2007–08 Hamburger SV season
During the 2007–08 German football season, Hamburger SV competed in the Bundesliga.


2007–08 Hamburger SV season, Season summary
Hamburg improved to finish fourth, though they were 10 points off Champions League qualification.


2007–08 Hamburger SV 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 Hamburger SV 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 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team  represented the University of Hartford during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by second year coach Dan Leibovitz. The 2007–08 season was Hartford's most successful season in the division I era, finishing second in the regular season and reaching the conference championship finals. After the season assistant coach John Gallagher would leave Hartford to take an assistant coaching position at Penn, he would return to Hartford in 2010 as head coach.


2007–08 Hartlepool United F.C. season
The 2007–08 season was the 99th year of competitive football played by Hartlepool United Football Club, a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008.


2007–08 Hartlepool United F.C. season, Season summary
Having finished second in League Two the previous season, manager Danny Wilson led the club to a 15th-place finish in their first season back in League One, although they were only six points clear of the relegation zone in a tight division.


2007–08 Hartlepool United F.C. season, Players, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.


2007–08 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season
The 2007-08 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey team represented Harvard University. In the ECAC. the Crimson were undefeated. The squad went 22-0-0 and were the second team in ECAC women’s hockey history to finish the conference season undefeated. Titles for the Crimson women’s ice hockey team included the Beanpot, Ivy League, ECAC regular-season and ECAC tournament titles. The Crimson participated in the 2008 Frozen Four.


2007–08 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season, Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; GW = Game Winning Goals; PPL = Power Play Goals; SHG = Short Handed Goals


2007–08 Hazfi Cup
The Hazfi Cup 2007-08 is the 21st staging of Iran's football knockout competition. A record 103 clubs' entries were accepted for the competition. The tournament began on October 15, 2007.


2007–08 Hazfi Cup
The cup winner were guaranteed a place in the 2009 AFC Champions League.


2007–08 Hazfi Cup, Format, First stage
The first stage of the competition (first three rounds) consists of:


2007–08 Hazfi Cup, Format, Second stage
The second stage of the competition (rounds four onward) consists of:


2007–08 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
The 2007–08 season was the 111th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian, and their 25th consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, competing in the Scottish Premier League. Hearts will also compete in the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup.


2007–08 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Matches, Pre season
For the second consecutive pre-season Hearts visited Austria, although on this occasion the side also played four tour matches in Germany. Only one pre-season match was played in Edinburgh, a "glamour friendly" against FC Barcelona at Murrayfield Stadium, which attracted Hearts' largest ever attendance for a "home" match.


2007–08 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Transfers & loans
Several Lithuanian players left the club during the close-season, while two more Audrius Ksanavičius and Ričardas Beniušis arrived on loan from FBK Kaunas. Other summer signings included Rubén Palazuelos from Gimnástica de Torrelavega and Michael Stewart, who returned to the club after two seasons with rivals Hibernian. Scottish international goalkeeper Craig Gordon moved to Sunderland for £9 million in early August. This fee meant that Gordon was the most expensive Hearts and Scottish player ever, and the most expensive goalkeeper in British football history.


2007–08 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Managers
Just prior to the season's commencement Anatoly Korobochka and Stephen Frail were confirmed as the club's permanent coaching team.


2007–08 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Managers
After several other discouraging results, the Scottish media began to scrutinise why the team was not matching supporters expectations, with one particular area of interest being the coaching structure. As neither Korobochka or Bulgarian assistant coach Angel Chervenkov spoke fluent English, a translator was required to aid management and team communication, a situation Frail admitted was "frustrating" and "not ideal" after a 1–1 draw with Gretna.


2007–08 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Managers
Stephen Frail was appointed manager on 31 December following a difficult start to the season, although it was not made clear at the time that Frail would be manager until the end of the season.


2007–08 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Managers
On 22 May 2008 reports came out that caretaker manager Stephen Frail was on his way out of Tynecastle as he was not part of the new managerial structure at Hearts.


2007–08 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Season
Hearts began the season in a disappointing manner being defeated 1 -0 in the Edinburgh Derby with Hibernian.


2007–08 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Season
On 31 December 2007, Romanov announced that, following five successive defeats which saw the club fall to 10th (third bottom) place in the league, the club would be looking to appoint a 'British-style' manager who would have complete control over team affairs. Since then, Stephen Frail has been the caretaker manager, although it was not made clear at the time that Frail would be manager until the end of the season.


2007–08 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Season
Hearts were defeated 1–0 in the 4th round replay of the Scottish Cup by Motherwell after a 2–2 draw on 21 January 2008. Rangers defeated them 2–0 in the semi-final of the CIS Cup on 30 January at Hampden Park. Hearts then sold their top scorer, Andrius Velička, to Norwegian side Viking Stavanger on 26 February 2008. A 0–0 draw with Kilmarnock on 5 April 2008 meant that Hearts failed to make the "Top Six" of the SPL, for the first time since the split league format was introduced in 2001.


2007–08 Heineken Cup
The 2007–08 Heineken Cup was the 13th edition of the Heineken Cup, the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from the top six nations in European rugby.


2007–08 Heineken Cup
The start of the tournament was delayed because of the 2007 Rugby World Cup. After much doubt over the competition's future, caused by the threat of English and French clubs not participating, showdown talks ensured that teams from both countries would be competing in the 2007–08 tournament. The cup was won by Munster, who succeeded London Wasps as European champions after a 16–13 win over Toulouse in the final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.


2007–08 Heineken Cup, Italo-Celtic Playoff
The Italo-Celtic Playoff was a match played between the highest-placed Celtic League team not automatically qualified for the Heineken Cup and the third-placed Italian team to decide the 24th qualifying team. This year, the match was between Newport Gwent Dragons of Wales and Calvisano.


2007–08 Heineken Cup, Teams
Seven English teams participated, as an English team, London Wasps, progressed farther in the previous year's tournament than any French or Italian team.


2007–08 Heineken Cup, Teams
Four Welsh teams competed, as a Welsh team won the Italo-Celtic playoff.


2007–08 Heineken Cup, Teams
Other nations have their usual number of participants: France six, Ireland three, Italy two and Scotland two.


2007–08 Heineken Cup, Seeding and pool draw
Each of the six participating nations nominated a top seed:


2007–08 Heineken Cup, Seeding and pool draw
The draw then progressed as follows, with at no stage except the last a team being drawn into a pool containing a team from the same nation:


2007–08 Heineken Cup, Competition format
Ties between two teams are broken in the following order:


2007–08 Heineken Cup, Competition format
The quarter-finals are seeded from 1 to 8. The six pool winners receive the top six seeds, based on their point totals. The top two second-place finishers are seeded 7 and 8. The seeds of the qualifying teams are in parentheses next to their names in the tables.


2007–08 Heineken Cup, Pool stage
The draw for the pool stages took place on 20 June 2007 at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. The winner of each pool, plus the two best runners-up, qualify for the quarter-finals.


2007–08 Heineken Cup, Knockout stage, Final
The final was hosted at the neutral Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, and refereed by Welsh referee Nigel Owens. Toulouse kicked off and managed to regain possession. Toulouse dominated the early parts of the game, and although they missed a penalty goal five minutes into the game, scrum-half Jean-Baptiste Élissalde successfully kicked a drop goal after eight minutes to give them a 3–0 lead. Toulouse continued to dominate territory but Munster winger Doug Howlett made a break in the 29th minute setting up a ruck close to the Toulouse try-line.


2007–08 Heineken Cup, Knockout stage, Final
Munster number eight Denis Leamy then broke from a ruck and attempted to place the ball over the try-line, but lost it forward in the process. From the resulting scrum, Toulouse were pushed off their own ball and Munster gained possession from which Leamy scored. The try was converted by Ronan O'Gara to give Munster a 7–3 lead after 33 minutes. Three minutes later, Munster were awarded a penalty after Toulouse captain Fabien Pelous was caught not rolling away in the ruck. O'Gara kicked the penalty to extend Munster's lead to 10–3. On the 40-minute mark, Leamy was penalised for going into a ruck off his feet and Élissalde kicked the penalty to reduce Munster's lead to four points at half-time.


2007–08 Heineken Cup, Knockout stage, Final
Ten minutes into the second half, Munster centre Rua Tipoki threw a pass that would have given a try to Howlett, but the pass was deemed forward. One minute later Toulouse's Pelous kicked Munster flanker Alan Quinlan after Quinlan had stood on Pelous' hand. After the intervention of touch judge Nigel Whitehouse, Pelous was shown a yellow card for his part in the incident and sent to the sin bin for 10 minutes. O'Gara kicked Munster's resulting penalty to give his team a 13–6 lead after 51 minutes.


2007–08 Heineken Cup, Knockout stage, Final
Three minutes later, Toulouse fullback Cédric Heymans threw the ball into himself, then kicked ahead before collecting his own kick. He then chipped ahead which Toulouse's Yannick Jauzion kicked once more before wing Yves Donguy grounded the ball to give Toulouse a try. Elissalde converted the try to tie the scores at 13–13 after 54 minutes. Pelous returned from the sin-bin in the 61st minute, and four minutes later was penalised yet again for not rolling away in the ruck. O'Gara kicked the penalty which gave Munster a 16–13 lead.


2007–08 Heineken Cup, Knockout stage, Final
For most of the remaining time, Munster employed the pick-and-go technique, where the forwards would drive the ball from ruck to ruck in an effort to retain possession and use up time. Munster were penalised in the 78th minute after 17 phases of play; the ball was kicked downfield by Toulouse who counter-attacked. Munster turned the ball over, however, and won a kickable penalty with ten seconds left on the clock.


