AC Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly known as AC Milan or simply Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Founded in 1899, AC Milan competes in Serie A, the top division of Italian football, where it has played throughout its history except for the 1980–81 and 1982–83 seasons.
Domestically, AC Milan has secured 19 league titles, ranking as the third-most successful club in Serie A behind Juventus and city rivals Inter Milan. The club has also won 5 Coppa Italia trophies and 7 Supercoppa Italiana titles. On the international stage, Milan has amassed 18 FIFA and UEFA trophies, the third highest among all clubs globally, shared with Boca Juniors and Independiente, and the most for any Italian club. This includes seven European Cup/Champions League titles (a joint record), five UEFA Super Cups, two UEFA Cup Winners’ Cups, three Intercontinental Cups (a joint record), and one FIFA Club World Cup. Milan’s European accolades also feature two Latin Cups (a joint record).
Initially, Milan played at various locations in the city before settling at the San Siro Stadium in 1926. Built by the club’s second chairman, Piero Pirelli, and shared with Inter Milan since 1947, the San Siro is the largest stadium in Italian football, with a capacity of 75,817. AC Milan has a fierce rivalry with Inter, known as the Derby della Madonnina, which is one of the most popular derbies in football.
The club is among the wealthiest in Italian and global football and was a founding member of the G-14 group of Europe’s leading football clubs and its successor, the European Club Association.
Achievement
Domestic Competitions
- Serie A: 19 titles
- 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, 2010–11, 2021–22
- Serie B: 2 titles
- 1980–81, 1982–83
- Coppa Italia: 5 titles
- 1966–67, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1976–77, 2002–03
- Supercoppa Italiana: 7 titles
- 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2004, 2011, 2016
Continental Competitions
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League: 7 titles
- 1962–63, 1968–69, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 2002–03, 2006–07
- European Cup Winners’ Cup: 2 titles
- 1967–68, 1972–73
- European Super Cup / UEFA Super Cup: 5 titles
- 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007
Worldwide Competitions
- Intercontinental Cup: 3 titles
- 1969, 1989, 1990
- FIFA Club World Cup: 1 title
- 2007
Notable Player
Paolo Maldini
- Full Name: Paolo Cesare Maldini
- Date of Birth: June 26, 1968 (56 years old)
- Place of Birth: Milan, Italy
- Position: Left-back, centre-back
- Milan Career:
- Spent all 25 seasons of his playing career at AC Milan.
- Made 647 Serie A appearances, a record until 2020 (overtaken by Gianluigi Buffon).
- Won 26 trophies with Milan:
- 5 UEFA Champions League titles
- 7 Serie A titles
- 1 Coppa Italia
- 5 Supercoppa Italiana titles
- 5 European/UEFA Super Cups
- 2 Intercontinental Cups
- 1 FIFA Club World Cup
- Individual Honors:
- Best Defender at UEFA Club Football Awards (age 39).
- Serie A Defender of the Year (2004).
- Elected to all-star teams in FIFA World Cups and UEFA European Championships.
- FIFA 100: Named one of the world’s greatest living players by Pelé.
Kaká
- Full Name: Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite
- Date of Birth: April 22, 1982 (42 years old)
- Place of Birth: Gama, Federal District, Brazil
- Position: Attacking midfielder
- AC Milan Career:
- Joined AC Milan in 2003.
- Helped Milan win the Serie A title in his first season.
- Key figure in Milan’s attacking prowess.
- Won the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League (top goal scorer).
- Individual Honors:
- FIFA World Player of the Year (2007).
- Ballon d’Or Winner (2007).
- UEFA Best Player in Europe (2007).
- Italian Footballer of the Year (twice).
- AC Milan Hall of Fame inductee.