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.
2007–08 season | ||||
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Chairman | Silvio Berlusconi | |||
Head coach | Carlo Ancelotti | |||
Stadium | San Siro | |||
Serie A | 5th | |||
Coppa Italia | Round of 16 | |||
UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
UEFA Super Cup | Winners | |||
FIFA Club World Cup | Winners | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Kaká (15) All: Kaká (19) | |||
Average home league attendance | 56,642[1] | |||
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Club
Management
Position | Staff |
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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.
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Transfers
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Loans out
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Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
Match | Date | Tournament | Location | Opponent team | Score | Scorers |
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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 | Kiev, 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
Competition | Started Round | Final Position | Final Round | First Match | Last Match |
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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 |
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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 |
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:
- 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
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
7 | Lazio | 1–5 | Milan | Rome |
Mauri 23' | Ambrosini 16' Kaká 33' (pen.), 52' Gilardino 71', 79' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico |
10 | Sampdoria | 0–5 | Milan | Genoa |
Kaká 47' Gilardino 53', 61' Gourcuff 76' Seedorf 80' |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris |
12 | Cagliari | 1–2 | Milan | Cagliari |
Acquafresca 4' | Gilardino 61' Pirlo 85' |
Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia |
15 | Milan | 5–2 | Napoli | Milan |
Ronaldo 15', 46' Seedorf 31' Kaká 68' Pato 74' |
Sosa 28' Domizzi 38' (pen.) |
Stadium: San Siro |
16 | Udinese | 0–1 | Milan | Udine |
Gilardino 90' | Stadium: Stadio Friuli |
17 | Atalanta | 2–1 | Milan | Bergamo |
Langella 42' Tissone 68' |
Gattuso 16' | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia |
19 | Reggina | 0–1 | Milan | Reggio Calabria |
Gilardino 17' | Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo |
20 | Fiorentina | 0–1 | Milan | Florence |
Pato 77' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi |
23 | Parma | 0–0 | Milan | Parma |
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini |
30 | Torino | 0–1 | Milan | Turin |
Pato 66' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino |
33 | Juventus | 3–2 | Milan | Turin |
Del Piero 12' Salihamidžić 45', 80' |
Inzaghi 14', 31' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino |
34 | Milan | 5–1 | Reggina | Milan |
Kaká 8' (pen.), 34' (pen.), 68' Inzaghi 73' Pato 89' |
Barreto 40' | Stadium: San Siro |
35 | Livorno | 1–4 | Milan | Livorno |
Knežević 73' | Inzaghi 23', 52', 59' Seedorf 71' |
Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi |
37 | Napoli | 3–1 | Milan | Naples |
Hamšík 36' Domizzi 69' (pen.) Bogliacino 90+2' |
Seedorf 90+4' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo |
Coppa Italia
First leg | v |
Second leg | v |
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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) |
Knockout phase
Round of 16
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) |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Champions League | Coppa Italia | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | Dida | 17 | -15 | 13 | -11 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | |||
16 | GK | Zeljko Kalac | 32 | -33 | 25 | -27 | 4+1 | -3 | 2 | -3 | |||
29 | GK | Valerio Fiori | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
30 | GK | Daniel Offredi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | Cafu | 18 | 1 | 8+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
3 | DF | Paolo Maldini | 21 | 1 | 15+2 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
4 | DF | Kakha Kaladze | 39 | 0 | 30+2 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
13 | DF | Alessandro Nesta | 36 | 1 | 28+1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
17 | DF | Dario Šimić | 7 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
18 | DF | Marek Jankulovski | 17 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
19 | DF | Giuseppe Favalli | 30 | 0 | 19+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
25 | DF | Daniele Bonera | 28 | 0 | 17+4 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
27 | MF | Serginho | 14 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
31 | DF | Digão | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
36 | DF | Matteo Darmian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
38 | DF | Matteo Bruscagin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
44 | DF | Massimo Oddo | 32 | 1 | 21+4 | 1 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
45 | DF | Alessandro Ruggeri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
46 | DF | Simone Romagnoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
5 | MF | Emerson | 20 | 0 | 6+9 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
8 | MF | Gennaro Gattuso | 40 | 1 | 30+1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
10 | MF | Clarence Seedorf | 39 | 9 | 31+1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
20 | MF | Yoann Gourcuff | 20 | 1 | 4+11 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
21 | MF | Andrea Pirlo | 42 | 5 | 32+1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
22 | MF | Kaká | 38 | 17 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
23 | MF | Massimo Ambrosini | 40 | 4 | 31+2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
32 | MF | Cristian Brocchi | 29 | 0 | 10+14 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
34 | MF | Ibrahim Ba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
37 | MF | Davide Ancelotti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
39 | MF | Riccardo Caraglia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
40 | MF | Alex Guerci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
7 | FW | Alexandre Pato | 20 | 9 | 13+5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
9 | FW | Filippo Inzaghi | 26 | 15 | 14+7 | 11 | 4+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
11 | FW | Alberto Gilardino | 38 | 9 | 20+10 | 7 | 3+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
41 | FW | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
42 | FW | Kingsley Umunegbu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
43 | FW | Alberto Paloschi | 9 | 4 | 1+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
94 | FW | Willy Aubameyang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
99 | FW | Ronaldo | 6 | 2 | 4+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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 |
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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 |
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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 | |||||||
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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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