2008 Setanta Sports Cup
The 2008 Setanta Sports Cup was the 4th staging of the cross-border cup competition featuring football clubs from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The final was played on November 1, 2008 at Turners Cross in Cork.
| Country |   |
|---|---|
| Teams | 8 |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 72 (2.67 per match) |
← 2007 2009–10 → | |
Group stage
- The draw for this round was held 17 January 2008. The matches were played 26 February 2008 – 23 September 2008.
Teams that progressed to the Semi-Finals are indicated in bold type.
Teams eliminated from the Setanta Sports Cup this stage are indicated in italics.
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 14 |
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 14 |
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 4 |
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -14 | 1 |
| Drogheda United | 3 – 2 | Cliftonville |
|---|---|---|
Zayed  Baker |
(Report) | Murphy M Holland |
Referee:
| Dungannon Swifts | 0 – 2 | Cork City |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | O'Callaghan |
Referee:
| Cork City | 0 – 0 | Drogheda United |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
Referee:
| Cork City | 2 – 0 | Cliftonville |
|---|---|---|
| O'Flynn Mooney |
(Report) |
Referee:
| Dungannon Swifts | 0 – 4 | Drogheda United |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Grant Gartland McMinn O'Brien |
Referee:
| Cliftonville | 0 – 2 | Cork City |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Behan |
Referee:
| Drogheda United | 3 – 0 | Dungannon Swifts |
|---|---|---|
| Hughes Zayed Cahill |
(Report) |
Referee:
| Drogheda United | 1 – 1 | Cork City |
|---|---|---|
| Tambouras |
(Report) | Murphy |
Referee:
| Dungannon Swifts | 2 – 4 | Cliftonville |
|---|---|---|
| Adamson Baker |
Patterson Hamill McMullan |
| Cliftonville | 0 – 2 | Drogheda United |
|---|---|---|
| Zayed Hughes |
| Cork City | 4 – 1 | Dungannon Swifts |
|---|---|---|
| Murphy Kearney Behan Ryan |
McGerrigan |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 |
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 7 |
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 5 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 3 – 3 | Glentoran |
|---|---|---|
| O'Neill Fahey |
(Report) | Halliday Nixon Fordyce |
Attendance: 1,500 (approx.)
| Derry City | 2 – 0 | St Patrick's Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| Martyn Brennan |
(Report) |
The Brandywell, Derry
| Glentoran | 1 – 1 | Derry City |
|---|---|---|
| Nixon |
(Report) | Sammon |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2 – 0 | Linfield |
|---|---|---|
| Quigley O'Neill |
(Report) |
| Derry City | 2 – 0 | Glentoran |
|---|---|---|
| Higgins Farren |
(Report) |
The Brandywell, Derry
Referee:
| Linfield | 1 – 1 | St Patrick's Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| Mulgrew |
(Report) | Fahey |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 0 – 1 | Derry City |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | McHugh |
Referee:
| Derry City | 3 – 0 | Linfield |
|---|---|---|
| Farren |
(Report) |
The Brandywell, Derry
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was made by drawing the winners of Group A against the runners-up of Group 2 and vice versa, with group winners having home advantage. Glentoran beat Drogheda United 1-0 in the first semi-final, which was played at United Park in Drogheda,[1] while Cork City overcame Derry City by the same scoreline at the Brandywell Stadium in Derry.[2]
| Drogheda United | 0 – 1 | Glentoran |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Hill Leeman  Hill |
| Derry City | 0 – 1 | Cork City |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Kiely |
Final
The final took place on November 1, 2008 at Turners Cross stadium in front of 5,500, a sell out crowd, in Cork, where Cork City came from behind to beat Glentoran 2-1 and win the competition for the first time.[3]
| Winner of 2008 Setanta Sports Cup |
|---|
1st Title |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- 1 own goal
References
- "Drogheda United 0-1 Glentoran". RTÉ Sport. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
- "Derry City 0-1 Cork City". RTÉ Sport. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
- "Cork City 2-1 Glentoran". RTÉ Sport. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
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