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Full name	Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A.
Nickname(s)	I Biancorossi (The White and Reds) I Brianzoli (The Ones from Brianza) I Bagai (The Boys)
Founded	1 September 1912 (112 years ago) (1 September 1912) as Monza FBC 3 June 2004 (21 years ago) (3 June 2004) as AC Monza Brianza 1912 2 July 2015 (9 years ago) (2 July 2015) as SSD Monza 1912
Ground	Stadio Brianteo
Ground Capacity	17,102
Owner	Berlusconi family (through Fininvest)
Honorary chairman	Paolo Berlusconi
Head coach	Alessandro Nesta
League	Serie C Group A
2018–19	Serie C Group B, 5th of 20
Home colours Away colours

Associazione Calcio Monza, often just called Monza, is a professional football club from Monza, Lombardy, Italy. The team plays in the Serie A, which is the top football league in Italy. They were promoted to Serie A in the 2021–22 Serie B season.

The club started in 1912 as Monza FBC. In the 1970s, they almost made it to Serie A many times. However, they had money problems in the early 2000s and had to restart twice, in 2004 and 2015. After Silvio Berlusconi took over the club in 2018, Monza returned to Serie B in 2020 after 19 years. Then, in 2022, they were promoted to Serie A for the very first time! Before this, Monza had played more seasons in Serie B (40) than any other Italian team without reaching Serie A. Monza has won the Coppa Italia Serie C a record four times, the Serie C championship four times, and an Anglo-Italian Cup.

When the club first started, Monza's colors were blue and white. But in 1932, they changed to red and white. Because of this, the team is nicknamed i biancorossi (the white and reds). Monza has played their home games at the Stadio Brianteo since 1988. The team has rivalries with other clubs like Como, Pro Sesto, and Pisa.

History of AC Monza

How Monza Football Club Started (1912–1927)

Monza's first team in 1912.

Monza Foot-Ball Club was created on 1 September 1912. This happened when two clubs from Monza, Pro Italia and Pro Monza, joined together. The new club first set up its office in a coffee shop in Monza. The team's first uniforms were blue and white. Monza's first recorded game was against a team from Milan. Their first win was on 20 September 1912, when they beat Juventus Italia 2–1. In early 1913, they won their first trophy, the Coppa Colli.

In November 1913, Monza FBC joined with another group called Juventus FBC to form Associazione Calcio Monza. Monza first played in the Terza Categoria (third level) in the 1913–14 season. The next season, Monza played in the Promozione (second level). Even during World War I, Monza kept playing with younger players because many older players had to go to war.

Football started again in 1919. Monza played in the Promozione (second level) and finished first in their group. They lost in the promotion finals but were still moved up to the Prima Categoria, which was the top league in Italy at the time. In the 1920–21 season, Monza played against big teams like Milan. They finished last in their group that season. The next season, they finished second in their group. In 1926–27, Monza won the Seconda Divisione Lega Nord (third level) and were promoted to the Prima Divisione (second level).

Becoming the "White and Reds" and Reaching Serie B (1932–1953)

Monza started wearing red-and-white uniforms in the 1933–34 season.

In the 1930s and 1940s, Monza played in the Prima Divisione (third level), which later became known as Serie C in 1935. In September 1932, Monza changed their uniform colors to red and white, which they have worn ever since. This is why they are nicknamed "i biancorossi" (the white and reds). In the next season, Monza finished first in their league. They played in a special tournament for promotion to Serie B (second level) but didn't make it. On 23 April 1939, the club reached the Coppa Italia quarter-finals, losing to a Serie A team, Genoa. They were the first Serie C team to get that far in the competition.

Between 1942 and 1945, World War II stopped football in Italy. After the war, Monza was in Serie C (third level). They almost got promoted in the 1946–47 season, finishing third in the play-offs. In 1947, Peppino Borghi became Monza's president. With coach Annibale Frossi, Monza had a strong team in the 1950–51 Serie C season. On 4 June 1951, Monza won a crucial game with a penalty kick, which gave them their first promotion to the Serie B.

