List of AC Milan records and statistics

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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[edit]

A partial view of the AC Milan's trophy room at the club's museum in Casa Milan

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[edit]

League[edit]

Italian Football Championship / Serie A (first division):

Serie B (second division):

Cups[edit]

Coppa Italia:

Supercoppa Italiana:

International[edit]

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:

  • Winners (1): 1982

Club records[edit]

Divisional movements[edit]

Series Years Last Promotions Relegations
A 90 2023–24 Decrease 2 (1980, 1982)
B 2 1982–83 Increase 2 (1981, 1983) never
92 years of professional football in Italy since 1929

Serie A[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Firsts[edit]

Wins[edit]

Defeats[edit]

  • Record (home) defeat: 0–8 against Bologna, Prima Divisione, 5 November 1922[6]
  • Record away defeat:[6]
  • Record-scoring defeat: 2–8 against Juventus, Divisione Nazionale, 10 July 1927[6]
  • Record Serie A (away) defeat:[6]
  • Record Serie A home defeat: 1–6 against Juventus, 6 April 1997[6]
  • Record Coppa Italia (away) defeat:[6]
  • Record Coppa Italia home defeat: 0–4 against Roma, 21 November 1979[6]
  • Record (away) defeat in European competitions: 0–6 against Ajax, European Super Cup, 16 January 1974[6]
  • Record home defeat in European competitions: 0–3 against Lille, Europa League, 5 November 2020[6]
  • Most defeats in a Serie A season: 15 (out of 34 games), during the 1930–31 season[6]
  • Fewest defeats in a Serie A season: unbeaten during the 34-game 1991–92 season[6]

Goals[edit]

  • Most goals scored in a Serie A season: 118 in 38 games, during the 1949–50 season[6]
  • Fewest goals scored in a Serie A season: 21 in 30 games, during the 1981–82 season[6]
  • Most goals conceded in a Serie A season: 62 in 34 games, during the 1932–33 season[6]
  • Fewest goals conceded in a Serie A season: 12 in 30 games, during the 1968–69 season[6]
  • Record for goals scored in successive Serie A matches: 38 in 2020.[8]

Points[edit]

  • Most points in a Serie A season:[6]
    • 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:[6]
    • 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[edit]

Player records[edit]

Trophies[edit]

Official competitions only.

Rank Player SA CI SCI UCL CWC EL USC FCWC
IC
Total
1 Italy Paolo Maldini 7 1 5 5 - - 5 3 26
2 Italy Alessandro Costacurta 7 1 5 5 - - 4 2 24
3 Italy Franco Baresi 6 - 4 3 - - 3 2 18
Italy Roberto Donadoni 6 - 4 3 - - 3 2 18
5 Italy Mauro Tassotti 5 - 4 3 - - 3 2 17
Italy Filippo Galli 5 - 4 3 - - 3 2 17
7 Netherlands Marco van Basten 4 - 4 3 - - 3 2 16
8 Italy Demetrio Albertini 5 - 3 3 - - 2 2 15
9 Italy Daniele Massaro 4 - 3 2 - - 3 2 14
Italy Marco Simone 4 - 3 2 - - 3 2 14

Appearances[edit]

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[edit]

Competitive, professional matches only. Wartime matches excluded.

Rank Player Years League[A] Coppa Italia Europe[B] Other[C] Total
1 Italy Paolo Maldini 1984–2009 647 72 168 15 902
2 Italy Franco Baresi 1977–1997 532 97 75 15 719
3 Italy Alessandro Costacurta 1986
1987–2007
458 78 116 11 663
4 Italy Gianni Rivera 1960–1979 501 74 76 7 658
5 Italy Mauro Tassotti 1980–1997 429 75 64 15 583
6 Italy Massimo Ambrosini 1995–1997
1998–2013
344 37 101 7 489
7 Italy Gennaro Gattuso 1999–2012 335 26 101 6 468
8 Netherlands Clarence Seedorf 2002–2012 300 25 102 5 432
9 Italy Angelo Anquilletti 1966–1977 278 71 62 7 418
10 Italy Cesare Maldini 1954–1966 347 9 42 14 412

Goalscorers[edit]

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[edit]

