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):
- Winners (19): 1901, 1906, 1907, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1967–68, 1978–79, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2010–11, 2021–22
- Runners-up (17): 1902, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1989–90, 1990–91, 2004–05, 2011–12, 2020–21, 2023–24
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
Serie A
- Longest unbeaten run: 58 games (record across the five main European domestic leagues)
- Longest unbeaten run in away games: 38 games
- League title won with the fewest defeats: 0, in 1991–92 Serie A, (record shared with Juventus)
- Most away games wins in a single Serie A season: 16 (out of 19) in 2020–21 Serie A
- Most consecutive Serie A games with at least 2 goals scored: 17
- Fewest goals conceded in home games in a single Serie A season: 2 in 15 games, in 1968–69 Serie A (record shared with Como)
- Most Serie A top scorer titles: 17
International cups
- Most European Cups/Champions League wins without losing a game: 2, in 1988-89 and 1993–94
- Champions League winner with fewest goals conceded: 2, in 1993-94 (record shared with Aston Villa)
- Lowest ratio of goals conceded per game in a single Champions League season: 0.16 in 1993–94
- Most consecutive Champions League finals appearances: 3, from 1992–93 to 1994-95 (record shared with Juventus and Real Madrid)
- Highest goal difference win in a Champions League final: 4, in 1988-89 and 1993-94 (record shared with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, which, however, achieved this result only once)
- First club to have won all games in a Champions League group stage (in 1992–93)
- Fewest goals conceded in a Champions League group stage: 1, in 1992-93 (record shared with 10 other teams)
- Most Intercontinental Cup wins: 3, in 1969, 1989 and 1990 (record shared with Real Madrid, Boca Juniors, Peñarol and Nacional)
- Most Intercontinental Cup finals: 7, in 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994 and 2003
Matches
Firsts
- First match: Milan 2–0 SEF Mediolanum, friendly match (Medaglia del Re), 11 March 1900[2]
- First league match: Torinese 3–0 Milan, Prima Categoria, 15 April 1900[3]
- First Coppa Italia match: Milan 7–1 Rivalorese, second round, 6 January 1927[4]
- First European match: Milan 3–4 Saarbrücken, European Cup, first round, 1 November 1955[5]
Wins
- Record win: 13–0 against Audax Modena, Prima Categoria, 4 October 1914[6]
- Record away win: 10–0 against Ausonia, Prima Categoria, 21 October 1919
- Record Serie A win: 9–0 against Palermo, 18 February 1951
- Record Serie A away win: 8–0 against Genoa, 5 June 1955
- Record Coppa Italia win: 8–1 against Padova, 13 September 1958
- Record Coppa Italia away win: 5–0 against Como, 8 June 1958
- Record win in European competitions: 8–0 against Union Luxembourg, European Cup, 12 September 1962
- Record away win in European competitions:
- Most wins in a Serie A season: 28 (out of 38 games), during the 2005–06 season
- Fewest wins in a Serie A season: 5 (out of 30 games), during the 1976–77 season
Defeats
- Record (home) defeat: 0–8 against Bologna, Prima Divisione, 5 November 1922
- Record away defeat:
- Record-scoring defeat: 2–8 against Juventus, Divisione Nazionale, 10 July 1927
- Record Serie A (away) defeat:
- Record Serie A home defeat: 1–6 against Juventus, 6 April 1997
- Record Coppa Italia (away) defeat:
- Record Coppa Italia home defeat: 0–4 against Roma, 21 November 1979
- Record (away) defeat in European competitions: 0–6 against Ajax, European Super Cup, 16 January 1974
- Record home defeat in European competitions: 0–3 against Lille, Europa League, 5 November 2020
- Most defeats in a Serie A season: 15 (out of 34 games), during the 1930–31 season
- Fewest defeats in a Serie A season: unbeaten during the 34-game 1991–92 season
Goals
- Most goals scored in a Serie A season: 118 in 38 games, during the 1949–50 season
- Fewest goals scored in a Serie A season: 21 in 30 games, during the 1981–82 season
- Most goals conceded in a Serie A season: 62 in 34 games, during the 1932–33 season
- Fewest goals conceded in a Serie A season: 12 in 30 games, during the 1968–69 season
- Record for goals scored in successive Serie A matches: 38 in 2020.[8]
Points
- Most points in a Serie A season:
- Two points for a win: 60 in 38 games, during the 1950–51 season
- Three points for a win:
- 82 in 34 games, during the 2003–04 season (league included 18 teams)
- 86 in 38 games, during the 2021–22 season (league included 20 teams)
- Fewest points in a Serie A season:
- Two points for a win: 24 in 30 games, during the 1981–82 season
- Three points for a win: 43 in 34 games, during the 1996–97 season
International records
See main article: AC Milan in international football.
