1968–69 AC Milan season

During the 1968–1969 season Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and European Cup.

Milan Associazione Calcio
1968–69 season
PresidentFranco Carraro
ManagerNereo Rocco
Marino Bergamasco (as Technical Director)
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A[1]
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
European CupWinners (in European Cup)
Top goalscorerLeague: Pierino Prati (14)
All: Prati (21)
Highest home attendance80,119 (vs Manchester United 23 April 1969)
Average home league attendance48,403[2]

Summary

For the season the club office confirmed Nereo Rocco as manager. In June 1968, Anquilletti, Lodetti, Prati, Rivera e Rosato became European champions with National Team winners of UEFA Euro 1968. Loan in Romano Fogli and return Luigi Maldera after 2 years of loan out.[3]

In league the squad competed against Cagliari and Fiorentina in the race of the trophy.[4][5] In quarterfinals of Coppa Italia Torino, defeated Milan 1–0 both games.

In European Cup the squad reached the Final after defeated in Round of 32 Malmö FF (lost 1–2 at Malmö and won 4–1 in Milan), The team did not play the Eightfinals due to Eastern European teams abandoned the tournament, qualifying to the Quarterfinals[6] now to match against Celtic Glasgow (draw 0–0 in Home and 1–0 won away), in semifinals the club defeated English squad Manchester United champions last year (won 2–0 at San Siro and lost 1–0 at Old Trafford), including stars such as George Best and World Cup champion Bobby Charlton.

Final of the Euro tournament was disputed on 28 May 1969 in Madrid against Netherlands' club Ajax won by Milan with a 4–1 thanks to a hat-trick of Pierino Prati and 1 goal of Sormani after rivals scored by penalty on Vasović. The club clinched its second title ever.

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 Pierangelo Belli
GK Italy ITA Fabio Cudicini
GK Italy ITA Claudio Mantovani[7]
GK Italy ITA Villiam Vecchi
DF Italy ITA Angelo Anquilletti
DF Italy ITA Bruno Baveni
DF Italy ITA Saul Malatrasi
DF Italy ITA Luigi Maldera
DF Italy ITA Paolo Montanari
DF Italy ITA Roberto Rosato
DF Italy ITA Nello Santin
DF Germany GER Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
MF Italy ITA Roberto Casone[8]
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Italy ITA Romano Fogli
MF Italy ITA Giovanni Lodetti
MF Italy ITA Gianni Rivera (Captain)
MF Italy ITA Giorgio Rognoni
MF Italy ITA Nevio Scala
MF Italy ITA Giovanni Trapattoni (vice-captain)
FW Italy ITA Lino Golin
FW Sweden SWE Kurt Hamrin
FW Italy ITA Angelo Marchi
FW Italy ITA Bruno Mora
FW Italy ITA Carlo Petrini
FW Italy ITA Pierino Prati
FW Italy ITA Angelo Benedicto Sormani

Transfers

Summer

In
Pos. Name from Type
GKClaudio MantovaniBariloan ended
DFLuigi MalderaA.C. Monzaloan ended
DFPaolo MontanariCalcio Catanialoan
MFRomano FogliBologna F.C.
FWAngelo PainaPadova Calcioloan ended
FWCarlo PetriniGenoa
Out
Pos. Name To Type
DFAlberto GrossettiCalcio Catanialoaned out
MFMassimo GiacominiTriestina
FWAntonio AngelilloGenoa
FWAngelo PainaTriestinaloan

Autumn

Out
Pos. Name To Type
GKClaudio MantovaniAtalanta B.C.
FWLino GolinVareseloan

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fiorentina (C) 30 16 13 1 38 18 +20 45 Qualification to European Cup
2 Cagliari 30 14 13 3 41 18 +23 41 Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3 Milan 30 14 13 3 31 12 +19 41 Qualification to European Cup[lower-alpha 1]
4 Internazionale 30 14 8 8 55 26 +29 36 Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
5 Juventus 30 12 11 7 32 24 +8 35
Source: Panini
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Qualified as defending champions.

