Associazione Calcio Milan, Italy (AC Milan or Milan called it) is an Italian football club based in Milan. They play with a red-striped uniform of black and white pants (sometimes black), so called rossoneri ("red-black"). Milan is the third most successful team in Italian soccer history, winning Serie A and the Italian Cup 18 times 5 times.
The club was founded in 1899 under the name Cricket and Football Club Milan (Milan Cricket and Football Club) by Alfred Edwards, an expatriate Inggris.Sebagai respect for its origins, Milan still use the English spelling of the name of his city (Milan) rather than using the spelling Italian Milano.
Beginning of the form "Saremo una squadra in Diavoli. I nostri colori saranno il rosso come il fuoco e il nero come la paura che incuteremo agli avversari!
The club was founded by two British expatriates, namely Herbert Kilpin and Alfred Edwards as Cricket and Football Club Milan in December 16, 1899. At the time, Edwards became the first club president Milan and Kilpin became the first captain Milan. Spring 1901, Milan won his first title as a champion of Italian football, after beating Genoa CFC 3-0 in the final of the Italian Football Championship. In 1908, part of the Italian players and players from Switzerland who do not like the Italians and British dominance in the core squad Milan at the time, broke away from Milan and Internazionale form. Period GreNoLi
In the decade of the 50's, Milan feared in world football because they have GreNoLi trio, consisting of Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm. Trio is a Swede. Gren and Nordahl sector operates in front as a striker, while Liedholm support the attack as a shadow striker (playmaker). The team at this time is also populated by a bunch of quality players in his time, such as Lorenzo Buffon, Cesare Maldini, and Carlo Annovazzi. The victory by the successful AC Milan Juventus created February 5, 1950, by a score of 7-1, and Gunnar Nordahl scored a hat-trick.
Nereo Rocco Era
Milan wins the season 1961/1962. His coach at that time was Nereo Rocco, an innovative football coach, known as the inventor of catenaccio tactics (defense latch / plated). In the team includes Gianni Rivera and José Altafini are both still young. The following season, with the goal Altafini, Milan won their first European Cup (later known as the UEFA Champions League) by beating Benfica 2-1. This is also the first time an Italian team won the European Cup.
Even so, during the 1960's trophy Milan began to shrink, mainly because of the heavy resistance-trained Inter Helenio Herrera. Next Scudetto arrived only in 1967/1968, thanks to goals Pierino Prati, top scorer of the Serie A season, the Cup Winners Cup been won when they beat Hamburger SV, and also thanks to two goals from Kurt Hamrin. The next season AC Milan won a second European Cup (4-1 to AFC Ajax), and in 1969 won the first Intercontinental Cup, after defeating Estudiantes de La Plata of Argentina in a dramatic two-leg (3-0, 1-2).
Tenth Scudetto and Series B
In 1970, Milan won three Coppa Italia and the Cup Winners' Cup second, however, the main purpose of Milan is the tenth Scudetto, which means getting a "star" for the team (in Italy, every team that won 10 league titles embeddable gets a star on his shirt ). In 1972 they won the UEFA Cup semi-finals, losing to the real winners, Tottenham Hotspur. Season 1972/1973 they almost won the scudetto kesepulh, but failed because the painful defeat of Hellas Verona FC in the final season. AC Milan wait until the season 1978/1979 to reach their tenth scudetto, led by Gianni Rivera, who retired from football after leading his team to victory.
However, the worst comes to the "Rossoneri": after winning the season 1979/1980, Milan were relegated to Serie B by the FIGC, with SS Lazio, because gambling scandal Totonero 1980. In 1980/1981, Milan won the Serie B easily and return to Serie A, where the disease recurred in the season 1981/1982, Milan were relegated again.
The Dream Team
The arrival of Berlusconi
After a spate of problems hit Milan, and the club lost success, AC Milan was bought by Italian entrepreneur, Silvio Berlusconi. Berlusconi is a ray of hope Milan at the time. He came in 1986. Berlusconi bringing new Milan coach, Arrigo Sacchi, and three Dutch players, Marco van Basten, Frank Rijkaard and Ruud Gullit, to return the team to glory. He also bought other players, such as Roberto Donadoni, Carlo Ancelotti and Giovanni Galli.