Monza played their first Serie B game on 9 September 1951, drawing 1–1 with Siracusa. They avoided being sent back down to a lower league on the very last day of the season. In the 1952–53 Serie B season, Monza surprised many by finishing in fourth place, just missing out on automatic promotion to the top league.

The Simmenthal Partnership (1955–1967)

In July 1955, Monza joined forces with a club called GS Simmenthal, which was the football team of the Simmenthal food company. AC Monza changed its name to AC Simmenthal-Monza. This partnership helped the club get money for new players. On 8 October 1955, a game between Monza and Verona was the first football match ever shown live on TV in Italy for free. Monza had a good season that year, finishing third. For several years, Monza had mixed results, sometimes finishing high and sometimes lower in the league. On 14 July 1964, Simmenthal stopped sponsoring Monza, and the club went back to its old name.

Even though Monza had enough money, no one wanted to buy the club, so Claudio Sada stayed as president. Monza barely avoided being sent down in the 1964–65 season. But the next season, after 15 years in the second league, Monza was relegated to Serie C. However, they quickly bounced back! After winning a play-off game against Como 1–0 in the 1966–67 season, Monza was promoted back to Serie B after just one year.

Trying to Reach Serie A (1969–1979)

Monza won the 1973–74 Coppa Italia Semiprofessionisti.

Three years after getting back to Serie B, Monza almost reached Serie A for the first time in the 1969–70 Serie B season. They needed to win an away game against Varese, who were in first place. Monza scored first, but Varese won 2–1, stopping Monza from being promoted.

In 1972, Giovanni Cappelletti became the club president. In his first year, Monza was relegated to Serie C after losing their last game of the 1972–73 season. But even though they were relegated, Monza did well in the Coppa Italia Semiprofessionisti. They reached the finals in 1974, 1975, and 1976, winning the first two. Five games before the end of the 1975–76 season, Monza was promoted back to Serie B. They also won an Anglo-Italian Cup on 19 June 1976, beating Wimbledon 1–0 in the final.

In the late 1970s, Monza came very close to getting promoted to Serie A many times. In the 1976–77 season, they lost their final match 2–1. The next season was similar, as they missed out on direct promotion in the second-to-last game. In the 1978–79 Serie B season, Monza again missed promotion in the final games. They had to play a tie-breaker game against Pescara, which they lost 2–0. In Cappelletti's last season as president, in 1979–80, Monza failed to get promoted for the fourth year in a row.

Valentino Giambelli's Time as President (1980–1999)

The Stadio Brianteo (2022) has been Monza's home stadium since 1988.

Valentino Giambelli became the club president in 1980, and the club was renamed Calcio Monza. In the 1980–81 Serie B season, Monza played against famous teams like Milan and Lazio. Monza finished last and was relegated to Serie C1 (third level), but they were promoted back one season later. They stayed in Serie B for four more seasons before being relegated in 1986.

In the 1986–87 season, future Italian football stars like Alessandro Costacurta, Francesco Antonioli, and Pierluigi Casiraghi played their first professional games with Monza. Monza was promoted to Serie B in the 1987–88 season. They also won their third Coppa Italia Serie C, beating Palermo 2–1. This game, played on 11 June 1988, was Monza's last game at the Stadio Gino Alfonso Sada. After that, the team moved to the new Stadio Brianteo. The first game at the new stadium was on 28 August 1988, when Monza played against Serie A club Roma in the Coppa Italia. Monza won 2–1.

After barely avoiding relegation in 1988–89, Monza lost a play-off game in the 1989–90 Serie B season and was relegated to Serie C1. On 13 June 1991, Monza won a record fourth Coppa Italia Serie C, beating Palermo in the final. They were promoted to Serie B in the 1991–92 season. But two years later, Monza finished last in the 1993–94 season and went back to the third league.

