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{{Short description|Association football club in Italy}}
{{About|the men's football club from Milan, Italy|the women's team|AC Milan Women|other sports teams called Milan|Milan (disambiguation)#Sports}}
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| fullname = {{Lang|it|Associazione Calcio Milan|italic=no}} [[Società per azioni|S.p.A.]]<ref name="orgchart">{{cite web |title=Organisational chart |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/club/organisational_chart |work=acmilan.com |publisher={{Lang|it|Associazione Calcio Milan|italic=no}} |access-date=15 December 2024 }}</ref>
| nickname = {{nowrap|''I Rossoneri''}} {{nowrap|(The Red and Blacks)}}<br />{{nowrap|''Il Diavolo''}} {{nowrap|(The Devil)}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=y|1899|12|18}},<ref name=foundationdate/> as Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club
| ground = [[San Siro Stadium]]
| capacity = 75,817 (limited capacity)<br />80,018 (maximum)
| owner = [[RedBird Capital Partners]] (99.93%)<ref>{{cite web |title=RedBird Capital Partners completes acquisition of AC Milan |url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/club/2022-08-31/redbird-capital-partners-completes-acquisition-of-ac-milan |website=acmilan.com |publisher={{Lang|it|Associazione Calcio Milan|italic=no}} |date=31 August 2022 |access-date=1 September 2022 |archive-date=29 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129102114/https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/club/2022-08-31/redbird-capital-partners-completes-acquisition-of-ac-milan |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Relazione e bilancio al 30 giugno 2019 |trans-title=Financial statement as of 30 June 2019 |url=https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com/1293c890-579f-01b7-8480-902cca7de55e/94011f25-22a2-4928-98a5-6f6324472288/Bilanci-Relazioni-2018-19-ITA.pdf |page=14 |publisher={{Lang|it|Associazione Calcio Milan|italic=no}} |date=18 October 2019 |language=IT |access-date=10 October 2020 |archive-date=22 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022234241/https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com/1293c890-579f-01b7-8480-902cca7de55e/94011f25-22a2-4928-98a5-6f6324472288/Bilanci-Relazioni-2018-19-ITA.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
Private shareholders (0.07%)<ref>{{cite web |title=Chi Siamo |trans-title=About |url=https://www.apamilan.it/#section-about |website=APA Milan |date=15 May 2017 |language=IT |access-date=10 October 2020 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017093433/https://www.apamilan.it/#section-about |url-status=live }}</ref>
| chairman = [[Paolo Scaroni]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = [[Massimiliano Allegri]]
| league = {{Italian football updater|Milan}}
| season = {{Italian football updater|Milan2}}
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| current = 2025–26 AC Milan season
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'''{{Lang|it|Associazione Calcio Milan|italic=no}}''' ({{IPA|it|assotʃatˈtsjoːne ˈkaltʃo ˈmiːlan}}), commonly referred to as '''Milan''' or '''AC Milan''' ({{IPA|it|a tˌtʃi mˈmiːlan}}) mainly outside of Italy,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4308623/2023/03/16/sporting-lisbon-athletic-bilbao-wrong-name/ From Sporting Lisbon to Athletic Bilbao — why do we get foreign clubs' names wrong?] , Michael Cox, The Athletic, 16 March 2023</ref> is an Italian professional [[Football club (association football)|football club]] based in [[Milan]], [[Lombardy]]. Founded in 1899, the club competes in the [[Serie A]], the top tier of [[Italian football league system|Italian football]]. In its early history, Milan played its home games in different grounds around the city before moving to its current stadium, the [[San Siro]], in 1926.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-27 |title=AC Milan: Serie A club plan to move out of San Siro to new 70,000-capacity stadium |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66938991 |access-date=2024-05-28 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> The stadium, which was built by Milan's second chairman, [[Piero Pirelli]], and has been shared with [[Inter Milan]] since 1947,<ref>{{cite web |title=History of San Siro stadium |url=https://www.sansirostadium.com/en/stadium/History |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813023024/https://www.sansirostadium.com/en/stadium/History |archive-date=13 August 2022 |access-date=8 July 2022}}</ref> is the largest in Italian football, with a total capacity of 75,817.<ref name="sansirosize">{{cite web |title=Struttura |url=https://www.sansirostadium.com/stadium/Struttura |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221093905/http://www.sansiro.net/?page_id=195 |archive-date=21 February 2019 |access-date=8 April 2023 |work=sansirostadium.com |publisher=[[San Siro]] |language=it}}</ref> The club has a long-standing rivalry with Inter, with whom they contest the ''[[Derby della Madonnina]]'', one of the most followed derbies in football.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lowerblock.com/articles/the-biggest-rivalries-in-world-football/|title=The Biggest Rivalries in World Football}}</ref>
Milan has spent its entire history in Serie A with the exception of the 1980–81 and 1982–83 seasons.<ref name="history">{{cite web |title=History |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/club/history |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007130309/http://www.acmilan.com/en/club/history |archive-date=7 October 2010 |access-date=4 October 2010 |work=acmilan.com |publisher={{Lang|it|Associazione Calcio Milan|italic=no}}}}</ref><ref name="founding">{{cite news |author=Neil Heath |date=17 November 2009 |title=AC Milan's Nottingham-born hero |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/nottingham/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8291000/8291087.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104062301/http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/nottingham/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8291000/8291087.stm |archive-date=4 November 2017 |access-date=4 October 2010 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> [[Silvio Berlusconi]]’s 31-year tenure as Milan president was a standout period in the club's history, as they established themselves as one of Europe's most dominant and successful clubs. Milan won 29 trophies during his tenure, securing multiple Serie A and [[UEFA Champions League]] titles. During the [[1991–92 Serie A|1991–92 season]], the club notably achieved the feat of being the first team to win the Serie A title without losing a single game.<ref name=":2" /> Milan is home to multiple [[Ballon d'Or]] winners, and three of the club's players, [[Marco van Basten]], [[Ruud Gullit]], and [[Frank Rijkaard]], were ranked in the top three on the podium for the [[1988 Ballon d'Or]], an unprecedented achievement in the history of the prize.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leiva |first=Juanma |date=2023-05-10 |title=AC Milan vs Inter: which Champions League semi-finalist is the bigger club? |url=https://en.as.com/soccer/ac-milan-vs-inter-which-champions-league-semi-finalist-is-the-bigger-club-n/ |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=AS USA |language=en-us}}</ref>
Milan is one of the [[List of football clubs by competitive honours won|most successful football clubs in the world]] in terms of total trophies won. Domestically, Milan has won 19 [[List of Italian football champions#Clubs|league titles]],<ref name="officialtitles">{{cite web |title=Albo d'oro |url=http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/albo-d-oro |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018001314/http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/albo-d-oro |archive-date=18 October 2010 |access-date=4 October 2010 |work=legaseriea.it |publisher=[[Lega Serie A|Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A]] |language=it}}</ref> 5 [[Coppa Italia]] titles and 8 [[Supercoppa Italiana]] titles.<ref name="honours">{{cite web |title=Honours |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/club/palmares |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007114727/http://www.acmilan.com/en/club/palmares |archive-date=7 October 2010 |access-date=4 October 2010 |work=acmilan.com |publisher={{Lang|it|Associazione Calcio Milan|italic=no}}}}</ref> In international competitions, Milan is Italy's most successful club.<ref group="nb">Being in South America, Boca Juniors's and Independiente's titles are with [[CONMEBOL]] instead of UEFA</ref><ref name="honours" /><ref>{{cite web |title=International Cups Trivia |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/intcuprec.html |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=18 December 2016 |archive-date=2 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002003930/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/intcuprec.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidespanishfootball.com/141480/real-madrid-match-ac-milan-and-boca-juniors-with-18-international-titles/ |title=Real Madrid match AC Milan and Boca Juniors with 18 international titles |publisher=Inside Spanish Football |date=21 December 2014 |access-date=22 December 2014 |author=Conn, Tom | url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222201343/http://www.insidespanishfootball.com/141480/real-madrid-match-ac-milan-and-boca-juniors-with-18-international-titles/ |archive-date=22 December 2014 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.football-magazine.it/en/il-milan-perde-il-trono-lal-ahly-e-il-club-piu-titolato-al-mondo/ |title=Milan loses the throne. Al Ahly is the most successful club in the world |publisher=Football Magazine |date=22 February 2014 |access-date=22 December 2014 |archive-date=22 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222220833/http://www.football-magazine.it/en/il-milan-perde-il-trono-lal-ahly-e-il-club-piu-titolato-al-mondo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The club has won seven European Cup/Champions League titles, making them the competition's second-most successful team behind [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], and further honours include five [[UEFA Super Cup]]s, two [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]s, a joint record<ref group="nb">Shared with [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]</ref> two [[Latin Cup]]s, a joint record<ref group="nb">Shared with [[Boca Juniors]], [[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]], [[Peñarol]] and [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]</ref> three [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]s and one [[FIFA Club World Cup]].<ref name="honours" />
Milan is one of the wealthiest clubs in Italian and world football.<ref name="Football Team Valuations">{{cite news |title=Soccer Team Valuations |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/34/biz_soccer08_Soccer-Team-Valuations_Rank.html |work=forbes.com |date=30 April 2008 |access-date=4 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929163532/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/34/biz_soccer08_Soccer-Team-Valuations_Rank.html |archive-date=29 September 2010| url-status= live}}</ref> It was a founding member of the now-defunct [[G-14]] group of Europe's leading football clubs as well as its replacement, the [[European Club Association]].<ref>{{cite web |title=ECA Members |url=http://www.ecaeurope.com/Default.aspx?id=1082680 |work=ecaeurope.com |publisher=[[European Club Association]] |access-date=4 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604081402/http://www.ecaeurope.com/Default.aspx?id=1082680 |archive-date=4 June 2010}}</ref>
==History==
{{main|History of AC Milan}}
=== Foundation and early years (1899–1950) ===
[[File:Herbert Kilpin.jpg|thumb|upright=0.68|left|alt=A black-and-white picture of Herbert Kilpin, the first captain of AC Milan|[[Herbert Kilpin]], the club's first captain and one of its founding members]]
[[File:Italian Football Champion 1901.jpg|thumb|The AC Milan formation that won the Italian championship in 1901]]
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{{blockquote|1="''Saremo una squadra di diavoli. I nostri colori saranno il rosso come il fuoco e il nero come la paura che incuteremo agli avversari.''" |2=1899, Herbert Kilpin<ref>Citato in Matteo Chiamenti, [http://www.milannews.it/?action=read&idnotizia=33884 ''Il papà del Milan''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231024931/https://www.milannews.it/news/il-papa-del-milan-33884 |date=31 December 2021 }}, ''Milan News.it'', 8 settembre 2010</ref><ref>Citato in Exclusive New ACMilan Jersey 2012/13, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUYrNaKSvhA ''Il papà del Milan''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231024941/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUYrNaKSvhA |date=31 December 2021 }}, ''youtube.com'', 20. September 2012</ref>}}
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{{blockquote|1="''We will be a team of devils. Our colours will be red like fire and black like the fear we will invoke in our opponents.''" |2=1899, Herbert Kilpin}}
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AC Milan was founded as Milan Foot-Ball and [[Cricket]] Club in 1899 by English expatriate [[Herbert Kilpin]].<ref name="founding"/> The club claims 16 December of that year as their foundation date,<ref>{{cite web |title=History of the AC Milan |url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/club/history |website=acmilan.com |publisher={{Lang|it|Associazione Calcio Milan|italic=no}} |access-date=9 October 2020 |archive-date=4 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404200606/http://www.acmilan.com/en/club/history |url-status=live }}</ref> but historical evidence seems to suggest that the club was actually founded a few days after, most likely on 18 December.<ref name=foundationdate>{{cite web |title=La nascita di un mito |url=http://www.magliarossonera.it/189900_storia.html |website=Maglia Rossonera |access-date=20 December 2024 |language=it |trans-title=The birth of a myth }}</ref> However, with the club's charter being lost, the exact date remains open to debate.
In honour of its English origins, the club has retained the English spelling of the city's name, as opposed to the Italian spelling Milano, which it was forced to bear under the [[Italian Fascism|fascist regime]]. Milan won its first Italian championship in [[1901 Italian Football Championship|1901]], interrupting a three-year hegemony of [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]], and a further two in succession in [[1906 Italian Football Championship|1906]] and [[1907 Italian Football Championship|1907]].<ref name="history"/> The club proved successful in the first decade of its existence, with several important trophies won, including, among others, the ''Medaglia del Re'' three times,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ital-medagliadire.html |title=History of Medaglia del Re |access-date=11 July 2022 |archive-date=11 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711150701/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ital-medagliadire.html |url-status=live }}</ref> the ''Palla Dapples'' 23 times<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/palladapples.html |title=History of the Palla Dapples |access-date=11 July 2022 |archive-date=11 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711150701/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/palladapples.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and the ''FGNI tournament'' five times, a competition organized by the [[Italian Gymnastics Federation]] but not officially recognized by the [[Italian Football Federation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ital-fngichamp.html |title=History of FGNI tournament |access-date=11 July 2022 |archive-date=22 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222165227/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ital-fngichamp.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 1908, Milan experienced a split caused by internal disagreements over the signing of foreign players, which led to the forming of another Milan-based team, [[Inter Milan|F.C. Internazionale]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inter.it/en/societa/storia.html |title=Inter – History |publisher=F.C. Internazionale Milano |access-date=11 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130141713/http://www.inter.it/en/societa/storia.html |archive-date=30 January 2010| url-status= live}}</ref> Following these events, Milan did not manage to win a single domestic title until [[1950–51 Serie A|1950–51]],<ref name="honours"/> with some exceptions represented by the 1915–16 ''Coppa Federale''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://calcioantico.altervista.org/coppa-federale-1915-16/ |title=Coppa Federale 1915–16 |date=24 December 2018 |access-date=11 July 2022 |archive-date=11 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711153021/https://calcioantico.altervista.org/coppa-federale-1915-16/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the 1917–18 ''Coppa Mauro'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.interfc.it/1917-18.asp |title=Coppa Mauro 1917–18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109184709/http://www.interfc.it/1917-18.asp |archive-date=9 January 2012 }}</ref> two tournaments played during the [[World War I|First World War]] which, especially the former, received a lot of attention and proved to be highly competitive, despite them not being officially recognized by the Italian federation.
=== Return to victory and international affirmation (1950–1970) ===
The 1950s saw the club return to the top of Italian football, headed by the famous [[Gre-No-Li]] [[Sweden|Swedish]] trio [[Gunnar Gren]], [[Gunnar Nordahl]] and [[Nils Liedholm]]. This was one of the club's most successful periods domestically, with the [[Scudetto]] going to Milan in [[1950–51 Serie A|1951]], [[1954–55 Serie A|1955]], [[1956–57 Serie A|1957]] and [[1958–59 Serie A|1959]].<ref name="honours"/> This decade witnessed also the first European successes of Milan, with the [[1951 Latin Cup|1951]] and [[1956 Latin Cup|1956]] [[Latin Cup]] triumphs against [[Lille OSC|Lille]] and [[Athletic Bilbao]]. Milan was also the first Italian club to take part to the newly born [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] in the [[1955–56 European Cup|1955–56]] season, and reached the final [[1957–58 European Cup|two years later]], when they were defeated by [[Real Madrid]].
