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2007–08 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool
2007–08 season
ChairmanTom Hicks and George Gillett
ManagerRafael Benítez
Premier League4th
FA CupFifth round
League CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Fernando Torres (24)
All: Fernando Torres (33)
Highest home attendance44,459 v Manchester United (16 December 2007, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance41,095 v Porto (28 November 2007, UEFA Champions League)

The 2007–08 season was the 116th season in Liverpool Football Club's existence, and their 46th consecutive year in the top flight, which covers the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008.

Having finished third the previous season, Liverpool had qualified for the UEFA Champions League final qualifying stage.

First-team squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Steve Finnan
4 DF Finland FIN Sami Hyypiä
5 DF Denmark DEN Daniel Agger
6 DF Norway NOR John Arne Riise
7 MF Australia AUS Harry Kewell
8 MF England ENG Steven Gerrard (captain)
9 FW Spain ESP Fernando Torres
10 FW Ukraine UKR Andriy Voronin
11 MF Israel ISR Yossi Benayoun
12 DF Brazil BRA Fábio Aurélio
14 MF Spain ESP Xabi Alonso
15 FW England ENG Peter Crouch
16 MF England ENG Jermaine Pennant
17 DF Spain ESP Álvaro Arbeloa
18 FW Netherlands NED Dirk Kuyt
19 FW Netherlands NED Ryan Babel
20 MF Argentina ARG Javier Mascherano
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Brazil BRA Lucas
23 DF England ENG Jamie Carragher (vice-captain)
25 GK Spain ESP Pepe Reina
30 GK France FRA Charles Itandje[notes 1]
33 MF Argentina ARG Sebastián Leto
34 MF England ENG Jay Spearing
35 MF England ENG Ray Putterill
36 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Flynn
37 DF Slovakia SVK Martin Škrtel
38 FW England ENG Craig Lindfield
39 DF England ENG Stephen Darby
40 GK England ENG David Martin
42 FW Morocco MAR Nabil El Zhar[notes 2]
45 DF Spain ESP Mikel San José
47 MF France FRA Damien Plessis
48 DF Argentina ARG Emiliano Insúa

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Mali MLI Mohamed Sissoko[notes 3]
44 DF England ENG Robbie Threlfall
No. Pos. Nation Player
46 DF England ENG Jack Hobbs

Regular season

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August

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Liverpool began their Premier League season with a trip to Aston Villa, which they won 2–1. This was followed by the first leg of the Champions League qualifier, at Toulouse. The game, unusually played on a weekday afternoon, was won 1–0 by Liverpool.[1] Next came the first home game, a Premier League game against Chelsea. Liverpool took a lead through Fernando Torres's first goal for the club, but Chelsea hit back with a disputed penalty,[2] ending the game 1–1.[3] Referee Rob Styles appeared to book Michael Essien twice without sending him off, similar to Graham Poll at the 2006 World Cup.[2] Styles later admitted to have made an incorrect decision to award the penalty and, unusually, apologised to Liverpool for his mistake; he was subsequently dropped for the next gameweek.[2]

The third league game of the season, a 2–0 away win at Sunderland, was notable for Mohamed Sissoko's first (and only[4][5][6]) Liverpool goal, after more than two years. This was also the Reds' 7,000th league goal.[7] The following Tuesday saw Liverpool play Toulouse at Anfield in the second leg of their Champions League qualifying tie. Before kick-off, the Everton song "Z Cars" echoed around Anfield, in memory of 11-year-old Rhys Jones, a local boy who had been shot dead the previous week. The game finished 4–0 to Liverpool, and the team thereby qualified for the group stage courtesy of a 5–0 aggregate scoreline.[8]

September

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Liverpool won their first game of September against Derby County 6–0,[9] Liverpool's biggest league win since April 2003 when they beat West Bromwich Albion by the same scoreline.[10] This win took them to the top of the Premier League table for the first time under Rafa Benitez.[11]

After a two-week international break, Liverpool's next league game was away to Portsmouth. The match ended in a 0–0 draw, after Pepe Reina saved Nwankwo Kanu's penalty kick.[12] The following week, the home league game against Birmingham City, ended in a similar goalless scoreline.

In between those two league draws Liverpool travelled to Porto to begin their Champions League Group A campaign against another team that had previously won the competition. The game, which ended 1–1, saw Jermaine Pennant sent off after receiving two yellow cards.[13]

Liverpool got back on a winning track when they travelled to Reading for a League Cup third round tie. Liverpool beat their hosts 4–2, with Fernando Torres scoring his first Liverpool hat-trick.[14] This was followed up with a league success, away to Wigan Athletic at the JJB Stadium, where Yossi Benayoun's 75th-minute strike—his second in two games—was enough to secure three points.[15]

October

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October's first fixture was the visit of Marseille, Liverpool's second Champions League group stage match. A spectacular individual goal from Marseille midfielder Mathieu Valbuena handed Liverpool a 0–1 loss, their first of the season. Disappointed Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez described the match as possibly the worst performance by the club under his management.[16]

