2007–08 in Italian football
The 2007–2008 season was the 106th season of competitive football in Italy.
Overview
- Juventus will make their return to Serie A after being relegated to Serie B for the previous season for their role in the 2006 Serie A scandal.
- Grosseto will make their debut in Serie B, the highest division in which the club has participated in its history.
Events
- June 28, 2007 - The FIGC announce that the Serie A season will begin on August 26, 2007 and end on May 18, 2008.
- August 19, 2007 - In the Italian Super Cup, Roma defeat Inter 1-0.
- August 25, 2007 - Serie B season begins.
- August 26, 2007 - Serie A season begins.
- November 17, 2007 - Italy book their place in Euro 2008 with a win over Scotland.
- December 2, 2007 - Italy drawn into Group C for Euro 2008 along with Holland, Romania, and France
- May 18, 2008 - Inter successfully defends their title in Serie A.
- June 15, 2008 - Lecce joins Bologna and Chievo as the teams promoted to Serie A.
- June 17, 2008 - Italy finishes second in Group C in Euro 2008 and qualifies for the quarter-finals
- June 22, 2008 - Italy is eliminated from Euro 2008 by Spain.
- June 26, 2008 - Roberto Donadoni is fired as head coach; Marcello Lippi returns to the position.
Managerial changes
| Name | Club | Date of departure | Replacement | Date of appointment |
| Fernando Orsi | Livorno | 9 October 2007 | Giancarlo Camolese | 10 October 2007 |
| Massimo Ficcadenti | Reggina | 1 November 2007 | Renzo Ulivieri | 1 November 2007 |
| Andrea Mandorlini | Siena | 12 November 2007 | Mario Beretta | 12 November 2007 |
| Marco Giampaolo | Cagliari | 13 November 2007 | Nedo Sonetti | 13 November 2007 |
| Stefano Colantuono | Palermo | 26 November 2007 | Francesco Guidolin | 27 November 2007 |
| Luigi Cagni | Empoli | 26 November 2007 | Alberto Malesani | 27 November 2007 |
National team
will continue their qualifying campaign for Euro 2008. They are coached by Roberto Donadoni.| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Italy scorers |
| August 22, 2007 | Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest | Antonio Di Natale | |||
| September 8, 2007 | San Siro, Milan | ||||
| September 12, 2007 | NSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, Kiev | Antonio Di Natale | |||
| October 13, 2007 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa | Andrea Pirlo, Fabio Grosso | |||
| October 17, 2007 | Stadio Artemio Franchi, Siena | Cristiano Lucarelli | |||
| November 17, 2007 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Luca Toni, Cristian Panucci | |||
| November 21, 2007 | Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena | Benjaminsen, Luca Toni, Giorgio Chiellini | |||
| February 6, 2008 | Letzigrund, Zürich | Luca Toni, Andrea Pirlo, Fabio Quagliarella | |||
| March 26, 2008 | Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche | ||||
| May 30, 2008 | Stadio Artemio Franchi, Siena | Antonio Di Natale, Mauro Camoranesi | |||
| June 9, 2008 | Stade de Suisse, Bern | ||||
| June 13, 2008 | Letzigrund, Zürich | Cristian Panucci | |||
| June 17, 2008 | Letzigrund, Zürich | Andrea Pirlo, Daniele De Rossi | |||
| June 22, 2008 | Ernst Happel, Vienna |
;Key
- H = Home match
- A = Away match
- N = Neutral site
- ECQ = European Championship Qualifier
- F = friendly
- EC = European Championship - Group C match
- EC = European Championship - Quarter-final match
Honours
Transfer deals
- List of Italian football transfers 2007-08
Deaths
- Erminio Favalli, 64, Juventus and Palermo midfielder.
- Adriano Lombardi, 62, Avellino defender and then manager. Killed by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.