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Associazione Calcio Milan ( Italian pronunciation: [assotʃatˈtsjoːne ˈkaltʃo ˈmiːlan] ), commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈmiːlan] ) mainly outside of Italy, [ 6 ] is an Italian professional football club based in Milan , Lombardy. Founded in 1899, the club competes in the Serie A , the top tier of Italian football . In its early history, Milan played its home games in different grounds around the city before moving to its current stadium, the San Siro , in 1926. [ 7 ] The stadium, which was built by Milan's second chairman, Piero Pirelli , and has been shared with Inter Milan since 1947, [ 8 ] is the largest in Italian football , with a total capacity of 75,817. [ 9 ] The club has a long-standing rivalry with Inter, with whom they contest the Derby della Madonnina , one of the most followed derbies in football. [ 10 ]
