2007–08 Arsenal F.C. season, League Cup
Diaby gave Arsenal the lead with a volley after six minutes and Eduardo extended the lead, before Roque Santa Cruz pulled a goal back for Blackburn, three minutes from the end of the first half. Santa Cruz scored the equaliser and his second of the match, heading in a cross by David Bentley. In stoppage time, Denílson was sent off for a two-footed challenge on Dunn. In spite of playing with one less player, Arsenal regained the lead.


2007–08 Arsenal F.C. season, League Cup
Alex Song passed the ball to Eduardo, who held off his opponent Ryan Nelsen and with minimal effort placed it past Brad Friedel. The performance prompted Wenger to assert that his team could win the cup, while opposing manager Mark Hughes commented that Arsenal's blend of young players were capable of following in the footsteps of Manchester United's fledglings, managed by Alex Ferguson.


2007–08 Arsenal F.C. season, League Cup
Arsenal was drawn against Tottenham Hotspur in the two-legged semifinal. In the first leg, at the Emirates, Arsenal scored a late equaliser to even the tie at 1–1. However, a 5–1 victory for Tottenham in the return leg meant it was their first victory over their north London rivals in nine years. Wenger after the game defended his policy to play a young side, adding: "The only regret I have is to have played the players who should not have played."


2007–08 Asia League Ice Hockey season
The 2007–08 Asia League Ice Hockey season was the fifth season of Asia League Ice Hockey. Seven teams participated in the league, and the Oji Eagles won the championship.


2007–08 Aston Villa F.C. season
The 2007–08 season was Aston Villa's 20th consecutive season in the top flight of English football and 16th consecutive season in the Premier League. The season saw Martin O'Neill continue as manager as the club impressed in league competition, but struggled in both domestic cup competitions – being knocked out in the third round of both.


2007–08 Aston Villa F.C. 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 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
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2007–08 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players, Reserve squad
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2007–08 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players, Youth squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


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


2007–08 Aston Villa F.C. season, Kit
The 2007–08 season saw the unveiling of Nike as the club's kit producer, taking over from Danish firm Hummel. The deal – worth £25 million over 5 seasons – was announced on 7 February 2007, with all home, away and goalkeeper kits being unveiled on 17 July 2007. The home shirt was made available to purchase on 8 August 2007, and the away on 4 October 2007. A charcoal and white third shirt was unveiled and released in November 2007.


2007–08 Aston Villa F.C. season, Kit
The home shirt followed the club's usual template of a claret body and blue arms, with a white "AVFC" banner and printed lion featured on the hem and back of the collar respectively. The away shirt featured a white body, with blue pinstripes – in a similar style to that of the 1982 European Cup winners’ jersey (which featured claret stripes in place of the modern blue alternative). The third shirt was charcoal with white piping. The home goalkeeper shirt featured horizontal stripes, with different alternating shades of grey. The away replicated this style, with different shades of yellow.


2007–08 Aston Villa F.C. season, Kit
Gibraltar-based betting firm 32Red continued their sponsorship of the club, however with the contract in its last year, Villa are expected to announce another deal for the forthcoming 2008–09 season.


2007–08 Aston Villa F.C. season, Crest
A new crest was revealed on 2 May 2007 to be introduced for the 2007–08 season. The new crest included a star to represent the European Cup win in 1982, and has a light blue background behind Villa's "lion rampant." The traditional motto "Prepared" remained in the crest, and the name "Aston Villa" was shortened to AVFC, FC having been omitted from the previous crest. Randy Lerner petitioned fans to help with the design of the new crest.


2007–08 Aston Villa F.C. season, Transfers, Summer transfer window
Following the transfer of prolific striker Juan Pablo Ángel to New York Red Bulls in April, several Villa first-teamers followed the Colombian out of the door in the summer of 2007. Gavin McCann joined Bolton Wanderers in £1 million deal on 12 June, then a fortnight later, versatile defender Aaron Hughes left for Fulham, also in a £1 million deal. McCann was joined by Jlloyd Samuel – who had spent much of the previous season on the bench for the Midlanders – at Bolton, signing on a free transfer when his contract expired on 1 July.


2007–08 Aston Villa F.C. season, Transfers, Summer transfer window
However, the two most surprising deals occurred with two academy players, in Steven Davis and Liam Ridgewell. Davis – who had won Player of the Year for the club in the 2005–06 season – signed for Fulham on 5 July for an undisclosed fee. Liam Ridgewell made the trip across the city to Birmingham City on 3 August, in a £2 million move. Other moves saw midfielder Lee Hendrie end his 14-year association with the club in a free transfer to Sheffield United, Phil Bardsley returned to Manchester United after a 13-game loan stint at the club, whilst Stephen Henderson, Bobby Olejnik, Mark Delaney, Scott Bridges and Eric Djemba-Djemba all left Villa Park.


2007–08 Aston Villa F.C. season, Transfers, Summer transfer window
Villa clinched their first transfer on 5 July with the £8.5 million signing of midfield battler Nigel Reo-Coker from West Ham United. 11 days later, Marlon Harewood also moved from Upton Park, for an undisclosed fee. Scott Carson was the next to arrive on 10 August, in a loan switch from Liverpool (although some media sources claim a fee of £2 million up front was agreed), before defenders Zat Knight and Curtis Davies both signed on 29 and 31 August respectively. Knight signed for his hometown club for a fee of £3.5 million from Fulham, whilst Davies signed on a season-long loan from local rivals West Bromwich Albion. Other deals saw Austrian youngsters Andreas Weimann and Dominik Hofbauer sign, as well as Eric Lichaj, Harry Forrester and Togolese international Moustapha Salifou.


2007–08 Aston Villa F.C. season, Transfers, Winter transfer window
After failing to find a suitor in the summer, Gary Cahill was allowed to leave on a loan deal to Sheffield United in September; however, he joined Bolton on a permanent deal on 30 January for an undisclosed fee. Youngsters Chris Herd, Tobias Mikaelsson, Stephen O'Halloran and Zoltán Stieber were all farmed out on loan. The biggest news, however, was that Swedish international defender Olof Mellberg, was to join Italian giants Juventus on a free transfer at the end of the season.


2007–08 Aston Villa F.C. season, Transfers, Winter transfer window
Unlike the summer transfer window, Aston Villa were extremely quiet in the winter equivalent, purchasing just one senior player in Wayne Routledge (£1.25 million) from Tottenham Hotspur. He was also followed by youngsters Thomas Dau and Lance Heslop.


2007–08 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players of the year
At the end of season awards dinner, Martin Laursen was announced as the Supporters' Player of the Year, whilst Gabriel Agbonlahor was the Supporter's and Player's Young Player of the Year.


2007–08 Athletic Bilbao season
The 2007–08 season was the 107th season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 77th consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.


2007–08 Atlanta Hawks season
The 2007–08 Atlanta Hawks season was the team's 58th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 40th in Atlanta. After missing the playoffs for eight straight seasons, the Hawks selected Al Horford out of the University of Florida with the third pick in the 2007 NBA draft. The Hawks started out the season by defeating the Dallas Mavericks 101–94 in their season opener, marking the first time they won their first game of the season since the 1999 lockout season.


2007–08 Atlanta Hawks season
However, their struggles continued as they went on a six-game losing streak around the All-Star break. At midseason, the Hawks traded Tyronn Lue, Lorenzen Wright, Anthony Johnson, and second-year forward Shelden Williams to the Sacramento Kings for Mike Bibby. The Hawks finished third in the Southeast Division with a 37–45 record, and made the playoffs for the first time since 1999. Joe Johnson averaged 21.7 points per game, and was selected for the 2008 NBA All-Star Game. Josh Smith provided the team with 17.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks per game, while Horford averaged 10.1 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, and made the NBA All-Rookie First Team.


2007–08 Atlanta Hawks season
In the first round of the playoffs, they lost to the top-seeded Boston Celtics in seven games. With their 37-45 (0.451) record, the 2008 Hawks are the worst team record-wise to push an eventual NBA Champion to an elimination game. Coincidentally, the Hawks in 2014 would be the 8th seed at 38-44 and take the top seeded conference finalist Indiana Pacers to a 7 game series. Following the season, Josh Childress left to play overseas.


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


2007–08 Atlanta Hawks season, Game log
(*)The final minute of the Miami game was played on March 8


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


2007–08 Atlanta Thrashers season
The 2007–08 Atlanta Thrashers season began on October 5, 2007. It was the Atlanta Thrashers' ninth season in the National Hockey League (NHL).


2007–08 Atlanta Thrashers season, Regular season
Starting off 0–6–0, the Thrashers fired head coach Bob Hartley on October 17, 2007, replacing him on an interim basis with general manager Don Waddell.


2007–08 Atlanta Thrashers season, Regular season
On December 23, 2007, Marian Hossa scored just 19 seconds into overtime to give Atlanta a 3–2 road win over the St. Louis Blues. Hossa tied Martin Erat, who also scored 15 seconds into the overtime period of the Predators' November 15, 2007, 5–4 home win over the Chicago Blackhawks, for the fastest overtime goal of the 2007–08 regular season.


2007–08 Atlanta Thrashers season, Regular season
Excluding six shootout goals, the Thrashers allowed 266 goals, tied with the Tampa Bay Lightning for the most in the NHL.


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


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


2007–08 Atlanta Thrashers season, Playoffs
A year after winning the Southeast Division, the Thrashers failed to qualify for the playoffs.


2007–08 Atlanta Thrashers season, Playoffs, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


2007–08 Atlanta Thrashers season, Playoffs, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


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


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


2007–08 Atlanta Thrashers season, Draft picks
Atlanta will pick third in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, behind the Tampa Bay Lightning and Los Angeles Kings, after failing to move up in the draft lottery. The Thrashers will also have the first round pick from the Pittsburgh Penguins, received in the trade for Marian Hossa.


