Club: | Milan |
Season: | 2015–16 |
Manager: | Siniša Mihajlović (until)[1] Cristian Brocchi (from)[2] |
Chairman: | Vacant Silvio Berlusconi |
Chrtitle: | Chairman Honorary Chairman |
Stadium: | San Siro |
League: | Serie A |
League Result: | 7th |
Cup1: | Coppa Italia |
Cup1 Result: | Runners-up |
League Topscorer: | Carlos Bacca (18) |
Season Topscorer: | Carlos Bacca (20) |
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Prevseason: | 2014–15 |
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In the 2015–16 season, Associazione Calcio Milan competed in the Serie A for the 82nd time, as well as the Coppa Italia. It was their 33rd consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.
Milan finished in seventh place in Serie A, failing to qualify for European competition for a third season in a row. Milan also reached the final of the Coppa Italia, losing to rivals Juventus after extra time.
No. | Player | Nat. | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Contract until | Signed from | Transfer fee | Notes | |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
1 | Diego López | GK | 2016 6, df=yes | 2014 | 2018 | Real Madrid | Free | |||
32 | Christian Abbiati | GK | 2016 6, df=yes | 1998 | 2016 | Monza | €0.75M | Vice-captain | ||
99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma | GK | 2016 6, df=yes | 2015 | 2018 | Milan Primavera | €250,000[3] | From Youth system | ||
Defenders | ||||||||||
2 | Mattia De Sciglio | RB / LB | 2016 6, df=yes | 2011 | 2018 | Milan Primavera | Free | From Youth system | ||
5 | Philippe Mexès | CB | 2016 6, df=yes | 2011 | 2016 | Roma | Free | |||
13 | Alessio Romagnoli | CB | 2016 6, df=yes | 2015 | 2020 | Roma | €25M | |||
15 | Rodrigo Ely | CB | 2016 6, df=yes | 2015 | 2019 | Avellino | Free | From Youth system | ||
17 | Cristián Zapata | CB | 2016 6, df=yes | 2012 | 2016 | Villarreal | €6M | |||
20 | Ignazio Abate | RB | 2016 6, df=yes | 2009 | 2019 | Torino | €2.8M | From Youth system | ||
25 | Stefan Simić | CB | 2016 6, df=yes | 2015 | 2018 | Milan Primavera | Free | |||
31 | Luca Antonelli | LB | 2016 6, df=yes | 2015 | 2018 | Genoa | €4.5M | From Youth system | ||
33 | Alex | CB | 2016 6, df=yes | 2014 | 2016 | Paris Saint-Germain | Free | |||
96 | Davide Calabria | RB / LB | 2016 6, df=yes | 2015 | 2018 | Milan Primavera | Free | From Youth System | ||
Midfielders | ||||||||||
4 | José Mauri | CM | 2016 6, df=yes | 2015 | 2019 | Parma | Free | |||
10 | Keisuke Honda | 2016 6, df=yes | 2014 | 2017 | CSKA Moscow | Free | ||||
16 | Andrea Poli | 2016 6, df=yes | 2013 | 2018 | Sampdoria | €9.7M | ||||
18 | Riccardo Montolivo | CM | 2016 6, df=yes | 2012 | 2016 | Free | Captain | |||
27 | Juraj Kucka | CM | 2016 6, df=yes | 2015 | 2019 | Genoa | €3M | |||
28 | Giacomo Bonaventura | LW | 2016 6, df=yes | 2014 | 2019 | Atalanta | €7M | |||
72 | Kevin-Prince Boateng | RW | 2016 6, df=yes | 2015 | 2016 | Schalke 04 | Free | |||
73 | Manuel Locatelli | CM | 2016 6, df=yes | 2010 | 2018 | Milan Primavera | Free | From Youth System | ||
91 | Andrea Bertolacci | CM | 2016 6, df=yes | 2015 | 2019 | Roma | €20M | |||
Forwards | ||||||||||
7 | Jérémy Ménez | SS / AM | 2016 6, df=yes | 2014 | 2017 | Paris Saint-Germain | Free | |||
9 | Luiz Adriano | ST | 2016 6, df=yes | 2015 | 2020 | Shakhtar Donetsk | €8M | |||
19 | M'Baye Niang | ST / SS | 2016 6, df=yes | 2012 | 2019 | Caen | €3M | |||
45 | Mario Balotelli | ST | 2016 6, df=yes | 2015 | 2016 | Liverpool | On loan | |||
