Milan Associazione Calcio 1968-69 football season
During the 1968-1969 season Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and European Cup.
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 Milano ), 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.
Transfers [ ]
Summer [ ]
Autumn [ ]
Competitions [ ]
Serie A [ ]
Main article: 1968-69 Serie A
League table [ ]
Source: Panini (C) Champion Notes:
^ Qualified as defending champions.
Matches [ ]
Milan v Sampdoria
29 September 1968 1 Milan 1-0 Sampdoria show Milano
Lodetti 43'
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 39,452 Referee: Francesco De Robbio
Milan v Pisa
13 October 1968 3 Milan 2-1 Pisa show Milano
Sormani 27' Prati 82'
Report
77'
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 39,028 Referee: Barbaresco
Milan v Inter
3 November 1968 5 Milan 1-0 Inter show Milano
Fogli 68'
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 76,439 Referee:
Milan v Lanerossi Vicenza
17 November 1968 7 Milan 4-1 Lanerossi Vicenza show Milano
Sormani 28' Carlo Petrini 48' Prati 78' , 89'
Report
75' Gallina
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 23,713 Referee:
Juventus v Milan
8 December 1968 10 Juventus 0-1 Milan show Torino
Report
41' Hamrin
Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 42,016 Referee:
Milan v Palermo
26 January 1969 15 Milan 1-0 Palermo show Milano
Prati 44'
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 40,628 Referee:
Milan v Hellas Verona
9 February 1969 17 Milan 3-0 Hellas Verona show Milano
Prati 32' , 66' , 78'
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 39,008 Referee:
Pisa v Milan
15 February 1969 18 Pisa 0-1 Milan show Pisa
Report
70' (o.g. )
Stadium: Attendance: 25,640 Referee:
Milan v Fiorentina
23 February 1969 19 Milan 0-0 Fiorentina show Milano
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 57,283 Referee: Gonella
Lanerossi Vicenza v Milan
Milan v Bologna
23 March 1969 23 Milan 4-0 Bologna show Milano
Fogli 41' Prati 68' , 81' , 88'
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 36,130 Referee:
Milan v Juventus
13 April 1969 25 Milan 1-0 Juventus show Milano
Prati 20'
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 76,624 Referee: Lo Bello
Milan v Roma
19 April 1969 26 Milan 1-0 Roma show Milano
Petrini 56'
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 52,064 Referee:
Milan v Varese
4 May 1969 28 Milan 2-0 Varese show Milano
Fogli 22' Prati 36'
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 28,426 Referee:
Milan v Napoli
10 May 1969 29 Milan 0-0 Napoli show Milano
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 63,701 Referee:
Palermo v Milan
18 May 1969 30 Palermo 0-0 Milan show Palermo
Report
Stadium: Stadio La Favorita Attendance: 17,160 Referee:
Coppa Italia [ ]
Main article: 1968-69 Coppa Italia
First round [ ]
Group 1 [ ]
Milan v Ternana
8 September 1968 1 Milan 2-0 Ternana show Milano
Rivera 17' (rig.) Sormani 31'
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 12,603 Referee:
Lanerossi Vicenza v Milan
Quarterfinals [ ]
Milan v Torino
2 April 1969 Milan 0-1 Torino show Milano
61' Fossati
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 6,014 Referee:
European Cup [ ]
Main article: 1968-69 European Cup
Round of 32 [ ]
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 [ ]
Semifinals [ ]
Milan v Manchester United
23 April 1969 1 Milan 2–0 Manchester United show Milan
Sormani 33' Hamrin 49'
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 80,050 Referee:
Manchester United v Milan
Final [ ]
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 A
41
15
11
4
0
21
2
15
3
9
3
10
10
30
14
13
3
31
12
+19
1968-69 Coppa Italia
Quarterfinals
2
1
0
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
3
1
5
2
1
2
5
2
+3
1968-69 European Cup
Winners
3
2
1
0
6
1
3
1
0
2
2
3
7[11]
4
1
2
12
5
+7
Total
-
20
14
5
1
29
4
21
5
10
6
15
14
42
20
15
7
48
19
+29
Players statistics [ ]
[12]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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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