1980–81 AC Milan season

Milan Associazione Calcio
1980–81 season
Owner	Felice Colombo
President	Gaetano Morazzoni
Manager	Massimo Giacomini; (until 15 June 1981); Italo Galbiati
Stadium	San Siro
Serie B	1st (promoted to Serie A)
Coppa Italia	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Antonelli (15); All: Antonelli (15)
Average home league attendance	31,282
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1979–80 1981–82 →

During the 1980–81 season Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Coppa Italia and for the first time ever in Serie B.

Summary

Owing to Totonero sentences and after appeals, owner Felice Colombo appointed Gaetano Morazzoni as new president, but kept the majority of the stakes in the club.^[2] For the first time in their history, the club played in the Serie B tournament. Several players were signed, such as Avellino goalkeeper Ottorino Piotti, defender Mauro Tassotti from Lazio^[3] and midfielder Stefano Cuoghi from Modena. Other additions to the squad were Sergio Battistini, Alberico Evani and Andrea Icardi from the youth team.^[4] Meanwhile, midfielder Alberto Bigon and forward Stefano Chiodi were transferred out to S.S. Lazio, midfielder Fabio Capello retired after injuries and goalkeeper Enrico Albertosi was banned two years after Totonero.^[5]

In Coppa Italia, the team was eliminated in the first round finishing fourth in a group including Avellino, Catania, Palermo and Inter.

In 1980-81 Serie B the squad reached the promotion to Serie A, finishing the competition in first place with 50 points, two more than Genoa and Cesena, both also promoted to Serie A. In the league, Milan collected 18 wins, 14 draws, 6 defeats, with 49 goals scored and 29 goals conceded. Right after the achievement of the promotion in the home game against Monza, head coach Massimo Giacomini left the squad, and Italo Galbiati was appointed as caretaker for the last match against Pescara.^[6] Roberto Antonelli was the top goalscorer of the Serie B season, with 15 goals.

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	Roberto Incontri
—	GK	ITA	Ottorino Piotti
—	GK	ITA	Antonio Vettore
—	DF	ITA	Franco Baresi
—	DF	ITA	Aldo Bet
—	DF	ITA	Fulvio Collovati
—	DF	ITA	Andrea Icardi
—	MF	ITA	Aldo Maldera
—	DF	ITA	Alberto Minoia
—	DF	ITA	Mauro Tassotti
—	MF	ITA	Sergio Battistini
—	MF	ITA	Marco Bolis


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Ruben Buriani
—	MF	ITA	Gabriello Carotti
—	MF	ITA	Stefano Cuoghi
—	MF	ITA	Walter De Vecchi
—	MF	ITA	Alberigo Evani
—	MF	ITA	Cesare Maestroni
—	MF	ITA	Emilio Monzani
—	MF	ITA	Walter Novellino
—	MF	ITA	Francesco Romano
—	FW	ITA	Roberto Antonelli
—	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Galluzzo
—	FW	ITA	Francesco Vincenzi

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
DF	Mauro Tassotti	Lazio
GK	Ottorino Piotti	Avellino
MF	Stefano Cuoghi	Modena
FW	Francesco Vincenzi	Monza
GK	Roberto Incontri	Livorno	loan ended
GK	Antonio Vettore	Forlì
MF	Cesare Maestroni	Modena

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Alberto Bigon	Lazio
FW	Stefano Chiodi	Lazio
MF	Fabio Capello	–	retired
MF	Giorgio Morini	Pro Patria
GK	Francesco Navazzotti	Reggina
GK	Antonio Rigamonti	Varese
FW	Roberto Mandressi	Como Calcio	loan

Competitions

Serie B

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Milan (P, C)	38	18	14	6	49	29	+20	50	Promotion to Serie A
2	Genoa (P)	38	17	14	7	47	29	+18	48
3	Cesena (P)	38	16	16	6	44	26	+18	48
4	Lazio	38	13	20	5	50	32	+18	46
5	Sampdoria	38	11	21	6	39	33	+6	43

