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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

A.C. Milan

Associazione Calcio Milan (Italian pronunciation: [assotʃatˈtsjoːne ˈkaltʃo ˈmiːlan]), commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays inSerie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpinand 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]
They are the most successful club in world football in terms of international trophies along with Boca Juniors, with 18 officially recognized UEFA andFIFA titles.[5] Milan has won a record of three Intercontinental Cup and once its successor, the FIFA Club World Cup.[5] Milan also won the European Cup/Champions League on seven occasions,[5] second only to Real Madrid.[6] They also won the UEFA Super Cup a record five times and theCup Winners' Cup twice.[5] Milan won every major competition in which it has competed, with the exception of the Europa League (in this competition they have lost two semifinals in 1972 and in 2002). Domestically, with 18league titles Milan is the joint-second most successful club in Serie Abehind Juventus (29 titles), along with local rivals Inter.[7] They have also won the Coppa Italia five times, as well as a record six Supercoppa Italianatriumphs.[5]
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.[8] 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.[9] As of 2010, Milan is the third most supported team in Italy,[10] and the seventh most supported team in Europe, ahead of any other Italian team.[11]
The owner of the club is former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, and the vice-president is Adriano Galliani. The club is one of the wealthiest and most valuable in Italian and world football.[12] 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.[13]

History

Main article: History of A.C. Milan
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.[14] Following these events, Milan did not manage to win a single domestic title until 1950–51.[5] 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 and1962.[5] In 1963, Milan won its first continental title by beating Benfica in the final of the European Cup.[15] This success was repeated in 1969, with a 4–1 win over AFC Ajax in the final, which was followed by theIntercontinental Cup title the same year.[5] During this period Milan also won its first Coppa Italia, with victory over Padova in the 1967 final, and three European Cup Winners' Cups; in 1967–68, 1972–73 and 1973–74.[5]
Milan won a tenth league title in 1979, but after the retirement of Gianni Rivera in the same year, the team went into a period of decline. The club was involved in the 1980 Totonero scandal and as punishment was relegated to Serie B for the first time in its history.[16] The scandal was centered around a betting syndicate paying players and officials to fix the outcome of matches.[16] Milan achieved promotion back to Serie A at the first attempt, winning the 1980–81 Serie B title,[5] but were again relegated a year later as the team ended its 1981–82 campaign in third last place. In 1983, Milan won the Serie B title for the second time in three seasons to return to Serie A,[5] where they achieved a sixth place finish in 1983–84.
On 20 February 1986 entrepreneur Silvio Berlusconi acquired the club and saved it from bankruptcy investing vast amounts of money,[2]appointing rising manager Arrigo Sacchi at the helm of the Rossoneri and signing the Dutch trio of Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten andFrank Rijkaard.[2] Under Sacchi, Milan won its first Scudetto in nine years in the 1987–88 season. The following year the club won its first European Cup in two decades, beating Romanian club Steaua București 4–0 in the final. Milan retained their title with a 1–0 winover Benfica a year later and remain the last team to win back-to-back European Cups.[17] The Milan team of 1989–90 has been voted the best club side of all time, in a global poll of experts conducted by World Soccer magazine.[18]
After Sacchi left Milan in 1991, he was replaced by the club's former player Fabio Capello whose team won three consecutive Serie A titles between 1992 and 1994, a spell which included a 58 match unbeaten run in Serie A.[19] The team reached its peak in one of Milan's most memorable matches of all time, the famous 4–0 win over Barcelona in the 1994 Champions League final.[19] Capello's team went on to win the 1995–96 league title before he left to coach Real Madrid in 1996.[19] In 1998–99, after a two-year period of decline, Milan lifted its 16th championship in the club's centenary season.
Milan's next period of success came under another former player, Carlo Ancelotti. After his appointment in November 2001, Ancelotti took Milan to the 2003 Champions League final, where they defeated Juventus on penalties to win the club's sixth European Cup.[20]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 leading 3–0 at half time.[20] Two years later, the two teams met again in the 2007 Champions League final with Milan winning 2–1 to lift the title for a seventh time.[20] The team then won its first FIFA Club World Cup in December 2007.[21] In 2009, after becoming Milan's second longest serving coach, with 420 matches overseen,[21] Ancelotti left the club to take over as head-coach atChelsea.
During this period, the club was involved in the Calciopoli scandal, where five teams were accused of fixing matches by selecting favorable referees.[22] A police inquiry excluded any involvement of Milan managers,[23] but FIGC unilaterally decided that it had sufficient evidence to charge Milan vice-president, Adriano Galliani. As a result, Milan was initially punished with a 15-point deduction and was initially banned from the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League. An appeal saw that penalty reduced to eight points,[24] which allowed the club to retain its Champions League participation. Milan subsequently won the competition, lifting the European Cup for the seventh time.[25]
Following the aftermath of Calciopoli, local rivals Internazionale dominated Serie A, winning four Scudetti. However, with the help a strong squad boasting players such as Zlatan Ibrahimović, Robinho and Alexandre Pato joining many of the old-guard, Milan recaptured the Scudetto in the 2010–11 Serie A season, their first since the 2003–04 season, and 18th overall.[26][27]

