Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmiːlan]), is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy. It was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others.[5][6] The club has spent most of its history in Serie A, the top-flight of Italian football, having played only two seasons in Serie B in the early 1980s.[5]
Milan has won 18 officially recognized UEFA and FIFA international titles,[7] and remains tied with Boca Juniors as having won the most in the world. Milan has won four world titles,[7] more than any other club in the world, having won the Intercontinental Cup three times and the FIFA Club World Cup once.[7] Milan has won the European Cup/Champions League on seven occasions;[7] only Real Madrid has exceeded this total.[8] The club has also won the UEFA Super Cup a record five times and the Cup Winners' Cup twice.[7]
Domestically, Milan has won 18 league titles, making the club the second most successful in Serie A with their local rivals Internazionale and record-holder Juventus (27 titles).[9] The club has also won the Coppa Italia five times, in addition to five Supercoppa Italiana triumphs.[7] The Europa League remains the only major competition for which the team are eligible to compete that they have never won: in this competition they have lost two semifinals, in 1972 and in 2002. Milan was a founding member of the G-14 group and the European Club Association that was formed following the first organization's dissolution.[10]
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 80,074.[11] The owner of the club is Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi while the vice-president is Adriano Galliani. Milan is one of the wealthiest clubs in Italian and world football.[12]
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AC Milan Team
AC Milan Team
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