The Setanta Sports Cup 2008 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.
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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.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drogheda Utd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 14 |
| Cork City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 14 |
| Cliftonville | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 4 |
| Dungannon Swifts | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -14 | 1 |
| 2008-02-26 |
Drogheda United | 3 – 2 | Cliftonville | United Park, Drogheda Referee: David Malcolm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zayed 40', 86' Baker 74' |
(Report) | Murphy 57' M Holland 87' |
| 2008-02-26 |
Dungannon Swifts | 0 – 2 | Cork City | Stangmore Park, Dungannon Referee: Alan Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | O'Callaghan 16', 40' |
| 2008-03-18 |
Cork City | 0 – 0 | Drogheda United | Turners Cross, Cork Referee: Dave McKeon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| 2008-03-18 |
Cliftonville | 0 – 0 | Dungannon Swifts | Solitude, Belfast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| 2008-04-14 |
Cork City | 2 – 0 | Cliftonville | Turners Cross, Cork Referee: Declan Hanney |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Flynn 71' Mooney 75' |
(Report) |
| 2008-04-14 |
Dungannon Swifts | 0 – 4 | Drogheda United | Stangmore Park, Dungannon Referee: B Turkington |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Grant 4' Gartland 35' McGinn 63' (og) O'Brien 85' |
| 2008-09-01 |
Cliftonville | 0 – 2 | Cork City | Solitude, Belfast Referee: Alan Black (Referee) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Behan 38' Behan 82' |
| 2008-09-01 |
Drogheda United | 3 – 0 | Dungannon Swifts | United Park, Drogheda |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes 28' Zayed 76' Cahill 88' |
(Report) |
| 2008-09-15 |
Drogheda United | 1 – 1 | Cork City | United Park, Drogheda |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tambouras 50' | (Report) | Murphy 44' |
| 2008-09-15 |
Dungannon Swifts | 2 – 4 | Cliftonville | Stangmore Park, Dungannon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamson 8' Baker 47' |
Patterson 2' Hamill 34' Hamill 61' |
| 2008-09-22 |
Cliftonville | 0 – 2 | Drogheda United | Solitude, Belfast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zayed 30' Hughes 54' |
| 2008-09-22 |
Cork City | 4 – 1 | Dungannon Swifts | Turners Cross, Cork |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy 23' Kearney 39' Behan 63' Ryan 70' |
McGerrigan 55' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derry City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 |
| Glentoran | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| Linfield | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 7 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 5 |
| 2008-03-10 |
Linfield | 3 – 1 | Derry City | Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 3,000 (approx) Referee: Dave McKeon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaney 23' (og) Thompson 40' Ferguson 86' (pen) |
(Report) | Martyn 79' |
| 2008-03-10 |
St Patrick's Athletic | 3 – 3 | Glentoran | Richmond Park, Dublin Attendance: 1,500 (approx.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Neill 20', 89' Fahey 90' |
(Report) | Halliday 5' Nixon 72' (pen) Fordyce 85' |
| 2008-04-07 |
Glentoran | 1 – 3 | Linfield | The Oval, Belfast Attendance: 4,000 (approx.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyce 8' | (Report) | McAreavey 32', 49' Dickson 69' |
| 2008-04-07 |
Derry City | 2 – 0 | St Patrick's Athletic | The Brandywell, Derry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martyn 37' Brennan 47' |
(Report) |
| 2008-04-15 |
Glentoran | 1 – 1 | Derry City | The Oval, Belfast Referee: Mark Courtney |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nixon 70' | (Report) | Sammon 50' (pen) |
| 2008-04-15 |
St Patrick's Athletic | 2 – 0 | Linfield | Richmond Park, Dublin Referee: Alan Kelly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quigley 7' O'Neill 76' |
(Report) |
| 2008-09-02 |
Derry City | 2 – 0 | Glentoran | The Brandywell, Derry Referee: Ian Stokes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higgins 35' Farren 84' |
(Report) |
| 2008-09-02 |
Linfield | 1 – 1 | St Patrick's Athletic | Windsor Park, Belfast |
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| 2008-09-15 |
Linfield | 1 – 4 | Glentoran | Windsor Park, Belfast |
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| 2008-09-15 |
St Patrick's Athletic | 0 – 1 | Derry City | Richmond Park, Dublin |
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| (Report) |
| 2008-10-06 |
Derry City | 3 – 0 | Linfield | The Brandywell, Derry |
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| (Report) |
| 2008-10-06 |
Glentoran | 1 – 0 | St Patrick's Athletic | The Oval, Belfast |
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(KEY: Pts= Points; Pld= Matches Played; W= Matches Won; D= Matches Drawn; L= Matches Lost; GF= Goals For; GA= Goals Against; GD= Goal Difference)
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]
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]
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