2001–02 AC Milan season

Milan
2001–02 season
President	Silvio Berlusconi
Manager	Fatih Terim; Carlo Ancelotti; (since 5 November 2001)
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	4th
Coppa Italia	Semi-finals
UEFA Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Andriy Shevchenko (14); All: ; Andriy Shevchenko (17)
Average home league attendance	58,616
	← 2000–01 2002–03 →

Associazione Calcio Milan had another mediocre season in 2001–02, and the squad fell short of expectations. Milan finished 4th in the league, earning qualification to the Champions League, thanks to a strong conclusion to the season, holding off Chievo, Lazio and Bologna.

In Europe, Milan did well for much of the season and reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, but were eliminated by a strong Borussia Dortmund side (who went on to win the Bundesliga that season), losing 4–0 at the Westfalenstadion in the first leg; Milan rallied and won 3–1 at the San Siro in the second leg, but this victory was not enough.

The poor start to the season led to the early dismissal of newly appointed manager Fatih Terim, who was replaced by Carlo Ancelotti on 5 November 2001.

Squad

Squad at end of season^[2]

Squad no.	Name	Position
Goalkeepers
18	Christian Abbiati	GK
1	Sebastiano Rossi	GK
12	Valerio Fiori	GK
Defenders
3	Paolo Maldini (Captain)	CB / LB
5	Alessandro Costacurta	CB / SW / LB / RB
13	Kakha Kaladze	LB / CB / DM / LM
22	Cosmin Contra	RB / RM
16	José Chamot	LB / RB / CB
2	Thomas Helveg	RB / RM
27	Serginho	LB / LM / LW
24	Martin Laursen	CB
25	Roque Júnior	CB / RB
20	Mohamed Sarr	CB / DM
Midfielders
21	Andrea Pirlo	CM / AM / DM
8	Gennaro Gattuso	CM / DM / RM
10	Rui Costa	AM
34	Ümit Davala	RM / RW / CM
23	Massimo Ambrosini	CM / DM
4	Demetrio Albertini	DM / CM
33	Ibrahim Ba	RM / LM
15	Massimo Donati	CM / DM
32	Cristian Brocchi	CM / DM / RM
30	Fernando Redondo	DM / CM
Forwards
7	Andriy Shevchenko	CF
9	Filippo Inzaghi	CF
14	José Mari	CF / SS
19	Javi Moreno	CF / SS
26	Vitali Kutuzov	CF
69	Marco Simone	CF / SS / RW / LW
11	Mohammed Aliyu Datti	CF / SS

Reserves

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
33	MF	ITA	Paolo Sammarco
40	MF	ITA	Matteo Deinite


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
55	MF	ITA	Marco Donadel
83	MF	GAB	Catilina Aubameyang

Competitions

Win Draw Loss

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Roma	34	19	13	2	58	24	+34	70	Qualification to Champions League first group stage
3	Internazionale	34	20	9	5	62	35	+27	69	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Milan	34	14	13	7	47	33	+14	55	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
5	Chievo	34	14	12	8	57	52	+5	54	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
6	Lazio	34	14	11	9	50	37	+13	53	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round

Source: 2001–02 Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[3]

