2007–08 season | |||
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Chairman | Pinto da Costa | ||
Manager | Jesualdo Ferreira | ||
Stadium | Estádio do Dragão | ||
Primeira Liga | 1st | ||
Taça de Portugal | Runners-up | ||
Taça da Liga | Third round | ||
UEFA Champions League | First knockout round | ||
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | Runners-up | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Lisandro López (24) All: Lisandro López (27) | ||
Highest home attendance | 50,199 vs Benfica (15 October 2006)[1] | ||
Lowest home attendance | 12,117 vs Gil Vicente (24 February 2008)[2] | ||
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The 2007–08 season was Futebol Clube do Porto's 97th competitive season, 74th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, and 114th year in existence as a football club.
Porto's season began on 11 August 2007 with the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. The Azuis e Brancos were defeated by Sporting CP, 1–0.[3] Porto's league campaign began a week later on the 18. Going into the 2007–08 season, Porto were the holders of the Primeira Liga after claiming the league title on the last day of the season.[4] The 2007–08 league campaign saw the Portistas claim a 23rd Portuguese top-flight title on 5 April 2008 over Estrela da Amadora.[5][6]
Porto competed in the two domestic cups, the Taça de Portugal and the Taça da Liga. In the Taça de Portugal, the Dragões progressed through five rounds to reach the final, where they were defeated by Sporting CP at the Jamor.[7] Porto entered the Taça da Liga in the third round, where they were eliminated by Liga de Honra side Fátima.[8]
In Europe, Porto progressed through a group consisting of Liverpool, Marseille and Beşiktaş to reach the first knockout round. For a second consecutive season, Porto were eliminated at the first knockout round stage as they lost on penalties to German side Schalke after 1–1 scoreline over two legs.
Stats as of the end of the 2007–08 season. Games played and goals scored only refers to appearances and goals in the Primeira Liga.
No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Since | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Games | Goals | |||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
0 | Helton | GK | 2005 | 18 May 1978 (aged 30) | União de Leiria | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | Mariano Gonzalez | GK | 2008 | 5 May 1981 (aged 27) | US Palermo | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | Nuno Espirito Santo | GK | 1974 | 25 January 1974 (aged 34) | Desportivo Aves | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | Hugo Ventura | GK | 2007 | 14 January 1988 (aged 20) | Porto Academy | 0 | 0 | ||||
Defenders | |||||||||||
0 | Milan Stepanov | CB | 2004 | 2 April 1983 (aged 25) | Trabzonspor | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | Pedro Emanuel | CB | 2002 | 11 February 1975 (aged 33) | Boavista | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | Marek Čech | LB | 2005 | 26 January 1983 (aged 25) | Sparta Prague | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | José Bosingwa | RB | 2003 | 24 August 1982 (aged 25) | Boavista | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | Jorge Fucile | RB | 2006 | 19 November 1984 (aged 23) | Liverpool de Montevideo | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | Bruno Alves (VC) | CB | 2001 | 27 November 1981 (aged 26) | Porto Academy | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | Lino | LB | 2007 | 1 June 1977 (aged 30) | Académica de Coimbra | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | Andre Pinto | CB | 2006 | 5 October 1989 (aged 18) | Porto Academy | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | João Paulo | CB | 2006 | 6 June 1981 (aged 26) | União de Leiria | 0 | 0 | ||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
0 | Przemyslaw Kazmierczak | DM | 2007 | 5 May 1982 (aged 26) | Pogon Szczecin | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | Lucho González (C) | CM / AM | 2005 | 19 January 1981 (aged 27) | River Plate | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | Raul Meireles | CM | 2004 | 17 March 1983 (aged 25) | Boavista | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | Paulo Assunção | DM | 2004 | 25 January 1980 (aged 28) | Nacional | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | André Castro | CM | 2007 | 2 April 1988 (aged 20) | Porto Academy | 0 | 0 | ||||
Forwards | |||||||||||
0 | Ricardo Quaresma | LW / RW | 2004 | 26 September 1983 (aged 24) | Barcelona | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | Lisandro López | CF | 2005 | 2 March 1983 (aged 25) | Racing Club | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | Tarik Sektioui | LW / RW | 2006 | 13 May 1977 (aged 31) | AZ | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | Leandro Lima | AM | 2007 | 24 January 1986 (aged 22) | São Caetano | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | Ernesto Farias | CF | 2007 | 29 May 1980 (aged 27) | River Plate | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | Edgar | CF | 2007 | 3 January 1979 (aged 29) | Marítimo | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | Rabiola | CF | 2007 | 25 July 1989 (aged 18) | Vitória S.C. | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | Hélder Postiga | CF | 2004 | 2 August 1982 (aged 25) | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | Adriano | CF | 2006 | 3 January 1979 (aged 29) | Cruzeiro | 0 | 0 | ||||
0 | Bruno Moraes | CF | 2003 | 7 July 1984 (aged 23) | Santos | 0 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss
7 July 2007 Friendly | Porto | 6–3 | Tourizense | Olival, Portugal |
WEST | Adriano Edgar Postiga Aguiar , Quaresma |
(Report) | D. Silva Licá Rui Miguel |
Stadium: CTFD PortoGaia |
11 July 2007 Netherlands Tour | Irene | 0–10 | Porto | Tegelen, Netherlands |
CET | (Report) | Adriano , Alves Edgar Postiga , López Quaresma , Rentería |
Stadium: Sportpark De Bakenbos |
14 July 2007 Netherlands Tour | Den Bosch | 0–4 | Porto | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands |
CET | López 2' Postiga 50' (pen.) Rentería 72' Sektioui 80' |
(Report) | Stadium: De Vliert |
18 July 2007 Friendly | Genk | 1–0 | Porto | Genk, Belgium |
20:00 CET | Barda 15' | (Report) | Stadium: Cristal Arena |
21 July 2007 Friendly | Porto | 2–1 | Monaco | Porto, Portugal |
WEST | López 37' Postiga 52' (pen.) |
(Report) | Pino 80' | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão |
26 July 2007 Centenarian Atlanta Tournament | Porto | 1–0 | Red Star Belgrade | Bergamo, Italy |
20:35 CET | Adriano 9' | (Report) | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Emiliano Galione (Italy) |
26 July 2007 Centenarian Atlanta Tournament | Atalanta | 0–1 | Porto | Bergamo, Italy |
22:40 CET | (Report) | López 8' | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Emiliano Galione (Italy) |
28 July 2007 Friendly | Boavista | 0–3 | Porto | Porto, Portugal |
WEST | (Report) | Postiga 22' Sektioui 78', 88' |
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa |
3 August 2007 Rotterdam Tournament | Porto | 0–0 | Feyenoord | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
CET | (Report) | Stadium: De Kuip |
5 August 2007 Rotterdam Tournament | Porto | 3–0 | Shanghai Shenhua | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
CET | (Report) | Sektioui 5' Lima 38', 41' |
Stadium: De Kuip |
Win Draw Loss
Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
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Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | Final | Runners-up | 11 August 2007 | |
Primeira Liga | 1st | 18 August 2007 | 10 May 2008 | |
Taça de Portugal | Fourth round | Runners-up | 7 December 2007 | 18 May 2008 |
Taça da Liga | Third round | Third round | 26 September 2007 | |
UEFA Champions League | Group stage | First knockout round | 18 September 2007 | 5 March 2008 |
11 August 2007 | Porto | 0–1 | Sporting CP | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria |
21:00 WEST | (Report) | Izmailov 75' | Attendance: 21,863 Referee: Bruno Paixão (Setúbal) |
7 December 2007 4 | Chaves | 0–2 | Porto | Estádio Municipal de Chaves, Chaves |
19:30 WET | (Report) | Postiga 53' Adriano 90+2' |
Referee: Elmano Santos (Madeira) |
19 January 2008 5 | Porto | 2–0 | Desportivo das Aves | Estádio do Dragão, Porto |
WET | (Report) | Farías 31' Quaresma 90+4' |
Attendance: 20,319 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto) |
10 February 2008 6 | Sertanense | 0–4 | Porto | Campo de Jogos Doutor Marques dos Santos, Sertã |
WET | (Report) | Sektioui 8' Farías 36', 49' Kaźmierczak 45' |
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Setúbal) |
27 February 2008 QF | Porto | 1–0 | Gil Vicente | Estádio do Dragão, Porto |
WET | Sektioui 22' | (Report) | Attendance: 12,117 Referee: Paulo Pereira (Viana do Castelo) |
15 April 2008 SF | Vitória de Setúbal | 0–3 | Porto | Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal |
20:30 WEST | (Report) | Jorginho 37' (o.g.) L. González 51', 60' |
Referee: Pedro Proença |
18 May 2008 F | Porto | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Sporting CP | Estádio Nacional, Oeiras |
17:00 WEST | (Report) | Tiuí 111', 117' | Attendance: 37,600 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Leiria) |
26 September 2007 3 | Fátima | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Porto | Estádio Municipal de Fátima, Fátima |
19:15 WET | (Report) | Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco) | ||
Penalties | ||||
Xavier Saleiro Moreira Marinho |
João Paulo Lima Lino M. González |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | LIV | MAR | BES | |
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1 | Porto | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 10 | 4–1 | — | 0–1 | 8–0 | ||
3 | Marseille | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 1–1 | 0–4 | — | 2–0 | |
4 | Beşiktaş | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 6 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — |
18 September 2007 1 | Porto | 1–1 | Liverpool | Porto |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | L. González 8' (pen.) | Report | Kuyt 17' | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 41,208 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) |
3 October 2007 2 | Beşiktaş | 0–1 | Porto | Istanbul |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Quaresma 90+2' | Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium Attendance: 19,795 Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands) |
24 October 2007 3 | Marseille | 1–1 | Porto | Marseille |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Niang 70' | Report | L. González 79' (pen.) | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 46,458 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) |
6 November 2007 4 | Porto | 2–1 | Marseille | Porto |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Sektioui 27' López 78' |
Report | Niang 47' | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 42,217 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
28 November 2007 5 | Liverpool | 4–1 | Porto | Liverpool |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Torres 19', 78' Gerrard 84' (pen.) Crouch 87' |
Report | López 33' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,095 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
11 December 2007 6 | Porto | 2–0 | Beşiktaş | Porto |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | L. González 44' Quaresma 62' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 39,608 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden) |
19 February 2008 1st leg | Schalke 04 | 1–0 | Porto | Gelsenkirchen |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kurányi 4' | Report | Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 53,951 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France) |
5 March 2008 2nd leg | Porto | 1–0 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) (1–4 p) | Schalke 04 | Porto |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | López 86' | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 45,316 Referee: Howard Webb (England) | |
Penalties | ||||
L. González Alves López |
Rafinha Rakitić Altıntop Jones |