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

Rank Player Years League[A] Coppa Italia Europe[B] Other[C] Total
1 Sweden Gunnar Nordahl 1949–1956 210 (257) 0 (0) 4 (5) 7 (6) 221 (268)
2 Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko 1999–2006
2008–2009
127 (226) 7 (16) 38 (76) 3 (4) 175 (322)
3 Italy Gianni Rivera 1960–1979 122 (501) 28 (74) 13 (76) 1 (7) 164 (658)
4 Brazil Italy José Altafini 1958–1965 120 (205) 9 (9) 20 (19) 12 (13) 161 (246)
5 Italy Aldo Boffi 1936–1945 109 (163) 22 (23) 0 (0) 0 (1) 131 (187)
6 Italy Filippo Inzaghi 2001–2012 73 (202) 10 (20) 41 (74) 2 (4) 126 (300)
7 Netherlands Marco van Basten 1987–1995 90 (147) 13 (22) 20 (28) 2 (4) 125 (201)
8 Italy Giuseppe Santagostino 1921–1932 103 (233) 2 (1) 0 (0) 1 (2) 106 (236)
9 Brazil Kaká 2003–2009
2013–2014
77 (223) 0 (11) 26 (69) 1 (4) 104 (307)
10 Italy Pierino Prati 1966–1973 72 (143) 14 (34) 16 (30) 0 (2) 102 (209)

Milan’s Topscorers in a single Serie A season[edit]

Season Player Goals
1938–39 Italy Aldo Boffi 19
1939–40 Italy Aldo Boffi 24
1941–42 Italy Aldo Boffi 22
1949–50 Sweden Gunnar Nordahl 35
1950–51 Sweden Gunnar Nordahl 34
1952–53 Sweden Gunnar Nordahl 26
1953–54 Sweden Gunnar Nordahl 23
1954–55 Sweden Gunnar Nordahl 27
1961–62 Brazil Italy José Altafini 22
1967–68 Italy Pierino Prati 15
1972–73 Italy Gianni Rivera 17
1986–87 Italy Pietro Paolo Virdis 17
1989–90 Netherlands Marco van Basten 19
1991–92 Netherlands Marco van Basten 25
1999–00 Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko 24
2003–04 Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko 24
2011–12 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 28

Award winners[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Trophies[edit]

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

Rank Manager SA CI SCI UCL CWC EL USC FCWC
IC
Total
1 Italy Nereo Rocco 2 3 - 2 2 - - 1 10
2 Italy Fabio Capello 4 - 3 1 - - 1 - 9
3 Italy Arrigo Sacchi 1 - 1 2 - - 2 2 8
Italy Carlo Ancelotti 1 1 1 2 - - 2 1 8
5 England Herbert Kilpin 2 - - - - - - - 2
Italy Giuseppe Viani 2 - - - - - - - 2
Italy Massimiliano Allegri 1 - 1 - - - - - 2

Other records[edit]

  • First manager: Herbert Kilpin, from 1899 to 1906[20]
  • Longest-serving manager by time:
    • Single spell: Carlo Ancelotti, 7 years and 236 days, from 6 November 2001 to 30 June 2009[21]
    • 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[22]
  • 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[22]
  • Most Serie A appearances: Nereo Rocco – 309 matches[22]
  • Most Coppa Italia appearances: Nereo Rocco – 67 matches[22]
  • Most UEFA competitions appearances: Carlo Ancelotti – 96 matches[21]
  • Most appearances in international competitions: Carlo Ancelotti – 98 matches[21]
  • Most wins in total: Nereo Rocco – 243 wins[22]
  • Most Serie A wins: Giuseppe Viani – 166 wins[23]
  • Most Coppa Italia wins: Nereo Rocco – 38 wins[22]
  • Most UEFA competitions wins: Carlo Ancelotti - 52 wins[21]
  • Most wins in international competitions: Carlo Ancelotti - 54 wins[21]

Awards[edit]

Rankings[edit]

Notes[edit]

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

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

C. 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.

N
  1. ^ This piece of data also includes games with 3 or more goals scored.
  2. ^ This piece of data also includes games with 4 or more goals scored.

References[edit]

General

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  • "I Protagonisti". A.C. Milan – La storia 1899-2005. Vol. CD 2. Graphic Sector S.r.L. 2005.

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