Wikipedia

1993–94 AC Milan season

Associazione Calcio Milan enjoyed perhaps the greatest season in its history, winning three trophies, most memorable for the 4–0 victory against FC Barcelona in the Champions League Final in Athens. That game saw a goal explosion from a Milan side that had been extremely defensive during the entire league season. Milan won Serie A for a third consecutive time with a mere 36 goals scored in 34 games, but conceding only 15, which was largely down to their strong defensive line, with Franco Baresi and Paolo Maldini as key players to thank for their third consecutive domestic success. Milan's match against struggling Reggiana at San Siro on 1 May 1994 came on a day when the sporting world was overshadowed with the death of Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, but the football world was focused on AC Milan's attempts to seal a 13th title. It was a narrow 1–0 defeat by Reggiana, with a goal from Massimiliano Esposito, but mathematically enough to seal the Scudetto by league trophy handover ceremony. This team is widely regarded as one of the best teams of all time [1][2]

Associazione Calcio Milan
1993–94 season
PresidentSilvio Berlusconi
ManagerFabio Capello
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A1st
Supercoppa ItalianaWinners
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
UEFA Champions LeagueWinners
European Super CupRunners-up
Intercontinental CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerDaniele Massaro (11)

This season was the first not to feature any contributions from the famous Dutch trio of Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, and Frank Rijkaard. While the former was unable to play all throughout the season due to ankle injury treatment, the latter two transferred out of the club during pre-season.

Overview edit

Competition Record Result Top Scorer
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 34 19 12 3 36 15 +21 055.88 Winners   Daniele Massaro, 11
Coppa Italia 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2 025.00 3rd Round 5 Players, 1
Supercoppa Italiana 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00 Winners   Marco Simone, 1
UEFA Champions League 12 7 5 0 21 2 +19 058.33 Winners   Daniele Massaro, 4
  Jean-Pierre Papin, 4
European Super Cup 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 050.00 Runners-up   Jean-Pierre Papin, 1
Intercontinental Cup 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00 Runners-up   Daniele Massaro, 1
  Jean-Pierre Papin, 1
Total 54 29 19 6 66 25 +41 053.70   Daniele Massaro, 16

Players edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK   ITA Mario Ielpo
1 GK   ITA Sebastiano Rossi
12 GK   ITA Francesco Antonioli
6 DF   ITA Franco Baresi
5 DF   ITA Alessandro Costacurta
14 DF   ITA Filippo Galli
3 DF   ITA Paolo Maldini
15 DF   ITA Stefano Nava
2 DF   ITA Christian Panucci
13 DF   ITA Mauro Tassotti
4 MF   ITA Demetrio Albertini
20 MF   CRO Zvonimir Boban
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   ITA Fernando De Napoli
8 MF   FRA Marcel Desailly
7 MF   ITA Roberto Donadoni
7 MF   ITA Gianluigi Lentini
10 MF   YUG Dejan Savićević
11 FW   ITA Daniele Massaro
9 FW   FRA Jean-Pierre Papin
9 FW   ROU Florin Răducioiu
11 FW   ITA Marco Simone
9 FW   NED Marco van Basten
11 FW   DEN Brian Laudrup

Transfers edit

Out
Pos. Name To Type
MF Ruud Gullit Sampdoria loan
MF Frank Rijkaard AFC Ajax end of contract
MF Alberigo Evani Sampdoria
FW Massimiliano Cappellini Foggia Calcio
GK Carlo Cudicini Como loan
DF Enzo Gambaro S.S.C. Napoli loan
DF Roberto Lorenzini Genoa C.F.C. co-ownership
FW Giovane Élber Grasshoppers loan
FW Aldo Serena - retired

Winter edit

In
Pos. Name from Type
DF Marcel Desailly Olympique Marseille
Out
Pos. Name To Type
GK Francesco Antonioli Pisa
DF Rufo Emiliano Verga Lecce

