![]() Roma players are given the trophy by Italian president Giorgio Napolitano after the final | |
Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Dates | 14 Aug 2007 – 24 May 2008 |
Teams | 42 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Roma (9th title) |
Runner-up | Internazionale |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 55 |
Goals scored | 160 (2.91 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Mario Balotelli Julio Cruz Vincenzo Iaquinta Giampaolo Pazzini (4 goals each) |
The 2007–08 Coppa Italia was the 61st edition of the national domestic tournament. Fixtures were announced at 16:00 CET, July 25, 2007.[1] The tournament began on August 14, 2007,[2] and ended on May 24, 2008, with a single-match final played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.[3] For the fourth consecutive tournament, Roma and Internazionale were the finalists. Roma won the tournament 2–1 in the final.
The format of the 2007–08 Coppa, which was announced on June 28, 2007, was a major departure from the format used in previous cup tournaments.[4] The new format reduced the number of competitors to the 42 teams that would play in Serie A and Serie B for the 2007–08 season; no Serie C teams participated in the tournament. Also, the rather unusual two-leg final was eliminated.
Seedings and format
[edit]The format for pairings were as follows:
- First phase: one-leg fixtures
- First round: The bottom 24 seeds (19–42) were paired
- Second round: The 12 first round winners were paired
- Second phase: one-leg fixtures
- 6 first phase winners and seeds 9–18 were paired
- Third phase: two-leg fixtures
- Round of 16: 8 second phase winners were inserted into a bracket with seeds 1–8
- Quarterfinals and Semifinals: Two-leg fixtures with pairings based upon bracket
- Final: one-leg fixture at a neutral venue
Seeds in the tournament were allocated as follows:
Seed | Club | Allocation | Phase of Entry |
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1 | Roma | Defending Champion | Third Phase |
2 | Internazionale | Participants in Champions League, UEFA Cup, and Intertoto Cup | |
3 | Lazio | ||
4 | Milan | ||
5 | Palermo | ||
6 | Fiorentina | ||
7 | Empoli | ||
8 | Sampdoria | ||
9 | Atalanta | Remaining Serie A teams to 17th place | Second Phase |
10 | Udinese | ||
11 | Livorno | ||
12 | Parma | ||
13 | Catania | ||
14 | Reggina | ||
15 | Siena | ||
16 | Cagliari | ||
17 | Torino | ||
18 | Juventus | Serie B teams promoted to Serie A this season | |
19 | Napoli | First Phase | |
20 | Genoa | ||
21 | Chievo | Serie A teams demoted to Serie B this season | |
22 | Ascoli | ||
23 | Messina | ||
24 | Piacenza | Remaining Serie B teams to 17th place | |
25 | Rimini | ||
26 | Brescia | ||
27 | Bologna | ||
28 | Mantova | ||
29 | Lecce | ||
30 | AlbinoLeffe | ||
31 | Vicenza | ||
32 | Treviso | ||
33 | Bari | ||
34 | Frosinone | ||
35 | Modena | ||
36 | Cesena | ||
37 | Triestina | ||
38 | Spezia | Winner of Serie B Play-out | |
39 | Ravenna | 4 teams promoted from Serie C1 | |
40 | Grosseto | ||
41 | Avellino | ||
42 | Pisa |
Fixtures
[edit]Opening rounds
[edit]* indicates home team in each leg
Top left bracket
[edit]First elim. round August 14 and 15, 2007 | Second elim. round August 18, 2007 | Third elim. round August 29, 2007 | Round of 16 December 6, 11, 12, 19 and 20, 2007 January 15, 16, and 17, 2008 | Quarterfinals January 23 and 24, 2008 January 29 and 30, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rimini | 6* | Roma | 1 | 4* | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Frosinone | 0 | Rimini | 2* | Torino | 3* | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Rimini | 3* | Torino (aet) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Treviso | 1 | Roma | 1 | 1* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Lecce | 2(3) | Sampdoria | 1* | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Treviso | 2(4)* | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sampdoria | 0 | 4* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cagliari | 2 | Cagliari | 1* | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Siena | 1* | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom left bracket
[edit]Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
Palermo | 0* | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Messina | 2(3)* | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bari | 0* | Udinese | 0 | 1* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Vicenza | 2(4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Vicenza | 0 | Udinese | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Bari | 2* | Udinese | 3* | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Albinoleffe | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Catania (a) | 2 | 2* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Bari | 1* | |||||||||||||||||||||
Milan | 1* | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Bologna | 2* | |||||||||||||||||||||
Triestina | 0(2) | Catania | 2 | 1* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Modena | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bologna | 1(3)* | Catania | 0(4)* | |||||||||||||||||||
Triestina | 1(4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mantova | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Triestina | 1* | |||||||||||||||||||||
Top right bracket
[edit]Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
Lazio | 2* | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Brescia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Napoli | 1(4)* | Napoli | 1 | 1* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Pisa1 | 2* | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pisa | 1 | Livorno | 1(3) | |||||||||||||||||||
Napoli (aet) | 3* | Lazio | 2* | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Napoli | 4* | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fiorentina | 1 | 1* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cesena | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fiorentina | 1 | 2* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Ascoli | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ascoli (aet) | 2* | Ascoli | 1* | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Avellino2 | 0* | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ascoli (aet) | 3* | Atalanta | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Genoa | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Genoa | 2* | |||||||||||||||||||||
Grosseto | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom Right Bracket
[edit]Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
Chievo | 0 | Internazionale | 4 | 3* | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
Ravenna | 1* | Piacenza | 2 | Reggina | 1* | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Ravenna | 1* | Reggina | 3* | |||||||||||||||||||
Piacenza4 | 2 | Internazionale | 2* | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Piacenza3 | 2* | Juventus | 2 | 2* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Spezia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Empoli | 2* | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Juventus | 3 | Juventus | 1 | 5* | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Parma | 1* | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 The match was played in Pistoia, approximately 67 km from Pisa. Pisa was originally designated as the home team.
2 The match was played behind closed doors in Avellino.
3 The match was played in Fiorenzuola, approximately 23 km from Piacenza. Piacenza was originally designated as the home team.
4 The match was played at Ravenna, even though according to the original bracket Piacenza was designated as the home team.
Semi-finals and final
[edit]Semi-finals April 16, 2008 May 7 and May 8, 2008 | Final Stadio Olimpico, Rome May 24, 2008 | ||||||||
Roma | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Catania | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Roma | 2 | ||||||||
Internazionale | 1 | ||||||||
Lazio | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Internazionale | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Final
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Italian Calcio Blog: Coppa Italia Draw
- ^ "Orari TIM Cup" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti. 2007-08-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
- ^ "TIM Cup – Sede di Gara Finale 2007/2008" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti. 2007-12-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-28.
- ^ La A parte il 26 agosto; Coppa Italia, finale unica, Kataweb. (in Italian)