2006–07 A.C. Milan season
2006–07 season | ||||
President | Silvio Berlusconi | |||
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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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The 2006–07 season has had its ups and downs for Milan. Having started the season with an 8-point penalty due to the Italian football scandal, a bad run of results where Milan failed to win for 9 matches in a row 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 consecutive matches without defeat. Two wins against Catania and Udinese left Milan only 6 points behind fourth place and qualification for the Champions League. Milan eventually finished fourth in the league, behind Lazio. After showing a bad physical condition throughout most of the autumn, 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.
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
Starting line-up. The so-called Christmas Tree which led Milan to their seventh European title. |
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 | 18 | 9 | 12+2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Competitions
Serie A
Matches
September 10, 2006 1 | Milan | 2–1 | Lazio | Milan |
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15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Inzaghi 27' Cafu 35' Inzaghi 45' Oliveira 70' Maldini 83' |
Report | Mudingayi 32' Ledesma 63' Cribari 69' Makinwa 73' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 44,770 Referee: Paolo Bertini |
September 17, 2006 2 | Parma | 0–2 | Milan | Parma |
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20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Paci 36' | Report | Seedorf 25' Oliveira 29' Bonera 32' Kaká 85' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 19,746 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni |
September 20, 2006 3 | Milan | 1–0 | Ascoli | Milan |
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20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Jankulovski 67' | Report | Nastase 43' Delvecchio 90' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 43,085 Referee: Paolo Dondarini |
September 23, 2006 4 | Livorno | 0–0 | Milan | Livorno |
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18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Passoni 33' Balleri 40' |
Report | Nesta 30' Ambrosini 45' Bonera 70' |
Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi Attendance: 12,456 Referee: Nicola Ayroldi |
October 1, 2006 5 | Milan | 0–0 | Siena | Milan |
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15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Bertotto 66' Gastaldello 66' Rinaudo 70' Brevi 90' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 44,658 Referee: Nicola Stefanini |
October 14, 2006 6 | Sampdoria | 1–1 | Milan | Genoa |
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18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Bonazzoli 69' Zenoni 71' Delvecchio 84' |
Report | Jankulovski 73' Kaká 80' Kaladze 84' Bonera 90' |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 25,334 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
October 22, 2006 7 | Milan | 0–2 | Palermo | Milan |
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20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gattuso 31' | Biava 26' Bresciano 48' Corini 57' Diana 61' Amauri 74' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 50,028 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
October 25, 2006 8 | Chievo | 0–1 | Milan | Verona |
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15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Luciano 22' Mandelli 69' |
Jankulovski 30', 31' Šimić 48' |
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 12,343 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
October 28, 2006 9 | Milan | 3–4 | Internazionale | Milan |
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20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gattuso 5' Inzaghi 19' Seedorf 30', 51' Gilardino 51', 76' Kaká 90' |
Vieira 4' Crespo 17' Stanković 22' Ibrahimović 47' Maicon 54' Materazzi 68', 55', 69' Júlio César 88' Burdisso 90+5' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 78,921 Referee: Stefano Farina |
November 5, 2006 10 | Atalanta | 2–0 | Milan | Bergamo |
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15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ventola 50' Donati 61' Soncin 90+2' |
Šimić 11' Gourcuff 55' |
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 23,799 Referee: Tiziano Pieri |
November 11, 2006 11 | Milan | 1–2 | Roma | Milan |
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20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Brocchi 56' Oliveira 61' Brocchi 72' |
Totti 7', 83' De Rossi 61' Mancini 76' Pizarro 85' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 55,322 Referee: Domenico Messina |
November 18, 2006 12 | Empoli | 0–0 | Milan | Empoli |
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18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Moro 38' Balli 84' |
Costacurta 23' Pirlo 28' Brocchi 75' |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,327 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento |
November 25, 2006 13 | Milan | 1–0 | Messina | Milan |
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20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Maldini 13' | Iuliano 31' De Vezze 36' Lavecchia 47' Zoro 71' Di Napoli 78' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 42,515 Referee: Gabriel Gava |
Coppa Italia
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Milan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 |
Lille | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 |
AEK Athens | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 |
Anderlecht | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 |
13 September 2006 1 | Milan | 3–0 | AEK Athens | Milan, Italy |
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20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Inzaghi 17' Maldini 23' Gourcuff 41' Kaká 76' (pen.) |
Report | Cirillo 27' Moras 64' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Mike Riley (England) |