2007–08 Heineken Cup, Knockout stage, Final
Referee Nigel Owens stopped the clock until the penalty was taken; because of the risk of Toulouse recovering possession, the options of kicking for goal and kicking for touch were ruled out. Instead, Ronan O'Gara tapped the penalty and went into contact. With the ten seconds used up, the ball became unplayable in the collapsed maul, Owens blew the final whistle, and Munster had won 16–13.


2007–08 Heineken Cup pool stage
The pool stage of the 2007–08 Heineken Cup began on 9 November 2007, and was completed on 20 January 2008. Involved in the pool stage were the 23 clubs that qualified through their respective domestic leagues, and one that qualified via the Italo-Celtic play-off match in May 2007. The 24 teams were divided into six pools of four teams each, with each team to play each of the others in their pool once at home and once away. At the end of the pool stage, the winners of each pool advanced to the quarter-finals, along with the two best runners-up. The teams were then seeded, first by pool position, and then by points attained, in order to determine which teams received home advantage for the quarter-finals.


2007–08 Heineken Cup pool stage
The draw for the pool stage took place on 20 June 2007 at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.


2007–08 Heineken Cup pool stage
The 2007–08 tournament was the first in which no team had yet secured a quarter-final place by the end of Round 5.


2007–08 Heineken Cup pool stage, Seeding and runners-up
The winners of each of the six pools are seeded 1 to 6 first by points, then tries scored, and finally score difference. The runners-up are similarly sorted, and the best two are seeded seven and eight and progress to the quarter-finals alongside the six winners. The top four seeds are given home matches in the quarter-finals, with seed 1 playing seed 8, seed 2 playing seed 7 etc.


2007–08 Hellenic Football League
The 2007–08 Hellenic Football League season was the 55th in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.


2007–08 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division
Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:


2007–08 Hellenic Football League, Division One East
Division One East featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two clubs:


2007–08 Hellenic Football League, Division One West
Division One West featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:


2007–08 Hereford United F.C. season
The 2007–08 season was Hereford United's 27th season in the Football League and ended in the club winning promotion to League One, the third tier of English football, for the first time in 30 years.


2007–08 Hereford United F.C. season
It was Hereford's second season back in the Football League after nine seasons spent in the Conference. The previous season had seen Hereford finish 16th after a poor run of form in the final stages of the season. On the strength of this they were predicted to battle against relegation this season by most media sources. Only one member of the 2007-08 squad was purchased for a transfer fee, Ben Smith who was signed from Weymouth for £20,000 in January 2007.


2007–08 Hereford United F.C. season
On 26 April 2008 they secured 3rd place and promotion to League One.


2007–08 Hereford United F.C. season, League Two
(*) Gary Hooper got the final touch to the first goal although all major news sources credit the goal to Simon Johnson.


2007–08 Hertha BSC season
Hertha BSC's 2007–08 season began on 4 August 2007, with their DFB-Pokal match against Unterhaching, and ended 17 May 2008, with their Bundesliga match against Bayern Munich. They finished tenth in the Bundesliga and were eliminated in the second round of the DFB-Pokal.


2007–08 Hertha BSC 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 Hertha BSC season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 Hertha BSC season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 Hertha BSC season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 Hertha BSC season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 Hibernian F.C. season
Season 2007–08 for Hibernian could be split into three distinct parts: a great unbeaten start to the Scottish Premier League season that temporarily took the club to the top of the league; a terrible middle phase which saw a long winless run and the resignation of John Collins as Hibs manager; and, finally, a modest recovery under the management of Mixu Paatelainen, who was appointed in January 2008. This took Hibs into the top half of the SPL, but short of third place and the UEFA Cup spot, which was won by Motherwell.


2007–08 Hibernian F.C. season, Pre-season
Hibs started pre-season training at a training centre in Austria, where they worked with fitness coach Roger Propos. At the end of the week they played SV Vöcklabruck in their first pre-season friendly. John Collins used this game to experiment, using 21 different players as Hibs lost the match 3–2.


2007–08 Hibernian F.C. season, Pre-season
Returning to Scotland, Hibs played a friendly against Brechin, which they won 2–0 with goals from Abdessalam Benjelloun and Clayton Donaldson. Four days later, Hibs routed First Division new boys Stirling Albion 5–0. Hibs then played their third friendly in eight days at the Almondvale Stadium, where they left it late against Livingston. Hibs eventually won 2–0 through goals by Steven Fletcher and Merouane Zemmama, who scored on a rebound from a penalty taken by Ross Chisholm. Hibs rounded off their pre-season campaign with two friendlies against Premiership opposition, beating Bolton Wanderers 3–0 and Middlesbrough 1–0.


2007–08 Hibernian F.C. season, League season
Hibs got the season off to a dream start by beating Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts 1–0 at Tynecastle. Brian Kerr, who was making his competitive debut for Hibs, scored the goal in the second minute. Hibs continued their winning start to the season, coming from 2–0 down to beat Gretna 4–2.


2007–08 Hibernian F.C. season, League season
Hibs extended their unbeaten run with two draws, 0–0 away to Dundee Utd and 3–3 at home with Aberdeen. In the latter game, Hibs had to come back from 3–1 down after two clear mistakes by their goalkeeper, Yves Makabu-Makalambay. Hibs then beat Inverness 1–0 in their next game, during which Makalambay saved a penalty taken by Marius Niculae.


2007–08 Hibernian F.C. season, League season
Despite being unbeaten in the league, Hibs were expected to struggle in the next three games, as they were due to play both of the Old Firm. Hibs upset league champions Celtic at Easter Road 3–2, although they were aided by two clear errors made by Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc. Hibs then bounced back from their disappointing CIS Cup exit by beating Kilmarnock 4–1, mainly thanks to a hat trick by Clayton Donaldson. In the following match, Hibs beat Rangers 1–0 at Ibrox to temporarily go top of the SPL and extend their unbeaten league run to 10 games, including the last game of the 2006–07 season.


2007–08 Hibernian F.C. season, League season
Hibs then started a dreadful run of form by losing their next two games against Motherwell and St Mirren. After a 1–0 victory over Gretna, Hibs went on a run of 11 games without a win in the SPL. By the end of 2007, Hibs had fallen out of the top six. This slump prompted the resignation of manager John Collins in December.


2007–08 Hibernian F.C. season, League season
Mixu Paatelainen was appointed as manager on 10 January 2008. Hibs won their first game under him, defeating Inverness 3–0 in the Scottish Cup, but lost their first league game, 1–0 in the derby at Tynecastle. Hibs won four successive league games in February, defeating Gretna 4–2, Aberdeen 3–1, Inverness 2–0 and Falkirk 2–0. Hibs lost their next league game 2–0 against Celtic, but bounced back to win their next two games, 1–0 against Motherwell and 2–0 against Kilmarnock. This completed a run of 6 wins in 7 league games.


2007–08 Hibernian F.C. season, League season
Hibs lost their next two games to Rangers and Motherwell, but defeated St Mirren 2–0 in their last game before the SPL split. Hibs guaranteed a spot in the Intertoto Cup by finishing in the top six at the split. This was because Falkirk, the only other SPL side who applied to enter the competition, finished in the bottom half of the table and therefore could no longer overtake Hibs. Hibs were in contention for a UEFA Cup place at this point, but then only took two points from the five games after the league split and finished in sixth place.


2007–08 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish League Cup
Hibs started their defence of the CIS Cup with a 2–1 win over Queen's Park at Hampden. After the game, manager John Collins was quick to praise Filipe Morais, who scored the opening goal. They were drawn to play Motherwell at home in the next round. Hibs took the lead through an early goal by Clayton Donaldson, but Motherwell ran out comfortable 4–2 winners, ending Hibs' defence of the Cup and their unbeaten start to the season.


2007–08 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish Cup
Hibs progressed to the fifth round of the Scottish Cup after a 3–0 win over Inverness. Dean Shiels scored a hat-trick.


2007–08 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish Cup
They were then drawn against league leaders Rangers in the next round, and drew the first game 0–0 at Easter Road. Rangers finished the match with ten men after Allan McGregor was sent off for a professional foul on Shiels. The tie was replayed at Ibrox on 9 March, but Hibs lost 0–1 to a goal by Chris Burke while Hibs were temporarily down to 10 men due to an injury sustained by Ian Murray. Rangers again had a player sent off late on the match (Nacho Novo), but Hibs were unable to take advantage of the extra man.


2007–08 Hibernian F.C. season, Transfers
Hibs lost several key players in the 2007 close season. Star player Scott Brown was sold to Celtic for £4.4 million, while Chris Killen, Hibs' top goalscorer in 2006–07, also moved to Celtic. Ivan Sproule was sold to Bristol City for an undisclosed fee, estimated to be around £500,000. Defender Shelton Martis joined up with former Hibs manager Tony Mowbray at West Brom for £50,000.


2007–08 Hibernian F.C. season, Transfers
Hibs manager John Collins made several signings in an effort to replace those players. These included the Bosman signings of Brian Kerr, Clayton Donaldson, goalkeeper Yves Makabu-Makalambay and Republic of Ireland international Alan O'Brien from Newcastle. German youth international Torben Joneleit was taken on loan from AS Monaco. On the last day of the summer transfer window, Hibs signed striker Mickaël Antoine-Curier from FK Haugesund for a nominal fee.


