2013–14 AC Milan season explained

Club:	Milan
Season:	2013–14
Chairman:	Vacant Silvio Berlusconi
Chrtitle:	Chairman Honorary chairman
Manager:	Massimiliano Allegri (until) Mauro Tassotti (interim, from 14–) Clarence Seedorf (from)
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Stadium:	San Siro
League:	Serie A
League Result:	8th
Cup1:	Coppa Italia
Cup1 Result:	Quarter-finals
Cup2:	UEFA Champions League
Cup2 Result:	Round of 16
League Topscorer:	Mario Balotelli (14)
Season Topscorer:	Mario Balotelli (18)
Highest Attendance:	75,589 (Serie A) vs Juventus
Lowest Attendance:	10,227 (Coppa Italia) vs Udinese
Average Attendance:	39,874^[1]
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Prevseason:	2012–13
Nextseason:	2014–15

In the 2013–14 season, Associazione Calcio Milan competed in Serie A for the 80th time, as well as the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League. It was the club's 31st consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.

By early 2014, it was clear that Milan were performing exceptionally poorly, prompting manager Massimiliano Allegri to be replaced by Clarence Seedorf in mid-January.

That same month, Milan was eliminated from the Coppa Italia in the quarter-finals (their second match of the tournament) by Udinese.

By February, Milan found themselves as low as 11th place in Serie A. They finished the season in 8th, failing to qualify to either the Champions League or Europa League for the following season for the first time in fifteen years.

In the Champions League, Milan secured a place in the group stage after defeating PSV Eindhoven in the play-off round 4–1 on aggregate. On 11 December 2013, Milan qualified for the knockout stage of the competition after playing to a 0–0 draw against Ajax, securing second place in the group behind leaders Barcelona. The Rossoneri were then matched in the round of 16 against Atlético Madrid, who defeated Milan 1–0 at the San Siro and 4–1 in Madrid, advancing 5–1 on aggregate. This continued Milan's run of never eliminating a Spanish club in the knockout phase of the competition since its refurbishment in 1992.

Players

First team squad

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UEFA Champions League squad

A List

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B List

Pre-season and friendlies

The Rossoneri resume training on 8 July 2013. They will play their first set of friendlies in Reggio Emilia in Città del Tricolore on 23 July to contest the TIM Trophy consisting of three games. Each game is 45 minutes each and this year, will be played against newly promoted Sassuolo and Serie A Champions Juventus. On Saturday, 27 July 2013, Milan will play Spanish side Valencia at the Mestalla in Valencia as part of the Guinness International Champions Cup. They will then travel in Munich to take part in the Audi Cup, to be played on 31 July and 1 August 2013 at Allianz Arena against two ofBayern Munich, Manchester City and São Paulo. After this, they will fly to New York to play the final stages of the Guinness International Champions Cup between 4 and 7 August 2013 at MetLife Stadium. Milan will conclude their pre-season with the UEFA Champions League Play-off round, with their opponents due to be drawn on 9 August 2013 with the games being played between 20 and 28 August 2013.

Friendly

Competitions

Serie A

See main article: 2013–14 Serie A. The season will start on 24 August 2013 and conclude on 18 May 2014.

Matches

Coppa Italia

See main article: 2013–14 Coppa Italia.

Milan entered the 2013–14 Coppa Italia in January, in the round of 16. First opponent was Serie B team Spezia that was defeated easily. In the next round, Milan was surprisingly eliminated by Udinese.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2013–14 UEFA Champions League.

Milan started their 2013–14 UEFA Champions League campaign in the play-off round against Dutch runners-up PSV, winning over two legs to qualify for the group stage. For the fourth time in the last three Champions League tournaments, Milan were matched-up against Barcelona. Milan qualified as group runners-up, behind the Catalans. Milan were then drawn against Atlético Madrid in the round of 16, who defeated them over both legs.

Knockout phase

See main article: 2013–14 UEFA Champions League knockout phase.

