A.C. Milan Women

A.C. Milan Women, colloquially known as Milan Women, is an Italian women's association football club affiliated with A.C. Milan, the men's professional football club in Milan. It was established in 2018 by acquiring the Serie A licence of a Capriolo, Brescia-based team Brescia Calcio Femminile. The team compete in Serie A and are based out of the Centro Sportivo Vismara.

This article is about the women's football club. For the men's football club, see A.C. Milan. For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation) § Sports.

A.C. Milan Women
Full nameAssociazione Calcio Milan S.p.A.
Nickname(s)Rossonere[note 1] (Red and Black)
Short nameA.C Milan Women, Milan Femminile
Founded1 July 2018 (2018-07-01)
GroundCentro Sportivo Vismara[1]
ManagerMaurizio Ganz
LeagueSerie A
2018–193rd
WebsiteClub website

History

The team started playing in the 2018–19 season after taking over Brescia's Serie A license.[2] 12-time Serie A leading goalscorer and first woman to be inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame[3] 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.[4]

On 25 June 2019 Maurizio Ganz was appointed as the new women's first team coach, signing a 2-year contract.[5]

Current squad
As of 3 February 2020[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Alessia Piazza
2 DF Mónica Mendes
4 DF Stine Hovland
5 MF Mia Bellucci
6 DF Laura Fusetti
7 FW Valentina Bergamaschi
8 MF Marta Carissimi
9 FW Valentina Giacinti (captain)
10 FW Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir (on loan from Breiðablik)
11 MF Nora Heroum
12 GK Mária Korenčiová
13 DF Federica Rizza
14 MF Lidija Kuliš
15 MF Refiloe Jane
No. Position Player
16 FW Lady Andrade
17 MF Dominika Čonč
18 DF Sandra Žigić
19 MF Martina Capelli
21 DF Raffaella Manieri
22 FW Deborah Salvatori Rinaldi
23 FW Miriam Longo
27 DF Linda Tucceri Cimini
28 FW Sara Tamborini
30 GK Francesca Zanzi
33 DF Francesca Vitale
45 FW Pamela Begič
88 MF Claudia Mauri

See also

Notes
  1. A feminine plural of Rossoneri.

References
  1. "AC Milan - Serie A". Calcio femminile italiano (in Italian). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. "AC Milan acquire A.C.F Brescia sporting rights" (Press release). A.C. Milan. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. "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.
  4. "Summary - Serie A Women - Italy - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Women Soccerway". au.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  5. "GANZ APPOINTED NEW WOMEN'S FIRST TEAM COACH". AC Milan. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  6. "LA PRIMA SQUADRA FEMMINILE È PRONTA AL VIA!" (in Italian). 5 September 2019.
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