List of AC Milan records and statistics explained

Associazione Calcio Milan are an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. The club was founded as Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club in 1899 and has competed in the Italian football league since the following year. Milan currently play in Serie A, the top tier of Italian football. They have been out of the top tier in only two seasons since the establishment of the Serie A as the single division top tier. They have also been involved in European football ever since they became the first Italian club to enter the European Cup in 1955.

This list encompasses the major honours won by Milan, records set by the club, its managers and its players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Milan players on the international stage.

The club currently has the record for the third most Italian top-flight titles (Scudetti) with 19, behind cross-city rivals Inter Milan 20 and Juventus' 36. They also hold the record for the most European Cup victories by an Italian team, winning the competition seven times. Furthermore, in the 1991–92 season Milan became the first team to win the Serie A title without losing a single game. The club's record appearance maker is Paolo Maldini, who has made 902 official appearances between 1985 and 2009. Gunnar Nordahl is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 221 goals during his Milan career.

All figures are correct as of 26 November 2023.

Honours

See main article: List of AC Milan honours. Milan have won honours both domestically and in European cup competitions. They have won the Scudetto nineteen times, the Coppa Italia five times and the Supercoppa Italiana seven times.[1] They won their first league title in their second season, winning the 1901 Italian Football Championship, while their most recent success came in 2022, when they won their 19th Scudetto. Internationally, they are the most successful Italian club, with 18 trophies which include seven UEFA Champions League titles, five UEFA Super Cups, two European Cup Winners' Cups, three Intercontinental Cups and one FIFA Club World Cup.

Domestic

League

Italian Football Championship / Serie A (first division):

Serie B (second division):

Cups

Coppa Italia

Supercoppa Italiana

International

European Cup/UEFA Champions League

European Cup Winners' Cup

European Super Cup/UEFA Super Cup

Intercontinental Cup

FIFA Club World Cup

Latin Cup

Mitropa Cup

Club records

Divisional movements

SeriesYearsLastPromotionsRelegations
A912024–25 2 (1980, 1982)
B21982–83 2 (1981, 1983)never
93 years of professional football in Italy since 1929
Founding member of the Football League’s First Division in 1921

Serie A

International cups

Matches

Firsts

Wins

Defeats

Goals

Points

International records

See main article: AC Milan in international football.

Player records

Trophies

Official competitions only.

RankPlayerstyle= class="sortable"SACISCIstyle= class="sortable"UCLstyle= class="sortable"CWCstyle= class="sortable"ELUSCFCWC
IC
Total
17 1 5 5 align=center- align=center- 5 3 26
27 1 5 5 align=center- align=center- 4 2 24
36 align=center- 4 3 align=center- align=center- 3 2 18
6 align=center- 4 3 align=center- align=center- 3 2 18
55 align=center- 4 3 align=center- align=center- 3 2 17
5 align=center- 4 3 align=center- align=center- 3 2 17
74 align=center- 4 3 align=center- align=center- 3 2 16
85 align=center- 3 3 align=center- align=center- 2 2 15
94 align=center- 3 2 align=center- align=center- 3 2 14
4 align=center- 3 2 align=center- align=center- 3 2 14

Appearances

Paolo Maldini holds Milan's appearance record, having played 902 times over the course of 25 seasons from 1985 to 2009. He also holds the records for league and European appearances, with 647 and 168 respectively. Franco Baresi holds the record for Coppa Italia appearances with 97.

Most appearances

Competitive, professional matches only. Wartime matches excluded.

width=6%Rankwidth=20%Playerwidth=12%Yearswidth=12%Leaguewidth=12%Coppa Italiawidth=12%Europewidth=12%Otherwidth=14%Total
1
2 1977–1997
3 1986
1987–2007
4 1960–1979
5 1980–1997
6 1995–1997
1998–2013
7 1999–2012
82002–2012
9 1966–1977
10 1954–1966

Goalscorers

Milan's all-time leading scorer is Gunnar Nordahl, who scored 221 goals for the club from 1948 to 1956. He holds the record for the most goals in a season with 38 in all competitions in the 1950–51 season. Nordahl also holds the record for the most goals in Serie A with 210; while Gianni Rivera holds the record for the most goals in the Coppa Italia, with 28. Lastly, Filippo Inzaghi holds the record for the most goals in European competition with 41.