Round of 16

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Defenders|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Midfielders|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Forwards|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Other|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Players transferred out during the season

Discipline

Transfers (Summer window)

In the summer transfer window, Milan sought to continue their campaign of signing younger players. Riccardo Saponara came to the club, returning from his six-month loan to Empoli. Jherson Vergara also arrived, having signed on before the transfer market, just after fellow Colombian defender Cristián Zapata was bought by Milan after a successful loan spell. Another import transfer was midfielder Andrea Poli, purchased from Sampdoria.The main hits come in the final part of summer market, acquiring Alessandro Matri and welcoming back Brazilian star Kaká. Milan parted ways with club legend Massimo Ambrosini, who was released on 30 June 2013 after he was not offered a contract extension. Other departures included Bojan (who returned to his main club Barcelona), Mathieu Flamini (who did not agree to a contract extension), Luca Antonini and, arguably most importantly, Kevin-Prince Boateng, who left just the day after scoring two goals in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League play-off against PSV, assuring the team's progression to the tournament's group stage.

In

Date		Player		Moving from	Fee	Notes
				Universitario Popayán	€2M^[4]	Effective from 1 July
				Villarreal	€6M^[5]	Option for full purchase exercised
				Novara	Undiscolsed	Co-ownership solved^[6]
				Pavia	Undisclosed	Co-ownership solved with Genoa^[7]
				Lecce	Undisclosed^[8]	Co-ownership solved, then sold
				Club Napoli	€250,000^[9]	Will join AC Milan youth sector
				A.C. Milan Primavera	Promoted from youth	CALCIOMERCATO.IT">Web site: Milan, da Cristante a Petagna: i nuovi gioielli della Primavera. 16 June 2013. 9 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130609033741/http://www.calciomercato.it/news/218281/Milan-da-Cristante-a-Petagna-i-nuovi-gioielli-della-Primavera.html. dead. (In Italian)
				Fulham	Return from Loan
				A.C. Milan Primavera	Promoted from youth	CALCIOMERCATO.IT" />
				Empoli	Return from Loan^[10]
				Novara	Undisclosed	Co-Ownership solved^[11]
				Sampdoria	€3M	Co-ownership^[12]
				Genoa	Undisclosed^[13]	Option for full purchase exercised
				Inter	€1M^[14]	Loan with option for full purchase
				Torino	Free^[15]
				Juventus	€12M^[16]
				Genoa	Free^[17]	Swap for Luca Antonini
		Kaká		Real Madrid	Free^[18]

Out

Date		Player		Moving to	Fee	Notes
				Verona	Undisclosed^[19]	Co-Ownership solved
				Nocerina	Undisclosed	Co-Ownership solved
				Sampdoria	End of Loan^[20]
				Padova	No deal on Co-Ownership
				Pescara	No deal on Co-Ownership	Will play for Carpi^[21]
				Novara	Undisclosed	Co-Ownership solved
				Cittadella	Undisclosed	Co-Ownership solved
				Barcelona	End of Loan	Will play for Ajax^[22]
				Atalanta	Free^[23]
				Fiorentina	Free^[24]
				Arsenal	Free
				Juve Stabia	Undisclosed^[25]
				Bursaspor	Undisclosed^[26]	After return from Loan
				Parma	Free^[27]
				Sudtirol	Undisclosed^[28]
				Unattached	Free^[29]
				Lanciano	Free^[30] ^[31]
				Olhanense	Undisclosed^[32]	After return from Loan
				Verona	Undisclosed	Will play for Pavia^[33]
				Triglav	Free^[34]	After return from Loan
				Castiglione	Free^[35]	After return from Loan
				Genoa	Undisclosed	After return from Loan
				Girona	Undisclosed^[36]	After return from Loan
				Schalke 04	€12M^[37]
				Genoa	Free	Swap for Valter Birsa

