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AC Milan
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Full nameAssociazione Calcio Milan SpA
Nickname(s)Rossoneri (Red-blacks)
Il Diavolo (The Devil)
FoundedDecember 16, 1899
GroundStadio Giuseppe Meazza,
San Siro, Milan
Capacity85,700
ChairmanItaly Silvio Berlusconi
Head CoachItaly Carlo Ancelotti
LeagueSerie A
2005-06Serie A, 2nd (declassed to 3rd)

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

Main article: History of AC Milan

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

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Curva Sud of the San Siro prior to match
Main article: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza

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

Main article: A.C. Milan 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

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.

  • 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
  • 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

Top 20 all-time goalscorers

As of November 25 2006

Player Goals Apps
Sweden Gunnar Nordahl 221 268
Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko 173 298
Italy Gianni Rivera 164 658
Brazil Italy José Altafini 161 248
Italy Aldo Boffi 136 194
Netherlands Marco van Basten 124 201
Italy Giuseppe Santagostino 106 236
Italy Pierino Prati 102 239
Belgium Louis van Hege 98 91
Italy Albertino Bigon 90 329
Sweden Nils Liedholm 89 394
Italy Renzo Burini 88 194
Italy Filippo Inzaghi* 86 170
Italy Pietro Paolo Virdis 76 186
Italy Marco Simone 75 260
Italy Aldo Cevenini 73 84
Italy Pietro Arcari 70 186
Italy Daniele Massaro 70 306
Italy Giovanni Moretti 68 223
Brazil Angelo Sormani 65 180

* = still playing for AC Milan

Chairmen history

Notable coaches

UEFA club ranking

As of November 23 2006

1st Italy AC Milan 118.252
2nd Spain Barcelona 110.696
3rd Italy Inter Milan 102.252
4th England Arsenal 99.184
5th England Liverpool 98.184
6th Spain Real Madrid 96.696
7th France Lyon 91.551

See also

External links

Official Website
Ultras Websites
Unofficial Fans Websites


News and References Websites

Notes

References

  1. ^ http://www.acmilan.com/LM_Team_Roster.aspx


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