Milan players and Category:A.C. Milan players

7.7. Club captains

 

Further information: List of A.C. Milan players § Club captains

7.8. Player records

Paolo Maldini holds Milan's appearance record, having played 902 times over the course of 25 seasons from 1985 to 2009. He also holds the records for league and European appearances, with 647 and 168 respectively. Franco Baresi holds the record for Coppa Italia appearances with 97.

  • Most appearances in all competitions: Paolo Maldini, 902
  • Most league appearances: Paolo Maldini, 647
  • Most Coppa Italia appearances: Franco Baresi, 97
  • Most European appearances: Paolo Maldini, 168
  • Youngest first-team player: Gustavo Hauser, 15 years and 69 days (against U.S. Milanese, 3 March 1901)
  • Youngest first-team player in Serie A: Paolo Maldini, 16 years and 208 days (against Udinese, 20 January 1985)
  • Youngest first-team player in UEFA Champions League: Bryan Cristante, 16 years and 278 days (against Viktoria Plzeň, 6 December 2011)
  • Oldest first-team player: Alessandro Costacurta, 41 years and 25 days (against Udinese, 19 May 2007)
  • Longest-serving player: Paolo Maldini, 24 years and 132 days (from 20 January 1985 to 31 May 2009)
Rank Player Years League   Coppa Italia Europe    Other   Total
1  Paolo Maldini 1984–2009 647 72 168 15 902
2  Franco Baresi 1977–1997 532 97 75 15 719
3  Alessandro Costacurta 1986
1987–2007
458 78 116 11 663
4  Gianni Rivera 1960–1979 501 74 76 7 658
5  Mauro Tassotti 1980–1997 429 75 64 15 583
6  Massimo Ambrosini 1995–1997
1998–2013
344 37 101 7 489
7  Gennaro Gattuso 1999–2012 335 26 101 6 468
8  Clarence Seedorf 2002–2012 300 25 102 5 432
9  Angelo Anquilletti 1966–1977 278 71 62 7 418
10  Cesare Maldini 1954–1966 347 9 42 14 412

7.9. Coaching staff

As of 9 October 2020

Position Name
Manager  Stefano Pioli
Assistant manager  Giacomo Murelli
Fitness coaches  Loca Monguzzi
 Matteo Osti
 Roberto Peressutti
 Marco Vago
Technical assistants  Daniele Bonera
 Davide Lucarelli
 Gianmarco Pioli
 Luciano Vulcano
Goalkeeping coaches  Luigi Turci
 Emiliano Betti
 Dida
Team manager  Andrea Romeo
 

8. Chairmen and managers

As below mentioned.

8.1. Chairmen history

 
Name Years
Alfred Edwards 1899–1909
Piero Pirelli 1909–1928
Luigi Ravasco 1928–1930
Mario Benazzoli 1930–1933
Commission 1933
Luigi Ravasco 1933–1935
Pietro Annoni 1935–1936
Regency 1936
Emilio Colombo 1936–1939
Achille Invernizzi 1939–1940
Commission 1940–1944
 
Name Years
Regency 1944–1945
Umberto Trabattoni 1945–1954
Andrea Rizzoli 1954–1963
Felice Riva 1963–1965
Commission 1965–1966
Luigi Carraro 1966–1967
Franco Carraro 1967–1971
Federico Sordillo 1971–1972
Albino Buticchi 1972–1975
Bruno Pardi 1975–1976
Vittorio Duina 1976–1977
 
Name Years
Felice Colombo 1977–1980
Gaetano Morazzoni 1980–1982
Giuseppe Farina 1982–1986
Rosario Lo Verde 1986
Silvio Berlusconi 1986–2004
Regency 2004–2006
Silvio Berlusconi 2006–2008
Regency 2008–2017
Li Yonghong 2017–2018
Paolo Scaroni 2018–

8.2. Managerial history

 
Name Nationality Years
Herbert Kilpin   1900–1908
Daniele Angeloni   1906–1907
Technical Commission   1907–1910
Giovanni Camperio   1910–1911
Technical Commission   1911–1914
Guido Moda   1915–1922
Ferdi Oppenheim   1922–1924
Vittorio Pozzo   1924–1926
Guido Moda   1926
Herbert Burgess   1926–1928
Engelbert König   1928–1931
József Bánás   1931–1933
József Viola   1933–1934
Adolfo Baloncieri   1934–1937
William Garbutt   1937
Hermann Felsner
József Bánás

 
1937–1938
József Viola   1938–1940
Guido Ara
Antonio Busini

 
1940–1941
Mario Magnozzi   1941–1943
Giuseppe Santagostino   1943–1945
Adolfo Baloncieri   1945–1946
Giuseppe Bigogno   1946–1949
Lajos Czeizler   1949–1952
Gunnar Gren   1952
Mario Sperone   1952–1953
Béla Guttmann   1953–1954
Antonio Busini   1954
Hector Puricelli   1954–1956
Giuseppe Viani   1957–1960
Paolo Todeschini   1960–1961
Nereo Rocco   1961–1963
Luis Carniglia   1963–1964
Nils Liedholm   1963–1966
Giovanni Cattozzo   1966
Arturo Silvestri   1966–1967
Nereo Rocco   1967–1972
Cesare Maldini   1973–1974
Giovanni Trapattoni   1974
 
Name Nationality Years
Gustavo Giagnoni   1974–1975
Nereo Rocco   1975
Paolo Barison   1975–1976
Giovanni Trapattoni   1976
Giuseppe Marchioro   1976–1977
Nereo Rocco   1977
Nils Liedholm   1977–1979
Massimo Giacomini   1979–1981
Italo Galbiati   1981
Luigi Radice   1981–1982
Italo Galbiati   1982
Francesco Zagatti   1982
Ilario Castagner   1982–1984
Italo Galbiati   1984
Nils Liedholm   1984–1987
Fabio Capello   1987
Arrigo Sacchi   1987–1991
Fabio Capello   1991–1996
Óscar Tabárez
Giorgio Morini

 
1996
Arrigo Sacchi   1996–1997
Fabio Capello   1997–1998
Alberto Zaccheroni   1998–2001
Cesare Maldini
Mauro Tassotti
  2001
Fatih Terim
Antonio Di Gennaro

 
2001
Carlo Ancelotti   2001–2009
Leonardo   2009–2010
Massimiliano Allegri   2010–2014
Mauro Tassotti (caretaker)   2014
Clarence Seedorf   2014
Filippo Inzaghi   2014–2015
Siniša Mihajlović   2015–2016
Cristian Brocchi   2016
Vincenzo Montella   2016–2017
Gennaro Gattuso   2017–2019
Marco Giampaolo   2019
Stefano Pioli   2019–

9. AC Milan as a company

On the 13th of April, 2017 Milan was made part to Rossoneri Sport Investment Luxembourg, which purchased 99.92973 percent share in AC Milan S.p.A. from Fininvest. Li Yonghong became the new chairman, and Marco Fassone was appointed the CEO. The other board members on directorships included Roberto Cappelli, David Han Li, Lu Bo ( Chinese: Lu Bo of Haixia Capital), Marco Patuano, Paolo Scaroni and Xu Renshuo. ( Chinese: the Xu Ren Shuo ) But, Li Yonghong's investment vehicle was deactivated in the role of the shareholders of Rossoneri Sport Investment Luxembourg on 10 July following a default in the terms of a commitment to Elliott Management Corporation who lent a substantial amount of cash Li in 2017 in order to finish the acquisition.Other participants in Elliott included Arena Investors and Blue Skye According to reports.

Elliott has appointed a new board directors for both Rossoneri Sports Investment Luxembourg, as well as Milan as well as Milan. The board was appointed by Paolo Scaroni as the new chairman ( Italian: presidente) of the board of Milan and interim CEO. The four former Chinese members of the board as well as ex-CEO Marco Fassone were all dismissed.

Based on the Football Money League released by the consultants Deloitte in 2005-06 timeframe, Milan was the fifth-highest-earning football team in the world, earning an estimated income in the range of EUR233.7 million. But it dropped to eighth place in the 2011-12 season, 10th in 2012-13 and the twelfth position in 2013-14 season. The club is also listed as the eighth highest-income football club worldwide by Forbes magazine in 2014. This makes the club the most wealthy club in Italian football, barely beating the ninth-ranked Juventus by a small margin.

Emirates will be the present main sponsor for Milan's shirt beginning with the 2010-11 season, and continuing until in the season 2019-20. This follows a four-year partnership with Austrian online betting firm bwin.com as sponsor.

In the past, German car manufacturer Opel (owned by General Motors) was a sponsor of Milan over the course of 12 years. For the majority of those 12 seasons, "Opel" was displayed on the front of the shirt however in 2003-04 and 2005-06 seasons, " Meriva" and " Zafira" (two vehicles from the range of cars owned by the company) were on display.

They are provided from Puma. In the past, it was provided by German sporting goods manufacturer Adidas which contract was set to run through 2023. The agreement was signed in the year 2000, making Adidas the sole maker of all kit including training equipment, replica outfits. However, an earlier ending of the contract was announced in the month of October in 2017 and was effective from June 30th, 2018. Prior to Adidas Lotto was the Italian sports firm Lotto made Milan's sportswear.

AC Milan Group made an overall net loss over the last few years, one of the biggest among Italian clubs. It was notable for 2005, a net lost that was EUR4.5 million (separate account) and in 2006, net profit in the amount of EUR11.9 million (mainly resulted from the sales of Andriy Shevchenko) 2007 net loss in the region of EUR32 million and in 2008, net loss EUR77 million and 2009, the net loss was EUR19 million (the decrease in net loss was caused primarily to the Kaka sales Kaka) in 2010 net loss of EUR65 million; and in 2011 the net loss was EUR67.334 million. In 2012 the net loss was EUR6.857 million (contributed to selling Thiago Silva and Zlatan Ibrahimovic). In 2013, the club posted the net loss was EUR15.7 millions (with some help from selling Kevin Prince Boateng and Alexandre Pato Alexe Patoand other players as well as a lower wages.)

In the wake of the total 2.5-year financial report for the reporting periods that ended on December 31, 2015 31, December 2016, and June 30, 2017 (a FFP-adjusted net loss EUR146 millionor EUR121 million over and above the permitted deviation within the regulations), Milan was initially exiled from European events due to a breach of the UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations. However Milan was able to get the European suspension was waived following the appeal process at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Milan had been allowed to meet the break-even point prior to the 30th June 2021.

10. Superleague Formula

Milan had a team in the Superleague Formula race car series where teams are sponsored by football clubs. Robert Doornbos, formerly driving for Minardi and Red Bull Racing in the Formula One World Championship, drove for Milan in 2008. Doornbos won his first race for the team at Nürburgring, Germany. Giorgio Pantano is driving for Milan in the 2009 season and he has also won races for the team. The team folded in 2010 along with the series in 2011.

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