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AC Milan in European football
A Milan formation during the 1967–68 season, when they won their first Cup Winners' Cup.
ClubAC Milan
First entry1938 Mitropa Cup
Latest entry2024–25 UEFA Champions League
Titles
Champions League
Cup Winners' Cup
Super Cup
Intercontinental Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
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Associazione Calcio Milan is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy. The club was founded in 1899 as Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club, and has competed in the Italian football league system since 1900. They were the first Italian club to qualify for the European Cup in 1955. Since then, the club has competed in every UEFA-organised competition, with the exception of the Intertoto Cup and the Conference League.

The competition in which the club has had the most success is the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, which they won seven times, the first in 1963; this win made them the first Italian side to win the European Cup. The other six victories came in 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003 and 2007. The club has also won the Cup Winners' Cup twice, in 1968 and 1973; the Super Cup five times, in 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003 and 2007; and the Intercontinental Cup three times, in 1969, 1989 and 1990.

After their Champions League win in 2007, Milan also competed as UEFA's representatives at the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup, eventually winning the competition and thus becoming the first Italian and European side to win the trophy. They have also won the 1951 and 1956 Latin Cup and the 1982 Mitropa Cup.

History

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1938–1961: European debut and first successes

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The club's debut in European competitions occurred in the first round of the 1938 Mitropa Cup, when they lost 3–0 to FC Ripensia Timișoara. The following home win by 3–1 was not enough to reach the quarter finals. The early 1950s marked the resurgence of Milan in both Italian (where they won their first scudetto in 44 years) and European soil, mainly thanks to the so-called Gre-No-Li, a trio of attacking players formed by Swedish footballers Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm. The first appearance in a continental match in this new era took place in the 1951 semifinal match of the Latin Cup, where Milan defeated Atlético Madrid with a 4–1 score which allowed them to reach the final against Lille, won with a 5–0 score. This first European achievement was repeated five years later thanks to the victory in the 1956 Latin Cup final against Athletic Bilbao (3–1). Milan holds the record of most Latin Cup wins, with two (record shared with Real Madrid and Barcelona).

Milan first competed in the European cup in the 1955–56 season. The club's first match in European cup was a round-of-16 tie against Saarbrücken; Milan lost the home match 3–4. The return leg was played at the Ludwigspark Stadion in Saarbrücken, and the match finished as a 4–1 win for Milan, which allowed them to qualify for the next round. After eliminating Rapid Wien in the quarter-finals, Milan faced Real Madrid in the semi-finals. The first leg took Milan to the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, where they were defeated 4–2. Despite winning 2–1 in the second leg back at San Siro, they were eliminated from the competition.

The 1957–58 European Cup campaign saw Milan defeating Rapid Wien in the preliminary round, where a play-off was needed to determine the winner, Rangers in the first round, Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-finals and Manchester United in the semi-finals, eliminating the latter thanks to a convincing 4–0 win at San Siro. Milan met Real Madrid in the final at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels. Real Madrid were the favorites and came from two wins in the previous editions of the trophy, but Milan proved to be a tough opponent and the game was memorable. Milan led 1–0 and then 2–1 but were reached by Héctor Rial scoring the 2–2. The game went to the extra time and in the end Real Madrid prevailed with a final score of 3–2.[1][2]

The late 1950s and early 1960s were also to be remembered for Milan's participation in the Coppa dell'Amicizia, an unrecognized competition, and in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the predecessor to the UEFA Cup. The Coppa dell'Amicizia was a friendly competition between Italy and France, where clubs of each country faced each other in a two-legged tie format. The Italian representatives, included Milan, won the trophy in 1959, 1960 and 1961.[3] In the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Milan did not achieve remarkable results.

1961–1974: Nereo Rocco's European and worldwide triumphs

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In 1960, Milan secured a young talent from Alessandria, his name is Gianni Rivera. He immediately impressed the San Siro audience with his pure technique and went on to be the pillar of Milan's successes for two decades. One year later, Nereo Rocco was hired as manager of the club, bringing to Milan his experience on the Catenaccio approach, which he integrated with a good attacking phase, thanks also to new signings such as Dino Sani, José Altafini and Amarildo. Milan's Serie A title in 1961-62 granted them access to the European Cup the following season. Milan eliminated Union Luxembourg, Ipswich Town, Galatasaray and Dundee to reach the final with Benfica in Wembley, London. Thanks to a brace of José Altafini, the top-scorer of the tournament with 14 goals, Milan won the game 2–1 and lifted their first European Cup, first Italian club to achieve this result. This success allowed Milan to play the Intercontinental Cup against Santos. The first leg was played at the San Siro in Milan, on 16 October 1963. Milan won the home game 4–2. The return leg was held the following month, on 14 November, at the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro. As Santos won the match 4–2, the two teams were level on points and a playoff had to be contested two days later. Santos won 1–0, thus securing the trophy. The final was remembered for suspected corruption attempts by Santos officials towards the referee of the return leg, Juan Brozzi, who handled the game in evident favour of the Brazilians, not punishing their excessive aggressiveness on the pitch, thus allowing them to overcome the 2–0 lead Milan had at the end of the half time. Moreover, the same referee was chosen for the play-off game, where he whistled the contested penalty that gave Santos the victory. In the aftermath, the referee was then sacked by the Argentine Football Association.[4]

In the 1963–64 season, Milan was eliminated from the European Cup by Real Madrid in the quarter-finals. The following European appearance was in the 1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup. Milan reached the final undefeated, where they met Hamburg, beaten 2–0. In 1968-69 Milan took part in the European Cup. They met primary opponents of the time, such as Celtic in the quarter-finals, and Manchester United in the semi-finals. Both teams were eliminated and in the final Milan faced a young Ajax team that few years later would go on to dominate international football. The match displayed remarkable performances by Pierino Prati, who scored a hat-trick, and Gianni Rivera, who dominated the midfield and gifted Prati with three assists. Hence, Milan faced Estudiantes in the Intercontinental Cup final. The tie became infamous for the violent on-pitch conduct and dirty tactics employed by Estudiantes' players in the second leg of the fixture.[5] Milan won the first leg in San Siro with a 3–0 score. In the return leg, Estudiantes' 2–1 win was not enough, and Milan achieved their first Intercontinental Cup win.

The 1969-70 European Cup campaign was unsuccessful, and Milan was eliminated by Feyenoord in the second round. In 1971–72, Milan participated in the UEFA Cup for the first time and went on to reach the semi-finals, where they were eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur. Thanks to the Coppa Italia win in the same season, in 1972-73 Milan played in the Cup Winners' Cup for their second time. The path of the rossoneri to the final was steady and regular, with no defeats, and in the final act they met Leeds United. A goal from Luciano Chiarugi gave Milan the lead after just 4 minutes from the beginning of the match. The rest of the game was approached difensively by the club, and thanks to a remarkable performance of goalkeeper William Vecchi, Milan was able to retain the 1–0 lead until the end, securing the trophy. Milan took part to another Cup Winners' Cup the following season, reaching again the final, but being defeated by Magdeburg.

