Milano Seamen

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Seamen Milano

Established	1981
Based in	Milan
Home stadium	Velodromo Vigorelli
Head coach	Paolo Mutti
General manager	Marco Mutti
League	Italian Football League
League titles	5 (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Current uniform
Home Away

The Seamen Milano are an American football team based in Milan, Italy that competes in the Italian Football League.

History[]

80s[]

The Seamen Milano were founded by Sergio Galeotti, a shareholder of the "Giorgio Armani SpA" on October 27, 1981. In the 1980s they were one of the most successful Italian teams collecting two Italian Super Bowl appearances in 1987 and 1989, with an overall record of 68 wins, 4 draws and 39 defeats in 111 games played. The team folded in 1990. They won the Under 20 National Championship in 1989.

1987 season[]

After finishing the regular season with a record of 11–1, the Milano Seamen defeated the Giaguari Torino 49–3 in the eight-finals. Their winning streak continued after defeating the Rhinos 29-6 and the Doves 20 to 14 in the quarter- and semi-finals respectively. They lost the Super Bowl against the Frogs Legnano 24 to 27 after suffering a TD pass with a few seconds remaining on the game clock.

Re-foundation[]

After 19 years, in 2009, the team was reestablished by a group of former players, winning the Under 19 championship a year later in 2010 with a lot of athletes from the Falcons Milano, a team disbanded in 2009, the Seamen took part at the II Division championship.^{[clarification needed]}

IFL[]

In 2010, the Seamen Milano were admitted to the Italian Football League Championship.

In 2012 Joe Avezzano became the Head Coach of the Milano Seamen.

In 2014 the Seamen won the Italian Super Bowl for the first time in their history, beating the Parma Panthers 33–3.

DIVISION 1[]

In 2019 the Milano Seamen won the Italian Bowl, beating the Guelfi Firenze.

Velodromo Vigorelli[]

After the renovation of the historical stadium ended up in 2018, the Milano Seamen were able to play again their home games there, after the brief experience at the Stadio Breda in Sesto San Giovanni, Milan.

U19[]

Seamen's Youth Sector, is one of the best of the country;in fact during the 2019-2020 season the Under 19 team reached the national final, in which they beat the Giaguari Torino 8-6. That game was played in Velodromo Vigorelli one of the best frames for American Football in Italy.

Honours[]

• Italian Bowl
  • Champions: (5) 2014, 2015, 2017–2019

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