Colours and badge

Shirt worn by Milan in 2006–07 Champions League Final
Red and black are the colours which represented the club throughout its entire history. They were chosen to represent the players' fiery ardor (red) and the opponents' fear to challenge the team (black). Rossoneri, the team's widely used nickname, literally means "the red & blacks" in Italian, in reference to the colours of the stripes on its jersey.[28]
Another nickname derived from the club's colours is the Devil. An image of a red devil was used as Milan's logo at one point with a Golden Star for Sport Excellence located next to it.[29] As is customary in Italian football, the star above the logo was awarded to the club after winning 10 league titles, in 1979. For many years, Milan's badge was simply the Flag of Milan, which was originally the flag of Saint Ambrose.[29] The modern badge used today represents the club colors and the flag of the Comune di Milano, with the acronym ACM at the top and the foundation year (1899) at the bottom.[29]
White shorts and black socks are usually worn as part of the home strip. Milan's away strip has always been completely 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 in 2005), and only won one out of three in the home strip. The third strip, which is rarely used, changes yearly, being mostly black with red trimmings in recent seasons.

Stadium

Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
San Siro
An external view of the San Siro stadium
LocationVia Piccolomini 5,
20151 Milan, Italy
Broke ground1925
Opened19 September 1926
Renovated1939, 1955, 1989
OwnerMunicipality of Milan
OperatorAC Milan and Internazionale
Construction cost₤5,000,000 (1926), ₤5,100,000 (1939), $60,000,000 (1989)
ArchitectUlisse Stacchini (1925), Giancarlo Ragazzi (1989), Enrico Hoffer (1989)
Capacity80,018 seated
Tenants
AC Milan (1926–present), Internazionale (1947-present)
For more details on this topic, see San Siro.
The team's stadium is the 80,018 seat San Siro, officially known as Stadio Giuseppe Meazza after the former player who represented both Milan and Internazionale. The more commonly used name, San Siro, is the name of the district where it's located. San Siro has been the home of Milan since 1926, when it was privately built by funding from Milan's president at the time, Piero Pirelli. Construction was performed by 120 workers, and took 13 and a half months to complete. The stadium was owned by the club until it was sold to the city council in 1935, and since 1947 has been shared with Internazionale, when the other major Milanese club was accepted as joint tenant.
The first game played at the stadium was on 19 September 1926, when Milan lost 6–3 in a friendly match against Internazionale. Milan played its first league game in San Siro on 19 September 1926, losing 1–2 to Sampierdarenese. From an initial capacity of 35,000 spectators, the stadium has undergone several major renovations, most recently in preparation for the 1990 FIFA World Cup when its capacity was set to 85,700, all covered with a polycarbonate roof. In the summer of 2008 its capacity has been reduced to 80,018, in order to meet the new standards set by UEFA.
Based on the English model for stadiums, San Siro is specifically designed for football matches, as opposed to many multi-purpose stadiums used in Serie A. It is therefore renowned in Italy for its fantastic atmosphere during matches, thanks to the closeness of the stands to the pitch. The frequent use of flares by supporters contributes to the atmosphere but the practice has occasionally caused problems.
On 19 December 2005, Milan vice-president and executive director Adriano Gallianiannounced that the club is seriously working towards a relocation. He said that Milan's new stadium will be largely based on the Veltins-Arena and will follow the standards of football stadiums in the United States, Germany and Spain. As opposed to many other stadiums in Italy, Milan's new stadium will likely be used for football only, having no athletics track. The new stadium's naming rights will be probably sold to a sponsor, similarly to Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.[30] It remains to be seen if this plan will proceed or if this is just a ploy to force the owners (Comune di Milano) to sell the stadium to Milan for a nominal fee so as to proceed with extensive renovations. The possibility of Internazionale vacating San Siro may affect proceedings.

