2008–09 Welsh League Cup

The 2008–09 Welsh League Cup season was won by The New Saints, beating Bangor City in the final. It was the third victory for The New Saints in the competition, and the fifth appearance by Bangor City in the final. The final took place at Latham Park, in Newtown, Wales. The match was refereed by Phil Southall.

2008–09 Welsh League Cup

Loosemores League Cup
Country	Wales  England
Teams	18
Defending champions	Llanelli FC
Champions	The New Saints
Runners-up	Bangor City
Matches played	45
Goals scored	178 (3.96 per match)
← 2007–08 2009–10 → All statistics correct as of 19:30, 30 August 2009 (UTC).

Round and draw dates

Source ^[1]

Date	Event
19 August 2008	Group stage, round 1
2 September 2008	Group stage, round 2
9 September 2008	Group stage, round 3
23 September 2008	Group stage, round 4
7 October 2008	Group stage, round 5
14 October 2008	Group stage, round 6
28 October – 25 November 2008	Quarter-finals
28 November 2008 – 9 December 2008	Semi-finals, first leg
9 December 2008 – 13 January 2009	Semi-finals, second leg
5 April 2009	Final in Latham Park, Newtown

Group stage

Sources ^[1][2]

Key to colours in group tables
Teams progressed to the quarter finals
Best runner-up that progressed to the quarter finals

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Aberystwyth Town 4 1 3 0 7 3 +4 6 Carmarthen Town 4 1 2 1 4 4 +0 5 Haverfordwest County 4 1 1 2 3 7 −4 4

ABER CAR HFW Aberystwyth Town – 1–1 4–0 Carmarthen Town 1–1 – 0–1 Haverfordwest County 1–1 1–2 –

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Neath Athletic 4 2 1 1 13 12 +1 7 Llanelli AFC 4 2 0 2 12 10 +2 6 Port Talbot Town 4 1 1 2 11 14 −3 4

NEA LLA PTT Neath Athletic – 0–3 5–3 Llanelli AFC 3–5 – 2–4 Port Talbot Town 3–3 1–4 –

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Newtown AFC 4 2 1 1 11 4 +7 7 NEWI Cefn Druids 4 2 1 1 7 7 +0 7 Caernarfon Town 4 0 2 2 4 11 −7 2

NEW DRU CAER Newtown AFC – 2–3 7–1 NEWI Cefn Druids 0–2 – 3–2 Caernarfon Town 0–0 1–1 –

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Caersws FC 4 2 2 0 13 7 +6 8 Bangor City 4 2 1 1 10 11 −1 7 CPD Porthmadog 4 0 1 3 5 10 −5 1

CSWS BAN POR Caersws FC – 3–3 1–1 Bangor City 1–6 – 3–0 CPD Porthmadog 2–3 2–3 –

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Rhyl FC 4 3 1 0 13 3 +10 9 Welshpool Town 4 2 0 2 7 7 +0 6 Airbus UK Broughton 4 1 0 3 5 15 −10 3

RYL WEL AIR Rhyl FC – 1–2 6–1 Welshpool Town 0–2 – 5–2 Airbus UK Broughton 0–4 2–0 –

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts The New Saints 4 3 1 0 12 6 +6 10 Gap Connah's Quay 4 2 0 2 3 6 −3 6 Prestatyn Town 4 0 1 3 7 10 −3 1

TNS GCQ PRE The New Saints – 3–0 3–3 Gap Connah's Quay 0–2 – 2–1 Prestatyn Town 3–4 0–1 –

Knockout stage

Source ^[1]

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor City	3–1 (aet)	Rhyl FC
NEWI Cefn Druids	0–2	The New Saints
Newtown AFC	1–1 (aet) 2–4 (pens)	Neath Athletic
Aberystwyth Town	4–1	Caersws FC

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Neath Athletic	2–3	The New Saints	2–0	0–3
Bangor City	5–4	Aberystwyth Town	1–2	4–2

Final

5 April 2009

13:00 (UTC+0)

The New Saints	2–0	Bangor City
John Leah   11' (p) Conall Murtagh   75'	Report

Latham Park, Newtown

Attendance: 555

Referee: Phil Southall (Wales)

Welsh League Cup 2008–09 Winners
The New Saints Third Title

See also

• Welsh League Cup
• Welsh Premier League
• Welsh Cup

References

1. "Welsh Cups 2008/09". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
2. . welsh-premier.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2009.

External links

• Loosemores Solicitors Official Website