# 1965–66 AC Milan season

During the 1965–66 season Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

## Summary

In the summer transfer market session of 1965, Milan lost Mario David and José Altafini (to Sampdoria and Napoli respectively) and signed Angelo Sormani, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger and Antonio Angelillo arriving from Sampdoria and Rome.
The squad improved their placement in the Fairs Cup compared to the previous season by reaching the round of 16, from which they were eliminated by draw at the end of the extra time of the play-off against English side Chelsea. In the league, on the other hand, they finished seventh, qualifying for the Mitropa Cup the following year, while in the Coppa Italia they were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Fiorentina.
More than for sporting results, the year was decidedly eventful for what happened on the managerial side. On 8 October 1965, president Felice Riva was arrested for the bankruptcy of his cotton mills company. Federico Sordillo took over as regent and remained in office until 19 April 1966, when Luigi Carraro took over the club.
At the end of the season, Cesare Maldini, followed by defender Mario Trebbi, moved to Torino after a twelve-year career with Milan. The captain's armband then passed to Gianni Rivera.

## 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 | Luigi Balzarini |
| — | GK | ITA | Mario Barluzzi |
| — | GK | ITA | Claudio Mantovani |
| — | DF | ITA | Alberto Grossetti |
| — | DF | ITA | Luigi Maldera |
| — | DF | ITA | Cesare Maldini |
| — | DF | ITA | Gilberto Noletti |
| — | DF | ITA | Mario Trebbi |
| — | DF | ITA | Nello Santin |
| — | DF | FRG | Karl-Heinz Schnellinger |
| — | DF | ITA | Giovanni Trapattoni (vice-captain) |
| — | MF | ITA | Urano Benigni |
| — | MF | ITA | Fausto Daolio |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ITA | Ambrogio Pelagalli |
| — | MF | ITA | Giovanni Lodetti |
| — | MF | ITA | Sergio Maddè |
| — | MF | ITA | Gianni Rivera (Captain) |
| — | MF | ITA | Nevio Scala |
| — | FW | BRA | Amarildo |
| — | FW | ARG | Antonio Angelillo |
| — | FW | ITA | Giuliano Fortunato |
| — | FW | ITA | Bruno Mora |
| — | FW | ITA | Paolo Ferrario |
| — | FW | ITA | Angelo Paina |
| — | FW | ITA | Angelo Benedicto Sormani |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Antonio Angelillo | Roma | - |
| MF | Urano Benigni | Pistoiese | - |
| MF | Sergio Maddè | Alessandria | - |
| MF | Giorgio Maioli | Foggia | - |
| MF | Nevio Scala | Roma | - |
| DF | Karl-Heinz Schnellinger | Roma | - |
| FW | Angelo Benedicto Sormani | Sampdoria | - |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | José Altafini | Napoli | - |
| MF | Bruno Bacchetta | Genoa | - |
| MF | Víctor Benítez | Roma | - |
| FW | Aquilino Bonfanti | Lecco | - |
| MF | Mario David | Sampdoria | - |
| FW | Paolo Ferrario | Varese | - |
| FW | José Germano de Sales | Palmeiras | - |
| FW | Pierino Prati | Salernitana | - |

## Competitions
### Serie A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Juventus | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 42 | Chosen for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 6 | Vicenza | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 40 | |
| 7 | Milan | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 38 | |
| 8 | Roma | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 36 | |
| 9 | Brescia | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 32 | |

#### Matches
### Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
#### First round
#### Round of 16
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| Competition | Points | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | GD |
| Competition | Points | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | GD |
| 1965-66 Serie A | 38 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 43 | 33 | +10 |
| 1965-66 Coppa Italia | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| 1965-66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | – | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
| Total | – | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 44 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 54 | 45 | +9 |

### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Serie A | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | DF | ITA | Alberto Grossetti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Luigi Maldera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Cesare Maldini | 40 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Gilberto Noletti | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ITA | Luigi Balzarini | 15 | -18 | 6 | -7 | 1 | -3 | 8 | -8 |
| | FW | BRA | Amarildo | 30 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| | GK | ITA | Mario Barluzzi | 24 | -24 | 24 | -24 | 0 | -0 | 0 | -0 |
| | MF | ITA | Urano Benigni | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| | MF | ITA | Fausto Daolio | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Paolo Ferrario | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Sergio Maddè | 27 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Giuliano Fortunato | 19 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| | MF | ITA | Giovanni Lodetti | 32 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| | MF | ITA | Ambrogio Pelagalli | 37 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Bruno Mora | 13 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Gianni Rivera | 36 | 8 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| | DF | ITA | Mario Trebbi | 25 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Nello Santin | 34 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Nevio Scala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | GER | Karl-Heinz Schnellinger | 30 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Angelo Benedicto Sormani | 39 | 24 | 32 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| | FW | ARG | Antonio Angelillo | 21 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| | MF | ITA | Giovanni Trapattoni | 21 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | GK | ITA | Claudio Mantovani | 5 | -3 | 4 | -2 | 0 | -0 | 1 | -1 |
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