1974–1995: Decline and resurgence to European dominance under Berlusconi's ownership

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The years that followed brought few results in European competitions. The best one was a quarter final in the 1975–76 UEFA Cup, with Milan being eliminated by Club Brugge. The European cup participation in 1979–80, thanks to the victory of the tenth scudetto in the previous season, ended prematurely, in the first round, due to a 1–0 home defeat to Porto. In the same season, Milan was involved in the Totonero scandal and was punished with the relegation to the second division. Milan had no troubles getting promoted to Serie A the following year, when they also won the Mitropa Cup, a trophy participated by the winners of European second division championships.[6] However, in Serie A things were not progressing well, and the final third last place condemned Milan to their second relegation, followed by another promotion in the next season.

Milan struggled financially and on the pitch till the mid-1980s, and was on the brink of bankruptcy when media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi took over the club in February 1986, promising their supporters to bring Milan back to the old glory, both domestically and internationally.[7] The first European campaigns of Berlusconi's Milan brought meager results, being eliminated in the third round of the 1985–86 UEFA Cup by Waregem and in the second round of the 1987–88 UEFA Cup by Espanyol. However, the formation of a revolutionizing team was on its way. A mix of young players such as Roberto Donadoni and affirmed stars as Carlo Ancelotti, Marco Van Basten and Ruud Gullit were added to an already solid base formed by the likes of Paolo Maldini and Franco Baresi. The mind behind this team was Arrigo Sacchi, a young and relatively inexperienced manager but with modern and courageous ideas that contrasted the defensive approach typical of Italian sides of the period.[8][9] After some months of trial, where some players struggled to assimilate the highly intensive training techniques adopted by Sacchi, the team started to impose its fast-paced and high-pressing play to its opponents. The conquest of the scudetto in the 1987–88 season granted Milan access to the European Cup the following season, when they completed the team with the addition of Frank Rijkaard. After eliminating Levski Sofia in the first round, the next opponent was Red Star Belgrade. The return leg was surrounded by an aura of surrealism. The home team was leading 1-0 when a dense fog fell on the pitch, which lead to the referee suspending the game on the 57th minute. By the regulation of the time, a rematch would have to be played the following day. After an intense fight, which included a heavy injury for Donadoni, Milan won at the penalty shoot-out after the game ended 1–1. Milan went on defeating Werder Bremen in the quarter-finals, and met Real Madrid in the semi-finals. Contrary to the approach of Italian teams of the time, Sacchi's Milan went to Madrid with the intent of winning the game, and they nearly did so, with a dominating performance that granted them a 1–1 score. The return leg was the perfect game of Sacchi's formation, which outshined the opponents with a 5–0 victory. The final against Steaua București was won 4–0 with two braces of Gullit and Van Basten at the Camp Nou in Barcelona. Subsequently, Milan won the 1989 European Super Cup against Barcelona in a two-legged tie which saw the rossoneri drawing 1–1 in Spain and winning 1–0 at home. In the 1989 Intercontinental Cup the opponent was Atlético Nacional. The Colombians blocked successfully the Milan players and the game was resolved only at the 119th minute, in the extra time, with a free kick by Alberico Evani, which set the final score to 1–0 for the rossoneri.

The following season, Milan replicated the same three European achievements proving to be the best team of their time. In fact, they won another European Cup beating Benfica 1–0 and eliminating Real Madrid and Bayern Munich on the way to the final; they conquered the 1990 European Super Cup with a two-legged tie win against Sampdoria; finally, they beat Club Olimpia 3–0 in the 1990 Intercontinental Cup. After almost three years at high playing and training pace, the team suffered some fatigue in the 1990–91 season, when they could not repeat the European exploits of the previous spells. In the European Cup they were eliminated in the quarter finals by Marseille in odd circumstances. After a 1–1 in the first leg in San Siro, the French were in the lead 1–0 in the return leg when, at the 87th minute, the game was suspended as Milan refused to continue playing when some floodlights went off. In the aftermath, UEFA decided to punish such behavior by giving Marseille a 3–0 win and banning Milan from European competitions for the 1991–92 season.

Milan returned to the Champions League in 1992–93, with Fabio Capello as the new manager, who, in the previous season, had replaced Sacchi. With most of Sacchi's players still part of the team, the club reached the final winning every game and conceding only one goal. Marseille was the opponent and once again Milan had to surrender to them, losing the match 1–0. However, soon after Marseille's victory, allegations of match fixing were directed at them and their president Bernard Tapie. This involved a league game that took place six days before the final, where Marseille, it emerged, had fixed their title-clinching Division 1 game against Valenciennes so they could concentrate on the final against Milan. It is believed that Tapie bribed Valenciennes to lose so that Marseille would win the French league earlier, and above all that they would not injure the Marseille players before the final against Milan. The French club were banned from defending their European title in the 1993–94 season, and contesting the Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup. Milan was therefore granted the right to compete in the latter two competitions. However, they lost both the Super Cup, against Parma, and the Intercontinental Cup, against São Paulo.

In 1993–94, the rossoneri tried the assault to the Champions League once again, and this time they were successful. They reached the final unbeaten, conceding only two goals in the whole competitions (a European Cup/Champions League record shared with Aston Villa). In the final, Milan defeated Barcelona with a clear 4–0 score. In the 1994–95 season they won the Super Cup thanks to a 0–0 draw at Highbury and a 2–0 win at San Siro, while the Intercontinental Cup proved again unsuccessful for Milan, which lost 2–0 against Vélez Sársfield. In the Champions League, Milan reached the final for the third consecutive year (a record shared with Real Madrid and Juventus), but lost 1–0 to Ajax thanks to a late goal of Patrick Kluivert. This final marked the end of an era of international dominance of the club, which lasted almost uninterruptedly from 1988 to 1995.

1995–2012: Ancelotti's triumphs at the dawn of the century

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From the 1996–97 to 2000–01 seasons, Milan experienced a transition period, where many of the players that built the rossoneri's fortunes either left the club (Gullit, Donadoni and manager Fabio Capello) or retired (Baresi, Tassotti). A solid group of players still in their prime (Maldini, Costacurta, Boban) remained, thus securing a continuation of the legacy. However, with only one scudetto won in this time frame, the team needed some strengthening. It is between the summer transfer sessions of 1999 and 2001 that the club's management decided to make the most important investments to rebuild a winning team. Young and affirmed players joined Milan, such as Andriy Shevchenko, Gennaro Gattuso, Manuel Rui Costa, Filippo Inzaghi, Nelson Dida and Andrea Pirlo. In the first half of the 2001–02 season, after a series of unconvincing results, then coach Fatih Terim was sacked and replaced, after a small intermezzo of former Milan captain Cesare Maldini, by Carlo Ancelotti. In the same season, the club reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, and got eliminated by Borussia Dortmund after a 4–0 loss in Germany and a 3–1 win at San Siro. In summer 2002 the team was strengthened further, with the arrival of Clarence Seedorf and Alessandro Nesta.

