Associazione Calcio Milan, colloquially known as Milan Women or simply Milan, is an Italian women's association football club affiliated with AC Milan, the professional football club in Milan. It was established in 2018 by acquiring the Serie A licence of a Capriolo, Brescia-based team Brescia Calcio Femminile. The team compete in Serie A and are based in the Centro Sportivo Vismara.
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| Full name | Associazione Calcio Milan S.p.A.[1] | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Rossonere[note 1] (Red and Black) | |||
| Short name | A.C Milan Women, Milan Femminile | |||
| Founded | 11 June 2018 | |||
| Ground | Centro Sportivo Vismara[2] | |||
| Owner | RedBird Capital Partners (99.93%)[3][4] Private shareholders (0.07%)[5] | |||
| Chairman | Paolo Scaroni | |||
| Manager | Davide Corti | |||
| League | Serie A | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie A, 3rd of 10 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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History edit
Although the city of Milan has had more than one women's team in the past which took up the same name and colors of the popular men's AC Milan club, such as the Associazione Calcio Femminile Milan born in 1965, or the Associazione Calcio Femminile Milan 82 founded in 1982, or the more recent Football Milan Ladies born in 2013, none of these entities has ever had any connection with the men's club, which established its women's section only on 11 June 2018, after taking over Brescia's Serie A license.[6]
The 12-time Serie A leading goalscorer and first woman to be inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame[7] Carolina Morace was named as the inaugural head coach. Milan's first season saw the team finish in 3rd place, missing out on qualification to the UEFA Women's Champions League by 1 point. Valentina Giacinti won the league Golden Boot with 21 goals, while her Milan teammate Daniela Sabatino finished in 2nd with 17 goals.[8]
On 25 June 2019 Maurizio Ganz was appointed as the new women's first team coach, signing a 2-year contract.[9] The following two seasons, 2020–21 and 2021–22, proved very positive for the club, despite the lack of trophies, having reached the second place in the 2020-21 Serie A, and with defeats in both the 2020-21 Coppa Italia final (on penalties, against Roma) and the 2021 Italian Supercup final (against Juventus).
Current squad edit
- As of 16 September 2022[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managerial history edit
Below is a list of AC Milan Women coaches from 2018 until the present day.
| Name | Nationality | Years |
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| Carolina Morace |  Italy
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2018–2019 |
| Maurizio Ganz | Italy
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2019–current |
Honours edit
- Serie A
- Runners-up (1): 2020–21
- Coppa Italia
- Runners-up (1): 2020–21
- Supercoppa Italiana
- Runners-up (1): 2021
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ A feminine plural of Rossoneri.
References edit
- ^ "Rilascio licenze UEFA 2022–2023" (PDF). FIGC. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "AC Milan - Serie A". Calcio femminile italiano (in Italian). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "RedBird Capital Partners completes acquisition of AC Milan". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Relazione e bilancio al 30 giugno 2019" [Financial statement as of 30 June 2019] (PDF) (in Italian). Associazione Calcio Milan. 18 October 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Chi Siamo" [About]. APA Milan (in Italian). 15 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "AC Milan acquire A.C.F Brescia sporting rights" (Press release). A.C. Milan. 11 June 2018. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Hall of fame, 10 new entry: con Vialli e Mancini anche Facchetti e Ronaldo" [Hall of fame, 10 new entries: with Vialli and Mancini also Facchetti and Ronaldo] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015. [verification needed]
- ^ "Summary - Serie A Women - Italy - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Women Soccerway". au.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Ganz Appointed New Women's First Team Coach". AC Milan. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Women First Team". AC Milan. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
External links edit
- Official website (in Italian, English, and Portuguese)
