2004–05 A.C. Milan season

Milan
2004–05 season
President Silvio Berlusconi
Manager Carlo Ancelotti
Stadium San Siro
Serie A 2nd
Supercoppa Italiana Winners
Coppa Italia Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League Runners-up
Top goalscorer League:
Andriy Shevchenko (17)
All:
Andriy Shevchenko (26)
Average home league attendance 63,595[1]
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

Associazione Calcio Milan won no significant trophies in spite of a relatively successful season. Juventus proved too strong in the league, although the Turin club was later stripped of the title in the aftermath of the 2006 Italian football scandal. Milan was found guilty to a lesser extent for similar offenses, and thus did not inherit the title.

What is mostly remembered from the 2004–05 Milan season is the infamous defeat against Liverpool in the Champions League final. Captain Paolo Maldini scored in the first minute, and with two goals from Argentinian striker Hernán Crespo, Milan looked sure to take another Champions League crown. But in the second half, Milan lost concentration combined with a furious Liverpool attack, that saw Steven Gerrard and Vladimír Šmicer pull one goal back each, before Xabi Alonso levelled the score sheet on his own penalty rebound. Milan retook the advantage, but despite a great double opportunity for top scorer Andriy Shevchenko, the game went to penalties, where several Milan players missed their spot-kicks, ensuring Liverpool were able to celebrate the title in front of a humbled Milan squad.

Players

Squad information

Squad at end of season[2]

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

No. Position Player
1 Brazil GK Dida
2 Brazil DF Cafu
3 Italy DF Paolo Maldini (captain)
4 Georgia (country) DF Kakha Kaladze
5 Italy DF Alessandro Costacurta
7 Ukraine FW Andriy Shevchenko
8 Italy MF Gennaro Gattuso
9 Italy FW Filippo Inzaghi
10 Portugal MF Rui Costa
11 Argentina FW Hernán Crespo (on loan from Chelsea)
12 Italy GK Valerio Fiori
13 Italy DF Alessandro Nesta
14 Croatia DF Dario Šimić
15 Denmark FW Jon Dahl Tomasson
No. Position Player
17 Italy GK Christian Abbiati
20 Netherlands MF Clarence Seedorf
21 Italy MF Andrea Pirlo
22 Brazil MF Kaká
23 Italy MF Massimo Ambrosini
24 France MF Vikash Dhorasoo
26 Italy DF Giuseppe Pancaro
27 Brazil MF Serginho
30 Netherlands DF Harvey Esajas
31 Netherlands DF Jaap Stam
32 Italy FW Cristian Brocchi
46 Italy DF Lino Marzoratti
47 Italy DF Romano Perticone

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
18 Italy FW Nicola Pozzi (to Napoli)
19 Argentina DF Fabricio Coloccini (to Deportivo La Coruña)
No. Position Player
45 Italy DF Ignazio Abate (on loan to Napoli)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
40 Italy GK Giuseppe Dei Forti
41 Italy FW Davide Barbieri
42 Italy FW Carlo Ferrario
No. Position Player
43 Italy DF Elia Legati
45 Italy DF Ignazio Abate
50 Italy FW Matteo Ardemagni

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 2004–05 Serie A

Matches

Coppa Italia

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Group F
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Milan 6411103+713
Spain Barcelona 631296+310
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 62045946
Scotland Celtic 612341065

Knockout phase

Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

Top scorers

Serie A

References

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