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.
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.
Italian Football Championship / Serie A (first division):
Serie B (second division):
European Cup/UEFA Champions League:
European Super Cup/UEFA Super Cup:
Series | Years | Last | Promotions | Relegations | |
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A | 91 | 2024–25 | — | 2 (1980, 1982) | |
B | 2 | 1982–83 | 2 (1981, 1983) | never | |
93 years of professional football in Italy since 1929 | |||||
Founding member of the Football League’s First Division in 1921 |
Main article: AC Milan in international football |
Further information: List of AC Milan players |
Official competitions only.
Rank | Player | SA | CI | SCI | UCL | CWC | EL | USC | FCWC IC |
Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paolo Maldini | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | 3 | 26 |
2 | Alessandro Costacurta | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 24 |
3 | Franco Baresi | 6 | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 18 |
Roberto Donadoni | 6 | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 18 | |
5 | Mauro Tassotti | 5 | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 17 |
Filippo Galli | 5 | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
7 | Marco van Basten | 4 | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 16 |
8 | Demetrio Albertini | 5 | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 15 |
9 | Daniele Massaro | 4 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 14 |
Marco Simone | 4 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 14 |
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.
Competitive, professional matches only. Wartime matches excluded.
Rank | Player | Years | League[A] | Coppa Italia | Europe[B] | Other[C] | Total |
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1 | Paolo Maldini | 1984–2009 | 647 | 72 | 168 | 15 | 902 |
2 | Franco Baresi | 1977–1997 | 532 | 97 | 75 | 15 | 719 |
3 | Alessandro Costacurta | 1986 1987–2007 |
458 | 78 | 116 | 11 | 663 |
4 | Gianni Rivera | 1960–1979 | 501 | 74 | 76 | 7 | 658 |
5 | Mauro Tassotti | 1980–1997 | 429 | 75 | 64 | 15 | 583 |
6 | Massimo Ambrosini | 1995–1997 1998–2013 |
344 | 37 | 101 | 7 | 489 |
7 | Gennaro Gattuso | 1999–2012 | 335 | 26 | 101 | 6 | 468 |
8 | Clarence Seedorf | 2002–2012 | 300 | 25 | 102 | 5 | 432 |
9 | Angelo Anquilletti | 1966–1977 | 278 | 71 | 62 | 7 | 418 |
10 | Cesare Maldini | 1954–1966 | 347 | 9 | 42 | 14 | 412 |
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.
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 |
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1 | Gunnar Nordahl | 1949–1956 | 210 (257) | 0 (0) | 4 (5) | 7 (6) | 221 (268) |
2 | Andriy Shevchenko | 1999–2006 2008–2009 |
127 (226) | 7 (16) | 38 (76) | 3 (4) | 175 (322) |
3 | Gianni Rivera | 1960–1979 | 122 (501) | 28 (74) | 13 (76) | 1 (7) | 164 (658) |
4 | José Altafini | 1958–1965 | 120 (205) | 9 (9) | 20 (19) | 12 (13) | 161 (246) |
5 | Aldo Boffi | 1936–1945 | 109 (163) | 22 (23) | 0 (0) | 0 (1) | 131 (187) |
6 | Filippo Inzaghi | 2001–2012 | 73 (202) | 10 (20) | 41 (74) | 2 (4) | 126 (300) |
7 | Marco van Basten | 1987–1995 | 90 (147) | 13 (22) | 20 (28) | 2 (4) | 125 (201) |
8 | Giuseppe Santagostino | 1921–1932 | 103 (233) | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 106 (236) |
9 | Kaká | 2003–2009 2013–2014 |
77 (223) | 0 (11) | 26 (69) | 1 (4) | 104 (307) |
10 | Pierino Prati | 1966–1973 | 72 (143) | 14 (34) | 16 (30) | 0 (2) | 102 (209) |
Season | Player | Goals |
---|---|---|
1938–39 | Aldo Boffi | 19 |
1939–40 | Aldo Boffi | 24 |
1941–42 | Aldo Boffi | 22 |
1949–50 | Gunnar Nordahl | 35 |
1950–51 | Gunnar Nordahl | 34 |
1952–53 | Gunnar Nordahl | 26 |
1953–54 | Gunnar Nordahl | 23 |
1954–55 | Gunnar Nordahl | 27 |
1961–62 | José Altafini | 22 |
1967–68 | Pierino Prati | 15 |
1972–73 | Gianni Rivera | 17 |
1986–87 | Pietro Paolo Virdis | 17 |
1989–90 | Marco van Basten | 19 |
1991–92 | Marco van Basten | 25 |
1999–00 | Andriy Shevchenko | 24 |
2003–04 | Andriy Shevchenko | 24 |
2011–12 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 28 |
The following players have won the listed awards while playing for Milan.
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
African Footballer of the Year
Serie A Footballer of the Year
Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year
Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year
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:
Further information: List of AC Milan managers |
List of managers who won at least two trophies with Milan:
Rank | Manager | SA | CI | SCI | UCL | CWC | EL | USC | FCWC IC |
Total |
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1 | Nereo Rocco | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 10 |
2 | Fabio Capello | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 9 |
3 | Arrigo Sacchi | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Carlo Ancelotti | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
5 | Herbert Kilpin | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Giuseppe Viani | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Massimiliano Allegri | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |