Getafe CF

2007–08 season
Manager	Michael Laudrup
Stadium	Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
La Liga	14th
UEFA Cup	Quarter-finals
Copa del Rey	Runners-up
←  2006–07 2008–09 →

During the 2007–08 Spanish football season, Getafe competed in La Liga.

Season summary

For the second season running, Getafe were runners-up in the Copa del Rey; however, this time they failed to qualify for the UEFA Cup, as cup winners Valencia did not qualify for Europe for the league. Getafe had enjoyed a good run in the UEFA Cup, reaching the quarter-finals before knocked out on away goals by German giants Bayern Munich.

At the end of the season, manager Michael Laudrup tendered his resignation, having completed only one season with the team. Víctor Muñoz was appointed to replace him.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season ^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ARG Óscar Ustari 2 DF   ROU Cosmin Contra 3 DF   ARG Daniel Díaz 4 DF   ESP David Belenguer 5 DF   ESP Pedro 6 MF   SUI Fabio Celestini 7 MF   ESP Mario Cotelo 8 MF   ESP Jaime Gavilán (on loan from Valencia) 9 FW   ESP Braulio Nóbrega (on loan from Atlético Madrid) 10 MF   ESP Rubén de la Red 11 MF   ESP David Sousa 12 DF   ARG Lucas Licht 13 GK   ARG Roberto Abbondanzieri 14 FW   ESP Manu 15 FW   FRA Bertrand Fontaine

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF   URU Juan Albín 17 FW   ESP Kepa 18 FW   NGA Ikechukwu Uche 19 DF   FRA Franck Signorino 20 MF   ESP Miguel Pallardó (on loan from Valencia) 21 DF   ESP David Cortés 22 MF   ESP Javier Casquero 23 DF   ESP Manuel Tena 24 MF   ESP Pablo Hernández 25 MF   ESP Esteban Granero 26 DF   ESP Juanfran 27 MF   ESP Manu Hervás 28 MF   ESP Richi de Souza 29 DF   ESP Víctor Mesa 32 GK   ESP Francisco Galán

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ESP Luis García (on loan to Celta de Vigo) 8 DF   ESP Alberto (to Granada 74)

No. Pos. Nation Player 10 MF   ESP Pablo Redondo (de-registered) 15 DF   ESP Nacho (on loan to Real Sociedad)

References