2007–08 Coppa Italia

Coppa Italia 2007–08 Perrotta Coppa Italia.jpg 250px Roma players are given the trophy by Italian president Giorgio Napolitano after the final Italy 14 Aug 2007 – 24 May 2008 42 Roma 9 Internazionale 55 160 Mario BalotelliJulio CruzVincenzo Iaquinta Giampaolo Pazzini (4 goals each) 2006–07 2008–09 The 2007–08 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 61st edition of the national domestic tournament. Fixtures were announced at 16:00 CET, July 25, 2007.Italian Calcio Blog: Coppa Italia Draw The tournament began on August 14, 2007, Orari TIM Cup Lega Nazionale Professionisti 2007-08-09 http://www.lega-calcio.it/comun/0708/cu20.pdf PDF it 2007-08-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20071025023437/http://www.lega-calcio.it/comun/0708/cu20.pdf 2007-10-25 dead and ended on May 24, 2008, with a single-match final played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.TIM Cup – Sede di Gara Finale 2007/2008 Lega Nazionale Professionisti 2007-12-06 http://www.lega-calcio.it/comun/0708/cu139.pdf PDF it dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080228221940/http://www.lega-calcio.it/comun/0708/cu139.pdf 2008-02-28 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.La A parte il 26 agosto; Coppa Italia, finale unica, Kataweb. it 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: 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 1 RomaDefending ChampionThird 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 AtalantaRemaining Serie A teams to 17th placeSecond Phase 10 Udinese 11 Livorno 12 Parma 13 Catania 14 Reggina 15 Siena 16 Cagliari 17 Torino 18 JuventusSerie B teams promoted to Serie A this season 19 NapoliFirst Phase 20 Genoa 21 ChievoSerie A teams demoted to Serie B this season 22 Ascoli 23 Messina 24 PiacenzaRemaining 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 SpeziaWinner of Serie B Play-out 39 Ravenna4 teams promoted from Serie C1 40 Grosseto 41 Avellino 42 Pisa Fixtures Opening rounds indicates home team in each leg Top left bracket no 2 2 y First elim. roundAugust 14 and 15, 2007 Second elim. roundAugust 18, 2007 Third elim. round August 29, 2007 Round of 16December 6, 11, 12, 19 and 20, 2007January 15, 16, and 17, 2008 QuarterfinalsJanuary 23 and 24, 2008January 29 and 30, 2008 Rimini(2) 6* Frosinone(2) 0 Lecce(2) 2(3) Treviso(2) 2(4)* Rimini 3* Treviso 1 Rimini 2* Torino (aet) 3 Cagliari 2 Siena 1* Roma 1 4* 5 Torino 3* 0 3 Sampdoria 0 4* 4 Cagliari 1* 0 1 Roma 1 1* 2 Sampdoria 1* 0 1 Bottom left bracket no 2 2 y Messina (2) 2(3)* Vicenza(2) 2(4) Albinoleffe(2) 0 Bari(2) 1* Bologna(2) 2* Modena(2) 1 Mantova(2) 0 Triestina(2) 1* Vicenza 0 Bari 2* Bologna 1(3)* Triestina 1(4) Bari 0* Udinese 3 Triestina 0(2) Catania 0(4)* Palermo 0* 0 0 Udinese 0 1* 1 Milan 1* 1 2 Catania 2 1* 3 Udinese 3* 1 4 Catania (a) 2 2* 4 Top right bracket no 2 2 y Brescia 1 Pisa1 2* Napoli 4* Cesena 0 Ascoli 2 Avellino2 0* Genoa 2* Grosseto 1 Pisa 1 Napoli (aet) 3* Ascoli (aet) 3* Genoa 2 Napoli 1(4)* Livorno 1(3) Ascoli (aet) 2* Atalanta 1 Lazio 2* 1 3 Napoli 1 1* 2 Fiorentina 1 2* 3 Ascoli 1* 0 1 Lazio 2* 2 4 Fiorentina 1 1* 2 Bottom Right Bracket no 2 2 y Chievo 0 Ravenna 1* Piacenza3 2* Spezia 0 Ravenna 1* Piacenza4 2 Piacenza 2 Reggina 3* Juventus 3 Parma 1* Internazionale 4 3* 7 Reggina 1* 0 1 Empoli 2* 3 5 Juventus 1 5* 6 Internazionale 2* 3 5 Juventus 2 2* 4 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 2 / 1 y n y Semi-finalsApril 16, 2008May 7 and May 8, 2008 FinalStadio Olimpico, RomeMay 24, 2008 Roma 1 1 2 Catania 0 1 1 Lazio 0 0 0 Internazionale 0 2 2 Roma 2 Internazionale 1 Final 2008 Coppa Italia final Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1ITA Mario BalotelliInternazionale4ARG Julio CruzInternazionaleITA Vincenzo IaquintaJuventusITA Giampaolo PazziniFiorentina5ITA Alessandro Del PieroJuventus3ITA Francesco TottiRomaBRA ManciniRomaARG Ezequiel LavezziNapoliITA Maurizio DomizziNapoliBRA JedaRiminiITA Francesco ValianiRiminiITA Nicola PozziEmpoliITA Stefano GubertiAscoli References Category:Coppa Italia seasons Coppa Italia