The 2012–13 season was Associazione Calcio Milan's 79th in the Serie A and 30th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. Milan strived to regain the Serie A title, which they lost to Juventus in the previous season. The Rossoneri also competed in UEFA Champions League, as well as the Coppa Italia.
| 2012–13 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman Honorary chairman | Vacant Silvio Berlusconi | |||
| Head coach | Massimiliano Allegri | |||
| Stadium | San Siro | |||
| Serie A | 3rd | |||
| Coppa Italia | Quarter-finals | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Stephan El Shaarawy (16) All: Stephan El Shaarawy (19) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 79,532 (UEFA C.L.) vs Barcelona (20 February 2013) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 27,593 (UEFA C.L.) vs Anderlecht (18 September 2012) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 43.651[1] | |||
This season was the first not to feature a number of recent club legends, namely Gennaro Gattuso (1999–2012), Filippo Inzaghi (2001–2012), Clarence Seedorf (2002–2012), and Alessandro Nesta (2002–2012), whose contracts were not extended at the end of the previous season. High-profile players arriving at the club as veterans, namely Gianluca Zambrotta and Mark van Bommel, were also released from their contracts following their expiration on 1 July 2012. Finally, star players Thiago Silva and Zlatan Ibrahimović unexpectedly left Milan during pre-season when the club accepted transfer offers for both from PSG.
Due to financial problems, the club failed to sign any high-profile players as suitable replacements for the departed team leaders, which had a long-term negative effect on the team's morale and ability to compete for trophies.[2] However, as Alexandre Pato decided to move back to Brazil in January 2013, the UEFA Euro 2012 star striker Mario Balotelli was signed from Manchester City to front the team's attack.[3]
On the contrary, senior players Massimo Ambrosini and Christian Abbiati, both 35 years of age at the time, had their contracts extended and named captain and vice-captain for the season. The duo had been at the club together since the 1998–99 season, in which they won the Scudetto as part of the starting XI under manager Alberto Zaccheroni.[4]
Over the first 6 months of the season, Milan struggled a lot, losing a total of 9 games (7 in Serie A and 2 in the Champions League), as well as 4 pre-season friendlies. In 2013, however, the team lost only three games across all competitions. With 13 more wins and 6 draws in the Serie A, the club eventually finished in the 3rd place, securing a spot in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League qualification play-off, which became the club's main objective for the season following the team's elimination in the round of 16 of the previous edition of the competition.
Players
| Starting line-up. Until the signing of Mario Balotelli in the winter transfer session, Giampaolo Pazzini was the first choice as central striker in the forward line. |
- As of 25 January 2013.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | DF |  ITA | Ignazio Abate |
| 21 | MF |  GUI | Kévin Constant |
| 22 | FW |  ESP | Bojan (on loan from Barcelona) |
| 23 | MF | ITA | Massimo Ambrosini (captain) |
| 25 | DF | ITA | Daniele Bonera |
| 32 | GK | ITA | Christian Abbiati (vice-captain) |
| 34 | MF |  NED | Nigel de Jong |
| 35 | DF | ESP | Dídac Vilà |
| 45 | FW | ITA | Mario Balotelli |
| 59 | GK |  BRA | Gabriel |
| 76 | DF |  COL | Mario Yepes |
| 77 | DF | ITA | Luca Antonini |
| 81 | DF | ITA | Cristian Zaccardo |
| 92 | FW | ITA | Stephan El Shaarawy |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
Milan began their pre-season training at Milanello on Monday, 9 July 2012. The Rossoneri played their first set of friendlies in Bari on 21, July, 2012 to contest the TIM Trophy consisting of three games, of 45 minutes each, against rivals Internazionale and Juventus. Milan's first game was against Juventus, they started well but The Old Lady were awarded a penalty after Bakaye Traoré tackled Mirko Vučinić inside the box in the 31st minute, he then converted the spot-kick which subsequently resulted in Milan's first loss. Their second game was against Inter, Il Diavolo would go ahead in the 16th minute through a Stephan El Shaarawy strike, but Nerazzuri would come back to win through a Fredy Guarín header in the 25th minute, and with Rodrigo Palacio scoring the tie-breaker in the 34th minute, forcing Milan to finish last in the competition with two losses.
