1965–66 AC Milan season

During the 1965–66 season Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

Milan Associazione Calcio
1965–66 season
PresidentFelice Riva, then Federico Sordillo, then Luigi Carraro
ManagerNils Liedholm, then Giovanni Cattozzo
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
Inter-Cities Fairs CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Angelo Benedicto Sormani (21)
All: Angelo Benedicto Sormani (24)
Average home league attendance37,743[1]

Summary

In the summer transfer market session of 1965, Milan lost Mario David and José Altafini (to Sampdoria and Napoli respectively) and signed Angelo Sormani, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger and Antonio Angelillo arriving from Sampdoria and Rome.[2]

The squad improved their placement in the Fairs Cup compared to the previous season by reaching the round of 16, from which they were eliminated by draw at the end of the extra time of the play-off against English side Chelsea. In the league, on the other hand, they finished seventh, qualifying for the Mitropa Cup the following year, while in the Coppa Italia they were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Fiorentina.

More than for sporting results, the year was decidedly eventful for what happened on the managerial side. On 8 October 1965, president Felice Riva was arrested for the bankruptcy of his cotton mills company.[3] Federico Sordillo took over as regent and remained in office until 19 April 1966, when Luigi Carraro took over the club.

At the end of the season, Cesare Maldini, followed by defender Mario Trebbi, moved to Torino after a twelve-year career with Milan. The captain's armband then passed to Gianni Rivera.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Italy ITA Luigi Balzarini
GK Italy ITA Mario Barluzzi
GK Italy ITA Claudio Mantovani
DF Italy ITA Alberto Grossetti
DF Italy ITA Luigi Maldera
DF Italy ITA Cesare Maldini
DF Italy ITA Gilberto Noletti
DF Italy ITA Mario Trebbi
DF Italy ITA Nello Santin
DF West Germany FRG Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
DF Italy ITA Giovanni Trapattoni (vice-captain)
MF Italy ITA Urano Benigni
MF Italy ITA Fausto Daolio
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Italy ITA Ambrogio Pelagalli
MF Italy ITA Giovanni Lodetti
MF Italy ITA Sergio Maddè
MF Italy ITA Gianni Rivera (Captain)
MF Italy ITA Nevio Scala
FW Brazil BRA Amarildo
FW Argentina ARG Antonio Angelillo
FW Italy ITA Giuliano Fortunato
FW Italy ITA Bruno Mora
FW Italy ITA Paolo Ferrario
FW Italy ITA Angelo Paina
FW Italy ITA Angelo Benedicto Sormani

Transfers

In
Pos. Name from Type
FWAntonio AngelilloRoma-
MFUrano BenigniPistoiese-
MFSergio MaddèAlessandria-
MFGiorgio MaioliFoggia-
MFNevio ScalaRoma-
DFKarl-Heinz SchnellingerRoma-
FWAngelo Benedicto SormaniSampdoria-
Out
Pos. Name To Type
FWJosé AltafiniNapoli-
MFBruno BacchettaGenoa-
MFVíctor BenítezRoma-
FWAquilino BonfantiLecco-
MFMario DavidSampdoria-
FWPaolo FerrarioVarese-
FWJosé Germano de SalesPalmeiras-
FWPierino PratiSalernitana-

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Juventus 34 13 16 5 38 23 +15 42 Chosen for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
6 Vicenza 34 13 14 7 44 34 +10 40
7 Milan 34 13 12 9 43 33 +10 38
8 Roma 34 13 10 11 28 31 3 36
9 Brescia 34 12 8 14 43 44 1 32
Source: Panini

