List of AC Milan chairmen

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The following is a list of chairmen of AC Milan.[1]

History

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In more than 120 years of history, 23 presidents have taken turns at the helm of Milan. The first president of the club was Alfred Edwards, who was also one of the club's founding members.[2]

The longest-serving president in the history of Milan is Silvio Berlusconi, who took office in 1986 and held the position until 2004, when he resigned following the approval of a law governing conflicts of interest. He was then president for another two years, from 2006 to 2008, when he left office for the same reason, after becoming Italian Prime Minister, and honorary president from 2012 to 2017, when, after 31 years of management, he sold the club. The most victorious presidency in the history of the club is linked to the management of Berlusconi, with 26 trophies won, which rise to 29 when considering the period in which the office was vacant, for the reasons mentioned above, but during which Berlusconi maintained the ownership of the club.[3]

Other notable presidents in the history of Milan include: Piero Pirelli, in office for 19 years, from 1909 to 1928, famous for having built the San Siro stadium;[4] Andrea Rizzoli, under whose leadership Milan won 4 league titles and its first European Cup, and who had the Milanello sports center built;[5] Franco Carraro, also winner of a European Cup and the Rossoneri's first Intercontinental Cup.[6]

List of chairmen

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Name Years
Alfred Edwards 1899–1909
Piero Pirelli 1909–1928
Luigi Ravasco 1928-1929
Mario Benazzoli 1929-1933
vacant office[7] 1933
Luigi Ravasco 1933-1935
Pietro Annoni 1935-1936
vacant office[8] 1936
Emilio Colombo 1936-1939
Achille Invernizzi 1939-1940
vacant office[9] 1940-1944
vacant office[10] 1944-1945
Umberto Trabattoni 1945-1954
Andrea Rizzoli 1954-1963
Felice Riva 1963-1965
vacant office[11] 1965-1966
Luigi Carraro 1966-1967
 
Name Years
Franco Carraro 1967-1971
Federico Sordillo 1971-1972
Albino Buticchi 1972-1975
Bruno Pardi 1975-1976
Vittorio Duina 1976-1977
Felice Colombo 1977-1980
Gaetano Morazzoni 1980-1982
Giuseppe Farina 1982-1986
Rosario Lo Verde 1986
Silvio Berlusconi 1986-2004
vacant office[12] 2004-2006
Silvio Berlusconi 2006-2008
vacant office[12] 2008-2017
Li Yonghong 2017-2018
Paolo Scaroni 2018-present

References

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  1. ^ "Da Edwards a Li: Scaroni è il 23esimo presidente del Milan" (in Italian).
  2. ^ "Alfred Edwards".
  3. ^ "Silvio Berlusconi".
  4. ^ "History of San Siro stadium".
  5. ^ "History of Milanello".
  6. ^ "Franco Carraro".
  7. ^ Luigi Ravasco as commissioner.
  8. ^ Pietro Annoni, Giovanni Lorenzini and Rino Valdameri as regents.
  9. ^ Umberto Trabattoni as commissioner.
  10. ^ Antonio Busini as regent.
  11. ^ Federico Sordillo as commissioner.
  12. ^ a b Adriano Galliani as acting chairman.