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 ![]() Cafu ![]() Inzaghi ![]() Oliveira ![]() Maldini ![]() |
Report | Mudingayi ![]() Ledesma ![]() Cribari ![]() Makinwa ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Report | Seedorf ![]() Oliveira ![]() Bonera ![]() Kaká ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Report | Nastase ![]() Delvecchio ![]() |
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 ![]() Balleri ![]() |
Report | Nesta ![]() Ambrosini ![]() Bonera ![]() |
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 ![]() Gastaldello ![]() Rinaudo ![]() Brevi ![]() |
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 ![]() Zenoni ![]() Delvecchio ![]() |
Report | Jankulovski ![]() Kaká ![]() Kaladze ![]() Bonera ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Biava ![]() Bresciano ![]() Corini ![]() Diana ![]() Amauri ![]() |
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 ![]() Mandelli ![]() |
Jankulovski ![]() ![]() Šimić ![]() |
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 ![]() Inzaghi ![]() Seedorf ![]() ![]() Gilardino ![]() ![]() Kaká ![]() |
Vieira ![]() Crespo ![]() Stanković ![]() Ibrahimović ![]() Maicon ![]() Materazzi ![]() ![]() ![]() Júlio César ![]() Burdisso ![]() |
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 ![]() Donati ![]() Soncin ![]() |
Šimić ![]() Gourcuff ![]() |
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 ![]() Oliveira ![]() Brocchi ![]() |
Totti ![]() De Rossi ![]() Mancini ![]() Pizarro ![]() |
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 ![]() Balli ![]() |
Costacurta ![]() Pirlo ![]() Brocchi ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Iuliano ![]() De Vezze ![]() Lavecchia ![]() Zoro ![]() Di Napoli ![]() |
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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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 |
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 |
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6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 |
13 September 2006 1 | Milan ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Milan, Italy |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Júlio César ![]() Tziortziopoulos ![]() Tőzsér ![]() |
Report | Oliveira ![]() Seedorf ![]() |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 56,203 Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) |
6 December 2006 6 | Milan ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
Milan, Italy |
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20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Odemwingie ![]() Keïta ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 27,067 Referee: Graham Poll (England) |
Knockout phase
Round of 16
20 February 2007 First leg | Celtic ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
Glasgow, Scotland |
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20:45 | Nakamura ![]() |
Report | Maldini ![]() Gilardino ![]() |
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.) |
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Milan, Italy |
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20:45 | Ambrosini ![]() Kaká ![]() |
Report | McManus ![]() Naylor ![]() McGeady ![]() Lennon ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 65,000[3] Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria) |
Quarter-finals
3 April 2007 First leg | Milan ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
Milan, Italy |
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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.) |
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Munich, Germany |
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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 |
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19:45 | Ronaldo ![]() Evra ![]() Rooney ![]() Giggs ![]() |
Report | Kaká ![]() ![]() Bonera ![]() |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,820[6] Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
2 May 2007 Second leg | Milan ![]() |
3–0 (5–3 agg.) |
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Milan, Italy |
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20:45 | Kaká ![]() Seedorf ![]() Ambrosini ![]() Gilardino ![]() Gattuso ![]() |
Report | Ronaldo ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 78,500[7] Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
Final
23 May 2007 Final | Milan ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Athens, Greece |
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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) |
Coppa Italia
Round of 16
November 8, 2006 | Milan | 4–2 | Brescia | 20:30 - San Siro, Milan |
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Cafu ![]() Borriello ![]() Brocchi ![]() Inzaghi ![]() |
Report | Serafini ![]() Alfageme ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni |
November 28, 2006 | Brescia | 1–2 | Milan | 21:00 - Mario Rigamonti, Brescia |
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Hamšík ![]() |
(Report) | Oliveira ![]() Zoboli ![]() Borriello ![]() |
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 ![]() Inzaghi ![]() |
(Report) | Martinetti ![]() Bricca ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Report | Brocchi ![]() Jankulovski ![]() |
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 ![]() Ambrosini ![]() Inzaghi ![]() Pirlo ![]() |
Report | Perrotta ![]() Pizarro ![]() Mexès ![]() |
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 ![]() Perrotta ![]() Pizarro ![]() |
Report | Gilardino ![]() Costacurta ![]() |
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)