The Rhinos Milano are an American football team based in Milan, Italy. The team was founded in 1976 (first team in Italy) and won the Italian Superbowl championship in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1990 and 2016. The Rhinos play in the Italian Football League (formerly called Series A) the highest level league in Italy.

Rhinos
Established1976
Based inMilan
Home stadiumVelodromo Vigorelli
Head coachLuca Lorandi
General managerAlessio D'Ascenzo
LeagueItalian Football League
League titles5
Websitehttps://www.rhinos.it
Current uniform
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Left arm Body Right arm
Trousers
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History

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The team was founded as Pantere Rosa di Piacenza. In 1978 the Rhinos were part of the first game played between two Italian teams where they defeated the Busto Arsizio Frogs.[1]

The 2016 season saw the Rhinos Milano, with Head Coach Chris Ault, winning all of their 13 games played to complete a perfect season.

Seasons

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  • 1978 June 25 Rhinos Milano-Frogs Busto Arsizio 34–0 First American Football game between two Italian teams
  • 1979–80 First team able to play at the Nato bases' tournament
  • 1981 Serie A Italian Champions (record 9-0) (vs Frogs Gallarate 24–8)
  • 1982 Serie A Italian Champions Division Center (record 11-1) (vs Frogs Gallarate 11–0)
  • 1983 Serie A Italian Champions Division West (record 13-0) (vs Warriors Bologna 20–14)
  • 1984 Serie A 4° place Division North (record 4-2-4)
  • 1985 Serie A 3° place Division East (record 8-1-5) Quarter finals (@ Panthers Parma 14–24) Under 20 Italian Champions
  • 1986 Serie A 2° place Division West (record 9-1-3) Semifinals (@ Angels Pesaro 0–10)
  • 1987 Serie A 2° place Division B (record 11-3) Quarter finals (@ Seamen Milano 7–29)
  • 1988 Serie A 1° place Division Center (record 13-2) Semifinals (vs Warriors Bologna 13–20)
  • 1989 Serie A 4° place Division A (record 10-4) Quarter finals (@ Chiefs Ravenna 13–14)
  • 1990 Serie A Italian Champions (record 14-1) (vs Frogs Legnano 33–6)
  • 1991-93 didn't play any game
  • 1994 Serie A 1° place Division B (record 9-1-2) made the Superbowl (vs Frogs Legnano 27–37)
  • 1995 Serie A 3° place Division B (record 6-1-6) Quarter finals (@ Phoenix Bologna 14–32)
  • 1996 Serie A 5° place Division A (record 3-9)
  • 1997 Serie A 3° place Division West (record 4-7) Wild Card (@ Bergamo Lions 13–21)
  • 1998 Serie A 3° place Division B (record 2-8)
  • 1999-2001 didn't play any game
  • 2002 Serie C (Fivemen) 5° place (record 0-8)
  • 2003 Serie C - NWC 1° place (record 8-1) NWC BOWL Champions (vs Chargers Novi Ligure 35–12)
  • 2004 Serie C - NWC 1° place Girone A (record 5-3) made the NWC BOWL (vs Red Jackets Sarzana 7–22)
  • 2005 Serie B - 4° place Division North (record 3-5) Quarter finals (@ Guelfi Firenze 0–25)
  • 2006 Serie A2 - 2° place Division NorthWestern (record 8-2) (5° place Sauceda National Ranking) Semifinals (@ Hogs Reggio Emilia 0-42)
  • 2007 Serie A1 - 6° place (record 2–6)
  • 2008 IFL (Italian Football League) - 5° place (record 4–6)
  • 2009 IFL (Italian Football League) - 5° place (record 4–5)
  • 2010 IFL (Italian Football League) - 6° place (record 4–4)
  • 2011 IFL (Italian Football League) - 4° place (record 5–4)
  • 2012 IFL (Italian Football League) - 5° place (record 8–3)
  • 2013 IFL (Italian Football League) - 7° place (record 2–6)
  • 2014 IFL (Italian Football League) - 7° place (record 5–5)
  • 2015 IFL (Italian Football League) - 7° place (record 5–5)
  • 2016 IFL (Italian Football League) - 1° place (record 13–0) Italian Champions (vs Giants Bolzano 44–18)
  • 2017 IFL (Italian Football League) - 2° place (record 12–1) made the Superbowl (vs Seamen Milano 29–37)
  • 2018 IFL (Italian Football League) - 6° place (record 4–6)
  • 2019 II Division (IFL2) - 1st place (record 10-0) Silver Bowl Champions (vs Pretoriani Roma 24-21)
  • 2020 IFL (Italian Football League) - Championship not played due to covid
  • 2021 IFL (Italian Football League) - 7° place (record 1–7)
  • 2022 IFL (Italian Football League) - 8° place (record 2–6)
  • 2023 IFL (Italian Football League) - 4° place (record 4–4)
  • 2024 IFL (Italian Football League) - 7° place (record 2–6)

Roster 2025

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Number Player Position Year
2 McCray Marquez QB 2000
2 Sinfi Jacopo S 2004
4 Modeste Poda RB 1997
6 Facino Lorenzo RB 1992
7 Faoro Alessandro DL 1997
9 Schina Sebastian WR 2003
10 Cambrisi Leonardo CB 2001
11 Escobar Bruno WR/P 2000
12 Malinverno Ascanio WR 2003
13 Boni Simone WR 2000
14 Seck Tamsir WR 1996
15 Brambilla Riccardo WR 1992
16 Myhre Jaden WR 2002
18 Segrini Alessio WR 2002
19 Bertocchi Luca WR 1998
21 Bertazzi Andrea S 1996
25 Ricco Lorenzo CB 1992
26 Olivas Marco LB 2000
27 Franzosi Marco CB 2004
28 Clarke Morris CB 2000
29 Paganini Gabriele WR 2001
30 Piazzoli Simone LB 2003
31 Restelli Riccardo CB 2000
33 Villa Federico CB 2004
44 Nsowah Rendy LB 2000
45 Di Paolo Fabrizio LB 1996
47 Sarra Giacomo K 2001
53 Mauro Sacha OL 1997
55 Suppa Nikolas LB 1995
56 Guillet Riccardo OL 2000
61 Caiazzo Giorgio OL 2005
62 Balestra Nicolay OL 2005
64 Proietti Dino OL 2005
66 Todisco Dario OL 1990
67 Khayati Davide DL 1993
68 Simeoni Jacopo OL 2002
69 Minaudo Luigi DL 1987
73 Mosconi Giorgio OL 2006
74 Yamashita Luca OL 2007
75 Barbotti Federico OL 2000
79 Matombe Jude OL 2001
82 Bouah Jordan WR 1995
84 Guillet Ruggero TE 1998
92 Ongari Filippo DL 2000
96 Minelli Riccardo LB 2005
97 Giuliani Destiny DL 1996
99 Mauri Guglielmo DL 1999

Coaching Staff 2025

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POSITION NAME
Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator Luca Lorandi
Defensive Coordinator Chuck Howthorne
OL Coach Marco Massironi
RB Coach Francesco Righetti
WR Coach Antonio Monza
DB Coach Avi Barth
LB Coach Carlalberto Capelli
DL/ST Coach Jack Gibson
LB Coach Massimo Coculo

References

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  1. ^ "La nostra storia è la storia del Football in Europa". rhinos.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
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