Matches

6 September 1965 1 Lazio 0-0 Milan Roma
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 26,956
Referee: De Marchi
12 September 1965 2 Milan 1-0 Foggia Milano
Sormani 71' Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 38,249
Referee: Angonese
19 September 1965 3 Brescia 0-3 Milan Brescia
65', 69' Sormani
82' Mora
Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Attendance: 34,441
Referee: Varazzani
26 September 1965 4 Milan 2-0 Sampdoria Milano
Sormani 10'
Mora 80'
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 34,077
Referee: Righetti
3 October 1965 5 SPAL 1-1 Milan Ferrara
Massei 22' (pen.) 37' Rivera Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 16,771
Referee: Lo Bello
10 October 1965 6 Milan 4-1 Napoli Milano
Panzanato 3' (aut)
Rivera 12', 57'
Noletti 84'
62' Altafini Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 68,090
Referee: Monti
17 October 1965 7 Fiorentina 1-0 Milan Firenze
Morrone 86' Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 45,600
Referee: Bernardis
24 October 1965 8 Milan 2-2 Cagliari Milano
Sormani 62'
Lodetti 72'
29' Rizzo
48' Gallardo
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 33,834
Referee: De Marchi
14 November 1965 9 Milan 3-1 Varese Milano
Sormani 25', 39', 71' 86' Maroso Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 31,732
Referee: De Robbio
21 November 1965 10 Inter 1-1 Milan Milano
Domenghini 31' 57' Amarildo Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 75,644
Referee: Lo Bello
28 November 1965 11 Milan 3-1 Roma Milano
Rivera 52'
Sormani 66'
Mora 87'
71' Spanio Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 33,138
Referee: Angonese
12 December 1965 12 Bologna 4-1 Milan Bologna
Pascutti 23'
Perani 34'
Nielsen 61'
Haller 72'
80' Rivera Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 38,598
Referee: Lo Bello
19 December 1965 13 Milan 2-1 Juventus Milano
Sormani 55', 88' 80' Chinesinho Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 60,733
Referee: D'Agostini
26 December 1965 14 Torino 0-1 Milan Torino
67' Rivera Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 27,115
Referee: Bernardis
2 January 1966 15 Milan 1-0 Atalanta Milano
Sormani 43' Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 35,556
Referee: Marchiori
9 January 1966 16 Milan 1-1 Lanerossi Milano
Sormani 79' 57' Vinicio Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 24,662
Referee: Vitullo
16 January 1966 17 Catania 1-1 Milan Catania
Fanello 81' 18' Sormani Stadium: Stadio Cibali
Attendance: 22,458
Referee: Francescon
9 March 1966 18 Milan 0-2 Lazio Milano
24' Governato
51' D'Amato
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 23,316
Referee: Bernardis
30 January 1966 19 Foggia 0-0 Milan Foggia
Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria
Attendance: 29,103
Referee: Lo Bello
6 February 1966 20 Milan 2-1 Brescia Milano
Sormani 37' (pen.)
Angelillo 57'
74' Pagani Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 29,670
Referee: De Marchi
13 February 1966 21 Sampdoria 1-2 Milan Genova
Frustalupi 77' 32' Maddè
57' Lodetti
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 13,045
Referee: D'Agostini
20 February 1966 22 Milan 1-1 SPAL Milano
Rivera 62' 88' Muzzio Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 20,923
Referee: Angonese
27 February 1966 23 Napoli 1-0 Milan Napoli
Sivori 88' Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 75,539
Referee: D'Agostini
6 March 1966 24 Milan 1-2 Fiorentina Milano
Sormani 39' 3', 62' Merlo Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 49,338
Referee: Gonella
13 March 1966 25 Cagliari 1-2 Milan Cagliari
Longoni 55' 54' (aut.) Vescovi
55' Fortunato
Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Attendance: 24,389
Referee: De Marchi
27 March 1966 26 Varese 0-0 Milan Varese
Stadium: Stadio Franco Ossola
Attendance: 15,071
Referee: Di Tonno
3 April 1966 27 Milan 1-2 Inter Milano
Amarildo 32' 8' Bedin
64' Domenghini
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 76,491
Referee: Lo Bello
10 April 1966 28 Roma 1-0 Milan Roma
Tomasin 80' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 29,495
Referee: Angonese
17 April 1966 29 Milan 1-1 Bologna Milano
Sormani 49' 47' Pascutti Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 42,846
Referee: Bernardis
24 April 1966 30 Juventus 3-0 Milan Torino
Leoncini 35'
Stacchini 66'
Chinesinho 67'
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 22,061
Referee: Di Tonno
1 May 1966 31 Milan 0-0 Torino Milano
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 26,458
Referee: Francescon
8 May 1966 32 Atalanta 0-0 Milan Bergamo
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 17,104
Referee: De Marchi
15 May 1966 33 Lanerossi 1-0 Milan Vicenza
Vinicio 66' Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 19,575
Referee: Palazzo
22 May 1966 34 Milan 6-1 Catania Milano
Sormani 3', 22', 53', 67' (pen.)
Trapattoni 7'
Maddè 90'
56' (og) Maldini Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 16,111
Referee: Bigi

