AC Milan

Milan Football Club (Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly known as AC Milan) is a football club located in Milan, Italy. In order to distinguish it from Inter Milan, another football club in Milan, it is generally called AC Milan, or simply Milan. AC Milan's traditional team uniform is a red and black striped shirt, so it is often nicknamed "Rossoneri", or "Red and Black Legion".

AC Milan is the current UEFA Champions League champion. They defeated Liverpool 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League final on May 23, 2007[1]. In UEFA's club rankings (2007), AC Milan currently ranks first with 133.808 points [2].

According to a 2002 survey by L'espresso magazine, AC Milan is the third most supported football club in Italy, behind Juventus and Inter Milan[3]. In another survey in 2005, the number of fans of AC Milan ranked second with 7.4 million, second only to Juventus[4].

AC Milan is one of the most successful Italian football clubs. They are the team that has won the most major international club competitions, with a total of 18 championships, including 7 European Champions Cups/champions. League champions, 5 European Super Cup champions, and 4 Intercontinental Cup and Club World Cup champions. In Italy, they have won 17 league championships, 5 cup championships and 5 Italian Super Cups. AC Milan is the Italian team that has won the most European Champions Cups/Champions Leagues (7 times), and is second only to Real Madrid (9 times) in Europe.

Created (1899-1907)

AC Milan was founded on December 16, 1899[5] by British Alfred Edwards and Herbert Gilpin Created Milan Cricket and Football Club. In order to commemorate the founder, the club did not change its name to Milano in Italian, but retained its English spelling. In 1901, the club defeated Genoa Football Club and won the first league championship in the team's history. From then on, Milan quickly became one of the most powerful and popular club teams in the Lombardy region, but it was not until 1906 that they won their second national championship and successfully defended it the following year.

The first low point (1908-1949)

In 1908, some players of the club separated from the team and established Inter Milan Football Club. From this year, although Milan Ranked in the top four in most seasons, they failed to win a league title in more than 40 years. During this period, the club's name went through several changes, eventually becoming the current Associazione Calcio Milan (Milan Football Club, or AC Milan).

The first revival (1950-1979)

In 1949, the joining of the talented player Gunnar Nordhal marked the beginning of AC Milan's revival. He scored 35 goals in the -50 season and became the top scorer of the year. His single-season Serie A scoring record has never been broken. The next year, AC Milan finally regained the league championship that had been lost for more than 40 years. Since then, AC Milan has won the league championship many times.

In the 1955-56 season, they participated in the European Champions Cup for the first time, but lost to the eventual champion Real Madrid in the semi-finals. On May 22, 1963, AC Milan defeated Benfica of Portugal 2-1 at Wembley Stadium in London and won the European Champions Cup for the first time. In 1969, AC Milan defeated Ajax 4-1 in Madrid and won the European Champions Cup again.

[edit] Falling into Serie B, the second low point (1980-1985)

In the first half of the 1980s, AC Milan once again fell into a low ebb. In 1980, they were suspected of gambling on football. The club was relegated to Serie B for match-fixing and match-fixing, and club president Felice Colombo was suspended for life. Although they returned to Serie A the following year, their vitality was severely damaged and they fell into Serie B again in 1982. This was the only two times in the history of AC Milan that they missed Serie A.

[edit] Berlusconi era (1986-)

In 1986, after the media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi acquired the team and served as club chairman, he decided to turn AC Milan built into the strongest club in the world, and as a result, AC Milan entered the most glorious period in history. On May 24, 1989, AC Milan defeated Steaua Bucharest 4-0 and won the European Champions Cup for the third time. The following year, they defeated Benfica 1:0 and won this honor for the fourth time. At that time, AC Milan introduced many Dutch players, including Gullit, Marco van Basten and Rijkaard, known as the Dutch Three Musketeers. At the same time, AC Milan also recruited Fabio Capello to take charge of AC Milan, establishing his future status as Italy's super coach.

In the early 1990s, AC Milan continued to maintain top results. In the 1991-92 season, AC Milan remained undefeated in Serie A. In the following season, AC Milan remained unbeaten in the first 23 rounds. Including the last game of the 1990/91 season, AC Milan set a Serie A record of 58 consecutive rounds without defeat. On May 18, 1994, AC Milan defeated Barcelona 4-0 in Athens and lifted the European Champions Cup for the fifth time.