Milan participated in the 2002–03 Champions League having to start from the qualifying round, where they eliminated Slovan Liberec. In both the group stages, despite having to face good opponents such as Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, the club managed to achieve arithmetic qualification as first in the group after playing the first four matches of each group, and they lost only the four games which were not relevant for the final ranking. The team demonstrated a very solid mentality in addition to a pleasant play. In the quarter-finals, they met Ajax. After a 0–0 draw in the first leg in Amsterdam, the return match was thrilling. Milan gained the lead twice, but they were caught both times by the Dutch. On the 93rd minute, Inzaghi was the fastest to get to a wandering ball in the box, and with a quick move lobbed the goalkeeper; Jon Dahl Tomasson placed the ball into the net. In the semi-finals, Milan met their city rivals of Inter in a much anticipated game. The first leg was paralyzed by nerves and tension and ended with a 0–0 draw. The return leg was more openly played and the final score of 1–1 benefited Milan who went on to the final thanks to the rule of away goals. In the final, played at the Old Trafford, Milan met another Italian team, Juventus. The game ended with a goalless draw and the penalty kicks were necessary to determine the winner. Thanks to a great performance of goalkeeper Dida, who saved three penalties, and to Andriy Shevchenko, who scored the decisive one, Milan achieved their sixth Champions League title.

In the 2003–04 season, Milan was therefore granted the right to play in the UEFA Super Cup and in the Intercontinental Cup. In the UEFA Super Cup Milan faced UEFA Cup winners Porto and defeated them 1–0 thanks to a winning header of Shevchenko, assisted by Rui Costa. In the Intercontinental Cup, Milan didn't go beyond a 1–1 against South American champions Boca Juniors. The penalty shoot-outs were required again to determine the winner, but this time it was the turn of Milan opponents to clench the trophy. With the arrival of Kaká in summer 2003, Milan attack acquired even more explosivity, and the team seemed to have everything in place to reach another final. However, after a comfortable 4–1 win at San Siro, Milan was eliminated by Deportivo la Coruña in the second leg of the quarter-finals after a startling 4–0 defeat.

The 2004–05 season saw the addition of Jaap Stam and Hernán Crespo to further invigorate a team that entered the Champions League amongst the favorites. Milan qualified first in the group stage above Barcelona, beaten 1–0 at San Siro. In the round of 16, they eliminated Manchester United with a double 1–0 win, and in the quarter-finals Milan faced once again their city rivals of Inter. In the first leg, two headers from Stam and Shevchenko granted Milan the win. In the return leg, Milan was leading 1–0 thanks to a long-distance shot of the Ukrainian, when a disallowed Inter goal caused massive protests from the nerazzurri supporters, who started throwing flares on the pitch. One of them hit Milan goalkeeper Dida, who had to abandon the pitch, with the referee suspending the game. After a while, the game was restarted, but again flares fell on the pitch, to which the referee reacted by definitely suspending the game. Afterwards, Milan was awarded a 3–0 win which secured them a place in the semi-finals.[10] There they met the revelation of the tournament, PSV Eindhoven. The Dutch proved to be a tough opponent, and Milan got the better of them only thanks to the rule of away goals, with a 91st-minute goal by Massimo Ambrosini in the return leg at the Philips Stadion. The final against Liverpool was one of the best football matches in the history of the sport. Milan gained the lead within the first minute with a goal from its captain Paolo Maldini. Milan went on to score two more goals before the half time whistle. In the second half, within six minutes, Liverpool scored three goals, thus levelling the score. Despite this big psychological set-back, Milan kept attacking and creating chances, but without scoring. The game went to the extra time. Shevchenko missed an incredible double chance, when both a header and the subsequent shot on the keeper's rebound were saved by Jerzy Dudek. At the penalty shoot-outs, three mistakes on Milan side gave the title to Liverpool.

The 2005–06 Champions League started well once again for Milan, who qualified as first team in the group stage, and in the round of 16 eliminated Bayern Munich with a 5–2 aggregate score. The quarter-finals against Olympique Lyonnais were more tight: after a 0–0 in France, Milan gained the lead only at the 88th minute to end the game with a 3–1 lead. However, the path of the rossoneri terminated in the semi-finals against Barcelona, condemned by a 1–0 defeat at San Siro and despite a contested disallowed goal from Shevchenko in the return leg, ended 0–0.

The 2006–07 Champions League campaign started from the qualifying round, with Milan beating Red Star Belgrade both home and away. After going through the group stage, the opponent in the round of 16 was Celtic. The game in Glasgow ended with a goalless draw. In Milan, the game was resolved in the rossoneri's favor only in the extra time, thanks to a trademark progression run by Kakà, who started from the midfield line and ended up with the Scottish keeper beaten inside the box. The quarter-finals against Bayern Munich displayed the pure talent of Clarence Seedorf, who, in the return leg in Germany, scored the opening goal with a precise shot from just inside the box and served a backheel assist to Inzaghi for the final 2–0 score. Manchester United was the adversary in the semi-finals. After a thrilling game at Old Trafford, ended 3-2 for the red devils, the return leg was perfectly played by Milan who went quickly into a double advantage and blocked any attempt of British club to be dangerous. The final score was 3–0. The final against Liverpool gave Milan the chance to revenge the defeat of two years earlier. This time it was Milan turn to bring the trophy home, thanks to a brace from Inzaghi. The club went on to win also their fifth UEFA Super Cup, 3–1 against Sevilla, and their first Fifa Club's World Cup, 4–2 against Boca Juniors.

After several years at high level on both national and international fronts, Milan experienced a couple of less competitive seasons. In the 2007–08 Champions League they were eliminated in the round of 16 by Arsenal, and the following season they couldn't go beyond the round of 32 in the UEFA Cup, being eliminated by Werder Bremen. New signings of Robinho and Zlatan Ibrahimović, as well as Alexandre Pato and Ronaldinho, made Milan supporters hope for a new era of European successes, but that would not be the case. In 2009–10 and 2010–11 Milan was eliminated in the Champions League round of 16, and in 2011-12 they got defeated by Barcelona in the quarter-finals, after having eliminated Arsenal in the previous knockout round. This season saw the retirement and departure of many of the players on whom Milan built its successes, leaving behind a team that required a big strengthening to keep the same levels achieved in the previous decades.