Supporters and rivalries

Milan banner saying "Inter, the true comedy since 1908," with a caricature of Dante
Milan is one of the best supported football clubs in Italy, according to research conducted by Italian newspaper La Repubblica.[31] Historically, Milan was supported by the city's working-class and trade unionists.[32] On the other hand, crosstown rivals Internazionale were mainly supported by the more prosperous and typically Milanese middle-class.[32] One of the oldestultras groups in all of Italian football, Fossa dei Leoni, originated in Milan.[33] Currently, the main ultras group within the support base is Brigate Rossonere.[33] Politically, Milan ultras have never had any particular preference,[33] but the media traditionally associated them with the left-wing,[34] until recently, when Berlusconi's presidency somewhat altered that view.[35]
According to a study from 2010, Milan is the most supported Italian team in Europe and seventh overall, with over 18.4 million fans.[11] AC Milan has the ninth highest average attendance of European football clubs behind Borussia Dortmund, FC Barcelona, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Schalke, Arsenal, and Hamburg.[36][37][38][39][40]
Genoa fans consider Milan a hated rival after Genoa fan, Vincenzo Spagnolo was stabbed to death by a Milan supporter in January 1995.[41] However, Milan's main rivalry is with neighbor club, Internazionale; both clubs meet in the widely anticipated Derby della Madonnina twice every Serie A season. The name of the derby refers to the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose statue atop the Milan Cathedral is one of the city's main attractions. The match usually creates a lively atmosphere, with numerous (often humorous or offensive) banners unfolded before the start of the game. Flares are commonly present and contribute to the spectacle but they have occasionally led to problems, including the abandonment of the second leg of the 2004–05 Champions League quarterfinal match between Milan and Inter on 12 April 2005, after a flare thrown from the crowd by an Inter supporter struck Milan keeper Dida on the shoulder.[42]

Players

First team squad

As of 2 September 2013.[43]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No.PositionPlayer
1ItalyGKMarco Amelia
2ItalyDFMattia De Sciglio
4GhanaMFSulley Muntari
5FranceDFPhilippe Mexès
7BrazilFWRobinho
8ItalyMFRiccardo Saponara
9ItalyFWAlessandro Matri
11ItalyFWGiampaolo Pazzini
12MaliMFBakaye Traoré
14SloveniaMFValter Birsa
16ItalyMFAndrea Poli
17ColombiaDFCristián Zapata
18ItalyMFRiccardo Montolivo (captain)[44]
20ItalyDFIgnazio Abate
21GuineaDFKévin Constant
No.PositionPlayer
22BrazilMFKaká
23ItalyMFAntonio Nocerino
24ItalyMFBryan Cristante
25ItalyDFDaniele Bonera
26ArgentinaDFMatías Silvestre (on loan fromInternazionale)[45]
28NetherlandsMFUrby Emanuelson
32ItalyGKChristian Abbiati (vice-captain)[44]
33ColombiaDFJherson Vergara
34NetherlandsMFNigel de Jong
35ItalyGKFerdinando Coppola
45ItalyFWMario Balotelli
59BrazilGKGabriel
78FranceFWM'Baye Niang
81ItalyDFCristian Zaccardo
92ItalyFWStephan El Shaarawy
For recent transfers, see 2013–14 A.C. Milan season.

