Associazione Calcio Milan are an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. The club was founded as Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club in 1899 and has competed in the Italian football league since the following year. Milan currently play in Serie A, the top tier of Italian football. They have been out of the top tier in only two seasons since the establishment of the Serie A as the single division top tier. They have also been involved in European football ever since they became the first Italian club to enter the European Cup in 1955.

This list encompasses the major honours won by Milan, records set by the club, its managers and its players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Milan players on the international stage.

The club currently has the record for the third most Italian top-flight titles (Scudetti) with 19, behind cross-city rivals Inter Milan 20 and Juventus' 36. They also hold the record for the most European Cup victories by an Italian team, winning the competition seven times. Furthermore, in the 1991–92 season Milan became the first team to win the Serie A title without losing a single game. The club's record appearance maker is Paolo Maldini, who has made 902 official appearances between 1985 and 2009. Gunnar Nordahl is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 221 goals during his Milan career.

All figures are correct as of 26 November 2023.

Milan have won honours both domestically and in European cup competitions. They have won the Scudetto nineteen times, the Coppa Italia five times and the Supercoppa Italiana seven times.^[1] They won their first league title in their second season, winning the 1901 Italian Football Championship, while their most recent success came in 2022, when they won their 19th Scudetto. Internationally, they are the most successful Italian club, with 18 trophies which include seven UEFA Champions League titles, five UEFA Super Cups, two European Cup Winners' Cups, three Intercontinental Cups and one FIFA Club World Cup.

Italian Football Championship / Serie A (first division):

• Winners (19): 1901, 1906, 1907, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1967–68, 1978–79, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2010–11, 2021–22

• Runners-up (17): 1902, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1989–90, 1990–91, 2004–05, 2011–12, 2020–21, 2023–24

Serie B (second division):

• Winners (2): 1980–81, 1982–83

Coppa Italia:

• Winners (5): 1966–67, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1976–77, 2002–03
• Runners-up (9): 1941–42, 1967–68, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1997–98, 2015–16, 2017–18

Supercoppa Italiana:

• Winners (7): 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2004, 2011, 2016, 2024
• Runners-up (5): 1996, 1999, 2003, 2018, 2022

European Cup/UEFA Champions League:

• Winners (7): 1962–63, 1968–69, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 2002–03, 2006–07
• Runners-up (4): 1957–58, 1992–93, 1994–95, 2004–05

European Cup Winners' Cup:

• Winners (2): 1967–68, 1972–73
• Runners-up (1): 1973–74

European Super Cup/UEFA Super Cup:

• Winners (5): 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007
• Runners-up (2): 1973, 1993

Intercontinental Cup:

• Winners (3): 1969, 1989, 1990
• Runners-up (4): 1963, 1993, 1994, 2003

FIFA Club World Cup:

• Winners (1): 2007

Latin Cup:

• Winners (2): 1951, 1956
• Runners-up (1): 1953

Mitropa Cup:

• Winners (1): 1982

Series	Years	Last	Promotions	Relegations
A	91	2024–25	—	2 (1980, 1982)
B	2	1982–83	2 (1981, 1983)	never
93 years of professional football in Italy since 1929
Founding member of the Football League’s First Division in 1921

• Longest unbeaten run: 58 games (record across the five main European domestic leagues)
• Longest unbeaten run in away games: 38 games
• League title won with the fewest defeats: 0, in 1991–92 Serie A, (record shared with Juventus)
• Most away games wins in a single Serie A season: 16 (out of 19) in 2020–21 Serie A
• Most consecutive Serie A games with at least 2 goals scored: 17
• Fewest goals conceded in home games in a single Serie A season: 2 in 15 games, in 1968–69 Serie A (record shared with Como)
• Most Serie A top scorer titles: 17

