2007–08 Juventus F.C. season

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

Juventus
2007–08 season
ChairmanGiovanni Cobolli Gigli
ManagerClaudio Ranieri
StadiumStadio Olimpico di Torino
Serie A3rd
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alessandro Del Piero (21)

All:
Alessandro Del Piero (24)
Average home league attendance20,930[1]

Season review

On 4 June 2007, Claudio Ranieri was appointed the new manager following the resignation of Didier Deschamps.[2] With the club back in Serie A, new signings such as Czech international Zdeněk Grygera, Portuguese midfielder Tiago Mendes and Sergio Almirón were brought in to strengthen the squad while promising youngsters such as Sebastian Giovinco, Claudio Marchisio and Paolo De Ceglie were sent out on loan or co-ownership deals.

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

Players

Squad information

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

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

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Internazionale (C) 38 25 10 3 69 26 +43 85 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Roma 38 24 10 4 72 37 +35 82
3 Juventus 38 20 12 6 72 37 +35 72 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Fiorentina 38 19 9 10 55 39 +16 66
5 Milan 38 18 10 10 66 38 +28 64 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. The 7th-placed team qualified for the UEFA Cup due to both of the Coppa Italia finalists, Roma and Internazionale, finishing 6th or higher.

Matches

25 August 2007 1 Juventus 5–1 Livorno Turin
Trezeguet  29', 87', 90+2'
Iaquinta  71' (pen.), 86'
Report Loviso  90+4' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Gabriele Gava
2 September 2007 2 Cagliari 2–3 Juventus Cagliari
Foggia  55' (pen.), 80' (pen.) Report Trezeguet  53'
Del Piero  76'
Chiellini  90'
Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
16 September 2007 3 Juventus 0–1 Udinese Turin
Report Di Natale  47' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Stefano Farina
23 September 2007 4 Roma 2–2 Juventus Rome
Totti  30', 36' Report Trezeguet  17'
Del Piero 49'
Iaquinta  88'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Emidio Morganti
26 September 2007 5 Juventus 4–0 Reggina Turin
Legrottaglie  48'
Salihamidžić  50'
Trezeguet  76'
Palladino  90+1'
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Domenico Celi
30 September 2007 6 Torino 0–1 Juventus Turin
Report Trezeguet  90+3' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
7 October 2007 7 Fiorentina 1–1 Juventus Florence
Mutu  89' (pen.) Report Iaquinta  23' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
21 October 2007 8 Juventus 1–0 Genoa Turin
Del Piero  36' Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Luca Banti
27 October 2007 9 Napoli 3–1 Juventus Naples
Gargano  49'
Domizzi  62' (pen.), 70' (pen.)
Report Del Piero  46' Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
31 October 2007 10 Juventus 3–0 Empoli Turin
Trezeguet  51' (pen.), 62', 70' Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Domenico Celi
4 November 2007 11 Juventus 1–1 Internazionale Turin
Camoranesi  77' Report Cruz  41' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
11 November 2007 12 Parma 2–2 Juventus Parma
Gasbarroni  43' (pen.)
Pisanu  57'
Report Legrottaglie  75'
Iaquinta  82'
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Gabriele Gava
25 November 2007 13 Juventus 5–0 Palermo Turin
Trezeguet  29'
Iaquinta  41'
Del Piero  71', 90+2' (pen.)
Marchionni  76'
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Massimiliano Saccani
1 December 2007 14 Milan 0–0 Juventus Milan
Report Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Emidio Morganti
9 December 2007 15 Juventus 1–0 Atalanta Turin
Nedvěd  86' Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Daniele Orsato
15 December 2007 16 Lazio 2–3 Juventus Rome
Pandev  36', 90+3' Report Trezeguet  29'
Del Piero  48', 70'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Christian Brighi
23 December 2007 17 Juventus 2–0 Siena Turin
Salihamidžić  32'
Trezeguet  59'
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Antonio Damato
12 January 2008 18 Catania 1–1 Juventus Catania
Spinesi  15' Report Del Piero  90+1' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
20 January 2008 19 Juventus 0–0 Sampdoria Turin
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Massimiliano Saccani
27 January 2008 20 Livorno 1–3 Juventus Livorno
Bogdani  79' Report Trezeguet  30', 63'
