FA Cup 2007/08
| FA Cup 2007/08 | |
|---|---|
| Cup winners | Portsmouth FC (2nd title) |
| Teams | 731 |
| ← FA Cup 2006/07 | |
The 2007/2008 FA Cup was the 127th staging of the world's oldest soccer cup tournament; The Football Association Challenge Cup , or FA Cup . This cup season started with a record number of 731 clubs. Portsmouth FC won this event .
The cup competition ended with the final at Wembley Stadium , London on May 17, 2008. It was the last FA Cup to be broadcast by BBC and Sky Sports before transmission rights were switched to ITV and Setanta in August 2008 .
A total of £ 15m in bonuses was distributed (see below for distribution).
calendar
| round | date | Games | societies | New entrants | Bonuses | Player of the round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extra preliminary round | August 18, 2007 | 171 | 729 → 558 | 342: 388-729. | £ 500 | none |
| Preliminary round | September 1, 2007 | 166 | 558 → 392 | 161: 227-387. | £ 1,000 | none |
| First qualifying round | September 15, 2007 | 116 | 392 → 276 | 66: 161-226. | £ 2,250 | Jack Pitcher (Gloucester City) |
| Second qualifying round | September 29, 2007 | 80 | 276 → 196 | 44: 117-160. | £ 3,750 | Matt Townley (Team Bath) |
| Third qualifying round | October 13, 2007 | 40 | 196 → 156 | no | £ 5,000 | Andy Forbes (Eastleigh FC) |
| Fourth qualifying round | October 27, 2007 | 32 | 156 → 124 | 24: 93-116. | £ 10,000 | Craig Farrell ( York City ) |
| First main round | November 10, 2007 | 40 | 124 → 84 | 48: 45-92. | £ 16,000 | Stuart Beavon (Weymouth FC) |
| Second main round | December 1, 2007 | 20th | 84 → 64 | no | £ 24,000 | Craig Mackail-Smith ( Peterborough United ) |
| Third main round | January 5, 2008 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 44: 1-44 | £ 40,000 | Michael Mifsud ( Coventry City ) |
| Fourth main round | January 26, 2008 | 16 | 32 → 16 | no | £ 60,000 | Alfie Potter ( Havant & Waterlooville ) |
| Fifth main round | February 16, 2008 | 8th | 16 → 8 | no | £ 120,000 | Luke Steele ( Barnsley FC ) |
| Sixth main round (quarter-finals) | March 8, 2008 | 4th | 8 → 4 | no | £ 300,000 | |
| Semifinals | April 5, 2008 | 2 | 4 → 2 | no | £ 900,000 | |
| final | May 17, 2008 | 1 | 2 → 1 | no | £ 1,000,000 |
mode
complete overview at: FA Cup
The FA Cup is played in rounds. Any team that has a certain level of performance and an appropriate playing field can take part. The game is played i. d. Usually only with a first leg. In the event of a tie, a second leg takes place. If the second leg also ends in a draw, the game goes into extra time or penalty shoot-out. This mode lasts until the sixth main round. From the semi-finals onwards there is only one game, possibly with extra time and penalty shoot-out.
Some teams are exempt from certain rounds:
- In the second qualifying round, the teams from Conference North / South (6th division of the English league) are added.
- In the fourth qualifying round, the teams of the Conference National (5th division of the English league) are added.
- In the first main round, the teams of League 1 and 2 of the Football League (3rd and 4th division of the English league) are added.
- In the third main round on the first weekend in January, the teams from the Football League Championship (2nd division of the English league) and the Premier League (1st division of the English division) are added
The semi-finals and the final took place at Wembley Stadium .
Each winner receives a bonus from the television money, which is staggered according to the round.
Main round
First main round
In the first main round, the 24 teams of Football League One or Two enter the competition.
The games will be played on the weekend of November 10th and 11th, 2007. The prize money is £ 16,000.
Second main round
The draw took place on November 11, 2007.
The games took place on the weekend of December 1, 2007.
The second leg and the outstanding game no. 17 took place on December 11, 2007.
Third main round
In this round, the teams of the FA Premier League (20 teams) and the teams of the Football League Championship (24 teams) enter the competition.
The draw took place on December 2nd, 2007.
The games will be played on the weekend of January 5, 2008.
