The 2008 League of Ireland First Division season was the 24th season of the
League of Ireland First Division
The League of Ireland First Division ( ga, Céad Roinn Sraith na hÉireann), also known as the SSE Airtricity League First Division, is the second level division in both the League of Ireland and the Republic of Ireland football league system. Th ...
. The First Division was contested by 10 teams and
Dundalk
Dundalk ( ; ga, Dún Dealgan ), meaning "the fort of Dealgan", is the county town (the administrative centre) of County Louth, Ireland. The town is on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay on the east coast of Ireland. It is h ...
won the division.
Club information
Overview
The regular season began on 7 March and concluded on 15 November. Each team played the other teams four times, totaling 36 games. Only the champions,
Dundalk
Dundalk ( ; ga, Dún Dealgan ), meaning "the fort of Dealgan", is the county town (the administrative centre) of County Louth, Ireland. The town is on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay on the east coast of Ireland. It is h ...
, were automatically promoted and 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.
Final table
Results
Matches 1 to 18
Rounds 19 and 36
Promotion/relegation play-offs
Kildare County
Kildare County F.C. ( ga, Cumann Peile Chontae Chill Dara) was an Irish association football club based in Newbridge, County Kildare. Between 2002–03 and 2009 they played in the League of Ireland First Division. During this time they also e ...
and
Mervue United, the highest ranked non-
reserve team
In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players under contract to a club but who do not normally play in matches for the first team. Reserve teams often include back-up players from the first team, young players who need playing time to i ...
from the
2008 A Championship
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 Divis ...
, played off to see who would play in the
2009 First Division.
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Mervue United won 5–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the
First Division.''
Top scorers
Gallery
Image:Football league of ireland season 08.png, The clubs competing in the 2008 FAI eircom League of Ireland
See also
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2008 League of Ireland Premier Division
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2008 League of Ireland Cup
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2008 A Championship
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 Divis ...
References
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League of Ireland First Division seasons
2008 League of Ireland
2008 in Republic of Ireland association football leagues
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...