• Most European Cups/Champions League wins without losing a game: 2, in 1988-89 and 1993–94
• Champions League winner with fewest goals conceded: 2, in 1993-94 (record shared with Aston Villa)
• Lowest ratio of goals conceded per game in a single Champions League season: 0.16 in 1993–94
• Most consecutive Champions League finals appearances: 3, from 1992–93 to 1994-95 (record shared with Juventus and Real Madrid)
• Highest goal difference win in a Champions League final: 4, in 1988-89 and 1993-94 (record shared with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, which, however, achieved this result only once)
• First club to have won all games in a Champions League group stage (in 1992–93)
• Fewest goals conceded in a Champions League group stage: 1, in 1992-93 (record shared with 10 other teams)
• Most Intercontinental Cup wins: 3, in 1969, 1989 and 1990 (record shared with Real Madrid, Boca Juniors, Peñarol and Nacional)
• Most Intercontinental Cup finals: 7, in 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994 and 2003

• First match: Milan 2–0 SEF Mediolanum, friendly match (Medaglia del Re), 11 March 1900^[2]
• First league match: Torinese 3–0 Milan, Prima Categoria, 15 April 1900^[3]
• First Coppa Italia match: Milan 7–1 Rivalorese, second round, 6 January 1927^[4]
• First European match: Milan 3–4 Saarbrücken, European Cup, first round, 1 November 1955^[5]

• Record win: 13–0 against Audax Modena, Prima Categoria, 4 October 1914^[6]
• Record away win: 10–0 against Ausonia, Prima Categoria, 21 October 1919^[6]
• Record Serie A win: 9–0 against Palermo, 18 February 1951^[6]
• Record Serie A away win: 8–0 against Genoa, 5 June 1955^[6]
• Record Coppa Italia win: 8–1 against Padova, 13 September 1958^[6]
• Record Coppa Italia away win: 5–0 against Como, 8 June 1958^[6]
• Record win in European competitions: 8–0 against Union Luxembourg, European Cup, 12 September 1962^[6]
• Record away win in European competitions:
  • 6–0 against Union Luxembourg, European Cup, 19 September 1962^[6]
  • 6–0 against Copenhagen, Champions League, 20 October 1993^[7]
• Most wins in a Serie A season: 28 (out of 38 games), during the 2005–06 season^[6]
• Fewest wins in a Serie A season: 5 (out of 30 games), during the 1976–77 season^[6]

• Record (home) defeat: 0–8 against Bologna, Prima Divisione, 5 November 1922^[6]
• Record away defeat:^[6]
  • 0–6 against Juventus, Prima Divisione, 25 October 1925
  • 0–6 against Ajax, European Super Cup, 16 January 1974
• Record-scoring defeat: 2–8 against Juventus, Divisione Nazionale, 10 July 1927^[6]
• Record Serie A (away) defeat:^[6]
  • 1–6 against Alessandria, 26 January 1936
  • 0–5 against Roma, 3 May 1998
  • 0–5 against Atalanta, 22 December 2019
• Record Serie A home defeat: 1–6 against Juventus, 6 April 1997^[6]
• Record Coppa Italia (away) defeat:^[6]
  • 0–5 against Fiorentina, 13 April 1940
  • 0–5 against Torino, 16 May 1943
• Record Coppa Italia home defeat: 0–4 against Roma, 21 November 1979^[6]
• Record (away) defeat in European competitions: 0–6 against Ajax, European Super Cup, 16 January 1974^[6]
• Record home defeat in European competitions: 0–3 against Lille, Europa League, 5 November 2020^[6]
• Most defeats in a Serie A season: 15 (out of 34 games), during the 1930–31 season^[6]
• Fewest defeats in a Serie A season: unbeaten during the 34-game 1991–92 season^[6]

• Most goals scored in a Serie A season: 118 in 38 games, during the 1949–50 season^[6]
• Fewest goals scored in a Serie A season: 21 in 30 games, during the 1981–82 season^[6]
• Most goals conceded in a Serie A season: 62 in 34 games, during the 1932–33 season^[6]
• Fewest goals conceded in a Serie A season: 12 in 30 games, during the 1968–69 season^[6]
• Record for goals scored in successive Serie A matches: 38 in 2020.^[8]

• Most points in a Serie A season:^[6]
  • Two points for a win: 60 in 38 games, during the 1950–51 season
  • Three points for a win:
    • 82 in 34 games, during the 2003–04 season (league included 18 teams)
    • 86 in 38 games, during the 2021–22 season (league included 20 teams)
• Fewest points in a Serie A season:^[6]
  • Two points for a win: 24 in 30 games, during the 1981–82 season
  • Three points for a win: 43 in 34 games, during the 1996–97 season

Official competitions only.

