List of AC Milan managers

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Carlo Ancelotti managed Milan for eight straight seasons from 2001 to 2009.

Associazione Calcio Milan are an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy, who currently play in Serie A. This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of manager or technical director (i.e. a manager who has exceeded the age limit, currently set at 65, and is only allowed to manage a professional club if joined by a qualified manager) [1] of the first team of Milan since their foundation in 1899. Each manager's entry includes the seasons he spent at the club, the team's overall competitive record (in terms of matches won, drawn and lost) and honours won during his tenure. Caretaker managers are included, as well as those who have been in permanent charge.

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The most successful person to manage Milan is Nereo Rocco, who won two Serie A titles, three Coppa Italia, two European Cups, two Cup Winners' Cups and one Intercontinental Cup during his tenures as head coach and technical director. Rocco has also been Milan's longest-serving manager, managing the club for 459 matches (323 as head coach and 136 as technical director) in five different spells between 1961 and 1977. Milan's longest-serving manager over a single time-span is, instead, Carlo Ancelotti, whose tenure lasted seven years and 236 days, from 6 November 2001 to 30 June 2009.

List of managers

Statistics correct as of match played 22 April 2024. Only competitive matches are counted.

ManagerSeasonMWDLGFGAWin% [nb 1] HonoursNotes
Flag of England.svg Herbert Kilpin [nb 2] 1899–1900 100103000.00
1900–01 330082100.00 League title
1901–02 100102000.00
1902–03 100102000.00
1903–04 311124033.33
1904–05 2011910000.00
1905–06 8521148062.50 League title
Total199463331047.37
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Daniele Angeloni 1906–07 6420173066.67 League title
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Giannino Camperio 1907–08 [nb 3] 000000!
1908–09 210145050.00
1909–10 166192336037.50
1910–11 1610244419062.50
Total34173147160050.00
Technical committee 1911–12 1814316010077.78
1912–13 1813234614072.22
1913–14 1811435819061.11
1914–15 2113536518061.90
Total7551141022961068.00
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Guido Moda [nb 4] 1915–16 12912229075.00All wartime games
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Aldo Cevenini [nb 2] [nb 4] 1916–17 1210114512083.33All wartime games
1917–18 1311023511084.62All wartime games
Total2521138023084.00
Technical committee 1918–19 106222817060.00All wartime games
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Guido Moda 1919–20 2014155624070.00
1920–21 2284104334036.36
Total42225159958052.38
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Cesare Lovati [nb 2] [nb 4] 1921–22 2274112936031.82
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Francesco Soldera [nb 2] [nb 4] 1922 5122514020.00Until November 1922
Flag of Austria.svg Ferdi Oppenheim 1922–23 177822714041.18Appointed in November 1922
1923–24 2275103844031.82
Total391413126558035.90
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Vittorio Pozzo 1924–25 24101134551041.67
1925–26 93061524033.33Sacked on 29 January 1926
Total33131196075039.39
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Guido Moda [nb 4] 1926 137242815053.85Appointed on 30 January 1926
Flag of England.svg Herbert Burgess 1926–27 30154116353050.00
1927–28 34151095647044.12
Total64301420119100046.88
Flag of Austria.svg Engelbert König 1928–29 3218868037056.25
1929–30 341110135248032.35
1930–31 34127154853035.29
Total100412534180138041.00
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg József Bánás 1931–32 34159105740044.12
1932–33 341110135762032.35
Total68261923114102038.24
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg József Violak 1933–34 34129135049035.29
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Adolfo Baloncieri 1934–35 30811113638026.67
1935–36 34138134945038.24
1936 1034399030.00Sacked on 5 December 1936
Total742423279492032.43
Flag of England.svg William Garbutt 1936–37 2613854326050.00Appointed on 6 December 1936
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Hermann Felsner [nb 5]
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg József Bánás
1937–38 38171475736044.74
1938 401314000.00Felsner sacked in October 1938
Total421715105840040.48
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg József Bánás 1938–39 176472621035.29
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg József Violak [nb 5]
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg József Bánás
1939 137331914053.85Violak appointed in March 1939
1939–40 2486103731033.33Violak sacked on 18 March 1940
Total37159135645040.54
