2007–08 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
Entering the final week of play, the Senators needed three points in three games to guarantee a playoff position ahead of the Washington Capitals, who held an edge in a tie-breaker between the teams. In the first game, Montreal would defeat the Senators 3–0. According to The Globe and Mail, before the next game on April 3 in Toronto, Ottawa employed the use of sports psychologist Dr. Max Offenberger. The Senators defeated the Maple Leafs 8–2 and Antoine Vermette scored a hat-trick.


2007–08 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
Three of the Senators' goals were scored short-handed; it was the third time in franchise history that the Senators had scored three short-handed goals in a single game, with the two previous games being a 5–2 home win against the Florida Panthers on November 18, 2000, and a 7–2 road win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on February 2, 2006. However, they lost Alfredsson and Fisher to injuries, adding to Chris Kelly, who was already sidelined.


2007–08 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
The Capitals continued to win, and it came down to the Senators final game, on April 4 at home against the Boston Bruins, needing one point to clinch a spot. Despite a 2–1 Senators' loss that night, the Carolina Hurricanes fell to the Florida Panthers and the Senators clinched a playoff berth for the 11th-straight season.


2007–08 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
On April 6, the final day of the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins played the Philadelphia Flyers to decide the final seedings and lost 2–0, drawing the Senators as first round opponents. According to Phil Sheridan of The Philadelphia Inquirer, it appeared deliberate:


2007–08 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
"Two days after Double Clinch Friday came Letdown Sunday. Fans who filled the Wachovia Center expecting a fresh installment of There Will Be Blood got stuck watching Farce of the Penguins instead.


2007–08 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
No Sidney Crosby, not much effort. The Pittsburgh Penguins paid the Flyers a huge compliment yesterday. They made it embarrassingly clear that they preferred to face the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the playoffs. After skating through the motions of a 2–0 loss to Philadelphia, the Pens will indeed face the Sens."


2007–08 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
Excluding three shootout-winning goals, the Senators scored 258 goals during the regular season, the most among all 30 teams. They also scored the most shorthanded goals, with 18.


2007–08 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, Conference standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2007–08 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, Conference standings
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)


2007–08 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs
The Ottawa Senators clinched a playoff spot for the eleventh consecutive time (minus the lockout), finishing second in the Northeast Division, and seventh in the Eastern Conference. The Senators faced the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Quarter-final and lost the series 4–0. The result led to speculation in the media that Ray Emery's contract would be bought out and free agents Mike Commodore, Martin Lapointe, Wade Redden, Luke Richardson and Cory Stillman would not return for the 2008–09 season. GM Bryan Murray was given a public endorsement by Owner Eugene Melnyk and was expected to return for next season. On April 18, Murray confirmed to the media in an end-of-season press conference that Emery would not return: "My plan is not to have him back."


2007–08 Ottawa Senators season, Transactions
The Senators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.


2007–08 Ottawa Senators season, Transactions, Trades
Seventh-round pick in 2007 NHL Entry Draft (Torrie Jung)Seventh-round pick in 2007 NHL Entry Draft (Justin Courtnall)


2007–08 Ottawa Senators season, Draft picks
Ottawa's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.


2007–08 Owen Cup
Following are the results of the 2007-08 Owen Cup, the Staffordshire, England Rugby Union Cup played at Senior Level.


2007–08 PAOK FC season
The 2007–08 season was PAOK Football Club’s 82nd in existence and the club’s 49th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team entered the Greek Football Cup in the fourth round.


2007–08 PAOK FC season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 PAOK FC season, Transfers
1 On 18 June 2007 become president. 2 On 6 January 2008, Vryzas played his last game. On 8 January 2008, Vryzas was officially appointed as the Technical Director of PAOK FC. He joined the club's board along with former teammate and current chairman of the club, Theodoros Zagorakis.


2007–08 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Squad statistics
Appearances denote players in the starting lineup, with the numbers in parentheses denoting appearances as substitute.


2007–08 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Only competitive matches Ordered by ,   and   = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card. 0 shown as blank


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup
The 2007–08 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup or known as the 2007–08 Smart PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the first conference of the 2007–08 PBA season. The tournament was formally opened on October 14, 2007 and ended on March 2, 2008. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup
The winner will receive the Jun Bernardino Trophy. The Sta. Lucia Realtors needed the maximum seven games to defeat the #1 seed Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants to win their first All-Filipino conference championship.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, Wildcard phase, Second round
Coca-Cola and Talk 'N Text met in the first wildcard round, with the two teams making a mid-season trade, with Asi Taulava going to the Tigers while Ali Peek and draft picks going to the Phone Pals. Coke, which had previously denied the Phone Pals of a playoff for the last quarterfinal berth by winning their last elimination round game 2 days earlier, started out strong; the Phone Pals failed to answer to the challenge as they were beaten by the #9 seeds.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, Wildcard phase, Second round
Air21 on the other hand faced defending champions Barangay Ginebra Kings, which were decimated by injuries to Billy Mamaril, Mark Caguioa and personal commitments by Rudy Hatfield (Hatfield didn't return) early in the season caused several losses and they had to settle for a wildcard berth. Behind the shooting of team captain Wynne Arboleda, Air21 raced to an early lead. Ginebra cut down the deficit, but while Caguioa was on a fastbreak attempt, Niño Canaleta blocked his shot that virtually ended Ginebra's title defense.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, Wildcard phase, Second round
On the final wildcard game, Arboleda wasn't able to sustain his shooting as Taulava and Mark Telan had career games to advance to the quarterfinals to face the Alaska Aces.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, Quarterfinals, (3) Alaska vs. (9) Coca-Cola
Elimination round games: Alaska won both games, 117-106 and 98-94.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, Quarterfinals, (3) Alaska vs. (9) Coca-Cola
Alaska ended Coca-Cola's run as the worst-seeded wildcard winner as they were eliminated by the #3 seed. Reigning Most Valuable Player Willie Miller made short work of the Tigers backcourt as Joachim Thoss overran the potent Coke frontcourt by converting outside shots.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, Quarterfinals, (4) Red Bull vs. (5) Magnolia
Elimination round games: Red Bull won both games, 94-88 and 107-95.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, Quarterfinals, (4) Red Bull vs. (5) Magnolia
Magnolia and Red Bull renewed their playoffs rivalry with Red Bull forcing the upset, as Magnolia was rated as the top team during the preseason, with Red Bull being decimated by one-sided trades (ironically to Magnolia). Cyrus Baguio had a coming-out party as he scored a career-high 31 points to win Game 1 for the Bulls. Junthy Valenzuela outplayed former Red Bull players Lordy Tugade and Enrico Villanueva to sweep the Beverage Masters.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (1) Purefoods vs. (4) Red Bull
Elimination round games: Red Bull won both games, 87-74 and 97-84.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (1) Purefoods vs. (4) Red Bull
Purefoods, owing to a couple of weeks' rest blew out Red Bull which had defeated last season's finalists in Game 1. However, Red Bull came back in Game 2 to put up a defensive stand in the fourth quarter to tie the series, 2-2. Team captain Junthy Valenzuela kept the Giants at bay when they were making a run in the final minutes, scoring 2 crucial baskets. Purefoods then did their own pull-away at Game 3, crashing the boards at will; Marc Pingris rebounded a career-high 19 boards.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (1) Purefoods vs. (4) Red Bull
With a 1-3 series deficit looming, Red Bull again kept a pace with Purefoods in Game 4; however James Yap injured his groin in the first quarter after scoring ten points and didn't return. Purefoods managed to hold-off Red Bull until Cyrus Baguio drove to the basket after a pick-and-roll for an unmolested lay-up to tie the game 86-all. Peter June Simon missed his baseline jumper as time ran out to force overtime. In the extra period, Red Bull made an 11-2 run care of three pointers from Celino Cruz and Francis Adriano to tie the series once again.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (1) Purefoods vs. (4) Red Bull
After the injury to Yap, Purefoods coach Ryan Gregorio announced prior to Game 5 that Yap would be day-to-day. However, Yap started on Game 5 and Purefoods raced to a 40-17 lead after the first quarter. Red Bull crept up the lead and eventually cut down the lead to two with a minute to go thanks to a trey from Mick Pennisi. In the ensuing possession, Pingris was fouled on the act of shooting; Pingris missed both of his freethrows to give Red Bull another chance. After the time out and with both teams in penalty, Valenzuela was fouled. Valenzuela converted the first but missed the second, which led to a Kerby Raymundo rebound that sealed the win for the Giants.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (1) Purefoods vs. (4) Red Bull
Needing to win twice in a row to enter the Finals, Red Bull started Game 6 with a 20-1 blast that caught Purefoods flatfooted. The Bulls then cruised on, with Mike Hrabak and Pennisi shooting treys  to tie the series for last time, at 3-all. However, Purefoods started out Game 7 strong but the Barakos answered every Giants run to keep pace; however, thanks to misses from the perimeter by Red Bull and Purefoods' transition defense, the Giants were able to clinch their league-leading 12th All-Filipino Cup finals appearance.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (2) Sta. Lucia vs. (3) Alaska
Elimination round games: Sta. Lucia won both games, 94-88 and 101-96.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (2) Sta. Lucia vs. (3) Alaska
Unlike Purefoods which capitalized their long rest, Sta. Lucia had a rusty Game 1 that led to an Alaska blowout. However, Sta. Lucia then had their own blowout game in Game 2 to tie the series. Kelly Williams' dunk at the end of Game 2 was criticized by Alaska coach Tim Cone as a "lack of class".


