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.

Milan
2007–08 season
ChairmanSilvio Berlusconi
Head coachCarlo Ancelotti
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A5th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
UEFA Super CupWinners
FIFA Club World CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kaká (15)
All:
Kaká (19)
Average home league attendance56,642[1]

Club

Management
Position Staff
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.

No. Position Player
1 GK Dida
2 DF Cafu
3 DF Paolo Maldini (captain)
4 DF Kakha Kaladze
5 MF Emerson
7 FW Alexandre Pato
8 MF Gennaro Gattuso (vice-captain)
9 FW Filippo Inzaghi
10 MF Clarence Seedorf
11 FW Alberto Gilardino
13 DF Alessandro Nesta
16 GK Zeljko Kalac
17 DF Dario Šimić
18 DF Marek Jankulovski
19 DF Giuseppe Favalli
No. Position Player
20 MF Yoann Gourcuff
21 MF Andrea Pirlo
22 MF Kaká
23 MF Massimo Ambrosini (vice-captain)
25 DF Daniele Bonera
27 MF Serginho
29 GK Valerio Fiori
31 DF Digão
32 MF Cristian Brocchi
34 MF Ibrahim Ba
36 DF Matteo Darmian
43 FW Alberto Paloschi
44 DF Massimo Oddo
94 FW Willy Aubameyang
99 FW Ronaldo

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 MF Ibrahim Ba (free transfer)
31 DF Digão (loan return from Rimini)
5 MF Emerson (from Real Madrid, €6,000,000[3])
No. Position Player
7 FW Alexandre Pato (from Internacional, €24,000,000[4])
94 FW Willy Aubameyang (from youth team)
43 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 DF Alessandro Costacurta (retired)
— MF Luca Antonini (co-ownership with Empoli, €1,000,000[5])
— DF Fabio Borriello (to Lugano, unknown)
— MF Ignazio Abate (co-ownership with Empoli, €900,000[5])
— DF Lino Marzoratti (co-ownership with Empoli, €750,000[5])
34 MF Gastone Bottini (to Lecco, unknown)
No. Position Player
— MF Massimo Donati (to Celtic, €2,000,000[6])
— MF Paolo Sammarco (co-ownership with Sampdoria, €1,500,000)
— MF Ferdinando Vitofrancesco (co-ownership with Cremonese, €5,000)
15 FW Marco Borriello (co-ownership with Genoa, €1,800,000[7])
— FW Alessandro Matri (co-ownership with Cagliari, €2,000,000)
— FW Nicola Pozzi (co-ownership with Empoli, €750,000)

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 DF Luca Antonelli (to Parma)
33 FW Davide Di Gennaro (to Bologna)
— GK Davide Facchin (to Olbia)
— FW Matteo Ardemagni (to Pro Patria)
— DF Romano Perticone (to Cremonese)
— GK Ferdinando Coppola (to Atalanta)
— MF Patrick Kalambay (to Ancona)
24 DF Leandro Grimi (to Sporting CP)
No. Position Player
— GK Christian Abbiati (to Atlético Madrid[8])
7 FW Ricardo Oliveira (to Real Zaragoza[9])
26 GK Marco Storari (to Cagliari[10])
— DF Marcus (to Monza)
— MF Sandro Bloudek (to Chiasso)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

MatchDateTournamentLocationOpponent teamScoreScorers
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
CompetitionStarted RoundFinal PositionFinal RoundFirst MatchLast Match
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
Main article: 2007–08 Serie A

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
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.
Notes:
  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.

