the 2007–08 uefa cup was the 37th uefa cup. it is uefa's second-level club football tournament. the final was played at the city of manchester stadium, manchester, england on 14 may 2008. the final was played between rangers of scotland and zenit st. petersburg of russia. zenit won the match 2–0, with goals from igor denisov and konstantin zyryanov. it was their first uefa cup title. the first qualifying games were played on 19 july 2007. the main tournament began on 20 september 2007. a total of 123 football clubs took part in the tournament (including its qualifying rounds).