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{{Short description|Italian football manager (born 1959)}}
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| name = Carlo Ancelotti<br />{{post-nominals|list=[[OMRI]]}}
| image = Ofrenda de la Liga y la Champions-50-L.Millán (52109789010) (Carlo Ancelotti) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Ancelotti in 2022
| full_name = Carlo Ancelotti<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legaseriea.it/uploads/default/attachments/comunicati/comunicati_m/8092/files/allegati/8167/cu_37.pdf |title=Comunicato Ufficiale N. 37 |trans-title=Official Press Release No. 37 |publisher=Lega Serie A |page=6 |date=17 September 2019 |access-date=6 December 2020 |archive-date=15 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115202841/http://www.legaseriea.it/uploads/default/attachments/comunicati/comunicati_m/8092/files/allegati/8167/cu_37.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|6|10|df=y}}<ref name=BDFutbol>{{cite web |url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/l/l95279.html |title=Ancelotti: Carlo Ancelotti: Manager |website=BDFutbol |access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Reggiolo]], Italy<ref name=BDFutbol />
| height = 1.79 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sscnapoli.it/Squadra/Carlo-Ancelotti |title=Carlo Ancelotti |publisher=SSC Napoli |language=it |access-date=2 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401201504/https://www.sscnapoli.it/Squadra/Carlo-Ancelotti |archive-date=1 April 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] (head coach)
| youthyears1 = 1973–1975
| youthclubs1 = Reggiolo
| youthyears2 = 1975–1976
| youthclubs2 = [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]
| years1 = 1976–1979
| clubs1 = [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]
| goals1 = 13
| caps1 = 55
| years2 = 1979–1987
| clubs2 = [[AS Roma|Roma]]
| caps2 = 171
| goals2 = 12
| years3 = 1987–1992
| clubs3 = [[AC Milan]]
| caps3 = 112
| goals3 = 10
| totalcaps = 338
| totalgoals = 35
| nationalteam1 = [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italy U-21]]
| nationalyears1 = 1980
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalteam2 = [[Italy national football team|Italy Olympic]]
| nationalyears2 = 1979–1989
| nationalcaps2 = 11
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalteam3 = [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
| nationalyears3 = 1981–1991
| nationalcaps3 = 26
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| manageryears1 = 1992–1995
| managerclubs1 = [[Italy national football team|Italy]] (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 1995–1996
| managerclubs2 = [[AC Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]]
| manageryears3 = 1996–1998
| managerclubs3 = [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]
| manageryears4 = 1999–2001
| managerclubs4 = [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
| manageryears5 = 2001–2009
| managerclubs5 = [[AC Milan]]
| manageryears6 = 2009–2011
| managerclubs6 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| manageryears7 = 2011–2013
| managerclubs7 = [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
| manageryears8 = 2013–2015
| managerclubs8 = [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| manageryears9 = 2016–2017
| managerclubs9 = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| manageryears10 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs10 = [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]]
| manageryears11 = 2019–2021
| managerclubs11 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
| manageryears12 = 2021–2025
| managerclubs12 = [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| manageryears13 = 2025–
| managerclubs13 = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}} (as player)
{{Medal|Country|{{ITA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 Italy]]|}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|ITA}}}} (as assistant manager)
{{MedalComp|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]|}}
}}
'''Carlo Ancelotti''' {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Cavaliere OMRI]], [[Order of the Star of Italy|Ufficiale OSI]]}} ({{IPA|it|ˈkarlo antʃeˈlɔtti}};{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} born 10 June 1959) is an Italian professional [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] and former [[Football player|player]] who is the head coach of the [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]]. Nicknamed "'''Carletto'''" in Italy and "'''Don Carlo'''" in Spain,<ref name="Don Coalos">{{cite web |last=Andrews |first=Connor |date=5 May 2022 |title=Ancelotti earns 'Don Carlo' status with incredible week of Champions League records |url=https://talksport.com/football/1101829/carlo-ancelotti-cigar-real-madrid-chelsea-psg-bayern-champions-league-laliga-records/ |access-date=5 May 2022 |publisher=Talksport}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://football-italia.net/sacchi-what-makes-ancelotti-world-class-coach/ |title=Sacchi: 'What makes Ancelotti a world class coach' |publisher=Football Italia |date=19 April 2024 |access-date=20 April 2024}}</ref> he is regarded as one of the greatest football managers of all time.<ref name="hayward">{{cite web |last1=Hayward |first1=Paul |date=25 May 2015 |title=Champions League final 2014: Carlo Ancelotti proves he is greatest manager in Europe after Real Madrid's victory |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/real-madrid/10855226/Champions-League-final-2014-Carlo-Ancelotti-proves-he-is-greatest-manager-in-Europe-after-Real-Madrids-victory.html|access-date=20 December 2015 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref><ref name="marca">{{cite web |date=29 July 2014 |title=Del Piero: 'Ancelotti is the best manager of all time' |url=http://www.marca.com/2014/07/29/en/football/real_madrid/1406633688.html|access-date=26 March 2015 |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid}}</ref><ref name="dmirrorhall">{{cite web |last=Kidd |first=Dave |date=26 May 2014 |title=Carlo Ancelotti's third European Cup means he joins Bob Paisley in the unsung hero hall of fame |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/carlo-ancelottis-third-european-cup-3610191|access-date=20 December 2015 |newspaper=Daily Mirror}}</ref> Ancelotti has won the UEFA Champions League five times, [[List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning managers|a record for a manager]], and is the only manager to take part in six Champions League finals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Real Madrid's Carlo Ancelotti makes history as first manager to reach five Champions League finals with Man City win |url=https://uk-sport-web.prod.oceanusorigin.com/football/news/11835/12604684/real-madrids-carlo-ancelotti-makes-history-as-first-manager-to-reach-five-champions-league-finals-with-man-city-win |access-date=29 May 2022 |website=Sky Sports }}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Ancelotti is also the only manager to win league titles in all of [[Big Five (association football)|Europe's top five leagues]].<ref name="Ancelotti's famous five">{{cite news |last=Caygill |first=Graham |date=30 April 2022 |title=Carlo Ancelotti's famous five: How Real Madrid La Liga title success completes historic quintet in Europe's major leagues |website=The Sporting News |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/soccer/news/carlo-ancelotti-real-madrid-la-liga-title-historic-big-five-leagues/zrda96uzxfdmbq9n5nghodtz |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref> He has won the [[FIFA Club World Cup]] three times and has won the [[UEFA Super Cup]] five times, a record for a manager.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2007/m=12/news=milan-europe-proud-662917.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905221543/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2007/m=12/news=milan-europe-proud-662917.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 September 2015 |title=AC Milan do Europe proud |publisher=FIFA |date=17 December 2007|access-date=24 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=259701/match=300298898/match-report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220234228/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=259701/match=300298898/match-report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 December 2014 |publisher=FIFA |title=Real Madrid coast to Morocco 2014 title|access-date=20 December 2014}}</ref>

As a player, Ancelotti won two European Cups with [[AC Milan]] in 1989 and 1990, making him one of seven people to have won the European Cup/Champions League as both a player and a manager. He played as a [[midfielder]] and began his career with Italian club [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]], helping the club get promoted to [[Serie B]] in the 1978–79 season. He moved to [[AS Roma|Roma]] the following season, where he won a [[Serie A]] title and four [[Coppa Italia]] titles. He then played for the late 1980s Milan team and won many titles, including two ''Scudetti'' and two European Cups. At international level, he had 26 appearances and one goal for the [[Italy national football team|Italy national team]]. He represented Italy at two [[FIFA World Cup]]s and at the [[UEFA Euro 1988]], finishing in third place at the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]] and being a semi-finalist at the Euro tournament.

As a manager, Ancelotti worked for [[AC Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]], Parma, and [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] between 1995 and 2001. He then joined Milan in 2001 and went on to win both the [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League|2002–03 Champions League]] and [[2002–03 Coppa Italia]]. The following season, he won the [[2003–04 Serie A|''Scudetto'']] with an Italian record of 82 points. In 2007, he won his second [[2006–07 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] with Milan. Ancelotti was awarded the [[Serie A Coach of the Year]] twice. He resigned from Milan after the [[2008–09 AC Milan season|2008–09]] season and was the club's longest-serving manager.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carlo Ancelotti |url=http://www.magliarossonera.it/protagonisti/All-Ancelotti.html |website=Maglia Rossonera |language=it |access-date=19 June 2010}}</ref>

In 2009, Ancelotti became the manager of [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] and won the [[Double (association football)|domestic double]] of the [[2009–10 Premier League|Premier League]] and the [[2009–10 FA Cup|FA Cup]] in his first season. In 2011, he became the manager of  [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]; the [[2012–13 Ligue 1|following season]], he won their first [[Ligue 1]] title in 19 years and was awarded joint [[Trophées UNFP du football|Ligue 1 Manager of the Year]]. Following his success in France, Ancelotti became the manager of Real Madrid. In his first season, he led Real Madrid to their [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League|tenth Champions League]] title and a [[2013–14 Copa del Rey|Copa del Rey]] title. Despite winning more trophies with the club and being awarded the [[Miguel Muñoz Trophy]] in [[2014–15 La Liga|2014–15]] for the best manager in La Liga, Ancelotti was dismissed from Real Madrid in May 2015. He became the manager of [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in 2016 and won the [[2016–17 Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] title in his first season. Following stints at [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]] and [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] between 2018 and 2021, he returned to Real Madrid in the summer of 2021, where he won two La Liga–Champions League doubles in 2022 and 2024. In 2025, he was appointed as coach of a national team for the first time when he took on the position with Brazil.

== Club career ==
=== Parma ===
Ancelotti began his career in 1974 with [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]. He made his professional debut in [[Serie C]] during the 1976–77 season, at the age of 18. Under manager [[Cesare Maldini]], he was often deployed as an [[attacking midfielder]] or as a [[second striker]], due to his eye for goal. Ancelotti excelled in these roles and helped Parma to a second place in the Serie C1 girone A during the 1978–79 season, which qualified the team for the Serie B play-offs. In the decisive match in Vicenza, against [[U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918|Triestina]], with the score tied at 1–1, he scored two goals, which gave Parma a 3–1 victory and sealed their place in [[Serie B]] the following season.<ref name="AC Milan Hall of Fame">{{cite web |url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/carlo-ancelotti |title=AC Milan Hall of Fame: Carlo Ancelotti |website=acmilan.com |publisher=AC Milan|access-date=21 December 2015}}</ref><ref name=storiedicalcio>{{cite web |url=http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/ancelotti.html |title=Carlo Ancelotti |website=Storie di Calcio |date=13 November 2015 |language=it| access-date = 20 December 2015}}</ref><ref name=treccani1>{{cite web |url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/carlo-ancelotti/ |title=Ancelotti, Carlo |website=treccani.it |language=it| access-date = 9 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="magliarossonera" />

=== Roma ===
[[File:Carlo Ancelotti - AS Roma 1983-84.jpg|thumb|upright|Ancelotti playing for [[AS Roma|Roma]] during the [[1983–84 AS Roma season|1983–84 season]]]]

After attracting strong interest from [[Inter Milan]], in mid-1979 Ancelotti transferred to [[AS Roma|Roma]], and made his Serie A debut in a 0–0 draw against [[AC Milan]] on 16 September.<ref name="AC Milan Hall of Fame" /><ref name=storiedicalcio /><ref name=treccani2>{{cite web |url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/carlo-ancelotti_(Enciclopedia-dello-Sport)/ |title=Ancelotti, Carlo |website=treccani.it |language=it |first=Alberto |last=Costa| access-date = 9 June 2016}}</ref> Under manager [[Nils Liedholm]], he was deployed as a winger or central midfielder and became one of the club's most important players, in a team which featured Brazilian midfielders [[Paulo Roberto Falcão|Falcão]] and [[Toninho Cerezo]], as well as Italian footballers [[Roberto Pruzzo]], [[Bruno Conti]], [[Agostino Di Bartolomei]] and [[Pietro Vierchowod]], winning consecutive [[Coppa Italia]] titles in his first two seasons with the club. During his eight seasons in Rome, he won the Coppa Italia a total of four times (1980, 1981, 1984 and 1986). After struggling with knee injuries, and managing second and third-place league finishes in [[1980–81 Serie A|1981]] and [[1981–82 Serie A|1982]], Ancelotti helped lead the team to win the [[List of Italian football champions|Italian championship]] in [[1982–83 Serie A|1983]], the club's second league title in their history.<ref name=storiedicalcio />

In the [[1983–84 Serie A|following season]], Ancelotti helped Roma to win another Coppa Italia title and reach the [[European Cup]] final in 1984, although he missed the final through injury, as Roma were defeated by [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] on penalties at the [[Stadio Olimpico]] in Rome.<ref name="AC Milan Hall of Fame" /><ref name=storiedicalcio /><ref name=treccani2 /> He was named the team's [[Captain (association football)|captain]] in 1985 under new club manager [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]], and served as a mentor to the young midfielder [[Giuseppe Giannini]], as Roma won the [[1985–86 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]], but once again narrowly missed out on the league title during the [[1985–86 Serie A]] season, finishing in second place behind Juventus.<ref name="AC Milan Hall of Fame" /><ref name=storiedicalcio /><ref name="magliarossonera" />

=== AC Milan ===
From 1987 until 1992, Ancelotti played for Milan, and was a key part of the squad that won the [[1987–88 Serie A|Serie A title in 1988]], consecutive European Cups in [[1988–89 European Cup|1989]] and [[1989–90 European Cup|1990]], two [[European Super Cup]]s, two [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cups]] and a [[Supercoppa Italiana]] under manager [[Arrigo Sacchi]].<ref name="AC Milan Hall of Fame" /> During this time, Milan, under the financial backing of club president [[Silvio Berlusconi]], featured players such as [[Paolo Maldini]], [[Franco Baresi]], [[Mauro Tassotti]] and [[Alessandro Costacurta]] as defenders; [[Frank Rijkaard]], [[Ruud Gullit]] and [[Roberto Donadoni]] as midfielders; and [[Marco van Basten]] upfront.<ref name=storiedicalcio /> One of Ancelotti's most memorable moments with Milan was when he received a pass from Ruud Gullit, dribbled around two [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] players and netted a powerful long-range shot during the ''Rossoneri's'' 5–0 thrashing of Real Madrid in the [[1988–89 European Cup#Semi-finals|1989 European Cup semi-finals]].<ref name="The greatest teams of all time: AC Milan 1988-90">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0253-0d7ff547ca01-af062fb1225f-1000--the-greatest-teams-of-all-time-ac-milan-1988-90/ |title=The greatest teams of all time: AC Milan 1988–90 |publisher=UEFA |first=Paolo |last=Menicucci |date=4 July 2015|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> He went on to play all 90 minutes in Milan's 4–0 win over [[FC Steaua București|Steaua București]] in the [[1989 European Cup Final|final]].<ref name=factfile>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/jun/01/carlo-ancelotti-factfile-chelsea-milan |title=Carlo Ancelotti factfile: the road to Chelsea |newspaper=The Guardian |date=1 June 2009|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref>

The following season, Ancelotti suffered an injury to his left knee in the quarter-finals of the European Cup against [[KV Mechelen]], which forced him to miss the semi-finals, although he was able to return in time to help Milan defend their title against [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] in the [[1990 European Cup Final|final]], held in [[Vienna]].<ref name=storiedicalcio /> Following Sacchi's departure, he won a second Serie A title under his replacement [[Fabio Capello]] during the [[1991–92 Serie A]] season, as Milan won the title undefeated, but persistent knee injuries and competition from youngster [[Demetrio Albertini]] limited his playing time, and eventually forced him into premature retirement at the end of the season, at the age of 33. He played the final match of his career with the club in a 4–0 home win over [[Hellas Verona FC|Hellas Verona]] on 17 May 1992, in which he came off the bench in the final 20 minutes of the game and scored two goals, and was given an ovation by the fans.<ref name="AC Milan Hall of Fame" /><ref name=storiedicalcio /><ref name="magliarossonera" />

== International career ==
Under manager [[Enzo Bearzot]], Ancelotti made his [[Italy national football team|Italy national team]] debut and scored his first and only goal on 6 January 1981 in the [[1980 World Champions' Gold Cup]] against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]], which ended in a 1–1 draw.<ref name=storiedicalcio /><ref name=treccani2 /> He was very likely to be capped for the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup campaign]], but a dramatic knee injury forced him away for several months, as Italy went on to win the tournament without him.<ref name=storiedicalcio /><ref name=treccani2 /> He was a part of Italy's squad in the [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 World Cup]], but did not make a single appearance, as both he and [[Paolo Rossi]] struggled during the team's fitness tests, due to the altitude of the region, and were replaced in the starting line-up by [[Fernando De Napoli]] and [[Giuseppe Galderisi]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://storiedicalcio.altervista.org/blog/mondiali-1986-argentina.html/3 |title=Mondiali 1986: ARGENTINA, Capitolo III – Si ricomincia con la Bulgaria |website=Storie di Calcio |date=25 July 2016 |language=it|access-date=28 September 2017}}</ref>

Under new Italy manager [[Azeglio Vicini]], he was a key member of the Italy squad that reached the semi-finals of [[UEFA Euro 1988]], and was also set to represent his nation at the [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics in Seoul]] that summer. An injury to the meniscus of his right knee, however, prevented him from taking part in the tournament, where Italy ultimately managed a fourth-place finish.<ref name="storiedicalcio" /> Ancelotti later went on to play in the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]] on home soil under Vicini at the age of 31, although another injury in the first group match against [[Austria national football team|Austria]] once again limited his appearances in the competition to just three, and kept him on the sidelines until the third-place final against [[England national football team|England]], in which he returned to help Italy to a 2–1 win.<ref name="storiedicalcio" /> Ancelotti made a total of 26 performances for the Italy national side, and announced his retirement from international football in 1991, making his final Italy appearance under Arrigo Sacchi.<ref name="storiedicalcio" /><ref name="treccani2" /><ref name="magliarossonera" />

== Style of play ==
Ancelotti was a [[midfielder]] known for his leadership and creativity; he was regarded as one of the best Italian midfielders of his generation.<ref name="AC Milan Hall of Fame" /><ref name=storiedicalcio /><ref name=treccani1 /> Although he lacked pace and physicality, he was a talented, hardworking, and tenacious player who had excellent technical ability, tactical intelligence, vision, and passing range; his most notable skill being his powerful and accurate shooting from outside the box. A versatile midfielder, he was capable playing several midfield positions.<ref name="storiedicalcio" /><ref name="treccani2" /><ref name="is the box-to-box midfielder dead?">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2009/apr/22/where-have-box-to-box-midfielders-gone |title=The Question: is the box-to-box midfielder dead? |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Jonathan |last=Wilson |date=22 April 2009|access-date=15 January 2018}}</ref> He often played as a [[deep-lying playmaker]], as a [[central midfielder]], or as a [[defensive midfielder]], which allowed him to set the tempo of play after winning back the ball; he was also the mentor and predecessor of [[Demetrio Albertini]] and [[Andrea Pirlo]] when he was a playmaker at Milan. Despite his abilities, his playing time was cut short by several injuries, which forced him into retirement in 1992 at the age of 33.<ref name="storiedicalcio" /><ref name="is the box-to-box midfielder dead?" /><ref name="magliarossonera">{{cite web |url=http://www.magliarossonera.it/protagonisti/Gioc-Ancelotti.html |title=Carlo Ancelotti |website=Maglia Rossonera |language=it |access-date=11 May 2017 |archive-date=12 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912150432/http://www.magliarossonera.it/protagonisti/Gioc-Ancelotti.html |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="treccani3">{{cite web |url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/demetrio-albertini_%28Enciclopedia_dello_Sport%29/ |title=ALBERTINI, Demetrio |website=treccani.it |language=it| access-date = 20 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="PAURA ANCELOTTI">{{cite news |url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1996/12/22/paura-ancelotti-davanti-al-maestro.html |title=Paura Ancelotti Davanti Al Maestro |newspaper=La Repubblica |location=Rome |language=it |first=Emilio |last=Marrese |date=22 December 1996|access-date=11 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1991/06/18/lentini-ultimo-acquisto.html |title=Lentini L'Ultimo Acquisto |newspaper=La Repubblica |location=Rome |language=it |first=Licia |last=Granello |date=18 June 1991|access-date=9 December 2017}}</ref>

== Managerial career ==
=== Reggiana ===
Ancelotti undertook his coaching studies at [[Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano|Coverciano]], where he penned a research article entitled "Il Futuro del Calcio: Più Dinamicità"<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/football_focus/8476119.stm |title=England learn from Italy's national training centre |last=Roan |first=Dan |date=18 May 2010 |website=BBC Sport|access-date=18 May 2010}}</ref> (English: "The Future of Football: More Dynamism"). After serving as an assistant manager with the Italy national team under his former Milan coach [[Arrigo Sacchi]] between 1992 and 1995, and reaching the [[1994 FIFA World Cup Final|1994 World Cup final]],<ref name="AC Milan Hall of Fame" /><ref name=treccani1 /><ref name=treccani2 /> Ancelotti began his managerial career with Serie B side [[AC Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]] in [[1995–96 A.C. Reggiana 1919 season|1995–96 season]],<ref name="AC Reggiana » Manager history">{{cite web |title=AC Reggiana " Manager history |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/ac-reggiana/9/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811135715/http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/ac-reggiana/9/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2016 |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> where he immediately aided the team in achieving promotion to Serie A;<ref name=treccani2 /> he left after the [[1995–96 Serie B]] season,<ref name="AC Reggiana » Manager history" /> finishing with a record of 17 wins, fourteen draws and ten losses in his only season with the club.<ref name="AC Reggiana » Fixtures & Results 1995/1996">{{cite web |title=AC Reggiana " Fixtures & Results 1995/1996 |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/ac-reggiana/1996/3/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811151131/http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/ac-reggiana/1996/3/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2016 |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref>

