Coppa Italia | |
Year: | 2007–08 |
Num Teams: | 42 |
Champions: | Roma |
Count: | 9 |
Runner-Up: | Internazionale |
Matches: | 55 |
Goals: | 160 |
Top Goal Scorer: | Mario Balotelli Julio Cruz Vincenzo Iaquinta Giampaolo Pazzini (4 goals each) |
Prevseason: | 2006–07 |
Nextseason: | 2008–09 |
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.
The format for pairings were as follows:
Seeds in the tournament were allocated as follows:
Seed | Club | Allocation | Phase of Entry |
---|---|---|---|
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 | |||
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 | |||
42 | Pisa |
indicates home team in each leg
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.
See main article: 2008 Coppa Italia final.