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No.PositionPlayer
ItalyGKMarco Barbieri (at Brescia until 30 June 2014)[46]
ItalyGKEdoardo Pazzagli (at Ascoli until 30 June 2014)[47]
ItalyGKDavide Narduzzo (at Teramo until 30 June 2014)[48]
ItalyDFDavide Derosa (at Novara until 30 June 2014)[49]
SwitzerlandDFMattia Desole (at Chiasso until 30 June 2014)[50]
BrazilDFMarcus Diniz (at Lecce until 30 June 2014)[51]
ItalyDFRodrigo Ely (at Varese until 30 June 2014)[52]
ItalyDFJohad Ferretti (at Benevento until 30 June 2014)[53]
ItalyDFCristian Galliani (at Varese until 30 June 2014)[52]
ItalyDFMarco Speranza (at Pisa until 30 June 2014)[54]
SpainDFDídac Vilà (at Real Betis until 30 June 2014)[55]
ItalyMFMarco Bortoli (at Bassano until 30 June 2014)[56]
ItalyMFMarco Ezio Fossati (at Bari until 30 June 2014)[57]
ItalyMFAlessio Innocenti (at Südtirol until 30 June 2014)[58]
No.PositionPlayer
PortugalMFPelé (at Olhanense until 30 June 2014)[59]
ItalyMFLuca Santonocito (at Monza until 30 June 2014)[60]
ItalyFWGiacomo Beretta (at Lecce until 30 June 2014)[61]
ItalyFWMatteo Chinellato (at Sorrento until 30 June 2014)[62]
ItalyFWGianmario Comi (at Novara until 30 June 2014)[63]
ItalyFWSimone Andrea Ganz (at Lumezzane until 30 June 2014)[64]
NigeriaFWEzekiel Henty (at Spezia until 30 June 2014)[65]
ItalyFWKingsley Boateng (at Catania until 30 June 2014)[66]
NigeriaFWNnamdi Oduamadi (at Brescia until 30 June 2014)[67]
ItalyFWAndrea Petagna (at Sampdoria until 30 June 2014)[68]
LibyaFWAla Naserb Ramadan (at Brescia until 30 June 2014)[46]
ItalyFWAlessandro Ronchi (at Brescia until 30 June 2014)[46]
ItalyFWGianmarco Zigoni (at Lecce until 30 June 2014)[69]

Co-ownerships

The following are players who have been transferred to another team with Milan retaining the right of participation (i.e. 50% of the patrimonial rights) to their contracts. For further information, see: Co-ownership (football).
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No.PositionPlayer
ItalyGKFilippo Perucchini (Lecce)[70]
ItalyGKRiccardo Piscitelli (Benevento)[71]
ItalyDFMichelangelo Albertazzi (Verona)[72]
PolandDFBartosz Salamon (Sampdoria)[73]
ItalyMFLuca Bertoni (Carpi)[74]
No.PositionPlayer
ItalyMFSimone Calvano (Verona)[75]
ItalyMFFilippo Lora (Cittadella)[76]
ItalyFWAlberto Paloschi (Chievo)[75]
ItalyFWSimone Verdi (Torino)[75]

Youth team squad

Main article: A.C. Milan Primavera

Notable players

For a list of every Milan player with 100 or more appearances, see List of A.C. Milan players.
For a list of every Milan player who has been called up by Italy, see A.C. Milan and the Italian national football team.

Retired numbers

See also: Retired numbers in association football
No.PlayerNationalityPositionMilan debutLast matchRef
3*Paolo Maldini ItalyCentre back / Left back25 January 198531 May 2009[77]
6Franco Baresi ItalySweeper23 April 19781 June 1997[77]
* Might be restored for one of his two sons, should either of them play professionally for the club.