[[File:Finale Europa Cup II AC Milan tegen HSV Hamburg 2-0. Spelers van Milan maken ro…, Bestanddeelnr 921-3777.jpg|thumb|AC Milan celebrating after winning the [[1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] final in 1968]]
The 1960s began with the debut of Milan's legend [[Gianni Rivera]] in 1960:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=44571/profile.html |title=Gianni Rivera|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009162757/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=44571/profile.html |archive-date=9 October 2015 }}</ref> he would remain with the club for the rest of his career for the following 19 seasons. In 1961, [[Nereo Rocco]] was appointed as new coach of the club,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gameofthepeople.com/2018/12/06/great-reputations-ac-milan-1961-1963-the-nereo-empire/ |title=Nereo Rocco |date=6 December 2018 |access-date=11 July 2022 |archive-date=11 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711192524/https://gameofthepeople.com/2018/12/06/great-reputations-ac-milan-1961-1963-the-nereo-empire/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which under his leadership won immediately a scudetto in [[1961–62 Serie A|1961–62]], followed, in the next season, by Milan's first European Cup triumph, achieved after beating [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] in the [[1963 European Cup Final|final]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Champions League 1962/63 |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/club/palmares/cdc1962_63 |work=acmilan.com |publisher={{Lang|it|Associazione Calcio Milan|italic=no}} |access-date=4 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126110754/http://www.acmilan.com/en/club/palmares/cdc1962_63 |archive-date=26 November 2010}}</ref><ref name=Milan63>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30eDS8JQG4s Video highlights] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412012946/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30eDS8JQG4s |date=12 April 2020 }} from official [[Pathé News]] archive</ref> This success was repeated in [[1968–69 European Cup|1969]], with a 4–1 win over [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] in [[1969 European Cup Final|the final]], which was followed by the [[1969 Intercontinental Cup|Intercontinental Cup]] title the same year.<ref name="honours"/> During this period Milan also won its [[1967-68 Serie A|ninth scudetto]], its first [[1966-67 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]], with victory over [[Calcio Padova|Padova]] in the 1967 final, and two [[European Cup Winners' Cup]]s in [[1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup|1967–68]] and [[1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup|1972–73]],
after defeating in the last match [[SV Hamburg|Hamburg]] and [[Leeds United]] respectively.<ref name="honours"/>
=== 10th ''Scudetto'' and decline (1970–1986) ===
[[File:Franco baresi panini card 1979.jpg|thumb|upright|right|[[Franco Baresi]] in 1979]]
Domestically, the 1970s were characterized by the pursuit of the 10th Serie A title, which grants the winner the ''Scudetto'' star. For three years in a row, in [[1970–71 Serie A|1971]], [[1971–72 Serie A|1972]] and [[1972–73 Serie A|1973]], Milan ended up second in the league, after some memorable duels with Inter and Juventus. Finally, the achievement was reached in [[1978–79 AC Milan season|1979]]. The same year saw the retirement of [[Gianni Rivera]] and the debut of [[Franco Baresi]], at his first full season with the club.
After this success, the team went into a period of decline. The club in [[1979–80 AC Milan season|1980]] was involved in the [[Totonero 1980|Totonero scandal]] and as punishment was [[1979–80 Serie A|relegated]] to [[Serie B]] for the first time in its history.<ref name="totonero">{{cite news |title=The worst scandal of them all |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/5215260.stm |author=Dan Warren |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 July 2006 |access-date=4 October 2010 |archive-date=12 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612212956/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/5215260.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The scandal was centred around a betting syndicate paying players and officials to fix the outcome of matches.<ref name="totonero"/> Milan achieved promotion back to [[Serie A]] at the first attempt, winning the [[1980–81 Serie B]] title,<ref name="honours"/> but were again relegated a year later as the team ended its [[1981–82 Serie A|1981–82]] campaign in third-last place. In [[1982–83 Serie B|1983]], Milan won the Serie B title for the second time in three seasons to return to Serie A,<ref name="honours"/> where they achieved a sixth-place finish in [[1983–84 Serie A|1983–84]].
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On 20 February 1986, entrepreneur [[Silvio Berlusconi]] (who owned [[Fininvest]] and [[Mediaset]]) acquired the club and saved it from bankruptcy after investing vast amounts of money,<ref name="history"/> appointing rising manager [[Arrigo Sacchi]] at the helm of the ''Rossoneri'' and signing [[Netherlands national football team|Dutch]] internationals [[Ruud Gullit]], [[Marco van Basten]] and [[Frank Rijkaard]].<ref name="history"/> The Dutch trio added an attacking impetus to the team, and complemented the club's [[Italy national football team|Italian]] internationals [[Paolo Maldini]], [[Franco Baresi]], [[Alessandro Costacurta]] and [[Roberto Donadoni]]. Under Sacchi, Milan won its first Scudetto in nine years in the [[1987–88 Serie A|1987–88 season]]. The following year, the club won its first [[1988–89 European Cup|European Cup]] in two decades, beating Romanian club [[FC Steaua București|Steaua București]] 4–0 in [[1989 European Cup Final|the final]]. Milan retained their title with a [[1990 European Cup Final|1–0 win]] over Benfica a year later and was the last team to win back-to-back [[European Champion Clubs' Cup|European Cup]]s until Real Madrid's [[2017 UEFA Champions League Final|win in 2017]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/may/24/great-european-cup-teams-milan |title=The great European Cup teams: Milan 1989–90 |date=24 May 2013 |access-date=7 June 2013 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=2 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102140047/http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/may/24/great-european-cup-teams-milan |url-status=live }}</ref> The Milan team of 1988–1990, nicknamed the "Immortals" in the Italian media,<ref name="longest unbeaten runs">{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=1745954.html |title=Longest unbeaten runs in European league football |publisher=UEFA |date=4 February 2016 |access-date=3 June 2017 |archive-date=14 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614055608/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=1745954.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> has been voted the best club side of all time in a global poll of experts conducted by [[World Soccer magazine|''World Soccer'' magazine]].<ref name="greatest-team">{{cite news |title=Brazil's 1970 winning team voted best of all time |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-world-best-idUKL0988846220070709 |access-date=30 September 2011 |newspaper=Reuters |date=9 July 2007 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112102122/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-world-best-idUKL0988846220070709 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:Mauro Tassotti, Fabio Capello and Adriano Galliani with the UEFA Champions League trophy - 1994.jpg|thumb|upright|right|[[Mauro Tassotti]] (left) holds the [[UEFA Champions League]] trophy along with manager [[Fabio Capello]], following Milan's victory in the [[1993–94 UEFA Champions League|1993–94 edition]] of the tournament.]]
After Sacchi left Milan in 1991, he was replaced by the club's former player [[Fabio Capello]] whose team won three consecutive [[List of Italian football champions|Serie A titles]] between [[1991–92 Serie A|1992]] and [[1993–94 Serie A|1994]], a spell which included a 58-match unbeaten run in Serie A (which earned the team the label "the Invincibles"),<ref name="longest unbeaten runs"/><ref name=fabio>{{cite news |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/archive/show_player/Fabio-Capello |title=Fabio Capello |access-date=7 June 2013 |work=AC Milan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616000522/http://www.acmilan.com/en/archive/show_player/Fabio-Capello|archive-date=16 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://talksport.com/football/fa-cup/130816/milan-team-better-record-arsenals-unbeaten-side-remembering-ac-milans-very-own-invincibles/ |title=The Milan team with a Better record than Arsenal's unbeaten side – remembering AC Milan's very own Invincibles |last=Bloomfield |first=Craig |date=15 February 2012 |website=talkSPORT |language=en-US |access-date=24 February 2019 |archive-date=19 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119131310/https://talksport.com/football/fa-cup/130816/milan-team-better-record-arsenals-unbeaten-side-remembering-ac-milans-very-own-invincibles/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and back-to-back [[UEFA Champions League]] final appearances in [[1992–93 UEFA Champions League|1993]], [[1993–94 UEFA Champions League|1994]] and [[1994–95 UEFA Champions League|1995]]. A year after losing 1–0 to [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] in the [[1993 UEFA Champions League Final|1993 Champions League final]], Capello's team reached its peak in one of Milan's most memorable matches of all time, the famous 4–0 win over [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in the [[1994 UEFA Champions League Final|1994 Champions League final]].<ref name=fabio/> Capello's side went on to win the [[1995–96 Serie A|1995–96]] league title before he left to manage Real Madrid in 1996.<ref name=fabio/> In [[1998–99 Serie A|1998–99]], after a two-year period of decline, Milan lifted its 16th championship in the club's [[1998–99 AC Milan season|centenary season]].
[[File:A.C. Milan lifting the European Cup after winning the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League - 20030528.jpg|thumb|left|Milan captain [[Paolo Maldini]] lifting the European Cup after they won the [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League]]]]
Milan's next period of success came under another former player, [[Carlo Ancelotti]]. After his appointment in November 2001, Ancelotti took Milan to the [[2003 UEFA Champions League Final|2003 Champions League final]], where they defeated [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] on [[Penalty shootout|penalties]] to win the club's sixth European Cup.<ref name=zonal>{{cite news |url=http://www.zonalmarking.net/2010/01/22/teams-of-the-decade-14-milan-2002-07/ |title=Teams of the Decade #14: Milan 2002–07 |date=22 January 2010 |access-date=7 June 2013 |work=Zonal Marking |archive-date=21 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521193225/http://www.zonalmarking.net/2010/01/22/teams-of-the-decade-14-milan-2002-07/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The team then won the Scudetto in [[2003–04 Serie A|2003–04]] before reaching the [[2005 UEFA Champions League Final|2005 Champions League final]], where they were beaten by [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] on penalties despite leading 3–0 at half-time.<ref name=zonal/> Two years later, the two teams met again in the [[2007 UEFA Champions League Final|2007 Champions League final]], with Milan winning 2–1 to lift the title for a seventh time.<ref name=zonal/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season=2006/index.html |title=2006/07: Milan avenge Liverpool defeat |publisher=[[UEFA]] |access-date=23 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419231125/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season%3D2006/index.html |archive-date=19 April 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The team then won its first [[FIFA Club World Cup]] in December 2007.<ref name=ancelotti>{{cite news |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/archive/show_player/Carlo-Ancelotti |title=Carlo Ancelotti |access-date=7 June 2013 |work=AC Milan |archive-date=22 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022003811/http://www.acmilan.com/en/archive/show_player/Carlo-Ancelotti |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, after becoming Milan's second longest serving manager with 420 matches overseen,<ref name=ancelotti/> Ancelotti left the club to take over as manager at [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].
[[File:AC Milan team celebrate.jpg|thumb|Milan celebrates winning the [[2006–07 UEFA Champions League]].]]
During this period, the club was involved in the ''[[Calciopoli]]'' scandal, where five teams were accused of fixing matches by selecting favourable referees.<ref name="c4">{{cite news |url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/jul14m.html |title=Calciopoli: The sentences in full |publisher=Channel 4 |date=14 July 2006 |access-date=30 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717103740/http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/jul14m.html |archive-date=17 July 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> A police inquiry excluded any involvement of Milan managers;<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/03/sports/03iht-soccer.3017559.html |title=Soccer: Odor of corruption from root of game |first=Rob |last=Hughes |work=International Herald Tribune |date=3 October 2006 |access-date=16 May 2011 |___location=London |archive-date=7 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407201846/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/03/sports/03iht-soccer.3017559.html |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Italian Football Federation]] (FIGC) unilaterally decided that it had sufficient evidence to charge Milan vice-president [[Adriano Galliani]]. As a result, Milan was initially punished with a 15-point deduction and was banned from the [[2006–07 UEFA Champions League]]. An appeal saw that penalty reduced to eight points,<ref name="Serie A appeals">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/5215178.stm |title=Punishments cut for Italian clubs |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 July 2006 |access-date=30 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822214348/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/5215178.stm |archive-date=22 August 2006| url-status= live}}</ref> which allowed the club to retain its Champions League participation.
Following the aftermath of Calciopoli, [[Derby della Madonnina|local rivals]] Internazionale dominated Serie A, winning four [[Scudetti]]. However, with the help a strong squad boasting players such as [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]], [[Robinho]] and [[Alexandre Pato]] joining many of the veterans of the club's mid-decade European successes, Milan recaptured the Scudetto in the [[2010–11 Serie A|2010–11 Serie A season]], their first since the [[2003–04 Serie A|2003–04 season]] and 18th overall.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2011/05/07/2460683/ac-milan-win-2010-11-serie-a-title |title=AC Milan win 2010–11 Serie A title |publisher=Goal.com |date=7 May 2011 |access-date=28 September 2011 |archive-date=17 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117184759/http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2011/05/07/2460683/ac-milan-win-2010-11-serie-a-title |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2011/05/08/2459024/how-ac-milan-won-the-serie-a-title |title=How AC Milan won the Serie A title |publisher=Goal.com |date=8 May 2011 |access-date=28 September 2011 |archive-date=17 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117035426/http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2011/05/08/2459024/how-ac-milan-won-the-serie-a-title |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Changes in ownership and decline (2012–2019) ===
[[File:San Siro Museum (Ank Kumar, Infosys) 07.jpg|left|thumb|230px|Jerseys of [[Paolo Maldini]] (number 3), [[Kaká]] (number 22) and [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]] (number 11) in the [[San Siro]] museum]]
After their 18th Scudetto, the club declined in performance. Milan failed to qualify to European competitions for a few years, and the only trophy won was the [[2016 Supercoppa Italiana]], achieved under [[Vincenzo Montella]]'s coaching after defeating Juventus in the penalty shoot-out.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
On 5 August 2016, a new preliminary agreement was signed with the Chinese investment management company Sino-Europe Sports Investment Management Changxing Co., to which Fininvest sold a 99.93% stake of Milan for about €520 million, plus the refurbishment of the club financial debt of €220 million.<ref name="selling">{{cite web |title=Comunicato Stampa – Milan: Fininvest firma preliminare di vendita con cordata cinese |trans-title=Press Release – Milan: Fininvest signs preliminary selling agreement with Chinese group of investors |url=http://www.fininvest.it/assets/press/it/CS_Fininvest-Milan_5.08.16.pdf |work=fininvest.it |publisher=[[Fininvest]] |date=5 August 2016 |access-date=9 August 2016 |language=it |archive-date=9 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909090823/http://www.fininvest.it/assets/press/it/CS_Fininvest-Milan_5.08.16.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> On 13 April 2017, the deal was completed and Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux became the new direct parent company of the club.<ref name="pressreleaseApril2017">{{cite web |url=http://www.fininvest.it/assets/press/it/CS%20CONGIUNTO_closing%20Milan_13.4.17.pdf |title=Comunicato congiunto Fininvest-Rossoneri Sport Inv.Lux – CLOSING AC MILAN |date=13 April 2017 |access-date=13 April 2017 |publisher=Fininvest |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413122523/http://www.fininvest.it/assets/press/it/CS%20CONGIUNTO_closing%20Milan_13.4.17.pdf |archive-date=13 April 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> In order to finalise the deal, American hedge fund [[Elliott Management Corporation]] provided Li with a loan of €303 million (€180 million to complete the payment to Fininvest and €123 million issued directly to the club).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Furgiuele |first1=Marcello |title=Milan in Chinese hands: A closer look at the acquisition of AC Milan |url=http://en.calcioefinanza.com/2017/04/24/milan-chinese-hands-closer-look-acquisition-ac-milan/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503150417/http://en.calcioefinanza.com/2017/04/24/milan-chinese-hands-closer-look-acquisition-ac-milan/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 May 2017 |website=Calcio e Finanza |access-date=22 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Berlusconi Completes Sale of AC Milan Soccer Club to Chinese Investor |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/berlusconi-completes-sale-of-ac-milan-soccer-club-to-chinese-investor-1492095744 |date=13 April 2017 |language=en |last1=Mesco |first1=Manuela |access-date=21 September 2018 |archive-date=30 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330210304/https://www.wsj.com/articles/berlusconi-completes-sale-of-ac-milan-soccer-club-to-chinese-investor-1492095744 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 10 July 2018, Li failed to keep up with his loan repayment plan, neglecting to deposit a €32 million instalment on time in order to refinance the €303 million loan debt owed to the American hedge fund. As a result, In July 2018, chairman [[Li Yonghong]]'s investment vehicle Rossoneri Champion Inv. Lux. was removed as the shareholder of Rossoneri Sport Inv. Lux., the direct parent company of the club, making the investment vehicle majority controlled by Elliott Management Corporation the sole shareholder of Rossoneri Sport Inv. Lux.