Sacchi era
Sacchi won the 1987-1988 Serie A season. In 1988-1989, Milan won three Champions League titles, defeating Steaua Bucureşti 4-0 in the final, and his second Intercontinental Cup beating National de Medellin (1-0, goals created in the extra period). The team began to repeat their triumph in the next season, beating SL Benfica, and Olimpia Asunción in 1990. Squad for their European triumph was:
Goalkeeper: Giovanni Galli
Defenders: Mauro Tassotti - Alessandro Costacurta - Franco Baresi - Paolo Maldini
Midfielder: Angelo Colombo - Frank Rijkaard - Carlo Ancelotti - Roberto Donadoni
Forwards: Ruud Gullit - Marco van Basten
Capello Era
When Sacchi left Milan for Italy coach, Fabio Capello made the next coach of Milan, and Milan won the golden age as Gli Invicibli (The Invicibles) and Dream Team. With 58 games without a single defeat Invicibli create a dream team in all sectors like Baresi, Costacurta and Maldini led the best defense, Marcel Desailly, Donadoni, and Ancelotti in the midfield, and Dejan Savicevic, Zvonimir Boban, and Daniele Massaro playing in front of the sector. At trained Capello, Milan ever come to Indonesia for a seasonal tour against local club Persib Bandung. The match starts at the Bung Karno Main Stadium on June 4, 1994 that Milan won with a landslide score 8-0. Milan winning goal scored by Dejan Savicevic ('17) ('18), Gianluigi Lentini ('26), Paolo Baldieri ('27) ('48) ('58), Christian Antigori ('68), and Stefano Desideri (' 78).
The period of hard times (Tabarez to Terim)
1996-1997
After the departure of Fabio Capello in 1996, Oscar Washington Tabarez Milan recruit but struggle under his control was less successful, and they always lose a few games early. In an effort to regain its past glory, they call back Arrigo Sacchi to replace Tabarez. Milan get loud slap their worst defeat in Serie A, humiliated by Juventus FC in their own San Siro with a score of 1-4. Milan buy some new players like Ibrahim Ba, Christophe Dugarry and Edgar Davids. Milan fought hard and end the 1996-1997 season ranked eleventh in Serie A.
1997-1998
Sacchi was replaced by Capello next season. Capello signed a new contract with Milan recruit as much potential as Christian Ziege, Patrick Kluivert, Jesper Blomqvist, and Leonardo; but the results are just as bad with the previous season. They ended the 1997-1998 season ranked tenth. These results remained unacceptable Milan officials, and as Sacchi, Capello was sacked.
1998-1999
In their search for a new manager, Alberto Zaccheroni attract the attention of Milan. Zaccheroni was manager of Udinese which ended the 1997-1998 season on a high rank in the 3rd place. Milan signed Zaccheroni along with two players from Udinese, Oliver Bierhoff and Thomas Helveg. Milan also signed Roberto Ayala, Luigi Sala and Andres Guglielminpietro and Zaccheroni's favorite 3-4-3 formation, Zaccheroni led the club to win the scudetto-16 back to Milan. Starting XI is: Christian Abbiati; Luigi Sala, Alessandro Costacurta, Paolo Maldini; Thomas Helveg, Demetrio Albertini, Massimo Ambrosini, Andres Guglielminpietro; Zvonimir Boban, George Weah, Oliver Bierhoff.
1999-2000
Despite its success in the previous season, Zaccheroni failed to transform Milan as The Dream Team first. In the following season, despite the emergence of Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko, Milan disappoint their fans in both the 1999-2000 UEFA Champions League or Serie A. Milan out of the Champions League early, winning only one of their six matches (three draws and two lost) and ended the 1999-2000 season at the 3rd place. Milan does not become a challenge to two scudetto competitor at the time, SS Lazio and Juventus.
