# 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.

## Events

* 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.

## Managerial changes

| Name | Club | Date of departure | Replacement | Date of appointment |
| Fernando Orsi | Livorno | 9 October 2007 | Giancarlo Camolese | 10 October 2007 |
| Massimo Ficcadenti | Reggina | 1 November 2007 | Renzo Ulivieri | 1 November 2007 |
| Andrea Mandorlini | Siena | 12 November 2007 | Mario Beretta | 12 November 2007 |
| Marco Giampaolo | Cagliari | 13 November 2007 | Nedo Sonetti | 13 November 2007 |
| Stefano Colantuono | Palermo | 26 November 2007 | Francesco Guidolin | 27 November 2007 |
| Luigi Cagni | Empoli | 26 November 2007 | Alberto Malesani | 27 November 2007 |

## National team

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | — |
Italy will continue their qualifying campaign for Euro 2008. They are coached by Roberto Donadoni.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | 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) | |

### Key

* H = Home match
* A = Away match
* N = Neutral site
* ECQ = European Championship Qualifier
* F = friendly
* EC (C) = European Championship - Group C match
* EC (Q) = European Championship - Quarter-final match

## Honours

| 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 |

## Transfer deals

* List of Italian football transfers 2007-08

## Deaths

* Erminio Favalli, 64, Juventus and Palermo midfielder.
* Adriano Lombardi, 62, Avellino defender and then manager. Killed by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.