2007–08 UEFA Cup
The 2007–08 UEFA Cup was the 37th edition of the UEFA Cup, UEFA's former second-tier club football tournament. The final was played at the City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England on 14 May 2008 between Rangers of Scotland and Zenit Saint Petersburg of Russia. Zenit won the match 2–0, with goals from Igor Denisov and Konstantin Zyryanov, to claim their first UEFA Cup title. The first qualifying games were played on 19 July 2007 and the main tournament commenced on 20 September 2007. A total of 157 football clubs took part in the tournament (including its qualifying rounds).
City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 September 2007 – 14 May 2008 |
| Teams | 80 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Zenit Saint Petersburg (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Rangers |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 221 |
| Goals scored | 563 (2.55 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Pavel Pogrebnyak (Zenit Saint Petersburg) Luca Toni (Bayern Munich) 10 goals each |
Each European football nation is represented by a different number of its associate clubs, depending on the UEFA coefficients. Budućnost Podgorica and Rudar Pljevlja were the first teams from Montenegro to enter the competition.
The semi-final between Zenit and Bayern Munich was alleged to have been fixed. Both clubs denied the allegations, and the UEFA probe found no wrongdoing on either part.
Sevilla could not defend their title as they automatically qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League and also reached the knockout stage.
The tournament's top scorers were Pavel Pogrebnyak of Zenit Saint Petersburg and Luca Toni of Bayern Munich, each with 10 goals.