Source: Panini
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	D	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	D	D	W	L
Position	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, Promoted to 1981–82 Serie A; = Promoted to 1981–82 Serie A; = Relegated to 1981–82 Serie C1

Matches

14 September 1980 1	Milan	1–0	A.S. Bari	Milano
	De Vecchi 66'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 33,763 Referee: Paolo Milan

21 September 1980 2	Varese	0–0	Milan	Varese
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Franco Ossola Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Pierluigi Magni

28 September 1980 3	Milan	2–0	Genoa C.F.C.	Milano
	Vincenzi 5' Antonelli 46'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 46,653 Referee: Alberto Michelotti

5 October 1980 4	Catania	2–2	Milan	Catania
	Baresi 37' (aut.) Bonesso 86'	Report	68' Antonelli 88' (aut.) Ciampoli	Stadium: Cibali Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Gianfranco Menegali

12 October 1980 5	Milan	2–1	Hellas Verona	Milano
	Vincenzi 20', 72'	Report	22' (pen) Guidolin	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 32,689 Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

19 October 1980 6	Milan	2–0	Lecce	Milano
	Antonelli 48' De Vecchi 75'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 23,712 Referee: Roberto Bianciardi

26 October 1980 7	Sampdoria	0–0	Milan	Genova
		Report		Stadium: Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 42,921 Referee: Pietro D'Elia

2 November 1980 8	Milan	0–0	Palermo F.C.	Milano
		Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 30,052 Referee: Mattei

9 November 1980 9	Atalanta B.C.	1–3	Milan	Bergamo
	Messina 72'	Report	30' Cuoghi 56' (pen) Buriani 75' Vincenzi	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 27,160 Referee: Ballerini

16 November 1980 10	Milan	2–1	SPAL	Milano
	Novellino 33' Carotti 86'	Report	20' Grop	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 39,763 Referee: Barbaresco

23 November 1980 11	Milan	1–1	Foggia	Milano
	Buriani 12' (pen)	Report	40' Tivelli	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 28,521 Referee: Terpin

30 November 1980 12	Lanerossi Vicenza	1–1	Milan	Vicenza
	Zanini 4'	Report	45' (pen) Antonelli	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 26,174 Referee: Patrussi

7 December 1980 13	Taranto	3–0	Milan	Taranto
	Mutti 44', 85' Cassano 81'	Report		Stadium: Erasmo Iacovone Attendance: 23,637 Referee: Prati

14 December 1980 14	Milan	1–1	Cesena F.C.	Milano
	Antonelli 9'	Report	80' Garlini	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 21,380 Referee: Angelelli

21 December 1980 15	Pisa	0–1	Milan	Pisa
		Report	37' Antonelli	Stadium: Arena Garibaldi Attendance: 26,892 Referee: Pieri

4 January 1981 16	S.S. Lazio	0–2	Milan	Roma
		Report	51', 56' Antonelli	Stadium: Olimpico Attendance: 45,894 Referee: D'Elia

11 January 1981 17	Milan	3–1	Rimini	Milano
	Buriani 16' (pen) Cuoghi 75' Vincenzi 80'	Report	63' Traini	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 26,689 Referee: Lo Bello

18 January 1981 18	Monza	1–2	Milan	Monza
	Monelli 50'	Report	25' Antonelli 30' Battistini	Stadium: Gino Alfonso Sada Attendance: 9,618 Referee: Altobelli

25 January 1981 19	Milan	0–0	Pescara	Milano
		Report		Stadium: San Siro attendance = 29,340 Referee: Pirandola

8 February 1981 20	A.S. Bari	1–1	Milan	Bari
	Canestrari 55'	Report	36' Maldera	Stadium: della Vittoria Attendance: 38,515 Referee: Renzo Vitali