In March 1997, Monza started working closely with Milan and became a "satellite team" for them. This was the first time this kind of partnership happened in Italy. In June 1997, Monza returned to Serie B after beating Carpi 3–2 in the promotion play-off final. They were coached by Luigi Radice, who had also helped them get promoted 30 years before. The next season, Monza changed most of their players, bringing in many young players from Milan's youth team.

Money Troubles (1999–2018)

A bus with advertising by Anthony Armstrong Emery against racism in football (2013).

In April 1999, after 19 years as president, Giambelli left the club. Monza then had a period of instability, changing owners twice in five years. Monza was relegated to Serie C1 in 2001, and then, for the first time, to Serie C2 (fourth level) in 2002. Because of Monza's money problems, the city of Monza stopped the water and gas supply to Stadio Brianteo in December 2003 because the club couldn't pay the bills. Monza had to play home games in a nearby city.

On 18 March 2004, Monza had to declare that they had no money left. On 3 June that same year, the club was bought by Gian Battista Begnini, who renamed it AC Monza Brianza 1912. Monza played in the 2004–05 season. Even though they lost in the promotion play-off semi-finals, they were allowed to move up to Serie C1. Monza almost got promoted to Serie B twice, losing two play-off finals in a row. In the 2005–06 season, they lost to Genoa. The 2006–07 season was even more dramatic: Monza beat Pisa in the first game, but Pisa won in extra time in the second game to get promoted instead of Monza.

On 13 July 2009, Begnini sold the club to a company led by former Milan player Clarence Seedorf. This new ownership didn't last long. In 2012, the club was relegated to Serie C2. On 12 May 2013, it was sold again to Anthony Armstrong Emery. After he didn't keep his promises about putting more money into the club, Monza was sold again on 12 December 2014, for only €1. The new president was criticized by fans because he wasn't paying the players' salaries.

After the club was sold to Piero Montaquila in March 2015, Monza won the 2014–15 Lega Pro relegation play-offs and was supposed to stay in the third league. However, Monza had to declare they had no money again on 27 May. The club was then bought by Nicola Colombo on 2 July that year and was renamed SSD Monza 1912. Monza joined the Serie D (fourth level) on 31 July and finished in the middle of the table in the 2015–16 season. In May 2016, the club changed its name to SS Monza 1912. They were promoted back to Serie C in 2017 under coach Marco Zaffaroni. After winning their group in Serie D, they also won the Scudetto Serie D trophy, which is for the best non-professional Italian team.

Berlusconi's Time and Reaching Serie A (2018–Present)

Monza players celebrating their first Serie A promotion in 2022 on an open top bus.

On 28 September 2018, the company Fininvest, led by former Milan president Silvio Berlusconi, announced that it had bought Monza. Adriano Galliani, who used to be CEO of Milan, also joined Monza's board. Berlusconi and Galliani had been one of the most successful leadership teams in football history, winning 29 trophies with Milan between 1986 and 2016. In 2021, Forbes said Berlusconi was the richest owner of a football club in Italy.

In their first season under the new owners, Monza finished fifth in the 2018–19 Serie C with Cristian Brocchi as coach. They lost in the final of the Coppa Italia Serie C. On 1 July 2019, the club went back to its original name, AC Monza. To get promoted directly to Serie B, Monza brought in players with Serie A experience for the 2019–20 season. In March 2020, Monza was in first place with a 16-point lead. That same month, the league was stopped because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 8 June, Monza was officially declared champions and promoted to Serie B after 19 years.

Monza started the 2020–21 Serie B season as the team most likely to finish first. They were in second place at the halfway point, which would have given them direct promotion. But they dropped one spot and had to play in the promotion play-offs. They lost to Cittadella in the semi-finals. Brocchi was replaced by Giovanni Stroppa as head coach.

