Full name: Associazione Calcio Milan SpA
Nickname(s): Rossoneri (Red-Blacks), Il Diavolo (The Devil)
Founded: December 16, 1899
Colours: Red/Black Stripes, White Shorts, Black Socks
League: Italian Serie A
Ground: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, San Siro, Milan, Italy
Capacity: 85,700
December 16, 1899
Coach: Carlo Ancelotti
President: Silvio Berlusconi
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
1966-67, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1976-77, 2002-03
1962-63, 1968-69, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1993-94, 2002-03, 2006-07
1967-68, 1972-73
Originally founded as Milan Cricket and Football Club on December 16, 1899, by a former British vice-consul in Milan called Alfred Edwards, AC Milan also initially included a cricket section, managed by Edward Berra, and a football section assigned to David Allison.
The current club colours of red and black were immediately chosen to represent the club who went on to break Genoa’s monopoly and win the national league in in 1901, 1906 and 1907. A year later a rift opened between some of the members over whether or not to sign foreign players and a progressive faction split to form Internazionale of Milan.
Milan Cricket and Football Club played under that name until the fascist regime ordered them to change their name to Associazione Calcio Milano in 1939 which was then changed to the current version of Associazione Calcio Milan once the Second World War ended.
AC Milan have had several legendary sides throughout the years including the Il Grande Milan team which featured a trio of Swedish players composed by Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm in the early 1950s and the first great side of the Silvio Berlusconi era which included Dutch triumvirate Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard and Marco Van Basten.
Perhaps the greatest side of the modern era was the AC Milan Dream Team of the early to mid 1990s which, under Fabio Capello, went on an unprecedented 58 game unbeaten run with such Milan greats as Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi and Roberto Donadoni and won the Scudetto in 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996 as well as competing in three successive European Cup finals, winning the trophy in 1994.
Milan’s recent history has included a more dark twist as they again have become embroiled in a match fixing scandal similar to that which saw them punished by relegation for the same offence in 1980. This time the Italian authorities imposed a 30 points deduction for the previous season and another 8 points deduction for the upcoming 2006/2007 season.
Luck seems to shine on AC Milan however as despite the hindrance of a points deduction in Serie A, the club didn't falter in their quest for silverware in 2006/2007, lifting the European Champion's League trophy for a seventh time and gaining revenge on 2005 victors Liverpool in the final in Athens, Greece.
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