With the fading out of the Dutch Three Musketeers and Capello, the team was in decline again. In addition, club chairman Silvio Berlusconi went to the political arena and did not care enough about the club. In 1996-97 and 1997-98 During the season, AC Milan only finished 11th and 10th in the league. The team bought many players who did not fit the team's style of play and were not very successful, such as German national team goalkeeper Lehmann and defender Ziger. Although the team regained the league championship in the 1998-1999 season, due to the fact that it was won with only a one-point advantage, and the team still had no success, the results were no longer sustainable. But then AC Milan acquired Ukrainian international Shevchenko and trained him to become a household name football superstar. However, the results are still unsatisfactory.

In the first two years of the 21st century, AC Milan spent a lot of money to bring in stars such as Rui Costa, Filippo Inzaghi, Nesta, etc., and the team's performance also improved accordingly. Get better. The period of 2003-05 was AC Milan's resurgence period, during which they won a Champions League championship (2003), a Champions League runner-up, a league championship, and an Italian Cup championship. However, with the aging of the main lineup and the same style of play, the team's record began to decline in 2006.

The end of 2006 was a dark period for AC Milan. Even the team's top star Shevchenko moved to the Premier League. In the 2006-2007 season, he was fined eight points for a match-fixing case, which had a great impact on the league. During the winter transfer period, AC Milan signed defender Odo from Lazio and Ronaldo, the three-time World Player of the Year and the record holder of goals in the World Cup finals, from Real Madrid, which has certain improvements to the team's strength and popularity. effect. In the end, AC Milan finished fourth in the league. Due to the positive adjustments made by the team during the winter break and the eye-catching performance of Brazilian star Kaka, AC Milan has been playing steadily in the European Champions League this season and finally won the Champions League final in Athens, Greece on May 23. , relying on Filippo Inzaghi's goals in stoppage time of the first half and a goal at the end of the second half, defeated the five-time champion Liverpool from England 2-1 and won the UEFA Champions League for the seventh time.

[edit] 2008-2009 season

Currently the club has introduced Flamini, Gianluca Zambrotta, Borriello, Ronaldinho, and Shevchenko Waiting for players, and took back Antonini and Abbiati who were on loan.

Club honors

Update date: December 16, 2007[11]

Serie A championship: 17

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, 2003-2004

Serie B championship: 2

1981-82, 1983-1984

Italian Cup: 5

1966-67, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1976-77. 2002-03

Italian Super Cup: 5

1988, 1992, 1993, 1994,2005

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UEFA Champions League/Champions League: 7

1962-63, 1968-69, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1993-94, 2002-03, 2006-07

Intercontinental Cup/Club World Cup: 3

1969, 1989, 1990 (because it has been renamed the World Champions Club Cup, so 2007 is not the Intercontinental Cup)

European Super Cup: 5

1989, 1990, 1994,2003,2007

European Cup Winners’ Cup: 2

1967-68, 1972-73 < /p>

Latin Cup: 2

1951, 1956

Mitropa Cup: 1

1981-82

World Champions Club Cup:

2007

Runner up

Serie A: 14

1902, 1947-48, 1949

Italian Cup: 7

1941-42, 1967-68, 1970-71, 1974-75, 1984-85, 1989-90, 1997-98

Italian Super Cups: 3

1996, 1999, 2003

European Champions League/UEFA Champions League: 4

1957-1958, 1992-1993, 1994-1995, 2004-2005

European Cup Winners' Cup: 1

1973-1974

Intercontinental Cup/Toyota Cup: 4

1963,1993 ,1994,2003

European Super Cup: 2

1974, 1993

Latin Cup: 1

1953

< p>[edit] League records

Update date: May 15, 2008

The most disparate game at home: 1950--51 season against Palermo, 9 to 0 .

The biggest disparity in away wins: against Genoa in the 1954-55 season, 8-0.

The most disparate game at home: 1 to 6 against Juventus in the 1996-97 season.

The biggest away game loss: 1 to 6 against Alexandria in the 1935--36 season.

Most consecutive unbeaten games: 58 games from the 1991-92 season to the 23rd round of the 92-93 season. Among them, 39 wins and 19 draws.

The most consecutive winning games: 10 games from the 21st to 30th rounds of the 1950--51 season.

Most consecutive away wins: 1992-93 season, ***8 games.

The most consecutive unbeaten away games: 38 games from the 1991-92 season to the fourth round of the 93-94 season. Among them, 19 wins and 19 draws

The most consecutive games without a win: the 16th to 26th rounds of the 1929--30 season, the 18th--28th rounds of the 1976--77 season, and the 17th--1983--84 season. 27 rounds, 11 games each.