26 September 2006 2 | Lille | 0–0 | Milan | Lens, France |
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20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Cabaye 90+4' | Report | Jankulovski 88' | Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) |
17 October 2006 3 | Anderlecht | 0–1 | Milan | Anderlecht, Belgium |
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20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Vanden Borre 7' | Report | Kaladze 25' Bonera 32', 47' Kaká 58' |
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 20,129 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) |
1 November 2006 4 | Milan | 4–1 | Anderlecht | Milan, Italy |
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20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kaká 6' (pen.), 22', 56' Gattuso 74' Gilardino 88', 89' |
Report | Biglia 58' Juhász 61' Hassan 83' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 42,300 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany) |
21 November 2006 5 | AEK Athens | 1–0 | Milan | Athens, Greece |
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20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Júlio César 32' Tziortziopoulos 34' Tőzsér 58' |
Report | Oliveira 45' Seedorf 75' |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 56,203 Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) |
6 December 2006 6 | Milan | 0–2 | Lille | Milan, Italy |
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20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Odemwingie 7' Keïta 58', 67' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 27,067 Referee: Graham Poll (England) |
Knockout phase
Round of 16
20 February 2007 First leg | Celtic | 0–0 | Milan | Glasgow, Scotland |
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20:45 | Nakamura 36' | Report | Maldini 10' Gilardino 71' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,785 [2] Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway) |
7 March 2007 Second leg | Milan | 1–0 (a.e.t.) (1–0 agg.) |
Celtic | Milan, Italy |
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20:45 | Ambrosini 42' Kaká 93' |
Report | McManus 41' Naylor 56' McGeady 86' Lennon 104' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 65,000[3] Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria) |
Quarter-finals
3 April 2007 First leg | Milan | 2–2 | Bayern Munich | Milan, Italy |
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20:45 | Pirlo 40' Gilardino 53' Kaká 84' (pen.) |
Report | Salihamidžić 33' Van Buyten 78', 90+4', 84' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 77,700[4] Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia) |
11 April 2007 Second leg | Bayern Munich | 0–2 (2–4 agg.) |
Milan | Munich, Germany |
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20:45 | Van Bommel 47' Salihamidžić 63' |
Report | Seedorf 27' Inzaghi 31' |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 65,000[5] Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) |
Semi-finals
24 April 2007 First leg | Manchester United | 3–2 | Milan | Manchester, England |
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19:45 | Ronaldo 6' Evra 42' Rooney 59', 90+1' Giggs 62' |
Report | Kaká 22', 37', 62' Bonera 74' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,820[6] Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
2 May 2007 Second leg | Milan | 3–0 (5–3 agg.) |
Manchester United | Milan, Italy |
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20:45 | Kaká 11' Seedorf 30' Ambrosini 75' Gilardino 78' Gattuso 81' |
Report | Ronaldo 84' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 78,500[7] Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
Final
23 May 2007 Final | Milan | 2–1 | Liverpool | Athens, Greece |
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20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Inzaghi 45', 82' Gattuso 40' Jankulovski 54' |
Report | Mascherano 58' Carragher 60' Kuyt 89' |
Stadium: OACA Spyro Louis Stadium Attendance: 74,000 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany) |
Coppa Italia
Round of 16
November 8, 2006 | Milan | 4–2 | Brescia | 20:30 - San Siro, Milan |
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Cafu 31' Borriello 60', 86' Brocchi 67' Inzaghi 78' |
Report | Serafini 34' Alfageme 37' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni |
November 28, 2006 | Brescia | 1–2 | Milan | 21:00 - Mario Rigamonti, Brescia |
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Hamšík 43' | (Report) | Oliveira 15' Zoboli 19' (o.g.) Borriello 62' |
Attendance: 2,700 |
Milan advance 6–3 on aggregate
Quarter-finals
January 11, 2007 | Milan | 2–0 | Arezzo | 21:00 - San Siro, Milan |
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Gilardino 35' Inzaghi 50' |
(Report) | Martinetti 24' Bricca 55' |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Andrea De Marco |
18 January 2007 | Arezzo | 1–0 | Milan | 21:00 - Stadio Comunale, Arezzo |
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Floro Flores 53' | Report | Brocchi 45' Jankulovski 61' |
Attendance: 9,121 Referee: Oberdan Pantana |
Milan advance 2 - 1 on aggregate
Semi-finals
25 January 2007 | Milan | 2–2 | Roma | Milan, Lombardy |
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21:15 | Oliveira 4' Ambrosini 10' Inzaghi 23' Pirlo 65' |
Report | Perrotta 29' Pizarro 39' Mexès 53' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 6,045 Referee: Paolo Bertini |
31 January 2007 | Roma | 3–1 | Milan | Rome, Lazio |
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21:15 | Mancini 8' Perrotta 23' Pizarro 46' |
Report | Gilardino 18' Costacurta 33' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 39,249 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
- Roma advance 5–3 on aggregate
- Milan knocked out of Coppa Italia
References
- ↑ http://www.stadiapostcards.com/A06-07.htm
- ↑ BBC SPORT | Football | Europe | Celtic 0-0 AC Milan
- ↑ BBC SPORT | Football | Europe | AC Milan 1-0 Celtic (agg 1-0)
- ↑ BBC SPORT | Football | Europe | AC Milan 2-2 Bayern Munich
- ↑ BBC SPORT | Football | Europe | B Munich 0-2 AC Milan (agg 2-4)
- ↑ BBC SPORT | Football | Europe | Man Utd 3-2 AC Milan
- ↑ BBC SPORT | Football | Europe | AC Milan 3-0 Man Utd (Agg: 5-3)