2012–present: Downturn and comeback under Pioli and new ownership

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However, such investments would not come, and the team struggled for many seasons in the Serie A, and in European field did not achieve any remarkable results, being eliminated in the round of 16 both in 2012–13 and in 2013–14, by Barcelona and Atlético Madrid respectively. In 2014–15 and for the next two seasons, Milan did not take part into any European competition. In 2017–18, under a new ownership, Milan put in place several new signings, but despite those, results kept being scarce, including an elimination in the Europa League round of 16 by Arsenal. The next season, Milan did not even make it through the group stage of Europa League. The high expenses of the previous transfer market sessions and the big debts it generated, caused Milan to violate the rules of Financial Fair Play, and they willingly accepted the punishment of UEFA to not admit the club in the 2019–20 Europa League season, allowing them to extinguish all further investigations and start from scratch, thanks also to a new change of ownership.[11]

The new management provided a more solid and forward-looking investment strategy, aimed at building a team of young players with big motivations, to be grown by few experienced players. It is in this perspective that the signing of Zlatan Ibrahimović had to be seen. The team, under the guide of manager Stefano Pioli, slowly reinstated its presence first in the Serie A and then in the Champions League. In fact, in 2021–22 Milan won its first scudetto in eleven years, and took part to the Champions League after seven seasons since the last time, even though they were eliminated in the group stage. The following season was more successful, and saw the club advancing to the knockout phase thanks to the second place in the group stage, behind Chelsea. In the round of 16 they eliminated Tottenham, as a result of a 1-0 home win followed by a goalless draw in London. In the quarter-finals Milan faced country-rivals Napoli, and went through again with a 1-0 win in San Siro and a 1-1 draw in the return match. In the semi-finals the Rossoneri met their city-rivals of Inter Milan, with the two clubs facing each other for the third time in European competitions. Unlike the previous two occurrences, this time the Nerazzurri prevailed, thanks to a double win (2-0 in the first leg and 1-0 in the second one). This was the most successful European campaign for AC Milan since the 2006–07 season.

Matches

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AC Milan's score listed first.

