2007–08 A.C. Milan season

During the 2007–08 season, Associazione Calcio Milan played its 74th Serie A season in the club's existence. Milan competed in Serie A, finishing fifth and failing to qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2001–02, as well as in the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League, being knocked out in the round of 16 in both competitions. As winners of the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League Milan competed in the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup, winning both competitions.

Milan
2007–08 season
ChairmanSilvio Berlusconi
Head coachCarlo Ancelotti
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A5th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
UEFA Super CupWinners
FIFA Club World CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kaká (15)

All:
Kaká (19)
Average home league attendance56,642[1]

Club

Management

Position Staff
Head coach Carlo Ancelotti
Assistant coach Mauro Tassotti
Goalkeeping coaches Villiam Vecchi
Beniamino Abate
Fitness coaches Daniele Tognaccini
Giovanni Mauri
Club doctor Massimiliano Sala

Last updated: 24 April 2008
Source: A.C. Milan

Other information

President Silvio Berlusconi
Ground (capacity and dimensions) San Siro (82, 955 / 105m x 68m)

Source: San Siro article: 24 April 2008

Players

Squad information

Starting line-up. Before Alexandre Pato joined A.C. Milan, Filippo Inzaghi used to be the striker usually playing along with Alberto Gilardino in the occasions Carlo Ancelotti chose to play 4–3–1–2. In a more defensive and quite frequently used tactical disposition there used to be a single forward (Inzaghi, Gilardino or, after his arrival at the club, Pato) and five midfielders.

As of 1 March 2008.[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BRA Dida
2 DF  BRA Cafu
3 DF  ITA Paolo Maldini (captain)
4 DF  GEO Kakha Kaladze
5 MF  BRA Emerson
7 FW  BRA Alexandre Pato
8 MF  ITA Gennaro Gattuso (vice-captain)
9 FW  ITA Filippo Inzaghi
10 MF  NED Clarence Seedorf
11 FW  ITA Alberto Gilardino
13 DF  ITA Alessandro Nesta
16 GK  AUS Zeljko Kalac
17 DF  CRO Dario Šimić
18 DF  CZE Marek Jankulovski
19 DF  ITA Giuseppe Favalli
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  FRA Yoann Gourcuff
21 MF  ITA Andrea Pirlo
22 MF  BRA Kaká
23 MF  ITA Massimo Ambrosini (vice-captain)
25 DF  ITA Daniele Bonera
27 MF  BRA Serginho
29 GK  ITA Valerio Fiori
31 DF  BRA Digão
32 MF  ITA Cristian Brocchi
34 MF  FRA Ibrahim Ba
36 DF  ITA Matteo Darmian
43 FW  ITA Alberto Paloschi
44 DF  ITA Massimo Oddo
94 FW  FRA Willy Aubameyang
99 FW  BRA Ronaldo

Transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
34 MF  FRA Ibrahim Ba (free transfer)
31 DF  BRA Digão (loan return from Rimini)
5 MF  BRA Emerson (from Real Madrid, €6,000,000[3])
No. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW  BRA Alexandre Pato (from Internacional, €24,000,000[4])
94 FW  FRA Willy Aubameyang (from youth team)
43 FW  ITA Alberto Paloschi (from youth team)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF  ITA Alessandro Costacurta (retired)
MF  ITA Luca Antonini (co-ownership with Empoli, €1,000,000[5])
DF  ITA Fabio Borriello (to Lugano, unknown)
MF  ITA Ignazio Abate (co-ownership with Empoli, €900,000[5])
DF  ITA Lino Marzoratti (co-ownership with Empoli, €750,000[5])
34 MF  ITA Gastone Bottini (to Lecco, unknown)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ITA Massimo Donati (to Celtic, €2,000,000[6])
MF  ITA Paolo Sammarco (co-ownership with Sampdoria, €1,500,000)
MF  ITA Ferdinando Vitofrancesco (co-ownership with Cremonese, €5,000)
15 FW  ITA Marco Borriello (co-ownership with Genoa, €1,800,000[7])
FW  ITA Alessandro Matri (co-ownership with Cagliari, €2,000,000)
FW  ITA Nicola Pozzi (co-ownership with Empoli, €750,000)

