2007–08 Coppa Italia Explained

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.

Seedings and format

The format for pairings were as follows:

Seeds in the tournament were allocated as follows:

SeedClubAllocationPhase of Entry
1RomaDefending ChampionThird Phase
2InternazionaleParticipants in Champions League, UEFA Cup, and Intertoto Cup
3 Lazio
4 Milan
5 Palermo
6 Fiorentina
7 Empoli
8
9AtalantaRemaining Serie A teams to 17th placeSecond Phase
10Udinese
11Livorno
12Parma
13Catania
14Reggina
15Siena
16Cagliari
17Torino
18JuventusSerie B teams promoted to Serie A this season
19NapoliFirst Phase
20Genoa
21ChievoSerie A teams demoted to Serie B this season
22Ascoli
23Messina
24PiacenzaRemaining Serie B teams to 17th place
25 Rimini
26 Brescia
27Bologna
28Mantova
29Lecce
30AlbinoLeffe
31Vicenza
32Treviso
33Bari
34Frosinone
35Modena
36Cesena
37Triestina
38SpeziaWinner of Serie B Play-out
39Ravenna4 teams promoted from Serie C1
40Grosseto
41
42Pisa

Fixtures

Opening rounds

indicates home team in each leg

Bottom Right Bracket

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

Final

See main article: 2008 Coppa Italia final.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Mario BalotelliInternazionale4
Julio CruzInternazionale
Vincenzo IaquintaJuventus
Giampaolo PazziniFiorentina
5 Alessandro Del PieroJuventus3
Francesco TottiRoma
ManciniRoma
Ezequiel LavezziNapoli
Maurizio DomizziNapoli
JedaRimini
Francesco ValianiRimini
Nicola PozziEmpoli
Stefano GubertiAscoli

Notes and References

  1. http://italian-calcio.blogspot.com/2007/07/coppa-italia-draw.html Italian Calcio Blog: Coppa Italia Draw
  2. Web site: Orari TIM Cup . Lega Nazionale Professionisti . 2007-08-09 . PDF . it . 2007-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071025023437/http://www.lega-calcio.it/comun/0708/cu20.pdf . 2007-10-25 . dead .
  3. Web site: TIM Cup – Sede di Gara Finale 2007/2008 . Lega Nazionale Professionisti . 2007-12-06 . PDF . it . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080228221940/http://www.lega-calcio.it/comun/0708/cu139.pdf . 2008-02-28 .
  4. http://www.kataweb.it/sport/sportdetail.jsp?extra=true&idCategory=5687&idContent=2344304&serie= La A parte il 26 agosto; Coppa Italia, finale unica