Coppa Italia

Quarterfinals

6 January 1966 Milan 1-3 Fiorentina Milano
Sormani 78' 7' Brugnera
52' Hamrin
70' Pirovano
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 13,743
Referee: Gonella

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

First round

22 September 1965 1 Milan 1-0 Strasburgo Milano
Fortunato 41' Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 17,399
Referee: Wharton
27 October 1965 2 Strasburgo 2-1 Milan Strasburgo
Hauss 70' (pen.)
Farias 89'
59' Benigni Stadium: Stadio della Meinau
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Oliveira
7 November 1965 Playoff Milan 1-1[4] (a.e.t.) Strasburgo Milano
Angelillo 59' 80' Szczepaniak Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 12,440
Referee: Huber

Round of 32

1º December 1965 1 CUF Barreiro 2-0 Milan Barreiro
Fernando 61'
Abalroado 89' (pen.)
Stadium: Estádio Alfredo da Silva
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Huber
8 December 1965 2 Milan 2-0 CUF Barreiro Milano
Sormani 18' (pen.)
Angelillo 87'
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 9,249
Referee: Mootz
29 December 1965 Playoff Milan 1-0 CUF Barreiro Milano
Lodetti 76' Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 6,382
Referee: Schulenburg

Round of 16

9 February 1966 1 Milan 2-1 Chelsea Milano
Amarildo 58'
Rivera 75'
89' Graham Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 11,401
Referee: Kreitlein
16 February 1966 2 Chelsea 2-1 Milan Londra
Graham 9'
Osgood 18'
43' Sormani Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 59,541
Referee: Bostroem
2 March 1966 Playoff Milan 1-1[5] (a.e.t.) Chelsea Milano
Fortunato 90' 10' Bridges Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 27,036
Referee: Baumgartner

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition[6] Points Home Away Total GD
G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga
1965-66 Serie A3817953311717476121634131294333+10
1965-66 Coppa Italia100113000000100113-2
1965-66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup6420833003269423109+1
Total2413744023204791422441714135445+9

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa ItaliaInter-Cities Fairs Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
DF Italy ITA Alberto Grossetti 40000040
DF Italy ITA Luigi Maldera 40001030
DF Italy ITA Cesare Maldini 4003101080
DF Italy ITA Gilberto Noletti 1811810000
GK Italy ITA Luigi Balzarini 15-186-71-38-8
FW Brazil BRA Amarildo 3032420061
GK Italy ITA Mario Barluzzi 24-2424-240-00-0
MF Italy ITA Urano Benigni 61101041
MF Italy ITA Fausto Daolio 30200010
FW Italy ITA Paolo Ferrario 00000000
FW Italy ITA Sergio Maddè 2722120060
FW Italy ITA Giuliano Fortunato 1931411042
MF Italy ITA Giovanni Lodetti 3232720051
MF Italy ITA Ambrogio Pelagalli 3703001060
FW Italy ITA Bruno Mora 1331230010
MF Italy ITA Gianni Rivera 3683171041
DF Italy ITA Mario Trebbi 2501701070
DF Italy ITA Nello Santin 3402600080
MF Italy ITA Nevio Scala 10000010
DF Germany GER Karl-Heinz Schnellinger 3002500050
FW Italy ITA Angelo Benedicto Sormani 392432211162
FW Argentina ARG Antonio Angelillo 2131111092
MF Italy ITA Giovanni Trapattoni 2111811020
GK Italy ITA Claudio Mantovani 5-34-20-01-1

See also

References

  1. "Attendance Statistics of Serie A". stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. "Calciomercato 1966–67". magliarossonera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  3. "Morto (dimenticato) Felicino Riva Industriale in fuga e presidente del Milan". corriere.it (in Italian). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. Milan qualified by draw.
  5. Chelsea qualified by draw.
  6. "Milan Associazione Calcio 1965–66". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  7. "Milan Associazione Calcio 1965–66". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

Bibliography

  • Almanacco illustrato del Milan, ed: 2, March 2005. Panini.
  • Enrico Tosi. La storia del Milan, May 2005. Italia/Italy cid Tosi.
  • Milan. Sempre con te, December 2009. Mondadori. 2009. ISBN 978-88-04-59118-4.
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