2008 League of Ireland Cup

The 2008 League of Ireland Cup was the 35th staging of the League of Ireland knockout competition. It was won by Derry City.

2008 League of Ireland Cup
Eircom League Cup
Tournament details
Country Ireland
&
 Northern Ireland
Teams24
Defending championsDerry City
Final positions
ChampionsDerry City
Runner-upWexford Youths
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Twenty four clubs participated in this year's competition. The twelve Premier Division and ten First Division clubs were joined by Kildrum Tigers, the 2007 Ulster Senior League champions, and the Kerry District League representative side. For both the First and Second rounds of the competition, all participating clubs were split into four regional pools with the further rounds of the competition having an open draw.

The 2008 eircom League of Ireland Cup officially kicked off on the Bank Holiday weekend of Monday, 24 March 2008 when 14 eircom league clubs were joined by Kildrum Tigers and Kerry in the First Round. Bohemians, Cork City, Drogheda United and St. Patrick's Athletic all received a bye into the Second Round of the competition due to their future participation in European competitions. Four more clubs received a bye into the Second Round as a result of an open draw: Derry City, Finn Harps, Limerick 37 and UCD.

The competition ran until late September, with the final taking place on Saturday, 27 September 2008 at Ferrycarrig Park. [1] where Derry City delivered a spectacular performance to defeat hosts Wexford Youths 6–1.[2]

First round

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Pool A

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Kerry District League 1–1 (aet, p. 3–2) Waterford United
Wexford Youths 1–0 (aet) Cobh Ramblers

Pool B

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Kildrum Tigers 1–6 Sligo Rovers
Galway United 2–0 Longford Town

Pool C

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Sporting Fingal 2–2 (aet, p. 5–6) Shelbourne
Dundalk 3–0 Monaghan United

Pool D

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bray Wanderers 3–0 Athlone Town
Kildare County 0–3 Shamrock Rovers

Second round

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Pool A

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Wexford Youths 2–0 Kerry League
Cork City 3–0 Limerick 37

Pool B

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Sligo Rovers 0–0 (aet, p. 5–6) Galway United
Derry City 3–0 Finn Harps

Pool C

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bohemians 4–0 Dundalk
Shelbourne 0–2 Drogheda United

Pool D

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bray Wanderers 1–0 Shamrock Rovers
UCD 2–0 St Patrick's Athletic

Quarterfinals

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The matches were played on Tuesday, 1 July 2008.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Galway United 3–0 Bray Wanderers
UCD 1–2 Wexford Youths
Derry City 4–1 Bohemians
Drogheda United 0–2 Cork City

Semifinals

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Galway United0 – 2Derry City
Report Morrow   72' (pen.)
McGinn   82'
Referee: M. Gough

Cork City0 – 1Wexford Youths
Report P. Murphy   24'
Attendance: 1,647
Referee: D. Tomney

Final

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Wexford Youths1 – 6Derry City
Furlong   25' Report Morrow   15'   28'   70'
McGinn   19'   30'
Deery   27'
Attendance: 3000
Referee: R. Winter
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References

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