In the 2021–22 season, Monza lost to Perugia on the last day and missed out on direct Serie A promotion. They finished fourth and played in the play-off semi-finals, where they beat Brescia. They then reached the final against Pisa. Monza won the first game at home 2–1, and Pisa won the second game 3–2. But Monza scored two goals in extra time to win 4–3 (6–4 overall) and earn promotion to the 2022–23 Serie A for the first time ever! Before this, Monza had played 40 Serie B seasons, more than any other Italian club, without ever reaching the top league. Christian Gytkjær was very important in helping Monza get promoted, scoring five goals in the play-offs.

Monza played their first Serie A game on 13 August 2022, losing 2–1 to Torino. Dany Mota's goal was Monza's first ever in the Italian top league. After losing their first five games, Monza got their first point with a 1–1 draw against Lecce. They were in last place with only one point after six games, so Monza replaced Stroppa with their under-19s coach, Raffaele Palladino. He led them to their first historic win on 18 September, a surprising 1–0 victory against Juventus at home, thanks to a goal by Gytkjær. In their first top-flight season, Monza avoided relegation with six games to spare. No other team had done this so early in their Serie A debut. Monza finished the season in 11th place with 52 points under Palladino. This was the highest points total for a newly promoted team in Europe's top five leagues and the second-highest ever for a Serie A debut team.

Monza's Colors and Look

Team Colors

When Monza was formed in September 1912, their team wore blue shirts with white collars and cuffs. The blue color was chosen because a local fabric seller, who loved football, gave the new club some blue cloth he hadn't been able to sell for years. After World War I, around 1919–20, the blue shirts faded to white from many washes. So, they were replaced with new shirts that were half-white and half-blue.

The club kept the blue-and-white colors for 20 years. But in September 1932, Monza changed their colors to red and white, which they have worn ever since. This change happened because a professor found that the city of Monza's historical colors were actually red and white. Monza first wore their new colors in a friendly tournament to celebrate the club's 20th anniversary. Their uniform was a white shirt with a red stripe down the middle and black shorts. Their away uniform was the opposite: a red shirt with a white stripe. If Monza played a team that also wore red and white, they would wear a blue uniform. Since then, the home uniform has been red and the away uniform white. Before 1971, the home shirt was usually solid red. In the 1937–38 and 1961–62 seasons, Monza's home shirt had red-and-white stripes.

Monza's uniforms first had the white vertical line in 1971. The Iron Crown was placed on the stripe as a logo.

In the 1950s, the shorts were usually white, but sometimes black. Goalkeepers wore black or grey uniforms. In 1971, Monza's home uniform changed a bit: a white vertical stripe was added on the left side of the red shirt. For the white away shirt, the stripe was red. The next year, the vertical stripe also went down the shorts, and player numbers were put on the sleeves. The Corona Ferrea (Iron Crown) was used as a logo at the top of the stripe on the chest. After Monza won the Coppa Italia Serie C in 1974, 1975, 1988, and 1991, the cockade of Italy (a symbol of Italy) replaced the crown. On 22 August 1979, during a Coppa Italia game, Monza showed players' names above their numbers on the back of their shirts. This was new at the time and called "American style." The Italian Football Federation didn't approve and fined the club. Monza first had a sponsor on their shirt in 1982.

From 1981, the white stripe was removed from the uniform, and they used different styles of all-red shirts. The stripe came back sometimes for short periods in 1992, 2000, 2014, and since 2018. In 2019, after the club changed its name back to AC Monza, new Lotto shirts were revealed. They had a small Autodromo logo on the back of the collar, referring to the Monza Circuit (a famous race track). On their 110th anniversary on 1 September 2022, Monza introduced a light blue uniform as their third color for the 2022–23 season, honoring the club's very first shirt.

Monza's first kit in 1912 was blue and white.

In 1920 the kit changed to blue-and-white halves.

The first red-and-white kit appeared in 1932.

In 1937–38 and 1961–62, Monza wore stripes.

Variations of a full red shirt were worn between the 1930s and 2010s...