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
ResultWDDDLDWLLWDLWDWDLWWWWWDWDDWLLWLWLWWWLW
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2008. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
1Genoa0–3MilanGenoa
Ambrosini  21'
Kaká  44', 45' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
2Milan1–1FiorentinaMilan
Kaká  27' (pen.) Mutu  56' Stadium: San Siro
3Siena1–1MilanSiena
Maccarone  24' Nesta  90' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena
4Milan1–1ParmaMilan
Seedorf  43' Pisanu  72' Stadium: San Siro
5Palermo2–1MilanPalermo
Diana  68'
Miccoli  90'		 Seedorf  10' Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
6Milan1–1CataniaMilan
Kaká  48' (pen.) Martínez  26' Stadium: San Siro
7Lazio1–5MilanRome
Mauri  23' Ambrosini  16'
Kaká  33' (pen.), 52'
Gilardino  71', 79'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
8Milan0–1EmpoliMilan
Saudati  55' Stadium: San Siro
9Milan0–1RomaMilan
Vučinić  71' Stadium: San Siro
10Sampdoria0–5MilanGenoa
Kaká  47'
Gilardino  53', 61'
Gourcuff  76'
Seedorf  80'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
11Milan0–0TorinoMilan
Stadium: San Siro
12Cagliari1–2MilanCagliari
Acquafresca  4' Gilardino  61'
Pirlo  85'		 Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
13Milan0–0JuventusMilan
Stadium: San Siro
14Internazionale2–1MilanMilan
Cruz  36'
Cambiasso  63'		 Pirlo  18' Stadium: San Siro
15Milan5–2NapoliMilan
Ronaldo  15', 46'
Seedorf  31'
Kaká  68'
Pato  74'		 Sosa  28'
Domizzi  38' (pen.)		 Stadium: San Siro
16Udinese0–1MilanUdine
Gilardino  90' Stadium: Stadio Friuli
17Atalanta2–1MilanBergamo
Langella  42'
Tissone  68'		 Gattuso  16' Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
18Milan2–0GenoaMilan
Pato  69', 82' Stadium: San Siro
19Reggina0–1MilanReggio Calabria
Gilardino  17' Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo
20Fiorentina0–1MilanFlorence
Pato  77' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
21Milan1–0SienaMilan
Paloschi  63' Stadium: San Siro
22Milan1–1LivornoMilan
Pirlo  61' (pen.) Pulzetti  50' Stadium: San Siro
23Parma0–0MilanParma
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
24Milan2–1PalermoMilan
Ambrosini  25'
Inzaghi  90'		 Bresciano  9' Stadium: San Siro
25Catania1–1MilanCatania
Spinesi  63' Pato  54' Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
26Milan1–1LazioMilan
Oddo  66' (pen.) Bianchi  54' Stadium: San Siro
27Empoli1–3MilanEmpoli
Buscè  23' Pato  19'
Ambrosini  85'
Kaká  89'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
28Roma2–1MilanRome
Giuly  78'
Vučinić  81'		 Kaká  55' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
29Milan1–2SampdoriaMilan
Paloschi  71' Maggio  12'
Delvecchio  25'		 Stadium: San Siro
30Torino0–1MilanTurin
Pato  66' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino
31Milan1–2AtalantaMilan
Maldini  85' Floccari  32'
Langella  42'		 Stadium: San Siro
32Milan3–1CagliariMilan
Kaká  8'
Inzaghi  31', 69'		 Conti  49' Stadium: San Siro
33Juventus3–2MilanTurin
Del Piero  12'
Salihamidžić  45', 80'		 Inzaghi  14', 31' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino
34Milan5–1RegginaMilan
Kaká  8' (pen.), 34' (pen.), 68'
Inzaghi  73'
Pato  89'		 Barreto  40' Stadium: San Siro
35Livorno1–4MilanLivorno
Knežević  73' Inzaghi  23', 52', 59'
Seedorf  71'		 Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi
36Milan2–1InternazionaleMilan
Inzaghi  51'
Kaká  55'		 Cruz  76' Stadium: San Siro
37Napoli3–1MilanNaples
Hamšík  36'
Domizzi  69' (pen.)
Bogliacino  90+2'		 Seedorf  90+4' Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
38Milan4–1UdineseMilan
Pato  48'
Inzaghi  59'
Cafu  80'
Seedorf  89'		 Mesto  32' Stadium: San Siro