Liverpool remained at Anfield for their following game, the league visit of Tottenham Hotspur. A last-minute, injury-time, equaliser by Fernando Torres earned the team a 2–2 draw to preserve their unbeaten league record.[17] However, Liverpool bounced back to win the away derby to fierce rivals Everton. The match at Goodison Park was a contentious one, with the referee's performance heavily criticised by Everton manager David Moyes. Dirk Kuyt scored two penalties that saw Liverpool come from behind to win 2–1.[18]

The third of Liverpool's Champions League group games was a trip to Istanbul, where they had won the trophy in 2005.[19] On this occasion, however, Liverpool fans had little to celebrate as their hosts Beşiktaş dealt their side's chances of progressing in the competition a serious blow by winning 2–1.[20] The highest seeded team in their group, Liverpool were now bottom of their quartet with only a point from their first three qualifying games.[21]

Liverpool finished the month with a pair of home fixtures. The league visit of Arsenal yielded a 1–1 draw,[22] whilst the League Cup visit of Cardiff City, who featured Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler in their line-up, gave the Reds a 2–1 win and Nabil El Zhar his first Liverpool goal.[23]

November

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Liverpool began the month of November with a 0–0 away draw at Blackburn Rovers,[24] further extending their unbeaten run in the league.[25] They followed this by finally injecting life into their Champions League campaign with an emphatic 8–0 home victory over Beşiktaş. A hat-trick from Yossi Benayoun, a goal from captain Steven Gerrard and two each from both Ryan Babel and Peter Crouch gave Liverpool fans something to celebrate as Liverpool established a new record for margin of victory in a Champions League match (the previous best, 7–0, had been held jointly by Arsenal and Juventus).[21]

On 10 November, the Champions League win was followed up with a Premier League one, as Liverpool beat Fulham 2–0 at Anfield. Fernando Torres came off the bench to break the deadlock in the 81st minute, and Steven Gerrard scored a penalty won by Peter Crouch four minutes later to seal the victory.[26]

After another international break, the team's 13th league game took place, on 24 November at Newcastle United. Steven Gerrard, who had been booed by the Newcastle fans for his part in England's failure to qualify for UEFA Euro 2008, opened the scoring for the Reds and two more goals from Dirk Kuyt and Ryan Babel gave Liverpool a 3–0 win.[27]

The team ended the month by hosting their penultimate Champions League group game, the must-win visit of Porto. Liverpool won 4–1[28] and, as Fernando Torres scored the first two Champions League goals of his career, club captain Steven Gerrard set a personal milestone of his own by equalling Michael Owen's club record of 22 goals in the Champions League.[29]

December

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The club kicked off a busy month by registering a 4–0 league win against Bolton Wanderers at Anfield.[30] This win stretched Liverpool's winning streak to five games,[25] during which they scored 21 goals and conceded just one, and continued their unbeaten league run.[31]

However, this unbeaten start to the league season was cut short the following week when the visit to Reading resulted in a 3–1 defeat on 8 December. After the hosts converted a penalty for a challenge that television replays showed had occurred on the line, Steven Gerrard equalised for Liverpool before two second-half goals from Reading handed Liverpool their first league loss of the season.[32]

Three days later, yet again needing a win to guarantee their survival in the competition, Liverpool travelled to Marseille for their final Champions League Group A fixture. Marseille had previously hosted English teams in Europe on six occasions and won all six times,[33] and only needed a draw to progress themselves. However, Liverpool registered their second 4–0 win of the month to finish second in their group and progress to the round of 16.[34]

On 16 December, Liverpool hosted arch-rivals Manchester United in a vital Premier League match. The match ended with a 1–0 victory for Manchester United, their fourth in their last five league visits to Anfield, giving the latter a nine-point lead over Liverpool in the Premier League. The only goal was scored by Carlos Tevez. Arsenal beat Chelsea 1–0 later in the day to give themselves a ten-point lead over Liverpool at the top of the Premiership.

Liverpool travelled to Chelsea for the League Cup quarter-final on 19 December. They were beaten 2–0 through a deflected goal from Frank Lampard and an injury-time goal from Andriy Shevchenko. Peter Crouch was sent off after a two-footed tackle on Mikel John Obi.[35]

Three days before Christmas, Liverpool hosted Portsmouth, looking to get their Premier League campaign back on track after two successive defeats. Liverpool continued a record of remaining undefeated at Anfield against Pompey since 1951 by triumphing 4–1. Fernando Torres scored twice to continue his good run of scoring, while the other goals came from Yossi Benayoun and a Sylvain Distin own goal. In the Boxing Day fixture, Liverpool managed a 2–1 victory over Derby, with goals from Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard respectively, before playing out a goalless draw at the City of Manchester Stadium in their final game of 2007.

January

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Liverpool's first game of 2008 was a home game against Wigan, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[36] This was followed by their first FA Cup game of the season, the third round tie against Luton Town, which also finished 1–1. In the replay a week later, Liverpool beat them 5–0 at home, in which Steven Gerrard scored his second Liverpool hat-trick. On 26 January 2008, Liverpool defeated Havant & Waterlooville 5–2, despite going behind twice in the first half.[37] After that they travelled to Upton Park, where they faced West Ham United. An injury time penalty from Mark Noble saw them slump to a 1–0 defeat, their third of the league season.

