In the 2013–14 season, Associazione Calcio Milan competed in Serie A for the 80th time, as well as the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League. It was the club's 31st consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.
By early 2014, it was clear that Milan were performing exceptionally poorly, prompting manager Massimiliano Allegri to be replaced by Clarence Seedorf in mid-January.
That same month, Milan was eliminated from the Coppa Italia in the quarter-finals (their second match of the tournament) by Udinese.
By February, Milan found themselves as low as 11th place in Serie A. They finished the season in 8th, failing to qualify to either the Champions League or Europa League for the following season for the first time in fifteen years.
In the Champions League, Milan secured a place in the group stage after defeating PSV Eindhoven in the play-off round 4–1 on aggregate. On 11 December 2013, Milan qualified for the knockout stage of the competition after playing to a 0–0 draw against Ajax, securing second place in the group behind leaders Barcelona. The Rossoneri were then matched in the round of 16 against Atlético Madrid, who defeated Milan 1–0 at the San Siro and 4–1 in Madrid, advancing 5–1 on aggregate. This continued Milan's run of never eliminating a Spanish club in the knockout phase of the competition since its refurbishment in 1992.
Players
First team squad
Starting line-up. Clarence Seedorf's 4–2–3–1. Honda and Robinho were often used as right and left wingers in place of Poli and Taarabt, respectively. Numbers Ac Milan 2013/2014. gazzetta.it. Gazzetta dello sport.
UEFA Champions League squad
A List
B List
Pre-season and friendlies
The Rossoneri resume training on 8 July 2013. They will play their first set of friendlies in Reggio Emilia in Città del Tricolore on 23 July to contest the TIM Trophy consisting of three games. Each game is 45 minutes each and this year, will be played against newly promoted Sassuolo and Serie A Champions Juventus. On Saturday, 27 July 2013, Milan will play Spanish side Valencia at the Mestalla in Valencia as part of the Guinness International Champions Cup. They will then travel in Munich to take part in the Audi Cup, to be played on 31 July and 1 August 2013 at Allianz Arena against two of Bayern Munich, Manchester City and São Paulo. After this, they will fly to New York to play the final stages of the Guinness International Champions Cup between 4 and 7 August 2013 at MetLife Stadium. Milan will conclude their pre-season with the UEFA Champions League Play-off round, with their opponents due to be drawn on 9 August 2013 with the games being played between 20 and 28 August 2013.
Friendly
Competitions
Serie A
The season will start on 24 August 2013 and conclude on 18 May 2014.
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Milan entered the 2013–14 Coppa Italia in January, in the round of 16. First opponent was Serie B team Spezia that was defeated easily. In the next round, Milan was surprisingly eliminated by Udinese.
UEFA Champions League
Milan started their 2013–14 UEFA Champions League campaign in the play-off round against Dutch runners-up PSV, winning over two legs to qualify for the group stage. For the fourth time in the last three Champions League tournaments, Milan were matched-up against Barcelona. Milan qualified as group runners-up, behind the Catalans. Milan were then drawn against Atlético Madrid in the round of 16, who defeated them over both legs.
Play-off round
Group stage
Knockout phase
Round of 16
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Players transferred out during the season
Discipline
Transfers (Summer window) In the summer transfer window, Milan sought to continue their campaign of signing younger players. Riccardo Saponara came to the club, returning from his six-month loan to Empoli. Jherson Vergara also arrived, having signed on before the transfer market, just after fellow Colombian defender Cristián Zapata was bought by Milan after a successful loan spell. Another import transfer was midfielder Andrea Poli, purchased from Sampdoria.The main hits come in the final part of summer market, acquiring Alessandro Matri and welcoming back Brazilian star Kaká. Milan parted ways with club legend Massimo Ambrosini, who was released on 30 June 2013 after he was not offered a contract extension. Other departures included Bojan (who returned to his main club Barcelona), Mathieu Flamini (who did not agree to a contract extension), Luca Antonini and, arguably most importantly, Kevin-Prince Boateng, who left just the day after scoring two goals in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League play-off against PSV, assuring the team's progression to the tournament's group stage.