On Tuesday, 24 July 2012, Milan played German side Schalke 04 at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, in a balanced match of offense and defense, Urby Emanuelson scored in the 62nd minute to break the stalemate, his sole strike would go on and win the friendly match for the Rossoneri. On Saturday, 28 July 2012, Milan contended in the World Football Challenge, playing a friendly against 2011–12 UEFA Champions League winners, Chelsea, in Miami, Milan looked to be physically dominated by the Blues in the early stages, but became the livelier of the two sides later on, and in the second half, in the 68th minute, after a clinical counter by the Rossoneri, Kevin-Prince Boateng played a perfect through ball to Urby Emanuelson drawing two defenders before passing the ball off to Stephan El Shaarawy. El Shaarawy's subsequent shot was parried by Petr Čech into Emanuelson's path who struck it into the net for the only goal in the game, and a second win for Milan.
Milan played Honduran side Olimpia on Saturday, 4 August in Massachusetts. Milan took the lead in the 24th minute when Robinho shot a low effort from outside the box into the bottom left corner of the goal. Antonio Nocerino would then score the second goal from a Robinho assist and his second, Milan's third, from an Ignazio Abate low cross after drawing the keeper out of his goal in the 37 and 44th minutes, respectively, although Olimpia would pull one back through José Escalante in the 72nd minute. Milan next played Spanish champions Real Madrid in the World Football Challenge at Yankee Stadium in New York on Wednesday, 8 August. Both teams started with strong lineups but it was Madrid who took the through Ángel Di María in the 24th minute. Robinho managed to equalise for Milan nine minutes later as both teams went into half time level. Milan made nine changes to the side after halftime. Milan were unable to keep the same rhythm, however, as Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals in the 49th and 66th minutes and goals from Sergio Ramos and José Callejón in the 81st and 89th minute of the match damaged Milan to a heavy 5–1 defeat in the match.
A week later, Milan played their final pre-season game against Juventus in the annual Trofeo Berlusconi at the San Siro on Sunday, 19 August. Robinho opened the scoring for Milan after netting home in the ninth minute. Claudio Marchisio, however, managed to equalize four minutes later and Juventus went into the break with the lead with Arturo Vidal slipping the ball home three minutes before halftime. In the second half, Milan made changes to try to get back into the game but Alessandro Matri netted Juventus' third goal of the night in the 64th minute. Robinho managed to reduce the deficit with a penalty goal 13 minutes before time. Milan had chances to tie the game but it was not enough as Juventus clinched the Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi.[5][6][7]
Milan| 21 July 2012 TIM Trophy | Juventus | 1–0 | Milan | Bari, Italy |
| 21:45 CEST | Vučinić  31' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Stadio San Nicola | |
| Note: 45-minute match | ||||
Milan| 21 July 2012 TIM Trophy | Internazionale | 2–1 | Milan | Bari, Italy |
| 22:45 CEST | Guarín 25' Palacio 34' | Report | El Shaarawy 16' | Stadium: Stadio San Nicola |
| Note: 45-minute match | ||||
Milan| 24 July 2012 Friendly | Schalke 04  | 0–1 | Milan | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Emanuelson 62' | Stadium: Veltins-Arena |
Milan| 28 July 2012 World Football Challenge | Chelsea  | 0–1 | Milan | Miami, Florida |
| 18:00 EDT | Report | Emanuelson 68' | Stadium: Sun Life Stadium Attendance: 57,748 Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States) |
Olimpia| 4 August 2012 Friendly | Milan | 3–1 | Olimpia | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 16:30 EDT | Robinho 24' Nocerino 37', 44' | Report | Escalante 72' | Stadium: Gillette Stadium |
Milan| 8 August 2012 World Football Challenge | Real Madrid | 5–1 | Milan | New York, New York |
| 20:00 EDT | Di María 24' Ronaldo 49', 66'Ramos 81'Callejón 89' | Report | Robinho 33' | Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 49,474 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Serie A
The fixtures for the 2012–13 Serie A were announced on 26 July 2012. The season started on Sunday 26 August 2012 with Milan taking on Sampdoria at the San Siro, it ends Sunday 19 May 2013 with a match away against Siena. Three midweek fixtures were planned, 26 September, 31 October and on 8 May, while the winter break is planned for 23 December to 5 January. The first international break took place the weekend of 8–9 September, which was after the second round of matches, rather than after the first as has happened in recent seasons.[8][9]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus (C) | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 71 | 24 | +47 | 87 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Napoli | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 73 | 36 | +37 | 78 | |
| 3 | Milan | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 70 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 5 | Udinese | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 66 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th goal difference; 5th number of goals scored; 6th public draw.
(Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played)[10]
(C) Champions
Results summary
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 26 August 2012 1 | Milan | 0–1 | Sampdoria | Milan |
| 18:00 | Boateng  67'Bonera 90+2' | Report | Krstičić 16' Gastaldello 42'Costa 59', 69'Tissone 79'Romero 82' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 36,288 Referee: Luca Banti |
| 1 September 2012 2 | Bologna | 1–3 | Milan | Bologna |
| 20:45 | Cherubin 15' Diamanti 42' (pen.) | Report | Pazzini 16' (pen.), 77', 85', 59' Montolivo 18'Bonera 24'Ambrosini 28'De Jong 68' | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 22,202 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento |
| 15 September 2012 3 | Milan | 0–1 | Atalanta | Milan |
| 20:45 | El Shaarawy 43' Bonera 57' | Report | Biondini 59' Cigarini 64', 80'Moralez 85'Raimondi 85' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 34,763 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
| 23 September 2012 4 | Udinese | 2–1 | Milan | Udine |
| 15:00 | Ranégie 40' Di Natale 68' (pen.)Pinzi 77'Coda 80' | Report | Ambrosini 40' El Shaarawy 54'Zapata 64'  67'Boateng 75' 82' | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 22,976 Referee: Domenico Celi |
| 26 September 2012 5 | Milan | 2–0 | Cagliari | Milan |
| 20:45 | De Jong 12' El Shaarawy 15', 82'Pazzini 63'De Sciglio 71' | Report | Pisano 3' Pinilla 37'Conti 64' 66' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 28,005 Referee: Andrea De Marco |
| 29 September 2012 6 | Parma | 1–1 | Milan | Parma |
| 18:00 | Rosi 4' Galloppa 66'Biabiany 88' | Report | Ambrosini 20' El Shaarawy 50'Boateng 59'Abbiati 64' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 14,239 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
| 7 October 2012 7 | Milan | 0–1 | Internazionale | Milan |
| 20:45 | Mexès 34' De Jong 38'Pazzini 82'Montolivo 85'Yepes 88' | Report | Samuel 3' Juan 11'Nagatomo 24' 48'Ranocchia 83' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 73,736 Referee: Paolo Valeri |
| 20 October 2012 8 | Lazio | 3–2 | Milan | Rome |
| 19:45 | Dias 13' Hernanes 25'Candreva 41'Klose 49'González 56' | Report | Nocerino 12' Yepes 37'Antonini 56'De Jong 61'El Shaarawy 79' | Stadium: Olimpico Attendance: 41,815 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento |
| 27 October 2012 9 | Milan | 1–0 | Genoa | Milan |
| 15:00 | Yepes 75' El Shaarawy 77' | Report | Bertolacci 36' Bovo 59' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 33,046 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni |
| 30 October 2012 10 | Palermo | 2–2 | Milan | Palermo |
| 15:00 | Miccoli 45+1' (pen.) Brienza 47'García 58'Cetto 74' | Report | Bonera 2' Constant 23'Flamini 32'Montolivo 69'El Shaarawy 80'Mexès 86' | Stadium: Renzo Barbera Attendance: 12,346 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
| 3 November 2012 11 | Milan | 5–1 | Chievo | Milan |
| 15:00 | Emanuelson 16' Montolivo 36'Bojan 41'El Shaarawy 75'Pazzini 90+2' | Report | Dramé 5' Pellissier 18'Guana 55' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 33,360 Referee: Piero Giacomelli |
| 11 November 2012 12 | Milan | 1–3 | Fiorentina | Milan |
| 15:00 | Bonera 30' Pazzini 59'Ambrosini 61'Mexès 68' | Report | Aquilani 10', 63' Pizarro 24'Roncaglia 33'Valero 34', 37'El Hamdaoui 87' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 36,180 Referee: Andrea Romeo |
