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2007–08 UEFA Cup
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<p>The 2007–08 UEFA Cup was the 37th edition of the <a href="/facts/UEFA_Europa_League/aQeea4zp">UEFA Cup</a>, UEFA's former second-tier club <a href="/facts/Association_football/yttjeD0D">football</a> tournament. The <a href="/facts/2008_UEFA_Cup_Final/AEqmwu1J">final</a> was played at the <a href="/facts/City_of_Manchester_Stadium/nIzRSH40">City of Manchester Stadium</a>, <a href="/facts/Manchester/2Do01QHs">Manchester</a>, England on 14 May 2008 between <a href="/facts/Rangers_F.C./sJDJKjVv">Rangers</a> of Scotland and <a href="/facts/FC_Zenit_Saint_Petersburg/27YcxMtt">Zenit Saint Petersburg</a> of Russia. Zenit won the match 2–0, with goals from <a href="/facts/Igor_Denisov/4c2z1A82">Igor Denisov</a> and <a href="/facts/Konstantin_Zyryanov/slzg1Dbn">Konstantin Zyryanov</a>, to claim their first UEFA Cup title. The first qualifying games were played on 19 July 2007 and the main tournament commenced on 20 September 2007. A total of 157 football clubs took part in the tournament (including its qualifying rounds). </p><p>Each European football nation is represented by a different number of its associate clubs, depending on the <a href="/facts/UEFA_coefficients/bCKsBNmH">UEFA coefficients</a>. <a href="/facts/FK_Budu%25C4%2587nost_Podgorica/WvwnQxrm">Budućnost Podgorica</a> and <a href="/facts/FK_Rudar_Pljevlja/hod38BcQ">Rudar Pljevlja</a> were the first teams from <a href="/facts/Montenegrin_First_League/6n4xWcBN">Montenegro</a> to enter the competition. </p><p>The semi-final between Zenit and <a href="/facts/FC_Bayern_Munich/99e1qqlf">Bayern Munich</a> was alleged to have been fixed. Both clubs denied the allegations, and the UEFA probe found no wrongdoing on either part. </p><p><a href="/facts/Sevilla_FC/7VduCPDD">Sevilla</a> could not defend their title as they automatically qualified for the <a href="/facts/2007%25E2%2580%259308_UEFA_Champions_League/LABK2D2e">2007–08 UEFA Champions League</a> and also reached the <a href="/facts/2007%25E2%2580%259308_UEFA_Champions_League_knockout_stage/wsE9TP8y">knockout stage</a>. </p><p>The tournament's top scorers were <a href="/facts/Pavel_Pogrebnyak/0NPxmgPE">Pavel Pogrebnyak</a> of Zenit Saint Petersburg and <a href="/facts/Luca_Toni/8Sae1JtB">Luca Toni</a> of <a href="/facts/FC_Bayern_Munich/99e1qqlf">Bayern Munich</a>, each with 10 goals. </p>