=== Parma ===
[[File:Carlo Ancelotti - Parma 1996-1997.png|thumb|Ancelotti at [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]] in 1996|234x234px]]

Ancelotti joined Parma the following season,<ref name="Parma Calcio 1913 » Manager history">{{cite web |title=Parma Calcio 1913 " Manager history |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te1458/parma-calcio-1913/all-managers/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> a team which had recently enjoyed several years of domestic and European success under the previous manager [[Nevio Scala]], and which contained several promising young players, including future Italy stars [[Gianluigi Buffon]] and [[Fabio Cannavaro]].<ref name="The Parma story">{{cite web |url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/parma-story-hernan-hristro-gigi-and-dairy-dream-gone-wrong#:PzI1W79bgta0hA |title=The Parma story: Hernan, Hristro, Gigi and the dairy dream gone wrong |website=FourFourTwo |first=Alison |last=Ratcliffe |date=24 June 2015|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref> Ancelotti made his debut in the Coppa Italia in a 3–1 loss to [[Delfino Pescara 1936|Pescara]].<ref name="Parma Calcio 1913 » Fixtures & Results 1996/1997">{{cite web |title=Parma Calcio 1913 " Fixtures & Results 1996/1997 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te1458/parma-calcio-1913/all-matches/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> Ancelotti made several changes at the club, implementing a rigorous Sacchi-inspired [[4–4–2 formation]], and initially deploying creative forward [[Gianfranco Zola]] out of position on the left wing in order to accommodate [[Hristo Stoichkov]] up-front, although both players were later eventually sold by the club after lack of playing time, due to struggling to perform in this system.<ref name=reminder>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.us/uefa-champions-league/2/blog/post/2431176/carlo-ancelotti-juventus-reunion-not-a-fond-one |title=Real Madrid vs Juventus a reminder of Carlo Ancelotti's tough time in Turin |website=ESPN FC |first=James |last=Horncastle |date=4 May 2015|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref> With the new attacking partnership of [[Enrico Chiesa]] and [[Hernán Crespo]], Parma finished second in Serie A during the [[1996–97 Serie A|1996–97 season]] under Ancelotti, which guaranteed them a place in the [[1997–98 UEFA Champions League|next edition]] of the [[UEFA Champions League]].<ref name="The Parma story" /><ref name="When Parma ruled Europe">{{cite web |url=http://www.football-italia.net/63457/when-parma-ruled-europe |title=When Parma ruled Europe |website=Football Italia |first=Dave |last=Taylor |date=5 March 2015|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="Carlo il flessibile">{{cite news |url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/2019/06/10/carlo-ancelotti-60-anni-tattica |title=Carlo il flessibile: nasce tutto dal 'no' a Baggio |work=Sky Sport Italia |language=it |date=10 June 2019 |access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref>

The [[1997–98 Serie A|following season]], the club had agreed to sign another Italian creative forward, [[Roberto Baggio]], but Ancelotti impeded the transfer as he once again did not feel that a player like Baggio would fit into his tactical plans.<ref name="The Parma story" /><ref name=reminder /><ref name="Baggio al Parma">{{cite news |url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1997/luglio/10/Tanzi_pensa_mercato_Baggio_Parma_co_0_9707103541.shtml |title=Tanzi pensa al mercato: Baggio al Parma |newspaper=Corriere della Sera |location=Milan |language=it |date=10 July 1997|access-date=2 May 2014}}</ref> Ancelotti later stated that he regretted this decision, stating that at the time he believed that the 4–4–2 was the ideal formation for success, and that offensive playmakers were not compatible with this system.<ref name="Pirlo and Baggio">{{cite web |url=http://www.football-italia.net/43963/ancelotti-pirlo-and-baggio |title=Ancelotti: 'Pirlo and Baggio' |website=Football Italia|date=17 January 2014 |access-date=2 May 2014}}</ref> After suffering a first round elimination in the 1997–98 Champions League, and a semi–final appearance in the Coppa Italia,<ref name="Parma Calcio 1913 » Fixtures & Results 1997/1998">{{cite web |title=Parma Calcio 1913 " Fixtures & Results 1997/1998 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te1458/parma-calcio-1913/all-matches/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> Ancelotti was only able to guide Parma to a sixth-place finish in Serie A during the 1997–98 season, and was dismissed at the end of the season, despite qualifying the team for [[1998–99 UEFA Cup|next season]]'s [[UEFA Cup]].<ref name="Parma Calcio 1913 » Manager history" /><ref name="The Parma story" /><ref name=dismay>{{cite web |url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/pig-cannot-coach-go-away-ancelotti-abuse-failure-and-dismay-carlo-juventus#:vFhh8-sodja0hA |title="A pig cannot coach. Go away, Ancelotti": Abuse, failure and dismay for Carlo at Juventus |website=FourFourTwo |first=Greg |last=Lea |date=5 May 2015|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref>

=== Juventus ===
In February 1999, Ancelotti was appointed manager of [[Juventus FC|Juventus]], where he both succeeded and preceded [[Marcello Lippi]], who returned to the club when Ancelotti left.<ref name="uefa-profile">{{UEFA coach|43192|Carlo Ancelotti|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="Ancelotti si presenta: Non farò rivoluzioni">{{cite news |url=http://www.repubblica.it/online/sport/ancelotti/annuncio/annuncio.html |title=Ancelotti si presenta:"Non farò rivoluzioni|trans-title=Ancelotti presents himself: "I won't cause revolutions" |newspaper=La Repubblica |location=Rome |language=it |date=9 February 1999|access-date=21 May 2013}}</ref> With Juventus, Ancelotti became less rigorous with the team's formation, abandoning his favoured 4–4–2 in order to accommodate French playmaker [[Zinedine Zidane]] in his preferred free role behind the forwards in the team's starting line-up.<ref name=reminder /> Juventus reached the semi-finals of the [[1998–99 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] during the [[1998–99 Juventus FC season|1998–99 season]], losing out to eventual champions [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2020/mar/31/juventus-v-manchester-united-1999-champions-league-semi-final-live |title=Juventus 2-3 Manchester United: 1999 Champions League semi-final – as it happened |work=the Guardian |last1=Smyth |first1=Rob |date=31 March 2020 |access-date=14 May 2024 }}</ref> but finished in seventh place in [[1998–99 Serie A|Serie A]], failing to qualify for the Champions League the following season and also losing out to [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]] on aggregate in the UEFA Cup play-offs, meaning they qualified for the [[1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2020/04/17/ti-ricordi-thierry-henry-alla-juve-lala-bella-ma-inconcludente-ando-via-da-torino-e-divento-uno-degli-attaccanti-piu-forti-di-sempre/5773184/ |title=Ti ricordi... Thierry Henry alla Juve: l'ala bella ma inconcludente andò via da Torino e diventò uno degli attaccanti più forti di sempre |work=Il Fatto Quotidiano |language=it-IT |date=17 April 2020 |access-date=14 May 2024 }}</ref>

Ancelotti's [[1999–2000 Juventus FC season|first full season]] at Juventus began promisingly, as he immediately won the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]] with the club by beating [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] 4–2 on aggregate,<ref name=intertoto>{{cite web |url=http://www.juventus.com/en/club/torphy-room/intertoto-cup/coppa-intertoto-1999.php |title=Intertoto Cup 1999 |publisher=Juventus FC |access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref> although Juventus suffered a round of 16 elimination in the [[1999–2000 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]], and lost the [[1999–2000 Serie A|league title]] to [[SS Lazio|Lazio]] by a single point on the final match-day of the season; this was after surrendering a five-point lead with three games remaining, which drew strong criticism from the board of directors.<ref name=treccani2 /><ref name=dismay />

The [[2000–01 Juventus FC season|following season]], Ancelotti went trophyless, suffering a first-round elimination in the [[2000–01 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]], and finishing runner-up in [[2000–01 Serie A|Serie A]] yet again, to Roma, and he was dismissed by Juventus.<ref name=treccani2 /><ref name=factfile /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2000/novembre/10/Juve_senza_Europa_senza_pace_ga_0_00111013977.shtml |title=Juve senza Europa e senza pace |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it |last1=Lo Presti |first1=Salvatore |last2=Maradei |first2=Lodovico |date=10 November 2000 |access-date=14 May 2024 }}</ref> Ancelotti's dismissal was announced by Juventus at half-time in the final league game of the season at home against [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]], on 17 June 2001, even though they were still within a chance of winning the title; Juventus won the match 2–1, although the result was not enough to prevent them from finishing behind Roma in the league.<ref name=dismay /><ref name="2000–01 season">{{cite web |title=Juventus Turin |url=https://www.kicker.de/juventus-turin/spielplan/serie-a/2000-01 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |access-date=13 June 2016 |language=de}}</ref> Ancelotti finished his tenure with Juventus with a record of 63 wins, 33 draws and 18 losses.<ref name="juve record">{{cite web |url=http://www.juworld.net/allenatori-scheda.asp?idallenatore=33 |title=Ancelotti Carlo, Gli allenatore della Juventus |website=Juworld.NET |language=it | access-date = 22 December 2015}}</ref>

=== AC Milan ===
Ancelotti was appointed Milan manager on 5 November 2001, after [[Fatih Terim]] was dismissed due to poor results.<ref name="AC Milan Hall of Fame" /><ref name=treccani1 /><ref name=treccani2 /><ref name="Milan stoppte Ancelotti">{{cite news |last1=Valerj |first1=Alex |title=Milan stoppte Ancelotti |url=https://www.kicker.de/milan-stoppte-ancelotti-255679/artikel|access-date=13 June 2016 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |date=7 November 2001 |language=de}}</ref> He was inheriting another recently trophyless team in Milan, as the ''Rossoneri'' had floundered domestically and in Europe since their last ''Scudetto'' victory in 1999. In the [[2001–02 AC Milan season|2001–02]] season, Ancelotti led Milan to qualify for the Champions League once again, as the team managed a fourth-place finish in Serie A,<ref name="2001–02 league table">{{cite web |title=Serie A TIM – Spieltag / Tabelle |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/italien/serie-a-tim/2001-02/0/0/spieltag.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805054034/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/italien/serie-a-tim/2001-02/0/0/spieltag.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 August 2009 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |access-date=13 June 2016 |language=de}}</ref> and also reached semi-finals of the [[2001–02 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]], their best ever finish in the competition, losing out to [[Borussia Dortmund]],<ref name="2001–02 season">{{cite web |title=AC Mailand |url=https://www.kicker.de/ac-mailand/spielplan/serie-a/2001-02 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |access-date=13 June 2016 |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://it.eurosport.com/calcio/serie-a/2007-2008/il-milan-riparte-dal-basso_sto1577902/story.shtml |title=Il Milan riparte dal basso |publisher=Eurosport |language=it |date=19 May 2008|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref> and also suffered a semi-final elimination in the [[2001–02 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]] to Juventus.<ref name="2001–02 season" />

The [[2002–03 AC Milan season|following season]], Ancelotti – who was heavily criticised by club owner Silvio Berlusconi due to his supposedly defensive tactics – was able to adopt a creative play in Milan while making several changes to the team's squad. He made [[Dida (footballer, born 1973)|Dida]], still maligned for his [[2000–01 UEFA Champions League|2000–01 Champions League]] howler against [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]], his new starting goalkeeper barely a month into the season, while converting budding attacking midfielder Andrea Pirlo to a defensive midfielder, playing him behind the number 10 (either [[Rui Costa]] or [[Rivaldo]]) in front of the team's back-line as a deep-lying playmaker in a [[Formation (association football)#4–3–1–2|4–3–1–2]] or [[Formation (association football)#4–4–2 diamond or 4–1–2–1–2|4–1–2–1–2]] formation.<ref name="magliarossonera" /><ref name="Pirlo: Ancelotti changed my career">{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.us/juventus/story/2432773/andrea-pirlo-says-carlo-ancelotti-changed-my-career |title=Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti 'changed my career' – Andrea Pirlo |website=ESPN FC |first=Ben |last=Gladwell |date=4 May 2015|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="Andrea Pirlo v Carlo Ancelotti">{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11946/9836395/andrea-pirlo-v-carlo-ancelotti-juve-star-faces-his-old-ac-milan-mentor |title=Andrea Pirlo v Carlo Ancelotti: Juve star faces his old AC Milan mentor |website=Sky Sports |first=Adam |last=Bate |date=5 May 2015|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="Milan harder than Madrid">{{cite web |url=http://www.football-italia.net/59426/ancelotti-milan-harder-madrid |title=Ancelotti: 'Milan harder than Madrid' |website=Football Italia |date=1 December 2014|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref> At the same time, [[Filippo Inzaghi]] and [[Andriy Shevchenko]] proved to be dominant and dynamic strikers, who were prolific in front of goal.<ref name="Shevchenko, Inzaghi bury the hatchet?">{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.us/story/277283/shevchenko-inzaghi-bury-the-hatchet |title=Shevchenko, Inzaghi bury the hatchet? |website=ESPN FC |date=15 September 2003|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref>

Milan won the [[2003 UEFA Champions League Final|2003 Champions League final]],<ref name="2002–03 season">{{cite web |title=AC Mailand |url=https://www.kicker.de/ac-mailand/spielplan/serie-a/2002-03 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |access-date=13 June 2016 |language=de}}</ref> beating Juventus 3–2 on penalties at [[Old Trafford]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Milan win Champions League shoot-out |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/champions_league/2934840.stm|access-date=13 June 2016 |website=BBC Sport |date=28 May 2003}}</ref> and also won the [[2003 Coppa Italia Final]] over Roma.<ref name="AC Milan Hall of Fame" /> The following season, with the addition of Brazilian attacking midfielder [[Kaká]], and Ancelotti's formidable four-man back-line of [[Cafu]], Costacurta, [[Alessandro Nesta]] and Maldini, Milan took home the [[2003 UEFA Super Cup|UEFA Super Cup in 2003]] over [[FC Porto|Porto]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.repubblica.it/2003/h/sezioni/sport/calcio/milpor/milpor/milpor.html |title=Supercoppa, il Milan fa il bis in Europa |newspaper=La Repubblica |location=Rome |language=it|access-date=4 February 2015}}</ref> followed by the ''Scudetto'' in [[2003–04 Serie A|2004]] with an Italian record of 82 points from 34 games,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ricerca.gelocal.it/gazzettadimodena/archivio/gazzettadimodena/2004/05/17/DSUPO_NSU11.html |title=Milan dei record, festa al Meazza |newspaper=Gazzetta di Modena |language=it |date=17 May 2004 |access-date=11 June 2016 |archive-date=8 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308060705/https://ricerca.gelocal.it/gazzettadimodena/archivio/gazzettadimodena/2004/05/17/DSUPO_NSU11.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> while Shevchenko finished the season as the league's top-scorer.<ref name="AC Milan Hall of Fame" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/show/697 |title=Milan 1–0 Roma, Rossoneri Crowned Italian Champions |publisher=AC Milan |date=2 May 2004|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://cerca.unita.it/ARCHIVE/xml/145000/143178.xml?key=Massimo+De+Marzi&first=581&orderby=1&f=fir&dbt=arc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806122730/http://cerca.unita.it/ARCHIVE/xml/145000/143178.xml?key=Massimo+De+Marzi&first=581&orderby=1&f=fir&dbt=arc|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 August 2016 |title=Sheva e Milan, dominatori dell'anno Statistiche 2004: rossoneri primi per punti, vittorie, gol fatti e migliore difesa |newspaper=L'Unità |location=Rome |language=it |first=Massimo |last=De Marzi |date=24 December 2004|access-date=11 June 2016}}</ref> The ''Rossoneri'', however, suffered penalty-shootout defeats to Juventus in the [[2003 Supercoppa Italiana]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.corrieredellosport.it/624/2011/08/03-186967/2003,+Milan+ko%3A+alla+Juve+va+la+Supercoppa+italiana |title=2003, Milan ko: alla Juve va la Supercoppa italiana |newspaper=Corriere dello Sport |location=Rome |language=it |date=3 August 2003|access-date=4 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727033455/http://www.corrieredellosport.it/624/2011/08/03-186967/2003,+Milan+ko%3A+alla+Juve+va+la+Supercoppa+italiana|archive-date=27 July 2014}}</ref> and to [[Boca Juniors]] in the [[2003 Intercontinental Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.repubblica.it/2003/l/sezioni/sport/calcio/bocafesta/bocafesta/bocafesta.html |title=Milan, troppi errori dal dischetto l'Intercontinentale al Boca |newspaper=La Repubblica |location=Rome |language=it|access-date=4 February 2015}}</ref> They were also knocked out by [[Deportivo de La Coruña]] in the [[2003–04 UEFA Champions League]].<ref name="2003–04 season">{{cite web |title=AC Milan " Fixtures & Results 2003/2004 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te43/ac-milan/all-matches/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref>

Under Ancelotti's reign, Milan won the [[2004 Supercoppa Italiana]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.corriere.it/Primo_Piano/Sport/2004/08_Agosto/21/supercoppa.shtml |title=Il Milan stravince la Supercoppa italiana |newspaper=Corriere della Sera |location=Milan |language=it |date=21 August 2001|access-date=22 January 2016}}</ref> and were also back-to-back Serie A runners-up to Juventus in [[2004–05 Serie A|2004–05]]<ref name="2004–05 league table">{{cite web |title=Serie A TIM – Spieltag / Tabelle |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/italien/serie-a-tim/2004-05/0/0/spieltag.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810033123/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/italien/serie-a-tim/2004-05/0/0/spieltag.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 August 2009 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |access-date=13 June 2016 |language=de}}</ref> and [[2005–06 Serie A|2005–06]]<ref name="2005–06 league table">{{cite web |title=Serie A TIM – Spieltag / Tabelle |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/italien/serie-a-tim/2005-06/0/0/spieltag.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810033128/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/italien/serie-a-tim/2005-06/0/0/spieltag.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 August 2009 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |access-date=13 June 2016 |language=de}}</ref> (both ''scudetti'' were later wiped from the record books of Juventus due to the club's involvement in the ''[[2006 Italian football scandal|Calciopoli]]'' scandal). During the [[2004–05 AC Milan season|2004–05 season]], Ancelotti also led Milan to the [[2005 UEFA Champions League Final|2005 Champions League final]], where they lost out to Liverpool 2–3 on penalties after a 3–3 draw in normal time.<ref name=factfile /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4574893.stm |title=Ancelotti shattered after defeat |website=BBC Sport |date=25 May 2005|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref> In the [[2004–05 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]], the team was unable to get past the quarter finals.<ref name="2004–05 season">{{cite web |title=AC Milan " Fixtures & Results 2004/2005 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te43/ac-milan/all-matches/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> The [[2005–06 AC Milan season|following season]], Milan once again faced disappointment as they lost out to [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in the [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] semi-finals,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://it.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/clubs/50058--milan/ |title=2005–06 UEFA Champions League |publisher=UEFA |language=it|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> and only reached the quarterfinals of the [[2005–06 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]].<ref name="2005–06 season">{{cite web |title=AC Mailand |url=https://www.kicker.de/ac-mailand/spielplan/serie-a/2005-06 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag|access-date=13 June 2016 |language=de}}</ref>

[[File:Carlo Ancelotti in Russia.jpg|thumb|Ancelotti with [[AC Milan]] in 2007|250x250px]]

After the departure of striker Andriy Shevchenko at the beginning of the [[2006–07 AC Milan season|2006–07 season]], Ancelotti was forced to redesign Milan's line-up once again, devising a [[Christmas tree formation|4–3–2–1 system that would later be known as his "Christmas Tree" formation]]. Milan's line-up used Inzaghi as a lone striker, supported by attacking midfielders [[Clarence Seedorf]] and Kaká, in front of a three-man midfield which featured Andrea Pirlo as a creative playmaker, supported by hard-working defensive midfielders [[Gennaro Gattuso]] and [[Massimo Ambrosini]].<ref name="Filippo Inzaghi – FourFourTwo">{{cite web |url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/filippo-inzaghi#:xritji4IEta0hA |title=Filippo Inzaghi |website=FourFourTwo |date=9 January 2008|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref>