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gd.lu/rcsl/4j3ZH8 |title=Archived copy |access-date=19 July 2018 |archive-date=15 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715181238/https://gd.lu/rcsl/4j3ZH8 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/the-final-countdown-yonghong-li-must-pay-e32-million-today-or-lo-44060 |title=The final countdown – Yonghong Li must pay €32 million today or lose Milan |website=CalcioMercato.com |date=6 July 2018 |access-date=20 July 2018 |archive-date=11 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711094840/https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/the-final-countdown-yonghong-li-must-pay-e32-million-today-or-lo-44060 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180710006037/en/Elliott-Ushers-New-Chapter-AC-Milan |title=Elliott Ushers in New Chapter at AC Milan |publisher=[[Business Wire]] |date=10 July 2018 |access-date=20 July 2018 |archive-date=10 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710230216/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180710006037/en/Elliott-Ushers-New-Chapter-AC-Milan |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.milannews.it/rassegna-stampa/cda-milan-usciranno-i-quattro-membri-cinesi-yonghong-li-han-li-renshuo-xu-e-bo-lu-301032 |title=Cda Milan, usciranno i quattro membri cinesi: Yonghong Li, Han Li, Renshuo Xu e Bo Lu |website=MilanNews.it |date=11 July 2018 |language=it |access-date=20 July 2018 |archive-date=12 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712123323/https://www.milannews.it/rassegna-stampa/cda-milan-usciranno-i-quattro-membri-cinesi-yonghong-li-han-li-renshuo-xu-e-bo-lu-301032 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 27 November 2017, Montella was sacked due to poor results and replaced by former player [[Gennaro Gattuso]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 November 2017 |title=Milan sack Vincenzo Montella and put Gennaro Gattuso in charge |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/27/ac-milan-sack-vincenzo-montella-gennaro-gattuso |access-date=25 July 2020 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=25 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725212405/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/27/ac-milan-sack-vincenzo-montella-gennaro-gattuso |url-status=live }}</ref> Milan qualified for the [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League]] group stage after finishing 6th in the [[2017–18 Serie A]] season, but were banned by UEFA from European competition due to violations of [[Financial Fair Play]] regulations for failure to break-even.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0246-0f8e61730dc5-d460ca975374-1000--cfcb-adjudicatory-chamber-renders-ac-milan-decision/ |title=CFCB Adjudicatory Chamber renders AC Milan decision |date=27 June 2018 |access-date=29 June 2018 |department=CFCB Adjudicatory Chamber |publisher=UEFA |archive-date=29 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629052201/https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/about-uefa/news/newsid=2563654.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Milan appealed to the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] and the decision was overturned on 20 July 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/serie-a/milan/2018/07/20-45556632/milan_in_europa_league_accolto_il_ricorso_al_tas/ |title=Milan in Europa League: accolto il ricorso al Tas |newspaper=Corriere dello Sport |date=20 July 2018 |access-date=21 July 2018 |language=it |archive-date=18 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118154902/https://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/serie-a/milan/2018/07/20-45556632/milan_in_europa_league_accolto_il_ricorso_al_tas/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Release_5808__ENGLISH_.pdf |title=AC Milan v. UEFA: CAS annuls the sanction and refers the case back to UEFA to issue a proportionate disciplinary measure |publisher=Court of Arbitration for Sport |date=20 July 2018 |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109043347/https://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Release_5808__ENGLISH_.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/CAS_Media_Release_6083_6261.pdf |title=Consent Award issued by CAS in the arbitration procedure between AC Milan S.p.A and UEFA |publisher=Court of Arbitration for Sport |date=20 July 2018 |access-date=28 June 2019 |archive-date=28 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628105753/https://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/CAS_Media_Release_6083_6261.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
In Gattuso's first full season in charge, Milan exceeded expectations and spent much of the campaign in the top 4. Despite winning their final 4 games, Milan missed out on the Champions League by one point.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Hermes Auto |date=27 May 2019 |title=Football: AC Milan miss out on top-four finish in Serie A despite win over SPAL |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-ac-milan-miss-out-on-top-four-finish-in-serie-a-despite-win-over-spal |access-date=25 July 2020 |website=The Straits Times |language=en |archive-date=29 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229195542/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-ac-milan-miss-out-on-top-four-finish-in-serie-a-despite-win-over-spal |url-status=live }}</ref> After Milan's failure to qualify for the Champions League, Gattuso resigned as manager.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Matt |title=Gennaro Gattuso Announces 'Painful' Decision to Step Down as AC Milan Manager |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2812586-gennaro-gattuso-announces-painful-decision-to-step-down-as-ac-milan-manager |access-date=25 July 2020 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en |archive-date=25 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725234952/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2812586-gennaro-gattuso-announces-painful-decision-to-step-down-as-ac-milan-manager |url-status=live }}</ref> On 19 June 2019, Milan hired former Sampdoria manager [[Marco Giampaolo]] on a 2-year contract. On 28 June 2019, Milan was excluded from the [[2019–20 UEFA Europa League]] for violating Financial Fair Play regulations for the years 2014–2017 and 2015–2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.corriere.it/sport/19_giugno_28/milan-fuori-dall-europa-league-41e648b4-998d-11e9-8b1c-f8f873f23524.shtml |title=Milan fuori dall'Europa League, il Torino ai preliminari. Roma ai gironi |date=28 June 2019 |language=it |access-date=23 February 2020 |archive-date=29 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629142931/https://www.corriere.it/sport/19_giugno_28/milan-fuori-dall-europa-league-41e648b4-998d-11e9-8b1c-f8f873f23524.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Recent history (2019–present) ===
[[File:AC Milan fans, scudetto 2021–22.jpg|thumb|''Rossoneri'' fans celebrating their [[2021–22 Serie A]] win in [[Piazza del Duomo, Milan|Piazza del Duomo]], [[Milan]]]]
After four months in charge, Giampaolo was sacked after losing four of his first seven games, which was exacerbated by poor performances and a lack of supporter confidence. [[Stefano Pioli]] was hired as his replacement.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official: Milan sack Giampaolo|url=https://www.football-italia.net/145036/official-milan-sack-giampaolo|access-date=25 July 2020|website=www.football-italia.net|date=8 October 2019 |archive-date=18 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918102809/https://www.football-italia.net/145036/official-milan-sack-giampaolo|url-status=live}}</ref> After the restart of the Serie A campaign due to the [[COVID-19]] outbreak, Milan went on a 10 match unbeaten streak, winning 7 in the process including matches against Juventus, Lazio and Roma. This streak led to Milan abandoning their plans of hiring [[Ralf Rangnick]] as their new manager and sporting director, and instead extended Pioli's contract for a further 2 years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 July 2020 |title=Stefano Pioli: AC Milan boss signs new two-year contract |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53498250 |access-date=25 July 2020 |archive-date=24 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724215528/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53498250 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following a stellar start in the [[2020–21 Serie A]], which was a continuation of the second half of the previous season, Milan under Pioli in his first full season were led to a second-place finish in the league which was the highest finish for the team since the [[2011–12 Serie A]]. This result allowed Milan to qualify for the [[2021–22 UEFA Champions League]] for the following season, which would become their first appearance in the [[UEFA Champions League]] in seven years since their last appearance in the [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League]].
Milan secured their 19th Italian championship title on the last round of the [[2021–22 Serie A|2021–22 season]], with a [[List of AC Milan records and statistics#Club records|club-record]] tally of 86 points. It was their first league title since the [[2010–11 AC Milan season|2010–11 season]]. In the [[Serie A Awards]], [[Rafael Leão]] was named as the league's [[most valuable player]], [[Mike Maignan]] as the best goalkeeper, and Pioli as coach of the season.<ref>{{cite web |title=MVP SERIE A 2021/2022 – RAFAEL LEAO BEST OVERALL {{!}} News {{!}} Lega Serie A |url=https://www.legaseriea.it/en/press/news/info/mvp-serie-a-2021-2022-rafael-leao-best-overall |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=www.legaseriea.it |language=en |archive-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531114730/https://www.legaseriea.it/en/press/news/info/mvp-serie-a-2021-2022-rafael-leao-best-overall |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=THE MVPs OF THE SERIE A 2021/2022 {{!}} News {{!}} Lega Serie A |url=https://www.legaseriea.it/en/press/news/info/the-mvps-of-the-serie-a-2021-1 |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=www.legaseriea.it |language=en |archive-date=30 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530204457/https://www.legaseriea.it/en/press/news/info/the-mvps-of-the-serie-a-2021-1 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=STEFANO PIOLI COACH OF THE SEASON OF THE SERIE A TIM 2021/2022 {{!}} News {{!}} Lega Serie A |url=https://www.legaseriea.it/en/press/news/info/stefano-pioli-coach-of-the-season-of-the-serie-a-tim-2021-2022 |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=www.legaseriea.it |language=en |archive-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522211654/https://www.legaseriea.it/en/press/news/info/stefano-pioli-coach-of-the-season-of-the-serie-a-tim-2021-2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 1 June 2022, RedBird Capital Partners agreed to acquire AC Milan at $1.3 billion, meanwhile Elliott Management Corporation would keep a minority stake.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-01/redbird-agrees-1-3-billion-takeover-of-ac-milan-football-club |title=Redbird Agrees $1.3 Billion Takeover of AC Milan Football Club |website=Bloomberg |date=1 June 2022 |access-date=1 June 2022 |archive-date=1 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601112849/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-01/redbird-agrees-1-3-billion-takeover-of-ac-milan-football-club |url-status=live }}</ref> After five seasons with Milan, Pioli stepped down at the end of [[2023–24 AC Milan season|2023–24 season]] and [[Paulo Fonseca]] was named as his replacement.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-13 |title=AC Milan hire Lille boss Fonseca to replace Pioli |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40227935/paulo-fonseca-takes-ac-milan-manager-job-leaving-lille |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Halfway through the [[2024–25 AC Milan season|2024–25 season]], Fonesca was sacked and replaced by [[Sérgio Conceição]].<ref>{{cite web |title=AC Milan: Sergio Conceicao replaces Paulo Fonseca as head coach - BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cy9q2zq2wv9o |website=BBC |access-date=25 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101122703/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cy9q2zq2wv9o |archive-date=1 January 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> Despite winning the [[2024–25 Supercoppa Italiana]], the team finished in 8th place and failed to qualify for European competition for the first time since 2016.
==Colours and badge==
{{Commons|AC Milan kits}}
[[File:Milano-Stemma 2.svg|thumb|upright|[[Coat of arms]] of the city of Milan – has been the club badge worn on match kits from the origins to the mid-1940s]]
Red and black are the colours which have represented the club throughout its entire history. They were chosen by its founder [[Herbert Kilpin]] to represent the players' fiery ardor (red) and the opponents' fear to challenge the team (black). ''Rossoneri'', the team's widely used nickname, literally means "the red & blacks" in Italian, in reference to the colours of the stripes on its jersey.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://pt.uefa.com/printoutfiles/competitions/supercup/2007/e/e_300912_pr.pdf |website=[[UEFA]] |title=AC Milan – Sevilla FC |date=25 July 2007 |publisher=Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) |access-date=25 September 2007 |archive-date=23 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723194220/http://pt.uefa.com/printoutfiles/competitions/supercup/2007/e/e_300912_pr.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Another nickname derived from the club's colours is ''[[the Devil]]''. An image of a red devil was used as Milan's logo at one point with a ''[[star (football badge)|Golden Star for Sport Excellence]]'' located next to it.<ref name="weltfussball"/> As is customary in Italian football, the star above the logo was awarded to the club after winning 10 league titles, in 1979. The official Milan logos have always displayed the [[Flag of Milan]], which was originally the flag of [[Saint Ambrose]],<ref name="weltfussball">{{cite news |url=http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com/Vereinsprofilnew.php?ID=3002 |work=Weltfussballarchiv |title=AC Milan |date=25 July 2007 |access-date=10 September 2009 |archive-date=16 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916223245/http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com/Vereinsprofilnew.php?ID=3002 |url-status=dead }}</ref> next to red and black stripes. The modern badge used today represents the club colours and the flag of the ''[[Comune]] di [[Milan]]o'', with the acronym ''ACM'' at the top and the foundation year (1899) at the bottom.<ref name="weltfussball"/> For what concerns the badge worn on match kits, from the origins to the mid-1940s it was simply the flag of Milan. For many decades no club logo was displayed, with the exception of the devil's logo in the early 1980s. The club badge made its definitive appearance on the match strips in the 1995–96, in a form that remained basically unchanged until present days.
Since its foundation, the AC Milan home kit consisted of a red and black striped shirt, combined with white shorts and black socks; over the course of the decades, only cyclical changes dictated by the fashions of the time affected this pattern, which remained almost unchanged up to present days. In the first decade of the 20th century, the Rossoneri's first kit was a simple silk shirt characterized by thin stripes, with the badge of the city of Milan sewn at heart level. From the 1910s, the stripes were enlarged following a pattern that would remain unchanged until the late 1950s. The 1960s marked a return to the origins, with the use of thin stripes. This style would last until the 1985–86 season, with a small intermezzo from 1980 to 1982, when the stripes changed to a middle size again. A notable innovation occurred in this period. Between the 1979–80 and 1980–81 seasons, the AC Milan shirt achieved an important record by adding the surnames of the players above the number for the first time in Italian football.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.glieroidelcalcio.com/2020/06/11/nomi-sulle-maglie/|title=Sono passati 40 anni dalla prima volta dei nomi sulle maglie|date=11 June 2020 |access-date=9 March 2023|archive-date=9 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309203229/https://www.glieroidelcalcio.com/2020/06/11/nomi-sulle-maglie/|url-status=live}}</ref>
From the 1986–87 season, under the impulse of the new club owner [[Silvio Berlusconi]], the stripes were brought back to a middle size, and the colour of the socks was changed to white, taking the same colour of the shorts. In such a way, Berlusconi aimed at giving the players a more elegant look, as well as making the kit more distinguishably ''red and black'' when watched on the television compared to the thin striped kit, which, at a distance and on the television, could mistaken for a full red or brown shirt.<ref>{{cite news|title=La maglia più bella|publisher=Guerin Sportivo|author=Nicola Calzaretta|date=August 2012|pages=99–112}}</ref> This style continued until 1998. Starting from the 1998–99 season, the kits started to be modified on a yearly basis in their design.
Milan's away kit has always been completely white, sometimes adorned with various types of decorations, the most common of which are one vertical or horizontal red and black stripe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/show/148006 |title=Adidas and AC Milan Present 2013–14 Away Jersey |work=acmilan.com |access-date=29 September 2013 |archive-date=5 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705042831/http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/show/148006 |url-status=live }}</ref> The white away kit is considered by both the fans and the club to be a lucky strip in Champions League finals, due to the fact that Milan has won six finals out of eight in an all white strip (losing only to [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] in 1995 and [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in 2005), and only won one out of three in the home strip. The third strip, which is rarely used, changes yearly, being mostly black with red trimmings.
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{{blockquote|1="I can't think of many shirts out there that are as recognisable as Milan's. – Our kits go beyond just the sphere of football." |2=In an interview with SoccerBible, Milan player [[Gianluca Lapadula]] complimented the iconic design of ''Rossoneri''.<ref>{{cite news |title=In Conversation {{!}} Gianluca Lapadula |work=SoccerBible |date=18 May 2017 |url=http://www.soccerbible.com/interviews/2017/05/in-conversation-gianluca-lapadula/ |access-date=21 November 2018 |archive-date=29 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729050111/https://www.soccerbible.com/interviews/2017/05/in-conversation-gianluca-lapadula/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
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File:Stemma del Milan 1899.svg|First logo of the "Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club", used from 1899 to 1916
File:Escudo ac milan 1937.svg|Milan logo used between 1936 and 1945
File:Escudo ac milan 1946.svg|Milan logo used between 1946 and 1979, with few variations over the years
File:AC Milan logo (1986-1998).png|Milan logo used between 1986 and 1998
File:Logo of AC Milan.svg|Milan logo used since 1998
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===Anthem and mascot===
"'''AC Milan Anthem – Milan Milan'''" debuted in 1988 and was composed by [[Tony Renis]] and Massimo Guantini.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tony Renis: "Ecco racconto come è nato l'inno del Milan: è stata un'idea di Berlusconi" |url=https://www.milannews.it/le-interviste/tony-renis-ecco-racconto-come-e-nato-linno-del-milan-e-stata-unidea-di-berlusconi-160803 |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Milan News |language=it |archive-date=7 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007142742/https://www.milannews.it/le-interviste/tony-renis-ecco-racconto-come-e-nato-linno-del-milan-e-stata-unidea-di-berlusconi-160803 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AC Milan's anthem: all the official AC Milan's songs |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/fans/ac-milan-s-anthems |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=AC Milan |language=en |archive-date=11 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011152317/https://www.acmilan.com/en/fans/ac-milan-s-anthems |url-status=live }}</ref>
The official mascot, designed by [[Warner Bros.]], is "'''Milanello'''", a red devil with the AC Milan kit and a ball.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
==
{{main|San Siro}}
[[File:StadioMilano1934.jpg|thumb|View of the San Siro in 1934]]
[[File:2009-08 Derby- AC Milan vs Inter at San Siro.jpg|thumb|''Curva Sud'' of the San Siro]]
Milan played their first matches at the ''Trotter'' pitch, located where the [[Milano Centrale railway station|Milan Central railway station]] would later be built. It could not be defined as a stadium, as there were no dressing rooms, no stands and no other facilities. In 1903, Milan moved to the ''Acquabella'' pitch, where the stands consisted of a section of ground raised for the purpose. Milan played there until 1905. The following year the club moved to the ''Porta Monforte'' pitch, where they played until 1914. The stadium was furnished with a ticket office and wooden stands. In the following years Milan played at the ''[[Velodromo Sempione]]'' from 1914 to 1920, and at the ''Viale Lombardia'' stadium from 1920 to 1926. The latter was a modern structure, with a big main stand and which hosted several games of the [[Italy national football team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.magliarossonera.it/Storia-Campi.html|title=AC Milan stadiums|access-date=15 March 2023|archive-date=29 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729141701/http://www.magliarossonera.it/Storia-Campi.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 1926 Milan moved to the stadium where they still play nowadays: The [[San Siro]].