Rank	Player	SA	CI	SCI	UCL	CWC	EL	USC	FCWC IC	Total
1	Paolo Maldini	7	1	5	5	-	-	5	3	26
2	Alessandro Costacurta	7	1	5	5	-	-	4	2	24
3	Franco Baresi	6	-	4	3	-	-	3	2	18
	Roberto Donadoni	6	-	4	3	-	-	3	2	18
5	Mauro Tassotti	5	-	4	3	-	-	3	2	17
	Filippo Galli	5	-	4	3	-	-	3	2	17
7	Marco van Basten	4	-	4	3	-	-	3	2	16
8	Demetrio Albertini	5	-	3	3	-	-	2	2	15
9	Daniele Massaro	4	-	3	2	-	-	3	2	14
	Marco Simone	4	-	3	2	-	-	3	2	14

Paolo Maldini holds Milan's appearance record, having played 902 times over the course of 25 seasons from 1985 to 2009. He also holds the records for league and European appearances, with 647 and 168 respectively. Franco Baresi holds the record for Coppa Italia appearances with 97.

• Most appearances in all competitions: Paolo Maldini, 902^[9]
• Most league appearances: Paolo Maldini, 647
• Most Coppa Italia appearances: Franco Baresi, 97
• Most appearances in UEFA club competitions: Paolo Maldini, 174
• Youngest first-team player: Gustavo Hauser, 15 years and 69 days (against U.S. Milanese, 3 March 1901)^[10]
• Youngest first-team player in Serie A: Francesco Camarda, 15 years and 260 days (against Fiorentina, 25 November 2023)^[11]
• Youngest first-team player in UEFA Champions League: Bryan Cristante, 16 years and 278 days (against Viktoria Plzeň, 6 December 2011)^[12]
• Oldest first-team player: Alessandro Costacurta, 41 years and 25 days (against Udinese, 19 May 2007)^[13]
• Longest-serving player: Paolo Maldini, 24 years and 132 days (from 20 January 1985 to 31 May 2009)

Competitive, professional matches only. Wartime matches excluded.

Rank	Player	Years	League[A]	Coppa Italia	Europe[B]	Other[C]	Total
1	Paolo Maldini	1984–2009	647	72	168	15	902
2	Franco Baresi	1977–1997	532	97	75	15	719
3	Alessandro Costacurta	1986 1987–2007	458	78	116	11	663
4	Gianni Rivera	1960–1979	501	74	76	7	658
5	Mauro Tassotti	1980–1997	429	75	64	15	583
6	Massimo Ambrosini	1995–1997 1998–2013	344	37	101	7	489
7	Gennaro Gattuso	1999–2012	335	26	101	6	468
8	Clarence Seedorf	2002–2012	300	25	102	5	432
9	Angelo Anquilletti	1966–1977	278	71	62	7	418
10	Cesare Maldini	1954–1966	347	9	42	14	412

Milan's all-time leading scorer is Gunnar Nordahl, who scored 221 goals for the club from 1948 to 1956. He holds the record for the most goals in a season with 38 in all competitions in the 1950–51 season. Nordahl also holds the record for the most goals in Serie A with 210; while Gianni Rivera holds the record for the most goals in the Coppa Italia, with 28. Lastly, Filippo Inzaghi holds the record for the most goals in European competition with 41.