Competitions edit

Serie A edit

Main article: 1993–94 Serie A

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Milan (C) 34 19 12 3 36 15 +21 50 Qualified to Champions League
2 Juventus 34 17 13 4 58 25 +33 47 Qualification to UEFA Cup
3 Sampdoria 34 18 8 8 64 39 +25 44 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
4 Lazio 34 17 10 7 55 40 +15 44 Qualification to UEFA Cup
5 Parma 34 17 7 10 50 35 +15 41
Source: 1993–94 Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[3]
(C) Champions

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultWWDWWWDDDLWWDW-WWDDDWWWWWWWWWLDDDDL
Position11111111131111111111111111111111111
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = 1993–94 UEFA Champions League;   = 1993–94 UEFA Cup

Matches edit

29 August 1993 1 Lecce 0–1 Milan Lecce
Report Boban   51' Stadium: Via del Mare
Attendance: 34 418
Referee: Luci
5 September 1993 2 Milan 1–0 Genoa Napoli
Massaro   40' Report Stadium: San Paolo[4]
Attendance: 64 466
Referee: Collina
8 September 1993 3 Piacenza 0–0 Milan Piacenza
Report Stadium: Stadio Galleana
Attendance: 20 673
Referee: Cinciripini
12 September 1993 4 Milan 2–0 Atalanta Milan
Papin   23'
Răducioiu   52'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65 838
Referee: Trentalange
19 September 1993 5 Milan 2–0 Roma Milan
Papin   45'
Nava   70'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 63 131
Referee: Ceccarini
26 September 1993 6 Cremonese 0–2 Milan Cremona
Report Papin   9'
Simone   20'		 Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 15 714
Referee: Pairetto
3 October 1993 7 Milan 0–0 Lazio Milan
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 63 279
Referee: Nicchi
17 October 1993 8 Foggia 1–1 Milan Foggia
Kolyvanov   60' Report Boban   80' Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria
Attendance: 19 284
Referee: Beschin
24 October 1993 9 Milan 1–1 Juventus Milan
Albertini   75' Report R. Baggio   60' (pen.) Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 80 290
Referee: Luci
31 October 1993 10 Sampdoria 3–2 Milan Genova
Katanec   56'
Mancini   71' (pen.)
Gullit   78'		 Report Albertini   11'
B. Laudrup   25'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 38 954
Referee: Nicchi
7 November 1993 11 Inter 1–2 Milan Milan
Bergkamp   64' (pen.) Report Panucci   34'
Papin   52'		 Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 79 705
Referee: Baldas
21 November 1993 12 Milan 2–1 Napoli Milan
Panucci   61'
Albertini   90'		 Report Pecchia   45' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 63 193
Referee: Bazzoli
28 November 1993 13 Parma 0–0 Milan Parma
Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 28 803
Referee: Ceccarini
5 December 1993 14 Milan 1–0 Torino Milan
Răducioiu   27' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65 848
Referee: Stafoggia
19 December 1993 16 Milan 2–1 Cagliari Milan
Massaro   32, 34' Report M. Villa   37' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 60 785
Referee: Amendolia
2 January 1994 17 Reggiana 0–1 Milan Reggio Emilia
Report Desailly   28' Stadium: Stadio Mirabello
Attendance: 14 577
Referee: Rosica
6 January 1994 15 Udinese 0–0 Milan Udine
Report Stadium: Friuli
Attendance: 22 760
Referee: Cinciripini
Note: Match rescheduled from 12 December 1993 due to Milan participation on 1993 Intercontinental Cup at Tokyo, Japan.[5]
9 January 1994 18 Milan 0–0 Lecce Milan
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 59 263
Referee: Pellegrino
16 January 1994 19 Genoa 0–0 Milan Genova
Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 30 291
Referee: Bazzoli
23 January 1994 20 Milan 2–0 Piacenza Milan
Massaro   72'
Papin   76'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 62 538
Referee: Rodomonti
30 January 1994 21 Atalanta 0–1 Milan Bergamo
Report Massaro   55' Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 29 215
Referee: Baldas
6 February 1994 22 Roma 0–2 Milan Roma
Report Massaro   11'
Maldini   77'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 53 565
Referee: Amendolia
13 February 1994 23 Milan 1–0 Cremonese Milan
Simone   63' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 61 088
Referee: Quartuccio
20 February 1994 24 Lazio 0–1 Milan Roma
Report Massaro   45' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 70 854
Referee: Beschin
27 February 1994 25 Milan 2–1 Foggia Milan
Boban   45'
Massaro   54'		 Report Kolyvanov   66' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65 485
6 March 1994 26 Juventus 0–1 Milan Torino
Report Eranio   60' Stadium: delle Alpi
Attendance: 57 844
Referee: Collina
13 March 1994 27 Milan 1–0 Sampdoria Milan
Massaro   25' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 79 126
Referee: Stafoggia
20 March 1994 28 Milan 2–1 Inter Milan
Bergomi   46' (o.g.)
Massaro   89'		 Report Schillaci   86' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 76 348
Referee: Ceccarini
27 March 1994 29 Napoli 1–0 Milan Napoli
Di Canio   79' Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 56 777
Referee: Rodomonti
2 April 1994 30 Milan 1–1 Parma Milan
Massaro   73' Report Zola   84' (pen.) Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 67 270
Referee: Boggi
10 April 1994 31 Torino 0–0 Milan Torino
Report Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 32 348
Referee: Cesari
17 April 1994 32 Milan 2–2 Udinese Milan
Boban   60'
Simone   70'		 Report Borgonovo   69'
Rossitto   71'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72 003
Referee: Luci
24 April 1994 33 Cagliari 0–0 Milan Cagliari
Report Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Attendance: 23 651
Referee: Collina
1 May 1994 34 Milan 0–1 Reggiana Milan
Report Esposito   71' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 70 404
Referee: Cesari