70 | Carlos Bacca | ST | 2016 6, df=yes | 2015 | 2019 | Sevilla | €30M |
Date | Player | Moving from | Fee | Notes | ||||
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Rodrigo Ely | Avellino | Free[4] | ||||||
Simone Verdi | Torino | €450,000 | align=center | Co-ownership solved | ||||
Andrea Bertolacci | Roma | €20,000,000[5] | align=center | |||||
Matteo Pessina | Monza | €20,000[6] [7] | align=center | |||||
Luiz Adriano | Shakhtar Donetsk | €8,000,000[8] [9] [10] | align=center | |||||
Carlos Bacca | Sevilla | €30,000,000[11] | align=center | |||||
Gianluigi Donnarumma | Milan Youth System | Free | Promoted | |||||
José Mauri | Parma | Free[12] | ||||||
Juan Mauri | Tiro Federal | Free[13] | ||||||
Davide Calabria | Milan Youth System | Free | Promoted[14] [15] | |||||
Alessio Romagnoli | Roma | €25,000,000 | align=center | |||||
Juraj Kucka | Genoa | €3,000,000[16] [17] | align=center |
Date | Player | Moving from | Fee | Notes | ||||
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Stefan Simić | Varese | Free | align=center | |||||
Marco Bortoli | Messina | Free | align=center | |||||
Edmund Hottor | Venezia | Free | align=center | |||||
Antonio Nocerino | Parma | Free | align=center | |||||
M'Baye Niang | Genoa | Free | align=center | |||||
Nnamdi Oduamadi | Şanlıurfaspor | Free | align=center | Unilaterally ended agreement[19] |
Total spending: €86,470,000
Date | Player | Moving to | Fee | Notes | |||
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Robinho | Guangzhou Evergrande | Free[20] | After return from loan | ||||
Riccardo Saponara | Empoli | €4M[21] | Buy option exercised | ||||
Michael Essien | Panathinaikos | Free[22] | Expired contract | ||||
Marco Fossati | Cagliari | Free[23] | align=center | After return from loan | |||
Mario Piccinocchi | Vicenza | Free[24] | align=center | ||||
Sulley Muntari | Al-Ittihad | Free[25] [26] | align=center | ||||
Edoardo Pazzagli | Unattached | Free | Expired contract. After return from loan | ||||
Daniele Bonera | Villarreal | Free[27] | Expired contract | ||||
Cristian Daminuță | Zakho | Free[28] | Expired contract. After return from loan | ||||
Adil Rami | Sevilla | €3.5M | |||||
AEK Athens | Free[29] | After return from loan | |||||
Attila Filkor | Újpest | Free[30] | Expired contract. After return from loan | ||||
Pelé | Benfica | Free[31] | Expired contract. After return from loan | ||||
Ezekiel Henty | NK Olimpija | €150,000[32] | Loan to full purchase | ||||
Giampaolo Pazzini | Hellas Verona | Free | Expired contract | ||||
Valter Birsa | Chievo | €1.5M[33] [34] | align=center | Buy option exercised | |||
Marco Pinato | Vicenza | Undisclosed[35] | align=center | After return from loan | |||
Marcus Diniz | Padova | Free[36] | align=center | After return from loan | |||
Michelangelo Albertazzi | Hellas Verona | Undisclosed[37] | align=center | ||||
Krisztián Tamás | Spezia | Undisclosed[38] | align=center | After return from loan | |||
Stefano Gori | Bari | Undisclosed[39] | align=center | ||||
Michael Fabbro | Bassano | Undisclosed[40] | align=center | ||||
Cristian Zaccardo | Free[41] | ||||||
Žan Benedičič | Como | Undisclosed[42] | align=center | After return from loan | |||
Davide Narduzzo | Unattached | Free[43] | After return from loan | ||||
Alessio Innocenti | Undisclosed[44] | After return from loan | |||||
Johad Ferretti | Unattached | Free[45] | After return from loan |
