50 Fun Facts About AC Milan

In which year was AC Milan founded?

The club claims 16 December 1899 as its birthday, though records suggest it was a few days later; the charter has been lost.

Which English expatriate founded Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club?

In honour of its English origins the club kept the English spelling of the city's name rather than the Italian Milano.

In 1926, Milan moved to which ground, its home for the following century?

Before 1926 the club bounced between grounds including the Trotter pitch, later the site of Milan Central railway station.

Milan's stadium is officially named after which player who represented both Milan clubs?

The more familiar name comes from the district in which the stadium stands.

The Derby della Madonnina takes its name from a statue atop which building?

The first derby was played in the final of the 1908 Chiasso Cup in Switzerland, which Milan won 2–1.

In how many seasons has Milan played outside Serie A?

Both Serie B seasons came in the early 1980s, the first as punishment for the Totonero betting scandal.

In which year did Silvio Berlusconi buy Milan and save it from bankruptcy?

He appointed rising manager Arrigo Sacchi and signed the Dutch trio of Gullit, van Basten and Rijkaard.

How many trophies did Milan win during Berlusconi's 31-year tenure?

Berlusconi is the club's longest-serving president, with a two-year vacancy between 2004 and 2006 interrupting his reign.

In which season did Milan become the first team to win Serie A without losing a game?

Perugia had gone unbeaten in 1978–79 but finished second; Milan's run was part of a 58-match unbeaten streak.

Who holds Milan's record for total appearances, with 902 official games?

His 647 Serie A appearances for the club are also an all-time Serie A record.

How many Italian league titles had Milan won by the end of the 2024–25 season?

The first came in 1901, ending a three-year Genoa hegemony, and the most recent in 2022.

How many European Cup/Champions League titles has Milan won?

Only Real Madrid has more; Milan's fifth win in 1994 earned it the right to keep the trophy permanently.

Milan's first European Cup, in 1963, came after beating which club in the final?

Nereo Rocco's side won the Scudetto in 1961–62 and the European Cup the very next season.

Milan's 1969 European Cup win was a 4–1 final victory over which club?

The club followed up by winning the Intercontinental Cup the same year.

Which catenaccio pioneer coached Milan to its first European Cup?

He remains the club's longest-serving manager, over nine years across two spells.

Milan's famous 1950s 'Gre-No-Li' trio came from which country?

Gren, Nordahl and Liedholm helped bring the Scudetto to Milan in 1951, 1955, 1957 and 1959.

Milan's 1956 Latin Cup triumph came against which club?

Milan's 1951 and 1956 Latin Cup wins are a joint record; the club was also the first Italian side in the European Cup.

Who is Milan's youngest ever goalscorer, netting in a league match at just 17?

He debuted in 1960 and stayed for 19 seasons, finishing third on the club's all-time scoring list.

In which year did Milan win its tenth Scudetto, earning the star on its jersey?

The same year Gianni Rivera retired and Franco Baresi played his first full season.

Which betting scandal saw Milan relegated to Serie B for the first time in 1980?

Milan bounced straight back by winning Serie B, then went down again a year later.

After Calciopoli, Milan's points deduction was reduced on appeal to how many?

The reduction kept Milan in the Champions League, which it went on to win in 2007.

Milan beat which Romanian club 4–0 in the 1989 European Cup final?

It was the club's first European Cup in two decades; Milan retained the trophy a year later.

What nickname did the Italian media give the Milan side of 1988–1990?

A World Soccer magazine poll of experts voted that team the best club side of all time.

How many Serie A matches did Milan's early-1990s unbeaten run last?

It began and ended against Parma, and is the third-longest top-flight run in Europe behind Steaua and Celtic.

Which club did Capello's Milan beat 4–0 in the 1994 Champions League final?

It is remembered as one of Milan's greatest ever performances, a year after losing the 1993 final.

Which club beat Milan 1–0 in the 1993 Champions League final?

Milan reached three consecutive finals from 1993 to 1995, winning only the middle one.

Milan beat which club on penalties in the 2003 Champions League final?

It was the first Champions League final between two Italian clubs and the only European meeting of the pair.

Milan led 3–0 at half-time of the 2005 Champions League final but lost to whom?

Milan got revenge two years later, winning the 2007 final 2–1 against the same opponent.

Carlo Ancelotti left Milan in 2009 to manage which club?

He departed after 420 matches, making him Milan's second-longest-serving manager.

Whose world transfer record did Kaká's €67 million sale in 2009 break?

The new record lasted less than a month before Cristiano Ronaldo's £80 million move.

According to the club, what does the black in Milan's colours represent?

The red stands for the players' fiery ardour; both were chosen by the founder himself.

Milan was the first Italian club to put what on its shirts, in 1979–81?

They sat above the number, a first in Italian football.

Which studio designed Milan's official mascot, Milanello?

Milanello is a red devil wearing the club kit and holding a ball.

Milan's anthem 'Milan Milan' debuted in which year?

It was composed by Tony Renis and Massimo Guantini.

Which club president privately funded construction of Milan's stadium in 1926?

Construction took 120 workers about thirteen and a half months; the club sold the ground to the city in 1935.

Since which year has Milan shared its stadium with Inter?

Inter was accepted as joint tenant twelve years after the city bought the ground.

What was the score when Milan lost to Inter in the first match at its new stadium in 1926?

It was a friendly; Milan's first league game there, the same day, ended in a 2–1 defeat to Sampierdarenese.

What capacity was set for Milan's stadium ahead of the 1990 World Cup?

The renovation added a polycarbonate roof; capacity was trimmed again in 2008 to meet UEFA standards.

Milan's early working-class fans earned the dialect nickname casciavid, meaning what?

Crosstown rivals Inter, by contrast, drew support from the more prosperous middle class.

Which Milan group is regarded as the oldest ultras group in Italian football?

Today the main ultras group in the support base is Brigate Rossonere.

Who is Milan's all-time top goalscorer with 221 goals?

His 38 goals in 1950–51, 35 of them in Serie A, set an Italian record at the time.

Milan's record 13–0 win in 1914–15 came against which club?

Milan's very first official match, in the Third Federal Football Championship, was a 3–0 loss to Torinese.

Milan's heaviest defeat, 0–8 in 1922–23, came against which club?

It remains the club's worst result in more than a century of league football.

Milan Channel, the club's own TV channel, launched in which year?

It launched on the centenary of the club's foundation and was the first Italian channel devoted to a single team.

Which publisher issued the club magazine Forza Milan! from 1963?

The monthly reached a circulation of 130,000 and published its final issue in June 2018.

Which car manufacturer sponsored Milan's shirt for 12 seasons before Emirates?

In two seasons the shirt carried car model names, Meriva and Zafira, instead of the company name.

Before Adidas, which Italian sports company produced Milan's kit?

Adidas's deal was cut short in 2018 and the shirts are now made by Puma.

Which fashion house designed Milan's official off-field suits from 2004?

The collaboration lasted more than a decade; Off-White later designed a fourth kit for 2024–25.

Which former F1 driver was Milan's main driver in the 2008 Superleague Formula?

Milan finished third in the 2008 standings and he took the team's first win at the Nürburgring.

Which firm agreed to buy Milan for $1.3 billion in June 2022?

The deal was struck the same month Milan clinched its 19th title with a club-record 86 points.