...which alternated with the white striped kit, first introduced in 1971.

Team Badge

The Iron Crown has been part of Monza's badges since 1920.

Monza's first team badge was designed in 1920. It was a blue shield with a red border and a golden Corona Ferrea (Iron Crown) inside. The words "AC Monza" were written in black on a white band at the top. This badge was used until 1932, when Monza's colors changed. In 1933, the badge became round and was split vertically into red and white halves. It had the golden letters ACM and the crown at the bottom. In the 1937–38 season, the badge changed from a circle to an oval, but kept the same details. It stayed like this until 1945, after World War II. Then, it became a rectangle split into red and white halves. The white half had the club's name and founding year, while the crown was in the red half.

After Monza was promoted to Serie B in 1951, the badge became oval again, and the text was horizontal. This design lasted five years until Monza joined with Simmenthal. Then the logo became more detailed. It was shaped like an ox head with horns. The colors were diagonal, and the letters S (for Simmenthal) and M (Monza) were placed on top of each other in the middle. The crown was above the letters. After the partnership ended in 1966, the badge became a golden Corona Ferrea with red details. The club's name was written in the inner circle. In 1984, Monza's logo went back to a rectangular shape. It had a white upside-down V-shape inside, with "Calcio" and "Monza" on each side. A vertical sword, linked to Estorre Visconti, was placed inside the triangle formed by the V-shape. The crown formed the handle of the sword.

The badge Monza used between 2004 and 2013.

In 2000, the logo changed to a shield with a rounded bottom. A red crown was at the top on a white background, and the bottom two-thirds had "Calcio Monza 1912" written in white on a red background. This logo was used until 2004, when a new badge was introduced. It was a more rounded red shield with white details. "AC Monza Brianza" was written on top, and a simple drawing of a sword "cutting through" a crown was at the bottom. Monza celebrated its 100th anniversary in the 2012–13 season. A special version of the logo was made for this, with a gold crown and red and white jewels on top. "MB" (for Monza Brianza) was written in red below the crest, surrounded by "2012" on the left, "1912" on the right, and "100" at the bottom, all in gold.

From the 2013–14 season, Monza's logo had a red shield with the club's name ("AC Monza Brianza") in white capital letters inside. The Corona Ferrea was above the shield, and two white crossed swords were inside the shield. The logo was slightly changed in 2015. The two crossed swords were replaced with one vertical sword, and the text on top changed to "SSD Monza" to match the club's new name. In 2016 and 2019, the text in the badge changed to "Monza" and "AC Monza." In 2021, a thin red outline was added to the logo, around the white border of the red shield. That same year, Monza shared a guide about their brand, including how their badge is made, the fonts they use, and their special color called "Monza Red."

Team Song

Since 2006, the club's official song has been "Monza Alè." It was written and composed by the band Amusia, whose leader was a former Monza player, Michele Magrin.

Monza's Stadiums

Early Playing Fields

The Grazie Vecchie field during a game between Monza and Czechoslovakia in 1919.

Pro Monza and Pro Italia, the clubs that formed Monza in 1912, played in the Boschetti Reali. After they merged, Monza first played in the Triante area. This field was called "outside the door" because it was outside the city of Monza. Small stands were built for fans. The first game there was on 13 May 1912, between Milan and Chiasso.

Monza's first stadium inside the city was the Grazie Vecchie, which opened on 13 May 1915. Monza won their first game there 1–0. This stadium also hosted a friendly match between Monza and the Czechoslovakia military national team in 1919, which ended in a 1–1 draw.

In late 1923, Monza moved to their new stadium on Via Ghilini (Ghilini Street). It opened in early 1924 with a friendly game against Gloria from the city of Fiume, which Monza won 2–1. The Via Ghilini field was used until 1939, when World War II made it impossible to use.

Stadio Gino Alfonso Sada

The Stadio Gino Alfonso Sada (2013) was Monza's home from 1945 to 1988.