Milan received an eight-point deduction during the [[2006–07 Serie A]] season for their role in the ''Calciopoli'' scandal,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/5215178.stm |title=Punishments cut for Italian clubs |website=BBC Sport |date=26 July 2006|access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> which virtually put the team out of the title race, and instead led Ancelotti to focus on winning the [[2006–07 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01be-0e6dbdc5da73-4b8cafdc34ff-1000--vennegoor-of-hesselink-s-vow/ |title=Vennegoor of Hesselink's vow |publisher=UEFA |first=Alex |last=O'Henley |date=20 February 2007|access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> On 23 May 2007, Milan avenged their defeat to Liverpool two years earlier with a 2–1 win at the [[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Olympic Stadium]] in Athens in the [[2007 UEFA Champions League Final|2007 Champions League final]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2006/overview/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110115306/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2006/overview/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 November 2011 |title=2006/07: Milan avenge Liverpool defeat |publisher=UEFA |date=23 May 2007|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref> leading to Ancelotti's second Champions League trophy as Milan coach and his fourth title overall, having also won it twice as a Milan player in 1989 and 1990.<ref name=factfile /> During the 2006–07 season, Milan also finished fourth in Serie A,<ref>{{cite web |title=Serie A TIM – Spieltag / Tabelle |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/italien/serie-a-tim/2006-07/0/0/spieltag.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810033133/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/italien/serie-a-tim/2006-07/0/0/spieltag.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 August 2009 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |access-date=13 June 2016 |language=de}}</ref> and lost out to eventual champions Roma in the [[2006–07 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]] semi-final.<ref name="2006–07 season">{{cite web |title=AC Mailand |url=https://www.kicker.de/ac-mailand/spielplan/serie-a/2006-07 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |access-date=13 June 2016 |language=de}}</ref> The [[2007–08 AC Milan season|next season]], Ancelotti also won the [[2007 UEFA Super Cup]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/history/season=2007/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114065946/http://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/history/season=2007/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 November 2015 |title=2007: Milan overcome sombre Sevilla |publisher=UEFA |access-date=7 July 2015}}</ref> as well as the club's first ever [[FIFA Club World Cup]] in [[2007 FIFA Club World Cup|2007]], becoming the first manager to do so with a European side.<ref name="AC Milan Hall of Fame" /> After finishing the league in fifth place,<ref name="2007–08 league table">{{cite web |title=Serie A TIM – Spieltag / Tabelle |url=https://www.kicker.de/ac-mailand/spielplan/serie-a/2007-08 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |access-date=13 June 2016 |language=de}}</ref> Milan missed out on Champions League qualification,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/5421290/Chelsea-manager-Carlo-Ancelotti-Profile.html |title=Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti: Profile |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |first=Mark |last=Ogden |date=1 June 2009|access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref> and also suffered round of 16 eliminations in the [[2007–08 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]<ref name="AC Milan">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/teams/50058--milan/ |title=AC Milan |publisher=UEFA|access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref> and [[2007–08 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]] (to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Calcio Catania|Catania]] respectively).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.repubblica.it/2007/08/sezioni/sport/calcio/coppa-italia/ottavi-italia/ottavi-italia.html |title=Coppa Italia, il Catania elimina il Milan Totti 200 volte in gol e la Roma va |newspaper=La Repubblica |location=Rome |language=it |date=16 January 2008|access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>

In Ancelotti's [[2008–09 AC Milan season|final season]] at the club, Milan managed a third-place finish in [[2008–09 Serie A|Serie A]] behind Juventus and [[Derby della Madonnina|cross-city rivals]] Inter, sealing a place in the next season's Champions League,<ref name="Ancelotti lascia">{{cite news |url=http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/SoleOnLine4/Sport/2009/05/calcio-mercato-kaka-nedved.shtml?uuid=f37f8706-4def-11de-af13-8b0b0be69add |title=Ancelotti lascia, Leonardo nuovo tecnico del Milan |newspaper=Il Sole 24 Ore |location=Milan |language=it |date=31 May 2009|access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref> while they were eliminated in the round of 32 of the [[2008–09 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]],<ref name="AC Milan" /> and the round of 16 of the [[2008–09 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Primo_Piano/2008/12/03/mil-laz.shtml |title=La Lazio caccia fuori il Milan |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport |location=Milan |language=it |first=Riccardo |last=Pratesi |date=3 December 2008|access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref> After previously denying rumours that he would be leaving the club, on 31 May 2009 Ancelotti announced his resignation from Milan – less than an hour after their 2–0 victory over [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] in the final match of the season.<ref name=factfile /><ref name="Ancelotti lascia" /> In total, Ancelotti led Milan for 423 games; only [[Nereo Rocco]] has been in charge of the club for more matches.<ref name="AC Milan Hall of Fame" />

=== Chelsea ===
On 1 June 2009, Ancelotti succeeded interim manager [[Guus Hiddink]] when he was confirmed as the new [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] [[List of Chelsea F.C. managers|manager]] after agreeing to a three-year contract, and formally assumed his duties on 1 July.<ref name="Ancelotti appointed Chelsea boss">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/8076779.stm |title=Ancelotti appointed Chelsea boss |website=BBC Sport |date=1 June 2009 | access-date = 20 December 2015}}</ref> Ancelotti became the club's fourth permanent manager in 21 months, following [[José Mourinho]], [[Avram Grant]] and [[Luiz Felipe Scolari]]. He was also the third Italian to manage Chelsea, after [[Gianluca Vialli]] and [[Claudio Ranieri]].{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

On 9 August 2009, Ancelotti won his first trophy as Chelsea manager, the [[2009 FA Community Shield|Community Shield]], beating [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] on penalties, following a 2–2 draw. His first [[Premier League]] game in charge of the Blues ended in a 2–1 home victory over [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] on 15 August.<ref name="Chelsea FC » Fixtures & Results 2009/2010">{{cite web |title=Chelsea FC {{!}} Fixtures & Results 2009/2010|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te373/chelsea-fc/all-matches/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> Chelsea lost their first match under Ancelotti at the [[DW Stadium]] away to [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] on 26 September, losing 1–3. They were eliminated from the [[2009–10 Football League Cup|League Cup]] on 2 December, reaching the quarter-finals stage, after a penalty shootout defeat to [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] after a 3–3 draw at [[Ewood Park]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/blackburn-3-3-chelsea-aet---3367902 |title=Blackburn 3-3 Chelsea (aet – Blackburn win 4-3 on penalties): Gael Kakuta misses crucial spot kick |website=Mirror |date=4 April 2014 | access-date = 14 September 2023}}</ref>

[[File:Ancellotidouble.jpg|thumb|left|Ancelotti celebrates Chelsea's first [[Premier League|League]] and [[FA Cup|Cup]] double with team captain [[John Terry]] in 2010|250x250px]]

In the Champions League, Ancelotti returned to the [[San Siro]] for the first time since his departure from Milan, when his team faced Inter Milan, who was at the time coached by ex-Chelsea manager José Mourinho, at the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League#Round of 16|Round of 16 stage]]. Ancelotti and Mourinho had a tense relationship from the previous season, as managers of Milan and Inter respectively.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8522836.stm |title=Jose Mourinho reaches crossroads at Inter Milan |website=BBC Sport |date=22 February 2010 | access-date = 20 December 2015 |first=Jonathan |last=Stevenson}}</ref> Chelsea were eliminated from the Champions League on 16 March 2010 after a 1–3 aggregate loss to Inter, having lost 1–2 away and 0–1 at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8530208.stm |title=Inter Milan 2–1 Chelsea |website=BBC Sport |date=24 February 2010 | access-date = 20 December 2015 |first=Phil |last=Dawkes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8568613.stm |title=Chelsea 0–1 Inter Milan (agg 1–3) |website=BBC Sport |date=16 March 2010 | access-date = 20 December 2015 |first=Phil |last=McNulty}}</ref>

On 9 May 2010, Ancelotti led Chelsea to the [[2009–10 Premier League|Premier League title]], beating Manchester United by one point<ref>{{cite web |title=Barclays Premier League – Spieltag / Tabelle |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/england/barclays-premier-league/2009-10/0/0/spieltag.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727215632/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/england/barclays-premier-league/2009-10/0/0/spieltag.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 July 2009 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |access-date=13 June 2016 |language=de}}</ref> and setting scoring records. The team finished the campaign with 103 goals, becoming the first team in the Premier League to score more than 100 goals in a season, and the first in the English top flight since [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in the [[1962–63 Football League First Division|1962–63 season]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8663686.stm |title=Chelsea 8–0 Wigan |date=9 May 2010 |website=BBC Sport |first=Phil |last=McNulty |location=[[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]], London|access-date=10 May 2010}}</ref> Chelsea secured the title with an 8–0 victory over Wigan at Stamford Bridge.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=269758&league=ENG.1&cc=5739 |title=Chelsea break records to win title |date=9 May 2010 |website=ESPN Soccernet |access-date=10 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622095910/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=269758 |archive-date=22 June 2011}}</ref> Ancelotti also became the first Italian manager to win the Premier League<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ilmessaggero.it/articolo.php?id=101065 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120802151337/http://www.ilmessaggero.it/articolo.php?id=101065 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 August 2012 |title=Ancelotti, primo scudetto inglese |date=9 May 2010 |access-date=14 May 2010 |newspaper=Il Messaggero |language=it}}</ref> and only the fifth manager overall in the League's 18 seasons. On 15 May 2010, Ancelotti led Chelsea to its first ever domestic [[Association football|double]] by defeating [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] 1–0 in the [[2010 FA Cup Final|FA Cup]] final at [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]];<ref>{{cite web |last=BlueChampions.Com |date=15 May 2010 |title=Chelsea – The Double Champions!!! |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/392527-chelsea-the-double-champions |access-date=26 April 2021 |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref> this was Chelsea's third [[FA Cup]] in four years, equalling the record set by Arsenal between 2002 and 2005.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

The [[2010–11 Chelsea F.C. season|following season]], after having lost to Manchester United in the [[2010 FA Community Shield]] in August, Ancelotti led Chelsea to the top of the table on the first weekend of the season thanks to a 6–0 rout of newly promoted [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]. Chelsea followed up this result with another 6–0 win, this time over Wigan, while [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] were beaten 2–0 in the next match. Chelsea had a good start to the season, winning their first five matches. Chelsea then lost 3–4 against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] on 23 September 2010 in the League Cup.<ref name="Chelsea FC » Fixtures & Results 2010/2011">{{cite web |title=Chelsea FC {{!}} Fixtures & Results 2010/2011|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te373/chelsea-fc/all-matches/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> They then went on to lose against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] in the Premier League 0–1 after a cleverly taken strike by City captain [[Carlos Tevez]]. Chelsea made a good start in Europe by beating [[MŠK Žilina]] and [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] 4–1 and 2–0, respectively, in the [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League]]. Chelsea then defeated fourth-placed Arsenal 2–0 on 3 October 2010, courtesy of a goal from [[Didier Drogba]] and a free-kick by defender [[Alex (footballer, born June 1982)|Alex]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/9044194.stm |title=Chelsea 2 – 0 Arsenal |website=BBC Sport |date=3 October 2010 | access-date = 14 September 2023 |first=Phil |last=McNulty}}</ref>

[[File:Carlo Ancelotti in Moscow.jpg|thumb|Ancelotti with Chelsea in October 2010|270x270px]]

Chelsea's next defeat of the season came against Liverpool at [[Anfield]] on 7 November 2010, where they lost 0–2 with both goals coming from [[Fernando Torres]]. A week later, Chelsea suffered their second Premier League defeat in three matches with a remarkable 0–3 home defeat to [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]. In their following five league games, they lost two and drew three games, culminating in a 1–3 loss to Arsenal at the [[Emirates Stadium]]. On 5 January 2011, Chelsea suffered a shock 0–1 defeat at struggling [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]], leaving them fifth in the league and in real danger of missing out on a Champions League place for the first time since 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/7943895/Wolverhampton-Wanderers-1-Chelsea-0-match-report.html |title=Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Chelsea 0 |date=5 January 2011 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph | access-date = 20 December 2015 |first=Jason |last=Burt}}</ref> This result led to Ancelotti ruling out Chelsea's chances of retaining the title, insisting that he did not fear that he would be dismissed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/8242547/Carlo-Ancelotti-keen-to-remain-at-Chelsea-despite-clubs-current-run-of-poor-results.html |title=Carlo Ancelotti keen to remain at Chelsea despite club's current run of poor results |date=5 January 2011 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph | access-date = 20 December 2015 |first=Jason |last=Burt}}</ref> After this match, however, Chelsea's form began to improve. First with a 7–0 thrashing of [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] in the FA Cup at Stamford Bridge, and then a 2–0 victory over Blackburn, followed by emphatic away wins against [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] and Sunderland, putting them in fourth position in the league, though still ten points behind leaders Manchester United.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

On 31 January 2011, Chelsea signed Liverpool striker Fernando Torres for a [[Progression of British football transfer fee record|then-British record]] fee of £50&nbsp;million, and Benfica defender [[David Luiz]] for £22&nbsp;million. Chelsea lost 0–1 to Liverpool at Stamford Bridge but beat league leaders Manchester United on 1 March in a 2–1 comeback win that saw David Luiz net his first goal for Chelsea, which was followed by a 3–1 win away to [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]. Chelsea were later defeated by Manchester United at home and away (aggregate of 1–3) in the Champions League [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/apr/12/manchester-united-chelsea-champions-league |title=Manchester United send 10-man Chelsea out of Champions League |website=The Guardian |date=13 April 2011 | access-date = 14 September 2023 |first=Kevin |last=McCarra}}</ref>

Following their defeat in the Champions League, Chelsea made a remarkable comeback in the league, defeating Wigan 1–0 at home, West Brom 3–1 away, [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] 3–1, [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] 3–0 and Tottenham 2–1 at home. Chelsea, who at one point were fifth and 15 points behind leaders Manchester United, vaulted into the second position the league, just three points behind them with three games left of the season.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}} On 8 May, Chelsea lost 1–2 against Manchester United at Old Trafford to stay second in the league, now six points behind the leaders with just two more games to play.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9475025.stm |title=Man Utd 2–1 Chelsea |website=BBC Sport |date=8 May 2011 | access-date = 20 December 2015 |first=Phil |last=McNulty}}</ref>

Ancelotti was dismissed less than two hours after a 0–1 away defeat against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] on 22 May 2011, Chelsea's last Premier League match of the season.<ref name="BBC13494528">{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13494528 |title=Carlo Ancelotti is sacked as Chelsea manager |website=BBC Sport |date=22 May 2011 | access-date = 22 May 2011}}</ref> They had finished the [[2010–11 Premier League]] in second place.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barclays Premier League – Spieltag / Tabelle |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/england/barclays-premier-league/2010-11/0/0/spieltag.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620193802/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/england/barclays-premier-league/2010-11/0/0/spieltag.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 June 2010 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |access-date=13 June 2016 |language=de}}</ref> He reportedly received a severance payment of £6&nbsp;million from Chelsea.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.footmercato.net/autre-championnat/le-top-10-des-entraineurs-les-mieux-payes-du-monde_82175 |language=fr |website=Foot Mercato |title=Le Top 10 des entraîneurs les mieux payés du monde |date=20 March 2012 |access-date=20 December 2015 |first=Alexis |last=Pereira}}</ref> Ancelotti finished with a record of 67 wins, 20 draws and 22 losses in 109 matches.<ref name="Soccerbase – Ancelotti">{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=1759 |title=Carlo Ancelotti |website=Soccerbase | access-date = 22 December 2015}}</ref> Ancelotti's win percentage at Chelsea was (as of May 2016) the third-highest in Premier League history, behind only José Mourinho and [[Alex Ferguson]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36393607 |title=Jose Mourinho: Manchester United manager's record in numbers |date=27 May 2016 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>

=== Paris Saint-Germain ===
[[File:Carlo Ancelotti 2012-01-02 (1).jpg|thumb|Ancelotti with [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] in 2012|249x249px]]

On 30 December 2011, with [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] at the top of the [[2011–12 Ligue 1|Ligue 1]] with three points down to [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]], Ancelotti was appointed as the new [[List of Paris Saint-Germain F.C. managers|manager]] of the club on the same day as their previous manager, [[Antoine Kombouaré]], was released from his contract.<ref name="Carlo Ancelotti named new manager of Paris Saint-Germain">{{cite news |title=Carlo Ancelotti named new manager of Paris Saint-Germain |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/16344882|access-date=14 June 2016 |website=BBC Sport |date=30 December 2011}}</ref> On 21 March 2012, Ancelotti experienced his first defeat in charge of PSG as the club fell to a 1–3 defeat at the hands of [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] in a [[Coupe de France]] [[2011–12 Coupe de France#Quarter-finals|quarter-final]] match.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/77026/psg-vs-o-lyon/report |website=Goal.com |title=Paris Saint-Germain 1–3 Lyon: Ancelotti suffers first defeat in charge of PSG |date=21 March 2012 | access-date = 20 December 2015 |first=Mohammed |last=Ali}}</ref> Ten days later, PSG suffered their first [[Ligue 1]] defeat under Ancelotti when they lost 1–2 away to [[AS Nancy Lorraine|Nancy]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/61213/as-nancy-lorraine-vs-psg/report |website=Goal.com |title=Nancy 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain: Mollo strikes late as Ancelotti's side suffers title setback |date=31 March 2012 | access-date = 20 December 2015 |first=Robin |last=Bairner}}</ref> PSG ended up as runners-up in Ligue 1 in Ancelotti's [[2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season|first season]] in charge, three points behind winners Montpellier.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ligue 1 – Spieltag / Tabelle |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/frankreich/ligue-1-orange/2011-12/0/0/spieltag.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622061901/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/frankreich/ligue-1-orange/2011-12/0/0/spieltag.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 June 2011 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |access-date=13 June 2016 |language=de}}</ref> He also took PSG to the [[2011–12 Coupe de France|Coupe de France]] quarter-finals.<ref name="Paris Saint-Germain » Fixtures & Results 2011/2012">{{cite web |title=Paris Saint-Germain " Fixtures & Results 2011/2012 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te1457/paris-saint-germain/all-matches/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> The club were eliminated from the [[2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue|Coupe de la Ligue]] and [[2011–12 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]] prior to Ancelotti's appointment.<ref name="Paris Saint-Germain » Fixtures & Results 2011/2012" />

During Ancelotti's first full season at the club, PSG entered the winter break at the top of the [[2012–13 Ligue 1|Ligue 1]] table, ahead of Lyon and Marseille on goal difference. They clinched the Ligue 1 title on 12 May 2013, with two matches to spare.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22506180 |title=David Beckham's Paris St-Germain clinch French title |date=12 May 2013 |website=BBC Sport | access-date = 20 December 2015 |first=Andy |last=Brassell}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/1445683/ligue-1-psg-wrap-up-title-with-win-at-lyon |title=PSG wrap up title |website=ESPN FC |date=12 May 2013 | access-date = 20 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/club/paris-saint-germain/160/blog/post/1852579/psgs-19-year-wait-for-a-third-title-is-over |title=PSG's 19-year wait for a third title is over |date=12 May 2013 | access-date = 20 December 2015 |first=Jonathan |last=Johnson}}</ref> The club reached the quarter-finals of the [[2012–13 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]], where they lost to Barcelona on the [[away goals rule]] (3–3 on aggregate), the quarter-finals of the [[2012–13 Coupe de France|Coupe de France]] and the quarter-finals of the [[2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue|Coupe de la Ligue]].<ref name="Paris Saint-Germain » Fixtures & Results 2012/2013">{{cite web |title=Paris Saint-Germain " Fixtures & Results 2012/2013 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te1457/paris-saint-germain/all-matches/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> On 19 May 2013, Ancelotti asked to leave the club, in order to join Real Madrid.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/22590553 |title=Real Madrid target Carlo Ancelotti asks to leave PSG |website=BBC Sport |date=19 May 2013 | access-date = 20 December 2015}}</ref>

=== Real Madrid ===
On 25 June 2013, Ancelotti became the manager of Real Madrid, replacing the departing [[José Mourinho]], and signing a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://genius.com/1910559/Real-madrid-cf-carlo-ancelotti-new-madrid-coach/The-italian-coach-has-signed-a-three-year-deal-and-will-be-presented-on-wednesday-to-reporters-and-the-general-public |title=Carlo Ancelotti: New Madrid Coach |date=25 June 2013|access-date=25 June 2013 |publisher=Genius}}</ref><ref name="Official: Real Madrid confirm Ancelotti signing">{{cite news |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2013/06/25/4072969/official-real-madrid-confirm-ancelotti-signing |title=Official: Real Madrid confirm Ancelotti signing |date=25 June 2013 |website=Goal.com | access-date = 20 December 2015 |first=Stefan |last=Coerts}}</ref> He was introduced at a press conference at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]], where it was also announced that Zinedine Zidane and [[Paul Clement (football manager)|Paul Clement]] would be his assistant coaches. Shortly following his arrival, Real Madrid confirmed the signing of [[Isco]] for a fee of €24&nbsp;million, which was followed by the signing of [[Asier Illarramendi]] for €32&nbsp;million. Argentinean striker [[Gonzalo Higuaín]] left the club for €40&nbsp;million to [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]]. This, along with the sale of [[Mesut Özil]] to Arsenal, paved the way for [[Gareth Bale]]'s signing from Tottenham Hotspur for then-world record fee of £86&nbsp;million (€105M).<ref>{{cite web |date=2 September 2013 |title=Gareth Bale Spurs-Real Madrid Move Confirmed |url=http://news.sky.com/story/1135860/gareth-bale-spurs-real-madrid-move-confirmed |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204057/https://news.sky.com/story/1135860/gareth-bale-spurs-real-madrid-move-confirmed |archive-date=29 October 2013 |access-date=20 December 2015 |website=Sky News}}</ref> In Ancelotti's first league game in charge, on 18 August 2013, Real Madrid started the [[2013–14 Real Madrid CF season|season]] by winning 2–1 at home against [[Real Betis]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/18/real-madrid-real-betis-isco |title=Real Madrid give Carlo Ancelotti winning start after Isco's dream debut |date=18 August 2013 |newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=19 August 2013}}</ref> Ancelotti eventually deviated from the [[4–2–3–1 (association football formation)|4–2–3–1 formation]] that had been deployed by his predecessor José Mourinho, switching instead to a [[4-3-3 formation|4–3–3 formation]] to great effect, in which Argentine winger [[Ángel Di María]] particularly excelled as a left-sided central midfielder, and played a key role in the club's successes.<ref name="di Maria from castaway to key man at Real Madrid">{{cite web |url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/how-angel-di-maria-went-england-bound-castaway-key-man-real-madrid#:WNGhruHhvHa0hA |title=How Angel di Maria went from England-bound castaway to key man at Real Madrid |website=FourFourTwo |first=Paul |last=Wilkes |date=21 March 2014|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref>