Player records
Trophies
Official competitions only.
Rank | Player | style= class="sortable" | SA | CI | SCI | style= class="sortable" | UCL | style= class="sortable" | CWC | style= class="sortable" | EL | USC | FCWC IC | Total |
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1 | | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | align=center | - | align=center | - | 5 | 3 | 26 |
2 | | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | align=center | - | align=center | - | 4 | 2 | 24 |
3 | | 6 | align=center | - | 4 | 3 | align=center | - | align=center | - | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| 6 | align=center | - | 4 | 3 | align=center | - | align=center | - | 3 | 2 | 18 |
5 | | 5 | align=center | - | 4 | 3 | align=center | - | align=center | - | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 5 | align=center | - | 4 | 3 | align=center | - | align=center | - | 3 | 2 | 17 |
7 | | 4 | align=center | - | 4 | 3 | align=center | - | align=center | - | 3 | 2 | 16 |
8 | | 5 | align=center | - | 3 | 3 | align=center | - | align=center | - | 2 | 2 | 15 |
9 | | 4 | 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 in all competitions: Paolo Maldini, 902[9]
- Most league appearances: Paolo Maldini, 647
- Most Coppa Italia appearances: Franco Baresi, 97
- Most appearances in UEFA club competitions: Paolo Maldini, 174
- Youngest first-team player: Gustavo Hauser, 15 years and 69 days (against U.S. Milanese, 3 March 1901)[10]
- Youngest first-team player in Serie A: Francesco Camarda, 15 years and 260 days (against Fiorentina, 25 November 2023)[11]
- Youngest first-team player in UEFA Champions League: Bryan Cristante, 16 years and 278 days (against Viktoria Plzeň, 6 December 2011)[12]
- Oldest first-team player: Alessandro Costacurta, 41 years and 25 days (against Udinese, 19 May 2007)[13]
- Longest-serving player: Paolo Maldini, 24 years and 132 days (from 20 January 1985 to 31 May 2009)
Most appearances
Competitive, professional matches only. Wartime matches excluded.
width=6% | Rank | width=20% | Player | width=12% | Years | width=12% | League | width=12% | Coppa Italia | width=12% | Europe | width=12% | Other | width=14% | Total |
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1 | | | | | | | |
2 | | 1977–1997 | | | | | |
3 | | 1986 1987–2007 | | | | | |
4 | | 1960–1979 | | | | | |
5 | | 1980–1997 | | | | | |
6 | | 1995–1997 1998–2013 | | | | | |
7 | | 1999–2012 | | | | | |
8 | | 2002–2012 | | | | | |
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.
