The 2007–08 Czech Cup was the 15th edition of the annual football knockout tournament organized by the Czech Football Association of the Czech Republic. It began on 22 August 2007 with the preliminary round and ended with the final on 13 May 2008.
Sparta Prague qualified for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup but as they qualified for the Champions League through the Czech First League the same season, the place went to Slovan Liberec as runner-up.
Teams Round Clubsremaining Clubsinvolved Winners fromprevious round New entriesthis round Leagues entering at this round Preliminary round 129 34 none 34 Levels 4 and 5 in football league pyramid First round 112 96 17 79 Czech 2. LigaBohemian Football LeagueMoravian-Silesian Football LeagueLevel 4 in football league pyramid Second round 64 64 48 16 Czech First League Third round 32 32 32 none none Fourth round 16 16 16 none none Quarter finals 8 8 8 none none Semi finals 4 4 4 none none Final 2 2 2 none none
Preliminary round
The preliminary round was held on 22 August 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 29 July 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 5 September 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 26 September 2007. The 32 participating teams were all winners from the second round. Teams in Bold won and advanced to the fourth round.
Fourth round
The fourth round was held on 10 October 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 9 April and 16 April 2008. The 8 participating teams were the winners from the fourth round matches. Bold teams won and progressed to the semi-finals.
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
The semi finals were played on 30 April and 7 May 2008. The 4 participating teams were the winners from the quarter-finals. Bold teams won and qualified for the final.
First leg
Second leg
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. RoundHome team1st Leg2nd LegAggAway team2ndFK Baník Sokolov1-51-5AC Sparta Prague3rdFK Dukla Prague1-31-3AC Sparta Prague4thAC Sparta Prague2-02-0Bohemians 1905Quarter final1. HFK Olomouc1-21-32-5AC Sparta PragueSemi finalFK Bohemians Prague (Střížkov)0-10-10-2AC Sparta PragueFinalFC Slovan Liberec0-0 (p.s. 3–4)0-0 (p.s. 3–4)AC Sparta Prague
See also 2007–08 Czech First League 2007–08 Czech 2. Liga
References Czech Republic Cup 2007/08 at RSSSF.org Official site (in Czech)