UEFA and FIFA competitions

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Season Competition Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate (Play-off)
1955–56 European Cup First round Saar Protectorate 1. FC Saarbrücken 3–4 4–1 7–5
Quarter-finals Austria Rapid Wien 7–2 1–1 8–3
Semi-finals Spain Real Madrid 2–1 2–4 4–5
1957–58 European Cup Preliminary round Austria Rapid Wien 4–1 2–5 (4–2)[12]
First round Scotland Rangers 2–0 4–1 6–1
Quarter-finals West Germany Borussia Dortmund 4–1 1–1 5–2
Semi-finals England Manchester United 4–0 1–2 5–2
Final Spain Real Madrid 2–3
1959–60 European Cup Preliminary round Greece Olympiacos 3–1 2–2 5–3
First round Spain Barcelona 0–2 1–5 1–7
1962–63 European Cup Preliminary round Luxembourg Union Luxembourg 8–0 6–0 14–0
First round England Ipswich Town 3–0 1–2 4–2
Quarter-finals Turkey Galatasaray 5–0 3–1 8–1
Semi-finals Scotland Dundee 5–1 0–1 5–2
Final Portugal Benfica 2–1[13]
1963–64 Intercontinental Cup Final Brazil Santos 4–2 2–4 (0–1)[14]
European Cup First round Sweden IFK Norrköping 5–2 1–1 6–3
Quarter-finals Spain Real Madrid 2–0 1–4 3–4
1967–68 Cup Winners' Cup First round Bulgaria Levski Sofia 5–1 1–1 6–2
Second round Hungary Győri Vasas ETO 1–1 2–2 3–3[fn 1]
Quarter-finals Belgium Standard Liège 1–1 1–1 (2–0)[15]
Semi-finals West Germany Bayern Munich 2–0 0–0 2–0
Final West Germany Hamburger SV 2–0
1968–69 European Cup First round Sweden Malmö FF 4–1 1–2 5–3
Quarter-finals Scotland Celtic 0–0 1–0 1–0
Semi-finals England Manchester United 2–0 0–1 2–1
Final Netherlands Ajax 4–1
1969–70 Intercontinental Cup Final Argentina Estudiantes (LP) 3–0 1–2 4–2
European Cup First round Luxembourg Avenir Beggen 5–0 3–0 8–0
Second round Netherlands Feyenoord 1–0 0–2 1–2
1971–72 UEFA Cup First round Cyprus Digenis Akritas Morphou 4–0 3–0 7–0
Second round West Germany Hertha BSC 4–2 1–2 5–4
Third round Scotland Dundee 3–0 0–2 3–2
Quarter-finals Belgium Lierse 2–0 1–1 3–1
Semi-finals England Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 1–2 2–3
1972–73 Cup Winners' Cup First round Luxembourg Red Boys Differdange 3–0 4–1 7–1
Second round Poland Legia Warsaw 2–1 1–1 3–2
Quarter-finals Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 1–1 1–0 2–1
Semi-finals Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 1–0 1–0 2–0
Final England Leeds United 1–0
1973–74 European Super Cup Final Netherlands Ajax 1–0 0–6 1–6
Cup Winners' Cup First round Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 1–0 4–1
Second round Austria Rapid Wien 0–0 2–0 2–0
Quarter-finals Greece PAOK 3–0 2–2 5–2
Semi-finals West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 0–1 2–1
Final East Germany 1. FC Magdeburg 0–2
1975–76 UEFA Cup First round England Everton 1–0 0–0 1–0
Second round Republic of Ireland Athlone Town 3–0 0–0 3–0
Third round Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 4–0 0–2 4–2
Quarter-finals Belgium Club Brugge 2–1 0–2 2–3
1976–77 UEFA Cup First round Romania Dinamo București 2–1 0–0 2–1
Second round Bulgaria Akademik Sofia 2–0 3–4 5–4
Third round Spain Athletic Bilbao 3–1 1–4 4–5
1977–78 Cup Winners' Cup First round Spain Real Betis 2–1 0–2 2–3
1978–79 UEFA Cup First round Czechoslovakia Lokomotíva Košice 1–0 0–1 1–1[fn 2]
Second round Bulgaria Levski Sofia 3–1 1–1 4–2
Third round England Manchester City 2–2 0–3 2–5
1979–80 European Cup First round Portugal Porto 0–1 0–0 0–1
1985–86 UEFA Cup First round France Auxerre 3–0 1–3 4–3
Second round East Germany Lokomotive Leipzig 2–0 1–3 3–3[fn 1]
Third round Belgium Waregem 1–2 1–1 2–3
1987–88 UEFA Cup First round Spain Sporting Gijón 3–0 0–1 3–1
Second round Spain Espanyol 0–2 0–0 0–2
1988–89 European Cup First round Bulgaria Levski Sofia 5–2 2–0 7–2
Second round Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 1–1 1–1 2–2[fn 3]
Quarter-finals West Germany Werder Bremen 0–0 1–0 1–0
Semi-finals Spain Real Madrid 5–0 1–1 6–1
Final Romania Steaua București 4–0
1989–90 European Super Cup Final Spain Barcelona 1–0 1–1 2–1
Intercontinental Cup Final Colombia Atlético Nacional 1–0
European Cup First round Finland HJK 4–0 1–0 5–0
Second round Spain Real Madrid 2–0 0–1 2–1
Quarter-finals Belgium KV Mechelen 2–0 0–0 2–0
Semi-finals West Germany Bayern Munich 1–0 1–2 2–2[fn 1]
Final Portugal Benfica 1–0
1990–91 European Super Cup Final Italy Sampdoria 2–0 1–1 3–1
Intercontinental Cup Final Paraguay Olimpia Asunción 3–0
European Cup Second round Belgium Club Brugge 0–0 1–0 1–0
Quarter-finals France Marseille 1–1 0–3[16] 1–4
1992–93 Champions League First round Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 4–0 3–0 7–0
Second round Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava 4–0 1–0 5–0
Group stage Sweden IFK Göteborg 4–0 1–0 1st
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2–0 2–1
Portugal Porto 1–0 1–0
Final France Marseille 0–1
1993–94 European Super Cup Final Italy Parma 0–2 1–0 1–2
Intercontinental Cup Final Brazil São Paulo 2–3
Champions League First round Switzerland Aarau 0–0 1–0 1–0
Second round Denmark Copenhagen 1–0 6–0 7–0
Group stage Belgium Anderlecht 0–0 0–0 1st
Portugal Porto 3–0 0–0
Germany Werder Bremen 2–1 1–1
Semi-finals France Monaco 3–0
Final Spain Barcelona 4–0
1994–95 European Super Cup Final England Arsenal 2–0 0–0 2–0
Intercontinental Cup Final Argentina Vélez Sársfield 0–2
Champions League Group stage Netherlands Ajax 0–2 0–2 2nd
Austria Casino Salzburg 3–0 1–0
Greece AEK Athens 2–1 0–0
Quarter-finals Portugal Benfica 2–0 0–0 2–0
Semi-finals France Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 1–0 3–0
Final Netherlands Ajax 0–1
1995–96 UEFA Cup First round Poland Zagłębie Lubin 4–0 4–1 8–1
Second round France Strasbourg 2–1 1–0 3–1
Third round Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2–0 0–0 2–0
Quarter-finals France Bordeaux 2–0 0–3 2–3
1996–97 Champions League Group stage Portugal Porto 2–3 1–1 3rd
Norway Rosenborg 1–2 4–1
Sweden IFK Göteborg 4–2 1–2
1999–2000 Champions League First group stage England Chelsea 1–1 0–0 4th
Turkey Galatasaray 2–1 2–3
Germany Hertha BSC 1–1 0–1
2000–01 Champions League Third qualifying round Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 3–0 6–1
First group stage Turkey Beşiktaş 4–1 2–0 1st
England Leeds United 1–1 0–1
Spain Barcelona 3–3 2–0
Second group stage Turkey Galatasaray 2–2 0–2 3rd
Spain Deportivo La Coruña 1–1 1–0
France Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 1–1
2001–02 UEFA Cup First round Belarus BATE Borisov 4–0 2–0 6–0
Second round Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 2–0 1–0 3–0
Third round Portugal Sporting CP 2–0 1–1 3–1
Fourth round Netherlands Roda JC 0–1 1–0 1–1[fn 4]
Quarter-finals Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–0 0–1 2–1
Semi-finals Germany Borussia Dortmund 3–1 0–4 3–5
2002–03 Champions League Third qualifying round Czech Republic Slovan Liberec 1–0 1–2 2–2[fn 1]
First group stage France Lens 2–1 1–2 1st
Spain Deportivo La Coruña 1–2 4–0
Germany Bayern Munich 2–1 2–1
Second group stage Spain Real Madrid 1–0 1–3 1st
Germany Borussia Dortmund 0–1 1–0
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 1–0
Quarter-finals Netherlands Ajax 3–2 0–0 3–2
Semi-finals Italy Inter Milan 0–0 1–1 1–1[fn 1]
Final Italy Juventus 0–0[fn 4]
2003–04 UEFA Super Cup Final Portugal Porto 1–0
Intercontinental Cup Final Argentina Boca Juniors 1–1[fn 5]
Champions League Group stage Netherlands Ajax 1–0 1–0 1st
Spain Celta Vigo 1–2 0–0
Belgium Club Brugge 0–1 1–0
Round of 16 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 4–1 0–0 4–1
Quarter-finals Spain Deportivo La Coruña 4–1 0–4 4–5
2004–05 Champions League Group stage Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 4–0 1–0 1st
Scotland Celtic 3–1 0–0
Spain Barcelona 1–0 1–2
Round of 16 England Manchester United 1–0 1–0 2–0
Quarter-finals Italy Inter Milan 2–0 3–0[17] 5–0
Semi-finals Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2–0 1–3 3–3[fn 1]
Final England Liverpool 3–3[fn 6]
2005–06 Champions League Group stage Turkey Fenerbahçe 3–1 4–0 1st
Germany Schalke 04 3–2 2–2
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0–0 0–1
Round of 16 Germany Bayern Munich 4–1 1–1 5–2
Quarter-finals France Lyon 3–1 0–0 3–1
Semi-finals Spain Barcelona 0–1 0–0 0–1
2006–07 Champions League Third qualifying round Serbia Red Star Belgrade 1–0 2–1 3–1
Group stage Greece AEK Athens 3–0 0–1 1st
France Lille 0–2 0–0
Belgium Anderlecht 4–1 1–0
Round of 16 Scotland Celtic 1–0 0–0 1–0
Quarter-finals Germany Bayern Munich 2–2 2–0 4–2
Semi-finals England Manchester United 3–0 2–3 5–3
Final England Liverpool 2–1
2007–08 UEFA Super Cup Final Spain Sevilla 3–1
FIFA Club World Cup Semi-finals Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0
Final Argentina Boca Juniors 4–2
Champions League Group stage Portugal Benfica 2–1 1–1 1st
Scotland Celtic 1–0 1–2
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 4–1 3–0
Round of 16 England Arsenal 0–2 0–0 0–2
2008–09 UEFA Cup First round Switzerland Zürich 3–1 1–0 4–1
Group stage Netherlands Heerenveen 3–1 2nd
Portugal Braga 1–0
England Portsmouth 2–2
Germany VfL Wolfsburg 2–2
Round of 32 Germany Werder Bremen 2–2 1–1 3–3[fn 7]
2009–10 Champions League Group stage France Marseille 1–1 2–1 2nd
Switzerland Zürich 0–1 1–1
Spain Real Madrid 1–1 3–2
Round of 16 England Manchester United 2–3 0–4 2–7
2010–11 Champions League Group stage France Auxerre 2–0 2–0 2nd
Netherlands Ajax 0–2 1–1
Spain Real Madrid 2–2 0–2
Round of 16 England Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 0–0 0–1
2011–12 Champions League Group stage Spain Barcelona 2–3 2–2 2nd
Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 2–0 2–2
Belarus BATE Borisov 2–0 1–1
Round of 16 England Arsenal 4–0 0–3 4–3
Quarter-finals Spain Barcelona 0–0 1–3 1–3
2012–13 Champions League Group stage Belgium Anderlecht 0–0 3–1 2nd
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 0–1 3–2
Spain Málaga 1–1 0–1
Round of 16 Spain Barcelona 2–0 0–4 2–4
2013–14 Champions League Play-off round Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 3–0 1–1 4–1
Group stage Scotland Celtic 2–0 3–0 2nd
Netherlands Ajax 0–0 1–1
Spain Barcelona 1–1 1–3
Round of 16 Spain Atlético Madrid 0–1 1–4 1–5
2017–18 Europa League Third qualifying round Romania Universitatea Craiova 2–0 1–0 3–0
Play-off round North Macedonia Shkëndija 6–0 1–0 7–0
Group stage Austria Austria Wien 5–1 5–1 1st
Croatia Rijeka 3–2 0–2
Greece AEK Athens 0–0 0–0
Round of 32 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 1–0 3–0 4–0
Round of 16 England Arsenal 0–2 1–3 1–5
2018–19 Europa League Group stage Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 5–2 1–0 3rd
Greece Olympiacos 3–1 1–3
Spain Real Betis 1–2 1–1
2020–21 Europa League Second qualifying round Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 2–0
Third qualifying round Norway Bodø/Glimt 3–2
Play-off round Portugal Rio Ave 2–2[fn 8]
Group stage Scotland Celtic 4–2 3–1 1st
Czech Republic Sparta Prague 3–0 1–0
France Lille 0–3 1–1
Round of 32 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 1–1 2–2 3–3[fn 1]
Round of 16 England Manchester United 0–1 1–1 1–2
2021–22 Champions League Group stage England Liverpool 1–2 2–3 4th
Spain Atlético Madrid 1–2 1–0
Portugal Porto 1–1 0–1
2022–23 Champions League Group stage Austria Red Bull Salzburg 4–0 1–1 2nd
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 4–0
England Chelsea 0–2 0–3
Round of 16 England Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 0–0 1–0
Quarter-finals Italy Napoli 1–0 1–1 2–1
Semi-finals Italy Inter Milan 0–2 0–1 0–3
2023–24 Champions League Group stage England Newcastle United 0–0 2–1 3rd
Germany Borussia Dortmund 1–3 0–0
France Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 0–3
Europa League Knockout round play-offs France Rennes 3–0 2–3 5–3
Round of 16 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 4–2 3–1 7–3
Quarter-finals Italy Roma 0–1 1–2 1–3
2024–25 Champions League League phase England Liverpool 1–3
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 0–1
Belgium Club Brugge 3–1
Spain Real Madrid 3–1
Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 3–2
Serbia Red Star Belgrade 2-1
Spain Girona
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb