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (2) Sta. Lucia vs. (3) Alaska
With her Cebuana mother watching, Williams had a 27-point explosion to pull the Realtors ahead, 2-1. Alaska then turned their offensive game going in Game 4 to tie the series with a 90-83 Game 4 win, leading by as much as 26 points in some stages before the Realtors staged a comeback to cut the lead to two points. Reigning MVP Willie Miller converted three-pointers when the Sta. Lucia came close as he matched Williams' Game 3 output of 27 points to lead all scorers.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (2) Sta. Lucia vs. (3) Alaska
The pattern of early blowouts then a furious comeback continued as Sta. Lucia held off Alaska to lead the series, 3-2. Veteran Paolo Mendoza relived his collegiate days as he scored 19 points mostly in the early going. John Ferriols and sophomore Aaron Aban then led another comeback by the Aces to cut down the lead to two. Alaska's Jeffrey Cariaso was ejected from the game after he was assessed with two technical fouls that led to a cold period between the two teams in the final 6 minutes. With the score unchanged, Willie Miller converted a three-point play to tie at 90-all but the Realtors then scored the last 5 points of the game to put them one step closer to their first All-Filipino conference Finals stint.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (2) Sta. Lucia vs. (3) Alaska
Like Red Bull, Alaska blew out their Game 6, with Miller and Tony dela Cruz each scoring more 20 points with 4 others reaching double figures. However, like Red Bull, they were closed out by the #2 seeds as the Realtors pounded on the end game, with Dennis Miranda nailing the trey that put the game out reach.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (2) Sta. Lucia vs. (3) Alaska
The franchise qualifies for their first ever All-Filipino conference finals stint.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, Broadcast notes
The Associated Broadcasting Company broadcast all of the games in Philippine TV. Their finals broadcasters are:


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, Broadcast notes
Furthermore, the ABS-CBN News Channel carried the Finals live overseas. Sports Radio 918 carried the games live on AM radio.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, Broadcast notes
Featured songs include "How Far We've Come" by Matchbox Twenty and "Shadow of the Day" by Linkin Park.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
The 2007–08 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup Finals is the best-of-7 championship series of the 2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The series is a best of seven affair and is the 94th championship disputed in the league. The teams competing are first-seed Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants and the second-seed Sta. Lucia Realtors. The Realtors are in their first Philippine Cup Finals stint.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 1
Purefoods and SLR engaged in a battle of attrition in the first three quarters but the Realtors pulled away late in the third quarter. Thanks to defense that led into transition offense, Kelly Williams collected 14 of his game-high 24 points to outscore the Giants 30-23 in the fourth quarter to claim Game 1.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 2
Just like in Game 1, Purefoods and SLR fought a close game until the fourth quarter when Sta. Lucia's younger players led a 12-2 run to close out the game; Joseph Yeo scored 16 while Miranda added 14 plus 6 assists.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 3
Purefoods found their finishing kick in the fourth quarter to prevent a sweep of the championship series to clinch their first win. With Peter June Simon being the third scoring option, Simon led the Giants through the third quarter with his outside sniping. James Yap and Kerby Raymundo finished off Simon's work in the fourth quarter. Williams got cold in the payoff quarter that prevented SLR's comeback.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 4
Prior to the game, Kelly Williams was awarded with the Best Player of the Conference Award, beating out Kerby Raymundo of Purefoods, Willie Miller of Alaska, Asi Taulava of Coca-Cola and Arwind Santos of Air21. Williams is the first Realtor to win the award


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 4
However, the award has a jinx in which the awardee will lose the game in which he was awarded. Sta. Lucia tried to prevent that as they led by a point after the first quarter in which Raymundo and  Pingris were assessed with two technical fouls each due to excessive complaining. Purefoods led by 10 thanks to a buzzer-beater by Roger Yap when the shot clock expired prior to half-time. Sta. Lucia closed the gap in the third quarter thanks to Nelbert Omolon's and Dennis Miranda's three-point shooting.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 4
With the two teams exchanging turnovers at the fourth quarter, the Giants seized the initiative when James Yap scored 4 points in the last 2:03 to break the last deadlock at 95-all; Yap scored a conference-high 32 points. Purefoods managed to hold on to tie the series 2-2.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 5
With both Yeo and Yap suspended, the two teams had less options for offense which led to the lowest scoring first quarter of the series. Purefoods opened the game on a better note, however, when they led by as much as 11 points in the first half.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 5
The Realtors crept back into the game thanks to points off Purefoods' turnovers. Simon got cold and Raymundo had a tough time against SLR's zone defense. With Sta. Lucia erecting a double-digit lead, Purefoods managed to cut to seven but Chico Lanete's turnover in a fastbreak attempt ended the Giants' hopes of a comeback.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 5
SLR had good games from veterans Dennis Espino and Paolo Mendoza who stepped up in Yeo's absence.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 6
Both Yeo and Yap returned from the suspensions in the pivotal Game 6; the TJ Giants are on a do-or-die situation while the Realtors can clinch the title with a win.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 6
The teams took the opening quarter strong but Purefoods pulled away after a tight first few minutes. SLR caught up with them at the second quarter but thanks to Purefoods' rebounding, they inflated their lead by up to ten points at half-time.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 6
The Realtors stepped their offense on the third quarter, even leading at some points. But James Yap scored 20 of his 30 teams in the payoff period to lead Purefoods into a Game 7. Williams had a lackluster offensive game although he grabbed 17 rebounds; but it was Marc Pingris who grabbed the most boards, with a series high 21 rebounds.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 7
With the Araneta Coliseum unavailable for February 29 due to a Ne-Yo concert, the final game was conducted on March 2. YouTube singing sensation Charice Pempengco sang the national anthem prior the game.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 7
Sta. Lucia started with a 6-1 blast but Purefoods caught up with them and took the lead at the end of the first quarter. Sta. Lucia and the TJ Giants kept it close as neither team led by more than double figures by half-time. When the third quarter started, Sta. Lucia ignited a run that saw their lead reach 10 points; Simon then led the comeback for Purefoods as the Giants caught up once again to arrange a close fourth quarter.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 7
The game was close until the seven-minute mark when Ryan Reyes scored a three-point field goal; James Yap, not to be outdone, shot a trey but it rattled out of rim. The #1 draft pick on the 1995 PBA Draft Dennis Espino then led the 13-2 run as Purefoods' outside shots rattled in-and-out of the rim for a Sta. Lucia pull-away. Giants coach Ryan Gregorio used up all of his timeouts but the Realtors managed to convert their inside jumpers. Espino scored 10 points in the fourth quarter to prevent a Purefoods incursion to assure the Sta. Lucia franchise their first Philippine Cup championship and their second championship overall. Espino was adjudged as the Finals MVP.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Suspensions and other issues, James Yap suspension
With Game 3 already decided, James Yap committed a flagrant foul (penalty 1) against Joseph Yeo. Yeo was driving to the basket when he passed the ball to a teammate; after that, Yap slapped Yeo in the face to mete a flagrant foul. Commissioner Sonny Barrios suspended Yap for a game and fined the 2005-06 MVP P20,000. Purefoods coach Ryan Gregorio remarked it as a "damning decision" while Realtors coach Boyet Fernandez said it was a "big boost" for his team. Yap served his suspension at Game 5 since notification to Gregorio arrived in the late evening.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Suspensions and other issues, James Yap suspension
In a related event, Purefoods alternate governor Rene Pardo resigned as chairman of the PBA ethics committee as a direct offshoot of the team’s disgruntlement on the way Barrios handled the James Yap case. Pardo said that, Barrios, who suspended Yap on the same day the commissioner met with some top Sta. Lucia officials at the EDSA Shangri-la Hotel, "the timing was awful. It should have been with some sense of propriety that the lunch offer was turned down." Barrios on his part didn't see anything wrong with the lunch meeting since the meeting was done at a public place.


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Suspensions and other issues, James Yap suspension
Meanwhile, San Miguel Corporation pulled out their ads from the Associated Broadcasting Company (ABC)'s TV coverage. No reason was given. The league's technical head, Perry Martinez, went on an indefinite leave of absence after voicing his disagreement over Yap's suspension, due to "health issues."


2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Suspensions and other issues, Joseph Yeo suspension
With SLR on a fouling spree to conserve time on Game 4, Yeo committed a flagrant foul (penalty 2) when he hit Noy Castillo in the face. Yeo and Castillo then had a shouting spree before Castillo missed his two free throws. This would assure that Yeo will miss Game 5 along with James Yap.


2007–08 PBA season
The 2007–08 PBA season was the 33rd season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season was formally opened on October 14, 2007, at the Araneta Coliseum. The league started the season with the Philippine Cup, or the traditional All-Filipino Conference, while capping off the season with the import-laiden Fiesta Conference.


2007–08 PBA season
Renauld "Sonny" Barrios was appointed as commissioner while serving as an officer in charge of the league until a replacement for former commissioner Noli Eala will be found.


2007–08 PBA season
The first activity of the season was the 2007 PBA Draft last August 19 at the Market Market in Taguig.


2007–08 PBA season, Opening ceremonies
The season began on October 14 with the Magnolia Beverage Masters defeating the Air21 Express, 121-112.


2007–08 PBA season, Mid-season break
On March 20, Talk N Text traded franchise player Asi Taulava to Coca Cola in exchange for Ali Peak and 2nd picks for next season.


2007–08 PBA season, Mid-season break, PBA Ateneo-La Salle Showdown
A game was held for the benefit of the PBA Players' Educational Trust Fund at the Araneta Coliseum featuring players from UAAP archrivals Ateneo and La Salle. Studio 23 aired the event with ABS-CBN Sports producing.


2007–08 PBA season, 2008 PBA All-Star Weekend
The 2008 PBA All-Star Weekend was held from April 25 to April 27 at Bacolod, Negros Occidental. The winners were:


2007–08 PBC CSKA Moscow season
CSKA Moscow 2007– 2008 season is the 2007–08 basketball season for Russian professional basketball club CSKA Moscow.