On 16 April 2014, Ancelotti won his first major trophy as Real Madrid manager after they defeated Barcelona 2–1 in the [[2013–14 Copa del Rey|Copa del Rey]] [[2014 Copa del Rey Final|final]] held at the [[Mestalla Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27053737 |title=Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid |date=16 April 2014 |website=BBC Sport|access-date=17 April 2014}}</ref> On 29 April, Real Madrid defeated [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in the semi-finals of the [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] by an aggregate score of 5–0 (1–0 in [[Madrid]] and 0–4 in [[Munich]]), with ''Los Blancos'' reaching their first final since they last won the competition in [[2001–02 UEFA Champions League|2002]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Borden |first=Sam |title=Real Madrid Routs Bayern Munich in Champions League |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/30/sports/soccer/real-madrid-routs-bayern-munich-in-champion-league.html?_r=0&referrer= |website=The New York Times | access-date=29 April 2014 |date=16 September 2014}}</ref> Madrid finished third in the [[2013–14 La Liga|La Liga]], accumulating 87 points in total (level with Barcelona, losing out on the second place on a tie-breaker, and three behind champions [[Atlético Madrid]]).<ref name="2013–14 league table">{{cite web |title=Liga BBVA – Spieltag / Tabelle |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/spanien/liga-bbva/2013-14/0/0/spieltag.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716073255/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/spanien/liga-bbva/2013-14/0/0/spieltag.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 July 2013 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |access-date=13 June 2016 |language=de}}</ref> On 24 May, Real Madrid won their tenth Champions League trophy, after defeating recently crowned rivals Atlético Madrid in the [[2014 UEFA Champions League Final|final]] 4–1 after extra time.<ref>{{cite web |last=Taylor |first=Daniel |date=24 May 2014 |title=Gareth Bale inspires Real Madrid's extra-time barrage to crush Atlético |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/24/real-madrid-atletico-madrid-champions-league |website=The Guardian |access-date=24 May 2014}}</ref> Ancelotti became only the second manager after Liverpool's [[Bob Paisley]] to win the competition on three occasions, and the first man to win the Champions League/European Cup twice as a player and three times as a manager to this day.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carlo Ancelotti proves he is greatest manager in Europe after Real Madrid's victory |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/real-madrid/10855226/Champions-League-final-2014-Carlo-Ancelotti-proves-he-is-greatest-manager-in-Europe-after-Real-Madrids-victory.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=25 May 2014 |access-date=25 May 2014}}</ref>

On 12 August, Ancelotti started the [[2014–15 Real Madrid CF season|new season]] by winning another European trophy, leading Real Madrid to a 2–0 victory over [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] in the [[2014 UEFA Super Cup]]. In the last four months of 2014, his team set a Spanish record of 22 consecutive victories in all competitions that began on 16 September and culminated with Real Madrid's first [[FIFA Club World Cup 2014|FIFA Club World Cup title]] in December 2014, finishing the year with four trophies.<ref>{{cite web |title=Factbox-Former Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti |url=http://asia.eurosport.com/football/factbox-former-real-madrid-coach-carlo-ancelotti_sto4752431/story.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526155143/http://asia.eurosport.com/football/factbox-former-real-madrid-coach-carlo-ancelotti_sto4752431/story.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 May 2015 |publisher=Eurosport |date=26 May 2015 | access-date = 20 December 2015}}</ref> On 1 December 2014, Ancelotti was nominated as one of the three finalists for the [[FIFA World Coach of the Year|2014 FIFA World Coach of the Year Award]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Joachim Low, Carlo Ancelotti and Diego Simeone up for coach award |url=http://www.espnfc.com/international-friendly/story/2174868/joachim-lowcarlo-ancelotti-and-diego-simeone-on-shortlist-for-coach-award| access-date=19 January 2015 |date=1 December 2014}}</ref> On 19 January 2015, Ancelotti was inducted into the [[Italian Football Hall of Fame]]<ref name="auto">{{cite web |title=Ancelotti: "Pogba non verrà al Real Madrid, e Inzaghi farà rialzare il Milan" |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calciomercato/19-01-2015/ancelotti-pogba-non-verra-real-madrid-inzaghi-fara-rialzare-milan-empoli-sampdoria-sassuolo-100543891860.shtml |date=19 January 2015 |language=It |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport |location=Milan | access-date = 20 December 2015}}</ref> and on 20 January 2015, he won the [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]] 2014 Award as The World's Best Club Coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ancelotti, Meilleur entraineur en 2014 |url=http://www.topmercato.com/99508,1/real-madrid-ancelotti-meilleur-entraineur-en-2014.html |language=fr |website=topmercato.com |date=21 January 2015 | access-date = 20 December 2015}}</ref> Real Madrid finished the [[2014–15 La Liga|2014–15 season]] in second place with 92 points, two off treble-winning Barcelona, and scoring a record 118 goals in the process.<ref>{{cite web |title=Liga BBVA – Spieltag / Tabelle |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/spanien/liga-bbva/2014-15/0/0/spieltag.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724182021/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/spanien/liga-bbva/2014-15/0/0/spieltag.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 July 2014 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |access-date=13 June 2016 |language=de}}</ref> They were eliminated in the round of 16 of the [[2014–15 Copa del Rey|Copa del Rey]] by Atlético Madrid, whom they faced eight times throughout the season (including the UCL quarter-finals),<ref name="2014–15 season">{{cite web |title=Real Madrid " Fixtures & Results 2014/2015 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te1545/real-madrid/all-matches/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> and lost 3–2 on aggregate to Juventus in the [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/champions-league/2014-2015/alvaro-morata-haunts-real-madrid-as-juventus-set-up-barca-final_sto4724005/story.shtml |title=Alvaro Morata haunts Real Madrid as Juventus set up Barca final |website=Eurosport |date=13 May 2015}}</ref> On 25 May 2015, Real Madrid president [[Florentino Pérez]] announced that the club's board had taken "a very difficult decision" to relieve Ancelotti of his duties with immediate effect. Pérez stated that Ancelotti had won the hearts of both the board and fans, and would always have a place in the club's history because he was the coach that led them to the ''Décima''. "However at this club the demands are huge and we need a new impulse in order to win trophies and be at our best," he added.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2015/05/florentino-perez-holds-a-press-conference |title=Florentino Pérez holds a press conference |date=25 May 2015 |publisher=Real Madrid CF | access-date = 20 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="Carlo Ancelotti: Real Madrid manager is sacked">{{cite news |title=Real Madrid sack Carlo Ancelotti; Rafael Benitez tipped to take over |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32877349|access-date=25 May 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=25 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=esp/news/newsid=2251453.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527003113/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=esp/news/newsid=2251453.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 May 2015 |title=Real Madrid part ways with Ancelotti |publisher=UEFA |date=25 May 2015 | access-date = 20 December 2015 |first=Joseph |last=Walker}}</ref>

After leaving Madrid, Ancelotti held talks about a return to Milan, which he rejected, saying: "It was hard to say no to such a beloved club to me, but I need some rest. I wish them the best". He stated that he wanted to take a year off and undergo an operation for his [[spinal stenosis]].<ref>{{cite news |title=AC Milan: Carlo Ancelotti decides against San Siro return |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32935485|access-date=2 June 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=2 June 2015}}</ref> He later relocated to [[Vancouver]], Canada.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/noblmd28-chicharito-meets-ancelotti.jsp |title=Leverkusen star Chicharito meets Ancelotti |publisher=Bundesliga |access-date=14 November 2019 |archive-date=7 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707051432/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/noblmd28-chicharito-meets-ancelotti.jsp |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Bayern Munich ===
[[File:Carlo Ancelotti Training 2017-03 FC Bayern Muenchen-4.jpg|thumb|Ancelotti with [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in 2017|309x309px]]

On 20 December 2015, Bayern Munich CEO [[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]] confirmed that Ancelotti would replace [[Pep Guardiola]] as manager for the [[2016–17 FC Bayern Munich season|2016–17 season]], signing a three-year contract.<ref name="Pep Guardiola to leave Bayern Munich at end of the season">{{cite news |title=Pep Guardiola to leave Bayern Munich at end of the season |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35144474|access-date=20 December 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=20 December 2015}}</ref> His contract started on 1 July 2016.<ref name="Bayern München – Trainerhistorie">{{cite web |title=Bayern München |url=https://www.kicker.de/fc-bayern-muenchen/team-trainer/bundesliga/2016-17 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |access-date=9 July 2016 |language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704081120/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2016-17/bayern-muenchen-14/trainer.html|archive-date=4 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> His first training session was on 11 July 2016,<ref>{{cite news |title=Heißer Trainingsstart unter Ancelotti |url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/news/sport/fussball-heisser-trainingsstart-unter-ancelotti-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-160711-99-646905 |access-date=21 July 2016 |newspaper=Süddeutsche Zeitung |location=Munich |date=11 July 2016 |language=de |archive-date=27 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827124737/http://www.sueddeutsche.de/news/sport/fussball-heisser-trainingsstart-unter-ancelotti-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-160711-99-646905 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and his first match was a pre–season win against [[SV Lippstadt 08|SV Lippstadt]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Arjen Robben hurt as Bayern begin with win; Dortmund and Wolfsburg lose |url=http://www.espnfc.us/german-bundesliga/story/2913588/arjen-robben-hurt-as-bayern-munich-preseason-off-to-winning-start-while-dortmund-and-wolfsburg-lose|access-date=21 July 2016 |website=ESPN FC |date=16 July 2016}}</ref> His first match at [[Allianz Arena]] was a 1–0 pre–season win over his predecessor Guardiola's Manchester City.<ref name="Bayern Munich 1-0 Man City: Pep Guardiola loses first friendly">{{cite news |title=Bayern Munich 1–0 Man City: Pep Guardiola loses first friendly |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36851562|access-date=21 July 2016 |website=BBC Sport |date=20 July 2016}}</ref> Bayern participated in the [[2016 International Champions Cup|International Champions Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bayern Munich announce U.S. tour for International Champions Cup |url=http://www.espnfc.com/bayern-munich/story/2835057/bayern-munich-announce-us-tour-for-icc|access-date=10 August 2016 |website=ESPN FC |date=22 March 2016}}</ref> In the first match, Bayern lost to Milan in a shootout.<ref>{{cite news |title=FC Bayern unterliegt Milan im Elfmeterschießen |url=https://www.kicker.de/fc-bayern-unterliegt-milan-im-elfmeterschiessen-656839/artikel|access-date=10 August 2016 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |date=28 July 2016 |language=de}}</ref> In the second match, Bayern defeated Inter Milan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Green-Gala in Charlotte: Bayern deklassiert Inter |url=https://www.kicker.de/green-gala-in-charlotte_bayern-deklassiert-inter-657020/artikel|access-date=10 August 2016 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |date=31 July 2016 |language=de}}</ref> In the final match, Bayern lost to Real Madrid.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bayern unterliegt Real Madrid – Ulreich unglücklich |url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-unterliegt-real-madrid---ulreich-ungluecklich-657313/artikel|access-date=10 August 2016 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |date=4 August 2016 |language=de}}</ref>

On 14 August 2016, Bayern defeated Borussia Dortmund 2–0 in the [[2016 DFL-Supercup]].<ref name="Bayern München » Fixtures & Results 2016/2017">{{cite web |title=Bayern München " Fixtures & Results 2016/2017 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te209/bayern-munich/all-matches/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=18 August 2016}}</ref> This was his first trophy as Bayern's manager.<ref name="2016 super cup">{{cite news |title=Im zweiten Anlauf: Vidal beschert Bayern den ersten Titel |url=https://www.kicker.de/dortmund-gegen-bayern-2016-dfl-supercup-3303617/analyse |date=14 August 2016| access-date=14 August 2016 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |language=de}}</ref> On 26 August 2016, in his Bundesliga debut, Bayern defeated [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] 6–0.<ref name="Werder Bremen 270816">{{cite news |title=Bayern führt Werder zum Auftakt vor |url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-bremen-2016-bundesliga-3317245/analyse|access-date=27 August 2016 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |language=de}}</ref> In addition to defeating Borussia Dortmund,<ref name="2016 super cup" /> [[FC Carl Zeiss Jena|Carl Zeiss Jena]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Lewandowski-Hattrick schickt Bayern in Runde 2 |url=https://www.kicker.de/jena-gegen-bayern-2016-dfb-pokal-3309927/spielbericht|access-date=29 October 2016 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |language=de}}</ref> and Werder Bremen,<ref name="Werder Bremen 270816" /> they defeated [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]],<ref name="Bayern München – Termine – 2016">{{cite web |title=Bayern München |url=https://www.kicker.de/fc-bayern-muenchen/spielplan/bundesliga/2016-17 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |access-date=29 October 2016 |language=de}}</ref> [[FC Rostov|Rostov]],<ref name="Bayern München – Termine – 2016" /> [[FC Ingolstadt 04|Ingolstadt 04]],<ref name="Bayern München – Termine – 2016" /> [[Hertha BSC]]<ref name="Bayern München – Termine – 2016" /> and [[Hamburger SV]]<ref name="Bayern München – Termine – 2016" /> to win his first eight matches as head coach, before losing to Atlético Madrid.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ferreira-Carrasco schießt Atletico zum Sieg |url=https://www.kicker.de/atl-madrid-gegen-bayern-2016-champions-league-3685876/analyse|access-date=29 October 2016 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |language=de}}</ref> They continued their winless streak against [[1. FC Köln|FC Köln]] and [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], before beating [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]].<ref name="Bayern München – Termine – 2016" /> After the win against Eindhoven, Bayern went on a three match winless streak.<ref name="Bayern München – Termine – 2016" /> Bayern drew against [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|1899 Hoffenheim]] and lost against Borussia Dortmund and Rostov, before defeating [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]].<ref name="Bayern München – Termine – 2016" /> On 29 April, Ancelotti led Bayern to their fifth consecutive [[2016–17 Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] title and their 27th overall, following a 6–0 away win over [[VfL Wolfsburg]].<ref name="big regrets">{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/bayern-munich/story/3115634/carlo-ancelotti-has-big-regrets-over-ucl-and-pokal-exits-despite-bundesliga-title |title=Carlo Ancelotti has 'big regrets' over Bayern's exits, despite Bundesliga title |website=ESPN FC |first=Mark |last=Lovell |date=29 April 2017|access-date=29 April 2017}}</ref> However, Bayern were eliminated in the Champions League in a quarter-final clash against Ancelotti's former team Real Madrid.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://therealchamps.com/2017/04/19/how-a-referee-can-ruin-a-fantastic-tie/ |title=Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich: How a Referee Can Ruin a Fantastic Tie |date=19 April 2017 |website=The Real Champs|access-date=11 June 2017}}</ref> They also lost 3–2 to Borussia Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en/match/bayern-m%C3%BCnchen-vs-borussia-dortmund/2422115/report |title=Bayern München 2–3 Borussia Dortmund Match report – 4/26/17 DFB Pokal |website=Goal.com |access-date=11 June 2017}}</ref>

On 5 August 2017, Ancelotti started the [[2017–18 FC Bayern Munich season|2017–18 season]] with Bayern Munich by retaining the [[2017 DFL-Supercup|DFL-Supercup]], beating out Borussia Dortmund 5–4 on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]], following a 2–2 draw after 90 minutes; this was the sixth time that Bayern had managed to win the title.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/borussia-dortmund-bayern-munich-supercup-line-ups-and-statistics-456360.jsp |title=Bayern Munich beat Dortmund on penalties to retain Supercup |website=Bundesliga |date=5 August 2017 |access-date=5 August 2017 |archive-date=19 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719045235/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/borussia-dortmund-bayern-munich-supercup-line-ups-and-statistics-456360.jsp |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, on 28 September 2017, Ancelotti was dismissed as manager of Bayern Munich, following a 3–0 away loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the club's second group match of the [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League|2017–18 Champions League]] the night before.<ref name="Carlo Ancelotti: Bayern Munich sack Italian manager">{{cite news |title=Carlo Ancelotti: Bayern Munich sack Italian manager |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41429526|access-date=28 September 2017 |website=BBC Sport |date=28 September 2017}}</ref> After the Paris Saint-Germain match, reports surfaced that Ancelotti had lost the dressing room. It was reported that five senior players wanted Ancelotti out as manager, which Bayern's president [[Uli Hoeneß]] later confirmed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walker-Roberts |first=James |date=28 September 2017 |title=What went wrong for Carlo Ancelotti at Bayern Munich? |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11890/11057513/what-went-wrong-for-carlo-ancelotti-at-bayern-munich |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001101843/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11890/11057513/what-went-wrong-for-carlo-ancelotti-at-bayern-munich |archive-date=1 October 2017 |work=Sky Sports |access-date=25 September 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref> Questions were also raised about Ancelotti's tactical setup and team selection against Paris Saint-Germain, when he left several key players on the bench, and one was left to watch the match from the stands.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37483138/tactics-trouble-player-power-rule-bayern |title=Carlo Ancelotti sacked: Tactics trouble and player power rule at Bayern |date=29 September 2017 |publisher=ESPN | access-date = 1 July 2018}}</ref>

=== Napoli ===
On 23 May 2018, Ancelotti was appointed as head coach of Napoli, signing a three-year contract, replacing [[Maurizio Sarri]] in the role.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.football-italia.net/121800/official-napoli-appoint-ancelotti |title=Official: Napoli appoint Ancelotti |website=Football Italia |date=23 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="Napoli hire Carlo Ancelotti to replace Maurizio Sarri as manager">{{cite news |title=Napoli hire Carlo Ancelotti to replace Maurizio Sarri as manager |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37555011/napoli-sign-carlo-ancelotti-replace-maurizio-sarri-manager|access-date=23 May 2018 |agency=PA Sport |publisher=ESPN |date=23 May 2018}}</ref> On 19 August, he made his return to the Serie A, winning his first match as manager with a 2–1 away victory over Lazio.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/lazio-vs-napoli/399835 |title=Lazio 1–2 Napoli: Runners-up fight back for important win |website=Sky Sports|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref> Napoli suffered a first round elimination in the [[2018–19 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]], the first time since 2000 that Ancelotti failed to advance from this stage of the competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/ancelotti-fails-to-make-champions-league-knockout-phase-for-first-time-in-18-years/1vs489uicxuc61nci7yrlp3meh |title=Liverpool 1-0 Napoli: Ancelotti fails to make Champions League knockout phase for first time in 18 years |publisher=www.goal.com |language=en |date=12 December 2018 |access-date=14 May 2024 }}</ref> Napoli eventually finished the [[2018–19 Serie A]] season in second place, twelve points behind champions Juventus,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ilpost.it/2019/05/27/serie-a-2018-2019/ |title=Com'è finita la Serie A |work=Il Post |language=it |date=27 May 2019 |access-date=14 May 2024 }}</ref> and reached the quarter-finals of the [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]], losing out to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/apr/18/napoli-arsenal-europa-league-quarter-final-second-leg-match-report |title=Arsenal in Europa League semi-finals after Alexandre Lacazette sinks Napoli |work=The Guardian |last1=Lawrence |first1=Amy |date=18 April 2019 |access-date=15 May 2024 }}</ref>

On 10 December 2019, Ancelotti was dismissed, despite a 4–0 home win against [[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]] in their final [[2019–20 UEFA Champions League]] match of the group stage that ensured Napoli's advancement to the round of 16; the club were in joint–seventh place in [[2019–20 Serie A|Serie A]], alongside Parma, at the time, and had not won a league game in seven matches.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.football-italia.net/147499/official-napoli-sack-ancelotti |title=Official: Napoli sack Ancelotti |website=Football Italia |date=10 December 2019}}</ref> The decision came after a summit with Napoli president [[Aurelio De Laurentiis]] that had followed the match that was originally scheduled for 11 December.<ref name=nap>{{cite web |url=https://www.football-italia.net/147494/ancelotti-de-laurentiis-summit-tonight |title=Ancelotti-De Laurentiis summit tonight |website=Football Italia |date=10 December 2019}}</ref>

=== Everton ===
On 21 December 2019, Ancelotti was appointed as manager of Everton on a four-and-a-half-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.evertonfc.com/news/1539670/ancelotti-appointed-everton-manager |title=Ancelotti appointed Everton manager |publisher=Everton F.C. |date=21 December 2019 |access-date=10 October 2020}}</ref> His first match in charge was a 1–0 home victory over [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] on 26 December.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/26/everton-burnley-premier-league-match-report |title=Carlo Ancelotti gets off the mark as Everton grab late win over Burnley |newspaper=The Guardian |date=26 December 2019}}</ref> On 1 March 2020, Ancelotti was sent off after the full-time whistle, following an on-pitch conversation with referee [[Chris Kavanagh (referee)|Chris Kavanagh]], who had ruled out a would-be late match-winning goal against Manchester United, due to an offside that was determined by [[Video assistant referee|VAR]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/mar/01/i-did-not-disrespect-referee-says-evertons-carlo-ancelotti-over-red-card |title='I did not disrespect referee,' says Everton's Carlo Ancelotti over red card |newspaper=The Guardian |date=1 March 2020}}</ref> He was charged with misconduct by [[The Football Association|the FA]] the following day.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51707268 |title=Carlo Ancelotti: Everton manager charged with misconduct by the FA |date=2 March 2020 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> Ancelotti went on to record a total of eight wins, five draws and six losses in the league in his first season with the Blues, as Everton finished in 12th place.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/carlo-ancelotti-champions-league-everton-one-year-in-charge/1lgoyoqlowhyp10umi14xsed8n |title=Ancelotti aiming high with Champions League target ahead of one-year Everton anniversary |website=Goal.com |date=18 December 2020}}</ref>

