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2008 A Championship

Field	Value
competition	A Championship
season	2008
winners	UCD A
promoted	Mervue United
nextseason	2009

The 2008 A Championship was the inaugural season of the A Championship in Ireland. The league featured 16 teams. UCD A were the inaugural champions, Cork City A won the Shield competition and Mervue United were promoted to the First Division after a play off.

A Championship Shield

Between March and June the twelve League of Ireland Premier Division reserve teams competed in the A Championship Shield. Mervue United, Salthill Devon and Tullamore Town did not play in the Shield as they were still playing in their previous junior/intermediate leagues which operated as winter leagues. This resulted in an overlap with the A Championship which operated as a summer league. The twelve teams were divided into four regionalised groups with the group winners then qualifying for the semi-finals. ;Group Stage

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Cork City A	Bray Wanderers A	Bohemians A	Finn Harps A
Cobh Ramblers A	St Patrick's Athletic A	Drogheda United A	Derry City A
Galway United A	UCD A	Shamrock Rovers A	Sligo Rovers A

;Semi-finals (a.e.t.) ;Final Meyler (pen)

Regular season

The regular season saw the twelve League of Ireland Premier Division reserve teams joined by Limerick 37 A plus the first teams of Mervue United, Salthill Devon and Tullamore Town. The format saw the sixteen teams split into two groups of eight, divided roughly into southern and northern groups. The two groups used a traditional round-robin format. The two group winners, UCD A and Bohemians A, then played off in a final. UCD won the inaugural title. As the highest placed non-reserve team, Mervue United qualified for a promotion/relegation play-off and after defeating Kildare County, they were promoted to the League of Ireland First Division.

Group 1

Teams

Team	Base	Manager	Stadium
Bohemians A	Phibsborough		AUL Complex
Derry City A	Derry		Brandywell Stadium
Drogheda United A	Drogheda		United Park
Finn Harps A	Ballybofey		Finn Park
Mervue United	Galway	Ireland Johnny Glynn	Fahy's Field
Salthill Devon	Salthill	Ireland Emlyn Long	Drom Soccer Park
Shamrock Rovers A	Drumcondra		Tolka Park
Sligo Rovers A	Sligo		Showgrounds

Final table

Results

Group 2

Teams

Team	Base	Manager	Stadium
Bray Wanderers A	Bray		Jackson Park
Cobh Ramblers A	Cobh		St Colman's Park
Cork City A	Cork		Turner's Cross
Galway United A	Galway		Athenry
Limerick 37 A	Limerick		Jackman Park
St Patrick's Athletic A	Inchicore		Richmond Park
Tullamore Town	Tullamore	Ireland Keith Colsh	Leah Victoria Park
UCD A	Belfield		UCD Bowl

Final table

Results

Play-Offs

A Championship Final

Bohemians A and UCD A competed in a playoff to decide the overall A Championship title. UCD A won 2–1.

(a.e.t.) E. McMillan Ryan
Ennis

Promotion/Relegation

Kildare County and Mervue United, the highest ranked non-reserve team from the A Championship, played off to see who would play in the 2009 First Division. Goldbey Goldbey
Mervue United won 5–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the First Division.

References

(27 March 2008). "A Championship Shield 2008 pg1". foot.ie.
(18 April 2008). "A Championship Shield 2008 pg2". foot.ie.
"Cork City Football Club Honours List". www.corkcityfc.ie.
(2 June 2008). "Results". www.irishexaminer.com.
"Ireland 2008".
(12 November 2008). "UCD claim A Championship title". www.ucd.ie.
(21 November 2008). "Kildare County 0-3 Mervue United (Mervue win 5-2)". www.rte.ie.
(11 November 2008). "UCD v Bohemians - A Championship Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com.

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