2007–08 PBC CSKA Moscow season
The 2007–08 season for CSKA Moscow is the 73rd official season of CSKA. The club competing in:


2007–08 PBC CSKA Moscow season, Results, Results and schedules
Notes: Match-Match in season (number); League-FM:Friendly match, EL:Euroleague, SL:Super League, RC:Russian Cup, CBA:CBA Euroleague Challenge; Arena-A:Away, H:Home


2007–08 PFC CSKA Sofia season
The 2007–08 season was PFC CSKA Sofia's 57th season in A Group. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club have and will play during the 2007–08 season.


2007–08 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Players in/out, Summer transfers
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Players in/out, Summer transfers
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Players in/out, Winter transfers
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Players in/out, Winter transfers
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 PFC Cherno More Varna season
This page covers all relevant details regarding PFC Cherno More Varna for all official competitions inside the 2007-08 season. These are A PFG, Bulgarian Cup and Intertoto Cup.


2007–08 PFC Levski Sofia season
The 2007–08 season is Levski Sofia's 86th season in the First League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club has played during the 2007–08 season.


2007–08 PFC Levski Sofia season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 PFF League
The 2007–08 PFF League was the 4th season of PFF League, second tier of Pakistan Football Federation. The season started on 7 November 2007 concluded on 30 January 2008.


2007–08 PSV Eindhoven season
During the 2007–08 Dutch football season, PSV Eindhoven competed in the Eredivisie.


2007–08 PSV Eindhoven season, Season summary
The 2007-08 season was a turbulent one for PSV. Ronald Koeman left in early November to take charge at Valencia. Jan Wouters took charge as caretaker for the next month, before Sef Vergoossen was appointed interim manager for the rest of the season. Vergoossen guided the club to the UEFA Cup quarter-finals and won PSV's fourth successive Dutch title before stepping down at the end of the season.


2007–08 PSV Eindhoven season, Season summary
PSV were disqualified from the KNVB Cup after fielding Manuel da Costa, who was suspended.


2007–08 PSV Eindhoven season, Kit
PSV's kits were manufactured by Nike and sponsored by Philips.


2007–08 PSV Eindhoven season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 PSV Eindhoven season, First-team squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 Pakistan Premier League
The 2007–08 season is the 53rd season of Pakistan domestic football and the 4th season of the Pakistan Premier League and was held from November 1, 2007 to February 6, 2008 under the auspices of Pakistan Football Federation.


2007–08 Pakistan Premier League, Changes
Recently, the Pakistan Football Federation made changes to the league. It was announced that the league has been increased to a total of 14 teams with Habib Bank Limited, which was relegated after a winning 2 and drawing 6 out of 20 games in previous season, has also been given permission to field its team. Similarly, Pakistan Airlines, which had withdrawn its entry from the last year edition at the eleventh hour, will also feature in the coming event.


2007–08 Pakistan Premier League, Format
A total of 182 matches will be played at different venues in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Chaman, and Faisalabad. Peshawar, which was also under consideration to host few matches, has been left out of the venues’ list due to financial constraints. In Karachi, 65 matches would be held, Lahore and Islamabad have got 39 matches each, while Rawalpindi, Chaman and Faisalabad will host 13 matches each.


2007–08 Pakistan Premier League, Format
The winners will represent Pakistan at the 2008 AFC President's Cup. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the Pakistan Football Federation League and two teams (winners and runners-up) from Pakistan Football Federation League will be promoted for the 2008-09 edition..


2007–08 Pakistan Premier League, Format
The matches will be held at 13:00 PST and 15:00 PST respectively on home and away basis.


2007–08 Pakistan Premier League, Format
This season the winning prize will be Rs. 500,000, the runners-up team will receive Rs 300,000 while the third position holder will receive Rs 100,000. All matches are likely to be supervised by neutral referees.


2007–08 Pakistan Premier League, Season summary
The league title went to the final day of the season, with a match between Pakistan Army and WAPDA, with Army only needing a draw to retain their title, however WAPDA went on to win the match 2-1 after two goals from Arif Mehmood completing the comeback after being 0-1 down by a goal from Imran Hussain.


2007–08 Pakistan Premier League, Season summary
WAPDA won their second Premier League title and sixth top division title and became the first team to end a season undefeated.


2007–08 Pakistan Premier League, Season summary
Wohaib and Pakistan Railways were relegated to the PFF League and will be replaced next season by PFF League winners Pak Elektron and runner-ups Pakistan Steel.


2007–08 Panathinaikos F.C. season
In the 2007–08 season Panathinaikos played for 49th consecutive time in Greece's top division, Super League. They also competed in UEFA Cup and Greek Cup. Season started with José Peseiro as team manager. In summer of 2007 many players left the club including Igor Bišćan and Víctor Sánchez who hadn't fulfilled the expectations of Panathinaikos' fans with their performance. On the other end the return of Giorgos Karagounis after four years pulled the spotlight and considered one of the most important signings of the 2007 summer transfer window. Panathinaikos also signed Brazilian midfielder Marcelo Mattos from Corinthians, Dame N'Doye from Academica, Josu Sarriegi from Athletic Bilbao and some other players to help the team win its first championship in four years and celebrate the club's centesimal anniversary in the most appropriate way.


2007–08 Panathinaikos F.C. season
The championship began with Panathinaikos collecting seven points in the first three matchdays, having already played two derbies against Olympiacos (0–0) and PAOK (2–0).


2007–08 Panathinaikos F.C. season, Squad
As of 24 February 2008. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 Panathinaikos F.C. season, Squad, Squad changes for the 2007–08 season
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 Panathinaikos F.C. season, Squad, Squad changes for the 2007–08 season
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 Panathinaikos F.C. season, Squad, Squad changes for the 2007–08 season
Out on loan:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 Panonian League season
The 2007–2008 Panonian League Season was the third season of the league. The previous season ended in 2004, and the league was abandoned for some years. Unlike in the past, the teams came from only two countries - Croatia and Serbia. The season lasted from October 12, 2007 to February 15, 2008. There were no playoffs.


2007–08 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
The 2007–08 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League season, known as the Telikom NSL Cup for sponsorship purposes, was the second edition of the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League.


2007–08 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
The title was won by PRK Hekari United, who picked up their second title. The Golden Boot was won by Hekari's Kema Jack, who scored 15 goals, while the Player of the Season award was shared by Ian Yanum of Welgris Highlanders and Ila Ilaita Jr of Gelle Hills.


2007–08 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Teams
Seven teams entered the competition, an expansion from the previous season's five.


2007–08 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Teams
Earlier in the year, there had been interest from further clubs, with the most notable being PS Rutz, who had competed for several years alongside Rapatona in the Port Moresby Premier League. However, their participation eventually failed to materialise.


2007–08 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Format
In the regular season, each team played each other twice. The team at the top of the league after all matches were played was crowned 'Minor Premiers' and secured qualification for the 2008–09 OFC Champions League. At the end of the regular season, the top four teams advanced to a knockout competition, the winners of which were crowned Champions.


2007–08 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Summary
After a successful first season, the league secured sponsorship from Telikom before the season kicked off.


2007–08 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Summary
With an odd number of teams, fourteen rounds of action were scheduled, with one team taking a bye each round.


2007–08 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Summary
The season started on 10 November 2007, and Morobe Kumuls took an early lead after an opening day 3–0 victory over Hekari United followed by a 3–0 away win against newcomers Inspac Rapatona. Champions Hekari rather stumbled out of the blocks, following up their opening defeat with a 4–4 draw against newcomers Madang Besta, and thanks to a third round bye, they found themselves joint-bottom of the table after three rounds.


2007–08 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Summary
Ahead of the fifth round of action, Hekari United's match against Welgris Highlanders was postponed, as the Hekari players were unable to secure flights to the venue. With Rapatona winning their fourth match from five and moving top of the league, this left Hekari 8 points behind with two games in hand; however, the sixth round of fixtures saw Hekari defeat Rapatona 1–0 to drag them back into the top four. At the half-way stage, with Hekari still to play their postponed fixture, Gelle Hills, Morobe Kumuls and Rapatona were all level at the top with 12 points, with Hekari a further two behind.


2007–08 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Summary
With Hekari winning their re-arranged fixture against Welgris 2–1 on 19 January 2008, the champions headed into the second half of the season on top. However, they were unable to exact revenge on Morobe Kumuls in the first round of the second half, drawing 3–3 and surrendering their lead to Rapatona, who secured a 2–0 victory over newcomers Madang Besta. However, defeat for Rapatona against Morobe Kumuls the following week, and a 6–0 win for Hekari over Madang Besta, saw them re-take the league lead ahead of their bye week.


2007–08 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Summary
On 9 February, Gelle Hills, with their game in hand, rose to the top of the league by a single point after a 2–1 away win over Madang Besta. With Rapatona's form stuttering, the following weekend's clash between Gelle Hills and Hekari United would be crucial to deciding which way the Minor Premiership would fall.


2007–08 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Summary
Led by a brace from Kema Jack, Hekari secured a 3–0 away win against Hills, and that, combined with shock defeats for other title rivals Morobe Kumuls and Rapatona, saw Hekari two points clear and with a clear sight at the league title. They secured the title with one game to spare, winning all three of their remaining fixtures, while Gelle Hills held out for a 1–1 draw against Morobe Kumuls on the final day to secure second place. Rapatona earned just one point from their final five fixtures but still held on to their playoff qualifying spot in 4th.