The stadium,<ref name="sansirosize"/> officially known as Stadio Giuseppe Meazza after the [[Giuseppe Meazza|former player]] who represented both Milan and [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]], has 75,923 seats. The more commonly used name, "San Siro", is the name of the district where it is located. San Siro was privately built by funding from Milan's president at the time, [[Piero Pirelli]]. Construction was performed by 120 workers, and took {{frac|13|1|2}} months to complete. The stadium was owned by the club until it was sold to the city in 1935, and since 1947 it has been shared with Internazionale when the other major Milanese club was accepted as joint tenant.
The first game played at the stadium was on 19 September 1926, when Milan lost 6–3 in a friendly match against Internazionale. Milan played its first league game in San Siro on 19 September 1926, losing 1–2 to [[Sampierdarenese]]. From an initial capacity of 35,000 spectators, the stadium has undergone several major renovations, most recently in preparation for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] when its capacity was set to 85,700, all covered with a polycarbonate roof. In the summer of 2008 its capacity was reduced to 80,018, to meet the new standards set by [[UEFA]].
Based on the English model for stadiums, San Siro is specifically designed for football matches, as opposed to many multi-purpose stadiums used in Serie A. It is therefore renowned in Italy for its fantastic atmosphere during matches, largely thanks to the closeness of the stands to the pitch. The frequent use of [[flare (pyrotechnic)|flares]] by supporters contributes to the atmosphere but the practice has occasionally caused problems.
On 19 December 2005, Milan vice-president and executive director [[Adriano Galliani]] announced that the club was seriously working towards a relocation. He stated Milan's new stadium will be largely based on the [[Veltins-Arena]] – the home of [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] in [[Gelsenkirchen]] – and will follow the standards of football stadiums in the United States, Germany and Spain. As opposed to many other stadiums in Italy, Milan's new stadium would likely be used for football only, having no athletics track. On 11 December 2014, Barbara Berlusconi announced a proposal to build a property stadium of 42,000 seats in [[Portello (district of Milan)|Portello]], behind the new HQ of the Rossoneri, and the large square "Piazza Gino Valle". The new village with shopping malls and hotel is located near [[CityLife (Milan)|CityLife]] district and is served by the [[Milan Metro|metro]].<ref name=rep3sep>{{cite news |url=http://milano.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/14_dicembre_11/ecco-nuovo-stadio-milan-arena-42-mila-posti-portello-ae033168-8116-11e4-98b8-fc3cd6b38980.shtml |title=Ecco il nuovo stadio del Milan Arena da 42 mila posti al Portello |newspaper=Corriere della Sera |date=11 December 2014 |access-date=11 December 2014 |archive-date=11 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211123055/http://milano.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/14_dicembre_11/ecco-nuovo-stadio-milan-arena-42-mila-posti-portello-ae033168-8116-11e4-98b8-fc3cd6b38980.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> On 20 September 2015, however, Silvio Berlusconi called an end to his club's plans to build a new stadium in the city.<ref name=rep20sep>{{cite news |url=http://www.espnfc.us/ac-milan/story/2623771/ac-milan-stay-at-san-siro-after-scrapping-new-stadium-plans |title=AC Milan to stay at San Siro after scrapping plans to build new stadium |newspaper=espnfc.us |date=11 September 2015 |access-date=23 October 2015 |archive-date=25 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925061929/http://www.espnfc.us/ac-milan/story/2623771/ac-milan-stay-at-san-siro-after-scrapping-new-stadium-plans |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2017, new CEO Marco Fassone stated that the club may look at either staying in the San Siro or moving to a new stadium with the club hierarchy emphasising the need to increase average attendance for home games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fassone: "Investment and Entertainment Our Aims" |url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/club/2017-05-18/fassone-investment-and-entertainment-our-aims |access-date=11 September 2017 |archive-date=11 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911162054/https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/club/2017-05-18/fassone-investment-and-entertainment-our-aims |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 27 September 2023, chairman [[Paolo Scaroni]] announced the club had filed a proposal to build a new 70,000-seater stadium, alongside the club headquarters and museum in the comune of [[San Donato Milanese]], a suburb south of Milan.<ref>{{cite web |title=AC Milan take 'first step' in new stadium project |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/38504959/ac-milan-take-first-step-new-stadium-project |website=ESPN.com |access-date=28 September 2023 |language=en |date=27 September 2023 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928050548/https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/38504959/ac-milan-take-first-step-new-stadium-project |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Supporters==
{{main|Fossa dei Leoni|}}
[[File:ACMilanultras2006curvasud.jpg|thumb|''Brigate Rossonere'']]
Milan is one of the most supported football clubs in Italy, according to research conducted by Italian newspaper ''[[La Repubblica]]''.<ref name=research>{{cite news |url=http://www.repubblica.it/2007/08/sezioni/sport/calcio/tifo-contro/tifo-contro/tifo-contro.html |work=La Repubblica official website |title=Research: Supporters of football clubs in Italy |date=August 2007 |language=it |access-date=12 April 2008 |archive-date=29 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929230931/http://www.repubblica.it/2007/08/sezioni/sport/calcio/tifo-contro/tifo-contro/tifo-contro.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Historically, Milan was supported by the city's working class, which granted them the nickname of {{lang|lmo|casciavid}} {{IPA|lmo|kaʃaˈʋiːt|}} (which in [[Milanese dialect]] means "screwdrivers"), used until the 1960s.<ref name = milanderby/> On the other hand, crosstown rivals Inter Milan were mainly supported by the more prosperous middle class.<ref name=milanderby>{{cite news |url=http://www.footballderbies.com/honours/index.php?id=30 |publisher=FootballDerbies.com |title=AC Milan vs. Inter Milan |date=25 July 2007 |access-date=25 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913000901/http://www.footballderbies.com/honours/index.php?id=30 |archive-date=13 September 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The oldest [[ultras]] groups in all of Italian football, ''[[Fossa dei Leoni]]'', originated in Milan.<ref name = "fans"/> Currently, the main ultras group within the support base is ''Brigate Rossonere''.<ref name = "fans"/> Milan ultras have never had any particular political preference,<ref name="fans">{{cite news |url=http://website.lineone.net/~view_from_the_terrace/italsce.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618065740/http://website.lineone.net/~view_from_the_terrace/italsce.html |archive-date=18 June 2008 |publisher=View from the Terrace |title=Italian Ultras Scene |date=29 June 2007}}</ref> but the media traditionally associated them with the left wing<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sportspundit.com/team/37/ |publisher=SportsPundit.com |title=AC Milan |date=25 July 2007 |access-date=25 September 2007 |archive-date=13 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513090000/http://www.sportspundit.com/team/37/ |url-status=live }}</ref> until recently, when Berlusconi's presidency somewhat altered that view.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.extra-football.com/teams/ac-milan.html |publisher=Extra-Football.com |title=AC Milan |date=25 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011185358/http://www.extra-football.com/teams/ac-milan.html |archive-date=11 October 2007}}</ref>
According to a study from 2010, Milan is the most supported Italian team in Europe and seventh overall, with over 18.4 million fans.<ref name="Sport+Markt">Ranking of European teams supporters: [[F.C. Barcelona|Barcelona]] first with 57.8 million, followed by [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] (31.3 million), [[Manchester United Football Club|Manchester United]] (30.6 million), [[Chelsea Football Club|Chelsea]] (21.4 million), [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] (20.7 million) and Milan (18.4 million). {{cite web |url=http://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/calcio/articoli/articolo41645.shtml |title=Tifo: Barcellona la regina d'Europa |publisher=sportmediaset.mediaset.it |date=9 September 2010 |access-date=10 September 2010 |language=it |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100910150408/http://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/calcio/articoli/articolo41645.shtml |archive-date=10 September 2010 |url-status=live }} {{cite web |url=http://sport.repubblica.it/news/sport/calcio-barcellona-club-con-piu-tifosi-in-europa-inter-8a/3835303.html |title=Calcio, Barcellona club con più tifosi in Europa, Inter 8/a |publisher=[[la Repubblica]] |date=9 September 2010 |access-date=10 September 2010 |language=it |archive-date=30 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030002948/http://sport.repubblica.it/news/sport/calcio-barcellona-club-con-piu-tifosi-in-europa-inter-8a/3835303.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It had the thirteenth highest average attendance of European football clubs during the 2019–20 season, behind [[Borussia Dortmund]], [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]],
[[Inter Milan|Inter]], [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]], [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], [[Atlético Madrid]], [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] and [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.givemesport.com/1546343-the-50-football-clubs-with-the-highest-average-attendance-in-the-world-this-season|title=The 50 football clubs with the highest average attendance in the world this season|date=12 February 2020|publisher=Givemesport|access-date=23 March 2021|archive-date=24 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324145311/https://www.givemesport.com/1546343-the-50-football-clubs-with-the-highest-average-attendance-in-the-world-this-season|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Club rivalries==
{{main|Derby della Madonnina|Juventus F.C.–AC Milan rivalry|}}
[[File:Inter vs Milan - 1915 - Coppa Gazzetta dello Sport.jpg|thumb|Scene of a Derby della Madonnina in 1915]]
Milan's main rivalry is with its neighbour club, [[Inter Milan]]. Both clubs meet in the widely anticipated [[Derby della Madonnina]] twice every Serie A season. The name of the derby refers to the [[Blessed Virgin Mary]], whose statue atop the [[Milan Cathedral]] is one of the city's main attractions. The first match was held in the final of the Chiasso Cup of 1908, a football tournament played in Canton Ticino, Switzerland, on 18 October of that year; the Rossoneri won 2–1.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://medium.com/whatahowler/a-derby-on-neutral-ground-2e129788cf66|title=A Milan derby on neutral ground|access-date=16 March 2023|archive-date=16 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316174152/https://medium.com/whatahowler/a-derby-on-neutral-ground-2e129788cf66|url-status=live}}</ref> The rivalry reached its highest point in the 1960s, when the two clubs dominated the scene both domestically and internationally. In Italy they cumulatively won five Serie A titles, while internationally they collected four European cups. On the bench it showcased the clash of two different approaches to [[Catenaccio]] by the two managers: [[Nereo Rocco]] for Milan and [[Helenio Herrera]] for Inter. On the pitch the stage was taken by some of the biggest stars the Italian Serie A could offer: players such as [[Gianni Rivera]], [[Giovanni Trapattoni]] and [[José Altafini]] for Milan and [[Sandro Mazzola]], [[Giacinto Facchetti]] and [[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]] for Inter. The match usually creates a lively atmosphere, with numerous (often humorous or offensive) banners unfolded before the start of the game. [[Flare (pyrotechnic)|Flares]] are commonly present and contribute to the spectacle but they have occasionally led to problems, including the abandonment of the second leg of the [[2004–05 UEFA Champions League|2004–05 Champions League]] quarter-final match between Milan and Inter on 12 April 2005, after a flare thrown from the crowd by an Inter supporter struck Milan goalkeeper [[Dida (footballer, born 1973)|Dida]] on the shoulder.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4432047.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Milan game ended by crowd trouble |date=25 July 2007 |access-date=25 September 2007 |archive-date=5 February 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060205192237/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4432047.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
The rivalry with [[Juventus F.C.]] is a rivalry between the two most titled teams in Italy. The challenge confronts also two of the clubs with the greater basin of supporters as well as those with the greatest turnover and stock market value in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/serieatim/photos/a.471212169618120.1073741847.124858950920112/1027870973952234/?type=3&theater |title=The History of Clasico |publisher=Serie A TIM on Facebook.com |access-date=20 November 2015 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308191249/https://www.facebook.com/serieatim/photos/a.471212169618120.1073741847.124858950920112/1027870973952234/?type=3&theater |url-status=live }}</ref> Milan and Juventus were often fighting for the top positions of the Serie A standings. Some important periods marked by this rivalry were the early 1950s, which saw the two teams alternating each other as Serie A champions (the two clubs won seven titles in the decade), and big duels between forwards, with the Swedish [[Gre-No-Li]] on the ''rossoneri'' side and the trio formed by [[Giampiero Boniperti]], [[John Hansen (footballer, born 1924)|John Hansen]] and [[Karl Aage Præst]] on the ''bianconeri'' side; the early 1970s, when for two consecutive seasons, [[1971-72 Serie A|1971-72]] and [[1972-73 Serie A|1972-73]], Milan lost the ''scudetto'' to Juventus by just one point; the 1990s, when the two clubs dominated the league by winning eight (consecutive) titles out of ten, lining up players that marked the history of football in their era and in the whole history; and finally in the 2000s, when, between the [[2004-05 Serie A|2004–05]] and [[2005-06 Serie A|2005–06]] seasons, the two clubs contested each other the Serie A titles, both won by Juventus but then revoked due to the [[Calciopoli]] scandal. The only match played by the two teams in European competitions was the [[2003 UEFA Champions League final]], the first such final between two Italian clubs, won by Milan at the penalties, which granted Milan the sixth Champions League title of their history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acmilan.com/it/news/show/144517 |title=Milan-Juve in Field History |publisher=acmilan.com |access-date=22 November 2012 |archive-date=28 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128020238/http://www.acmilan.com/it/news/show/144517 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The rivalry with [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]] started at the dawn of the 20th century, when the two clubs repeatedly faced each other for the Italian championship and other important trophies of the time. It then continued in the [[1981-82 Serie A]] season, when Genoa avoided relegation in Naples just a few minutes from the final whistle of the last game of the season condemning the ''Rossoneri'' to the second Serie B season of their history. The rivalry worsened in 1995 after Genoa fan Vincenzo Spagnolo was stabbed to death by a Milan supporter.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.italymag.co.uk/italy_regions/liguria_emilia_romagna/2007/sports/genoa-bans-milan-fans-from-sunday-match/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011164731/http://italymag.co.uk/italy_regions/liguria_emilia_romagna/2007/sports/genoa-bans-milan-fans-from-sunday-match/ |archive-date=11 October 2007 |publisher=ItalyMag.co.uk |title=Genoa Bans Milan Fans From Sunday Match |date=29 June 2007}}</ref> Milan also have rivalries with [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]], [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]] and [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]].