Top goalscorers

Competitive, professional matches only. Wartime matches excluded. Matches played (including as substitute) appear in brackets.

width=6%Rankwidth=20%Playerwidth=12%Yearswidth=12%Leaguewidth=12%Coppa Italiawidth=12%Europewidth=12%Otherwidth=14%Total
1
2 1999–2006
2008–2009
3 1960–1979
4 1958–1965
5 1936–1945
6 2001–2012
71987–1995
8 1921–1932
9 2003–2009
2013–2014
10 1966–1973

Milan’s Topscorers in a single Serie A season

SeasonPlayerGoals
1938–39 Aldo Boffi19
1939–40 Aldo Boffi24
1941–42 Aldo Boffi22
1949–50 Gunnar Nordahl35
1950–51 Gunnar Nordahl34
1952–53 Gunnar Nordahl26
1953–54 Gunnar Nordahl23
1954–55 Gunnar Nordahl27
1961–62 José Altafini22
1967–68 Pierino Prati15
1972–73 Gianni Rivera17
1986–87 Pietro Paolo Virdis17
1989–90 Marco van Basten19
1991–92 Marco van Basten25
1999–00 Andriy Shevchenko24
2003–04 Andriy Shevchenko24
2011–12 Zlatan Ibrahimović28

Award winners

The following players have won the listed awards while playing for Milan.

Ballon d'Or

FIFA World Player of the Year

UEFA Club Footballer of the Year

UEFA Best Defender of the Year (UEFA Club Football Awards)

UEFA Best Midfielder of the Year (UEFA Club Football Awards)

UEFA Best Forward of the Year (UEFA Club Football Awards)

UEFA Best Coach of the Year (UEFA Club Football Awards)

World Soccer Player of the Year

Onze d'Or

IFFHS World's Best Player

Golden Foot

European Golden Boy

African Footballer of the Year

Serie A Footballer of the Year

Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year

Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year

Serie A Most Valuable Player

Serie A Coach of the Year

International

FIFA World Cup

The following players have won the FIFA World Cup while playing for Milan:

FIFA Confederations Cup

The following players have won the FIFA Confederations Cup while playing for Milan:

UEFA European Championship

The following players have won the UEFA European Championship while playing for Milan:

UEFA Nations League

The following players have won the UEFA Nations League while playing for Milan:

Copa América

The following players have won the Copa América while playing for Milan:

Africa Cup of Nations

The following players have won the Africa Cup of Nations while playing for Milan:

CONCACAF Nations League

The following players have won the CONCACAF Nations League while playing for Milan:

Managerial records

Trophies

List of managers who won at least two trophies with Milan:

RankManagerstyle= class="sortable"SACISCIstyle= class="sortable"UCLstyle= class="sortable"CWCstyle= class="sortable"ELUSCFCWC
IC
Total
12 3 align=center- 2 2 align=center- align=center- 1 10
24 align=center- 3 1 align=center- align=center- 1 align=center- 9
31 align=center- 1 2 align=center- align=center- 2 2 8
1 1 1 2 align=center- align=center- 2 1 8
52 align=center- align=center- align=center- align=center- align=center- align=center- align=center- 2
2 align=center- align=center- align=center- align=center- align=center- align=center- align=center- 2
1 align=center- 1 align=center- align=center- align=center- align=center- align=center- 2

Other records

Awards

Rankings

Notes

A. Includes Prima Categoria, Prima Divisione, Divisione Nazionale, Serie A and Serie B (tie-breakers are not included as well).

B. Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup, and UEFA Super Cup.

C. The "Other" column includes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in Supercoppa Italiana, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Coppa dell'Amicizia, Coppa delle Alpi, Torneo Estivo del 1986, Mitropa Cup, Latin Cup, Intercontinental Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

D. Home game played in Lecce.

E. Home game played in Trieste.

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References

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Specific

Notes and References

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  14. Web site: Multiple goalscorers.
  15. Web site: Most penalties scored.
  16. This piece of data also includes games with 3 or more goals scored.
  17. Web site: Most braces scored.
  18. This piece of data also includes games with 4 or more goals scored.
  19. Web site: Most hat-tricks scored.
  20. News: Ibrahimovic, 41, becomes oldest Serie A goalscorer . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-03-18.
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  22. Web site: Herbert Kilpin . MagliaRossonera.it . 19 June 2010 . it.
  23. Web site: Carlo Ancelotti . MagliaRossonera.it . 19 June 2010 . it.
  24. Web site: Nereo Rocco . MagliaRossonera.it . 19 June 2010 . it.
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  26. Web site: Europe's Club of the Century. 10 April 2020 .
  27. Web site: IFFHS All-Time Club World Ranking. 10 April 2020 .
  28. Web site: Le top 100 des clubs en Coupes d'Europe.
  29. Web site: Who are the all-time champions of Europe?. 28 April 2020 .