2007–08 Hibernian F.C. season, Transfers
During the January transfer window, new Hibs manager Mixu Paatelainen strengthened the squad by bringing in defenders Abderraouf Zarabi, Ian Murray and Martin Canning. He also signed midfielder John Rankin and striker Colin Nish. Unlike most of the summer signings, all of the winter signings, except Zarabi, had significant experience of playing in Scottish football. David Murphy was the only major transfer out during the winter, joining Birmingham for a fee of £1.5M.


2007–08 Hibernian F.C. season, Player stats
During the 2007–08 season, Hibs used 30 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.


2007–08 Highland Football League
The 2007–08 Highland Football League was won by Cove Rangers while as Fort William finished bottom.


2007–08 HockeyAllsvenskan season
The 2007–08 HockeyAllsvenskan season was the third season of the HockeyAllsvenskan, the second level of ice hockey in Sweden. 16 teams participated in the league, and the top four qualified for the Kvalserien, with the opportunity to be promoted to the Elitserien.


2007–08 HockeyAllsvenskan season, Regular season
*Nyköpings HK was relegated to Division 1 due to no elite license. Huddinge IK took their spot for the following HockeyAllsvenskan season. * *Hammarby IF chose not to participate in the relegation round due to their financial situation. The club later went bankrupt in April 2008.


2007–08 HockeyAllsvenskan season, Relegation round
*Nyköpings HK was relegated to Division 1 due to no elite license. Huddinge IK took their spot for the following HockeyAllsvenskan season.


2007–08 Honduran Liga Nacional
The 2007–08 season in the Honduran Liga Nacional was the 42nd season in the top fight in Honduran football; it ran from August 2007 to May 2008. The season was split into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) which defined the 51st and 52nd national champions in the history of the league. C.D. Marathón and Club Deportivo Olimpia as winners of each tournament qualified to the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League.


2007–08 Honduran Liga Nacional, 2007–08 teams
Deportes Savio from Santa Rosa de Copán was promoted from the 2006–07 Liga de Ascenso.


2007–08 Honduran Liga Nacional, Apertura
The Apertura tournament was played from 11 August to 22 December 2007. C.D. Marathón captured its 6th domestic league.


2007–08 Honduran Liga Nacional, Clausura
The Clausura tournament was played from 12 January to 24 May 2008. C.D. Olimpia captured its 21st domestic league.


2007–08 Honduran Liga Nacional, Aggregate table
Atlético Olanchano made the fewest points in the aggregated table from both Apertura and Clausura regular seasons, thereby were relegated to the Liga de Ascenso.


2007–08 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso
The 2007–08 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso was the 41st season of the Second level in Honduran football and the 6th under the name Liga Nacional de Ascenso. Under the management of Emilio Umanzor, C.D. Real Juventud won the tournament after winning both the Apertura and Clausura seasons and obtained automatic promotion to the 2008–09 Honduran Liga Nacional.


2007–08 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso, Promotion
As winners of both Apertura and Clausura, C.D. Real Juventud obtained automatic promotion to 2008–09 Honduran Liga Nacional and no promotion series was required.


2007–08 Hong Kong FA Cup
The 2007–08 Hong Kong FA Cup was the 34th staging of the Hong Kong FA Cup. Citizen beat Wofoo Tai Po by 2-0 in the final and captured the FA Cup for the first time.


2007–08 Hong Kong FA Cup
The competition started on 23 April 2008 with 10 Hong Kong First Division clubs. Four of them took part in the first round to determine which team advanced to the quarter finals. From quarter finals onward, the cup competition was a single-elimination tournament.


2007–08 Hong Kong FA Cup
The competition was officially known as 2007/2008 HKFA Lanwa International FA Cup due to sponsorship from LANWA Group Company Limited


2007–08 Hong Kong FA Cup
Although all the matches before the final was held at the Mongkok Stadium, the final was staged at the Hong Kong Stadium on 18 May 2008. The final match was part of the fund raising charity activities for the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. All profits of the game was donated for the rescue and rebuild of Sichuan after the basic costs are deducted. Four matches was played in total, including three friendly matches and the FA Cup final. The friendly matches include 1) SCAA Veteran vs Happy Valley Veteran, 2) HKFA Invitation Team vs All Star Sport Association and 3) TVB Artist vs Ladies Star Team.


2007–08 Hong Kong First Division League
The 2007–08 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 96th since its establishment. The first match was played on 2 September 2007 with South China lost to Kitchee 1–2.


2007–08 Hong Kong First Division League
In this season, the First Division League was composed of 10 teams. Workable were  promoted from the Second Division while Eastern, originally demoted to Third Division League by rule, was invited by HKFA to play in the First Division League after securing sufficient sponsorship.


2007–08 Hong Kong First Division League, League table, Home matches only
Note: Here is the home stadium list of the teams:


2007–08 Hong Kong First Division League, Teams
The following 10 clubs are competing in the Hong Kong First Division League during the 2007–08 season.


2007–08 Hong Kong First Division League, Scorers
Only scorers with 3 goals or above are listed here.


2007–08 Hong Kong League Cup
The Hong Kong League Cup 2007–08 is the 8th staging of the Hong Kong League Cup.


2007–08 Hong Kong League Cup
The competition started on 19 January 2008 with 10 Hong Kong First Division clubs and concluded on 22 March 2008 with South China beat Kitchee by 4-2 in the final. South China won their second League Cup title.


2007–08 Hong Kong Second Division League
The 2007–08 Hong Kong Second Division League season was started on 8 September 2007.


2007–08 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
The Hong Kong Senior Shield 2007–08, also known as the 2007–08 HKFA Choi Fung Hong Senior Shield, is the 106th staging of the Hong Kong's oldest football knockout competition.


2007–08 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
The competition started on 22 November 2007 with 10 Hong Kong First Division clubs and concluded on 23 December 2007 with the final.


2007–08 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
Eastern captured their 7th title of the competition after beating Kitchee by 3-1 in the final. They qualified for the 2009 AFC Cup.


2007–08 Hoofdklasse
The 2007–08 Hoofdklasse season was competed in six leagues, three Saturday leagues and three Sunday leagues. The champions of the three Saturday Hoofdklasse leagues will face each other after the regular season for the Dutch national Saturday amateur football title, the champions of the three Sunday leagues will face each other after the regular season for the national Sunday amateur football title. The Saturday and Sunday champions will then face each other for the national amateur football title.


2007–08 Houston Rockets season
The 2007–08 Houston Rockets season was their 41st season in the National Basketball Association and 37th in Houston. The Rockets won at least 50 games for the second straight season and made the playoffs also on the back of a 22-game winning streak, the fourth longest in the history of the NBA. The Houston Rockets came into the 2007–2008 playoffs without Yao Ming, who was still injured. This injury contributed to the Rockets' elimination by the Utah Jazz in the first round (2–4). This was the second consecutive season where the Rockets' had their season ended by the Jazz. The team brought back Steve Francis, but his return was short-lived as he was active for only 10 games, starting 3 of them. It would be his last season in the NBA.


2007–08 Houston Rockets season, Draft picks
Houston's selections from the 2007 NBA draft in New York City.


2007–08 Houston Rockets season, Draft picks
In addition, Carl Landry was drafted as the 31st overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics with the first pick in the 2nd round. He was traded to the Rockets for a future second round pick.


2007–08 Houston Rockets season, Awards and records, Records
Starting with the 29 January 2008 win versus the Golden State Warriors, the Rockets won 22 consecutive games. The streak came to an end against the eventual champion Boston Celtics. The streak is the fourth longest winning streak in NBA history (the second longest at the time it was achieved).


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


2007–08 Houston Rockets season, Transactions
Houston will begin the 2007–08 season with recently hired Rick Adelman as the team's 11th head coach.


2007–08 Houston Rockets season, Transactions
Less than a week later, Scola signed with the Rockets. On 20 July guard Steve Francis signed a 2-year deal with the Rockets, after he accepted a buyout of the last two seasons of his contract, worth roughly $30 million from the Portland Trail Blazers. He is expected to compete for a starting job with Mike James and Rafer Alston


2007–08 Houston Rockets season, Transactions, Trades
On 14 June,  the Rockets traded Juwan Howard to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Mike James and Justin Reed.


2007–08 Houston Rockets season, Transactions, Trades
On 12 July guard Vassilis Spanoulis was traded to the San Antonio Spurs along with the rights for the 2009 second-round draft pick, for center Jackie Butler and the rights to Luis Scola a 2002 second-round draft pick, yet to play in the NBA. 24 Hours after this deal was made, Scola came to a "Basic Agreement" which could see him playing for the Rockets next season.


