A.C. Milan
| A.C. Milan | |
| Full name | Associazione Calcio Milan SpA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1899 |
| Ground | San Siro (Capacity 80,018) |
| Manager | Massimiliano Allegri |
| League | Serie A |
| 2008/09 | Serie A, 3rd |
A.C. Milan is an Italian football club.
They were started in 1899 by two Englishmen, Herbet Kilpin and Alfred Edwards after a heavy drinking session in the Fiaschetteria Toscana tavern in Milan.
Herbet Kilpin became the first team coach and captain whilst Alfred Edwards became the first club president.
Their first name was Milan Cricket and Football Club. They have won the Serie A football league 18 times and the Coppa Italia football cup 5 times. They have won more things than any Italian club except for Juventus. In season 2005/06 they were punished for setting up the results. They started the 2006/07 season with an 8 point deficit, but they managed to end up fourth and win the UEFA Champions League qualification games. A.C.Milan won the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League in the final at Athens versus Liverpool. 2 to 1 was the score for the Italian team.
They play at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, also known as San Siro because Giuseppe Meazza was a star playing for arch rival, Internazionale Milano in Milan, Italy.
This season Milan is playing for the UEFA Champions League and for the Serie A. In January A.C. Milan was defeated by Catania Calcio in the Italian Cup. Resultes of matches: A.C.Milan 1-2 Catania Calcio Catania Calcio 1-1 A.C Milan
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[change] Name
- 1899-1919 Milan Cricket and Football Club
- 1919-1938 Milan Football Club
- 1938-1945 Associazione Calcio Milano
- 1945-present Associazione Calcio Milan
[change] Current Players
- 1 Italy GK Marco Amelia (on loan from Genoa)
- 5 United States DF Oguchi Onyewu
- 7 Brazil FW Alexandre Pato
- 8 Italy MF Gennaro Gattuso (vice-captain)
- 9 Italy FW Filippo Inzaghi
- 10 Netherlands MF Clarence Seedorf
- 11 Sweden FW Zlatan Ibrahimović (on loan from Barcelona)
- 13 Italy DF Alessandro Nesta
- 14 Sierra Leone MF Rodney Strasser
- 15 Greece DF Sokratis Papastathopoulos
- 16 France MF Mathieu Flamini
- 17 Italy DF Massimo Oddo
- 18 Czech Republic DF Marek Jankulovski
- 19 Italy DF Gianluca Zambrotta
- 20 Italy MF Ignazio Abate
- 21 Italy MF Andrea Pirlo
- 22 Uruguay DF Bruno Montelongo (on loan from River Plate)[22]
- 23 Italy MF Massimo Ambrosini (captain)
- 25 Italy DF Daniele Bonera
- 27 Ghana MF Kevin-Prince Boateng
- 30 Italy GK Flavio Roma
- 32 Italy GK Christian Abbiati
- 33 Brazil DF Thiago Silva
- 70 Brazil FW Robinho
- 76 Colombia DF Mario Yepes
- 77 Italy DF Luca Antonini
- 80 Brazil FW Ronaldinho
- 90 Nigeria FW Nnamdi Oduamadi
[change] Title
- Italian Football Championship / Serie A : 18
- 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, 2010/2011
- Italian Cup : 5
- 1967, 1972, 1973, 1977, 2003
- Italian Super Cup : 6
- 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2011
- UEFA Champions League : 7
- 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007
- Cup Winners'Cup : 2
- 1968, 1973
- European Supercup : 4
- 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003
- World Club Championship : 3
- 1969, 1989, 1990
- Latin Cup : 2
- 1951, 1956
- Mitropacup : 1
- 1982
[change] League position
| Season | League | Position |
| 2000/01 | Serie A | 6th |
| 2001/02 | Serie A | 4th |
| 2002/03 | Serie A | 3rd |
| 2003/04 | Serie A | Champions |
| 2004/05 | Serie A | 2nd |
| 2005/06 | Serie A | 3rd |
| 2006/07 | Serie A | 4th |
| 2007/08 | Serie A | 5th |
| 2008/09 | Serie A | 3rd |
| 2009/10 | Serie A | 3rd |
| 2010/11 | Serie A | 1st |
[change] Former position
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