1968–69 A.C. Milan season

During the 1968-1969 season Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and European Cup.

Milan Associazione Calcio
1968-69 season
PresidentFranco Carraro
ManagerNereo Rocco
Marino Bergamasco (as Technical Director)
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A[1]
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
European CupWinners (in European Cup)
Top goalscorerLeague: Pierino Prati (14)
All: Prati (21)
Highest home attendance80,119 (vs Manchester United 23 April 1969)
Average home league attendance48,403[2]

Summary

For the season the club office confirmed Nereo Rocco as manager. In June 1968, Anquilletti, Lodetti, Prati, Rivera e Rosato became European champions with National Team winners of UEFA Euro Cup 1968. Loan in Romano Fogli and return Luigi Maldera after 2 years of loan out.[3]

In league the squad competed against Cagliari and Fiorentina in the race of the trophy.[4][5] In quarterfinals of Coppa Italia Torino, defeated Milan 1-0 both games.

In European Cup the squad reached the Final after defeated in Round of 32 Malmö FF (lost 1–2 at Malmö and won 4–1 in Milano), The team did not play the Eightfinals due to Eastern European teams abandoned the tournament, qualifying to the Quarterfinals[6] now to match against Celtic Glasgow (draw 0–0 in Home and 1-0 won away), in semifinals the club defeated English squad Manchester United champions last year (won 2–0 at San Siro and lost 1–0 at Old Trafford), including stars such as George Best and World Cup champion Bobby Charlton.

Final of the Euro tournament was disputed on 28 May 1969 in Madrid against Netherlands' club Ajax won by Milan with a 4-1 thanks to a hat-trick of Pierino Prati and 1 goal of Sormani after rivals scored by penalty on Vasović. The club clinched its second title ever.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  ITA Pierangelo Belli
GK  ITA Fabio Cudicini
GK  ITA Claudio Mantovani[7]
GK  ITA Villiam Vecchi
DF  ITA Angelo Anquilletti
DF  ITA Bruno Baveni
DF  ITA Saul Malatrasi
DF  ITA Luigi Maldera
DF  ITA Paolo Montanari
DF  ITA Roberto Rosato
DF  ITA Nello Santin
DF  GER Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
MF  ITA Roberto Casone[8]
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ITA Romano Fogli
MF  ITA Giovanni Lodetti
MF  ITA Gianni Rivera (Captain)
MF  ITA Giorgio Rognoni
MF  ITA Nevio Scala
MF  ITA Giovanni Trapattoni (vice-captain)
FW  ITA Lino Golin
FW  SWE Kurt Hamrin
FW  ITA Angelo Marchi
FW  ITA Bruno Mora
FW  ITA Carlo Petrini
FW  ITA Pierino Prati
FW  ITA Angelo Benedicto Sormani

Transfers

Summer

In
Pos. Name from Type
GKClaudio MantovaniBariloan ended
DFLuigi MalderaA.C. Monzaloan ended
DFPaolo MontanariCalcio Catanialoan
MFRomano FogliBologna F.C.
FWAngelo PainaPadova Calcioloan ended
FWCarlo PetriniGenoa
Out
Pos. Name To Type
DFAlberto GrossettiCalcio Catanialoaned out
MFMassimo GiacominiTriestina
FWAntonio AngelilloGenoa
FWAngelo PainaTriestinaloan

Autumn

Out
Pos. Name To Type
GKClaudio MantovaniAtalanta B.C.
FWLino GolinVareseloan

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fiorentina (C) 30 16 13 1 38 18 +20 45 Qualification to European Cup
2 Cagliari 30 14 13 3 41 18 +23 41 Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3 Milan 30 14 13 3 31 12 +19 41 Qualification to European Cup[lower-alpha 1]
4 Internazionale 30 14 8 8 55 26 +29 36 Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
5 Juventus 30 12 11 7 32 24 +8 35
Source: Panini
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Qualified as defending champions.

