AC Milan
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Full name | Associazione Calcio Milan SpA | ||
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Nickname(s) | Rossoneri (Red-blacks) Il Diavolo (The Devil) | ||
Founded | December 16, 1899 | ||
Ground | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, San Siro, Milan | ||
Capacity | 85,700 | ||
Chairman | Silvio Berlusconi | ||
Head Coach | Carlo Ancelotti | ||
League | Serie A | ||
2005-06 | Serie A, 2nd (declassed to 3rd) | ||
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Associazione Calcio Milan is an Italian football club based in Milan. They play in red and black stripes, giving them the nickname Rossoneri ("red-blacks"). The team is known colloquially as Milan, while its crosstown rival is known simply as Inter.
One of the most successful clubs in the world, A.C. Milan has won the prestigious UEFA Champions League six times (second only to Real Madrid), the Intercontinental Cup 3 times, the Serie A title 17 times (only rivals Juventus F.C. have more Scudetti) and the Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) five times. In total they have won 12 European trophies, sharing the record with Real Madrid. It is also one of the most supported football clubs in the world, and along with Juventus and Inter Milan are one of the most popular teams in Italy. Milan are currently the number 1 ranked club in Europe according to UEFA's co-efficient ranking system.
The club was founded in 1899 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 (though it was forced to do it during the fascist regime, like Genoa and Inter); it should be noted that the Italian pronunciation is actually MEE-lahn, even though the English one is the same as in the local dialect and many other dialects of Northern Italy (e.g. Venetian).
History
Colours and badge
AC Milan's official colours have been red and black since its foundation. These colours were chosen to represent the fiery ardour that is part of the team members and the opponents' fear to challenge the team.
The home jersey is, therefore, red and black vertical striped, with white shorts and black socks. The away strip has always been completely white. The white strip has always been seen by the fans and the club as being their "lucky" strip, especially in Champions League finals. Due to Milan winning the 1989 Champions League in an all white strip, a tradition began of wearing white in all Champions league finals. This winning streak with the white jersey was only broken by Liverpool F.C. in the 2005 final. The third kit on the other hand, changes yearly and is completely black for the current season. The goalkeeper kit has been green shirt, black shorts and black socks since the 2002-03 season.
The badge represents the club colours and the flag of the Comune di Milano (Municipality of Milan), with the acronym ACM at the top and the foundation year (1899) at the bottom.
Stadium
The team's current stadium is the 85,700 seater Giuseppe Meazza, which most of the people usually refers to as San Siro from the district where it's located. The stadium is shared with Inter Milan, the other major football club in Milan.
On 19 December 2005, AC Milan vice-president and executive director Adriano Galliani announced that the team is seriously working to move out from San Siro. He said that Milan's new stadium will be largely based on the Arena AufSchalke and following the standards of football stadia in the United States, Germany, and Spain. It will likely be a stadium for football purposes only (with no athletics track). The new stadium is supposed to be named after a sponsor.
Current squad
First team squad
As of 17:00 GMT, August 31 2006. [1] Jersey numbers officialized on September 1 2006. Template:AC Milan Squad2 When neither Maldini nor Costacurta plays, the following hierarchy is used to name the captain: Ambrosini, Gattuso, Kaladze.
For recent transfers, see the "Transfer Deals" section of 2006-07 in Italian football or the list of Serie A transfers 2006-07.
- Technical staff
- Carlo Ancelotti – Head Coach
- Mauro Tassotti – Assistant Coach
- Villiam Vecchi, Beniamino Abate – Goalkeeping Coaches
- Daniele Tognaccini, Giovanni Mauri – Fitness Coaches
- Luigi Balestra – Technical Assistant
- Silvano Ramaccioni – Team Manager
- Jean Pierre Meersseman – Medical Director
- Massimiliano Sala – Club Doctor
- Giorgio Puricelli, Tomislav Vrbnjak, Sebastiano Genovese – Physiotherapists
- Silvano Cotti, Marco Peasanti, Cristiano Parolini, Roberto Morosi – Massophysiotherapists
- William Tillson – Athletic Trainer
- Roberto Boerci, Endo Tomoroni – Masseurs
Notable former players
See also Category:A.C. Milan players
Achievements
It's one of the most successful clubs in the World, having won a total of 27 trophies in Italy and 15 in international competitions.
