List of A.C. Milan records and statistics
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 shares with Internazionale the record for the second most Italian top-flight titles with 18, behind Juventus' 35, and also holds 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 16 January 2019.
Honours
Milan have won honours both domestically and in European cup competitions. They have won the Scudetto 18 times, the Coppa Italia five times and the Supercoppa Italiana seven times. They won their first title in their second season, winning the 1901 Italian Football Championship, while their most recent success came in 2011, when they won their 18th Scudetto.Domestic
League
- Italian Football Championship / Serie A
- Serie B
Cups
- Coppa Italia
- Supercoppa Italiana
International
- European Cup/UEFA Champions League
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- European Super Cup/UEFA Super Cup
- Intercontinental Cup
- FIFA Club World Cup
- Latin Cup
- Mitropa Cup
Divisional movements
Player records
Appearances
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.
- Most league appearances: Paolo Maldini, 647.
- Most Coppa Italia appearances: Franco Baresi, 97.
- Most European appearances: Paolo Maldini, 168.
- Youngest first-team player: Gustavo Hauser, 15 years and 69 days.
- Youngest first-team player in Serie A: Paolo Maldini, 16 years and 208 days.
- Youngest first-team player in UEFA Champions League: Bryan Cristante, 16 years and 278 days.
- Oldest first-team player: Alessandro Costacurta, 41 years and 25 days.
- Longest-serving player: Paolo Maldini, 24 years and 132 days.
Most appearances
| # | Name | Years | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Other | Total |
| 1 |  | 647 | 72 | 168 | 15 | ||
| 2 | | 1977-1997 | 532 | 97 | 75 | 15 | |
| 3 | | 1986 1987-2007 | 458 | 78 | 116 | 11 | |
| 4 | | 1960-1979 | 501 | 74 | 76 | 7 | |
| 5 | | 1980-1997 | 429 | 75 | 64 | 15 | |
| 6 | | 1995-1997 1998-2013 | 344 | 37 | 101 | 7 | |
| 7 | | 1999-2012 | 335 | 26 | 101 | 6 | |
| 8 |  | 2002-2012 | 300 | 25 | 102 | 5 | |
| 9 | | 1966-1977 | 278 | 71 | 62 | 7 | |
| 10 | | 1954-1966 | 347 | 9 | 42 | 14 |
Goalscorers
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.
- Most games without scoring for an outfield player: Luigi Perversi, 341.
- Youngest goalscorer: Renzo De Vecchi, 15 years and 298 days.
- Youngest goalscorer in Serie A: Gianni Rivera, 17 years and 80 days.
- Oldest goalscorer: Alessandro Costacurta, 41 years and 25 days.
Top goalscorers
| # | Name | Years | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Other | Total |
| 1 |  | ||||||
| 2 |  | 1999-2006 2008-2009 | |||||
| 3 | | 1960-1979 | |||||
| 4 |  | 1958-1965 | |||||
| 5 |  | 1936-1945 | |||||
| 6 | | 2001-2012 | |||||
| 7 | | 1987-1995 | |||||
| 8 | | 1921-1932 | |||||
| 9 | | 2003-2009 2013-2014 | |||||
| 10 | | 1966-1973 |
International
- First capped players: Aldo Cevenini and Pietro Lana for Italy on 15 May 1910.
- 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.
Managerial records
- First manager: Herbert Kilpin, from 1899 to 1906.
- Longest-serving manager by time:
- *Single spell: Carlo Ancelotti, 7 years and 236 days, from 6 November 2001 to 30 June 2009.
- *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.
- Longest-serving manager by matches: Nereo Rocco managed the club for 459 matches in his four spells at the club, between 1961 and 1977.
Club records
Matches
Firsts
- First match: Milan 2-0 SEF Mediolanum, friendly match, 11 March 1900.
- First league match: Torinese 3–0 Milan, Prima Categoria, 15 April 1900.
- First Coppa Italia match: Milan 7–1 Rivalorese, second round, 6 January 1927.
- First European match: Milan 3–4 Saarbrücken, European Cup, first round, 1 November 1955.
Wins
- Record win: 13–0 against Audax Modena, Prima Categoria, 4 October 1914.
- Record away win: 10–0 against Ausonia, Prima Categoria, 21 October 1919.
- Record Serie A win: 9–0 against Palermo, 18 February 1951.
- Record Serie A away win: 8–0 against Genoa, 5 June 1955.
- Record Coppa Italia win: 8–1 against Padova, 13 September 1958.
- Record Coppa Italia away win: 5–0 against Como, 8 June 1958.
- Record win in European competitions: 8–0 against Union Luxembourg, European Cup, 12 September 1962.
- Record away win in European competitions:
- *6–0 against Union Luxembourg, European Cup, 19 September 1962;
- *6–0 against Copenhagen, Champions League, 20 October 1993.
- Most wins in a Serie A season: 28, during the 2005-06 season.
- Fewest wins in a Serie A season: 5, during the 1976-77 season.
Defeats
- Record defeat: 0–8 against Bologna, Prima Divisione, 5 November 1922.
- Record away defeat:
- *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.
- Record Serie A defeat:
- * 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.
- Record Coppa Italia defeat:
- * 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.
- Record defeat in European competitions: 0–6 against Ajax, European Super Cup, 16 January 1974.
- Record home defeat in European competitions:
- * 0–2 against Barcelona, European Cup, 4 November 1959;
- * 0–2 against Espanyol, UEFA Cup, 21 October 1987;
- * 0–2 against Ajax, Champions League, 23 November 1994;
- * 0–2 against Lille, Champions League, 6 December 2006;
- * 0–2 against Arsenal, Champions League, 4 March 2008;
- * 0–2 against Ajax, Champions League, 8 December 2010;
- * 0–2 against Arsenal, Europa League, 8 March 2018.
- Most defeats in a Serie A season: 15, during the 1930-31 season.
- Fewest defeats in a Serie A season: unbeaten during the 34-game 1991-92 season.
Goals
- Most goals scored in a Serie A season: 118 in 38 games, during the 1949-50 season.
- Fewest goals scored in a Serie A season: 21 in 30 games, during the 1981-82 season.
- Most goals conceded in a Serie A season: 62 in 34 games, during the 1932-33 season.
- Fewest goals conceded in a Serie A season: 12 in 30 games, during the 1968-69 season.
Points
- Most points in a Serie A season:
- *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.
- **82 in 38 games, during the 2010-11 season.
- Fewest points in a Serie A season:
- *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.
European statistics