Del Piero  49'
Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi
Referee: Emidio Morganti
3 February 2008 21 Juventus 1–1 Cagliari Turin
Nedvěd  56' Report Bianco  55' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Antonio Giannoccaro
10 February 2008 22 Udinese 1–2 Juventus Udine
Dossena  6' Report Camoranesi  60'
Iaquinta  75'
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
16 February 2008 23 Juventus 1–0 Roma Turin
Del Piero  45' Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Massimiliano Saccani
23 February 2008 24 Reggina 2–1 Juventus Reggio Calabria
Brienza  32'
Amoruso  90+2' (pen.)
Report Del Piero  72' Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo
Referee: Paolo Dondarini
26 February 2008 25 Juventus 0–0 Torino Turin
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
2 March 2008 26 Juventus 2–3 Fiorentina Turin
Sissoko  29'
Camoranesi  57'
Report Gobbi  19'
Papa Waigo  75'
Osvaldo  90+3'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Stefano Farina
9 March 2008 27 Genoa 0–2 Juventus Genoa
Report Grygera  25'
Trezeguet  33'
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Emidio Morganti
16 March 2008 28 Juventus 1–0 Napoli Turin
Iaquinta  88' Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
19 March 2008 29 Empoli 0–0 Juventus Empoli
Report Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
22 March 2008 30 Internazionale 1–2 Juventus Milan
Maniche  83' Report Camoranesi  49'
Trezeguet  63'
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Stefano Farina
6 April 2008 32 Palermo 3–2 Juventus Palermo
Amauri  11', 45+5'
Cassani  89'
Report Del Piero  52', 71' Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Referee: Emidio Morganti
13 April 2008 33 Juventus 3–2 Milan Turin
Del Piero  12'
Salihamidžić  45', 80'
Report Inzaghi  14', 31' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
16 April 2008 31 Juventus 3–0 Parma Turin
Trezeguet  17'
Palladino  30'
Morrone  77' (o.g.)
[3] Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Luca Banti
Note: The match was re-scheduled from March 30 due to the death of a Parma fan in a road accident.[3]
20 April 2008 34 Atalanta 0–4 Juventus Bergamo
Report Legrottaglie  1'
Del Piero  6', 34', 65'
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
27 April 2008 35 Juventus 5–2 Lazio Turin
Chiellini  15', 88'
Camoranesi  21'
Del Piero  32'
Trezeguet  33'
Report Bianchi  56'
Siviglia  61'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
4 May 2008 36 Siena 1–0 Juventus Siena
Kharja  7' Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi - Montepaschi Arena
Referee: Daniele Orsato
11 May 2008 37 Juventus 1–1 Catania Turin
Del Piero  89' Report Martínez  48' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
17 May 2008 38 Sampdoria 3–3 Juventus Genoa
Molinaro  21' (o.g.)
Maggio  40'
Cassano 45+1'
Montella  80'
Report Del Piero  6', 65' (pen.)
Trezeguet  15' (pen.)
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Paolo Valeri
Note: The match was re-scheduled from May 18 due to the Pope's visit to Genoa.

Coppa Italia

Third Round

29 August 2007 Third round Parma 1–3 Juventus Parma
21:00 CEST Castellini  75' (pen.) Molinaro  62'
Almirón  73'
Salihamidžić  82'
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi

Round of 16

6 December 2007 First leg Empoli 2–1 Juventus Empoli
20:45 CET Pozzi  20'
Abate  51'
Iaquinta  81' Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Referee: Stefano Farina
15 January 2008 Second leg Juventus 5–3
(6–4 agg.)
Empoli Turin
20:45 CET Marchionni  5'
Nedvěd  9'
Iaquinta  48', 60'
Del Piero  76' (pen.)
Antonini  32'
Pozzi  45+1', 50'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni

Quarter-finals

23 January 2008 First leg Internazionale 2–2 Juventus Milan
21:00 CET Cruz  53', 74' Del Piero  79'
Boumsong  85'
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Stefano Farina
30 January 2008 Second leg Juventus 2–3
(4–5 agg.)
Internazionale Turin
21:00 CET Del Piero  14'
Iaquinta  31'
Balotelli  10', 53'
Cruz  39'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Massimiliano Saccani

Statistics

Goalscorers

Updated to games played 17 May 2008

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

Transfers

In

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

Out

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

Out on loan

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

References

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