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg József Bánás 1939–40 93331213033.33
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Antonio Busini [nb 5]
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Guido Ara
1940–41 32131096037040.63
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Mario Magnozzi 1941–42 36148147162038.89
1942–43 33129124754036.36
Total69261726118116037.68
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Giuseppe Santagostino 1943–44 145361816035.71All wartime games
1944–45 206682936030.00All wartime games
Total34119144752032.35
Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Busini [nb 5]
Flag of Italy.svg Adolfo Baloncieri
1945–46 42209136654047.62
Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Busini [nb 5]
Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Bigogno
1946–47 38191277552050.00
Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Bigogno 1947–48 40217127648052.50
Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Busini [nb 5]
Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Bigogno
1948–49 3821898352055.26
Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Busini [nb 5]
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Lajos Czeizler
1949–50 38273811845071.05
1950–51 40288411640070.00 Serie A title
Latin Cup
1951–52 38201358741052.63
Total116752417321126064.66
Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Busini [nb 5]
Flag of Italy.svg Mario Sperone
1952–53 3417986434050.00Until May 1953
Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Busini [nb 5]
Flag of Sweden.svg Gunnar Gren [nb 2] [nb 4]
1953 210146050.00Gren appointed in June 1953
Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Busini [nb 5]
Flag of Italy.svg Arrigo Morselli
1953 94321811044.44Sacked on 10 November 1953
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Béla Guttmann 1953–54 2513754828052.00Appointed on 11 November 1953
1954–55 1912434521063.16Sacked on 14 February 1955
Total44251189349056.82
Flag of Italy.svg Ettore Puricelli 1955 178634118047.06 Serie A titleAppointed on 15 February 1955
1955–56 422110119664050.00 Latin Cup
Total5929161413782049.15
Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Viani 1956–57 3622687048061.11 Serie A title
1957–58 441515148963034.09
Total80372122159111046.25
Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Viani [nb 5]
Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Bonizzoni
1958 6510185083.33Bonizzoni appointed in June 1958
1958–59 39211359944053.85 Serie A title
1959–60 422111107451050.00
Total87472515191100054.02
Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Viani [nb 5]
Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Todeschini
1960–61 3619987144052.78Until June 1961
Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Viani [nb 5]
Flag of Italy.svg Nereo Rocco
1961 201102000.00Rocco appointed in June 1961
1961–62 43287810349065.12 Serie A title
1962–63 492613109739053.06 European Cup
Total9454211920090057.45
Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Viani [nb 5]
Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Carniglia
1963–64 3016865533053.33Carniglia sacked on 2 March 1964
Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Viani [nb 5]
Flag of Sweden.svg Nils Liedholm
1964 128221810066.67Liedholm appointed on 3 March 1964
1964–65 3722965427059.46
Total49301187237061.22
Flag of Sweden.svg Nils Liedholm 1965–66 33151084433045.45Resigned in March 1966 due to illness
Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Cattozzo [nb 4] 1966 112451012018.18Appointed in March 1966
Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Silvestri 1966–67 42171695339040.48 Coppa Italia Until June 1967
Flag of Italy.svg Nereo Rocco 1967 512233020.00Appointed in June 1967
1967–68 50262138640052.00 Serie A title
Cup Winners' Cup
1968–69 42201574919047.62 European Cup
1969–70 39181295731046.15 Intercontinental Cup
1970–71 42231457736054.76
1971–72 51291577131056.86 Coppa Italia
Total2291177933343160051.09
Flag of Italy.svg Nereo Rocco [nb 5]
Flag of Italy.svg Cesare Maldini
1972–73 46301158939065.22 Coppa Italia
Cup Winners' Cup
Flag of Italy.svg Nereo Rocco [nb 5] 1973–74 125521813041.67
Flag of Italy.svg Nereo Rocco [nb 5]
Flag of Italy.svg Cesare Maldini
1973–74 148061517057.14Maldini appointed in December 1973
Rocco resigned in February 1974
Flag of Italy.svg Cesare Maldini 1974 114251820036.36Sacked in April 1974
Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Trapattoni 1974 1024457020.00Appointed in April 1974
Flag of Italy.svg Gustavo Giagnoni 1974–75 41181585430043.90
1975 642082066.67Sacked in October 1975
Total47221786232046.81
Flag of Italy.svg Nereo Rocco [nb 5]
Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Trapattoni
1975–76 3719995333051.35Appointed in October 1975
Trapattoni resigned in May 1976
Flag of Italy.svg Nereo Rocco [nb 5]
Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Barison
1976 512278020.00Barison appointed in June 1976
Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Marchioro 1976–77 2571263029028.00Sacked in February 1977
Flag of Italy.svg Nereo Rocco [nb 5] 1977 2210843619045.45 Coppa Italia Appointed in February 1977
Flag of Sweden.svg Nils Liedholm 1977–78 38161575133042.11
1978–79 40211366233052.50 Serie A title
Total7837281311366047.44
Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Giacomini 1979–80 381711104329044.74
1980–81 41191575131046.34Resigned in June 1981
Total793626179460045.57
Flag of Italy.svg Italo Galbiati [nb 4] 1981 100101000.00 Serie B title [nb 6] Appointed in June 1981
Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Radice 1981–82 236891820026.09Sacked in January 1982
Flag of Italy.svg Italo Galbiati [nb 4] [nb 7] 1982 177462119041.18 Mitropa Cup Appointed in January 1982
Flag of Italy.svg Ilario Castagner 1982–83 47241949650051.06 Serie B title
1983–84 31121364236038.71Sacked in March 1984
Total7836321013886046.15
Flag of Italy.svg Italo Galbiati [nb 4] 1984 8323810037.50Appointed in March 1984
Flag of Sweden.svg Nils Liedholm 1984–85 43171884535039.53
1985–86 461515164544032.61
1986–87 3114893121045.16Sacked on 5 April 1987
Total120464133121100038.33
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Capello [nb 4] 1987 733173042.86Appointed on 6 April 1987
Flag of Italy.svg Arrigo Sacchi 1987–88 41221455922053.66 Serie A title
1988–89 52272059837051.92 European Cup
Supercoppa Italiana
1989–90 543311108234061.11 European Cup
European Super Cup
Intercontinental Cup
1990–91 49241786228048.98 European Super Cup
Intercontinental Cup
Total1961066228301121054.08
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Capello 1991–92 42251618427059.52 Serie A title
1992–93 543416410739062.96 Serie A title
Supercoppa Italiana
1993–94 54291966625053.70 Serie A title
Champions League
Supercoppa Italiana
1994–95 532513157046047.17 European Super Cup
Supercoppa Italiana
1995–96 46291348332063.04 Serie A title
Total2491427730410169057.03
Flag of Uruguay.svg Óscar Tabárez [nb 5]
Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Morini
1996–97 228773627036.36Sacked on 2 December 1996
Flag of Italy.svg Arrigo Sacchi 1996–97 2477102733029.17Appointed on 3 December 1996
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Capello 1997–98 441614145352036.36
Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Zaccheroni 1998–99 38211166440055.26 Serie A title
1999–2000 451817108056040.00
2000–01 421516116859035.71Sacked on 14 March 2001
Total125544427212155043.20
Flag of Italy.svg Cesare Maldini [nb 5]
Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Tassotti
2001 125432211041.67Appointed on 15 March 2001
Flag of Turkey.svg Fatih Terim [nb 5]
Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Di Gennaro
2001 138322712061.54Sacked on 5 November 2001
Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Ancelotti 2001–02 39171394935043.59Appointed on 6 November 2001
2002–03 613215149754052.46 Coppa Italia
Champions League
2003–04 53351178743066.04 Serie A title
UEFA Super Cup
2004–05 56361289744064.29 Supercoppa Italiana
2005–06 54369911348066.67
2006–07 593116129156052.54 Champions League
2007–08 512513138851049.02 UEFA Super Cup
Club World Cup
2008–09 47261298646055.32
Total42023810181708377056.67
Flag of Brazil.svg Leonardo 2009–10 482313127255047.92
Flag of Italy.svg Massimiliano Allegri 2010–11 50281488037056.00 Serie A title
2011–12 5330131010053056.60 Supercoppa Italiana
2012–13 482511128051052.08
2013–14 2781184336029.63Sacked on 13 January 2014 [2]
Total178914938303177051.12
Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Tassotti [nb 4] 2014 110031100.00Appointed on 13 January 2014 [2]
Until 16 January 2014
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Clarence Seedorf 2014 2211292826050.00Appointed on 16 January 2014 [3]
Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Inzaghi 2014–15 401413135852035.00
Flag of Serbia.svg Siniša Mihajlović 2015–16 38191095737050.00Sacked on 12 April 2016 [4]
Flag of Italy.svg Cristian Brocchi 2016 722379028.57Appointed on 12 April 2016 [4]
Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Montella 2016–17 411910126148046.34 Supercoppa Italiana
2017 2313464222056.52Sacked on 27 November 2017 [5]
Total6432141810370050.00
Flag of Italy.svg Gennaro Gattuso 2017–18 34161084635047.06Appointed on 27 November 2017 [5]
2018–19 492413127147048.98
Total8340232011782048.19
Flag of Italy.svg Marco Giampaolo 2019 730469042.86Sacked on 8 October 2019 [6]
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Pioli 2019–20 35181166540051.43Appointed on 9 October 2019 [7]
2020–21 533013109859056.60
2021–22 48291098244060.42 Serie A title
2022–23 522513147958048.08
2023–24 47278128759057.45
Total2351295551411260054.89

