The 2007–08 season was Sevilla Fútbol Club's seventh consecutive season in La Liga. Juande Ramos began the season as the club's manager but left in late October to take over the vacant manager role at Tottenham Hotspur.[1] He was replaced by Manolo Jiménez. Along with the domestic league, Sevilla competed in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey, Supercopa de España, UEFA Champions League, and UEFA Super Cup.
| 2007–08 season | |||
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| Chairman | José María del Nido | ||
| Manager | Juande Ramos (until 26 October 2007)[1] Manolo Jiménez (from 27 October 2007)[2] | ||
| La Liga | 5th | ||
| Copa del Rey | Round of 16 | ||
| Supercopa de España | Winners | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 | ||
| UEFA Super Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Luís Fabiano (24) All: Luís Fabiano (33) | ||
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Sevilla won the Supercopa de España for the first time in the club's history with a 6–3 aggregate win over Real Madrid.[3]
Death of Antonio Puerta
editOn 25 August 2007, Sevilla defender Antonio Puerta collapsed and lost consciousness in the penalty area due to a cardiac arrest during Sevilla's first La Liga fixture of the 2007–08 campaign against Getafe CF at the Sánchez Pizjuán.[4] He was seen crouching and then subsequently collapsing upon moving back to his team's goal after only 35 minutes of the game had passed,[5] as teammates Ivica Dragutinović and Andrés Palop immediately ran to his side as he lost consciousness; moments later, club medical staff and other players followed suit.[6]
After recovering and being substituted, Puerta was able to walk to the dressing room, where he collapsed once again. He was resuscitated by the doctors and taken, by ambulance, to the intensive care unit of Virgen del Rocío hospital, where he received cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Puerta died on 28 August 2007, at 14:30.[7][8] Doctor Francisco Murillo reported that he had suffered multiple organ failure and irreversible brain damage as a result of multiple prolonged cardiac arrests due to an incurable, hereditary heart disease known as arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy.[9]
Puerta's girlfriend was expecting their first child at the time of his death.[5] As a mark of respect, players from both Sevilla and city rivals Real Betis attended his funeral days after his death and, subsequently, FIFA ordered the installation of resuscitation rooms in every stadium that hosted the World Cup qualifiers.[10]
Players
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
editLa Liga
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 3 | Barcelona | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 76 | 43 | +33 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 47 | +19 | 64[a] | |
| 5 | Sevilla | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 75 | 49 | +26 | 64[a] | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Racing Santander | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 60 | |
| 7 | Mallorca | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 59 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Notes:
Copa del Rey
editSupercopa de España
edit| 11 August 2007 First leg | Sevilla | 1–0 | Real Madrid | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville |
| 22:00 CET | Luís Fabiano  27' (pen.) |
Report | Attendance: 45,000[11] Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull |
| 19 August 2007 Second leg | Real Madrid | 3–5 (3–6 agg.) | Sevilla | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid |
| 22:00 CET | Drenthe 23' Cannavaro 44'Ramos 78' |
Report | Renato 16', 27' Kanouté 37' (pen.), 80', 89' |
Attendance: 69,000[12] Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
UEFA Champions League
editThird qualifying round
edit| 15 August 2007 First leg | Sevilla  | 2–0 |  AEK Athens | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville |
| 20:45 | Luís Fabiano 48' Kanouté 67' |
Report | Attendance: 34,852 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) |
| 3 September 2007[note 1] Second leg | AEK Athens | 1–4 (1–6 agg.) | Sevilla | Olympic Stadium, Athens |
| 20:45 | Rivaldo 82' (pen.) |
Report | Luís Fabiano 31' (pen.), 45' Keita 40'Kerzhakov 53' |
Attendance: 37,777 Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium) |
Group stage
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sevilla
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Arsenal
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 13 | |
| 3 |  Slavia Prague
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 5 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 |  Steaua București
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 |
| 19 September 2007 1 | Arsenal | 3–0 | Sevilla | Emirates Stadium, London |
| 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) |
