A.C. Milan Women

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A.C. Milan Women
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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; 3 years ago (2018-07-01)
GroundCentro Sportivo Vismara[1]
ManagerMaurizio Ganz
LeagueSerie A
2020–21Serie A, 2nd
WebsiteClub website

A.C. Milan Women, colloquially known as Milan Women, is an Italian women's association football club affiliated with A.C. Milan, the 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.

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 20 August 2021[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Laura Giuliani
3 DF Denmark DEN Sara Thrige
4 DF Iceland ISL Guðný Árnadóttir
5 DF Spain ESP Laia Codina
6 DF Italy ITA Laura Fusetti
7 MF Italy ITA Valentina Bergamaschi
8 MF Italy ITA Greta Adami
9 FW Italy ITA Valentina Giacinti (captain)
10 FW Switzerland  SUI
11 MF Scotland SCO Christy Grimshaw
12 GK Slovakia SVK Mária Korenčiová
13 DF Germany GER
15 MF South Africa RSA Refiloe Jane
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Italy ITA
17 MF Israel ISR Noa Selimhodzic
19 FW France FRA Lindsey Thomas
21 FW Lithuania LTU Rimantė Jonušaitė
22 GK Italy ITA
23 FW Italy ITA
27 DF Italy ITA Linda Tucceri Cimini
36 DF France FRA Laura Agard
44 FW Italy ITA
64 FW Italy ITA
87 MF Spain ESP Verónica Boquete
88 MF Italy ITA
90 GK Italy ITA

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.[verification needed]
  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. ^ "Women First Team". AC Milan. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

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