2007–08 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Summary
In the playoffs, it would be Hekari against Gelle Hills in the final, as Morobe Kumuls defeated Rapatona in the third-place playoff. Hills succumbed to a sixth straight defeat to Hekari United, going down 3–2 despite a late comeback, handing Hekari their second league title.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
The 2007–08 season was French football club Paris Saint-Germain's 35th professional season, their 35th season in Ligue 1 and their 34th consecutive season in French top-flight. It was their 38th season in existence. PSG was managed by Paul Le Guen - in his first full season since replacing Guy Lacombe. The club was chaired by Alain Cayzac until Simon Tahar took over. Paris Saint-Germain was present in the 2007–08 Ligue 1, the 2007–08 Coupe de France and the 2007–08 Coupe de la Ligue. Last season's poor results prevented the capital club to participate in consecutive years in a European competition. Paris Saint-Germain's average home gate for the 2007–08 season was 36,947, the third highest in the Ligue 1.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
After a season marked by the violence between the fans and poor results, Paris Saint-Germain started the season with the prospect of regaining success and stability. Nicolas Sarkozy held a meeting with Frédéric Thiriez to discuss racism and violence in football. Michel Gaudin stated that measures against hooliganism had reduced racist incidents and that 300 known hooligans could be banned from matches. PSG maintained the services of key players such as Pauleta, Mickaël Landreau, Bernard Mendy, Sylvain Armand and Jérôme Rothen, as well as adding Zoumana Camara and Péguy Luyindula to their player pool. The club's shareholders decided to stick with president Alain Cayzac and manager Paul Le Guen. Alain Cayzac had pretty high ambitions and declared that PSG was on the course to achieve a much better season, also revealing what he expected from manager and former player Paul Le Guen:


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
I trust Paul Le Guen to find the solution that will make us win. Don't forget we endured a horrible last season. We suffered a lot and it has left traces. Anyway, I am convinced we will achieve a much better season. We are ambitious, even if we won't state that we will be champions. I am confident.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, News
Sylvain Armand extended his contract with Paris Saint Germain until 2011. The divorce between Paul Le Guen and Fabrice Pancrate was definitive. The player refused to participate during the pre-season and the LFP suspended his contract with PSG. Jérôme Rothen signed an extension to his deal with Paris Saint Germain and was now tied to the Parc des Princes until 2011. PSG officially launched , their very own web TV channel, only available over the internet.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, News
PSG.TV broadcasts exclusive content including: interviews with players, re-runs of classic matches, exclusive reports, press conferences, training sessions at the Camp des Loges and footage showing snippets of life inside the club. Francis Borelli, historic president of Paris Saint-Germain, died following a long illness. Two minutes of silence were observed at the Parc des Princes before a match against Rennes in his memory. PSG fans displayed a giant banner dedicated to President Francis Borelli: "25 years later it is Le Parc who bows before you President".


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, News
The banner referred to a memorable scene during the 1982 French Cup Final between PSG and Saint-Étienne. Francis Borelli rushed to the field and kissed the lawn of the Parc des Princes after Dominique Rocheteau scored an extra-time equalizer a few seconds before the final whistle to force a penalty shootout. Jean-Marc Pilorget transformed the match-winning penalty and gave PSG their first major trophy. Jérôme Rothen was named "Player of the Month" for September by the UNFP with 60% of the votes.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, News
Mamadou Sakho became PSG's youngest ever captain after wearing the armband on his league debut − aged 17 − against Valenciennes. Paris Saint-Germain fans clashed with police before the game at Auxerre. The fans had been waiting for the bus carrying the PSG players, which used another entrance. Paris Saint-Germain recorded their first victory away to Auxerre since 1999.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, News
Following their loss to Toulouse at the Parc des Princes during Week 18, PSG recorded their worst start to a season at home in their history and for the first time the club from the capital finished the first half of the league campaign without a single victory as hosts. Paris Saint-Germain recorded their first victory away to Saint-Étienne since 1994. PSG launched , the official website of the Parc des Princes. "Welcome to the Parc des Princes website !