Out on loan

Date		Player		Moving to	Fee	Notes
				Verona	Co-ownership	option to fully purchase
				Lanciano	Free^[38]	Co-ownership renewed with Verona
				Spezia	Free^[39]
				Novara	Free	Co-ownership renewed with Torino
				Cittadella	Co-ownership^[40]
				Pisa	Free^[41]
				Benevento	Free^[42]	dual Monegasque citizenship
				Sampdoria	€1.7M	Co-ownership
				Bassano	Free^[43]
				Lecce	Free^[44]	Option to fully purchase
				Varese	Free^[45]	After return from loan
				Empoli	Free^[46]	Co-ownership renewed with Torino^[47]
		Pelé		Olhanense	Free^[48]	After return from Loan
				Ascoli	Free^[49]	After return from Loan
				Carpi	Co-ownership^[50]	After return from Loan
				Lecce	Co-ownership^[51]	After return from Loan
				Benevento	Co-ownership^[52]	After return from Loan
				Lecce	Free^[53]	After return from Loan
				Bari	Free^[54]	After return from Loan
				Sudtirol	Free^[55]	After return from Loan
				Lecce	Free^[56]
				Sorrento	Free^[57]	After return from Loan
				Nocerina	Free	After return from Loan
				Nocerina	Free	After return from Loan
				Real Betis	Free^[58]
				Brescia	Undisclosed^[59]	After return from Loan
				Teramo	Free^[60]
				Albinoleffe	Co-ownership^[61]	Loan renewed
				Lumezzane	Free^[62]
				Monza	Free^[63]	After return from Loan
				Catania	Free^[64]
				Chiasso	Free	After return from loan
				Sampdoria	Free^[65]	Option for co-ownership
				Kayseri Erciyesspor	Free^[66]

Transfers (Winter window)

Milan 2013–14 winter transfer window began very early as, on 12 October 2013, Adil Rami signed an agreement with Milan to join on a six-month loan at the start of the winter transfer season. It was also confirmed, on 28 October, that Keisuke Honda would join them during the 2014 winter transfer season. Also arriving in the window were African star Michael Essien and Adel Taarabt. Departures from the team included the loan-outs of M'Baye Niang, Antonio Nocerino and Alessandro Matri

In

Date		Player		Moving from	Fee	Notes
		Adil Rami		Valencia	Undisclosed^[67]	Loan with option for full purchase
		Keisuke Honda		CSKA Moscow	Free^[68]
		Andrea Petagna		Sampdoria	Free^[69]	Return from loan
		Michael Essien		Chelsea	Free
		Adel Taarabt		Fulham	Free	Loan with option for full purchase
		Stefano Gori		Brescia	Undisclosed^[70]	Co-Ownership
		Daniele Guglielmi		Barletta	0,4 M€^[71]

Out

Date		Player		Moving to	Fee	Notes

Out on loan

Date		Player		Moving to	Fee	Notes
				Montpellier	Undisclosed^[72]	Loan with option for full purchase
				Brescia	Free^[73]
				Perugia	Free^[74]	After return from loan
				Fiorentina	Free
				Lanciano	Free^[75]	After return from loan
				Parma	Free^[76]
				West Ham United	Free
				Spezia	Free^[77]
				Barletta	Free	After return from loan
				Barletta	Free^[78]	After return from loan
				Varese	Free	After return from loan
				Bologna	Free
				Inveruno	Free
				Carpi	Free