Date | Player | Moving to | Fee | Notes | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salvatore Bocchetti | Spartak Moscow | Free | |||||
Marco van Ginkel | Chelsea | Free | |||||
Mattia Destro | Roma | Free |
Date | Player | Moving to | Fee | Notes | |||
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Gianmario Comi | Livorno | Free[46] | After return from loan, option to buy back | ||||
Stephan El Shaarawy | €2M[47] [48] | Option to full purchase at €14M[49] [50] | |||||
Gianmarco Zigoni | SPAL | Free[51] | Loan confirmed | ||||
Alessandro Mastalli | Lugano | Free[52] | After promotion to first squad | ||||
Gabriel | Napoli | Free[53] | align=center | After return from loan | |||
Nnamdi Oduamadi | Şanlıurfaspor | Free[54] | align=center | After return from loan | |||
Davide Di Molfetta | Benevento | Free[55] | align=center | ||||
Giacomo Beretta | Pro Vercelli | Free[56] | align=center | Loan confirmed | |||
Andrej Modić | Vicenza | Free[57] | align=center | After promotion to first squad | |||
Matteo Pessina | Lecce | Free[58] | align=center | ||||
Simone Verdi | Free[59] | Option to full purchase[60] | |||||
Juan Mauri | Free[61] | ||||||
Jherson Vergara | Livorno | Free[62] | After return from loan | ||||
Gabriel Paletta | Atalanta | Free[63] | |||||
Michael Agazzi | Middlesbrough | Free[64] | Option to full purchase | ||||
Andrea Petagna | Free[65] | After return from loan, option to buy back | |||||
Hachim Mastour | Free[66] | Two-year loan. Option to full purchase and buy back | |||||
Alessandro Matri | Free[67] | After return from loan | |||||
Favour Aniekan | Free[68] | align=center | Loan confirmed | ||||
Matteo Chinellato | Free[69] | After anticipated return from loan |
Total income: €11,150,000
Net income: €75,320,000
Date | Player | Moving from | Fee | Notes | |||
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Kevin-Prince Boateng | Unattached | Free[70] [71] | Effective from 4 January 2016[72] | ||||
Manuel Locatelli | Milan Youth System | Free | Promoted |
Total spending: €0
Date | Player | Moving to | Fee | Notes | |||
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Ivan Rondanini | Savona | Free[74] | Previously out of main roster | ||||
Alessio Cerci | Atlético Madrid | Free (end of loan) | Will play for Genoa[75] | ||||
Andrea Petagna | Atalanta | €1M[76] | After return from loan, will play for Ascoli | ||||
Nigel de Jong | Unattached[77] | Free | Will play for LA Galaxy | ||||
Edmund Hottor | Unattached[78] | Free | Bought by Internazionale, will play for Atletico CP | ||||
Antonio Nocerino | Unattached[79] | Free | Will play for Orlando City |
Date | Player | Moving to | Fee | Notes | ||||
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Suso | Genoa | Free[80] | Effective from 4 January 2016[81] | |||||
Matteo Pessina | Catania | Free[82] | After return from loan | |||||
Stephan El Shaarawy | Roma | €1.4M[83] | After return from loan | |||||
Davide Di Molfetta | Rimini | Free[84] | After return from loan | |||||
Simone Verdi | Carpi | Free[85] | align=center | After return from loan | ||||
Giorgio Altare | Virtus Bergamo | Free[86] | align=center | |||||
Nnamdi Oduamadi | HJK | Free[87] | align=center | Till 31 December 2016 |
Total income: €2,400,000
Net income: €2,400,000
Milan began their pre-season campaign taking on Italian lower division sides A.S.D. Alcione and A.S.D. Legnano in Solbiate Arno. Milan won both these first matches, with Nigel de Jong scoring the first goal of the season.