| 18 November 2012 13 | Napoli | 2–2 | Milan | Naples |
| 15:00 | Inler 5' Insigne 30'Cavani 52'Campagnaro 63'Cannavaro 64' | Report | El Shaarawy 44', 82', 90' Bojan 78' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 52,546 Referee: Mauro Bergonzi |
| 24 November 2012 14 | Milan | 1–0 | Juventus | Milan |
| 15:00 | Nocerino 17' Robinho 31' (pen.)Yepes 90+4' | Report | Isla 30' Bonucci 43'Marchisio 86'Giovinco 90+3' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 77,023 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
| 2 December 2012 15 | Catania | 1–3 | Milan | Catania |
| 15:00 | Legrottaglie 11' Barrientos 41' 49'Bellusci 86'Rolín 90+5' | Report | El Shaarawy 53', 90+2', 54' Boateng 56',  90'Amelia 60' | Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
| 7 December 2012 16 | Torino | 2–4 | Milan | Turin |
| 15:00 | Santana 28' Darmian 33'Gazzi 62'Masiello 63'Bianchi 80'Di Cesare 86' | Report | Robinho 40' Nocerino 53'Abate 55'Pazzini 61'El Shaarawy 76'Emanuelson 86' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino Attendance: 20,126 Referee: Andrea Romeo |
| 16 December 2012 17 | Milan | 4–1 | Pescara | Milan |
| 15:00 | Nocerino 1' Abbruscato 51' (o.g.)Yepes 56'Ambrosini 74'Jonathas 79' (o.g.)El Shaarawy 81' | Report | Modesto 40' Togni 50'Terlizzi 56' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 42,520 Referee: Antonio Danilo Giannoccaro |
| 22 December 2012 18 | Roma | 4–2 | Milan | Rome |
| 15:00 | Burdisso 13', 54' Osvaldo 24'Lamela 30', 61'Marquinhos 78'Goicoechea 87' | Report | Yepes 15' Ambrosini 58'Mexès 81'Pazzini 87' (pen.)Bojan 89' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 50,206 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
| 6 January 2013 19 | Milan | 2–1 | Siena | Milan |
| 15:00 | Ambrosini 49' Bojan 67'Pazzini 73', 80' (pen.) | Report | Ângelo 33' Del Grosso 70' Vergassola 83' Felipe 85' Neto 90' Paolucci 87' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 30,404 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese |
| 13 January 2013 20 | Sampdoria | 0–0 | Milan | Genoa |
| 15:00 | Gastaldello 87' | Report | Mexès 38' Niang 73' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 24,544 Referee: Marco Guida |
| 20 January 2013 21 | Milan | 2–1 | Bologna | Milan |
| 15:00 | Pazzini 65', 82' Abate 80' | Report | Diamanti 21' Pazienza 32'Cherubin 77'Mexès 84' (o.g.) | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 30,031 Referee: Daniele Doveri |
| 27 January 2013 22 | Atalanta | 0–1 | Milan | Bergamo |
| 15:00 | Brivio 49' 59' Raimondi 55'Consigli 78'Biondini 84'Carmona 88' | Report | El Shaarawy 29' Pazzini 55'Montolivo 71'Mexès 78'Abbiati 90+1' | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 18,805 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni |
| 3 February 2013 23 | Milan | 2–1 | Udinese | Milan |
| 20:45 | Montolivo 16' Balotelli 25', 90+4' (pen.) | Report | Pinzi 13', 55' Domizzi 38'Lazzari 64'Silva 84' | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Davide Massa |
| 10 February 2013 24 | Cagliari | 1–1 | Milan | Quartu Sant'Elena |
| 15:00 | Ibarbo 45' Murru 47'Conti 51'Astori 67' 81'Dessena 68' | Report | Niang 38' Mexès 45'Ambrosini 63'Balotelli 82' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Is Arenas Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Antonio Danilo Giannoccaro |
| 15 February 2013 25 | Milan | 2–1 | Parma | Milan |