Coppa Italia
Main article: 2007–08 Coppa Italia
First legv
Second legv

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source:
18 September 2007 1Milan 2–1 BenficaMilan, 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 2Celtic 2–1 MilanGlasgow, 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 3Milan 4–1 Shakhtar DonetskMilan, 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 4Shakhtar Donetsk 0–3 MilanDonetsk, 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)
28 November 2007 5Benfica 1–1 MilanLisbon, Portugal
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) M. Pereira  20'
Petit  68'		 Report Pirlo  15'
Kaladze  36'
Serginho  41'
Maldini  80'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 46,034
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
4 December 2007 6Milan 1–0 CelticMilan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Inzaghi  70' Report Brown  46' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 38,409
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

Knockout phase
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Round of 16
20 February 2008 First legArsenal 0–0 MilanLondon, England
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Senderos  70'
Eboué  81'		 Report Pato  33' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,082
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
4 March 2008 Second legMilan 0–2
(0–2 agg.)		 ArsenalMilan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Inzaghi  55'
Kaká  80'
Pirlo  85'		 Report Hleb  33'
Eboué  56'
Clichy  72'
Fàbregas  84'
Adebayor  90+2'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 81,879
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

UEFA Super Cup
Main article: 2007 UEFA Super Cup
31 August 2007 Milan 3–1 SevillaMonaco
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
Main article: 2007 FIFA Club World Cup
13 December 2007 Semi-finalsUrawa Red Diamonds 0–1 MilanYokohama, Japan
19:30 Abe  52'
Nenê  83'		 Nesta  6'
Seedorf  68'		 Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Attendance: 67,005
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
16 December 2007 FinalBoca Juniors 2–4 MilanYokohama, Japan
19:30 Palacio  22'
Ibarra  40'
Battaglia  55'
Paletta  73'
Ledesma  85',  88'		 Inzaghi  21', 71'
Ambrosini  22'
Nesta  50'
Kaká  61',  62'
Kaladze  77'		 Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 68,263
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie AChampions LeagueCoppa Italia
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Dida 17-1513-114-400
16 GK Zeljko Kalac 32-3325-274+1-32-3
29 GK Valerio Fiori 00000000
30 GK Daniel Offredi 00000000
Defenders
2 DF Cafu 1818+711020
3 DF Paolo Maldini 21115+212+2000
4 DF Kakha Kaladze 39030+206+1000
13 DF Alessandro Nesta 36128+117000
17 DF Dario Šimić 701+301020
18 DF Marek Jankulovski 17010+402+1000
19 DF Giuseppe Favalli 30019+702020
25 DF Daniele Bonera 28017+404+2010
27 MF Serginho 1405+602+1000
31 DF Digão 300+100020
36 DF Matteo Darmian 10000010
38 DF Matteo Bruscagin 00000000
44 DF Massimo Oddo 32121+415+1010
45 DF Alessandro Ruggeri 00000000
46 DF Simone Romagnoli 00000000
Midfielders
5 MF Emerson 2006+900+3020
8 MF Gennaro Gattuso 40130+118010
10 MF Clarence Seedorf 39931+177200
20 MF Yoann Gourcuff 2014+1110+3020
21 MF Andrea Pirlo 42532+138210
22 MF Kaká 381730158200
23 MF Massimo Ambrosini 40431+247000
32 MF Cristian Brocchi 29010+1401+2020
34 MF Ibrahim Ba 00000000
37 MF Davide Ancelotti 00000000
39 MF Riccardo Caraglia 00000000
40 MF Alex Guerci 00000000
Forwards
7 FW Alexandre Pato 20913+592000
9 FW Filippo Inzaghi 261514+7114+1400
11 FW Alberto Gilardino 38920+1073+4210
41 FW Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 00000000
42 FW Kingsley Umunegbu 10000010
43 FW Alberto Paloschi 941+620022
94 FW Willy Aubameyang 10000010
99 FW Ronaldo 624+220000
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 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
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
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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