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, News
To know all about this French monument, its history, its plans, and its news (sports, culture and promotional events) go into the pages of its official website, entirely devoted to the Paris stadium". Walter Butler, head of Butler Capital Partners, sold most of its shares to Colony Capital, which now owned 68% of the Parisian club. The group led by Sébastien Bazin in France became the majority shareholder of Paris Saint-Germain. Loris Arnaud signed a new two-year contract extension until June 2010. Guyanese singer Henri Salvador died in Paris aged 90.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, News
Supporter of Paris Saint-Germain since the early 1970s, Henri Salvador had four lifetime subscriptions at the Parc des Princes since the Hechter era. The club was in a bad financial situation and Daniel Hechter asked his friends to get their hands in their pockets. Hechter offered a lifetime subscription at Le Parc for all matches of PSG in exchange for 10,000 francs in donations. Henri Salvador took four. According to a survey made by magazine France Football, the Parc des Princes was the favorite stadium of Ligue 1 players. Paris Saint-Germain fans decided to protest against the club's poor form by boycotting the first 15 minutes of every home match since December to show their discontent.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, News
Alain Cayzac, president of Paris Saint Germain, resigned from his position after his team was thrashed by Caen, dropping deeper into relegation zone. PSG were going through their worst ever crisis with relegation to the second division looming. With four league games remaining PSG sat 18th out of 20, just above already-relegated Metz and three points behind fourth from bottom Lens. Several PSG players' cars were attacked by irate supporters, some of whom spray-painted threats on walls at the club's training ground at Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The club hired Michel Moulin as director of sport to work alongside Le Guen.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, News
Simon Tahar was appointed president of Paris Saint-Germain. Reading "Paedophiles, unemployed and inbred: Welcome to the Sticks", the banner was displayed at the League Cup Final, of which French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in attendance. As well as disbanding the "Boulogne Boys" - who are considered one of the oldest hooligan groups in France - an inquiry into finding and punishing those responsible was launched. Lens mayor Guy Delcourt wanted the match to be replayed after the racist banner incident. The match was not replayed, but PSG were fined and banned from the following edition.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, News
The measure was later overturned on appeal. Pauleta said goodbye to the Parc des Princes after PSG's last home match of the season against Saint-Étienne. PSG fans unfurled a giant banner dedicated to Pauleta: "Your name and our colors forever linked". Following their victory away to Sochaux, Paris Saint-Germain avoided relegation in the last match of the season and ensured their continuity in the top-flight. Pauleta, Portugal and PSG's all-time leading goalscorer, announced his retirement at the end of the season. The Portuguese striker, surnamed "The Eagle of Azores", scored 110 goals for Paris Saint-Germain. Pauleta was honored for his career achievements. Mayor of Paris Bertrand Delanoë awarded Pauleta the Great Vermeil Medal of the City of Paris during a press conference at the Hôtel de Ville de Paris. President Simon Tahar and sports councillor Michel Moulin resigned.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Kit
Nike manufactured the kits for Paris Saint-Germain and Emirates continued to be the club's main sponsor. Nike have been the official kit provider of PSG since 1989. Emirates has been a partner of the capital club since 2005 and the major shirt sponsor since January 2006.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Pre-season
Paris Saint-Germain opened their preseason campaign with a victory over Créteil. Pierre-Alain Frau was the star as he scored the first goal of the match, before assisting Diané for the second. Three weeks before the start of the Ligue 1 season, pre-season preparations seemed to be progressing perfectly for PSG as they ran out convincingly winners against Dijon. Pauleta and Frau opened the score in the first period, while David N'Gog sealed the victory in the very end of the match. "Les Parisiens" continued their preparations for the coming season with a new triumph over Troyes.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Pre-season
The only goal of the match was scored by the inevitable Pauleta just before the break. PSG suffered a narrow defeat, their first of the pre-season, at the hands of Tours. Paul Le Guen gave playing time to all of the group and seized the match to offer a few players from the reserve squad the opportunity to play with the first team. Paris encountered some problems against Greek side Aris, fourth in the Superleague Greece last season, but a surprising goal from Péguy Luyindula late in the match secured the victory.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Pre-season
Luyindula scored his second consecutive goal in the pre-season, from the penalty spot, to give PSG a narrow but significant victory over Egyptian club Zamalek. Invited by English club and hosts Arsenal, Paris attended the inaugural edition of the Emirates Cup. Despite another goal from Luyindula, the capital club suffered a narrow defeat, their second of the pre-season, at the hands of "The Gunners" in their opening match. PSG then stole the show against Valencia, scoring three unanswered goals, including Luyindula's fourth goal of the pre-season, and confirming that Paul Le Guen's squad was in tip top form just days from the start of the campaign.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain and Sochaux shared the points in a close encounter in Paris as neither side forced a breakthrough. A goalless draw at the Stade Félix-Bollaert saw Lens and PSG win a point apiece in a game containing few clear cut chances. PSG slumped to their first defeat of the season, a campaign in which they were yet to win, as Lorient stunned a packed Parc des Princes crowd with a comeback win. Paris Saint-Germain picked up a point after a goalless draw with Metz at the Stade Saint-Symphorien.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Ligue 1
A Pierre-Alain Frau goal three minutes from time handed PSG a precious point at the Parc des Princes as the capital club came back from a goal down to record yet another draw against Lille. Sylvain Armand and Amara Diané secured PSG's first victory of the season away to Le Mans. PSG and Olympique de Marseille played out a draw at the Parc des Princes as Djibril Cissé and Péguy Luyindula netted early goals.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Ligue 1
A goal each from Sylvain Armand and Amara Diané prove enough for PSG as they beat Monaco at the Stade Louis II, a late Jérémy Ménez free-kick nothing but a consolation for Ricardo Gomes' men. PSG fell to their second defeat of the season with a reverse to Bordeaux, Johan Micoud and David Bellion scoring the goals for "Les Girondins". A goal and an assist from former playmaker Jérôme Leroy condemned PSG to a third league defeat of the season as Rennes continued their impressive start.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Ligue 1
High-flying Valenciennes missed a golden opportunity to take fourth spot in Ligue 1 after being held to a goalless draw by struggling Paris Saint-Germain at the Stade Nungesser. Lyon overcame a spirited PSG side in the capital to extend their lead at the top of the table, Sidney Govou's goal the clincher.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Ligue 1
Two goals in the opening 20 minutes set Paris Saint-Germain on the way to three much-needed points at Strasbourg, a victory that lifted "Les Parisiens" well clear of the relegation zone. PSG were still waiting for their first home win of the season after they could only draw against high-flying visitors Nancy at the Parc des Princes. PSG lost away to Nice to relinquish the honour of being the last unbeaten team on the road in Ligue 1. The defeat saw Paul Le Guen's side slip into the relegation zone.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Ligue 1
A nightmare season continued in the French capital as a terrible defensive error from Ceará gifted Caen victory at the Parc des Princes and left PSG mired in the relegation zone after yet another shocking result. At blustery Auxerre, PSG recorded a fine win to move out of the bottom three, Péguy Luyindula heading home the game's only goal. Johan Elmander continued his fantastic scoring form with another two goals as Toulouse performed a textbook smash and grab at the Parc des Princes and took home all three points.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Ligue 1
A solitary Péguy Luyindula goal saw off Saint-Étienne, "Les Parisiens" surviving a first-half onslaught to steal all three points with a narrow victory. Amara Diané scored twice for PSG to record the club's first league home win of the season and leave Lens empty-handed in a one-sided encounter at the Parc des Princes. Grégory Bourillon's first-half own goal brought an end to PSG's resurgent run of form as Lorient claimed a deserved victory over Paul Le Guen's capital outfit at the Stade du Moustoir. PSG moved up to 12th in the Ligue 1 table with an emphatic win over relegation candidates Metz at the Parc des Princes. Lille and Paris Saint-Germain played out a goalless draw, a result that did little to ease both sides' relegation fears.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain and Le Mans shoot blanks in a tactical encounter at the Parc des Princes. Mamadou Niang was the hero for Marseille as the Senegal striker hit the winner in a victory over bitter rivals PSG at the Stade Vélodrome. A late error from Paris-Saint-German goalkeeper Mickaël Landreau gifted visitors Monaco a point at the Parc des Princes. A Wendel hat-trick blasted PSG away as Bordeaux hanged on to the heels of Lyon at the top of Ligue 1. Jimmy Briand inspired Rennes to a victory over PSG to ease the pressure on the Brittany team.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Ligue 1
Pauleta's late equalizer against Valenciennes kept PSG out of the relegation zone after yet another game in which good chances were spurned by Paul Le Guen's ailing side. Alain Perrin's Lyon romped to a win over relegation candidates PSG with goals from Fred, Sidney Govou and Juninho. Many PSG fans suggested that catch-up Ligue 1 game against Strasbourg was just as important to their relegation-haunted team as the League Cup Final - and sub Amara Diané's goal gave them a precious win.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Ligue 1
Nancy maintained their season-long unbeaten home run with a win over PSG, a Marc-Antoine Fortuné goal sending the League Cup winners to another league defeat. PSG remained in great danger near the foot of Ligue 1 following a home defeat to Nice, Bakari Koné and Ederson winning the game for "Les Aiglons" in the last eight minutes. Paris Saint-Germain's nightmare season in Ligue 1 continued, with Paul Le Guen's ailing side looking prime candidates for relegation after a hapless defeat at Caen. Amara Diané scored two goals as PSG beat Auxerre and kept alive their hopes of avoiding relegation.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Ligue 1
Toulouse's Mohamed Fofana denied fellow relegation strugglers Paris Saint-Germain a vital three points with a late equalizer. Jérémy Clément notched his first Ligue 1 goal of the season as Paul Le Guen's side mounted a second-half fightback against in-form Saint-Étienne and climbed out of the bottom three with just one game to go. Two goals from Amara Diané preserved Paris Saint-Germain's Ligue 1 status after a nerve-jangling encounter at Sochaux.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Coupe de France
Ligue 1 strugglers Paris Saint-Germain kick-started the New Year on a winning note in the French Cup. PSG, who have won the French Cup on seven occasions, got first-half goals from Clément Chantôme and Sylvain Armand for their victory over fourth division Épinal. Paris Saint Germain ended the French Cup dreams of fifth division Le Poiré-sur-Vie. Striker Amara Diané netted twice as PSG shrug off poor form to reach last-16. Paris Saint-Germain reached the quarter-finals of the French Cup thanks to two-goal hero Loris Arnaud, who found the net twice in a win over Bastia.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Coupe de France
After their magnificent victory over Marseille in the previous round, minnows Carquefou, from the French fifth grade, had the chance of another mighty scalp in the quarter-final, where they faced PSG. Carquefou's French Cup dream finally ended when Pauleta earned PSG a narrow win over the amateur outfit in the eagerly-awaited quarter-final clash between the sides at the Stade de la Beaujoire. Yannick Boli scored 12 minutes from time to give Paul Le Guen's PSG a narrow win over Ligue 2 side Amiens in the semi-final to claim their place in the French Cup Final at the Stade de France. Sidney Govou's extra-time winner gave Ligue 1 champions Lyon a narrow victory over PSG. Paul Le Guen's capital side dominated for long periods but it was Alain Perrin's men who lifted the trophy.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Coupe de la Ligue
Paris Saint-Germain cruised past Lorient and reached the last-16 of the League Cup. Young starlet David N'Gog scored his first two goals for PSG, while Pauleta pounced late on to seal the victory. Paris Saint-Germain at last treated their supporters to a home win when they defeated second division Montpellier. PSG goalkeeper Mickaël Landreau saved a Grégory Lacombe penalty in the 77th minute. PSG avoided a potential giant-killing at the hands of Montpellier as Pauleta moved level with former stalwart Dominique Rocheteau. The Portuguese hitman became the club's joint-highest goalscorer with goals 99 and 100.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Coupe de la Ligue
PSG met Valenciennes in the next round who made history by qualifying to the League Cup quarter-finals for the first time in the club's history. Ten-man PSG reached the League Cup semi-finals after smashing Valenciennes at the Parc des Princes. The capital club made it two successive home wins in a row as Amara Diané struck twice to ensure VA cound not find a way past a spirited and free-scoring PSG side in their League Cup quarter final. PSG were drawn for home advantage in the League Cup semi-finals as they hosted Auxerre.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Coupe de la Ligue
Paris Saint-Germain booked a place in the League Cup Final with a win over Auxerre at the Parc des Princes. PSG qualified for their fourth League Cup final in 14 years and reached their 13th domestic final. Goals from Mario Yepes, Pauleta and Bernard Mendy ensured a place in the final after AJA could only manage a late Julien Quercia effort and a helping hand from PSG goalkeeper Mickaël Landreau.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Coupe de la Ligue
The capital side faced RC Lens at the Stade de France and looked forward to a first domestic cup final since 2006 when they beat bitter rivals Marseille in the French Cup Final. Pauleta scored the opening goal as PSG clinched a dramatic injury-time victory over Lens to become the only club to ever win the Coupe de la Ligue three times. Substitute Bernard Mendy struck the historic goal on a fabulous night of action when he rolled the ball home from the penalty spot in the 94th minute after Lens captain Hilton had hauled down substitute striker Péguy Luyindula in the box.


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Start formations
Source: Squad stats and Start formations. Only competitive matches. Using the most used start formation. Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).


2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Other statistics
Source: Only competitive matches = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2007–08 Parma F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 Partick Thistle F.C. season
During the 2007–08 season, Partick Thistle participated in the Scottish First Division and finished the season in 6th place. They reached the Quarter Final of the Scottish Cup, where they took eventual winners Rangers to a replay. The season saw the return of former Jag David Rowson who played in 45 competitive matches, the most appearances for any player. This season was Ian McCall's first season in charge of the club as manager.


2007–08 Partick Thistle F.C. season, Team kit
The team kit for the 2007–08 season was produced by Diadora and the main shirt sponsor was Resolution Asset Management.


2007–08 Partick Thistle F.C. season, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 Persepolis F.C. season
This is a list of Persepolis F.C. 's results at the  2007/2008 Season. The club is competing in the Iran Pro League and Hazfi Cup.


2007–08 Persepolis F.C. season, Squad, Iran Pro League
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup
The 2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 25th season of Iran's Football League and seventh as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Saipa were the defending champions. The season featured 13 teams from the 2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup and three new teams promoted from the 2006–07 Azadegan League: Shirin Faraz as champions, Pegah and Sanat Naft. PAS Hamedan replaced PAS Tehran. The league started on 16 August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008. Persepolis won the Pro League title for the first time in their history (total ninth Iranian title).


2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup, Teams
Below is the list of coaches who left their teams after the start of the season.


2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup, Attendances, Average home attendances
Updated to games played on 17 May 2008Source: Notes:Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendancesPegah, Sanat Naft and Shirin Faraz played last season in Azadegan League  PAS Hamedan replaced PAS Tehran


2007–08 Perth Glory FC season
The 2007–08 Perth Glory FC season was the club's 11th season since its establishment in 1996. The club competed in the A-League for the 3rd time.


2007–08 Perth Glory FC season
The Glory finished 7th in the 2007–08 A-League season, making them the worst Australian team in the A-League, for the second consecutive season. Given the team's promising pre-season performances, expectations at the club were to achieve a top 4 finish, or to at least significantly improve over the performance in the previous A-League season. After a poor start to the season, without a win after the first 11 games and Glory winless for 18 consecutive A-League matches, coach Ron Smith departed and assistant coach, David Mitchell took over for the rest of the season. After 2 wins from his first 4 games in charge, Mitchell was rewarded by having his contract extended till the end of the 2008-09 Season.