| 15:00 | Paletta 39' (o.g.) Zapata 74'Balotelli 78' | Report | Marchionni 66' Sansone 90+3' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 33,077 Referee: Davide Massa |
| 24 February 2013 26 | Internazionale | 1–1 | Milan | Milan |
| 15:00 | Ranocchia 34' Juan 43' Schelotto 71' | Report | Mexès 12' El Shaarawy 21' Muntari 31' Zapata 89' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni |
| 2 March 2013 27 | Milan | 3–0 | Lazio | Milan |
| 15:00 | Pazzini 32', 40', 60' Boateng 44' 58'Yepes 90' | Report | Candreva 16' Biava 47'Radu 59' | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
| 8 March 2013 28 | Genoa | 0–2 | Milan | Genoa |
| 15:00 | Portanova 18' Granqvist 35'Bovo 65'Antonelli 88' | Report | Pazzini 22' Balotelli 25', 60'Constant 32' 65'Flamini 56' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Antonio Damato |
| 17 March 2013 29 | Milan | 2–0 | Palermo | Milan |
| 15:00 | Balotelli 8' (pen.), 66' Zapata 31' | Report | Muñoz 71' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 41,584 Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo |
| 30 March 2013 30 | Chievo | 0–1 | Milan | Verona |
| 15:00 | Dramé 27' Dainelli 33' 78'Cofie 50'Cesar 62'Andreolli 70' | Report | Balotelli 17' Montolivo 25' | Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Referee: Domenico Celi |
| 7 April 2013 31 | Fiorentina | 2–2 | Milan | Florence |
| 15:00 | Tomović 40' Cuadrado 44'Ljajić 66' (pen.)Aquilani 67'Pizarro 73' (pen.)Roncaglia 81' | Report | Montolivo 14', 35' Muntari 45'Flamini 62'Balotelli 71' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Paolo Tagliavento |
| 14 April 2013 32 | Milan | 1–1 | Napoli | Milan |
| 15:00 | Flamini 30', 72' Pazzini 84'Mexès 89' | Report | Pandev 33' De Sanctis 64'Maggio 72'Cavani 75'Britos 87'Campagnaro 89' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 72,024 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
| 21 April 2013 33 | Juventus | 1–0 | Milan | Turin |
| 15:00 | Vidal 57' (pen.) | Report | Amelia 56' Zapata 66' Mexès 71' | Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 40,474 Referee: Luca Banti |
| 28 April 2013 34 | Milan | 4–2 | Catania | Milan |
| 15:00 | De Sciglio 9' Flamini 45' 78' Balotelli 72', 90+2' (pen.) Pazzini 74', 77' | Report | Bergessio 26', 65' Legrottaglie 30', 41' Frison 37' Barrientos 78'Marchese 86' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 36,335 Referee: Davide Massa |
| 5 May 2013 35 | Milan | 1–0 | Torino | Milan |
| 15:00 | Mexès 49' Muntari 73'Boateng 74'Balotelli 84', 85' | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Antonio Damato |
| 8 May 2013 36 | Pescara | 0–4 | Milan | Pescara |
| 18:00 | Rizzo 11' | Report | Balotelli 10' (pen.), 57' Muntari 33'Flamini 51' | Stadium: Stadio Adriatico Attendance: 20,476 Referee: Carmine Russo |
| 12 May 2013 37 | Milan | 0–0 | Roma | Milan |
| 20:45 | Balotelli 40' Muntari 41' 41' Ambrosini 78' Constant 93' | Report | Dodô 73' Burdisso 88' Totti 90' 90+2' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
| 19 May 2013 38 | Siena | 1–2 | Milan | Siena |
| 20:45 | Terzi 25' Terlizzi 45' 70' Agra 81' Vitiello 86' Rubin 89' Felipe 90' | Report | Ambrosini 62' 69' De Sciglio 81' Balotelli 84' (pen.) Mexès 87' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Mauro Bergonzi |
Coppa Italia
For the 14th season in a row, Milan will start the Coppa Italia directly in the round of 16, as one of the eight best seeded teams.