Current coaching staff

As of 8 July 2013.[78]
PositionName
Head coachMassimiliano Allegri
Assistant coachMauro Tassotti
Goalkeeping coachesMarco Landucci
Valerio Fiori
Technical assistantAndrea Maldera
Medical directorRodolfo Tavana
Club doctorsArmando Gozzini
Stefano Mazzoni
Fitness coachesSimone Folletti
Fabio Allevi
Bruno Dominici
Sergio Mascheroni
Andrea Primitivi
ChiropractorStefano Arata
PhysiotherapistsMarco Cattaneo
Stefano Grani
Roberto Morosi
Marco Paesanti
MasseurEndo Tomonori

Presidents and managers

Presidential history

Milan has had numerous presidents over the course of its history, some of whom have been owners of the club while others have been honorary presidents. Here is a complete list of them.[79]
 
NameYears
Alfred Edwards1899–1909
Giannino Camperio1909
Piero Pirelli1909–1928
Luigi Ravasco1928–1930
Mario Bernazzoli1930–1933
Luigi Ravasco1933–1935
Pietro Annoni1935
Pietro Annoni
G. Lorenzini
Rino Valdameri		1935–1936
 
NameYears
Emilio Colombo1936–1939
Achille Invernizzi1939–1940
Umberto Trabattoni1940–1944
Antonio Busini1944–1945
Umberto Trabattoni1945–1954
Andrea Rizzoli1954–1963
Felice Riva1963–1965
Federico Sordillo1965–1966
Franco Carraro1967–1971
Federico Sordillo1971–1972
 
NameYears
Albino Buticchi1972–1975
Bruno Pardi1975–1976
Vittorio Duina1976–1977
Felice Colombo1977–1980
Gaetano Morazzoni1980–1982
Giuseppe Farina1982–1986
Rosario Lo Verde1986
Silvio Berlusconi1986–2004
Presidential Commission2004–2006
Silvio Berlusconi2006–2008
Presidential Commission2008–2012
Silvio Berlusconi2012–

Managerial history

Main article: List of A.C. Milan managers
Below is a list of Milan coaches from 1900 until the present day.[80]
 
NameNationalityYears
Herbert KilpinEngland1900–1908
Daniele AngeloniItaly1906–1907
Technical CommissionItaly1907–1910
Giovanni CamperioItaly1910–1911
Technical CommissionItaly1911–1914
Guido ModaItaly1915–1922
Ferdi OppenheimAustria1922–1924
Vittorio PozzoItaly1924–1926
Guido ModaItaly1926
Herbert BurgessEngland1926–1928
Engelbert KönigAustria1928–1931
József BánásHungary1931–1933
József ViolaHungary1933–1934
Adolfo BaloncieriItaly1934–1937
William GarbuttEngland1937
Hermann Felsner
József Bánás		Austria
Hungary		1937–1938
József ViolaHungary1938–1940
Guido Ara
Antonio Busini		Italy
Italy		1940–1941
Mario MagnozziItaly1941–1943
Giuseppe SantagostinoItaly1943–1945
Adolfo BaloncieriItaly1945–1946
Giuseppe BigognoItaly1946–1949
Lajos CzeizlerHungary1949–1952
Gunnar GrenSweden1952
Mario SperoneItaly1952–1953
Béla GuttmannHungary1953–1954
Antonio BusiniItaly1954
Hector PuricelliUruguay1954–1956
Giuseppe VianiItaly1957–1960
Paolo TodeschiniItaly1960–1961
Nereo RoccoItaly1961–1963
Luis CarnigliaArgentina1963–1964
Nils LiedholmSweden1963–1966
 