2007–08 Atlanta Thrashers season, Farm teams, American Hockey League
The Chicago Wolves are the Thrashers American Hockey League affiliate for the 2007–08 AHL season


2007–08 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
The 2007–08 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season was the 55th season for the league. The North Carolina Tar Heels won both the regular-season and conference titles. The ACC sent four teams to the NCAA tournament: North Carolina, Duke, Clemson and Miami.


2007–08 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Players of the week
Throughout the conference season, the ACC offices name a player and rookie of the week. North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough broke the ACC single-season record for player of the week honors during the 2007–08 season with eight awards. The record had previously been seven, held by JJ Redick and Antawn Jamison. The MVP of the ACC Tournament is the automatic winner of the final ACC player of the week of each season.


2007–08 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Conference honors
ACC Conference awards were handed out at the conclusion of the regular season. Tyler Hansbrough was the unanimous choice for ACC player of the year, while Virginia Tech's Seth Greenberg won conference Coach of the Year honors for guiding the Hokies to a fourth-place finish after being picked tenth in the preseason. Duke swept the remaining individual honors as Kyle Singler and DeMarcus Nelson won Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year respectively.


2007–08 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Conference honors, All-Atlantic Coast Conference
Honorable Mention:Ty Lawson, So., UNC; J. J. Hickson, Fr., NCSU; Deron Washington, Sr., VT; Anthony Morrow, Sr., GT


2007–08 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Conference honors, All-ACC Defensive team
Honorable Mention:Cliff Hammonds, Sr., Clemson; D'Andre Bell, Jr., GT; Tyler Hansbrough, Jr., UNC; Jeff Allen, Fr., VT; Deron Washington, Sr., VT; James Mays, Sr., Clemson


2007–08 Atlético Madrid season
Atlético de Madrid finally reached the UEFA Champions League, following its most successful season since its 1995–96 league title. In the wake of captain Fernando Torres departing for Liverpool, Atlético responded with the signings of Diego Forlán, Thiago Motta, Simão and José Antonio Reyes, aimed at propelling the club to the top. A few early defeats caused concern, but the partnership between youngster Sergio Agüero and Forlán gelled so well that the club managed 66 goals and 64 points. Thanks to the double victory against Sevilla, Atlético managed to take the final spot for the Champions League, surprisingly finishing only three points behind Barcelona in third.


2007–08 Austin Peay Governors basketball team
The 2007–08 Austin Peay Governors basketball team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Governors, led by 18th year head coach Dave Loos, played their home games at the Dunn Center and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 16–4 in OVC play. They won the OVC Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 15 seed in the South region, they lost to Texas in the First Round.


2007–08 Australian Athletics Championships
The 2007–08 Australian Athletics Championships was the 86th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 28 February to 1 March 2008 at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre in Brisbane. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics.


2007–08 Australian Athletics Championships
Some distance events were held separately. The 10,000 metres event took place at the Zatopek 10K on 13 December 2007 at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne, the men's 5000 metres was held at the Melbourne Track Classic on 21 February 2008 at the Olympic Park Stadium, and the women's 5000 metres was held at the Sydney Track Classic on 16 February 2008 at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Sydney.


2007–08 Australian Figure Skating Championships
The 2007–08 Australian Figure Skating Championships was held in Warners Bay from 17 July through 25 August 2007. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, ice dancing, and synchronized skating across many levels, including senior, junior, novice, adult, and the pre-novice disciplines of primary and intermediate.


2007–08 Australian bushfire season
The Australian bushfire season over the summer of 2007–2008, experienced fire occurrence below average for the season as some regions experienced increased rainfall and reduced fuel as a result of extensive fires during the previous 2006–07 season, particularly in Victoria where the fires in the 2006–07 season burnt over 1.1 million hectares of land. Fires in Victoria during the 2007–08 season burnt less than a fifth of the land area usually burnt during an average bushfire season.


2007–08 Australian bushfire season
An analysis of bushfires in Victoria on public land by the Department of Sustainability and Environment revealed that the 2007–08 fires burnt 32,368 hectares, or 18.7% of the long-term average of 173,152 hectares. It was also estimated that 26% of these fires were caused by lightning strikes and 25% by arson.


2007–08 Australian bushfire season, Predictions
In the 3 months leading up to the summer 2007–08, many states and regions experienced far below average rainfalls and when several fires spread through October 2007, which led to predictions of an above average bushfire season, late rainfalls quelled bushfire occurrence later in the season.


2007–08 Australian cricket season
The 2007–08 Australian cricket season consists of international matches played by the Australian cricket team as well as Australian domestic cricket matches under the auspices of Cricket Australia. The season lasts from October 2007 to March 2008.


2007–08 Australian cricket season, Australian Cricket Team
The national team reached the semi-finals of the one major international tournament during the season, the World Twenty20 in South Africa, and will also play a number of international matches during tours. Australia are confirmed to host six Test matches, 11 One-day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals, and play seven One-day Internationals abroad, all in a series with India. In addition, tours of Pakistan in March and West Indies in April are on the ICC Future Tours Programme, but no schedule has been confirmed.


2007–08 Australian cricket season, Pura Cup
The Pura Cup is scheduled to begin on 12 October with the four-day match between Queensland and Tasmania. After a home and away round robin league, where each team plays 10 first class matches, the two top teams qualify for the five-day final, to be played between 16 March and 20 March.


2007–08 Australian cricket season, One Day Domestic
The One Day Domestic Cup began on 10 October with last season's finalists Queensland losing to Tasmania by 89 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method. As in the Pura Cup, the top two teams after the home and away rounds, which were Tasmania and Victoria, faced off against each other in the final at Bellerive Oval on 23 February. In a tense, rain-affected game, Tasmania just squeezed past Victoria by one wicket under the Duckworth-Lewis method.


2007–08 Australian cricket season, Twenty20 Domestic
The KFC Twenty20 Big Bash has been expanded again this season, from 13 to 16 matches in total, so each state plays each other once. The tournament opens on 31 December and lasts until 13 January, coinciding with the second Test between Australia and India. Last season each team would only play four games, and could thus not meet all teams during the round robin stage, but this has now been corrected. Victoria, two-time Twenty20 champions, will, however, play three away games.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season
The 2007–08 Australian region cyclone season was a slightly below-average tropical cyclone season. The season began with an early start, with the formation of the first tropical cyclone on 29 July, which was only recognized as a tropical cyclone during post-season analysis. This was the second time that a tropical cyclone had formed during July. The other one was Cyclone Lindsay in the 1996–1997 season.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season
The next tropical cyclone that formed was Cyclone Guba, which formed on 13 November with TCWC Port Moresby assigning the name Guba on 14 November, which was the first named storm within TCWC Port Moresby's area of responsibility since Cyclone Epi in June 2003. Guba was also the first cyclone to occur in the Queensland region in November since 1977.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season
Tropical Cyclone Lee also formed on 13 November and was named by TCWC Perth on 14 November, with the system moving into RSMC Réunion's area of responsibility and being renamed Ariel. The next Cyclone to form within the Australian region was Melanie, which formed on 27 December and was named on the 28th by TCWC Perth. Melanie was the first storm of the season to require cyclone watches, and warnings were issued for the Pilbara coast, but it had weakened into a low-pressure area before it made landfall.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season
Tropical Cyclone Helen was the first tropical cyclone to form in 2008, in the Southern Hemisphere, forming in TCWC Darwin's area of responsibility. Helen marked the first time that Darwin had experienced a tropical cyclone since Cyclone Gretel in the 1984–85 season. Cyclone Nicholas made landfall north of Carnarvon on 20 February as a category one cyclone. Cyclone Ophelia actually formed in TCWC Darwin's area of responsibility, but had moved into TCWC Perth's area when it was named. Tropical Cyclone Pancho formed on 23 March to the south of Christmas Island, and was named by TCWC Perth on 25 March; the system eventually reached category 4 status, with winds of 95 kn (176 km/h).