2000-2001
In the following season, Milan qualify for the 2000-2001 UEFA Champions League after beating Dinamo Zagreb 9-1 on aggregate. Milan started the Champions League with enthusiasm, defeating Beşiktaş JK from Turkey and Spanish giants FC Barcelona, which at that time consisted of world-class international superstars, Rivaldo and Patrick Kluivert. But the performance of Milan began to decline seriously, the series against a team (which is seen as a small / weak technically to Milan), especially losing 2-1 to Juventus in Serie A and 1-0 to Leeds United. In the second round of the Champions League, Milan have won just once and drawing four times. They failed to beat Deportivo de La Coruña of Spain in the last game and Zaccheroni fired. Cesare Maldini, father of team captain Paolo, was appointed and it soon got better. Maldini official coaching debut in Milan started with a 6-0 win over the U.S. Bari, who still has young guns, Antonio Cassano. It was also under the leadership of Maldini that Milan beat derby rivals Internazionale with a remarkable score of 6-0, a score that was never repeated and where Serginho starred in the game. However, after this peak shape, Milan began to lose again, including a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Vicenza Calcio, with the only goal of the match scored by a Luca Toni. In spite of these results, the board of directors insisted that Milan Milan reach fourth place in the league at the end of the season, but Maldini failed and the team ended up in sixth place.
2001-2002
Milan started the 2000-2001 season with the signing of the contract more star players including Cosmin Contra and Javi Moreno who took Deportivo Alavés UEFA Cup finals. They also signed Kakha Kaladze (from Dynamo Kyiv), Rui Costa (from AC Fiorentina), Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus), Martin Laursen (from Hellas Verona), Jon Dahl Tomasson (from Feyenoord), Ümit Davala (from Galatasaray) and Andrea Pirlo (from Inter Milan). Fatih Terim was appointed as manager, replacing Cesare Maldini, and quite successfully. However, after five months at the club, Milan are not in the top five league and Terim was fired for failing to meet the expectations of directors.
Ancelotti Era
Terim replaced by Carlo Ancelotti, despite rumors that Franco Baresi will be the new manager. Apart from the injuries defender Paolo Maldini, Ancelotti managed and ended the 2001-02 season ranked in fourth place in the Champions League last. Starting XI at that time was Christian Abbiati; Cosmin Contra, Alessandro Costacurta, Martin Laursen, Kakha Kaladze, Gennaro Gattuso, Demetrio Albertini, Serginho; Manuel Rui Costa; Andriy Shevchenko, Filippo Inzaghi. Ancelotti led Milan to the Champions League title in season 2002/2003 when they beat Juventus by a shootout in Manchester, England. Milan last won the title by winning the prestigious Italian champions in season 2003/2004 as well as striker Andriy Shevchenko put as the top scorer in the Italian League, the rossoneri-became more feared.
Tides 2006-2008
In the Italian League Serie A 2006/2007, Milan related to Calciopoli scandal which resulted in the club must start the competition with a reduction of 8 points. Even so, the Italian public still take pride in the destruction of the image of Italian football due to Calciopoli, Milan won the football competition of the most prestigious in the world, the Champions League. Results were obtained after conquering Milan Liverpool 2-1 through two goals from Filippo Inzaghi. Accomplish even this degree revenge Milan lost on penalties to Liverpool two years ago. Degree scorer terbanyakpun disabet a genius Milan, Kaká with a notch 10 goals. In mid-season, Milan bring former world player, Ronaldo of Real Madrid to strengthen their attack fleet after young striker Marco Borriello found guilty of doping. Season 2007/2008, Milan was forced to play in the UEFA Cup after only managed to rank 5th under Fiorentina by a margin of 2 points. In the last Serie A, Milan's 4-1 win over Udinese, but at the same time, Fiorentina won 1-0 at Torino with the eventual second place team of no change. To improve performance in the following season (2008/2009), Milan bought a number of new players, including Mathieu Flamini from Arsenal, and Gianluca Zambrotta and Ronaldinho, who both come from Barcelona. In the transfer half of the season 2008/2009, Milan bring David Beckham on loan from the United States soccer club LA Galaxy.
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