NameNationalityYears
Giovanni CattozzoItaly1966
Arturo SilvestriItaly1966–1967
Nereo RoccoItaly1966–1972
Cesare MaldiniItaly1973–1974
Giovanni TrapattoniItaly1974
Gustavo GiagnoniItaly1974–1975
Nereo RoccoItaly1975
Paolo BarisonItaly1975–1976
Giovanni TrapattoniItaly1976
Giuseppe MarchioroItaly1976–1977
Nereo RoccoItaly1977
Nils LiedholmSweden1977–1979
Massimo GiacominiItaly1979–1981
Italo GalbiatiItaly1981
Luigi RadiceItaly1981–1982
Italo GalbiatiItaly1982
Francesco ZagattiItaly1982
Ilario CastagnerItaly1982–1984
Italo GalbiatiItaly1984
Nils LiedholmSweden1984–1987
Fabio CapelloItaly1987
Arrigo SacchiItaly1987–1991
Fabio CapelloItaly1991–1996
Óscar TabárezUruguay1996
Giorgio MoriniItaly1996–1997
Arrigo SacchiItaly1997
Fabio CapelloItaly1997–1998
Alberto ZaccheroniItaly1998–2001
Cesare Maldini
Mauro Tassotti		Italy2001
Fatih TerimTurkey2001
Carlo AncelottiItaly2001–2009
LeonardoBrazil2009–2010
Massimiliano AllegriItaly2010–

Honours

Milan is one of the most successful clubs in Italy, having won a total of 29 major trophies. Together with Boca Juniors,[81] Milan is the most successful club in the world in terms of international competitions won, with a record of 14 European trophies and four World titles. 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 Championship Cups.[82]

Domestic

League

A.C. Milan lifting the European Cup after winning the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League.

Cups

European

Milan players celebrate with the trophy.

Worldwide

Club statistics and records

For more details on this topic, see List of A.C. Milan records and statistics.
Paolo Maldini holds the records for both total appearances and Serie A appearances for Milan, with 902 official games played in total and 647 in Serie A (as of 31 May 2009, not including playoff matches),[83] the latter being an all time Serie A record.[84]
Swede forward Gunnar Nordahl scored 38 goals in the 1950–51 season, 35 of which were in Serie A, setting an Italian football and club record. He went on to become Milan's all time top goalscorer, scoring 221 goals for the club in 268 games.[85] He is followed in second place by Andriy Shevchenko with 175 goals in 322 games, and Gianni Rivera in third place, who has scored 164 goals in 658 games. Rivera is also Milan's youngest ever goalscorer, scoring in a league match against Juventus at just 17 years.
Legendary tactician Nereo Rocco, the first proponent of catenaccio in the country, was Milan's longest serving head coach, sitting on the bench for over 9 years (in two spells) in the 1960s and early 1970s, winning the club's first European Cup triumphs. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who purchased the club in 1986, is Milan's longest serving president (23 years, due to a two-year vacancy between 2004 and 2006).
The first official match in which Milan participated was in the Third Federal Football Championship, the predecessor of Serie A, losing 3–0 to Torinese. Milan's biggest ever victory was 13–0 versus Audax Modena, in a league match at the 1914–15 season. Its heaviest defeat was recorded in the league at the 1922–23 season, beaten 0–8 by Bologna.
During the 1991–92 season, the club achieved the feature of being the first team to win the Serie A title without losing a single game. Previously, only Perugia had managed to go unbeaten over an entire Serie A season (1978–79), but finished second in the table. In total, Milan's unbeaten streak lasted 58 games, starting with a 0–0 draw against Parma on 26 May 1991 and coincidentally ending with a 1–0 home loss to Parma on 21 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 Bucureşti's record of 104 unbeaten games and Celtic's 68 game unbeaten run.[86][87]
Along with Boca Juniors, Milan won more FIFA recognized international club titles than any other club in the world.[88]
The sale of Kaká to Real Madrid in 2009, broke the 8-year-old world football transfer record held by Zinedine Zidane, costing the Spanish club £56 million.[89] However, that record lasted for less than a month, broken by Cristiano Ronaldo's £80 million transfer. This record, however, is in terms of nominal British pound rates, not adjusted to inflation or the real value in Euro, the currency used in Italy and Spain.

