2008 League of Ireland Premier Division

July 2016 January 2022 League of Ireland Premier Division 2008 Bohemians (10th title) Finn HarpsCobh RamblersUCD UEFA Champions League Bohemians UEFA Europa League St Patrick's AthleticDerry CitySligo Rovers Setanta Cup BohemiansSt Patrick's AthleticDerry CitySligo Rovers David Mooney: 15(Cork City)Mark Quigley: 15(St Patrick's Athletic)Mark Farren: 15(Derry City)https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iertops.html Ireland - List of Topscorers 6 July 2016 live RSSSF https://web.archive.org/web/20120406093820/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iertops.html 6 April 2012 Cork City v Cobh Ramblers 5-0 (20 June 2008) Cobh Ramblers v Drogheda United 0-4 31 May 2008 Galway United v Derry City 0-4 (25 July 2008) Bray Wanderers v Drogheda United 4-3 (7 November 2008) 198 440 2007 2009 The 2008 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 24th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 12 teams. Bohemians were champions while St Patrick's Athletic finished as runners-up. Club information Team Base Manager Main sponsor Kit supplier Stadium Capacity Bohemians Phibsborough Ireland Pat Fenlon Des Kelly InteriorsUmbro Dalymount Park 8,500 Bray Wanderers Bray Ireland Eddie Gormley Hard Metal Umbro Carlisle Grounds 7,000 Cobh Ramblers Cobh Ireland Stephen Henderson Goodyear Uhlsport St. Colman's Park 5,000 Cork City Cork Ireland Alan Mathews Beamish Hummel Turners Cross 8,000 Derry City Derry Ireland Stephen Kenny MeteorElectrical.com O'Neills Brandywell Stadium 7,700 Drogheda United Drogheda Ireland Paul Doolin Hunky Dorys Jako United Park 5,400 Finn Harps Ballybofey Ireland Paul Hegarty Donegal Creameries Masita Finn Park 7,900 Galway United Galway England Ian Foster O'Connell Drylining Ltd Rival Terryland Park 5,000 Shamrock Rovers Drumcondra Northern Ireland Michael O'Neill Woodie's DIY Umbro Tolka Park 9,700 Sligo Rovers Sligo England Paul Cook Toher's Jako The Showgrounds 5,500 St Patrick's Athletic Inchicore Ireland Jeff Kenna Paddy Power Umbro Richmond Park 5,500 UCD Belfield Ireland Pete Mahon Budweiser O'Neills UCD Bowl 3,000 Overview The regular season began on 7 March and concluded on 14 November. Each team played the other teams three times, totaling 33 games. Bohemians finished the season as champions, winning by a margin of nineteen points. There was no promotion/relegation play-off between Premier Division and First Division teams. This was because the 2009 Premier Division would be reduced to 10 clubs. This saw three clubs relegated out of the Premier Division.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ier08.html Ireland 2008 RSSSF 25 July 2016 For the first time in the history of the league the national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann started showing highlights of every Premier Division game played on its new show Monday Night Soccer. This show was presented by Con Murphy. This replaced eircom League Weekly which had run on TV3 on Monday nights from 2002 to 2007. The final season of live weekly radio coverage was provided by national broadcaster RTÉ with live reports and commentary on match nights, which was dropped from the end of 2008. Live games were shown by RTÉ, Setanta Sports and TG4's Sacar Beo. Final table main WDL QR BOH Bohemians StP St Patrick's Athletic DER Derry City SLI Sligo Rovers COR Cork City BRW Bray Wanderers SHM Shamrock Rovers DRO Drogheda United GAL Galway United FHA Finn Harps COB Cobh Ramblers UCD UCD 27 4 2 55 13 C 20 6 7 48 24 16 10 7 46 25 12 12 9 41 28 15 11 7 45 28 -10 11 6 16 28 52 8 13 12 33 35 12 9 12 38 32 -10 8 8 17 34 49 9 4 20 26 53 R 6 8 19 27 55 R 4 9 20 19 46 R Cork City were deducted ten points after going into administration. Drogheda United were deducted ten points after going into administration. green1 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round CL2Q blue1 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round EL2Q EL2Q blue2 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round EL1Q red1 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division RFD RFD red1 Relegation to A Championship RAC Cobh Ramblers were relegated directly from the Premier Division to the A Championship after being refused a First Division licence. 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ier08.html Ireland 2008 RSSSF 25 July 2016 5 Results Matches 1–22 main FBR BOH BRW COB COR DER DRO FHA GAL SHM SLI StP UCD Bohemians 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 2–0 Bray Wanderers 0–2 1–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–3 0–2 Cobh Ramblers 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–3 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–1 0–0 Cork City 0–1 0–0 5–0 1–1 0–2 3–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 Derry City 0–0 4–0 1–0 2–3 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–3 4–1 Drogheda United 1–2 2–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 Finn Harps 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–0 Galway United 0–1 2–3 0–1 1–3 0–4 0–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 Shamrock Rovers 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 Sligo Rovers 1–2 3–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 4–1 3–0 3–2 1–2 0–0 St Patrick's Athletic 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 0–1 0–1 5–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 UCD 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–3 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–3 complete soccerway.com Matches 23–33 main FBR BOH BRW COB COR DER DRO FHA GAL SHM SLI StP UCD Bohemians 2–1 null 3–1 0–1 null 3–0 null null null 3–0 null Bray Wanderers null 3–2 null 2–1 4–3 0–1 null null null 0–1 2–1 Cobh Ramblers 0–2 null 1–1 null null null 4–1 1–0 null null 2–0 Cork City null 3–0 null 1–1 0–0 1–1 null null 0–0 null 2–0 Derry City null null 4–2 null 0–1 1–0 2–0 null 1–1 null null Drogheda United 1–2 null 0–0 null null 1–2 1–1 1–1 null 0–2 null Finn Harps null null 2–2 null null null null 2–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 Galway United 0–2 4–0 null 3–2 null null 3–0 1–1 null null null Shamrock Rovers 1–2 2–2 null 3–0 1–1 null null null null 1–3 1–1 Sligo Rovers 0–1 2–0 4–0 null null 3–3 null 1–1 2–1 null null St Patrick's Athletic null null 0–3 0–1 2–1 null null 0–1 null 1–0 2–0 UCD 0–1 null null null 1–2 1–0 null 0–1 null 0–1 null complete soccerway.com Top scorers GoalscorersGoalsTeamIRL David Mooney15Cork Cityhttps://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iertops.html Ireland - List of Topscorers 6 July 2016 live RSSSF https://web.archive.org/web/20120406093820/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iertops.html 6 April 2012 IRL Mark QuigleySt Patrick's Athletichttps://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iertops.html Ireland - List of Topscorers 6 July 2016 live RSSSF https://web.archive.org/web/20120406093820/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iertops.html 6 April 2012 IRL Mark Farren Derry Cityhttps://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iertops.html Ireland - List of Topscorers 6 July 2016 live RSSSF https://web.archive.org/web/20120406093820/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iertops.html 6 April 2012 IRL Killian Brennan 11Bohemians See also 2008 League of Ireland First Division 2008 League of Ireland Cup 2008 A Championship References Category:2008 League of Ireland Category:League of Ireland Premier Division seasons Ireland