Associazione Calcio Milan

Club History: Founded on December 16, 1899, it is one of the greatest clubs in the world. In 1899, Englishman Alfred Edward founded the "Milan Cricket and Football Club", the predecessor of AC Milan. By the 1998-1999 season, AC Milan had won a total of 16 league championships, second only to Juventus. At the same time, AC Milan has won many major championships and is the most glorious club in Italy and the world. In the 1950s with Swedish stars and Uruguayan stars, AC Milan won the league championship four times and ushered in its first golden period. In the 1960s, the popular "golden prodigy" Rivera appeared on the AC Milan stage, and together with the "Favor Tactics" created by the magical coach Nelio Loco, AC Milan's reputation spread all over the world. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, AC Milan was demoted to the second tier club twice due to lottery fraud. Since the current owner Silvio Berlusconi became the club's president in 1986, he has spent a lot of money to buy talents, gradually establishing the golden era of AC Milan. The most eye-catching among them are the Dutch "Three Musketeers" Van Basten, Rijkaard and Gullit. The active "Three Musketeers" plus the strongest defense built by Baresi and Maldini formed a super luxurious lineup. AC Milan almost won the gold medal in every major competition in the second half of the 1980s. Since then, although the Dutch "Three Musketeers" collapsed due to injuries and transfers, with the addition of French international Papin and Danish international Laudrup, AC Milan won the "three consecutive championships" from the 1991-1992 season to the 1993-1994 season. AC Milan's lineup is almost the same as the Italian national team's lineup. In May 1994, AC Milan won the European Champions Cup, realizing Coach Capello's wish for many years. In the 1995-1996 season, the old AC Milan fell to the championship. After Capello left, AC Milan lost its former glory. In the 1998-1999 season, AC Milan appeared in Serie A with a low profile, but won the league championship, which surprised everyone. However, no one can deny that AC Milan's championship was accidental. Among them, the decline of their biggest competitors Juventus and Inter Milan helped them a lot, especially at the last moment, Lazio was dragged down by the European Cup Winners' Cup and their seven-point lead was exhausted, which also gave AC Milan a chance. The success of the 1998-1999 season basically established the status of head coach Zaccheroni in AC Milan. He will also become the third most successful coach in the past 10 years after Sacchi and Capello. Rui Costa and Inzaghi are both the best in Serie A. They are AC Milan's biggest gains. Spanish international Moreno and Romanian Contra came from the UEFA Cup dark horse Alaves. AC Milan's new coach Terim's blueprint for winning the championship has a solid foundation. People's doubts are on the defense line. The arrival of Dane Laursen is very timely. He performed stably in the summer warm-up match. People have reason to believe that he will not just go through the motions like many central defenders purchased by AC Milan in recent years. Turkish Terim has established his reputation in Milan, but he must convince the San Siro fans with results. 100 years ago, a club integrating cricket and football was born in Italy. This is AC Milan. AC Milan's uniform is a red and black sword-striped shirt, and their team emblem is a devil's head that makes opponents fearful. In the days that followed, AC Milan also proved that they are indeed a steel division that can frighten their opponents. They have won the Toyota Cup three times, the European Champions Cup five times, and the Serie A championship 16 times. Legendary stars in the history of AC Milan such as Nordacher, Chiafino, Rivera, Baresi and Van Basten have all been elected European Footballers by "France Football". Although AC Milan has also experienced the pain of relegation, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the team reached its peak under the leadership of the "Dutch Three Musketeers" Ruud Gullit, Van Basten and Rijkaard. But with Basten's premature retirement and Gullit's move to Sampdoria, AC Milan gradually entered a trough in the mid-1990s. Since the arrival of Carlo Ancelotti in 2001, AC Milan has begun to hold high the banner of offensive football, controlling the ball and attacking in position, creating a new tactical school in Serie A. In terms of lineup, Inzaghi and Rui Costa joined since 2001. Although AC Milan only finished fourth that year, it laid a good foundation for future rise. In the following two or three years, big-name players such as Nesta, Rivaldo, Kaká, and Stam joined the team, giving Ancelotti a super luxurious lineup. In the 03/04 season, they won the Coppa Italia and the European Champions Cup in one fell swoop. In the 2004/05 season, they won the Serie A championship and the European Super Cup. This summer they also won the Italian Super Cup. The number of trophies in the Berlusconi era reached 23. AC Milan in the new season is full of ambitions. The joining of Stam and Crespo has given Ancelotti even more power. Of course, while deploying a strong lineup, how to appease the big stars in the team is also a topic before Ancelotti. Despite this, Italian media still believe that compared to Juventus and Inter Milan, which have undergone major lineup changes, AC Milan, which has maintained a stable lineup and has steadily improved in strength, is more likely to win the championship. Brilliant record: League championship: 17 times (1901, 1906, 1907, 50-51, 54-55, 56-57, 58-59, 61-62, 67-68, 78-79, 87-88, 91-92, 92-93, 93-94, 95-96, 98-99 season, 2003-2004 season) Football Association Cup champions: 4 times (1966-1967, 71-72, 72-73, 76-77 seasons) Super Cup champions: 4 times (1998, 92, 93, 94 seasons) European Champions Cup champions: 6 times (1962-1963, 68-69, 88-89, 89-90, 93-94 seasons, 2002-03 seasons) European Cup Winners' Cup champions: 2 times (1967-1968, 1972-73 seasons) European Super Cup champions: 3 times (1989, 90, 95 seasons) Toyota Cup champions: 3 times (1969, 89, 90 seasons)