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]
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2008, league, ireland, 35th, staging, league, ireland, knockout, competition, derry, city, eircom, league, cupcountry, ireland, northern, irelandteams24defending, championsderry, citychampionsderry, cityrunners, upwexford, youths, 20072009, twenty, four, clubs. 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 CupEircom League CupCountry Ireland amp Northern IrelandTeams24Defending championsDerry CityChampionsDerry CityRunners upWexford Youths 20072009 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 Contents 1 First round 1 1 Pool A 1 2 Pool B 1 3 Pool C 1 4 Pool D 2 Second round 2 1 Pool A 2 2 Pool B 2 3 Pool C 2 4 Pool D 3 Quarterfinals 4 Semifinals 5 Final 6 External links 7 ReferencesFirst round EditPool A Edit Team 1 Score Team 2Kerry District League 1 1 aet p 3 2 Waterford UnitedWexford Youths 1 0 aet Cobh RamblersPool B Edit Team 1 Score Team 2Kildrum Tigers 1 6 Sligo RoversGalway United 2 0 Longford TownPool C Edit Team 1 Score Team 2Sporting Fingal 2 2 aet p 5 6 ShelbourneDundalk 3 0 Monaghan UnitedPool D Edit Team 1 Score Team 2Bray Wanderers 3 0 Athlone TownKildare County 0 3 Shamrock RoversSecond round EditPool A Edit Team 1 Score Team 2Wexford Youths 2 0 Kerry LeagueCork City 3 0 Limerick 37Pool B Edit Team 1 Score Team 2Sligo Rovers 0 0 aet p 5 6 Galway UnitedDerry City 3 0 Finn HarpsPool C Edit Team 1 Score Team 2Bohemians 4 0 DundalkShelbourne 0 2 Drogheda UnitedPool D Edit Team 1 Score Team 2Bray Wanderers 1 0 Shamrock RoversUCD 2 0 St Patrick s AthleticQuarterfinals EditThe matches were played on Tuesday 1 July 2008 Team 1 Score Team 2Galway United 3 0 Bray WanderersUCD 1 2 Wexford YouthsDerry City 4 1 BohemiansDrogheda United 0 2 Cork CitySemifinals Edit4 August 200819 45 ISTGalway United0 2Derry CityReport Morrow 72 pen McGinn 82 Terryland Park GalwayReferee M Gough 25 August 200819 45 ISTCork City0 1Wexford YouthsReport P Murphy 24 Turners Cross CorkAttendance 1 647Referee D TomneyFinal Edit27 September 200819 30 ISTWexford Youths1 6Derry CityFurlong 25 Report Morrow 15 28 70 McGinn 19 30 Deery 27 Ferrycarrig Park WexfordReferee R WinterExternal links EditOfficial websiteReferences Edit League Cup Final set for Wexford permanent dead link Wexford Youths 1 6 Derry City Archived 2011 06 05 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 League of Ireland Cup amp oldid 1020143425, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
