AC Milan

Associazione Calcio Milan , commonly referred to as Milan or AC Milan (Italian pronunciation: [a tˌtʃi mˈmiːlan]) mainly outside of Italy, is an Italian professional <a href="/facts/Football_club_(association_football)/9BW2g84E">football club</a> based in <a href="/facts/Milan/0xrtbPdt">Milan</a>, <a href="/facts/Lombardy/2p62Pxuc">Lombardy</a>. Founded in 1899, the club competes in the <a href="/facts/Serie_A/xyJvqTtK">Serie A</a>, the top tier of <a href="/facts/Italian_football_league_system/XVpPhlAu">Italian football</a>. In its early history, Milan played its home games in different grounds around the city before moving to its current stadium, the <a href="/facts/San_Siro/layShakB">San Siro</a>, in 1926. The stadium, which was built by Milan's second chairman, <a href="/facts/Piero_Pirelli/j7WjMmQN">Piero Pirelli</a>, and has been shared with <a href="/facts/Inter_Milan/IpxpcC5I">Inter Milan</a> since 1947, is the largest in Italian football, with a total capacity of 75,817. The club has a long-standing rivalry with Inter, with whom they contest the <a href="/facts/Derby_della_Madonnina/TMmqzHMR">Derby della Madonnina</a>, one of the most followed derbies in football. 
Milan has spent its entire history in Serie A with the exception of the 1980–81 and 1982–83 seasons. <a href="/facts/Silvio_Berlusconi/oLThvAm1">Silvio Berlusconi</a>’s 31-year tenure as Milan president was a standout period in the club's history, as they established themselves as one of Europe's most dominant and successful clubs. Milan won 29 trophies during his tenure, securing multiple Serie A and <a href="/facts/UEFA_Champions_League/h1ao7NDp">UEFA Champions League</a> titles. During the <a href="/facts/1991%25E2%2580%259392_Serie_A/pmWdVEe8">1991–92 season</a>, the club notably achieved the feat of being the first team to win the Serie A title without losing a single game. Milan is home to multiple <a href="/facts/Ballon_d%2527Or/8cGx60os">Ballon d'Or</a> winners, and three of the club's players, <a href="/facts/Marco_van_Basten/YjaYIDgt">Marco van Basten</a>, <a href="/facts/Ruud_Gullit/AAjKqsn5">Ruud Gullit</a>, and <a href="/facts/Frank_Rijkaard/qshkuS6v">Frank Rijkaard</a>, were ranked in the top three on the podium for the <a href="/facts/1988_Ballon_d%2527Or/j2DRUJvW">1988 Ballon d'Or</a>, an unprecedented achievement in the history of the prize.
Milan is one of the <a href="/facts/List_of_football_clubs_by_competitive_honours_won/Sy5UPdHu">most successful football clubs in the world</a> in terms of total trophies won. Domestically, Milan has won 19 <a href="/facts/List_of_Italian_football_champions/yGhpY0C6">league titles</a>, 5 <a href="/facts/Coppa_Italia/gtU348d9">Coppa Italia</a> titles and 8 <a href="/facts/Supercoppa_Italiana/2jo9L6Aa">Supercoppa Italiana</a> titles. In international competitions, Milan is Italy's most successful club. The club has won seven European Cup/Champions League titles, making them the competition's second-most successful team behind <a href="/facts/Real_Madrid_CF/1xVKbM0V">Real Madrid</a>, and further honours include five <a href="/facts/UEFA_Super_Cup/QbIDwojw">UEFA Super Cups</a>, two <a href="/facts/UEFA_Cup_Winners%2527_Cup/7rnj3yIk">UEFA Cup Winners' Cups</a>, a joint record two <a href="/facts/Latin_Cup/hzr6U6xX">Latin Cups</a>, a joint record three <a href="/facts/Intercontinental_Cup_(1960%25E2%2580%25932004)/eMe1w5pk">Intercontinental Cups</a> and one <a href="/facts/FIFA_Club_World_Cup/YF82Ivbb">FIFA Club World Cup</a>. 
Milan is one of the wealthiest clubs in Italian and world football. It was a founding member of the now-defunct <a href="/facts/G-14/HsYCX4Nn">G-14</a> group of Europe's leading football clubs as well as its replacement, the <a href="/facts/European_Club_Association/HLKEjHr8">European Club Association</a>.

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