2008 League of Ireland Premier Division

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League of Ireland Premier Division
Season2008
Champions Bohemians (10th title)
Relegated Finn Harps
Cobh Ramblers
UCD
UEFA Champions League Bohemians
UEFA Europa League St Patrick's Athletic
Derry City
Sligo Rovers
Setanta Cup Bohemians
St Patrick's Athletic
Derry City
Sligo Rovers
Matches played198
Goals scored440 (2.22 per match)
Top goalscorer David Mooney: 15
(Cork City)
Mark Quigley: 15
(St Patrick's Athletic)
Mark Farren: 15
(Derry City) [1]
Biggest home winCork City v Cobh Ramblers 5-0 (20 June 2008)
Biggest away winCobh Ramblers v Drogheda United 0-4 31 May 2008
Galway United v Derry City 0-4 (25 July 2008)
Highest scoringBray Wanderers v Drogheda United 4-3 (7 November 2008)
← 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.

Contents

Club information

TeamBaseManagerMain sponsorKit supplierStadiumCapacity
Bohemians Phibsborough Flag of Ireland.svg Pat Fenlon Des Kelly Interiors Umbro Dalymount Park 8,500
Bray Wanderers Bray Flag of Ireland.svg Eddie Gormley Hard Metal Umbro Carlisle Grounds 7,000
Cobh Ramblers Cobh Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen Henderson Goodyear Uhlsport St. Colman's Park 5,000
Cork City Cork Flag of Ireland.svg Alan Mathews Beamish Hummel Turners Cross 8,000
Derry City Derry Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen Kenny MeteorElectrical.com O'Neills Brandywell Stadium 7,700
Drogheda United Drogheda Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Doolin Hunky Dorys Jako United Park 5,400
Finn Harps Ballybofey Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Hegarty Donegal CreameriesMasita Finn Park 7,900
Galway United Galway Flag of England.svg Ian Foster O'Connell Drylining LtdRival Terryland Park 5,000
Shamrock Rovers Drumcondra Ulster Banner.svg Michael O'Neill Woodie's DIY Umbro Tolka Park 9,700
Sligo Rovers Sligo Flag of England.svg Paul Cook Toher's Jako The Showgrounds 5,500
St Patrick's Athletic Inchicore Flag of Ireland.svg Jeff Kenna Paddy Power Umbro Richmond Park 5,500
UCD Belfield Flag of Ireland.svg 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. [2]

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Bohemians (C)3327425513+4285Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 St Patrick's Athletic 3320674824+2466Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
3 Derry City 33161074625+2158
4 Sligo Rovers 33121294128+1348Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
5 Cork City [a] 33151174528+1746
6 Bray Wanderers 33116162852−2439
7 Shamrock Rovers 33813123335−237
8 Drogheda United [b] 33129123832+635
9 Galway United 3388173449−1532
10 Finn Harps (R)3394202653−2731Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
11 Cobh Ramblers (R)3368192755−2826Relegation to A Championship [c]
12 UCD (R)3349201946−2721Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Cork City were deducted ten points after going into administration.
  2. ↑ Drogheda United were deducted ten points after going into administration.
  3. ↑ Cobh Ramblers were relegated directly from the Premier Division to the A Championship after being refused a First Division licence.

Results

Matches 1–22

Home \ Away BOH BRW COB COR DER DRO FHA GAL SHM SLI StP UCD
Bohemians —1–13–02–10–02–03–02–12–13–00–12–0
Bray Wanderers 0–2—1–00–31–01–01–00–11–00–00–30–2
Cobh Ramblers 0–11–2—0–00–30–41–31–12–01–30–10–0
Cork City 0–10–05–0—1–10–23–03–21–11–00–01–0
Derry City 0–04–01–02–3—2–02–10–00–10–00–34–1
Drogheda United 1–22–03–00–10–1—1–01–00–11–12–22–1
Finn Harps 0–21–02–10–10–21–3—0–21–10–10–31–0
Galway United 0–12–30–11–30–40–12–2—0–21–12–21–2
Shamrock Rovers 0–12–00–01–11–10–00–23–1—1–00–11–1
Sligo Rovers 1–23–03–10–10–00–04–13–03–2—1–20–0
St Patrick's Athletic 0–11–11–03–20–10–15–11–01–13–1—0–0
UCD 1–12–21–10–22–31–31–00–10–20–00–3—
Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

Home \ Away BOH BRW COB COR DER DRO FHA GAL SHM SLI StP UCD
Bohemians —2–1—3–10–1—3–0———3–0—
Bray Wanderers ——3–2—2–14–30–1———0–12–1
Cobh Ramblers 0–2——1–1———4–11–0——2–0
Cork City —3–0——1–10–01–1——0–0—2–0
Derry City ——4–2——0–11–02–0—1–1——
Drogheda United 1–2—0–0———1–21–11–1—0–2—
Finn Harps ——2–2—————2–00–20–12–0
Galway United 0–24–0—3–2——3–0—1–1———
Shamrock Rovers 1–22–2—3–01–1—————1–31–1
Sligo Rovers 0–12–04–0——3–3—1–12–1———
St Patrick's Athletic ——0–30–12–1——0–1—1–0—2–0
UCD 0–1———1–21–0—0–1—0–1——
Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

GoalscorersGoalsTeam
Flag of Ireland.svg David Mooney 15 Cork City [1]
Flag of Ireland.svg Mark Quigley 15 St Patrick's Athletic [1]
Flag of Ireland.svg Mark Farren 15 Derry City [1]
Flag of Ireland.svg Killian Brennan 11 Bohemians

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Ireland 2008". RSSSF . Retrieved 25 July 2016.
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