2007–08 Perth Glory FC season, Players, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 Perth Glory FC season, Friendlies
Perth Glory began their pre-season with three preseason friendlies in Malaysia. Firstly the team defeated Selangor PKNS 3-0 with goals to David Tarka, Naum Sekulovski and Anthony Danze. Perth then moved on to sweep Perak FA 4-0 with a brace to both Nikita Rukavytsya and Jamie Harnwell. Finally, Perth defeated Penang FA 5-1 with another brace to Rukavytsya and goals to Nick Rizzo, Danze and Mate Dragičević.


2007–08 Perth Glory FC season, Friendlies
Following the tour of Malaysia, the Perth Glory squad was hit hard by injuries and illness, ahead of a planned series of games against Football West State League sides. Nikolai Topor-Stanley was granted leave due to personal issues, while Mate Dragičević was forced to return to Croatia as a result of visa complications. With only twelve players to call on, Perth Glory succumbed to a 2-1 defeat to Perth SC, with Rukavytsya scoring early in the second half. Perth Glory postponed the remaining friendlies, citing the depletion of their playing stocks.


2007–08 Perth Glory FC season, Pre-Season Cup
Perth Glory began their Pre-Season Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over Newcastle Jets. Jamie Harnwell scored in the second half. However, Perth's injury problems were compounded with Anthony Danze and David Micevski the latest players to be put out of action. Perth Glory rushed to sign Mitchell Prentice ahead of the match in order to boost their playing stocks.


2007–08 Perth Glory FC season, Pre-Season Cup
The following week, Perth Glory drew 1-1 with Adelaide United. Nikita Rukavytsya scored in the 53rd minute after being played through by a Jamie Harnwell backheel. Cássio equalised in the 60th minute via a well-taken freekick. Hayden Foxe and Nikolai Topor-Stanley made their debuts for the Glory, with Foxe substituted in the 73rd minute due to a minor knee complaint.


2007–08 Perth Glory FC season, Pre-Season Cup
In the third round Perth Glory staged a come-from-behind victory over Melbourne Victory to win 2-1 in Darwin. Nikita Rukavytsya and Jamie Harnwell were the goalscorers. Perth Glory finished equal with Adelaide United on points and second in the group due to goal difference, despite winning the most games in the group.


2007–08 Perth Glory FC season, Pre-Season Cup
Perth Glory progressed to the pre-season grand final with a 2-3 away victory to the Central Coast Mariners. Dragicevic opened the scoring for the Glory, with Nick Mrdja equalising before half-time. Goals to Bertos and Tarka in the second half sealed the victory for the Glory, with Sasho Petrovski scoring a consolation goal deep in injury time.


2007–08 Perth Glory FC season, Pre-Season Cup
Once again forced to travel interstate, Perth Glory lost the pre-season cup grand final to Adelaide United. Perth led at half-time through a Leo Bertos strike, but second half goals to Cássio and Bruce Djite saw Adelaide take the pre-season cup.


2007–08 Peterborough United F.C. season
During the 2007–08 season Peterborough United finished as runners-up in Football League Two.


2007–08 Peterborough United F.C. season, Transfers
A transfer between 1 June 2007 & 31 May 2008


2007–08 Philadelphia 76ers season
The 2007–08 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 69th season of the franchise, 59th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Sixers finished the regular season at 40-42. In the first round of the playoffs, they lost to the Detroit Pistons in six games.


2007–08 Philadelphia 76ers season, Summary, NBA Draft 2007
On May 22, the Sixers were assigned the 12th overall selection in the NBA Draft Lottery. On June 28, The Sixers then used that pick to select  forward Thaddeus Young from Georgia Tech. The Sixers also held picks 21 and 30 of the first round that they received last season in a trade with the Denver Nuggets for Allen Iverson. They used these picks to select guard Daequan Cook from Ohio State and Petteri Koponen from Finland. In the second round the Sixers selected center Kyrylo Fesenko with the 30th overall pick. During the draft, Daequan Cook was traded to the Miami Heat for also recently drafted forward Jason Smith. Petteri Koponen was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for swingman Derrick Byars. Finally, Kyrylo Fesenko was traded to the Utah Jazz for forward/center Herbert Hill.


2007–08 Philadelphia 76ers season, Draft picks
Philadelphia's selections from the 2007 NBA Draft in New York, New York.


2007–08 Philadelphia 76ers season, Transactions
The 76ers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007-08 season.


2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 41st season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers went from the worst team in the league during the previous season to the Eastern Conference Finals, losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins in five games.


2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season
In June, the Flyers made a trade which sent the first round draft pick they had acquired in the Peter Forsberg trade (23rd overall) back to the Nashville Predators for the rights to negotiate with impending unrestricted free agents Kimmo Timonen and Scott Hartnell. Both were signed to six-year contracts.


2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season
Due to having the NHL's worst record during the 2006–07 season, the Flyers had the best chance to claim the first overall pick in the draft lottery. However, the Chicago Blackhawks won the lottery and jumped up to the first overall selection, relegating the Flyers to the 2nd overall pick. After much speculation as to whether the Flyers would trade the pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, the Flyers stayed put and selected New Jersey native James van Riemsdyk.


2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season
The Flyers wasted no time in addressing their free agent needs. On July 1, the Flyers signed Buffalo Sabres center Danny Briere to an eight-year, $52 million contract. Continuing to revamp their defensive core, defenseman Joni Pitkanen and forward Geoff Sanderson were traded to the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Jason Smith and forward Joffrey Lupul. Smith was named Flyers captain on October 1.


2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
The season began in the image of the Broad Street Bullies era, with multiple-game suspensions handed out to five separate players, the most serious being 20- and 25-game suspensions to Steve Downie and Jesse Boulerice, respectively, for two separate incidents. A 7–3 start in October and a 9–3–1 January run had the Flyers near the top of both the division and conference standings. However, a disastrous ten-game losing streak in February, reminiscent of such a streak the previous season, nearly derailed the Flyers' season. An 8–3–4 run in March coupled with two vital wins over the New Jersey Devils and the Pittsburgh Penguins over the final weekend of the regular season put the Flyers back in the playoffs as the sixth seed and set for a first round matchup with the Washington Capitals.


2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season, Conference standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season, Conference standings
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)


2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season, Playoffs
After taking a three games to one series lead over Washington, the Capitals won Games 5 and 6 to force a Game 7 in Washington. The Flyers won the series in overtime on Joffrey Lupul's power play goal. The Flyers then drew a matchup with the heavily-favored Montreal Canadiens in the second round. Despite being outshot the majority of the series, the Flyers upset Montreal in five games and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2003–04 to face the Pittsburgh Penguins.


2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season, Playoffs
Before the start of the series, the Flyers suffered a fatal blow when it was learned that defenseman Kimmo Timonen was out with a blood clot in his ankle. Coupled with a gruesome facial injury to Braydon Coburn in Game 2, Pittsburgh ran roughshod over the Flyers' depleted defense and jumped out to a 3–0 series lead. The Flyers won Game 4 at home to stave off elimination, and although Timonen returned for Game 5, Pittsburgh finished off the Flyers in five games.


2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 7, 2007, the day after the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 4, 2008, the day of the deciding game of the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals.


2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Free agency
The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).


2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Internal
The following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Entry Draft, signed to entry level contracts. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).


2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Departures
The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).


2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season, Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on June 22–23, 2007. The Flyers traded their original second, third, and fourth-round picks in three different trades.


2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season, Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL and the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL. The Phantoms, with Craig Berube returning as head coach, finished second in their division and won their first round playoff series against the Albany River Rats in seven games. They lost in the second round to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in five games. In their first and only season as the Flyers ECHL affiliate, the Nailers finished last in their division and missed the playoffs.


2007–08 Philippine Basketball League season, 2007 V-Go Extreme Energy Drink Cup
The Harbour-Philippine team bound for the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand, wrapped up their guest stint in the PBL with five wins and two losses against the seven regular ballclubs.


2007–08 Philippine Basketball League season, 2007 V-Go Extreme Energy Drink Cup
A unique phase in the tournament called the pool round, gives gasping squads a last shot at advancing to the quarterfinals. Top teams Hapee and Harbour Centre, along with San Mig Coffee were in Pool A. The four lower seeded teams are in Pool B.


2007–08 Philippine Basketball League season, 2007 V-Go Extreme Energy Drink Cup
Hapee Toothpaste, who advances to the best-of-three semifinals outright, remain unbeaten for nine games after winning over Harbour and San Mig Coffee in the Pool A round-robin.


2007–08 Philippine Basketball League season, 2007 V-Go Extreme Energy Drink Cup, V-Go Extreme Energy Drink Cup finals
Harbour ended Hapee's 12-game winning streak following a 73-59 victory in Game two and tied the series at one game apiece. The following day in the deciding third game of the best-of-three title series, Harbour Centre came back from 19 points down and forces overtime at 78-all, before winning, 94-88, as Batang Pier captured a record four straight PBL crown.


2007–08 Philippine Basketball League season, 2008 Lipovitan Amino Sports Drink Cup
Burger King was the former Mail and More while Noosa Shoes is formerly Blu Detergent.


2007–08 Philippine Basketball League season, 2008 Lipovitan Amino Sports Drink Cup
Burger King clinch the third semifinals berth by downing Pharex Medics, 77-71. San Mig Coffee claimed the fourth and last semis ticket by winning against Toyota-Otis Sparks, 68-64.


2007–08 Philippine Basketball League season, 2008 Lipovitan Amino Sports Drink Cup
Harbour Centre scored a 3-0 sweep over San Mig Coffee in their best-of-five semifinal series to advance into their familiar territory in the finals. Hapee Toothpaste sealed another championship rematch with Harbour by scoring a 3-1 series victory over Burger King.