15 February 1981 21	Milan	1–0	Varese	Milano
	Cerantola 74' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 25,491 Referee: Magni

22 February 1981 22	Genoa C.F.C	0–0	Milan	Genova
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 31,891 Referee: Mario Facchin

1 March 1981 23	Milan	4–1	Catania	Milano
	Buriani 8' (pen ), 26' Maldera 42' Battistini 87'	Report	65' Piga	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 23,981 Referee: Paolo Milan

8 March 1981 24	Hellas Verona	1–1	Milan	Verona
	Tricella 11'	Report	88' Battistini	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 34,055 Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

15 March 1981 25	Lecce	2–3	Milan	Lecce
	Re 6' Improta 30' (rig.)	Report	4', 75' Vincenzi 89' Antonelli	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 25,332 Referee: Ciulli

22 March 1981 26	Milan	0–1	Sampdoria	Milano
		Report	62' Chiorri	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 46,715 Referee: Barbaresco

29 March 1981 27	Palermo F.C.	3–1	Milan	Palermo
	Calloni 5', 22' (pen), 38'	Report	33' (pen) Buriani	Stadium: La Favorita Attendance: 28,098 Referee: Angelelli

5 April 1981 28	Milan	1–0	Atalanta B.C.	Milano
	Maldera 77'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 37,828 Referee: Luigi Altobelli

12 April 1981 29	S.P.A.L.	1–2	Milan	Ferrara
	Tagliaferri 20'	Report	17', 69' Antonelli	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Domenico Lops

18 April 1981 30	Foggia	1–0	Milan	Foggia
	Tivelli 53' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Pino Zaccheria Attendance: 18,838 Referee: Domenico Falzier

26 April 1981 31	Milan	2–0	Lanerossi Vicenza	Milano
	Collovati 31' Battistini 70'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 17,868 Referee: Tullio Lanese

10 May 1981 32	Milan	4–0	Taranto	Milano
	Antonelli 22', 52' (rig.) Cuoghi 49' Battistini 61'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 23,173 Referee: Renzo Vitali

17 May 1981 33	Cesena F.C.	0–0	Milan	Cesena
		Report		Stadium: La Fiorita Attendance: 28,602 Referee: Gino Menicucci

24 May 1981 34	Milan	0–1	Pisa	Milano
		Report	22' Chierico	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 29,963 Referee: Lanese

31 May 1981 35	Milan	1–1	S.S. Lazio	Milano
	Novellino 16'	Report	68' Bigon	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 49,257 Referee: Agnolin

7 June 1981 36	Rimini	2–2	Milan	Rimini
	Saltutti 18' Baldoni 59'	Report	20' Antonelli 73' Collovati	Stadium: Romeo Neri Attendance: 11,931 Referee: Pieri

14 June 1981 37	Milan	1–0	Monza	Milano
	Novellino 25'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 26,760 Referee: Walter Parussini

21 June 1981 38	Pescara	1–0	Milan	Pescara
	Silva 12'	Report		Stadium: Adriatico Attendance: 10,167 Referee: Bruno Tuveri

Coppa Italia

First round

Group 2
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Avellino	4	2	2	0	7	3	+4	6
2	Palermo	4	3	0	1	6	4	+2	6
3	Internazionale	4	1	2	1	3	3	0	4
4	Milan	4	1	1	2	2	3	−1	3
5	Catania	4	0	1	3	3	8	−5	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

20 August 1980 1	Avellino	1–1	Milan	Avellino
	Criscimanni 11'		48' Baresi	Stadium: Stadio Partenio Attendance: 21,063 Referee: Gianfranco Menegali

24 August 1980 2	Milan	1–0	Catania	Milano
	Chiavaro 25' (o.g.)			Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 20,003 Referee: Tani

3 September 1980 3	Palermo F.C.	1–0	Milan	Palermo
	Calloni 65'			Stadium: La Favorita Attendance: 35,791 Referee: Vittorio Benedetti

