Country Czech Republic Defending champions Sparta Prague Runners-up Slovan Liberec | Teams 129 Champions Sparta Prague | |
The 2007-08 Czech Cup was the fifteenth season of the Czech Republic's football knockout competition. AC Sparta Prague were the defending champions. 129 teams from the nine highest leagues (top four levels) participated. Teams from the Czech First League played their first matches in the second round. The winner of this cup (or runner-up if the winner qualified for the UEFA Cup or UEFA Champions League via the Czech First League) qualified for the Second Qualifying Round of the UEFA Cup 2008-09.
Contents
Preliminary round
The preliminary round was held on August 22, 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 July 29, 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 September 5, 2007. The 64 participating teams were the 48 winners from the first round and 16 teams from the Czech First League. Teams in Bold won and advanced to the third round.
Third round
The third round was held on September 26, 2007. The 32 participating teams were all winners from the second round. Teams in Bold won and advanced to the fourth round.
1 - 1st level (Czech First League)
2 - 2nd level (Czech 2. Liga)
3 - 3rd level (ČFL, MSFL)
4 - 4th level (Divize A, Divize B, Divize C, Divize D, Divize E)
Fourth round
The fourth round was held on October 10, 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 April 9 and April 16, 2008. The 8 participating teams were the winners from the fourth round matches. Bold teams won and progressed to the semi finals.
Semi finals
The semi finals were played on April 30 and May 7, 2008. The 4 participating teams were the winners from the quarter finals. Bold teams won and qualified for the final.
Final
FC Slovan Liberec 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 teams, Sparta Prague joined in the second round. They won all six matches. This was their third consecutive victory in the competition.