==Popular culture==
In the movie industry, among the films dedicated to the ''Rossoneri'' team is [[Sunday Heroes]] (1953), by director [[Mario Camerini]], in which the main plot pivots around a fictional football match between the Rossoneri and a club on the brink of relegation. In the film appear, in addition to the coach [[Lajos Czeizler]], many of the Milan players of the time, including [[Lorenzo Buffon]], [[Carlo Annovazzi]] and the entire [[Gre-No-Li]] trio.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
Milan as a fan base and some of their most popular players appeared in several Italian comedy movies. Among them the following are worth mentioning: [[Eccezzziunale... veramente]], [[Really SSSupercool: Chapter Two]] (whose cast includes [[Paolo Maldini]], [[Gennaro Gattuso]], [[Massimo Ambrosini]], [[Dida (footballer, born 1973)|Dida]], [[Andriy Shevchenko]] and [[Alessandro Costacurta]]) and [[Tifosi (film)|Tifosi]] (whose cast includes [[Franco Baresi]]).{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
===Milan TV===
On 16 December 1999, on the day of the centenary of the club's foundation, [[Milan TV|Milan Channel]] was launched. The subscription-based television channel broadcasts news, events and vintage matches of the club. It is the first Italian thematic channel entirely dedicated to a football team. On 1 July 2016, the channel took on the new name of ''Milan TV'', renewing its graphics and logo.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
===''Forza Milan!''===
In the editorial field, ''[[Forza Milan!]]'' was the official magazine of the club for over half a century. It was founded in 1963 by journalist Gino Sansoni and published by [[Panini Group|Panini]]. Issued with a monthly cadence, it covered all events surrounding Milan, with interviews to its protagonists, special posters, reports of official and friendly matches. Under the direction of Gigi Vesigna it reached a monthly circulation of 130,000 copies. The last issue of the magazine was published in June 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.milanlive.it/2018/06/19/milan-news-mensile-forza-milan-chiude/|title="Forza Milan", 55 anni dopo chiude il mensile rossonero|accessdate=13 June 2020|work=Milan Live|date=19 June 2018|language=Italian|archive-date=13 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613201438/https://www.milanlive.it/2018/06/19/milan-news-mensile-forza-milan-chiude/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Honours==
{{Main|List of AC Milan honours|List of AC Milan seasons|AC Milan in international football}}
[[File:Sala Trofei Casa Milan.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|A partial view of the club's trophy room at the Mondo Milan Museum]]
With a total of 32 domestic honours, Milan is one of the most successful clubs in Italy. The club won its first Serie A title in 1901 with its most recent coming in 2022. Milan's tenth ''[[List of Italian football champions|scudetto]]'' win meant that it earned the right to place a [[star (football badge)|star]] on its jersey in recognition of this.
Milan is the most successful Italian club in [[AC Milan in European football|international football]] with 20 major international trophies won (18 of them organised by UEFA and FIFA), and the third most successful in Europe overall after Real Madrid and Barcelona. They have won the European Cup/Champions League seven times, an Italian record and only surpassed by Real Madrid, with their most recent coming in 2007. Milan's fifth European Cup win, in 1994, meant that the club was [[European Champion Clubs' Cup|awarded the trophy permanently]] and is allowed to display a [[UEFA badge of honour|multiple-winner badge]] on its shirt.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://worldsoccer.about.com/od/clubfootball/tp/badgeofhonour.htm |publisher=About.com |title=Top 5 UEFA's Badge of Honour Winners |date=25 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116061411/http://worldsoccer.about.com/od/clubfootball/tp/badgeofhonour.htm |archive-date=16 November 2006}}</ref> The club also holds a joint record of two wins in the Latin Cup and a joint record of three wins in the Intercontinental Cup. In 2007, Milan won the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time, completing an international treble of Champions League, Super Cup and Club World Cup.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
|+AC Milan honours
!style="width: 1%;"|Type
!style="width: 5%;"|Competition
!style="width: 1%;"|Titles
!style="width: 18%;"|Seasons
|-
| rowspan="4" |'''Domestic'''
! scope=col|[[Serie A]]
| style="text-align:center;"|19
| align="left" |[[1901 Italian Football Championship|1901]], [[1906 Italian Football Championship|1906]], [[1907 Italian Football Championship|1907]], [[1950–51 Serie A|1950–51]], [[1954–55 Serie A|1954–55]], [[1956–57 Serie A|1956–57]], [[1958–59 Serie A|1958–59]], [[1961–62 Serie A|1961–62]], [[1967–68 Serie A|1967–68]], [[1978–79 Serie A|1978–79]][[File:Stella 10 Scudetti.svg|18px]], [[1987–88 Serie A|1987–88]], [[1991–92 Serie A|1991–92]], [[1992–93 Serie A|1992–93]], [[1993–94 Serie A|1993–94]], [[1995–96 Serie A|1995–96]], [[1998–99 Serie A|1998–99]], [[2003–04 Serie A|2003–04]], [[2010–11 Serie A|2010–11]], [[2021–22 Serie A|2021–22]]
|-
! scope="col" |[[Serie B]]
|2
| align="left" |[[1980–81 Serie B|1980–81]], [[1982–83 Serie B|1982–83]]
|-
! scope=col|[[Coppa Italia]]
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| align="left" |[[1966–67 Coppa Italia|1966–67]], [[1971–72 Coppa Italia|1971–72]], [[1972–73 Coppa Italia|1972–73]], [[1976–77 Coppa Italia|1976–77]], [[2002–03 Coppa Italia|2002–03]]
|-
! scope=col|[[Supercoppa Italiana]]
| style="text-align:center;"|8
| align="left" |[[1988 Supercoppa Italiana|1988]], [[1992 Supercoppa Italiana|1992]], [[1993 Supercoppa Italiana|1993]], [[1994 Supercoppa Italiana|1994]], [[2004 Supercoppa Italiana|2004]], [[2011 Supercoppa Italiana|2011]], [[2016 Supercoppa Italiana|2016]], [[2024–25 Supercoppa Italiana|2024]]
|-
| rowspan="4" |'''Continental'''
! scope=col|[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] / [[UEFA Champions League]]
| style="text-align:center;"|7
| align="left" |[[1962–63 European Cup|1962–63]], [[1968–69 European Cup|1968–69]], [[1988–89 European Cup|1988–89]], [[1989–90 European Cup|1989–90]], [[1993–94 UEFA Champions League|1993–94]], [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League|2002–03]], [[2006–07 UEFA Champions League|2006–07]]
|-
! scope=col|[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| align="left" |[[1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup|1967–68]], [[1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup|1972–73]]
|-
! scope=col|[[UEFA Super Cup|European Super Cup]] / [[UEFA Super Cup]]
| 5
| align="left" |[[1989 European Super Cup|1989]], [[1990 European Super Cup|1990]], [[1994 European Super Cup|1994]], [[2003 UEFA Super Cup|2003]], [[2007 UEFA Super Cup|2007]]
|-
! scope=col|[[Latin Cup]]
| style="background:gold;"|'''2'''{{smallsup|s}}
| align="left" |[[1951 Latin Cup|1951]], [[1956 Latin Cup|1956]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''Worldwide'''
! scope=col|[[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]
| style="background:gold;"|'''3{{smallsup|s}}'''
| align="left" |[[1969 Intercontinental Cup|1969]], [[1989 Intercontinental Cup|1989]], [[1990 Intercontinental Cup|1990]]
|-
! scope=col|[[FIFA Club World Cup]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| align="left" |[[2007 FIFA Club World Cup|2007]]
|}
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*{{smallsup|s}} {{small|shared record}}
==Club statistics and records==
{{Further|List of AC Milan records and statistics}}
[[File:Maldini2008.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Paolo Maldini]] made a record 902 appearances for Milan, including 647 in [[Serie A]].]]
[[Paolo Maldini]] holds the records for both total appearances and Serie A appearances for Milan, with 902 official games played in total and 647 in Serie A (as of 31 May 2009, not including playoff matches),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Squadre/Milan/Primo_Piano/2007/05_Maggio/14/MALDINI.shtml |title=Maldini infinito: e sono 600 |publisher=[[Gazzetta dello Sport]] |access-date=14 January 2010 |date=14 May 2001 |language=it |archive-date=25 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725154132/http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Squadre/Milan/Primo_Piano/2007/05_Maggio/14/MALDINI.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> the latter being an all-time Serie A record.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4280590.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Maldini sets new Serie A record |date=25 July 2007 |access-date=25 September 2007 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112102948/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4280590.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[Sweden|Swedish]] forward [[Gunnar Nordahl]] scored 38 goals in the [[1950–51 Serie A|1950–51 season]], 35 of which were in Serie A, setting an [[Football in Italy|Italian football]] and club record. He went on to become Milan's all-time top goalscorer, scoring 221 goals for the club in 268 games.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/milan.html |publisher=Channel4.com |title=AC Milan |date=25 July 2007 |access-date=2 December 2006 |archive-date=5 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070805031518/http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/milan.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He is followed in second place by [[Andriy Shevchenko]] with 175 goals in 322 games, and [[Gianni Rivera]] in third place, who has scored 164 goals in 658 games. Rivera is also Milan's youngest ever goalscorer, scoring in a league match against Juventus at just 17 years.
Legendary tactician [[Nereo Rocco]], the first proponent of ''[[catenaccio]]'' in the country, was Milan's longest-serving manager, sitting on the bench for over nine years (in two spells) in the 1960s and early 1970s, winning the club's first European Cup triumphs. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who purchased the club in 1986, is Milan's longest-serving president (23 years, due to a two-year vacancy between 2004 and 2006).
The first official match in which Milan participated was in the [[1900 Italian Football Championship|Third Federal Football Championship]], the predecessor of Serie A, losing 3–0 to [[F.B.C. Torinese|Torinese]]. Milan's largest ever victory was 13–0 against [[Modena F.C.|Audax Modena]], in a league match at the 1914–15 season. Its heaviest defeat was recorded in the league at the 1922–23 season, beaten 0–8 by [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]].
During the [[1991–92 Serie A|1991–92 season]], the club achieved the feature of being the first team to win the Serie A title without losing a single game. Previously, only [[AC Perugia Calcio|Perugia]] had managed to go unbeaten over an entire Serie A season ([[1978–79 Serie A|1978–79]]), but finished second in the table. In total, Milan's unbeaten streak lasted 58 games, starting with a 0–0 draw against [[S.S.D. Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]] on 26 May 1991 and coincidentally ending with a 1–0 home loss to Parma on 21 March 1993. This is a Serie A record as well as the third-longest unbeaten run in top flight European football, coming in behind [[FC Steaua București|Steaua București]]'s record of 104 unbeaten games and [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]'s 68 game unbeaten run.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |url=http://www.fortunecity.com/olympia/wagner/321/historiami.htm |publisher=Milanista Olympia |title=Milano History and Records |date=25 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060331022952/http://www.fortunecity.com/olympia/wagner/321/historiami.htm |archive-date=31 March 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Piers |last=Edwards |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4391088.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Unbeaten half-century for Ahly |date=25 July 2007 |access-date=13 November 2010 |archive-date=1 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801162510/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4391088.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
Since 2007, along with [[Boca Juniors]], Milan has won more [[FIFA]] recognised international club titles than any other club in the world with 18 titles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/dec16g.html |title=Milan top of the world! |work=Channel4.com |access-date=17 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218143838/http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/dec16g.html |archive-date=18 December 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> They were overtaken by [[Al Ahly SC]] from [[Egypt]] after their [[2014 CAF Confederation Cup]] win.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=h9L1o1Jb8%2bvxmR2cfmXA3A%3d%3d |title=Meteb's injury-time goal gives Ahly final triumph |publisher=CAF |date=6 December 2014 |access-date=3 August 2016 |archive-date=27 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527050750/http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=h9L1o1Jb8%2BvxmR2cfmXA3A%3D%3D |url-status=live }}</ref>
The sale of [[Kaká]] to Real Madrid in 2009 broke the eight-year-old [[world football transfer record]] held by [[Zinedine Zidane]], costing the Spanish club €67 million<ref name="Milan2009bilancio">{{cite web |title=2009 Bilancio |trans-title=2009 annual report |url=http://media3.acmilan.com/uploads/bilancio/BilancioGruppoMilan_ACM_12-09.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710130700/http://media3.acmilan.com/uploads/bilancio/BilancioGruppoMilan_ACM_12-09.pdf |archive-date=10 July 2012 |access-date=5 August 2011 |publisher=AC Milan |language=it}}</ref> (about £56 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inquisitr.com/25559/kaka-transfers-to-real-madrid-in-world-record-dbp/ |title=Kaka joins Real Madrid in world record $89 million transfer |publisher=Inquisitr.com |date=9 June 2009 |access-date=12 December 2010 |archive-date=11 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711123012/http://www.inquisitr.com/25559/kaka-transfers-to-real-madrid-in-world-record-dbp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>). That record, however, lasted for less than a month, broken by [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]'s £80 million transfer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2009/Jun/Ronaldo-bid-accepted.aspx |title=Ronaldo bid accepted |date=11 June 2009 |access-date=5 June 2015 |publisher=Manchester united F.C. |archive-date=10 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010195134/http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2009/Jun/Ronaldo-bid-accepted.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> This record, however, is in terms of nominal British pound rates, not adjusted to inflation or the real value of the [[euro]]. Madrid bought Zidane for €77.5 million in 2001,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.juventus.com/news/0%2C%2CA_336083%7CL_IT%2C00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010806031702/http://www.juventus.com/news/0%2C%2CA_336083%7CL_IT%2C00.html |title=Zidane al Real |date=9 July 2001 |archive-date=6 August 2001 |access-date=15 September 2011 |publisher=Juventus F.C. |language=it |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.juventus.com/wps/wcm/connect/7665be8a-c95d-406e-91db-4de08d142c0c/28_ott_2002_eng_.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=7665be8a-c95d-406e-91db-4de08d142c0c |title=Reports and Financial Statements at 30 June 2002 |date=28 October 2002 |access-date=10 May 2012 |work=Juventus F.C. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607132859/http://www.juventus.com/wps/wcm/connect/7665be8a-c95d-406e-91db-4de08d142c0c/28_ott_2002_eng_.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=7665be8a-c95d-406e-91db-4de08d142c0c |archive-date=7 June 2015}}</ref> about £46 million at that time.
==Players==
===First-team squad===
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{{Fs player|no=2|nat=ECU|pos=DF|name=[[Pervis Estupiñán]]}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=[[Samuele Ricci]]}}
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{{Fs player|no=8|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Ruben Loftus-Cheek]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=POR|pos=FW|name=[[Rafael Leão]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=[[Christian Pulisic]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=CRO|pos=MF|name=[[Luka Modrić]]}}
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{{Fs player|no=23|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Fikayo Tomori]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=SUI|pos=DF|name=[[Zachary Athekame]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=SUI|pos=MF|name=[[Ardon Jashari]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=SRB|pos=DF|name=[[Strahinja Pavlović]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=[[Davide Bartesaghi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=46|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=[[Matteo Gabbia]]}}
{{Fs player|no=56|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=[[Alexis Saelemaekers]]}}
{{Fs player|no=80|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=[[Yunus Musah]]}}
{{Fs player|no=96|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=[[Lorenzo Torriani]]}}
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===Milan Futuro and Youth Sector===
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===Other players under contract===
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===Out on loan===
{{Updated|30 August 2025}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ROU|pos=DF|name=[[Andrei Coubiș]]|other=at [[Sampdoria]] until 30 June 2026}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sampdoria.it/news/club/2025/08/30/coubis-e-blucerchiato-temporaneo-con-obbligo-dal-milan/ |title=Coubis è blucerchiato: temporaneo con obbligo dal Milan |website=sampdoria.it |date=August 30, 2025|accessdate=August 30, 2025}}</ref>
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=[[Vittorio Magni (footballer)|Vittorio Magni]]|other=at [[AC Cesena|Cesena]] until 30 June 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/milan/?action=read&idnet=bWlsYW5uZXdzLml0LTU4NzEyOA|title=Ufficiale: Magni al Cesena in prestito con diritto di riscatto|date=15 August 2025|language=it}}</ref>
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=[[Filippo Terracciano]]|other=at [[US Cremonese|Cremonese]] until 30 June 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|publisher=US Cremonese|url=https://uscremonese.it/filippo-terracciano-nuovo-giocatore-della-cremonese/|title=Filippo Terracciano nuovo giocatore della Cremonese|date=11 August 2025|access-date=12 August 2025|language=it}}</ref>
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=[[Warren Bondo]]|other=at [[US Cremonese|Cremonese]] until 30 June 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|publisher=US Cremonese|url=https://uscremonese.it/warren-bondo-nuovo-giocatore-della-cremonese/|title=Warren Bondo nuovo giocatore della Cremonese|date=12 August 2025|access-date=12 August 2025|language=it}}</ref>
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=[[Christian Comotto]]|other=at [[Spezia Calcio|Spezia]] until 30 June 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Spezia Calcio|url=https://www.speziacalcio.com/en/news/ufficiale-christian-comotto-un-nuovo-calciatore-dello-spezia.27407.html|title=Ufficiale {{!}} Christian Comotto è un nuovo calciatore dello Spezia|date=4 August 2025|access-date=4 August 2025|language=it}}</ref>
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=[[Tommaso Pobega]]|other=at [[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]] until 30 June 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Bologna FC 1909|url=https://www.bolognafc.it/pobega-al-bologna/|title=Pobega al Bologna|trans-title=Pobega to Bologna|date=22 July 2025|access-date=22 July 2025|language=it}}</ref>
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=[[Kevin Zeroli]]|other=at [[AC Monza|Monza]] until 30 June 2026}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-b/monza-rinnovato-il-prestito-di-zeroli-dal-milan-restera-in-biancorosso-anche-in-b-2115438 |title=Ufficiale: Monza, rinnovato il prestito di Zeroli dal Milan: resterà in biancorosso anche in B |date=18 June 2025 |website=tuttomercatoweb.com |language= Italian}}</ref>
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=[[Francesco Camarda]]|other=at [[US Lecce|Lecce]] until 30 June 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uslecce.it/news/461941149190/camarda-in-giallorosso|title=Camarda in giallorosso}}</ref>
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=[[Lorenzo Colombo]]|other=at [[Genoa CFC|Genoa]] until 30 June 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Genoa CFC|url=https://genoacfc.it/2025/07/28/lorenzo-colombo-e-un-giocatore-del-genoa/|title=Lorenzo Colombo è un giocatore del Genoa|trans-title=Lorenzo Colombo is a Genoa player|date=28 July 2025|access-date=28 July 2025|language=it}}</ref>
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=[[Álvaro Morata]]|other=at [[Como 1907|Como]] until 30 June 2026}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ecco-il-colpo-morata-per-il-como-trasferimento-dal-milan-a-titolo-temporaneo-2134105 |title=Ufficiale: Ecco il colpo Morata per il Como! Trasferimento dal Milan a titolo temporaneo |date= 12 August 2025|website=tuttomercatoweb.com |language=Italian}}</ref>
{{Fs end}}
===Milan Women===
{{Further|AC Milan Women}}
===Former players===
{{Further|List of AC Milan players|:Category:AC Milan players}}
===Club captains===
{{Further|List of AC Milan players#Club captains}}
===Player records===
{{Further|List of AC Milan records and statistics}}
===Retired numbers===
{{See also|List of retired numbers in association football}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="width:30px;"| No.
