2008 Setanta Sports Cup

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2008 Setanta Sports Cup
Tournament details
CountryUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland
Teams8
Defending champions Drogheda United
Final positions
Champions Cork City (1st title)
Runner-up Glentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored72 (2.67 per match)
←  2007
2009–10  →

The 2008 Setanta Sports Cup was the 4th staging of the Setanta Sports Cup, a 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.

Contents

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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Ireland.svg Drogheda Utd 6420133+1014
Flag of Ireland.svg Cork City 6420112+914
Ulster Banner.svg Cliftonville 6114611-54
Ulster Banner.svg Dungannon Swifts 6015317-141
Drogheda United 3 – 2 Cliftonville
Zayed Soccerball shade.svg40', Soccerball shade.svg86'
Baker Soccerball shade.svg74'		 (Report) Murphy Soccerball shade.svg57'
M Holland Soccerball shade.svg87'
United Park, Drogheda
Referee: Ulster Banner.svg David Malcolm
Dungannon Swifts 0 – 2 Cork City
(Report) O'Callaghan Soccerball shade.svg16', Soccerball shade.svg40'
Stangmore Park, Dungannon
Referee: Ulster Banner.svg Alan Black
Cork City 0 – 0 Drogheda United
(Report)
Turners Cross, Cork
Referee: Flag of Ireland.svg Dave McKeon
Cork City 2 – 0 Cliftonville
O'Flynn Soccerball shade.svg68'
Mooney Soccerball shade.svg75'		 (Report)
Turners Cross, Cork
Referee: Flag of Ireland.svg Declan Hanney
Dungannon Swifts 0 – 4 Drogheda United
(Report) Grant Soccerball shade.svg4'
Gartland Soccerball shade.svg35'
McMinn Soccerball shade.svg63' (og)
O'Brien Soccerball shade.svg85'
Stangmore Park, Dungannon
Referee: Ulster Banner.svg Brian Turkington
Cliftonville 0 – 2 Cork City
(Report) Behan Soccerball shade.svg38', Soccerball shade.svg75'
Donegal Celtic Park, Belfast
Referee: Ulster Banner.svg Alan Black
Drogheda United 3 – 0 Dungannon Swifts
Hughes Soccerball shade.svg28'
Zayed Soccerball shade.svg76'
Cahill Soccerball shade.svg88'		 (Report)
United Park, Drogheda
Referee: Flag of Ireland.svg Damien Hancock
Drogheda United 1 – 1 Cork City
Tambouras Soccerball shade.svg50' (Report) Murphy Soccerball shade.svg44'
United Park, Drogheda
Referee: Flag of Ireland.svg Dave McKeon
Dungannon Swifts 2 – 4 Cliftonville
Adamson Soccerball shade.svg8'
Baker Soccerball shade.svg47'		Patterson Soccerball shade.svg2'
Hamill Soccerball shade.svg34', Soccerball shade.svg61'
McMullan Soccerball shade.svg80'
Stangmore Park, Dungannon
Cork City 4 – 1 Dungannon Swifts
Murphy Soccerball shade.svg23'
Kearney Soccerball shade.svg39'
Behan Soccerball shade.svg63 pen'
Ryan Soccerball shade.svg70'		McGerrigan Soccerball shade.svg55'
Turners Cross, Cork

Group 2

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Ireland.svg Derry City 6411104+613
Ulster Banner.svg Glentoran 6222101008
Ulster Banner.svg Linfield 6213812-47
Flag of Ireland.svg St Patrick's Athletic 612368-25
Linfield 3 – 1 Derry City
Delaney Soccerball shade.svg23' (og)
Thompson Soccerball shade.svg40'
Ferguson Soccerball shade.svg86' (pen)		 (Report) Martyn Soccerball shade.svg79'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 3,000 (approx)
Referee: Flag of Ireland.svg Dave McKeon
St Patrick's Athletic 3 – 3 Glentoran
O'Neill Soccerball shade.svg20', Soccerball shade.svg89'
Fahey Soccerball shade.svg90'		 (Report) Halliday Soccerball shade.svg5'
Nixon Soccerball shade.svg72' (pen)
Fordyce Soccerball shade.svg85'
Richmond Park, Dublin
Attendance: 1,500 (approx.)
Glentoran 1 – 3 Linfield
Boyce Soccerball shade.svg8' (Report) McAreavey Soccerball shade.svg32', Soccerball shade.svg49'
Dickson Soccerball shade.svg69'
The Oval, Belfast
Attendance: 4,000 (approx.)
Derry City 2 – 0 St Patrick's Athletic
Martyn Soccerball shade.svg37'
Brennan Soccerball shade.svg47 (o.g.)'		 (Report)
The Brandywell, Derry
Glentoran 1 – 1 Derry City
Nixon Soccerball shade.svg70' (Report) Sammon Soccerball shade.svg50' (pen)
The Oval, Belfast
Referee: Ulster Banner.svg Mark Courtney
St Patrick's Athletic 2 – 0 Linfield
Quigley Soccerball shade.svg7'
O'Neill Soccerball shade.svg76'		 (Report)
Richmond Park, Dublin
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Flag of Ireland.svg Alan Kelly
Derry City 2 – 0 Glentoran
Higgins Soccerball shade.svg35'
Farren Soccerball shade.svg84'		 (Report)
The Brandywell, Derry
Referee: Flag of Ireland.svg Ian Stokes
Linfield 1 – 4 Glentoran
Garrett Soccerball shade.svg7' (Report) Gardiner Soccerball shade.svg3 pen'
Boyce Soccerball shade.svg27'
Halliday Soccerball shade.svg53', Soccerball shade.svg68'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Derry City 3 – 0 Linfield
Farren Soccerball shade.svg23', Soccerball shade.svg63', Soccerball shade.svg84' (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 Soccerball shade.svg3'
Leeman Red card.svg 74'
Hill Red card.svg 89'
United Park, Drogheda
Derry City 0 – 1 Cork City
(Report) Kiely Soccerball shade.svg67'
The Brandywell, Derry
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ulster Banner.svg David Malcolm

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]

Cork City 2 – 1 Glentoran
Murray Soccerball shade.svg57'
Kearney Soccerball shade.svg74'		 (Report) Kyle Neill Soccerball shade.svg12'
Turners Cross, Cork
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Flag of Ireland.svg Ian Stokes


Winner of 2008 Setanta Sports Cup
Flag of Ireland.svg Cork City
1st Title

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

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References

  1. ↑ "Drogheda United 0-1 Glentoran". RTÉ Sport. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
  2. ↑ "Derry City 0-1 Cork City". RTÉ Sport. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
  3. ↑ "Cork City 2-1 Glentoran". RTÉ Sport. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
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