2007–08 Coppa Italia

2007–08 Coppa Italia

AS Roma players are given the trophy by Italian president Giorgio Napolitano after the final
Country	Italy
Teams	42
Champions	Roma (9th title)
Runners-up	Internazionale
Matches played	55
Goals scored	160 (2.91 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Mario Balotelli (Inter), Julio Cruz (Inter), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), 4 goals
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The 2007–08 Coppa Italia was the 60th edition of the 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 to be played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.^[3] For the fourth consecutive season, Roma and Internazionale were the finalists. Roma won the tournament by a score of 2–1 in the final.

The format of the 2007–08 Coppa, which was announced on June 28, 2007, is a major departure from the format used in previous years.^[4] The new format reduces the number of competitors to the 42 teams which will 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 will be as follows:

• First phase: one-leg fixtures
  • First round: The bottom 24 seeds (19–42) are paired
  • Second round: The 12 first round winners are paired
• Second phase: one-leg fixtures
  • 6 first phase winners and seeds 9–18 are paired
• Third phase: two-leg fixtures
  • Round of 16: 8 second phase winners are inserted into a bracket with seeds 1–8
  • Quarterfinals and Semifinals: Two-leg fixtures with pairings based upon bracket
• Final: one-leg fixture at neutral venue

Seeds in the tournament will be 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	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 Verona	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

Opening rounds

     indicates home team for one-leg rounds, or home team in each leg for two-leg rounds

Top left bracket

	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
	Frosinone	0
					Rimini	3
					Treviso	1			Rimini	2
	Lecce	2(3)
									Torino (aet)	3			Roma	1	4	5
	Treviso	2(4)
													Torino	3	0	3
																			Roma	1	1	2
																			Sampdoria	1	0	1
													Sampdoria	0	4	4
									Cagliari	2			Cagliari	1	0	1
									Siena	1

Bottom left bracket

	First elim. round				Second elim. round				Third elim. round				Round of 16						Quarterfinals
	Messina	2(3)
	Vicenza	2(4)
					Vicenza	0
					Bari	2			Bari	0
	Albinoleffe	0
									Udinese	3			Palermo	0	0	0
	Bari	1
													Udinese	0	1	1
																			Udinese	3	1	4
																			Catania (a)	2	2	4
													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

	First elim. round				Second elim. round				Third elim. round				Round of 16						Quarterfinals
	Brescia	1
	Pisa^1	2
					Pisa	1
					Napoli (aet)	3			Napoli	1(4)
	Napoli	4
									Livorno	1(3)			Lazio	2	1	3
	Cesena	0
													Napoli	1	1	2
																			Lazio	2	2	4
																			Fiorentina	1	1	2
													Fiorentina	1	2	3
	Ascoli	2
									Ascoli (aet)	2			Ascoli	1	0	1
	Avellino^2	0
					Ascoli (aet)	3			Atalanta	1
					Genoa	2
	Genoa	2
	Grosseto	1

Bottom Right Bracket

	First elim. round				Second elim. round				Third elim. round				Round of 16						Quarterfinals
	Chievo	0
	Ravenna	1
					Ravenna	1
					Piacenza^4	2			Piacenza	2
	Piacenza^3	2
									Reggina	3			Internazionale	4	3	7
	Spezia	0
													Reggina	1	0	1
																			Internazionale	2	3	5
																			Juventus	2	2	4
													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.

Semifinals and final

	Semifinals 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

References

1. Italian Calcio Blog: Coppa Italia Draw
2. "Orari TIM Cup" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti. 2007-08-09.
3. "TIM Cup – Sede di Gara Finale 2007/2008" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti. 2007-12-06.
4. La A parte il 26 agosto; Coppa Italia, finale unica, Kataweb. (Italian)