! style="width:125px;"| Player
! style="width:100px;"| Nationality
! style="width:150px;"| Position
! style="width:120px;"| Milan debut
! style="width:120px;"| Last match
! style="width:25px;"| Ref
|-
| '''3'''
| align=left| {{sortname|Paolo|Maldini}}
| align=left| {{flagu|Italy}}
| [[Centre back]] / [[Left back]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1985|1|20}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2009|5|31}}
| <ref name="numbers">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/27/football-the-knowledge-retired-shirts |title=Which clubs have retired shirt numbers? |first1=Scott |last1=Murray |first2=Nicky |last2=Bandini |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=27 May 2009 |access-date=11 January 2010 |___location=London |archive-date=2 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002213059/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/27/football-the-knowledge-retired-shirts |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| '''6'''
| align=left| {{sortname|Franco|Baresi}}
| align=left| {{flagu|Italy}}
| [[Sweeper (association football)|Sweeper]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1978|4|23}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|1997|06|1}}
| <ref name="numbers"/>
|}
==Coaching staff==
[[File:Incontro con le squadre finaliste della Coppa Italia di calcio Frecciarossa Atalanta - Juventus 01 - Massimiliano Allegri (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Massimiliano Allegri]] is the current head coach of the club.]]
{{updated|8 July 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Coaching staff – Milan |url=http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a/teams/milan/staff |website=legaseriea.it |publisher=[[Lega Serie A]] |access-date=7 October 2020 |archive-date=26 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126132514/http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a/teams/milan/staff |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position
! Name
|-
| Head coach
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Massimiliano Allegri]]
|-
| Assistant coach
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Landucci]]
|-
| rowspan="4" | Technical assistant
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Maurizio Trombetta]]
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Aldo Dolcetti]]
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Bernardo Corradi]]
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Magnanelli]]
|-
| Match analyst
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Bottitta
|-
| rowspan="2" | Goalkeeping coach
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Claudio Filippi
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Daniele Borri
|-
| rowspan="2" | Fitness coaches
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Riboli
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Folletti
|-
| Physiotherapist
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Grani
|-
| rowspan="2" | Observers
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[:it:Roberto Bosco|Roberto Bosco]]
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[:it:Emilio Doveri|Emilio Doveri]]
|-
| Head of medical
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Mazzoni
|-
| Sports scientist
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Luison
|-
| Sporting director
| {{flagicon|ALB}} [[Igli Tare]]
|-
| Technical director
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Geoffrey Moncada
|-
| Executive assistant
| {{flagicon|GER}} Hendrik Almstadt
|-
| Academy manager
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vincenzo Vergine
|}
==Chairmen and managers==
===Chairmen history===
{{Main|List of AC Milan chairmen}}
[[File:Edwards2.jpg|right|thumb|upright|[[Alfred Edwards (football executive)|Alfred Edwards]], the first chairman of the club from 1899 to 1909.]]
Milan has had numerous chairmen<ref name="chairman" group="nb">The Italian word for chairman of the board of directors was ''Presidente''. However, it was not equal to the English meaning of [[President (corporate title)|president]] of a company.</ref> over the course of its history. Here is a complete list of them.<ref name=president>{{cite web |language=it |url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/da-edwards-a-li-scaroni-a-il-23esimo-presidente-del-milan-1137138 |title=Da Edwards a Li: Scaroni è il 23esimo presidente del Milan |author=Marco Conterio |website=tuttomercatoweb.com |date=21 July 2018 |access-date=20 August 2018 |archive-date=12 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812115240/https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/da-edwards-a-li-scaroni-a-il-23esimo-presidente-del-milan-1137138 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<div style="font-size:100%">
{|
|-
|width="10"|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!|Name
!|Years
|-
|align=left|[[Alfred Edwards (football executive)|Alfred Edwards]]
|align=left|1899–1909
|-
|align=left|[[Piero Pirelli]]
|align=left|1909–1928
|-
|align=left|Luigi Ravasco
|align=left|1928–1930
|-
|align=left|Mario Benazzoli
|align=left|1930–1933
|-
|align=left|''Commission''
|align=left|1933
|-
|align=left|Luigi Ravasco
|align=left|1933–1935
|-
|align=left|Pietro Annoni
|align=left|1935–1936
|-
|align=left|''Regency''
|align=left|1936
|-
|align=left|Emilio Colombo
|align=left|1936–1939
|-
|align=left|Achille Invernizzi
|align=left|1939–1940
|-
|align=left|''Commission''
|align=left|1940–1944
|}
|width="30"|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!|Name
!|Years
|-
|align=left|''Regency''
|align=left|1944–1945
|-
|align=left|Umberto Trabattoni
|align=left|1945–1954
|-
|align=left|[[Andrea Rizzoli]]
|align=left|1954–1963
|-
|align=left|Felice Riva
|align=left|1963–1965
|-
|align=left|''Commission''
|align=left|1965–1966
|-
|align=left|Luigi Carraro
|align=left|1966–1967
|-
|align=left|[[Franco Carraro]]
|align=left|1967–1971
|-
|align=left|Federico Sordillo
|align=left|1971–1972
|-
|align=left|Albino Buticchi
|align=left|1972–1975
|-
|align=left|Bruno Pardi
|align=left|1975–1976
|-
|align=left|Vittorio Duina
|align=left|1976–1977
|}
|width="30"|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!|Name
!|Years
|-
|align=left|[[Felice Colombo]]
|align=left|1977–1980
|-
|align=left|Gaetano Morazzoni
|align=left|1980–1982
|-
|align=left|Giuseppe Farina
|align=left|1982–1986
|-
|align=left|Rosario Lo Verde
|align=left|1986
|-
|align=left|[[Silvio Berlusconi]]
|align=left|1986–2004
|-
|align=left|''Regency''
|align=left|2004–2006
|-
|align=left|Silvio Berlusconi
|align=left|2006–2008
|-
|align=left|''Regency''
|align=left|2008–2017
|-
|align=left| [[Li Yonghong]]
|align=left|2017–2018
|-
|align=left| [[Paolo Scaroni]]
|align=left|2018–
|}
|}
</div>
===Managerial history===
{{Main|List of AC Milan managers}}
[[File:Rocco.gif|thumb|[[Nereo Rocco]], with 10 trophies, was the most successful manager in the history of AC Milan.]]
Below is a list of Milan managers from 1900 until the present day.<ref name=managers>{{cite news |url=http://clubmilan.net/?cat=2&subcat=50&details=260 |work=ClubMilan.net |publisher=Milan Club Larino |title=Tutti gli allenatori rossoneri |date=25 July 2007 |access-date=14 January 2010|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224194004/http://clubmilan.net/?cat=2&subcat=50&details=260 |archive-date=24 December 2008}}</ref>
<div style="font-size:100%">
{|
|-
|width="10"|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!|Name
!|Nationality
!|Years
|-
|align=left|[[Herbert Kilpin]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|align=left|1900–1908
|-
|align=left|Daniele Angeloni
|{{flagicon|ITA|1861}}
|align=left|1906–1907
|-
|align=left|''Technical Commission''
|{{flagicon|ITA|1861}}
|align=left|1907–1910
|-
|align=left|Giovanni Camperio
|{{flagicon|ITA|1861}}
|align=left|1910–1911
|-
|align=left|''Technical Commission''
|{{flagicon|ITA|1861}}
|align=left|1911–1914
|-
|align=left|[[Guido Moda]]
|{{flagicon|ITA|1861}}
|align=left|1915–1922
|-
|align=left|[[Ferdi Oppenheim]]
|{{flagicon|AUT}}
|align=left|1922–1924
|-
|align=left|[[Vittorio Pozzo]]
|{{flagicon|ITA|1861}}
|align=left|1924–1926
|-
|align=left|Guido Moda
|{{flagicon|ITA|1861}}
|align=left|1926
|-
|align=left|[[Herbert Burgess]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|align=left|1926–1928
|-
|align=left|[[Engelbert König]]
|{{flagicon|AUT}}
|align=left|1928–1931
|-
|align=left|[[József Bánás]]
|{{flagicon|HUN|variant=1920}}
|align=left|1931–1933
|-
|align=left|[[József Viola]]
|{{flagicon|HUN|variant=1920}}
|align=left|1933–1934
|-
|align=left|[[Adolfo Baloncieri]]
|{{flagicon|ITA|1861}}
|align=left|1934–1937
|-
|align=left|[[William Garbutt]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|align=left|1937
|-
|align=left|[[Hermann Felsner]]<hr />[[József Bánás]]
|{{flagicon|Federal State of Austria}}<hr />{{flagicon|HUN|variant=1920}}
|align=left|1937–1938
|-
|align=left|[[József Viola]]
|{{flagicon|HUN|variant=1920}}
|align=left|1938–1940
|-
|align=left|[[Guido Ara]]<hr />[[Antonio Busini]]
|{{flagicon|ITA|1861}}<hr />{{flagicon|ITA|1861}}
|align=left|1940–1941
|-
|align=left|[[Mario Magnozzi]]
|{{flagicon|ITA|1861}}
|align=left|1941–1943
|-
|align=left|[[Giuseppe Santagostino]]
|{{flagicon|ITA|1861}}
|align=left|1943–1945
|-
|align=left|[[Adolfo Baloncieri]]
|{{flagicon|ITA|1861}}
|align=left|1945–1946
|-
|align=left|[[Giuseppe Bigogno]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1946–1949
|-
|align=left|[[Lajos Czeizler]]
|{{flagicon|HUN|1949}}
|align=left|1949–1952
|-
|align=left|[[Gunnar Gren]]
|{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|align=left|1952
|-
|align=left|[[Mario Sperone]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1952–1953
|-
|align=left|[[Béla Guttmann]]
|{{flagicon|HUN|1949}}
|align=left|1953–1954
|-
|align=left|[[Antonio Busini]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1954
|-
|align=left|[[Ettore Puricelli|Hector Puricelli]]
|{{flagicon|URU}}
|align=left|1954–1956
|-
|align=left|[[Giuseppe Viani]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1957–1960
|-
|align=left|[[Paolo Todeschini]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1960–1961
|-
|align=left|[[Nereo Rocco]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1961–1963
|-
|align=left|[[Luis Carniglia]]
|{{flagicon|ARG}}
|align=left|1963–1964
|-
|align=left|[[Nils Liedholm]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}}
|align=left|1963–1966
|-
|align=left|Giovanni Cattozzo
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1966
|-
|align=left|[[Arturo Silvestri]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1966–1967
|-
|align=left|[[Nereo Rocco]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1967–1972
|-
|align=left|[[Cesare Maldini]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1973–1974
|-
|align=left|[[Giovanni Trapattoni]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1974
|-
|align=left|[[Gustavo Giagnoni]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1974–1975
|}
|width="30"|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!|Name
!|Nationality
!|Years
|-
|align=left|[[Nereo Rocco]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1975
|-
|align=left|[[Paolo Barison]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1975–1976
|-
|align=left|[[Giovanni Trapattoni]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1976
|-
|align=left|[[Giuseppe Marchioro]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1976–1977
|-
|align=left|[[Nereo Rocco]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1977
|-
|align=left|[[Nils Liedholm]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}}
|align=left|1977–1979
|-
|align=left|[[Massimo Giacomini]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1979–1981
|-
|align=left|[[Italo Galbiati]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1981
|-
|align=left|[[Luigi Radice]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1981–1982
|-
|align=left|[[Italo Galbiati]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1982
|-
|align=left|[[Francesco Zagatti]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1982
|-
|align=left|[[Ilario Castagner]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1982–1984
|-
|align=left|[[Italo Galbiati]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1984
|-
|align=left|[[Nils Liedholm]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}}
|align=left|1984–1987
|-
|align=left|[[Fabio Capello]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1987
|-
|align=left|[[Arrigo Sacchi]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1987–1991
|-
|align=left|[[Fabio Capello]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1991–1996
|-
|align=left|[[Óscar Tabárez]]<hr />[[Giorgio Morini]]
|{{flagicon|URU}}<hr />{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1996
|-
|align=left|[[Arrigo Sacchi]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1996–1997
|-
|align=left|[[Fabio Capello]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1997–1998
|-
|align=left|[[Alberto Zaccheroni]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|1998–2001
|-
|align=left|[[Cesare Maldini]]<hr />[[Mauro Tassotti]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|2001
|-
|align=left|[[Fatih Terim]]<hr />[[Antonio Di Gennaro]]
|{{flagicon|TUR}}<hr />{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|2001
|-
|align=left|[[Carlo Ancelotti]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|2001–2009
|-
|align=left|[[Leonardo Araújo|Leonardo]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}}
|align=left|2009–2010
|-
|align=left|[[Massimiliano Allegri]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|2010–2014
|-
|align=left|[[Mauro Tassotti]] (caretaker)
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|2014
|-
|align=left|[[Clarence Seedorf]]
|{{flagicon|NED}}
|align=left|2014
|-
|align=left|[[Filippo Inzaghi]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|2014–2015
|-
|align=left|[[Siniša Mihajlović]]
|{{flagicon|SRB}}
|align=left|2015–2016
|-
|align=left|[[Cristian Brocchi]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|2016
|-
|align=left|[[Vincenzo Montella]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|2016–2017
|-
|align=left|[[Gennaro Gattuso]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|2017–2019
|-
|align=left|[[Marco Giampaolo]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|2019
|-
|align=left|[[Stefano Pioli]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|2019–2024
|-
|align=left|[[Paulo Fonseca]]
|{{flagicon|POR}}
|align=left|2024
|-
|align=left|[[Sérgio Conceição]]
|{{flagicon|POR}}
|align=left|2024–2025
|-
|align=left|[[Massimiliano Allegri]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|align=left|2025–''present''
|}
|}
</div>
==AC Milan sponsorships==
=== Shirt sponsors ===
[[File:Casa Milan.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.13|AC Milan headquarters in [[Milan]]]][[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] is the current main sponsor for Milan's shirt starting from the 2010–11 season and through to the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/show/155119 |title=Emirates and AC Milan Score New Sponsorship Deal. |date=5 December 2014 |access-date=17 March 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112044/http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/show/155119 |url-status=live}}</ref> Previously, German car manufacturer [[Opel]] (owned by [[General Motors]]) had sponsored Milan for 12 seasons.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Global/Issues/2012/07/02/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Opel.aspx |title=Automaker Opel Returns To Sports, Sponsors Four Bundesliga Clubs. |date=1 February 2016 |access-date=31 January 2016 |archive-date=26 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126185455/https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Global/Issues/2012/07/02/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Opel.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> For most of those 12 years, "Opel" was displayed on the front of the shirt, but in the 2003–04 and the 2005–06 seasons respectively, "[[Opel Meriva|Meriva]]" and "[[Opel Zafira|Zafira]]" (two cars from the company's range) were displayed.