2007–08 Houston Rockets season, Transactions, Court Redesign
On 7 September, it was announced that the Rockets will debut a new court design for the 2007–08 season. The court design includes a lighter varnished wood inside the three point area, similar to the Seattle SuperSonics, while the rest are dark varnished wood. The color red will remain on the Rockets logo, and the script. This court design is similar to the Cleveland Cavaliers, New Orleans Hornets, Phoenix Suns, and Portland Trail Blazers in which most of the hardwood is exposed.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 2007–08 campaign saw Town fail to make any progress for a second successive season in Football League One. Andy Ritchie lost his job on April Fool's Day following a 4–1 defeat at local rivals Oldham Athletic. He was replaced by Stan Ternent for the new season.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
The season was also notable for 2 other reasons. One was the FA Cup run, which saw Town reach the 5th round for the first time since the 1998–99 season. This included a win over Premier League side Birmingham City and a rematch against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
The other big story was the handover of chairmanship from Ken Davy to local businessman Dean Hoyle. He would become the chairman after the centenary season.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
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2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
The end of a disappointing season again saw the departure of more players than new arrivals. Senior players who left included Mark Hudson, Martin McIntosh, John McAliskey, Paul Rachubka, and Gary Taylor-Fletcher. Jamaican international defender Frank Sinclair was signed on a 12-month contract, after joining on loan last season, and other close-season signings were ex-Leicester City striker Danny Cadamarteri and midfielder Malvin Kamara, who was released by fellow League One side Port Vale, both on free transfers. Manager Andy Ritchie made ex-Barnsley defender Robbie Williams his fourth signing, on 24 August.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Huddersfield Town fan Adam Pearson, former Hull City chairman, tabled a takeover bid for the Club during October, worth more than £3 million, but it was rejected. On 10 January 2008, after a successful loan period, Phil Jevons signed from Championship side Bristol City for an undisclosed fee, although it is believed to be in the region of £100,000. On 21 January, Welsh international Rob Page signed from Championship side Coventry City on a deal to the end of the season.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Manager Andy Ritchie departed on 1 April, by 'mutual consent', following the embarrassing 4–1 defeat at rivals Oldham Athletic on 29 March. Academy director Gerry Murphy was put in caretaker charge. First-team coach John Dungworth was the next to go, on 3 April, also announced as by 'mutual consent'. Derby County assistant manager Stan Ternent was appointed as manager at the Galpharm Stadium, on 24 April, with his assistant being ex-Town player Ronnie Jepson.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
However, Murphy remained in charge of the team for the rest of the season and Ternent will take control of the team at the start of next season. It was announced, on 10 April, that Ken Davy was to step down as chairman after completing a deal with local businessman Dean Hoyle, who will take over at the start of the 2009–10 season. Hoyle joined the board immediately.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
On 1 August 2007, Huddersfield won a prestigious pre-season friendly, at home to Premier League side Blackburn Rovers, 2–1 with two Luke Beckett strikes. After a promising start which saw them lying 4th at the start of September, Huddersfield had slumped to 17th by 27 October with five consecutive away defeats, where they failed to score. The team's form continued to be inconsistent, though they had eased up to 13th by the end of 2007, helped by the occasional excellent result notably the 1–0 win at Swansea City on 16 November.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
From then until the middle of April the team were stuck in the narrow range of 13th–15th. The 2–1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion, on 18 March, was watched by just 6,004 spectators, the lowest ever league crowd at the Galpharm Stadium for a league match. However, following Ritchie's departure, Town regained composure and finished with four consecutive victories including beating local rivals Leeds United 1–0, at the Galpharm, on 15 April. The attendance for that match was 16,413, the highest for a league match for nearly 4 years, apart from the play-off semi-finals. Huddersfield finished the season in 10th place in League One. Although they were 10 points short of a play-off place, at no stage of the season did they look like serious promotion contenders.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
In the cups, a Carling Cup defeat at Blackpool, and an embarrassing 4–1 defeat in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy to Grimsby Town, made it their fourth and fifth consecutive first round cup exits. Huddersfield beat Accrington Stanley away in the first round of the FA Cup, on 10 November. This was followed on 1 December with a second round 3–0 home win over Grimsby Town. Huddersfield caused one of the shocks of the third round when, at home on 5 January 2008, they beat Premier League side Birmingham City 2–1 with goals from Luke Beckett and Chris Brandon.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
In the fourth round, Town beat fellow League One giant-killers Oldham Athletic (who beat Everton at Goodison Park in Round 3) 1–0 at Boundary Park, thanks to a goal by ex-Oldham striker Luke Beckett. The fifth round draw paired Town with FA Cup holders Chelsea, in a rematch of the third round tie in January 2006. The teams turned round 1–1 after Michael Collins had cancelled out Frank Lampard's 100th Chelsea goal but Lampard and Salomon Kalou sealed Chelsea's 3–1 win.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Specific events
Mark Hudson joined Rotherham United, Martin McIntosh and  John McAliskey both joined Mansfield Town, Adnan Ahmed left for Tranmere Rovers, John McCombe signed for Hereford United and James Hand joined Dundalk. Adam Wilson was also told his contract would not be renewed and he subsequently joined non-league team Bradford Park Avenue. In addition, other departures included Paul Rachubka, who was not offered a new deal and subsequently joined Blackpool (where he had spent the end of the 2006–07 season on loan). Gary Taylor-Fletcher joined Rachubka at newly promoted Championship side Blackpool for an undisclosed fee.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Specific events
Of the other squad members that were out of contract both Danny Racchi and Aaron Hardy were given one-year and six-month deals respectively. Jamaican international defender Frank Sinclair was signed on a 12-month contract at the Galpharm Stadium after a successful loan period. Town's other close-season signings were ex-Leicester City striker Danny Cadamarteri and midfielder Malvin Kamara, who was released by fellow League One side Port Vale, both on a free transfers.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Specific events
Huddersfield had an offer for Barnsley defender Robbie Williams accepted, with personal terms agreed on 13 July, but the following day during his medical, it was revealed that he had a hairline fracture in his shin, with the deal virtually collapsed, but after being given time to recover he finally signed for the Terriers on 24 August for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal. Manager Andy Ritchie had previously been unsuccessful in attempts to sign strikers Ian Moore, Jo Kuffour & Jason Scotland.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Specific events
Town won six of their seven pre-season friendlies including on 1 August 2007 a win 2–1 at home to Premier League side Blackburn Rovers with two Luke Beckett strikes. Recently departed Taylor-Fletcher and Rachubka were given an early chance to face their former club when Town were drawn away to Blackpool in the first round of the Carling Cup; the game finished 1–0 to the Seasiders thanks to a Ben Burgess goal.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Specific events
On 31 August, Bristol City and Ireland under-21 international Richard Keogh was signed on a month's loan. His loan was extended by a further month on 1 October. On 27 September, West Bromwich Albion midfielder Ronnie Wallwork was signed on a month's loan to alleviate Town's injury crisis. Huddersfield released Keogh on 29 October but extended Wallwork's loan for another month.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Specific events
Huddersfield beat Accrington Stanley on 10 November, in the first round of the FA Cup. They came back from 2–0 down thus avoiding their fate of four years previously when they lost 1–0, also in a first round tie away at Accrington.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Specific events
Huddersfield signed Bristol City striker Phil Jevons for a month's loan on 22 November, as well as increasing Ronnie Wallwork's loan until 29 December. Also that day, young striker Lucas Akins was sent on loan to Conference National side Northwich Victoria.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Specific events
Akins's loan was extended by another month on 20 December. Then on Christmas Eve, Jevons's loan was extended until 19 January 2008. However, on 10 January Jevons was signed for £100,000, that could double to £200,000 depending on appearances and whether Town win promotion, on a deal that takes him until summer 2010. Ronnie Wallwork returned to West Bromwich Albion on 29 December after the 93-day loan limit expired. On 11 January 2008 it was announced that Wallwork had signed for Sheffield Wednesday, on a free transfer, to the end of the season with a view to a permanent deal.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Specific events
On 21 January, Welsh international Rob Page signed from Championship side Coventry City on a deal to the end of the season.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Specific events
On 15 February, Lucas Akins returned from his loan spell at Northwich Victoria and young defender Shane Killock was sent on loan to Conference North side Hyde United. That was later extended to an end-of-season loan. On 21 February, fellow Town youngster Tom Clarke joined West Yorkshire rivals Halifax Town on a month's loan. He returned to the Galpharm on 23 March.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Specific events
On 28 February, long-serving midfielder Danny Schofield requested that he could leave the club at the end of the season for a new challenge. His name has been circulated to other clubs by manager Andy Ritchie.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Specific events
On 2 March, Huddersfield won 2 prizes at the 3rd Football League Awards. The club won "Best League One Family Club" for their "Fans of the Future" initiative and Town youngster Daniel Broadbent celebrated his 18th birthday by winning the "League One Apprentice" award, an award won by Joe Skarz twelve months earlier.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Specific events
By the start of March, Town's play-off hopes were starting to vanish following successive defeats by Gillingham, leaders Swansea City and Swindon Town (who finished the game with nine men!). With Danny Cadamarteri still out injured, Town's three fit strikers: Luke Beckett, Andy Booth and Phil Jevons were all misfiring, so Andy Ritchie tried to bring in an experienced striker from the Championship, but as with back in the summer, he was rejected three times. First by Charlton Athletic's Izale McLeod, then by West Bromwich Albion's Craig Beattie and Crystal Palace's recently transfer-listed Shefki Kuqi. On 11 March, Ritchie revealed he also missed out on Preston North End's Brett Ormerod and Watford's Hungarian striker Tamás Priskin.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Specific events
On 1 April, three days after a humiliating 4–1 defeat at Oldham Athletic that dashed any lingering play-off hopes, it was announced that manager Andy Ritchie had left the club by mutual consent. First-team coach John Dungworth was the next to go, on 3 April, also announced as by 'mutual consent'. Chairman Ken Davy cited the fact that results had been far too inconsistent and that the club had not moved forward as had been expected. Ritchie had been in charge for slightly less than a year.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Specific events
Davy also stated that the club hoped to appoint a new manager before the end of the season. Academy director Gerry Murphy was put in caretaker charge until a replacement is found. He has ruled himself out of the running for the job. Front-runners include ex-Brentford and Leicester City boss Martin Allen, ex-Town player Mark Lillis and ex-England captain Alan Shearer.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Specific events
Among Murphy's first acts was to give the Town captaincy to defender Rob Page, so that the previous captain Jon Worthington can focus on his game more. During his tenure as caretaker manager, Murphy led the Terriers to an impressive 1–0 win over local rivals Leeds United.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Specific events
On 24 April, it was revealed that Town had asked for permission to speak to Derby County assistant manager Stan Ternent, which was granted by Adam Pearson. He took over at the Galpharm Stadium later that day. His assistant is ex-Town player Ronnie Jepson. Derby's own website even said that Chris Hutchings, another person possibly lined up to replace Ritchie would be reunited with Paul Jewell as Ternent's replacement. Ternent will take charge of his first league game at the start of next season.


