AC Milan Women

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AC Milan
Logo of AC Milan.svg
Full nameAssociazione Calcio Milan S.p.A. [1]
Nickname(s)Rossonere [note 1] (Red and Black)
Short nameA.C Milan Women, Milan Femminile
Founded11 June 2018;6 years ago (2018-06-11)
GroundCentro Sportivo Vismara [2]
OwnerRedBird Capital Partners (99.93%) [3] [4]
Private shareholders (0.07%) [5]
Chairman Paolo Scaroni
Manager Suzanne Bakker
League Serie A
2023–24 Serie A, 6th of 10
Website http://www.acmilan.com/
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

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 SSD Brescia Calcio Femminile. The team compete in Serie A and are based in the Centro Sportivo Vismara.

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History

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).

Player welfare

On 2 August 2024, it was announced on the club's official website that female players who is 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 for female players. [10]

Current squad

The starting XI before a game at Centro Sportivo Vismara in February 2023. AC Milan Women - Pomigliano 2024 (3).png
The starting XI before a game at Centro Sportivo Vismara in February 2023.
As of 9 September 2024 [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.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Laura Giuliani
2 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Emma Koivisto
5 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Valentina Cernoia
6 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Nadine Sorelli
7 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Gloria Marinelli
8 FW Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Nadia Nadim
10 FW Flag of Poland.svg  POL Nikola Karczewska
11 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Christy Grimshaw
12 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Marta Mascarello
13 DF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Allyson Swaby
14 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Silvia Rubio
15 MF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Sara Stokić
17 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Valery Vigilucci
18 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Monica Renzotti
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19 FW Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Evelyn Ijeh
20 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Angelica Soffia
21 FW Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Oona Sevenius
22 GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Noemi Fedele
23 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Julie Piga
24 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Emelyne Laurent
25 DF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Małgorzata Mesjasz
27 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Erin Cesarini
28 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Giorgia Arrigoni
29 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Karen Appiah Amoakoah
32 GK Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Selena Babb
73 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Paola Zanini
99 FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Chanté Dompig

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.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Matilde Copetti (at Parma Calcio until 30 June 2025) [12]

Managerial history

Below is a list of AC Milan Women coaches since 2018.

NameNationalityYears
Carolina Morace Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2018–2019
Maurizio Ganz Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2019–2023
Davide Corti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2023–2024
Suzanne Bakker Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2024–

Honours

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A feminine plural of Rossoneri.

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