| 10 January 2013 Round of 16 | Milan | 3–0 | Reggina | Milan |
| 21:00 | Yepes 51' Strasser 76'Niang 79'Pazzini 81' | Report | Bombagi 45' Freddi 71' | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese |
| 15 January 2013 Quarter-finals | Juventus | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Milan | Turin |
| 20:45 | Giovinco 12' Vidal 65'Vučinić 95', 113' | Report | El Shaarawy 6' Mexès 17'Boateng 30'Montolivo 101' | Stadium: Juventus Stadium Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni |
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Milan began their UEFA Champions League campaign in the group stage after finishing runner-up in the 2011–12 Serie A season. Due to their UEFA coefficient, they were seeded in Pot 1, among the best eight teams. The draw for the preliminary round took place in Montecarlo on Thursday, 30 August 2012. Milan were drawn against Spanish side Málaga, as well as Belgian and Russian champions, Anderlecht and Zenit Saint Petersburg respectively.[5][11][12]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Málaga | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Milan | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Zenit Saint Petersburg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 |  Anderlecht | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 5 |
Anderlecht| 18 September 2012 1 | Milan | 0–0 | Anderlecht | Milan, Italy |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Flamini 84' Mexès 90+2' | Report | Wasilewski 57' Kljestan 79' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 27,593 Referee: William Collum (Scotland) |
Milan| 3 October 2012 2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2–3 | Milan | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Fayzulin 12' Anyukov 35'Hulk 45+2'Shirokov 49', 87'Hubočan 71' | Report | Emanuelson 13' El Shaarawy 16', 40'Bonera 36'Hubočan 75' (o.g.)Yepes 85' | Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 21,703 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
Milan| 24 October 2012 3 | Málaga | 1–0 | Milan | Málaga, Spain |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Joaquín 64' Iturra 67' | Report | Montolivo 12' Constant 43'Mexès 43'Bonera 69' | Stadium: La Rosaleda Stadium Attendance: 27,683 Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal) |
Málaga| 6 November 2012 4 | Milan | 1–1 | Málaga | Milan, Italy |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | De Jong 34' Emanuelson 43'Montolivo 53'Pato 73' | [1] | Eliseu 40' Iturra 59'Weligton 64'Sánchez 64' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 30,891 Referee: Howard Webb (England) |
Milan| 28 November 2012 5 | Anderlecht | 1–3 | Milan | Anderlecht, Belgium |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Biglia 49' Gillet 66'Nuytinck 70'De Sutter 78' | Report | Nocerino 41' El Shaarawy 47'Mexès 71', 79'Abbiati 84'Pato 90+1' | Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 19,803 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
Zenit Saint Petersburg| 11 December 2012 6 | Milan | 0–1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Milan, Italy |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Flamini 58' Robinho 87' | Report | Danny 35' Lombaerts 43'Hulk 46'Alves 87' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 29,508 Referee: Tony Chapron (France) |
Knockout phase
Round of 16
Squad statistics
Appearances, goals and disciplinary record
| No. | Pos. | Name | LS | LA | LG | CS | CA | CG | ES | EA | EG | TS | TA | TG |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Marco Amelia | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Mattia De Sciglio | 25 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF |  Sulley Muntari | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  Philippe Mexès | 25 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Robinho | 11 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Antonio Nocerino | 20 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Alexandre Pato1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Kevin-Prince Boateng | 25 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | Giampaolo Pazzini | 15 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF |  Bakaye Traoré | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Francesco Acerbi1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |  Rodney Strasser1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF |  Bartosz Salamon2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF |  Djamel Mesbah1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Mathieu Flamini | 15 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Cristián Zapata | 22 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Riccardo Montolivo | 31 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 39 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | M'Baye Niang | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Ignazio Abate | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Kévin Constant | 20 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Bojan | 5 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Massimo Ambrosini | 16 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Daniele Bonera | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Urby Emanuelson1 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | Christian Abbiati | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Nigel de Jong | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Dídac Vilà | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | Mario Balotelli2 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | Adrià Carmona1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | MF | Mattia Valoti1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | GK | Gabriel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | DF | Mario Yepes | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Luca Antonini | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | DF | Cristian Zaccardo2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | FW | Stephan El Shaarawy | 34 | 37 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 45 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| – | – | Own goals | – | - | 2 | - | – | 0 | - | – | 1 | - | – | 3 | - | - | - |
Last updated: 28 October 2012.