Fourth main round
| Game no. | Home team | Result | Away team | spectator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 3-0 | Newcastle United | 60,046 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 2: 1 | Millwall FC | 17,268 |
| 3 | Oldham Athletic | 0: 1 | Huddersfield Town | 12,749 |
| 4th | Barnet FC | 0: 1 | Bristol Rovers | 5,190 |
| 5 | Wigan Athletic | 1: 2 | Chelsea FC | 14,166 |
| 6th | Liverpool FC | 5: 2 | Havant & Waterlooville | 42,566 |
| 7th | Southend United | 0: 1 | Barnsley FC | 7.212 |
| 8th | Southampton FC | 2-0 | Bury FC | 25,449 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 3: 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 75,369 |
| 10 | Portsmouth FC | 2: 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 19,612 |
| 11 | Derby County | 1: 4 | Preston North End | 17,344 |
| 12 | Watford FC | 1: 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12,719 |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 0: 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 12,701 |
| 14th | Sheffield United | 2: 1 | Manchester City | 20,800 |
| 15th | Mansfield Town | 0: 2 | Middlesbrough FC | 6,258 |
| 16 | Hereford United | 1: 2 | Cardiff City | 6,885 |
Fifth main round
| Game no. | Home team | Result | Away team | spectator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol Rovers | 1-0 | Southampton FC | 11,920 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 2-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15,339 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 0-0 | Middlesbrough FC | 22,210 |
| Replay | Middlesbrough FC | 1-0 | Sheffield United | 28,108 |
| 4th | Liverpool FC | 1: 2 | Barnsley FC | 42,449 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 4-0 | Arsenal FC | 75,550 |
| 6th | Preston North End | 0: 1 | Portsmouth FC | 11,840 |
| 7th | Coventry City | 0: 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 28.163 |
| 8th | Chelsea FC | 3: 1 | Huddersfield Town | 41,324 |
Sixth main round
| game | home | Result | Away | spectator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough FC | 0: 2 | Cardiff City | 32,986 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 0: 1 | Portsmouth FC | 75,463 |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 1: 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 12,011 |
| 4th | Barnsley FC | 1-0 | Chelsea FC | 22,410 |
Semifinals
Both games took place on April 5 and 6, 2008 at Wembley Stadium on neutral ground.
| game | home | Result | Away | spectator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 0: 1 | Portsmouth FC | 83,584 |
| 2 | Barnsley FC | 0: 1 | Cardiff City | 82,752 |
final
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David James - Glen Johnson , Hermann Hreiðarsson , Sylvain Distin , Sol Campbell - Lassana Diarra , Sulley Muntari , Niko Kranjčar , Pedro Mendes (78th Papa Bouba Diop ) - John Utaka (69th David Nugent ), Nwankwo Kanu (87th Milan Baroš ) Trainer: Harry Redknapp |
Peter Enckelman - Kevin McNaughton , Glenn Loovens , Roger Johnson , Tony Capaldi - Gavin Rae (86th Trevor Sinclair ), Peter Whittingham (61st Aaron Ramsey ), Stephen McPhail , Paul Parry , Joe Ledley - Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (70th Steven Thompson ) Trainer: Dave Jones |
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 1: 0 Nwankwo Kanu (37th)
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 Hermann Hreiðarsson (45th + 1 '), Niko Kranjčar (54th), Lassana Diarra (90th + 3')
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b FA Cup payments to clubs . In: FA . June 25, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
- ↑ TheFA.com - Player of the Round . In: FA . September 25, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
- ↑ Gloucester star wins FA Cup award . In: BBC Sport . September 24, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
- ^ Team Bath star wins FA Cup award . In: BBC Sport . October 11, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
- ^ Eastleigh hero wins FA Cup award . In: BBC Sport . October 23, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
- ^ Farrell York striker claims FA Cup award . In: BBC Sport . November 12, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
- ↑ Terras striker wins FA Cup award . In: BBC Sport . November 21, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
- ↑ TheFA.com - Player of the Round . In: FA . September 25, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
- ^ Coventry hero earns FA Cup award , BBC Sport. January 14, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
- ↑ Havant's Potter wins FA Cup award , BBC Sport . February 4, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
- ^ Barnsley keeper wins FA Cup award , BBC Sport . February 27, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2010.