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season
In April 2008, Tropical Cyclones Rosie and Durga were the first tropical depressions to be monitored within TCWC Jakarta's area of responsibility and Durga was also the first storm to reach tropical cyclone status and named whilst being monitored by TCWC Jakarta. Durga was also the last storm of the season, which officially ended on 30 April.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone 01U
On 29 July, an area of low pressure, close to the edge of RSMC La Reunion's Area of responsibility, was designated as Tropical Disturbance 01R. However, this number was withdrawn in RSMC La Reunion's post–storm analysis. The JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) on the developing system on 29 July, and initiated warnings on the tropical cyclone late that day, designating it as Tropical Cyclone 01S. However, by this time, the cyclone had crossed 90E and entered TCWC Perth's Area of Responsibility, which designated it as a Tropical Low and issued shipping warnings on the Tropical Low. Early on 30 July, the tropical cyclone began to dissipate, so the JTWC issued their final advisory on the system on that day. and the Bureau of Meteorology issued its last warning the next day.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone 01U
During post–storm analysis, The Bureau of Meteorology upgraded the tropical low to a tropical cyclone in its post-storm analysis, with maximum 10-min sustained winds of 75 km/h (45 mph), based on QuikSCAT observations. The cyclone was estimated to have reached tropical cyclone intensity from 29 to 30 July.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone 01U
The tropical cyclone is the second on record to exist in the Western Australian region in July, the other being Cyclone Lindsay in 1996.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Lee–Ariel
On 13 November, the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (TCWC) in Perth began issuing warnings on a developing tropical low that was located within the area of responsibility of TCWC Jakarta. On 14 November, TCWC Perth upgraded the tropical low to tropical cyclone status and assigned it the name Lee, while the cyclone was still in TCWC Jakarta's area of responsibility. Later that day, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on Tropical Cyclone Lee, and then designated the storm as Tropical Cyclone 03S shortly after.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Lee–Ariel
The TCWC in Perth upgraded Lee to category 2 on 15 November. Later that day, TCWC Perth issued its final advisory on Lee as it crossed west of 90°E, and the system was renamed Severe Tropical Storm Ariel by the Sub-Regional Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centre in Mauritius; see Tropical Storm Lee–Ariel.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Guba
The Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (TCWC) in Brisbane began issuing warnings on a developing tropical low which was located near the southern Papua New Guinea mainland on 13 November 2007, while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the storm. Later that day, the JTWC issued its first advisory, designating the low as Tropical Cyclone 02P. TCWC Brisbane initiated tropical cyclone advisories on the tropical low early on 14 November. Shortly after, TCWC Brisbane upgraded the system to Tropical Cyclone Guba, which was a name assigned by the TCWC in Port Moresby.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Guba
Guba drifted erratically off the Queensland coast for the next two days, and intensified on 16 November, becoming a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone. Guba was a small, but intense system, forming a well-defined eye. Guba began weakening on 17 November as it started to accelerate to the west towards the Queensland coast. However, it later turned northwards, avoiding the Australian mainland, then north-east while it continued to weaken. TCWC Brisbane downgraded Guba below tropical cyclone strength, and issued its last advisory early on 20 November.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Guba
Flooding in Papua New Guinea led to at least 150 deaths. In the Oro Province, about 2,000 people were evacuated as a result of the flooding. Roads, bridges and 40 houses were washed away, as tides in the area reached two metres high. The provincial capital, Popondetta, had its water supply shut down, and Papua New Guinea's national airline, Air Niugini, suspended flights to Popondetta's main airport. The Rabaraba district in Milne Bay Province was also hit by flooding, with 30 houses and food gardens washed away, and forcing the evacuation of about 100 people.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Guba
The government in Papua New Guinea reported that an estimated 145,000 people were affected from the flooding in Oro Province. Six days of torrential rain led to a damage total of 200 million kina (US$71.4 million). Guba was the first tropical cyclone to be assigned a name from Port Moresby's name lists since Tropical Cyclone Epi in 2003. It is the first cyclone to occur in the Queensland region in the month of November since 1977.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 04U (Dama)
On 18 December, a Tropical Depression in the south-west Indian Ocean was named Moderate Tropical Storm Dama, monitored by Météo-France. The system then moved south-east, entering the area of responsibility of Perth's Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre, east of 90°E. The storm however, was not at Tropical Cyclone strength when it crossed the area, but was still a tropical depression, in which the Perth TCWC began issuing shipping warnings.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Melanie
On 27 December, the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (TCWC) in Perth identified a Tropical Low near 11.2°S and 117.2°E, and began issuing shipping warnings for the developing system. Early on 28 December, the TCWC in Perth upgraded the tropical low to a tropical cyclone and named it Melanie. The cyclone moved southwards, then turned to the south-west on 29 December and strengthened to a Category 2 (Australian scale). Cyclone watches and warnings were issued for the Pilbara coast. On 30 December Melanie began to weaken and become less organised. Melanie continued to weaken and the system was downgraded to Category 1 status on 31 December. Continued weakening took place thereafter and it weakened below cyclone status early on 2 January, when the final advisory was issued.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Helen
In late December a tropical low formed over the Top End which was slow moving in the eastern Top End on 29 December, which began moving west during 1 January at the base of the Top End. By the evening of 2 January the Tropical low moved into the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Helen
On 3 January at 11 am ACST (0130 UTC) the TCWC in Darwin, Australia, located near the edge of their Area of Responsibility, with TCWC Perth, declared a Tropical Cyclone Warning for the coastal areas from Mitchell Plateau in Western Australia to the Daly River Mouth in Northern Territory with a Tropical Cyclone Watch declared for coastal areas from the Daly River Mouth to Goulburn Island which also included Darwin. Later that day a TCFA was issued by the JTWC who then upgraded the low to a Tropical Cyclone designating the cyclone 10S later that day.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Helen
On 4 January at 8 am ACST (2230 UTC), TCWC Darwin upgraded the Tropical Cyclone Warning to include Darwin, by 11am ACST (0103 UTC) the TCWC Darwin upgraded the Tropical low to Tropical Cyclone Helen which was located 380 km to the west/south west of Darwin moving towards the north East. During the afternoon of 4 January Tropical Cyclone Helen was steadily moving towards the east to the Daly River Mouth region. At approximately 7pm ACST (0930 UTC)


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Helen
TCWC Darwin upgraded the intensity to 50 knots (Category 2), making landfall at Channel Point approximately 130 km southwest of Darwin at 10pm ACST (1230 UTC), It soon started to weaken due to interaction with land and it weakened into a tropical low on 5 January as it had become less organised. On 6 January the JTWC issued its final warning on Tropical Cyclone Helen, and then later that day TCWC Darwin followed suit and issued its final advisory on Tropical Low Ex-Helen as it approached TCWC Brisbane's Area of Responsibility.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Helen
The strongest wind gust recorded was at Charles Point Lighthouse with 120 kilometres an hour recorded during the Tropical Cyclone with Darwin Airport recording 102 kilometres an hour around 2 am ACST making it the first time since April 1985 for Darwin to experience Category 1 or more since Cyclone Gretel passed Darwin on 12 April 1985. Damages from the storm amounted to an estimated A$21.5 million (US$15 million).


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 07U
On 31 December, the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (TCWC) in Perth identified a Tropical Low north north-west of the Cocos Islands, and began issuing shipping warnings. The low then moved south-west for the next few days, where it proceeded to enter an area of high vertical wind shear, and began to rapidly weaken. The TCWC issued its final shipping warning on 2 January.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low (17S)
On 4 February, the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (TCWC) in Perth identified a Tropical Low South west of Christmas Island, and began issuing shipping warnings. Initially it was predicted that the system would intensify into a tropical cyclone but later on 4 February, the cyclone began to weaken with the final gale warnings being issued by TCWC Perth later that day. Over the next few days the system drifted eastwards and then on 6 February began showing signs of intensification. The following day, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued its first advisory, designating the low as Tropical Cyclone 17S. Later that day TCWC Perth reinstated Gale warnings on the tropical low. On 10 February The TCWC Perth and the JTWC issued their final advisories on the system.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Nicholas
On 10 February, the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (TCWC) in Perth identified a Tropical Low near 16.0°S and 124.7°E, and began issuing tropical cyclone advisories on the system. On 12 February, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the developing system. Later in the day, the JTWC issued its first advisory, designating it as Tropical Cyclone 19S. Early on 13 February, the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Perth upgraded the tropical low to a tropical cyclone and named it "Nicholas".


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Nicholas
On 16 February, Nicholas was upgraded to a Severe Tropical Cyclone, but it was downgraded back to a tropical cyclone on 18 February. Nicholas squirmed around Western Australia before finally making landfall north of Carnarvon on 20 February. Once inland, TCWC Perth discontinued advisories. The cyclone caused gales over the North West cape in Western Australia, and the town of Exmouth was on high alert.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Ophelia
On 27 February 2008 the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (TCWC) in Darwin identified a Tropical Low near the Northern Territory, and began issuing tropical cyclone advisories on the system. On 29 February, the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the developing system. On 1 March, the JTWC issued their first warning on Tropical Cyclone 21S. The low moved into TCWC Perth's area of responsibility during the day. The low strengthened as it moved off the Kimberley coast, and was upgraded to Tropical Cyclone Ophelia by TCWC Perth.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Ophelia
Ophelia intensified to a Category 2 cyclone on the Australian scale early on 2 March. The JTWC briefly upgraded Ophelia to a Category 1 cyclone on the Saffir–Simpson scale later that day, but was downgraded to a tropical storm on the next advisory. Ophelia continued on a general south-westerly track parallel to the coast, and eventually weakened out to sea as TCWC Perth discontinued advisories.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 20P
Early on 28 February, Tropical Cyclone Warning Center Brisbane identified a Tropical low which was located about 100 nmi (190 km) north-east of Townsville, Queensland and started issuing Gale Warnings on the low  Later that day the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on this tropical low which was located north-east of Australia. The next day, the JTWC issued its first advisory on the Tropical Low designating it as Tropical Cyclone 20P. Later that day, the JTWC issued its final advisory on the system noting the storm was becoming extratropical. However TCWC Brisbane continued to issue warnings on this Tropical Low as it approached the edge of Brisbane's Area off responsibility. On 1 March TCWC Brisbane issued its final Gale warning for the northern region as the Low moved into TCWC Wellingtons Area of responsibility.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Pancho
On 23 March a Tropical low formed south-west of Christmas Island. The next day TCWC Perth, began issuing shipping warnings on the Tropical low. Later that day the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert, on the tropical low. They then started issuing warnings that day designating it as Tropical Cyclone 26S. The low then intensified into a Tropical Cyclone and was named Pancho by TCWC Perth early on 25 March.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Pancho
The next day, Pancho became a severe tropical cyclone on the Australian scale, with Pancho rapidly intensified into a minimal Category four cyclone on the Australian scale on 27 March. However, during the 28th, Tropical Cyclone Pancho entered an area of increasing vertical wind shear and cooler sea surface temperatures and within a few hours it was downgraded back to a Category 2 cyclone on the Australian scale. The cyclone then weakened back to a tropical low about 300 kilometres south-west of the Western Australian Gascoyne coast with gale-force winds remaining south of the low. with both TCWC Perth and the JTWC issuing their final warnings on Pancho that day.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Pancho
The remnants of Pancho produced much needed rains over the drought-stricken areas of SW Western Australia. Mandurah, Garden Island, and Rottnest recorded the highest rainfall totals during the event at 56.4 mm (2.22 in), 49.8 mm (1.96 in) and 49.4 mm (1.94 in) respectively. The heavy rains caused some flooding along several roads, forcing officials to temporarily shut them down. Large swells from the storm also washed rocks onto the roads near Exmouth.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Rosie
Late on 20 April, the JTWC, TCWC Jakarta and TCWC Perth all started to monitor a tropical low that had developed within the monsoon trough, about 1030 km (640 mi), to the south-west of Jakarta, Indonesia. During 21 April, convection surrounding the system rapidly developed in generally favourable conditions and organized around a low level circulation centre.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Rosie
TCWC Jakarta and TCWC Perth then reported at 1500 UTC (2300 WST), that the low had developed into a category 1 tropical cyclone, before six hours later the JTWC followed suit and assigned it the designation 28S. However the cyclone was not named as Rosie, until early the next day after it had moved out of TCWC Jakarta's area of responsibility and moved into Perth's.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Rosie
As Rosie moved into TCWC Perth's area of responsibility, both TCWC Perth and the JTWC reported that the system had peaked with windspeeds of 95 km/h (60 mph), which meant that it was a category two tropical cyclone on the Australian scale and equivalent to a tropical storm on the SSHS.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Rosie
After it had been named, Rosie weakened into a category one tropical cyclone with the low level circulation centre became devoid of convection as it moved towards the south-southeast towards Christmas Island. However convection redeveloped over the system later that day, but failed to become sustained or organized, as a result TCWC Perth reported early on 23 April, that Rosie had weakened into a tropical low despite it having 10-min windspeeds of 65 km/h (40 mph).