Loans out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 DF  ITA Luca Antonelli (to Parma)
33 FW  ITA Davide Di Gennaro (to Bologna)
GK  ITA Davide Facchin (to Olbia)
FW  ITA Matteo Ardemagni (to Pro Patria)
DF  ITA Romano Perticone (to Cremonese)
GK  ITA Ferdinando Coppola (to Atalanta)
MF  ITA Patrick Kalambay (to Ancona)
24 DF  ARG Leandro Grimi (to Sporting CP)
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  ITA Christian Abbiati (to Atlético Madrid[8])
7 FW  BRA Ricardo Oliveira (to Real Zaragoza[9])
26 GK  ITA Marco Storari (to Cagliari[10])
DF  BRA Marcus (to Monza)
MF  SVN Sandro Bloudek (to Chiasso)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

MatchDateTournamentLocationOpponent teamScoreScorers
1 29 July 2007 Friendly Lecco, Italy Lecco 0–4 Ronaldo 40', Kaká 56', Brocchi 71', Seedorf 87'
2 3 August 2007 2007 Russian Railways Cup Moscow, Russia PSV 0–0 (4–3p)
3 5 August 2007 2007 Russian Railways Cup Moscow, Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 3–3 (7–8p) Kaká 20', Seedorf 87', Brocchi 90+2'
4 9 August 2007 Friendly Seville, Spain Real Betis 0–1
5 14 August 2007 2007 TIM Trophy Milan, Italy Juventus 1–0 Gilardino 25'
6 14 August 2007 2007 TIM Trophy Milan, Italy Internazionale 0–1
7 17 August 2007 2007 Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi Milan, Italy Juventus 2–0 Inzaghi 43', 47'
8 6 September 2007 Friendly Kyiv, Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2–2 Pato 45', Gilardino 50'
9 12 October 2007 Friendly Bilbao, Spain Athletic Bilbao 0–0
10 8 January 2008 Friendly Dubai, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 0–2 Gilardino 78', 85'

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overall

CompetitionStarted RoundFinal PositionFinal RoundFirst MatchLast Match
Serie A Round 1 5th Round 38 26 August 2007 18 May 2008
Coppa Italia Round of 16 Eliminated Round of 16 20 December 2007 16 January 2008
UEFA Champions League Group stage Eliminated Round of 16 19 September 2007 4 March 2008
UEFA Super Cup Winners 31 August 2007
FIFA Club World Cup Semi-finals Winners Finals 13 December 2007 16 December 2007

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Juventus 38 20 12 6 72 37 +35 72 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Fiorentina 38 19 9 10 55 39 +16 66
5 Milan 38 18 10 10 66 38 +28 64 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Sampdoria 38 17 9 12 56 46 +10 60
7 Udinese 38 16 9 13 48 53 5 57
Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. The 7th-placed team qualified for the UEFA Cup due to both of the Coppa Italia finalists, Roma and Internazionale, finishing 6th or higher.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 18 10 10 66 38  +28 64 8 7 4 31 18  +13 10 3 6 35 20  +15

Last updated: 18 May 2008.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultWDDDLDWLLWDLWDWDLWWWWWDWDDWLLWLWLWWWLW
Position2359911811131091198789666555455555555555455
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2008. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

