2006–07 A.C. Milan season
The 2006–07 season has had its ups and downs for Milan. Having started the 2006–07 Serie A season with an eight-point penalty due to the Calciopoli scandal, a poor run of results during which Milan failed to win for nine-straight matches left them in a lowly 15th place on only 11 points. After two consecutive losses against Atalanta and Roma, Milan had a streak of seven-straight undefeated matches. Two wins against Catania and Udinese left Milan only six points behind fourth place and qualification for the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League. Milan eventually finished fourth in Serie A, behind Lazio. After displaying poor physical condition throughout most of the fall, the team took a January retreat in Malta to regain condition and try to achieve a fourth-place finish in Serie A and further progression in the Champions League.
2006–07 season | ||||
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A.C. Milan players celebrating winning the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final | ||||
Chairman | Silvio Berlusconi | |||
Manager | Carlo Ancelotti | |||
Stadium | San Siro | |||
Serie A | 4th | |||
Coppa Italia | Semi-finals | |||
UEFA Champions League | Winners | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Alberto Gilardino (12) All: Kaká (18) | |||
Average home league attendance | 47,117[1] | |||
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Milan's performances in the Champions League were a different story. Drawn in a group described as easy by some pundits, with AEK Athens, Lille and Anderlecht, Milan comfortably won the group. Milan eventually won the Champions League, overcoming Celtic in the round of 16, Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals, Manchester United in the semi-finals and Liverpool in the final. Kaká was in strong form for Milan in the Champions League, scoring 10 goals in 12 matches and winning that year's Champions League Golden Boot.
Squad statistics
4–3–2–1 formation, also known as the "Christmas Tree", featured Andrea Pirlo as a deep-lying playmaker supported by ball winners Gennaro Gattuso and Massimo Ambrosini on their respective sides of the pitch, while Kaká was given an absolute creative freedom, playing as an attacking midfielder in a free role. Lacking traditional wingers among the attacking players, the team relied on Marek Jankulovski and Massimo Oddo, who played as attacking full-backs. |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Champions League | Coppa Italia | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Dida | 41 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Cafu | 35 | 0 | 21+3 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Paolo Maldini | 27 | 1 | 16+2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Kakha Kaladze | 26 | 1 | 14+4 | 1 | 5+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Alessandro Costacurta | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
7 | FW | Ricardo Oliveira | 37 | 5 | 16+10 | 3 | 4+2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
8 | MF | Gennaro Gattuso | 47 | 1 | 24+6 | 1 | 12+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Filippo Inzaghi | 37 | 11 | 11+9 | 2 | 10+2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
10 | MF | Clarence Seedorf | 51 | 10 | 26+6 | 7 | 12+2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Alberto Gilardino | 45 | 16 | 25+5 | 12 | 7+4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
13 | DF | Alessandro Nesta | 22 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | FW | Marco Borriello | 14 | 3 | 4+5 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
16 | GK | Zeljko Kalac | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
17 | DF | Dario Šimić | 34 | 0 | 17+5 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
18 | DF | Marek Jankulovski | 50 | 3 | 26+7 | 3 | 11+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
19 | DF | Giuseppe Favalli | 22 | 2 | 12+3 | 2 | 1+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
20 | MF | Yoann Gourcuff | 34 | 2 | 9+12 | 1 | 5+4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
21 | MF | Andrea Pirlo | 52 | 3 | 31+3 | 2 | 13+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
22 | MF | Kaká | 48 | 18 | 30+1 | 8 | 14+1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
23 | MF | Massimo Ambrosini | 34 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
24 | DF | Leandro Grimi | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
25 | DF | Daniele Bonera | 36 | 0 | 23+2 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
26 | GK | Marco Storari | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | DF | Serginho | 9 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
28 | MF | Alex Guerci | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
29 | GK | Valerio Fiori | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
31 | DF | Luca Antonelli | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
32 | MF | Cristian Brocchi | 42 | 2 | 25+4 | 1 | 4+4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
33 | FW | Davide Di Gennaro | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
34 | MF | Gastone Bottini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
36 | DF | Matteo Darmian | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
38 | MF | Matteo Lunati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
44 | DF | Massimo Oddo | 18 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
99 | FW | Ronaldo | 14 | 7 | 12+2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Serie A
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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2 | Roma | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 74 | 34 | +40 | 75 | Qualification to Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Lazio[lower-alpha 2] | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 62 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Milan[lower-alpha 2] | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 61 | Qualification to Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
5 | Palermo | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 58 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
6 | Fiorentina[lower-alpha 2] | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 62 | 31 | +31 | 58 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Milan qualified for 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage instead of third qualifying round as the title holders.
- Fiorentina were docked 15 points, Reggina 11 points, Milan 8 points and Lazio 3 points, all for involvement in the 2006 Italian football scandal.
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 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 69 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 19 | +8 |
Last updated: 27 May 2007.