Milan was then involved in matches against several European top level cubs, including Lyon, Internazionale and Real Madrid in the International Champions Cup, and Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur in the 2015 Audi Cup.
On 12 August, Milan won the 2015 TIM trophy after again defeating Inter and Sassuolo (the later after penalties) after two matches of 45 minutes each.
After the start of the season, Milan played other friendlies, mainly during October and November, including the Berlusconi Trophy and the Trofeo ‘San Nicola.
See main article: 2015–16 Serie A. The 2015–16 Serie A season will begin on 22 August 2015 and will conclude on 15 May 2016.
The 2015–16 Coppa Italia began in August with Milan entering the competition in the third round. Their first match was against Serie B side Perugia and was played on 17 August 2015, following a request by Milan to delay the match by two days due to other pre-season obligations. Milan opened the score early through Keisuke Honda and then within 20 minutes, scored again through Luiz Adriano, who scored his first official goal for the club.
Milan then advanced into the fourth round where Crotone was defeated after extra time. Luiz Adriano during regular time, and Giacomo Bonaventura and M'Baye Niang during extra time were the scorers. Further in December, Milan also ruled out Sampdoria in an emotions limited match, thanks to Niang and Carlos Bacca goals, earning the right to face Carpi in the quarter-finals.
Milan played its first Coppa Italia match in 2016 against Carpi on 13 January. The Rossoneri progressed to the semi-finals by beating Reggio Emilia side with 2−1 at a moderately attended San Siro. Bacca gave Milan the lead after 14 minutes of play with a fine rabona, then Niang found himself on the scoresheet just before the half-hour mark. Milan will face Alessandria in a two-legged semi-final encounter.
In a rather tedious match, Milan came out victorious against Alessandria in the first leg of the Coppa's semi-finals. Mario Balotelli converted a penalty kick into a game-winning goal just before half-time. In the second leg, played at San Siro, Milan easily outplayed Alessandria and won the semi-finals 6–0 on aggregate. Jérémy Ménez scored a doppietta, while Alessio Romagnoli and Balotelli scored one goal each. Alessandria's Roberto Sabato also scored an own goal.
Milan then traveled to Rome to meet Juventus in the final on 21 May at Stadio Olimpico. The Rossoneri were defeated by Álvaro Morata's goal during the second period of extra time, despite being arguably the better opponent in the final, controlling the ball possession and the pace of the match and creating more scoring chances.
See main article: 2015–16 Coppa Italia.
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1 | 70 | FW | Carlos Bacca | 18 | 2 | 20 | |||||||||
2 | 19 | FW | M'Baye Niang | 5 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
3 | 28 | MF | Giacomo Bonaventura | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
4 | 9 | FW | Luiz Adriano | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
5 | 7 | FW | Jérémy Ménez | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
6 | 33 | DF | Alex | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
45 | FW | Mario Balotelli | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
31 | DF | Luca Antonelli | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
9 | 10 | MF | Keisuke Honda | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
10 | 5 | DF | Philippe Mexès | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
13 | DF | Alessio Romagnoli | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
17 | DF | Cristián Zapata | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
20 | DF | Ignazio Abate | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
27 | MF | Juraj Kucka | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
72 | FW | Kevin-Prince Boateng | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
91 | MF | Andrea Bertolacci | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
Own goal | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Totals | 49 | 15 | 64 |
Last updated: 21 May 2016
Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for A.C. Milan first squad during the season.