- Scudetto (Italian championship)
- Serie B (second division)
- Winners (2): 1980-81, 1982-83
- Runners-up (0): none
- Coppa Italia (Italian Cup)
- Winners (5): 1966-67, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1976-77, 2002-03
- Runners-up (7): 1941-42, 1967-68, 1970-71, 1974-75, 1984-85, 1989-90, 1997-98
- Super Coppa di Lega (Italian Super Cup)
- Winners (5): 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2005
- Runners-up (3): 1996, 1999, 2003
- UEFA Champions League (former European Cup)
- European Super Cup
- Winners (4): 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003
- Runners-up (2): 1974, 1993
- World Club Championship (former Intercontinental Cup)
- Winners (3): 1969, 1989, 1990
- Runners-up (4): 1963, 1993, 1994, 2003
- Mitropa Cup
- Winners (1): 1981-82
- Runners-up (0): none
- Latin Cup (unofficial)
- Winners (2): 1950-51, 1955-56
- Runners-up (1): 1952-53
Records and statistics
Serie A records
As of November 25 2006
- Victory: 9-0 v Palermo, February 18 1951
- Away victory: 0-8 v Genoa, June 5 1955
- Most points in a season (3 pts per win): 82 (2003-04, 34 games)
- Most points in a season (2 pts per win): 60 (1950-51, 38 games)
- Most victories in a season: 28 (2005-06, 38 games)
- Lowest defeats in a season: 0 (1991-92, 34 games)
- Most goals scored in a season (by team): 118 (1949-50, 38 games)
- Most goals scored in a season: 35 Gunnar Nordahl (1949-50, 38 games)
- Lowest goals against in a season (by team): 14 (1949-50, 30 games)
- Longest winning streak: 10 begun on January 28 1951 (2-0 v Sampdoria), ended on April 15 1951 (0-0 v Bologna)
- Longest unbeaten run: 58 begun on May 26 1991 (0-0 v Parma), ended on March 21 1993 (0-1 v Parma)
- Most appearances: 593 Paolo Maldini (out of 830 with AC Milan)
- Most goals scored: 210 Gunnar Nordahl (out of 221 with AC Milan)
Top 20 all-time goalscorers
As of November 25 2006
Player | Goals | Apps |
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Gunnar Nordahl | 221 | 268 |
Andriy Shevchenko | 173 | 298 |
Gianni Rivera | 164 | 658 |
José Altafini | 161 | 248 |
Aldo Boffi | 136 | 194 |
Marco van Basten | 124 | 201 |
Giuseppe Santagostino | 106 | 236 |
Pierino Prati | 102 | 239 |
Louis van Hege | 98 | 91 |
Albertino Bigon | 90 | 329 |
Nils Liedholm | 89 | 394 |
Renzo Burini | 88 | 194 |
Filippo Inzaghi* | 86 | 170 |
Pietro Paolo Virdis | 76 | 186 |
Marco Simone | 75 | 260 |
Aldo Cevenini | 73 | 84 |
Pietro Arcari | 70 | 186 |
Daniele Massaro | 70 | 306 |
Giovanni Moretti | 68 | 223 |
Angelo Sormani | 65 | 180 |
* = still playing for AC Milan
Chairmen history
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Notable coaches
- Toni Busini (1949-1954 technical director)
- Lajos Czeizler (1949-1952)
- Hector Puricelli (1954-1956)
- Gipo Viani (1956-1958) (1958-1965 technical director)
- Luigi Bonizzoni (1958-1960)
- Nereo Rocco (1961-1963, 1967-1974, 1976-1977)
- Nils Liedholm (1963-1966, 1977-1979, 1984-1987)
- Arrigo Sacchi (1987-1991, 1996-1997)
- Fabio Capello (1991-1996, 1997-1998)
- Alberto Zaccheroni (1998-2001)
- Carlo Ancelotti (2001-present)
UEFA club ranking
As of November 23 2006
1st | AC Milan | 118.252 |
2nd | Barcelona | 110.696 |
3rd | Inter Milan | 102.252 |
4th | Arsenal | 99.184 |
5th | Liverpool | 98.184 |
6th | Real Madrid | 96.696 |
7th | Lyon | 91.551 |
See also
External links
- Official Website
- Ultras Websites
- Unofficial Fans Websites
- News and References Websites
Notes
References
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