2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
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2007–08 Hull City A.F.C. season
During the 2007–08 English football season, Hull City A.F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.


2007–08 Hull City A.F.C. season, Season summary
Hull finished a mere four points adrift of second-placed Stoke City for promotion to the Premier League, qualifying for the play-offs instead. After trouncing Watford 6–1 over two legs, Hull City reached Wembley to play a Bristol City side aiming for a second successive promotion. A single Dean Windass goal gave Hull the game and promotion to English football's top flight for the first time in Hull's history. Promotion was made all the more incredible considering that five seasons ago Hull were languishing in the bottom tier of the Football League, and that when manager Phil Brown had taken the managerial role at Hull in December 2006 the club were in the Championship relegation zone.


2007–08 Hull City A.F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
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2007–08 Hull City A.F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
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2007–08 Hyderabad C.A. season
The 2007–08 season is Hyderabad cricket team's 74th competitive season. The Hyderabad cricket team is senior men's domestic cricket team based in the city of Hyderabad, India, run by the Hyderabad Cricket Association. They represent the region of Telangana in the state of Andhra Pradesh in domestic competitions.


2007–08 Hyderabad C.A. season, Background
In the beginning of the season, seven Ranji players signed up to play in Indian Cricket League (ICL), a private cricket league funded by Zee Entertainment Enterprises but not approved by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Earlier, BCCI said that the players signed with ICL will be banned for life from playing in India and also barred the ICL players from taking part in all domestic tournaments which led to the exclusion of ICL players from Hyderabad squad. The list include former India U-19 captain, Ambati Rayudu.


2007–08 Hyderabad C.A. season, Background
The others were Devishetty Vinay Kumar, Ibrahim Khaleel, Anirudh Singh, Shashank Nag, Inder Shekar Reddy and Kaushik Reddy. The luring of domestic players by ICL also led BCCI to counter the rebel T20 league by starting their own franchise-based T20 competition called Indian Premier League whose first season was slated to start in April 2018.


2007–08 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Arjun Yadav and Ojha got selected to the Rest of India squad for the 2007 Irani Cup, a first-class cricket competition in India.


2007–08 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Ojha got picked to the India Red squad while Arjun Yadav got picked to the India Blue squad for the 2007-08 NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, a List-A cricket tournament in India.


2007–08 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Ojha, Ravi Teja and Arjun Yadav got selected to the South Zone squad for the 2007-08 Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament in India.


2007–08 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Laxman, Ojha, Sarvesh and Arjun Yadav got selected to the South Zone squad for the 2007-08 Deodhar Trophy, a List-A cricket competition in India.


2007–08 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
The local franchise, Deccan Chargers signed Laxman from the auction and picked Ojha, Ravi Teja, Sarvesh and Arjun Yadav for their uncapped Indians players for the newly formed Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India, in its inaugural season.


2007–08 Hyderabad C.A. season, Ranji Trophy
The Hyderabad team, led by V. V. S. Laxman, began their campaign in the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India, with a draw against the Bengal at Kolkata on 4 November 2007. Pragyan Ojha led the team after two matches in the absence of Laxman as he was selected for the Pakistan tour of India and the India tour of Australia. They finished sixth in Group B of the Super League and failed to advance to the knockout stage with one win, two losses and three draws.


2007–08 Hyderabad C.A. season, Vijay Hazare Trophy
The Hyderabad team, led by Arjun Yadav, began their campaign in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, previously known as the Ranji One-Day Trophy, a List-A cricket tournament in India, with a loss against the Kerala at Chennai on 26 February 2008. Sarvesh Kumar's five wicket haul helped the Hyderabad to bowl out Kerala for 237 but the disciplined bowling effort from the Kerala ensured their win by 7 runs despite the half-century from Abhinav Kumar for the Hyderabad.


2007–08 Hyderabad C.A. season, Vijay Hazare Trophy
The Hyderabad lost their second match to the Karnataka as Bharat Chipli's century and Vinay Kumar's all-round contribution with both bat and ball ensured a 111 run for the Karnataka. The Hyderabad suffered their third loss in as many games as three-wicket haul from Ravichandran Ashwin and C. Ganapathy helped the Tamil Nadu restrict the Hyderabad for 236 despite Abhinav Kumar's 93 while century from Murali Vijay ensured the Tamil Nadu a two-wicket win.


2007–08 Hyderabad C.A. season, Vijay Hazare Trophy
The Hyderabad finally earned their first win in the tournament with a 62-run win over the Goa as Anoop Pai's maiden List-A century along with the half-century from Arjun Yadav helped the Hyderabad post 284 while Dwaraka Ravi Teja and Mohammed Shakeer shared seven wickets between them to bowl out Goa for 222 despite the half-century from Ajay Ratra. A century from Abhinav Kumar and three-wicket haul from Ravi Teja ensured the Hyderabad win over the Andhra by 95 runs though they finished third in the South Zone and failed to qualify for the knockout stage with two wins and three losses.


2007–08 I-League
The I-League 2007–08 kicked off on 24 November 2007 at the Fatorda Stadium, Margao, Goa. The first match of the season was played between the two Goan clubs Dempo and Salgaocar.


2007–08 I-League
The top team in the I-League qualified for the qualifying phase of the 2009 AFC Champions League, while the bottom two teams were relegated to I-League 2nd Division in the next season.


2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup
The 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup was the fourth ICC Intercontinental Cup tournament, an international first-class cricket tournament between nations who have not been awarded Test status by the International Cricket Council. The first fixtures were played in June 2007, and the final took place from 30 October to 2 November 2008 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The same eight countries as in the previous edition were participating. The eight teams played each other in a round robin format. Namibia won the round-robin, but lost the final against Ireland, making it Ireland's third consecutive title in this competition.


2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Statistics and Records
Statistics and records for the 2007–08 Intercontinental Cup after the final.


2007–08 IHL season
The 2007–08 [International Hockey League season was the 17th season of the International Hockey League (Colonial Hockey League before 1997, United Hockey League before 2007), a North American minor professional league. Six teams participated in the regular season and the Fort Wayne Komets won the league title.


2007–08 II liga
The 2007–08 II liga was the 60th season of the Polish II liga, the second highest division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949. The league was operated by the Polish Football Association (PZPN). The league contested by 18 teams who competed for promotion to the 2008–09 Ekstraklasa. The regular season was played in a round-robin tournament. Each team played a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away. The season began on 28 July 2007, and concluded on 24 May 2008.


2007–08 IIHF Continental Cup
The Continental Cup 2007–08 was the 11th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup. The season started on September 14, 2007, and finished on January 6, 2008.


2007–08 IIHF Continental Cup
The tournament was won by Ak Bars Kazan, who led the final group.


2007–08 IIHF Continental Cup
The points system used in this tournament was: the winner in regular time won 3 points, the loser 0 points; in case of a tie, an overtime and a penalty shootout is played, the winner in penalty shootouts or overtime won 2 points and the loser won 1 point.


2007–08 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup
The 2007-08 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup was the fourth playing of the IIHF European Women's Champions Cup. AIK of Stockholm, Sweden won the tournament for the fourth consecutive season.


2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series
The 2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series was the ninth of an annual IRB Sevens World Series of rugby sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000.


2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series
The defending series champions, New Zealand, dominated this season's competition, winning the first five events, setting new records for consecutive tournament wins and consecutive match wins, and clinching the 2007–08 series with one tournament remaining after winning the Plate Final of the London leg. They ended with six wins out of the eight events.


2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series
Sevens is traditionally played in a two-day tournament format; however, the most famous event, the Hong Kong Sevens, is played over three days.


2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series, Tournaments
The series' tournaments, which were identical to those in 2006–2007, span the globe:


2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series, Tournament structure
In all tournaments except Hong Kong, 16 teams participate. Because of its place as the sports most prestigious annual event, the Hong Kong tournament as 24 teams. In each tournament, the teams are divided into pools of four teams, who play a round-robin within the pool. Points are awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The first tiebreaker is the head-to-head result between the tied teams, followed by difference in points scored during the tournament.


2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series, Tournament structure
Four trophies are awarded in each tournament, except for Hong Kong. In descending order of prestige, they are the Cup, whose winner is the overall tournament champion, Plate, Bowl and Shield. In Hong Kong, the Shield is not awarded. Each trophy is awarded at the end of a knockout tournament.


2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series, Tournament structure
In a 16 team tournament, the top two teams in each pool advance to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers drop into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl is contested by the third-place finishers in each pool, while the Shield is contested by the last-place teams from each pool. In Hong Kong, the six pool winners, plus the two highest-finishing second-place teams, advance to the Cup. The Plate participants are the eight highest-ranked teams remaining, while the lowest eight drop to the Bowl.