In 1945, after the war, a new playing field was built and called the San Gregorio field. It opened on 21 October with Monza winning a friendly game 2–0. After Monza was promoted to Serie B in 1951, a grandstand and other stands were built, and the stadium was renamed Stadio Città di Monza. However, fans still called it by its traditional name.

In 1965, the stadium was renamed Stadio Gino Alfonso Sada to honor a former Monza president who had passed away. The club's last game at the "Sada" was on 11 June 1988. It was the final of the 1987–88 Coppa Italia Serie C against Palermo, which Monza won 2–1.

Stadio Brianteo

The Centro sportivo Silvio e Luigi Berlusconi – Monzello training ground in 2024.

On 28 May 1979, plans for a new stadium began. Construction of the new Stadio Brianteo started on 13 November 1982 and finished in 1986. The stadium was originally planned to hold about 30,000 people, but for safety reasons, the capacity was lowered to just under 20,000. Monza played their first game at the "Brianteo" on 28 August 1988, hosting Serie A team Roma in the Coppa Italia. Monza won their first match in their new stadium 2–1.

On 4 September 2020, the stadium was renamed U-Power Stadium because of a sponsorship deal with the company U-Power. Before the 2022–23 Serie A season, Monza reopened the east stand, which had been closed for 20 years. This brought the maximum seating capacity from 10,000 to about 17,000.

Monza opened their training ground, Centro Sportivo Monzello, on 3 November 1986. It was renamed "Centro sportivo Silvio e Luigi Berlusconi – Monzello" on 12 June 2024, to honor the late owner Silvio Berlusconi and honorary president Paolo Berlusconi's father.

Monza Supporters

A tifo (organized display) by Curva Sud fans during a match in 2019.

Organized fan groups started appearing in the early 1970s with groups like Commandos (1971) and Club Ultras Monza (1972). Eagles Monza appeared in the early 1980s. After Monza moved to the new Stadio Brianteo in 1988, some fan groups stopped. Eagles was abandoned in 1992. In 1993, Gioventù Brianzola was formed and became a main group for the Curva Sud (South Stand). This group used the eagle as their symbol to honor the old Eagles group. In 1994, Sempre Al Bar (S.A.B.) was formed. When other groups dissolved in 2001, S.A.B. became the main group in the curva.

After Berlusconi took over the club in 2018, more people started coming to games, and new fan groups began to form. On 31 March 2022, Monza started the AC Monza Club. This project aims to bring official Monza fan clubs together by organizing meetings and events.

The Curva Sud of the Brianteo stadium is also called "Curva Davide Pieri" in memory of a young fan who passed away in 1998. The press stand is named after Claudio Parma, a journalist and Monza fan who died in 2008. The entire west stand is named after Angelo Scotti, a long-time fan who died in 2018.

Rivalries

Monza's main rivalry is with another club from Lombardy called Como. This is known as the "hottest derby in Serie B." The two clubs first played each other in Como on 19 November 1922, and the game ended in a 0–0 draw. The rivalry really started on 4 June 1967, when Monza beat Como 1–0 in a very important play-off game for promotion to Serie B. It became even more intense on 13 April 1980. Monza was leading 3–1, but Como scored a penalty in the last minute to make it 3–3. This draw ended Monza's chances of being promoted to Serie A that year.

Another important rivalry is with Pro Sesto, a team from the nearby city of Sesto San Giovanni. Historically, these two teams often win when they play away from home against each other. Monza also has a more recent rivalry with Pisa. In 2007, the two teams played in the Serie C promotion play-off final. Pisa won in extra time, and there were fights between opposing fans. In 2022, the two teams met again in a crucial promotion play-off final, this time for Serie A. Monza won in extra time and reached the top league for the first time in their history.