Top scorers edit

Coppa Italia edit

Main article: 1993–94 Coppa Italia

Second round edit

6 October 1993 First Leg Milan 3–0 Vicenza San Siro, Milan
20:30 Carbone   2'
Răducioiu   42'
Eranio   71'		 Referee: Stefano Braschi
27 October 1993 Second Leg Vicenza 1–1 Milan Stadio Romeo Menti, Vicenza
20:30 Civeriati   71' Savicević   53' Referee: Daniele Tombolini

Third round edit

10 November 1993 First Leg Milan 1–1 Piacenza San Siro, Milan
20:30 Orlando   25' Maccoppi   84' Referee: Roberto Bettin
15 December 1993 Second Leg Piacenza 1–0 Milan Galleana, Piacenza
20:30 Piovani   90' Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Supercoppa Italiana edit

Main article: 1993 Supercoppa Italiana
21 August 1993 Milan 1–0 Torino RFK, Washington, D.C.
14:45 Simone   4' Report Attendance: 25,268
Referee: Helder Dias

European Cup edit

Main article: 1993–94 European Cup

First round edit

15 September 1993 First Leg FC Aarau   0–1   Milan Hardturm, Zürich
20:30 Report Papin   54' Attendance: 9,400
Referee: Alan Snoddy (Northern Ireland)
29 September 1993 Second Leg Milan   0–0   FC Aarau San Siro, Milan
20:30 Report Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Marc Batta (France)

Second round edit

20 October 1993 First Leg Copenhagen   0–6   Milan Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
20:15 Report Papin   1', 72'
Simone   6', 16'
Laudrup   44'
Orlando   61'		 Attendance: 34,285
Referee: Guy Goethals (Belgium)
3 November 1993 Second Leg Milan   1–0   Copenhagen San Siro, Milan
20:30 Papin   45' Report Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

UEFA Champions League edit

Group stage edit

Main article: 1993–94 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group B
Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Milan 6 2 4 0 6 2 +4 8
  Porto 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 7
  Werder Bremen 6 2 1 3 11 15 −4 5
  Anderlecht 6 1 2 3 5 9 −4 4
24 November 1993 1 Anderlecht   0–0   Milan Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht
20:30 Report MatchCentre Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
1 December 1993 2[6] Milan   3–0   Porto San Siro, Milan
20:30 Răducioiu   18'
Panucci   40'
Massaro   64'		 Report Attendance: 31,915
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
2 March 1994 3 Milan   2–1   Werder Bremen San Siro, Milan
20:30 Maldini   48'
Savićević   68'		 Report Basler   54' Attendance: 41,239
Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)
16 March 1994 4 Werder Bremen   1–1   Milan Weserstadion, Bremen
20:30 Rufer   52' (pen.) Report Savićević   74' Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
30 March 1994 5 Milan   0–0   Anderlecht San Siro, Milan
20:30 Report Attendance: 39,576
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)
13 April 1994 6 Porto   0–0   Milan Estádio das Antas, Porto
19:30 Report Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