2007–08 Philippine Basketball League season, 2008 Lipovitan Amino Sports Drink Cup, Lipovitan Amino Sports Drink Cup finals
Batang Pier made a huge 19-0 run in the second quarter to pull away in Game four and grab a historic fifth consecutive PBL title. League MVP Jason Castro was also voted the finals Most Valuable Player as he led the onslaught that gave Harbour a 41-26 lead over Hapee at halftime. Harbour won the last three games in convincing fashion after losing Game one by one point to the Complete Protectors.


2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes season
The 2007–08 Arizona Coyotes season began on October 4, 2007. It was the franchise's 36th season, 29th in the National Hockey League (NHL) and 12th season as the Phoenix Coyotes.


2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes season, Regular season, Conference standings
Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwestbold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner


2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes season, Playoffs
The Coyotes failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.


2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes season, Awards and records, Milestones
For the second straight season, the Phoenix Coyotes are last in revenue in the NHL, losing $300,000 a game, or $30 million this season. Phoenix has never had a money-making season since the franchise left the city of Winnipeg in the 1996–97 season.


2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes season, Transactions
The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.


2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes season, Draft picks
Phoenix' picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.


2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes season, Farm teams
The San Antonio Rampage are the Coyotes American Hockey League affiliate in 2007–08.


2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes season, Farm teams
The Arizona Sundogs are the Coyotes affiliate in the CHL.


2007–08 Phoenix Suns season
The 2007–08 Phoenix Suns season was their 40th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season was seen as the end of the "Seven Seconds or Less" era, after four-time All-Star Shawn Marion was traded midseason to the Miami Heat for big man Shaquille O'Neal. The Suns failed to advance past the first round of the playoffs for the first time since re-signing Steve Nash in 2004, losing to the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs in five games in the First Round, which led to the departure of head coach Mike D'Antoni. The Suns had the second best team offensive rating in the NBA.


2007–08 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason
Forward Shawn Marion was set to earn $36 million over the next two seasons, putting the Suns over the salary cap next season and fueling speculations that he, one of the key Suns, may be traded during the offseason.


2007–08 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason
On June 6, former TNT analyst and NBA three-point specialist Steve Kerr was appointed Suns' General Manager and President of Basketball Operations. Kerr is close to team owner Robert Sarver and University of Arizona head men's basketball coach Lute Olson (Kerr's college coach); Kerr was also a part of the Sarver-led investment group that purchased the franchise from Jerry Colangelo.


2007–08 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason
On June 28, 2007, Spanish guard Rudy Fernández was taken 24th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Suns, who subsequently traded the rights to the pick to the Portland Trail Blazers for cash. SF Alando Tucker of Wisconsin was taken with the 29th pick.


2007–08 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason
On July 5, 2007, the Suns came to an agreement with former Orlando Magic SF Grant Hill on a one-year $1.8 million deal with a player option for a second season at $2 million. In August 2007, Hill and his wife, R&B vocalist Tamia, purchased a home worth $3.78 million in the exclusive upscale community of Paradise Valley, adjacent to Scottsdale and home to several prominent local residents, including many star players for the Suns, Diamondbacks and the other local sports franchises.


2007–08 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason
On August 27, Maryland guard D. J. Strawberry (son of former Major League Baseball star Darryl Strawberry) signed a two-year contract with the Suns that included a guaranteed first year and a team option for the second season. Strawberry was drafted with the 59th selection in the second round of the 2007 NBA Draft; in the 2007 NBA Summer League he averaged a league-best 6.4 assists.


2007–08 Phoenix Suns season, Season
The Suns won at least 50 games for the fourth straight season and faced the defending champion San Antonio Spurs in the playoffs for the third time in four years. Even with the presence of Shaquille O'Neal who was traded to the team just before the All-Star break for Shawn Marion, the Suns were yet again eliminated, this time in five games. Just days after the loss Steve Kerr allowed Mike D'Antoni to pursue coaching positions elsewhere and he was subsequently signed as the head coach of the New York Knicks less than two weeks later.


2007–08 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions
The Suns were involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.


2007–08 Pirveli Liga
2007–08 Pirveli Liga was the 19th season of the Georgian Pirveli Liga. The Pirveli Liga is the second division of Georgian Football. It consist of reserve and professional teams.