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Rosie
During that day convection and gale-force winds eventually became confined to the south-east quadrant of the cyclone before the JTWC and TCWC Perth issued their final advisories on Rosie during 24 April as all convection surrounding the system had weakened and dissipated. During its lifetime, the only area that Tropical Cyclone Rosie affected was Christmas Island which recorded 52.8 mm (2.08 in) of rain between 21 and 23 April. Early on 22 April, heavy swells of between 5–7 metres (16–23 ft) affected Christmas Island, and caused some damage facilities on the shore and tore a mooring from its anchor.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Durga
On 20 April, TCWC Perth and TCWC Jakarta both started to monitor a Tropical Low that was located within the South-West Indian Ocean about 2847 km (1769 mi) to the west of Jakarta, Indonesia. The low had developed within a monsoon trough of low pressure, however a moderate amount of northerly wind shear located over the system was hampering any further development of the system.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Durga
Over the next few days as the low moved towards the southeast, the wind shear gradually decreased, which meant that convection was able to wrap around the system's low level circulation centre and help it develop into a category one tropical cyclone on 22 April. As the system developed into a category one tropical cyclone, it moved into TCWC Jakarta's area of responsibility who named it Durga.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Storm names
At the start of the Tropical Cyclone Year in July, tropical lows that developed into tropical cyclones were named by one of the four tropical cyclone warning centres, which each had their own list of names. However, by January 2008, a fifth TCWC in Jakarta, Indonesia had become operational and subsequently in April 2008 named Tropical Low 23U, Durga. In November 2007, TCWC Port Moresby named Tropical Low 03U, Guba which was the first time that they had named a system since Tropical Cyclone Epi in 2002–03.


2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Storm names
During the season, TCWC Perth named 5 systems and identified a sixth that occurred in July 2007 that should have been named Lee operationally, while TCWC Darwin named 1 system and TCWC Brisbane named none. After the season, TCWC Perth, Darwin and Brisbane merged their naming lists into one list, while the names Guba and Helen were retired.


2007–08 Austrian Football Bundesliga
The 2007–08 Austrian Football Bundesliga was the 96th season of top-tier football in Austria. The competition is officially called T-Mobile Bundesliga, named after the Austrian branch of German mobile phone company T-Mobile. The season started on 8 July 2007, and the 36th and last round of matches took place on 26 April 2008.


2007–08 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Results
Teams played each other four times in the league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away), and then did the same in the second half of the season.


2007–08 Austrian Football First League
The 2007–08 Austrian Football First League season was the 34th season of second level league football in Austria. It was the sixth season that it used the name Red Zac First League.


2007–08 Austrian Hockey League season
The 2007–08 Austrian Hockey League season was the 78th season of the Austrian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Austria. 10 teams participated in the league, and EC Red Bull Salzburg won the championship.


2007–08 Austrian National League season
The 2007-08 Austrian National League season was contested by nine teams, and saw EC-TREND Dornbirn win the championship. The top eight teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs.


2007–08 Azadegan League
The following is the standings of the 2007–08 Azadegan League football season.


2007–08 Azadegan League, Final
(Sepahan Novin did not show up, Payam awarded championship 2007-08)


2007–08 Azadegan League, Final, June 2008
Sepahan Officials tried to show that Sepahan Novin is an independent from Sepahan and changed the board of directors of Sepahan Novin, which was not accepted by IRIFF, so Foolad F.C. promoted to 2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup.


2007–08 Azadegan League, Final, July 2008
Number of teams increased to 28 teams. Homa, Machine Sazi, Shahin Ahvaz, Shemushack still remain in 2008–09 Azadegan League.


2007–08 Azerbaijan Cup
The Azerbaijan Cup 2007–08 was the 16th season of the annual cup competition in Azerbaijan with the final taking place on 24 May 2008. Sixteen teams competed in this year's competition. Khazar-Lenkoran were the defending champions.


2007–08 Azerbaijan Cup, Round of 16
The first legs were played on October 24 and 31, 2007 while the second legs were played on October 31 and November 7, 2007.


2007–08 Azerbaijan Cup, Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on March 6 and 7, 2008 while the second legs were played on March 18 and 19, 2008.


2007–08 Azerbaijan Cup, Semifinals
The first legs were played on April 9, 2008. The second legs were played on April 23, 2008.


2007–08 Azerbaijan First Division
In the 2007–08 season, the Azerbaijan First Division—the second tier of professional football in Azerbaijan—was organised in two groups, A and B, each with 10 teams. The top three teams in each group entered a playoff competition. The winning team was Bakılı PFK of Baku.


2007–08 Azerbaijan Premier League
The 2007–08 Azerbaijan Premier League is the 16th season of Azerbaijan Premier League, the Azerbaijani professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. Khazar Lankaran were the defending champions, having won the previous season.


2007–08 Azerbaijan Premier League, Teams
Shahdag Qusar were relegated after finishing the previous season in 13th. FK Gäncä, who were excluded from the league the previous season, also wouldn't take part in the 2007-08 season. On 13 August 2007 UEFA declared MKT Araz defunct and withdrew their participation from the league.


2007–08 Azerbaijan Premier League, Teams
They were replaced by ABN Bärdä, Masallı and Standard Baku from the Azerbaijan First Division.


2007–08 Azerbaijan Premier League, Teams, Stadia and locations
1Karabakh played their home matches at Surakhani Stadium in Baku before moving to their current stadium on 3 May 2009.


2007–08 Azerbaijan Premier League, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 B Group
The 2007–08 B Group was the 53rd season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. The season started on 18 August 2007 and finished on 24 May 2008 with the A Group promotion play-off between the runners-up from both divisions.


2007–08 BAI Basket
The 2007–08 Season of BAI Basket (30th edition) ran from November 21, 2008 through May 16, 2009, with 12 teams playing in three different stages: in stage one (regular season) teams played a double round robin system. In stage two, the six best teams played a single round robin tournament in serie A and the last six did the same for the consolation group, serie B. Finally, in stage three (final four) the best four teams from serie A played in a round robin at four rounds for the title. The winners of the regular season and of the serie A are awarded a bonus point for the serie A and the final four, respectively.


2007–08 BC Mures season
BC Mures finished the 2007–2008 half season in 8th place with a record of 7 wins and 6 losses. The team had the best offense in the Romanian first division with 1163 points (89,46 points/game), but also held the worst defense record with 1164 (89,53 points/game). Midway through the season,   Troy Selvey and  Jon Clark were waived by the management, even though both players were loved by the fans of BC Mures. To replace these players, management signed two players from the United States: Louis Truscott a 29-year-old, 200 cm and Frank Edward Russell, a  24-year-old, 211 cm center.


2007–08 BC Mures season
Jay Anderson, the forward who was injured in the team's first game, missed the entire season and was replaced by Luke McKenna. BC Mures finished the regular season in 8th place with a record of 15 wins and 11 losses. The team led in points scored, but also in points conceded.


2007–08 BC Mures season
In the first round of the playoffs, BC Mures were paired against league leaders Asesoft Ploiesti. After losing the first away game by a narrow margin, they were defeated on their home court in an elimination game. Playing for the 5-8th place with  playmaker JuJuan Cooley out, the team did not get another win, cementing their position as eighth in the league.


2007–08 BC Mures season
The Romanian Basketball Federation decided to increase the number of participants for the 08–09 season from 14 clubs to 16 clubs. In this case none of the clubs that played in the last season relegated to div. 2. CS Energia Rovinari and CSS ``U`` Craiova are the two new summer clubs that will complete the Romanian Basketball Division A team list. After the folding of the Rm. Valcea club there were only 15 teams left to start the championship race.


2007–08 BC Mures season, Pre-season
Bc Mures played 4 games with Romanian teams and participated at an international friendly Cup in Hungary "Gocsej Cup". For details click the main article above.