Most games managed

RankManagerGames
1 Flag of Italy.svg Nereo Rocco 459
2 Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Ancelotti 420
3 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Viani 376
4 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Capello 300
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Nils Liedholm 280
6 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Pioli 235
7 Flag of Italy.svg Arrigo Sacchi 220
8 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Busini 193
9 Flag of Italy.svg Massimiliano Allegri 178
10 Flag of Hungary.svg József Bánás 173

Trophies

RankManager SA CI SCI UCL CWC EL USC FCWC
IC
Total
1 Flag of Italy.svg Nereo Rocco 23-22--110
2 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Capello 4-31--1-9
3 Flag of Italy.svg Arrigo Sacchi 1-12--228
Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Ancelotti 1112--218
5 Flag of England.svg Herbert Kilpin 2-------2
Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Viani 2-------2
Flag of Italy.svg Massimiliano Allegri 1-1-----2
8 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Pioli 1-------1
Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Zaccheroni 1-------1
Flag of Sweden.svg Nils Liedholm 1-------1
Flag of Italy.svg Ettore Puricelli 1-------1
Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Busini 1-------1
Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Angeloni 1-------1
Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Silvestri -1------1
Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Montella --1-----1

Notes

  1. Win% is rounded to two decimal places.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Serving as player-manager.
  3. In the 1907–08 season, Milan and other major clubs did not enter the league due to a dispute with the Italian Football Federation over the use of foreign players.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Serving as caretaker manager.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Serving as technical director.
  6. The title had already been secured under previous manager Massimo Giacomini.
  7. Galbiati shared the position with Francesco Zagatti for two games in March.

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