2007–08 FC Porto season
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.
First-team squad
2007-2008 Season
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) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | Mariano Gonzalez | ![]() |
GK | 2008 | 5 May 1981 (aged 27) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | Nuno Espirito Santo | ![]() |
GK | 1974 | 25 January 1974 (aged 34) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | Hugo Ventura | ![]() |
GK | 2007 | 14 January 1988 (aged 20) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
Defenders | |||||||||||
0 | Milan Stepanov | ![]() |
CB | 2004 | 2 April 1983 (aged 25) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | Pedro Emanuel | ![]() |
CB | 2002 | 11 February 1975 (aged 33) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | Marek Čech | ![]() |
LB | 2005 | 26 January 1983 (aged 25) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | José Bosingwa | ![]() |
RB | 2003 | 24 August 1982 (aged 25) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | Jorge Fucile | ![]() |
RB | 2006 | 19 November 1984 (aged 23) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | Bruno Alves (VC) | ![]() |
CB | 2001 | 27 November 1981 (aged 26) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | Lino | ![]() |
LB | 2007 | 1 June 1977 (aged 30) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | Andre Pinto | ![]() |
CB | 2006 | 5 October 1989 (aged 18) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | João Paulo | ![]() |
CB | 2006 | 6 June 1981 (aged 26) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
0 | Przemyslaw Kazmierczak | ![]() |
DM | 2007 | 5 May 1982 (aged 26) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | Lucho González (C) | ![]() |
CM / AM | 2005 | 19 January 1981 (aged 27) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | Raul Meireles | ![]() |
CM | 2004 | 17 March 1983 (aged 25) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | Paulo Assunção | ![]() |
DM | 2004 | 25 January 1980 (aged 28) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | André Castro | ![]() |
CM | 2007 | 2 April 1988 (aged 20) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
Forwards | |||||||||||
0 | Ricardo Quaresma | ![]() |
LW / RW | 2004 | 26 September 1983 (aged 24) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | Lisandro López | ![]() |
CF | 2005 | 2 March 1983 (aged 25) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | Tarik Sektioui | ![]() |
LW / RW | 2006 | 13 May 1977 (aged 31) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | Leandro Lima | ![]() |
AM | 2007 | 24 January 1986 (aged 22) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | Ernesto Farias | ![]() |
CF | 2007 | 29 May 1980 (aged 27) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | Edgar | ![]() |
CF | 2007 | 3 January 1979 (aged 29) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | Rabiola | ![]() |
CF | 2007 | 25 July 1989 (aged 18) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | Hélder Postiga | ![]() |
CF | 2004 | 2 August 1982 (aged 25) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | Adriano | ![]() |
CF | 2006 | 3 January 1979 (aged 29) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |||
0 | Bruno Moraes | ![]() |
CF | 2003 | 7 July 1984 (aged 23) | ![]() |
0 | 0 |
Key events
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Pepe_Porto.jpg)
May
- 25: After five years at the club where he was primarily used as a back up in the full-back position to Nuno Valente, Pedro Emanuel and Ricardo Costa, César Peixoto leaves the Dragões to join Primeira Liga club Braga on a free transfer.[9]
- 31: English club Manchester United sign Brazilian midfielder Anderson for €30 million.[10]
June
- 2: Porto announce the signing of Brazilian defensive midfielder Fernando from Vila Nova as a replacement for Anderson.[11]
- 15: Porto sign Polish midfielder Przemysław Kaźmierczak from Pogoń Szczecin for €1.3 million. Kaźmierczak had been on loan to Portuguese side Boavista during the 2006–07 season where his displays attracted interest from several European clubs.[12]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Vieirinha_Fucile_%281801808274%29.jpg/250px-Vieirinha_Fucile_%281801808274%29.jpg)
July
- 7: Porto defeat third side division side Tourizense in their first pre-season game of the season. In a match which saw nine goals, the Portistas would six score of those. Porto's goals came from Adriano, Edgar, Hélder Postiga, Ricardo Quaresma and Luis Aguiar, who scored twice.[13]
- 10: Spanish club Real Madrid sign Pepe from Porto for €30 million.[14]
- 11: In the first game of their tour of the Netherlands, Porto thrash amateur Dutch side Sportclub Irene 10–0.[15]
- 14: Porto follow up their thrashing of Sportclub Irene, with a 4–0 victory over second division Den Bosch to claim their third consecutive pre-season win.[16]
- 16: Argentine midfielder Mariano González signs for the Portistas from Italian side Palermo on a season-long loan.[17]
- 18: Belgian side Genk inflict on the Azuis e Brancos their first defeat of the pre-season campaign.[18]
- 19: Serbian defender Milan Stepanov signs from Trabzonspor for fee of €3.4 million.[19]
- 21: In Porto's official presentation to its members of their 2007–08 squad, the Dragões defeat French side Monaco, 2–1. Lisandro López and Hélder Postiga scored Porto's goals.[20]
- 26: Porto win the Centenarian Atlanta Tournament after claiming two 1–0 victories over Serbian side Red Star Belgrade and tournament hosts Atalanta.[21][22]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Tarik_e_Luis%C3%A3o.jpg/225px-Tarik_e_Luis%C3%A3o.jpg)
August
- 3: Porto start off their last tournament of the pre-season campaign with a 0–0 draw against Feyenoord in the Rotterdam Tournament.[23]
- 5: Porto claim a 3–0 a victory over Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua,[24] to win the Rotterdam pre-season tournament.[25]
- 11: The Dragões begin their season with a defeat to Sporting CP in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.[26]
- 18: Porto start off their 2007–08 league campaign with a 2–1 win away to Braga. Ricardo Quaresma's late free-kick provided the away side with the three points.[27]
- 26: Just two weeks after losing the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira to Sporting CP, Porto defeat the Lisbon side 1–0. Raul Meireles scored Porto's only goal of the game.[28]