During the close-season, Ancelotti signed his former players [[James Rodríguez]] and [[Allan (footballer, born 1991)|Allan]], along with [[Ben Godfrey]], [[Abdoulaye Doucouré]], [[Niels Nkounkou]] and loanee [[Robin Olsen]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest Everton Transfers |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=942&teamTabs=transfers |website=Soccerbase | access-date = 6 January 2021}}</ref> Everton started the 2020–21 season with seven consecutive wins in all competitions,<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton Score Four To Sustain Winning Run |url=https://www.evertonfc.com/news/1851217/everton-score-four-to-sustain-winning-run|access-date=3 June 2021 |publisher=Everton F.C.}}</ref> and Ancelotti was named September's [[Premier League Manager of the Month]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/stats/awards?se=363&aw=-1 |title=Premier League Awards September 2020 |publisher=Premier League |date=9 October 2020 |access-date=9 October 2020}}</ref> After a drop in form, a resumption of good results saw Everton end 2020 in fourth place, but knocked out of the EFL Cup, losing 2–0 to Manchester United in the quarter-final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bt.com/sport/football/carabao-cup/fixtures-and-results/2020-2021/12-23-everton-v-manchester-united |title=Everton 0–2 Manchester United |website=BT Sport |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref> Results for the remainder of the season were mixed, and Everton finished the season in 10th place.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57319559 |title=Carlo Ancelotti leaves Everton for Real Madrid return |website=BBC Sport |date=1 June 2021}}</ref>

=== Return to Real Madrid ===
[[File:Ofrenda de la Liga y la Champions-12-L.Millán (52108254877).jpg|thumb|220x220px|Carlo Ancelotti with [[Archbishop of Madrid]] [[Carlos Osoro Sierra]] during Real Madrid's 2022 Champions League celebration at the [[Virgin of Almudena]]]]
On 1 June 2021, Ancelotti resigned from his position at Everton to rejoin Real Madrid, following Zidane's resignation, signing a contract until 2024.<ref>{{cite web |date=1 June 2021 |title=Official Announcement: Ancelotti |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2021/06/01/official-announcement-ancelotti |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405075303/https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2021/06/01/official-announcement-ancelotti |archive-date=5 April 2023 |access-date=1 June 2021 |publisher=Real Madrid C.F.}}</ref> On 19 September 2021, Ancelotti reached the milestone of 800 league matches with clubs from the [[Big Five (association football)|top five European leagues]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/noticias/2021/09/19/ancelotti-cumple-800-partidos-como-entrenador-en-las-grandes-ligas-europeas |title=Ancelotti cumple 800 partidos como entrenador en las grandes Ligas europeas |trans-title=Ancelotti reaches 800 matches as a manager in the greatest European leagues |publisher=Real Madrid CF |date=19 September 2021 |access-date=20 September 2021 |language=es}}</ref> On the domestic front, he delivered two trophies out of a possible three, winning [[2021–22 La Liga|La Liga]] and the [[2022 Supercopa de España|Supercopa de España]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60018825 |title=Athletic Bilbao 0–2 Real Madrid: Luka Modric scores in Super Cup final win |date=16 January 2022 |website=BBC Sport|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2022/01/16/61e481b0ca4741226d8b458c.html |title=Modric and Benzema fire Real Madrid to the Supercopa title |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |first=Euan |last=Mctear |date=16 January 2022|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Real Madrid 4–0 Espanyol |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61284264 |date=30 April 2022|access-date=30 April 2022 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> Thus, Ancelotti won all six available top trophies at Madrid,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ancelotti completes 'Grand Slam' as Real win title |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61284264 |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref> in addition to becoming the first manager to win all of Europe's top five leagues.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ancelotti completes 'Grand Slam' as Real win title |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61284264 |date=28 May 2022|access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref> Real Madrid's 5–4 aggregate win over defending champions Chelsea in the Champions League quarter-finals saw him become the first manager to reach the Champions League semi-finals in four different decades (the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/37627370/real-madrid-boss-carlo-ancelotti-now-reached-champions-league-semifinals-coach-four-different-decades |title=Still got it! Ancelotti is first coach to reach UCL semis in four different decades |work=ESPN.com |date=13 April 2022 |access-date=7 May 2024 }}</ref> In the [[2022 UEFA Champions League Final|Champions League final]] against Liverpool, Ancelotti's record fifth in the competition, a lone [[Vinícius Júnior|Vinícius]] goal sealed the 14th European Cup for ''Los Blancos'', and Ancelotti's second in charge. Real also claimed their fourth ever [[Double (association football)#Continental Double|European double]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Madrid clinch the Decimocuarta! |first=Javier |last=García |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2022/05/28/0-1-madrid-clinch-the-decimocuarta |publisher=Real Madrid CF |access-date=29 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Real Madrid beats Liverpool 1–0 for 14th European Cup title |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/28/real-madrid-beats-liverpool-1-0-for-14th-european-cup-title.html |publisher=CNBC |access-date=29 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool-real-madrid-live-stream-score-result-2022-b2088898.html |title=Liverpool vs Real Madrid LIVE: Latest Champions League updates |work=The Independent |language=en |date=28 May 2022 |access-date=9 May 2024 }}</ref> With this win, Ancelotti became the first manager in history to win four Champions League titles.<ref name="Ancelotti Most Successful Manager UCL History">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/news/carlo-ancelotti-now-most-successful-champions-league-manager |title=Carlo Ancelotti Becomes Most Successful Manager in Champions League History |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=28 May 2022}}</ref> Ancelotti placed second in the [[The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022#The Best FIFA Men's Coach|2022]] [[The Best FIFA Football Coach|Best FIFA Men's Coach]] award, behind winner [[Lionel Scaloni]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/scaloni-honoured-with-best-fifa-mens-coach-award-ancelotti-guardiola |title=Scaloni honoured with Best FIFA Men's Coach award |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/4f8b0bfb04c6e8ae/original/2022-Men-s-Coach-Breakdown.pdf |title=Voting Breakdown: The Best FIFA Men's Coach 2022 |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}</ref>

At the start of the [[2022–23 Real Madrid CF season|2022–23 season]], Ancelotti guided his club to a [[2022 UEFA Super Cup|UEFA Super Cup]] victory, his [[List of Real Madrid CF managers#Trophies|eighth trophy]] at Madrid.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62475679 |title=Real Madrid 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt |website=BBC Sport |date=10 August 2022|access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref> On 2 November 2022, he broke Ferguson's record for most victories in the Champions League, after a 5–1 win over [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] in the first round, which was his 103rd victory in the competition; the result also allowed Real Madrid to top their group and advance to the round of 16.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2022/11/02/5-1-thumping-win-sends-madrid-into-last-16-as-group-leaders |title=Thumping win sends Madrid into last 16 as group leaders |publisher=Real Madrid CF |date=2 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://football-italia.net/ancelotti-beats-fergusons-champions-league-record/ |title=Ancelotti beats Ferguson's Champions League record |publisher=Football Italia |last1=Campanale |first1=Susy |date=2 November 2022 |access-date=5 May 2024 }}</ref> On 11 February 2023, Ancelotti guided them to a fifth [[2022 FIFA Club World Cup|FIFA Club World Cup]] trophy, as Real Madrid beat [[Al Hilal SFC|Al Hilal]] 5–3 in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 February 2023 |title=Real Madrid 5-3 Al Hilal: Los Blancos score five in eight-goal thriller to win Club World Cup |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/club-world-cup/2022/real-madrid-v-al-hilal-club-world-cup-final-live_sto9381593/story.shtml |access-date=12 February 2023 |website=Eurosport |language=en}}</ref> Real Madrid finished the season second to Barcelona in [[2022–23 La Liga|La Liga]],<ref>{{cite web |title=FC Barcelona, Liga champions 2022/23! |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/3344756/fc-barcelona-liga-champions-202223 |publisher=www.fcbarcelona.com |access-date=25 March 2024 |date=14 May 2023}}</ref> and were also defeated by eventual champions Manchester City in the [[2022–23 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] semi-finals 5–1 on aggregate,<ref>{{cite web |title=Manchester City 4-0 Real Madrid (17 May, 2023) Game Analysis – ESPN (UK) |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/report/_/gameId/668475 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=25 March 2024 |date=12 October 2023}}</ref> but beat [[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]] [[2023 Copa del Rey Final|2–1]] to win the [[2022–23 Copa del Rey]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Real Madrid 2-1 Osasuna (May 6, 2023) Game Analysis |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/668069 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=25 March 2024 |date=12 October 2023}}</ref> In the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, a 4–0 away defeat against Manchester City on 7 May, Ancelotti overtook Ferguson as the manager with the most appearances as a manager in the Champions League (191).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://en.as.com/soccer/carlo-ancelotti-set-to-break-sir-alex-fergusons-champions-league-record-n/ |title=Carlo Ancelotti breaks Sir Alex Ferguson's Champions League record |work=Diario AS |last1=Quaile |first1=Kieran |date=17 May 2023 |access-date=5 May 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://pt.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0281-17fd2c2f45fc-b5434ce89ce8-1000--real-madrid-s-carlo-ancelotti-makes-champions-league-his/ |title=Real Madrid's Carlo Ancelotti makes Champions League history with 191st game in the competition as a coach |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=30 June 2023 |access-date=5 May 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2037800--man-city-vs-real-madrid/ |title=History: Man City vs Real Madrid: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Semi-finals |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=17 May 2023 |access-date=5 May 2024 }}</ref>

Managing to win all three opening matches of Madrid's [[2023–24 Real Madrid CF season|2023–24]] league campaign, he was named La Liga's Coach of the Month in August.<ref>{{cite news |title=Carlo Ancelotti, Best LALIGA EA SPORTS Coach in August |url=https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/news/carlo-ancelotti-best-laliga-ea-sports-coach-in-august |publisher=La Liga |date=8 September 2023|access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref> With his team's 2–1 victory over [[Real Sociedad]] on 17 September 2023, Ancelotti got his 173rd Madrid win, overtaking Zinedine Zidane to become the coach with the second most wins in the club's history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en-US/news/football/first-team/latest-news/ancelotti-joins-zidane-as-the-coach-with-the-second-most-wins-in-club-history |title=Ancelotti joins Zidane as the coach with the second most wins in club history |publisher=Real Madrid CF |date=17 September 2023 |access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref> On 29 December, although he had previously been linked with the position of head coach for the [[Brazil national football team]], Real Madrid announced that Ancelotti had agreed to a contract extension until 30 June 2026.<ref>{{cite web |date=29 December 2023 |title=Official Announcement: Carlo Ancelotti signs contract renewal |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en-US/news/club/announcements/official-announcement-carlo-ancelotti-signs-contract-renewal-29-12-2023 |access-date=29 December 2023 |publisher=Real Madrid C.F. }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=29 December 2023 |title=Ancelotti signs new Real Madrid deal until 2026 |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67840986 |access-date=29 December 2023 |via=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Real Madrid extends Ancelotti after Brazil's interest in hiring him |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/la-liga/article/real-madrid-extends-ancelotti-after-brazils-interest-in-hiring-him/ |publisher=Sportsnet.ca |access-date=5 May 2024 |date=29 December 2023 }}</ref>

In the first leg of the [[2023–24 UEFA Champions League]] quarter-finals – a 3–3 home draw against defending champions Manchester City on 9 April 2024, Ancelotti became the first manager to make 200 appearances in the competition.<ref name="Most Champions League games and wins as a coach">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0281-18096ab833ba-60100b78b635-1000--most-champions-league-games-and-wins-as-a-coach/ |title=Most Champions League games and wins as a coach |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=30 April 2024 |access-date=5 May 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2024/apr/09/real-madrid-v-manchester-city-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-live |title=Real Madrid 3-3 Manchester City: Champions League QF, first leg – as it happened |work=the Guardian |last1=Lisle |first1=Tim de |date=9 April 2024 |access-date=5 May 2024 }}</ref> In the second leg on 17 April, Real Madrid overcame Manchester City 4–3 on penalties to advance to the semi-finals of the competition, following a 4–4 draw on aggregate;<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2024/apr/17/manchester-city-v-real-madrid-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-live |title=Real Madrid beat Manchester City on penalties in Champions League quarter-final – as it happened |work=the Guardian |last1=Glendenning |first1=Barry |date=17 April 2024 |access-date=5 May 2024 }}</ref> the result meant that Ancelotti equalled Pep Guardiola's record of reaching the Champions League semi-finals on ten different occasions as a manager.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.squawka.com/en/features/carlo-ancelotti-real-madrid-man-city-record-pep-guardiola/ |title=Real Madrid prove they are the final boss of Champions League football as holders Man City bow out |publisher=www.squawka.com |last1=Edwards |first1=Harry |date=17 April 2024 |access-date=7 May 2024 }}</ref> Following rivals Barcelona's 4–2 defeat to [[Girona FC|Girona]] on 4 May, Ancelotti's Real Madrid clinched the [[2023–24 La Liga|league title]] mathematically; Real Madrid had defeated [[Cádiz CF|Cadíz]] 3–0 the previous day.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/ancelottis-tactical-acumen-leads-real-36th-laliga-title-2024-05-04/ |title=Ancelotti's tactical acumen leads Real to 36th LaLiga title |work=Reuters |last1=Kallas |first1=Fernando |date=4 May 2024 |access-date=5 May 2024 }}</ref> With his twelfth title for the club overall, he overtook Zidane as the manager with the second–most title victories with Real Madrid, behind only [[Miguel Muñoz]] (14).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.90min.com/carlo-ancelotti-key-moment-swung-la-liga-title-race-real-madrid-favour |title=Carlo Ancelotti names key moment that swung La Liga title race in Real Madrid's favour |publisher=90min.com |date=5 May 2024 |access-date=5 May 2024 }}</ref> In the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals on 9 May, Real Madrid made a late comeback to achieve a 2–1 home win over Bayern Munich and advance to the [[2024 UEFA Champions League final]] 4–3 on aggregate, against Borussia Dortmund at [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]], Ancelotti's record sixth final in the competition.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/real-madrid-bayern-munich-live-updates-champions-league-score-result/EbTklxfsV61l/SIXy1XJ26Z5f/ |title=Ancelotti extends record |work=The Athletic |last1=Dominski |first1=Michael |language=en |date=9 May 2024 |access-date=9 May 2024 }}</ref> On 1 June, Real Madrid defeated Borussia Dortmund 2–0 to win their 15th Champions League's trophy, and Ancelotti's fifth title.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cm55m10dlneo |title=Champions League final: Real Madrid pull off another high-wire act to win |work=BBC Sport |date=1 June 2024 |access-date=2 June 2024 }}</ref> Two months later, on 14 August, he achieved his record fifth [[2024 UEFA Super Cup|UEFA Super Cup]] trophy with a 2–0 victory over [[Atalanta BC|Atalanta]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://de.uefa.com/uefasupercup/news/0290-1b9cb3e7a490-9c4fc71e0065-1000--real-madrid-win-sixth-super-cup-ancelotti-carvajal-and-mo/ |title=Real Madrid win sixth Super Cup: Ancelotti, Carvajal and Modrić reach new milestones |publisher=UEFA |date=14 August 2024 }}</ref> becoming the joint most decorated coach in the club's history along with Miguel Muñoz with 14 titles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en-US/news/football/first-team/latest-news/ancelotti-iguala-a-miguel-munoz-como-el-entrenador-con-mas-titulos-en-el-real-madrid-14-08-2024 |title=Ancelotti catches up to Miguel Muñoz as Real Madrid coach with most titles |publisher=Real Madrid CF |date=14 August 2024 }}</ref> Later that year, on 18 December, he clinched his record-breaking 15th title with the club following a 3–0 victory over [[C.F. Pachuca|Pachuca]] in the [[2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup final|FIFA Intercontinental Cup final]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.beinsports.com/en-us/soccer/fifa-intercontinental-cup/articles/ancelotti-revels-in-record-breaking-15th-madrid-triumph-after-intercontinental-cup-victory-2024-12-18 |title=Ancelotti revels in record-breaking 15th Madrid triumph after Intercontinental Cup victory |publisher=beIN SPORTS |date=18 December 2024 }}</ref>

In the 2024–25 season, Ancelotti led Real Madrid through a series of high-profile matches in both domestic and European competitions. In the quarter-finals, Real Madrid faced Arsenal. The first leg at the Emirates Stadium saw Arsenal secure a 3–0 victory, putting Madrid at a significant disadvantage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid: Champions League quarter-final first leg |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/733608/real-madrid-arsenal |website=ESPN |date=9 April 2025 |access-date=12 May 2025}}</ref> In the return leg at the Santiago Bernabéu, Arsenal won 2–1, resulting in a 5–1 aggregate defeat for Real Madrid and ending their Champions League campaign.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arsenal 2-1 Real Madrid: Champions League quarter-final second leg |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/733612/arsenal-real-madrid |website=ESPN |date=16 April 2025 |access-date=12 May 2025}}</ref>

Domestically, Ancelotti's Real Madrid faced Barcelona in multiple competitions. In the Supercopa de España final on 12 January 2025, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 5–2, with [[Raphinha]] scoring twice for the Catalan side.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barcelona 5-2 Real Madrid: Supercopa de España final |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/712534/barcelona-real-madrid |website=ESPN |date=12 January 2025 |access-date=12 May 2025}}</ref> On 26 April 2025, the two teams met in the Copa del Rey final, where Barcelona emerged victorious with a 3–2 win after extra time, courtesy of a late goal by Jules Koundé.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barcelona win thrilling Copa del Rey and drive Madrid to red card fury |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/apr/27/barcelona-real-madrid-copa-del-rey-match-report |website=The Guardian |date=27 April 2025 |access-date=12 May 2025}}</ref> In La Liga, the El Clásico on 11 May 2025 ended in a 4–3 defeat for Real Madrid, despite a hat-trick from Kylian Mbappé, effectively ending their title hopes, with Barcelona going on to win the league on 15 May.<ref name="aljazeera.com">{{cite web |title=Barcelona beat Real Madrid despite Mbappé hat-trick as La Liga title nears |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/5/11/barcelona-beat-real-madrid-despite-mbappe-hat-trick-as-la-liga-title-nears |website=Al Jazeera |date=11 May 2025 |access-date=12 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 May 2025 |title=Barcelona win La Liga title: How Hansi Flick turned Lamine Yamal & co into champions |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cr7zvpgygmvo |access-date=23 May 2025 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

On 23 May 2025, Real Madrid officially announced that Ancelotti would leave the club at the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 May 2025 |title=Comunicado Oficial: Ancelotti |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/es-ES/noticias/futbol/primer-equipo/actualidad/comunicado-oficial-ancelotti-23-05-2025 |access-date=23 May 2025 |website= |publisher=Real Madrid CF}}</ref> He was replaced by former player [[Xabi Alonso]], whom he had managed at Madrid and Bayern Munich.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=25 May 2025 |title=Comunicado Oficial: Xabi Alonso |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/es-ES/noticias/club/comunicados/comunicado-oficial-xabi-alonso-25-05-2025 |access-date=28 May 2025 |website=www.realmadrid.com |publisher=Real Madrid C.F}}</ref>

=== Brazil ===
On 12 May 2025, the [[Brazilian Football Confederation]] appointed Ancelotti as the new manager of the [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2025 |title=Carlo Ancelotti é o novo técnico da Seleção Brasileira |trans-title=Carlo Ancelotti is the new coach of the Brazilian National Team |url=https://www.cbf.com.br/selecao-brasileira/noticias/selecao-masculina/a/carlo-ancelotti-e-o-novo-tecnico-da-selecao-brasileira |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513021547/https://www.cbf.com.br/selecao-brasileira/noticias/selecao-masculina/a/carlo-ancelotti-e-o-novo-tecnico-da-selecao-brasileira |archive-date=13 May 2025 |access-date=12 May 2025 |publisher=[[Confederação Brasileira de Futebol]] |language=pt-BR}}</ref> Ancelotti is to receive a salary of 10 million euros and a 5 million euro bonus if he wins the World Cup.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Brazilians love football. Their national team is past its prime |url=https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2025/06/19/brazilians-love-football-their-national-team-is-past-its-prime |access-date=8 September 2025 |work=The Economist |issn=0013-0613}}</ref> He signed a one-year deal and officially took over on 26 May.<ref>{{cite web |date=12 May 2025 |title=Ancelotti to leave Real Madrid and take over Brazil national team |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/ancelotti-leave-real-madrid-take-over-brazil-national-team-2025-05-12/ |access-date=12 May 2025 |publisher=Reuters}}</ref> Brazil is Ancelotti's first international experience as a full-time coach; he was an assistant to [[Italy national football team|Italy]] coach [[Arrigo Sacchi]] at the 1994 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |date=12 May 2025 |title=Brazil signs Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti one year before 2026 World Cup |url=https://apnews.com/article/soccer-brazil-ancelotti-real-madrid-dcef9294d45059d1219f7bd90b8bc781 |access-date=12 May 2025 |publisher=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> On 26 May, he made his first call-up by naming a 25-man squad for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches against [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]] and [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Carlo Ancelotti chega à Seleção Brasileira e anuncia primeira convocação |url=https://www.fifa.com/pt/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/carlo-ancelotti-primeira-convocacao-selecao-brasileira-maio-2025 |website=FIFA.com |publisher=FIFA |access-date=5 June 2025 |date=26 May 2025|language=pt-br|trans-title=Carlo Ancelotti joins the Brazilian national team and announces his first call-up|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250605005433/https://www.fifa.com/pt/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/carlo-ancelotti-primeira-convocacao-selecao-brasileira-maio-2025|archive-date=5 June 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> He made his debut on 5 June, in a goalless draw against Ecuador, and his first win against Paraguay on 10 June which lead to their qualification spot for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Savarese |first=Mauricio |url=https://apnews.com/article/brazil-ecuador-chile-ancelotti-world-cup-5d44b7075e76c173d605069a7728c8d1 |title=Vinicius Júnior’s goal sends Brazil to 2026 World Cup, delighting fans in Ancelotti's home debut |publisher=AP News |date=11 June 2025 }}</ref>

== Style of management and reception ==
[[File:Carlo Ancelotti PSG.jpg|thumb|Ancelotti coaching his players from the technical area in 2012|301x301px]]