A.C. Milan as a company

A.C. Milan (Group)
(In Millions of Euros)
YearResultTurnover
2006[90]11.904305.111
2007[91]-31.7 Decrease275.442 Decrease
2008[92]-66.8 Decrease237.9 Decrease
2009[93]-9.8 Increase327.6 Increase
2010[94]-69.751 Decrease253.196 Decrease
2011[95]-67.334 Increase266.811 Increase
2012-6.9 Increase329.1 Increase
Milan is a subsidiary of Fininvest Group since 1986. The office of club president has been vacant since 8 May 2008, following a new Italian law that forbids the country's prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, to have other managing roles in private companies or clubs.[96] The vice president and CEO of the company is Adriano Galliani.
According to The Football Money League published by consultants Deloitte, in the 2005–06 season, Milan was the fifth highest earning football club in the world with an estimated revenue of €233.7 million.[97] However it fell to 8th in 2011–12 season.[98] The club is also ranked as the sixthwealthiest football club in the world by Forbes magazine as of 2011, making it the wealthiest in Italian football.[12]
Fly Emirates is the current main sponsor for Milan's shirt starting for the 2010–11 season and lasting 5 years,[99] after 4 years with Austrian online betting company bwin.com as the sponsor.
Previously, the German car manufacturer Opel (owned by GM) had sponsored Milan for 12 seasons. For most of them, Opel was displayed on the front of the shirt, but in the 2003–04 and the 2005–06 seasons respectively, Meriva and Zafira (two cars from their range) were displayed.[citation needed]
The current shirts are supplied by German sportswear manufacturer Adidas, whose deal runs to the end of the 2017–18 season.[100]The deal makes Adidas the official manufacturer of all kits, training equipment and replica outfits. Prior to Adidas, the Italian sports company Lotto produced Milan's sportswear.
On 14 January 2008, Milan and Adidas renewed the sponsorship contract until 30 June 2018. According to the new contract, Adidas will be responsible for 3 separate areas of sponsorship; the sponsorship on the shirt, the merchandising and the distribution of all non-football related Milan products.[101]
AC Milan Group made an aggregate net loss in recent year, was one of the largest among the Italian clubs, which: 2005, net loss of €4.5 million (separate account);[102] 2006, a net income of €11.904 million (contributed by the sales of Shevchenko);[102] 2007, a net loss of €32 million;[103] 2008, a net loss of €77 million;[104] 2009, a net loss of €19 million (contributed by the sales of Kaká);[105] 2010 a net loss of €65 million;[106] 2011 a net loss of €67.334 million[107] and most recently a net loss of €6.857 million (contributed by the sales of Thiago Silva and Ibrahimović).[108]
AC Milan had re-capitalization of €75 million in 2007 financial year;[109] €93 million in 2008; €18 million in 2009[110] and €44 million in 2010[111] (€20.9 million of the capital increase was converted from shareholder loan); €87 million in 2011;[112] €29 million in 2012.[113]However, the group has had negative equity at the end of each fiscal year since 2006. The balance was €40.8 million in 2006, €47.5 million in 2007, €64.5 million in 2008, €72 million in 2009, €96.6 million in 2010, €77.091 million in 2011 and €54.948 million in 2012.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

YearsKit manufacturerSponsor
BrandCompany
1981–82Linea MilanPooh JeansItaliana Manifatture S.p.A.
1982–83NRHitachiHitachi Europe Srl
1983–84Cuore
1984–85Rolly GoOscar MondadoriArnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A.
1985–86Gianni RiveraFotorex U-BixOlivetti S.p.A.
1986–87Kappa
1987–90Mediolanum
1990–92Adidas
1992–93Motta
1993–94Lotto
1994–98Opel
1998–06Adidas
2006–10Bwin
2010–15Fly EmiratesThe Emirates Group

Superleague Formula

Main article: A.C. Milan (Superleague Formula team)
Milan has a team in the new 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.[114] 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.[115]

See also

Club related topics

Historical information

Lists

Records and recognitions

Economic rankings

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