- Most goals in all competitions: Gunnar Nordahl, 221
- Most league goals: Gunnar Nordahl, 210
- Most Coppa Italia goals: Gianni Rivera, 28
- Most international goals: Filippo Inzaghi, 43
- Most goals in a season: Gunnar Nordahl, 38 (during the 1950–51 season)
- Most goals in a single match: 5, Louis van Hege (four times), Aldo Cevenini (two times), Carlo Galli and Jose Altafini[14]
- Most penalties scored: Gianni Rivera, 39[15]
- Most braces scored: Gunnar Nordahl, 49[16] [17]
- Most hat-tricks scored: Gunnar Nordahl, 18[18] [19]
- Most games without scoring for an outfield player: Luigi Perversi, 341
- Youngest goalscorer: Renzo De Vecchi, 15 years and 298 days (against Torino, 28 November 1909)
- Youngest goalscorer in Serie A: Gianni Rivera, 17 years and 80 days (against Juventus, 6 November 1960)
- Oldest goalscorer: Zlatan Ibrahimović, 41 years and 166 days (against Udinese, 18 March 2023)[20]
Top goalscorers
Competitive, professional matches only. Wartime matches excluded. Matches played (including as substitute) appear in brackets.
width=6% | Rank | width=20% | Player | width=12% | Years | width=12% | League | width=12% | Coppa Italia | width=12% | Europe | width=12% | Other | width=14% | Total |
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1 | | | | | | | |
2 | | 1999–2006 2008–2009 | | | | | |
3 | | 1960–1979 | | | | | |
4 | | 1958–1965 | | | | | |
5 | | 1936–1945 | | | | | |
6 | | 2001–2012 | | | | | |
7 | | 1987–1995 | | | | | |
8 | | 1921–1932 | | | | | |
9 | | 2003–2009 2013–2014 | | | | | |
10 | | 1966–1973 | | | | | | |
Milan’s Topscorers in a single Serie A season
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:
Rank | Manager | style= class="sortable" | SA | CI | SCI | style= class="sortable" | UCL | style= class="sortable" | CWC | style= class="sortable" | EL | USC | FCWC IC | Total |
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1 | | 2 | 3 | align=center | - | 2 | 2 | align=center | - | align=center | - | 1 | 10 |
2 | | 4 | align=center | - | 3 | 1 | align=center | - | align=center | - | 1 | align=center | - | 9 |
3 | | 1 | align=center | - | 1 | 2 | align=center | - | align=center | - | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | align=center | - | align=center | - | 2 | 1 | 8 |
5 | | 2 | 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
- First manager: Herbert Kilpin, from 1899 to 1906[22]
- Longest-serving manager by time:
- Single spell: Carlo Ancelotti, 7 years and 236 days, from 6 November 2001 to 30 June 2009[23]
- Multiple spells: Nereo Rocco, 9 years and 161 days, from 11 June 1961 to 16 June 1963 and from 17 June 1967 to 5 July 1972 as head coach; from 6 September 1972 to 10 February 1974, then from 5 October 1975 to 26 June 1976 and from 13 February 1977 to 3 July 1977 as technical director[24]
- Most appearances in total: Nereo Rocco – 459 matches (323 as head coach and 136 as technical director) in four spells at the club between 1961 and 1977
- Most Serie A appearances: Nereo Rocco – 309 matches
- Most Coppa Italia appearances: Nereo Rocco – 67 matches
- Most UEFA competitions appearances: Carlo Ancelotti – 96 matches[23]
- Most appearances in international competitions: Carlo Ancelotti – 98 matches[23]
- Most wins in total: Nereo Rocco – 243 wins
- Most Serie A wins: Giuseppe Viani – 166 wins[25]
- Most Coppa Italia wins: Nereo Rocco – 38 wins
- Most UEFA competitions wins: Carlo Ancelotti - 52 wins[23]
- Most wins in international competitions: Carlo Ancelotti - 54 wins[23]
Awards
Rankings
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League all-time club rankings (since 1955): 7th place
- UEFA coefficient top-ranked club by 5-year period (since 1975–1979): 2 times (2002-2006 and 2003–2007)
- Second most successful Italian club by number of trophies won: 49
- FIFA Club of the Century: 9th place
- Fourth place in the IFFHS list of the best European clubs of the 20th century.[26]
- Fifth place in the IFFHS All-time club world ranking.[27]
- Third place in the list of Top clubs of the 20th century by Kicker sports magazine.