Martin Škrtel was the first signing by Liverpool in the January transfer window. The undisclosed fee was rumoured to be £6.5 million, which would be the highest amount paid by the club for a defender.[38] Mohamed Sissoko, who had found himself playing fewer games after the arrivals of Javier Mascherano and Lucas,[39] transferred to Juventus, and Jack Hobbs, who had played some first team games this season,[39] joined Scunthorpe United on loan until the end of the season.[40]

February

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Liverpool's first game of February was against Sunderland at Anfield, which was won 3–0.[41] On 10 February, Liverpool travelled to Stamford Bridge and played out a 0–0 draw with Chelsea.[42]

Liverpool played Barnsley on 16 February in the FA Cup fifth round and lost 2–1 at Anfield, but then beat Inter Milan on 19 February in the UEFA Champions League round of sixteen first leg, winning 2–0.

Their last game of the month, against Middlesbrough on 23 February, produced a 3–2 win for Liverpool, with a Fernando Torres hat-trick.

March

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Liverpool's first game in March was away against Bolton which they won 3–1 through an own goal by Jussi Jääskeläinen and strikes from Ryan Babel and Fábio Aurélio, his first for the club. On 5 March, Liverpool played against West Ham. Liverpool won this game 4–0, with a goal from Steven Gerrard and another hat-trick from Fernando Torres, making him the first Liverpool player in over 60 years to net hat-tricks in successive home games.[43] Three days later, Liverpool beat Newcastle 3–0 at home, with goals from Jermaine Pennant, Torres and Gerrard. On 11 March, Liverpool became the second English team in a week to win at the San Siro by winning against Inter Milan 1–0, with Torres again the scorer. Back in the league, Javier Mascherano scored his first goal for Liverpool[44] and Fernando Torres scored his 20th league goal of the season, becoming the first player at the club since Robbie Fowler to do so as Liverpool won 2–1 over Reading. However, their seven match winning streak was ended when they lost 3–0 to Manchester United. Javier Mascherano was sent off by referee Steve Bennett for dissent after Mascherano questioned the controversial booking of Fernando Torres. Liverpool's final fixture of March was against Everton at Anfield. Torres scored the only goal early in the match, and Liverpool held on to win 1–0, giving them a five-point lead over Everton for fourth place.

April

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On 1 April, in the Champions League, Liverpool faced Arsenal for the first of three consecutive meetings, a 1–1 draw at the Emirates Stadium with Dirk Kuyt scoring an away goal. On 5 April they drew 1–1 once again at the Emirates. Peter Crouch scored for Liverpool to take the lead but Nicklas Bendtner scored the equalizer for Arsenal,[45] while Damien Plessis made his debut.[46] In the third game, Liverpool beat Arsenal 4–2 (5–3 on aggregate) to reach the Champions League semi-final. In the following game, Steven Gerrard scored in his 300th Liverpool appearance in the Premier League in a 3–1 home win over Blackburn Rovers. The following Saturday, Liverpool put out a weakened side against Fulham ahead of their semi-final first leg with Chelsea and won 2–0, with Jermaine Pennant and Peter Crouch getting on the scoresheet. On 22 April, Liverpool played Chelsea at Anfield in the Champions League semi-final first leg. Liverpool looked to be going into the second leg with a 1–0 advantage through Dirk Kuyt, but in the final minute of stoppage time John Arne Riise accidentally headed a Salomon Kalou cross into his own net, giving Chelsea a slight advantage through the away goal. The next Saturday, at Birmingham City, Liverpool again put out a weakened side before the 2nd leg with Chelsea. Damien Plessis started again, and Liverpool fought back from 2–0 down to 2–2, with Crouch and Benayoun scoring. That point secured fourth spot for Liverpool. The next Wednesday Liverpool played Chelsea in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final at Stamford Bridge, but lost 3–2 in extra time (4–3 on aggregate), sending Liverpool out of the Champions League.

May

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On 4 May, Liverpool beat Manchester City 1–0 at Anfield. On the final day of the Premier League, Liverpool won 2–0 away at Tottenham, with Andriy Voronin scoring his sixth of the season and Torres' 24th league goal, breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy's record for the most goals scored by a foreign Premier League player in a debut season.

