UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section l3 and l5(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of l934


                                December 31, 2007
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                Date of report (date of earliest event reported)


                          STANDARD PARKING CORPORATION
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


       000-50796                                           16-1171179
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(Commission File Number)                       (IRS Employer Identification No.)

           900 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600, Chicago, Illinois 60611
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (312) 274-2000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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                Section 1 - Registrant's Business and Operations

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

     In December  2007,  our Board of Directors  authorized us to repurchase our
common stock, on the open market or through private repurchases, for a value not
to exceed  $25  million,  provided  that we meet  certain  financial  tests.  In
connection  with this stock  repurchase  program,  we also  entered into a Stock
Repurchase  Agreement on December 31, 2007,  with Steamboat  Industries LLC, our
majority shareholder, to repurchase from Steamboat shares at the same price that
we pay in each  open-market  purchase.  The foregoing  summary is subject in all
respects to the actual terms of the Stock Repurchase Agreement,  a copy of which
is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K.


                  Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

     10.1 Stock Repurchase Agreement dated December 31, 2007, by and between
          Steamboat Industries LLC and the Registrant.


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                                    SIGNATURE


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                    STANDARD PARKING CORPORATION


January 3, 2008                                     By: /s/ G. Marc Baumann
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                                                        G. Marc Baumann
                                                        Chief Financial Officer


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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


EXHIBIT        DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
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10.1           Stock Repurchase Agreement dated December 31, 2007, by and
               between Steamboat Industries LLC and the Registrant.

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