2008 Setanta Sports Cup
Football tournament season
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The 2008 Setanta Sports Cup was the 4th staging of the Setanta Sports Cup, a cross-border cup competition featuring football clubs from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The final was played on November 1, 2008, at Turners Cross in Cork.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Cork City (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Glentoran |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 72 (2.67 per match) |
Group stage
- The draw for this round was held 17 January 2008. The matches were played 26 February 2008 – 23 September 2008.
Teams that progressed to the Semi-Finals are indicated in bold type.
Teams eliminated from the Setanta Sports Cup this stage are indicated in italics.
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Drogheda Utd |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 14 |
| Cork City |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 14 |
 Cliftonville |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 4 |
| Dungannon Swifts |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -14 | 1 |
| Drogheda United | 3 – 2 | Cliftonville |
|---|---|---|
Zayed  40', 86' Baker 74' |
(Report) | Murphy 57' M Holland 87' |
Referee: 
David Malcolm
David Malcolm| Dungannon Swifts | 0 – 2 | Cork City |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | O'Callaghan 16', 40' |
Referee: Alan Black
Alan BlackReferee: 
Dave McKeon
Dave McKeon| Cork City | 2 – 0 | Cliftonville |
|---|---|---|
| O'Flynn 68' Mooney 75' |
(Report) |
Referee: Declan Hanney
Declan Hanney| Dungannon Swifts | 0 – 4 | Drogheda United |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Grant 4' Gartland 35' McMinn 63' (o.g.) O'Brien 85' |
Referee: Brian Turkington
Brian Turkington| Cliftonville | 0 – 2 | Cork City |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Behan 38', 75' |
Referee: Alan Black
Alan Black| Drogheda United | 3 – 0 | Dungannon Swifts |
|---|---|---|
| Hughes 28' Zayed 76' Cahill 88' |
(Report) |
Referee: Damien Hancock
Damien Hancock| Drogheda United | 1 – 1 | Cork City |
|---|---|---|
| Tambouras 50' |
(Report) | Murphy 44' |
Referee: Dave McKeon
Dave McKeon| Dungannon Swifts | 2 – 4 | Cliftonville |
|---|---|---|
| Adamson 8' Baker 47' |
Patterson 2' Hamill 34', 61' McMullan 80' |
| Cliftonville | 0 – 2 | Drogheda United |
|---|---|---|
| Zayed 30' Hughes 54' |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derry City |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 |
| Glentoran |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| Linfield |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 7 |
| St Patrick's Athletic |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 5 |
Attendance: 1,500 (approx.)
| Derry City | 2 – 0 | St Patrick's Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| Martyn 37' Brennan 47 (o.g.)' |
(Report) |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2 – 0 | Linfield |
|---|---|---|
| Quigley 7' O'Neill 76' |
(Report) |
| Derry City | 2 – 0 | Glentoran |
|---|---|---|
| Higgins 35' Farren 84' |
(Report) |
Referee: Ian Stokes
Ian Stokes| Linfield | 1 – 1 | St Patrick's Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| Mulgrew 89' |
(Report) | Fahey 40' |
Referee: Anthony Buttimer
Anthony Buttimer| Derry City | 3 – 0 | Linfield |
|---|---|---|
| Farren 23', 63', 84' |
(Report) |
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was made by drawing the winners of Group A against the runners-up of Group 2 and vice versa, with group winners having home advantage. Glentoran beat Drogheda United 1–0 in the first semi-final, which was played at United Park in Drogheda,[1] while Cork City overcame Derry City by the same scoreline at the Brandywell Stadium in Derry.[2]
| Drogheda United | 0 – 1 | Glentoran |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Hill 3' Leeman  74' Hill 89' |
| Derry City | 0 – 1 | Cork City |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Kiely 67' |
Final
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- Mark Farren (Derry City)
Éamon Zayed (Drogheda United)
- 3 goals
- Denis Behan (Cork City)
- Daryl Fordyce (Glentoran)
- Michael Halliday (Glentoran)
- Gary O'Neill (St Patrick's Athletic)
- 2 goals
- Darren Boyce (Glentoran)
- Keith Fahey (St Patrick's Athletic)
- Rory Hamill (Cliftonville)
Adam Hughes (Drogheda United)- Ciarán Martyn (Derry City)
- Paul McAreavey (Linfield)
- Darren Murphy (Cork City)
- Colin Nixon (Glentoran)
- George O'Callaghan (Cork City)
- 1 goal
- Timmy Adamson (Dungannon Swifts)
- Aaron Baker (Dungannon Swifts)
- Richie Baker (Drogheda United)
- Killian Brennan (Derry City)
- Ollie Cahill (Drogheda United)
- Mark Dickson (Linfield)
- Glenn Ferguson (Linfield)
- Grant Gardiner (Glentoran)
- Robert Garrett (Linfield)
- Graham Gartland (Drogheda United)
- Tony Grant (Drogheda United)
- Ruaidhri Higgins (Derry City)
- Jason Hill (Glentoran)
- Mark Holland (Cliftonville)
- Liam Kearney (Cork City)
- Timmy Kiely (Cork City)
- Shea McGerrigan (Dungannon Swifts)
- Kevin McHugh (Derry City)
- George McMullan (Cliftonville)
- Dave Mooney (Cork City)
- Jamie Mulgrew (Linfield)
- Francis Murphy (Cliftonville)
Dan Murray (Cork City)- Declan O'Brien (Drogheda United)
- John O'Flynn (Cork City)
- Mark Patterson (Cliftonville)
- Mark Quigley (St Patrick's Athletic)
- Darragh Ryan (Cork City)
- Conor Sammon (Derry City)
- John Tambouras (Drogheda United)
- Peter Thompson (Linfield)
- 1 own goal
- Clive Delaney (Derry City)
- Adam McMinn (Dungannon Swifts)