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Removing from Category:2008–09 in Northern Ireland association football using Cat-a-lot

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{{Infobox football tournament season
| title =Irish League Cup
| year =2008–09
| other_titles =Co-Operative Insurance Cup
| country =Northern Ireland
| num_teams =29
| defending champions = [[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]]
| champions =[[Portadown F.C.|Portadown]] (2nd win)
| runner-up =[[Newry City F.C.|Newry City]]
| matches =52
| goals =183
| prevseason =[[2007–08 Irish League Cup|2007–08]]
| nextseason =[[2009–10 Irish League Cup|2009–10]]
}}

The '''2008–09 Irish League Cup''' (known as the '''[[The Co-operative Insurance|Co-operative Insurance]] Cup''' for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd edition of the [[Irish League Cup]], [[Northern Ireland]]'s secondary [[Association football|football]] knock-out cup competition. The tournament started on 26 August 2008 with the qualifying round and ended on 28 February 2009 with the final.

[[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]] were the defending champions after their ninth League Cup win last season; a 3–2 victory over [[Crusaders F.C.|Crusaders]] in the previous final. This season Linfield went out at the quarter-final stage to eventual winners [[Portadown F.C.|Portadown]], who defeated [[Newry City F.C.|Newry City]] 1–0 in the final. This was Portadown's second League Cup win, and first one since [[1995–96 Irish League Cup|1995–96]]. This was also only the second time in twelve years that the cup had not been won by one of [[Belfast's Big Two]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilleagcuphist.html|title=Northern Ireland - List of League Cup Finals|work=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|publisher=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=9 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="results">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilleagcup09.html|title=Northern Ireland League Cup 2008/09|work=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|publisher=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=9 January 2013}}</ref>

The competition was expanded this season and the format was also changed due to a re-structuring of the league system. 29 clubs were now eligible to take part in the competition; the 12 members of the [[IFA Premiership]] and the 17 members of the [[IFA Championship]], with the Premiership clubs entering in the third round. The group stage format used in previous seasons was dropped in favour of home and away two-legged aggregate score ties with an [[away goals rule]].

==Qualifying round==
The qualifying round was held in order to reduce the number of teams competing in the first round to 16. The match was played on 26 August 2008.

{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Glebe Rangers F.C.|Glebe Rangers]]'''||3–0|[[Killymoon Rangers F.C.|Killymoon Rangers]]}}
|}

==First round==
In this round entered the winners from the previous round, [[Glebe Rangers F.C.|Glebe Rangers]], as well as the remaining 15 teams from the [[IFA Championship]]. The first legs were played on 29 and 30 August 2008. The second legs were played on 2, 3 and 9 September 2008.

{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Ballyclare Comrades F.C.|Ballyclare Comrades]]'''||4–1|[[Dergview F.C.|Dergview]]||2–0|2–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Banbridge Town F.C.|Banbridge Town]]'''||3–3 ([[Away goals rule|a]])|[[Armagh City F.C.|Armagh City]]||2–0|1–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Carrick Rangers F.C.|Carrick Rangers]]'''||4–4 ([[Away goals rule|a]])|[[Glebe Rangers F.C.|Glebe Rangers]]||1–2|3–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Coagh United F.C.|Coagh United]]||4–6|'''[[Limavady United F.C.|Limavady United]]'''||2–1|2–5}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Donegal Celtic]]||2–6|'''[[Ards F.C.|Ards]]'''||2–1|0–5}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Larne F.C.|Larne]]'''||5–1|[[Tobermore United F.C.|Tobermore United]]||2–0|3–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Loughgall F.C.|Loughgall]]'''||1–1 ([[Away goals rule|a]])|[[Ballinamallard United F.C.|Ballinamallard United]]||0–0|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Portadown F.C.|Portadown]]'''||7–2|[[Ballymoney United F.C.|Ballymoney United]]||3–1|4–1}}
|}

==Second round==
In this round entered the eight winners from the previous round. The first legs were played on 20 September 2008. The second legs were played on 23, 24 September and 1 October 2008.