Toward the beginning of his coaching career, and during his time with [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]], Ancelotti preferred to use a rigorous 4–4–2 formation, which made use of heavy pressing, and drew influence from that of his [[AC Milan]] and [[Italy national football team|Italy]] coach [[Arrigo Sacchi]], and which he believed to be the most successful system for his team; however, this system did not allow for more creative forwards, such as [[Gianfranco Zola]], [[Hristo Stoichkov]] and [[Roberto Baggio]], to play in their preferred positions, and ultimately led to Zola and Stoichkov's departure from the club, while Baggio's transfer to Parma in 1997 was impeded by Ancelotti. Ancelotti later stated that he regretted his intransigence, and when he joined [[Juventus FC|Juventus]], he abandoned his favoured 4–4–2 in favour of a 3–4–1–2 system, in order to accommodate [[Zinedine Zidane]] in his preferred advanced playmaking role behind the forwards.<ref name="magliarossonera" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.managingmadrid.com/2017/4/1/15110610/how-zidanes-experience-in-italy-shaped-his-coaching-philosophy |title=How Zidane's experience in Italy shaped his coaching philosophy |website=Managing Madrid |last=Wiltse |first=Matt |date=1 April 2017 |access-date=4 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403051512/http://www.managingmadrid.com/2017/4/1/15110610/how-zidanes-experience-in-italy-shaped-his-coaching-philosophy |archive-date=3 April 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="The Parma story" /><ref name="Pirlo and Baggio" /><ref name=reminder /><ref name="Baggio al Parma" /><ref name="Carlo Ancelotti talks Bayern">{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.us/blog/marcotti-musings/62/post/3044918/carlo-ancelotti-on-bayern-munich-ronaldo-messi-and-thomas-muller |title=Carlo Ancelotti talks Bayern, Ronaldo, player egos and ... bears |website=ESPN FC |first=Gabriele |last=Marcotti |date=25 January 2017|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref> In addition to Sacchi, Ancelotti has also cited his former [[AS Roma|Roma]] manager [[Nils Liedholm]], and his youth coach [[Bruno Mora]] as major influences.<ref name="E non dite che sono buono" /><ref name="Mai avuto feeling con la città">{{cite news |url=http://parma.repubblica.it/dettaglio/carlo-ancelotti-si-confessa:-mai-avuto-feeling-con-la-citta/1606793 |title=Carlo Ancelotti si confessa: "Mai avuto feeling con la città" |newspaper=La Repubblica |location=Rome |language=it |date=19 March 2009 |access-date=12 May 2017 |archive-date=28 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328011523/https://parma.repubblica.it/dettaglio/carlo-ancelotti-si-confessa:-mai-avuto-feeling-con-la-citta/1606793 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2017/04/12/il-fascino-del-contagio-tra-il-metodo-ancelotti-e-zidane40.html |title=Il fascino del contagio tra il metodo Ancelotti e l'icona di nome Zidane |newspaper=La Repubblica |location=Rome |language=it |last1=Intorcia |first1=Francesco Saverio |date=12 April 2017 |access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref> The positive leadership style of his Roma manager [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]] also inspired Ancelotti's own coaching style.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.ph/football/story/_/id/37933346/soccer-coaching-tree-modern-game-roots-go-cruyff |title=Soccer's coaching tree: Modern game's roots go beyond Cruyff |work=ESPN.com |language=en |date=29 June 2023 |access-date=11 June 2024 }}</ref>

{{quote box|width=33%|align=right|quote="I said, 'No, you have to play striker.' Baggio went to another club. That year Baggio scored 25 [actually 22] goals – for Bologna! I lost 25 goals! Big mistake."|source=—Ancelotti talking to [[Simon Kuper]] of the ''[[Financial Times]]'' in 2014, reminiscing his regret in choosing the 4–4–2 system over signing [[Roberto Baggio]] in the lead-up to the [[1997–98 Parma AC season|1997–98 season]] with Parma.<ref name=MM>{{cite web |url=http://www.managingmadrid.com/2017/4/1/15110610/how-zidanes-experience-in-italy-shaped-his-coaching-philosophy |title=How Zidane's experience in Italy shaped his coaching philosophy |work=Managing Madrid |last=Wiltse |first=Matt |date=1 April 2017 |access-date=4 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403051512/http://www.managingmadrid.com/2017/4/1/15110610/how-zidanes-experience-in-italy-shaped-his-coaching-philosophy |archive-date=3 April 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>}}

Despite Ancelotti's initial reputation as a tactically inflexible coach, with Milan, he later drew praise for his ability to find systems which would best suit his players, and which allowed several talented and creative players to co-exist; under Ancelotti's management, the club enjoyed one of the most fruitful spells in its history. Ancelotti's Milan sides almost always used a strong four-man back-line, a main striker and an attacking midfielder. In his first seasons with the club, although he was initially criticised by the club's president [[Silvio Berlusconi]], due to his supposedly defensive tactics, Ancelotti was able to implement a more creative playing style based on possession when he notably adopted a 4–3–1–2, 4–1–2–1–2 or 4–4–2 diamond formation. While still preserving the team's strong defensive line, he converted attacking midfielder [[Andrea Pirlo]] to a deep-lying playmaker, which saw him play in a seemingly defensive midfield role in front of the back-line, and behind the team's advanced playmaker, either [[Rui Costa]] or [[Rivaldo]], giving the Italian more time on the ball to orchestrate the team's attacking moves from deeper areas, or to create goalscoring opportunities for the team's prolific strikers with his accurate long passing ability; the team's two playmakers were supported defensively by box-to-box midfielders on either side of them in the midfield diamond. Due to competition from [[Alessandro Nesta]], [[Paolo Maldini]], [[Roque Júnior]], [[Dario Šimić]], and later [[Jaap Stam]] in defence, he also converted former centre-back [[Alessandro Costacurta]] to a defensive left-back, alternating him with [[Kakha Kaladze]] or [[Giuseppe Pancaro]], while, due to the club's narrow midfield, the club's attacking right-back, [[Cafu]], was given licence to attack and provide width to the team; due to Cafu's offensive capabilities, Ancelotti occasionally fielded a [[Formation (association football)#4–4–1–1|4–4–1–1]] or [[Formation (association football)#3–4–1–2|3–4–1–2 formation]], which saw Cafu used as an outright winger, along with [[Serginho (footballer, born 1971)|Serginho]] or [[Marek Jankulovski]] on the left.<ref name="magliarossonera" /><ref name="Pirlo: Ancelotti changed my career" /><ref name="Andrea Pirlo v Carlo Ancelotti" /><ref name="Milan harder than Madrid" /><ref name="Shevchenko, Inzaghi bury the hatchet?" /><ref name="Carlo Ancelotti talks Bayern" /><ref name="E non dite che sono buono">{{cite news |url=http://www.repubblica.it/2008/12/sport/calcio/serie-a/milan/parla-ancelotti/parla-ancelotti.html |title=Ancelotti a cuore aperto 'E non-dite che sono buono' |newspaper=La Repubblica |location=Rome |first=Gianni |last=Mura |language=it |date=19 March 2009|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="La Repubblica1">{{cite news |url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2008/08/13/da-tardelli-desailly-cambiare-serve.html |title=Da Tardelli a Desailly, cambiare serve |newspaper=La Repubblica |location=Rome |language=it |first=Christian |last=Giordano |date=13 August 2008|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2005/02/07/shevchenko-crespo-san-siro-tra-brividi-gioia.html |title=Shevchenko e Crespo San Siro tra brividi e gioia |newspaper=La Repubblica |location=Rome |language=it |first=Enrico |last=Currò |date=7 February 2005|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2004/03/01/cafu-attaccante-aggiunto-rui-costa-tomasson.111cafu.html?ref=search |title=Cafu è l' attaccante aggiunto Rui Costa e Tomasson in ombra |newspaper=La Repubblica |location=Rome |language=it |date=1 March 2004|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.repubblica.it/online/calcio2002_serie_a/milanchievocoppa/milanchievocoppa/milanchievocoppa.html |title=Coppa Italia, Milan-Chievo pareggio a reti inviolate |newspaper=La Repubblica |location=Rome |language=it |date=14 January 2003|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.repubblica.it/2006/09/sezioni/sport/calcio/champions_league/lilla-milan/lilla-milan/lilla-milan.html |title=Milan, bene un tempo, ma non-segna e Dida, nel finale, lo salva dai francesi |newspaper=La Repubblica |location=Rome |language=it |date=26 September 2006|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.repubblica.it/online/calcio2002_partite_a/juventusmilan/juventusmilan/juventusmilan.html |title=La Juve travolge il Milan grinta, vittoria e sorpasso |newspaper=La Repubblica |location=Rome |language=it |date=10 November 2002|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.repubblica.it/online/calcio2002_serie_a/ancmil/ancmil/ancmil.html |title=La forza di capitan Maldini "Non sarà l'anno dei rimpianti" |newspaper=La Repubblica |location=Rome |language=it |first=Enrico |last=Currò |date=12 April 2003|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>{{excessive citations inline|date=February 2023}}

After the departure of one of the club's main strikers at the beginning of the 2006–07 season, [[Andriy Shevchenko]], Ancelotti redesigned Milan's line-up, devising a 4–3–2–1 system, later known as his "Christmas Tree" formation. Milan's line-up used either [[Filippo Inzaghi]] or [[Alberto Gilardino]] as a lone striker, supported by two attacking midfielders, [[Clarence Seedorf]] and [[Kaká]], in front of a three-man midfield which once again featured Andrea Pirlo as a deep-lying playmaker, supported by two hard-working defensive midfielders, such as [[Gennaro Gattuso]], [[Massimo Ambrosini]], or [[Cristian Brocchi]].<ref name="magliarossonera" /><ref name="Filippo Inzaghi – FourFourTwo" />

Moving to Chelsea, in the [[2009–10 Chelsea F.C. season|2009–10 season]] Ancelotti continued with the 4–4–2 diamond formation used previously at Milan, often with [[Michael Essien]] or [[Mikel John Obi]] in the defensive role, [[Michael Ballack]] or [[Frank Lampard]] as box to box midfielders and [[Deco]] in a creative role, with full-backs [[Ashley Cole]] and [[José Bosingwa]] pushing forward and providing width to the narrow midfield. Later in the season the [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations|Africa Cup of Nations]] left Chelsea without strikers [[Salomon Kalou]] or [[Didier Drogba]] (as well as midfielders Essien and Mikel) and harder to play with a 4–4–2, so Ancelotti switched to the 4–3–2–1 "Christmas Tree" formation he had also used at Milan, using [[Joe Cole]] and [[Florent Malouda]] to support lone striker [[Nicolas Anelka]]. He also used the 4–2–3–1 and 4–3–3 to be less predictable and better use creative players like Lampard and Malouda.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ancelotti-chelsea-when-carlo-came-england-first-time-around |title=Ancelotti at Chelsea: When Carlo came to England the first time around |last1=House |first1=Future Publishing Limited Quay |last2=Ambury |first2=The |date=5 October 2015 |website=FourFourTwo|access-date=18 December 2019 |last3=Engl |first3=Bath BA1 1UA All rights reserved |last4=number 2008885 |first4=Wales company registration}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/6469552/Carlo-Ancelotti-set-to-stick-with-his-Chelsea-diamond-formation.html |title=Carlo Ancelotti set to stick with his Chelsea diamond formation |journal=The Daily Telegraph |date=30 October 2009|access-date=18 December 2019 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zonalmarking.net/2010/05/10/chelsea-premiership-champions-2009-10/ |title=Chelsea's Premiership win: a lesson in bringing the best out of star players |website=Zonal Marking |access-date=18 December 2019 |archive-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109021717/http://www.zonalmarking.net/2010/05/10/chelsea-premiership-champions-2009-10/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>

At [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], Ancelotti similarly drew praise for his versatility; he modified the team's 4–2–3–1 formation, which had been used under [[José Mourinho]], to a 4–4–2 formation, before settling on a 4–3–3 formation, in which Argentine former winger [[Ángel Di María]] was converted to a left-sided central midfielder, while [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] was played in his preferred free role on the left wing rather than as a striker, as Ancelotti had initially intended. Di María particularly excelled in this new role and played a key role in the club's successes.<ref name="di Maria from castaway to key man at Real Madrid" /><ref name="A Ronaldo lasciavo scegliere dove giocare">{{cite web |url=http://www.foxsports.it/2016/10/25/real-madrid-ancelotti-a-ronaldo-lasciavo-scegliere-dove-giocare/ |title=Real Madrid, Ancelotti: "A Ronaldo lasciavo scegliere dove giocare" |publisher=FoxSports.it |language=it |author1=Marco Ercole |date=25 October 2016|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="the arch firefighter" /><ref name="brink">{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37628771/real-madrid-carlo-ancelotti-players-coach-approach-on-brink-champions-league-history |title=Real Madrid's Ancelotti, the players' coach, is on the brink of UCL history |work=ESPN.com |date=26 May 2022 |access-date=18 July 2022}}</ref> Ancelotti later explained that his use of Ronaldo in a free role on the left flank was due to the fact that the winger's style of play was less suited to a playing with his back to goal as a centre-forward; the wider role instead allowed him space to roam freely around the attack.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/88/spain/2016/03/19/21490722/ancelotti-ronaldo-needs-freedom-hes-not-a-striker |title=Cristiano Ronaldo needs freedom – Carlo Ancelotti |publisher=www.goal.com |last1=Webber |first1=Tom |date=19 March 2016 |access-date=3 June 2022}}</ref> Striker [[Karim Benzema]] was instead tasked with acting as a false 9 in the centre, while [[Gareth Bale]] played as an inverted winger on the opposite flank to Ronaldo.<ref name="brink" /> Although he initially sought to use an offensive-minded possession–based style, he instead adopted a quick counter-attacking style, as he noticed that his players were more suited to attacking in that manner.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2013/9/21/ancelotti-happy-with-attacking-style |title=Ancelotti happy with attacking style |work=Al Jazeera |date=21 September 2013 |access-date=31 May 2024 }}</ref>

In addition to Ancelotti's tactical prowess and adaptability, he has also drawn praise for his kindness, good humour, and his calm, balanced approach as a manager, as well as his ability to motivate his players and cultivate a good relationship with them, and foster a united, winning team environment, although he has also been known to lose his temper at times.<ref name="magliarossonera" /><ref name="E non dite che sono buono" /><ref name="A Ronaldo lasciavo scegliere dove giocare" /><ref name="the arch firefighter">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/may/27/carlo-ancelotti-firefighter-bayern-munich-chelsea-real-madrid |title=Carlo Ancelotti: the arch firefighter who always pays his way |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Richard |last=Williams |date=27 May 2016|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/rassegna-stampa/carlo-nesti-ancelotti-finto-buono-40147 |title=Carlo Nesti: Ancelotti finto buono |website=TUTTOmercatoWEB.com |language=it |date=26 September 2006|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foxsports.it/2017/04/04/ancelotti-ribery-come-una-ferrari-bayern-monaco/ |title=Ancelotti, che feeling con Ribery: "Per me lui è come una Ferrari" |website=Fox Sports |language=it |date=4 April 2017|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/26/football/carlo-ancelotti-bayern-munich-football/ |title=Carlo Ancelotti: Football's 'Diva Whisperer' learns from 'The Godfather' |publisher=CNN |first=Piers |last=Edwards |date=10 October 2016|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref> During Ancelotti's first season with [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], Spanish midfielder [[Thiago Alcântara|Thiago]] praised Ancelotti for the freedom he gave the players to express themselves and for the confidence with which he instilled them; Ancelotti commented on the tactical changes he implemented at Bayern Munich, stating "[t]he main change is we press a bit more intermittently and we try to play more directly, more vertically," also adding that "if you're organised even an ordinary player can do very well because he'll have options and he'll know where they are and how to find them. But when you get to the final third, everything changes. That's where you need creativity and freedom because without it you only have sterile possession. Especially if your opponent's defence is organised and has been paying attention".<ref name="Carlo Ancelotti talks Bayern" /><ref name="Thiago reveling in Bayern freedom under Ancelotti">{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/thiago-reveling-bayern-freedom-under-ancelotti |title=Thiago reveling in Bayern freedom under Ancelotti |website=FourFourTwo |date=11 April 2017|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>

{{quote box|width=33%|align=right|quote="The most important role is never that of the coach. I am very clear that there are two types of coaches: those who do nothing and those who do a lot of damage. I try to be in the first group. The game belongs to the players and you can tell them a certain strategy, convince them, but then the determining factor is their quality and commitment. A coach has to focus on making the group understand the importance of teamwork."|source=—Ancelotti highlighting the importance of player management skills over tactics as a coach ahead of Real Madrid's first leg match of the [[2023–24 UEFA Champions League]] semi-finals against Bayern Munich.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carlo Ancelotti responds to Thomas Tuchel prediction and says he 'tries not to do too much damage' |url=https://www.football-espana.net/2024/04/30/carlo-ancelotti-responds-to-thomas-tuchel-prediction-and-says-he-tries-not-to-do-too-much-damage |publisher=Football España |last1=Barlow |first1=Ruairidh |date=30 April 2024 |access-date=1 May 2024 }}</ref>}}

During Ancelotti's second spell at Real Madrid, although he implemented a more simple but effective counter–attacking style with the team, Ancelotti once again earned praise in the media for his balanced approach, adaptability, and man–management abilities during the club's run to a Liga–Champions League double; his ability to develop a strong relationship with his players and his willingness to consult them on tactical decisions were singled out by several pundits in particular as reasons for the team's success and unity. Regarding this aspect of his coaching philosophy, he commented in 2022: "I think that the methodology of training in football has changed a lot in the last 20 years. So I've had to be ready to change my style and my idea of football, because the rules have changed. It's a completely different sport. But what hasn't changed is my relationship with the players. That's the same." In contrast to his first spell in the Spanish capital, Benzema was now given a free attacking role, becoming the focal point of the team's offensive line; this new role enabled the striker to be extremely prolific, which was a key component to the team's success.<ref name="brink" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.90min.com/posts/carlo-ancelotti-record-man-real-madrid-win-champions-league |title=Carlo Ancelotti: 'Record man' delighted as Real Madrid win Champions League |publisher=90min.com |date=28 May 2022 |access-date=18 July 2022 |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705190651/https://www.90min.com/posts/carlo-ancelotti-record-man-real-madrid-win-champions-league |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="secret">{{cite web |url=https://www.football-espana.net/2022/05/11/carlo-ancelotti-explains-the-secret-to-his-famed-man-management-ability |title=Carlo Ancelotti explains the secret to his famed man-management ability |publisher=Football España |last1=Feehely |first1=Alan |date=11 May 2022 |access-date=18 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2022/01/14/61e1c5ff22601da1418b4572.html |title=Ancelotti's counterattack that destroys possession football |publisher=MARCA |date=14 January 2022 |access-date=18 July 2022}}</ref>

In an episode of ''Universo Valdano'' in 2022, Ancelotti commented on his coaching style in the latter part of his career: "I am not an obsessive person. I like football a lot, it's a passion of mine, but I try to keep things as simple as possible. Football for me isn't complicated." He also said that he preferred to instruct his players on the defensive part of the game – as it requires more organisation – rather than the attacking aspect of the game, so as not to stifle their creativity going forward.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/carlo-ancelotti-football-isnt-complicated-34987714 |title=Carlo Ancelotti: "Football isn't complicated." |work=OneFootball |date=26 April 2022 |access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref> He later also commented on his style in 2023 in comparison to other managers: "The mistakes that the new generation of coaches make is that they give too much information to the players about the game in possession. I'm old school and I think this takes a bit of creativity away. It's one thing to tell them the position without the ball, where you have to work hard and play as a team, but in possession, if they're comfortable when they come a bit wider, I'm not going to tell them to go inside. It's an individual interpretation of the game with the ball and I don't want to take away each player's creativity."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en-US/news/football/first-team/press-conference/ancelotti-we-want-to-get-back-to-winning-ways-and-bounce-back-quickly |title=Ancelotti: "We want to get back to winning ways and bounce back quickly' |publisher=Web Oficial del Real Madrid CF |language=es |date=26 September 2023 |access-date=9 May 2024 }}</ref> However, he later dismissed criticism that he was an "old–school" manager, citing his longevity and success as evidence of his adaptability.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.football-espana.net/2023/11/17/real-madrid-manager-carlo-ancelotti-on-keeping-up-with-football-they-say-im-old-school-but-im-still-here-after-30-years |title=Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti - 'They say I'm old school, but I'm still here after 30 years' |publisher=Football España |last1=Barlow |first1=Ruairidh |language=en |date=17 November 2023 |access-date=9 May 2024 }}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[The Times]]'', in the lead-up to the [[2024 UEFA Champions League final|2024 Champions League final]], Ancelotti commented on the limits of teams having "only one identity," also adding that his "style" was "not recognised" because he changed. He said that against [[Roberto De Zerbi]]'s [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]], en route to his last Champions League title, he instructed his players not to press them, so that they would not play through the team. He similarly demonstrated that his team defended in a low block against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] in the knock-out stages, as he saw that as the most effective way to defeat them, but that normally his side are more offensive. He elaborated that during the current season he used a [[Formation (association football)#4–3–1–2|4–3–1–2]] without a genuine forward, in order to compensate for the departure of striker Benzema. [[Jude Bellingham]] served as a goalscoring attacking midfielder, with additional creative and defensive responsibilities, acting almost as a [[Forward (association football)#False 9|false-9]] or second striker at times, and playing behind [[Vinícius Júnior]] and [[Rodrygo]] – normally wingers – upfront in free roles. Bellingham flourished in this position, with Ancelotti earning praise from Ben Grounds of ''[[Sky Sports]]'' for fielding him in this new role. While Vinícius and Rodrygo were still given the freedom to move out wide in attack, Ancelotti also focused on developing their ability to play more effectively in central areas. He also used a 4–4–2 formation at times throughout the season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/carlo-ancelotti-interview-italian-manager-bnj7hrxzt |title=Carlo Ancelotti: Secrets of Champions League's mastermind coach |work=The Times |language=en |last1=Samuel |first1=Martin |date=30 May 2024 |access-date=30 May 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13144511/carlo-ancelotti-s-real-madrid-success-is-triumph-of-man-management-but-a-tactical-idea-too-in-his-own-way |title=Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid success is triumph of man-management but a tactical idea, too, in its own way |work=Sky Sports |last1=Bate |first1=Adam |language=en |date=29 May 2024 |access-date=30 May 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13142481/jude-bellingham-real-madrid-midfielder-faces-former-club-borussia-dortmund-having-helped-fill-karim-benzema-void |title=Jude Bellingham: Real Madrid midfielder faces former club Borussia Dortmund having helped fill Karim Benzema void  |work=Sky Sports |language=en |last1=Wright |first1=Nick |date=29 May 2024 |access-date=30 May 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/12992305/how-carlo-ancelotti-moulded-jude-bellingham-into-real-madrid-s-runaway-train-next-stop-barcelona |title=How Carlo Ancelotti moulded Jude Bellingham into Real Madrid's runaway train - next stop, Barcelona |work=Sky Sports |last1=Grounds |first1=Ben |date=28 October 2023 |access-date=2 June 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/38234460/vinicius-junior-frustration-dilemma-real-madrid |title=Vinicius Júnior's frustration at his new role another dilemma for Real Madrid |work=ESPN.com |date=22 August 2023 |access-date=2 June 2024 }}</ref> Despite injuries to three of his team's key players – [[Thibaut Courtois]], [[David Alaba]] and [[Éder Militão]] – Real Madrid won another Liga–Champions League double that season, with Ancelotti noting that "attitude and commitment" were "the key to overcoming all the problems" the club had faced.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thescore.com/esp_fed/news/2919462 |title=Still plenty of fear for Madrid's Ancelotti despite UCL pedigree |publisher=theScore.com |date=28 May 2024 |access-date=2 June 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thescore.com/chlg/news/2921332 |title=Ancelotti: Real Madrid will be back with same winning 'desire' |publisher=theScore.com |date=1 June 2024 |access-date=2 June 2024 }}</ref>

