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 21 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.
Honours
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. 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.
Domestic
League 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
Cups Coppa Italia: Winners (5): 1966–67, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1976–77, 2002–03 Runners-up (10): 1941–42, 1967–68, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1997–98, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2024–25 Supercoppa Italiana: Winners (8): 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2004, 2011, 2016, 2024 Runners-up (5): 1996, 1999, 2003, 2018, 2022
International 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
Club records
Divisional movements SeriesYearsLastPromotionsRelegationsA932026–27— 2 (1980, 1982)B21982–83 2 (1981, 1983)never95 years of professional football in Italy since 1929Founding member of the Football League’s First Division in 1921
Serie A 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
International cups 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
Matches
Firsts First match: Milan 2–0 SEF Mediolanum, friendly match (Medaglia del Re), 11 March 1900 First league match: Torinese 3–0 Milan, 1900 Italian Football Championship, 15 April 1900 First Coppa Italia match: Milan 7–1 Rivalorese, 1926–27 Coppa Italia, second round, 6 January 1927 First Serie A match: Milan 4–1 Brescia, 1929–30 Serie A, 6 October 1929 First European match: Ripensia Timișoara 3–0 Milan, 1938 Mitropa Cup, first round, 26 June 1938 First UEFA Champions League/European Cup match: Milan 3–4 Saarbrücken, 1955–56 European Cup, first round, 1 November 1955
In a season Most official matches played in a season: 61 matches (2002–03) Fewest official matches played in a season: 1 match (1899–1900, 1901–02 and 1902–03) Most official matches won in a season: 36 matches (2004–05 and 2005–06) Most official matches won in a season (Serie A): 28 matches (2005–06) Most league home wins in a season (Serie A): 17 matches (2005–06) Most league away wins in a season (Serie A): 16 matches (2020–21) Fewest official matches won in a season (Serie A): 5 matches (1976–77) Most official matches drawn in a season: 21 matches (1967–68) Most official matches drawn in a season (Serie A): 17 matches (1976–77) Fewest official matches drawn in a season (Serie A): 3 matches (1949–50) Most official matches lost in a season: 17 matches (1973–74, 1996–97 and 2013–14) Most official matches lost in a season (Serie A): 15 matches (1930–31) Fewest games lost in a season in all competitions: 0 matches (in 1900–01) and 1906–07) Fewest official matches lost in a season (Serie A): 0 (1991–92)
Record 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
Record defeats Record (home) 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 (away) 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 (away) 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 (away) defeat in European competitions: 0–6 against Ajax, European Super Cup, 16 January 1974 Record home defeat in European competitions: 0–3 against Lille, Europa League, 5 November 2020
Streaks Winning runs Longest winning run in all competitions: 15, 17 May 1992 – 25 October 1992 Longest league winning run: 10, 28 January 1951 – 1 April 1951 Longest winning run in Coppa Italia: 7, 4 September 1966 – 3 September 1967 Longest winning run in UEFA Champions League: 10, 16 September 1992 – 21 April 1993
Unbeaten runs Longest unbeaten run in all competitions: 42, 18 April 1992 – 7 March 1993 Longest league unbeaten run: 58, 26 May 1991 – 14 March 1993 Longest unbeaten run in European competitions: 17, 19 April 1972 – 10 April 1974 Longest unbeaten run in UEFA Champions League: 12, 7 September 1988 – 18 October 1989 and 15 September 1993 – 18 May 1994
Other runs Longest winless run in all competitions: 11, 2 February 1930 – 4 May 1930 and 27 February 1977 – 8 May 1977 Most league defeats in a row: 5, 10 March 1974 – 6 April 1974
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 Longest league scoring run: 38, 11 January 2020 – 18 January 2021
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 (league included 18 teams) 86 in 38 games, during the 2021–22 season (league included 20 teams) 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
International records
Player records
Trophies Official competitions only. RankPlayerSACISCIUCLCWCELUSCFCWC IC Total1 Paolo Maldini 7 1 5 5 - - 5 3 262 Alessandro Costacurta 7 1 5 5 - - 4 2 243 Franco Baresi 6 - 4 3 - - 3 2 18 Roberto Donadoni 6 - 4 3 - - 3 2 185 Mauro Tassotti 5 - 4 3 - - 3 2 17 Filippo Galli 5 - 4 3 - - 3 2 177 Marco van Basten 4 - 4 3 - - 3 2 168 Demetrio Albertini 5 - 3 3 - - 2 2 159 Daniele Massaro 4 - 3 2 - - 3 2 14 Marco Simone 4 - 3 2 - - 3 2 14
Appearances Most appearances Official matches only. RankPlayerYearsLeagueCoppa ItaliaEuropeOtherTotal1 2 1977–19973 19861987–20074 1960–19795 1980–19976 1995–19971998–20137 1999–20128 2002–20129 1966–197710 1954–1966
By competition Most appearances in all competitions: Paolo Maldini, 902 Most appearances in Serie A: Paolo Maldini, 647 Most appearances in Coppa Italia: Franco Baresi, 97 Most appearances in Supercoppa Italiana: Paolo Maldini and Alessandro Costacurta, 6 Most appearances in international competitions: Paolo Maldini, 176 Most appearances in UEFA club competitions: Paolo Maldini, 174 Most appearances in UEFA Champions League: Paolo Maldini, 140 Most appearances in UEFA Europa League: Alberto Bigon and Franck Kessié, 26 Most appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Angelo Anquilletti, 27 Most appearances in UEFA Super Cup: Roberto Donadoni and Alessandro Costacurta, 8 Most appearances in Intercontinental Cup/FIFA Club World Cup: Paolo Maldini, 7
Oldest and youngest Youngest first-team player: Gustavo Hauser, 15 years and 69 days (against U.S. Milanese, 3 March 1901) Youngest first-team player in Serie A: Francesco Camarda, 15 years and 260 days (against Fiorentina, 25 November 2023)