{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Ards F.C.|Ards]]'''||4–1|[[Limavady United F.C.|Limavady United]]||3–1|1–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Banbridge Town F.C.|Banbridge Town]]||4–6|'''[[Loughgall F.C.|Loughgall]]'''||1–3|3–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Carrick Rangers F.C.|Carrick Rangers]]'''||4–2|[[Ballyclare Comrades F.C.|Ballyclare Comrades]]||1–1|3–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Portadown F.C.|Portadown]]'''||7–1|[[Larne F.C.|Larne]]||2–1|5–0}}
|}

==Third round==
In this round entered the four winners from the previous round, together with the 12 members of the [[IFA Premiership]]. The first legs were played on 21, 22, 28 and 29 October 2008. The second legs were played on 4, 5, 11 and 12 November 2008.

{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Ards F.C.|Ards]]||2–11|'''[[Newry City F.C.|Newry City]]'''||1–5|1–6}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Ballymena United F.C.|Ballymena United]]||3–4|'''[[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]]'''||1–3|2–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Bangor F.C.|Bangor]]||1–4|'''[[Lisburn Distillery F.C.|Lisburn Distillery]]'''||1–4|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Carrick Rangers F.C.|Carrick Rangers]]||4–8|'''[[Coleraine F.C.|Coleraine]]'''||3–4|1–4}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Glenavon F.C.|Glenavon]]'''||4–2|[[Crusaders F.C.|Crusaders]]||2–1|2–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]]'''||4–4 ([[Away goals rule|a]])|[[Dungannon Swifts F.C.|Dungannon Swifts]]||0–3|4–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Loughgall F.C.|Loughgall]]'''||3–1|[[Institute F.C.|Institute]]||0–0|3–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Portadown F.C.|Portadown]]'''||4–3|[[Cliftonville F.C.|Cliftonville]]||0–0|4–3}}
|}

==Quarter-finals==
The first legs were played on 2 and 3 December 2008. The second legs were played on 16 and 17 December 2008.

{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Glenavon F.C.|Glenavon]]||1–2|'''[[Lisburn Distillery F.C.|Lisburn Distillery]]'''||1–1|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]]'''||3–1|[[Coleraine F.C.|Coleraine]]||1–1|2–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Newry City F.C.|Newry City]]'''||8–8 ([[Away goals rule|a]])|[[Loughgall F.C.|Loughgall]]||3–2|5–6 ([[Extra time|aet]])}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Portadown F.C.|Portadown]]'''||3–0|[[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]]||2–0|1–0}}
|}

==Semi-finals==
{{footballbox
|date=20 January 2009
|time=
|team1=[[Lisburn Distillery F.C.|Lisburn Distillery]]
|score=2 – 3
|aet=yes
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/7841335.stm Report]
|team2=[[Newry City F.C.|Newry City]]
|goals1=[[Mark Patton (footballer)|Patton]] {{goal|43}}<br>Allen {{goal|86}}
|goals2=[[Stephen Garrett (footballer)|Garrett]] {{goal|58||65}}<br>[[Richard Clarke (footballer born 1985)|Clarke]] {{goal|115}}
|stadium=[[Mourneview Park]], [[Lurgan]]
|attendance=
|referee=Mark Courtney }}
----
{{footballbox
|date=21 January 2009
|time=
|team1=[[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]]
|score=1 – 2
|aet=yes
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/7839780.stm Report]
|team2=[[Portadown F.C.|Portadown]]
|goals1=[[Andrew Waterworth|Waterworth]] {{goal|12}}
|goals2=[[Wesley Boyle|Boyle]] {{goal|45}}<br>[[Richard Lecky|Lecky]] {{goal|110}}
|stadium=[[Windsor Park]], [[Belfast]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[David Malcolm (referee)|David Malcolm]] }}

==Final==
{{footballbox
|date=28 February 2009
|time=14:30 UTC
|team1=[[Newry City F.C.|Newry City]]
|score=0 – 1
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/7916608.stm Report]
|team2=[[Portadown F.C.|Portadown]]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Gary McCutcheon|McCutcheon]] {{goal|30}}
|stadium=[[Mourneview Park]], [[Lurgan]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Adrian McCourt]] }}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Irish League Cup seasons}}
{{2008–09 in Northern Ireland association football}}
{{2008-09 in European Football (UEFA)}}
{{Football in Northern Ireland}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2008-09 Irish League Cup}}
[[Category:Irish League Cup seasons]]
[[Category:2008–09 in Northern Ireland association football cups|League Cup]]

2008–09 Irish League Cup - Revision history

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