Monza in the Media

During the 1955–56 Serie B season, Monza's first season after joining with Simmenthal, Monza's San Gregorio stadium hosted the first football match ever shown live on Italian TV for free. The game was broadcast by RAI on 8 October 1955, between Monza and Verona, and ended in a 0–0 draw. Monza earned ITL700,000 (about €11,000 today) from the broadcast. Only 1,500 fans came to the game because most people were watching it on TV in local bars.

Italian actor Renato Pozzetto, in the 1979 film The Finzi Detective Agency, played a private investigator who supported Monza. He said: "Io sono del Monza, non riusciremo mai a venire in Serie A" (I support Monza, we will never be able to reach the Serie A). This line became famous locally and was used in a fan chant: "Il nostro Calcio Monza è in C1, e non andremo mai in Serie A. Ma io non mollerò, questa è la mia mentalità. Segui anche tu la squadra della tua città" (Our Calcio Monza is in the [Serie] C1, and we will never go to the Serie A. But I will not give up, this is my mentality. You too follow the team of your city).

Esports

In September 2019, Monza started their esports team to compete in FIFA video games. They reached the semi-finals of the 2021 FIFA eClub World Cup Europe and were ranked 12th overall. In January 2022, Monza received the "OIES Badge" for their esports efforts.

Players

First-team squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Alessio Cragno 4 DF Armando Izzo 5 DF Luca Caldirola 6 MF Roberto Gagliardini 10 FW Gianluca Caprari 11 FW Milan Đurić 12 MF Stefano Sensi 13 DF Pedro Pereira 14 MF Daniel Maldini 17 FW Davide Diaw 19 DF Samuele Birindelli 20 FW Omari Forson 21 GK Semuel Pizzignacco (on loan from Feralpisalò) 22 DF Pablo Marí

No. Position Player 24 FW Mirko Marić 27 MF Mattia Valoti 30 GK Stefano Turati (on loan from Sassuolo) 32 MF Matteo Pessina (captain) 33 DF Danilo D'Ambrosio 37 FW Andrea Petagna 38 MF Warren Bondo 42 MF Alessandro Bianco (on loan from Fiorentina) 44 DF Andrea Carboni 47 FW Dany Mota 69 GK Andrea Mazza 77 MF Giorgos Kyriakopoulos 80 FW Samuele Vignato 84 FW Patrick Ciurria

Monza Primavera (Youth Team)

No. Position Player 51 GK Davide Bifulco 52 DF Nicolò Postiglione 53 MF Endris Scaramelli

No. Position Player 54 MF Alessandro Berretta 55 FW Kevin Martins 56 GK Andrea Vailati

Players on Loan to Other Teams

No. Position Player GK Michele Di Gregorio (at Juventus until 30 June 2025) GK Alessandro Sorrentino (at Frosinone until 30 June 2025) DF Valentin Antov (at Cremonese until 30 June 2025)

No. Position Player MF Andrea Colpani (at Fiorentina until 30 June 2025) MF José Machín (at Frosinone until 30 June 2025)

Club Officials

Management Team

Adriano Galliani (2016) has been deputy chairman and CEO of Monza since 2018.

Position	Staff
Honorary chairman	Paolo Berlusconi
Deputy chairman and CEO	Adriano Galliani
Technical area consultant	François Modesto
Director of football	Michele Franco
Chief operating officer	Daniela Gozzi
Youth academy director	Mauro Bianchessi
Club secretary	Davide Guglielmetti
Chief sales officer	Fabio Guido Aureli
Chief marketing officer	Francesco Bevilacqua
Team manager	Carmine Russo
Press officer	Daria Nicoli
Press secretary	Enrico Cerruti
Supporter liaison officer	Vincenzo Iacopino
Head of youth academy	Francesco Panzerini
Head of grassroots program	Ricardo Monguzzi
Primavera technical coordinator	Sergio Floccari
Head of women's activities	Roberta Antignozzi

Coaching Staff

Alessandro Nesta (2016) became Monza's head coach in 2024.