2007–08 Pirveli Liga
Although reserve teams was allowed to play in the same league system, they are not allowed to play in the same division.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jamie Dixon, the Panthers finished with a record of 27–10 and made it to the second round of the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost to Michigan State.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season
The 2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's 41st season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Their regular season began on October 5, 2007, against the Carolina Hurricanes and concluded on April 6, 2008, against the rival Philadelphia Flyers. The Penguins looked to improve upon their progress in the 2006–07 season after being eliminated in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs by the Ottawa Senators. During the season, the Penguins wore gold patches with "250" on them, honoring the city of Pittsburgh's 250th anniversary in 2008.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season
Evgeni Malkin scored 106 points in the regular season, helping to offset the gap left while Sidney Crosby was injured. Goaltender Ty Conklin replaced Marc-Andre Fleury, who was also injured, to win 18 games. The team surpassed their record for total attendance, selling out all 41 home games for the first time in franchise history. The Penguins also participated in the AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic, which set the NHL single-game attendance record.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season
During the regular season, the Penguins finished second in the Eastern Conference, behind the Montreal Canadiens. With a 12–2 record in the Eastern Conference playoffs, the team eliminated the Senators, the New York Rangers and the Flyers, on their way to the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, the franchise's first in 16 years. The team was defeated in the Stanley Cup Final by the Detroit Red Wings in six games.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season
The Penguins' offseason activities began in May 2007, with the team naming Sidney Crosby its captain. At just 19 years old, Crosby became the youngest captain in NHL history. Crosby was named the first Penguins captain since the retirement of Mario Lemieux in January 2006; Crosby, Mark Recchi, Sergei Gonchar and John LeClair served as alternate captains after Lemieux's retirement. Veteran Gary Roberts was named as an alternate captain for the new season, joining Recchi and Gonchar. The Penguins also extended head coach Michel Therrien's contract through the 2008–09 season.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season
On September 17, the NHL announced that on January 1, 2008, the Penguins would travel to Orchard Park, New York to play the Buffalo Sabres outdoors at Ralph Wilson Stadium in the AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic. The event marked the first time a regular-season contest was played outdoors in the United States.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season
The Penguins began the regular season on October 5 visiting the Carolina Hurricanes. The team played their home-opener against the Anaheim Ducks on October 6 in front of a standing-room-only crowd of 17,132, the first of 41 sellouts over the course of the season. Through November 21, the Penguins acquired a record of 8–11–2, going 2–6–1 against Atlantic Division teams in November including a four-game losing streak, their longest of the season.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season
Following a Thanksgiving Day shootout victory against the Ottawa Senators, the Penguins won seven of the next eight games, including the franchise's first sweep of a Western Canada road trip. Beginning on December 23, the Penguins compiled a point streak of ten games, including eight consecutive victories, the longest winning streak for the Penguins in nearly ten years. In January and February, the team was 16–6–5, climbing the conference standings with the help of goaltender Ty Conklin and center Evgeni Malkin. During the final full month, in March, the team was 10–4–1, and 7–0–0 at home in Mellon Arena. The team concluded the regular season with a home-and-home series against the Philadelphia Flyers, with each team winning a game.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season
The Penguins suffered from several injuries during the season. Many of the injuries were long-term. By the end of the season, the team had missed a combined total of over 280 man games due to injury. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury sustained a high-ankle sprain against the Calgary Flames on December 6. Following the injury, Fleury was ruled out for six to eight weeks. The Penguins recalled Ty Conklin from the American Hockey League to serve as a back-up to Dany Sabourin on an emergency basis. Conklin started for the first time on December 20, winning the game 5–4 in a shootout. After winning his first nine starts and supplanting Sabourin as the starting goaltender, Conklin lost his first game, a shootout, on January 12 against the Atlanta Thrashers. Before Fleury's eventual return as a starter on March 2, Conklin recorded a mark of 17–6–5, while Sabourin went 4–6–0.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season
Crosby also sustained a high ankle sprain on January 18 against the Tampa Bay Lightning and was ruled out for six to eight weeks. Crosby returned on March 4, playing in three games before being removed from the lineup again on March 12. After missing the next seven games, Crosby returned against the New York Islanders on March 27, after missing 28 games. The injury forced Crosby to miss the All-Star Game, where he was the leading vote-getter for the second year in a row. Teammate Evgeni Malkin was selected to play for the Eastern Conference team in place of the injured Crosby.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season
Following the release of Recchi in early December and injuries to Crosby and Roberts (Recchi's replacement), Sergei Gonchar remained the Penguins' only active captain. The team assigned two new alternate captains, with Ryan Malone and Darryl Sydor serving during the injuries.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season
After the injury to Crosby on January 18, a makeshift line composed of Malkin, Malone and Petr Sykora, dubbed the "Steel City Line", helped sustain the Penguins' standing. Malkin scored 46 points during Crosby's absence.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Winter Classic
With an attendance of 71,417, the Winter Classic, held on January 1, 2008, at Ralph Wilson Stadium, surpassed the NHL single-game attendance record set on November 22, 2003, when the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Montreal Canadiens at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton before 57,167 fans in the 2003 Heritage Classic. The New Year's Day game between the Penguins and the Buffalo Sabres was broadcast nationwide on NBC in the United States, CBC in Canada, all Westwood One affiliates in the US and Canada and on XM satellite radio. The Penguins defeated the Sabres, 2–1, with a shootout goal from Crosby.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Fan support
On December 21, 2007, at a game against the New York Islanders, the Penguins tied a franchise record with 30 straight regular-season sellouts, dating to the second half of the 2006–07 season. The record was surpassed at the next home game against the Boston Bruins on December 23, with the 31st consecutive sellout of the regular season.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Fan support
On March 12, against the Buffalo Sabres, with a standing-room-only crowd of 17,132, the Penguins set a franchise record after selling out all 35 games to date, surpassing the record set during the 1988–89 and 1989–90 seasons when the Penguins sold out 34 of 40 home games. For the first time in the franchise's 41-year history, the team sold out all 41 home games, concluding with their Atlantic Division-clinching victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on April 2. At 17,089, the average attendance for a home game was greater than Mellon Arena's seating capacity of 16,940, causing the team's season attendance to exceed 100% capacity. The 67 consecutive sellouts attracted 888,653 total fans, a record for home attendance for the franchise.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Fan support
The March 27 game against the Islanders received a television rating of 10.7, the second-highest rating all-time for a Penguins game. The only game to draw a higher rating, at 15.9, was the comeback of Mario Lemieux against the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 27, 2000. The flagship station for Penguins television broadcasts, FSN Pittsburgh, had the highest-rated NHL broadcasts of any of the Fox Sports Net regional affiliates for the second year in a row.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Fan support
Strong support from fans continued into the playoffs, as the Penguins sold out their first two home games in 11 minutes. The team erected a 12 by 16 foot LED screen on the lawn directly outside Mellon Arena, allowing fans to watch all playoff games outside of the stadium, free of charge. A rally scheduled by Allegheny County executive Dan Onorato and Mayor Luke Ravenstahl took place in front of the Allegheny County Courthouse prior to Game 2 of the team's first-round series on April 11.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Fan support
The Penguins' third game of the playoffs attracted the third-highest regional viewing audience all-time for a Penguins game. The 4,200 tickets offered for the team's first two home games of Round Two sold out within 10 minutes. As the playoffs advanced into the later rounds, the team had growing support from players and coaches of other teams in Pittsburgh, including the Steelers and Pirates, and many of the players attended games. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin watched Game 6 of the Finals outside Mellon Arena, along with 3,000 other fans.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Fan support
Prior to the Stanley Cup Final, Mayor Ravenstahl led a rally in the city's Market Square, which featured chanting by the several hundred people in attendance; cooked octopus was also served by Wholey's Fish Market, in reference to the Detroit tradition of throwing octopi onto the ice. The team also opened up Mellon Arena for fans to watch away games on the JumboTron during the Stanley Cup Final; over 13,500 people attended Game 1. Fans who watched the three games played in Detroit raised over $85,000 for the Mario Lemieux Foundation for cancer research. The Penguins also ranked first in the league in merchandise sales.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Fan support
In an annual survey of over 80,000 fans conducted by ESPN The Magazine titled "Ultimate Standings: Fan Satisfaction Rankings," the Penguins ranked as the best National Hockey League team in terms of fan relations. The team also ranked third in that category, out of all 122 major sports franchises of the National Football League, National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and the NHL. In the overall standings, the Penguins ranked seventh in the NHL, and 24th of the 122 teams in all four leagues. During the 2006–07 season, the team ranked 11th in the NHL, and 35th overall.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Plans for the future
During the All-Star break, the league announced that the Penguins would open the 2008–09 season with games on October 4 and 5 against the Ottawa Senators at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. Also, the  New York Rangers would open against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Prague, Czech Republic. Later, on March 12, the league and the NHL Players Association announced that the Penguins would play an exhibition game against Jokerit of the SM-liiga, the top professional league in Finland, on October 2, at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Plans for the future
Progress was made towards the team's new arena on March 22, when the former St. Francis Hospital, across the street from Mellon Arena, was imploded. Following debris removal and site preparation, groundbreaking for construction began in the summer.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Season results
The Penguins clinched their second consecutive playoff berth on March 25 in a 2–0 victory against the New Jersey Devils and earned the second-seed in the Eastern Conference. Two years removed from their last-place Eastern Conference finish in 2006, the Penguins clinched the Atlantic Division for the first time ever, when they defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, 4–2. The division championship was the first for the Penguins since winning the Northeast Division in 1998. It was the best finish by the team since finishing second in the 1997–98 season. The 102 points the Penguins gained during the season was the team's fifth 100-point season. The Penguins raised banners for their top finish in the Atlantic Division and subsequent Eastern Conference playoff championship prior to the first Mellon Arena home game of the 2008–09 season.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Season results
This was the first time since the New York Rangers won the 1994 Stanley Cup that the Atlantic Division title was not won by either the New Jersey Devils or the Philadelphia Flyers.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Conference standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Conference standings
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Quarterfinal
The Penguins opened the playoffs against the seventh-seeded Ottawa Senators, in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal, a rematch of the previous season's first round matchup that saw Ottawa win in five games. In the opening game on April 9 in Pittsburgh's Mellon Arena, the Penguins defeated the Senators 4–0. In the game, Evgeni Malkin scored his first career playoff goal, Marc-Andre Fleury recorded his first career playoff shutout, Petr Sykora added a goal and Gary Roberts scored twice. In Game 2, the Penguins took a lead of 3–0 following a goal from Sergei Gonchar and two from Sykora.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Quarterfinal
The Senators came back to tie the game in the third period, before Ryan Malone scored twice to give the Penguins their second victory in the series. The Pens scored four unanswered goals from Maxime Talbot, Sidney Crosby, Jordan Staal and Marian Hossa to defeat the Senators 4–1 in Game 3, the first game in Ottawa's Scotiabank Place. Two days later, the Penguins managed to eliminate the Senators in four games, the only team to do so in the first round.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Quarterfinal
The team got goals from Malkin, Crosby and the series-winner from Jarkko Ruutu in the second period to defeat the Senators, 3–1. The Penguins were the first team to advance from the opening round. The series win was the team's first since the 2001 playoffs, and the first sweep of a playoff series in 16 years.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Semifinals
The Penguins began the Eastern Conference Semi-final against their Atlantic Division rival New York Rangers on April 25. The team overcame a 3–0 deficit to defeat the Rangers 5–4 in Game 1. Hossa tied the game 4:40 into the third period, and Sykora took the lead twenty seconds later. After Scott Gomez tied the game at four, Malkin scored the game-winning goal, deflecting a shot by Crosby with 1:41 left. In Game 2, Staal scored a powerplay goal to take a 1–0 lead.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Semifinals
In the last minute, Adam Hall shot the puck down ice, and it drifted into the empty net. Marc-Andre Fleury saved all 26 shots, and the Penguins took a 2–0 lead in the series. The Penguins entered Game 3 at Madison Square Gardens after going 0–3–1 in the building during the regular season. They led 3–1 after the first period, before Jaromir Jagr tied the game.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Semifinals
Malkin scored on the powerplay with 2:07 left in the second period to take the lead, and Malone added a goal in the third to give the Pens a 5–3 win, and a 3–0 series lead. The Penguins lost their first game of the post-season in Game 4 against the Rangers. Jagr scored in the second period, Brandon Dubinsky in the third and Jagr scored again on an empty net goal in the last minute to force Game 5.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Semifinals
In Game 5, the Penguins took a 2–0 lead in the second period after goals from Malkin and Hossa before the Rangers tied in the third. The game entered overtime, the first of the playoffs for the Penguins, where Hossa scored his second goal of the game 7:10 in. With the goal, the Penguins advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Final
The Eastern Conference Final began between the Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers on May 9. Malkin scored with 7 seconds left in the first period to take a 3–2 lead, and extended the advantage with a shorthanded goal in the second period, giving the Penguins a 1–0 advantage in the series after Game 1. In Game 2, Talbot scored to take the lead in the third period, and Staal added an empty-net goal to give the Penguins a 4–2 win and a 2–0 series lead.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Final
The win was the Penguins' seventh consecutive home playoff win, a franchise record, improving on a six-game streak in the 1992 playoffs. The Penguins also became only the fifth team to start the playoffs with a 10–1 record, and the first since the Detroit Red Wings in 1995. Game 3 saw the series move across the state to Philadelphia; the Penguins struck quickly with goals from Ryan Whitney and Hossa within the first eight minutes. Hossa added his second goal on an empty net to seal the victory.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Final
With the win, the Penguins become the first team since the 1983 Edmonton Oilers to start the playoffs 11–1. The Penguins failed to close out the Eastern Conference Finals with a sweep of the Flyers in Game 4, losing 4–2. The Flyers jumped out to a 3–0 lead in the first period. The Penguins fought back getting two goals from Jordan Staal in the third period, but Joffrey Lupul's second goal on an empty net sealed the win for the Flyers. The series returned to Pittsburgh for Game 5, where the Penguins won their eighth consecutive home game by a final score of 6–0, the Prince of Wales Trophy, and a trip to the Stanley Cup Final.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Final
The Penguins faced the Western Conference Champion and Presidents' Trophy winning Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup. The best-of-seven series began in Detroit on May 24, the first series the Penguins opened on the road. It was the third Stanley Cup Final appearance for the Penguins franchise, the first since consecutive victories during the 1991 and 1992 Stanley Cup Finals. The Red Wings made their 23rd appearance, and first since 2002. The series ended on June 4 with the Red Wings winning in six games.


2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Final
In game one at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena, the Red Wings opened scoring in the second period with a goal from Mikael Samuelsson before finishing with three goals in the third period from Samuelsson, Dan Cleary and Henrik Zetterberg, shutting out the Penguins 4–0. In preparation for Game 2, Head Coach Michel Therrien revised Pittsburgh's lines; the changes included starting Gary Roberts, who did not play in Game 1.