Source: Competitive matches
Matches
10 September 2006 1 | Milan | 2–1 | Lazio | Milan |
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Inzaghi Cafu Oliveira Maldini |
Report | Mudingayi Ledesma Cribari Makinwa |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 44,770 Referee: Paolo Bertini |
17 September 2006 2 | Parma | 0–2 | Milan | Parma |
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Paci De Lucia |
Report | Seedorf Bonera Oliveira Dida Kaká |
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 19,746 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni |
20 September 2006 3 | Milan | 1–0 | Ascoli | Milan |
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Jankulovski Ambrosini |
Report | Nastase Delvecchio |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 43,085 Referee: Paolo Dondarini |
23 September 2006 4 | Livorno | 0–0 | Milan | Livorno |
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Passoni Balleri |
Report | Nesta Ambrosini Bonera |
Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi Attendance: 12,456 Referee: Nicola Ayroldi |
1 October 2006 5 | Milan | 0–0 | Siena | Milan |
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Bertotto Gastaldello Rinaudo Brevi |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 44,658 Referee: Nicola Stefanini |
14 October 2006 6 | Sampdoria | 1–1 | Milan | Genoa |
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Bonazzoli Zenoni Delvecchio |
Report | Jankulovski Kaká Kaladze Bonera |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 25,334 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
22 October 2006 7 | Milan | 0–2 | Palermo | Milan |
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gattuso |
Biava Bresciano Corini Diana Amauri |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 50,028 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
25 October 2006 8 | Chievo | 0–1 | Milan | Verona |
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Luciano Mandelli |
Jankulovski Šimić |
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 12,343 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
28 October 2006 9 | Milan | 3–4 | Internazionale | Milan |
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gattuso Inzaghi Seedorf Gilardino Kaká |
Vieira Crespo Stanković Ibrahimović Maicon Materazzi Júlio César Burdisso |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 78,921 Referee: Stefano Farina |
5 November 2006 10 | Atalanta | 2–0 | Milan | Bergamo |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ventola Donati Soncin |
Šimić Gourcuff |
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 23,799 Referee: Tiziano Pieri |
11 November 2006 11 | Milan | 1–2 | Roma | Milan |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Brocchi Oliveira Brocchi |
Totti De Rossi Mancini Pizarro |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 55,322 Referee: Domenico Messina |
18 November 2006 12 | Empoli | 0–0 | Milan | Empoli |
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Moro Balli |
Costacurta Pirlo Brocchi |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,327 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento |
25 November 2006 13 | Milan | 1–0 | Messina | Milan |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Maldini |
Iuliano De Vezze Lavecchia Zoro Di Napoli |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 42,515 Referee: Gabriel Gava |
3 December 2006 14 | Cagliari | 2–2 | Milan | Cagliari |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Conti Suazo Capone |
Report | Gilardino Borriello Pirlo |
Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Christian Brighi |
10 December 2006 15 | Milan | 0–0 | Torino | Milan |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Jankulovski |
Report | Barone De Ascentis |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 54,022 Referee: Oscar Girardi |
16 December 2006 16 | Fiorentina | 2–2 | Milan | Florence |
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Mutu Krøddldrup Dainelli |
Report | Gilardino Pirlo Šimić Gattuso Cafu |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani |
20 December 2006 17 | Milan | 3–0 | Catania | Milan |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kaká Bonera Gilardino Gourcuff |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Paolo Dondarini |
23 December 2006 18 | Udinese | 0–3 | Milan | Udine |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Eremenko Pinzi |
Report | Kaká Gilardino Seedorf Oliveira Gattuso |
Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
14 January 2007 19 | Milan | 3–1 | Reggina | Milan |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Pirlo Seedorf Gilardino |
Report | Bianchi |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 43,996 Referee: Nicola Ayroldi |
21 January 2007 20 | Lazio | 0–0 | Milan | Rome |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Zauri |
Report | Bonera |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 28,948 Referee: Massimiliano Saccali |
28 January 2007 21 | Milan | 1–0 | Parma | Milan |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Inzaghi |
(Report) | Grella Morfeo |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 41,752 Referee: Gabriel Gava |
11 February 2007 22 | Milan | 2–1 | Livorno | Milan |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Gattuso Jankulovski |
Report | Lucarelli |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 21,649 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
17 February 2007 23 | Siena | 3–4 | Milan | Siena |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Vergassola Maccarone Gastaldello Codrea Galloppa |
Report | Ronaldo Oliveira Pirlo Brocchi Ambrosini |
Stadium: Montepaschi Arena Attendance: 11,191 Referee: Domenico Messina |
25 February 2007 24 | Milan | 1–0 | Sampdoria | Milan |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Oddo Bonera Ambrosini |
Report | Falcone Olivera Bonazzoli |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 39,168 Referee: Nicola Ayroldi |
28 February 2007 25 | Palermo | 0–0 | Milan | Palermo |
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Fontana Guana Pisano |
Report | Favalli Bonera |
Stadium: Stadio Barbera Attendance: 25,361 Referee: Simone Trefoloni |
3 March 2007 26 | Milan | 3–1 | Chievo | Milan |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Gilardino Gattuso Oddo Seedorf |
Report | Pellissier |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: unknown Referee: Paolo Tagliavento |
