| 2007–08 European Challenge Cup | |
| Countries: |  France Ireland Italy Romania Spain |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Date: | 8 November 2007 – 25 May 2008 |
| Top Point Scorer: | Olly Barkley (Bath) (91 points) |
| Top Try Scorer: | Ollie Phillips (Newcastle) (8 tries) |
| Champions: | Bath |
| Count: | 1 |
| Runner-Up: | Worcester Warriors |
| Website: | http://www.ercrugby.com/home.php |
| Previous Year: | 2006–07 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2006–07 European Challenge Cup |
| Next Year: | 2008–09 |
| Next Tournament: | 2008–09 European Challenge Cup |
The 2007–08 European Challenge Cup was the 12th year of the European Challenge Cup, the second tier rugby union cup competition below the Heineken Cup. The tournament was held between November 2007 and May 2008.
See main article: 2007–08 European Challenge Cup pool stage.
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Rugby | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 203 | 65 | +138 | 5 | 0 | 29 | |
| Auch | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 109 | 147 | -38 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| Albi | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 130 | 177 | -47 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| Overmach Parma | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 104 | 157 | -53 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester Warriors | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | +30 | 245 | 49 | +196 | 5 | 0 | 29 | |
| Montauban | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 175 | 113 | +62 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |
| București | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 77 | 158 | -81 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Gran Parma | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 38 | -31 | 82 | 259 | -177 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Falcons | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 3 | +31 | 264 | 57 | +207 | 3 | 1 | 24 | |
| Brive | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 179 | 73 | +106 | 3 | 2 | 20 | |
| Connacht | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 172 | 97 | +75 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| El Salvador | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 65 | -62 | 26 | 414 | -388 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale Sharks | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 8 | +26 | 244 | 62 | +182 | 5 | 0 | 27 | |
| Montpellier | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 114 | 115 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | |
| Bayonne | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 100 | 164 | -64 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Petrarca Padova | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 27 | -20 | 73 | 190 | -117 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castres Olympique | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 160 | 105 | +55 | 1 | 0 | 21 | |
| Leeds Carnegie | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 157 | 101 | +56 | 2 | 1 | 19 | |
| Calvisano | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 123 | 200 | -77 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Dax | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 109 | 143 | -34 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Seed | Pool Winners | Pts | TF | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worcester Warriors | 29 | 36 | +196 | |
| 2 | Bath | 29 | 28 | +138 | |
| 3 | Sale Sharks | 27 | 34 | +182 | |
| 4 | Newcastle Falcons | 24 | 34 | +207 | |
| 5 | Castres Olympique | 21 | 19 | +55 | |
| Seed | Pool Runners-up | Pts | TF | +/- | |
| 6 | 20 | 21 | +106 | ||
| 7 | Leeds Carnegie | 19 | 18 | +56 | |
| 8 | 19 | 12 | -1 | ||
| – | Montauban | 16 | 28 | +62 | |
| – | Auch | 14 | 11 | -38 |