1949–50 AC Milan season

Associazione Calcio Milan
1949–50 season
President	Umberto Trabattoni
Manager	Lajos Czeizler
Stadium	Stadio San Siro; Arena Civica (some matches)
Serie A	2º
Top goalscorer	Nordahl (35)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1948–49 1950–51 →

During the 1949–50 season Associazione Calcio Milan competed in Serie A.

Summary

For the 1949–50 campaign arrived to the club, thanks to the management talent of President Umberto Trabattoni, in 1948 Olympic Games Swedish players Nils Liedholm^[1] and Gunnar Gren,^[2] they were added to the squad amid striker Gunnar Nordahl, actually in Milano since January 1949:^[3] a “trio” known as Gre-No-Li.^[4] Another transfer in was goalkeeper Lorenzo Buffon. Also, in this season Milan played at Arena Civica meanwhile in San Siro the team played the matches where higher attendances were expected.

This season was best remembered for fans as crucial to the modern Milan era winning titles in years for coming after forty years without a trophy. The squad changed its playing style with a more offensive strategy with spectacular matches instead of physical and defensive tactic. The change of strategy attracted more fans to the stadium and attendances will improve in the next decades.

During 1949-50 Serie A campaign, first season after the Superga disaster, the squad reached the goal scoring record for a single season: 118 goals scored. On 7 February 1950, Milan defeated Juventus 7–1 in Torino, also the first TV broadcasting of a Serie A match.^[5] Hungarian coach Lajos Czeizler took the club to the second place five points behind champion Juventus. Swedish striker Nordahl won his first topgoalscorer title “capocannoniere” with 35 goals scored.

During 1949 the club moved its headquarters from "Telegrafo Calciomilano" in Del Lauro 4 to Venezia 36.^[6]

Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Ezio Bardelli
—	GK	ITA	Lorenzo Buffon
—	GK	ITA	Efrem Milanese
—	DF	ITA	Carlo Belloni
—	DF	ITA	Andrea Bonomi (Captain)
—	DF	ITA	Mario Foglia
—	DF	ITA	Giosuè Sanvito
—	MF	ITA	Carlo Annovazzi (vice-captain)
—	MF	ITA	Benigno De Grandi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SWE	Nils Liedholm
—	MF	ITA	Omero Tognon
—	FW	ITA	Renzo Burini
—	FW	ITA	Enrico Candiani
—	FW	ITA	Franco De Gregori
—	FW	SWE	Gunnar Gren
—	FW	SWE	Gunnar Nordahl
—	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Rinaldi
—	FW	ITA	Aurelio Santagostino

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Gunnar Gren	IFK Göteborg	–
MF	Nils Liedholm	IFK Norrköping	–
GK	Lorenzo Buffon	Portogruaro	–
DF	Pietro Bettoli	Rimini	–
FW	Enrico Candiani	Pro Patria	–
MF	Benigno De Grandi	Seregno	–
FW	Fabio Frugali	U.S. Alessandria	–
FW	Giuseppe Rinaldi	Pescara	–
DF	Giosuè Sanvito	Pro Sesto	–

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Giuseppe Antonini	Reggiana	–
FW	Aleksandar Aranđelović	Padova Calcio	–
DF	Osvaldo Biancardi	Empoli F.C.	–
FW	Riccardo Carapellese	Torino F.C.	–
FW	Pietro Degano	Venezia F.C.	–
DF	Edy Gratton	Sampdoria	–
DF	Lino Grava	Vittorio Veneto	–
MF	Albert Guðmundsson	RC Paris	–
MF	Michele Manenti	Modena	–
FW	Elio Onorato	Torino F.C.	–
FW	Héctor Puricelli	Legnano	–
MF	Paddy Sloan	Udinese Calcio	–
MF	Gianni Toppan	Lucchese	–

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Juventus (C)	38	28	6	4	100	43	+57	62	^[7]
2	Milan	38	27	3	8	118	45	+73	57
3	Internazionale	38	21	7	10	99	60	+39	49
4	Lazio	38	18	10	10	67	43	+24	46	Qualified for the 1950 Latin Cup
5	Fiorentina	38	18	8	12	76	57	+19	44

Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W
Position	1	5	2	6	4	2	3	5	3	5	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/allenatori_squadra/1948/277/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1950 Latin Cup; = Relegation to 1949–50 Serie B

Matches

11 September 1949 1	Sampdoria	1–3	Milan	Genova
	Baldini 27'	Report	23' Burini 37' Liedholm 79' Rinaldi	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 32000 Referee: Silvano

18 September 1949 2	Milan	1–1	Como	Milan
	Liedholm 89'	Report	90' Lipizer	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Tassini

