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2008 League of Ireland Premier Division

FieldValue
competitionLeague of Ireland Premier Division
season2008
winnersBohemians (10th title)
relegatedFinn Harps
Cobh Ramblers
UCD
continentalcup1UEFA Champions League
continentalcup1 qualifiersBohemians
continentalcup2UEFA Europa League
continentalcup2 qualifiersSt Patrick's Athletic
Derry City
Sligo Rovers
continentalcup3Setanta Cup
continentalcup3 qualifiersBohemians
St Patrick's Athletic
Derry City
Sligo Rovers
league topscorerDavid Mooney: 15
(Cork City)
Mark Quigley: 15
(St Patrick's Athletic)
Mark Farren: 15
(Derry City)
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)
matches198
total goals440
prevseason2007
nextseason2009

Cobh Ramblers UCD Derry City Sligo Rovers St Patrick's Athletic Derry City Sligo Rovers (Cork City) Mark Quigley: 15 (St Patrick's Athletic) Mark Farren: 15 (Derry City) Galway United v Derry City 0-4 (25 July 2008)

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.

Club information

TeamBaseManagerMain sponsorKit supplierStadiumCapacity
BohemiansPhibsboroughIreland Pat FenlonDes Kelly InteriorsUmbroDalymount Park8,500
Bray WanderersBrayIreland Eddie GormleyHard MetalUmbroCarlisle Grounds7,000
Cobh RamblersCobhIreland Stephen HendersonGoodyearUhlsportSt. Colman's Park5,000
Cork CityCorkIreland Alan MathewsBeamishHummelTurners Cross8,000
Derry CityDerryIreland Stephen KennyMeteorElectrical.comO'NeillsBrandywell Stadium7,700
Drogheda UnitedDroghedaIreland Paul DoolinHunky DorysJakoUnited Park5,400
Finn HarpsBallybofeyIreland Paul HegartyDonegal CreameriesMasitaFinn Park7,900
Galway UnitedGalwayEngland Ian FosterO'Connell Drylining LtdRivalTerryland Park5,000
Shamrock RoversDrumcondraNorthern Ireland Michael O'NeillWoodie's DIYUmbroTolka Park9,700
Sligo RoversSligoEngland Paul CookToher'sJakoThe Showgrounds5,500
St Patrick's AthleticInchicoreIreland Jeff KennaPaddy PowerUmbroRichmond Park5,500
UCDBelfieldIreland 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.

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

Results

Matches 1–22

Matches 23–33

Top scorers

GoalscorersGoalsTeam
IRL David Mooney15Cork City
IRL Mark Quigley15St Patrick's Athletic
IRL Mark Farren15Derry City
IRL Killian Brennan11Bohemians

References

References

  1. "Ireland - List of Topscorers".
  2. "Ireland 2008".
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