2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series, Points schedule
The season championship is determined by points earned in each tournament. For most events, points are awarded on the following schedule:


2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series, Points schedule
Points are awarded on a different schedule for the Hong Kong Sevens:


2007–08 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
The 2007–08 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was a series of international invitational competitions in the first half of the 2007–08 season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing over six events. Skaters earned a certain number of points per placement and the top six scoring skaters or teams at the end of the series qualified for the 2007–08 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, held in Turin, Italy.


2007–08 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
The Grand Prix series set the stage for the 2008 European Figure Skating Championships, the 2008 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, and the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships, as well as each country's national championships. The Grand Prix series began on October 25, 2007 and ended on December 16, 2007.


2007–08 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
The Grand Prix is organized by the International Skating Union. Skaters compete for prize money and for a chance to compete in the Grand Prix Final. The corresponding series for Junior-level skaters was the 2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix.


2007–08 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Qualifying
Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2007 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit. The top six skaters/teams from the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships were seeded and were guaranteed two events. Skaters/teams who placed 7th through 12th were also given two events, though they were not considered seeded.


2007–08 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Qualifying
Skaters who medaled at the 2006–07 Junior Grand Prix Final or the 2007 World Junior Championships were guaranteed one event. Medaling at both guaranteed only one invitation.


2007–08 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Qualifying
The host country was allowed to send three skaters/teams of its choosing in each discipline. The remaining spots were filled from the top 75 skaters/teams in the 2006–07 Season's Best list. The International Skating Union published the list of invitations on June 8, 2007.


2007–08 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Schedule
The series was composed of six events leading to the Grand Prix Final.


2007–08 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Points
After the final event, the NHK Trophy, the six skaters/teams with the most points advanced to the Grand Prix Final. The point system was as follows:


2007–08 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Points
If a pairs team competed in more than two events, the teams who scored below them in their non-scoring competition did not automatically move up in gaining points. For example, if Team A placed second below Team B, and it was Team B's non-scoring event, Team A still earned 13 points, not 15.


2007–08 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Points
Skaters were required to competed in two events in order to qualify for the Final.


2007–08 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Prize money
The total prize money is $180,000 per individual event and $272,000 for the Final. All amounts are in U.S. dollars. Pairs and dance teams split the money. The breakdown is as follows:


2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 11th season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2007–08 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which is for Senior-level skaters. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The top skaters from the series met at the Junior Grand Prix Final.


2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Competitions
The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 2007–08 season, the series was composed of the following events:


2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Series notes
Pairs champions Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov were later retroactively disqualified from the Junior Grand Prix Final due to a positive test on a doping sample which Larionov gave before that competition. All other teams consequently moved up one spot. This change caused fourth-place finishers Jessica Rose Paetsch / Jon Nuss to earn a spot on the podium at the Final.


2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
Skaters who reached the age of 13 by July 1, 2007 but had not turned 19 (singles and females of the other two disciplines) or 21 (male pair skaters and ice dancers) were eligible to compete on the junior circuit. Unlike the senior ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, skaters for the Junior Grand Prix are entered by their national federations rather than seeded by the ISU. The number of entries allotted to each ISU member federation is determined by their skaters' placements at the previous season's World Junior Figure Skating Championships in each respective discipline.


2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
For the 2007–08 season, in singles, the five best placed member nations at the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships could enter two skaters in all eight events. Member nations who placed sixth through tenth could enter one skater in all eight events. Member nations with a skater who had qualified for the free skate at Junior Worlds may enter one skater in seven of the events. Member nations who did not qualify for the free skate but placed 25th through 30th in the short program could enter one skater in six of the events. All other nations could enter one skater in five of the events.


2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
In pair skating, member nations could enter up to three teams per event. The host nation is allowed to enter as many pair teams as it wishes. Pairs were contested at four events out of eight.


2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
In ice dance, member nations could enter one dance team per event. Member nations who placed in the top five at the 2007 Junior Worlds could enter a second dance team.


2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
The host country was allowed to enter up to three skaters or teams in singles and dance in their event, and there were no limit to the number of pairs teams.


2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Prize money
The total prize money for the Junior Grand Prix events in the 2007/2008 season was $22,500. Pairs and dance teams split the money:


2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Prize money
The total prize money for the Junior Grand Prix Final in the 2007–2008 season was $105,000. Pairs and dance teams split the money:


2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers
The following skaters qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.


2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers
Pair skaters Krystyna Klimczak / Janusz Karweta were given the host wildcard spot to the Junior Grand Prix Final.


2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Medalists, Pairs
†Bazarova / Larionov were later disqualified from the competition due to a positive doping sample from Larionov.


2007–08 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
The 2008 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season for short track speed skating. The season began on 19 October 2007 and ended on 10 February 2008.


2007–08 ISU Speed Skating World Cup
The 2007–08 Speed Skating World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of speed skating. The season began on 9 November 2007 and lasted until 22 February 2008. The World Cup was organised by the ISU, who also run world cups and championships in short track speed skating and figure skating.


2007–08 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, Races, WC 1, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 11–13 November
The first World Cup meet of the season was held in the Utah Olympic Oval, which last staged an international meet in March, the 2007 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships. The meet resulted in three world records and one equalled world record in the first four races for men, like in the meet held here during the 2005–06 season, when six races resulted in four world records.


2007–08 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, Races, WC 3, Kolomna, Russia, 1–2 December
The meet was originally scheduled to be held in Moscow, in the Krylatskoye Ice Rink, but Krylatskoye has been closed due to safety issues and the event moved to the Kolomna Speed Skating Center in Kolomna.


2007–08 ISU World Standings
The 2007–08 ISU World Standings, are the World Standings published by the International Skating Union (ISU) during the 2007–08 season.


2007–08 ISU World Standings
The 2007–08 ISU World Standings for single & pair skating and ice dance, are taking into account results of the 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons.


2007–08 ISU World Standings, World Standings for single & pair skating and ice dance, Season-end standings
The remainder of this section is a complete list, by discipline, published by the ISU.


2007–08 Icelandic Hockey League season
The 2007-08 Icelandic Hockey League season was the 17th season of the Icelandic Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Iceland. Four teams participated in the league, and Skautafelag Akureyrar won the championship.


2007–08 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), the Vandals were led by second-year head coach George Pfeifer and played their home games on campus at Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho.


2007–08 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The Vandals were 8–20 overall in the regular season and 5–11 in conference play, tied for sixth in the standings. They met host New Mexico State in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament and lost by twenty points.


2007–08 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
Pfeiefer was fired days later, succeeded by Don Verlin, an assistant at Utah State under Stew Morrill.


2007–08 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's fifth season at Illinois. The team finished with 5–13 conference and 16–19 overall records. A runner-up finish in the Big Ten Tournament, and the play of freshman guard Demetri McCamey highlighted the season. Shaun Pruitt was the lone all-Big-Ten honoree; he was named to the all-Big-Ten third team by the press.


2007–08 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first year head coach Tim Jankovich, played their home games at Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.


2007–08 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The Redbirds finished the season 25–10, 13–5 in conference play to finish in second place. They were the number two seed for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. They won their quarterfinal game versus Missouri State University and semifinal game versus the University of Northern Iowa but lost their final game versus Drake University.


2007–08 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 2008 National Invitation Tournament and were assigned the number two seed in the Ohio State University regional. They were victorious over Utah State University in the first round and were defeated by Dayton University in the second round.


2007–08 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University during the 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Indiana was a member of the Big Ten Conference. They played their home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. The interim head coach at the end of the season was Dan Dakich. Indiana University announced on February 22, 2008, that Kelvin Sampson accepted a $750,000 buyout of his contract and resigned as the Indiana University men's basketball coach.


2007–08 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
On March 10, 2008 D. J. White and Eric Gordon were named to the First Team All-Big Ten and Armon Bassett was named to the third team. White was also named the Conference player of the year. In the off season, starters Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis were dismissed from the team after they failed to show up for a player meeting with coach Dakich, then failed to show up for a 6 a.m. run the following day. In December 2008, Eric Gordon stated how the 2007–08 season was ruined by turmoil due to drug use among some players on the team.


2007–08 Indiana Pacers season
The 2007–08 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 41st season as a franchise and 32nd season in the NBA. The Pacers finished the regular season with a record of 36–46 and missed the playoffs, for the second straight season.


2007–08 Indiana Pacers season, Draft picks
Indiana did not have a draft pick, but did pull off a Draft Day trade for the rights to Stanko Barać with the Miami Heat.


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


2007–08 Inter Milan season
The 2007–08 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 99th in existence and 92nd consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. This season led Internazionale to celebrate, on 9 March 2008, its centenary. The club commemorated his foundation on the previous day with a party in San Siro, in which supporters and former players have taken part.


2007–08 Inter Milan season, Season overview
On August 19, 2007, Inter faced Roma in Supercoppa Italiana losing on penalties. 9 months later, Roberto Mancini's side celebrated instead the win of Scudetto over the same rival, with 85 points to 82. Inter conquested the title, for third consecutive season, in last Serie A match beating Parma for 2–0: both goals are of Zlatan Ibrahimović, who had scored for other 15 times during the whole league. For Parma, it was the first relegation to B after 18 consecutive seasons in top flight.


2007–08 Inter Milan season, Season overview
In late May 2008, after have lost an other trophy against Roma, Mancini is fired by Moratti. Days later, the club announced that his coach was sacked for the statement after Inter-Liverpool of previous 11 March: this game had marked the side's Champions League failure.


2007–08 Inter Milan season, Players, Squad information, From youth squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 Inter Milan season, Statistics, Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.


