2007–08 Juventus F.C. season

This is a list of Juventus' results during the 2007-08 season.

Juventus F.C.
2007–08 season
Chairman Giovanni Cobolli Gigli
Head Coach Claudio Ranieri
Serie A 3rd
Coppa Italia Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League: Alessandro Del Piero (21)
All: Alessandro Del Piero (24)
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Contents

Events

On 4 June 2007, Claudio Ranieri was appointed the new manager following the resignation of Didier Deschamps.[1] With the club back in Serie A, new signings such as Czech international Zdeněk Grygera, Portuguese midfielder Tiago Mendes and Sergio Almirón were brought in to strengthen the squad while promising youngsters such as Sebastian Giovinco, Claudio Marchisio and Paolo De Ceglie were sent out on loan or co-ownership deals.

Juventus finished third that season to qualify for next season's Champions League, their first participation in thos competition since 2005-06. Notable results included victories over rivals A.S. Roma, Inter, A.C. Milan and Lazio in the second half of the season.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Gianluigi Buffon
2 DF Alessandro Birindelli
3 DF Giorgio Chiellini
4 MF Sergio Bernardo Almirón
5 DF Jonathan Zebina
6 MF Cristiano Zanetti
7 MF Hasan Salihamidžić
8 MF Mauro Camoranesi
9 FW Vincenzo Iaquinta
10 FW Alessandro Del Piero (captain)
11 MF Pavel Nedvěd
12 GK Emanuele Belardi
13 GK Jess Vanstrattan
14 DF Jorge Andrade
17 FW David Trézéguet
18 DF Jean-Alain Boumsong
19 DF Domenico Criscito
20 FW Raffaele Palladino
21 DF Zdeněk Grygera
No. Position Player
22 MF Mohamed Sissoko
23 MF Antonio Nocerino
24 FW Rubén Olivera
25 DF Guglielmo Stendardo
28 DF Cristian Molinaro
30 MF Tiago
31 GK Cristiano Novembre
32 MF Marco Marchionni
33 DF Nicola Legrottaglie
34 MF Cristian Pasquato
35 MF Simone Esposito
36 MF Luca Castiglia
37 DF Marco Duravia
38 DF Salvatore D'Elia
41 MF Nicola Cosentini
42 FW Ayub Daud
43 DF Lorenzo Ariaudo
44 FW Donato Bottone
45 FW Oussama Essabr

Starting 11

No. Pos. Name Starts
1 GK Gianluigi Buffon
21 RB Zdeněk Grygera
33 CB Nicola Legrottaglie
3 CB Giorgio Chiellini
28 LB Christian Molinaro
16 RM Mauro Camoranesi
22 CM Mohamed Sissoko
6 CM Cristiano Zanetti
11 LM Pavel Nedvěd
17 CF David Trézéguet
10 CF Alessandro Del Piero (Captain)

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 2007–08 Serie A

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Internazionale (C) 38 25 10 3 69 26 +43 85 2008–09 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Roma 38 24 10 4 72 37 +35 82
3 Juventus 38 20 12 6 72 37 +35 72 2008–09 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Fiorentina 38 19 9 10 55 39 +16 66
5 Milan 38 18 10 10 66 38 +28 64 2008–09 UEFA Cup First round

Updated to games played on May 18, 2008
Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Matches

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2007–08 Coppa Italia

Juventus entered tournament in 3rd Elimination Round

Single-game elimination, Juventus advanced to Round of 16.

Juventus won 6–5 on aggregate and advanced to quarter-finals.

Juventus lost 5–4 on aggregate and were eliminated from further competition.

Statistics

Goalscorers

Updated to games played 17 May 2008

Scorer League Cup Total
Alessandro Del Piero 21 3 24
David Trezeguet 20 0 20
Vincenzo Iaquinta 8 4 12
Mauro Camoranesi 5 0 5
Hasan Salihamidžić 4 1 5
Nicola Legrottaglie 3 0 3
Giorgio Chiellini 3 0 3
Pavel Nedvěd 2 1 3
Raffaele Palladino 2 0 2
Marco Marchionni 1 1 2
Mohamed Sissoko 1 0 1
Zdeněk Grygera 1 0 1
Cristian Molinaro 0 1 1
Sergio Bernardo Almirón 0 1 1
Jean-Alain Boumsong 0 1 1
Own goals 1 0 1
Total goals scored 72 13 85