- 30: Porto draws Beşiktaş, Liverpool and Marseille in the Champions League draw.[29]
September
- 27: Porto suffer a shock third round exit at the hands of Fátima in the Taça da Liga. After the match ended 0–0 in normal time, the game proceeded to penalties where Fátima's Marinho scored the winning penalty to send his side through to the next round after Porto's Mariano González missed his spot kick.[30]
October
- 29: The Azuis e Brancos defeat Leixões, 3–0 in game week 8 to win their eighth consecutive league game of the campaign.[31]
November
December
- 1: Porto defeat Benfica on match day 12. Ricardo Quaresma's 42nd-minute strike gave Porto the victory over the Encarnados to give his team a seven-point lead over their Lisbon rivals.[32]
January
- 15: After only two league starts during the first half of the 2007–08 season, Portuguese striker Hélder Postiga moves to Greek side Panathinaikos on a six-month loan.[33]
February
- 10: Porto comfortably defeat fourth division side Sertanense 4–0 to progress to the quarter-finals of the cup. Ernesto Farías, Tarik Sektioui and Przemysław Kaźmierczak scored Porto's goals.[34]
March
April
- 30: Porto renews the contracts of Tarik Sektioui and Leandro Lima. The Moroccan's contract was renewed for another season, whilst Lima's was renewed until 2013.[35][36]
May
Pre-season and friendlies
Legend
Win Draw Loss
Matches
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 ![]() Postiga ![]() Rentería ![]() Sektioui ![]() |
(Report) | Stadium: De Vliert |
18 July 2007 Friendly | Genk | 1–0 | Porto | Genk, Belgium |
20:00 CET | Barda ![]() |
(Report) | Stadium: Cristal Arena |
21 July 2007 Friendly | Porto | 2–1 | Monaco | Porto, Portugal |
WEST | López ![]() Postiga ![]() |
(Report) | Pino ![]() |
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão |
26 July 2007 Centenarian Atlanta Tournament | Porto | 1–0 | Red Star Belgrade | Bergamo, Italy |
20:35 CET | Adriano ![]() |
(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 ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Emiliano Galione (Italy) |
28 July 2007 Friendly | Boavista | 0–3 | Porto | Porto, Portugal |
WEST | (Report) | Postiga ![]() Sektioui ![]() |
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 ![]() Lima ![]() |
Stadium: De Kuip |
Competitions
Legend
Win Draw Loss
Overall
Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
11 August 2007 | Porto | 0–1 | Sporting CP | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria |
21:00 WEST | (Report) | Izmailov ![]() |
Attendance: 21,863 Referee: Bruno Paixão (Setúbal) |
Taça de Portugal
7 December 2007 4 | Chaves | 0–2 | Porto | Estádio Municipal de Chaves, Chaves |
19:30 WET | (Report) | Postiga ![]() Adriano ![]() |
Referee: Elmano Santos (Madeira) |
19 January 2008 5 | Porto | 2–0 | Desportivo das Aves | Estádio do Dragão, Porto |
WET | (Report) | Farías ![]() Quaresma ![]() |
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 ![]() Farías ![]() Kaźmierczak ![]() |
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Setúbal) |
27 February 2008 QF | Porto | 1–0 | Gil Vicente | Estádio do Dragão, Porto |
WET | Sektioui ![]() |
(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 ![]() L. González ![]() |
Referee: Pedro Proença |
18 May 2008 F | Porto | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Sporting CP | Estádio Nacional, Oeiras |
17:00 WEST | (Report) | Tiuí ![]() |
Attendance: 37,600 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Leiria) |
Taça da Liga
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 ![]() |
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UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | LIV | OM | BJK | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 10 | 4–1 | — | 0–1 | 8–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 1–1 | 0–4 | — | 2–0 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 6 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — |
18 September 2007 1 | Porto ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Porto |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | L. González ![]() |
Report | Kuyt ![]() |
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 41,208 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) |
3 October 2007 2 | Beşiktaş ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Istanbul |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Quaresma ![]() |
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium Attendance: 19,795 Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands) |
24 October 2007 3 | Marseille ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Marseille |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Niang ![]() |
Report | L. González ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 46,458 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) |
6 November 2007 4 | Porto ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Porto |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Sektioui ![]() López ![]() |
Report | Niang ![]() |
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 42,217 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
28 November 2007 5 | Liverpool ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Liverpool |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Torres ![]() Gerrard ![]() Crouch ![]() |
Report | López ![]() |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,095 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
11 December 2007 6 | Porto ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Porto |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | L. González ![]() Quaresma ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 39,608 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden) |
Round of 16
19 February 2008 1st leg | Schalke 04 ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Gelsenkirchen |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kurányi ![]() |
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) | ![]() | Porto |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | López ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 45,316 Referee: Howard Webb (England) | |
Penalties | ||||
L. González ![]() Alves ![]() López ![]() |
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