| Club: | Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club |
| Season: | 1899–1900 |
| Manager: | Herbert Kilpin |
| Chairman: | Alfred Edwards |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| League: | Italian Football Championship |
| League Result: | Semifinal |
| Cup1: | Medaglia del Re |
| Cup1 Result: | Winner |
| Season Topscorer: | David Allison (2) |
| Stadium: | Campo Trotter Arena Civica |
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| Nextseason: | 1900–01 |
During the 1899–1900 season Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club competed in the Italian Football Championship and the Medaglia del Re.
AC Milan was founded as Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club in 1899 by English expatriate Herbert Kilpin, who wanted to give the city of Milan a club that would be able to compete with the main clubs of Turin and Genoa. He was joined by a group of compatriots and Italian businessmen. The club claims 16 December of that year as their foundation date,[1] but historical evidence seems to suggest that the club was actually founded a few days earlier, most likely on 13 December.[2] However, with the club's charter being lost, the exact date remains open to debate. Alfred Edwards, a former British vice-consul in Milan and well-known personality of the city's high society, was the club's first elected president, while Kilpin took the role of manager. First captain of Milan's history was David Allison, an experienced forward who was also the top scorer of the season, with two goals. The club included a cricket section, managed by Edward Nathan Berra. The location where the founders first met was the Hotel du Nord, later renamed Principe di Savoia, and the first headquarters were established in the Fiaschetteria Toscana, a restaurant near the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
The first game ever played by the club took place at the Trotter pitch, Milan's home ground in the first seasons, on 11 March 1900 against Mediolanum. The 2-0 win allowed the Rossoneri to reach the final of the Medaglia del Re, a trophy established in honor of king Umberto I of Italy. In the final, Milan beat Juventus with the same score to win the first trophy in their history.
After the foundation, Milan registered immediately to the Italian Football Federation and was granted the opportunity to play in their first Italian Football Championship, where they were eliminated in the semifinals by FBC Torinese with a 3–0 defeat.
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See main article: 1900 Italian Football Championship.
| Competition[3] | Points | Home | Away | Total | GD | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | ||
| Medaglia del Re | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |
| Total | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |