Milano Seamen


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.

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.

Honours