2007–08 A.C. Milan season

Milan
2007–08 season
Chairman Silvio Berlusconi
Manager 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)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
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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 5th 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.

Club

Management

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

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

Other information

President Italy 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 AC Milan, Alberto Gilardino used to be the striker usually playing along with Filippo Inzaghi 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.[1] 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 Brazil MF Emerson
7 Brazil FW Alexandre Pato
8 Italy MF Gennaro Gattuso (vice-captain)
9 Italy FW Filippo Inzaghi
10 Netherlands MF Clarence Seedorf
11 Italy FW Alberto Gilardino
13 Italy DF Alessandro Nesta
16 Australia GK Zeljko Kalac
17 Croatia DF Dario Šimić
18 Czech Republic DF Marek Jankulovski
19 Italy DF Giuseppe Favalli
No. Position Player
20 France MF Yoann Gourcuff
21 Italy MF Andrea Pirlo
22 Brazil MF Kaká
23 Italy MF Massimo Ambrosini (vice-captain)
25 Italy DF Daniele Bonera
27 Brazil MF Serginho
29 Italy GK Valerio Fiori
31 Brazil DF Digão
32 Italy MF Cristian Brocchi
34 France MF Ibrahim Ba
36 Italy DF Matteo Darmian
43 Italy FW Alberto Paloschi
44 Italy DF Massimo Oddo
94 France FW Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
99 Brazil FW Ronaldo

Captain hierarchy

  1. Italy Paolo Maldini
  2. Italy Massimo Ambrosini
  3. Italy Gennaro Gattuso
  4. Georgia (country) Kakha Kaladze
  5. Italy Andrea Pirlo

Transfers

In

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

No. Position Player
34 France MF Ibrahim Ba (free transfer)
31 Brazil DF Digão (loan return from Rimini)
5 Brazil MF Emerson (from Real Madrid, €6M[2])
No. Position Player
7 Brazil FW Alexandre Pato (from SC Internacional, €24M[3])
94 France FW Willy Aubameyang (from youth team)
43 Italy FW 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. Position Player
5 Italy DF Alessandro Costacurta (retired)
— Italy MF Luca Antonini (co-ownership with Empoli, €1M[4])
— Italy DF Fabio Borriello (to Lugano, unknown)
— Italy MF Ignazio Abate (co-ownership with Empoli, €0.9M[4])
— Italy DF Lino Marzoratti (co-ownership with Empoli, €0.75M[4])
34 Italy MF Gastone Bottini (to Lecco, unknown)
No. Position Player
— Italy MF Massimo Donati (to Celtic, €2M[5])
— Italy MF Paolo Sammarco (co-ownership with Sampdoria, €1.5M)
— Italy MF Ferdinando Vitofrancesco (co-ownership with Cremonese, €5,000)
15 Italy FW Marco Borriello (co-ownership with Genoa, €1.8M[6])
— Italy FW Alessandro Matri (co-ownership with Cagliari, €2M)
— Italy FW Nicola Pozzi (co-ownership with Empoli, €0.75M)

Loans out

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

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

Pre-season and friendlies

Match Date Tournament Location Opponent team Score Scorers
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 Netherlands PSV 0–0 (4–3p)
3 5 August 2007 2007 Russian Railways Cup Moscow, Russia Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 3–3 (7–8p) Kaká  20', Seedorf  87', Brocchi  90+2'
4 9 August 2007 Friendly Seville, Spain Spain Real Betis 1–0
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 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2–2 Pato  45', Gilardino  50'
9 12 October 2007 Friendly Bilbao, Spain Spain Athletic Bilbao 0–0
10 8 January 2008 Friendly Dubai, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 0–2 Gilardino  78',  85'

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started Round Final Position Final Round First Match Last Match
Serie A Round 1 5th Round 38 26 August 2008 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

Main article: 2007–08 Serie A

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Internazionale (C) 38 25 10 3 69 26+43 85 2008–09 UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
2 Roma 38 24 10 4 72 37+35 82
3 Juventus 38 20 12 6 72 37+35 72 2008–09 UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
4 Fiorentina 38 19 9 10 55 39+16 66
5 Milan 38 18 10 10 66 38+28 64 2008–09 UEFA CupFirst round
6 Sampdoria 38 17 9 12 56 46+10 60
7 Udinese 38 16 9 13 48 53−5 0571
8 Napoli 38 14 8 16 50 53−3 50 2008 UEFA Intertoto CupThird round
9 Atalanta 38 12 12 14 52 56−4 48
10 Genoa 38 13 9 16 44 52−8 48
11 Palermo 38 12 11 15 47 57−10 47
12 Lazio 38 11 13 14 47 51−4 46
13 Siena 38 9 17 12 40 45−5 44
14 Cagliari 38 11 9 18 40 56−16 042*
15 Torino 38 8 16 14 36 49−13 40
16 Reggina 38 9 13 16 37 56−19 40
17 Catania 38 8 13 17 33 45−12 37
18 Empoli (R) 38 9 9 20 29 52−23 36 Relegation to Serie B
19 Parma (R) 38 7 13 18 42 62−20 34
20 Livorno (R) 38 6 12 20 35 60−25 30

Updated to games played on May 18, 2008.
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
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.
* Cagliari was docked 3 points for filing an unauthorized lawsuit, but the penalty was later reversed.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

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
Result W D D D L D W L L W D L W D W D L W W W W W D W D D W L L W L W L W W W L W

Last updated: 18 May 2008.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Coppa Italia

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Milan 6411125+713
Scotland Celtic 630356−19
Portugal Benfica 621356−17
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6204611−56