25 September 1949 3	Venezia	1–4	Milan	Venezia
	Golob 18'	Report	30', 48' Gren 60' Annovazzi 62' Nordahl	Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Pera

2 October 1949 4	Milan	0–1	Juventus	Milan
		Report	51' Martino	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Dattilo

9 October 1949 5	Pro Patria	2–4	Milan	Busto Arsizio
	Toros 16' Pernigo 38'	Report	26', 64' Burini 70', 72' Nordahl	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Bernardi

16 October 1949 6	Milan	4–1	Palermo	Milan
	Nordahl 8' Rinaldi 17' Gren 31' (rig) Burini 83'	Report	57' Di Maso	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Longagnani

20 October 1949 7	Milan	0–0	Lazio	Milan
		Report	Antonazzi	Stadium: Arena Civica Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Poggipollini

23 October 1949 8	Torino	3–2	Milan	Torino
	Bengtsson 11' Hjalmarsson 36' Carapellese 73'	Report	42' Rinaldi 63' Nordahl	Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Attendance: 34,500 Referee: Bellè

30 October 1949 9	Milan	2–1	Atalanta	Milan
	Liedholm 48' Gren 72'	Report	42' Sørensen	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Pieri

6 November 1949 10	Inter	6–5	Milan	Milan
	Nyers 10', 40' (rig) Amadei 39', 50', 64' Lorenzi 58'	Report	1', 7' Candiani 14' Nordahl 19' Liedholm 59' Annovazzi	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Orlandini

13 November 1949 11	Milan	2–0	Lucchese	Milan
	Nordahl 16' Liedholm 17'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Silvano

20 November 1949 12	Milan	4–1	Fiorentina	Milan
	Santagostino 10' Nordahl 25', 47' Burini 58'	Report	20' Pandolfini	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Gemini

4 December 1949 13	Novara	1–3	Milan	Novara
	Pombia 8'	Report	44', 81' Candiani 73' Nordahl	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Pera

8 December 1949 14	Milan	5–0	Genoa	Milan
	Nordahl 6', 87' Gren 48' (pen), 64' Liedholm 68'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Gemini

11 December 1949 15	Bologna	0–1	Milan	Bologna
	Ballacci	Report	9' Burini	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Pieri

18 December 1949 16	Milan	9–1	Bari	Milan
	Burini 2', 71' Liedholm 11', 79' Santagostino 17', 25', 42', 90' Gren 33' (pen)	Report	66' Stradella	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Scotto

26 December 1949 17	Milan	4–2	Padova	Milan
	Gren 52', 68' Nordahl 56' Burini 81'	Report	70', 88' Checchetti	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Galeati

1 January 1950 18	Triestina	0–0	Milan	Trieste
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Gemini

8 January 1950 19	Roma	1–0	Milan	Roma
	Tontodonati 44'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Nazionale Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Gamba

15 January 1950 20	Milan	5–1	Sampdoria	Milan
	Candiani 13' Liedholm 24', 50' Burini 76', 80'	Report	29' Bassetto	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Tassini

22 January 1950 21	Como	1–4	Milan	Como
	Dossi 69'	Report	3', 36', 81' Nordahl 27' Renzo Burini	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bellè

29 January 1950 22	Milan	2–0	Venezia	Milan
	Liedholm 44' Gren 61'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Dattilo

5 February 1950 23	Juventus	1–7	Milan	Torino
	Hansen 12' Parola	Report	15', 26', 49' Nordahl 23' Gren 24' Liedholm 70' Burini 84' Candiani	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 46,643 Referee: Galeati

12 February 1950 24	Milan	7–1	Pro Patria	Milan
	Gren 6', 65' (pen) Nordahl 10', 68' (rig) Annovazzi 43' Liedholm 44' Candiani 73'	Report	35' Turconi II	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Longagnani

19 February 1950 25	Palermo	0–1	Milan	Palermo
		Report	84' Annovazzi	Stadium: Stadio La Favorita Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Pera

23 February 1950 26	Lazio	3–2	Milan	Roma
	Magrini 24' Penzo 36' Remondini 62'	Report	30' (pen) Gren 60' Nordahl	Stadium: Stadio Nazionale Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Pieri

5 March 1950 27	Milan	7–0	Torino	Milan
	Burini 1', 36' Nordahl 6', 23', 29', 43' Liedholm 90'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Galeati

12 March 1950 28	Atalanta	5–2	Milan	Bergamo
	Sørensen 7', 21' Fabbri 14' Caprile 19', 69'	Report	11' Nordahl 81' (rig) Gren	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Massai

19 March 1950 29	Milan	3–1	Inter	Milan
	Basso 8' (o.g.) Gren 41' (rig) Candiani 89'	Report	14' Lorenzi	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Bellè

