The 2007–08 Irish Cup was the 128th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. The competition began with the preliminary round on 15 September 2007 and culminated with the final at Windsor Park, Belfast, on 3 May 2008.
Tournament details | |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
Teams | 106 |
Defending champions | Linfield |
Final positions | |
Champions | Linfield (39th win) |
Runner-up | Coleraine |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 116 |
Goals scored | 438 (3.78 per match) |
Linfield were the defending champions, winning their 38th Irish Cup last season after a 3–2 penalty shootout win over Dungannon Swifts in the 2007 final after the game finished 2–2 after extra time. They successfully defended the cup to win it for the third successive season by defeating Coleraine 2–1 in the final.[1][2]
Results
Preliminary round
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Fifth round
Replays
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Ards | 0–1 | Brantwood |
Ballyclare Comrades | 1–0 | Ballymoney United |
Ballymena United | 0–0 (2–4p) | Newry City |
Dungannon Swifts | 2–1 | Limavady United |
Lisburn Distillery | 1–3 | Glentoran |
Sixth round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Ballyclare Comrades | 2–2 | Institute |
Cliftonville | 1–0 | Crusaders |
Coleraine | 5–1 | Brantwood |
Donegal Celtic | 1–0 | Abbey Villa |
Dungannon Swifts | 0–2 | Glentoran |
Linfield | 3–0 | Bangor |
Newry City | 1–1 | Dundela |
Portadown | 2–1 | Downpatrick |
Replays
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Dundela | 0–1 | Newry City |
Institute | 2–0 | Ballyclare Comrades |
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Cliftonville | 4–3 | Portadown |
Glentoran | 1–2 | Donegal Celtic |
Institute | 0–0 | Coleraine |
Newry City | 1–1 | Linfield |
Replays
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Coleraine | 5–1 | Institute |
Linfield | 4–0 | Newry City |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Cliftonville | 1–2 | Linfield |
Coleraine | 1–1 | Donegal Celtic |
Replay
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Coleraine | 2–1 | Donegal Celtic |
Final
References
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