In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Universitario Popayán €2M(In French) Effective from 1 July Villarreal €6M Option for full purchase exercised Novara Undiscolsed Co-ownership solved Pavia Undisclosed Co-ownership solved with Genoa Lecce Undisclosed Co-ownership solved, then sold Club Napoli €250,000 Will join AC Milan youth sector A.C. Milan Primavera Promoted from youth(In Italian) Fulham Return from Loan A.C. Milan Primavera Promoted from youth Empoli Return from Loan Novara UndisclosedCo-Ownership solved Sampdoria €3M Co-ownership Genoa Undisclosed Option for full purchase exercised Inter €1M Loan with option for full purchase Torino Free Juventus €12M Genoa Free Swap for Luca Antonini Kaká Real Madrid Free
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Verona UndisclosedCo-Ownership solved Nocerina UndisclosedCo-Ownership solved Sampdoria End of Loan Padova No deal on Co-Ownership Pescara No deal on Co-OwnershipWill play for Carpi Novara UndisclosedCo-Ownership solved Cittadella UndisclosedCo-Ownership solved Barcelona End of Loan Will play for Ajax Atalanta Free Fiorentina Free Arsenal Free Juve Stabia Undisclosed Bursaspor Undisclosed After return from Loan Parma Free Sudtirol Undisclosed Unattached Free Lanciano Free Olhanense Undisclosed After return from Loan Verona Undisclosed Will play for Pavia Triglav Free After return from Loan Castiglione Free After return from Loan Genoa Undisclosed After return from Loan Girona Undisclosed After return from Loan Schalke 04 €12M Genoa Free Swap for Valter Birsa
Out on loan Date Player Moving to Fee Notes VeronaCo-ownership option to fully purchase LancianoFreeCo-ownership renewed with Verona SpeziaFree Novara FreeCo-ownership renewed with Torino Cittadella Co-ownership Pisa Free Benevento Freedual Monegasque citizenship Sampdoria €1.7M Co-ownership Bassano Free Lecce Free Option to fully purchase Varese Free After return from loan Empoli Free Co-ownership renewed with Torino Pelé Olhanense Free After return from Loan Ascoli Free After return from Loan CarpiCo-ownership After return from Loan LecceCo-ownership After return from Loan BeneventoCo-ownership After return from Loan Lecce Free After return from Loan Bari Free After return from Loan Sudtirol Free After return from Loan Lecce Free Sorrento Free After return from Loan Nocerina Free After return from Loan Nocerina Free After return from Loan Real Betis Free Brescia Undisclosed After return from Loan Teramo Free Albinoleffe Co-ownership Loan renewed Lumezzane Free Monza Free After return from Loan Catania Free Chiasso Free After return from loan Sampdoria Free Option for co-ownership Kayseri Erciyesspor Free
Transfers (Winter window) Milan 2013–14 winter transfer window began very early as, on 12 October 2013, Adil Rami signed an agreement with Milan to join on a six-month loan at the start of the winter transfer season. It was also confirmed, on 28 October, that Keisuke Honda would join them during the 2014 winter transfer season. Also arriving in the window were African star Michael Essien and Adel Taarabt. Departures from the team included the loan-outs of M'Baye Niang, Antonio Nocerino and Alessandro Matri
In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Adil Rami Valencia Undisclosed Loan with option for full purchase Keisuke Honda CSKA Moscow Free Andrea Petagna Sampdoria FreeReturn from loan Michael Essien Chelsea Free Adel Taarabt Fulham FreeLoan with option for full purchase Stefano Gori BresciaUndisclosed Co-Ownership Daniele Guglielmi Barletta0,4 M€
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes
Out on loan Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Montpellier Undisclosed Loan with option for full purchase Brescia Free PerugiaFreeAfter return from loan Fiorentina Free Lanciano Free After return from loan Parma Free West Ham United Free Spezia Free Barletta FreeAfter return from loan Barletta FreeAfter return from loan Varese FreeAfter return from loan Bologna Free Inveruno Free Carpi Free
See also List of A.C. Milan seasons
References