| Club: | Milan |
| Season: | 2003–04 |
| Manager: | Carlo Ancelotti |
| Chairman: | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Stadium: | San Siro |
| League: | Serie A |
| League Result: | 1st |
| Cup2: | Supercoppa Italiana |
| Cup2 Result: | Runners-up |
| Cup1: | Coppa Italia |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi-finals |
| Cup3: | UEFA Champions League |
| Cup3 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| Cup4: | UEFA Super Cup |
| Cup4 Result: | Winners |
| Cup5: | Intercontinental Cup |
| Cup5 Result: | Runners-up |
| League Topscorer: | Andriy Shevchenko (24) |
| Season Topscorer: | Andriy Shevchenko (29) |
| Average Attendance: | 63,245[1] |
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| Prevseason: | 2002–03 |
| Nextseason: | 2004–05 |
In 2003–04, Associazione Calcio Milan managed to claim their first Serie A title since 1998–99. Arguably, this was the pinnacle of Carlo Ancelotti's Milan side, as the players proved they had the ability to perform effectively for the whole season.
Roma both scored more and conceded fewer goals than Milan, but the effectiveness the Milanese showed in tight matches ensured their winning margin was edged out to a stable 11 points. The title was sealed against Roma at home, with a goal by Andriy Shevchenko proving enough for a 1–0 win.
In the Champions League, Milan failed to defend their European title, as they were knocked out in the quarter-finals, losing 4–0 to Deportivo La Coruña in the second leg, after they had won 4–1 at home.
Individually, the biggest surprise was how the Brazilian trequartista Kaká seamlessly found his way into the Italian game, being a key player in Milan's success. The other two arrivals, Cafu and Giuseppe Pancaro, also integrated well with the team. Andriy Shevchenko was crowned as European Footballer of the Year on the back of his successful season. Tactically, Ancelotti used two different formations throughout the season; the 4–4–2 diamond (or 4–1–2–1–2) and the 4–3–2–1.
Squad at end of season[2]
| Squad no. | Name | Nationality | Position | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 12 | Dida |  | GK | |||
| 77 | Christian Abbiati |  | GK | |||
| 1 | Valerio Fiori | | GK | |||
| Defenders | ||||||
| 3 | Paolo Maldini (Captain) | | CB / LB | |||
| 2 | Cafu | | RB / RM | |||
| 13 | Alessandro Nesta | | CB | |||
| 4 | Kakha Kaladze |  | LB / CB / DM / LM | |||
| 19 | Alessandro Costacurta | | CB / SW / LB / RB | |||
| 14 | Dario Šimić | CB / RB / SW | ||||
| 27 | Serginho | | LB / LM / LW | |||
| 26 | Giuseppe Pancaro | | LB / RB | |||
| 24 | Martin Laursen | CB | ||||
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 21 | Andrea Pirlo | | CM / AM / DM | |||
| 8 | Gennaro Gattuso | | CM / DM / RM | |||
| 10 | Rui Costa | AM | ||||
| 22 | Kaká | | AM | |||
| 20 | Clarence Seedorf | CM / AM / RM / LM | ||||
| 23 | Massimo Ambrosini | | CM / DM | |||
| 5 | Fernando Redondo |  | DM / CM | |||
| 32 | Cristian Brocchi | | CM / DM / RM | |||
| Forwards | ||||||
| 7 | Andriy Shevchenko |  | CF | |||
| 9 | Filippo Inzaghi | | CF | |||
| 15 | Jon Dahl Tomasson | CF / SS | ||||
| 18 | Marco Borriello | | CF | |||
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| MF | Bolton Wanderers | ||||||
| MF | loan | ||||||
| MF | loan | ||||||
| MF | loan | ||||||
| FW | |||||||
| FW | loan | ||||||
See main article: 2003 Supercoppa Italiana.
See also: Juventus F.C.–A.C. Milan rivalry.
See main article: 2003 UEFA Super Cup.
See main article: 2003–04 Serie A.
See main article: 2003–04 Coppa Italia.
See main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League.
See main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League knockout stage.
See main article: 2003 Intercontinental Cup.
Andriy Shevchenko 24 (1 pen.) Kaká 10 Andrea Pirlo 6 (3 pen.)