2007–08 BCHL season
The 2007–08 BCHL season is the 46th season of the British Columbia Hockey League. It began on September 7, 2007, and ran through February 27, 2008, followed by the Fred Page Cup Playoffs, ending in April, 2008.


2007–08 BCHL season
Scott Knowles of the Surrey Eagles scored the first goal of the season against the Langley Chiefs on September 7 in one of seven games on opening night.


2007–08 BCHL season
The Nanaimo Clippers and Vernon Vipers matched up for the first time since the 2007 Fred Page Cup Finals on November 16, 2007 at Nanaimo.


2007–08 BCHL season, Final Regular Season Statistics, Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; Top six teams in each conference qualified for post-season playoffs.


2007–08 BCHL season, Final Regular Season Statistics, Conference Standings, Interior Conference
x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, e - eliminated from playoff contention


2007–08 BCHL season, Final Regular Season Statistics, Conference Standings, Coastal Conference
x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, e - eliminated from playoff contention


2007–08 BCHL season, Final Regular Season Statistics, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2007–08 BCHL season, Final Regular Season Statistics, Scoring leaders, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2007–08 BCHL season, Playoff seeds
After the 2007–08 BCHL regular season, the standard of 12 teams qualified for the playoffs.


2007–08 BCHL season, Playoff Bracket
In each round, the highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed. The higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage, which gives them a maximum possible four games on their home ice, with the other team getting a maximum possible three. The opening elimination round follows a best-of-five 2-2-1 format. Each best-of-seven series follows a 2–2–1–1–1 format. This means that the higher-seeded team will have Games 1 and 2, plus 5 and 7 if necessary, played on their home ice, while the lower-seeded team will be at home for the other games. The format ensures that the team with home ice advantage will always have home ice for the "extra" game if there are an odd number of games in a series.


2007–08 BCHL season, All Star Game
The BCHL All-Star Game was played at the Bear Mountain Arena in Victoria, British Columbia on January 23, 2008. The Coastal Conference All-Stars won the game 15-9.


2007–08 BCHL season, All Star Game
F Scott Knowles (Surrey Eagles)F Carlo Finucci (Burnaby Express)F Eric Filiou (Nanaimo Clippers)D Jordie Benn (Victoria Grizzlies)D Matt Irwin (Nanaimo Clippers)G Michael Garman (Nanaimo Clippers)


2007–08 BCHL season, All Star Game
F Hunter Bishop (Vernon Vipers)F Zac Dalpe (Penticton Vees)F Jordy Christian (Prince George Spruce Kings)D Zac Josepher (Penticton Vees)D Ryan DeVries (Prince George Spruce Kings)G Alex Evin (Penticton Vees)


2007–08 BCHL season, All Star Game
D Brad Hunt (Burnaby Express)D Nolan Julseth-White (Langley Chiefs)F Clinton Pettapiece (Cowichan Valley Capitals)F Russell Goodman (Nanaimo Clippers)D Chris Ickert (Langley Chiefs)F Brodie Reid (Burnaby Express)F Taylor Stefishen (Langley Chiefs)F Mikael Bedard (Nanaimo Clippers)D Phil Magistrale (Surrey Eagles)F Clay Harvey (Powell River Kings)G Chris Rawlings (Powell River Kings)G Matthew Wong (Victoria Grizzlies)F Brooks Robinson (Cowichan Valley Capitals)F Daniel Moriarty (Alberni Valley Bulldogs)F Derek Grant  (Langley Chiefs)


2007–08 BCHL season, All Star Game
G Damien Ketlo (Prince George Spruce Kings)D Damon Kipp (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)D Jeff Forsythe (Prince George Spruce Kings)F Denver Manderson (Penticton Vees)D Michael Glacair (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)F Derek Lee (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)F Austin Smith (Penticton Vees)F David Arduin (Trail Smoke Eaters)F John Williams (Quesnel Millionaires)D Justin Schultz (Westside Warriors)F Kevin Walrod (Westside Warriors)F Erick Ruud (Merritt Centennials)G Shane Mainprize (Merritt Centennials)D Derrick Walser (Toronto Marlies)F Trevor Bailey (Westside Warriors)F Kevin Limbert (Trail Smoke Eaters)


2007–08 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
The 2007–08 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. This was head coach Dave Rose's third season at BYU. The Cougars competed in the Mountain West Conference and played their home games at the Marriott Center.


2007–08 Bahraini Premier League, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Muharraq Club won the championship.


2007–08 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Mid-American Conference.


2007–08 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team, Preseason
Billy Taylor replaced Ronny Thompson as head coach of the team. Only Peyton Stovall, Brandon Lampley, Anthony Newell and Rashaun McLemore (who redshirted) would return from last year's team.


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


2007–08 Bangladeshi cricket season
The 2007–08 Bangladeshi cricket season featured a Test series between Bangladesh and South Africa.


2007–08 Bangladeshi cricket season, Test series
South Africa played two Test matches and three One Day Internationals, winning both Tests and all three ODIs.


2007–08 Barangay Ginebra Kings season
The 2007–08 Barangay Ginebra Kings season was the 29th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2007–08 Barangay Ginebra Kings season, Key dates
August 19: The 2007 PBA Draft took place at Market! Market! in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.


2007–08 Barangay Ginebra Kings season, Fiesta Conference, Game log
Note: Last playing date on July 6 was originally scheduled on June 22


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season
During the 2007–08 season, Barnsley F.C. competed in the Championship, where they finished 18th, and also competed in the FA Cup and League Cup, where they were eliminated in the semi-final and second round respectively.


2007–08 Barnsley 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 Barnsley 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 Barnsley F.C. season, Preparation for 2007/08
At the end of the season, Barnsley announced the release of first team members Antony Kay, Neil Austin, and Marc Richards. Strikers Daniel Nardiello and Paul Hayes then left to join QPR and Scunthorpe United, respectively. Paul Heckingbottom also agreed a loan move to his former club Bradford City, until the end of January. Manager Simon Davey was quite prolific in the summer transfer window, bringing in no less than fourteen new players and spending around £1 million, the majority of this on three strikers.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, Preparation for 2007/08, New players
Strikers: Kayode Odejayi (Cheltenham), Miguel Mostto (Cienciano), Kim Christensen (Odense Boldklub)


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, Preparation for 2007/08, New players
Midfield: Anderson Silva de Franca (On loan from Everton), Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Southend United), Dominik Werling (Sakaryaspor), Andy Johnson (Leicester City), Rohan Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers)


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, Preparation for 2007/08, New players
Defenders: Rob Kozluk (Sheffield United),  Dennis Souza (RAEC Mons), Lewin Nyatanga (on loan from Derby), Stephen Foster (Burnley), Marciano Bruma (Sparta Rotterdam)


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Overview
With the departure of six first team players (Daniel Nardiello, Paul Hayes, Antony Kay, Paul Heckingbottom, Neil Austin and Marc Richards), Simon Davey dipped heavily into the summer transfer market and ultimately brought in fourteen new players, the majority of whom were foreign. The most successful of these signings included goalkeeper Heinz Muller, midfielders Anderson and Jamal Campbell-Ryce, and a new defensive line-up made up of Rob Kozluk, Dennis Souza, Stephen Foster and Lewin Nyatanga (who returned on an extended loan spell after becoming a fan favourite).


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Overview
Barnsley had a very positive start to the season, surpassing expectations and finding themselves in the top six of the Football League Championship with ten games played. Most of the summer signings found their way into the squad early on, making it quite common for there only to be two or three players in the starting eleven who were with the club in the previous season. Top scorer Brian Howard was rumored to have attracted Premiership interest along with new signings Heinz Muller, Dennis Souza and even manager Simon Davey.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Overview
The team managed to maintain a decent level of consistency, remaining in the top half of the table throughout the first half of the season. Derby striker Jon Macken arrived on loan in November, and scored his first three goals for the club in his last two matches before being recalled by Derby at the end of December along with Lewin Nyatanga. Barnsley's form finally began to stutter through December and January, when they went for eight league games without a victory and dropped to 16th in the table. They did, however, beat both Blackpool and Southend in the FA Cup to secure passage to the last sixteen.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Overview
The first new signing of the January window was Spanish midfielder Diego León, followed by a short-term loan signing for Miguel Tininho and a controversial loan deal for ex-reds striker Daniel Nardiello (who had turned down a contract offer to leave the club for QPR the previous summer). Shortly before the transfer window closed, Davey signed previously-loaned players Jon Macken from Derby County and Anderson from Everton (each for an undisclosed six-figure fee), as well as securing yet another loan spell for Lewin Nyatanga, with a fee agreed for a permanent summer switch.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Overview
Outgoing from the club was reserve goalkeeper Nick Colgan to Championship rivals Ipswich, so an injury to first-choice keeper Heinz Muller forced a late loan deal for goalkeeper Tony Warner on a month's loan from Fulham. Anderson also suffered an injury in late February which would keep him out for up to seven months.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Overview
Barnsley continued to maintain their lower mid-table position in the Championship, unable to put a winning streak together. On 16 February, the team travelled to Anfield to play Liverpool in the 5th round of the FA Cup and pulled off a surprise 2–1 victory, with a strong defensive display and a 'Man of the Match', 'Player of the Round' performance from loaned keeper Luke Steele (who was brought in at the last minute for cup-tied Tony Warner).