• Most goals in all competitions: Gunnar Nordahl, 221
• Most league goals: Gunnar Nordahl, 210
• Most Coppa Italia goals: Gianni Rivera, 28
• Most international goals: Filippo Inzaghi, 43
• Most goals in a season: Gunnar Nordahl, 38 (during the 1950–51 season)
• Most goals in a single match: 5, Louis van Hege (four times), Aldo Cevenini (two times), Carlo Galli and Jose Altafini^[14]
• Most penalties scored: Gianni Rivera, 39^[15]
• Most braces scored: Gunnar Nordahl, 49^{[N 1][16]}
• Most hat-tricks scored: Gunnar Nordahl, 18^{[N 2][17]}
• Most games without scoring for an outfield player: Luigi Perversi, 341
• Youngest goalscorer: Renzo De Vecchi, 15 years and 298 days (against Torino, 28 November 1909)^{[citation needed]}
• Youngest goalscorer in Serie A: Gianni Rivera, 17 years and 80 days (against Juventus, 6 November 1960)^{[citation needed]}
• Oldest goalscorer: Zlatan Ibrahimović, 41 years and 166 days (against Udinese, 18 March 2023)^[18]

Competitive, professional matches only. Wartime matches excluded. Matches played (including as substitute) appear in brackets.

Rank	Player	Years	League[A]	Coppa Italia	Europe[B]	Other[C]	Total
1	Gunnar Nordahl	1949–1956	210 (257)	0 (0)	4 (5)	7 (6)	221 (268)
2	Andriy Shevchenko	1999–2006 2008–2009	127 (226)	7 (16)	38 (76)	3 (4)	175 (322)
3	Gianni Rivera	1960–1979	122 (501)	28 (74)	13 (76)	1 (7)	164 (658)
4	José Altafini	1958–1965	120 (205)	9 (9)	20 (19)	12 (13)	161 (246)
5	Aldo Boffi	1936–1945	109 (163)	22 (23)	0 (0)	0 (1)	131 (187)
6	Filippo Inzaghi	2001–2012	73 (202)	10 (20)	41 (74)	2 (4)	126 (300)
7	Marco van Basten	1987–1995	90 (147)	13 (22)	20 (28)	2 (4)	125 (201)
8	Giuseppe Santagostino	1921–1932	103 (233)	2 (1)	0 (0)	1 (2)	106 (236)
9	Kaká	2003–2009 2013–2014	77 (223)	0 (11)	26 (69)	1 (4)	104 (307)
10	Pierino Prati	1966–1973	72 (143)	14 (34)	16 (30)	0 (2)	102 (209)

Season	Player	Goals
1938–39	Aldo Boffi	19
1939–40	Aldo Boffi	24
1941–42	Aldo Boffi	22
1949–50	Gunnar Nordahl	35
1950–51	Gunnar Nordahl	34
1952–53	Gunnar Nordahl	26
1953–54	Gunnar Nordahl	23
1954–55	Gunnar Nordahl	27
1961–62	José Altafini	22
1967–68	Pierino Prati	15
1972–73	Gianni Rivera	17
1986–87	Pietro Paolo Virdis	17
1989–90	Marco van Basten	19
1991–92	Marco van Basten	25
1999–00	Andriy Shevchenko	24
2003–04	Andriy Shevchenko	24
2011–12	Zlatan Ibrahimović	28

The following players have won the listed awards while playing for Milan.

Ballon d'Or

• 1969 – Gianni Rivera 
• 1987 – Ruud Gullit 
• 1988, 1989, 1992 – Marco van Basten 
• 1995 – George Weah
• 2004 – Andriy Shevchenko 
• 2007 – Kaká 

FIFA World Player of the Year

• 1992 – Marco van Basten 
• 1995 – George Weah 
• 2007 – Kaká 

UEFA Club Footballer of the Year

• 2007 – Kaká 

UEFA Best Defender of the Year (UEFA Club Football Awards)

• 2007 – Paolo Maldini 

UEFA Best Midfielder of the Year (UEFA Club Football Awards)