Premier League

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11 August 2007 1 Aston Villa 1–2 Liverpool Birmingham, West Midlands
17:15 BST Mellberg Yellow card 26'
Bouma Yellow card 58'
Barry Yellow card 67', 85' (pen.)
Petrov Yellow card 89'		 Report Laursen 31' (o.g.)
Pennant Yellow card 55'
Reina Yellow card 84'
Gerrard 87'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,640
Referee: Mike Riley
19 August 2007 2 Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea Liverpool, Merseyside
16:00 BST Torres 15'
Kuyt Yellow card 30'
Pennant Yellow card 40'
Gerrard Yellow card 43'
Carragher Yellow card 61'		 Report Essien Yellow card 12'
A. Cole Yellow card 59'
Ben Haim Yellow card 63'
Lampard 62' (pen.), Yellow card 70'
Terry Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,924
Referee: Rob Styles
25 August 2007 3 Sunderland 0–2 Liverpool Sunderland, Wearside
12:45 BST Etuhu Yellow card 27' Report Sissoko 37'
Arbeloa Yellow card 67'
Voronin 87'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 45,645
Referee: Mark Halsey
1 September 2007 4 Liverpool 6–0 Derby County Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 BST Alonso 29', 69'
Babel 45'
Torres 56', 77'
Voronin 76'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,076
Referee: Alan Wiley
15 September 2007 5 Portsmouth 0–0 Liverpool Portsmouth, Hampshire
12:45 BST Bouba Diop Yellow card 29'
Johnson Yellow card 64'
Davis Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Alonso Yellow card 31'
Sissoko Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,388
Referee: Mike Riley
22 September 2007 6 Liverpool 0–0 Birmingham City Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,215
Referee: Lee Mason
29 September 2007 7 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Liverpool Wigan, Greater Manchester
Report Benayoun 75' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 24,311
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
7 October 2007 8 Liverpool 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool, Merseyside
Voronin 12'
Torres 90+2'		 Report Keane 45', 47' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,986
Referee: Mark Halsey
20 October 2007 9 Everton 1–2 Liverpool Liverpool, Merseyside
12:45 Hyypiä 37' (o.g.)
Hibbert Red card 53'
Neville Red card 90'		 Report Kuyt 54' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.) Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,049
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
28 October 2007 10 Liverpool 1–1 Arsenal Liverpool, Merseyside
16:00 Gerrard 7' Report Fàbregas 80' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,122
Referee: Howard Webb
3 November 2007 11 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Liverpool Blackburn, Lancashire
17:15 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 30,033
Referee: Martin Atkinson
10 November 2007 12 Liverpool 2–0 Fulham Liverpool, Merseyside
17:15 Torres 81'
Gerrard 85' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,073
Referee: Steve Tanner
24 November 2007 13 Newcastle United 0–3 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
12:45 Report Gerrard 27'
Kuyt 46'
Babel 66'		 Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 52,307
Referee: Alan Wiley
2 December 2007 14 Liverpool 4–0 Bolton Wanderers Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 Hyypiä 17'
Torres 45'
Gerrard 56'
Babel 85'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,270
Referee: Steve Bennett
8 December 2007 15 Reading 3–1 Liverpool Reading, Berkshire
17:15 Hunt 17' (pen.)
Doyle 60'
Harper 67'		 Report Gerrard 28', Yellow card 59' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,022
Referee: Andre Marriner
16 December 2007 16 Liverpool 0–1 Manchester United Liverpool, Merseyside
13:30 Gerrard Yellow card 33'
Mascherano Yellow card 63'		 Report Evra Yellow card 15'
Anderson Yellow card 33'
Brown Yellow card 36'
Tevez 41'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,459
Referee: Mark Halsey
22 December 2007 17 Liverpool 4–1 Portsmouth Liverpool, Merseyside
Benayoun 13'
Distin 16' (o.g.)
Torres 66', 85'		 Report Benjani 57' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,071
26 December 2007 18 Derby County 1–2 Liverpool Derby, Derbyshire
McEveley 67' Report Torres 11'
Gerrard 90+2'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 33,029
Referee: Alan Wiley
30 December 2007 19 Manchester City 0–0 Liverpool Manchester, Greater Manchester
16:00 GMT Report Torres Yellow card 85' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,321
Referee: Uriah Rennie
2 January 2008 20 Liverpool 1–1 Wigan Athletic Liverpool, Merseyside
Torres 49' Report Bramble 80' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,308
Referee: Steve Bennett
12 January 2008 21 Middlesbrough 1–1 Liverpool Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
Boateng 26' Report Torres 71' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 33,035
Referee: Andre Marriner
21 January 2008 22 Liverpool 2–2 Aston Villa Liverpool, Merseyside
Benayoun 19'
Crouch 88'		 Report Harewood 69'
Aurélio 72' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,590
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
30 January 2008 23 West Ham United 1–0 Liverpool Newham, London
Noble 90+3' (pen.) Report Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 34,977
Referee: Alan Wiley
2 February 2008 24 Liverpool 3–0 Sunderland Liverpool, Merseyside
Crouch 57'
Torres 69'
Gerrard 89'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,244
Referee: Rob Styles
10 February 2008 25 Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool Fulham, London
16:00 Belletti Yellow card 3'
Carvalho Yellow card 74'
Alex Yellow card 78'		 Report Babel Yellow card 41'
Riise Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,788
Referee: Mike Riley
23 February 2008 26 Liverpool 3–2 Middlesbrough Liverpool, Merseyside
Torres 28', 29', 61' Report Tuncay 9'
Downing 83'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,612
Referee: Lee Mason
2 March 2008 27 Bolton Wanderers 1–3 Liverpool Bolton, Greater Manchester
Cohen 79' Report Jääskeläinen 12' (o.g.)
Babel 60'
Aurélio 75'		 Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 24,004
Referee: Phil Dowd
5 March 2008 28 Liverpool 4–0 West Ham United Liverpool, Merseyside
Torres 8', 60', 81'
Gerrard 85'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,954
Referee: Steve Bennett
8 March 2008 29 Liverpool 3–0 Newcastle United Liverpool, Merseyside
Pennant 43'
Torres 45'
Gerrard 51'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,031
Referee: Peter Walton
15 March 2008 30 Liverpool 2–1 Reading Liverpool, Merseyside
Mascherano 19'
Torres 48'		 Report Matějovský 5' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,524
Referee: Andre Marriner
23 March 2008 31 Manchester United 3–0 Liverpool Trafford, Greater Manchester
13:30 GMT Brown 34'
Ferdinand Yellow card 60'
Ronaldo 78'
Nani 81'		 Report Mascherano Yellow card 11' Yellow-red card 44'
Torres Yellow card 44'
Arbeloa Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 76,000
Referee: Steve Bennett
30 March 2008 32 Liverpool 1–0 Everton Liverpool, Merseyside
16:00 Torres 7' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,295
Referee: Howard Webb
5 April 2008 33 Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool Islington, London
12:45 Bendtner 54' Report Crouch 41' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,111
Referee: Phil Dowd
13 April 2008 34 Liverpool 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool, Merseyside
13:30 Gerrard 60'
Torres 82'
Voronin 90'		 Report Santa Cruz 90+2' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,283
Referee: Alan Wiley
19 April 2008 35 Fulham 0–2 Liverpool Fulham, London
Report Pennant 17'
Crouch 70'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,311
Referee: Martin Atkinson
26 April 2008 36 Birmingham City 2–2 Liverpool Birmingham, West Midlands
Forssell 33'
Larsson 35'		 Report Crouch 63'
Benayoun 75'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 29,252
Referee: Peter Walton
4 May 2008 37 Liverpool 1–0 Manchester City Liverpool, Merseyside
16:00 Torres 58' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,074
Referee: Mark Halsey
11 May 2008 38 Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool Haringey, London
15:00 Report Voronin 69'
Torres 74'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,063
Referee: Uriah Rennie