7 September 1980 4	Milan	0–1	Inter	Milano
			66' Altobelli	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 51,431 Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition^[7]	Points	Home						Away						Total						GD
Competition^[7]	Points	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	GD
1980-81 Serie B	50	19	12	5	2	28	9	19	6	9	4	21	20	38	18	14	6	49	29	+20
1980-81 Coppa Italia	–	2	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	1	1	2	4	1	1	2	2	3	−1
Total	–	21	13	5	3	29	10	21	6	10	5	22	22	42	19	15	8	51	32	+19

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1980-81 Serie B		1980-81 Coppa Italia
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Piotti	40	-28	37	-26	3	-2
	DF	ITA	Tassotti	36	0	33	0	3	0
	DF	ITA	Baresi	35	1	31	0	4	1
	DF	ITA	Collovati	39	2	36	2	3	0
	DF	ITA	Maldera	31	3	27	3	4	0
	MF	ITA	Novellino	40	3	36	3	4	0
	MF	ITA	De Vecchi	39	2	35+1	2	3	0
	MF	ITA	Battistini	40	5	34+3	5	3	0
	FW	ITA	Buriani	42	6	38	6	4	0
	FW	ITA	Antonelli	35	15	32	15	3	0
	FW	ITA	Cuoghi	27	3	22+5	3	0	0
	GK	ITA	Vettore	2	-3	1+1	-3	0	-0
	FW	ITA	Vincenzi	28	7	17+8	7	3	0
	MF	ITA	Romano	23	0	14+5	0	4	0
	DF	ITA	Minoia	24	0	11+11	0	2	0
	MF	ITA	Carotti	21	1	4+13	1	4	0
	FW	ITA	Galluzzo	11	0	4+5	0	2	0
	MF	ITA	Icardi	5	0	4+1	0	0	0
	DF	ITA	Bet	5	0	1+4	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Bolis	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Evani	1	0	1	0	0	0
	GK	ITA	Incontri	1	-1	0	0	1	-1
	MF	ITA	Monzani	4	0	0+3	0	1	0
	MF	ITA	Cambiaghi	0	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Maestroni	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: ^[8]^[9]

References

^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie B". Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1980–81 – Storia della stagione". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ Franco Ordine. "Mauro Tassotti". treccani.it (in Italian). Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport (2002). Retrieved 9 April 2015.
^ "Cuoghi Stefano". TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian). Retrieved 18 August 2019.
^ "Enrico Albertosi" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^ "Capello's backroom boys". BBC. 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1980–81" (PDF). magliarossonera.it. p. 2. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^ "Calcio-seriea.net – Presenze Milan 80–81".
^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1980–81" (PDF) (in Italian). magliarossonera.it. p. 3. Retrieved 20 February 2022.

External links

"Stagione 1980–1981" (in Italian). Magliarossonera.it.

[1] "Attendance Statistics of Serie B". Retrieved 3 May 2022.

[2] "Milan Associazione Calcio 1980–81 – Storia della stagione". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

[3] Franco Ordine. "Mauro Tassotti". treccani.it (in Italian). Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport (2002). Retrieved 9 April 2015.

[4] "Cuoghi Stefano". TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian). Retrieved 18 August 2019.

[5] "Enrico Albertosi" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

[6] "Capello's backroom boys". BBC. 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2007-12-14.

[7] "Milan Associazione Calcio 1980–81" (PDF). magliarossonera.it. p. 2. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

[8] "Calcio-seriea.net – Presenze Milan 80–81".

[9] "Milan Associazione Calcio 1980–81" (PDF) (in Italian). magliarossonera.it. p. 3. Retrieved 20 February 2022.

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1980–81 AC Milan season

Summary

Squad

Transfers

Competitions

Serie B

League table

Results by round

Matches

Coppa Italia

First round

Matches

Statistics

Squad statistics

Players statistics

See also

References

External links