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2008 League of Ireland Premier Division

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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.

League of Ireland Premier Division
Season2008
ChampionsBohemians (10th title)
RelegatedFinn Harps
Cobh Ramblers
UCD
UEFA Champions LeagueBohemians
UEFA Europa LeagueSt Patrick's Athletic
Derry City
Sligo Rovers
Setanta CupBohemians
St Patrick's Athletic
Derry City
Sligo Rovers
Matches played198
Goals scored440 (2.22 per match)
Top goalscorerDavid 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 →

Club information

TeamBaseManagerMain sponsorKit supplierStadiumCapacity
BohemiansPhibsborough Pat FenlonDes Kelly InteriorsUmbroDalymount Park8,500
Bray WanderersBray Eddie GormleyHard MetalUmbroCarlisle Grounds7,000
Cobh RamblersCobh Stephen HendersonGoodyearUhlsportSt. Colman's Park5,000
Cork CityCork Alan MathewsBeamishHummelTurners Cross8,000
Derry CityDerry Stephen KennyMeteorElectrical.comO'NeillsBrandywell Stadium7,700
Drogheda UnitedDrogheda Paul DoolinHunky DorysJakoUnited Park5,400
Finn HarpsBallybofey Paul HegartyDonegal CreameriesMasitaFinn Park7,900
Galway UnitedGalway Ian FosterO'Connell Drylining LtdRivalTerryland Park5,000
Shamrock RoversDrumcondra Michael O'NeillWoodie's DIYUmbroTolka Park9,700
Sligo RoversSligo Paul CookToher'sJakoThe Showgrounds5,500
St Patrick's AthleticInchicore Jeff KennaPaddy PowerUmbroRichmond Park5,500
UCDBelfield Pete MahonBudweiserO'NeillsUCD Bowl3,000

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
1Bohemians (C)3327425513+4285Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2St Patrick's Athletic3320674824+2466Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
3Derry City33161074625+2158
4Sligo Rovers33121294128+1348Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
5Cork City[a]33151174528+1746
6Bray Wanderers33116162852−2439
7Shamrock Rovers33813123335−237
8Drogheda United[b]33129123832+635
9Galway United3388173449−1532
10Finn Harps (R)3394202653−2731Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
11Cobh Ramblers (R)3368192755−2826Relegation to A Championship[c]
12UCD (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:

Results

Matches 1–22

Home \ AwayBOHBRWCOBCORDERDROFHAGALSHMSLIStPUCD
Bohemians—1–13–02–10–02–03–02–12–13–00–12–0
Bray Wanderers0–2—1–00–31–01–01–00–11–00–00–30–2
Cobh Ramblers0–11–2—0–00–30–41–31–12–01–30–10–0
Cork City0–10–05–0—1–10–23–03–21–11–00–01–0
Derry City0–04–01–02–3—2–02–10–00–10–00–34–1
Drogheda United1–22–03–00–10–1—1–01–00–11–12–22–1
Finn Harps0–21–02–10–10–21–3—0–21–10–10–31–0
Galway United0–12–30–11–30–40–12–2—0–21–12–21–2
Shamrock Rovers0–12–00–01–11–10–00–23–1—1–00–11–1
Sligo Rovers1–23–03–10–10–00–04–13–03–2—1–20–0
St Patrick's Athletic0–11–11–03–20–10–15–11–01–13–1—0–0
UCD1–12–21–10–22–31–31–00–10–20–00–3—
Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

Home \ AwayBOHBRWCOBCORDERDROFHAGALSHMSLIStPUCD
Bohemians—2–1—3–10–1—3–0———3–0—
Bray Wanderers——3–2—2–14–30–1———0–12–1
Cobh Ramblers0–2——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 United1–2—0–0———1–21–11–1—0–2—
Finn Harps——2–2—————2–00–20–12–0
Galway United0–24–0—3–2——3–0—1–1———
Shamrock Rovers1–22–2—3–01–1—————1–31–1
Sligo Rovers0–12–04–0——3–3—1–12–1———
St Patrick's Athletic——0–30–12–1——0–1—1–0—2–0
UCD0–1———1–21–0—0–1—0–1——
Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

GoalscorersGoalsTeam
David Mooney15Cork City[1]
Mark Quigley15St Patrick's Athletic[1]
Mark Farren15Derry City[1]
Killian Brennan11Bohemians
  • The clubs competing in the 2008 FAI eircom League of Ireland

See also

References

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