AC Milan Women
| Full name | Associazione Calcio Milan S.p.A.[1] | |||
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| Nicknames | Rossonere[note 1] (Red and Black) | |||
| Short name | A.C Milan Women, Milan Femminile | |||
| Founded | 11 June 2018 | |||
| Ground | Centro Sportivo Vismara[2] | |||
| Owner(s) | RedBird Capital Partners (99.93%)[3][4] Private shareholders (0.07%)[5] | |||
| Chairman | Paolo Scaroni | |||
| Manager | Suzanne Bakker | |||
| League | Serie A | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A, 5th of 10 | |||
| Website | www | |||
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Associazione Calcio Milan, colloquially known as Milan Women or simply Milan, is an Italian professional women's football club in Milan. The club was established in 2018 by acquiring the Serie A licence of a Capriolo, Brescia-based team SSD Brescia Calcio Femminile. The team competes in Serie A and are based in the Centro Sportivo Vismara.
History
Although there have been previous women's team located in Milan that used the name and colors as the men's AC Milan club, AC Milan Women is the first to have any connection to the men's club which established membership in Serie A Women's championship. Previous teams that used the name and colors of AC Milan include the Associazione Calcio Femminile Milan started in 1965, the Associazione Calcio Femminile Milan 82 founded in 1982, and the more recent Football Milan Ladies begun in 2013. On 11 June 2018 AC Milan announced that participation in the Serie A Women's championship after acquiring the rights to A.C.F Brescia.[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 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 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).
Player welfare
On 2 August 2024, it was announced on the club's official website that players who are pregnant in the final year of their contract will receive an automatic one-year contract extension. The club will also provide childcare assistance during sports activities and cover flights, accommodations, as well as other travel expenses for the player's child and one companion. This move by the club is one of the first such policy introduced by an elite European football club.[10]
Current squad
First-team squad
- As of 24 October 2025[11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Primavera squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managerial history
Below is a list of AC Milan coaches since 2018.
| Name | Nationality | Years |
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| Carolina Morace | Italy | 2018–2019 |
| Maurizio Ganz | Italy | 2019–2023 |
| Davide Corti | Italy | 2023–2024 |
| Suzanne Bakker | Netherlands | 2024– |
Honours
- Serie A
- Runners-up (1): 2020–21
- Coppa Italia
- Runners-up (1): 2020–21
- Supercoppa Italiana
- Runners-up (1): 2021
See also
- Category:AC Milan Women players
- List of women's association football clubs
- List of women's football clubs in Italy
Notes
- ^ A feminine plural of Rossoneri.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "AC Milan introduces maternity policy for female players and staff". AC Milan. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "Women First Team". AC Milan. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Italian, English, and Portuguese)