AC Milan Football Club Notebook

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AC Milan Football Club History & Profile

Italian Name: AC Milan

Club History & Facts:

AC [Associazone CALCIO] Milan were founded by two   Englishmen in 1899. They werefounded as a cricket club by an Englishman from   Nottingham, Alfred Edwards. They share the San Siro stadium with bitter rivals   Inter Milan in Lombardy, Milan. Their home strip is red and black stripes, and   their nickname is Il Diavolo which is Italian for the devil.  The owner is Mr.   Silvio Berlusconi and their head coach is ex player Carlo Ancellotti.                          AC have won 17 league titles second only to Juventus who have an   astonishing 27. Their first championship was two years after their inception in   1901, and their most recent was the 2004 title under Ancelotti. The 1991-92   season was record breaking for Milan under Fabio Capello as they went the enitre   serie A season unbeaten, a run that concluded after 58 games with defeat against   Parma in March 1993.

Arguably Milans greatest side was of the between   the late 1980′s and 90′s. A side which included legendary dutch trio Marco Van   Basten, Ruud Gullit and Frank Rjikard. Their last serie A title was thanks to   the likes of Ukranian striker Andriy Shevchenko and 4 time European champion   Clarence Seedorf, they have weakened their grip in Italy though with just 2   scudettos in 10 years now and none for 5 years. Milan’s tally of Coppa Italias   reaches 5,not quite as impressive as some of their Italian counterparts.

AC Milan European Performance

Real Madrid are the only side to have won more   European cups than Ac Milan, Milan have won an astounding seven trophies.  In   1963 AC won their first  European title and 44 years later they defeated   Liverpool in a revenge match from the 2005 champions league final. Folk hero   Pipo Inzaghi netted twice in a 2-0 win in Athens. Perhaps their finest European   victory was the 4-0 defeat of Barcelona in the 1994 final. 4o year old club   captain Paolo Maldini holds the appearance record for Milan, his first Serie A   game came in 1985 and 23 years later he’s still going strong. The all time   record goal scorer is the Swede Gunnar Nordahl whose incredible record stands at   221 goals in 268 games.                          Ac suffered the embarrassment of failing to   reach the Champions League tournament after a disappointing fifth place finish   in the 2007/2008 season. This could be attributed to their ageing squad   featuring many big names in their mid-30′s , names such as Andrea Pirlo,   Ambrossini and company may have had their best days. Brazilian play maker Kaka   is probably the team’s biggest star and was the FIFA world player of the year   for 2007.

Big changes took place in the summer of 2009 with   the departure of star player Kaka and manager Carlo Ancelotti. Brazilian legend   Leonardo was brought in as boss, but with the loss of such key components in   their european glories, AC may well have taken a backwards step. Leonardo was   sacked following another trophy less season and a finish of 3rd in Serie A and   and replaced by former Cagliari boss Massimilaino Allegri in June 2010. Milan   got back in the Champions League this year and were still among one of the   favourites due to their outstanding recent record in the competition, however   Manchester United comfortably defeated them over two legs in the second round   including a 4-0 thrashing at Old Trafford.

AC Milan Stadium Location & Travel Information

Getting To The AC Milan Stadium By Public Transport From The Airport

From LINATE AIRPORT: Take the Line 73 bus up to San Babila   MM1.From there take the subway Line MM1 towards Rho Fiera,  to the   Lotto stop.

From MALPENSA AIRPORT: Take the train tp   Malpensa Express  to Cadorna FN. From there take  the subway Line MM1 towards   Rho Fiera to the Lotto stop.

From ORIO AL SERIO   AIRPORT: Take a  the bus to Milano Centrale, then continue   on Line 2 of the subway owards Abbiategrasso, and change  at the Cadorna FN stop.   From there e take Line 1 (Red Line) towards Rho Fiera to the Lotto   stop.

Getting To The AC Milan Stadium By Public Transport From Central Milan

Metro / Subway:   line MM1 Subway: line MM1 (red) to stations LOTTERY or LAMPUGNANO   where a shuttle bus    service from station to the stadiun operates  from two hour before kick off

and LOTTERY line MM1 (the parking of   interscambio exists).

Bus: line 49 from Piazza Tirana (station FS San Cristoforo)   to the Lotto square, Piazza Axum stop;

Autobus: line 78 from Via Govone to Via Lorenteggio, Via   Tesio stop.

Tram: line 16 from Piazza Fontana (Duomo) to San Siro, stop   at the Via Dessiè terminal.

Usually, on the days of the Milan games, a shuttle serviceruns   from Piazzale Lotto (MM1 stop – red) starting from two hours before the   kick-off.

Getting To The AC Milan Stadium By Car

From A1 (Autostrada del Sole): after the Melegnano barrier   take the Tangenziale Ovest towards Malpensa and exit in Milan Via Novara. Then   follow the signs  for San Siro.

From A4 (Milano-Torino): at the Milano Nord barrier take   the Tangenziale Ovest towards Linate and exit in Milan Via Novara. then   follow the signs  for San Siro.

From A4 (Milano-Venezia): at the Milano Nord   barrier continue towards Milan and take the Milano Certosa exit. Then follow the   signns for San Siro.

From A8 (Milano-Laghi): at the Milano Nord barrier take the   Tangenziale Ovest towards Linate and exit in Milan Via Novara. Then   follow the signs  for San Siro

Getting To The AC Milan Stadium By Train From Milan

From the Porta Genova Station: take Line 2 of the subway (Green Line) towards Cologno/Gessate, at Cardorna FN   change onto  Line 2 (Red Line) towards Rho Fiera at the Lotto stop.

From the Cardorna station: take Line 1 (Red Line) towards   Rho-Fiera to  the Lotto stop