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Overview
After conceding a goal in the first half, it was Stephen Foster who equalised in the second and captain Brian Howard who scored the last-gasp winner which allowed them to progress to the quarter finals for the first time since 1999, where they would face Chelsea at Oakwell. Here, the Tykes put in a 'sensational' performance against the FA Cup holders and 'Player of the Round' Kayode Odejayi's second-half header (only his second goal of the season) was enough to put the Yorkshire side into the semi-final for the first time since they won the cup in 1912.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Overview
Even Chelsea boss Avram Grant admitted after the game that the Championship side fully deserved their win . With Portsmouth the only Premiership side remaining in the competition, what had begun as a shock result at Anfield had now developed into a genuine chance to reclaim their FA Cup glory, and when they were drawn against Cardiff City in the semi-finals a repeat of the historic final versus West Bromwich Albion was well on the cards. However, in front of a Wembley crowd of 82,752 they narrowly lost the game 1–0 to Cardiff thanks to an 8th-minute strike from Joe Ledley.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Overview
Meanwhile, in the league, losses against Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and Burnley saw them drop to a precarious position and relegation fears were brewing, but a surprise 3–0 away win at Watford followed by a 1–2 victory at Preston North End were a big boost to their survival hopes. Their survival was secured on the second-to-last matchday with a 3–0 home victory over Charlton, and they eventually finished at 18th in the league with 55 points.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Barnsley started off their second season back in the Championship in the worst way possible way with this 4–1 home drubbing. Leon McKenzie put the Sky Blues in front before Brian Howard equalised from the penalty spot. In the second half, goals from Kevin Kyle, Julian Gray and Michael Mifsud tied up an easy win for the sky blues.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
The Reds faced Darlington in the League Cup First Round three days later. After a dull first half, Reds substitute Istvan Ferenczi, who replaced Miguel Mostto scored with his first touch, a header from Rob Kozluk's cross. Former Tyke Tommy Wright then levelled for Darlington before Reds skipper Paul Reid rifled a bouncing ball into the net to seal Barnsley's passage to the next round.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Barnsley's first away game ended 2–2 at Colchester United. Brian Howard grabbed the first goal of the game for Barnsley after Dean Gerken brought down Kayode Odejayi and was sent off. Close to half time veteran Teddy Sheringham netted his first goal for Colchester. After the restart Matthew Connolly scored Colchester's second goal, heading in Johnnie Jackson's cross. On fifty minutes Barnsley skipper Paul Reid was sent off after elbowing Teddy Sheringham. Both teams were down to ten men. After Grant McCann's corner, Johnnie Jackson was guilty of handball, Brian Howard stepped up and struck the ball into the top right hand corner. The hard-fought game ended 2–2.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
The Reds got their first win of the season at home to Plymouth in a game that shouldn't have been so nervy. Istvan Ferenczi put the Reds ahead after a neat move. A bullet free-kick by Dominik Werling sent them in 2–0 up. Brian Howard effectively put the game beyond doubt with a header. But Barry Hayles and Nick Chadwick reduced the deficit to 3–2 but Barnsley held on.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Premier League class showed in the Magpies 2–0 win. The Reds held out until half time at 0–0. In the 57th minute, Alan Smith released Michael Owen who slid the ball under Barnsley keeper Heinz Muller. Obafemi Martins then doubled the lead on 86 minutes with a shot that was thought to be taken down by the arm but the goal was awarded.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
West Brom taught Barnsley harsh lessons at the Hawthorns in a comfortable 2–0 victory. Filipe Teixeira lashed Albion in front after thirty minutes and Craig Beattie benefited from poor defending and beat Heinz Muller with ease. The Reds hardly troubled the hosts despite although Anderson was unlucky to see his effort saved by Dean Kiely.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
After a modest start Barnsley picked up the pace and managed to bag a couple of goals. An own goal from Marcus Williams just before half time and Kayode Odejayi in the 65th minute. This gained Barnsley their first clean sheet of the season and a 2–0 win.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
A second clean sheet saw Barnsley do well to maintain possession and both teams had a fair number of chances to take all three points.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
An absolutely thrilling away game ended in victory for Barnsley, two free kicks from Grant McCann giving the Tykes a good lead in the first half. Marek Saganowski managed to pull one back for the home side just before half-time. Reds full-back Dominik Werling was sent off after 27 minutes, and the game ended in memorable fashion with a goal at each end deep in stoppage time; Inigo Idiakez with the equalizer for Southampton only for Martin Devaney to scare a last-minute winner.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
A decent game with the reds dominating the majority of the first half. However, Barnsley fell behind courtesy of Cardiff's Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink on the 73rd minute. Nevertheless, the reds managed an equaliser on the 83rd minute through a Brian Howard header.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Barnsley's most decisive win of the season yet came against a Bristol City side who had thus far been undefeated in the league. The team created chances throughout and for the most part dominated the first half, but it was in the second half that goals from Brian Howard, Dennis Souza and Martin Devaney exposed the shortcomings of the away team and led the reds to victory.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
A tricky away game at the valley brought another solid performance from Barnsley, keeping the sheet clean until the 82nd minute when Zheng Zhi netted a goal for the home side. However Barnsley fought back, and in injury time substitute Kim Christensen scored his first goal for the club to earn a dramatic away point.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Barnsley extend their unbeaten run to seven games with this draw, going one goal down after ten minutes with Andy Gray finding the net for the away side but Miguel Mostto scored his first goal for Barnsley in the second half to bring them a point from this game.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
A debacle of a performance saw Fraizer Campbell bag a brace and Dean Marney score late on condemn the Reds to their first defeat in seven games.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
The disappointing form continued for Barnsley, with goals from Collins John and Patrick Kisnorbo condemning them to another defeat.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
The Reds claimed a win over struggling Preston courtesy of a first-half header from Istvan Ferenczi, in his first match after a month-long injury spell. The away side had a huge chance to equalize in the dying seconds of the game when they were awarded a penalty, but keeper Heinz Muller made a stunning save to tip it round the post and maintain his clean sheet.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Brian Howard opened the scoring in this match with his fourth penalty of the season, after a foul on Sam Togwell. Blackpool had a man sent off in the second half but continued to fight back bravely. Istvan Ferenczi widened the gap in the second half with another goal from a header, but Blackpool pulled one back minutes later thanks to Keith Southern. The away team continued to create chances but Barnsley maintained their lead thanks to another superb performance from goalkeeper Heinz Muller.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
A solitary goal by Neill Collins was enough to see Wolves overcome the Reds. Hungarian forward Istvan Ferenczi was denied his third goal in as many games when his header was controversially ruled out by female assistant Amy Rayner.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
A thrilling victory at Oakwell. Two goals in quick succession from Brian Howard and Martin Devaney look like giving Barnsley a 2 – 0 lead going into half time but two headers from Watford defender Danny Shittu made things all square going into the break. In the second half, Barnsley won win after Richard Lee's blunder from Brian Howard cross.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
The South Yorkshire derby was settled on the hour mark by a header from Akpo Sodje. Barnsley fail again to win at Hillsborough.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Barnsley claimed an unexpected point away at Portman Road, becoming the first team this season to leave Ipswich with anything. In a pretty even game there were chances at both ends but Barnsley would have been the happier of the two teams after ending Ipswich's 100% home record and ended their own run of four straight away defeats.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
A comfortable home win for Barnsley in a match where the away side managed only one shot on target. Istvan Ferenczi scored the only goal of the game just after half time, and minutes later goalkeeper Heinz Muller made a spectacular penalty save at the other end.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Another goalless draw for Barnsley thanks to another strong performance from Heinz Muller, holding off the Crystal Palace attackers and retaining another point.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
This yorkshire derby was decided only by a Matthew Kilgallon goal in the 64th minute of play, Barnsley again failing to produce any away goals.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
The first four goals of the game came in quick succession towards the end of the first half, to make the scoreline 2–2 at half time. The reds twice took the lead through a 25-yard strike from Jon Macken, and a header Dennis Souza, however both of which were cancelled out by Enoch Showunmi. Ultimately, a last-minute goal from Darren Byfield put the home side in front and denied any points for Barnsley.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
This controversial encounter brought a total of three penalties, one for each side in the first half and the final one awarded in the final minutes of play, allowing Stoke to take a point from Oakwell despite Jon Macken's second and third goals of the season. Brian Howard also found the net but said penalties and a well worked set piece gave Liam Lawrence a hat-trick to save Stoke.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Sam Togwell opened the scoring in this match after only sixteen seconds of play, and it was Jamal Campbell-Ryce with a rising drive to put Barnsley 2–0 up at half time. However, a brace from substitute Bradley Wright-Phillips evened the score in the second half.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Another high-scoring draw saw the Reds come from behind to draw with Scunthorpe at Glanford Park. Ian Morris and Kelly Youga scored just before and just after half-time respectively to put Scunthorpe 2–0 up. However, Grant McCann pulled the deficit back with a firm volley after his free-kick was blocked by the wall. Andy Crosby handled Miguel Mostto's shot in the dying seconds and Brian Howard netted in the seventh minute of added time.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Barnsley made a late comeback against Blackpool in order to progress past the third round of the FA Cup for the first time since 1999. They went a goal down after half an hour after a goal from David Fox, and goalkeeper Heinz Muller had to be substituted at half-time due to injury, with reserve keeper Kyle Letheren coming on. With 15 minutes remaining, defender Stephen Foster scored his first goal for Barnsley with a crafty back-heel from a corner and four minutes later 19 year old striker Michael Coulson put his team ahead.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
A strong first half performance but a poor second half saw Barnsley lose at Oakwell for the first time since opening day. Martin Devaney scored an impressive opener to put them a goal ahead at half-time, but the opposition came away with three goals in the second. Ched Evans, Mark Fotheringham and Dion Dublin got the Canaries' goals.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Barnsley continue to struggle in the league, defeat at QPR meant that they haven't tasted victory in the Championship for eight games, and drop to 16th place in the league. Patrick Agyemang and Rowan Vine consigned the Reds to defeat.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
A fantastic strike by Jamal Campbell-Ryce against his old employers and an inspired performance by Heinz Muller ensured that the Reds sealed their place in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup. This was the Reds' first away win since they beat Southampton away back in September.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
A goal from Jon Macken, who had just signed a permanent deal to return to Oakwell after his loan spell, sealed Barnsley's first league win since early December to re-affirm the team's strong home record. The result was even better given the fact that keeper Heinz Muller played nearly the whole game on just one leg. Stephen Foster was forced to take his goal-kicks for him.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
For the second time this season, and third meeting in a row, Coventry secured an emphatic victory over the reds. Leon Best opened the scoring just before half time. The second half was evenly matched but in the last twenty minutes the hosts ran riot with Julian Gray, Jay Tabb and Best all scoring. A dismal afternoon was for the visitors summed up as Brian Howard and Dennis Souza began fighting amongst each other at 3–0.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
The tykes maintained their strong home form with an impressive win over current league leaders West Bromwich Albion, a goal each in the first half for strikers Jon Macken and Daniel Nardiello. West Brom fought back in the second half and James Morrison pulled one back for his team, but Barnsley managed to hold on for the win.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
A nightmare start to the match for Barnsley, as defender Lewin Nyatanga was shown a straight red card after just three minutes of play, and Steven MacLean opened the scoring for Plymouth from the resulting free kick. Down to ten men, Barnsley managed to hold off the home side until the final 15 minutes, when Plymouth débutante Jamie Mackie scored twice to make the win decisive.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Barnsley pulled off a huge shock in the fifth round of the FA Cup, beating Liverpool at Anfield to progress to the quarter finals for the first time since 1999. Dirk Kuyt opened the scoring in the first half, but Stephen Foster headed in the equaliser in the second while loaned goalkeeper Luke Steele made several saves to keep Barnsley in the game. It was captain Brian Howard with the last-gasp winner, a shot struck firmly into the bottom corner, after being denied a stonewall penalty