2 Milan 1–1 Fiorentina Milan
Kaká 27' (pen.) Mutu 56' Stadium: San Siro
4 Milan 1–1 Parma Milan
Seedorf 43' Pisanu 72' Stadium: San Siro
6 Milan 1–1 Catania Milan
Kaká 48' (pen.) Martínez 26' Stadium: San Siro
7 Lazio 1–5 Milan Rome
Mauri 23' Ambrosini 16'
Kaká 33' (pen.), 52'
Gilardino 71', 79'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
8 Milan 0–1 Empoli Milan
Saudati 55' Stadium: San Siro
9 Milan 0–1 Roma Milan
Vučinić 71' Stadium: San Siro
11 Milan 0–0 Torino Milan
Stadium: San Siro
15 Milan 5–2 Napoli Milan
Ronaldo 15', 46'
Seedorf 31'
Kaká 68'
Pato 74'
Sosa 28'
Domizzi 38' (pen.)
Stadium: San Siro
18 Milan 2–0 Genoa Milan
Pato 69', 82' Stadium: San Siro
21 Milan 1–0 Siena Milan
Paloschi 63' Stadium: San Siro
22 Milan 1–1 Livorno Milan
Pirlo 61' (pen.) Pulzetti 50' Stadium: San Siro
26 Milan 1–1 Lazio Milan
Oddo 66' (pen.) Bianchi 54' Stadium: San Siro
28 Roma 2–1 Milan Rome
Giuly 78'
Vučinić 81'
Kaká 55' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
32 Milan 3–1 Cagliari Milan
Kaká 8'
Inzaghi 31', 69'
Conti 49' Stadium: San Siro
34 Milan 5–1 Reggina Milan
Kaká 8' (pen.), 34' (pen.), 68'
Inzaghi 73'
Pato 89'
Barreto 40' Stadium: San Siro
38 Milan 4–1 Udinese Milan
Pato 48'
Inzaghi 59'
Cafu 80'
Seedorf 89'
Mesto 32' Stadium: San Siro

Coppa Italia

Round of 16

20 December 2007 First leg Milan 1–2 Catania Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 4,156
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
16 January 2008 Second leg Catania 1–1
(2–3 agg.)
Milan Catania
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Nicola Ayroldi

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Milan 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13 Advance to knockout stage
2 Celtic 6 3 0 3 5 6 1 9
3 Benfica 6 2 1 3 5 6 1 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 2 0 4 6 11 5 6
Source: RSSSF
18 September 2007 1 Milan 2–1 Benfica Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pirlo 9'
Inzaghi 24',  67'
Report Cardozo  61'
Nuno Gomes 90+2'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 38,358
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
3 October 2007 2 Celtic 2–1 Milan Glasgow, Scotland
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Brown  31'
McManus 61'
Donati  69'
McDonald  71', 89'
Report Ambrosini  51'
Kaká 68' (pen.)
Nesta  72'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,642
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
24 October 2007 3 Milan 4–1 Shakhtar Donetsk Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gilardino 6', 14'
Gattuso  20'
Ambrosini  44'
Seedorf 62', 69'
Report Brandão  20'
Lucarelli 51',  69'
Fernandinho  74'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 36,850
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
6 November 2007 4 Shakhtar Donetsk 0–3 Milan Donetsk, Ukraine
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Fernandinho  45'
Ilsinho  45+1'
Report Gattuso  19'
Kaká  32', 72'
Inzaghi 66', 90+3'
Ambrosini  71'
Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 25,700
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)
28 November 2007 5 Benfica 1–1 Milan Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) M. Pereira 20'
Petit  68'
Report Pirlo 15'
Kaladze  36'
Serginho  41'
Maldini  80'
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 46,034
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
4 December 2007 6 Milan 1–0 Celtic Milan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Inzaghi 70' Report Brown  46' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 38,409
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

Knockout phase

Round of 16
20 February 2008 First leg Arsenal 0–0 Milan London, England
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Senderos  70'
Eboué  81'
Report Pato  33' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,082
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
4 March 2008 Second leg Milan 0–2
(0–2 agg.)
Arsenal Milan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Inzaghi  55'
Kaká  80'
Pirlo  85'
Report Hleb  33'
Eboué  56'
Clichy  72'
Fàbregas 84'
Adebayor 90+2'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 81,879
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

UEFA Super Cup

31 August 2007 Milan 3–1 Sevilla Monaco
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gattuso  7'
Inzaghi 55'
Jankulovski 62'
Kaká 87'
Renato 14'
Duda  68'
Poulsen  70'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 17,822
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