See also

• List of A.C. Milan seasons

Notes and References

1. Web site: Attendance Statistics of Serie A 2013–2014. StadiaPostcards.com.
2. http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Squadre/Milan/notizie/22-07-2013/milan-numeri-8-saponara-niang-passa-78-20824379430.shtml Numbers Ac Milan 2013/2014
3. Web site: Milan's Champions League squad for the rest of the season. . 3 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221221517/http://sulia.com/milanello/f/d4689dd8-26ee-452c-9ea6-8110eac9daa0/ . 21 February 2014 . dead .
4. Web site: Jherson Vergara signe à l'AC Milan. 16 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131228062521/http://www.espoirsdufootball.com/29457-jherson-vergara-signe-a-lac-milan.html. 28 December 2013. dead. (In French)
5. Web site: Zapata's Year With Milan.
6. Web site: UFFICIALE: il Milan riscatta Bortoli dal Novara.
7. Web site: UFFICIALE: il Milan riscatta Beretta dal Genoa.
8. Web site: UFFICIALE: Milan, riscattato il giovane Speziale dal Lecce.
9. Web site: ESCLUSIVA MN – Colpo Milan: ha firmato Gianluigi Donnarumma.
10. Web site: AC Milan sign Saponara. 16 June 2013. 15 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131215101435/http://www.transfermarketweb.com/?action=read&idsel=114924. dead.
11. Web site: UFFICIALE: Milan, riscattato Ghiringhelli dal Novara.
12. Web site: UFFICIALE: Poli al Milan e Salamon alla Sampdoria.
13. Web site: UFFICIALE: Strasser passa a titolo definitivo dal Milan al Genoa.
14. Web site: Silvestre-Milan, i dettagli economici dell'operazione.
15. Web site: Milan, UFFICIALE: dal Torino torna Coppola.
16. Web site: Alessandro Matri completes move to AC Milan . 31 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131229055748/http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sbnation/SBNation_20130830_Alessandro_Matri_completes_move_to_AC_Milan.html . 29 December 2013 . dead .
17. Web site: Google Translate. translate.google.com.
18. Web site: All news – AC Milan. AC. Milan. AC Milan.
19. Web site: Constant & the Others.
20. Web site: UFFICIALE: il Milan non riscatta il giovane Caracciolo.
21. Web site: UFFICIALE: Simone Romagnoli al Carpi Mondo Calcio – La Voce dei Tifosi . 2 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130717092756/http://www.mondocalcio.info/ufficiale-simone-romagnoli-al-carpi/ . 17 July 2013 . dead .
22. Web site: Ajax huurt Krkic van FC Barcelona – NU – Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl. nu.nl. 6 July 2013 .
23. Web site: Mario Yepes ha raggiunto l'Atalanta in ritiro (VIDEO) . 2013-07-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130721090014/http://www.atalanta.it/site/paginalive/prima-squadra/Stagione-2013-2014/2013-07/17-07-Mario-Yepes-ha-raggiunto-l-Atalanta-in-ritiro.html . 21 July 2013 .
24. Web site: Ciao Ambro.
25. Web site: UFFICIALE: Juve Stabia, acquistato Ghiringhelli dal Milan a titolo definitivo.
26. Web site: Taye Taiwo Bursaspor'da !. 28 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20160806083041/http://www.bursaspor.org.tr/bs//haber?id=17543%2F05%2F07%2F2013%2Ftaye_taiwo_bursasporda_. 6 August 2016. dead.
27. Web site: Calciomercato Parma: ufficiale Petkovic dal Milan – Calciomercato / Calcio – Tuttosport . 2 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130719025805/http://www.tuttosport.com/calcio/calciomercato/2013/07/15-267717/Calciomercato+Parma:+ufficiale+Petkovic+dal+Milan . 19 July 2013 . dead .
28. Web site: UFFICIALE: Bastone è del Sudtirol.
29. Web site: MN - Prosenik ha risolto il contratto con i rossoneri - Milan news . milannews.it . 26 January 2022 . https://archive.today/20130714225112/http://www.milannews.it/calciomercato-milan/mn-prosenik-ha-risolto-il-contratto-con-i-rossoneri-117276 . 14 July 2013 . dead.
30. Web site: De Feo: "Termina la mia avventura in Rossonero, ringrazio compagni e tifosi" – Milan news . 15 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130727174526/http://www.milannews.it/altre-notizie/de-feo-termina-la-mia-avventura-in-rossonero-ringrazio-compagni-e-tifosi-115690 . 27 July 2013 . dead .