Matches

29 September 1968 1 Milan 1-0 Sampdoria Milano
Lodetti  43' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 39,452
Referee: Francesco De Robbio
6 October 1968 2 Hellas Verona 1-3 Milan Brescia
Maddè  61' Report  28' Rivera
 50' Prati
 85' Sormani
Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti[9]
Attendance: 27,634
Referee: Lo Bello
13 October 1968 3 Milan 2-1 Pisa Milano
Sormani  27'
Prati  82'
Report  77' Joan Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 39,028
Referee: Barbaresco
27 October 1968 4 Fiorentina 0-0 Milan Firenze
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 42,665
Referee: Sbardella
3 November 1968 5 Milan 1-0 Inter Milano
Fogli  68' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 76,439
Referee: Angonese
10 November 1968 6 Atalanta 0-0 Milan Bergamo
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 21,219
Referee: Francescon
17 November 1968 7 Milan 4-1 Lanerossi Vicenza Milano
Sormani  28'
Carlo Petrini  48'
Prati  78', 89'
Report  75' Gallina Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 23,713
Referee: Pieroni
24 November 1968 8 Bologna 1-0 Milan Bologna
Mujesan  38' Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 40,790
Referee: Picasso
1 December 1968 9 Milan 0-0 Cagliari Milano
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 75,062
Referee: Lo Bello
8 December 1968 10 Juventus 0-1 Milan Torino
Report  41' Hamrin Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 42,016
Referee: Monti
15 December 1968 11 Roma 1-1 Milan Roma
Taccola  62' Report  38' Sormani Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 63,320
Referee: Lo Bello
22 December 1968 12 Milan 1-0 Torino Milano
Rosato  88' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 32,878
Referee: Sbardella
12 January 1969 13 Varese 0-0 Milan Varese
Report Stadium: Stadio Franco Ossola
Attendance: 12,951
Referee: Angonese
19 January 1969 14 Napoli 0-0 Milan Napoli
Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 75,054
Referee: Lo Bello
26 January 1969 15 Milan 1-0 Palermo Milano
Prati  44' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 40,628
Referee: Pieroni
2 February 1969 16 Sampdoria 1-1 Milan Genova
Sabatini  80' Report  37' (o.g.) Vincenzi Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 24,697
Referee: De Marchi
9 February 1969 17 Milan 3-0 Hellas Verona Milano
Prati  32', 66', 78' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 39,008
Referee: Bernardis
15 February 1969 18 Pisa 0-1 Milan Pisa
Report  70' (o.g.) Gonfiantini Stadium: Stadio Arena Garibaldi
Attendance: 25,640
Referee: Monti
23 February 1969 19 Milan 0-0 Fiorentina Milano
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 57,283
Referee: Gonella
2 March 1969 20 Inter 1-1 Milan Milano
Corso  53' Report  86' Prati Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 72,688
Referee: Lo Bello
8 March 1969 21 Milan 0-0 Atalanta Milano
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 45,538
Referee: Lattanzi
16 March 1969 22 Lanerossi Vicenza 1-1 Milan Vicenza
Reif  70' Report  45' Rivera Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Bernardis
23 March 1969 23 Milan 4-0 Bologna Milano
Fogli  41'
Prati  68', 81', 88'
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 36,130
Referee: De Marchi
6 April 1969 24 Cagliari 3-1 Milan Cagliari
Greatti  16'
Nené  45'
Riva  54'
Report  33' Rivera Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Attendance: 23,352
Referee: Sbardella
13 April 1969 25 Milan 1-0 Juventus Milano
Prati  20' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 76,624
Referee: Lo Bello
19 April 1969 26 Milan 1-0 Roma Milano
Petrini  56' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 52,064
Referee: Monti
27 April 1969 27 Torino 1-0 Milan Torino
Cereser  17' Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 42,337
Referee: Sbardella
4 May 1969 28 Milan 2-0 Varese Milano
Fogli  22'
Prati  36'
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 28,426
Referee: D'Agostini
10 May 1969 29 Milan 0-0 Napoli Milano
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 63,701
Referee: Angonese
18 May 1969 30 Palermo 0-0 Milan Palermo
Report Stadium: Stadio La Favorita
Attendance: 17,160
Referee: Bernardis

Coppa Italia

Group 1

8 September 1968 1 Milan 2-0 Ternana Milano
Rivera  17' (rig.)
Sormani  31'
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 12,603
Referee: Bigi
14 September 1968 2 Monza 0-3 Milan Monza
 55' Prati
 56' Hamrin
 63' Schnellinger
Stadium: Stadio Gino Alfonso Sada
Attendance: 8,579
Referee: Angonese
22 September 1968 3 Lanerossi Vicenza 0-0 Milan Vicenza
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 13,088
Referee: D'Agostini