• 2005 – Kaká 
• 2007 – Clarence Seedorf 

UEFA Best Forward of the Year (UEFA Club Football Awards)

• 2007 – Kaká 

UEFA Best Coach of the Year (UEFA Club Football Awards)

• 2003 – Carlo Ancelotti 

World Soccer Player of the Year

• 1987 – Ruud Gullit
• 1988 – Marco van Basten
• 1989 – Ruud Gullit
• 1992 – Marco van Basten
• 1994 – Paolo Maldini
• 2007 – Kaká

Onze d'Or

• 1988 – Marco van Basten
• 1989 – Marco van Basten
• 1995 – George Weah
• 2007 – Kaká

IFFHS World's Best Player

• 1988 – Marco van Basten
• 1989 – Marco van Basten

Golden Foot

• 2005 – Andriy Shevchenko
• 2009 – Ronaldinho

European Golden Boy

• 2009 – Alexandre Pato

African Footballer of the Year

• 1995 – George Weah

Serie A Footballer of the Year

• 2004 – Kaká
• 2007 – Kaká
• 2011 – Zlatan Ibrahimović
• 2022 – Rafael Leão

Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year

• 2000 – Andriy Shevchenko
• 2004 – Kaká
• 2006 – Kaká
• 2007 – Kaká

Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year

• 2004 – Dida
• 2020 – Gianluigi Donnarumma
• 2021 – Gianluigi Donnarumma
• 2022 – Mike Maignan

Serie A Most Valuable Player

• 2022 – Rafael Leão

Serie A Coach of the Year

• 1999 – Alberto Zaccheroni
• 2004 – Carlo Ancelotti
• 2011 – Massimiliano Allegri
• 2022 – Stefano Pioli

• First capped players: Aldo Cevenini and Pietro Lana for Italy on 15 May 1910^[19]
• Most international caps while a Milan player: Paolo Maldini, 126 for Italy
• First Milan player to appear at a World Cup: Pietro Arcari for Italy at 1934 FIFA World Cup
• Most World Cup appearances while a Milan player: Paolo Maldini, 23 for Italy in 1990, 1994, 1998 and 2002
• Most World Cup goals while a Milan player: Gianni Rivera, 3 for Italy in 1962, 1966, 1970 and 1974
• First World Cup winner: Pietro Arcari in 1934 with Italy
• First non-Italian player to appear in a World Cup final: Nils Liedholm with Sweden in 1958

FIFA World Cup

The following players have won the FIFA World Cup while playing for Milan:

• Pietro Arcari (Italy 1934)
• Franco Baresi (Spain 1982)
• Fulvio Collovati (Spain 1982)
• Marcel Desailly (France 1998)
• Roque Júnior (South Korea/Japan 2002)
• Gennaro Gattuso (Germany 2006)
• Alberto Gilardino (Germany 2006)
• Alessandro Nesta (Germany 2006)
• Filippo Inzaghi (Germany 2006)
• Andrea Pirlo (Germany 2006)

FIFA Confederations Cup

The following players have won the FIFA Confederations Cup while playing for Milan:

• Leonardo (Saudi Arabia 1997)
• Kaká (Germany 2005, South Africa 2009)
• Dida (Germany 2005)
• Alexandre Pato (South Africa 2009)

UEFA European Championship

The following players have won the UEFA European Championship while playing for Milan:

• Angelo Anquilletti (Italy 1968)
• Giovanni Lodetti (Italy 1968)
• Pierino Prati (Italy 1968)
• Gianni Rivera (Italy 1968)
• Roberto Rosato (Italy 1968)
• Ruud Gullit (West Germany 1988)
• Marco van Basten (West Germany 1988)
• Gianluigi Donnarumma (Pan–European 2020)

UEFA Nations League

The following players have won the UEFA Nations League while playing for Milan:

• Théo Hernandez (Italy 2021)
• Mike Maignan (Italy 2021)