Semi-final edit

27 April 1994 Milan   3–0   AS Monaco San Siro, Milan
20:30 Desailly   14'
Albertini   48'
Massaro   66'		 Report Attendance: 78,650
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Final edit

Main article: 1994 UEFA Champions League Final
18 May 1994 Milan   4–0   Barcelona Olympic Stadium, Athens
21:15 Massaro   22', 45+2'
Savićević   47'
Desailly   58'		 Report Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Philip Don (England)

Intercontinental Cup edit

Main article: 1993 Intercontinental Cup
12 December 1993 Milan   2–3   São Paulo National Stadium, Tokyo
12:00 Massaro   48'
Papin   81'		 Report Palhinha   19'
Cerezo   59'
Müller   88'		 Attendance: 52,275
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

European Super Cup edit

Main article: 1993 European Super Cup
12 January 1994 First Leg Parma   0–1   Milan Ennio Tardini, Parma
20:30 Papin   44' Attendance: 8,083
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
2 February 1994 Second Leg Milan   0–2 (a.e.t.)   Parma San Siro, Milan
20:30 Sensini   23'
Crippa   95'		 Attendance: 24,074
Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

Statistics edit

Players statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Champions League Coppa
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ITA Rossi 42 -13 31 -11 11 -2
DF   ITA Tassotti 31 0 18+3 0 8+1 0 1 0
DF   ITA Costacurta 43 0 30 0 11 0 2 0
DF   ITA Baresi 40 0 31 0 9 0
DF   ITA Maldini 42 2 30 1 10 1 2 0
MF   CRO Boban 29 4 20 4 8 0 1 0
MF   ITA Albertini 37 4 25+1 3 8+3 1
MF   FRA Desailly 28 3 21 1 6 2 1 0
MF   ITA Donadoni 43 0 23+9 0 8 0 3 0
FW   YUG Savicevic 30 4 20 0 7 3 3 1
FW   ITA Massaro 43 15 17+12 11 8+3 4 3 0
GK   ITA Ielpo 8 -7 3 -4 1 0 4 -3
MF   ITA Eranio 26 2 20+1 1 3 0 2 1
FW   FRA Papin 26 9 18 5 6 4 2 0
FW   ITA Simone 33 5 16+9 3 3+4 2 1 0
DF   ITA Panucci 29 3 16+3 2 6+1 1 3 0
MF   DEN Laudrup 17 2 8+1 1 6 1 2 0
MF   ITA Orlando 21 2 7+6 0 5 1 3 1
DF   ITA Galli 18 0 5+3 0 3+3 0 4 0
FW   ROU Raducioiu 12 4 5+2 2 2 1 3 1
MF   ITA Carbone 13 0 3+6 0 1+3 0
MF   ITA Lentini 9 0 3+4 0 0+1 0 1 0
MF   ITA De Napoli 10 0 1+4 0 2 0 3 0
DF   ITA Nava 5 0 0 0 0+2 0 3 0
GK   ITA Antonioli 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ITA Sadotti
DF   ITA Verga
MF   ITA Cozza
FW   NED Van Basten 0 0 0 0

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The 50 Greatest World Football Club Teams of All Time". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  2. ^ Elaine. "The Perfect Defense". Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  3. ^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. ^ due to a ban on San Siro
  5. ^ "Udinese Milan rinviata al 6 gennaio". Corriere della Sera. 18 December 1993. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  6. ^ The game was originally scheduled for December 8, but later was advanced a week so that Milan has more time to prepare for the 1993 Intercontinental Cup.

Sources edit

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1993–94_AC_Milan_season&oldid=1220165652"