FIFA Club World Cup

13 December 2007 Semi-finals Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Milan Yokohama, Japan
19:30 Abe  52'
Nenê  83'
Nesta  6'
Seedorf 68'
Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Attendance: 67,005
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
16 December 2007 Final Boca Juniors 2–4 Milan Yokohama, Japan
19:30 Palacio 22'
Ibarra  40'
Battaglia  55'
Paletta  73'
Ledesma 85',  88'
Inzaghi 21', 71'
Ambrosini  22'
Nesta 50'
Kaká 61',  62'
Kaladze  77'
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 68,263
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie AChampions LeagueCoppa Italia
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  BRA Dida 17-1513-114-400
16 GK  AUS Zeljko Kalac 32-3325-274+1-32-3
29 GK  ITA Valerio Fiori 00000000
30 GK  ITA Daniel Offredi 00000000
Defenders
2 DF  BRA Cafu 1818+711020
3 DF  ITA Paolo Maldini 21115+212+2000
4 DF  GEO Kakha Kaladze 39030+206+1000
13 DF  ITA Alessandro Nesta 36128+117000
17 DF  CRO Dario Šimić 701+301020
18 DF  CZE Marek Jankulovski 17010+402+1000
19 DF  ITA Giuseppe Favalli 30019+702020
25 DF  ITA Daniele Bonera 28017+404+2010
27 MF  BRA Serginho 1405+602+1000
31 DF  BRA Digão 300+100020
36 DF  ITA Matteo Darmian 10000010
38 DF  ITA Matteo Bruscagin 00000000
44 DF  ITA Massimo Oddo 32121+415+1010
45 DF  ITA Alessandro Ruggeri 00000000
46 DF  ITA Simone Romagnoli 00000000
Midfielders
5 MF  BRA Emerson 2006+900+3020
8 MF  ITA Gennaro Gattuso 40130+118010
10 MF  NED Clarence Seedorf 39931+177200
20 MF  FRA Yoann Gourcuff 2014+1110+3020
21 MF  ITA Andrea Pirlo 42532+138210
22 MF  BRA Kaká 381730158200
23 MF  ITA Massimo Ambrosini 40431+247000
32 MF  ITA Cristian Brocchi 29010+1401+2020
34 MF  FRA Ibrahim Ba 00000000
37 MF  ITA Davide Ancelotti 00000000
39 MF  ITA Riccardo Caraglia 00000000
40 MF  ITA Alex Guerci 00000000
Forwards
7 FW  BRA Alexandre Pato 20913+592000
9 FW  ITA Filippo Inzaghi 261514+7114+1400
11 FW  ITA Alberto Gilardino 38920+1073+4210
41 FW  FRA Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 00000000
42 FW  NGA Kingsley Umunegbu 10000010
43 FW  ITA Alberto Paloschi 941+620022
94 FW  FRA Willy Aubameyang 10000010
99 FW  BRA Ronaldo 624+220000
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 5 January 2016
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA
Champions League
UEFA
Super Cup
FIFA Club World Cup Total
1 Kaká 15 2 1 1 19
2 Filippo Inzaghi 11 4 1 2 18
3 Clarence Seedorf 7 2 1 10
4 Alexandre Pato 9 9
Alberto Gilardino 7 2
6 Andrea Pirlo 3 2 5
7 Alberto Paloschi 2 2 4
Massimo Ambrosini 4
9 Ronaldo 2 2
Alessandro Nesta 1 1
12 Cafu 1 1
Marek Jankulovski 1
Yoann Gourcuff 1
Paolo Maldini 1
Massimo Oddo 1
Gennaro Gattuso 1

Goals conceded

Rank Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA
Champions League
UEFA
Super Cup
FIFA Club World Cup Total Average per game
1 Dida 11 (13) 0 (0) 4 (4) 1 (1) 2 (2) 18 (20) 0.90
2 Zeljko Kalac 27 (25) 3 (2) 3 (5) 0 (0) 0 (0) 33 (32) 1.03

Discipline

Rank Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA
Champions League
UEFA
Super Cup
FIFA Club World Cup Total
Total Cards
1 Gennaro Gattuso 11 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 15
2 Massimo Ambrosini 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 13 1 14
3 Andrea Pirlo 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9
4 Giuseppe Favalli 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7
Alessandro Nesta 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 7
5 Kaká 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 6
Kakha Kaladze 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 6
7 Daniele Bonera 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 5
8 Cafu 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
Alberto Gilardino 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
Massimo Oddo 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
11 Emerson 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Filippo Inzaghi 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
13 Marek Jankulovski 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Paolo Maldini 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Alexandre Pato 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Clarence Seedorf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Serginho 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
18 Cristian Brocchi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Yoann Gourcuff 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

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