Knockout phase

Round of 16

UEFA Super Cup

Main article: 2007 UEFA Super Cup

FIFA Club World Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie A Champions League Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Brazil Dida 17 -15 13 -11 4 -4 0 0
16 GK Australia Zeljko Kalac 32 -33 25 -27 4+1 -3 2 -3
29 GK Italy Valerio Fiori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Italy Daniel Offredi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Brazil Cafu 18 1 8+7 1 1 0 2 0
3 DF Italy Paolo Maldini 21 1 15+2 1 2+2 0 0 0
4 DF Georgia (country) Kakha Kaladze 39 0 30+2 0 6+1 0 0 0
13 DF Italy Alessandro Nesta 36 1 28+1 1 7 0 0 0
17 DF Croatia Dario Šimić 7 0 1+3 0 1 0 2 0
18 DF Czech Republic Marek Jankulovski 17 0 10+4 0 2+1 0 0 0
19 DF Italy Giuseppe Favalli 30 0 19+7 0 2 0 2 0
25 DF Italy Daniele Bonera 28 0 17+4 0 4+2 0 1 0
27 MF Brazil Serginho 14 0 5+6 0 2+1 0 0 0
31 DF Brazil Digão 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
36 DF Italy Matteo Darmian 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
38 DF Italy Matteo Bruscagin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF Italy Massimo Oddo 32 1 21+4 1 5+1 0 1 0
45 DF Italy Alessandro Ruggeri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 DF Italy Simone Romagnoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF Brazil Emerson 20 0 6+9 0 0+3 0 2 0
8 MF Italy Gennaro Gattuso 40 1 30+1 1 8 0 1 0
10 MF Netherlands Clarence Seedorf 39 9 31+1 7 7 2 0 0
20 MF France Yoann Gourcuff 20 1 4+11 1 0+3 0 2 0
21 MF Italy Andrea Pirlo 42 5 32+1 3 8 2 1 0
22 MF Brazil Kaká 38 17 30 15 8 2 0 0
23 MF Italy Massimo Ambrosini 40 4 31+2 4 7 0 0 0
32 MF Italy Cristian Brocchi 29 0 10+14 0 1+2 0 2 0
34 MF France Ibrahim Ba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Italy Davide Ancelotti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF Italy Riccardo Caraglia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF Italy Alex Guerci 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Brazil Alexandre Pato 20 9 13+5 9 2 0 0 0
9 FW Italy Filippo Inzaghi 26 15 14+7 11 4+1 4 0 0
11 FW Italy Alberto Gilardino 38 9 20+10 7 3+4 2 1 0
41 FW France Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 FW Nigeria Kingsley Umunegbu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
43 FW Italy Alberto Paloschi 9 4 1+6 2 0 0 2 2
94 FW France Willy Aubameyang 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
99 FW Brazil 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
1 Brazil Kaká 15 – 2 1 1 19
2 Italy Filippo Inzaghi 11 – 4 1 2 18
3 Netherlands Clarence Seedorf 7 – 2 – 1 10
4 Brazil Alexandre Pato 9 – – – – 9
Italy Alberto Gilardino 7 – 2 – –
6 Italy Andrea Pirlo 3 – 2 – – 5
7 Italy Alberto Paloschi 2 2 – – – 4
Italy Massimo Ambrosini 4 – – – –
9 Brazil Ronaldo 2 – – – – 2
Italy Alessandro Nesta 1 – – – 1
12 Brazil Cafu 1 – – – – 1
Czech Republic Marek Jankulovski – – – 1 –
France Yoann Gourcuff 1 – – – –
Italy Paolo Maldini 1 – – – –
Italy Massimo Oddo 1 – – – –
Italy 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 Brazil Dida 11 (13) 0 (0) 4 (4) 1 (1) 2 (2) 18 (20) 0.90
2 Australia 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 Italy Gennaro Gattuso 11 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 15
2 Italy Massimo Ambrosini 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 13 1 14
3 Italy Andrea Pirlo 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9
4 Italy Giuseppe Favalli 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7
Italy Alessandro Nesta 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 7
5 Brazil Kaká 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 6
Georgia (country) Kakha Kaladze 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 6
7 Italy Daniele Bonera 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 5
8 Brazil Cafu 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
Italy Alberto Gilardino 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
Italy Massimo Oddo 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
11 Brazil Emerson 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Italy Filippo Inzaghi 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
13 Czech Republic Marek Jankulovski 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Italy Paolo Maldini 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Brazil Alexandre Pato 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Netherlands Clarence Seedorf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Brazil Serginho 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
18 Italy Cristian Brocchi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
France Yoann Gourcuff 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

References

  1. ↑ "Team Roster". AC Milan. 1 March 2008. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
  2. ↑ "Welcome Puma!". ACMilan.com. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
  3. ↑ "Alexandre Pato to Milan!". ACMilan.com. 2 August 2007. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
  4. 1 2 3 "Empoli raid Rossoneri for trio". uefa.com. 23 June 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
  5. ↑ "Celtic capture Milan's Donati". uefa.com. 23 June 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
  6. ↑ "Il punto in chiave mercato in casa rossoblù". genoacfc.it.com. 11 July 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2008.
  7. ↑ "Abbiati tries his luck with Atlético". uefa.com. 26 June 2007. Archived from the original on 22 April 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2008.
  8. ↑ "Zaragoza bring in Ricardo Oliveira". uefa.com. 14 July 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2008.
  9. ↑ "Signings boost Cagliari survival bid". UEFA.com. 9 January 2008. Archived from the original on 16 April 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2008.
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