Classification

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Chelsea 38 25 10 3 65 26 +39 85 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Arsenal 38 24 11 3 74 31 +43 83 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Liverpool 38 21 13 4 67 28 +39 76
5 Everton 38 19 8 11 55 33 +22 65 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Aston Villa 38 16 12 10 71 51 +20 60 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Competition

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAAHA
ResultWDWWDDWDWDDWWWLLWWDDDDLWDWWWWWLWDWWDWW
Position59412344467453455445457554544444444444
Source: Game log
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 21 13 4 67 28  +39 76 12 6 1 43 13  +30 9 7 3 24 15  +9

Big Four Games

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
6 0 4 2 3 7  −4 4 0 2 1 2 3  −1 0 2 1 1 4  −3

Cup Competitions

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Football League Cup

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Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
25 September 2007 Third Round Reading 2–4 Liverpool Reading, Berkshire
19:45 Convey 28'
Halls 64'		 Report Benayoun 23'
Torres 50', 71', 86'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 23,567
31 October 2007 Fourth Round Liverpool 2–1 Cardiff City Liverpool
19:45 El Zhar 48'
Gerrard 66'		 Report Purse 65' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,780
19 December 2007 Fifth Round Chelsea 2–0 Liverpool Fulham, London
19:45 Lampard 59'
Shevchenko 90'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,366
Referee: Martin Atkinson

FA Cup

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Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
6 January 2008 Third Round Luton Town 1–1 Liverpool Luton
16:00 Riise 76' (o.g.) Report Crouch 73' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,226
15 January 2008 Third Round Replay Liverpool 5–0 Luton Town Liverpool
20:00 Babel 45'
Gerrard 52', 64', 71'
Hyypiä 57'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,446
26 January 2008 Fourth Round Liverpool 5–2 Havant & Waterlooville Liverpool
15:00 Lucas 27'
Benayoun 44', 56', 59'
Crouch 90'		 Report Pacquette 9'
Škrtel 31' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,566
Referee: Phil Dowd
16 February 2008 Fifth Round Liverpool 1–2 Barnsley Liverpool
15:00 Kuyt 32' Report Foster 57'
Howard 90'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,449
Referee: Martin Atkinson

UEFA Champions League

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Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

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Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds § Third qualifying round
15 August 2007 First leg Toulouse France 0–1 England Liverpool Toulouse, France
Report Voronin 43' Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
28 August 2007 Second leg Liverpool England 4–0 France Toulouse Liverpool, England
Crouch 19'
Hyypiä 49'
Kuyt 87', 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,118
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Group stage

