2008 A Championship
Football league season
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.
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Location of teams in
2008 A Championship 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
- Semi-finals
- Final
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.[6][7]
Group 1
Teams
Final table
Source: www.rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ a b Bohemians A and Drogheda United A were both deducted 3 points for fielding ineligible players.
Results
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Group 2
Teams
Final table
Source: www.rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Cobh Ramblers A were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.
Results
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
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.
[6][8]
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.
Mervue United won 5–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the First Division. [7]
See also
References
- ^ "Cork City Football Club Honours List". www.corkcityfc.ie. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Results". www.irishexaminer.com. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ a b "UCD claim A Championship title". www.ucd.ie. 12 November 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Kildare County 0-3 Mervue United (Mervue win 5-2)". www.rte.ie. 21 November 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "UCD v Bohemians - A Championship Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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