2007–08 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season
The 2007–08 season was Inverness Caledonian Thistle's fourth in the Scottish Premier League and 14th since the merger that created the club. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2007–08 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season, Scottish Premier League
Caley Thistle finished 9th of 12 teams in the SPL, on 43 points from 38 matches. They managed only a disappointing −11 goal differential, from 51 goals scored and 62 allowed. It was a mixed season for statistics, as this tied the club's record for goals scored in an SPL season, set in 2004–05, but also demolished their record for SPL goals conceded by 14. But overall, it could be called a poor season for the Caley, with the lowest total points and lowest finishing league standing since their promotion in 2004.


2007–08 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season, Scottish Premier League
The exception to this poor form, and the main reason for the team's survival in the SPL, was the month of December. A streak that included wins against Hearts and Celtic earned Craig Brewster Manager of the Month and Marius Niculae Player of the Month honors.


2007–08 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season, Scottish Cup
To go along with the lackluster league season was a short and poor Scottish Cup. Caley Thistle entered the tournament in the fourth round, and faced Hibernian at Easter Road. Dean Shiels scored a hat trick and sunk Caley's hopes for a cup run at the first possible point as the match finished 3–0 to Hibs.


2007–08 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season, League Cup
The League Cup provided a bit more positive news for Caley Thistle fans, as the club reached the quarterfinals for the second time in three seasons, on the strength of a 4–1 win over Arbroath and a 3–0 win over Gretna. The run stopped abruptly, however, away to Aberdeen, who beat Caley Thistle 4–1 on the strength of another hat trick (albeit including two penalties), this time from Barry Nicholson.


2007–08 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa and the Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball program in the 2007–08 college basketball season. Coached by Todd Lickliter, they played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.


2007–08 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team, Personnel
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.


2007–08 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Greg McDermott, who was in his 2nd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.


2007–08 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cyclones finished 15-16, 6-10 in Big 12 play to finish 10th the regular season conference standings. They lost to Oklahoma in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament.


2007–08 Ipswich Town F.C. season
During the 2007–08 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League Championship.


2007–08 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary
Despite making a strong challenge for promotion during the season, Ipswich Town were denied the chance to participate in the play-offs for promotion to the Premier League on the last day of the season, with Crystal Palace and Watford taking the play-off places instead.


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


2007–08 Iran 2nd Division
The following is the standings of the Iran Football's 2nd Division 2007–08 football season.


2007–08 Iran Football's 3rd Division
The following is the standings of the 3rd Division's 2007/08 football season. This is the 4th rated football competition in Iran after the Azadegan League,  Persian Gulf Cup and 2nd Division.


2007–08 Iran Futsal's 1st Division
The 2007–08 Iranian Futsal 1st Division will be divided into two phases.


2007–08 Iran Futsal's 1st Division
The league will also be composed of 16 teams divided into two divisions of 8 teams each, whose teams will be divided geographically. Teams will play only other teams in their own division, once at home and once away for a total of 14 matches each.


2007–08 Iranian Basketball Super League
The following is the final results of the Iran Super League 2007/08 basketball season.


2007–08 Iranian Futsal Super League
The 2007–08 Iranian Futsal Super League will be the 4th season of the Futsal Super League.


2007–08 Iranian Volleyball Super League
The following is the final results of the Iranian Volleyball Super League (National unity and Islamic solidarity Cup) 2007/08 season.


2007–08 Iraqi Premier League
The 2007–08 Iraqi Premier League season started on 26 November 2007 and ended on 24 August 2008. The season saw Erbil crowned as champions for the second time in a row, beating Al-Zawraa 1–0 after extra time in the final.


2007–08 Iraqi Premier League
For security reasons, the league was divided into three groups: South, North and Central. The top six clubs from the Central Group and the top four clubs from the North and South Groups qualified for the Elite Stage. The Elite Stage consisted of three groups, of which the winners and one runner-up qualified for the Golden Stage, a knockout contest. The Golden Stage matches were held at Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad.


2007–08 Iraqi Premier League
The champions and runners-up qualified for the 2009 AFC Cup (Iraq were excluded from the AFC Champions League due to not fulfilling the requirements), while third-placed Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya qualified for the 2008–09 Arab Champions League.


2007–08 Iraqi Premier League, New rule
The Iraq Football Association introduced a new rule that allowed clubs to make four substitutions instead of three.


2007–08 Irish Cup
The 2007–08 Irish Cup was the 128th edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. The competition began with the preliminary round on 15 September 2007 and culminated with the final at Windsor Park, Belfast, on 3 May 2008.


2007–08 Irish Cup
Linfield were the defending champions, winning their 38th Irish Cup last season after a 3–2 penalty shootout win over Dungannon Swifts in the 2007 final after the game finished 2–2 after extra time. They successfully defended the cup to win it for the third successive season by defeating Coleraine 2–1 in the final.


2007–08 Irish Ice Hockey League season
The 2007-08 Irish Ice Hockey League season was the first season of the Irish Ice Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Ireland. Five teams participated in the league, and the Dundalk Bulls won the championship.


2007–08 Irish League Cup
The 2007–08 Irish League Cup (known as the CIS Insurance Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd edition of Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 2 February 2008 with the final.


2007–08 Irish League Cup
Glentoran were the defending champions after their sixth League Cup win last season; a 1–0 victory over Cliftonville in the previous final. This season Glentoran went out at the semi-final stage to Crusaders, who were then defeated 3–2 by Linfield in the final. This was a record ninth League Cup win for Linfield, and would be their last one for 11 years until they won the 2019 final. This was also the tenth time in eleven years that the cup had been won by one of Belfast's Big Two.


2007–08 Irish League Cup
The 16 clubs taking part were divided into four groups of four clubs. The clubs in each group played each other at home and away. The top two clubs from each group then advanced to the quarter-finals where they played a single knock-out tie against another quarter-finalist. The semi-finals were played in the same format with the two winners of the ties advancing to the single match final.


2007–08 Irish Premier League
The 2007–08 Irish Premier League was the fifth and final season of Northern Ireland's national football league in this format since its inception in 2003, and the 107th season of Irish league football overall. This was the last season of the competition before the league system in Northern Ireland was restructured. The 2008–09 competition onwards would be re-branded as the IFA Premiership, with stricter rules governing the eligibility of clubs wishing to take part. The top tier of the Northern Irish league system would also be reduced in size from sixteen clubs, to twelve.


2007–08 Irish Premier League
The season began on 22 September 2007, and ended on 26 April 2008. Linfield were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title, winning their 48th title by 3 points. Five teams were relegated to the newly introduced IFA Championship for the following season.


2007–08 Irish Premier League, Results
Each team played every other team twice (home and away) for a total of 30 games.


2007–08 Irish Premier League, League restructuring
From the 2008–09 season onwards, the league system in Northern Ireland was re-structured. It would be renamed as the IFA Premiership, and reduced to twelve teams, included on the basis not only of their performance in the 2007–08 season, but in the previous two seasons, and other off-the-field criteria as follows. Each applicant club was assessed by an independent panel and awarded points against the following criteria:


2007–08 Irish Premier League, League restructuring
Five of this season's sixteen Premier League teams failed to gain a place in the new twelve-team Premiership and were relegated to the newly introduced IFA Championship. Of the five teams that missed out, two of them - Armagh City and Limavady United failed to obtain the necessary domestic licence, while Larne did not apply. Donegal Celtic obtained a licence, but were ranked thirteenth in the entry list, and thus missed out by one place.


2007–08 Irish Premier League, League restructuring
Finally, Portadown also obtained a licence, but were relegated to the IFA Championship as a result of submitting their application for the IFA Premiership 29 minutes past the deadline for consideration. That left thirteen clubs to be ranked - twelve from this season's Premier League plus Bangor, who had finished third in the First Division.


2007–08 Isle of Man League
The Isle of Man League 2007–08 (known as the Sure Mobile Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the ninety-ninth such league competition on the Isle of Man.


2007–08 Isle of Man League
Football in the Isle of Man is played at an amateur level. There are two tiers of men's football, consisting of 27 clubs. There are six senior cup competitions – the Manx FA Cup, Railway Cup, Hospital Cup, Woods Cup, Paul Henry Gold Cup and the Charity Shield. Each club has a reserve team in the Isle of Man Football Combination, and the Junior Cup for the reserve teams. There is also the Cowell Cup an annual Under-19 tournament.


2007–08 Isle of Man League
There is one tier of women's football. The Isle of Man national football team is not affiliated with UEFA or FIFA.


2007–08 Isle of Man League, Men, League tables
St Georges were crowned champions in the Premier League, the top tier of Manx amateur football. The league was renamed from Division One in 2007. Union Mills triumphing in and being promoted from Division Two. Braddan F.C. were also promoted from Division Two, whilst St Johns United and Douglas Royal were relegated from the Premier League. Division Two was known as the CFS Division Two for sponsorship reasons.


2007–08 Isle of Man League, Men, League tables, Premier League
Saint Georges F.C. won their tenth league title, second consecutive title, and fourth in five years.


2007–08 Isle of Man League, Men, League tables, Division Two
Colby F.C., from the south of the Isle, completed an unbeaten season.


2007–08 Israel State Cup
The 2007–08 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 69th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 54th after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.


2007–08 Israel State Cup
The competition was won by Beitar Jerusalem who had beaten Hapoel Tel Aviv on penalties after 0–0 in the final.


2007–08 Israel State Cup
As Beitar Jerusalem won the double, Hapoel Tel Aviv qualified to the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, entering in the first qualifying round.


2007–08 Israel State Cup, Results, Seventh Round
Byes: Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv, Hapoel Bnei Jisr az-Zarqa, Hapoel Iksal, Hapoel Jerusalem.


