In this article we present you with a collection of facts and information about AC Milan
Facts
AC Milan was founded as Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club in 1899 by English expatriate Herbert Kilpin.
The full name is Associazione Calcio Milan S.p.A.
Red and black are the colours which have represented the club throughout its entire history
Rossoneri, the team’s nickname, literally means “the red & blacks” in Italian
Another nickname is Il Diavolo (The Devil)
Milan’s away strip has always been completely white
Milan won its first Italian championship in 1901
The team’s stadium is the 75,923 seat San Siro
The San Siro is officially known as Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
“San Siro”, is the name of the district where the stadium is located
San Siro has been the home of Milan since 1926
San Siro is the largest stadium in Italian football
The capaciity of the San Siro is 75,923
The Inter derby is called the Derby della Madonnina
Milan has earned the right to place a star on its jersey because it has won at least ten scudetti
Paolo Maldini holds the records with 902 appearances
Paolo Maldini holds the records with 647 Serie A appearances
Milan has won 19 Serie A titles
Milan has won 7 European Cup / UEFA Champions Leagues
Milan has won 2 European Cup Winners’ Cups
Gunnar Nordahl scored 38 goals in 1950–51, 35 of which were in Serie A, an Italian football and club record
Gunnar Nordahl is the all-time top goalscorer, scoring 221 goals for the club in 268 games
Gianni Rivera is Milan’s youngest Serie A goalscorer at just 17 years 80 days.
Paolo Maldini was the longest serving player at 24 years and 132 days
Alessandro Costacurta was the oldest first team player aged 41 years and 25 days
Paolo Maldini had the most appearancesi in Europe with 168
Marco van Basten won the Ballon d’Or 3 times while at Milan
Milan players have won the Ballon d’Or 8 times
Nereo Rocco was Milan’s longest-serving manager, having 2 spells as manager
Milan’s largest ever victory was 13–0 against Audax Modena
Milan’s heaviest defeat was 0–8 by Bologna.
During the 1991–92 season, the club was the first team to win Serie A without losing a single game
The number 3 was retired in nonour of Paolo Maldini
The number 6 was retired in nonour of Franco Baresi
The record transfer that was recieved was £56 million for Kaká
Paolo Maldini is the most capped player with 126 for Italy
Paolo Maldini, 23 for Italy in plated in 4 word cups in 1990, 1994, 1998 and 2002
The oldest ultras groups in all of Italian football, Fossa dei Leoni, originated in Milan
The current badge represents the club colours and the flag of the Comune di Milano
The 2021–22 title was won with a club-record tally of 86 points
On 1 June 2022, RedBird Capital Partners agreed to buy A.C. Milan for $1.3 billion
Silvio Berlusconi wass Milan’s longest-serving president at 23 years
Milan has been relegated to Serie B twice in their history
Milan then won Serie B twice
Milan went 58 games unbeaten which is a record across the 5 main European leagues