=== Fashion and luxury ===
As a team based in the world's most important fashion capital, AC Milan is known for its partnerships with Italian high fashion brands. [[Dolce & Gabbana]] have been closely associated with the team since the Italian luxury brand designed AC Milan's official off-field suits in 2004.<ref name=":3">[https://milanreports.com/2023/02/22/ac-milan-fashion-connection/ AC Milan’s fashionable legacy – A look on the club’s connection with high-end designers | A match made in Italian heaven]</ref> The collaboration continued for over 10 years.<ref name=":3" /><ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/declaneytan/2014/10/31/dolce-gabbana-celebrates-10-year-collaboration-with-italian-soccer-team/ Dolce &amp; Gabbana Celebrates 10-Year Collaboration With Italian Soccer Team]</ref>
In 2016, it was announced that [[Boglioli]] would be its style partner replacing [[Diesel (company)|Diesel]].<ref>[https://www.rossoneriblog.com/2019/07/06/official-boglioli-becomes-milans-new-style-partner-replacing-diesel/ Official: Boglioli becomes Milan’s new Style Partner, replacing Diesel]</ref> The partnership continued until the 2019/2020 season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-06 |title=Milan, Boglioli nuovo style partner: accordo annuale |url=https://www.calcioefinanza.it/2019/07/06/partnership-milan-boglioli/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=Calcio e Finanza |language=it-IT}}</ref> In 2020, [[Harmont & Blaine]] became the Rossoneri's new style partner.<ref>[https://www.nss-sports.com/en/lifestyle/23546/harmont-e-blaine-style-partner-milan Harmont e& Blaine is the new style partner of AC Milan]</ref> In 2021, Harmont & Blaine released a special AC Milan capsule collection as part of the collaboration.<ref>[https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/sponsor/2021-11-09/harmont-blaine-unveils-the-new-capsule-collection-with-ac-milan HARMONT & BLAINE UNVEILS THE NEW CAPSULE COLLECTION WITH AC MILAN]</ref> In 2022, AC Milan announced a partnership with Italian luxury streetwear brand [[Off-White (company)|Off-White]].<ref>[https://acmilan.theoffside.com/2022/10/12/23398252/ac-milan-and-off-white-drop-full-formal-collection-2022-23-in-new-partnership-fashion-finance-news AC Milan and Off-White Drop Full Formal Collection For 2022/23 In New Partnership]</ref>
Beyond fashion, AC Milan partnered with Italian luxury jewelry company [[Damiani (jewelry company)|Damiani]] in 2018 designating them as the team's new "luxury partner".<ref>[https://www.sportspro.com/news/ac-milan-news-sponsorship-deal-damiani/ AC Milan pen luxury deal with Damiani]</ref> The same year, luxury leather maker [[Piquadro]] became the team's "official tech travel" partner.<ref>[https://m.allfootballapp.com/news/Serie-A/Piquadro-enters-football-market-with-AC-Milan/829515 Piquadro enters football market with AC Milan]</ref> In 2020, [[Etro]] became AC Milan's official travel accessories supplier.<ref>[https://wwd.com/feature/etro-supplies-ac-milan-with-official-travel-accessories-1234649126/ Etro Supplies AC Milan With Official Travel Accessories]</ref> The partnership was later renewed.<ref>[https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/sponsor/2021-11-02/ac-milan-and-etro-renew-their-partnership AC MILAN AND ETRO RENEW THEIR PARTNERSHIP]</ref>
=== Online betting ===
In 2022, AC Milan announced that the online betting and casino company [[Betsson]] would be its official betting partner with exclusive access to AC Milan IP in Latin America.<ref>[https://acmilan.theoffside.com/2022/5/27/23144009/ac-milan-sign-partnership-agreement-with-betsson-to-grow-latin-america-audience-news-betting AC Milan Sign Partnership Agreement With Betsson To Grow Latin America Audience]</ref><ref>[https://www.betssongroup.com/acmilan-latam/ AC Milan signs Betsson as Official Regional Partner in LatAm]</ref>
===Kit deals===
The current shirts are supplied by [[Puma (brand)|Puma]]. Previously it was supplied by German sportswear manufacturer [[Adidas]], whose deal was scheduled to run until 2023.<ref>{{cite news |date=10 October 2013 |title=AC Milan and Adidas Extend Partnership |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/show/149385 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620043218/http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/show/149385 |archive-date=20 June 2015}}</ref> The deal made Adidas the official manufacturer of all kits, training equipment and replica outfits. However, an early termination of the deal was announced in October 2017,<ref>{{cite press release |title=AC Milan and Adidas Terminate Their Paternership |date=24 October 2017 |publisher=AC Milan |url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/official-statement/2017-10-24/ac-milan-and-adidas-terminate-their-partnership |access-date=31 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112035929/https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/latest |archive-date=12 November 2020}}</ref> effective on 30 June 2018. Prior to Adidas, the Italian sports company [[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]] produced Milan's sportswear.
For the 2024-2025 season, AC Milan released a fourth kit in partnership with Off-White described as a "manifesto of style".<ref>[https://stupiddope.com/2025/02/off-white-and-ac-milan-redefine-football-fashion-with-a-bold-fourth-kit/ Off-White™ and AC Milan Redefine Football Fashion with a Bold Fourth Kit]</ref><ref>[https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/off-white-drops-first-ever-soccer-kit-design-puma-acmilan-1236929790/ What Black History and Dreams Have to Do With Off-White’s First Soccer Kit Designed for AC Milan]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Kit supplier
! Period
! Contract<br />announcement
! Contract<br />duration
! Value
! Notes
|-
|[[Adidas]]
|1998–2018
|9 October 2013
|2013–2018
|[[Euro|€]]20 million per year<ref>{{cite web |date=9 October 2013 |title=AC Milan and Adidas extend to 2023 – SportsPro Media |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/ac_milan_and_adidas_extend_to_2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422175339/https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/ac_milan_and_adidas_extend_to_2023 |archive-date=22 April 2021 |access-date=2021-04-22 |website=www.sportspromedia.com}}</ref>
|Original contract duration: 2013–2023<br />Contract prematurely terminated by mutual consent<br />at the end of the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=AC Milan News – Latest and real time updates |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/latest |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423124756/https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/latest |archive-date=23 April 2021 |access-date=2021-04-22 |website=AC Milan}}</ref>
|-
|[[Puma (brand)|Puma]]
|2018–present
|12 February 2018
|2018–present
|Between [[Euro|€]]10 million and 15 million per year<ref>{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL: Milan Sign Puma Kit Deal |url=https://www.footyheadlines.com/2018/02/milan-sign-puma-kit-deal.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401130436/https://www.footyheadlines.com/2018/02/milan-sign-puma-kit-deal.html |archive-date=1 April 2019 |access-date=2021-04-22 |website=Footy Headlines}}</ref>
|
|}
===Table of kit suppliers and shirt sponsors===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Period
! rowspan="2" | Kit manufacturer
! colspan="4" | Shirt sponsor
|-
! Brand
! Company
! Back
! Sleeve
|-
|1978–80
|[[Adidas]]
| colspan="2" |''None''
| colspan="2" rowspan="16" | ''None''
|-
|1980–82
|Linea Milan
|Pooh Jeans
|Italiana Manifatture
|-
|1982–83
| rowspan="2" |Ennerre
|[[Hitachi]]
|[[Hitachi Europe]]
|-
|1983–84
| colspan="2" |Olio Cuore
|-
|1984–85
|Rolly Go
|Oscar Mondadori
|[[Arnoldo Mondadori Editore]]
|-
|1985–86
|Gianni Rivera
| rowspan="2" |Fotorex U-Bix
| rowspan="2" |[[Olivetti]]
|-
|1986–87
| rowspan="2" |[[Kappa (company)|Kappa]]
|-
|1987–90
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |[[Mediolanum (company)|Mediolanum]]
|-
|1990–92
| rowspan="2" |[[Adidas]]
|-
|1992–93
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Motta
|-
|1993–94
| rowspan="2" |[[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]]
|-
|1994–98
| rowspan="2" |[[Opel]]
| rowspan="2" |[[General Motors]]
|-
|1998–06
| rowspan="3" |[[Adidas]]
|-
|2006–10
| colspan="2" |[[Bwin]]
|-
|2010–18
| rowspan="5" |[[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]]
| rowspan="5" |[[The Emirates Group]]
|-
|2018–21
| rowspan="4" |[[Puma (brand)|Puma]]<ref>{{cite press release |title=Puma and AC Milan Announce Long-Term Partnership |date=12 February 2018 |publisher=AC Milan |url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/sponsor/2018-02-12/puma-and-ac-milan-announce-long-term-partnership |access-date=26 April 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609190325/https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/sponsor/2018-02-12/puma-and-ac-milan-announce-long-term-partnership |archive-date=9 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=12 February 2018 |title=AC Milan sign deal with PUMA |url=http://www.espnfc.com.au/ac-milan/story/3380629/ac-milan-sign-deal-with-puma |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301035049/http://www.espnfc.com.au/ac-milan/story/3380629/ac-milan-sign-deal-with-puma |archive-date=1 March 2018 |access-date=26 April 2018 |website=ESPN FC}}</ref>
|-
|2021–23
| rowspan="2" |Wefox
|[[BitMEX]]
|-
|2023–24
| rowspan="2" |[[MSC Cruises]]
|-
|2024–
|[[Bitpanda]]
|-
|}
=== Other sponsors ===
Starting in 2013, [[Banco BPM]] has been a long-term premium partner of AC Milan with the deal progressively renewed, most recently in 2023.<ref>[https://sportsmintmedia.com/acmilan/ AC Milan extends sponsorship with Banco BPM]</ref><ref>[https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/sponsor/2023-07-18/ac-milan-and-banco-bpm-renew-their-partnership AC MILAN AND BANCO BPM RENEW THEIR PARTNERSHIP]</ref>
[[Skrill]] is AC Milan's official global payments partner since 2020 in a deal originally for four years.<ref>[https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/sponsor/2020-05-12/ac-milan-announces-skrill-as-its-official-global-payments-partner AC MILAN ANNOUNCES SKRILL AS ITS OFFICIAL GLOBAL PAYMENTS PARTNER]</ref><ref>[https://www.legaseriea.it/en/media/serie-a/ac-milan-announces-skrill-as-its-official-global-payments-partner AC MILAN ANNOUNCES SKRILL AS ITS OFFICIAL GLOBAL PAYMENTS PARTNER]</ref> Skrill has also been match sponsor.<ref>[https://www.paynura.com/hi/news/skrill-partnering-with-ac-milan Skrill partnering with AC Milan as official payment solution]</ref>
[[eBay]] is AC Milan's official marketplace partner since 2020 with a deal that includes an online AC Milan store hosted on eBay's website.<ref>[https://onefootball.com/en/news/official-ac-milan-welcome-ebay-as-official-marketplace-partner-35850236 Official: AC Milan welcome eBay as Official Marketplace partner]</ref>
== AC Milan financials ==
On 13 April 2017 Milan became a subsidiary of Rossoneri Sport Investment Luxembourg, which acquired 99.9% shares of AC Milan S.p.A. from [[Fininvest]]. [[Li Yonghong]] became the new chairman<ref name="chairman" group="nb" /> and [[Marco Fassone]] was confirmed as CEO.<ref>{{cite web |date=14 April 2017 |title=L'Assemblea dei soci nomina il nuovo Consiglio di Amministrazione di AC Milan S.p.A. |url=https://www.acmilan.com/it/news/comunicati-ufficiali/2017-04-14/comunicato-stampa |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517002724/https://www.acmilan.com/it/news/comunicati-ufficiali/2017-04-14/comunicato-stampa |archive-date=17 May 2017 |access-date=15 April 2017 |publisher=AC Milan |language=it}}</ref><ref name="cnnames">{{cite news |date=14 April 2017 |script-title=zh:官方：李勇鸿成为AC米兰俱乐部第22任主席 |url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/zz/2017-04-14/doc-ifyeifqx5844592.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721221604/http://sports.sina.com.cn/zz/2017-04-14/doc-ifyeifqx5844592.shtml |archive-date=21 July 2018 |access-date=28 March 2018 |work=体坛+ |language=zh-cn}}</ref> Li Yonghong's investment vehicle was removed as the shareholder of Rossoneri Sport Investment Luxembourg after defaulting to [[Elliott Management Corporation]], which lent a large sum of money to Li to finalise the acquisition.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 March 2017 |title=U.S. Hedge Fund Elliott Backs Deal to Buy AC Milan Soccer Club |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-fund-elliott-backs-deal-to-buy-ac-milan-soccer-club-1490696495 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101191316/https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-fund-elliott-backs-deal-to-buy-ac-milan-soccer-club-1490696495 |archive-date=1 January 2021 |access-date=11 October 2018 |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |___location=Milan}}</ref><ref name="wsj">{{cite news |date=13 April 2017 |title=Berlusconi Completes Sale of AC Milan Soccer Club to Chinese Investor |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/berlusconi-completes-sale-of-ac-milan-soccer-club-to-chinese-investor-1492095744 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330210304/https://www.wsj.com/articles/berlusconi-completes-sale-of-ac-milan-soccer-club-to-chinese-investor-1492095744 |archive-date=30 March 2019 |access-date=11 October 2018 |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |___location=Milan}}</ref> Other partners of Elliott were Arena Investors<ref name="wsj" /> and Blue Skye, according to news reports.<ref>{{cite news |date=10 July 2018 |title=Il Milan è solo di Elliott: le quote del club alla società del Fondo |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Milan/10-07-2018/milan-solo-elliott-quote-club-societa-fondo-280507423798.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330010409/https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Milan/10-07-2018/milan-solo-elliott-quote-club-societa-fondo-280507423798.shtml |archive-date=30 March 2019 |access-date=11 October 2018 |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport |publisher=RCS MediaGroup |___location=Milan |language=it}}</ref> Elliott nominated a new board of directors for both Rossoneri Sport Investment Luxembourg and Milan, with Paolo Scaroni as the new chairman ({{langx|it|presidente}}) of the board of Milan. The four previous Chinese member of the board and former CEO Marco Fassone were all dismissed.<ref>{{cite press release |title=L'Inizio di Una Nuova Era Per Il Milan |date=21 July 2018 |publisher=AC Milan |url=https://www.acmilan.com/it/news/club/2018-07-21/linizio-di-una-nuova-era-per-il-milan |language=it |access-date=21 July 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721113023/https://www.acmilan.com/it/news/club/2018-07-21/linizio-di-una-nuova-era-per-il-milan |archive-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>
According to ''[[Deloitte Football Money League|The Football Money League]]'' published by consultants [[Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu|Deloitte]], in the 2005–06 season, Milan was the fifth-highest earning football club in the world with an [[Deloitte Football Money League#Full listing|estimated revenue]] of €233.7 million.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 June 2007 |title=Real Madrid stays at the top |url=http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/press_release/0,1014,sid%253D2834%2526cid%253D145152,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614110546/http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/press_release/0%2C1014%2Csid%3D2834%26cid%3D145152%2C00.html |archive-date=14 June 2007 |publisher=Deloitte UK}}</ref> However, it fell to twelfth in 2013–14 season. The club is also ranked as the eighth-[[Forbes' list of the most valuable football clubs|wealthiest football club]] in the world by ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine {{as of|2014|lc=y}}, making it the wealthiest in Italian football, just surpassing ninth-ranked Juventus by a narrow margin.<ref name="Football Team Valuations" />
As a consequence of the aggregate 2.5-year financial result in the reporting periods ending at 31 December 2015, 31 December 2016 and 30 June 2017 (a FFP-adjusted net loss of €146 million, €121 million in excess of the acceptable deviation in the regulation<ref name=CASaward>{{cite web |url=https://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Award_Final_5808.pdf |title=CAS 2018/A/5808 AC Milan v. UEFA |date=1 October 2018 |access-date=11 April 2019 |publisher=Court of Arbitration for Sport |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112022803/https://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Award_Final_5808.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>{{rp|9}}), Milan was initially banned from European competitions due to breach in [[UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations]]. However, the European ban was lifted by an appeal to the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]].<ref name=CASaward/> Milan was allowed to achieve the break even condition on or before 30 June 2021.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/024c-0f8e66779fba-f21c6c75d93b-1000--cfcb-adjudicatory-chamber-renders-ac-milan-decision/ |title=CFCB Adjudicatory Chamber renders AC Milan decision |date=14 December 2018 |access-date=11 April 2019 |publisher=UEFA |archive-date=8 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508223703/https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/protecting-the-game/club-licensing-and-financial-fair-play/news/newsid=2587738.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