Fàbregas 28' Van Persie 59'Eduardo 90' |
Report MatchCentre | Attendance: 59,992 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden) |
| 2 October 2007 2 | Sevilla | 4–2 | Slavia Prague | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville |
| 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Kanouté 9' Luís Fabiano 27'Escudé 58'Koné 69' |
Report MatchCentre | Pudil 19' Kalivoda 90' |
Attendance: 24,202 Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia) |
| 23 October 2007 3 | Sevilla | 2–1 | Steaua București | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville |
| 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Kanouté 5' Luís Fabiano 18' |
Report MatchCentre | Petre 64' |
Attendance: 28,945 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
| 7 November 2007 4 | Steaua București | 0–2 | Sevilla | Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest |
| 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) |
Report MatchCentre | Renato 25', 65' |
Attendance: 7,984 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany) |
| 27 November 2007 5 | Sevilla | 3–1 | Arsenal | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville |
| 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Keita 24' Luís Fabiano 34'Kanouté 89' (pen.) |
Report MatchCentre | Eduardo 11' |
Attendance: 35,529 Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) |
| 12 December 2007 6 | Slavia Prague | 0–3 | Sevilla | Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague |
| 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Report MatchCentre | Luís Fabiano 66' Kanouté 69'Dani Alves 87' |
Attendance: 11,689 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
Round of 16
edit| 20 February 2008 First leg | Fenerbahçe  | 3–2 | Sevilla | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul |
| 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) |
Kežman 17' Lugano 57'Semih 87' |
Report | Edu 23' (o.g.) Escudé 66' |
Attendance: 46,210 Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany) |
| 4 March 2008 Second leg | Sevilla | 3–2 (a.e.t.) (5–5 agg.) (2–3 p) | Fenerbahçe | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville |
| 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Dani Alves 6' Keita 9'Kanouté 41' |
Report | Deivid 21', 80' |
Attendance: 38,626 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
| Penalties | ||||
Kanouté  Escudé  Dragutinović Maresca Dani Alves |
Wederson Edu Aurélio Kežman |
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UEFA Super Cup
edit| 31 August 2007 | Milan  | 3–1 | Sevilla | Stade Louis II, Monaco |
| 20:45 CEST | Inzaghi 55' Jankulovski 62'Kaká 87' |
Report | Renato 14' |
Attendance: 17,822[14] Referee: Konrad Plautz[15] (Austria) |
Notes
edit- ^ The second leg of Sevilla's game against AEK Athens was postponed until 3 September due to the death of Antonio Puerta.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Tottenham make Ramos head coach". BBC Sport. 27 October 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2007.
- ^ Turner, Lucy (29 October 2007). "Sevilla start Jiménez era in style". UEFA. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ "Real Madrid 3 - 5 Sevilla". Terra.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-08-19.
- ^ "Sevilla's Puerta dies in hospital". BBC Sport. 28 August 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
- ^ a b "Sevilla midfielder Puerta dies". The Guardian. 28 August 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
- ^ "Dragutinovic: "El único mal recuerdo es la pérdida de Puerta"" [Dragutinovic: "The only bad memory is the loss of Puerta"]. El Correo de Andalucía (in Spanish). 25 May 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Fallece el sevillista Antonio Puerta tras más de dos días en la UCI" [Sevilla's Antonio Puerta dies, after more than two days in ICU]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 28 August 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
- ^ "Sevilla's Puerta dies three days after collapse". ESPN Soccernet. 28 August 2007. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
- ^ "Muere Antonio Puerta" [Antonio Puerta dies]. El País (in Spanish). 28 August 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "La FIFA exige que haya salas de reanimación" [FIFA demands resuscitation rooms]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 29 August 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Sevilla 1 - 0 Real Madrid". Terra.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-08-11.
- ^ "Real Madrid 3 - 5 Sevilla". Terra.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-08-19.
- ^ Bayern and Ajax given tough ties; UEFA, 31 August 2007
- ^ "UEFA Super Cup – 2013 season: Match press kits" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. August 2013. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Full Time Report" (PDF). UEFA. 31 August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.