- Fourth place in the top 100 clubs in the history of European competitions by L'Equipe French magazine.[28]
- Fourth place in the top 40 clubs in the history of European competitions by the BBC.[29]
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
General
- Encyclopedia: Campionati e Coppe . A.C. Milan – La storia 1899-2005 . CD 1 . Graphic Sector S.r.L. . 2005 .
- Encyclopedia: I Protagonisti . A.C. Milan – La storia 1899-2005 . CD 2 . Graphic Sector S.r.L. . 2005 .
Specific
Notes and References
- Web site: Honours . ACMilan.com . . 9 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101007114727/http://www.acmilan.com/en/club/palmares . 7 October 2010 .
- Web site: La prima partita del Milan . MagliaRossonera.it . 19 June 2010 . it.
- Web site: 15 aprile 1900, Torinese vs Milan 3-0 . MagliaRossonera.it . 19 June 2010 . it.
- Web site: 6 gennaio 1927, Milan vs Rivarolese 7-1 . MagliaRossonera.it . 19 June 2010 . it.
- Web site: 1 novembre 1955, Milan vs Saarbrucken 3-4 . MagliaRossonera.it . 19 June 2010 . it.
- Web site: Record, statistiche, curiosità . MagliaRossonera.it . 19 June 2010 . it . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081109034841/http://www.magliarossonera.it/Storia-Record.html . 9 November 2008 .
- Web site: Coppa Campioni 1993/94 . acmilan.com . 12 November 2010 . it . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110127190802/http://www.acmilan.com/it/club/palmares/cdc1993_94 . 27 January 2011 .
- Web site: FACTS AND FIGURES FROM SAMPDORIA V AC MILAN . acmilan . 21 March 2022.
- Web site: Paolo Cesare Maldini . MagliaRossonera.it . 19 June 2010 . it.
- News: Gli esordi dei giocatori rossoneri in partite ufficiali per età di esordio . magliarossonera.it . 26 November 2023 . it.
- News: Milan starlet Camarda, 15, becomes Serie A's youngest player . thescore.com . 26 November 2023.
- News: Pato and Robinho not enough, AC Milan fluff the finish in Prague . Gaetano De Stefano . gazzetta.it . . 7 December 2011 . 7 December 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120608023150/http://english.gazzetta.it/Football/06-12-2011/pato-and-robinho-not-enough-milan-beffato-finale-praga-803965409183.shtml . 8 June 2012 .
- Web site: Alessandro Costacurta . MagliaRossonera.it . 19 June 2010 . it.
- Web site: Multiple goalscorers.
- Web site: Most penalties scored.
- This piece of data also includes games with 3 or more goals scored.
- Web site: Most braces scored.
- This piece of data also includes games with 4 or more goals scored.
- Web site: Most hat-tricks scored.
- News: Ibrahimovic, 41, becomes oldest Serie A goalscorer . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-03-18.
- Web site: Pietro Lana . MagliaRossonera.it . 19 June 2010 . it.
- Web site: Herbert Kilpin . MagliaRossonera.it . 19 June 2010 . it.
- Web site: Carlo Ancelotti . MagliaRossonera.it . 19 June 2010 . it.
- Web site: Nereo Rocco . MagliaRossonera.it . 19 June 2010 . it.
- Web site: http://www.magliarossonera.it/statistiche/coachNumberDetails.php?idCoach=82. 19 June 2010 . it.
- Web site: Europe's Club of the Century. 10 April 2020 .
- Web site: IFFHS All-Time Club World Ranking. 10 April 2020 .
- Web site: Le top 100 des clubs en Coupes d'Europe.
- Web site: Who are the all-time champions of Europe?. 28 April 2020 .