2007–08 Heineken Cup

The Heineken Cup 2007 /08 was the 13th edition of the Heineken Cup, the main European cup competition in rugby union. It involved 24 teams from six countries. Due to take place in September and October World Cup start of the season had to be postponed by three weeks. The first of a total of 78 games were held on 9 November 2007, the final was held on 24 May 2008 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff instead. Munster Rugby Cup winner was from Ireland, which beat the French team Stade Toulousain in the final.

  • 4.1 seedings
  • 4.2 quarterfinals
  • 4.3 Semi-finals
  • 4.4 final
  • 5.1 Most scored tests
  • 5.2 Most points scored

Mode

The participants were divided into six groups of four teams on 20 June 2007. Each team played one home and one away match against the three group opponents. In the group stage the teams received

  • Four points for a win
  • Two points for a draw
  • A bonus point with four or more experiments
  • A bonus point for a loss by fewer than seven points difference

For the quarterfinals, the six group winners qualified ( according to the number of points obtained in the squares 1-6 classified) and the two best runners- conditioned squash courts ( 7-8 classified). Teams ranked 1-4 had home advantage in the quarter-finals. It played the first against the Eighth, the second against the Seventh, the third party against the Sixth and Fourth against the fifth.

Prequalification

In the pre-qualification, the lowest-ranked and not automatically qualified for the Heineken Cup team in the Celtic League met on the third- placed team of the Italian Championship Super 10, to determine the 24th starting position.

Group stage

  • Group winners qualified for the quarterfinals
  • Two best runners qualified for the quarter-finals

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Knockout round

Seedings

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

Final

Statistics

Source: Statistics ERC

Most scored tests

Most points scored

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