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Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group A
Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Portugal Porto 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11
England Liverpool 6 3 1 2 18 5 +13 10
France Marseille 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7
Turkey Beşiktaş 6 2 0 4 4 15 −11 6
18 September 2007 1 Porto Portugal 1–1 England Liverpool Porto, Portugal
20:45 L. González 8' (pen.) Report Kuyt 17'
Pennant Red card		 Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 41,208
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
3 October 2007 2 Liverpool England 0–1 France Marseille Liverpool, England
20:45 Report Valbuena 77' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,355
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
24 October 2007 3 Beşiktaş Turkey 2–1 England Liverpool Istanbul, Turkey
20:45 Hyypiä 13' (o.g.)
Bobô 82'		 Report Gerrard 85' Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
6 November 2007 4 Liverpool England 8–0 Turkey Beşiktaş Liverpool, England
20:45 Crouch 19', 89'
Benayoun 32', 53', 56'
Gerrard 69'
Babel 78', 81'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,143
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
28 November 2007 5 Liverpool England 4–1 Portugal Porto Liverpool, England
20:45 Torres 19', 78'
Gerrard 84' (pen.)
Crouch 87'		 Report López 33' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,095
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
11 December 2007 6 Marseille France 0–4 England Liverpool Marseille, France
20:45 Report Gerrard 4'
Torres 11'
Kuyt 48'
Babel 90+1'		 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Knockout phase

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Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

Round of 16

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19 February 2008 First leg Liverpool England 2–0 Italy Inter Milan Liverpool, England
Kuyt 85'
Gerrard 90'		 Report Materazzi Red card 30' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,999
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
11 March 2008 Second leg Inter Milan Italy 0–1 England Liverpool Milan, Italy
Burdisso Red card 50' Report Torres 63' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

Quarter-finals

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2 April 2008 First leg Arsenal England 1–1 England Liverpool London, England
Adebayor 23' Report Kuyt 26' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,041
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)
8 April 2008 Second leg Liverpool England 4–2 England Arsenal Liverpool, England
Hyypiä 30'
Torres 69'
Gerrard 86' (pen.)
Babel 90+2'		 Report Diaby 13'
Adebayor 84'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,985
Referee: Peter Frojdfeldt (Sweden)

Semi-finals

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22 April 2008 First leg Liverpool England 1–1 England Chelsea Liverpool, England
Kuyt 43' Report Riise 90+4' (o.g.) Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,180
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
30 April 2008 Second leg Chelsea England 3–2 (a.e.t.) England Liverpool London, England
Drogba 33', 105'
Lampard 98' (pen.)		 Report Torres 64'
Babel 117'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,900
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Top scorers

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P Player Position PL FAC LC EC Total
1 Spain Fernando Torres Striker 24 0 3 6 33
2 England Steven Gerrard Midfielder 11 3 1 6 21
3 England Peter Crouch Striker 5 2 0 4 11
Israel Yossi Benayoun Midfielder 4 3 1 3 11
Netherlands Dirk Kuyt Striker 3 1 0 7 11
6 Netherlands Ryan Babel Midfielder 4 1 0 5 10

Disciplinary record

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N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Notes
20 MF Argentina Mascherano 7 1 0
23 DF England Carragher 7 0 0
14 MF Spain Xabi Alonso 7 0 0
9 FW Spain Fernando Torres 6 0 0
8 MF England Gerrard 5 0 0
17 DF Spain Arbeloa 5 0 0
16 MF England Pennant 4 1 0
22 MF Mali Sissoko 4 0 0
4 DF Finland Hyypiä 4 0 0
6 DF Norway Riise 4 0 0
18 FW Netherlands Kuyt 3 0 0
21 MF Brazil Lucas 3 0 0
19 FW Netherlands Babel 3 0 0
12 DF Brazil Fábio Aurélio 3 0 0
25 GK Spain Pepe Reina 2 0 0
10 FW Ukraine Voronin 2 0 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland Finnan 2 0 0
11 MF Israel Benayoun 1 0 0
37 DF Slovakia Škrtel 1 0 0
48 DF Argentina Insúa 1 0 0
15 FW England Crouch 0 1

Last updated: 11 May
Source: Match reports in Game Log
Only competitive matches
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Squad statistics

