Milano Seamen

Milano Seamen
Established	1981
Based in	Milan
Home stadium	Velodromo Vigorelli
Head coach	Jim Ward
General manager	Marco Mutti
League	European League of Football
Colors	Navy blue, Action green, White;
League titles	5 (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Website	milanoseamen.it
	2023 Milano Seamen season

The Seamen Milano are an American football team based in Milan, Italy that competes in the European League of Football. Prior to that, they competed 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.^[1] 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. After finishing the 1987 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 20–14 in the quarter- and semi-finals respectively. Under coach Dave Ritchie they lost the 1989 Super Bowl against the Frogs Legnano 24–27 after suffering a TD pass with a few seconds remaining on the game clock. They won the Under 20 National Championship in 1989. The team folded in 1990.

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.^[2]

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. After the 2020 season was cancelled because of the covid pandemic, the Seamen were playing in the Italian Bowl four times in a row. They lost against the Parma Panthers with 34–40.^[3] In the 2021 CEFL season, they lost their quarter-finals too.

In the Italian Bowl 2022 they lost to the Guelfi Firenze with 17–21.^[4]

European League of Football

The team announced in April 2022, that they will join the for the 2023 season after negotiation talks with the national association were successful.^[5]^[6]^[7]

The organization will no longer participate in the IFL, but will have a cooperation with the local team Legnano Frogs for developing young players.^[8] After that, the stadium, headcoach and general manager of the previous club were confirmed.^[9]^[10]

Current roster

Reference^[11]

**Milano Seamen roster**

	Quarterbacks 12 Nicholas Dalmasso 7 Luke Zahradka Running backs 20 Luca Assemian Balotelli 2 Ali Khalife 32 Cristiano Mancini 4 Modeste Pooda Wide receivers 13 Lorenzo Bassi 81 Juan Flores Calderón 89 Marion Cebotaru 5 Jéan Constant 10 Andrea Fiammenghi -- Flippo Fiammenghi 11 Ismail Lamamra 15 Andrea Serra 17 Tamsir Seck Tight ends 88 Leonardo Franchi 87 Daniel Marshall 19 Gianluca Santagostino		Offensive linemen 78 Domenico Carroli 55 Lorenzo Cesana 62 Marco Colombo 71 Thomas Fileccia 66 Francesco Runco 70 Edoardo Sandonati 57 Harry Sayer 63 Lewis Thomas 53 Francesco Virlinzi Defensive linemen 93 Samuele Cavallini 91 Giaocomo Insom 75 Xhelian Molla 99 Claudio Nicola 90 Simone Perego 92 Francesco Rivelli 97 Marco Taddia 69 Igor Timotijevic		Linebackers 44 Tiberio Calbucci 9 Nicolò Fonti 31 Ivan Fonti 45 Edoardo Gallo -- Antonio Gianera 6 Kevin Khay 33 Diego Rinaldi 47 Andrea Zini Defensive backs 1 Saad Ali 14 Tommaso Calegari 8 Dejvion Edwards-Steward 21 Lorenzo Gioco 29 Federicco Maffi 22 Marquise Manning 28 Lorenzo Paglicci 36 Flavio Piccinni LB 23 Christian Sottura 26 Bismark Yeboah Special teams 3 Matteo Felli 40 Giorgio Tavecchio				Rookies in italics Roster updated November 22, 2023 4 A-import, 8 E-import, 43 homegrown 55 active

Current staff

**Milano Seamen staff**

	Front office Owner – Milano Seamen S.r.l. General Manager – Marco Mutti President – Paolo Mutti Head coach Head coach – Stefan Pokorny Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Dan Dodd Quarterbacks – n/a Running backs – n/a Assistant running backs – Marco Polizzi Wide receivers – Ruben Fioriti Tight ends/fullbacks – n/a Offensive line – Mauro "Pepè" Salvemini			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Stefan Pokorny Linebacker – Riccardo Matani Defensive line – Luca Bellora Defensive backs – Paolo Guerini Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Stefano Busnaghi Strength and conditioning Corporate partner – Ultra Strength S&C updated 28 January 2022

Season-by-season

Season	Head coach	Regular season					Postseason
Season	Head coach	Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
2023	Stefan Pokorny					(Central)

Stadium

After the renovation of the historical stadium Velodromo Vigorelli ended up in 2018, the Milano Seamen were able to play again their home games there, after the brief experience at the Stadio Breda in Sesto San Giovanni, Milan. The Stadium features an artificial turf and endzones in the color of the franchise

Youth team

Seamen's Youth Sector, is one of the best of the country; in fact during the 2019–2020 season the Under 19 team reached the national final, in which they beat the Giaguari Torino 8–6. That game was played in Velodromo Vigorelli one of the best frames for American Football in Italy.