Other international competitions

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Season Competition Round Opposition Score
1938–39 Mitropa Cup First round Romania Ripensia Timișoara 0–3 (A), 3–1 (H)
1950–51 Latin Cup Semi-finals Spain Atlético Madrid 4–1 (H)
Final France Lille 5–0 (H)
1952–53 Latin Cup Semi-finals Portugal Sporting CP 4–3 (A)
Final France Reims 0–3 (A)
1954–55 Latin Cup Semi-finals France Reims 2–3 (N)
Third place match Portugal Belenenses 3–1 (N)
1955–56 Latin Cup Semi-finals Portugal Benfica 4–2 (N)
Final Spain Athletic Bilbao 3–1 (N)
1956–57 Latin Cup Semi-finals Spain Real Madrid 1–5 (A)
Third place match France Saint-Étienne 4–3 (N)
1959–60 Coppa dell'Amicizia (round-robin tournament)[fn 9] France Nice 3–3 (A), 4–0 (H)
Coppa dell'Amicizia (round-robin tournament)[fn 9] France Toulouse 6–3 (H), 2–0 (A)
1960–61 Coppa dell'Amicizia (round-robin tournament)[fn 9] France Nîmes 0–0 (H), 0–2 (A)
1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Novi Sad XI[fn 10] 0–0 (H), 0–2 (A)
Coppa dell'Amicizia Round of 16 France Nice 6–3 (A), 3–1 (H)
Quarter-finals France Toulouse 5–2 (H), 4–1 (A)
Semi-finals Italy Torino 1–2 (A), 1–1 (H)
1962–63 Coppa dell'Amicizia Quarter-finals France Lens 3–1 (A), 2–0 (H)
Semi-finals France Lyon 4–2 (A)
Final Italy Genoa 1–2 (H)
1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round France Strasbourg 0–2 (A), 1–0 (H)
1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round France Strasbourg 1–0 (H), 1–2 (A), 1–1 (H) [fn 11]
Second round Portugal CUF Barreiro 0–2 (A), 2–0 (H), 1–0 (H)
Third round England Chelsea 1–2 (A), 2–1 (H), 1–1 (H) [fn 12]
1966–67 Mitropa Cup First round Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb 0–1 (A), 0–0 (H)
Cup of the Alps (swiss-system tournament)[fn 13] Switzerland Servette 0–0 (A)
West Germany 1860 Munich 0–0 (A)
West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 0–1 (A)
Switzerland Basel 3–0 (A)
Switzerland Zürich 0–2 (A)
1981–82 Mitropa Cup (round-robin tournament) Czechoslovakia Vítkovice 1–2 (A), 3–0 (H)
Hungary Haladás 2–0 (H), 1–0 (A)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Osijek 1–1 (A), 2–1 (H)

Overall record

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By competition

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As of 11 December 2024.
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
European Cup / Champions League 279 137 70 72 454 270 +184
Cup Winners' Cup 30 17 10 3 47 19 +28
UEFA Cup / Europa League 107 56 23 28 184 111 +73
Super Cup 12 7 3 2 13 11 +2
Intercontinental Cup 10 4 1 5 17 15 +2
UEFA competitions 438 221 107 110 715 426 +289
Club World Cup 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3
UEFA and FIFA competitions 440 223 107 110 720 428 +292
Mitropa Cup 10 5 2 3 13 9 +4
Latin Cup 10 7 0 3 30 22 +8
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 13 5 3 5 11 13 −2
Coppa dell'Amicizia 16 10 3 3 45 23 +22
Cup of the Alps 5 1 2 2 3 3 0
Other competitions (Non-UEFA and FIFA) 54 28 10 16 102 70 +32
Total 494 251 117 126 822 498 +322