Source: Competitions
- 1 Player left the club during the season
- 2 Player joined the club during the season
Transfers
During the summer transfer window, Milan parted ways with four club legends: Gennaro Gattuso, Alessandro Nesta, Clarence Seedorf and Filippo Inzaghi. Mark van Bommel also decided to leave Milan to return to the Netherlands with PSV. The first inward transfers of the season saw Riccardo Montolivo join on a Bosman transfer from Fiorentina after having failed to complete the transfer in the previous year, while Bakaye Traoré joined from Ligue 1 side Nancy. Milan also acquired promising young goalkeeper Gabriel, who joined from Brazilian club Cruzeiro. He was followed by the arrivals of Francesco Acerbi, on co-ownership, and Kévin Constant on loan, the latter as a replacement for the injured Sulley Muntari, both from Genoa on the same day. On 14 July, Milan accepted a €42 million bid for defender Thiago Silva from Paris Saint-Germain. Three days later, PSG submitted a €23 million bid for Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimović, which Milan accepted. The next major transfer saw Giampaolo Pazzini transfer to Milan from crosstown rivals Internazionale and Antonio Cassano heading the opposite way, with an additional fee of around €7 million. The final days of the transfer window saw Milan reinforce the squad with 17-year-old striker M'Baye Niang from Caen, 21-year-old forward Bojan from Roma on loan and combative defensive midfielder Nigel de Jong from English champions Manchester City.
In the winter transfer window, Milan parted ways with long-time striker Alexandre Pato. They also traded co-ownership with Genoa for 50 percent of Francesco Acerbi's rights in exchange for 50 percent of Kévin Constant's rights. On the last day of the transfer window, Mario Balotelli signed for Milan after he was bought from Manchester City. Milan also sold veteran goalkeeper Ferdinando Coppola to Torino and bought youngster Bartosz Salamon from Serie B side Brescia.
In
Out
Out on loan
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2012 | FW | Gianmario Comi | 20 | Reggina | 30 June 2013[47] | |
| 5 July 2012 | MF | Luca Santonocito | 21 | Renate | 30 June 2013[48] | |
| 6 July 2012 | GK | Riccardo Piscitelli | 18 | Carrarese | 30 June 2013[49] | |
| 6 July 2012 | MF | Simone Calvano | 18 | Verona | 30 June 2013[50] | |
| 11 July 2012 | FW |  Nnamdi Oduamadi | 21 | Varese | 30 June 2013[51] | |
| 11 July 2012 | MF | Luca Bertoni | 20 | Südtirol | 30 June 2013[52] | |
| 12 July 2012 | FW | Marco Ezio Fossati | 19 | Ascoli | 30 June 2013[53] | |
| 12 July 2012 | DF |  Ricardo Ferreira | 19 | Empoli | 30 June 2013[54] | |
| 16 July 2012 | FW | Gianmarco Zigoni | 21 | Pro Vercelli | 30 June 2013[55] | |
| 16 July 2012 | MF |  Alessio Innocenti | 19 | Pro Vercelli | 30 June 2013[56] | |
| 19 July 2012 | MF | Edmund Hottor | 19 | Virtus Lanciano | 30 June 2013[57] | |
| 20 July 2012 | FW | Matteo Chinellato | 20 | Tritium | 30 June 2013[58] | |
| 22 July 2012 | DF | Marcus Diniz | 24 | Lecce | 30 June 2013[59] | Option to Fully Purchase |
| 24 July 2012 | DF | Rodrigo Ely | 18 | Reggina | 30 June 2013[60] | |
| 27 July 2012 | FW |  Uroš Palibrk | 20 | Lierse | 30 June 2013[61] | |
| 27 July 2012 | GK | Filippo Perucchini | 20 | Como | 30 June 2013[62] | |
| 31 July 2012 | DF | Taye Taiwo | 27 |  Dynamo Kyiv | 30 June 2013[63] | Option to Fully Purchase |
| 31 July 2012 | DF | Michelangelo Albertazzi | 21 | Verona | 30 June 2013[64] | Option to Purchase in Co-ownership |
| 31 July 2012 | MF | Pelé | 20 | Arsenal Kyiv | 30 June 2013[65] | |
| 2 August 2012 | MF | Mitja Novinič | 21 | Teramo | 30 June 2013[66] | |
| 2 August 2012 | DF |  Mattia Desole | 20 | Monza | 30 June 2013[67] | |
| 17 January 2013 | MF | Riccardo Saponara | 20 | Empoli | 30 June 2013[68] | |
| 24 January 2013 | MF | Mattia Valoti | 19 | Albinoleffe | 30 June 2013[69] | |
| 25 January 2013 | MF | Rodney Strasser | 22 | Parma | 30 June 2013[44] | |
| 31 January 2013 | MF | Urby Emanuelson | 26 | Fulham | 30 June 2013[70] | |
| 31 January 2013 | MF | Adrià Carmona | 20 | Real Zaragoza | 30 June 2013[71] |