The most consecutive losses: 1973--74 rounds 20--24, ***5 games.

The season with the most wins: 1961--62, ***24 games.

The season with the most away wins: 1963--64, ***11 games.

The season with the fewest wins: 1957--58, only 9 games.

The season with the fewest losses: 1991-92 and 1992-93, undefeated throughout the year.

The season with the most goals: 1958--59, ***84 goals.

The seasons with the fewest goals: 1966--67 and 1993--94, 36 goals each.

The season with the fewest goals conceded: 1993--94 season, only conceding 15 goals in 34 games.

The season with the most goals conceded: 1932--33 season, ***62 goals.

The longest consecutive time without conceding a goal: Sebastiano Rossi, 929 minutes in rounds 15-25 of the 1993-94 season.

Player with the most appearances: Paolo Maldini, 716 games.

The player with the most league goals: Gunnar Nordahl, 210 goals in 257 league games.

Player with the most international matches: Paolo Maldini, 126 games.

The player who has participated in the most European club competitions: Paolo Maldini, 168 games (as of the end of the 2006/07 season)

[edit] 58-game unbeaten record

Level against Parma on May 27, 1991: 0:0

Victory against Ascoli on September 1, 1991: 1:0

September 1991 Win against Cagliari on September 8: 1:0

League with Juventus on September 15, 1991: 1:1

League with Fiorentina on September 22, 1991 Team: 1:1

Victory against Atlanta on October 5, 1991: 2:0

Victory against Parma on October 20, 1991: 2:0

< p>Victory against Bali on October 27, 1991: 1:0

Victory against Roma on November 3, 1991: 4:1

Victory against San Jose on November 17, 1991 Pudolia: 2:0

League with Genoa on November 30, 1991: 1:1

Victory against Cremona on November 24, 1991: 3: 1

December 01, 1991, tied with Inter Milan: 1:1

December 08, 1991, defeated Turin: 2:0

Tied with Lazio on December 15, 1991: 1:1

Victory against Naples on January 5, 1992: 5:0

Victory against Verona on January 12, 1992 Team: 1:0

Win against Foggia on January 19, 1992: 3:1

Win against Ascoli on January 26, 1992: 4:1 < /p>

Victory against Cagliari on February 2, 1992: 4:1

League against Juventus on February 9, 1992: 1:1

League with Fiorentina 0:0 on February 16, 1992

League with Genoa on February 23, 1992: 0:0

Victory against Atlanta on March 1, 1992: 3:1

Victory against Parma on March 8, 1992: 3:1

Victory against Bali on March 15, 1992: 2:0

Draw with Roma on March 29, 1992: 1:1

Victory against Sampdoria on April 5, 1992: 5:1

Draw on April 12, 1992 Cremona: 1:1

Victory against Inter Milan on April 18, 1992: 1:0

League with Torino on April 26, 1992: 2: 2

Victory against Lazio on May 6, 1992: 2:0

League against Naples on May 10, 1992: 1:1

1992 Win against Verona on May 18: 4:0

Win against Foggia on May 24, 1992: 8:2

Win against Foggia on September 7, 1992 Team: 1:0

Victory against Pescara on September 14, 1992: 5:4

Victory over Atlanta on September 21, 1992: 2:0

Victory against Sampdoria on September 28, 1992: 2:1

Victory against Fiorentina on October 5, 1992: 7:3

October 1992 Beat Lazio on the 19th: 5:3

Win against Parma on October 26, 1992: 2:0

League with Torino on November 2, 1992: 0:0

Victory against Naples on November 9, 1992: 5:1

League against Inter Milan on November 22, 1992: 1:1

1992 Win against Juventus on November 30: 1:0

League against Udinese on December 7, 1992: 1:1

Win on December 14, 1992 Ancona: 2:0

Victory against Roma on January 3, 1993: 1:0

Victory over Cagliari on January 11, 1993: 1: 0

Victory against Brescia on January 18, 1993: 1:0

Victory against Genoa on January 25, 1993: 1:0

1993 Ping with Foggia on February 1: 2: 2

Victory against Pescara on February 8, 1993: 4:0

Ping with Atalanta on February 15, 1993: 1 : 1

Victory against Sampdoria on March 1, 1993: 4:0

Victory against Fiorentina on March 8, 1993: 2:0

< p>Tie with Lazio on March 15, 1993: 2:2