League of Ireland 2008
League of Ireland 2008 | |
master | Bohemians Dublin |
Champions League qualification |
Bohemians Dublin |
Europa League qualification |
St Patrick's Athletic Derry City Sligo Rovers |
Cup winners | Bohemians Dublin |
Relegated |
Finn Harps Cobh Ramblers University College Dublin AFC |
Teams | 12 |
Games | 198 |
Gates | 440 (ø 2.22 per game) |
Top scorer |
Dave Mooney (Cork City) Mark Quigley (St Patrick's) Mark Farren (Derry City) 15 goals each |
← League of Ireland 2007 | |
First Division ↓
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The League of Ireland 2008 was the 88th season of the top Irish football league . It began on March 8, 2008 and ended on October 25, 2008. The defending champion was Drogheda United .
Bohemians Dublin won the championship for the tenth time.
mode
The twelve teams each played against each other three times. Each team played 33 season games. The last three clubs were relegated to the First Division , as the league played with ten clubs in the following season.
societies
2008 League of Ireland clubs
|
society | coat of arms | city | Stadion | capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bohemians Dublin | Dublin | Dalymount Park | 7,955 | |
Bray Wanderers | Bray | Carlisle Grounds | 3,250 | |
Cobh Ramblers | Cobh | St. Colman's Park | 4,050 | |
Cork City | Cork | Turner's Cross | 8,985 | |
Derry City | Derry | Brandywell Stadium | 7,700 | |
Drogheda United | Drogheda | Hunky Dorys Park | 2,000 | |
Finn Harps | Ballybofey | Finn Park | 7,500 | |
Galway United | Galway | Terryland Park | 5,000 | |
Shamrock Rovers | Dublin | Tallaght Stadium | 5,947 | |
Sligo Rovers | Sligo | The Showgrounds | 5,500 | |
St Patrick's Athletic | Dublin | Richmond Park | 5,340 | |
University College Dublin AFC | Dublin | UCD Bowl | 3,000 |
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Bohemians Dublin | 33 | 27 | 4th | 2 | 55:13 | +42 | 85 |
2. | St Patrick's Athletic | 33 | 20th | 6th | 7th | 48:24 | +24 | 66 |
3. | Derry City | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7th | 46:25 | +21 | 58 |
4th | Sligo Rovers | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 41:28 | +13 | 48 |
5. | Cork City (P) 1st | 33 | 15th | 11 | 7th | 45:28 | +17 | 46 |
6th | Bray Wanderers | 33 | 11 | 6th | 16 | 28:52 | −24 | 39 |
7th | Shamrock Rovers | 33 | 8th | 13 | 12 | 33:35 | −2 | 37 |
8th. | Drogheda United (M) 1 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 38:32 | +6 | 35 |
9. | Galway United | 33 | 8th | 8th | 17th | 34:49 | −15 | 32 |
10. | Finn Harps (N) | 33 | 9 | 4th | 20th | 26:53 | −27 | 31 |
11. | Cobh Ramblers (N) | 33 | 6th | 8th | 19th | 27:55 | −28 | 26th |
12. | University College Dublin AFC | 33 | 4th | 9 | 20th | 19:46 | −27 | 21st |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
(M) | Reigning Irish Master |
(P) | Reigning Irish Cup Winner |
(N) | Newcomers from the First Division |
Crosstab
First round (rounds 1–22) | 2008 | Second round (rounds 23-33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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0: 1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | Bohemians Dublin | 3-0 | 0: 1 | - | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | - | - | - | 3-0 | - | - | ||
0: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 5: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | St Patrick's Athletic | - | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | - | - | - | 0: 1 | - | 0: 3 | 2-0 | ||
0-0 | 0: 3 | 0-0 | 2: 3 | 4-0 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | Derry City | - | - | 1: 1 | - | - | - | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 4: 2 | - | ||
1: 2 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 3: 3 | 3-0 | 4: 1 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | Sligo Rovers | 0: 1 | - | - | - | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | - | 4-0 | - | ||
0: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 3: 2 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 1-0 | Cork City | - | - | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 1: 1 | - | 2-0 | ||
0: 2 | 0: 3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0: 3 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | Bray Wanderers | - | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | - | - | - | 4: 3 | - | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | ||
0: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 1: 2 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | - | 3-0 | 2: 2 | - | - | - | - | 1: 1 | ||
1: 2 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | Drogheda United | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | - | - | - | - | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | - | ||
0: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 4 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 2: 3 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | Galway United | 0: 2 | - | - | - | 3: 2 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | - | 3-0 | - | - | ||
0: 2 | 0: 3 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | Finn Harps | - | 0: 1 | - | 0: 2 | - | - | 2-0 | - | - | 2: 2 | 2-0 | ||
0: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 3 | 1: 3 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 0: 4 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 0-0 | Cobh Ramblers | 0: 2 | - | - | - | 1: 1 | - | 1-0 | - | 4: 1 | - | 2-0 | ||
1: 1 | 0: 3 | 2: 3 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | University College Dublin AFC | 0: 1 | - | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | - | - | - | 1-0 | 0: 1 | - | - |
Web links
- Results and table eu-football.info
- Premier Division extratime.ie
- Results on rsssf.com , accessed May 17, 2013
- Top Scorers on rsssf.com , accessed May 17, 2013