About the Club

Ac Milan was founded on December 16, 1899 as a Milan football and cricket club led by Alfred
Edwards and Herbert Kilpin. Other designations are I Rossoneri ("The Red-Blacks") and Il Diavolo
("The Devil"). With 19 national championship titles, five national cup wins, seven wins in the
European Champion Clubs' Cup and the UEFA Champions League, four wins in the Intercontinental
Cup, two successes in the European Cup Winners' Cup and five victories in the UEFA Super Cup, AC
Milan is one of the most successful football clubs of the world. Their biggest rivals are Inter Milan
and Juventus Turin.

Giuseppe Meazza Stadium

In 1925, Milan club president Piero Pirelli decided tu build a new stadium and had the San Siro built
within 13 months. Since then, the stadium has served as a venue for many major sporting events
such as the 1934 and 1990 soccer World Cup, the 1980 European Soccer Championship and eleven
European Cup finals to date. Originally owned by AC Milan, the stadium has been shared by the two
Milan clubs since 1947. The inauguration took place on September 19, 1926 with a friendly match
between Milan and Inter. The official stadium name was given after a reconstruction in March 1980
in honor of footballer Giuseppe Meazza, who played for both Milan clubs. The name San Siro is also
the name of the district in which the stadium is located. The Giuseppe Meazza Stadium is a category
4 (elite stadium) stadium classified by the European football association UEFA and is one of the
largest in Europe. Since the start of the construction, the stadium has been modernized several
times and currently offers space for around 76,000 spectators. It also houses fan shops, restaurants
and a museum of the two Milan clubs.

both clubs share the stadium and the clubs are similarly successful nationally and internationally.
Milan is the only city that is home to two Champions League winners.

The Ac Milan Logo

The history is one of tradition and evolution. The key to understand that it is a emblem, which has
been updated over time - but without losing its essence.
The cross is the oldest part; before being used on the English flag, the red cross on a white
background was born in Italy. The Republic of Genova used it as their emblem and then it was
chosen to represent the Carroccio, a symbol of the Milan commune, which was opposed to the
imperial forces. Since its first appearance in 1160, the cross has been linked to Milan. The red
represented nobility, the white represented the people - there was a unity between them in this
emblem.
Seven centuries later, this sense of unity was still alive in AC Milan fans' hearts. The Club united
aristocrats and "casciavìt" (the working classes) in a shared love for the Rossoneri.As seen in that
very first badge, the Club stayed loyal to its values, beginning its history under an elegant, short-lived
name: Milan Football and Cricket Club, which united football with England's other great sporting
passion. The cricket was soon abandoned, but the colours, badge and spirit of community remained
unequivocally. The Club is in eternal evolution, but always respects its history - that is the balance
that defines the identity.