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Reds boss Simon Davey named an unchanged side from the side that beat Liverpool. However, Barnsley made a poor performance with the only goal of the game going to Norwich's Jamie Cureton in the 26th minute of the game.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
A poor game played out in shocking conditions ended 0–0 between the Reds and QPR. Reds striker Istvan Ferenczi missed two sitters in the first half but the wind got the better of both sides.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Another game affected by wind ended 0–0. Neither team had the best of a poor game but arguably Luke Steele kept Wednesday out and the game ended with Rob Kozluk being sent off in the dying minutes for two lunges on Marcus Tudgay.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Barnsley were outplayed in this away game but managed to hold out for the draw. The first goal came from Gary Taylor-Fletcher after 20 minutes, but Jamal Campbell-Ryce bagged an equaliser just before the break.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
A Kayode Odejayi second-half header was sufficient to dump the holders out of the FA Cup and hand a semi-final place to Barnsley. In the first half, Barnsley created the better chances up front and defended extremely well. After the break, Chelsea pressed forward but were still unable to create a clear-cut chance thanks to a very crowded Barnsley penalty area. The home side eventually exploited the gaps left open at the back when Martin Devaney delivered a perfect ball into the area for Kayode Odejayi to nod it into the net and score his first goal since September.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Fresh from their sensational FA Cup performance, Barnsley managed to pull off their biggest win of the season against promotion candidates Ipswich. Pablo Couñago opened the scoring for the away side after 20 minutes, but five minutes later it was Brian Howard with the equaliser. Early in the second half, Jon Macken headed the ball in from a corner to put Barnsley in front and then with 10 minutes remaining there was drama as Jamal Campbell-Ryce was brought down in the area and a penalty given, which Brian Howard scored for his 12th league goal of the season. A late corner then resulted in what initially went down as an own goal by David Wright, but Brian Howard was given the match ball suggesting that he may try and claim that goal and his first senior hat trick.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Barnsley were unable to continue their winning form against playoff-chasers Crystal Palace, and they've still only won a single away game in the league all season. No goals at either end in the first half, but Tom Soares put the home side in front in the first minute of the second half then a late goal from James Scowcroft wrapped up all three points for Palace.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
A single goal from Billy Sharp was enough to prove decisive in this Yorkshire derby, a loss which sees Barnsley drop to within two points of the relegation zone; their most precarious position all season.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Quickfire goals from Wade Elliott and Kyle Lafferty put the home side two goals up here. Although Brian Howard managed to pull one back before the break, Barnsley couldn't quite manage an equaliser; Jon Macken coming closest when his effort hit the bar.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Barnsley's brave FA Cup run came to an end at the semi-final stage as Cardiff came away with a 1–0 victory at Wembley to reach the cup final held at the same venue. Joe Ledley gave Cardiff an early lead with a goal in the ninth minute, but the decisive moment for Barnsley was when their quarter-final hero, Kayode Odejayi, missed a great chance when through on goal. Ultimately it would prove the best opportunity Barnsley had to draw level of the entire match.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Manager Simon Davey kept faith in controversial striker Kayode Odejayi by giving him another starting place in this match, and was rewarded with two goals from him; his second and third league goals of the season. Stephen Foster's headed goal from a Diego León corner made this a surprisingly big win for Barnsley against the Premiership contenders, and only their second away win all season.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Barnsley continued to claw themselves away from the relegation spots with an away win at Preston; their second of the week and fourth of the season. A free kick from January signing Diego León followed by a foul on Jamal Campbell-Ryce inside the area which led to a Jon Macken penalty secured this win, regardless of a Stephen Foster own goal at the other end.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
After two successive away wins, the Reds came back to Oakwell and lost 3–1 to promotion chasing Hull. Dean Marney netted a penalty, Ian Ashbee headed home and Dean Windass made it 3. Istvan Ferenczi headed a late consolation.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Against fellow strugglers Leicester a single second-half goal from Iain Hume was the deciding factor in a game which could have secured Championship survival for Barnsley.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
Barnsley finally secured their survival with a big win over Charlton. Jamal Campbell-Ryce opened the scoring after just 10 minutes, and then Lewin Nyatanga extended the lead from a Diego León corner. Jon Macken's late headed goal from a Marciano van Homoet cross made all three points a certainty.


2007–08 Barnsley F.C. season, 2007–08 season, Short match reports
A typical end of season performance by Barnsley ended up in a 3–0 defeat to the side that knocked them out of the FA Cup at the semi-final stage. Paul Parry, Kevin McNaughton and the semi-final winner Joe Ledley bagged the goals.


2007–08 Barys Astana season
The 2007–08 Barys Astana season was the 8th season in the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship and their single season in the Supreme League of the Russian Ice Hockey Championship, in parallel.


2007–08 Barys Astana season, Kazakhstan Hockey Championship, Standings, Schedule and results
Win (3 points)  Overtime/shootout win (2 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)  Loss (0 points)


2007–08 Basketball League Belgium Division I
The 2007–08 Basketball League Belgium Division I, for sponsorship reasons named 2007–08 Ethias League, was the 81st season of the Basketball League Belgium, the highest professional basketball league in Belgium. Spirou Charleroi won the 2008 national title, their seventh total title.


2007–08 Basketball League Belgium Division I, Play-offs
The Play-offs start on May 13 and ended on May 31, 2008. In the quarterfinals and semifinals a best-of-three format was used, in the finals a best-of-seven format.


2007–08 Basketball League of Serbia
The 2007–08 Basketball League of Serbia season was the 2nd season of the Basketball League of Serbia, the highest professional basketball league in Serbia. It was also 64th national championship played by Serbian clubs inclusive of nation's previous incarnations as Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro.


2007–08 Basketball League of Serbia, Regular season, Super League standings
P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference, Pts=Points


2007–08 Bavarian ice hockey season
The Bavarian ice hockey league season 2007-08 started on 19 October 2007 with the first round in the Bayernliga and finished on 14 March 2008 with the third league final. It saw the EHC Waldkraiburg take out its second Bavarian title, having previously won it in 1987–88, then under the name of VfL Waldkraiburg. The club could have taken up promotion to the Oberliga but declined. The EV Weiden voluntarily withdrew from the Oberliga while Regensburg was forced to resign from the 2nd Bundesliga due to insolvency.


2007–08 Bavarian ice hockey season
The Bayernliga season saw the EC Ulm/Neu-Ulm fold after 16 rounds, unable to complete its schedule.


2007–08 Bavarian ice hockey season
No team remained unbeaten this season, the ESC Kempten in the Bezirksliga West held the best record with 19 wins and one defeat. Two teams, both from the Bezirksliga, remained winless all season, the SG München and the TSV Trostberg II. For the later, it was the second winless season in a row, having only ever won one game since joining the league in 2005.


2007–08 Bavarian ice hockey season, Champions
The three levels of the Bavarian league system were won by the following teams:


2007–08 Bavarian ice hockey season, Bayernliga, Play-Offs
The first round of the play-offs was carried out in a best-of-five modus, after that it went to a best-of-three. The winner of the final is crowned Bayrischer Meister (English:Bavarian champions).


2007–08 Bavarian ice hockey season, Bayernliga, Play-Downs
The first round of the play-offs was carried out in a best-of-five modus, after that it went to a best-of-three. The EC Ulm/Neu-Ulm did not play any games, all games awarded to the opposition. The two teams in the final are relegated to the Landesligas.


2007–08 Bavarian ice hockey season, Landesliga
The four regional divisions played out a home-and-away round to determined the two clubs from each league who enter the eight team promotion round, The top two teams of this round gain promotion to the Bayernliga. Should one or more teams from this league move up to the Oberliga without a Bavarian team being relegated from there, additional clubs from that round may gain promotion.