31. Web site: UFFICIALE: l'ex rossonero De Feo firma per il Lanciano.
32. Web site: Pelé e Ricardo Ferreira all'Olhanense | Canalemilan . 2 August 2013 . https://archive.today/20130802123527/http://www.canalemilan.it/news/pele-e-ricardo-ferreira-allolhanense-103314 . 2 August 2013 . dead .
33. Web site: Speziale firma con il Verona e va in prestito al Pavia.
34. Web site: NK TRIGLAV Kranj – nogometni klub. https://web.archive.org/web/20131227204407/http://www.nktriglav.com/index.php?nid=1&id=16658. dead. 2013-12-27. nktriglav.com.
35. Web site: UFFICIALE: Castiglione, in arrivo un difensore – Tutto Lega Pro . 31 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131228081430/http://www.tuttolegapro.com/notizie-ufficiali/ufficiale-castiglione-in-arrivo-un-difensore-70418 . 28 December 2013 . dead .
36. Web site: Milan, UFFICIALE: Adrià Carmona al Girona.
37. Web site: All news – AC Milan. AC. Milan. AC Milan.
38. Web site: UFFICIALE: Calvano passa in prestito al Lanciano.
39. Web site: UFFICIALE: Henty allo Spezia.
40. Web site: UFFICIALE: Filippo Lora al Cittadella.
41. Web site: UFFICIALE: Pisa, arriva Speranza dal Milan . it . 10 July 2013.
42. Web site: Milan, UFFICIALE: Ferretti al Benevento.
43. Web site: UFFICIALE: Bassano, arrivano Bortoli dal Milan.
44. Web site: UFFICIALE: Milan, Diniz torna al Lecce.
45. Web site: Rodrigo Ely rinnova col Milan e va a Varese.
46. Web site: UFFICIALE: Verdi passa all'Empoli.
47. Web site: UFFICIALE: Milan e Torino rinnovano la comproprietà per Comi e Verdi.
48. Web site: Ufficiale, il Milan cede Pelè e Ferreira all'Olhanense – Calcio News 24. Redazione CalcioNews24. 12 July 2013.
49. Web site: Ascoli, dal Milan arriva in prestito Edoardo Pazzagli.
50. Web site: UFFICIALE: Bertoni al Carpi.
51. Web site: UFFICIALE: il Lecce prende Perucchini in comproprietà.
52. Web site: UFFICIALE: Piscitelli al Benevento in comproprietà.
53. Web site: Milan: Zigoni e Beretta via in prestito.
54. Web site: UFFICIALE: Bari, ecco Fossati dal Milan.
55. Web site: ESCLUSIVA MN – Milan, Innocenti va in prestito al Sudtirol.
56. Web site: UFFICIALE: Lecce, arriva Beretta in prestito.
57. Web site: ESCLUSIVA MN – Chinellato al Sorrento, stasera la firma di Hottor e Paz alla Nocerina.
58. Web site: UFFICIALE: Didac Vila al Betis.
59. Web site: UFFICIALE: Oduamadi in prestito al Brescia.
60. Web site: UFFICIALE: Narduzzo in prestito al Teramo.
61. Web site: Il ds dell'Albinoleffe conferma: "Valoti resterà ancora un anno qui".
62. Web site: MN – Ganz firma con il Lumezzane.
63. Web site: ESCLUSIVA MN – Milan, Santonocito andrà in prestito al Monza.
64. Web site: Milan, UFFICIALE: Kingsley Boateng al Catania.
65. Web site: Google Translate. translate.google.com.
66. News: A.C. Milan official communication . acmilan.com . Associazione Calcio Milan . 5 September 2013 . 5 September 2013.
67. Web site: Comunicado Oficial – Página web oficial Valencia CF. Valencia CF.
68. Web site: Breaking News: ADRIANO GALLIANI: "Honda will be a Milan player" AC Milan . 2013-12-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131215012240/http://www.acmilan.it/en/news/breaking_news_show/50550/ . 15 December 2013 .
69. Web site: Milan, UFFICIALE: torna Petagna dalla Samp.
70. Web site: Milan, UFFICIALE: arriva un portiere dal Brescia.
71. Web site: Milan: soffiato un talento alla Juve?.
72. Web site: OFFICIEL Mbaye Niang n°9 Montpelliérain MHSC Foot, billetterie Montpellier Hérault, mhsc match, match Montpellier, led publicitaire, panneau publicitaire led . 2014-01-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140108094533/http://www.mhscfoot.com/articles/officiel-mbaye-niang-ndeg9-montpellierain . 8 January 2014 .
73. Web site: Milan, ceduto il figlio di Maldini: dalla Primavera di Inzaghi al prestito al Brescia.
74. Web site: Spezia, UFFICIALE: Henty passa al Perugia.
75. Web site: Milan-Torino, UFFICIALE: Comi cambia squadra in B.
76. Web site: Calciomercato Milan/ News al 19 gennaio: Galliani, Sogliano nuovo ds (aggiornamenti in diretta). 17 January 2014.
77. Web site: Spezia, UFFICIALE: ecco un giovane dal Milan.
78. Web site: Milan, UFFICIALE: Ganz al Barletta.