2008 League of Ireland Cup

League of Ireland Cup 2008 Eircom League Cup IrelandNorthern Ireland 24 Derry City Wexford Youths 2007 2009 The 2008 League of Ireland Cup was the 35th staging of the League of Ireland knockout competition. It was won by Derry City. 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.League Cup Final set for WexfordJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes where Derry City delivered a spectacular performance to defeat hosts Wexford Youths 6–1.Wexford Youths 1-6 Derry City https://web.archive.org/web/20110605132914/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0927/wexford_derry.html 2011-06-05 First round Pool A Kerry District League 1–1 (aet, p. 3–2) Waterford United Wexford Youths 1–0 (aet) Cobh Ramblers |} Pool B Kildrum Tigers 1–6 Sligo Rovers Galway United 2–0 Longford Town |} Pool C Sporting Fingal 2–2 (aet, p. 5–6) Shelbourne Dundalk 3–0 Monaghan United |} Pool D Bray Wanderers 3–0 Athlone Town Kildare County 0–3 Shamrock Rovers |} Second round Pool A Wexford Youths 2–0 Kerry League Cork City 3–0 Limerick 37 |} Pool B Sligo Rovers 0–0 (aet, p. 5–6) Galway United Derry City 3–0 Finn Harps |} Pool C Bohemians 4–0 Dundalk Shelbourne 0–2 Drogheda United |} Pool D Bray Wanderers 1–0 Shamrock Rovers UCD 2–0 St Patrick's Athletic |} Quarterfinals The matches were played on Tuesday, 1 July 2008. Galway United 3–0 Bray Wanderers UCD 1–2 Wexford Youths Derry City 4–1 Bohemians Drogheda United 0–2 Cork City |} Semifinals 4 August 200819:45 IST Galway United 0 – 2 Report Derry City Morrow 72 (pen.)McGinn 82 Terryland Park, Galway M. Gough 25 August 200819:45 IST Cork City 0 – 1 Report Wexford Youths P. Murphy 24 Turners Cross, Cork 1,647 D. Tomney Final 27 September 200819:30 IST Wexford Youths 1 – 6 Report Derry City Furlong 25 Morrow 15 28 70McGinn 19 30Deery 27 Ferrycarrig Park, Wexford 3000 R. Winter External links Official website References Category:League of Ireland Cup seasons 3 Cup