Results

1	Brescia	2–2	Milan
	Tare 36', 40'		Brocchi 50' Shevchenko 63' (pen.)

2	Milan	5–2	Fiorentina
	Shevchenko 16', 52' Laursen 40' Inzaghi 45' Serginho 78'		Chiesa 18', 58'

3	Udinese	1–2	Milan
	Muzzi 74'		Shevchenko 14' Inzaghi 54'

4	Milan	2–0	Lazio
	Inzaghi 41' Laursen 56'

5	Perugia	3–1	Milan
	Bazzani 57' Tedesco 75' Vryzas 78'		Kaladze 67'

6	Milan	1–1	Venezia
	Shevchenko 43'		Bazzani 61'

7	Internazionale	2–4	Milan
	Ventola 13' Kallon 90'		Shevchenko 59', 77' Contra 61' Inzaghi 66'

8

Milan

0–0

Bologna

9	Torino	1–0	Milan
	Lucarelli 27'

10

Milan

0–0

Piacenza

11	Parma	0–1	Milan
			Inzaghi 30'

12	Milan	3–2	Chievo
	Inzaghi 14' Shevchenko 58' (pen.), 65'		Marazzina 26' Corradi 29'

13	Milan	1–1	Juventus
	Shevchenko 23'		Del Piero 47' (pen.)

14	Roma	1–0	Milan
	Totti 48'

15	Atalanta	1–1	Milan
	Sala 32'		Shevchenko 57'

16	Milan	2–1	Verona
	Ambrosini 58' Contra 90'		P. Cannavaro 70'

17	Lecce	0–1	Milan
			José Mari 78'

18

Milan

0–0

Brescia

19	Fiorentina	1–1	Milan
	Adriano 90'		José Mari 52'

20	Milan	2–3	Udinese
	Shevchenko 5' Serginho 13'		Muzzi 33' Scarlato 52' Jørgensen 78'

21	Lazio	1–1	Milan
	Stanković 20'		Shevchenko 90'

22	Milan	1–1	Perugia
	Serginho 17' (pen.)		Bazzani 46'

23

Milan

0–0

Atalanta

24	Venezia	1–4	Milan
	Maniero 16'		Kaladze 12' Javi Moreno 68', 80' Contra 74'

25	Milan	0–1	Internazionale
			Vieri 78'

26	Bologna	2–0	Milan
	Fresi 3' Cruz 24'

27	Milan	2–1	Torino
	Kaladze 51' Ambrosini 79'		Ferrante 63' (pen.)

28	Piacenza	0–1	Milan
			Serginho 66' (pen.)

29	Milan	3–1	Parma
	Inzaghi 48', 90' Pirlo 77'		Di Vaio 14'

30	Chievo	1–1	Milan
	Moro 22'		Inzaghi 13'

31	Juventus	1–0	Milan
	Chamot 68' (o.g.)

32

Milan

0–0

Roma

33	Verona	1–2	Milan
	Mutu 28'		Inzaghi 65' Pirlo 82'

34	Milan	3–0	Lecce
	Kaladze 6' Ambrosini 44' Shevchenko 48'

Coppa Italia

UEFA Cup

Squad Statistics

Appearances and goals

Not including Coppa Italia appearances^[4]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia		UEFA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ITA	Sebastiano Rossi	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18	GK	ITA	Christian Abbiati	45	0	34	0	0	0	11	0
Defenders
2	DF	DEN	Thomas Helveg	20	0	12+3	0	0	0	5	0
3	DF	ITA	Paolo Maldini	19	0	15	0	0	0	4	0
5	DF	ITA	Alessandro Costacurta	28	0	20+1	0	0	0	6+1	0
13	DF	GEO	Kakha Kaladze	41	4	27+3	4	0	0	9+2	0
16	DF	ARG	José Chamot	27	0	20+2	0	0	0	5	0
22	DF	ROU	Cosmin Contra	39	3	20+9	3	0	0	9+1	0
24	DF	DEN	Martin Laursen	31	2	18+4	2	0	0	8+1	0
25	DF	BRA	Roque Júnior	27	0	11+7	0	0	0	8+1	0
27	DF	BRA	Serginho	35	5	24+3	4	0	0	6+2	1
20	DF	SEN	Mohamed Sarr	3	1	0+1	0	0	0	1+1	1
83	DF	GAB	Catilina Aubameyang	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
4	MF	ITA	Demetrio Albertini	32	0	23+1	0	0	0	7+1	0
8	MF	ITA	Gennaro Gattuso	42	0	32	0	0	0	8+2	0
10	MF	POR	Rui Costa	32	3	20+2	0	0	0	8+2	3
15	MF	ITA	Massimo Donati	24	0	6+11	0	0	0	5+2	0
21	MF	ITA	Andrea Pirlo	27	2	7+11	2	0	0	4+5	0
23	MF	ITA	Massimo Ambrosini	12	3	6+3	3	0	0	3	0
32	MF	ITA	Cristian Brocchi	19	1	5+7	1	0	0	3+4	0
33	MF	FRA	Ibrahim Ba	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	TUR	Ümit Davala	10	0	6+4	0	0	0	0	0
55	MF	ITA	Marco Donadel	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
7	FW	UKR	Andriy Shevchenko	35	17	28+1	14	0	0	6	3
9	FW	ITA	Filippo Inzaghi	27	14	19+1	10	0	0	6+1	4
14	FW	ESP	José Mari	20	3	14+1	2	0	0	4+1	1
19	FW	ESP	Javi Moreno	23	5	3+13	2	0	0	4+3	3
26	FW	BLR	Vitaly Kutuzov	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
69	FW	ITA	Marco Simone	12	0	4+5	0	0	0	1+2	0
Players transferred out during the season
77	MF	ITA	Francesco Coco	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 30 May 2002
Source: Competitions

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Serie A	Coppa Italia	UEFA Cup	Total
1	FW	7	Andriy Shevchenko	14	0	3	17
2	FW	9	Filippo Inzaghi	10	2	4	16
3	DF	27	Serginho	4	0	1	5
3	FW	19	Javi Moreno	2	0	3	5
5	DF	13	Kakha Kaladze	4	0	0	4
5	DF	22	Cosmin Contra	3	0	1	4
7	MF	23	Massimo Ambrosini	3	0	0	3
	FW	14	José Mari	2	0	1	3
	MF	10	Rui Costa	0	0	3	3
10	DF	24	Martin Laursen	2	0	0	2
10	MF	21	Andrea Pirlo	2	0	0	2
12	MF	32	Cristian Brocchi	1	0	0	1
	DF	20	Mohamed Sarr	0	0	1	1
			Own goal	0	0	1	1
			TOTALS	47	0	18	65

References

^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A 2001–2002". StadiaPostcards.com.
^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/italy/2001-2002/seriea/milan.htm
^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. – Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=41&comp_id=19&teamTabs=stats

Sources

RSSF - Italy 2001/02

[1] "Attendance Statistics of Serie A 2001–2002". StadiaPostcards.com.

[2] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/italy/2001-2002/seriea/milan.htm

[3] Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. – Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

[4] ttp://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=41&comp_id=19&teamTabs=stats

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