11 March 2007 27 | Internazionale | 2–1 | Milan | Milan |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ibrahimović Cruz Samuel Córdoba |
Report | Ronaldo Pirlo |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: unknown Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
18 March 2007 28 | Milan | 1–0 | Atalanta | Milan |
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ambrosini Bonera |
Report | Bernardini Migliaccio Doni |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45,491 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani |
31 March 2007 29 | Roma | 1–1 | Milan | Rome |
19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mexès Cassetti Chivu Pizarro |
Report | Favalli Cafu Gilardino |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 43,829 Referee: Domenico Messina |
7 April 2007 30 | Milan | 3–1 | Empoli | Milan |
19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ronaldo Gilardino Gattuso Favalli |
Report | Saudati Pozzi |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45,847 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni |
15 April 2007 31 | Messina | 1–3 | Milan | Messina |
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Rigano De Vezze Zanchi Álvarez Lavecchia Masiello |
Report | Kaká Favalli Gourcuff Pirlo Serginho Ronaldo |
Stadium: Stadio San Filippo Attendance: 27,837 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
18 April 2007 32 | Ascoli | 2–5 | Milan | Ascoli Piceno |
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Melara Eleftheropoulos Di Biagio Guberti Corallo Lombardi Foglio |
Report | Gilardino Kaká Gattuso Bonera Seedorf |
Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Attendance: 15,648 Referee: Nicola Ayroldi |
21 April 2007 33 | Milan | 3–1 | Cagliari | Milan |
19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ronaldo Kaladze Pirlo |
Report | López Conti Pisano Suazo |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45,592 Referee: Mauro Bergonzi |
28 April 2007 34 | Torino | 0–1 | Milan | Turin |
19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Brevi |
(Report) | Seedorf Gilardino Ronaldo |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 21,461 Referee: Domenico Messina |
6 May 2007 35 | Milan | 0–0 | Fiorentina | Milan |
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Gamberini Liverani Blasi Mutu |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: unknown Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
13 May 2007 36 | Catania | 1–1 | Milan | Bologna |
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Spinesi |
(Report) | Seedorf Inzaghi Gattuso Brocchi |
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: unknown Referee: Massimiliano Saccani |
19 May 2007 37 | Milan | 2–3 | Udinese | Milan |
19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gourcuff Costacurta Oliveira |
Report | Asamoah Di Natale Barreto |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: unknown Referee: Andrea Gervasoni |
27 May 2007 38 | Reggina | 2–0 | Milan | Reggio Calabria |
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Amoruso Di Dio Amerini |
Report | Gattuso |
Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: unknown Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
Coppa Italia
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
11 January 2007 | Milan | 2–0 | Arezzo | Milan |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Gilardino Inzaghi |
(Report) | Martinetti Bricca |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Andrea De Marco |
18 January 2007 | Arezzo | 1–0 (1–2 agg.) | Milan | Arezzo |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Floro Flores |
Report | Brocchi Jankulovski |
Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 9,121 Referee: Oberdan Pantana |
Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | ||
3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | |
4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 |
13 September 2006 1 | Milan | 3–0 | Milan, Italy | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Inzaghi Maldini Gourcuff Kaká |
Report | Cirillo Moras |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Mike Riley (England) |
26 September 2006 2 | Lille | 0–0 | Lens, France | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Cabaye |
Report | Jankulovski |
Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) |
17 October 2006 3 | Anderlecht | 0–1 | Anderlecht, Belgium | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Vanden Borre |
Report | Kaladze Bonera Kaká |
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 20,129 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) |
1 November 2006 4 | Milan | 4–1 | Milan, Italy | |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kaká Gattuso Gilardino |
Report | Biglia Juhász Hassan |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 42,300 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany) |
21 November 2006 5 | AEK Athens | 1–0 | Athens, Greece | |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Júlio César Tziortziopoulos Tőzsér |
Report | Oliveira Seedorf |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 56,203 Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) |
Knockout phase
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
3 April 2007 First leg | Milan | 2–2 | Milan, Italy | |
20:45 | Pirlo Gilardino Kaká |
Report | Salihamidžić Van Buyten |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 77,700[4] Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia) |
11 April 2007 Second leg | Bayern Munich | 0–2 (2–4 agg.) | Munich, Germany | |
20:45 | Van Bommel Salihamidžić |
Report | Seedorf Inzaghi |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 65,000[5] Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) |
Semi-finals
24 April 2007 First leg | Manchester United | 3–2 | Manchester, England | |
19:45 | Ronaldo Evra Rooney Giggs |
Report | Kaká Bonera |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,820[6] Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
Final
23 May 2007 Final | Milan | 2–1 | Athens, Greece | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Inzaghi Gattuso Jankulovski |
Report | Mascherano Carragher Kuyt |
Stadium: OACA Spyro Louis Stadium Attendance: 74,000 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany) |
References
- "Attendance Statistics of Serie A 2006–2007". StadiaPostcards.com.
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