26 March 1950 30	Lucchese	0–2	Milan	Lucca
		Report	25' Burini 38' Gren	Stadium: Stadio Porta Elisa Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Pieri

9 April 1950 31	Fiorentina	1–3	Milan	Firenze
	Sperotto 58'	Report	17' Nordahl 81' (aut) Eliani 89' Liedholm	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Galeati

16 April 1950 32	Milan	5–0	Novara	Milan
	Burini 20', 87' Liedholm 45', 69' Nordahl 54' Gren	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Dattilo

23 April 1950 33	Genoa	1–0	Milan	Genova
	Koenig 56'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Bernardi

30 April 1950 34	Milan	2–0	Bologna	Milan
	Nordahl 11' Burini 72'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Massai

7 May 1950 35	Bari	2–0	Milan	Bari
	Sarosi 45' Fabian 78'	Report		Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Pera

14 May 1950 36	Padova	1–2	Milan	Padova
	Curti 61'	Report	31' Annovazzi 40' Burini	Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Massai

21 May 1950 37	Milan	5–2	Triestina	Milan
	Liedholm 21' Gren 43' (rig) Burini 60' Nordahl 81', 90' '36	Report	40' Petrozzi 83' Boscolo Zorzin'61 ^[8]	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Longagnani

28 May 1950 38	Milan	6–2	Roma	Milan
	Nordahl 26', 55' Liedholm 30' Rinaldi 56', 76', 81'	Report	64' (pen) Bacci 73' Lucchesi	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Galeati

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition^[9]	Points	Home						Away						Total						GD
Competition^[9]	Points	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	GD
1949–50 Serie A	57	19	16	2	1	73	15	19	11	1	7	45	30	28	27	3	8	118	45	+73

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Lorenzo Buffon	19	-22	19	-22
	DF	ITA	Carlo Annovazzi	38	5	38	5
	DF	ITA	Carlo Belloni	25	0	25	0
	DF	ITA	Andrea Bonomi	25	0	25	0
	DF	ITA	Mario Foglia	38	0	38	0
	MF	ITA	Renzo Burini	35	21	35	21
	MF	ITA	Enrico Candiani	22	8	22	8
	MF	ITA	Omero Tognon	38	0	38	0
	MF	SWE	Nils Liedholm	37	18	37	18
	FW	SWE	Gunnar Gren	37	18	37	18
	FW	SWE	Gunnar Nordahl	37	35	37	35
	GK	ITA	Ezio Bardelli	13	-12	13	-12
	FW	ITA	Franco De Gregori	13	0	13	0
	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Rinaldi	12	6	12	6
	DF	ITA	Benigno De Grandi	12	0	12	0
	FW	ITA	Aurelio Santagostino	8	5	8	5
	GK	ITA	Efrem Milanese	6	-11	6	-11
	DF	ITA	Giosuè Sanvito	3	0	3	0

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/rose/1949/313/

References

^ "Nils Liedholm". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
^ Mura, Gianni (7 March 1997). "EFFETTO SIMONI 'SONO DI MODA MA NON VECCHIO'". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
^ Roberto Di Maggio; Igor Kramarsic; Alberto Novello (8 June 2017). "Italy – Serie A Top Scorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
^ "Grenoli Article". Futbol Factory. Archived from the original on 2008-02-03.
^ La TV per sport, by Pino Frisoli, Tracce, 2007.
^ Almanacco illustrato del Milan, 2nd edition March 2005. Panini. p. 216.
^ Due to an inappropriate coincidence with the 1950 FIFA World Cup, no major Italian club could join the 1950 Latin Cup. Only SS Lazio, a minor team at time, accepted to join.
^ saved by Buffon
^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1949–50". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

Bibliography

Almanacco illustrato del Milan, 2nd edition March 2005. Panini.
Almanacco illustrato del Milan, 1st edition, 1999. Panini.

External links

"Stagione 1949–1950". Magliarossonera.it.

[1] "Nils Liedholm". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

[2] Mura, Gianni (7 March 1997). "EFFETTO SIMONI 'SONO DI MODA MA NON VECCHIO'". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 16 April 2020.

[3] Roberto Di Maggio; Igor Kramarsic; Alberto Novello (8 June 2017). "Italy – Serie A Top Scorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 January 2018.

[4] "Grenoli Article". Futbol Factory. Archived from the original on 2008-02-03.

[5] La TV per sport, by Pino Frisoli, Tracce, 2007.

[6] Almanacco illustrato del Milan, 2nd edition March 2005. Panini. p. 216.

[7] Due to an inappropriate coincidence with the 1950 FIFA World Cup, no major Italian club could join the 1950 Latin Cup. Only SS Lazio, a minor team at time, accepted to join.

[8] saved by Buffon

[9] "Milan Associazione Calcio 1949–50". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

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