2007–08 in Italian football

The 2007–08 season was the 106th season of competitive football in Italy.

Overview

Juventus will make their return to Serie A after being relegated to Serie B for the previous season for their role in the 2006 Serie A scandal.
Grosseto will make their debut in Serie B, the highest division in which the club has participated in its history.

June 28, 2007 - The FIGC announce that the Serie A season will begin on August 26, 2007 and end on May 18, 2008.
August 19, 2007 - In the Italian Super Cup, Roma defeat Inter 1-0.
August 25, 2007 - Serie B season begins.
August 26, 2007 - Serie A season begins.
November 17, 2007 - Italy book their place in Euro 2008 with a win over Scotland.
December 2, 2007 - Italy drawn into Group C for Euro 2008 along with Holland, Romania, and France
May 18, 2008 - Inter successfully defends their title in Serie A.
June 15, 2008 - Lecce joins Bologna and Chievo as the teams promoted to Serie A.
June 17, 2008 - Italy finishes second in Group C in Euro 2008 and qualifies for the quarter-finals
June 22, 2008 - Italy is eliminated from Euro 2008 by Spain.
June 26, 2008 - Roberto Donadoni is fired as head coach; Marcello Lippi returns to the position.

Name	Club	Date of departure	Replacement	Date of appointment
Fernando Orsi	Livorno	9 October 2007^[1]	Giancarlo Camolese	10 October 2007^[2]
Massimo Ficcadenti	Reggina	1 November 2007^[3]	Renzo Ulivieri	1 November 2007^[4]
Andrea Mandorlini	Siena	12 November 2007^[5]	Mario Beretta	12 November 2007^[5]
Marco Giampaolo	Cagliari	13 November 2007^[6]	Nedo Sonetti	13 November 2007^[7]
Stefano Colantuono	Palermo	26 November 2007^[8]	Francesco Guidolin	27 November 2007^[9]
Luigi Cagni	Empoli	26 November 2007^[10]	Alberto Malesani	27 November 2007^[11]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	12	9	2	1	22	9	+13	29	Qualify for final tournament	—	0–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–1
2	France	12	8	2	2	25	5	+20	26	Qualify for final tournament	3–1	—	0–1	2–0	2–0	1–0	5–0
3	Scotland	12	8	0	4	21	12	+9	24		1–2	1–0	—	3–1	3–1	2–1	6–0
4	Ukraine	12	5	2	5	18	16	+2	17		1–2	2–2	2–0	—	1–0	3–2	5–0
5	Lithuania	12	5	1	6	11	13	−2	16		0–2	0–1	1–2	2–0	—	1–0	2–1
6	Georgia	12	3	1	8	16	19	−3	10		1–3	0–3	2–0	1–1	0–2	—	3–1
7	Faroe Islands	12	0	0	12	4	43	−39	0		1–2	0–6	0–2	0–2	0–1	0–6	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Italy will continue their qualifying campaign for Euro 2008. They are coached by Roberto Donadoni.

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[12]	Competition	Italy scorers
August 22, 2007	Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest (A)	Hungary	1-3	F	Antonio Di Natale
September 8, 2007	San Siro, Milan (H)	France	0-0	ECQ
September 12, 2007	NSC Olimpiyskyi Stadium, Kyiv (A)	Ukraine	2-1	ECQ	Antonio Di Natale (2)
October 13, 2007	Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa (H)	Georgia	2-0	ECQ	Andrea Pirlo, Fabio Grosso
October 17, 2007	Stadio Artemio Franchi, Siena (H)	South Africa	2-0	F	Cristiano Lucarelli (2)
November 17, 2007	Hampden Park, Glasgow (A)	Scotland	2-1	ECQ	Luca Toni, Cristian Panucci
November 21, 2007	Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena (H)	Faroe Islands	3-1	ECQ	Benjaminsen(o.g), Luca Toni, Giorgio Chiellini
February 6, 2008	Letzigrund, Zürich (N)	Portugal	3-1	F	Luca Toni, Andrea Pirlo, Fabio Quagliarella
March 26, 2008	Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche (A)	Spain	0-1	F
May 30, 2008	Stadio Artemio Franchi, Siena (H)	Belgium	3-1	F	Antonio Di Natale (2), Mauro Camoranesi
June 9, 2008	Stade de Suisse, Bern (N)	Netherlands	0-3	EC (C)
June 13, 2008	Letzigrund, Zürich (N)	Romania	1-1	EC (C)	Cristian Panucci
June 17, 2008	Letzigrund, Zürich (N)	France	2-0	EC (C)	Andrea Pirlo (P), Daniele De Rossi
June 22, 2008	Ernst Happel, Vienna (N)	Spain	0-0 (2-4)	EC (Q)

Competition	Winner
Serie A	Inter
Coppa Italia	Roma
Serie B	Chievo
Serie C1	C1/A: Sassuolo C1/B: Salernitana
Serie C2	C2/A: Pergocrema C2/B: Reggiana C2/C: Benevento
Coppa Italia Serie C	Bassano Virtus
Serie D	Girone A: Alessandria Girone B: Como Girone C: Itala San Marco Girone D: Giacomense Girone E: Figline Girone F: Sangiustese Girone G: Isola Liri Girone H: Aversa Normanna Girone I: Cosenza
Eccellenza Regionale	See Winners
Italian Super Cup	Roma

^ Livorno sack Orsi Football Italia. Retrieved on December 9, 2007
^ Livorno turn to Camolese Football Italia.Retrieved on December 9, 2007
^ Reggina sack Ficcadenti Football Italia. Retrieved on December 9, 2007
^ Reggina call on Ulivieri Football Italia. Retrieved on December 9, 2007
^ ^a ^b Mandorlini out, Beretta in Football Italia. Retrieved on December 9, 2007
^ Cagliari sack Giampaolo Football Italia. Retrieved on December 9, 2007
^ Cagliari appoint Sonetti Football Italia. Retrieved on December 9, 2007
^ Palermo sack Colantuono Football Italia. Retrieved on December 9, 2007
^ Guidolin's back at the Barbera Football Italia. Retrieved on December 9, 2007
^ Empoli axe Cagni Football Italia. Retrieved on December 9, 2007
^ Malesani: Why I chose Empoli Football Italia. Retrieved on December 9, 2007
^ Italy's score given first
^ "E' morto Erminio Favalli" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
^ "È morto Lombardi. Ultima vittima della Sla" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2007-11-30. Retrieved 2008-04-18.