Nicknamed ''Don Carlo'' by the Spanish media,<ref name="Don Carlo">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5445542/2024/05/08/ancelotti-real-madrid-champions-league-record-reinvented/ |title=Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid reinvention shows why he should be counted among the greats |work=The New York Times |last1=Corrigan |first1=Dermot |date=8 May 2024 |access-date=1 June 2024 }}</ref> and ''Re Carlo'' in the Italian press ("King Charles" in Italian),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/calcio-estero/liga/2024/01/03-119788803/re_carlo_ancelotti_un_vincente_con_il_sorriso |title=Re Carlo Ancelotti, un vincente con il sorriso |work=Il Corriere dello Sport |language=it |date=3 January 2024 |access-date=2 June 2024 }}</ref> Ancelotti is regarded as one of the greatest and most successful managers of all time, and has drawn praise in the press for his longevity as well as his record–breaking achievements.<ref name="hayward" /><ref name="marca" /><ref name="dmirrorhall" /><ref name="secret" /> Despite becoming the first manager to win the league title in the top five European football leagues,<ref name="Ancelotti's famous five" /> Ancelotti's domestic record, and his lack of numerous league titles in comparison to his record-breaking success in European club competitions,<ref name="Ancelotti Most Successful Manager UCL History" /><ref name="Ancelotti contro Mourinho" /> has occasionally been criticised in the media. In 2015, Miguel Delaney of ''ESPN'' concluded that Ancelotti's more relaxed management style is more suited to winning cup competitions that are "far more open to blind luck and all the one-off nuances," in contrast to autocratic managers like [[Pep Guardiola]], [[Alex Ferguson|Sir Alex Ferguson]], and José Mourinho, who have amassed better domestic records and more league championships. Ancelotti himself has also referenced this discrepancy in the title of his autobiography, which translates to "I prefer Cups".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/37416978/carlo-ancelotti-success-europe-tainted-lack-domestic-titles |title=Delaney: Ancelotti falls short domestically |work=ESPN.com |date=27 March 2015 |access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref>

Ancelotti's 2024–25 season was notably marked by four consecutive defeats to [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] under [[Hansi Flick]], across La Liga, the [[2024 Supercopa de España final]], the Copa del Rey final, and a late-season league encounter. The matches exposed structural weaknesses in Ancelotti's typically balanced 4–3–3 system, particularly when facing high-intensity pressing and rapid wide transitions.<ref>{{cite web |title=How Flick's Barcelona exposed Ancelotti's Real Madrid: Tactical review of four Clásicos |url=https://totalfootballanalysis.com/match-analysis/barcelona-real-madrid-ancelotti-vs-flick-tactical-breakdown-2024-25 |website=Total Football Analysis |date=12 May 2025 |access-date=12 May 2025}}</ref> Flick's Barcelona consistently targeted the space behind Madrid's advancing full-backs, using wide overloads and fast switches of play to isolate Real's defenders.  Ancelotti's midfield trio often struggled to cope with the verticality of Barcelona's attacking patterns, particularly when pressed into transitional moments.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barcelona 5–2 Real Madrid: Flick's pressing triggers and Madrid's structural flaws |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jan/13/flick-barcelona-vs-ancelotti-real-madrid-supercopa-analysis |website=The Guardian |date=13 January 2025 |access-date=12 May 2025}}</ref> Despite [[Kylian Mbappé]]'s individual brilliance in the final La Liga match, including scoring a hat-trick, Madrid's defensive line was repeatedly caught high and exposed by diagonal runs from [[Lamine Yamal]] and [[Raphinha]].<ref name="aljazeera.com"/> The sequence of defeats sparked criticism of Ancelotti's reluctance to adapt tactically, with analysts noting his adherence to familiar patterns even as Barcelona's pressing traps and wide combinations consistently unbalanced his team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Flick's clean sweep over Ancelotti: Lessons from a one-sided Clásico season |url=https://barcauniversal.com/flick-clean-sweep-ancelotti-barcelona-real-madrid-tactical-lessons |website=Barça Universal |date=12 May 2025 |access-date=12 May 2025}}</ref> The four defeats were viewed as a rare blemish on Ancelotti's otherwise pragmatic and adaptive managerial reputation.

== Personal life ==
Ancelotti has two children: a daughter, and a son, [[Davide Ancelotti|Davide]], who was his assistant coach at Everton and Real Madrid. Davide previously also played in the Milan youth team and joined [[A.S.D.C. Borgomanero|Borgomanero]] in June 2008.<ref name="gazzettareggio">{{cite news |url=http://gazzettadireggio.gelocal.it/dettaglio/carlo-e-luisa-c-eravamo-tanto-amati/1532979 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218094040/http://gazzettadireggio.gelocal.it/dettaglio/carlo-e-luisa-c-eravamo-tanto-amati/1532979 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 February 2013 |newspaper=Gazzetta di Reggio |title=Carlo e Luisa, c'eravamo tanto amati |date=24 October 2008 |access-date=2 June 2009 |language=it}}</ref> In 2008, Ancelotti confirmed in an interview that he had broken up with his wife of 25 years, Luisa Gibellini.<ref name="gazzettareggio" /><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.vanityfair.it/people/italia/14/07/08/carlo-ancelotti-sposato-nozze-canada-foto |title=Carlo Ancelotti si è sposato |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=8 July 2014 |access-date=21 December 2015 |language=it |first=Stefania |last=Saltalamacchia |archive-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410151538/https://www.vanityfair.it/people/italia/14/07/08/carlo-ancelotti-sposato-nozze-canada-foto |url-status=dead }}</ref> He subsequently dated Romanian Marina Crețu. In 2011, it was announced he was dating Canadian businesswoman Mariann Barrena McClay. Ancelotti and Barrena McClay married in Vancouver in July 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://it.sports.yahoo.com/blog/sport-in-rete/carlo-ancelotti-sposa-donna-mistero-103815410--spt.html |title=Carlo Ancelotti sposa la 'donna del mistero'|trans-title=Carlo Ancelotti marries his "mystery woman" |publisher=Eurosport |language=it |date=8 July 2014|access-date=10 June 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808195629/https://it.sports.yahoo.com/blog/sport-in-rete/carlo-ancelotti-sposa-donna-mistero-103815410--spt.html|archive-date=8 August 2016}}</ref> Ancelotti identifies as [[Catholic Church|Catholic]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 June 2014 |title=Carlo Ancelotti, metódico e católico: “nunca rezo pelo futebol” |url=https://pt.aleteia.org/2014/07/03/carlo-ancelotti-metodico-e-catolico-nunca-rezo-pelo-futebol/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715182331/https://pt.aleteia.org/2014/07/03/carlo-ancelotti-metodico-e-catolico-nunca-rezo-pelo-futebol |archive-date=15 July 2024 |access-date=1 June 2025 |website=Aleteia: vida plena com valor |language=pt}}</ref>

In May 2009, Ancelotti's autobiography, ''Preferisco la Coppa'' ("''I Prefer the Cup''", with a word-play by Ancelotti on the Italian word "''coppa''" that stands both for "cup" and a type of [[Capicola|cured cold pork meat cut]], which is produced in Ancelotti's native region of [[Emilia-Romagna]]), was published, with all proceeds from sales of the book going to the Fondazione [[Stefano Borgonovo]] for the funding of research on [[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]].<ref name="Ancelotti contro Mourinho">{{cite news |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Milan/26-05-2009/ancelotti-contro-mourinho-50453129321.shtml |title=Ancelotti contro Mourinho "E se il Milan vuole resto" |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport |location=Milan |language=it |date=26 May 2009 |access-date=2 June 2009}}</ref> In his last season with [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], Ancelotti traveled back to Italy on a regular basis to visit his 87-year-old father who was in poor health with diabetes and other issues. On the issue, he said: "I don't have a problem managing the team for this reason. It's difficult, emotionally, when it's your father... but this is life. I have to do my best to stay close to him, but this is the life."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=824221&sec=england&cc=5901 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718052609/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=824221&sec=england&cc=5901 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 July 2012 |title=Ancelotti keeps Chelsea focus despite father's illness |website=ESPN FC |date=18 September 2011 |access-date=21 December 2015}}</ref> His father died on 29 September 2010, aged 87.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/sep/30/carlo-ancelotti-father-dies-chelsea-arsenal |title=Carlo Ancelotti to attend Chelsea v Arsenal despite father's death |newspaper=The Guardian |date=30 September 2010|access-date=14 May 2013}}</ref>

On 31 January 2019, Ancelotti became the grandfather of twins, born to his son Davide's wife Ana Galocha.<ref>{{cite news |title=Napoli, Ancelotti nonno: ecco i gemelli di Davide |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Napoli/31-01-2019/napoli-ancelotti-nonno-ecco-gemelli-davide-320822553534.shtml |access-date=31 January 2019 |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport |location=Milan}}</ref> He is a [[Roman Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jun/19/carlo-ancelotti-everton-merseyside-derby-coronavirus-lockdown/ |title=Carlo Ancelotti: 'There is a very big problem in America. And police are part of that' |first=Sid |last=Lowe |date=19 June 2020 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> In February 2021, Ancelotti's home in [[Crosby, Merseyside|Crosby]] was burgled and a safe stolen by two male offenders wearing black clothing and balaclavas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-56053360 |title=Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti's Crosby home burgled |website=BBC News |date=13 February 2021 | access-date = 13 February 2021}}</ref> The safe was later found dumped in a car park in nearby [[Thornton, Merseyside|Thornton]]. It had been forced open and stripped of its contents.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-56069642 |title=Carlo Ancelotti burglary: Everton boss's stolen safe found |website=BBC News |date=15 February 2021 | access-date = 15 February 2021}}</ref> Ancelotti is among the 13 sports personalities mentioned in the [[Pandora Papers]] published by the [[International Consortium of Investigative Journalists]] (ICIJ).<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Pérez |first1=Daniele |last2=Hidalgo Grasso |first2=Montse |date=3 October 2021 |title=The Pandora Papers: Secret files from 14 law firms reveal more than 700 offshore companies linked to Spain |url=https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-10-03/the-pandora-papers-secret-files-from-14-law-firms-reveal-more-than-700-offshore-companies-linked-to-spain.html |access-date = 14 September 2023 |website=EL PAÍS English Edition |language=en-us}}</ref> On 11 October 2023, he received an honorary doctorate from the [[University of Parma]], following his research in "Sciences and Techniques of Preventive and Adapted Motor Activities".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.football-espana.net/2023/10/11/carlo-ancelotti-honoured-by-italian-university-real-madrid-exit-date-revealed-during-ceremony |title=Carlo Ancelotti honoured by Italian university, Real Madrid exit date revealed during ceremony |publisher=Football España |date=11 October 2023}}</ref>

On 2 April 2025, Ancelotti stood trial for alleged tax evasion where he testified in a Spanish court, insisting he believed his tax affairs were in order amid allegations that he failed to pay €1 million ($1.08 million) in taxes on image rights revenue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti Stands Trial For Alleged Tax Evasion As Spanish Prosecutors Seek Jail Sentence {{!}} Sahara Reporters |url=https://saharareporters.com/2025/04/02/real-madrid-coach-carlo-ancelotti-stands-trial-alleged-tax-evasion-spanish-prosecutors |access-date=2 April 2025 |website=saharareporters.com}}</ref> On 9 July, Ancelotti was sentenced to a year in prison and received a fine of €386,361.93. However, under Spanish law, as any sentence under two years for a non-violent crime rarely requires a defendant without previous convictions to be imprisoned, Ancelotti was spared incarceration.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 July 2025 |title=Ancelotti gets jail term for tax evasion but will not go to prison |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/czeyjw0nx27o |access-date=10 July 2025 |work=[[BBC News]] |department=[[BBC Sport]] |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
=== Club ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/calciatore?p_p_id=BDC_dettaglio_calciatore_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_pos=1&p_p_col_count=2&_BDC_dettaglio_calciatore_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC_idPersona=738|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111155419/http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/calciatore?p_p_id=BDC_dettaglio_calciatore_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_pos=1&p_p_col_count=2&_BDC_dettaglio_calciatore_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC_idPersona=738|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 January 2014 |title=Ancelotti's league Stats |publisher=Lega Serie A|access-date=10 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=43192/profile/index.html |title=Ancelotti's UEFA Stats |publisher=UEFA|access-date=10 May 2013}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[Coppa Italia]]
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]
|[[1976–77 Serie C|1976–77]]
|[[Serie C]]
|1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1||0
|-
|[[1977–78 Serie C|1977–78]]
|Serie C
|21||8||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||21||8
|-
|1978–79
|[[Lega Pro Prima Divisione|Serie C1]]
|33||5||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||33||5
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!55||13||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||55||13
|-
|rowspan=9|[[AS Roma|Roma]]
|[[1979–80 AS Roma season|1979–80]]
|[[Serie A]]
|27||3||9||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||36||3
|-
|[[1980–81 AS Roma season|1980–81]]
|Serie A
|29||2||6||2||2{{efn|name=ECWC|Appearances in [[European Cup Winners' Cup]]}}||1||colspan=2|—||37||5
|-
|[[1981–82 AS Roma season|1981–82]]
|Serie A
|5||0||0||0||3{{efn|name=ECWC}}||1||colspan=2|—||8||1
|-
|[[1982–83 AS Roma season|1982–83]]
|Serie A
|23||2||3||0||6{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||0||colspan=2|—||32||2
|-
|[[1983–84 AS Roma season|1983–84]]
|Serie A
|9||0||5||0||4{{efn|name=EC|Appearances in [[European Cup]]}}||0||colspan=2|—||18||0
|-
|[[1984–85 AS Roma season|1984–85]]
|Serie A
|22||3||2||0||3{{efn|name=ECWC}}||0||colspan=2|—||27||3
|-
|[[1985–86 AS Roma season|1985–86]]
|Serie A
|29||0||4||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||33||0
|-
|[[1986–87 AS Roma season|1986–87]]
|Serie A
|27||2||7||1||2{{efn|name=ECWC}}||0||colspan=2|—||36||3
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!171||12||36||3||20||2||colspan=2|—||227||17
|-
|rowspan=6|[[AC Milan]]
|[[1987–88 AC Milan season|1987–88]]
|Serie A
|27||2||7||0||4{{efn|name=UC}}||0||colspan=2|—||38||2
|-
|[[1988–89 AC Milan season|1988–89]]
|Serie A
|28||2||2||0||7{{efn|name=EC}}||1||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Supercoppa Italiana]]}}||0||38||3
|-
|[[1989–90 AC Milan season|1989–90]]
|Serie A
|24||3||4||0||6{{efn|name=EC}}||0||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]}}||0||35||3
|-
|[[1990–91 AC Milan season|1990–91]]
|Serie A
|21||1||4||0||4{{efn|name=EC}}||0||2{{efn|Appearances in [[European Super Cup]]}}||0||31||1
|-
|[[1991–92 AC Milan season|1991–92]]
|Serie A
|12||2||6||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||18||2
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!112||10||23||0||21||1||4||0||160||11
|-
!colspan=3|Career total
!338||35||59||3||41||3||4||0||442||41
|}

{{notelist}}

=== International ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ancelotti-intl.html |title=Carlo Ancelotti – Appearances in International matches |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=28 November 2002 | access-date = 21 December 2015 |first=Roberto |last=Di Maggio}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="11" |[[Italy national football team|Italy]]
|1981||4||1
|-
|1982
|0
|0
|-
|1983||4||0
|-
|1984
|0
|0
|-
|1985
|0
|0
|-
|1986||5||0
|-
|1987||3||0
|-
|1988||5||0
|-
|1989
|0
|0
|-
|1990||4||0
|-
|1991||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||26||1
|}

:''Italy score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ancelotti goal''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=457 |title=Carlo Ancelotti |website=EU-Football.info |access-date=7 May 2013}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Carlo Ancelotti
|-
! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
|align=center| 1 || 6 January 1981 || [[Estadio Centenario]], Montevideo, Uruguay || {{fb|NED}} ||align=center| 1–0 ||align=center| 1–1 || [[1980 World Champions' Gold Cup]]
|}

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|match played 18 November 2025}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=9|Record
|-
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}
!width=50|Ref
|-
|align="left"|[[AC Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]]
|align="left"|1 July 1995<ref name="AC Reggiana » Manager history" />
|align="left"|30 June 1996<ref name="AC Reggiana » Manager history" />
{{WDL|41|17|14|10|for=45|against=36|diff=yes}}
|<ref name="AC Reggiana » Fixtures & Results 1995/1996" />
|-
|align="left"|[[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]
|align="left"|1 July 1996<ref name="Parma Calcio 1913 » Manager history" />
|align="left"|30 June 1998<ref name="Parma Calcio 1913 » Manager history" />
{{WDL|87|42|27|18|for=124|against=85|diff=yes}}
|<ref name="Parma Calcio 1913 » Fixtures & Results 1996/1997" /><ref name="Parma Calcio 1913 » Fixtures & Results 1997/1998" />
|-
|align="left"|[[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|align="left"|9 February 1999<ref name="Ancelotti si presenta: Non farò rivoluzioni" />
|align="left"|17 June 2001<ref name=dismay /><ref name="2000–01 season" />
{{WDL|114|63|33|18|for=185|against=101|diff=yes}}
|<ref name="juve record" />
|-
|align="left"|[[AC Milan]]
|align="left"|6 November 2001<ref name="Milan stoppte Ancelotti" />
|align="left"|31 May 2009<ref name="uefa-profile" />
{{WDL|420|238|101|81|for=706|against=373|diff=yes}}
|<ref name="2001–02 season" /><ref name="2002–03 season" /><ref name="2003–04 season" /><ref name="2004–05 season" /><br /><ref name="2005–06 season" /><ref name="2006–07 season" /><ref name="AC Milan » Fixtures & Results 2007/2008">{{cite web |title=AC Milan " Fixtures & Results 2007/2008 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te43/ac-milan/all-matches/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="2008–09 season">{{cite web |title=AC Mailand |url=https://www.kicker.de/ac-mailand/spielplan/serie-a/2008-09 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |access-date=13 June 2016 |language=de}}</ref>
|-
|align="left"|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|align="left"|1 July 2009<ref name="Ancelotti appointed Chelsea boss" />
|align="left"|22 May 2011<ref name="BBC13494528" />
{{WDL|109|67|20|22|for=241|against=94|diff=yes}}
|<ref name="Chelsea FC » Fixtures & Results 2009/2010" /><ref name="Chelsea FC » Fixtures & Results 2010/2011" /><ref name="Soccerbase – Ancelotti" />
|-
|align="left"|[[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|align="left"|30 December 2011<ref name="Carlo Ancelotti named new manager of Paris Saint-Germain" />
|align="left"|25 June 2013<ref name="Official: Real Madrid confirm Ancelotti signing" />
{{WDL|77|49|19|9|for=153|against=64|diff=yes}}
|<ref name="Paris Saint-Germain » Fixtures & Results 2011/2012" /><ref name="Paris Saint-Germain » Fixtures & Results 2012/2013" />
|-
|align="left"|[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|align="left"|25 June 2013<ref name="Official: Real Madrid confirm Ancelotti signing" />
|align="left"|25 May 2015<ref name="Carlo Ancelotti: Real Madrid manager is sacked" />
{{WDL|119|89|14|16|for=321|against=101|diff=yes}}
|<ref name="2013–14 season">{{cite web |title=Real Madrid |url=https://www.kicker.de/real-madrid/spielplan/la-liga/2013-14 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |access-date=13 June 2016 |language=de}}</ref><ref name="2014–15 season" />
|-
|align="left"|[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="left"|1 July 2016<ref name="Bayern München – Trainerhistorie" />
|align="left"|28 September 2017<ref name="Carlo Ancelotti: Bayern Munich sack Italian manager" />
{{WDL|60|42|9|9|for=156|against=50|diff=yes}}
|<ref name="Bayern München – Trainerhistorie" /><ref name="Bayern München » Fixtures & Results 2016/2017" />
|-
|align="left"|[[SSC Napoli|Napoli]]
|align="left"|23 May 2018<ref name="Napoli hire Carlo Ancelotti to replace Maurizio Sarri as manager" />
|align="left"|10 December 2019<ref name=nap />
{{WDL|73|38|19|16|for=127|against=73|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=SSC Napoli: Matches |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/italy/ssc-napoli/1270/ |work=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref>
|-
|align="left"|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|align="left"|21 December 2019
|align="left"|1 June 2021
{{WDL|67|31|14|22|for=93|against=88|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton FC: Matches |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/england/everton-football-club/674/ |work=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref>
|-
|align="left"|Real Madrid
|align="left"=|1 June 2021<ref>{{Cite news |title=Comunicado Oficial: Ancelotti |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/es-ES/noticias/club/comunicados/comunicado-oficial-ancelotti-01-06-2021 |date=1 June 2021 |publisher=Real Madrid CF |access-date=1 June 2021 |language=es}}</ref>
|align="left"|25 May 2025
{{WDL|234|161|36|37|for=512|against=238|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{BDFutbol season|l95279|2021-22}}<br />{{BDFutbol season|l95279|2022-23}}<br>{{BDFutbol season|l95279|2023-24}}<br>{{BDFutbol season|l95279|2024-25}}</ref>
|-
|align="left"|[[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
|align="left"=|26 May 2025<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2025 |title=Carlo Ancelotti é o novo técnico da Seleção Brasileira |trans-title=Carlo Ancelotti is the new coach of the Brazilian National Team |url=https://www.cbf.com.br/selecao-brasileira/noticias/selecao-masculina/a/carlo-ancelotti-e-o-novo-tecnico-da-selecao-brasileira |access-date=26 May 2025 |publisher=[[Confederação Brasileira de Futebol]] |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
|align="left"|''Present''
{{WDL|8|4|2|2|for=14|against=5|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{BDFutbol season|l95279|2025-26}}</ref>
|-
!colspan="3"|Career Total
{{WDLtot|1409|842|307|260|for=2677|against=1308|diff=yes}}
!
|}