|+ AC Milan Group<br />[[consolidated financial statement]]<br />(In millions of euros)
! Year !! Revenue !! Profit !! Total Assets !! Equity !! Re-capitalization
|-
| 2006<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.acmilan.com/it/news/show/45353 |title=Bilancio in Attivo |publisher=AC Milan |date=27 April 2007 |access-date=1 July 2012 |language=it |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026180238/https://www.acmilan.com/it/news/articoli/ultime |url-status=live }}</ref> || {{0|00}} 305.111 || {{0|0000}} 11.904 || {{0|00}} 287.065 || {{decrease}} −40.768 || {{decrease}} {{0|00}}1.464
|-
| 2007<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.acmilan.com/it/news/show/65673 |title=Il Milan approva il bilancio 2007 |publisher=AC Milan |date=24 April 2008 |access-date=1 July 2012 |language=it |archive-date=12 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212191706/https://www.acmilan.com/it/news/articoli/ultime |url-status=live }}</ref> || {{Decrease}} 275.442 || {{Decrease}} −{{0}}31.716 || {{increase}} 303.678 || {{decrease}} −47.483 || {{increase}} {{0}}25.000
|-
| 2008<ref name="ACMilan2008bilancio">{{cite web |title=2008 Bilancio |trans-title=2008 annual report |url=http://media3.acmilan.com/uploads/bilancio/BilancioGruppoMilan_ACM_12-08.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514165329/http://media3.acmilan.com/uploads/bilancio/BilancioGruppoMilan_ACM_12-08.pdf |archive-date=14 May 2013 |access-date=5 August 2011 |publisher=AC Milan |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.acmilan.com/it/news/show/83993 |title=Bilancio 2008 approvato |publisher=AC Milan |date=26 April 2009 |access-date=1 July 2012 |language=it |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020165733/https://www.acmilan.com/it/news/articoli/ultime |url-status=live }}</ref> || {{Decrease}} 237.900 || {{Decrease}} −{{0}}66.838 || {{increase}} 325.625 || {{decrease}} −64.482 || {{increase}} {{0}}50.000
|-
| 2009<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/calcio/2010/04/23/visualizza_new.html_1765404394.html |title=Milan: bilancio 2009 perdita 9,8 milioni |work=Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata |date=23 April 2010 |access-date=1 July 2012 |language=it |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020105318/https://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/calcio/2010/04/23/visualizza_new.html_1765404394.html |url-status=live }}</ref> (restated)<ref name="ACMilan2010bilancio">{{cite web |title=2010 Bilancio |trans-title=2010 annual report |url=http://www.acmilan.com/uploads/club/bilancio2010/pdf/Bilancio_Gruppo_Milan_10.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515220657/http://www.acmilan.com/uploads/club/bilancio2010/pdf/Bilancio_Gruppo_Milan_10.pdf |archive-date=15 May 2012 |access-date=5 August 2011 |publisher=AC Milan |language=it}}</ref>|| {{Increase}} 307.349 || {{Increase}} −{{0|00}}9.836 || {{increase}} 394.150 || {{decrease}} −71.978 || {{decrease}} {{0|00}}2.340
|-
| 2010<ref name=ACMilan2010bilancio/><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.acmilan.com/it/news/breaking_news_show/8981 |title=Il Milan Approva Il Bilancio 2010 |publisher=AC Milan |date=20 April 2011 |access-date=1 July 2012 |language=it |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020165733/https://www.acmilan.com/it/news/articoli/ultime |url-status=live }}</ref> || {{Decrease}} 253.196 || {{Decrease}} −{{0}}69.751 || {{decrease}} 380.868 || {{decrease}} −96.693 || {{increase}} {{0}}45.068
|-
| 2011<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.acmilan.com/it/news/breaking_news_show/25017 |title=Il Milan Approva Il Bilancio 2011 |publisher=AC Milan |date=20 April 2012 |access-date=1 July 2012 |language=it |archive-date=24 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324020749/http://www.acmilan.com/it/news/breaking_news_show/25017 |url-status=live }}</ref> || {{Increase}} 266.811 || {{Increase}} −{{0}}67.334 || {{decrease}} 363.756 || {{increase}} −77.091 || {{increase}} {{0}}87.060
|-
| 2012<ref name="Milan2012bilancio">{{cite web |title=2012 Bilancio |trans-title=2012 Annual Report |url=http://www.acmilan.com/uploads/club/bilancio2012/pdf/Bilancio_Gruppo_Milan_12.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501041522/http://www.acmilan.com/uploads/club/bilancio2012/pdf/Bilancio_Gruppo_Milan_12.pdf |archive-date=1 May 2015 |publisher=AC Milan |language=it}}</ref>|| {{Increase}} 329.307 || {{increase}} −{{0|00}}6.857 || {{decrease}} 334.284 || {{increase}} −54.948 || {{decrease}} {{0}}29.000
|-
| 2013<ref name=Milan2013bilancio>{{cite web |url=http://www.acmilan.com/uploads/club/bilancio2013/pdf/Bilancio_Gruppo_Milan_13.pdf |title=2013 bilancio |access-date=28 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501013608/http://www.acmilan.com/uploads/club/bilancio2013/pdf/Bilancio_Gruppo_Milan_13.pdf |archive-date=1 May 2015 |publisher=AC Milan |language=it}}</ref> || {{decrease}} 278.713 || {{decrease}} −{{0}}15.723 || {{increase}} 354.595 || {{decrease}} −66.921 || {{decrease}} {{0|00}}3.750
|-
| 2014<ref name=Milan2014bilanciocoumicato>{{cite press release |url=http://www.acmilan.com/it/news/show/157204 |title=Casa Milan, Bilancio Approvato |date=28 April 2015 |access-date=28 April 2015 |publisher=AC Milan |language=it |archive-date=28 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228104222/https://www.acmilan.com/it/news/show/157204 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |chapter=Nota Integrativa |title=AC Milan S.p.A. bilancio al 2014-12-31|trans-title=AC Milan S.p.A. financial report at 31 December 2014 |date=2015 |publisher=Italian [[Camera di Commercio, Industria, Agricoltura e Artigianato|C.C.I.A.A.]]|___location=Milan |language=it}}</ref> || {{decrease}} 233.574 || {{decrease}} −{{0}}91.285 || {{decrease}} 291.301 || {{decrease}} −94.206{{#tag:ref|The full restated financial statement of 2014 was not available; in 2016 Annual Report, the equity at the end of 2014 financial year was stated as negative 111.616 million |group="nb"}} || {{increase}} {{0}}64.000
|-
| 2015 (restated)<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Nota Integrativa |title=AC Milan S.p.A. bilancio al 2015-12-31|trans-title=AC Milan S.p.A. financial report at 31 December 2015 |date=2016 |publisher=Italian C.C.I.A.A.|___location=Milan |language=it}}</ref> || {{decrease}} 213.426 || {{increase}} −{{0}}89.079 || {{increase}} 362.156 || {{increase}} −50.557 || {{increase}} 150.000
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| 2016<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Nota Integrativa |title=AC Milan S.p.A. bilancio al 2016-12-31|trans-title=AC Milan S.p.A. financial report at 31 December 2016 |date=2017 |publisher=Italian C.C.I.A.A.|___location=Milan |language=it}}</ref> || {{increase}} 236.128 || {{increase}} −{{0}}74.871 || {{decrease}} 315.200 || {{nochange}} −50.427 || {{decrease}} {{0}}75.000
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| 2017 (first half)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.calcioefinanza.it/2017/11/01/bilancio-milan-al-30-giugno-2017-1-gli-impegni-di-yonghong-li-e-il-debito-verso-elliott/ |title=Bilancio Milan: gli impegni di Yonghong Li e il debito verso Elliott |date=1 November 2017 |access-date=18 December 2017 |work=Calcio e Finanza |language=it |archive-date=20 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920205841/https://www.calcioefinanza.it/2017/11/01/bilancio-milan-al-30-giugno-2017-1-gli-impegni-di-yonghong-li-e-il-debito-verso-elliott/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://it.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idITKBN1D01Q5-OITBS |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101002410/http://it.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idITKBN1D01Q5-OITBS |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 November 2017 |title=AC Milan, bilancio: da analisi covenant prestiti no criticità, fiducia in rinegoziazione debito |date=31 October 2017|access-date=18 December 2017 |work=Reuters |first=Elvira |last=Pollina |___location=Milan}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |chapter=Nota Integrativa |title=AC Milan S.p.A. bilancio al 2017-06-30|trans-title=AC Milan S.p.A. financial report at 30 June 2017 |date=December 2017 |publisher=Italian C.C.I.A.A.|___location=Milan |language=it}}</ref> || {{decrease}} 102.866 || {{increase}} −{{0}}32.624 || {{increase}} 447.557 || {{increase}} {{0}}29.969 || {{increase}} {{0}}59.520 + 53.500
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| 2017–18 || {{increase}} 255.733<ref name=ACMilan2018bilancio/>{{rp|42}}<ref name=repubblicaACMilan2018bilancio>{{cite news |url=https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/serie-a/milan/2018/10/12/news/milan_rosso_record_bilancio-208804887/ |title=Milan, rosso da record nel bilancio: -126 milioni di euro |date=12 October 2018 |access-date=11 April 2019 |newspaper=La Repubblica |language=it |archive-date=21 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921191742/https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/serie-a/milan/2018/10/12/news/milan_rosso_record_bilancio-208804887/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=calcioefinanza2018>{{cite news |url=https://www.calcioefinanza.it/2018/10/12/bilancio-ac-milan-2017-2018/ |title=Il Milan chiude il bilancio 2017–2018 in rosso di 126 milioni |date=12 October 2018 |access-date=11 April 2019 |website=calcio e finanza |language=it |archive-date=30 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230044915/https://www.calcioefinanza.it/2018/10/12/bilancio-ac-milan-2017-2018/ |url-status=live }}</ref> || {{decrease}} −126.019<ref name=ACMilan2018bilancio/>{{rp|43}}<ref name=repubblicaACMilan2018bilancio/><ref name=calcioefinanza2018/> || {{decrease}} 435.166<ref name=ACMilan2018bilancio/>{{rp|40}} || {{decrease}} −36.043<ref name=ACMilan2018bilancio/>{{rp|41}}<ref name=calcioefinanza2018/> || {{decrease}} {{0}}38.88<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.acmilan.com/it/club/aumento-di-capitale |title=Informativa Agli Azionisti di Associazone Calcio Milan S.P.A. |date=March 2018|access-date=28 March 2018 |first=Marco |last=Fassone |publisher=AC Milan |language=it|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328141504/https://www.acmilan.com/it/club/aumento-di-capitale |archive-date=28 March 2018}}</ref> + 21.1032<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.acmilan.com/it/club/aumento-di-capitale |title=Aggiornamento Dell'Informativa Agli Azionisti di Associazione Calcio Milan S.P.A. |date=May 2018|access-date=5 June 2018 |first=Marco |last=Fassone |publisher=AC Milan |language=it |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180605085523/https://www.acmilan.com/it/club/aumento-di-capitale |archive-date=5 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> (59.983)<ref name=ACMilan2018bilancio>{{cite report |url=http://mdp-media.acmilan.com/upl/pdf/Bilancio/Relazione%20e%20Bilancio%20Milan%20al%2030%20giugno%202018.pdf |title=Relazione e Bilancio al 30 giugno 2018 |trans-title=Annual report and financial statements [for the conditions] at 30 June 2018 |date=2018 |access-date=11 April 2019 |publisher=AC Milan |language=it |archive-date=20 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220015211/http://mdp-media.acmilan.com/upl/pdf/Bilancio/Relazione%20e%20Bilancio%20Milan%20al%2030%20giugno%202018.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>{{rp|115}}
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| 2018–19 ||{{decrease}} 242.637<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Annual Report at 30 June 2019|url=https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com/1293c890-579f-01b7-8480-902cca7de55e/9aa73d9f-7cf0-4e6d-9fe5-a05dd3dc18db/Bilanci-Relazioni-2018-19-ENG.pdf|access-date=30 December 2020|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011005526/https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com/1293c890-579f-01b7-8480-902cca7de55e/9aa73d9f-7cf0-4e6d-9fe5-a05dd3dc18db/Bilanci-Relazioni-2018-19-ENG.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|{{decrease}} −145.985<ref name=":0" />
|{{increase}} 455.954
|{{increase}} 82.286
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|2019–20
|{{decrease}} 192.317<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Budget and Financial Information|url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/club/financial-report|access-date=2021-08-07|website=AC Milan|archive-date=27 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627205614/https://www.acmilan.com/en/club/financial-report|url-status=live}}</ref>
|{{decrease}} −194.616<ref name=":1" />
|{{decrease}} 380.588<ref name=":1" />
|{{decrease}} 34.124<ref name=":1" />
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|2020–21
|{{increase}} 261.1<ref>{{Cite web |title=Budget and Financial Information |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/club/financial-report |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=AC Milan |language=en |archive-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627205614/https://www.acmilan.com/en/club/financial-report |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{increase}} −96.4
|{{increase}} 405.7
|{{increase}} 67.3
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|2021–22
|{{increase}} 297.7<ref>{{Cite web |title=AC Milan Shareholders' Meeting approves 2021/2022 Financial Statement |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/club/2022-10-26/ac-milan-shareholders-meeting-approves-2021-2022-financial-statement |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=AC Milan |language=en |archive-date=18 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418065626/https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/club/2022-10-26/ac-milan-shareholders-meeting-approves-2021-2022-financial-statement |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{increase}} −66.5
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|2022–23
|{{increase}} 404.5<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2025-05-18 |title=AC Milan's 2023-24 accounts: The key numbers including records and declines |url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/ac-milans-2023-24-accounts-the-key-numbers-including-records-and-declines-40232385 |access-date=2025-05-18 |website=OneFootball |language=en}}</ref>
|{{increase}}6.1
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|{{increase}}177.2
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|2023–24
|{{increase}} 457<ref name=":4" />
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Note: Re-capitalization figures were obtained from item ''versamenti soci in conto capitale e/o copertura perdite'', for 2006 to 2017 financial year
==Superleague Formula==
{{Main|AC Milan (Superleague Formula team)}}
Milan took part in three editions of the Superleague Formula, from 2008 to 2010. This car competition involved the participation of professional racing teams sponsored by international football teams. The Rossoneri supported the Dutch team [[Scuderia Playteam]] in the first season, then [[Azerti Motorsport]] in 2009 and the [[Atech Grand Prix]] in 2010. The team took several victories and pole positions, and finished third in the final standings of the 2008 championship with [[Robert Doornbos]], former [[Minardi]] and [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]] driver in the Formula 1 World Championship, as main driver.<ref>{{cite news |title=Doornbos joins Superleague series |publisher=[[Autosport]] |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/67608 |access-date=1 August 2009 |archive-date=14 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614115051/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/67608 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the same year, Doornbos achieved his team's first victory at the [[Nürburgring]] circuit in Germany. [[Giorgio Pantano]] drove for Milan in the [[2009 Superleague Formula season|2009 season]] and he has also won races for the team.<ref>{{cite news |title=Superleague thrilled to add Pantano |publisher=[[Autosport]] |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76476 |access-date=1 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625022054/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76476 |archive-date=25 June 2009| url-status= live}}</ref>
==See also==
{{Portal bar|Association football|Italy}}
* [[Milan Lab]]
* [[European Club Association]]
* [[Sports dynasty#Italian_Football_Championship_and_Serie_A_league|Dynasties in Italian football]]
* [[List of world champion football clubs]]
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{{Wiktionary|Milan}}
* {{Official website|https://www.acmilan.com/}}
* [https://www.legaseriea.it/en/team/milan AC Milan] at [[Serie A]]
* [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/teams/50058--ac-milan/ AC Milan] at [[UEFA]]
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