2007–08 Bavarian ice hockey season, Landesliga
The remaining six clubs in each league played out a relegation round with the last team in each of the four groups being relegated to the Bezirksliga.


2007–08 Bavarian ice hockey season, Landesliga
From season to season, clubs can be moved between divisions to geographically balance out promotion and relegation. This explains, why three of the Landesligas have two newly promoted teams each while the western division has none in the 2007–08 season. The fact that six clubs moved up from the Bezirksliga to the Landesliga from the previous season results from the fact that four teams were promoted to the Bayernliga the previous season and therefore extra places were available to fill.


2007–08 Bavarian ice hockey season, Landesliga, Relegation round
No points were taken along from the first rounds competition. The bottom team in each group is relegated to the Bezirksliga, except the EK München, which was not.


2007–08 Bavarian ice hockey season, Bezirksliga
The four regional division played out a home-and-away round to determined the league winner. The four league champions are promoted to the Landesliga and also are qualified for the Bezirksliga championship round.


2007–08 Bavarian ice hockey season, Bezirksliga, Main round
First placed team enters championship round and is promoted to Landesliga. In addition, EHC Regensburg is promoted as best runner-up, taking the spot of the folded EC Ulm/Neu Ulm.


2007–08 Bavarian ice hockey season, Bezirksliga, Championship round
The Bezirksliga championship was decided in a home-and-away round with the club with the best aggregate score taking out the series. All four teams are already promoted to the Landesliga.


2007–08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season
During the 2007–08 German football season, Bayer 04 Leverkusen competed in the Bundesliga.


2007–08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season, Season summary
Despite recording an identical league record to the previous season, Leverkusen dropped to 7th, the first time they had failed to qualify for Europe in five seasons. Michael Skibbe was sacked as a result, and was replaced by Greuther Fürth manager Bruno Labbadia.


2007–08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 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 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 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 Baylor Bears basketball team
The 2007–08 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented the Baylor University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Scott Drew, who served in his fifth year. The team played its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas.


2007–08 Beitar Jerusalem F.C. season
The 2007–08 season is Beitar Jerusalem's 39th season in Israeli Premier League. 2007-08 season was the successful season in all Beitar history with double (Championship and State Cup).


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


2007–08 Belarusian Cup
2007–08 Belarusian Cup was the 17th edition of the football knock-out competition in Belarus.


2007–08 Belarusian Cup, First round
12 teams from the First League (out of 14, excluding Belshina Bobruisk and Lokomotiv Minsk who relegated from the Premier League after 2006 season), 13 teams from the Second League (out of 16, excluding three teams which were reverve squads for Premier and First League teams) and 7 amateur clubs started in this round. The games were played on 28 and 30 July 2007.


2007–08 Belarusian Cup, Round of 32
16 winners of previous round were joined by 14 clubs from Premier League and two First League clubs which relegated from the Premier League after 2006 season. The games were played in August and September 2007.


2007–08 Belarusian Cup, Round of 16
The first legs were played on 15 and 16 March 2008. The second legs were played on 21 and 22 March 2008.


2007–08 Belarusian Cup, Round of 16
1 Kommunalnik Zhlobin withdrew from the Cup due to bankruptcy.


2007–08 Belarusian Cup, Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on 29 March 2008. The second legs were played on 2 April 2008.


2007–08 Belarusian Cup, Semifinals
The first legs were played on 16 April 2008. The second legs were played on 30 April 2008.


2007–08 Belarusian Extraliga season
The 2007–08 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 16th season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. 10 teams participated in the league, and HK Keramin Minsk won the championship.


2007–08 Belgian Cup
The Belgian Cup 2007-08 was the 53rd staging of the Belgian Cup which is the main knock-out football competition in Belgium, won by Anderlecht.


2007–08 Belgian Cup, Matches, Round 6
Teams from the Jupiler League enter the competition at this stage except for the newly promoted teams. The teams from the Jupiler League are seeded and can't meet each other, except again for the newly promoted teams, Dender EH and KV Mechelen. Apart from the 18 teams directly qualified, 14 other teams had qualified through winning in the fifth round:


2007–08 Belgian Cup, Matches, Quarter Finals
The draw for the quarter finals and semi finals was made on January 15, 2008.


2007–08 Belgian Cup, Matches, Quarter Finals, Leg 2
Gent 5–5 Kortrijk on aggregate. Gent won on away goals.


2007–08 Belgian Elite League
The Belgian Elite League of 2007-2008 pitted eight Belgian rugby teams. Competition began on 23 September 2007 and ended with the final game on 17 May 2008 at the King Baudouin Stadium. The Boitsfort Rugby Club won the championship by beating ASUB Waterloo in the final of the playoffs by the score of 27-7. This is the eighth consecutive title for Boitsfort and fifteenth in its history.


2007–08 Belgian First Division
The 2007–08 season of the Belgian First Division began on August 3, 2007 and concluded on May 10, 2008. The championship was decided in the 31st round on April 20, 2008, when Standard Liège beat Anderlecht 2–0 at home. For Standard it was their 9th League Championship, but just their first in the last 25 years. At the other end of the table, Brussels and Sint-Truiden were relegated on matchdays 31 and 32 respectively.


2007–08 Belgian First Division
Behind Standard, Anderlecht and Club Brugge fought until the end for the second place which gives right to a place in the qualifying rounds of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League. On the penultimate matchday, Anderlecht won against Club Brugge with 2–0 which proved decisive in the end for them to become second.


2007–08 Belgian First Division, Clubs
Eighteen teams played in the Belgian First Division season 2007–08. Twelve teams were from Flanders, four clubs from Wallonia and two clubs from the Brussels-Capital Region.


2007–08 Belgian First Division, Clubs, New teams
K.S.K. Beveren had been relegated at the end of the previous season with F. C. Verbroedering Dender E.H. replacing them as they won the Belgian Second Division. Lierse lost their spot during the promotion playoff and were replaced by Y.R. K.V. Mechelen.


2007–08 Belgian First Division, Top goal scorers
† François Sterchele died on May 8, 2008 in a car crash and thus did not complete the full season.


2007–08 Belgian Hockey League season
The 2007–08 Belgian Hockey League season was the 88th season of the Belgian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Belgium. Six teams participated in the league, and the White Caps Turnhout won the championship.


2007–08 Belize Premier Football League
The 2007–08 season of the Belize Premier Football League, otherwise known as the RFG Insurance Cup, began on September 30, 2007 and concluded in April 2008. FC Belize of Belize City entered as defending champions.


2007–08 Belize Premier Football League
Hankook Verdes won the title and qualified for the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League.


2007–08 Belize Premier Football League, Results/fixtures, Week 12
Resting:  Suga Boys JuventusNote: These games were postponed. Updated results will be posted.


2007–08 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 22nd year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center and are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 14–2 in A-Sun play to win the regular season conference championship. They also were champions of the 2008 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As No. 15 seed in the West region, the Bruins lost to No. 2 seed Duke by a single point, 71–70.


2007–08 Beşiktaş J.K. season
During the 2007–08 season, Beşiktaş competed in the Süper Lig.


2007–08 Beşiktaş J.K. season, Season summary
Beşiktaş had the unsavoury distinction of setting the record for the heaviest defeat in Champions League history. Away to English giants Liverpool, who Beşiktaş had beat at home just weeks earlier, half-time arrived with the score at 2-0. However, Liverpool scored 6 more times in the second half to win 8-0, a scoreline that has yet to be bettered over one leg in the Champions League since.


2007–08 Beşiktaş J.K. 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 Beşiktaş J.K. season, Players, 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 Beşiktaş J.K. season, Turkish Cup
After finishing in the top four of the previous season's Süper Lig, Beşiktaş qualified for the group stages. Beşiktaş was placed in Group A, along with Ankaraspor, MKE Ankaragücü, Çaykur Rizespor and Diyarbakır Diskispor. Beşiktaş finished second.


2007–08 Biathlon World Cup
The 2007–08 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started 28 November 2007 and ended 16 March 2008.


2007–08 Biathlon World Cup
This article contains the top ten result listings and concise summary comments for each of the season's twenty-seven individual races and five relays for both genders, arranged by World Cup meet 1 through 9 (denoted WC 1–9), accompanied by the top ten Total Cup rankings after each of the meets plus the 2008 World Championships (held between WC 6 and 7, and in the usual way counted as a World Cup meet towards the accumulated scores).


2007–08 Biathlon World Cup, Calendar
Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2007–08 season.


2007–08 Biathlon World Cup statistics
The 2007–08 Biathlon World Cup statistics gives a detailed tabular account of the accumulating Biathlon World Cup scores and related rankings of the top 30 biathletes in the Total (Overall) World Cup, and the top 15 in each of the Individual, Sprint, Pursuit, and Mass start Cups, as well as the top 10 nations in the Relay Cup and top 15 in the Nation Cup, for the duration of the 2007-08 World Cup season, including the 2008 Biathlon World Championships, which counted as usual in the World Cup scores.


2007–08 Biathlon World Cup statistics
For top 10 result listings and short summaries of all the season's World Cup races, please see the parent article.


2007–08 Biathlon World Cup statistics, Men's Overall Results, Nations
Only sprint, individual and relay events count towards the Nations Cup.


2007–08 Biathlon World Cup statistics, Men's Overall Results, Nations
The top three of five relays and the top 11 of 13 individual or sprint races count towards the final standings.


2007–08 Biathlon World Cup statistics, Women's Overall Results, Nations
Only sprint, individual and relay events count towards the Nations Cup. Thus the numbers along the top row in this table do not correspond to the numbers on the total standings.