The 2007–08 Czech Cup was the 15th edition of the annual
football
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knockout tournament organized by the
Czech Football Association of the
Czech Republic
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. It began on 22 August 2007 with the preliminary round and ended with the final on 13 May 2008.
Sparta Prague
Athletic Club Sparta Praha (), commonly known as Sparta Prague and Sparta Praha, is a professional football club based in Prague.
It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in central Europe, winning t ...
qualified for the
2008–09 UEFA Cup but as they qualified for the Champions League through the
Czech First League
The Czech First League () also known as the Chance Liga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in the Czech Republic and the highest level of the Czech Republic football league system. Seasons typically run from A ...
the same season, the place went to
Slovan Liberec as runner-up.
Teams
Preliminary round
The preliminary round was held on 22 August 2007. The 34 participants were teams from fourth level leagues (
Divize A,
Divize B,
Divize C,
Divize D,
Divize E) and from 5th level leagues (regional championships). Bold teams won and advanced to the first round.
* teams from regional championships
First round
The first round was held on 29 July 2007. The 96 participating teams were the 17 winners from the preliminary round and 79 teams from the second, third and fourth level leagues (
Czech 2. Liga;
ČFL,
MSFL;
Divize A,
Divize B,
Divize C,
Divize D,
Divize E).
Second round
The second round was held on 5 September 2007. The 64 participating teams were the 48 winners from the first round and 16 teams from the
Czech First League
The Czech First League () also known as the Chance Liga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in the Czech Republic and the highest level of the Czech Republic football league system. Seasons typically run from A ...
. Teams in Bold won and advanced to the third round.
Third round
The third round was held on 26 September 2007. The 32 participating teams were all winners from the second round. Teams in Bold won and advanced to the fourth round.
Fourth round
The fourth round was held on 10 October 2007. The 16 participating teams were the winners from the third round. Bold teams won and qualified for the quarter-finals.
Quarter-finals
The quarter finals were played over two legs on 9 April and 16 April 2008. The 8 participating teams were the winners from the fourth round matches. Bold teams won and progressed to the semi-finals.
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
The semi finals were played on 30 April and 7 May 2008. The 4 participating teams were the winners from the quarter-finals. Bold teams won and qualified for the final.
First leg
Second leg
Final
FC Slovan Liberec
FC Slovan Liberec (), commonly referred to as Slovan Liberec or simply Slovan, is a Czech professional association football, football club based in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won thr ...
qualified for the
2008–09 UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round because Sparta Prague had already qualified for European competition through the league.
Way to the victory
As all
Czech First League
The Czech First League () also known as the Chance Liga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in the Czech Republic and the highest level of the Czech Republic football league system. Seasons typically run from A ...
teams,
Sparta Prague
Athletic Club Sparta Praha (), commonly known as Sparta Prague and Sparta Praha, is a professional football club based in Prague.
It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in central Europe, winning t ...
joined in the second round. They won all six matches. This was their third consecutive victory in the competition.
See also
*
2007–08 Czech First League
*
2007–08 Czech 2. Liga
References
Czech Republic Cup 2007/08at
RSSSF.org
Official site(in Czech)
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2007-08
2007–08 European domestic association football cups
Cup
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