== Honours ==
=== Player ===
'''Roma'''
*[[Serie A]]: [[1982–83 Serie A|1982–83]]<ref name="eurosport.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.eurosport.com/football/carlo-ancelotti_prs7471/person.shtml |title=Carlo Ancelotti |publisher=Eurosport |access-date=20 December 2015}}</ref>
*[[Coppa Italia]]: [[1979–80 Coppa Italia|1979–80]], [[1980–81 Coppa Italia|1980–81]], [[1983–84 Coppa Italia|1983–84]], [[1985–86 Coppa Italia|1985–86]]<ref name="eurosport.com" />

'''AC Milan'''
*Serie A: [[1987–88 Serie A|1987–88]], [[1991–92 Serie A|1991–92]]<ref name="eurosport.com" />
*[[Supercoppa Italiana]]: [[1988 Supercoppa Italiana|1988]]<ref name="eurosport.com" />
*[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]: [[1988–89 European Cup|1988–89]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/924--fcsb-vs-milan/ |title=FCSB 0–4 Milan: Overview |publisher=UEFA |access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref> [[1989–90 European Cup|1989–90]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2754--milan-vs-benfica/ |title=Milan 1–0 Benfica: Overview |publisher=UEFA |access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref>
*[[European Super Cup]]: [[1990 European Super Cup|1990]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/match/3214--sampdoria-vs-milan/ |title=Sampdoria 1–1 Milan: Updates |publisher=UEFA |access-date=28 April 2022}}<br />{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/match/3215--milan-vs-sampdoria/ |title=Milan 2–0 Sampdoria: Updates |publisher=UEFA |access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref>
*[[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[1989 Intercontinental Cup|1989]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61695/ |title=1988/89, Final: Milan 1–0 Nacional Medellín: Overview |publisher=UEFA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613011754/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61695/ |archive-date=13 June 2020}}</ref>

'''Italy'''
*[[FIFA World Cup]] third place: [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]<ref name="eurosport.com" />

'''Individual'''
*[[Guerin Sportivo|Serie A Team of The Year]]: 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/serie-a-guerin-sportivo-1980-1991-every-game-with-player-ratings.2085771/ |website=BigSoccer |title=Guerin Sportivo Serie A Team of the Year|access-date=30 September 2024}}</ref>

=== Manager ===
'''Juventus'''
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1999]]<ref name=intertoto />

'''AC Milan'''
*Serie A: [[2003–04 Serie A|2003–04]]<ref name=SW>{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/coaches/carlo-ancelotti/105040/ |title=C. Ancelotti |website=Soccerway |access-date=20 December 2015}}</ref>
*Coppa Italia: [[2002–03 Coppa Italia|2002–03]]<ref name=SW />
*[[Supercoppa Italiana]]: [[2004 Supercoppa Italiana|2004]]<ref name=SW />
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League|2002–03]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/champions_league/2938580.stm |title=Ancelotti finally delivers |first=Nada |last=Grkinic |website=BBC Sport |date=28 May 2003 |access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref> [[2006–07 UEFA Champions League|2006–07]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6677489.stm |title=AC Milan 2–1 Liverpool: Milan reaction |website=BBC Sport |date=23 May 2007 |access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref> 
*[[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[2003 UEFA Super Cup|2003]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/news/0250-0c50f1450f23-e7c7849454e9-1000--2003-super-cup-shevchenko-steals-the-show/ |title=2003 Super Cup: Shevchenko steals the show |publisher=UEFA |date=23 July 2010 |access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref> [[2007 UEFA Super Cup|2007]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/match/300912--milan-vs-sevilla/ |title=Milan 3–1 Sevilla: Updates |publisher=UEFA |access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref>
*[[FIFA Club World Cup]]: [[2007 FIFA Club World Cup|2007]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=249933/match=61295/report.html |title=Match Report: Boca Juniors – AC Milan |publisher=FIFA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202141641/https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=249933/match=61295/report.html |archive-date=2 December 2019}}</ref>

'''Chelsea'''
*[[Premier League]]: [[2009–10 Premier League|2009–10]]<ref name="PremProfile">{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/managers/3864/Carlo-Ancelotti/overview |title=Manager Profile: Carlo Ancelotti |publisher=Premier League |access-date=30 October 2022}}</ref>
*[[FA Cup]]: [[2009–10 FA Cup|2009–10]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/8680493.stm |title=Chelsea 1–0 Portsmouth |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=15 May 2010 |access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref>
*[[FA Community Shield]]: [[2009 FA Community Shield|2009]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8190061.stm |title=Chelsea 2–2 Man Utd |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=9 August 2009 |access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref>

'''Paris Saint-Germain'''
*[[Ligue 1]]: [[2012–13 Ligue 1|2012–13]]<ref name=SW />

'''Real Madrid'''
*[[La Liga]]: [[2021–22 La Liga|2021–22]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t2021-222.html |title=Real Madrid 2021–22: Squad |website=BDFutbol |access-date=12 August 2022}}</ref> [[2023–24 La Liga|2023–24]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c0x05j54l8wo|title=Real Madrid crowned champions after Barca's defeat at Girona|website=BBC Sport|date=4 May 2024|access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref>
*[[Copa del Rey]]: [[2013–14 Copa del Rey|2013–14]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=23476 |title=Acta del Partido celebrado el 16 de abril de 2014, en Valencia |trans-title=Minutes of the Match held on 16 April 2014, in Valencia |publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation |access-date=28 April 2022 |language=es |archive-date=15 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615010140/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=23476 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[2022–23 Copa del Rey|2022–23]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Real Madrid 2–1 Osasuna: Rodrygo scores twice as Madrid win Copa del Rey |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65500297 |publisher=BBC |date=6 May 2023|access-date=6 May 2023}}</ref>
*[[Supercopa de España]]: [[2021–22 Supercopa de España|2021–22]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=70342 |title=Acta del Partido celebrado el 16 de enero de 2022, en Prince Bandar Ibn Abd Al Aziz, Riad, 13233, Arabia Saudí |trans-title=Minutes of the Match held on 16 January 2022, in Prince Bandar Ibn Abd Al Aziz, 13233, Saudi Arabia |publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation |access-date=28 April 2022 |language=es |archive-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117005112/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=70342 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[2023–24 Supercopa de España|2023–24]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67975415 |title=Real Madrid 4 Barcelona 1 |date=14 January 2024 |work=BBC Sport |accessdate=16 January 2024}}</ref>
*UEFA Champions League: [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League|2013–14]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27383593 |title=Real Madrid 4–1 Atlético Madrid |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=24 May 2014 |access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref> [[2021–22 UEFA Champions League|2021–22]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61609200 |title=Liverpool 0–1 Real Madrid |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=28 May 2022 |access-date=12 August 2022}}</ref> [[2023–24 UEFA Champions League|2023–24]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/40257014/champions-league-real-madrid-beat-dortmund-15th-title|title=Champions League: Real Madrid beat Dortmund for 15th title|publisher=espn.co.uk|date=1 June 2024|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref>
*UEFA Super Cup: [[2014 UEFA Super Cup|2014]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/match/2014109--real-madrid-vs-sevilla/ |title=Real Madrid 2–0 Sevilla: Updates |publisher=UEFA |access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref> [[2022 UEFA Super Cup|2022]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62475679 |title=Real Madrid 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt |first=Alex |last=Bysouth |website=BBC Sport |date=10 August 2022 |access-date=12 August 2022}}</ref> [[2024 UEFA Super Cup|2024]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c77ljv4e5z5t|title=Real Madrid 2–0 Atalanta|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Steven|last=Sutcliffe|date=14 August 2024|access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref>
*FIFA Club World Cup: [[2014 FIFA Club World Cup|2014]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=259701/match=300298898/report.html |title=Match Report: Real Madrid Club de Fútbol – San Lorenzo |publisher=FIFA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223124908/https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=259701/match=300298898/report.html |archive-date=23 December 2019}}</ref> [[2022 FIFA Club World Cup|2022]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64612995 |title=Real Madrid 5–3 Al-Hilal |website=BBC Sport |date=11 February 2023 |access-date=2 March 2023}}</ref>
*[[FIFA Intercontinental Cup]]: [[2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup|2024]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c205nv1yr6pt|title=Real Madrid 3–0 Pachuca: Kylian Mbappé scores in intercontinentalscores in Intercontinental Cup final|date=18 December 2024|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=19 December 2024}}</ref>

'''Bayern Munich'''
*[[Bundesliga]]: [[2016–17 Bundesliga|2016–17]]<ref name="big regrets" />
*[[DFL-Supercup]]: [[2016 DFL-Supercup|2016]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/dortmund-gegen-bayern-2016-dfl-supercup-3303617/aufstellung |title=Supercup 2016, Finale in Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund 0:2 Bayern München: Aufstellung |trans-title=Supercup 2016, Final in Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund 0:2 Bayern Munich: Lineup |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |access-date=28 April 2022 |language=de}}</ref> [[2017 DFL-Supercup|2017]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/dortmund-gegen-bayern-2017-dfl-supercup-3813700/aufstellung |title=Supercup 2017, Finale in Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund 4:5 Bayern München: Aufstellung |trans-title=Supercup 2017, Final in Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund 4:5 Bayern Munich: Lineup |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |access-date=28 April 2022 |language=de}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[The Best FIFA Football Coach]]: 2024<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ancelotti wins maiden The Best Men's Coach Award|url=https://www.fifa.com/en/the-best-fifa-football-awards/2024/articles/coach-winner-2024-carlo-ancelotti|publisher=FIFA|date=17 December 2024|access-date=17 December 2024}}</ref>
*[[2024 Ballon d'Or#Men's Johan Cruyff Trophy|Men's Johan Cruyff Trophy]]: 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 October 2024 |title=Ballon d'Or 2024: Carlo Ancelotti and Emma Hayes win Coach of the Year awards |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c0enwq2nnjlo |access-date=30 October 2024 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*[[World Soccer Magazine World Manager of the Year|''World Soccer'' World Manager of the Year]]: 2003
*[[Serie A Coach of the Year]]: 2001, 2004<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.assocalciatori.it/Pagine/AlbodOro/tabid/161/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=Albo d'Oro |publisher=Italian Footballers' Association |language=it|access-date=25 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515095258/http://www.assocalciatori.it/Pagine/AlbodOro/tabid/161/language/en-US/Default.aspx|archive-date=15 May 2013}}</ref>
*[[Panchina d'Oro]]: 2002–03, 2003–04<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alleniamo.com/comunicati/2010/febbraio/panchina_oro_allegri.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110707113036/http://www.alleniamo.com/comunicati/2010/febbraio/panchina_oro_allegri.htm | archive-date = 7 July 2011 |title=Albo "Panchina d'Oro" |language=it |date=1 February 2010|access-date=21 December 2015}}</ref>
*[[Trophées UNFP du football|Ligue 1 Coach of the Year]]: 2012–13 (joint)<ref>{{cite web |date=14 May 2017 |title=Ancelotti hails 'friend' Galtier |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2020/03/21/ancelotti-hails-friend-galtier |access-date=5 September 2022 |website=[[Ligue 1]]}}</ref>
*[[IFFHS World's Best Club Coach]]: 2007, 2014,<ref name="rsssf.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iffhs-coach.html |title=IFFHS' World's Best Coaches of the Year 1996–2006 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |first=Erik |last=Garin |date=2 August 2007|access-date=21 December 2015}}</ref> 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 January 2023 |title=IFFHS AWARDS 2022 – MEN'S WORLD BEST CLUB COACH |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/2461|access-date=9 January 2023 |website=IFFHS}}</ref> 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 December 2024 |title=CARLO ANCELOTTI, MEN'S WORLD BEST CLUB COACH |url=https://iffhs.com/posts/4074|access-date=20 December 2024 |website=IFFHS}}</ref>
*[[UEFA Men's Coach of the Year Award|UEFA Men's Coach of the Year]]: 2021–22<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0278-15d967d1d073-23d616e93025-1000--men-s-coach-of-the-year-ancelotti/ |title=Carlo Ancelotti wins UEFA Men's Coach of the Year award |publisher=UEFA |date=25 August 2022|access-date=25 August 2022}}</ref>
*[[Globe Soccer Awards]] Best Coach of the Year: 2014,<ref name=GSA>{{cite web |url=http://www.globesoccer.com/awards/walloffame/ |title=Wall of Fame |publisher=Globe Soccer|access-date=28 December 2015}}</ref> 2022<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bettoni |first=Lorenzo |date=17 November 2022 |title=Globe Soccer Awards: all the winners – Maldini, Osimhen, Ibra, Ancelotti, Salah and more |work=Football Italia |url=https://football-italia.net/globe-soccer-awards-all-the-winners-maldini-osimhen-ibra-ancelotti-salah-and-more/ |access-date=18 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[Onze d'Or#Coach of the Year|Onze d'Or Coach of the Year]]: 2021–22<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.onzemondial.com/footoir/onze-d-or-2022-carlo-ancelotti-sacre-meilleur-entraineur-de-la-saison-780596 |title=Onze d'Or 2022 : Carlo Ancelotti sacré meilleur entraîneur de la saison ! |date=1 June 2022 |website=Onze Mondial|access-date=1 June 2022 |language=fr}}</ref>
*[[Premier League Manager of the Month]]: [[2009–10 Premier League#Monthly awards|November 2009]], [[2010–11 Premier League#Monthly awards|August 2010]], [[2010–11 Premier League#Monthly awards|March 2011]], April 2011, [[2020–21 Premier League#Monthly awards|September 2020]]<ref name="PremProfile" />
*[[La Liga Manager of the Month]]: [[2014–15 La Liga#Monthly|October 2014]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 November 2014 |title=BBVA Awards for the best of October |url=https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/news/bbva-awards-for-the-best-of-october |access-date=6 October 2023 |website=La Liga |language=}}</ref> April 2015,<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 June 2015 |title=How the month of April went in the Liga BBVA |url=https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/news/how-the-month-of-april-went-in-the-liga-bbva |access-date=6 October 2023 |website=La Liga}}</ref> [[2023–24 La Liga#Monthly awards|August 2023]],<ref>{{cite web |date=8 September 2023 |title=Carlo Ancelotti, Best LALIGA EA SPORTS Coach in August |url=https://www.laliga.com/en-US/news/carlo-ancelotti-best-laliga-ea-sports-coach-in-august |access-date=8 September 2023 |publisher=La Liga}}</ref> April 2024<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/news/carlo-ancelotti-named-laliga-ea-sports-manager-of-the-month-for-april|publisher=La Liga|date=29 April 2024|title= Carlo Ancelotti named LALIGA EA SPORTS Manager of the Month for April|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
*Globe Soccer Awards Best Media Attraction in Football: 2014<ref name=GSA />
*[[Enzo Bearzot Award]]: 2014<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.figc.it/it/204/2523490/2014/03/News.shtml |title=Ad Ancelotti il 'Premio Bearzot'. Il 27 maggio la cerimonia di consegna |publisher=Italian Football Federation |language=it |date=13 March 2014|access-date=25 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416145522/http://www.figc.it/it/204/2523490/2014/03/News.shtml|archive-date=16 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[FIFA World Coach of the Year]] runner-up: 2014<ref name="voting results">{{cite news |title=FIFA Ballon d'Or 2014 – voting results |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/ballon-dor/general/02/50/58/59/fboaward_rankingpresslist2014_neutral.pdf |publisher=FIFA |date=12 January 2015 |access-date=12 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112225935/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/ballon-dor/general/02/50/58/59/fboaward_rankingpresslist2014_neutral.pdf |archive-date=12 January 2015}}</ref>
*[[Miguel Muñoz Trophy]]: 2021–22,<ref>{{cite news |title=Carlo ancelotti, trofeo miguel muñoz de la liga... |trans-title=The MARCA Awards party, from within |url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/album/2016/02/08/56b88ffeca474132458b45f0_10.html |work=[[Marca.com]] |date=8 February 2016 |language=es}}</ref> 2014–15 (shared)<ref>{{cite news |title=Pellegrini y Ancelotti comparten el trofeo Miguel Muñoz al mejor entrenador de LaLiga |url=https://www.abc.es/deportes/alfinaldelapalmera/noticias-betis/sevi-betis-pellegrini-y-ancelotti-comparten-trofeo-miguel-munoz-mejor-entrenador-laliga-202205241257_noticia.html#&ref=https://es.wikipedia.org/ |work=[[Diario ABC]] |date=24 May 2022 |language=es |trans-title=Pellegrini and Ancelotti share the Miguel Muñoz trophy for the best LaLiga coach}}</ref>
*[[AS Roma Hall of Fame|Roma Hall of Fame]]: 2014<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asroma.it/en/team/hall_of_fame.html |title=Hall of Fame 2014: Ghiggia, Ancelotti, Voeller and Candela inducted |publisher=AS Roma |access-date=10 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219121511/http://www.asroma.it/en/team/hall_of_fame.html|archive-date=19 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Italian Football Hall of Fame]]: 2015<ref name="auto" />
*AC Milan Hall of Fame<ref name="AC Milan Hall of Fame" />
*[[Troféu Mesa Redonda]] Coach of the Year: 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/futebol/ultimas-noticias/gazeta-esportiva/2025/12/08/com-homenagem-a-ancelotti-trofeu-mesa-redonda-elege-melhores-de-2025-veja-vencedores.htm |title=Com homenagem a Ancelotti, Troféu Mesa Redonda elege melhores de 2025; veja vencedores |website=UOL Esporte |date=8 December 2025 |language=pt |archive-date=8 December 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251208232724/https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/futebol/ultimas-noticias/gazeta-esportiva/2025/12/08/com-homenagem-a-ancelotti-trofeu-mesa-redonda-elege-melhores-de-2025-veja-vencedores.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Orders ===
*5th Class / Knight: ''[[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana]]'': 1991<ref name="5th class">{{cite web |title=Onoreficenze |url=http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/Onorificenze.aspx?pag=3045&qIdOnorificenza=&cognome=&nome=&daAnno=1800&aAnno=2014&luogoNascita=&testo=&ordinamento=2 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150320014016/http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/Onorificenze.aspx?pag=3045&qIdOnorificenza=&cognome=&nome=&daAnno=1800&aAnno=2014&luogoNascita=&testo=&ordinamento=2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 March 2015 |website=quirinale.it |access-date=19 March 2015 |language=it |date=30 September 1991}}</ref>
*4th Class / Ufficiale: ''[[Order of the Star of Italy|Cavaliere dell'Ordine della Stella d'Italia]]'': 2014<ref name="Ufficiale dell'Ordine della Stella d'Italia">{{cite web |title=Onoreficenze |url=http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=330642 |website=quirinale.it|access-date=21 December 2015 |language=it |date=2 June 2014}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of English football championship-winning managers]]
* [[List of FA Cup winning managers]]
* [[List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning managers]]

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
*Alessandro Alciato, Carlo Ancelotti, ''Preferisco la coppa. Vita, partite e miracoli di un normale fuoriclasse'', Milan, Rizzoli, 2009, {{ISBN|88-17032-00-X}} (I Prefer the Cup. The Life, Games, and Miracles of an Ordinary Genius). {{in lang|it}}

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