2007–08 Israel State Cup, Results, Round of 16 to the Final
Games were played from March 11, 2008 to May 13, 2008.


2007–08 Israeli Basketball State Cup
The Israeli Basketball State Cup 2007-08 was organized by the IBA. 24 teams that took part in the competition. The semifinals and finals were played at Yad Eliyahu Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel. Hapoel Jerusalem won their 4th cup title, beating Maccabi Tel Aviv 93-89 in the final.


2007–08 Israeli Basketball Super League
The 2007-2008 Israeli Basketball Super League season was the 54th season of top division basketball in Israel.


2007–08 Israeli Basketball Super League, Regular season, Standings
Source: Pts=Points, P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference. 1.Due to a firecracker thrown into the court during the match between Hapoel Holon and Hapoel Jerusalem, Holon lost technically 20-0 and was not awarded with any points.


2007–08 Israeli Futsal League
The 2007–08 season of the Israeli Futsal League was the 2nd season of top-tier futsal under the Israel Football Association and 8th overall. The regular season started on 20 November 2007 and was concluded on 7 April 2008. The championship playoffs began on 8 April 2008 with semi-finals series and concluded with the championship final series from 17–24 April.


2007–08 Israeli Futsal League
Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion were the defending champions and kept the title by defeating Yanshufei Agudat Sport Tel Aviv 2 games to 1 in the 2007–08 Championship Final series.


2007–08 Israeli Hockey League season
The 2007–08 Israeli Hockey League season was the 17th season of Israel's hockey league. The Haifa Hawks won their third consecutive Israeli championship.


2007–08 Israeli Noar Leumit League
The 2007–08 Israeli Noar Leumit League was the fourteenth season since its introduction in 1994. It is the top-tier football in Israel for teenagers between the ages 18–20.


2007–08 Israeli Noar Leumit League
Beitar Jerusalem won the title, whilst Hapoel Nazareth Illit and Hapoel Ashkelon were relegated and were replaced by Hapoel Kfar Saba and Hapoel Petah Tikva who were promoted from Ligat Noar Artzit.


2007–08 Israeli Premier League
The 2007–08 Israeli Premier League season began on 18 August 2007 and ended on 1 June 2008, with Beitar Jerusalem win their second consecutive title.


2007–08 Israeli Premier League
Two teams from Liga Leumit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Bnei Sakhnin. The two teams relegated were Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan and Hapoel Petah Tikva.


2007–08 Israeli Premier League, Teams and Locations
Twelve teams took part in the 2007-08 Israeli Premier League season, including ten teams from the 2006-07 season, as well as two teams which were promoted from the 2006-07 Liga Leumit.


2007–08 Israeli Premier League, Teams and Locations
Ironi Kiryat Shmona were promoted as champions of the 2006-07 Liga Leumit. Bnei Sakhnin were promoted as runners up. Bnei Sakhnin returned after an absence of one season, while Ironi Kiryat Shmona made their debut in the top flight.


2007–08 Israeli Premier League, Teams and Locations
Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan and Hapoel Petah Tikva were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places in the 2006-07 season.


2007–08 Israeli Premier League, Results
The schedule consisted of three rounds. During first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.


2007–08 Israeli Women's Cup
The 2007–08 Israeli Women's Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה נשים, Gvia HaMedina Nashim) was the 10th season of Israel's women's nationwide football cup competition.


2007–08 Israeli Women's Cup
The competition was won, for the 6th consecutive time, by Maccabi Holon who had beaten ASA Tel Aviv University 4–3 on penalties after 1–1  in the final.


2007–08 Isthmian League
The 2007–08 season was the 93rd season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England.


2007–08 Isthmian League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:


2007–08 Isthmian League, Premier Division
Chelmsford City won the division and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners AFC Wimbledon, who earned a third promotion in the six-year history of the reborn club. East Thurrock United, Folkestone Invicta and Leyton were relegated to the Division One sections while Boreham Wood were reprieved from relegation due to Conference clubs Halifax Town folding and Nuneaton Borough being demoted two divisions down.


2007–08 Isthmian League, Division One North
Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season, and four new clubs:


2007–08 Isthmian League, Division One North
Dartford won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Canvey Island. Wivenhoe Town finished bottom of the table and left the league. Ilford finished in the relegation zone for the second season in a row, but were reprieved again after Edgware Town resigned from the league at the end of the season due to lack of the funds.


2007–08 Isthmian League, Division One South
Division One South consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:


2007–08 Isthmian League, Division One South
Dover Athletic won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Tooting & Mitcham United. Horsham YMCA and Molesey finished bottom of the table and left the league.


2007–08 Isthmian League, League Cup
The Isthmian League Cup 2007–08 was the 34th season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. Sixty-six clubs took part. The competition commenced on 11 September 2007 and finished on 2 April 2008.


2007–08 Isthmian League, League Cup, Fixtures and results
Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.


2007–08 Isthmian League, League Cup, Fixtures and results, First round
Four clubs from division Ones participated in the First round, while all other clubs received a bye to the Second round.


2007–08 Isthmian League, League Cup, Fixtures and results, Second round
The two clubs to have made it through the First round were entered into the Second round draw with all other Isthmian League clubs, making sixty-four teams.


2007–08 Ivy League men's basketball season
The 2007–08 Ivy League men's basketball season was the Ivy League's 54th season of basketball. Cornell University won the league title with a perfect 14-0 record in league play and was the Ivy League's representative at the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, snapping a 19-year streak of the Ivy League sending either University of Pennsylvania or Princeton University to the tournament. Louis Dale of Cornell was the Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year.


2007–08 JS Kabylie season
The 2007–08 season was JS Kabylie's 43rd season in the Algerian top flight, They competed in National 1, the Algerian Cup, the CAF Confederation Cup and the Champions League.


2007–08 JS Kabylie season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 2007.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 JS Kabylie season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2007–08 Japan Figure Skating Championships
The 2007–08 Japan Figure Skating Championships were the 76th edition of the event. They were held on December 26–28, 2007 at the Namihaya Dome arena in Kadoma, Osaka. National Champions were crowned in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing. Results of this competition were used to help pick the teams for the 2008 World Championships and the 2008 Four Continents Championships.


2007–08 Japan Figure Skating Championships, Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2007–08 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships took place between November 24 and 25, 2007 in Sendai.


2007–08 Japan Figure Skating Championships, Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships
The following skaters placed high enough at Novice Nationals to be invited to compete here: Yuzuru Hanyu (1st in novice, 3rd in junior), Keiji Tanaka (second in novice, 8th in junior), and Ryuju Hino (third in novice, 10th in junior) in men. In ladies, it was Roanna-Sari Oshikawa (1st in novice, 25 in junior), Yukiko Fujisawa (second in novice, 19th in junior), and Miho Sasaki (third in novice, 14th in junior).


2007–08 Japan Figure Skating Championships, Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships
Although normally under the rules, a podium finish in the men's event on the Junior level would bring an invitation to compete at the senior level, twelve-year-old Hanyu was not able to be invited due to his age and skating level. Yukihiro Yoshida was therefore invited instead. Hanyu is also not listed as an alternate to Junior Worlds because he is not old enough to attend that competition.


2007–08 Japan Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, World Junior Championships
After Junior Nationals, the World Junior team was announced as follows:


2007–08 Jordan FA Cup
The 2007–08 Jordan FA Cup is the 28th edition of the Jordan FA Cup since its establishment in 1980. It started on 21 August 2007 and ended on 6 May 2008. Shabab Al-Ordon were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the final round. The winner of the competition will earn a spot in the 2009 AFC Cup.


2007–08 Jordan FA Cup
Al-Faisaly won their 16th title after a 3–1 win over defending champions Shabab Al-Ordon in the final on 6 May 2008.


2007–08 Jordan FA Cup, Participating teams
A total of 16 teams participated in this season. 10 teams from the 2007–08 Jordan League, 6 teams from the First Division.


2007–08 Jordan FA Cup, Round of 16
The Round of 16 matches were played between 21 August and 25 August 2007.


2007–08 Jordan FA Cup, Quarter-finals
The Quarter-finals matches were played between 28 December and 31 December 2007.


2007–08 Jordan FA Cup, Semi-finals
The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 22 April 2008.


2007–08 Jordan FA Cup, Final
The final was played on Tuesday 6 May 2008 at Prince Mohammed Stadium.


2007–08 Jordan League
The 2007–08 Jordan League was the 56th season of Jordan Premier League, the top-flight league for Jordanian association football clubs. The championship was won by Al-Wehdat, while Al Ramtha and Al-Ahli were relegated. A total of 10 teams participated.


2007–08 Juventus F.C. season
The 2007–08 season was Juventus Football Club's 110th in existence and first season back in the top flight of Italian football.


2007–08 Juventus F.C. season, Season review
On 4 June 2007, Claudio Ranieri was appointed the new manager following the resignation of Didier Deschamps. With the club back in Serie A, new signings such as Czech international Zdeněk Grygera, Portuguese midfielder Tiago Mendes and Sergio Almirón were brought in to strengthen the squad while promising youngsters such as Sebastian Giovinco, Claudio Marchisio and Paolo De Ceglie were sent out on loan or co-ownership deals.


2007–08 Juventus F.C. season, Season review
Juventus finished third that season to qualify for next season's Champions League, their first participation in that competition since 2005–06.


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


2007–08 KBL season
The 2007–08 SK Telecom T Professional Basketball season was the 12th season of the Korean Basketball League.