By club

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As of 11 December 2024.[18]
Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)
Team Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
1860 Munich  Germany 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
Aarau   Switzerland 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00
AEK Athens  Greece 6 2 3 1 5 2 +3 033.33
Ajax  Netherlands 14 5 4 5 12 18 −6 035.71
Akademik Sofia  Bulgaria 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 050.00
Anderlecht  Belgium 6 3 3 0 8 2 +6 050.00
Arsenal  England 8 2 2 4 7 10 −3 025.00
Athletic Bilbao  Spain 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 066.67
Athlone Town  Ireland 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 050.00
Atlético Madrid  Spain 5 2 0 3 7 8 −1 040.00
Atlético Nacional  Colombia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
Austria Wien  Austria 2 2 0 0 10 2 +8 100.00
Auxerre  France 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 075.00
Avenir Beggen  Luxembourg 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 100.00
Barcelona  Spain 19 5 6 8 23 30 −7 026.32
Basel   Switzerland 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
BATE Borisov  Belarus 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 075.00
Bayer Leverkusen  Germany 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Bayern Munich  Germany 10 6 3 1 17 8 +9 060.00
Belenenses  Portugal 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Benfica  Portugal 7 5 2 0 12 5 +7 071.43
Beşiktaş  Turkey 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00
Boca Juniors  Argentina 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 050.00
Bodø/Glimt  Norway 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100.00
Bordeaux  France 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
Borussia Dortmund  Germany 8 3 2 3 10 11 −1 037.50
Borussia Mönchengladbach  Germany 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 050.00
Braga  Portugal 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
Celta Vigo  Spain 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Celtic  Scotland 12 8 3 1 19 6 +13 066.67
Chelsea  England 7 1 3 3 5 10 −5 014.29
Club Brugge  Belgium 7 4 1 2 7 5 +2 057.14
Copenhagen  Denmark 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00
CSKA Sofia  Bulgaria 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
Deportivo La Coruña  Spain 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 050.00
Digenis Akritas Morphou  Cyprus 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00
Dinamo Bucureşti  Romania 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00
Dinamo Zagreb  Croatia 8 6 1 1 17 4 +13 075.00
Dundee  Scotland 4 2 0 2 8 4 +4 050.00
Eintracht Frankfurt  Germany 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Espanyol  Spain 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Estudiantes (LP)  Argentina 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 050.00
Everton  England 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00
F91 Dudelange  Luxembourg 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 100.00
Fabril Barreiro  Portugal 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 066.67
FCSB  Romania 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
Fenerbahçe  Turkey 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 100.00
Feyenoord  Netherlands 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 050.00
Galatasaray  Turkey 6 3 1 2 14 9 +5 050.00
Genoa  Italy 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
IFK Göteborg  Sweden 4 3 0 1 10 4 +6 075.00
Győri ETO  Hungary 2 0 2 0 3 3 +0 000.00
Haladás  Hungary 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
Hamburger SV  Germany 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
Hapeol Tel Aviv  Israel 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 050.00
Heerenveen  Netherlands 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Hertha BSC  Germany 4 1 1 2 6 6 +0 025.00
HJK  Finland 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
Inter Milan  Italy 6 2 2 2 6 4 +2 033.33
Ipswich Town  England 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 050.00
Juventus  Italy 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
Lille  France 5 1 2 2 6 6 +0 020.00
KV Melechen  Belgium 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 050.00
Monaco  France 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
Leeds United  England 3 1 1 1 2 2 +0 033.33
Legia Warsaw  Poland 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
Lens  France 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 075.00
Levski Sofia  Bulgaria 6 4 2 0 17 5 +12 066.67
Lierse  Belgium 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 050.00
Liverpool  England 5 1 1 3 9 12 −3 020.00
Lokomotiv Moskva  Russia 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
Lokomotíva Košice  Slovakia 2 1 0 1 1 1 +0 050.00
Lokomotive Leipzig  Germany 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Lyon  France 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 066.67
Ludogorets Razgrad  Bulgaria 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
1. FC Magdeburg  Germany 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Málaga  Spain 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Malmö FF  Sweden 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 050.00
Manchester City  England 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 000.00
Manchester United  England 12 5 1 6 17 15 +2 041.67
Marseille  France 5 1 2 2 4 7 −3 020.00
Napoli  Italy 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00
Newcastle United  England 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00
Nice  France 4 3 1 0 16 7 +9 075.00
Nîmes  France 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 000.00
IFK Norrköping  Sweden 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 050.00
Novi Sad XI[fn 10]  Serbia 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Olimpia Asunción  Paraguay 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
Olimpija Ljubljana  Slovenia 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00
Olympiacos  Greece 4 2 1 1 9 7 +2 050.00
PAOK  Greece 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 050.00
Paris Saint-Germain  France 6 3 2 1 7 6 +1 050.00
Parma  Italy 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 050.00
Porto  Portugal 11 4 4 3 10 7 +3 036.36
Portsmouth  England 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
PSV Eindhoven  Netherlands 8 4 2 2 11 6 +5 050.00
Osijek  Croatia 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
Rangers  Scotland 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00
Rapid Wien  Austria 7 4 2 1 20 11 +9 057.14
Real Betis  Spain 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 025.00
Real Madrid  Spain 17 7 3 7 29 30 −1 041.18
Red Boys Differdange  Luxembourg 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 100.00
Red Bull Salzburg  Austria 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 075.00
Red Star Belgrade  Serbia 7 3 4 0 10 7 +3 042.86
Reims  France 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 000.00
Rennes  France 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 050.00
Rijeka  Croatia 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00
Rio Ave  Portugal 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
Ripensia Timișoara  Romania 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00
Roda JC  Netherlands 2 1 0 1 1 1 +0 050.00
Roma  Italy 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 000.00
Rosenborg  Norway 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 050.00
1. FC Saarbrücken  Germany 2 1 0 1 7 5 +2 050.00
Saint-Étienne  France 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1 100.00
Sampdoria  Italy 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 050.00
Santos  Brazil 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 033.33
São Paulo  Brazil 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Schalke 04  Germany 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 050.00
Servette   Switzerland 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
Sevilla  Spain 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Shakhtar Donetsk  Ukraine 4 4 0 0 12 1 +11 100.00
Shamrock Rovers  Ireland 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
Shkëndija  North Macedonia 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00
Slavia Prague  Czech Republic 2 2 0 0 7 3 +4 100.00
Slovan Bratislava  Slovakia 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 100.00
Slovan Liberec  Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Sparta Prague  Czech Republic 8 6 2 0 12 1 +11 075.00
Spartak Moscow  Russia 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 050.00
Sporting CP  Portugal 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 066.67
Sporting Gijón  Spain 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 050.00
Standard Liège  Belgium 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 033.33
Strasbourg  France 7 4 1 2 7 6 +1 057.14
Torino  Italy 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Toulouse  France 4 4 0 0 17 6 +11 100.00
Tottenham Hotspur  England 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 016.67
Union Luxembourg  Luxembourg 2 2 0 0 14 0 +14 100.00
Universitatea Craiova  Romania 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
Urawa Red Diamonds  Japan 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
Vélez Sarsfield  Argentina 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Viktoria Plzeň  Czech Republic 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 050.00
Vítkovice  Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 050.00
Waregem  Belgium 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Werder Bremen  Germany 6 2 4 0 7 5 +2 033.33
VfL Wolfsburg  Germany 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
Zagłębie Lubin  Poland 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 100.00
Zenit Saint Petersburg  Russia 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Zürich   Switzerland 5 2 1 2 5 5 +0 040.00

