FAI Major League 2008 ( FAI Premier Division 2008 ) - 88th season of the championship of Ireland since its inception. The title could not be defended by the club Droeda United .
| FAI Major League 2008 | |
|---|---|
| FAI Premier Division 2008 | |
| Time spending | March 8, 2008 - October 25, 2008 |
| Number of participants | 12 |
| Cities | 8 |
| Stadiums | 12 |
| Top places | |
 Winner | Bohemians (10th time) |
 Second place | St patricks athletic |
 Third place | Derry City |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 198 |
Content
- 1 Member clubs
- 2 Standings
- 3 Match Results
- 4 References
Member Clubs
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | Main coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St patricks athletic | Dublin | Richmond park | 5 500 | John McDonnell |
| Cove Ramblers | Cove | St colmans park | 5,980 | Stephen Henderson |
| Sligo Rovers | Sligo | Showgrounds | 5 500 | Paul Cook |
| Derry City | Derry | Brandyvel | 7,700 | Stephen Kenny |
| Shamrock Rovers | Dublin | Talla stadium | 5 947 | Pat scully |
| Cork city | Cork | Turners Cross | 7,485 | Alan Matthews |
| Fin harps | Ballybofey | Fin park | 7 500 | James gallagher |
| Droeda United | Droeda | Anki Doris Park | 2,000 | Paul Doolin |
| UKD | Dublin | UCD Bowl | 3,000 | Pete Mahon |
| Bohemians | Dublin | Dalimount Park | 7 955 | Pat Fenlon |
| Bray Wanderers | Bray | Carlisle Grounds | 7,000 | Eddie Gormley |
| Galway United | Galway | Terryland Park | 5,000 | Tony Cousins (till March) Jeff Kenna (from April) |
The geography of the clubs of the Championship of Ireland on the football season 2008
Standings
| M | Team | AND | AT | N | P | Balls | ± | ABOUT | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Bohemians | 33 | 27 | four | 2 | 55 - 13 | +42 | 85 | 2nd Champions League Qualification Round 2009/10 |
| 2 | St patricks athletic | 33 | twenty | 6 | 7 | 48 - 24 | +24 | 66 | UEFA Europa League Qualification Round 2 2009/2010 |
| 3 | Derry City | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 46 - 25 | +21 | 58 | |
| four | Sligo Rovers | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 41 - 28 | +13 | 48 | 1 qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 2009/2010 |
| 5 | Cork city | 33 | fifteen | eleven | 7 | 45 - 28 | +17 | 46 | |
| 6 | Bray Wanderers | 33 | eleven | 6 | 16 | 28 - 52 | −24 | 39 | |
| 7 | Shamrock Rovers | 33 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 33 - 35 | −2 | 37 | |
| 8 | Droeda United | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 38 - 32 | +6 | 35 | |
| 9 | Galway United | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 34 - 49 | −15 | 32 | |
| 10 | Fin harps | 33 | 9 | four | twenty | 26 - 53 | −27 | 31 | First League relegation |
| eleven | Cove Ramblers | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 27 - 55 | −28 | 26 | |
| 12 | UKD | 33 | four | 9 | twenty | 19 - 46 | −27 | 21 |
And - games, B - wins, N - draws, P - losses, Goals - goals scored and goals conceded, ± - goal difference, O - points
Match Results
| THE GOD | SPT | DER | SLA | KOR | BRE | SHEM | DRO | GOAL | Fin | Cove | UKD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Bohemians | 0: 1 | 0: 0 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | |
| 3-0 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | ||||||||
| 2. St. Patricks Athletic | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 5: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 0 | |
| 2: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 3 | 2-0 | |||||||
| 3. Derry City | 0: 0 | 0: 3 | 0: 0 | 2: 3 | 4-0 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | |
| 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 4: 2 | ||||||||
| 4. Sligo Rovers | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 0: 0 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 0: 0 | 3-0 | 4: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 0 | |
| 0: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 3 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | |||||||
| 5. Cork City | 0: 1 | 0: 0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 0 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 3: 2 | 3-0 | 5: 0 | 1-0 | |
| 1: 1 | 0: 0 | 3-0 | 0: 0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | |||||||
| 6. Bray Wanderers | 0: 2 | 0: 3 | 1-0 | 0: 0 | 0: 3 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | |
| 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 3 | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | |||||||
| 7. Shamrock Rovers | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 0 | 3: 1 | 0: 2 | 0: 0 | 1: 1 | |
| 1: 2 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | |||||||
| 8. Droeda United | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | |
| 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 0 | |||||||
| 9. Galway United | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 4 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 2: 3 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | |
| 0: 2 | 3: 2 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | ||||||||
| 10. Fin Harps | 0: 2 | 0: 3 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | |
| 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | ||||||||
| 11. Cove Ramblers | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 3 | 1: 3 | 0: 0 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 0: 4 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 0: 0 | |
| 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | ||||||||
| 12. UCD | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 2: 3 | 0: 0 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | |
| 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 1 |