Matches

29 September 1968 1 Milan 1–0 Sampdoria Milan
Lodetti 43' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 39,452
Referee: Francesco De Robbio
6 October 1968 2 Hellas Verona 1–3 Milan Brescia
Maddè 61' Report 28' Rivera
50' Prati
85' Sormani
Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti[9]
Attendance: 27,634
Referee: Lo Bello
13 October 1968 3 Milan 2–1 Pisa Milan
Sormani 27'
Prati 82'
Report 77' Joan Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 39,028
Referee: Barbaresco
27 October 1968 4 Fiorentina 0–0 Milan Firenze
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 42,665
Referee: Sbardella
3 November 1968 5 Milan 1–0 Inter Milan
Fogli 68' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 76,439
Referee: Angonese
10 November 1968 6 Atalanta 0–0 Milan Bergamo
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 21,219
Referee: Francescon
17 November 1968 7 Milan 4–1 Lanerossi Vicenza Milan
Sormani 28'
Carlo Petrini 48'
Prati 78', 89'
Report 75' Gallina Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 23,713
Referee: Pieroni
24 November 1968 8 Bologna 1–0 Milan Bologna
Mujesan 38' Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 40,790
Referee: Picasso
1 December 1968 9 Milan 0–0 Cagliari Milan
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 75,062
Referee: Lo Bello
8 December 1968 10 Juventus 0–1 Milan Torino
Report 41' Hamrin Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 42,016
Referee: Monti
15 December 1968 11 Roma 1–1 Milan Roma
Taccola 62' Report 38' Sormani Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 63,320
Referee: Lo Bello
22 December 1968 12 Milan 1–0 Torino Milan
Rosato 88' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 32,878
Referee: Sbardella
12 January 1969 13 Varese 0–0 Milan Varese
Report Stadium: Stadio Franco Ossola
Attendance: 12,951
Referee: Angonese
19 January 1969 14 Napoli 0–0 Milan Napoli
Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 75,054
Referee: Lo Bello
26 January 1969 15 Milan 1–0 Palermo Milan
Prati 44' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 40,628
Referee: Pieroni
2 February 1969 16 Sampdoria 1–1 Milan Genova
Sabatini 80' Report 37' (o.g.) Vincenzi Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 24,697
Referee: De Marchi
9 February 1969 17 Milan 3–0 Hellas Verona Milan
Prati 32', 66', 78' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 39,008
Referee: Bernardis
15 February 1969 18 Pisa 0–1 Milan Pisa
Report 70' (o.g.) Gonfiantini Stadium: Stadio Arena Garibaldi
Attendance: 25,640
Referee: Monti
23 February 1969 19 Milan 0–0 Fiorentina Milan
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 57,283
Referee: Gonella
2 March 1969 20 Inter 1–1 Milan Milan
Corso 53' Report 86' Prati Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 72,688
Referee: Lo Bello
8 March 1969 21 Milan 0–0 Atalanta Milan
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 45,538
Referee: Lattanzi
16 March 1969 22 Lanerossi Vicenza 1–1 Milan Vicenza
Reif 70' Report 45' Rivera Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Bernardis
23 March 1969 23 Milan 4–0 Bologna Milan
Fogli 41'
Prati 68', 81', 88'
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 36,130
Referee: De Marchi
6 April 1969 24 Cagliari 3–1 Milan Cagliari
Greatti 16'
Nené 45'
Riva 54'
Report 33' Rivera Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Attendance: 23,352
Referee: Sbardella
13 April 1969 25 Milan 1–0 Juventus Milan
Prati 20' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 76,624
Referee: Lo Bello
19 April 1969 26 Milan 1–0 Roma Milan
Petrini 56' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 52,064
Referee: Monti
27 April 1969 27 Torino 1–0 Milan Torino
Cereser 17' Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 42,337
Referee: Sbardella
4 May 1969 28 Milan 2–0 Varese Milan
Fogli 22'
Prati 36'
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 28,426
Referee: D'Agostini
10 May 1969 29 Milan 0–0 Napoli Milan
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 63,701
Referee: Angonese
18 May 1969 30 Palermo 0–0 Milan Palermo
Report Stadium: Stadio La Favorita
Attendance: 17,160
Referee: Bernardis

Coppa Italia

Group 1

8 September 1968 1 Milan 2–0 Ternana Milan
Rivera 17' (rig.)
Sormani 31'
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 12,603
Referee: Bigi
14 September 1968 2 Monza 0–3 Milan Monza
55' Prati
56' Hamrin
63' Schnellinger
Stadium: Stadio Gino Alfonso Sada
Attendance: 8,579
Referee: Angonese
22 September 1968 3 Lanerossi Vicenza 0–0 Milan Vicenza
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 13,088
Referee: D'Agostini

Quarterfinals

19 March 1969 Torino 1–0 Milan Torino
Bolchi 88' Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 12,172
Referee: Angonese
2 April 1969 Milan 0–1 Torino Milan
61' Fossati Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 6,014
Referee: Di Tonno