Position	Staff
Head coach	Alessandro Nesta
Assistant coach	Lorenzo Rubinacci
Technical assistant	Massimo Lo Monaco Vincenzo Varrica Gianluca Polistina
Technical assistant – Match analyst	Enrico Allavena
Match analyst	Simone Bottitta
Goalkeepers' coach	Alfredo Magni
Goalkeepers' technical assistant	Gian Mario Petrelli
Athletic trainer	Simon Barjie
Athletic trainer's technical assistant	Marco Latino Andrea Curzi
Strength and conditioning	Francesco Rolli
Injuries' recovery	Romeo Nero
Injuries' recovery technical assistant	Gianni Bulgarini
Club doctor	Fabio Francese
Club doctor – Orthopedic	Francesco Paolo Santamaria
Head of healthcare professionals	Francesco Lo Moro
Healthcare professional	Dario Lorenzo Dameno Alberto Santorelli Davide Antonini Gabriele Piovera

Monza's Managers Through the Years

Here is a list of the head coaches for Monza throughout its history.

Hall of Fame

This is a list of players and head coaches who are part of the Hall of Fame on Monza's official website. All entries are players unless noted otherwise.

Honors and Achievements

Monza players celebrating their first Serie A promotion in 2022, after winning the Serie B promotion play-offs.

Here is a list of the trophies and achievements Monza has earned throughout its history.

League Titles

• Serie C (Third Level)
  • Winners (4): 1950–51 (Group A), 1966–67 (Group A), 1975–76 (Group A), 2019–20 (Group A)
• Seconda Divisione (Third Level)
  • Winners (1): 1926–27
• Serie D (Fourth Level)
  • Winners (1): 2016–17 (Group B)

Cup Titles

• Coppa Italia Serie C
  • Winners (4; a record): 1973–74 [it], 1974–75 [it], 1987–88 [it], 1990–91 [it]
• Scudetto Serie D
  • Winners (1): 2016–17

International Titles

• Anglo-Italian Cup
  • Winners (1): 1976

Other Achievements

• Serie B (Second Level)
  • Play-off winners (1): 2021–22 (promoted to Serie A)
• Serie C (Third Level)
  • Runners-up (5): 1947–48 (Group F), 1974–75 (Group A), 1981–82 [it] (Group A), 1987–88 [it] (Group A), 1991–92 [it] (Group A)
  • Play-off winners (1): 1996–97 [it] (Group A) (promoted to Serie B)
• Prima Divisione Lombardia (Fourth Level)
  • Runners-up (1): 1941–42 [it] (Group C)
• Coppa Italia Serie C
  • Runners-up (4): 1975–76 [it], 1995–96 [it], 2013–14 [it], 2018–19 [it]
• Anglo-Italian Semiprofessional Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1975

Images for kids

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  Monza's first lineup in 1912

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  Starting from the 1933–34 season, Monza wore red-and-white kits.

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  The 1973–74 Coppa Italia Semiprofessionisti won by Monza

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  A bus with advertising by Anthony Armstrong Emery against racism in football (2013)

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  Monza players celebrating on an open top bus their first Serie A promotion in 2022

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  Monza's kits first featured the white vertical line in 1971; the Corona Ferrea was placed on the stripe as a logo.

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  The Corona Ferrea has been used in Monza's badges since 1920.

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  The badge used by Monza between 2004 and 2013

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  The Grazie Vecchie field during a game between Monza and Czechoslovakia in 1919

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  The Stadio Gino Alfonso Sada (2013) hosted Monza's games between 1945 and 1988.

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  Centro sportivo Silvio e Luigi Berlusconi – Monzello in 2024

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  A tifo by Curva Sud fans in a match against Renate in 2019

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  Adriano Galliani (2016) has been deputy chairman and CEO of Monza since 2018.

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  Alessandro Nesta (2016) was appointed head coach of Monza in 2024.

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  Monza players celebrating their first Serie A promotion in 2022, after winning the Serie B promotion play-offs

See also

In Spanish: Associazione Calcio Monza para niños