By country

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As of 11 December 2024.[19]
Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)
Country Pld W D L GF GA GD %Win
 Argentina 5 2 1 2 9 7 +2 040.00
 Austria 13 9 3 1 39 14 +25 069.23
 Belarus 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 075.00
 Belgium 22 10 9 3 26 13 +13 045.45
 Brazil 4 1 0 3 8 10 −2 025.00
 Bulgaria 12 9 2 1 29 9 +20 075.00
 Colombia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Croatia 12 8 2 2 23 10 +13 066.67
 Cyprus 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00
 Czech Republic[fn 14] 16 11 3 2 29 10 +19 068.75
 Denmark 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00
 England 50 14 15 21 54 63 −9 028.00
 Finland 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
 France 52 28 10 14 96 65 +31 053.85
 Germany[fn 15] 42 17 13 12 61 49 +12 040.48
 Greece 12 5 5 2 19 11 +8 041.67
 Hungary 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 050.00
 Ireland 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 066.67
 Israel 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 050.00
 Italy 18 5 6 7 16 16 +0 027.78
 Japan 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Luxembourg 8 8 0 0 35 3 +32 100.00
 Macedonia 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00
 Netherlands 27 12 6 9 28 28 +0 044.44
 Norway 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 066.67
 Paraguay 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
 Poland 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 075.00
 Portugal 27 15 8 4 38 21 +17 055.56
 Romania 7 5 1 1 12 5 +7 071.43
 Russia 8 5 1 2 11 6 +5 062.50
 Scotland 18 12 3 3 33 11 +22 066.67
 Serbia 9 3 5 1 10 9 +1 033.33
 Slovakia 5 4 0 1 9 3 +6 080.00
 Slovenia 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00
 Spain 63 22 14 27 89 96 −7 034.92
 Sweden 8 5 1 2 21 10 +11 062.50
  Switzerland 9 4 3 2 9 5 +4 044.44
 Turkey 10 7 1 2 27 11 +16 070.00
 Ukraine 4 4 0 0 12 1 +11 100.00

UEFA coefficient rankings

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UEFA club coefficient ranking

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As of 21 September 2023[20]
Rank Team Points
30 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 49.000
31 Scotland Rangers 49.000
32 Italy Milan 48.000
33 Portugal Braga 46.000
34 Netherlands AZ 46.000

UEFA ranking since 2004

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As of 21 September 2023[21]
Season Ranking Movement Points Change
2022–23 37 Increase +8 50.000 Increase +12.000
2021–22 45 Increase +8 38.000 Increase +7.000
2020–21 53 Increase +28 31.000 Increase +14.000
2019–20 81 Decrease –3 19.000 0.000
2018–19 78 Decrease –25 19.000 Decrease –9.000
2017–18 53 Decrease –12 28.000 Decrease –5.000
2016–17 41 Decrease –16 33.000 Decrease –20.000
2015–16 25 Decrease –3 53.000 Decrease –16.000
2014–15 22 Decrease –11 69.000 Decrease –16.000
2013–14 11 Increase +3 85.000 Increase +4.000
2012–13 14 Decrease –2 81.000 Increase +3.000
2011–12 12 Decrease –2 78.000 Decrease –4.000
2010–11 10 Decrease –1 82.000 Decrease –5.000
2009–10 9 Decrease –4 87.000 Decrease –11.000
2008–09 5 Decrease –3 98.000 Decrease –2.000
2007–08 2 Decrease –1 100.000 Decrease –12.000
2006–07 1 0 112.000 Increase +5.000
2005–06 1 Increase +2 107.000 Increase +6.000
2004–05 3 0 101.000 0.000

Football club Elo ranking

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As of 14 June 2023[22]
Rank Team Points
12 Germany Borussia Dortmund 1841
13 Portugal Porto 1834
14 Italy Milan 1830
15 England Brighton & Hove Albion 1828
16 England Aston Villa 1828

Football club Elo ranking since 2004

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As of 21 September 2023[23]
Season Ranking Movement Points Change
2022–23 14 0 1830 Decrease –3
2021–22 14 Increase +8 1833 Increase +30
2020–21 22 Increase +35 1803 Increase +131
2019–20 57 Decrease –13 1672 Decrease –38
2018–19 44 Decrease –7 1710 Decrease –13
2017–18 37 Increase +19 1723 Increase +45
2016–17 56 Increase +6 1678 Increase +7
2015–16 62 Decrease –11 1671 Decrease –25
2014–15 51 Decrease –18 1696 Decrease –23
2013–14 33 Decrease –11 1719 Decrease –60
2012–13 22 Decrease –7 1779 Decrease –18
2011–12 15 Increase +3 1797 Increase +8
2010–11 18 Increase +1 1789 Increase +2
2009–10 19 Decrease –3 1787 Decrease –32
2008–09 16 Decrease –2 1819 Decrease –4
2007–08 14 Decrease –7 1823 Decrease –60
2006–07 7 Decrease –5 1883 Decrease –66
2005–06 2 Increase +1 1949 Increase +48
2004–05 3 Increase +4 1901 Increase +47

Honours

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European and worldwide honours of AC Milan
Honour No. Years
European Cup / UEFA Champions League 7 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007
European Super Cup / UEFA Super Cup 5 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007
European / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 2 1968, 1973
Latin Cup 2 1951, 1956
Mitropa Cup 1 1982
Intercontinental Cup 3 1969, 1989, 1990
FIFA Club World Cup 1 2007

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Milan won on away goals.
  2. ^ Milan won 8–7 on penalties.
  3. ^ Milan won 4–2 on penalties.
  4. ^ a b Milan won 3–2 on penalties.
  5. ^ Milan lost 3–1 on penalties.
  6. ^ Milan lost 3–2 on penalties.
  7. ^ Milan lost on away goals.
  8. ^ Milan won 9–8 on penalties.
  9. ^ a b c The 1959, 1960, and 1961 editions of the Coppa dell'Amicizia were played as a series of home-and-away matches between one team from the Italian Football League (LNP) and one from the French Football League (LFP), with points for the final classification being awarded to each team's respective league.
  10. ^ a b Representative side made up of players from different clubs, in compliance with a rule which allowed only one team from each city to enter the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
  11. ^ Milan won on a coin toss.
  12. ^ Milan lost on a coin toss.
  13. ^ Each of the eight participants played once against five opponents
  14. ^ Includes Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia
  15. ^ Includes Germany, West Germany and East Germany

References

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  12. ^ Milan won the play-off match played in Zürich 4–2.
  13. ^ Video highlights from official Pathé News archive
  14. ^ Milan lost the play-off match played in Rio de Janeiro 0–1.
  15. ^ Milan won the play-off match played in Milan 2–0.
  16. ^ Marseille were awarded the match 3–0.
  17. ^ Milan were awarded the match 3–0.
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