European Cup

Round of 32

18 September 1968 1 Malmö Sweden 2–1 Italy Milan Malmö
Olsberg 45'
Elmstedt 50'
Report 58' Rivera Stadium: Malmö Stadion
Attendance: 23,318
Referee: West GermanySiebert
2 October 1968 2 Milan Italy 4–1 Sweden Malmö Milan
Prati 32', 69'
Sormani 62'
Rivera 89' (rig.)
Report 16' Ljungberg Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 61,932
Referee: FranceMachin

Round of 16

On starting of competition due to political issues related to Spring of Prague, the next teams abandoned the tournament:

As a result, Milan, Benfica and Crvena Zvezda, qualified on table to the next round.

Quarterfinals

19 February 1969 1 Milan Italy 0–0 Scotland Celtic Milan
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 62,402
Referee: West GermanyTschenscher
12 March 1969 2 Celtic Scotland 0–1 Italy Milan Glasgow
Report 12' Prati Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: SpainOrtiz de Mendibil

Semifinals

23 April 1969 1 Milan Italy 2–0 England Manchester United Milan
Sormani 33'
Hamrin 49'
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 80,050
Referee: CzechoslovakiaKrnávek
15 May 1969 2 Manchester United England 1–0 Italy Milan Manchester
Charlton 70' Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: FranceMachin

Final

28 May 1969 Milan Italy 4–1 Netherlands Ajax Madrid
Prati 8', 40', 75'
Sormani 67'
Report 60' (pen) Vasović Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 59,000
Referee: SpainJosé Maria Ortiz de Mendibil

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition[10] Points Home Away Total GD
G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga
1968-69 Serie A4115114021215393101030141333112+19
1968-69 Coppa ItaliaQuarterfinals210121311131521252+3
1968-69 European CupWinners3210613102237[11]412125+7
Total201451294215106151442201574819+29

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa ItaliaEuropean Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
DF Italy ITA Angelo Anquilletti 4003003070
DF Italy ITA Bruno Baveni 00000000
GK Italy ITA Pierangelo Belli 2-41-31-10-0
  Italy ITA Roberto Casone 10001000
GK Italy ITA Fabio Cudicini 37-1229-82-16-3
MF Italy ITA Romano Fogli 2932334020
FW Italy ITA Lino Golin 30002010
FW Sweden SWE Kurt Hamrin 2231313161
MF Italy ITA Giovanni Lodetti 4113014070
DF Italy ITA Saul Malatrasi 3602703060
DF Italy ITA Luigi Maldera 1701201040
GK Italy ITA Claudio Mantovani 000-00-00-0
FW Italy ITA Angelo Marchi 10001000
DF Italy ITA Paolo Montanari 00000000
FW Italy ITA Bruno Mora 30201000
FW Italy ITA Carlo Petrini 132923010
FW Italy ITA Pierino Prati 402130143176
MF Italy ITA Gianni Rivera 3962834172
MF Italy ITA Giorgio Rognoni 150903030
DF Italy ITA Roberto Rosato 3812714070
DF Italy ITA Nello Santin 130703030
MF Italy ITA Nevio Scala 70402010
DF Germany GER Karl-Heinz Schnellinger 3112004170
FW Italy ITA Angelo Benedicto Sormani 3282641153
MF Italy ITA Giovanni Trapattoni 3202205050
GK Italy ITA Villiam Vecchi 4-31-12-01-2
  • Source:

[12]

See also

References

  1. Tied with Cagliari Calcio, according to article 23 of Organic Rules of Italian Federation.
  2. "Attendance Statistics of Serie A". stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  3. "Coppa Italia 1968–1969 – Gruppo 1" (in Italian). wikicalcioitalia.info. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  4. "Der 7. Spieltag der italienischen Serie A 1968/1969" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  5. "Der 8. Spieltag der italienischen Serie A 1968/1969" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  6. Giorgio Bellani (4 October 1968). "Milan e Torino in 24 ore passano due turni delle Coppe". La Stampa. p. 12. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  7. Loaned out during Autumn window.
  8. Added from Youth squad “Primavera”
  9. Due to Verona field disqualified for the match by Italian Federation: . Panini. p. 341. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help).
  10. "Milan Associazione Calcio 1968–69" (PDF). magliarossonera.it. p. 2. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  11. Final match at Madrid included.
  12. "Milan Associazione Calcio 1968–69" (PDF). magliarossonera.it. p. 2–3. Retrieved 1 June 2012.

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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