Copa América

The following players have won the Copa América while playing for Milan:

• Lucas Paquetá (Brazil 2019)

Africa Cup of Nations

The following players have won the Africa Cup of Nations while playing for Milan:

• Fodé Ballo-Touré (Cameroon 2021)

CONCACAF Nations League

The following players have won the CONCACAF Nations League while playing for Milan:

• Yunus Musah (United States 2024)
• Christian Pulisic (United States 2024)

List of managers who won at least two trophies with Milan:

Rank	Manager	SA	CI	SCI	UCL	CWC	EL	USC	FCWC IC	Total
1	Nereo Rocco	2	3	-	2	2	-	-	1	10
2	Fabio Capello	4	-	3	1	-	-	1	-	9
3	Arrigo Sacchi	1	-	1	2	-	-	2	2	8
	Carlo Ancelotti	1	1	1	2	-	-	2	1	8
5	Herbert Kilpin	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
	Giuseppe Viani	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
	Massimiliano Allegri	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	2

• First manager: Herbert Kilpin, from 1899 to 1906^[20]
• Longest-serving manager by time:
  • Single spell: Carlo Ancelotti, 7 years and 236 days, from 6 November 2001 to 30 June 2009^[21]
  • Multiple spells: Nereo Rocco, 9 years and 161 days, from 11 June 1961 to 16 June 1963 and from 17 June 1967 to 5 July 1972 as head coach; from 6 September 1972 to 10 February 1974, then from 5 October 1975 to 26 June 1976 and from 13 February 1977 to 3 July 1977 as technical director^[22]
• Most appearances in total: Nereo Rocco – 459 matches (323 as head coach and 136 as technical director) in four spells at the club between 1961 and 1977^[22]
• Most Serie A appearances: Nereo Rocco – 309 matches^[22]
• Most Coppa Italia appearances: Nereo Rocco – 67 matches^[22]
• Most UEFA competitions appearances: Carlo Ancelotti – 96 matches^[21]
• Most appearances in international competitions: Carlo Ancelotti – 98 matches^[21]
• Most wins in total: Nereo Rocco – 243 wins^[22]
• Most Serie A wins: Giuseppe Viani – 166 wins^[23]
• Most Coppa Italia wins: Nereo Rocco – 38 wins^[22]
• Most UEFA competitions wins: Carlo Ancelotti - 52 wins^[21]
• Most wins in international competitions: Carlo Ancelotti - 54 wins^[21]

• Gazzetta Sports Award as best Italian sports team of the year: 1979, 1989, 2007, 2022
• Gazzetta Sports Award as best worldwide sports team of the year: 1989
• Serie A Football Club of the Year: 2022
• IFFHS The World's Club Team of the Year: 1995, 2003
• World Soccer Men's World Team of the Year: 1989, 1994, 2003
• France Football European Team of the Year: 1989, 1990
• Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year (nominated): 2004, 2008
• Multiple-winner badge holder (as from 2000 to 2001 season).

• European Cup / UEFA Champions League all-time club rankings (since 1955): 7th place
• UEFA coefficient top-ranked club by 5-year period (since 1975–1979): 2 times (2002-2006 and 2003–2007)
• Second most successful Italian club by number of trophies won: 49
• FIFA Club of the Century: 9th place
• Fourth place in the IFFHS list of the best European clubs of the 20th century.^[24]
• Fifth place in the IFFHS All-time club world ranking.^[25]
• Third place in the list of Top clubs of the 20th century by Kicker sports magazine.
• Fourth place in the top 100 clubs in the history of European competitions by L'Equipe French magazine.^[26]
• Fourth place in the top 40 clubs in the history of European competitions by the BBC.^[27]

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General

• "Campionati e Coppe". A.C. Milan – La storia 1899-2005. Vol. CD 1. Graphic Sector S.r.L. 2005.
• "I Protagonisti". A.C. Milan – La storia 1899-2005. Vol. CD 2. Graphic Sector S.r.L. 2005.

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