Transfers

In

7 MF Hasan Salihamidžić (from Bayern Munich - free transfer)[3]
9 FW Vincenzo Iaquinta (from Udinese - for €11.3M)[3]
13 GK Jess Vanstrattan (on loan from Verona)
14 DF Jorge Andrade (from Deportivo La Coruña - for €10M)[4]
19 DF Domenico Criscito (from Genoa, co-ownership resolved in favour of Juventus - for €5.25M)[5]
21 DF Zdeněk Grygera (from Ajax - free transfer)[3]
23 MF Antonio Nocerino (from Piacenza, co-ownership resolved in favour of Juventus - for €4.7M)[6]
24 MF Ruben Olivera (loan return from Sampdoria)
28 DF Cristian Molinaro (from Siena, co-ownership resolved in favour of Juventus - for €2.5M)[7]
30 MF Tiago (from Lyon - for €13M)[8]
4 MF Sergio Bernardo Almirón (from Empoli - for €9M)[8]
31 GK Cristiano Novembre (from Fano)

Out

3 MF Alessio Tacchinardi (to Brescia)
4 DF Robert Kovač (to Borussia Dortmund - free transfer)
5 DF Igor Tudor (to Hajduk Split - free transfer)
8 MF Giuliano Giannichedda (to Livorno - free transfer)
9 FW Valeri Bojinov (to Manchester City - for €8M from Fiorentina)
9 FW Fabrizio Miccoli (to Palermo - for €4.3M)
13 DF Felice Piccolo (to Empoli - for €400,000)
14 DF Federico Balzaretti (to Fiorentina - for €3.8M)
14 MF Davide Chiumiento (to Luzern)
19 MF Matteo Paro (to Genoa - for €2M)
22 GK Landry Bonnefoi (to Dijon FCO)
23 MF Olivier Kapo (to Birmingham City - for €2.3M)
25 MF Marcelo Zalayeta (to Napoli, co-ownership - for €3M)
26 MF Manuele Blasi (to Napoli, co-ownership - for €2.5M)
33 DF Orlando Urbano (free agent)
38 FW Tomás Guzmán (to Piacenza)
— DF Daniele Gastaldello (to Sampdoria)
— DF Andrea Rossi (to Siena)
— MF Simone Bentivoglio (to Chievo)
— FW Michele Paolucci (to Udinese)
— FW Giuseppe Sculli (to Genoa)
— FW Rey Volpato (to Empoli)
— FW Andre Cuneaz (co-ownership to Cremonese, to Pistoiese in January)
— DF Jean-Alain Boumsong (to Lyon in January)

Out on loan

12 GK Antonio Mirante (on loan to Sampdoria)
15 MF Claudio Marchisio (on loan to Empoli)
29 MF Paolo De Ceglie (on loan to Siena)
38 MF Sebastian Giovinco (on loan to Empoli)
39 MF Samon Reider Rodríguez (on loan to Cecina)
44 MF Raffaele Bianco (on loan to Piacenza)
44 FW Davide Lanzafame (on loan to Bari)
MF Andrea Luci (on loan to Ascoli)
FW Riccardo Maniero (on loan to Ascoli)
MF Dario Venitucci (on loan to Treviso)
MF Sergio Bernardo Almirón (on loan to Monaco in January)
DF Domenico Criscito (on loan to Genoa in January)

References

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  2. ^ "Fan death causes Juventus v Parma game to be postponed". Daily Mail. 31 March 2008. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-550148/Fan-death-causes-Juventus-v-Parma-game-postponed.html. Retrieved 23 December 2011. 
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  6. ^ Juventus FC (2007-06-20). "Nocerino torna in bianconero" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2007-06-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20070625171520/http://www.juventus.com/it/news/detail.aspx?lml_language_id=0&trs_id=1203000&ID=11529. Retrieved 2007-07-04. 
  7. ^ Juventus FC (2007-06-20). "Cristian Molinaro è della Juventus" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2007-06-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20070625171439/http://www.juventus.com/it/news/detail.aspx?lml_language_id=0&trs_id=1203000&ID=11528. Retrieved 2007-07-04. 
  8. ^ a b Juventus FC. "Ingaggiati Tiago e Almirón" (in Italian). http://www.juventus.com/it/news/detail.aspx?lml_language_id=0&trs_id=1203000&ID=11539. 
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