Quarterfinals

19 March 1969 Torino 1-0 Milan Torino
Bolchi  88' Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 12,172
Referee: Angonese
2 April 1969 Milan 0-1 Torino Milano
 61' Fossati Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 6,014
Referee: Di Tonno

European Cup

Round of 32

18 September 1968 1 Malmö 2–1 Milan Malmö
Olsberg  45'
Elmstedt  50'
Report  58' Rivera Stadium: Malmö Stadion
Attendance: 23,318
Referee: Siebert
2 October 1968 2 Milan 4–1 Malmö Milan
Prati  32', 69'
Sormani  62'
Rivera  89' (rig.)
Report  16' Ljungberg Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 61,932
Referee: Machin

Round of 16

On starting of competition due to political issues related to Spring of Prague, the next teams abandoned the tournament:

As a result, Milan, Benfica and Crvena Zvezda, qualified on table to the next round.

Quarterfinals

19 February 1969 1 Milan 0–0 Celtic Milan
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 62,402
Referee: Tschenscher
12 March 1969 2 Celtic 0–1 Milan Glasgow
Report  12' Prati Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil

Semifinals

23 April 1969 1 Milan 2–0 Manchester United Milan
Sormani  33'
Hamrin  49'
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 80,050
Referee: Krnávek
15 May 1969 2 Manchester United 1–0 Milan Manchester
Charlton  70' Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Machin

Final

28 May 1969 Milan 4–1 Ajax Madrid
Prati  8', 40', 75'
Sormani  67'
Report  60' (pen) Vasović Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 59,000
Referee: José Maria Ortiz de Mendibil

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition[10] Points Home Away Total GD
G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga
1968-69 Serie A4115114021215393101030141333112+19
1968-69 Coppa ItaliaQuarterfinals210121311131521252+3
1968-69 European CupWinners3210613102237[11]412125+7
Total-201451294215106151442201574819+29

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa ItaliaEuropean Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
DF Angelo Anquilletti 4003003070
DF Bruno Baveni 00000000
GK Pierangelo Belli 2-41-31-10-0
  Roberto Casone 10001000
GK Fabio Cudicini 37-1229-82-16-3
MF Romano Fogli 2932334020
FW Lino Golin 30002010
FW Kurt Hamrin 2231313161
MF Giovanni Lodetti 4113014070
DF Saul Malatrasi 3602703060
DF Luigi Maldera 1701201040
GK Claudio Mantovani 000-00-00-0
FW Angelo Marchi 10001000
DF Paolo Montanari 00000000
FW Bruno Mora 30201000
FW Carlo Petrini 132923010
FW Pierino Prati 402130143176
MF Gianni Rivera 3962834172
MF Giorgio Rognoni 150903030
DF Roberto Rosato 3812714070
DF Nello Santin 130703030
MF Nevio Scala 70402010
DF Karl-Heinz Schnellinger 3112004170
FW Angelo Benedicto Sormani 3282641153
MF Giovanni Trapattoni 3202205050
GK Villiam Vecchi 4-31-12-01-2
  • Source:

[12]

See also

References

  1. Tied with Cagliari Calcio, according to article 23 of Organic Rules of Italian Federation.
  2. "Attendance Statistics of Serie A". stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  3. "Coppa Italia 1968-1969 - Gruppo 1" (in Italian). wikicalcioitalia.info. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  4. "Der 7. Spieltag der italienischen Serie A 1968/1969" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  5. "Der 8. Spieltag der italienischen Serie A 1968/1969" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  6. Giorgio Bellani (4 October 1968). "Milan e Torino in 24 ore passano due turni delle Coppe". La Stampa. p. 12. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  7. Loaned out during Autumn window.
  8. Added from Youth squad “Primavera”
  9. Due to Verona field disqualified for the match by Italian Federation: . Panini. p. 341. Missing or empty |title= (help).
  10. "Milan Associazione Calcio 1968-69" (PDF). magliarossonera.it. p. 2. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  11. Final match at Madrid included.
  12. "Milan Associazione Calcio 1968-69" (PDF). magliarossonera.it. p. 2–3. Retrieved 1 June 2012.

Bibliography

  • Almanacco illustrato del Milan, ed: 2, March 2005. Panini.
  • Enrico Tosi. La storia del Milan, May 2005. Italia/Italy cid Tosi.
  • Milan. Sempre con te, December 2009. Mondadori. ISBN 88-04-59118-8.
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