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Last updated on 11 January 2009
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Champions League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Steve Finnan 35 0 21+3 0 6+1 0 3 0 1 0
4 DF Finland FIN Sami Hyypiä 44 4 24+3 1 12+1 2 4 1 0 0
5 DF Denmark DEN Daniel Agger 6 0 4+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Norway NOR John Arne Riise 44 0 22+7 0 5+5 0 4 0 0+1 0
7 MF Australia AUS Harry Kewell 15 0 8+2 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
8 MF England ENG Steven Gerrard 52 21 32+2 11 13 6 1+2 3 2 1
9 FW Spain ESP Fernando Torres 46 33 29+4 24 10+1 6 1 0 1 3
10 FW Ukraine UKR Andriy Voronin 28 6 13+6 5 4+3 1 0+1 0 1 0
11 MF Israel ISR Yossi Benayoun 47 11 15+15 4 7+4 3 3 3 1+2 1
12 DF Brazil BRA Fábio Aurélio 29 1 13+3 1 7+2 0 0+1 0 3 0
14 MF Spain ESP Xabi Alonso 27 2 16+3 2 4 0 3 0 1 0
15 FW England ENG Peter Crouch 36 11 9+12 5 5+3 4 4 2 3 0
16 MF England ENG Jermaine Pennant 25 2 14+4 2 2+3 0 2 0 0 0
17 DF Spain ESP Álvaro Arbeloa 41 0 26+2 0 8+1 0 1 0 3 0
18 FW Netherlands NED Dirk Kuyt 48 11 24+8 3 10+2 7 2+2 1 0 0
19 FW Netherlands NED Ryan Babel 49 10 15+15 4 8+5 5 4 1 2 0
20 MF Argentina ARG Javier Mascherano 41 1 25 1 13 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
21 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Leiva 32 1 12+6 0 2+5 0 3+1 1 3 0
22 MF Mali MLI Mohamed Sissoko 14 1 6+3 1 2+1 0 0 0 2 0
23 DF England ENG Jamie Carragher 55 0 34+1 0 13 0 3+1 0 3 0
25 GK Spain ESP Pepe Reina 52 0 38 0 14 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK France FRA Charles Itandje 7 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0
33 MF Argentina ARG Sebastián Leto 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
34 MF England ENG Jay Spearing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF England ENG Ray Putterill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Flynn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF Slovakia SVK Martin Škrtel 20 0 13+1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
38 FW England ENG Craig Lindfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF England ENG Stephen Darby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK England ENG David Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 FW Morocco MAR Nabil El Zhar 3 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1+1 1
44 DF England ENG Robbie Threlfall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 DF Spain ESP Mikel San José 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 DF England ENG Jack Hobbs 5 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
47 MF France FRA Damien Plessis 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 DF Argentina ARG Emiliano Insúa 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

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In

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# Player From Fee When
10 Ukraine Andriy Voronin Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen £Free Summer
11 Israel Yossi Benayoun England West Ham United £5,000,000 Summer
9 Spain Fernando Torres Spain Atlético Madrid £20,000,000 Summer
19 Netherlands Ryan Babel Netherlands Ajax £11,500,000 Summer
21 Brazil Lucas Brazil Grêmio £6,000,000 Summer
30 France Charles Itandje France Lens £1,400,000 Summer
33 Argentina Sebastián Leto Argentina Lanús £1,800,000 Summer
47 France Damien Plessis France Lyon Undisclosed Summer
37 Slovakia Martin Škrtel Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg £6,500,000 Winter
20 Argentina Javier Mascherano England West Ham United £17,000,000 Winter

Out

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# Player To Fee When
1 Poland Jerzy Dudek Spain Real Madrid Released Summer
9 England Robbie Fowler Wales Cardiff City Released Summer
10 Spain Luis García Spain Atlético Madrid £4,000,000 Summer
11 Chile Mark González[notes 4] Spain Real Betis £4,000,000 Summer
17 Wales Craig Bellamy England West Ham United £7,500,000 Summer
France Djibril Cissé France Marseille £6,000,000 Summer
29 Argentina Gabriel Paletta[notes 5] Argentina Boca Juniors £1,200,000 Summer
30 Italy Daniele Padelli Italy Sampdoria Loan return Summer
32 Netherlands Boudewijn Zenden France Marseille Released Summer
England Paul Barratt England Worcester City Released Summer
England David Roberts Wales Bangor City Released Summer
France Florent Sinama Pongolle Spain Recreativo Huelva £2,700,000 Summer
England Danny O'Donnell England Crewe Alexandra £100,000 Summer
England Ryan Wignall England Vauxhall Motors Released Summer
England Lee Woodward Unknown Released Summer
England Jon Pringle Unknown Released Summer
England Stephen Behan Unknown Released Summer
England Michael Burns England Bolton Wanderers Released Summer
England Jon Routledge Tottenham Hotspurs Released Summer
England Charlie Barnett England Tranmere Rovers Released Summer
Republic of Ireland Laurence Gaughan Scotland Celtic Undisclosed Summer
45 England James Smith England Stockport County Undisclosed Winter
Republic of Ireland Jimmy Ryan[notes 6] England Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed Winter
22 Mali Mohamed Sissoko Italy Juventus £8,250,000 Winter
England Josh Mimms England York City Released Winter
England Lee Peltier England Yeovil Town £200,000 Winter

Loaned out

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# Player To Duration
26[47] England Paul Anderson Wales Swansea City Season[48]
26[47] England Scott Carson England Aston Villa Season[49]
34 Spain Miki Roque Spain Xerez Season[50]
35 England Danny Guthrie England Bolton Wanderers Season[51]
36 Scotland Ryan Flynn England Hereford United November to December
36 England Adam Hammill England Southampton Season[52]
37[53] England Lee Peltier England Yeovil Town July to December[54]
38 England Craig Lindfield England Notts County November[55]
England Chester City January to February
41 Austria Besian Idrizaj England Crystal Palace August to November[56]
Austria Wacker Innsbruck February to June[57]
44 England Robbie Threlfall England Hereford United November to May[58]
45 England James Smith England Stockport County August to November
46 England Jack Hobbs England Scunthorpe United January to May
Republic of Ireland Jimmy Ryan England Shrewsbury Town August to November
England Josh Mimms England York City October to December
Spain Godwin Antwi[notes 7] England Hartlepool United Season[59]
Bulgaria Nikolay Mihaylov Netherlands Twente Season[60]
France Anthony Le Tallec France Le Mans Season[61]
Spain Aridane Hernández Spain Fuerteventura Season
  • In: Increase £29,950,000+
  • Out: Decrease £64,200,000+
  • Total spending: Decrease £34,250,000+

Reserves and U-18s

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Summary

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The reserves side were crowned champions of the Barclays Premier Reserve League North this season on 7 April 2008, the 17th reserve league title for the club. They became National Champions after beating Southern Champions Aston Villa Reserves 3–0 in the Premier Reserve League Play-off Final at Anfield on 7 May 2008. The reserves also reached the finals of the Liverpool Senior Cup and the Lancashire Senior Cup, and won the international football tournament Dallas Cup. Krisztián Németh, who scored 9 goals in 12 matches, was the top scorer in the Premier Reserve League North. The under-18s finished fifth in the Premier Academy League and qualified for the last 16 in FA Youth Cup. Nathan Eccleston was the best scorer in the youth team with 18 goals.

New players

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After the departure of Steve Heighway, Dutchman Piet Hamberg came in to run the academy. As well as some changes to background personnel, the reserve and youth sides were bolstered by several new players:

Players this season

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Reserves

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
40 GK England ENG David Martin
— GK Australia AUS Dean Bouzanis
— GK Hungary HUN Péter Gulácsi (on loan from MTK Hungária)
39 DF England ENG Stephen Darby (captain)
44 DF England ENG Robbie Threlfall (to November)
45 DF Spain ESP Mikel San José
46 DF England ENG Jack Hobbs (to January)
48 DF Argentina ARG Emiliano Insúa
— DF Paraguay PAR Ronald Huth
— DF Spain ESP Daniel Ayala
— DF England ENG Martin Kelly
33 MF Argentina ARG Sebastián Leto
34 MF England ENG Jay Spearing
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 MF England ENG Ray Putterill
36 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Flynn
42 MF Morocco MAR Nabil El Zhar
47 MF France FRA Damien Plessis
— MF England ENG Ryan Crowther
— MF Spain ESP Francisco Durán
— MF Argentina ARG Gerardo Bruna
38 FW England ENG Craig Lindfield
— FW Netherlands NED Jordy Brouwer
— FW Hungary HUN Krisztián Németh
— FW Hungary HUN András Simon
— FW Spain ESP Dani Pacheco
  • Squad numbers refer to players' first team squad number where applicable. Reserve and youth games are 1–11.

Under-18s

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Records

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  • Mohamed Sissoko's goal against Sunderland was not only his first (and only) goal for the club but also Liverpool's 7000th league goal.[62]
  • The 6–0 defeat of Derby County was the first time Liverpool had scored six in the league since April 2003 against West Bromwich Albion.
  • The 8–0 victory over Beşiktaş was the biggest ever win in the Champions League, surpassing two previous 7–0 victories by Juventus and Arsenal.[21]
  • The 4–0 win over Marseille was Liverpool's biggest away win in the Champions League.
  • The 2–0 win at Anfield against Inter was Liverpool's 100th win at Anfield in European competition.
  • Liverpool scored a hat trick in every competition they played in this season.
  • Liverpool were the first Premiership team to score 100 goals in all competitions.

Notes

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  1. ^ Itandje was born in Bobigny, France, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Cameroon internationally and would make his international debut for Cameroon in 2013.
  2. ^ El Zhar was born in Alès, France, and represented them at U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Morocco internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Morocco in March 2008.
  3. ^ Sissoko was born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
  4. ^ González was born in Durban, South Africa, but was raised in Chile from the age of 10 and made his international debut for Chile in 2003.
  5. ^ Paletta was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and represented them at U-20 level, but also holds an Italian passport due to his great-grandfather originating from Italy, and would make his international debut for Italy in June 2014.
  6. ^ Ryan was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.
  7. ^ Antwi was born in Kumasi, Ghana, but was raised in Spain from the age of 14 and represented them at U-19 level.
  8. ^ Bruna was born in Mendoza, Argentina, but was raised in Spain and represented them at U-17 level before switching his international allegiance back to Argentina and representing them at U20 level.
  9. ^ Bouzanis was born in Sydney, Australia, and represented them at U-17 level, but also qualified to represent Greece internationally and represented them at U-19 level before switching his international allegiance back to Australia and representing them at U-20 and U-23 level.
  10. ^ Ajdarević was born in Pristina, Yugoslavia (now part of Kosovo, but part of Serbia during the 2007–08 season), but was raised in Sweden from the age of 2 and represented them at U-17, U-19, U-21, and U-23 level. He also qualified to represent Albania internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Albania in November 2017.

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