Champions Cork City (1st title) Champion Cork City F.C. Teams 8 Matches played 27 | Runners-up Glentoran Start date 2008 Goals scored 72 | |
Country Northern Ireland &
Republic of Ireland | ||
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.
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.
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, while Cork City overcame Derry City by the same scoreline at the Brandywell Stadium in Derry.
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.