AC Monza

Overview

Associazione Calcio Monza (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmontsa] ), commonly referred to as Monza, is a professional football club based in Monza, Lombardy, Italy. The team plays in the Serie A, the top tier of Italian football, following promotion from Serie B in the 2025–26 season. Founded in 1912 as Monza FBC, the club spent much of its history in the lower divisions, narrowly missing out on promotion to Serie A on several occasions in the 1970s. Monza faced financial difficulties in the early 21st century, resulting in bankruptcy in 2004 and 2015. After being acquired by Silvio Berlusconi in 2018, the club returned to Serie B in 2020 after a 19-year absence and secured their first-ever promotion to Serie A in 2022. The club had previously held the Italian record for most Serie B seasons played without ever reaching Serie A (40). Monza have won the Coppa Italia Serie C a record four times, the Serie C championship four times, and an Anglo-Italian Cup. The club originally wore blue and white, but adopted their current red and white colours in 1932; as a result, the team are nicknamed i biancorossi (the white and reds). Since 1988, Monza have played home matches at the Stadio Brianteo. The club's main rivals include Como, Pro Sesto and Pisa.