AC MILAN FC

AC MILAN FC


Full Name: Associazione Calcio Milan
City: Milan
Founded: 1899
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza - San Siro (85,700)
Colors: Red, Black, White
Previous: Milan Football and Cricket Club (1899-1919), Milan Football Club (1919-39), Associazione Calcio Milano (1939-45)
Nicknames: Rossoneri (The Red and Black), Diavoli (The Devils)
Rivals: Inter, Juventus
Official Website: acmilan.com

Description:

Milan were founded by Englishman John Edwards in 1899 as Milan Football and Cricket Club. The cricket section was abandoned not long after and officially dropped from the club name in 1919. From 1939-45 the name became AC Milano, a change forced upon the club by the Fascist government of the time who disapproved of foreign names. Milan finished the 1991-92 season as unbeaten champions, the only time that has occurred in Italian football history. The derby with Inter is called the Derby della Madonnina, in honor of the statue of the Madonna which graces the famous Duomo cathedral in the center of Milan and which is the symbol of the city. The club's emblem includes the red and black vertical stripes of the jersey on one side and the emblem of the city of Milano on the other. Previous Stadiums: Arena Civica (-1926).


AC Milan History

AC Milan is an Italian football club. Based in Milan, they play in red-and-black stripes and black shorts, giving them the nickname rossoneri ("red-blacks"). The second most successful club in Italian soccer history, they won the Serie A 17 times and Coppa Italia five times.

The club was founded in 1899 as the Milan Cricket and Football Club by Alfred Edwards, a British expatriate. In honour of its origins, the club has retained the English spelling of its city's name, instead of changing it to the Italian Milano; it should be noted that the current Italian pronounciation is actually MEE-lahn.

The team's current stadium is the 85,700 seater Giuseppe Meazza, also known as the San Siro. The stadium is shared with Internazionale (also known as "Inter"), the other major football club in Milan. AC Milan supporters use "San Siro" to refer to the stadium because Meazza was a star player for Inter.

Historically, AC Milan (usually referred to as "Mìlan" in Italy) was supported by the city's working classes and trade unionists, while Inter was mainly supported by the more prosperous. However, in recent years, the clubs have seen a significant reversal in supporter bases. Milan is now owned by conservative media magnate and current Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, while Inter is now owned by a centre-left businessman.

HONORS

League Titles:

* Italian Championship (1901, 06, 07)
* Serie A (1951, 55, 57, 59, 62, 68, 79, 88, 92, 93, 94, 96, 99, 2004)

Cup Titles:

* Coppa Italia (1967, 72, 73, 77, 2003)
* Supercoppa Italiana (1988, 92, 93, 94, 2004)

International Titles:

* European Cup (1963, 69, 89, 90)
* Champions League (1994, 2003, 07)
* European Cup Winner's Cup (1968, 73)
* Intercontinental Cup (1969, 89, 90)
* World Club Cup (2007)