1983–84 AC Milan season
| 1983–84 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Giuseppe Farina |
| President | Giuseppe Farina |
| Manager | Ilario Castagner (until March 1984) Italo Galbiati |
| Stadium | San Siro |
| Serie A | 8th |
| Coppa Italia | Quarter-finals |
| Top goalscorer | League: Damiani (7) All: Damiani (11) |
| Average home league attendance | 53,136[1] |
During the 1983–84 season, Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.
Summary
[edit ]Back to Serie A, Milan were set for a transition season. The transfer session in summer 1983 began with a contested decision of president Farina, to not keep the former Interisti who had done so well in the previous season, especially Serena and Pasinato, for whom the fans clamored for reconfirmation. Thus, the two returned to the Nerazzurri. Scottish forward Jordan also left the club. The main signing of the summer was that of Luther Blissett. The Watford striker was the First Division's top goalscorer the previous season, with 27 goals. Expectations were high for him, but he did not meet them over the course of the season, and he rather became infamous for his many mistakes from a short distance to the opponent's goal.[2] Also signed that season were Eric Gerets, captain of the Belgian national team, and Luciano Spinosi from Verona. Another debut in the first team directly from the prolific Rossoneri youth team was that of Filippo Galli. Milan season went on with a certain tranquility, with the club maintaining a stable position in the mid of the table. In March, coach Ilario Castagner, guilty of having made an agreement with Inter for the coming season, was sacked by president Farina after a 2-2 draw against Fiorentina. Farina would later declare: "I would have never imagined organizing the next transfer campaign with the future coach of Inter." It is the eve of a delicate home game against Napoli. Italo Galbiati was once again selected as the new coach, but the team suffered the psychological backlash and lost 0-2. Farina was challenged openly by the public for the first time and was forced to leave the grandstand during the interval. In the Coppa Italia, Milan was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Roma, after two heated matches (1-1 at the Stadio Olimpico and 1-2 at the San Siro), which then went on to win the trophy.
Squad
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit ]| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | Filippo Galli | Pescara | |
| DF | Eric Gerets | Standard Liège | |
| DF | Luigi Russo | Ternana | |
| DF | Luciano Spinosi | Verona | |
| MF | Gabriello Carotti | Ascoli | |
| MF | Andrea Manzo | Fiorentina | |
| MF | Daniele Tacconi | Pescara | |
| FW | Luther Blissett | Watford | |
| FW | Alberto Cambiaghi | Brescia | loan end |
| FW | Ricardo Paciocco | Jesi | |
| FW | Fabio Valente | Sant'Angelo | loan end |
| FW | Paolo Valori | Sant'Angelo | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| DF | Paolo Benetti | Fano | |
| DF | Roberto Biffi | Foggia | |
| DF | Nazzareno Canuti | Inter | loan end |
| DF | Maurizio Longobardo | Pisa | |
| MF | Stefano Cuoghi | Modena | |
| MF | Maurizio D'Este | Rimini | |
| MF | Massimo Gadda | Reggiana | loan |
| MF | Tiziano Manfrin | Pistoiese | |
| MF | Giancarlo Pasinato | Inter | loan end |
| MF | Francesco Romano | Triestina | |
| FW | Alberto Cambiaghi | Treviso | loan |
| FW | Joe Jordan | Verona | |
| FW | Aldo Serena | Inter | loan end |
| FW | Fabio Valente | Casale | |
| FW | Ricardo Paciocco | Lecce | |
Competitions
[edit ]Serie A
[edit ]League table
[edit ]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Internazionale | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 35 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 5 | Torino | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 33 | |
| 6 | Milan | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 32 | |
| 7 | Sampdoria | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 32 | |
| 8 | Hellas Verona | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 32 |
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 by round
[edit ]| 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 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | D | D | D | L | D | D | D | D | L | L | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 12 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1984–85 European Cup ; = 1984–85 UEFA Cup ; = 1984-85 Serie B
Matches
[edit ]Barbadillo 39'
Colomba 80' Report Stadium: Stadio Partenio
Attendance: 36,887
Referee: Ciulli
Maldera 44'
Falcão 82' Report 28' Battistini Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 66,549
Referee: Mattei
Attendance: 54,089
Referee: Bianciardi
Blissett 19'
Carotti 55' Report 47' Manfredonia Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 41,721
Referee: Pieri
Passarella 49' (pen.) Report 72' (pen.) Carotti
90' Icardi Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 47,871
Referee: Paparesta
Blissett 66' Report 4' Criscimanni Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 49,584
Referee: Pieri
38' Battistini Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 48,384
Referee: Testa
Coppa Italia
[edit ]Group stage
[edit ]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roma | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | Milan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 8 |
| 3 | Rimini | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
| 5 | Arezzo | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
| 6 | Padova | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 |
Matches
[edit ]Group stage
[edit ]Damiani 35', 80' 16' Nicassio Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Pezzella
Round of 16
[edit ]Quarter-finals
[edit ]Attendance: 67,500
Referee: Lo Bello
Statistics
[edit ]Squad statistics
[edit ]| Competition[5] | Points | Home | Away | Total | GD | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | |||
| 1983-84 Serie A | 32 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 37 | 40 | -3 |
| 1983-84 Coppa Italia | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 |
| Total | - | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 39 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 50 | 46 | +4 |
Players statistics
[edit ]| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 1983-84 Serie A | 1983-84 Coppa Italia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Italy ITA | Piotti | 27 | -29 | 25 | -28 | 2 | -1 | |
| DF | Italy ITA | Tassotti | 37 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| DF | Italy ITA | Baresi | 30 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
| DF | Italy ITA | Galli | 36 | 1 | 26+2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| DF | Italy ITA | Battistini | 35 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
| MF | Italy ITA | Verza | 35 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |
| MF | Italy ITA | Icardi | 32 | 1 | 23+1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| MF | Italy ITA | Carotti | 34 | 8 | 17+9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | |
| MF | Italy ITA | Evani | 33 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| FW | Italy ITA | Damiani | 35 | 11 | 22+4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | |
| FW | England ENG | Blissett | 39 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 1 | |
| GK | Italy ITA | Nuciari | 12 | -17 | 5 | -12 | 7 | -5 | |
| DF | Italy ITA | Spinosi | 24 | 0 | 15+3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| DF | Italy ITA | Cimmino | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Belgium BEL | Eric Gerets | 20 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| DF | Italy ITA | Tacconi | 19 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| FW | Italy ITA | Incocciati | 21 | 0 | 7+9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| MF | Italy ITA | Manzo | 13 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| DF | Italy ITA | Russo | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Italy ITA | Paciocco | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | Italy ITA | Valori | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
- Source: [6]
See also
[edit ]- "Almanacco illustrato del Milan" (2 ed.). Panini. Panini. 2005.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A" . Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Luther Blissett's Italian adventure". gentlemanultra.com. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ Due to inaccessibility of the Stadio Comunale in Bergamo.
- ^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1983-84". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1983-84" (in Italian). magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
External links
[edit ]- "Stagione 1983-1984" (in Italian). Magliarossonera.it.